Chapter 34: Choose one of the two
Dussand's words are heavy, but there really isn't any moisture here. After such a big thing happens, Newsal will surely usher in a bloody storm.
If Dussander had not intervened and had found evidence that Mr. Marquis had been framed, the Newsal Heraldic Administration would have no reason to doubt the information sent by Orin.
After believing that the information is true, the secret guard who is still in Newsar will be wiped out in a short time - Aika, who is killed by the director, will do his best to protect the fortune as if he is crazy. All members of the Secret Guard who have been found by the Heraldic Administration will be apprehended, killed on the spot, or simply assassinated.
That's what intelligence is all about – if you retaliate, you have to do it through and through, without mercy.
Dussander wanted to protect as many guards as possible, partly because he did believe that the cause of the Marquis's death was deliberate, and that these guards did not deserve death. On the other hand, it's because these guards are so useful.
Morse was just one of Mr. Marquis's many secret guards, and not the most important one. But he still has an extremely high level of "professionalism".
What about the other Secret Guards? How could they be a bunch of mediocre people who were able to defeat the zealous party of the duke's armed forces with the resources of the marquis?
The Dark Guard has a high use value, even if it is only co-opted as a force to combat corruption and sabotage...... Dussand also believed that they were able to renew the bureaucracy of the entire Newsal colony.
The death of such a force at the hands of the Heraldic Administration for unwarranted reasons is really too unjust and wasteful. What's more, in the process of cleaning up the Secret Guard, the Newsar Heraldic Administration will definitely be damaged - no matter how you think about it, it's a loss.
And one more thing is important.
If, in case, Monsieur Marquis really went mad and planned such a shocking murder in Orin...... Dussaint must ensure that the purge and massacre of the Secret Guard will not involve himself or Andronie.
So, Dussander branched out the red-clad postmen first. He had to drive himself to Morse, who was the "negotiator" between the Dark Guard and Andronie, as well as his teacher. If Morse is arrested, Dusand and Androni are sure to get in a bunch of trouble.
At Dussand's insistence, Todd and Tom did not go with the car. Driving in the dark night and rain, Dussand's mind was filled with questions about whether Morse should be protected or let him escape...... Or simply kill people.
Thinking about what he didn't have, the car he was driving stopped at the door of a small two-story building.
Since becoming a policy adviser to the Colonial Office, Morse has seen a significant increase in his income. He bought a detached house for himself, right on the side of the boulevard.
Pulling over to the side of the road, Dusand got out of the car with a trench coat on. He tried to wrap his trench coat around his body, then bent over, hunched over, and walked around two pools of stagnant water before coming to the door.
"Mr. Morse, please open the door." Dussaint knocked on the door twice, "I'm Dussand!" ”
A few seconds later, a woman with a puzzled expression opened the door, and after seeing Dusander, she showed a disgruntled expression, "What time is it now?" You have official business, can't you talk about it tomorrow? ”
Dussaint unceremoniously squeezed into the room, and asked with the woman's dissatisfied, disgusted, and somewhat frightened looks, "Where is Mr. Morse?" ”
"He's in the upstairs room...... You wait! Seeing that Dusand was about to go upstairs, the woman was completely angry, and she stopped directly in front of Dusand and said angrily, "Who are you?" What are you doing with my husband? I'll tell you, he's a very powerful person, and if I shout, a dozen police officers will come to me......"
"Mr. Morse, I'm Dussand." Dussant didn't have any "fear" of "a dozen policemen" or anything like that now, and if a dozen allies or the Olin cardinal postman came, he could still be nervous, ignoring Mrs. Morse's warning, Dusand shouted, "I have something important to look for you, hurry down!" ”
Dussand's actions seemed to the woman to be utterly provocative. She raised an eyebrow, turned and walked towards the door, looking like she was really going to call the police over and clean up the little bastard.
Fortunately, Morse came down from the stairs in time enough for him to stop his angry wife, and then quickly calmed her down. Then he took Dusand to the side of the living room.
"What's the matter?" Morse, who was dressed in pajamas, poured a warm cup of tea for Dussand, then sighed after sitting down on the sofa, "It's really tiring that the work in the colonial hall has suddenly increased recently. ”
"Take a look at this first." Dussaint took out his mother's handwritten letter from his bosom and handed it over, then took a sip of warm tea, and instructed, "The contents of the letter have been verified, please don't get too excited after reading it......
"What?!" Before Dussart could finish speaking, Morse had already jumped up from the couch. He trembled and took the letter in his hand and shouted at Dussand, "This can't be, there is something wrong with the content of this letter!" ”
"Honey, what's wrong?" Mrs. Morse, who had been hiding in the doorway, pushed open the door to ask what was wrong, but the only answer she was Morse's angry roar, "Go upstairs!" ”
Dusand looked at Mrs. Morse's hesitant and somewhat angry back, and sensibly chose to remain silent.
