After thinking about it, Nicholas II could only sigh lightly in his heart.

Some things are not subject to human will, but can only be taken by nature.

He slowly opened his eyes, took a light breath, and then slowly exhaled it, his heart seemed to have calmed down, and the Lingtai was more clear, and then he only listened: "It is estimated that how long will it take for this matter to be closed?" ”

If this matter is delayed for a long time, it will only bring more uncertainties, and the sooner the conclusion is reached, the sooner everyone will be reassured.

Hearing the Tsar's question, Lebezovsky couldn't help but be stunned, he really couldn't answer this question, this case is complicated, and the people involved have special identities, if you want to solve the case as soon as possible, it is not easy.

According to his estimates, if you check step by step, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have a result in a year and a half, but if you are lucky, you will be able to solve the problem within a month.

But there is such a thing as luck, how can there be an accurate one.

However, Lebezovsky could not ignore the expectations of the tsar, so he could only try.

"The minister will do his best to solve this case as soon as possible." Lebezovsky bears the weight of the matter.

Sticking a knife for his friend, he is willing.

It is incumbent upon him to be loyal to the Tsar.

Besides, he and the tsar are not young, maybe one day they will be gone, if this matter is done, it should be regarded as doing his best for his master before driving the crane to the west, it can be regarded as the way of a man and a friend.

"Okay, I believe you, in this world, I'm afraid you are the only one who will not disappoint me." Nicholas II nodded, sighing.

The two monarchs and ministers have been dependent on each other for so many years. has gone through countless ups and downs, among which the cold and warmth are only the clearest in the hearts of the two people, and although the two are called monarchs and ministers, they are actually confidants, and they are in a word with each other. With one look, the two of them can already comprehend each other's thoughts and expectations.

And things have developed to this point, and Lebezovsky has to fight even harder.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, within a month, there will be results." Lebezovsky gritted his teeth and said in an extremely firm tone.

He was going to let go, and he was going to do his best for the old tsar.

However, the case was solved within a month. It really depends on luck.

"Okay, it's not my good brother, this tiger brother, father and son soldiers, it still depends on your own brother at a critical time." Nicholas II smiled with satisfaction.

Regardless of whether Lebezovsky can really solve the case in a month, but for the tsar, it is enough to have these words.

The tsar was really pleased. Lebezovsky did not disappoint him, and he was happy to have a brother like Lebezovsky. In this life, in this life, and perhaps forever, he will be a brother to Lebezovsky.

Nicholas II was so emotional.

Although Lebezovsky was cautious and easily kept many words out of his mouth, how could he not understand the mood of the tsar, he knew too well what the tsar was thinking. When it comes to confidants, there is no one else who can say this except the Tsar.

And the words have come to this, both of them understand by heart, and everything is at ease.

And. From this conversation, Lebezovsky also came to a conclusion, that is, the tsar will not tolerate this matter, and no matter who the last main messenger is, he will definitely deal with it seriously.

In this way, the old prime minister will have no worries, the most important thing in handling a big case and handling an important case is to have the courage to make a decision on the spot, and with this kind of courage, then we can grasp the priorities in the process of handling the case, and only then can we make moves according to the actual situation, and no longer have to worry about causing the displeasure of the tsar, so it will bring about any unfavorable factors that affect the overall situation.

As soon as the worries were gone, Lebezovsky would no longer be afraid, which was very beneficial to solving the case.

Therefore, it is not nonsense to solve the case within a month.

After a little chat with the Tsar, Lebezovsky took his leave, and he had to hurry up to solve the case, which was still a lot of work, but there was not much time left for him.

After rushing back to the Prime Minister's Office, Lebezovsky immediately summoned relevant people and others to discuss the case, and made detailed arrangements for the next action.

Next, he will still focus on Schikov, intending to find a breakthrough from him first, and then follow the vine, peel off the cocoon, and close the case.

There is no doubt that Schikov is very suspicious, and this is an indisputable fact.

To tell the truth, Lebezovsky once doubted his eyes, how could Schikov have anything to do with this case, how could he, a military minister, and a member of Zhukov's line, do something unfavorable to Zhukov.

However, it wasn't until he discovered something that he was sure that things weren't what he had imagined, and he had to lament that the relationship was indeed too complicated.

