34th King, courtier
In the King's office, Pedi dismissed all the officials in the office, and leaned quietly back in his chair alone, his feet resting on the table very casually, looking up at the ceiling illuminated by magic lamps with a pair of empty eyes.
Anger rolled over the young king's heart, making him want to swing the butcher's knife in his hand and make the entire province of Harrence bleed. But the young king was equally aware that he could not let anger dominate his emotions now. Or rather, he must now hide his anger that is hard to hide.
Assassinate the kingdom's retainers!
What a boldness, or rather a lot of energy, to dare to make such a move!
In the past few hours, more than a dozen names and the forces behind them have been turning over and over in his mind, making Peidi suddenly feel that his royal power is not as secure as he imagined.
The sudden assassination brought Pedi to his illusion of superiority, and made him realize that he was not as omnipotent as his subjects had praised, let alone in control of everything he wanted to control.
Pedi suddenly remembered what his father had warned him: no matter how supreme power you have, don't try to control everything, people's hearts cannot be controlled, all we can do is guide.
The killing intent began to spread deep inside Pedi, and soon it eroded his entire body and mind.
"Are you meditating on your own faults?"
The familiar voice disrupted Pedi's musings and woke him up from his endless killing intent.
It was Queen Eileen, and as these words rang out, the space at the door of the office began to distort. Soon, Erin Feier, who was wearing a white short-sleeved long dress, slowly walked out of the space barrier.
"Could the king be wrong?" Pedi saw his wife's smile, and felt a little relieved in his annoyed mood.
Erin Phier looked at her husband's appearance, and couldn't help but have a slight joking smile on her face. She slowly leaned forward with her long skirt, and the lilac pattern embroidered on the skirt was reflected by the magic light as she walked, making her whole person even more beautiful.
"The king does not allow mistakes, but that does not mean that they cannot be wrong, although most kings are reluctant to admit their mistakes after they have done them. Eileen Phil walked in and leaned back in her husband's office chair, her hands subconsciously resting on her husband's shoulders.
"Did something happen?" she asked.
"It's just a little thing, I'll fix it. Pedi didn't seem to continue to discuss political affairs at the moment, he shook his wife's hand, turned his head and whispered, "You should be preparing dinner now, why are you here with me?"
"Your dinner party has disrupted all my plans. Irene Phil deliberately looked very dissatisfied, "My tea party and the night were ruined by your dinner. β
"Don't you hate the never-ending tea party every day?" Peddy grinned, "Wouldn't it be better to ruin it?"
"I hate banquets with such awkward atmospheres as they do more than tea parties. Erin Phier lifted her husband's jaw with her hand, "Within this high wall, the most pleasant thing to do every day is to leisurely watch the stars after dinner... And today's comfort is gone. β
"In the future, there will be a chance to make amends. Peddy was a little uncomfortable by Erin Field, so she grabbed the other man's hand with her backhand.
"Today is today, and the future is later. β
"Is there something you have to do today?"
"It's okay, I just think... Have you heard any of these rumors?" asked Erin Field.
"Do you think rumors will get into the king's ears?"
"Huh?" Erin Phier looked at Pedi seriously, and then smiled lightly, "It's tiring to be a king. β
"Tell me about the rumors you just said?"
Erin Fell shook her head slightly, "Don't be so nervous, it's a little thing... Something between women!" she grabbed her husband's head with both hands, "I see you're quite idle, why don't you come and help me arrange the banquet for the evening?"
"Do you think I'm idle?"
Erin Phier looked at her husband online, "Okay, I'll go first." With that, the figure burrowed into the nearby spatial teleportation secret method.
Pei Di watched his wife's disappearing figure, and the smile on his face gradually receded. "Dang Chang" he rang the bell next to his desk.
When the door opened, Otwood stood in the doorway, bowed down and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you command?"
"Let Chief Herman and Baron Danmen come to the office. β
...
