Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Gao Kan has been living a really good life for the past two or three days since he returned to Tokyo.

Although everyone knew that Gao Qiu was gone, it seemed that this young magistrate was deeply favored by the Emperor. On his first day back, he dined at the same table as the Emperor. Then, for several days in a row, he accompanied the Emperor in the Imperial Study!

With such divine favor, anyone who wants to harm him would have to think twice.

Anyway, one piece of news is that the Gao family won't fall anytime soon!

Moreover, it is said that after this guy returned to the mansion, he gave the servants a lot of money, and now the mansion is very satisfied with this young master who disappeared for several years and has returned.

"Master has returned home. Would you like dinner?"

The Gao family officials now treat Gao Kan as their master.

"Ah, Uncle Fu, I've already used it in the palace today, so I won't use it again."

Gao Kan declined Uncle Fu's offer.

"Uncle Fu, I'm going to read some books in my room in the courtyard tonight. No one is allowed to disturb me, understand?"

"Yes, young master, the courtyard has been prepared. We'll have someone take you there."

Uncle Fu nodded to show that he understood. This young master's courtyard used to be used for some shady things, so basically no one would go there to disturb him.

However, since this person had been missing for so many years, the little courtyard had become somewhat abandoned.

Thank goodness the courtyard wasn't demolished back then, or it would have been quite a sight.

Back in his courtyard, Gao Kan made sure no one was around before walking to the door of one of the rooms and knocking three short knocks followed by one long one.

A response came from inside: three long beeps followed by one short beep, along with a coded message.

"A patch of cloud hangs in the northwestern sky."

"The crow landed among the phoenixes."

Gao Kan also recognized the secret code.

"come in."

After receiving a message from inside, Gao Kan pushed open the door and went in.

As soon as he entered, he immediately took out a tinderbox and lit the lamp.

The moment the firelight appeared, another figure appeared inside the house—it was Shi Qian!

This small courtyard was one of the several contact points that Gao Kan and the mountain village agreed upon before Gao Kan descended the mountain!

"Commander, why have you come in person?!"

Gao Kan was both surprised and delighted. He never expected that it would be Shi Qian himself who came!

"I came to see you. After all, this is your first time carrying out such an important mission. Come on, sit down, and tell me what happened."

Shi Qian sat at the table, looked at Gao Kan, and nodded slightly.

He had already heard that Gao Kan had performed very well these past few days, and at least from the current situation, he had gained Zhao Ji's trust.

"Thank you for your concern, Commander. I'm fine. I have a pretty good understanding of Zhao Ji's current situation. When he needs to be praised, I just need to be generous with my praise. When he doesn't need to speak, I just need to keep quiet."

Gao Kan happily pulled up a small chair and sat down, then looked at his commander.

In his mind, Commander Shi Qian was now the same person as Village Chief Ren Yuan!

"Yes, you were already good at assessing the situation, and you've improved even more now."

Shi Qian was also very satisfied with Gao Kan.

"So, do you know the routes to those places in the palace now?"

After the pleasantries, Shi Qian got down to business.

"I understand, Commander. Rest assured, I have memorized the locations of the Imperial Study and the Treasury. I will draw them down for you right away!"

Regarding Shi Qian's question, Gao Kan said, "Don't worry, everything is in his head!"

Then he picked up the paper and pen next to him and began to draw a picture for Shi Qian.

"Commander, in the palace, the Imperial City Guard and the Thousand Bull Guards patrol in coordination. On the surface, four teams take turns patrolling, and there are two more teams of secret guards monitoring the area. Commander, you must be careful."

Gao Kan said to Shi Qian as he drew a map.

“In the Imperial Study, I found that Zhao Ji had written the names of the chieftain, Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La on one of the screens. These past few days, while I was with him in the Imperial Study, I heard him cursing the chieftain quite a bit. Moreover, he would stand in front of that screen with the chieftain's name written on it for a long time every day.”

"You've put a lot of thought into this. Is this a picture of the interior of the Imperial Study?"

Shi Qian was very satisfied as he watched Gao Kan draw the map with swift and efficient strokes.

Very good, all that training was worth it.

"Yes, Commander. This is the map of the Imperial Study, and this is the map of the palace. All the maps have been drawn. Please take a look."

Gao Kan handed the simplified map to Shi Qian.

After Shi Qian took it and examined it carefully, he quickly memorized the entire diagram.

"Go, bring the brazier."

After memorizing the map, Shi Qian instructed Gao Kan to bring a brazier, then tore the map into pieces and threw them into the brazier to burn.

"Xiao Gao, well done. This map is very useful, but you must remember that once you enter our line of work, especially someone like you who infiltrates the enemy, you must be extremely careful. Anything like this, such as blueprints, must be burned clean."

As Shi Qian burned the offerings, he also reminded Gao Kan.

"Understood, Commander, rest assured, I will be extra careful."

After receiving Shi Qian's reminder, Gao Kan felt a warm glow in his heart.

He's not fighting alone in Tokyo! He has his brothers from the mountain stronghold behind him!

"Alright, I'm leaving now. If you hear any news in the next few days, remember to pretend you know nothing. Be flexible and act according to the situation, understand?"

"Understood, Commander, rest assured."

Gao Kan was facing Shi Qian's guarantee.

Shi Qian smiled slightly, then went to the window, skillfully flipped over, and went out of the room!

Gao Kan was left alone, watching the ashes burn out in the brazier, silently praying that his commander Shi Qian would have a successful mission!

Yes, Shi Qian is going to launch a night raid on the palace tonight!

After Liangshan's crushing defeat of the imperial court, Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) must be filled with hatred for Liangshan. At this time, he needs a "friend" of sufficient importance to appear and share the burden of the attack on Liangshan.

Given that Fang La had gone to great lengths to deliver the stone tablet that fell from the sky to Liangshan, and in the spirit of repaying a small kindness with great generosity, Ren Yuan decisively regarded Fang La as a significant "friend."

So how can we bring this charlatan down with us? That's where Shi Qian needs to step in. Ren Yuan sends him to the palace to retrieve some items and leave some behind as well.

Of the four heroes of the outlaw world, three have already clashed with the imperial court. Fang La, you can't be the only one to stand out, can you? That will make you stand out from the crowd!

Dressed in black night clothes, Shi Qian swiftly moved across the rooftops, gradually approaching the imperial city.

He stopped at the corner of a street closest to the imperial city, hiding in the shadows, seemingly waiting for something.

A short while later, an oxcart loaded with many clean buckets swayed and drove by from the side of the street. This was a cart that was used to exchange clean buckets for those in the capital. Every night, a cart would go in with empty buckets, and at the same time, a cart that was full would come out.

Shi Qian seized the opportunity, flipped over, crawled under the car, and clung tightly to the protrusion under the car, moving forward with the car!

He, Shi Qian, is going to sneak into the imperial city tonight!