Public trial?You deserve it too!

"As expected of His Majesty, there is still a terrifying intelligence agency in his hands that is not inferior to the three."

Nicholas sighed.

Of course, Claude didn't tell the other party the truth, he only said that he got the two boxes from one place, and that the 1500 people were secretly drawn from the court mages.

But this has already stunned Nicholas - he just wanted Claude to find an excuse to get some intelligence talents from the military intelligence team of the Ministry of the Army, so that he could support a serious The organizational structure is reversed, and then the big deal is to work harder and be responsible for the review, and it will almost work.

As a result, Claude directly brought back two boxes of lists and evidence materials, and then a reorganized mage anti-rebel force.

This made Nicholas couldn't help but think of a guess he made when he reported the rebellion of the eldest prince Augustus...

Claude can't really be His Majesty's illegitimate son, can he?

Of course, the Sunshine Knight didn't know that Nicholas had completely turned his thinking direction because he didn't know anything about one place, and now he had other thoughts in his mind.

After the Emperor Stone Hammer was basically filled with spiritual positions, he realized that his previous guess about the navy must be correct. On the one hand, the empire is suppressing production capacity, and on the other hand, it is also using the shadow fleet to store sailing talents— —Because naval warfare is a hurdle that cannot be overcome, and this is also the best method.

Although the timeline must be dragged on for a long time, for the empire, the most feared thing is time.

Well, since the emperor has... no, it should be said that the emperors are already considering whether to use Brittany to make a trap for the merchant alliance, then the Breton War should not end soon .

So, maybe the chess piece I prepared before can be rescheduled to go online?

After all, it's a bit surprising that this opportunity is so good—I'm currently in charge of the first office of personnel registration, while Nicholas is temporarily managing the third office of the entire empire, and the other party is going to follow his example.

It couldn't be easier for such two people to squeeze one person into Brittany.

Thinking of this, Claude picked up the Brittany region records that he had deliberately dug out before.

"The people in the first place are really amazing... They actually found out a few years ago that there was a problem with the person in charge of the Brittany region."

Claude said a little surprised.

Nicholas was attracted by the familiar name, and Claude handed over the document in his hand.

"Really... this guy, one day I will break his neck with my own hands!"

The director's expression was a bit ferocious, obviously he hated this guy very much.

"Have the intelligence agencies in the entire Brittany region completely fallen?"

Claude sighed too.

"Not only fell completely, but became the minion of the business alliance - I have paid attention to some military affairs before, so I know."

Nicholas had a sullen face.

"That's why at the beginning, the scene on the Brittany side was ugly. The other party used false information to confuse our army, while the Merchant Alliance knew the empire's offensive route very well. Naturally, our army was beaten everywhere. , can’t get the initiative.”

Claude nodded thoughtfully.

"Your Excellency, I would like to ask, during this period of time, has there been any news about Charles Breton?"

"Charles de Breton? The bastard?"

Nicholas was obviously a little surprised, why Claude would mention the other party at this time, recalled it carefully, and found that the other party seemed to be Claude's subordinate.

"Well, I didn't pay attention to this. After all, he is only an illegitimate child. Before the rebellion broke out, he was not the focus of observation. I guess there is no news. If you want to find it, you can go directly to read it—take Wearing my authorization badge, you have the same level of authority as me."

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The Burning World: Chapter 238 Chapter 220 Chapter [-] Chief of the Snakes

Nicholas still stayed in his office, studying the list and evidence with great concentration, while Claude had already moved out of the office and walked towards the three resident buildings.

Relying on that badge, naturally there is no one who is blind to stop it. After verifying the authenticity of the badge, Claude immediately has all the intelligence investigation rights here.

"Please help me get all the information about the Brittany family that came back in the past two years until the Brittany region rebelled, thank you."

Claude's request was immediately implemented, and soon, several boxes of information were brought out.

Claude didn't intend to go back and disturb Nicholas, so he simply found a secluded office and screened information with the system in it.

It didn't take long for the information to be fully verified.

"It seems that there is no problem. Charles and Gorman hid very well, and when they started full-scale activities later, they should have hooked up with the regional head of the intelligence bureau through the business alliance, so there was no special concern. report."

Claude nodded in satisfaction.

[Then the other party should not be called Charles, but His Royal Highness Montfort—the former son of Morbihan, the former Grand Duke of Brittany. 】

"This shows that everything is going well, and it may even be better than I expected before. It was right for Gorman to drop everything and plan. It really gave me a big surprise."

Claude chuckled.

"Then, it's time to give the other party some weight—now the director of the third department is our dear His Excellency Nicholas. I feel a little sorry for not using the other party's name at this time."

