With three superpowers at his fingertips, he could dominate the 1970s.

The lights in that old office in Kyoto, with the military map hanging on the wall, haven't been turned off for the past two days.

Zhuge Yunhe and Xu Yunzi sat on either side of the long sofa, neither of them speaking first.

The old leader stood by the window, hands behind his back, smoking one cigarette after another. The ashtray was already half full, and he coughed incessantly from the smoke.

Two confidential reports were spread out on the table.

One was sent from Dong J three days ago, and the other was received yesterday afternoon.

The content is very simple: the Koizumi family disappeared overnight, and all their belongings were taken away.

The Sato family was also attacked on the same night, and their massive military-grade warehouse in the suburbs was looted and emptied.

The old leader took a deep drag on his cigarette.

"You two, what's going on?"

Zhuge Yunhe and Xu Yunzi exchanged a glance and shook their heads in unison.

The old leader's brows furrowed deeply.

"For the past few years, I've always thought that our Comrade Jiang is one of a kind. There's only one person in the world with such unfathomable abilities. But look at this secret report."

He stubbed out his cigarette in the jar.

"Two businesses in Tokyo disappeared overnight, using the exact same methods as Comrade Xiao Jiang."

Zhuge Yunhe pondered, his brows furrowing.

"Old leader, are you sure Comrade Jiang is in Gansu Province these days?"

"How can I not be sure?"

The old leader turned around.

"Commander Yan called me the day before yesterday to say that the two items had been handed over to her. She's resting at the Gansu Provincial Guesthouse right now."

"That's really strange."

Zhuge Yunhe leaned back on the sofa.

"Comrade Xiao Jiang is clearly in Gansu Province, but then another capable person with the same methods suddenly appears over there."

"Could it be that other countries also keep one of these?"

The air in the room seemed to freeze for a moment after those words were spoken.

Xu Yunzi raised his eyes and slowly shook his head.

"Old Zhuge, the three of us are just making baseless guesses. If there really is another person in the world with such abilities, then we won't be able to sleep tonight. Let's make a call to that girl. Since she has this kind of skill, she probably knows more about it than we do."

"Just ask her directly what kind of person could have emptied the coffers of two large families overnight, and ask her to give an assessment."

Zhuge Yunhe and the old leader nodded in unison.

The old leader picked up the red phone on the table and connected to the Gansu Provincial Military Region.

"Commander Yan, it's me. Please ask Comrade Xiao Jiang to come over and answer a phone call. It's urgent."

Commander Yan stood at attention, his voice clear and crisp.

"Yes! I'll send someone to invite them right away!"

On this side of Gansu Province.

Jiang Zhiyu had just returned to the guesthouse from the anchorage in the Gobi Desert.

I was just thinking of taking a nap, and before I could even warm up the covers, I heard a loud knocking on the door downstairs.

The young soldier stood at the door and gave a proper salute.

"Comrade Xiao Jiang, Commander Yan requests your presence. He says there's a call from Beijing."

Jiang Zhiyu raised an eyebrow.

"Kyoto?"

"Yes."

Jiang Zhiyu was quick with her hands; after tidying up, she followed the young soldier out the door.

Upon arriving at the military region, Commander Yan came out to greet us from afar, his eyebrows twitching with a smile.

"Oh, Comrade Jiang! How have you been enjoying your trip to Gansu these past few days?"

Jiang Zhiyu smiled.

"It's wonderful; the people are kind, the mountains are beautiful, and the water is pristine."

"That's good, that's good."

Commander Yan rubbed his hands together and ushered her inside.

"Please sit here and wait a moment, have some tea. The old boss said he needs to talk to you about something, I'll go out and return his call."

Jiang Zhiyu nodded, took the enamel mug handed to her by the guard, and sat down calmly.

About half an hour later, Commander Yan returned and, beaming, led her into the office in the inner room, where the red machine was placed on the table.

Jiang Zhiyu sat down and picked up the microphone.

"Former leader."

The voice on the other end carried an undeniable air of gravity.

"Comrade Xiao Jiang, it's like this. I received two confidential reports these past two days. Over there, two more businesses went bankrupt overnight. Their abilities and methods are exactly the same as yours."

Jiang Zhiyu's lips twitched, but she didn't speak.

The old leader continues.

"The three of us have been discussing this for the past couple of days, and we suspect that another country has also hired someone with similar skills to you. You know more about this than we do. So, how should we guard against someone like that? What if one day they break into our house?"

On the other end of the microphone, Jiang Zhiyu couldn't hold back any longer.

He burst out laughing.

On the other end of the microphone, the old leader paused for a moment, and the two people on the sofa below also looked up at the same time.

Jiang Zhiyu laughed so hard her shoulders were shaking.

"Don't worry, old leader! I took it. I'll deliver the things from those two families to the Gobi Desert for you."

On the other end of the microphone, the old leader's hand trembled, and the red phone almost fell onto the table.

"You...you weren't in Gansu Province? This matter...this matter was only reported yesterday. It's only been three days!"

Jiang Zhiyu couldn't suppress her smile.

"Old leader, just think of it as my cultivation level increasing. I'll stay in Gansu as usual, and I can go there as well. The process is a bit hard to explain, but we can talk about it slowly when we meet. Don't worry about the things, nothing is missing, they're all here with me."

There was silence on the other end of the line from the old leader.

Jiang Zhiyu didn't urge him, and slowly sipped her tea from the enamel mug.

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On the other side of the road in Kyoto.

The old leader gently put down the microphone, sat down on the sofa, and remained silent for a long time.

Zhuge Yunhe and Xu Yunzi exchanged a glance, neither daring to speak first. The room was so quiet that the ticking of the clock could be heard. About ten minutes passed.

The old leader suddenly looked up and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! We three old folks were on tenterhooks for two days and two nights! And what did he do? He just called and started joking around with us."

Zhuge Yunhe was the first to react, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"Is it that girl?"

The old leader nodded with a smile.

"She said to consider it an upgrade in her cultivation technique. She can still visit the people in Gansu Province and Xiao Rizi as usual. Nothing is missing, and she'll send it all back to our Gobi Desert later."

After listening, Xu Yunzi shook his head and smiled.

"This girl."

Zhuge Yunhe rubbed his temples and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Now I can finally relax. If other countries raised someone like this, none of us would sleep soundly at night. Those people aren't as principled as Xiao Jiang."

The old leader lit another cigarette and called over the secretary who was standing guard outside.

"Call Qian Weiguo right now and tell him to speed things up. Comrade Jiang sent us so many good things; it would be a disservice to them if they just sat there gathering dust in the warehouse."

"Yes!"

The secretary saluted and turned to leave.

The three old people in the room looked at each other and smiled.

The old leader shoved the cigarette butt into the jar and remarked with a sigh.

"There's always a way out. One little Jiang is enough."

Zhuge Yunhe sighed as well.

The sun was already high in the sky outside the window, and the tension in the office dissipated completely.

The old leader casually flipped over the two confidential reports on the table.