Puerto Poitou.

It was a busy scene in and around the port, with a variety of ships crammed into a small number of berths, and some passenger ships had to wait for hours to berth.

The pilots had to steer the passenger ships more towards Vichy-for-Vichy in order to relieve the pressure on the port of Poitou itself.

In Puitou, the towering chimneys of the industrial area are the first thing that catches the eye of strangers, while in the town of Vichy, they see a rich and beautiful seaside town.

The strangers who disembarked from the passenger ship were all from the north. For all sorts of unavoidable reasons, they moved their families south. Faced with the uncertainty of their future lives, they are apprehensive.

From the moment they set foot on Genoese soil, they had to care about the price of rent and food, and even more so about whether they would be discriminated against by the locals.

Among them are wealthy people with deep pockets, small businessmen, former government officials, political disillusionments, middle-class and intellectuals, and more often ordinary people who want to try their luck in the South.

As for the poor, they can't even afford a ticket.

On the dock stood men in wide-brimmed hats, watching the passengers disembark from the ship with grim eyes. From time to time, some passengers are called aside for repeated checks.

However, these people are more well-behaved and will not take the opportunity to check their luggage and get their hands on passengers' belongings. All passengers' names are registered, and those who do not have identification are taken away.

Daley sat under a pergola, expressionless as he watched his men work and the passengers who came and went.

As the head of the secret police in Genoa, Daly felt very lost and frightened at this time.

The Empire and the Emperor are the objects of allegiance to people like him, and the Imperial Eagle Dog is synonymous with them.

However, when the bad news came from the Holy City, Daly suddenly felt like a duckweed without roots.

Overnight, Daley worries about his future, and he even fears that his past actions will be liquidated. Although he considered himself to be restrained in Genoa compared to his peers, the habits of the secret police had caused him to offend many people in the past.

No one in this profession is innocent.

Fortunately, the so-called revolutionary wave did not have much impact on Genoa, and apart from the fact that people were more willing to speak openly about ideas such as freedom and equality, the political ecology and social opinion of Genoa did not change much.

This is not to say that Genoa does not care about politics, but they feel that their lives are good at the moment.

They didn't want people and things from the Holy City to affect them, and for the first time in history, they began to look at the north with a critical eye, and they had a vague feeling of raising their eyebrows.

This is why the secret police were assigned to screen out strangers. And this used to be the errand of the patrol officer. Daly must take every opportunity to show that he is on the side of the Genoese.

Something unexpected had to be prevented, especially the entry of radicals into Genoa.

Sitting in the pergola, Daly looked up and could see where the rose garden was. In fact, he has been very low-key in the past two years, and has been moving closer to the rose garden, and he thinks that his professional expertise still has some effect, especially for those big names.

The earl was also obviously a restless lord, and he took the initiative to invite Ying to go north, which was a model of the times. However, Daly always believed that the count's actions were very meaningful, and no one in Genoa paid more attention to the count's every move than he did.

At this time, Genoa had just learned of the defeat of Marshal Lewis, and fortunately, their trusted Count of Rocky Hill stepped forward. This made Daley feel more and more the need to maintain a good relationship with the rose garden.

However, Daley's eyes were drawn to the last of the passengers on the passenger ship.

More than a dozen strong sweaters guarded a middle-aged man, who had an extraordinary temperament and looked even more polite when he wore a pair of myopic glasses. However, as soon as Daley saw this man, he immediately jumped up from his chair and trotted to the middle-aged man.

"Frank...... Your Excellency, you ...... Why are you here?" Daley was nervous.

It was Joseph Frank, the head of the secret police, who had lost normal contact with the Holy City when the Holy City changed overnight, and it was rumored that his boss had been imprisoned or even shot by the Tulip Party.

Daly never believed that Frank would end up like this, and he knew the cunning and wisdom of his boss, and he proved to be right.

"I suppose Mr. Daley may not welcome my presence in his heart. Frank laughed.

On the surface, it seems that he has only come to Genoa to inspect the work of the secret police, and he does not have the down-and-out appearance that a lost dog should have.

"How so?" said Daley, "I have never forgotten your cultivation of me. It's just that you came too suddenly. ”

Frank stood at the dock and did not answer Daly's words. He looked at the town of Vichy and the coastline of the town of Vichy:

"It's a lot more beautiful and affluent than the last time I was here, Genoa is a nice place. ”

"Especially now that the situation is turbulent, many wealthy people from other provinces have come to settle here, and they have brought untold wealth with them. "Property in Vichy is the most expensive in Genoa, and everyone in Vichy is rich in terms of property. ”

"Yes, wealth always shifts to a place that is safe and can bring more wealth to its owner. Clearly, Genoa entered a virtuous circle, with good law and order and enlightened policies promoting economic development, which in turn attracted more foreign investment, which in turn boosted the local economy. Frank seemed to be moved, "but one Genoa is not enough." ”

Daley felt that his brain was not enough, and the head of the secret police in front of him was like an economist who was on investigation. However, he knew that Frank had never taken refuge here, so he asked tentatively:

"I wonder if Your Excellency came to Poitu this time to inspect the local economic development?"

Frank glanced at him, "Don't you think that the current situation is actually promising?"

"I don't see any hope except riots, revolutions, and defeats on the front. "Frankly, I don't even know who will pay my subordinates for the next month's salary. ”

"So, you elites are robbing the sheriff's errands here, so that the Genoese will think that you are still of some use. Frank smiled and said, "Don't forget, Thomas, that no country is without people like us. Whether Europa will be a monarchy or a republic, there will always be a need for a secret police force to do something vital to the country.

The rebels in the Holy City seem to be in good spirits, but they can't do it, and these unashamed people suddenly rise to high positions, thinking that governing the country is as easy as eating a meal, not to mention that in order to cope with the complicated situation of today, they have bribed, assassinated, and privately accepted all the things they once hated, and they have done all kinds of things. ”

"I don't know much about these national affairs. Daley said, "When you come, I have the backbone." I just want to know, are we still loyal to Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, which Your Majesty, that's the most important question. ”

Frank said seriously.