So he closed the box lightly, left here, and returned to Nicholas' director's office.

Nicholas had already read part of the information, and was drinking coffee while thinking about his actions.

"Director Nicholas."

"Are you back, Claude? Have you found what you want?"

"Thanks to you, I found it, and it's news that surprised me."

Claude said with a smile.

"Oh? That knight named Charles escaped?"

Nicholas was in the sage time after thinking about it, so he casually followed the other party's words and asked.

"No news about him - but at a time like this, I think no news is the best news."

Claude shook his head.

"That's true. After all, if the other party is caught, with the temperament of Morbihan's son, he will be tried and executed immediately."

Nicholas nodded slightly.

But Claude's face became serious, and he looked at Nicholas.

"Your Excellency, I have an unkind request - I need your help now."

Nicholas was slightly taken aback, and immediately thought that Claude should be worried about his former comrade-in-arms, so he wanted to ask him to help him find it.

But even though I am the chief of the third division now, it is a question of whether the entire third division can survive this year-not to mention that in Brittany, there are all ghosts in the staff, and the Imperial Intelligence Bureau has no one. If you survived, you couldn't even send people in, let alone help you recruit people there.

"Claude, it's not that I don't help you find the Shire knight, but you know the current situation..."

Nicholas euphemistically expressed his meaning.

"Ah, of course I understand. After all, even a clever woman can't live without rice."

Claude looked very understanding.

"Actually, there is a person on my side. He has always wanted to atone for his crimes, and I came up with such a method because of Shire's disappearance. I want to take the opportunity of you being in charge of the third office to give him a chance."

"Die crime and meritorious deeds? Who is it?"

Now Nicholas is really curious—he knows what Claude has in his hand, because those people were prepared for him by the emperor, so Nicholas knows himself, and now the other party suddenly says that he has There was one person, he thought about it for a while, and found that no one could match him.

"Mr. Gutenberg Barr, the older brother of Knight Gustav, was the one who first warned me of this rebellion and wanted me to meet His Majesty to clarify my interests."

Claude didn't hide it, but reported the name very readily.

"Gutenberg Barr..."

Of course Nicholas remembered this person, the one who made the final conclusion on the grave of the eldest prince - obviously, the other party's loyalty to the empire overwhelmed his loyalty to his lord, that's why Gutenberg would do this, and the emperor even specifically told him Get over yourself and find a way to exonerate the other party.

"You know, when he came to me and asked me to tell His Majesty about the rebellion, it was my responsibility, but he also had his own selfish intentions, and he hoped that I could be Gustav's referrer—recommended to Ludwig Your Highness."

Claude told Nicholas about the "one five ten" situation.

"For this reason, he told me that as long as he was not executed for treason, he would be willing to be sent by me - of course I didn't have any thoughts about him, but I also like the ability of Gustav Knight, so I don't want to Let him have a estrangement with me because of my brother, so I want to find a chance to help Gutenberg atone for his crimes."

Nicholas couldn't help laughing. Claude obviously didn't know the relationship between the Barr family and the emperor. He only wanted to go his own way to help Gutenberg out of the care of his subordinates. But in fact, the emperor was Not going to trouble Gutenberg.

Just when he was about to interrupt Claude's words, what the other party said later made him put away his thoughts all of a sudden. Instead, he concentrated his attention and began to listen carefully.

"...I just thought, didn't Gutenberg have dealt with the Merchant Alliance for many years? This Breton War was full of weirdness from the beginning to the end, and it was full of conspiracy ——So I wondered if I could let Gutenberg go undercover to Brittany.”

Claude was obviously very interested, talking to Nicola.

"Although the other side betrayed the First Prince's party, they did not make trouble for the Merchant Alliance. With the temperament of those merchants, they obviously don't care about this kind of problem—we just need to find someone for Gutenberg who can appear there. Just a reason!"

"For example, although he was a tainted witness, the empire still couldn't tolerate him, and arranged for the Imperial Intelligence Agency to assassinate him, but he escaped the assassination, and even bribed a few people from the intelligence agency, and took the opportunity to try to smuggle him. It is impossible to fight, so I thought about going directly to the Brittany Peninsula."

The corner of Nicholas's mouth twitched, he always felt that Claude's words were mocking the intelligence agency like a sieve-but this is a fact, and there is no way to refute it.

He understood what Claude said, and he used Gutenberg to re-establish an intelligence line.

If it was before, he would never have cared about this kind of thing-but now, the situation has changed, because if the Gutenberg line can be built, it will not only provide the empire with information on the Brittany region, but even Because he may become an important turnaround point for the intelligence network of the business alliance.