Danmen Green has been very busy lately, so busy that even when he goes home, he can only have a brief chat with his family, and he has to leave without even having time to eat a bite. Especially in the last half month, orders from the King's Office and the Office of National Analysis have simply overwhelmed him.
Now, the Suk Plains, the Iruk Territory, and the Twak Territory all need the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Service! The information that seems to be too ordinary to be ordinary can only be glanced at by the king or high-ranking officials of the military department, and it takes more than ten hours of hard work of countless intelligence officers on the front line.
There were times when Danman Green really wanted to quit his job and go home to run a farm and live a comfortable life, but every time it came to a critical moment, he didn't have the courage to hand in the resignation letter he had prepared.
Half an hour ago, Danmen Green had been thinking that something was going to find him after he got the information about the 'Saike Marat assassination'. His original plan was to take advantage of the fact that His Majesty had not yet reacted, and to go and check it out in person on the grounds that Iruk's information was complicated.
But before he could make up his mind, the king's summons order arrived in his office!
Next to the instrument mirror in the lounge outside the King's office, Danmen Green carefully sorted out his dress. He hadn't been to this office for a long time, which was a little regrettable for Baron Danmen, but also a little lucky. After all, as the head of military intelligence in the kingdom, something bad always happens every time he is summoned.
The rhythmic and absolutely regular footsteps of the "Kick Kick" turned Danmen Green back to Herman, the castle's old warden. The two of them are the former ministers of Kavalburg, and now the only remaining former ministers of the kingdom are the two of them.
Although the two who haven't seen each other for a long time are weathered people, they still have a feeling of embarrassment in their hearts after seeing each other.
"Do you know what His Majesty summoned us for?" Danmen-Green inquired as he had done before.
"You should have gotten the news, right?" Herman didn't ramble.
"Is it Seke-Marat?" Danmen Green's eyelids fluttered uncontrollably, he really didn't expect the Seke-Marat incident to involve him.
"His Majesty's summoning of us now shows his trust in us. Herman was a little unhappy with Danmen Green's reaction.
Danmen Green wanted to say something, but when he saw Otwood approaching, he kept his mouth shut.
"You better hurry up, Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. Otwood was outwardly reserved with an aristocratic bearing, but his words were full of anxiety, "Your Majesty has already asked three times, you don't want to come a fourth time, do you?"
Danmen Green and Herman looked at Otwood, shut up and entered the office with Otwood's lead.
The interior decoration is still the same as before, but it gives Danmen Green and Herman a little more majesty.
"Let's all sit down first. Holding a stack of papers, Pedy beckoned the two to sit down as he pointed to Otwood and instructed, "Refuse all meetings while we discuss the matter." β
The king's prudence made both of them unconsciously have serious expressions on their faces, and even the sound of breathing was subconsciously much smaller.
Danmen Grimm habitually bowed in front of the king, and carefully sat at the farthest point from the king, and the castle steward Herman was even more cautious, he showed the bearing of the head of the royal family with his back straight, and bowed his head to show respect for the king.
"I'm used to standing, Your Majesty. Herman said.
"But I'm not used to talking with my head up. Pedi turned his neck, "And my neck has been hurting lately, and it's hard to turn around." β
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. Herman ended up sitting across from Baron Danmen.
"You look at the reports first. Pedi threw a document on the coffee table, "And the case file below... It's a particularly interesting case. As he spoke, he pointed at Herman, "I have taken this case back, and I will leave it to you to investigate now." β
Danmen-Green's outstretched hand immediately retracted when he heard the king's words, and he consciously pushed the document in front of Herman's eyes.
Herman pressed his hands on the file bag, not in a hurry to open it. He turned his head to look at the king with a serious expression, and asked, "Is it a secret investigation?"
"You can only check secretly!"
"I see!" As the head of Fort Caval, the Reagan family's logistical steward, he has dealt with similar incidents in the past twenty years when there has been no police department.
