They were stunned for a long time.
Only after a while did Dumb and Stutter recover, their brows furrowed so tightly they could have crushed a fly, and they spoke in unison:
"Ababa Ababa (You said half the higher-ups are your inside men? Half?)"
"You, you, you said ha-ha-half the hi-hi-higher-ups... are, are, are your ins-ins... side men? Half?"
They felt they were hallucinating, but when they heard their brother answering the same way, they were all taken aback. Clearly, they weren't hallucinating; Zhang Wei had said half, not one.
Regarding this.
Their first thought was that Zhang Wei was joking, playing with them. But seeing Zhang Wei's sincere smile, it didn't look like he was lying at all. Moreover, they were already bound by contract and couldn't betray Zhang Wei, so Zhang Wei had no reason to lie to them.
"Yes, half. Let me count. There are twelve people in the higher echelons of the Senluo Division. My inside men are one, two, three, four, five. Rounding up, that's almost half. If you include one future high-ranking official with high hopes, and one high-ranking official who is currently abroad, it's more than half."
Zhang Wei counted on his fingers.
As soon as he spoke.
"Fi-five..."
"A-ba..."
Dumb and Stutter were dumbfounded. Their heads felt like they'd been hit with a dull club, leaving them dazed and dizzy, with a pounding headache.
The Senluo Division's higher-ups consisted of twelve people in total, and now five of them were Zhang Wei's inside men. It was truly almost half! That was the Great Xia's biggest evil force, the Senluo Division, and its higher-ups!!
For a moment.
They stood there, stunned.
[Ding! Dumb and Stutter... How did the Senluo Division become like this? When did it get infiltrated to this extent? It's impossible, those are the higher-ups! Why would they become Zhang Wei's inside men? What happened?]
[Host gains System Points +500]
With all sorts of doubts.
Dumb and Stutter suddenly stared intently at Zhang Wei, and then Stutter unhesitatingly asked the question they most wanted to know:
"Fi-five, who-who-who is it."
[Ding! Dumb and Stutter... Who are Zhang Wei's inside men? Old Man Willow, the two of us, and who else? Paper Man? Embroidered Shoes? Glasses? It shouldn't be higher-ups like Gardener or Tailor, right...]
[Host gains System Points +540]
Just as they were thinking.
Zhang Wei's voice came:
"There's Old Man Willow, Fatty, Tailor, and you two brothers."
As soon as he finished speaking.
Less than a second later.
Dumb and Stutter went mad. Their expressions were like they had eaten ghost peppers, and they gasped sharply. Instinctively, they rushed in front of Zhang Wei, staring intently at him, wanting to observe his every move to find any flaws:
"You, what did you say! Fatty? And... Tai-tai-tailor?!"
Dumb became even more frantic, grabbing Zhang Wei's arm and questioning him:
"Aba! A, ba!! Ababa Ababa! (Say it again, Tailor? You're saying Tailor is your inside man?!)"
At this moment.
Dumb and Stutter were going crazy. Tailor being Zhang Wei's inside man, and Tailor was the Senluo Division's strategist! Not only was Tailor fully in charge of the Northeast incident, but she had also been the mastermind behind many of the Senluo Division's affairs for over a decade. To put it bluntly, Tailor was the "brain" of the Senluo Division.
But now...
The Senluo Division's "brain" was Zhang Wei's inside man. Wasn't that equivalent to a person's brain being controlled, unable to act independently? Was that person still themselves?
Immediately.
After receiving Zhang Wei's repeated confirmation, Dumb and Stutter felt like the world was spinning, and they could barely stand.
Following that.
They didn't have time to process this immense shock. Recalling Zhang Wei's earlier words, they couldn't help but ask again... When Zhang Wei mentioned inside men, what did he mean by the future Senluo Division high-ranking official and the Senluo Division high-ranking official abroad? Who were those two?
Zhang Wei didn't play coy and said directly:
"Well, Glasses recently took in a new member called Hua Hua. She's my companion. As for the Senluo Division high-ranking official abroad, think carefully. Among the Senluo Division's higher-ups, which one is currently stranded abroad and unable to return."
As soon as he spoke.
When Dumb and Stutter heard the first half, their pupils contracted sharply. Hua Hua, whom Glasses had praised to the skies, was... Zhang Wei's inside man?!
Thinking of how Glasses had praised Hua Hua without reservation.
The corners of Dumb and Stutter's mouths twitched.
[Ding! Dumb and Stutter... Damn it, Glasses, what have you done? Glasses, you brought a mole home!]
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But before they could think further.
When they heard the second half of Zhang Wei's sentence, their pupils almost contracted into cat's eyes. Instinctively, they looked at each other and already knew who Zhang Wei was referring to as the last high-ranking official...
[Ding! Dumb and Stutter... Zombie!! Are you kidding me? Zombie is Zhang Wei's inside man?!]
[Host gains System Points +580]
At this moment.
Zhang Wei slowly said:
"It seems you've guessed it. That's right, it's the Sealed Gate Zombie. Surprised, aren't you?"
"How could you know him? He's been locked up for decades, older than you."
Under the intense stimulation, Stutter felt his mouth become more articulate, and he blurted out a string of questions in one go.
"That's a long story. Anyway, Zombie and I have a very good relationship, like a great-grandfather and a grandson-thief."
Zhang Wei grinned in response.
However, Dumb and Stutter were no longer listening. Although they asked, they had already believed Zhang Wei's words. He had no reason to lie. For a moment, they stood there, motionless, lost in thought, seemingly digesting the vast amount of information they had just received.
After a long while.
They recovered and looked at each other. Although they didn't speak, they saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.
[Ding! Dumb and Stutter... Senluo Division is finished. It's doomed.]
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Thinking of this.
They felt a chill of fear and a strange sense of relief. Fortunately, they had encountered Zhang Wei today and had been subdued by him. Otherwise, if they had fought later...
Involuntarily.
A scene flashed in their minds. It was when the Senluo Division sent them and Tailor, Fatty, and Old Man Willow out on an extremely important mission, and then Zhang Wei alone rushed out to stop them. Their brothers had mocked Zhang Wei for overestimating himself, and then in the next second, with a "poof," Fatty and Tailor reached out from behind them and pierced their chests.
Then Fatty said... Being a villain among villains is really cool, isn't it?
As soon as they imagined this.
Dumb and Stutter shivered, almost being backstabbed.
At the same time.
Zhang Wei ignored what Dumb and Stutter were thinking. He didn't have Anya's skills and couldn't see their inner fantasies. He muttered to himself:
"I need to find a way to get Zombie back into the Senluo Division. Otherwise, it's a waste of Zombie."
After mentioning Zombie to Dumb and Stutter just now, Zhang Wei realized he had quite a few inside men in the Senluo Division. If he included the "Senluo Division members" continuously supplied by Succubus, there would be even more. He felt that such a good "mole" as Zombie shouldn't be wasted like this.
"But... how can I get Zombie out of the Wei Dao Division prison?"
Zhang Wei pondered, then muttered as if thinking of something:
"Maybe I should have a chat with Zhang Chao. A place like the Wei Dao Division prison, getting out is like dreaming. Normal methods won't work, so I have to use magic to defeat magic. Yes! That's decided."
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