Chapter Ninety-Three: The Misfortune of the Red Windmill
Through the secret passage, Herbert returned to his carriage, and he kept thinking about what Beria meant by "going on with your own thing". The most important thing at the moment is naturally Manfred's side, and he has already found an opportunity for Manfred to enter Tiamat Palace once tomorrow. However, this was the most important thing for Beria, not for Herbert.
Swain knew the identity of the director of Herbert's Bureau of Investigation, and Herbert still did not know how Swain knew his identity, and how many people knew his identity like Baron Deniz. Now that Swain is in the hands of Beria, Herbert does not feel that he is safe, but he feels very worried, once Beria forces Sven and makes him want to break the net, then not only Herbert's secret identity may be revealed, but even Beria may be ready to unload the mill and kill the donkey.
Herbert had worked under Beria for so many years and knew a lot about the character of his boss. Beria is synonymous with ruthlessness, he can do it to his father without hesitation, and even so many of his illegitimate children outside, he doesn't mind using them as tools - over the years, Herbert has helped Beria deal with countless mistresses and illegitimate children.
How could such a person who could ignore even family affection care about his subordinates? Herbert was able to gain Beria's trust because he was useful to Beria, but when the time came, Beria would never mind abandoning Herbert. From his first days under Beria, Herbert knew that in order to keep his position, he had to prove his worth, and he took great care to use his power against his opponents in the position of Director of the Investigation Bureau, as Beria did in the position of Minister of the Interior.
Now the biggest threat to Herbert is the new star of the Ministry of the Interior, Seresi in the third lesson, he has noticed Beria's recent reuse of this person, especially Seresi suddenly caught Swain, which makes Herbert have to worry about whether Beria plans to let Seressi replace him.
Herbert was an ambitious and decisive man, and the more he got to this point, the more fierce he became. He put aside his inner thoughts for a moment, and let the coachman drive the carriage to the Triumphal Boulevard.
The sun is shining in the imperial capital in mid-April, and the scorching sun makes people a little sleepy, because the temperature is not very high, hiding in the house, such weather is quite comfortable, and when it comes to summer, then this kind of sun will only bake people who don't want to do anything, but the heat wave on the street is enough to scare people out of the house.
Therefore, there are not many people on the streets of Deweide now, but the shops on both sides of Triumph Avenue are full of customers, and in such weather, staying in a café or cold drink shop, enjoying a cool and sweet drink, moistening your throat and basking in the sun, this is really the most comfortable life.
The same is true of the Red Pinwheel Cafe, where the outdoor seats are filled with guests, with parasols to block the direct sunlight, and the desserts and drinks that Red Pinwheel is famous for are indeed a treat.
Herbert came to the top floor of the Grand Theater of Faustus, where there was no opera to be seen, but the wide view helped him to better see the situation on the Triumphal Boulevard. He had a telescope in his hand, and with the help of the lenses he could clearly see the Red Pinwheel Cafe, and he could see the faces of the customers on the tables and chairs outside, but because the light inside the hall was so dim, he couldn't see the inside very well.
The fact that a group of gang members were preparing to sabotage the café was just an improvised excuse for him to give himself a reason to meet Beria. Of course, since the news has been told to Beria, then naturally there can be no movement, Herbert has long been ready, for him, this is an opportunity to calculate.
The man in black who had met Herbert in the bar before walked up to Herbert, he bowed his waist and looked very respectful.
"Director, I've prepared the gangs we secretly control, but because this operation is too hasty, it may ......"
Herbert raised his hand and motioned for his men to say no more.
"Do those people know that we instructed them?"
"Except for the leader, no one else knows, they just think it's the leader's dictatorship. ”
Herbert nodded, so that he had nothing to worry about. "After that, it's the same as before, and everything is taken care of. ”
"Yes, rest assured, we'll take care of everything. The man in black said with a huff in his waist, this kind of thing has not been done once or twice by the Investigation Bureau, and they are all familiar with it.
"Let's get started, try to be as fast as you can, don't give people a chance to react. Herbert indifferently watched the flow of people coming and going on the Triumph Boulevard, he didn't care how many casualties the next action would cause, as long as the goal could be achieved, he would do whatever it wanted, this is the consistent style of the Ministry of the Interior, especially in Beria and Herbert.
"Yes. The man in black immediately walked down and went to direct the operation.
Although the time was tight, Herbert was well arranged, he had just reported the incident to Beria, so the next accident would happen immediately, and it was not his dereliction of duty, Herbert could have said to Beria that it was because he had too many things to deal with now that he didn't have time to react, and with the importance that Beria attached to the red windmill, he might not blame Herbert too much for this - for Beria, the things in Herbert's hands were much more important than a red windmill now.
