After the visit, the Prime Minister decided to summon His Excellency the Minister of Home Affairs to give a face-to-face lecture.

After receiving the summons from the Prime Minister, His Excellency the Minister of the Interior of Thanleg-Duchât did not dare to slack off, and rushed as quickly as possible from the Place de Beauvo, where the Ministry of the Interior is located, to the official residence of the Duke to wait for the summons.

After other official business, the Prime Minister's Secretary summoned His Excellency the Minister from the waiting room into the Prime Minister's office.

The chubby minister walked in briskly with a slight nervousness, but fortunately he didn't make much noise because of the thick carpet, and then he bowed softly to the prime minister and carefully found a seat to sit down.

Knowing that the minister had walked in, the prime minister was still reading the stack of papers that lay out in front of his walnut desk, and next to his right hand was a pile of documents that he had reviewed and signed, ready to be taken by the secretary and sorted into them.

After signing a few documents, the prime minister still did not look up, but said directly.

"Today Bixia is very angry - to your latest report."

"Your Excellency, I think ...... I guess you've also told Bixia about the difficulties I'm facing......" Your Excellency, who was very nervous, subconsciously scratched the head of his head, which had begun to go bald. "We did our best...... Those royal rebellions are too cunning......"

"Well, I mentioned it to Bixia, but it doesn't do a good job of damaging Bixia's anger." The Prime Minister's eyes suddenly lifted and glanced at the minister, causing him to shudder, and then his eyes returned to the document. "It's easy to understand that most people are a little angry when they hear that the police machine, which they maintain at 30 million francs a year, can only give the answer 'those rebels are too cunning ......'."

"Is Bixia really that angry?" The Home Secretary gasped. "Will it ...... Will it be ......"

"Don't worry so much, after my persuasion, Bixia's anger has calmed down for the time being, especially considering the hard work you put into planning and directing this operation...... After all, he forgave this mistake. After beating the other party in the name of Bixia, the prime minister began to appease.

The minister breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, that doesn't mean he'll tolerate it in the future." The prime minister used another sentence to arouse the tension of the other party. "So after that you have to work harder and get the job done."

"Well, definitely, definitely." The minister, who had survived a small crisis, made a promise.

"But, Tanleg, I can't figure it out......" the Prime Minister suddenly lengthened.

"What do you say you don't understand?"

"Weishenme was able to catch the policemen of Kastan and Covaner, so powerless when it came to arresting a few other living people, watching them disappear without a trace?!" The Prime Minister's tone was more questioning.

[Castan was a doctor, and in 1823 he seduced the widow of a wealthy notary, and then secretly poisoned the notary's two sons with morphine in order to obtain the notary's inheritance by marrying the widow. Zuihou was hanged and became one of the most notorious murderers in France in the 19th century.

[Pierre-Covanier was arrested in 1800 for banditry and sentenced to fourteen years of hard labor. He absconded from prison in 1805 to Spain, then assumed the name of Earl of St. Helena, and then joined the Imperial Army, where he became an officer for his exploits. After the Bourbon Restoration in 1815, he became a fanatical royalist and was promoted to lieutenant colonel. In 1817 he was recognized during a military parade, absconded again, was arrested in 1818 and served his sentence, and died in prison in 1831. Because of his experience, he became one of the most famous river thieves in French history. 】

A trace of pain flashed across the minister's broad face, making it instantly sad. "Your Excellency Prime Minister, let me tell you the truth, we have two kinds of police: the political police and the judicial police. We have never lacked judicial police, some of them are shrewd and some are strong, and they are very easy to deal with this and that criminal; But what about the political police? We are so lacking! The traitors are all subordinate to certain political groups, which are all so cunning that high-ranking people almost never show up in person to commit crimes, and we can only watch them disappear without being caught red-handed! Sir, we don't have enough horticulturists who can detect whole flowers, so we can only get a few flower stalks, and if we're unlucky, we can only get a few stubs! ”

"This reason must not make Bixia happy." The Prime Minister replied quietly.

"So I strongly suggest that we should distinguish between ordinary criminal investigation and political investigation, build a pure political police force, and train some professional elements to dig deep into the traitor organization."

The prime minister groaned and did not speak.

The minister continued to persuade. "Mr. Prime Minister, there is no doubt that we are the strongest shield of the dynasty. And our enemies are even more everywhere! Not to mention the royal party, those radical republicans, those anarchists, those Bonapartists, which ones can be ignored? Any negligence will bring unimaginable disasters to the dynasty! Faced with this situation, shouldn't we make a lot of effort to mend this shield and make it more useful? ”

"There's some truth to that advice." After a moment of reflection, the Prime Minister accepted the Minister's suggestion and continued to press. "But it does not directly contribute to the current situation. Is there any way you can turn the tide at the moment? ”

"This ......," the minister hesitated suddenly.

The prime minister suddenly raised his head and looked straight at the minister, a marshal who had faced thousands of corpses on the battlefield and could not do it until he could cultivate such a cold and terrifying gaze.

