"And then?" Swain put aside the knots in his heart for a moment and continued to ask, "That's not much evidence on that alone, is it?"

Lesson 13, however, does not require conclusive evidence. "Sometimes, doubt is enough to condemn others." ”

"It's familiar, but you should know that I can't do that with the Phil family. ”

"Is it because of your stepmother and future mother-in-law?" asked Atmis, staring into Sven's eyes, "If you're going to give me instructions, you'll have to be clear, or I'll not be able to fully understand what you mean—I've not known you long enough to know that well." ”

"No, you know enough about me. Swain raised an eyebrow, "You really know my temper to speak like that, Miss Hecate." ”

"That's an honor. Artemis said, not knowing whether he really accepted Swain's praise or was saying the same thing as Sven, "Let's get back to the matter." ”

Swain didn't speak, just glanced at Artemis a few more times.

"According to my investigation, the position and power of this Mr. Carr in our civil service seems to have come as a surprise to us. He was the same year as the Principal Permanent Secretary of the War Office at the Astrad I School, and the Principal Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Office was two years younger than him, and he was also close to the Cabinet Secretary, a doctor of law who had served in the Imperial Court in his early years, in other words, under Wood. ”

"As for some of the other civil servants in lower ranks, they are also inextricably linked to him, and if this web were to be unfolded, it would be a vast network like a spider's web, centered on the man of Karl Noe Fair. ”

Sven listened silently, his eyes gradually becoming serious, even though he now held the actual power of Deweide and the imperial government, he couldn't help but feel frightened in the face of such a huge network of relationships.

"Silent Karl...... This nickname is really ironic. He muttered to himself, "So, what about the connection between this network and Herbert's death?"

"Do you remember, when we got the news that Herbert's body had been found that day we had already been cordoned off by the police when we arrived at the scene. ”

Swain frowned.

"You mean, those cops may have vandalized the scene at that point, and the one who instructed them to do so was Karl, who had a lot of influence among the civilian officials, right?"

"As you know, the current policing system is in a very delicate situation. ”

Attemis reached out to pick up the coffee in front of her, but Swain stopped her and pushed the coffee on her side.

Atmiss was stunned, and looked at Swain in surprise, his face still reddening.

"You...... What does this mean?"

"That cup was drunk by Cesarthersor. ”

"Then you've drunk this cup too!" Atmiss pursed his lips and looked unhappy, "Am I okay if I drink the coffee you drank?"

"If you're really that thirsty. Swain called the maid and asked the servant to serve another cup of coffee.

Atmiss took a deep breath, disturbed by Swain like this, the logic of what she wanted to say just now was a little confused.

"Where did I just go? Ah, yes, the delicate situation of the police system. "Artemis tried to make himself forget what had just happened, and continued to speak," The police system, which was originally under the management of the Ministry of the Interior, was in an extremely embarrassing position after Beria's rebellion, they were not Belia's descendants, although they were subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior, but like the imperial capital garrison, His Majesty Alexander still had considerable influence on the police department, but this influence was not sufficient, so the police system was between the two princes before, as if the rope in the tug-of-war, had been pulled back and forth by both sides, and there was no way to fully invest in either side, and worse, neither side was willing to give them complete trust。 After the rebellion was put down and Beria died, His Majesty Alexander's disdain for the police system that had lost its usefulness was even more disdainful, although because of the need for the police to maintain order in the imperial capital, they were not also beaten into rebels, but they were not trusted. The current police station, almost no one wants, the Ministry of the Interior to which it belongs has been abolished, but no one can take over the Ministry of the Interior to manage the police system, at least for more than a month, the police can only receive instructions directly from the cabinet, and their funds are completely controlled by the cabinet, unlike before, which can be directly allocated by the Ministry of the Interior. ”

"Then Carl can take advantage of his position to hold the policemen's salaries and use this as a threat to force them to do their own errands?" said Smeek as Artemis thought, "but those policemen are not stupid, if Carl did this, those policemen could have directly reported it to Alexander, and with Alexander's suspicious personality at that time, once he knew about this kind of thing, he would rather kill him by mistake than let it go." ”

So, Karl used a more clever approach. Artemis pulled a sealed document from his pocket and handed it to Swain.

Sven frowned, he glanced at Artmis, then took the file bag, unwrapped the seal, and took the contents out.

"This is ......" Swain looked at Artemis in surprise, "Bank transfer history...... No, maybe it's a record of bribery...... Senior officials of the policing system?"

