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Every country has an institution for training spies - well, the Northwest Republic does not have one yet - and the Mystic Tower Federation is no exception.

I don't know from which year, the intelligence department of the Mystic Tower Federation began to collect orphans from the public, instilled in them the idea of ​​loyalty to the country from an early age, and taught them various spy skills to train them into excellent spies.

Most of the orphans have average talents, but sometimes there are more talented ones among them. So these talented children will be selected for higher-level training. And every once in a while, after a group of talented children are gathered, the Mystic Tower Federation will invite the ace spies of the predecessors to be teachers and teach them.

This is the origin of the elite spy training class. As for the 1,096th class, of course, it does not mean that Wood and his team are already the 1,096th batch of elite spies to be trained, but the year they were trained was the 1,096th year after the Mystic Tower Federation was officially established.

There were a total of 25 young people in that class, the oldest of whom was 16 years old and had even participated in formal missions; the youngest was only 11 years old and had just received introductory training for three years.

But after the initial training, the eleven-year-old boy surpassed everyone with an indisputable absolute advantage and became their squad leader.

After half a year of special training, at graduation, the instructor who was once an ace spy sighed and said: "As long as this child does not die young, he will definitely become the new generation of ace spies of the Federation, and he will be stronger than me!"

His prediction soon became a reality. Just five years later, the sixteen-year-old boy had become one of the most outstanding spies in the Federation.

The reason for using the word "one" is that the Federation is very large, there are many outstanding spies, and the older generation of spies have not retired yet.

To be precise, there is still an old predecessor who has not retired.

The predecessor originally wanted to retire, but seeing that Wood was so outstanding, he said that he would persist for a few more years.

"If young people reach the top too early, they are prone to pride." He said so, "Besides, it is too lonely for a person to stand at the top. Even if it is just an old man, it is not a bad thing to have more people to accompany him."

So he persisted for a few more years.

This persistence is a lifetime.

Two years later, he died in a difficult mission to protect a group of juniors.

He was killed by a famous scout master of the Orc Empire, nicknamed Gray Eagle.

Wood, who was on vacation at the time, attended his funeral. At the funeral, the only ace spy of the Secret Tower Federation was respectful, just like a disciple.

After attending the funeral, Wood spent half a year preparing, and then summoned several classmates who had trained together, and traveled thousands of miles to the Orc Empire to assassinate Gray Eagle.

The battle was extremely tragic, and only two of the classmates survived, Wood and the oldest one at the time. But that classmate was also seriously injured, and even basically lost the possibility of becoming a strong man from then on.

After returning, they went their separate ways, one became the ace spy of the Secret Tower Federation, and the other became a civilian staff member of the intelligence agency, and they never met again.

In the blink of an eye, it was 25 years.

Although he had not been a spy for 25 years, the basic skills he was in charge of had not been completely abandoned. On the contrary, because of the long-term handling of intelligence, his sensitivity to intelligence and his ability to speculate things became stronger.

So after Wood said "I killed Bei Feng", he only took a moment to guess all the causes and consequences, which were almost correct.

He naturally understood that Wood's situation was very serious and was indeed a betrayal.

If Wood had only relied on his charm or other means to deceive Bei Feng into giving him information, and then rushed back angrily to quarrel. This would be a harmless mistake, and as long as it was properly covered up, it could even become a good story.

However, Wood killed Bei Feng after a conflict with him, and most likely when Bei Feng was carrying out a "clearing" mission, the nature of the matter was completely different.

"...You shouldn't have come back." He said in a low voice after a long silence.

"You shouldn't say that," Wood said. "It's not appropriate."

"It's not appropriate to go to ******!" The supervisor cursed, and then asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I just want to ask the supervisor why he wants to get rid of me?" Wood said seriously, "I didn't betray the Federation. My poor performance in these years is just because of poor working conditions. At best, he would dismiss me or even expel me. Why does he get rid of me? What qualifications does he have!"

He couldn't help but speak louder: "I have always been loyal to the Federation and made outstanding contributions. Why does he question my loyalty? I am the recipient of the Federation Gold Wand Medal and I also have the status of a lord. Why does he want to execute me?"

The supervisor sighed deeply.

"If you were in the Federation, he certainly wouldn't be qualified. But you are in the Northwest Republic, the mountains are high and the roads are long, and he has the final say... He judged that you betrayed and then wanted to get rid of you. This is completely in line with the work process and his authority."

"Go to hell with authority! When can the Federation sentence an ace spy to betray without trial? When can it sentence someone like me to death without trial!" Wood sneered and said disdainfully, "Authority? Believe it or not, I will go into the Supreme Tower with him now and apply to see His Majesty the Great Mentor together. I am more likely to be received than him!"

The person in charge knew that he was telling the truth.

As the only ace spy in the Federation today, Wood may be more worthy of attention than the head of the contemporary intelligence agency in the eyes of His Majesty the God of Spellcasters who established the Secret Tower Federation.

"Actually... he mentioned this a few years ago." He thought for a while and decided to tell everything, "At that time, he gave me an order to arrange someone to replace you and get rid of you by the way."

Wood frowned, said nothing, and waited for him to continue.

"Of course I don't agree, so I use my method to delay it - it's not that easy to train someone who can eliminate you and replace you! Don't you think so?"

Wood laughed, and there was 70% pride and 30% coldness in his laughter.

"But... Alas! Didn't you send a piece of intelligence last time, analyzing the relationship between the Federation and the Northwest Republic in detail, and then concluded that if the two sides were enemies, it would only benefit the other party, and only by working together could they become bigger and stronger, right?"

Wood nodded: "That's the case. I really spent a lot of effort on that intelligence, collected a lot of information, and came to that conclusion after a detailed analysis."

