In the palace city of Dali, Emperor Li looked coldly at Fu Xiao, who lowered his head below.
"Is this how you manage the Shadow Department?"
"Your subject is incompetent," Fu Xiao admitted his guilt honestly.
The structure of the Shadow Department adjusted every few years. Besides directly receiving tasks at the Headquarters, many tasks were issued from the Headquarters and then passed to local spies via subordinate offices.
A normal task was not only written in cipher. How it was composed was constantly adjusted, serving as a hidden code. On the surface, each would have a unique imprint—an overt signal.
Each step of a task required a complete record, and any mistake could directly point to the responsible person.
The incident of a Shadow Department spy being misled by a false task and almost silenced was brought to light, becoming a major event.
Such an event implied there were certainly more incidents undisclosed.