Morse paced back and forth in the living room like a wounded beast, cursing something from time to time as he went.
The Marquis himself did have a strong personal charisma, which Dussander himself also experienced. So, he was very sympathetic to Morse's actions - if someone suddenly knocked on his door at night and told him that something had happened to Andronie or Duchamp, Dusand thought that his reaction would be greater than Morse's now.
"This news comes from the Heraldic Administration, and it's a direct message from Orin." After seeing that Morse's mood calmed down a little, Dusand whispered, "I need an affirmative answer now - did this incident happen to the Marquis and the Dark Guard?" ”
"Of course it can't be!" Morse shook his hand sharply, as if the question raised by Dusand was itself tinged with some unspeakable filth, "The Marquis himself has never been interested in such a scheme, and our power in Orin is very weak—it's almost where the guards exposed in Newsar retired......"
Speaking of this, Morse seemed to have found evidence and said loudly, "That's right, Mr. Diplomat is in Orin, even if the Marquis wants to carry out such an assassination, he will definitely stop the Marquis!" ”
Dusand finally heard a piece of information that was not in Orin's intelligence, and he suddenly came to his senses, "How many Dark Guards are there in Olin?" All commanded by diplomats? ”
"There are about five or six of the Dark Guards in Orin combined." Morse nodded, "The Dark Guard's strength in Orin is very weak, and we only have about two or three safe houses in Olin in total - it's not enough to save our lives, let alone plan such a large-scale attack." ”
If there were only five or six people, then Dusson could immediately tell that there was something wrong with Orin's intelligence—five or six people were going to carry out more than twenty sabotage plots, and that would be done. But kidnapping and rebellion...... It's definitely not something five or six people can do.
Well, now the question is simple. Morse had no reason to lie to himself, and in this emotional situation, every clue he said was very credible.
Marquis Lafayette and the Dark Guard do not have the innate conditions to make such a big move in Orin, so why would Orin insist that Mr. Marquis is the culprit?
Lafayettehou's body was found on the robbed shuttle and was found by the Orin Heraldic Administration. At best, it can only be assumed that the body of the Marquis was on board, and it does not even directly prove that Marquis Lafayette was on board when the shuttle ship crashed into the headquarters of the Royal Second Guards of the Imperial Navy.
From the hijacking of the ship to the time the news came, a total of six or seven hours passed. Except for the two hours for the Royal Post Office to deliver the message to Newsard, and the time for Newsal Heraldic to come and inform Dussander when the news is received...... This means that the Orin Heraldic Administration found it within three hours and determined who the body on board was.
That's too fast.
Not only was it the unusual speed with which they could confirm Lafayette's identity, but also the incredible speed with which Byrne's body had been found in the forest outside the landing field. In a matter of hours, the Orin Heraldic Administration was able to determine his identity, the cause of his death, and who the killer was.
This is outrageous.
Aika is of course a very efficient organization, as the most professional anti-espionage and counter-conspiracy organization in the old empire, their work itself requires Aika to be efficient at all times. But within a few hours, the two bodies were identified, and it was clear that one of them had made the other, and dozens of murders had been found to have been committed by one of them......
This is very wrong.
It's not so much that Orin Aika is extremely efficient, but that Orin's Aika already knew what happened, and then tailored a whole set of charges to Lafayette.
But this matter also makes a bit of sense, if Orin Aika already knows what happened...... Why didn't they stop the assassinations and hijackings from happening? Bourne was one of his own, and the crashed headquarters was also staffed by soldiers and officers of the Imperial Navy, so wouldn't it be in the better interest of the Empire to stop such an operation?
"There's something wrong with this." Dussand, who had thought about it for a long time, decided to give up on the idea for the time being, and he said to Morse, "I have two suggestions for you now - either stay at home and treat it as if you hadn't heard of it, and everything will be as it is." There will be a group of people from Newsar Aika watching you and spying on you...... But I will control them and make sure you are safe. ”
"The second way, run away now." Dussand's eyes were fixed on Morse's changing expression as he uttered this proposal, "Newsar's heraldic management office hasn't been fully activated yet, and their monitoring isn't in place yet. Now that the escape route is enabled, you can still escape. ”
This suggestion is both a trap and a test. If the Marquis is indeed innocent, and if it is indeed impossible for the Dark Guard to have this level of action in Orin, then staying in Newsar is undoubtedly the safest option. If Morse had decided to stay in Newsar under surveillance, he wasn't lying.
If Morse hesitates, or decides to flee......
Then Dussander would shoot his teacher directly in the head.
Then, the entire Nyussal Guard, as well as all the relatives of Monsieur Marquis, would die of accident and disease within a few days...... Or even assassination.