"After the collapse of the Ministry of the Interior, the members of the Audit Office found out that there was a problem with the personal property of the chief police officer and other senior officials of the police department, and reported it to the cabinet, and it was Karl who withheld the report in his capacity as first chief private secretary and used it as a threat to force the commissioner of police to do things for him. ”

And with Karl's network, it is not difficult to shut up the people in the audit office, and he only needs a few dinners and a meeting with a few colleagues to cover up the matter. ”、

Sven let out a sigh of relief, his hand clenching the paper firmly.

"I really underestimated them. If it was Seresi who killed Herbert, then with his previous experience in the third section of the Ministry of the Interior, it was not difficult to find this evidence, and even if he didn't find it, it could have been obtained from Herbert. And if Karl is his accomplice, then it is the integration of the intelligence of the cabinet and the Ministry of the Interior, this kind of power, it is terrible to think about, it is the basis on which His Majesty Nicholas relied on to rule the ministers and humiliate Hadrian. ”

"Proof, I've given it to you. Artemis picked up the maid's new coffee, blew on the hot air, and took a sip, "So, what are you going to do next......?"

She looked at Swain with deep meaning, and there was no longer any resignation in her eyes.

"It's a great opportunity, isn't it?" Swain also picked up his coffee, raised his glass, and greeted Atmis, "Since the Prime Minister has been replaced, it is very normal that the Prime Minister's Chief Private Secretary will be replaced with him, right?"

"But what would Wood think?" Atmis, with a calm face, posed another conundrum to Sven, "He has lost a son, can this old man afford to lose another son?"

Swain was silent.

"Why do you care so much about Wood all of a sudden?" Swain asked, "The Hecate family doesn't have much to do with the Phil family, do they?"

"Just a casual question. Artemis turned his head away.

"Then let's do this first, I don't want to startle the snake, and the matter of government affairs is not your purview. Swain put down his coffee cup and stood up, "I hope you'll be able to stay at Tiamat Palace during this time, and be responsible for some of the security duties." ”

Artemis frowned, but in the end she agreed.

"Let's do this today, you go back to Govélenburg and prepare, and for now we will try to shrink all our forces to the Tiamat Palace. ”

"And what about the archives of Karin Castle that have been moved over with great difficulty?" Artemis immediately asked.

"I moved over with us. ”

The corners of Artmis's mouth twitched.

"That's a lot of work, those files haven't even been moved yet, so you're going to let us move them to Tiamat Palace?"

"That's your business. Swain walked towards the door, as if intending to leave.

Artemis could only sigh helplessly.

"Oh, yes. Swain walked to the door, stopped abruptly, turned to Artmis, and said, "You have done very well today, please continue to work for me with this demeanor in the future, that kind of submissive little woman is really not for you." ”

Artemis was stunned, and then his face couldn't help but flush with anger.

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When Thressi left the room where Ernest was under house arrest, he still had a very big smile on his face.

He glanced over to the tall shadow.

"Did you hear that?"

The shadow snorted in a low voice, but the voice was not loud.

"I don't understand what you're talking about. ”

"Heh, forget it. Thresy shook her head and continued walking, "I'm afraid Carl's side is about to run out of hiding, isn't it?" Pete has fallen, and it's useless for him to stay in that position, inform him and let him resign as soon as possible with a reason. ”

"Is it really good to give up this hidden chess piece in this way?" Shadow's voice sounded a little questioning, "Marshal Rudolph is a soldier, he is not familiar with government affairs, and as prime minister, he still needs those civilian officials to assist him, and Karl will probably remain in office." ”

"Perhaps, but after that the cabinet is of little use, and even if Rudolph comes, this government is just a plaything in the palm of Swain's hands, and the cabinet ministers add together, and none of his words alone will work. ”

"If you look down on those cabinet ministers so much, why did you try to win over Pete and those people before?"

"Woo them?" said Seresis, smirking and turning his face to stare at the tall shadow, "Oh, my dear Hecarim, you still don't get it. I'm not trying to win them over, I'm just giving them where they need to go. ”

"Prison?" asked Hekarim Noltin, who was standing in the shadows.

"That's right, everything I can take away from them has been cleanly taken away, and since there is no use value, then why keep them?

"You're such a bad character. ”

"Hey—" Thressi's mouth grinned even higher, "thanks for the compliment." ”

"So what's next? What are you going to do?"

"It's time to use another pawn. Thresy stretched his shoulders, and there was a "clattering" sound of bones rattling at his joints.

"That man...... "Wei Ting bowed his head thoughtfully.

"Yes, remember, Hecarim, when playing chess, you must hide your strategic intentions, and the best way to disguise your strategic intentions is to ......"

The corners of Thresi's mouth seemed to be cracked, and she laughed exaggeratedly.

"There is no strategy. ”