The Favored Little Peasant Seizes the Heroine's Script!-Chapter 511 - 463: Bearing It All Alone?

"We pledge allegiance to His Majesty!"

"Yes, exactly, that’s our dilemma!"

Yin Wuji chuckled softly.

The Sound Listening Bureau is different from other ministries.

What they do, much of it cannot be exposed to the light.

For any emperor, such clandestine matters must be entrusted only to those absolutely trusted.

And they were appointed by the current Emperor Xia.

According to the Competition Law, the Crown Prince is chosen and, after a period of testing, Emperor Xia will abdicate and become an ordinary member of the royal family.

But, can the new emperor truly trust those appointed by the former Emperor Xia?

Yin Wuji doesn’t know about others, but for him, it’s impossible.

When he succeeded as Director of the Sound Listening Bureau, it took only three months for him to replace most of his predecessor’s subordinates.

Why be so particular?

At the end of the day, it’s still about insufficient trust.

"My lord, what exactly should we do then?"

Having heard Yin Wuji say so much, the leaders of the Sound Listening Bureau all looked over, having already decided to follow Yin Wuji.

"My idea is to remain unchanged to cope with all changes!"

"Though we at the Sound Listening Bureau can’t compare to the Six Ministries, for Daxia, we are indispensable."

"No matter who succeeds the new emperor, they can’t do without the Sound Listening Bureau."

"As I see it, anyone who wants to become the Crown Prince cannot do without the help of the Sound Listening Bureau. So, let’s hold our ground and await the highest bidder!"

Yin Wuji’s attitude was very assertive.

Yet his words left the leaders of the Sound Listening Bureau somewhat baffled.

Clearly, it was the Sound Listening Bureau’s awkward position; how did it suddenly become their advantage?

"My lord, you haven’t been drinking today, have you?"

"Scram!"

Hearing the question from his subordinate, Yin Wuji rolled his eyes directly.

"I haven’t touched a drop these days, absolutely sober!"

Yin Wuji’s gaze was clear, indeed proving he hadn’t been drinking.

"Are you all puzzled as to why, despite our awkward position, I can be so confident?"

"Let me tell you, the answer is simple: because our Sound Listening Bureau is worth the price!"

"To be precise, we, the people, are worth the price!"

Yin Wuji waved grandly, "Why is the Sound Listening Bureau worth the price? Because we are truly elite."

"Without us, who could manage the Sound Listening Bureau?"

"The Sound Listening Bureau is not crucial, what’s crucial is us!"

Yin Wuji’s words gave all the leaders of the Sound Listening Bureau a special sense of honor.

Then, pondering, they thought indeed that might be the case!

The work of the Sound Listening Bureau is not something just anyone can do.

Gathering intelligence requires informants.

And these informants cannot be developed overnight.

"My lord, then should we do something?"

"Of course, we should!"

Yin Wuji’s lips slightly curled, "Didn’t His Majesty say before? Keep an eye on these competitors for the crown, identify those who break the rules, and report in a timely manner."

"Gentlemen, though we are holding our ground awaiting the highest bidder, we must also demonstrate our value!"

"People with ability will be valued usefully at all times!"

"What we, the Sound Listening Bureau, have to do now is make all the princes and royal descendants participating in the competition for the crown aware of our presence, knowing the Sound Listening Bureau is watching them!"

"Yes!"

The leaders of the Sound Listening Bureau, after hearing Yin Wuji’s words, were all invigorated, spirited as if injected with adrenaline.

As the crowd dispersed, one person stayed behind, smiling at Yin Wuji.

"Vice Director Yu, do you have something to say?"

Yin Wuji looked at the vice director who hadn’t left, Yu Budong, with a serious expression.

Yu Budong chuckled, "Director Yin is indeed ruthless!"

"What’s that supposed to mean?"

Yin Wuji squinted at Yu Budong, his fists clenching momentarily, already harboring murderous intent.

Yu Budong shrugged, "Director Yin, abandoning our own at the Sound Listening Bureau, I’m curious to know whom you’ve latched onto now?"

"My allegiance has always been to His Majesty, now and in the future!"

Yin Wuji answered decisively, "Vice Director Yu is a smart man, I’ve always respected that. This time, I hope Vice Director Yu doesn’t fall into the trap of being too clever for his own good!"

"Thank you for the guidance, Director. I will remember!"

Yu Budong bowed to Yin Wuji before slowly retreating.

This conversation, aside from the two of them, was known to no third party.

But after this conversation, Vice Director Yu Budong encountered an assassination attempt by Great Yin assassins on the streets of the capital.

If not for Yu Budong’s decent skills, he would have certainly ended up as a dead fish.