Chapter 279: The Past [1]
When talking about the person of Kersma, Memnon's eyes shrank slightly, and he had only been afraid of two people in his life. The first one was Mr. Kersma, the fear that went deep into the marrow, at that time they were not called the Forward Party, nor were they called the Revolutionary Army, they had a terrifying and romantic name, called the Dawn of Blood. This is a small organization of young people who can't stand the stupidity of the aristocracy ruling the world, with the goal of overthrowing the rule of the aristocracy and ushering in a new world.
The road was destined to be full of bumps and bloodshed, and at that time Lady Ness proposed the name of the organization for the Scarlet Dawn.
At that time, Scarlet Dawn was defined as an anti-social terrorist organization, they put everyone in danger through assassination, incitement, uprising, etc., and in six years, at least twenty nobles with territories died at the hands of Scarlet Dawn. At that time, they were still a group of enthusiastic young people, and they did not understand that it took more than force to change the world.
In the eyes of the peasants, Mr. Kersma never showed any uncontrolled emotions, he always kept a straight face and did not show his inner emotions, whether it was when he was killing people, or when he was saving the slaves who had been abused by the nobles, he had no obvious expression. He is like a puppet, operating precisely, not swayed by emotions, always so sane. He once said that when we are not friends, we are enemies!
This statement frightened many people, for Mr. Kersma did not have many friends, and he did, giving a sense of his attitude towards his enemies through death and blood.
Everyone in Scarlet Dawn fears him and respects him at the same time, he is the banner of the entire organization, the leader, the core!
The second person who made Memnon feel terrified was the woman named Anna.
At the end of the Scarlet Dawn, the organization was often hit hard for some reason, which also made people realize that there might be people from the nobility who had infiltrated the organization. Just as Mr. Kersma was about to purge the Order and find the spies, Walter and his entire family were arrested and publicly executed. Walter was the camp leader, and many of the members of the group were his "apprentices", and everyone suggested rescuing his family, and Mr. Kersma agreed to the request and planned a thorough course of action.
But what caught people off guard was that the woman named Anna, Walt's wife, was actually a spy of the empire who broke into the organization. She killed their child, who was less than two years old, and killed his parents in front of Walt, hoping to get the real names of important members of the organization, as well as family information, from Walt's mouth. Walter watched his loved ones die in front of him, but he clenched his teeth and didn't say a word, his gums cracked under the tremendous pressure, and he was bleeding profusely.
Just as the angry members of the group were about to attack Anna and the Imperial agents, Mr. Kersma noticed that the crowd of onlookers around him would have a small white flower in the most conspicuous place. He immediately realized that this was a huge trap and immediately shot Anna, and a riot broke out, and a bloody battle sang the last poignant movement of the bloody dawn!
Memnon stabbed himself in the arm, wet his face with blood, and then lay on the ground to escape. Afterwards, Bloody Dawn suffered heavy losses due to this ambush, and almost all important people were killed in the "catastrophe", and the organization collapsed.
Mr. Kersma and a few of his old subordinates found a place to live in seclusion, and the others lived a peaceful life, except for Memnon.
He has tasted the taste of power, how can he be willing to be a businessman in peace?
He tried to organize some people again, and in the name of the "revolutionary army", he took advantage of the crushing victory in the Great Patriotic War to launch an uprising, in an attempt to bring down the empire at its weakest moment. But he failed, no matter how weak the empire is, it is not something that these thousands of people can shake, there is no doubt about defeat. At the same time, the New Party took advantage of the attack of the revolutionary army to exert its strength from both the military and political circles, and when the main force moved south to suppress the uprising of the revolutionary army, it implemented a long-planned coup plan, forcing the imperial family to recognize the status of the new party, and agreed to set up a cabinet to completely replace the emperor in handling state affairs!
It was only after that defeat that Memnon realized that the original "rebellion" could still be played like this, and after many years, he finally made a comeback, taking three cities in one fell swoop, and becoming the leader of the third largest party in the empire.
This is his time, and he is extremely convinced of it!
