0859 King's Code
"Yes, Your Majesty!" the internal affairs officer of the palace over there had just agreed, but the princess, who had already woken up, suddenly shouted: "No, I won't go, I want to listen to what you have to say, and see how you plan to rescue my Aurora." β
Seeing the princess's resolute look, the king had no choice but to give up the plan to let her leave first, and helplessly turned his head, looked at the commander of the royal gendarmerie and asked, "What clues do you have?"
"We lost more than 20 cavalrymen in the attack, as well as several of Aurora's bodyguards, and I can investigate the whereabouts of this group from the surviving wounded or through the enemy's use of firearms. "The royal gendarmerie unit in charge of nearly 10,000 people, the distant cousin of the king of Morocco, naturally has a bit of a skill.
However, when the king heard this, he slowly shook his head: "It takes a lot of time, and I have also heard of the organization of the secret house, their family accounts for about 40% of the world's human trafficking share, and they have huge power on all continents, so it is not easy to deal with." β
"Your Majesty, then I suggest that we can take Princess Grace's suggestion, and do both at the same time, on the one hand, I will be in charge of the investigation from the official position, and on the other hand, Princess Grace and her acquaintances will find a way, so that the light and the dark cooperate with each other, and the certainty of rescuing Princess Aurora will be greater. The gendarmerie commander suggested.
Hearing that his confidant also suggested this, the king finally turned his attention to Grace again, and asked with suspicion in his tone: "Grace, can he trust the Oriental you talked about? The current Abdul family can no longer withstand any mistakes and scandals." β
"Father, Hou is my classmate and friend when I was studying in New York, we have known each other for a long time, although I don't know about his secret visit to Morocco this time, but he is also one of the parties involved in the secret house, and it is always more credible than a stranger. Grace replied very pertinently, without any favoritism towards Hou Rui in her words.
"......" stroked the stubble on his chin, and the king sat there thinking about it again, then he looked around at the four or five of his henchmen in front of him and said:
"The people who have come into this room are the ones I trust absolutely, and you have accompanied me through the kingdom's crises one after another, and this time for the sake of my foolish daughter, I hope you will continue to contribute your wisdom and help me come up with a proper solution. β
"Your Majesty, I suggest that this matter be concealed for the first time, if a nationwide search and investigation is carried out, of course, some clues can be gathered, but I am afraid that this will also stimulate those criminals, in case they jump over the wall and hurt Princess Aurora, it will have a major impact on the reputation of the royal family. An interior adviser was the first to speak.
"Your Majesty, this incident has only happened for 2-3 hours, and the most important thing for us at present is to block the news, and we must not let the Prime Minister and his gang know, otherwise they will jump out and make trouble, then we will become struggling, and the missing Princess Aurora will become their weapon to attack the Abdul family, so we have to be on guard in advance. Another think-tank figure also slowly opened his mouth.
"Your Majesty, I agree with your ......"
"Wait a minute!"
The third fellow was about to speak his mouth, but Grace, who had endured it to the limit, suddenly screamed, drawing everyone's attention to her side, and then she angrily accused:
"You ruthless fellows, the most anxious question now is how to save Aurora, but what are you talking about one by one? What council, concealment and scandal, don't just think about saving face, my sister is not a tool for you to flatter, let alone a stain that needs to be covered up!"
In the face of Grace's accusations, as well as the princess with a sad expression, the king's staff were a little embarrassed, and they refused to say anything one by one, and in the end it was the king himself who opened his mouth, and said in a very helpless but resolute tone:
"Grace, it's their duty to consider these issues, don't be so naΓ―ve, the throne gives us the Abdul family great power, and how to maintain this power, this is the first thing I need to consider, as for Aurora, of course I will try my best to save her, but in this world, no one can live wantonly, the higher the status, the more so, even me. β
Hearing the king's heartfelt words, Grace couldn't help but be silent, and when she was silent, the king slapped the armrest of the chair hard, and immediately announced: "Regarding the disappearance of Aurora, it will not be made public for the time being, and you must hide this matter well, so as not to let the council get the news." β
"Yes, Your Majesty. Several staff members bowed down at the same time to reply.
