After leaving the Black Moon and bidding farewell to Garcia, Helliga did not go straight to the Guerrilla Guild to find Arios, but went in the direction of the Crossbell News Agency.

The reason is actually very simple - compared to the intelligence network of the guerrillas, the place I am looking for this time is more professional.

As we all know, Richard no longer has the possibility of returning to the army after the coup d'état - but both Cassius and Queen Alicia are very clear about Richard's loyalty and ability. So later, the two of them came up with a compromise solution to his problem: let Richard open an ostensibly ordinary private company in the Lu'an area, serving some merchants and investment consulting and the like - but secretly, this is just a change of skin for the intelligence department and continues to operate.

Being able to get out of prison quickly is also due to Hailiga. So from then on, while the company did not sell information to anyone other than Liber, it did make a special case for Heliga to reveal some of it—a privilege that even Oliebar did not have.

The collection of information needs to be done by someone, and the communication company of the "Crossbell News Agency", which has a particularly frequent exchange of information and intelligence, is undoubtedly a very suitable transit point for the transmission of information.

Heliga went to Crossbell, although he was low-key, but he did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, which is why as soon as he arrived, "Silver" and someone else found him, and Richard, the king of Liber's intelligence department, naturally could not ignore this. Therefore, Helriga believed that with Richard's efficiency and ingenuity, he would be able to give himself what he needed without having to say it himself.

Under the guidance of an intelligence officer dressed as a reporter whom Helriga had never met, Helriga went to a small and inconspicuous room in the harbor area, where very modern telecommunications equipment was set up. After expertly turning on the device and entering the access code, Heiliga finally saw the familiar onion head on the screen.

"Should I say it's been a long time?" As soon as Heliga sat down in front of the communicator, the reporter walked away in amusement. Richard, who hadn't seen him for a long time, looked much better, and didn't have the paleness he had when he was just released from prison.

"yes...... Haven't seen Liber since you left, haven't even heard much about it. The last time I heard your name was when Estelle and Joshua came back with the little girl. ”

"Really...... They're all in Liber now. ”

"Hmm. Estelle and Joshua have fully grown into top guerrillas who can take charge of themselves. Speaking of this, Richard also had a relieved smile on his face, "As for the little girl named Ling...... Kainona and I worked a little bit and helped her make up a suitable identity, settled down, and dispelled a lot of peeping thoughts. ”

"Yes. That's good. Hope to have the opportunity to meet them. Having said that, considering the existence of Cassius's guy, these two people don't have to think about being able to get a visa for the Empire. Heiliga smiled bitterly, "Speaking of which, your own vision is also accurate." I've only gotten to Crossbell on the front foot, and you've already got everything in place on the back foot. ”

"The new hero of the empire, who has just become famous, deliberately took leave from school to come to the imperial capital at this time, if he didn't have a special task, it would be inevitable to shoot all the "chess pieces" he had buried back then. I'm right. "Richard at this moment is a bit like he was in the intelligence department back then, and that calmness is the real him.

"Yes, it is precisely because of this that I did not deliberately hide my whereabouts." After the pleasantries, Heliga also knew that it was time to talk about business, after all, this is just a private place for information transmission, and staying here for too long is bound to attract attention, "Frankly speaking, the current situation within the empire can be said to be quite grim. ”

"I understand." Richard said.

"I'm already mobilizing all the power at my disposal. Now it seems that to be able to come this far, the tone component is still quite large. Heiliga was referring to the money that Ling had left for herself before she left - a considerable part of the principal that had been thrown to the "Black Moon" was given by Ling, "But since there is this condition, you must make good use of it." You should also know by now that the terrorists currently rising in the empire are targeting the "Iron Prime Minister" Gillias Osborne. Although there is no actual evidence at the moment, judging by the number of those terrorists, their equipment, and the plan of the attack that was so well prepared...... If they don't have the support of the financiers behind them, it is impossible anyway. ”

"In other words, is it the aristocracy or the Republic?" Richard guessed.

"It is unlikely to be a republic. Locksmith is still overwhelmed by the spread of nationalism at home, and he should not have enough resources to plant such a bombshell within the empire. Because it seems that even the Empire's intelligence bureau did not anticipate it in the first place, which means that they may have been preparing for this plan for a long, long time - the Republic should not have the patience to do so. ”

"That's the aristocratic faction...... I see. The "Four Famous Families" have already begun to target the core figures of the reformers. "How clever Richard is, as soon as Helika's words were finished, he understood the deep meaning of his words, "It seems that the contradictions within the empire will soon inevitably be resolved by force." ”

"Hmm. To be honest, I think there is a high probability that a direct conflict will break out within this year. His Highness Oliebat should have thought the same way. It just so happened that during this time, I was able to make reasonable use of the privilege of the school system and rules to go out, and it happened to avoid attracting attention again. ”

"I see...... It is true that my position and that of Liber are completely outside of the conflict within the Empire, but in the current international situation, the situation within the Empire undoubtedly affects all aspects of Liberal. From that point of view, we'll also be watching for the rest of the story. ”

"In the Empire, my chess pieces have been laid and ready to go, so you don't need to worry too much. But because my strategy tends to be conservative, I may need a little extra help when it comes to intelligence gathering. ”

“…… I will consult with Her Majesty the Queen and General Cassius on this matter. Richard frowned and thought for a moment, "But I don't think it's a big problem. The two of them are also very grateful to you, and should be able to open up all secondary information except when it comes to our top-secret information. I believe it will help you as well. ”