Chapter 535 Political Games
Leo spent the next few days following the information certificate issued by Frank Forson, running around the library in Dulin and various colleges in the suburbs, looking up all the information about the construction of the seminary, as if he was a scholar.
Frank Forson always felt that Leo must be hiding something, so he sent people to monitor Leo in the past few days, but found nothing, which made him wonder if his judgment was wrong.
In addition, although the martial law operations on the surrounding towns of Dulin and ships going out to sea in various seaports are perfectly executed, it is almost impossible for anyone to leave quietly under such a tight blockade. However, doing so will, after all, cause problems to the normal movement of people and goods.
The huge impact may be tolerated in a short period of time, but over time there will definitely be complaints. So Frank Forson must find the murderer before complaints arise.
The search of Durin City cannot be carried out with great fanfare and can only be carried out secretly, so there are many things that need to be paid attention to. Dealing with the dignitaries in the city and asking them to cooperate with the search will take up most of the energy. Various circumstances have forced Frank Forson to put it in Lei
Ou's attention shifted elsewhere.
If Frank Fossen's energy and attention were all focused on Leo, he would definitely be able to figure out some clues from Leo's whereabouts with his sophistication, because although Leo has been traveling around according to the location marked on the information list these days,
He consulted all kinds of information, but the information storage point he chose to go to covered the entire urban area inside and outside Durin City except the palace, and the streets he chose back and forth were also completely different, involving almost more than 80% of the streets.
When Frank Forson paid less attention to Leo, Leo could also feel it, because when the attitude of the superiors changes, the enthusiasm of the people below will definitely change, and he can be responsible for monitoring from the surroundings.
The special bureau agents clearly felt that.
In fact, Leo knew from the beginning that Frank Forson did not trust him and sent people to spy on him. He did not show dissatisfaction with this, because this kind of monitoring would not bring any obstacles to his actions, but on the contrary
Will help him solve some minor problems, such as wanting to borrow some materials from the library of a certain college that are no longer on the list.
Because those monitors wanted to know what Leo wanted to do, they would take the initiative to open some permissions for Leo to obtain more intelligence information. However, they did not know that their actions were completely within Leo's expectations.
It was also the result of being deliberately guided by Leo, which allowed Leo to access a large amount of information beyond his authority, enriching his database.
However, checking the information was not Leo's main purpose. He just searched the entire Durin using the route and location he chose by looking up the information. What surprised him was that he didn't find anything.
It seemed as if the murderer had fled the city of Durin.
"Impossible? It's impossible to escape." Leo had doubts about his own judgment in his heart, but he immediately dismissed the doubts, because judging from various previous situations, that woman must have a method that could allow her to leave the city safely.
Lin, or even the Kingdom of Inge, otherwise, she would have taken the risk and left immediately after assassinating Hoover Hansen, instead of staying here and waiting for the limelight to subside.
Although what happened in the perfume shop showed that she had been exposed, if she was a smart person, she would definitely have seen from the subsequent martial law imposed by the Special Bureau and the police on surrounding towns that her whereabouts were not exposed, so she should not be exposed in this terrible situation.
When she leaves the Kingdom of Inge, she will only lurk in Durin City, waiting for the lifting of martial law.
After careful analysis, Leo was very sure that the woman was still in Durin City, but the place where she was hiding must be an unexpected place.
This question did not bother Leo for too long. Soon a news report in a newspaper attracted Leo's attention, and he felt that he had found the trace of the woman.
I saw an advertisement on the front page of this newspaper stating that the last performance of the Spiritual Theater Troupe will be held tonight. After the performance, the theater troupe will take a cruise arranged by the royal family and leave Dulin directly by water to go to
The nearest seaport city is by boat leaving the kingdom.
In addition, it was also mentioned in the newspaper that because the members of the theater troupe were often harassed by some fans and admirers and could not calm down to rehearse the last play, the director of the theater troupe requested the royal family to allow the theater troupe to stay in the palace before the performance.
, convenient for rehearsal.
