From the standpoint of a quasi-naval intelligence officer, whether it is a local war, an ethnic conflict, or a family vendetta, this is only the beginning of the chaos. In the event of chaos in the area where intelligence is to be obtained, intelligence officers can use the personnel and equipment of the Special Operations Division of the Naval Intelligence to obtain intelligence information in the area that is not readily available in peacetime.

Even if intelligence is discovered by local government forces or other armed factions in the process of obtaining information, intelligence officers can still call in a Navy SEAL team to cover their retreat from the sea.

Now, the chaotic region has long since become a second home for intelligence officers, forcing her to reconsider her original plans. Isabel Walton looked at Ferguson with a solemn expression and just said, "Yes, family vendetta does affect the people around us and ourselves." Well, sir, let's start with the trouble. ”

"Causing trouble?! Your Excellency, it is best to have control over the matter that will not have a great impact on the county. Sir Alex Ferguson nodded.

"Sir, find some more people for me, disguised as landless beggars, bookkeepers, indentured tenants, and hired laborers who have been treated unfairly by the law, and do things in the county that disturb the peace of the county, cause disturbances, and form gangs to fight. In this way, the people of the county will no longer trust Lord Haswell to do his duty. ”

"Your Excellency, that sounds good."

"However, we must support His Excellency Judge on the surface, and we must not let His Excellency Judge see our connection to these matters."

"That's fine. Your Excellency, these people are hired by us, so how can the honorarium be solved? ”

"Whether they rob or steal, they belong to them, and they are part of the honorarium. In addition, a portion of the money from the affairs of the Friars was paid to them. ”

Sir Alex Ferguson Congreve nodded and planned, when a new question arose: "Your Excellency, what should our men do if they are caught and put in prison by His Excellency Judge's men?" ”

Isabel sneered: "Prison? Funny, sir, I didn't say you can't make trouble in jail. The disturbance of the judicial order of the prison is proof that our magistrate is wasting the annual honorarium paid to him by the king. ”

"Okay. However, we need to inform our people in the vigilante team in case anything goes wrong. ”

"That's it, sir. Another point is to tell these people that they can't kill people at will in the county. “

"Your Excellency, it is difficult to avoid this. If two people go and rob a farmer's ox, and the farmer does not want to be taken away by them, and they fight......"

"Just knock the peasants unconscious, these people have come to the county to cause trouble, not to kill people."

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After Sunday Mass the following day, Sir Alex Ferguson did not invite Sir Augustine and his family to the Cattrick estate for horseback riding. The Duke of Richmond, on the other hand, was in high spirits and brought his retainers, servants, and guards to Sir Augustine's domain for the only day of rest of the week.

After lunch, Henry and Isabel strolled to a very large pond on the east side of the estate. As he leisurely looked at the various freshwater fish, freshwater shrimp and crabs in the pond, he said, "Isabel, is this the pond you let people dig up?" ”

Isabel walked over to a long outdoor dining table by the pond and sat down, looked at Henry's back and said, "This pond has been here for a long time. I just had people bring in some living water from a nearby stream so that I could raise all kinds of fish and crustaceans. ”

Henry nodded with satisfaction, turned to the long table and sat down to look around at the forest and meadow, and said happily, "Isabel, I never thought that the scenery of the Jazz Domain could be so beautiful. ”

"What? Do you want to reclaim the knight's domain and enjoy it for yourself? ”

"No, Isabel, this is where Sir and you and your family live, and I would never do that."

Isabel pursed her lips and smiled, looked up at Anne, the maid standing with Henry's valet Eugene, and nodded. Anne Cook hurried to the two men, and she said to the maid, "Anne, call Eugene to fetch some wine, fruit, and pies." ”

Henry felt a little déjà vu at Anne's countenance, looked at her and said, "Anne, I remember that I also had a maid named Anne in my kitchen, who seemed to look a little like you. ”

Anne saluted and said, "Your Highness, I am Anne, the dishwasher in your kitchen. ”

"Isabel, what's going on?"

"Your Highness, after I became your Privy Counsellor, Anne's parents insisted that she come to the Sir House to be my maid. So, I had no choice but to say yes. ”

"Oh, I remember, you used to give some prey to Anne and her parents."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Annie, the advisor used to take care of you and your family, so now you're going to repay the advisor for helping you and your family in this way, right?" Henry smiled and observed Anne, who was physically healthy and ruddy-faced.

"Yes, Your Highness." Anne replied deferentially.

"Very well, you and Eugene will go."

After Anne and Eugene had left, Henry looked around and said to her, "How are you doing with Lord Haswell?" ”

Holding her right cheek in her hand, Isabel looked at the pond opposite and said, "I have arranged for Sir Alex Ferguson and his men to collect evidence of the Baron's guilt. However, there may be cases of disturbance of stability and infringement of other people's property in the county. ”

"It doesn't matter. What about the boy who wants to duel you? Sir Augustine has told me what happened that day on your way back to the manor. ”

"Well, tomorrow I will go to the village where the boy's family lives to investigate the situation."

"Investigate what?"

"Yesterday I have already gone to the prison to inquire about the boy's father, and I suspect that the baron deliberately kept the baron in prison."

"Deliberately? The boy's father is guilty of spreading rumors and should be imprisoned? ”

"Yes, but the boy's father only told the tax collector and his family about the rumors he had heard, at least that's what he told me from prison." Isabel stood up and said as she was about to walk to the edge of the pond.

Henry turned to the edge of the table, enjoying the cool breeze from the pond and said, "If what the boy's father said is true, then the baron's purpose in doing this... Is it for a fine? ”

At this moment, the maids Anne and Eugene, along with three servants, walked towards the place with a lot of food and utensils. Isabel whispered as she walked back from the pond, "If the baron wasn't for the fine, I don't know what other reason he had to do it." ”