Amagi, the capital of the empire, suddenly ran out of a person in a heavily guarded isolation area, and ran quickly towards a house. On the way, I kicked over the debris piles on four or five street corners, and knocked over three paperwork that were walking normally with papers.

The clerical who was hit was probably not a master to mess with, and they were going to be angry, but when they saw what the man was holding, their faces immediately changed, and although they had been knocked to the ground, they still consciously moved their bodies away, and they didn't dare to stop the comer.

When the visitor ran away, he hurriedly picked up the documents that had been knocked to the ground, got up and ran quickly to his office.

The man was holding the intelligence department's highest-level information to date, an envelope tied with three blood-red special monster feathers, and anyone who delayed the delivery of information could be executed on the spot.

Is there going to be a war? What is it that makes people send back such urgent information? It is estimated that something big will happen, so all the clerks have hurried back to their offices, for fear that there will be an order from above to delay it.

This heavily guarded area is the location of the Military Intelligence Office of the Celestial Dragon Empire, and the Military Intelligence Office and the Emperor [***] Fang have their own systems, reporting to His Majesty the Emperor separately. There are two major systems of intelligence punishment, internal and external. Internally, he is mainly responsible for domestic intelligence analysis, capturing spies, etc., and externally, he is mainly engaged in activities in other countries, collecting intelligence, assassination, etc.

The person in charge of the Emperor's [***] affairs office was the Marquis of Fernandes, who was also a close confidant of His Majesty the Emperor. In the past ten years, the Imperial Intelligence Department has been quite comfortable, there has been no war, there is no decent turmoil at home, and foreign countries have also died down, and everyone has coexisted peacefully, which can be regarded as a peaceful life after more than ten years.

The Marquis was now napping comfortably in his seat, probably dreaming of some good dream, with a smile on his lips. Suddenly awakened by a fierce knock on the door, the Marquis was very angry.

But he also knew that there was nothing important, and his subordinates would never dare to disturb him at this time of the noon break. Patiently, he said in a very unhappy tone: "Come in!"

The person who came could clearly hear that the marquis was angry, and he knew very well what the marquis's anger would be, but this time he didn't care about it, and hurriedly handed the envelope in his hand to the marquis.

The Marquis's original tense face immediately changed, and he took the envelope, and before he could open it, he cried out loudly: "Someone!"

Two guards at the gate and a herald immediately appeared at the door, and the Marquis ordered: "The intelligence department is under martial law, all personnel are in place, no contact with the outside world is allowed, and no one is allowed to go out without my warrant." The herald saluted and hurriedly gave the order, and the marquis signaled the two guards to close the door, and then his eyes were fixed on the envelope.

While dismantling it, he asked, "Where did you get it back?"

The messenger was very well-behaved, and replied: "It was transmitted back from Gusby, using a special top-level magic teleportation, it is estimated that there is a problem at the border, otherwise they would not dare to use this level of information transmission." ”

The Marquis then asked, "When is the information?"

The messenger did not hesitate: "This morning's matter, Goosby is not far away, so it was only delayed for one morning, and it will be delivered to Your Excellency as soon as it is received here." ”

The Marquis hummed, did not ask any further questions, and lowered his head and began to read the contents of the letter.

After a while, Lord Marquis raised his head, expressionless, and asked, "Have you all arrived from the General Staff?"

"They have been informed that this should already be in the conference hall. The messenger replied.

The Marquis stood up and commanded, "You go, gather all the magic messengers back, and wait in the communication room next to the conference hall." The sender immediately replied, "Yes." "Swift gone.

The Marquis left his office, turned around three times, and came to the conference hall.

There were already quite a few people in the hall, all of whom were officers of the General Staff of the Military Intelligence Service, and everyone didn't know what was going on, but they all knew that the situation was serious, so they whispered in the conference hall and asked each other for news.

Before they reached the door of the conference hall, the guards on duty had already shouted: "Your Excellency the Marquis has arrived." Everyone in the conference hall stood up and saluted to greet your lordship.

