"What do you think of what has happened in the intervening years?"

On the western outskirts of Marseille, in the concession town established by the Empire, the head of the intelligence department, a branch of the Imperial intelligence agency, convened his subordinates to discuss the recent events.

The assassinations on both sides of the Church and the French, although they appear to be the case on the surface, leave nothing to doubt.

However, many people in the Marseille intelligence department do not see it that way.

The absence of doubts is the biggest doubt.

Especially after the assassination of the French, the attackers often leave behind seals that clearly bear the traces of the church, or some other evidence.

That's very unreasonable, isn't it?

Come to think of it, if the church were to do such a thing, it wouldn't be so stupid as to leave obvious traces on the French, right?

The Church was also assassinated, and the killers also left clear traces of the French side.

Not!

This has to be suspicious.

Could it be that there is still a fourth party?

The Ministry of Imperial Intelligence did not do such a thing, that's for sure.

A large-scale assassination like this would not have been possible without the approval of the superiors.

So, who else would do such a thing but on their own side?

In this regard, the Marseille intelligence department began to look for answers.

"Head, could it be someone from the Ottoman Empire? Didn't they join the war? It's an assassin sent by the Ottous Empire. ”

A more reasonable guess has been raised.

Ottoman Empire?

The head of the Marseille intelligence department groaned for a moment.

Seriously, in his heart, he also considered the Osmen Empire.

However, in the end, after some careful consideration, he vetoed the Ottoman Empire.

Yes, the Ottoman Empire was very strong, and it was perfectly capable of carrying out such assassinations.

But the problem is, the people on the Ottoman side. Almost all of them are Arabs. They are very different from Europeans in appearance and habits.

Coupled with religious reasons, Europeans are not willing to give them their lives.

So, if the Ottomans want to do something like this here in Europe, it's very difficult.

Besides, now that the Ottomans had a private alliance agreement with the French, it was impossible for the Ottomans to attack their own allies at the same time as attacking the Church.

As long as the Ottomans were not brain-dead, then they would not have done such stupid things.

So, on the side of the Ottomans. It can be denied.

Therefore, when the head of the Marseille intelligence department heard his subordinates mention the Ottoman Empire, he shook his head and vetoed: "No! It is absolutely impossible for the Ottomans to do it, they will not be so brainless. Not to mention that they had already reached an alliance agreement with Portugal and France under the influence of the Empire. You know, they're going to break the protocol altogether, and it's not good for them. “

Well, not the words of the Ottoman Empire. And who is it?

Who has such a strong strength to be able to do such a thing.

The members of the Intelligence Department fell silent, frowning one by one, racking their brains to speculate.

"Maybe. It was the Ottous Empire that wanted to weaken both the French and the Church. The subordinate was still a little unwilling to mention the Osmen Empire again.

In fact, it is not to blame this young man of Chinese descent that he has always thought that the Ottoman Empire planned this action.

After all, except for the Ottomans and the Imperial Ministry of Intelligence. There will be no more forces on the continent capable of carrying out such an assassination.

Since the Imperial Intelligence Department didn't do it, who else could it be?

"It makes sense, maybe it's really the Ottomans."

"It seems to be. There is no other force other than us that has such strength. ”

"Chief, it's the Ottomans who did it."

For a while, many members of the Intelligence Department who attended the meeting were inclined to put forward the young man's point of view.

However, the head of the Ministry of Intelligence still did not believe that it would be done by the Ottoman Empire.

"Could it be our own?" , the head of the intelligence department frowned slightly, and said something uncertain. When these words landed, the whole room fell silent.

Do it yourself?

Oh my God, how is this possible.

An assassination like this would not have been possible without the authorization of the superiors.

The internal rules and regulations of the Ministry of Intelligence are very strict, and no one dares to break them, right?

Because no one dares to try to sabotage and then be punished with that kind of harshness.

"I think we all overlooked one point, that is, here in Europe, in addition to us, the empire has a pawn here."

Although the head of the intelligence department is not very sure, he always feels that this matter has nothing to do with those people.

As he said this, all the members of the intelligence department in the room showed thoughtful expressions. Even, some people muttered to themselves.

Hey, if those people really did it, it's not impossible.