As Herman opened the papers, Pedi looked at Danmen Green and said, "Send some fresh faces from out of town to assist General Herman in investigating this case." β
Danmen-Green immediately looked embarrassed, and he was indeed facing difficulties, because the MIA had to do so much lately, and was already facing a shortage of manpower.
"Your Majesty..."
"I know the situation in the MIA, and I don't mean to embarrass you. Pedi interrupted Danmen Green, "Suspend the work of the Twak Territory, and the Marquis of Daisily Pombo will take the place of the MIA in the surveillance of the Twak Territory." β
"Marquis Daisily Pombo, which means that now only the consultation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is needed, and there is no need to deliberately use MIA spies? do you mean to withdraw the branch of MIA in Twak?" Danmen Green asked subconsciously, but immediately after asking, he secretly scolded himself for being a 'fool'.
"Do you need me to teach you this kind of thing?" Pedi frowned.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. Danmen Green didn't explain.
Pedi didn't think much of it, he glanced at Herman, who was looking at the case file, and then asked Danmen-Green, "Is there still no movement from the city-state alliance in the Suke Plains?"
"The undead legion led by Elok has severed our ties with the Suke Plains, and it is difficult for us to obtain information. Danmen-Green didn't pack his ticket in this matter, and every word of his language was full of caution, "However, after the Yekjar Military Port opened the port and the communication between the port and the Ronais Canyon, we got in touch with the distribution agency in the New and Suke Plains, but..."
He couldn't get his last words out.
Although Danmen Green didn't answer the question, Pedi still said something attractive to him, so he subconsciously asked, "But what?"
"The stakes we set up in Suke City have been almost cleared by the City Council in the name of 'clearing the remnants of the Undead Legion'!" Danmen-Green said through gritted teeth.
"You meanβ" Pei Di's words also came to an abrupt end, and he sat down again as he stood up slightly, staring at Danmen Green and asking, "Why didn't you report it before?"
"I wrote a report and submitted it the same day I got the news. Danmen-Green kept his head down and didn't dare to look at the king.
"You should report it yourself!" said Pedi as he opened the cigar box on the coffee table, flipped out the only cigar he had left, and held it in his hand.
"I came a few times, but at that time the King's Office refused to accept all meetings. β
Pedi frowned when he heard these words, and he sensed a disgust in Danmen Green. It was an emotion that he was very familiar with, as at some point he himself often had such emotions.
"What's going on at the port of Yekjar?" said Peedy, "Sir Buck hasn't contacted the military headquarters for ten days, and he hasn't reported the battle to the Commanding Headquarters of the Arrow City Front. β
"The situation at the Yekjar Military Port is no different from the daily routine report of the Military Intelligence Department..."Danmen-Green knew very well that this answer was not satisfactory to the king, so he hurriedly added: "But with the current situation at the Yekjar Military Port, there is no problem in calming down, after all, the werewolf army has already entered the port city and taken over the city's defense. Personally, I suspect that Sir Buck may be carrying out a plan that requires absolute secrecy. β
"What kind of plan can't even be done with a regular report?" said Pedi's brain, which was also racing rapidly.
"A plan that even you have to cheat. Danmen-Green replied quickly, "The specifics of this plan may only be known to Major General Barker himself now. β
"Yes!" Pedi nodded after taking two puffs of his cigar before falling into thought.
When Danmen Green saw the king's appearance, he immediately lowered his eyelids and looked at his knees, and fell silent.
"Shasha" Herman opened another piece of parchment with dense text, and his face became more serious than one with a serious face.
"Do you know what I'm calling you for?" asked Pedy as Herman turned the page, staring at Danmen Green.
"I never speculate on these questions, Your Majesty. β
"There are five people you need to arrange for someone to watch you personally..."Pedy let his eyes envelop the smoke of the cigar and whispered something that surprised Danmen Green, and Herman's hand holding the document shook slightly because of his words.