In response to this seemingly rude request, the royal family showed great magnanimity and agreed to the request. They also specially set aside an area of the palace and did not allow anyone to enter, so that the drama troupe could rehearse with peace of mind. However, the public sentiment towards the royal family
This decision is also positive. I think the royal family is very close to the people, knows how to adapt, and is no longer aloof and unattainable.
What focused Leo's attention was that the time when the director of the drama troupe made this request happened to be the same day that the woman was exposed in the perfume store. In his opinion, this was more than just a coincidence.
After determining the target, Leo found the customer service on the hotel floor and told the request: "Prepare me a ticket for today's spiritual theater troupe performance."
The floor customer service quickly responded: "Sorry, the tickets for the Spiritual Theater Troupe's performance have long been sold out, and the tickets for our hotel have been booked by other guests."
Leo frowned and said, "Please ask the customers who booked the tickets. I am willing to buy them at a high price."
The customer service on the floor shook his head slightly and said, "Sorry, I think those guests who made reservations will not be short of money."
When Leo heard this, he suddenly remembered that almost all the people living in this hotel were wealthy people, so naturally they would not be willing to sell the tickets on hand.
"If you don't mind, I have a ticket on hand that I can transfer to you." At this time, a slightly familiar voice said from behind Leo.
Leo turned his head and looked behind him, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, because he knew the person coming, it was Old Rembrandt's personal maid Vaschi.
"Long time no see, Mr. Leo." Vasqi was wearing a very decent high-collared pleated dress, with a black gauze hat that half covered her face tilted on her head. She looked very elegant and decent.
"Aren't you in Miria?" Leo asked.
Vaschi explained: "Milia's matter is over, and I have returned to work with my husband now."
Leo frowned and said, "Shouldn't that be in Moissan Continent?"
Vashchi simply responded: "I came to the Kingdom of Yinge this time for other things."
Leo was silent for a moment, then asked a little abruptly: "How many days have you been in Dulin?"
"Before you come." Vashj responded quickly: "Is your room suitable now?"
Leo heard the words and did not respond. He walked towards his room, and Vashchi followed. The two of them entered the room one after another. Vashchi closed the door, and then walked to the bar in the room like the owner of the room.
, picked up a bottle of wine, got a glass of wine for herself and Leo, picked it up and put it on the coffee table next to Leo, while she sat across from Leo.
"Do you have anything to do with the woman who killed Pasa Cagolan and assassinated Hoover Hansen?" Leo asked bluntly after Vaschi sat down.
"Why do you think so?" Although Vaschi did not admit it, she also did not deny it.
Leo said calmly: "You shouldn't know that I live here only today, but you just came out to meet me now, and it was when I mentioned the spiritual drama troupe. What do you think I should think at this time?
"
Wasiqi smiled, shook the wine glass in his hand, put it on the table without drinking, and said: "I knew it when you stayed in this hotel. I was not planning to meet you. To be honest, I didn't plan to meet you."
You will always encounter some bad things when you meet." At this point, her face showed a little ugly look, as if she thought of something bad, but she quickly returned to normal and continued: "But now you
The spiritual drama troupe has been found, so if I don’t come out to meet you, I’m afraid that woman will fall into your hands. Although my relationship with her is not good, after all, she is still working for Mr.
What she did this time had nothing to do with my husband, and I had to save her."
"Isn't Pasa Kakulan your student?" Leo frowned and asked.
"Sir, there are too many students, but there are only a few students that he really recognizes." Vasqi looked at Leo with a profound look, and then said: "Pasa Kakulan is not qualified to be recognized by Mr.
admit."
Leo asked again: "Why does Pasa Kakulan want to investigate me?"
"Speaking of which, it's my fault that Mr. Sang is so open-minded." Vasqi smiled bitterly and said, "Because Mr. has said more than once that you are the only person besides him who can unlock the mysteries of prehistoric civilization relics. Pasa...
Kakulan came to the Kingdom of Yingge to investigate you, I’m afraid it’s for this reason.”
