Wu Shutong felt an immense sense of relief wash over him upon hearing the news.


    As the governor of the Youjun Governor’s Mansion, he holds a position of great trust with the British Lord and possesses a deep understanding of the inner workings of the Qing Dynasty.


    Within the Poqinghui, the five major governor’s mansions operate autonomously; each is unaware of the specifics regarding the others—where they are located, their ranks, the number of personnel, the stationed dead soldiers, the dark domains, or even the transformation masters.


    Each Dudu Mansion maintains strict information barriers that prevent the sharing of intelligence.


    For instance, the dead soldiers stationed in Cyprus are entirely under themand of Bick, the Jiedu envoy there. Bick answers solely to Wu Shutong, despite the fact that the copper smelter in Turkey is technically his superior and oversees the supply distribution to the dead soldiers. However, the copper smelter has no authority over Bick.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    If both the copper smelters in Turkey and the copper mines in Cyprus were to suddenly vanish, this would go unnoticed.


    The British Lord’s decision to keep this matter under wraps was aimed at stabilizing the army’s morale, ensuring that others remained oblivious to the enigmatic enemy.


    However, looking at it from a different perspective, the British Lord’s statement suggested that he no longer intended to hold Wu Shutong ountable.


    Overwhelmed with excitement, Wu Shutong ended the call with the hero and promptly contacted everyone else on his mobile phone.


    When they arrived, Wu Shutong’s younger brother, Wu Shuhang, noticed him seated in the passenger seat and immediately made his way to the driver’s cab. Instead of starting the vehicle, he nervously inquired, “Brother, what did the British Lord say?” Wu Shutong frowned at him.


    With a low voice, he chastised, “I’ve told you repeatedly, you can only call me Brother in private! Outside, you must refer to me as Dudu!”


    Wu Shuhang quickly replied, “Yes… Dudu… I’m just worried about you… I feared the British Lord might reprimand you…”<fn892a> N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on Find1Novel</fn892a>


    Wu Shutong offered a slight smile and reassured him, “It would be far beyond my capabilities to face such a situation. Even Nakul Bo couldn’t escape the enemy’s grasp, so what could I possibly do?”


    With a wave of his hand, he added, “Let’s head back; it’s nearly time.”


    Wu Shuhang nodded and handed Wu Shutong a bottle of water, saying, “Here, Governor, have a drink to settle your nerves before we return.” Feeling a tremendous sense of relief after narrowly escaping a crisis, Wu Shutong realized he was quite thirsty. He opened the bottle and took several sips.


    However, just a few momentster, his expression changed dramatically. He stared intently at his younger brother Wu Shuhang in the driver’s seat and stammered, “Shuhang, you… you… you poisoned the water?!”