The reason why the butler wrote to invite Mr. Kersma to him was actually a superficial overture, a fear that he himself did not want to admit that prompted him to do so. He was terrified that Mr. Kersma would come, and even afraid to see him, even though he did not admit it.
"Mr. Kersma refused our request, and there was only one word in his reply - Get out!", the butler grinned, the corners of his mouth lifted up and put it back. He wanted to laugh, but he didn't laugh in the end, but he was still very happy inside. He is also a former follower of Mr. Kersma and believes that they can make a difference in the world.
In fact, it is not surprising that the steward follows Memnon, and in the absence of a very strong leader who can convince the public, everyone's thoughts will be expressed in their own way, rather than implementing the will of one person. This is doomed to disagreement and conflict, and it is not surprising that some people think that Memnon made the right choice, while others think that Shapke is right.
Memnon breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "He's still the same, concise and powerful, and though it's not a good word, it's still kind when it comes out of Mr. Kersma's mouth. Memnon was really relieved, and someone suggested that if everyone could not agree on the same opinion, he would ask the "old chief" to come out and make a decision for everyone. Let the group go and invite Mr. Kersma, maybe Mr. Kersma will actually come here.
But when he went to ask, Mr. Kersma probably wouldn't come, because he didn't like himself.
Memnon knew this well, and from the time he had cheated the old animals and sold them to Mr. Kersma, he had not liked himself. At one point, he thought it was Mr. Kersma's bias, but now he had to admit that prejudice sometimes did good.
After letting the housekeeper leave, Mennon walked to the couch and lay down, he liked to nest in this place smaller than the bed, which would provide him with more security. He hadn't slept in his bed for a long time, mostly in his study.
In a daze, he sighed, hoping that his plan would not be affected!
Mr. Kersma, feared by the leader of the party, had rushed to Ordo, including a hunchbacked old fellow and his two stupid sons. It only took half a day for them to use the money given by Doolin to find a suitable house at Alyssa's house and where she now works. Again, it only took half a day for them to discover that someone was spying on Alyssa.
Mr. Kersma sat in the room, and instead of wearing canvas suspenders, he had changed into a clean formal suit, with a round hat, angular like a knife, and a face full of traces of age. He crossed his legs, and on his index finger carried a silver ring that he had never worn in the country, which had been given to him by a woman named Eliko, who had died in the catastrophe.
His thumb rubbed the silver ring, which had a slightly blackened inscription written in Guert script to the effect that "when you fall in love with someone, that person is your world".
"How many people?", the two words spat out from his slightly open lips, and everyone in the room was shaken.
"Sir, there are five of them. Martin, who was promoted to captain of the seven-man squad by Mr. Kersma.
Mr. Kersma threw a cigarette to Martin, and the whole person did not move except for his arm, "Bring people back alive, and if they can't be brought back, they will be interrogated directly, find out who they are and deal with them, and try not to alarm others." โ
Martin said yes and left with his own people, and the hunchbacked little old man touched his gray beard and asked with a smile, "Leader, arrange something for my children, so that they can finally enter the city once, and let them see the world." โ
Kersma pursed her lips, "Familiarize yourself with Alyssa's usual route of going out, and protect her up close." โ
At this time, in addition to Mr. Kersma's arrival in Ordo, Dรผrin's people were also in Ordo, but his target was not Alyssa, but the young man named Dave.
After returning to Ordo, Dave's attitude towards Alyssa has obviously changed, and he doesn't know how to face Alyssa, as well as himself. If Alyssa had forgotten and hadn't seen the man again, Dave would have been okay with that. But when Illian met the man, he found that Alyssa had never forgotten the other party, which made him a little apprehensive, and a little awkward.
He doesn't care about being a pick-up man, what he cares about is that this plate is still green.
On this day, he finished work listlessly and did not go home directly, but chose to go to the bar to get himself drunk. Ordo is also strictly enforcing prohibition, but there are always some bars that are licensed and will sell slightly higher alcohol content. He selectively forgot what Alyssa told him, telling him to try not to stay outside lately and go home as soon as possible after work.
He just wants to get himself drunk now.