Leo was stunned. He didn't expect that Pasa Kakulan's explanation was not a lie. It was indeed because Old Rembrandt often mentioned him that he came to investigate him, but he also didn't tell the truth. Obviously when investigating him
He didn't have any good intentions. It is conceivable that if the information obtained from the black market showed that he was just an ordinary scholar, Partha Kakulan might have already started kidnapping people.
Leo suddenly thought of something and asked in a deep voice: "The items from prehistoric civilization he has on hand?"
Vashchi curled her lips and said with a bored look: "It's really boring to talk to someone like you. You can guess everything in just a few words."
Leo added: "In this way, the death of Pasa Kakulan was not an accident. It was because of the item of prehistoric civilization."
"It can't be just for the prehistoric relics." Vasqi shook his head and said: "The Kakulan family comes from one of the several tribes that betrayed the ancient tribe, and Pasa Kagolan is a member of the Kagolan family.
He was killed for no reason."
Leo looked at Vashchi thoughtfully and said, "Is it just this reason? Are there no other reasons?"
Vashchi curled her lips and said, "I really don't like talking to people like you. It always seems like I'm being seen through." After saying that, she hesitated for a moment and said truthfully: "Actually, it's very simple. Some people don't want to
Panier’s mining rights agreement has been negotiated, not only on the Moissanite continent, but also on the Kingdom of England.”
"The countries on the Moissanite continent don't want this agreement to be negotiated. I can understand it. After all, they don't want the resources in their hands to be poached so easily." Leo nodded in understanding at first, but then quickly
He asked doubtfully: "But what about the Kingdom of England? The Kingdom of England should not be dissatisfied with this agreement?"
"It's simple, because the interests are uneven." Vashqi smiled disdainfully, as if laughing at the behavior of some people, and said: "Once the agreement is negotiated, all the ores mined through the agreement will be given priority to those under the control of the Navy.
Smelters and shipyards. All ores will be used to make ships first, and the rest will be used in other ways."
When Leo heard this, relevant information came to mind. Although the current political situation in the Kingdom of England is dominated by the confrontation between the royal family and the Parliament, and balance is the mainstream, it does not mean that the only political forces in the Kingdom of England are the royal family and the Parliament, whether they are old or old.
Nobles and military aristocrats all have considerable influence in the kingdom, and among these political forces, the political force of the military has always been a very important political force, and can even affect the direction of the political situation.
However, the military is not harmonious either. The poor relationship between the army and the navy is almost no secret in the kingdom. Especially this time, the kingdom's army did not gain the upper hand in the battle with the French Empire. Instead, it lost troops and generals, and even had to withdraw from the kingdom.
Vinaya Port, the only stronghold in Velen Continent, has made the navy's influence within the military even greater. Some people even think that the army should be abolished, the army should be incorporated into the navy, and become a naval landing combat force, etc.
Now the navy has almost become synonymous with the military, and its political power is huge. There is no doubt that if the content of the mining agreement is really focused on the navy, then once the agreement is negotiated, the rights of the navy will definitely be doubled and it will become a kingdom.
Nor is there necessarily a third force on the political table.
"No wonder only one deputy envoy died, and the murderer was from the Moissan continent, but the negotiations with the kingdom reached a deadlock. It turns out that the root cause was not Panier, but the kingdom." Leo muttered to himself.
Said: "The assassination of Hoover Hansen was also to suppress the political influence of the Navy, right?"
Leo remembered that the launch of the Naval Museum was not only to highlight the past achievements of the Navy, but also to pave the way for Hoover Hansen to enter politics. There has been news that Hoover Hansen will enter politics in a few months.
, relinquished all military duties and participated in the general election as a member of the House of Commons as a civilian.
If nothing unexpected happens, with Hoover Hansen's status as a naval hero and his past connections, it can be said that he is a sure thing to be elected to the House of Commons. In two years, as long as he makes no mistakes, he will continue to run for the House of Commons.
Chapter completed!