Because of the unique geographical location of the business alliance, the intelligence agencies on both sides were actually embarrassed when the two sides fought directly without any communication. Small merchants and peddlers in the empire were also unable to send out the collected information.

Of course, the Imperial Intelligence Bureau is a bit more embarrassed, after all, they can't even control the Brittany Peninsula - but the Chamber of Commerce is also having a hard time, because the chambers of commerce that are close to them have been thoroughly searched without exception. Therefore, their intelligence network in the empire is almost shattered. Even if they intend to use the navy to play probability to respond, they cannot organize actions in a mess.

So when Claude proposed this plan, he immediately realized the importance of this new intelligence line.

The reason given by Claude is indeed more reasonable, but it is not enough. Even if Gutenberg can pass, he has lost his use value. The Chamber of Commerce needed him to contact Augustus before, but now there is no need for this ——A person who has no residual value cannot gain a foothold in the business alliance, or even be reused.

Unless...he can make Gutenberg worthwhile again.

Nicholas' eyes lit up, as if he really had a solution!

Barr Chamber of Commerce!

The Baal Chamber of Commerce founded by Gutenberg is the fat that everyone covets. Although Augustus chopped up this piece of meat and sold it in order to get a dollar, Gutenberg has no future. If you don't cultivate a few business routes that are secretly loyal to you, you are looking down on this person!

This genius second only to Albert!

And now the Merchant Alliance must have the same headaches as myself, thinking about how to get its intelligence network to start providing information again—and Gutenberg has a caravan that can travel within the empire in a fair manner, and it is absolutely impossible to find out. To the existence of Gutenberg himself.

As long as the merchant alliance operates a little bit and uses Gutenberg's secret caravan to reassemble its intelligence network, then they will fight against the empire, but normal people will beat the blind—the other party will never refuse this offer lure!

At that time, while obtaining the information of the Shangmeng through Gutenberg, I will provide false information to the Shangmeng. By the way, I will use the hand of the Shangmeng to start digging these nails buried in the body, and I will be able to regain my trust in the emperor's heart— —It's completely killing four birds with one stone, and winning directly is numb.

Looking at Nicholas' brighter eyes, Claude nodded in satisfaction.

He just likes this kind of smart person who can help him complete the plan.

Of course he knew what the problem on his side was—wasn't Gutenberg only able to be a transparent person after escaping?

It’s just that he was too lazy to think of a solution. After all, he sent Gutenberg there simply to provide Charles and Gorman with an aide. The head of the Intelligence Bureau helped to whitewash the three.

In this way, not only can the planned plan to open the eyes of the business alliance be completed, but after the completion of the business alliance, he will have three more full-level followers who can be ordered in the empire at will, and he will win.

Even the business alliance will think that they have won - because they can get the legal rights they dream of, and everyone has a bright future.

So now it’s enough to find a reason to help Gutenberg’s registration at the Imperial Intelligence Bureau. Now it seems that Nicholas’ side seems to be easier than he imagined. Seeing the other party’s excited expression and eagerness The momentum is obviously ready to make big news.

"It's really energetic, it really should give other people more opportunities to exercise, what do you think?"

【...Don't use this reason to give me extra homework. 】

'Tsk, it's not cute. '

[Yes yes yes, I am not cute, but the 50-year-old frustrated middle-aged man sitting across from you is cute. 】

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Claude felt a little angry.

Hmm...why is this guy starting to feel a little bit human?

Claude rubbed his chin subtly in his heart, and then put this doubt behind him, there are other important things to do now.

He looked at Nicholas with a somewhat puzzled and blank expression.

"That... Director Nicholas? Why are you in a daze? Is there something wrong with what I said? Or is it that this plan will not work at all?"

The boy's question pulled Nicholas out of his contemplation. He laughed, stood up excitedly, and patted Claude's shoulders with both hands.

"No, no, it's my fault. You are right - this plan is completely feasible, and can even have a very critical strategic effect!"

"Oh, that's good. After all, the domestic intelligence is in charge of the three branches, so I have to trouble you about this matter, Director Nikolai, as long as you can help clear Gutenberg's charges-if It would be even better if you could help me find the Shire Knight by the way."

Claude nodded.

"Haha, Knight Claude, you look down on your idea too much. Those things are just a small contribution - if it succeeds, this will be the day of nirvana for the Imperial Intelligence Agency!"

How could Nicholas really be as free and easy as he showed, so he didn't take the Imperial Intelligence Bureau seriously?

He has been in charge of the intelligence bureau for a full ten years. In these ten years, most people in the empire have trembled under this name. How could the people in power be the kind of people in such a terrible organization? Come on, the guy who doesn't care about his political career at all?

A limp old man who takes the blame?