Chapter 145: The Prime Minister's Purpose (2-in-1)
"The target of the Imperial Liberation Front is Crossbell?"
"Marcias, be quiet." Macchias' cold voice startled Heliga.
"At least that's what the Intelligence Agency thinks." The way Instructor Sarah spoke was obviously something in his words, but it was inconvenient to say it for various reasons, "There are also terrorist organizations infiltrating the Republic, and the two sides seem to have joined forces...... The situation must be quite confusing. ”
"How so?" Emma looked worried, "Is there any countermeasure?" ”
"Looks like it's being dealt with." Knighthardt's expression was tired, "But this matter is entirely handled by the Intelligence Bureau...... The regular army just knows that it has a trustworthy helper. ”
"Hey, little one, what should you know?" Chloe poked Miriam on the side - it was already obvious what he had just said, and among the people present now, only Miriam, who had a relationship with the Intelligence Department, should know some information.
"Hmm...... I know something, but that's not quite ...... It can only be said that they are a very strong group of people. Miriam looked hesitant, "That should be fine, right?" ”
"You can't say, I don't have any limits." To everyone's surprise, Helriga picked up the conversation at this moment.
"You say you know?" Lane asked curiously.
"yes. Have you forgotten what His Highness Olibat said to you at the dinner party of the Female College? I was supposed to report to school at the same time as you, but I stayed in Crossbell for three months because of my personal commitments. Heliga knocked on the side.
"Hmm...... But that was a long time ago. Gaius wondered.
"Ah...... Isn't that right? At the beginning of August—"
"That's right." Looking at Elliot, who was spinning his head the fastest, Helliga snapped his fingers, "I didn't take the opportunity to go out and be lazy during that time—I went to Crossbell again, just to worry about some of the situations that might arise at the trade meeting. ”
"What news did you get?" Instructor Sarah asked impatiently, and Chloe, who was on the side, showed a somewhat subtle expression at this moment.
"That so-called 'powerful helper' is actually the strongest hunting regiment in the Western Continent at present, the "Red Constellation"." Heliga lived up to expectations, and opened his mouth to make everyone exclaim.
"Is it?"
"The ...... of the 'Zephyr' where the Philippines and Heliga had stayed before"
"How do you know?" For some reason, Chloe's question was a little urgent.
"Confidentiality." Naturally, Heliga didn't intend to tell Richard, "But what I got at the time was that the Crimson Constellation suddenly terminated all the tasks they had originally taken over, and began to stock up on a large number of strategic materials, no doubt because they had received a large order. According to reports, the building of the mafia headquarters that was destroyed was bought by a large financier who had recently opened an account in the "IBC", and their name was "Crimson Chamber of Commerce". ”
“…… That's right, it's them. Instructor Sarah closed her eyes and said categorically, "The Crimson Chamber of Commerce is the name of their shell company. ”
"The Prime Minister actually hired such a powerful hunting regiment?" Seeing Instructor Sarah's reaction and Instructor Knighthart still not speaking, even Jussi, who knew nothing about the hunters, understood the meaning behind this.
"The exact amount of the order is unknown...... But looking at it like this, it is estimated that it is a super high remuneration of hundreds of millions of meters. The Philippines inferred from the previous events of the head of the regiment, "including a series of procedures." ”
"......" everyone was shocked and couldn't speak. 100 million mira - Except for Alyssa and Jusis, no one else would ever have imagined such a huge amount of cash at their disposal.
"However, this brings us to another problem." Haliga paused and continued, "The Red Constellation is notoriously murderous among the hunters - if the Prime Minister hired them with the order to 'get rid of the terrorists,' none of those terrorists would want to live. In addition, the employment of the "Red Constellation" began a month ago, which means that at that time, the Prime Minister had expected the terrorists to attack him when he was not in the Empire, but he did not inform the Autonomous Prefecture Government from the beginning to the end. Am I right? As he spoke, he looked at Miriam, who was looking at him with a look of re-examination.
"I don't know what you're talking about." That being said, Miriam seems to be a little afraid of the current Haliga.
"What is there not to know? As far as I know, hasn't that "scarecrow" Captain Regot Arandel been controlling this information all this time to ensure that the autonomous state government does not know this? Of course, on the side of the Republic, President Locksmith also arranged a similar intelligence agency...... The government of Cross Bell, which was supposed to be ignorant of these things. ”
"Originally?" Gaius could hear what was going on in Haliga's words.
"yes. Crossbell didn't have an intelligence agency that could match it. Heiliga nodded, "But they also seem to have overlooked one thing, which is that Crossbell is a free city in every sense of the word—not a sovereign state, although it means that there is no complete security system, but that also means that all forces will try to infiltrate and occupy an acre and a third of the land in this financial city, on the one hand, for practical interests, and on the other hand, to be able to observe the movements of other people—and in Crossbell, the most influential, Who do you think is the person who is most able to carry out the executive power of protecting the autonomous region? ”
“…… Guerrilla Association! Instructor Sarah and Instructor Knighthardt looked at each other and said in unison.