"Alright, now let me see our guests from the East, Grace, you said he was waiting, right? I hope he won't disappoint me, and if Aurora has his shadow behind his disappearance, and this man approached the royal family for another purpose, then I'll give him a taste of the desert. β
After the king finished speaking, on the big screen on the side of the room, the figure of Hou Rui waiting outside immediately appeared, so the king and a group of henchmen began to look at Hou Rui.
While looking at Hou Rui's young face, the king asked, "Commander, what do you know about this man?"
"Your Majesty, time is too short, I have a very limited grasp of the situation, at present I only know that he is from the mainland, and then arrived in the United States for medical treatment, recovered after several surgeries, and began to study at the New York Film Academy, during which he won two photography awards, has a certain reputation in the American photography industry, and after graduating from college, he became an overseas employee of a magazine in New York, specializing in delivering fashion messages in Tokyo. β
After hearing the king's question, the commander of the royal gendarmerie immediately said, and the information he said was basically the background information arranged by the organization for Hou Rui, and it was also the information that could be obtained from official channels.
"Does he have a military or political background?" asked the reluctant king.
"No, even if I haven't been able to find out for the time being, except that he was kidnapped by a terrorist organization in Cairo for more than a year and was investigated by the immigration authorities in the United States, this is basically a slightly talented young man, and I really don't see anything special. β
"Strange, how did he get involved with international human trafficking organizations and high-ranking mercenaries?"
"I don't know, I still need to investigate his situation in depth. β
"Forget it, let me ask him for myself first!" said the king, nodding to one of the servants at the door, who pushed the door open and in a matter of seconds brought him in, and made him stand about ten meters away from the king.
"Hello Your Majesty, I'm Hou Rui. Quietly glanced at Grace, and saw that there was no special expression on Grace's face, so Hou Rui could only bite the bullet and greet himself first, and at the same time treat a room of guys who are eyeing him as air.
"Young man, the situation is special now, so I will ask you directly, listen to my daughter Grace, do you have a way to save Aurora?" At this moment, the king showed great majesty, and said in English in an unhurried tone, exuding an innate majesty all over his body.
"I'll do my best because Aurora is also my friend. Hou Rui said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Then what reward do you want, gold, land, or something else?" But who knew that the king's tone changed, and suddenly he began to ask in a condescending tone, as if Hou Rui had come to beg him for something.
"Father, you ......" Grace just wanted to protest, but the king waved his hand and directly blocked Grace's words.
At this moment, the atmosphere of the scene naturally became a little depressing, and the 5-6 advisers, 3-4 servants, and 4 royal gendarmes standing in the room were all curious about Hou Rui's answer, not knowing how this Oriental, who suddenly appeared, would answer the king.
Licking his lips slightly, he looked at Hou Rui, who was a little nervous and embarrassed, and thought about it, and then finally mustered up the courage to say: "Your Majesty, I don't want gold and land, I just want justice!"
"Justice?" the king frowned when he heard this, is there anyone who pursues such an ethereal thing in these years?
"Yes, when I was in Tokyo, Japan, I came into contact with a group of South Asian girls because of my photography work, and after they mysteriously disappeared, I learned about the existence of the huge organization of the secret house for the first time, and then as I investigated deeply, I gradually found the white bones at the foot of the secret house, so I don't want anything else, I just want justice, and I want to expose the crimes of this organization. β
Hou Rui said these words in righteous words, and finally clenched his fists with both hands, looking like an idealist, about to expose the biggest black curtain in the world, but unfortunately the old king is not so easy to fool, he thought about it and snorted coldly, and said with a very disdainful attitude: "For a guy who has no entry record, but is standing on Moroccan soil at this time, how can you tell me to believe you?"
"Your Majesty, you don't need to believe me, you just need to monitor me closely, words can deceive people, but actions will not, let alone results, even if I can't rescue Aurora this time, then I will definitely not do anything to hurt others." Hou Rui replied with a sincere face, and after speaking, he began to look at the king without dodging.