"Maybe that intelligence angered him." The person in charge sighed and said, "He is not a spy, so he can't understand your position among spies-maybe he can understand, but it is not impossible for him to pretend not to understand. I can be sure that he has always been jealous and dissatisfied with you."

"Think about it, do you need to go out for a mere undercover mission? Even if our Federation has been very stable in recent years, and there is the great mentor His Majesty in charge, but an ace spy, why should he be placed anywhere else? Do you have to do the undercover work that ordinary spies can do?"

Wood was silent.

"I don't know how he convinced the top management at that time, but there is no doubt that he has been planning to eliminate you since then."

Wood frowned and said, "You are a little far-fetched, I don't quite believe it."

"Yes, I don't quite believe it myself, but it's the fact." The person in charge said, "There have been many signs over the years. Generally speaking, he has always wanted you dead."

"Then he can let me do some high-risk tasks." Wood said, "Even if I am made of steel, how many nails can I hit? As long as I keep doing those high-risk tasks, I will die in the mission sooner or later. Isn't that how the ace spy of the previous generation died."

Thinking of the old man they respected, the two were silent for a while.

"I'm not a worm in his stomach, and I can't read minds, so I don't understand what he's thinking." The supervisor said, "From my speculation, he probably doesn't want you to shine, and doesn't want you to be admired by everyone anymore - for this goal, killing you is of course the best. If you can't kill you, just send you thousands of miles away, to the other side of the main plane, where no one can see you. He will just turn a blind eye to it."

Wood sneered.

"This method is really effective overall. Many young spies have never heard of you."

"But Beifeng has heard of me, and she admires me." Wood said, "It's a pity that when she took action, she didn't hesitate or show any mercy."

"Because she is also very good. An excellent spy will not affect the mission because of personal feelings."

Wood nodded and sighed softly.

"How did Beifeng die?" The supervisor asked.

"How else could she die? She wanted to get rid of me, but she revealed a flaw and was killed by me." Wood replied.

The supervisor shook his head: "You really shouldn't have killed her. As long as you don't kill her, there will be a way out. If you kill her, there will be no way out!"

Wood sneered: "At that time, I was poisoned, my whole body was in pain, and I felt at least twenty knives stabbing everywhere in my stomach. She rushed over with a crossbow. Do you think I had any other choice besides killing her?"

The supervisor was silent for a while and sighed deeply.

Indeed, as Wood said, in that situation, he had no choice.

Since there was no choice, there was no choice but to kill.

As for what would happen after killing Beifeng? Would it confirm his crime of betrayal? These are issues that only the living need to consider, and the dead don't need to consider these.

Wood can still sit here, talk to him, and come back to ask for the truth, just because he killed Beifeng.

If he didn't kill Beifeng, he would have died long ago, as a betrayed spy who was cleared out.

"You want to ask him something? What do you want to ask?" The deputy director sighed again and said, "He won't see you, you should understand."

"Can you help me?" Wood asked.

"No, that would be like betraying the Federation, and I won't betray the Federation."

Wood was silent for a while and said, "To be honest, I don't know how to find him myself. Do you think I can see him if I go to him as the 'Great Artist Wood of the Northwest Republic'?"

"Then you will only see me." The supervisor replied, "He can let me come forward. I am one of the most senior people in the federal intelligence agency. I am even more senior than him. Many times, I am the one who comes forward for the intelligence agency to participate in any activities. As long as he insists on my qualifications, no matter how high your status is, you can only see me."

"What's the use of seeing you!"

"Yes, there is no use seeing me." The supervisor sighed, "You see me now, is it useful?"

Wood did not give up and asked, "What if I try to get in?"

The supervisor laughed: "Don't tell me that you have become dull in twenty-five years - have you heard of anyone who can get into our door in all these years?"

Wood certainly didn't hear of it.

In the past years, there have been top-notch people who have broken into the intelligence agency, but there has never been one who has broken in.

But if he wants to get in, his ability is really not enough.

Not to mention that he is only at a high level, even if he has entered the legendary realm, it is impossible.

...Of course, if he enters the legendary realm, a spy in the legendary realm has a much higher status than the head of the intelligence agency. At that time, he can directly meet the great mentor His Majesty Lamperus and appeal to His Majesty directly. His Majesty will naturally call that guy to confront him.

And if that happens, he can bet on his head. No matter what he did in the past, no matter what he said, no matter who is right or wrong, the conclusion drawn in the end will definitely be in his favor.

Just as the jealous supervisor can use his status to deal with him, if he becomes a legendary strongman, he can also use his own status to deal with the other party.

This is not despicable or insidious, it is a normal and correct approach.

"Remember when I was in the Thousand Springs Country?" Wood was silent for a while and said, "I received a piece of intelligence at that time. The intelligence came from a spy lurking in the upper echelons."

"Of course I remember, it was really dangerous at the time." The person in charge said.

"But there are some things you may not know." Wood said, "At that time, a guard had actually discovered the identity of the senior executive and even stood up to accuse him. As a result, the senior executive just smiled coldly, criticized him as a 'madman', and had the guard dragged out and beaten to death."

The supervisor did not respond, he knew what Wood meant.

"I was very moved at the time. The gap in status is really like heaven and earth. No matter how loyal and capable you are, if someone's status is higher than yours, you are nothing." Wood sighed deeply, "I didn't expect that I would have such a day!"

The supervisor just sighed and said nothing.

"You brought four people this time. Are you planning to execute me?" Wood asked.

"It's just a habit. You also know my physical condition. I can't go anywhere without a few reliable bodyguards."

Wood smiled and nodded: "So, are you going to let them besiege me now?"

The supervisor did not answer, but slowly clenched his fists.