Chapter 83: Work
This is Clarence's strategy, they don't have a detailed plan, and now they are separated, if you don't want to fall into the control of the other party, then the best way is to take the lead by yourself, Clarence does not deliberately want to argue, but if you don't firmly control the dominance of the words in your own hands, it is very likely to fall into the trap of the other party: "Lord Brody, what do you mean by this?" You mean to say, are we lazy on this matter? ”
"Lazy? I don't understand what that word means, as long as you can complete the task within the allotted time, I don't care how the time is arranged, that's my principle, at least from the current situation, you don't do your task well, do you have anything to argue with this? ”
It is really worthy of being a veteran who once fought under the command of Gavin I, and only people like them dare to talk to the members of Radiance like this in the current situation, although he was taught a lesson, but this is exactly what Clarence wants to see, he deliberately lowered his head and was silent for a while, and then finally slowly raised his head and whispered: "I have nothing to deny, this is indeed a mistake in our Radiance in planning and action, and your accusation is not wrong." ”
Clarence made a very interesting psychological bet, no matter what kind of person it is, it is difficult to avoid such a mentality: when facing juniors younger than their own grade, it is difficult for them to be able to treat them with an equal mentality, in any case, he *a* read* small* said that YBDU always want to subconsciously deny and correct some of their practices, whether this practice is right or wrong, and for these elders, a junior who is willing to accept their correction is undoubtedly very favorable, And Clarence's purpose is to use this mentality to gain Brody's trust to the greatest extent.
"Hmm...... I'm not blaming you, the glorious mission was not this kind of thing in the first place, not to mention that you are also short of manpower, by the way, you didn't answer my question just now, what did Your Majesty send you here to know? ”
When he heard such an answer and Brody nodded slightly, the corners of Clarence's mouth showed an imperceptible sneer, and he immediately made a serious look, and said solemnly to Brody: "The first point I have already said is that this matter is not a trivial matter, and His Majesty the King hopes to get more and more comprehensive information, because ......"
Speaking of this, Clarence paused deliberately, and at the same time leaned into Brody's ear and said: "Because this incident is enough to prove the existence of spies, Your Majesty thinks that the general may not mention the real points in the report because of this, so he will send me here to listen to your report in person." ”
"Hmm...... Go on. Brody nodded thoughtfully, but didn't say anything.
"That's the first point, then the second point, those spies have been escorted here and held for a while, and His Majesty wants to know if there is any progress in the investigation of these people, and finally, of course, I hope to find out the traitor from before, and that's what I'm here for."
After listening to Clarence's account, Brody didn't answer immediately, he just stroked his stubble chin as if thinking about something, and after a while, he finally sat up straight and whispered, "Regarding the first point you said, I did not write something in that report, not because I was worried about having a Noxian spy, but because I ......"
With that, Brody stood up and walked aside, took a document from the filing cabinet and threw it in front of Clarence, he picked it up and looked at it, and the photo on the first page immediately made him understand something - this was Phyllis's file.
"This little girl is the traitor, and we should have sent more men to hunt her down and her accomplices, but for some reason, we can't."
"Why?" As he said, according to the information collected by Mussel in the past few days, after the killing of the radiant member, there was no change in the streets of Demacia at all, there was no bounty notice, and there were no additional guards, the whole thing was simply described as a drill to deal with a crisis situation, why was Demacia so calm? Clarence also wanted to know.
"Look at her file."
There was nothing special about this file, it just recorded some basic information about Phyllis and some records of her service in the army, and as Clarence was flipping through it, Brody walked up to him and pointed to one of the lines and said, "Do you know the details of that incident?" “
"No, I was in charge of a lot of work before, so I didn't know about it, please tell me more."
"Really? Well, according to the memories of the soldiers present at the time, there was only a strange medical magician who came here at that time, which means that this spy named Phyllis did come to the town hall alone, and according to the reports of several medical mages present at the time, the impact of spiritual magic was also transmitted from the basement at the earliest, and I am sure that none of the people there at that time would use spiritual magic, so the remaining options are very simple, the only person who used spiritual magic at that time could be Phyllis himself. “
"Do spies use psychic magic? There's nothing strange about that, you...... Wait, her file says she won't use any magic, what's going on? “
Clarence had known this kind of thing for a long time, but under his excellent acting skills, Brody had no doubts: "This is what I find strange, this file cannot be wrong, but this contradicts the testimony received, who is lying in it?" “
"Will it ...... Who are they? “
The people Clarence was referring to apparitions, and this was the opportunity he had always dreamed of, and Brody had noticed the contradictions, and if he provoked them a little, the suspicions and contradictions between the two would soon ......
"Those people? Who do you mean? “
"Huh? Don't you know? The ones we have to guard against......"
"What do you want to be prepared for? All those who pose a threat to the Light Shield family are the ones you have to guard against, what exactly are you talking about? “
Brody didn't have any reason to lie, didn't he know the Phantom existed? These people do a really good job of secrecy...... Clarence knew that it would be useless to go on, so he immediately changed the subject: "It's nothing...... It's just a few things that come to mind, so what do you think about this little girl who can't use magic? “
"Views? Of course...... It's just that my guess is a bit bold," Brody paused, looked Clarence in the eye, and continued, "I don't think either side is lying, but this so-called Phyllis is not hers, and we have all been deceived by appearances. “
"What?" Knowing what the real situation was, Clarence couldn't help but laugh a little when he heard such speculation, and he continued to pretend to be very interested, wanting to hear the analysis of such a general.
"This is just my speculation: after being caught, the real Fellis has already rescued Demacia, and the one who was captured was actually a Noxian assassin who was used as a stand-in, she used it to create a gap for Felise herself to escape, and her own strength was enough to get out without pressure, if there were no people from you at the time, she could indeed do this, if this guess is not wrong, then the Noxians must have been quite aware of our current complicated situation."
Bold but not wildly speculative, Brody's judgment was the most plausible to what he knew, and it was the last thing Clarence wanted to see: "So, that's why you didn't do much?" “
"That's right," Brody nodded, "If my guess is correct, Phyllis may have told the Noxians about the current mess in Demaciane at this time, and the spy can't be unaware of the investigation of the members of the council, and if we make any incorrect actions at this time, the Noxians will immediately seize this opportunity to stir up a dispute, and I will definitely not let this matter happen in the area under my jurisdiction." “
Very good, his reasons are very strong and powerful, Clarence can't argue at all, not only that, Brody doesn't know about the existence of the phantom at all, and he can't try to provoke a war between the two, and now, Clarence is standing in the military base of Demacia, and the person standing in front of him is the real General Demacia, as long as he shows any inappropriate behavior, the other party will immediately detect it, no matter how much Clarence wants to let go, reason has already told him that it's time to stop, he has no hesitation, Nodding rather simply, he focused on Phyllis's mission instead: "I agree with you, but in that case, we need to make the right choice, and since we can't make too obvious moves, then the rest of the way, which is the second point I said, right?" “
"That's true, but we can't do anything against these spies until there's enough evidence, and now, the investigation into their previous mission is ongoing, and I haven't gotten any reports of suspected traitors, so ......"
"You don't have to worry about that, this is one of the reasons why His Majesty has sent me here, I am confident that I can find the spy lurking in it, please inform my two men, our work is about to begin."
"Two of your men?"
Brody seemed a little surprised to see Clarence's confident appearance, but the surprise was fleeting, he looked at the junior in front of him, he didn't know what he was thinking, but in the end, he didn't ask much, pushed open the door and led Clarence to the place where the spies were being held.