The female anchor turned into the dean of an ancient academy

Chapter 121 Hidden Plan

Han Zhengxian felt his vision go black, his body swayed, and he almost fainted. He struggled to hold on to the desk and asked in a trembling voice: "What did you say? The assassin escaped from prison? How is that possible? The prison in Linkang Prefecture is as solid as a fortress, how could they escape?"

Han Zhengci said solemnly, "Brother, I, I don't know either! When I went on patrol this afternoon, I saw them all locked up in the cell! But who would have thought that when I went back in the evening, they were all gone! The cell door was opened, and the guards were nowhere to be seen..."

"Waste! All of them!" Han Zhengxian roared, sweeping the teacup off the table to the floor, shattering it and spilling tea everywhere. He paced back and forth in the room in frustration, extremely anxious but clueless.

"This group of damn assassins must have someone secretly helping them! But who could it be?" Han Zhengxian was puzzled. He really couldn't think of who else in Linkang Prefecture had the courage to go against him?

Seeing this, Han Zhengci said cautiously: "Brother, do you think it could be..."

"What is it? Tell me quickly!" Han Zhengxian asked angrily. He really wanted to pry open his brother's head and see what was inside.

"Could it be... Lord Chen? After all, Inspector Chen has seen several fugitives today." Han Zhengci hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his guess.

"Chen Zigui?" Han Zheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Impossible! Lord Chen is an inspector appointed by the emperor himself and the right-hand man of Dean Cen. How could he be involved with those desperate criminals?"

"But, but I heard...originally the top position in Zhaoyin Academy should have belonged to Mr. Chen..." Han Zhengci wanted to say something but was interrupted impatiently by Han Zhengxian.

"Okay, stop guessing! I'll get to the bottom of this!"

After hearing this, Han Zhengci led the government guards to pursue the fugitive.

But as he looked at his brother's receding back, Han Zhengxian revealed an intriguing smile.

Time goes back to two days ago. Sister Cen Xiao called Xiaozhi, Yulan and Chen Zigui to the study with a serious expression.

"Dean, it's so late, what's the matter?" Xiaozhi yawned and rubbed his sleepy eyes.

Yu Lan also looked at Sister Cen Xiao with a puzzled expression, wondering what important matter had caused her to gather everyone together late at night.

Sister Cen Xiao nodded and motioned for the three of them to sit down on the chairs. Then she walked to the window and was silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "Do you think that if I infiltrate the assassins, this plan will work?"

"What?!" Xiaozhi stood up suddenly, eyes wide open, looking at Sister Cen Xiao with an incredible look on his face, "Dean, you...what did you say?"

Chen Zigui and Yu Lan also looked at Sister Cen Xiao in surprise, thinking: Wasn't the bloody lesson from being stabbed last time not deep enough?

"Shh! Keep your voice down!" Sister Cen Xiao quickly made a silencing gesture and said in a low voice, "Besides the four of us, no one else can know about this. Do you understand?"

Although Xiaozhi was usually eccentric, she was very sensible when it came to major matters. She knew that Sister Cen Xiao would not make such a decision without reason, so she lowered her voice and asked, "Dean, why are you doing this? Those people are vicious assassins. What if our people..."

"Nothing will happen!" Sister Cen Xiao interrupted her, her eyes firm as she said, "I have my reasons for doing this. Don't worry, I won't joke with my life or the lives of anyone in the academy."

"But..." Xiaozhi wanted to say something, but was stopped by Sister Cen Xiao.

"Okay, that's settled!"

After hearing Sister Cen Xiao's plan, Chen Zigui's lips curled up slightly, revealing an intriguing smile. He didn't express his opinion directly, but rather slowly picked up his teacup, gently blew on the floating tea leaves, took a sip, and then slowly said, "The dean's plan is indeed thorough, but... you're not the best person for this operation. They're always wary of you, and even if you show your utmost sincerity, it won't help."

He paused deliberately, gently placed the teacup back on the table, raised his eyes and looked at Sister Cen Xiao, his eyes flashing with a shrewd light.

"However, I think we can improve your plan, Dean. First, it will allow you to infiltrate the enemy, and second, it will allow you to successfully complete this mission without putting you and the others in the academy in any further danger."

Seeing his confident look, Sister Cen Xiao became even more curious and asked, "Oh? What do you think, Senior Brother? Why don't you tell me?"

Chen Zigui smiled slightly and said slowly, "Dean, think about it, isn't it too simple to just let them know that we have internal problems? If we can use their tricks against us, wouldn't that be much more satisfying?"

"What Senior Brother means is..." Sister Cen Xiao vaguely guessed his thoughts, but still wanted to hear him say it in person.

Chen Zigui lowered his voice, leaned in close to Sister Cen Xiao, and whispered in her ear, "We can use their tactics against them. We can deliberately leak some false information to them, making them mistakenly believe that there is an opportunity. Then... we can select the right person to infiltrate their ranks and achieve a coordinated attack from both inside and outside."

He paused deliberately to observe Sister Cen Xiao's reaction.

Cen's sister Xiao was indeed intrigued by his words and asked, "And then?"

Chen Zigui raised his lips slightly, a shrewd look flashed in his eyes, and continued: "Then, you wait for the reward, and everyone will be happy!"

"Great! This plan works!" Sister Cen Xiao couldn't help but applaud, looking at Chen Zigui with eyes full of admiration, "Big Brother is indeed resourceful, I am really ashamed of myself!"

Chen Zigui smiled modestly and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

Sister Cen Xiao nodded with satisfaction and asked, "How should we proceed? Does Senior Brother have a detailed plan?"

Chen Zigui said confidently, "I think this is the way to go. Tomorrow morning, I will deliberately create some loopholes to give them a chance to escape, and then..."

He leaned close to Sister Cen's ear again and told her all about his plan. After hearing this, Sister Cen couldn't help but secretly admire Chen Zigui. He was meticulous and clever. He was really not an ordinary person!

Chen Zigui's "icing on the cake" plan left Cen Jiexiao stunned. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "As expected of someone the Emperor values, he has a brilliant mind." But before she could open her mouth to praise him, Yu Lan couldn't sit still anymore.

"No! This is too risky!" Yu Lan slammed the table, her delicate, rosy face filled with worry. "Big Brother, I know you're resourceful, but those assassins are not easy to deal with. What if something goes wrong..."

"Yu Lan, don't get excited." Chen Zigui remained calm, as if everything was under his control. "I've thought about what you're talking about. Since I dared to propose this plan, I must have made every possible preparation."

As he spoke, he paused deliberately, his eyes sweeping over everyone present, finally landing on Sister Cen Xiao, a meaningful smile curling up at the corner of his mouth.