My wife is a reborn big boss

At the same time, inside the Imperial Guard camp.

It was the same seven people: Zhang Muzhi, the Commandant of the Imperial Guard, and the six commanders of the Imperial Guard.

Zhang Muzhi rested his chin on his interlaced fingers, coldly surveying the six people seated around him.

"I already know who the traitors are." He paused briefly, scanning the reactions of the six men. "It's not too late to surrender now, and I will forgive and forget everything."

No one answered.

"Alright, nobody's saying anything, right? Let me tell you." Zhang Muzhi's voice was deep as he looked at the gray-haired old man sitting to his right: "Zhao Liu, what were you doing this afternoon?"

Zhao Liu looked completely innocent: "General, you wouldn't suspect me, would you? I'm fifty-nine this year, and I'll be retiring to my hometown in less than a year. Why would I be a traitor?"

"At first, I didn't suspect you," Zhang Muzhi smiled slightly, glancing at Zheng Xiaojiu. "But Xiaojiu reported that you had secretly ordered the guards to leave a breach in the palace wall..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Liu interrupted him: "General, let's not even talk about how I, Old Zhao, am about to retire. Even if it were me, why would I do this? Wouldn't it be better to help His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prince of Jin? The Princess is not related to me, so why would I do this?"

"Ha, you say you have no relationship with the Princess?" Zhang Muzhi looked at him. "I checked your military service record for the past ten years. Guess what I found?"

"Years ago, when Her Highness was married off to the Qin Kingdom, you were the commander of the guards responsible for escorting her! Zhao Liu, no, I should call you Zhao Liu, what else do you have to say!"

"Sigh..." Zhao Liu sighed deeply, his expression complex. "That's right, it was I who escorted Princess Qin back then. Later, the princess broke off the engagement, and we guards who escorted her would be sentenced to death even if we returned. Fortunately, the princess kindly took us in. At first, we also harbored resentment towards the princess, but later we were all gradually won over by her personal charm and followed her wholeheartedly. Now that the truth has been revealed, how can I face Princess again?"

Having said that, he drew his sword to commit suicide, but Sun Qi, who was beside him, slapped it away: "Old Zhao, are you in such a hurry to die that you're hiding something?"

A glint of light flashed in Zhang Muzhi's eyes: "That's right, Old Zhao, what exactly are you trying to hide? Could it be...?"

He sized up the other expressionless commanders: "Traitor, you're not the only one!"

The dim candlelight, coupled with the howling wind, made the atmosphere inside the tent even more oppressive.

Wang Wu, the sallow-faced commander of the Left Army, scanned the area with his sinister eyes before finally fixing them on Zheng Xiaojiu: "Xiaojiu, how do you know what Lao Zhao just did? Could it be... you were with him just now?"

Zheng Xiaojiu remained calm: "I saw it while on duty."

"Nonsense," Wang Wu said grimly. "Your and Lao Zhao's guard areas are not adjacent, so how could you possibly see them?"

Zheng Xiaojiu was speechless for a moment, her face turning pale.

"Xiao Jiu, it really was you. I've suspected you for a long time." Zhang Muzhi's fingers, which were being pressed against his chin, twitched slightly. He leaned back in his chair and quietly twirled his fingers. "Tell me clearly that you were transferred from Her Highness the Princess; and then today you denounced Old Zhao, who is also a traitor. That way, I won't suspect you anymore. Xiao Jiu, you're quite good at playing the 'blind spot' game, but unfortunately... you still can't escape my discerning eyes."

Zheng Xiaojiu gritted her teeth and made a decision: "General, to be honest, I was indeed sent by the Princess to the Imperial Guard as a spy, but... that's not all."

"Oh?" Zhang Muzhi's eyes were playful as he waved his hand, signaling everyone not to grab her yet.

Zheng Xiaojiu said solemnly, "Several years ago, when the Eldest Princess went to the frontier, His Majesty was worried about her, so he sent us, the imperial spies, to infiltrate the Eldest Princess's ranks and send information about her back to the palace from time to time."

"When the Eldest Princess sent me and Old Zhao to infiltrate the Imperial Guards, I sensed something was amiss. I feigned compliance while simultaneously trying to pass on intelligence, but... the intelligence seemed to have vanished without a trace. Now that we've been exposed, my mission is complete. Afterwards, I only need to hand Old Zhao over to the Commander-in-Chief for punishment, and also report the Eldest Princess's infiltration of the Imperial Guards to His Majesty."

"You claim to be a secret agent of the Imperial Guard, but what proof do you have?" Zhang Muzhi asked with a friendly smile.

"Yes." Zheng Xiaojiu nodded, her long black hair tied in a ponytail swaying behind her head. She took out a gold medal from her bosom and handed it to Zhang Muzhi: "This is my identity certificate. The commander-in-chief will recognize it at a glance."

The gold medal read "Secret Agent 009".

Zhang Muzhi held the gold medal in his hand and examined it carefully. After a long while, he nodded: "It's real."

He handed the gold medal back to Zheng Xiaojiu, then shouted, "Come on! Take it down!"

"Yes!" Zheng Xiaojiu put down the gold medal and, upon hearing the commander's order, rushed towards Zhao Liu in one stride.

Halfway through her run, she felt the air around her suddenly become much thicker, and the resistance to her progress increased, eventually forcing her to stop.

"It's the Innate Realm!" Zheng Xiaojiu was shocked. It turned out that Zhao Liu had been hiding his cultivation level all along. He had actually already broken through to the Innate Realm!

But so what? He wasn't the only one at the Innate Realm present!

Zheng Xiaojiu looked around and suddenly realized something was wrong! It turned out that only she had rushed out, while the other commanders were still sitting there calmly.

Looking at Zheng Xiaojiu, who was being restrained by Zhao Liu, Zhang Muzhi sighed, "Xiaojiu, you really are a traitor."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiaojiu's face suddenly turned deathly pale. She stammered, "Could it be...?"

Zhang Muzhi smiled slightly: "That's right, everyone here except you is Her Highness the Eldest Princess's person."

A distraught Zheng Xiaojiu was taken away and placed under house arrest. Watching her being pushed away, Wang Wu spoke up: "General, now that we've been exposed, why not eliminate this future threat?"

Zhang Muzhi shook his head: "I only thought I was catching a small fry, but I never expected to catch such a big fish. Xiao Jiu is under house arrest, awaiting Your Highness's decision. Now that the traitor has been eliminated, it's time to inform Your Highness that the operation has begun."

The five commanders nodded, and Zhao Liu asked, "So, what's our secret code?"

Zhang Muzhi pondered for a moment: "Operation code name: Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"