A mob of men dressed in various costumes and masked faces, armed with weapons of all kinds, poured onto the Triumphal Boulevard, and the passers-by could not help but look at the group in amazement, while carefully avoiding the guys in their hands. Such a situation may occur from time to time in some gray corners of the imperial capital, such as Kinness River Street, but it is still rare to see this in Triumph Avenue, the street that symbolizes the gateway to the imperial capital.
When the police on duty on Triumph Avenue saw this, they immediately rushed over, and while organizing people to stop the rioters, they quickly sent people to the nearest police station to ask for help. Since the attack on the imperial capital of Pritown, the security of Deweide has been chaotic a lot, and the police force has been a little surprised for a while, after all, the imperial capital garrison is still in Pritown to help Marshal Rudolph control the order of Nanterre, which has just been captured, so the control of these gang members by the Imperial Capital Police Department is also much weaker.
The sheriff in charge of the street organized the police to fence off the gangsters. The sheriff shouted loudly behind the human wall, trying to repel the other party, and in his opinion, this staggering number of gang members should just take advantage of the temporary weakness of the imperial capital. They don't have the courage to take advantage of the opportunity to fight rival gangs head-on, as can be seen from the fact that they all wear face toils.
Those ordinary little minions really think so, they received an order from the boss to come to trouble the Red Windmill Cafe, although they don't know why they need so many people to deal with a small café, but they don't care so much, as long as they have enough money to take, they can cut whoever they want.
Facing the human wall organized by the police, the gangsters who were squeezed to the front still couldn't help but feel a little worried, how to say that the police are the natural enemies of these people, even if the number of people is much more than the police, but if they really want to match, they still don't dare to really do it.
However, their leader did not have these fears, he got the promise of the man in black, as long as he did this well, he could get a large sum of money and fly away, whether he ran to the south or abroad, the Ministry of the Interior would help him arrange a new identity and a new life. Such conditions are naturally very tempting for him, an unknown person who wanders on the streets, of course, because he has been wandering for a long time, so he is also quite vigilant, knowing that those people from the Ministry of the Interior are very likely to cross the river and tear down the bridge, but he has no choice, after all, the other party is the Ministry of the Interior, how can he have the ability to compete with a small role. In a mood of half helplessness and expectation, he used the money given to him by the man in black to gather people as much as possible, wanting to complete this task and then fly away.
Because he knew that the Ministry of the Interior was behind him, the leader was not afraid of these policemen at all, and he drove his subordinates to attack the human wall of the police organization head-on, and also gave a high reward. Driven by money, these outlaws are red-eyed, they are the ones who can eat prison for the money to scapegoat the boss, and now their bosses have given such rewards, what can't they do?
The thugs suddenly launched a burst of charge, and the unprepared policemen were immediately pushed into formation by the flow of people, although the onslaught of these thugs was far worse than the charge of the legions like the Munster army, but these policemen were not regular troops, and they were quickly defeated by the numerical superiority of the opposing side, and the sheriff was also carried by the crowd, constantly retreating, and his voice was completely drowned out by the shouts of the policemen and the thugs.
After rushing the police, these outlaws no longer had any way to stop them, and the crowd on the street quickly scattered when they saw the scene of the confrontation between the rioters and the police.
The shops on both sides of Triumph Avenue were unlucky, people could walk, but the shops couldn't, and they could only watch as the thugs rushed over and stretched out their hands to the contents of their shops.
Originally, Herbert's plan was to have the gangsters attack the Red Pinwheels, but in order to look more like the same thing, he allowed them to loot on Triumph Boulevard, making things look like a riot. The leader controlled by the Investigation Bureau barely completed this task, and the robbery of the store was overdone, but the goal of focusing on attacking the Red Pinwheel could only depend on how much his subordinates listened to him, the boss.
Obviously, the prestige of this leading boss is built by the money given to him by the Investigation Bureau, and his subordinates obey the orders of the money, but they don't care so much about him as a boss. These gangsters are only interested in looting valuable shops, and they barely even bother with cafes or anything.
Fortunately, the man in black had long expected this to happen, and he secretly sent some of his subordinates to dress up as gang members, rushed into the red windmill, and directly set a fire, and those clerks who were stranded in the store were all locked in the store, allowing them to cry, these indifferent "gang members" did not have any sympathy, and watched the innocent clerks being engulfed in flames.
Naturally, the fire did not just burn the Red Windmill family, because it was a sunny day, and the triumphal avenue made of steel and concrete was already dry, and the fire spread quickly, and almost a row of blocks was submerged in the fire. Herbert stood on the top floor of the Grand Theater of Fostous, watching the fire mercilessly devour people's names, without any emotion on his face. He did all this to obliterate the evidence, and then save himself, that's all.