"That's right. So this thing, the guerrilla association...... My brother and friend, the Sword Saint of the Winds, Arios Marklein, already knew about him—not just him, but Guy Bannings and his elite soldiers who searched the First Division. If such a character is prepared, I think he will be able to solve the problem before the "Red Constellation" comes forward. ”
"Hmm...... But. Elliot still didn't understand, "But what's the point of doing that?" ”
"Of course, it's to crush the prime minister's conspiracy." By this time, Jusis had already understood, "Knowing that he was threatened, he deliberately took risks and concealed key information—and it is even possible that some kind of tacit agreement was reached with the Republic." Prime Minister Osborne's purpose in doing so was naturally to use this to create a loophole in Crossbell's security issues, and thus to use this to force the state government and other forces involved in the conference to accept some of their proposals. If the problem on Crossbell's side is solved, he will be able to continue to deal with the aristocratic faction within the empire's power with peace of mind. ”
"yes...... And even morally justified. If the terrorists did attack the "Orchid Tower" at this time, it would mean a disrespectful attack on His Royal Highness Olibat, who was also at the scene, and according to the laws of the Empire, the threat to the lives of the Imperial Family is punishable by the most severe death penalty in the Imperial Criminal Code. If this is used as an excuse, even if the terrorists are really killed by the hunters, at least for the domestic opposition, there is nothing to refute. Another scholar, Macchias, completed Jussi's words, and the two of them had their brains running at full speed and thinking so fast that they both forgot for a moment the little "confrontation" that they should have done with each other.
"That's a ......"
"What a vicious method......"
The students were talking about it—they had finally realized how much a politician could do—not to mention that for Prime Minister Osborne, it was just a test of the question.
"Good thing you noticed that." Instructor Sarah looked at Helliga with a strange look.
"Well, that's what His Highness Olibat's side meant." Heiliga quietly shifted the finger to Olibart - although this information was actually discovered by Heliga himself, he didn't want to be overvalued by his classmates, "He hopes that the Imperial delegation will not leave any too bad traces in Crossbell." For the terrorists, he also proposed that they be subdued and escorted back to a fair trial. I think it's also much better in terms of procedural justice than having them die directly at Crossbell. ”
"yes...... I didn't expect you to really have a hand. Alyssa said approvingly.
"Well done." Laura patted Helliga on the back.
"I don't want to admit it...... But if that's the case, the Prime Minister seems to have gone a little too far. Macchias frowned, "I don't know if my father knows about this." ”
"Well, although I don't want to admit it, it's not like there is no such insidious scheme among the aristocratic faction...... That's half a pound and eight taels. Jusis ignored Macchias' muttering.
"If His Highness and Major Mura have mastered these things, then there is really no need to worry. Not to mention the famous name of the "Sword Saint of the Wind", I have also heard of that Bannings Investigator. It is said that he did not even lose to the windy Juggernaut in a short battle. ”
"Well, speaking of which, the instructors called us over to show us something, right?" Rien asked, taking a trip to the conference room after the lunch break - this was what Instructor Sarah had specifically told them about using "ARCUS", but it didn't work out that Helliga had stolen the limelight.
"Hmm. I'm going to show you the video now. Instructor Knight Hardt said, then pressed the remote control button in his hand. Immediately after, a man with glasses with a gloomy face appeared on the screen - this person was known to everyone. G, a cadre of the Imperial Liberation Front, Gideon, once intended to provoke a dispute between the empire and the republic on the Norde Plateau, and also tried to use ancient relics to manipulate demonic beasts to kidnap the princess of Elphine during the summer solstice festival in the imperial capital.
His story is well known to the students of Class VII - because he made too many radical remarks in academics, and was eventually banned by the prime minister and the imperial government who could not stand it, and thus lost his job, and more importantly, he lost the qualification to speak out - for this reason, he joined the imperial liberation front with enthusiasm.
Now, of course, he should have been "questioned" by members of the railway gendarmerie in various ways. Heliga thought, though he didn't know how many days Kidion's backbone could endure without saying it.
As for the other three cadres, it seems that there is not much information to explain to the students. It is only known that "V" was once a hunter, and "S" also has some clues, but their leader "C" is in a fog and there is no trace of it. As for the membership structure of the entire "Imperial Liberation Front", there is no information except for these core cadres, and the source of funds, equipment, and organization is also blank.
"The Intelligence Agency must have something to hide. These things are tantamount to saying nothing. Instructor Sarah's explanation was exactly what the students had in mind, but they couldn't ask for more - after all, the Intelligence Department was in the service of the Prime Minister, and it was a credit to be able to tell the students about it.
In this way, the special internship is completely over, except for the last and most important project - a visit to the train gun. Since everything related to the train cannon is an absolute military secret, before entering the warehouse of the custodian train gun, Instructor Knighthart took the trouble to reiterate the secrecy rules - no use of guiding equipment, no communication of any kind, no unauthorized departure without the permission of the instructor, and so on. Knowing that the actions of the students could be inconvenienced by the actions that would take place later, Knighthardt decided to give the students twenty minutes to prepare for their own free time - they could sort out their moods or solve their physical problems, if needed.
No one noticed, taking advantage of this opportunity, Chloe came to a small corner of the bathroom, and after confirming that there was no one around, he quietly took out a strange communicator hidden deep in his arms, and then dialed a number.
"What's wrong?" It was a woman's voice that answered Chloe, and she could be heard confused, and it was clear that Chloe rarely used this thing.
"Plans have changed. Comrade "S". "We've seen through what we're doing—but it's not too bad on the 'V' side." The guide airship you belong to is now in the place where it was ambushed? ”
"yes...... What's wrong, Comrade "C"? Hearing Chloe's eager tone, the tone on the other side also became worried.
"I'll explain it to you later. Now listen - follow the instructions we got earlier, set all the golem weapons they provided to us to auto-combat, and activate all backup weapons. As for you and the brethren, you don't have to make an appearance—don't get too close to the fortress, remember my words. ”