The Marquis no longer cares about the courtesy, and directly gave the letter to one of the staff officers, and asked them to pass it on, and he sat on the throne without saying a word.

It was still the cultivation of adults to get home, and after reading the letter, they didn't say anything, and after reading it one by one, these staff officers were all pale and sweating profusely. But the Marquis did not speak, and no one dared to speak nonsense.

After everyone had finished reading it, the letter was in front of the Marquis again. The Marquis asked, "What do you think?"

Staff officers, look at me, I look at you, no one dares to speak first.

The Marquis was furious, slapped the table and shouted: "You have long sworn allegiance to the empire and to His Majesty the Emperor, why don't you speak now?

Everyone was taken aback by the marquis's beat, and they all snorted, but no one spoke.

The Marquis was even more angry, and was about to name him, when a staff officer timidly asked, "My lord, is the information reliable?" After asking, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

The Marquis turned his head and asked the notekeeper, "How has this intelligence officer been doing lately?"

The chronicler flipped through the information at hand a few times and replied: "Intelligence officer Urban, a member of the Special Operations Section of Lord Guras, has been in the Intelligence Division for three years, is loyal to the Empire, ruthless in dealing with spies, and is now the captain of the Special Operations Team, he has been performing well, he has provided accurate information several times recently, he has captured three spies, intercepted a recipe for magic herbs, and the Intelligence Department just awarded him a Medal of Loyalty last month. ”

The lord turned around and asked one of the officials, "Gulas, how is the loyalty of this subordinate of yours?"

Gulas stood up and replied, "Loyalty, if the Empire wants him to die today, he will definitely not delay until tomorrow." ”

The adult nodded and said, "Very good." He motioned for Gulas to sit down. After looking at everyone, he continued, "What do you think of this information as reliable now?"

"He has been in charge of foreign spy work recently, and has successfully cracked several cases, I think this may have been taken out of the mouth of other spies, and it is very credible. "It's the same Gulas who speaks.

Outside the door came a clerk and gave a few documents to the clerk in the office, who looked at it and forwarded it to the Marquis and the staff officers who were discussing, and gave each of them a copy.

These materials are the information of the wolf army, and the Marquis has read it carefully. The information is more complete than that of the arrogant officer Urban, and there are more parts where Wang Feng meets with Master Chim and Marshal Norton.

Another clerk sent materials, this time the specific time and place of contact between Master Chim and Wang Feng, as well as the specific time and place of Norton and Wang Feng's contact, as well as the recent activity records of Viscount Conn of Goosby.

Everyone browsed as fast as they could, thinking separately.

The Marquis knocked on the table, and everyone's attention was focused on him. The lord said, "If we can't be sure of all the problems now, let's go one by one." ”

"First of all, it's certain that this Wang Feng is not from the Empire. He's admitted it himself, do you have any doubts about that?" the adult asked. Everyone shook their heads in unison.

"Marshal Norton's son, Chuck, has had a good knife lately, and everyone can be sure of that, they've all seen it with their own eyes, right?" There is no doubt that several people have even used that knife themselves, and it is indeed a good knife.

"The information from the front military that those elves did use ordinary arrows to shoot through at least three people at a time, this military has already determined, can it be sure?" everyone agreed.

"This wolf army was once upgraded to a second-level mercenary group, and later it was downgraded to a first-level mercenary group with dozens of new people, and it was those first-level elves who used bows and arrows, and these elves had the ability to shoot through three people at a time within an effective range?" the adult asked.

"Doesn't this say that the military has any agreement with him, is it true that these elves are the elves of our army at all? "There are still a lot of smart people in the staff officers, and someone soon found out about this.