Through investigation, he found that Schikov did not stand on Zhukov's side like other military generals, on the contrary, his attitude was quite vague, and no matter what kind of co-optation methods Zhukov adopted, Schikov was still in harmony with the mud and was unmoved.

In short, Schikov's relationship with Zhukov was not as close as others thought.

And this, on the other hand, proves that there is no community of interests between Schikov and Zhukov, in this case, no matter what Schikov does, he does not need to take Zhukov's interests into account, but as long as it is beneficial to himself, he can do it.

However, if this fact is true, it is not surprising that Schikov did something unsightly against Zhukov.

Based on this fact, and then reasoning backwards, if Schikov has something to do with this case, or to put it bluntly, if something happens to Zhukov, what can Schikov get or what kind of benefits can he get from it, he is now the commander of the Western Military District, which can be described as a high authority, no matter how high, then it can only be the commander-in-chief of the military, and the post of commander-in-chief nominally belongs to the tsar, it is impossible for Schikov not to know this.

Then the question arises, what is Schikov asking for?

Based on his own knowledge of Schikov and his investigation of it during this time, Lebezovsky found that Schikov was just a peacemaker who liked to be peaceful, and that everything he did was for self-preservation, not for the purpose of participating in any group struggle.

And how could such a person be involved in such a fight, but his intuition told him that there was something wrong with this Schikov.

But where the problem is, Lebezovsky couldn't figure it out.

And in order to get a positive picture of the situation, Lebezovsky paid a courtesy visit to Schikov.

The visit took place in the General's Palace in Schikov.

As for this visit, Schikov did not think that the old prime minister did it on a whim, he estimated that the old prime minister must have come for something, and the purpose of his visit has already been made clear on paper, obviously for the Zhukov case.

And Schikov admitted that he had nothing to do with the case, so he also admitted it frankly.

After welcoming the old prime minister into the house, and then sitting down the guests, Schikov asked the prime minister straight to the point.

He doesn't think that the prime minister is idle and has nothing to do, and he is looking for him to be poor.

"I heard that His Majesty has specially approved the Prime Minister to recuperate at home, how can I have time to come to the Humble House today?" Schikov was very polite and authentic.

He had no personal relationship with the Prime Minister, but now he suddenly came to the door and offered his hospitality without anything, which can be imagined.

"Ha, ha, General Schi, I did come today for one thing." The old prime minister did not shy away from the question and went straight to the point.

Everyone knows a lot of things, so why not open the skylight and say something.

And what is there that should not be said in the open?

"What's going on?" Schikov arched.

He just asked, and even if he didn't, Lebezovsky would take the initiative to explain his intentions.

"I'm here for what the general said about pocket watches last time." Lebezovsky said calmly.

The person who asked was direct, and the person who answered was unambiguous.

This is a righteous and bright conversation.

"Oh, pocket watch, what's wrong with the pocket watch, is there a problem with the information I provided, I didn't say anything, I just said that I seemed to have seen that kind of pocket watch in Belinsky, and I didn't say that it must be that piece, I wonder if the Prime Minister has confirmed it." Schikov said unhurriedly.

His words have a more anti-customer-oriented flavor in them.

When Lebezovsky heard this, he just smiled and said, "General Schi, I didn't say anything, are you thinking too much." ”

These words were meaningful, and made Schikov stunned.

Only then did Schikov realize that he had indeed spoken a little more today, and he suddenly let himself fall into passivity, and this was like covering his ears and stealing the bell, which made Lebezovsky, an old fox, catch his speech problem at once.

And after losing the first move, Schikov's mind turned sharply and he urgently thought of countermeasures.

Schikov's mistake was utter passivity, and he felt that whatever he said at this time was an attempt to cover up, and it seemed to be explaining the previous sentence, which made it even more unreasonable to hear.

Schikov felt that he had just been a little impulsive.

Fuck, I don't do this very often, it's a little uncomfortable, Schikov thought.

"Listen to the Prime Minister." Schikov was a little apprehensive.

At this point, it is useless to say more, at this time there is no trick to win, let's see what Lebezovsky has to say.

There is no way to do this, Schikov knows that as soon as the old prime minister comes today, he wants to clear his suspicions, and he is afraid that it will take a lot of trouble. (To be continued......)