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Chapter 658 The Dreyfus Case

In addition to the disagreement in the three views, Gao Fei declined the first commission, and there was another more important factor, which was to spare energy to prepare for the second commission.

In fact, the reason why Paul Porter introduced him to business was also an inconvenient reason, that is, he hoped that he could take over Mr. Y's entrustment, and use this as an excuse to reject the second entrustment, so that everyone would not be able to be friends in the future. .

Why did the second entrustment make many nobles, including Paul, deeply disturbed?

The client was a wife surnamed Dreyfus, a former officer in the intelligence department of the Kingdom of Feizhen, and the wife of Captain Isaiah Dreyfus.

Just two months ago, a team of military police broke into Isaiah Dreyfus's office and arrested him.

The charge is colluding with the New World rebels, collecting military intelligence for the rebels, suspected of two fatal crimes of espionage and treason.

Later, news came out that the person who reported Dreyfus' collusion and treachery was none other than his old colleague, Major Henry Frame.

The evidence provided by Major Frame, including the letters between Dreyfus and his friends, vaguely mentioned that the war in the New World was not going well, showing a pessimistic mood.

However, just judging from the text of this letter, excluding those intentionally misinterpreted elements, it can be seen at most that Dreyfus is inclined to peace talks between the Fizen authorities and the independents in the New World to quell the war as soon as possible.

Expeditions across seas cost people and money, and the longer the battle line is dragged on, the more difficult it will be for Fizhen's troops to win.

At the time, this was a well-known view, and apart from a few militant factions, all walks of life were generally pessimistic about the prospect of suppressing the independence movement in the colonies.

Even in the parliament, several backbench members advocated peace talks.

The views expressed by Dreyfus in the letter, not to mention being suspected of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country, even as an after-dinner talk, seem old-fashioned and boring.

That being the case, why did the court-martial accept Major Frame's report and lock up Captain Dreyfus as a spy?
This is mainly due to two factors.

The first is that his correspondent is more sensitive.

The former dean of the Officiant Law School of Midgard University in the New World, a famous scholar and archmage, and a social celebrity, this is just Albert Franklin's public identity.

In terms of political stance, Franklin belonged to the moderate faction among the "independence factions" in the colonies. He not only participated in the signing of the "Declaration of Independence", but also participated in the drafting of a petition asking King George III of Fiji to exempt the colonies from exorbitant taxes. King" slogan.

So, is old man Franklin a traitor?

If you think parliament is above the king, the old man is a hard-boiled traitor, all right!
If you think the king is above the council, you can't say he's a traitor.

In the Fiji Kingdom, which is a constitutional monarchy, everyone knows that the parliament holds the actual power of the country, but everyone pretends that the king is still the head of state who holds the highest power. When the two conflict, it will make everyone very embarrassed.

The right-wing Party of Order, which is currently in power in the Fijin Kingdom, occupies a majority of seats in the parliament and supports the use of force to suppress the independence movement in the New World. Of course, there is reason to regard old man Franklin as a spy.

Captain Dreyfus is a friend of the old man Franklin. Not to mention frequent correspondence, he also expressed his pessimistic attitude towards the prospect of war in the New World. Isn’t this collusion with the enemy?

Most members of the Hellfire Club, including Paul Potter, also uphold this position.

However, on the other hand, His Majesty the King himself has entertained the old man Franklin and honored this great scholar as a guest of honor. Could it be that His Majesty the King is also a traitor?
In Fiji, there is also a left-wing opposition party with a broad public opinion base - Fairness Party.

Since electors must own a certain amount of land and property, coupled with ingenious constituency divisions and bribery, representatives of the FAIR Party rarely have the opportunity to come to power despite their high popularity.

As the opposition party, it is their duty to add obstacles to the ruling party.

The ruling party supported the increase of troops to suppress the colonial rebellion, while the opposition party called for a peaceful solution to the conflict, defining the war as a fratricidal civil war.

The ruling party controls the parliament and the military, while the opposition party has a powerful weapon of public opinion.

Most of the cultural elites in the society, university teachers and the students they cultivated belong to the left-wing camp. These intellectuals have mastered the pen, and in the newspapers and media, they have overwhelmingly exposed the corruption and incompetence of the ruling party and the top military, and described the soldiers at the front line and the colonies. The suffering of the people leads the people to reflect on this unjust war.

The Dreyfus family happened to be the big financiers of the Feizhen Newspaper Group. In order to rescue Isaiah Dreyfus, of course they had to rely on the power of public opinion.

If the dispute between the two parties was nothing more than that, the Dreyfus case would not have become a big deal.

The end result is likely to be that the board lifts high and falls softly, reassigning Captain Dreyfus.

However, when the time came to the end of September, an explosive news from the New World front added fuel to the Dreyfus case.

On September 9, the Canaan Air Force arrived in Delin Town, a military center in the south of the New World. In the name of a volunteer army, it assisted the Continental Army led by George Vasa to fight against the Feizhen Expeditionary Force, which was about to launch an attack on Delin Town.

On September 9, the turning point of the War of Independence in the New World - the Battle of Delin Town - broke out!
Two days later, shocking news came back to Avalon, the Fizen capital.

The expeditionary force, which had been invincible and invincible before, was defeated in Delin Town!

No one would believe, or rather be unwilling to believe, that the Continental Army, poorly equipped, lacking clothing, and looking like a beggar, could defeat the suzerain's regular army by its own strength.

In the Battle of Delin Town, the reason why the Feizhen Expeditionary Army lost so badly was obviously because the rebels received strong support from foreign forces.

The Kingdom of Canaan, which provided the rebels with an integrated air force, immediately became a public enemy of Feizhen!
The king and the parliament have issued a solemn protest to the Canaanite authorities.

All 37 Canaanite diplomats stationed in Avalon have been expelled.

If the war situation in the New World continues to escalate, it is very likely that the diplomatic dispute between the two great powers will escalate into a military conflict.

What did that have to do with the Dreyfus case?

Unfortunately, "Dreyfus" is a standard Canaanite surname. The Dreyfus family originated from the Kingdom of Canaan. It has only been two generations since they immigrated to the Kingdom of Feizhen. They still have many relatives and friends in their hometown. The Canaanite royal family maintained good relations.

Big trouble now!

Canaan has been regarded as a "quasi-enemy country" by the Fizen authorities. Instigated by hostility, all walks of life in Avalon have also started a wave of boycotting the Canaanites.

(End of this chapter)