Someone immediately retorted: "Even if the elves of our army are good, but are the weapons of our army so good? Our archery troops have no advantages except for accurate shooting, and the strength of the elves cannot be used with longbows that can achieve such an effect, and it is obvious in the intelligence that they use bows and arrows similar to the standard equipment of the army." ”

Everyone agreed with this, so they all nodded, and when the Marquis saw this, he concluded: "That is to say, whether this person is a spy or not, he is an expert in weapons manufacturing, then there is nothing wrong with Captain Urban's handling at the front, such a person must stay in the empire to serve us." ”

"But the military's guys in Goosby won't let them do it. Viscount Conn has already said that we will not be allowed to meddle in the affairs of the military. The staff officer next to him said.

The Marquis let out a long sigh and said, "Next, we have to determine whether Marshal Norton's collaboration with the enemy is true, and if it is true, the empire will face the greatest crisis in its history." Looking at the pale-faced people who heard these words, the lord asked, "How long has this man been in contact with Marshal Norton?"

The clerk flipped through the information and replied, "The first time this person came to Heavenly City, he was personally greeted by Chuck, the son of Marshal Norton, and it is said that Young Master Chuck also spent time in this wolf army mercenary group. After that, the man went to the Marshal's Mansion twice, and to Master Chim's Mansion twice, one of which stayed for a day and a night. Needless to say, Master Chim and Marshal Norton had a close personal relationship, and the two of them had once been to the Wolves' temporary garrison in Celestial City, and the content of their conversation was unknown. ”

After the clerk had finished speaking, the Marquis asked everyone, "What do you think of this matter?"

"I think it's better to report to His Majesty the Emperor. A staff officer said, "It's up to His Majesty the Emperor to decide what to do." ”

The Marquis scolded: "Even if Marshal Norton is really a foreign country, if there is no solid evidence, His Majesty the Emperor will kill us first to show goodwill in order to stabilize him first, and then find an opportunity to bring him down, you idiot." If he hadn't treasoned and framed Marshal Norton, you might as well wipe your neck, at least you'd have died more comfortably. ”

Apparently agreeing with the Marquis's statement, everyone fell silent for a while.

A staff officer said: "Then we can only suppress this information first, continue to collect evidence, and then hand it in when the truth comes out." ”

Another staff officer retorted: "That man is about to leave the country, and if he does, where else can we collect evidence? In addition, those weapons must not be taken outside the country, and all of them must be left behind. ”

Everyone agrees on this, but they are about to leave, and Goosby still has the military to support them, how can they stay?

"Urban's report says that he intends to take action and pretend to be banditry after they cross the border, leaving behind all the men and weapons, which I think can be considered. A staff officer thought for a moment and said.

The Marquis perked up and asked, "What do you think?"

"When we attack them outside the country, we bring them back if we can, and kill them if we can't, and in short, we can't go abroad. In addition, we will only report to His Majesty the Emperor that we have discovered that this person is an expert in weapons, and it is estimated that His Majesty will also agree to leave him behind, and at that time, whether our actions are to bring people back or kill them, the military will not have a problem with us, and we can also remind His Majesty the Emperor of the agreement of the military through this, but we will never mention the matter of Marshal Norton's treason, and His Majesty the Emperor will naturally ask them about the agreement between the military and that person. If Marshal Norton has a problem, it is also the Emperor's own wise discovery, and if there is no problem, we will not offend Marshal Norton. ”

"Well, this will not offend anyone, but will also achieve the goal, so do it. Clerk, prepare for me at once a document for His Majesty the Emperor to read. In addition, let Urban, they start to act, and there can be no delay. I will go to see His Majesty the Emperor at once. The Marquis was very satisfied with this staff officer, and immediately commanded.

The Marquis stood up, looked at the people in the conference hall, and said: "Only all of you here know about today's information, from now on, everyone will forget about this matter, if someone leaks it, everyone will die, I hope you understand the consequences." Today, martial law was lifted in the Intelligence Department, and when outsiders asked, they said it was a routine exercise. Everyone agreed in unison, and a herald immediately ran to the communication room to issue orders.

As soon as the clerk had prepared the papers, the Marquis de Fernandes got up and headed for the palace.

