Chapter 1373: The Northern and Southern War (V)
Chapter 1373: The Northern and Southern War (V)
Huangfu Ji’s “fishing” strategy worked, killing two birds with one stone. It hooked the big fish, Cuckoo, and helped Cuckoo gain the Evangelical Ministry’s trust.After Cuckoo recruited Ape God, she went dormant. Much of the intelligence thereafter was provided by Ape God until he was exposed and captured, forcing the Evangelical Ministry to reactivate Cuckoo.
The Evangelical Ministry did not suspect Cuckoo of betraying Ape God because she had no motive, nor was she his handler. Ape God communicated directly with them.
What the Evangelical Ministry feared was that Ape God might have exposed Cuckoo after being captured. Though he had not, the Evangelical Ministry did not know that and was doubtful.
Thus, when reactivating Cuckoo, they remained cautious. However, her first piece of intelligence led directly to the destruction of Tawantin’s armory, proving her reliability.
Of course, that was only one reason. The real reason was that Milton had no choice but to trust her.
After Ape God’s exposure, Joseph ordered Milton to patch the leak. Then, Robert demanded that Milton quickly determine the positions and strategic intent of Tawantin’s main army.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance repeatedly warned of immense logistics strain, urging a swift end to the war, adding more pressure to Milton.
Finally, the destruction of the Evangelical Ministry headquarters placed direct, unavoidable blame on Milton, so he had to redeem himself.
Under such pressure, Milton had no time for slow verification and had to trust the already-proven Cuckoo.
To put it bluntly, this was desperation.
The Holy Court might have rules and procedures, but rules applied downward, not upward. Milton could not use them to answer Joseph and Robert.