During the imperial era, when he invaded Spain and Portugal at the behest of the emperor, shot a large number of rebels, sacked large villages and burned them, and became extremely rich, he looked at the innocent victims with this gaze.

"Tanleg, as you know, now is not the time for us to plan for the future in comfort, what we need is hard work and action."

The minister was a little furious by the prime minister's forced gaze, and he lowered his head to avoid this intimidating look,

"Of course we will do something."

"For example?" The Prime Minister asked slowly.

"This time, it is also a big victory to defeat several secret nests of the royal party, and also capture or annihilate many traitors......" A few drops of sweat flowed across the minister's forehead, but the minister didn't notice it at all. In addition, according to the information we have obtained from our investigations, the Republicans and the Bonapartist faction have recently been on the move, often holding secret meetings to seek counter-insurgency......"

"I don't need to investigate, I know that they are on the verge of overthrowing the dynasty every day. The key is when, where, and how they seek to execute! If we don't know this, how can we destroy each other's plots? The Prime Minister coldly interrupted the Minister, "Or do you think you can fool me with this nonsense?" ”

"Your Excellency, of course I didn't mean that!" The minister could now be called sweating, he got up from his chair with some trepidation, trying to squeeze a smile out of his face, "After a period of reconnaissance by my people, we have obtained a considerable amount of information, and we can also monitor some secret societies and organizations to a certain extent......

"To some extent?" The prime minister's tone finally softened a little, but there was still a hint of skepticism.

"Definitely not perfunctory." The minister looked at the prime minister with a smile on his face. "I told you that we lack talent, but it definitely doesn't mean that we don't have talent...... I've brought you a specialist in this area today, a ...... Yes, a horticulturist, a horticulturist who can grow flowers and pull them out! With that, he made a few gestures.

The hawker's treasure-like tone made the prime minister feel a little embarrassed, but his expression on his face was still very grim. "Really? Then let this gardener gentleman in. ”

The Prime Minister shook the bell rope on his desk, and a secretary walked in.

"Call in the man brought by His Excellency the Minister of the Interior, and I will see him." He gave the order briefly.

"When we investigated the Wang Party organization before, this gentleman shined and made great contributions, and without him, we would not have so much and so clearly grasped the situation of the Wang Party. Although Zuihou's actions are somewhat regrettable, the merits of this gentleman should not be forgotten. After the secretary went out, the minister praised his subordinate vigorously, hoping to use this to save his image in the prime minister's mind.

Listening to these exaggerated words, the prime minister was a little drumming in his heart, but he couldn't help but have a little expectation.

He was quickly brought in by the secretary, who then bowed to the prime minister humbly.

His pale face was slightly wrinkled, but it looked like it had been the result of thinking for a long time, and he still didn't look very old, about thirty years old. The gray hair on the top of his head was neatly combed, and the drooping hair almost covered the brown pupils. It seems to be mocking fate. Although the forehead does not move, and the two eyes below blink frequently, they have no expression, like the eyes of a plaster cast, and the expression of the fake eyes that pretends to be alive will never change. The nose was hooked like many very cunning people, and the lips were thin and occasionally open, but as silent as the mouth of a letterbox.

It does look like it. The Prime Minister nodded secretly.

"Mr. Gardener, what's your name?" After looking at it for a moment, the prime minister suddenly asked.

The visitor was a little confused by the title of "Mr. Gardener", but his face instantly returned to calm. "I have many names, Your Excellency, which one would you like to know?"

Very good. Quick to react, calm and courageous.

"He was an orphan who was abandoned by his parents at birth, grew up in an orphanage and joined the police at a very young age." The Minister of Police explained to the Prime Minister with a smile. "He used many names because he needed to use a pseudonym for many tasks, but the orphanage and the inside generally called him Kong Ze......"

"The director of the orphanage who adopted me is surnamed Kong Ze." The comer added, not saying much else.

The prime minister nodded slightly, signaling that he understood, and then looked at the other person.

"Mr. Kong Ze, you understand the purpose of the minister bringing you here."

In front of this compelling gaze, Kong Ze did not show any abnormality, and still nodded calmly.

"Yes, because I'm a good detective who can find out the rebellion for you and King Bixia, and then eradicate them."

"Good." A twinkle twinkled in the Prime Minister's eyes. "There are two kinds of people who can claim to be excellent at the moment as prime minister, one is stupid, and the other is really good, and I hope you are the latter one."

Kong Ze raised his head slightly, as if he was a matter of course.

"Every industry has its own tricks and rules, but the leaders have a few things in common, which is confidence and calmness, and it looks like you do have both." The Prime Minister continued, "Of course, all this needs to be proven in practice. ”

"Of course."

"What do you need?" The Prime Minister asked.

"I need your appointment and warrant so that I can mobilize enough liliang if necessary, and also to expel other colleagues who are in the way if necessary." Kong Ze replied blandly.

"No problem." The Prime Minister immediately nodded in agreement. "At the stage where I still trust you, you can expect a lot from me. But ......"

The Prime Minister looked at the detective across from him with that intimidating gaze. "In the same way, if you unfortunately prove to be incompetent, then ...... You will be responsible for the consequences. ”

“haode。”