Maybe there is something happy today, His Majesty the Emperor is very interested, and he looks good, and the Marquis carefully submits the paperwork,

His Majesty the Emperor laughed out loud after reading it, and made the Marquis laugh a little overwhelmed. After laughing, His Majesty the Emperor asked, "When did you notice this man?"

The marquis was a little puzzled, so he had to answer honestly: "In the last three days, urgent information has been sent back from the front today that they will report to Your Majesty only when they leave the country. ”

His Majesty the Emperor let out a long sigh and instructed the Cabinet to go and ask Marshal Norton. Then he turned his head and asked the Marquis, "What do you think should be done?"

The marquis hurriedly explained his order to His Majesty the Emperor, but seeing His Majesty's face a little helpless, he didn't know what was going on for a while, and he didn't dare to ask whether his actions were right or wrong, and waited quietly.

With another long sigh, His Majesty the Emperor continued: "Alas, I still lost, and your intelligence department didn't give me any face, and it took so long to notice such a trivial matter." ”

Before Marshal Norton arrived, His Majesty the Emperor explained to the Marquis: "Norton their agreement, I know, they have asked me when they implemented it, I agreed, I don't tell you because Norton made a bet with me, he said that you will not notice any problems in ten days, I don't believe that my intelligence department is so bad, and even a black-haired and yellow-skinned person has been active in Yanjing for so long, so I agreed to bet with him, as a result, you are really embarrassing to me!"

Although His Majesty the Emperor said it with a smile, the Marquis was frightened, and hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "The minister is ineffective, please punish Your Majesty." His Majesty the Emperor then said as if to himself: "Norton told me before that in the past ten years, the military intelligence department has been pampered and pampered, and its ability to handle affairs has become worse and worse, and the vigilance it should have slowly disappeared. And often rely on me to give you the privilege to act arbitrarily, there are already many local officials who are very dissatisfied with you, I still don't believe it, you look at what orders you give, the generals of the army have guaranteed that there is no problem, you still give this kind of order, but you really give me a long face. ”

These words were a bit heavy, and when they came out of the mouth of His Majesty the Emperor, the Marquis's mind was blank, and he didn't know what to say, but he just kowtowed vigorously and said, "Please punish Your Majesty!" His Majesty the Emperor looked at him kowtowing there constantly, and his forehead was already bloody, and then said: "Get up, what to punish, don't punish it, you yourself don't perform well, I have already lost you to Norton, in the future, see how he trains you!"

As he spoke, an internal official informed Marshal Norton that he had arrived, and the Emperor immediately announced him in.

Probably already knew what was going on, but before anyone arrived, Norton's laughter had already come in: "Your Majesty, this time you believe what your subordinates say." His Majesty the Emperor shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I now order that the Military Intelligence Service be officially transferred to the Military Department, and all from the Marquis of Fernandes down to Marshal Norton will be reported to Marshal Norton. After saying that, he shook his head again, and he went to the harem, leaving Norton and the Marquis.

Marshal Norton looked at the marquis's bleeding head with a grin, and said to him, "You go back and treat your wounds first, and I'll wait for you at the headquarters of the intelligence department." At this time, the marquis dared to say half a word, and hurriedly acted according to his orders.

By the time the Marquis had the healer heal the wound on his forehead and come to Norton, it was already evening. His Majesty's order has been given, and Norton has sent a group of men to take over, and the original personnel have gathered together to wait for Norton's orders.

The marquis suddenly remembered the order he had issued before leaving, and his heart was dizzy, how could he forget that, now it is obvious that Wang Feng is Norton's person, the person who hurt him, and he doesn't know what is going to happen, so he quickly said it.

Norton was furious and asked, "When did it happen?" the Marquis hastened to reply.

More than half a day had passed, and it was estimated that the Einsatzgruppen had already crossed the border, and Norton hurriedly instructed the herald to send the order to cancel the operation.

The marquis said tremblingly, "I hope it can come in time." ”

Norton shook his head and said, "I hope so, otherwise..."

Sighing, Norton continued, "Otherwise, send someone over to collect their bodies!"

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