Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"You mean, that kid from the Ye family went shopping with two girls today?"

Chu Wanhe stood by the window with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed.

“Yes, Lord City Lord.” Old Xiao knelt before him and reported respectfully, “We’ve been watching him for several days. This is the first time he’s left the War Academy and his family.”

Old Xiao was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with small eyes, a flat nose, and a full beard. He wore an inconspicuous gray outfit. His appearance was the kind that would never attract a second glance if he walked on the street. He had the most typical look of a spy.

He was one of Chu Wanhe's trusted subordinates and the head of intelligence in Wanjian City. He was highly capable and Chu Wanhe always valued him.

Chu Wanhe was silent for a moment, then said, "I understand. You may leave."

"Yes." Old Xiao withdrew.

Chu Wanhe paced back and forth in the bedroom with a solemn expression.

These past few days, he's been preoccupied with how the Ye family will deal with him.

But for two weeks in a row, the intelligence he received was nothing but meaningless information.

Logically speaking, Chu Wanhe should have felt relieved that the Ye family had been silent for so long.

But Chu Wanhe felt no sense of relief whatsoever.

For him, the lack of news was the worst possible news, because he always felt it was the calm before the storm.

If he could find out what the Ye family was doing, he would at least have time to prepare and deal with it, but now he has nothing, which makes him feel very panicked.

Watching Chu Wanhe pacing back and forth in the room, his wife couldn't help but say, "I think you're too nervous. Maybe the Ye family was just bluffing you last time; they don't actually have the guts to fight us. Besides, the Ye family only sent a little brat this time; I don't think he knows anything..."

"What do you know!?" Chu Wanhe glared at her. "Even if Ye Ge doesn't know anything, the Ye family definitely can't remain silent! You have no idea how terrifying these demonized mutants are! The Ye family has never been one to just make empty threats. Since they've already sent out that letter, it means they're definitely going to bring war! And the current apparent calm is just the Ye family trying to make us lower our guard!"

"..." The wife didn't say anything more. She felt that her husband was almost driven mad by the Ye family.

There aren't that many conspiracies involved. You're overthinking it...

At this moment, a young subordinate suddenly ran in from outside and whispered to Chu Wanhe, "Lord, may I speak with you privately?"

Chu Wanhe recognized the young man.

He was an informant under Lao Xiao, named A Zhong. He had been with Lao Xiao for about five or six years and was quite skilled in investigation, infiltration, and intelligence gathering. Lao Xiao had always groomed him as his successor.

Chu Wanhe nodded and then led him to another empty room.

"What's the matter? Tell me."

Ah Zhong lowered his voice and said, "Old Xiao betrayed you..."

These first words caused Chu Wanhe's expression to change drastically: "What did you say??"

He stared at the young man with a dark look in his eyes: "Do you know what you're saying?"

Ah Zhong lowered his head and said, "Lord of the City, I know that Old Xiao is my master, so I dare not speak recklessly. But after thinking it over, I still feel that I should tell you about this."

“Old Xiao has been bribed by the Ye family. Not only that, I have definite intelligence that the Ye family has planted more than one spies in our Wanjian City.”

Chu Wanhe frowned.

He was somewhat incredulous and unwilling to believe it.

Old Xiao had been his subordinate for over a decade, always displaying unwavering loyalty, and was one of his most trusted confidants.

Moreover, Lao Xiao was his most important intelligence agent, and if he betrayed him, it would be a fatal loss for him!

Ah Zhong continued, "City Lord, I can stand by what I said. Old Xiao did indeed receive a large sum of money from the Ye family."

"Otherwise, why do you think you've been unable to find out what the Ye family has been up to lately?"

Chu Wanhe's eyebrows twitched slightly.

That makes some sense.

Since the Ye family had already declared war on Wanjian City, it was impossible for them to remain inactive for so long; he did indeed feel that something was very wrong.

Moreover, he dared not gamble.

If Lao Xiao really is a traitor, the consequences would be unimaginable!

The next day, Chu Wanhe found an excuse to send Lao Xiao away, and then sent people to search Lao Xiao's house.

The search revealed three large boxes filled with 15,000 Imperial Gold Coins under Old Xiao's bed!

One Imperial Gold Coin is equivalent to ten thousand coins, which means a total of one hundred and fifty million yuan!

Old Xiao's salary could never possibly accumulate that many Imperial Gold Coins!

Chu Wanhe was furious and immediately called Lao Xiao back to make him explain.

Old Xiao stammered and couldn't get a coherent explanation, so he quickly knelt down on the ground to admit his mistake.

Seeing his hesitant manner, Chu Wanhe assumed he had confessed. His eyes reddened, and in a fit of rage, he drew his sword and beheaded him!

Old Xiao stood frozen in place, his eyes wide with shock before he died.

Although he had indeed embezzled quite a bit while working for Chu Wanhe over the years, he believed that with his excellent abilities, Chu Wanhe wouldn't pursue the matter too much, but would only let him redeem himself through meritorious service, especially now that Wanjian City needed manpower...

He never expected that Chu Wanhe would be so decisive as to execute him directly!

Looking at Lao Xiao's body lying in a pool of blood, Chu Wanhe's mood became even heavier.

His mind was in turmoil. He waved his hand, ordering his men to carry Old Xiao away, thinking that he needed to find all the other spies the Ye family had planted in Wanjian City as soon as possible...

After killing Lao Xiao, Chu Wanhe's access to intelligence was greatly reduced. And besides Lao Xiao, he didn't know who else to trust.

After much deliberation, he promoted the young man who had reported to him, A-Zhong.

Ah Zhong demonstrated strong professional skills, constantly bringing back intelligence and information to Chu Wanhe.

He told Chu Wanhe that there were more than just one or two traitors in Wanjian City who had been bribed by the Ye family. Some of them were even elites of Wanjian City, including the thirteen golden heavy swordsmen and his three hundred elite sword riders!

Then, Ah Zhong gave Chu Wanhe a detailed list of traitors.

Chu Wanhe looked at the list and trembled with rage. He immediately ordered people to thoroughly investigate the people on the list.

Things soon came to fruition.

There were as many as thirty or forty undercover agents under investigation, which shocked and angered Chu Wanhe. He was shocked that the Ye family had infiltrated so many of his men!

In fact, among these thirty or forty people, only seven or eight were real undercover agents. These were people who had been recently bribed by Huiyan and Song Jie. This was what Huiyan and Song Jie had done besides gathering intelligence during this period.

However, these seven or eight people were actually the lowest of the low, the lowest-ranking swordsmen and soldiers in Wanjian City. They were easy to bribe because these low-ranking swordsmen had basically never seen money. If you threw a lot of gold coins in front of them, they would immediately waver.