Who's to say it wasn't, maybe they really did it.

"Chief, are you talking about those who intercepted the sect?" , a Chinese descendant sitting beside the head asked tentatively after thinking for a while.

Tou Tou Tou "Not bad!" I think they are the only ones who have this kind of strength, so if the Ottomans rule it out, they are the only ones. “

The forces of the sect and the Ministry of Intelligence are not a systematic organization.

Although everyone is an imperial power, they belong to two organizations.

It's like what those people are going to do, and there's really no need to inform them of the intelligence department. Unless there is a need for cooperation, we will notify each other.

"So, are we going to send someone to contact each other and see how they respond?"

Since you have such a guess, you might as well ask for it.

In this way, it is also good to solve the doubts in everyone's hearts.

After all, the situation is a bit chaotic right now, and everyone is a little confused.

This is the last thing the Intelligence Department wants.

Although after a while, the Ministry of Intelligence will still know what is going on.

But, as far as the current situation is concerned. What the Ministry of Intelligence needs is timely and effective information.

The devil knows what kind of madness the French and the Church would have erupted on both sides after such an assassination.

Therefore, the Imperial Intelligence Department must grasp and understand the real information in order to feed back the effective information to the Inter-American Intelligence Headquarters and let them make arrangements.

"Yes, we should send someone to contact each other. We still owe them a favor last time, after all, they also helped us solve some troubles, didn't they? ”

The head of the intelligence department bowed his head slightly and said to everyone.

"Actually, I have already sent someone to contact the other party, but I haven't been in touch yet. It's also strange to say, it's easy to contact each other normally, but since the assassination of the church and the French. These people who belong to the sect are as difficult to grasp their whereabouts as if they have disappeared. ”

As soon as the head of the intelligence department said these words, an indescribable feeling appeared in the hearts of everyone present.

It seems that this time the matter is not good, and they really made it up as the leader said.

After all, who would suddenly become mysterious at such a critical moment?

That's a big doubt.

"Alright, that's all for the meeting. Everyone now goes back and does what they have to do, and at the same time strengthens ties with the French. Find out what the French will do next. We can give them some support when necessary. Also, send spies to the church to inquire about what the church plans next. I guess. It won't be long before new clashes begin to erupt between the two sides. “

Yes, judging by the head of the intelligence department, both sides suffered such assassinations. And a lot of people were lost in this assassination. So there will definitely be a conflict.

It's just that I don't know if the two sides will continue to assassinate and retaliate, or start a war.

Some time ago, the two sides strangely stopped exchanging fire. This incident made the Song Empire very annoyed.

After all, the Song Empire wanted frequent wars in Europe, but it did not want peace to come to the European continent.

Who knows if the ceasefire some time ago was a private affair between the two sides?

This is not in the interests of the Empire.

Well, now that this large-scale assassination of both sides has occurred, there is no room for reconciliation between the two sides.

I heard that a few counts had died on the French's side.

On the European continent, the earl is already a very high title.

Although there are also dukes, dukes are basically the same as kings.

As for the marquis, there are not many in the entire continent either.

Therefore, the aristocracy in this period, the earl was the most honorable.

So the French died a few counts, and that's no small thing.

Moreover, in a country like France, where aristocrats are important, aristocrats such as counts often hold important functional positions.

Especially in wartime, when the count can control a large army when leading his troops into battle.

The French have lost a few counts, and it can be said that it is really troublesome to find someone to fill the vacancy in the short term.

After all, you can't just find a nobleman.

You know, you have to have a nobleman with real talent and learning.

It is especially important to be loyal to the French royal family.

Therefore, the French side gritted its teeth with hatred for this assassination, and there was also a shortage of talents.

Since the French have suffered such a big loss, can they swallow this breath?

Based on the intelligence chief's dealings with the French and his knowledge of them, it is clear that the French could not have swallowed this mouthful.

Well, the French will definitely take revenge.

In the same way, the church side was attacked and lost a lot of its backbone.

In the same way, the church will not be able to swallow this breath and will take revenge.

Then, before that, the Ministry of Intelligence needs to know what kind of means the French will retaliate against, as well as information about the Church.

In this way, the empire can benefit and control the situation, right? (To be continued......)