17. Alfheim (VIII)

"Your Excellency Speaker Ernst—!!"

"Sit down, Qing is in the Holy Council, Qing is a distinguished councillor and elder, if outsiders and citizens know about the elder's gaffe, it will only cause unnecessary trouble. ”

Fast stopped nagging, moved his ass back to his seat, and glanced at Traod angrily, blushing like a boiled lobster.

Roland secretly looked up and looked straight ahead, and the old elf who was talking about the ancient style of rapping sat there in a straight posture, and he could roughly guess who it was.

When Brunhill talks about the Council, he is bound to mention one of the protagonists. Always worked against Li Lin, but rarely won the chairman of the council, Ernst. Ewald. Feng. Speaker Wittelsbach (Ernst. ewald。 von。 wittelsbacher)。

He is very old, even among the elves who are known for their longevity, there are very few elves like him at the age of 284, and he is the only one who has entered politics and become the head of the clan and the chairman of the council. The old man's hair and beard were white and shiny, without a trace of variegation, and the wrinkles on his face were like boring and cracked old bark, and every time he spoke and pulled his expression muscles, the sensational wrinkles would make Roland wonder if those [bark] would crack and fall from his face.

The skin of the dead tree trembled, and the sinister gaze shot at Roland through the slit, and the boy got goosebumps.

Speaker Ernst is indeed old, but he is far from being a dead leaf that is about to drift away in the wind, and those sharp eyes tell the stubbornness of this stubborn old man who refuses to accept old age, and will not back down no matter what kind of opponent he faces.

Even if it's Li Lin in front of him.

"Li Linqing. We have all read the secretary's report. Lao Yu and Zhu Qing are pleased that Qing can complete the task successfully and excellently, but they just want to ask Qing some details, is it okay?"

The request for the plea was said with an aggressive momentum, and there was no intention of allowing Li Lin to refuse, and Li Lin had no intention of evading it.

"It is an honor for me to tell you the truth. ”

The young man in military uniform owes his body, and the younger generation's respectful attitude towards the elder is impeccable, and Fast's resentful expression is turned to the side, and he snorted.

"Siegfried, about the two battles that broke out in quick succession in the village of Bode. ”

The old speaker frowned imperceptibly. Sen Ran asked:

"The report submitted by Qing claims that the orc cavalry unit launched an attack targeting a convoy?"

"Exactly. ”

"The sensible man who broke out in battle, the human knight - that [White Demon] Li Nadu. Dalke also arrived on the battlefield?"

"That's right. ”

"Let me ask you, is this purely accidental? Or is there anyone who was negligent and led to the leakage of important information? If it is the latter, should we investigate the matter and punish those who are careless in their work of secrecy and who are tired and derelict in their duties?"

[Are you going to take Stacy first? 】

The emir exhaled, his cold squint almost snapping up. Dancing Fast, compared to this waste. Speaker Ernst's old spiciness, almost made him want to praise him.

After Li Lin retrieved Gramm, he questioned the rationality of the ancient ritual or the authenticity of Gramm, which was simply a slap in the face, and after the contract was renewed, the holy seal blessed by the Mother Goddess was on the scabbard, even if the conservatives accompanied Fast to go crazy and commit that kind of foolishness. It will not pose even the slightest threat to Li Lin.

The Speaker would never be stupid enough to mention such a thing, and he realistically set his first goal to bring down Stacy.

Use [dereliction of duty] and [leakage] as the starting point to weaken or simply abolish this intelligence supervision agency, so as to pull out this dangerous fang.

I have to say, this is a strategy with a good chance of success.

The nature of Stasi's work itself is destined to be unlikeable. Its leader, Wally, is a human again. Once impeached by the Council, the investigation will help them, and they can be counted on one hand.

Now is the right time to get into this dark and violent department, and by the way, you can also impeach the backstage who single-handedly promoted and supported Wally on the charge of [employment error], so that the stinky boy in front of him can get to know him well, and the council is not a vegetarian. Don't think you'll be able to get Gramm back.

"Li Linqing, this is not an optional matter, the issue of confidentiality is directly related to the safety of Alfheim, please understand and cooperate. ”

The last conservative member. Johannes. Feng. Albrecht (Johannes. von。 Albrecht muffled the councillor, who had a round face that was not fat but always felt hot and greasy, reminiscent of small reptilian eyes looking at the table.

Compared to the irascible and irritable Straw Bag Fast, who likes to rush ahead as a bird, this little old man who likes to pretend always says something in favor of following up after the speaker has spoken. Because of this kind of fox and tiger style, Johannes privately got the nickname of "Follower".

"Say something, Li Linqing, it's Stacy who you single-handedly set up when it comes to leaking secrets. ”

Fast lengthened his tone intimidatingly, trying to imitate someone or an unconscious movement, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the table.

"May I ask Secretary Matthias, does you have any evidence to prove that it was Stacy who leaked the itinerary information?"

Li Lin's words made the proud elf young man collapse in an instant, and his embarrassed red face stumbled a few times, but he still couldn't say anything.

While smiling refreshingly, Li Lin said as if teaching a child: "Qing's sense of responsibility for national security can be understood below. It is true that there were some unpleasant episodes on this trip, but this is the sacred council chamber after all, and evidence is needed to make accusations. ”

"But ...... attacked"

"What is the objective of the other side? Albrecht, do you not think that the size of the force is a little too small to take action to seize Gramm's sheath? Adding together 4 orc centurion cavalry and a group of retired veterans, I think it's too stingy. ”

"Maybe it's just that the whereabouts of the convoy have been leaked, and more detailed information has not been obtained by the other party?"

"Evidence, Secretary Albrecht. Please show us evidence that we don't know who leaked this [just the right information]?"

Li Lin showed a snarky sneer, and Speaker Ernst glared at Johannes, and the little old man who wanted to continue to relieve his companions retracted his neck.

Never operating only in the shadow of Speaker Ernst, once out of this range, the old foolish and nonsense-filled nature is exposed - this is the patriarch of Albrecht.

PS: Guess the small theater

Li Lin: The grandfathers of the opera house are all red.

Nidhogg: Are you okay with that madman major......

Li Lin: It's tiring to stay with my grandfather, I'm old, and I'm messing around all day long.

Nidhogg: How about converting the Council into a nursing home?

Li Lin: When I asked yesterday's question, I found that there are many Zeon Zhong and Yuan fans among the book friends, and the book friends who won the award are [Xiu Wenke], [Lieutenant Colonel Yang Xiao Technology], [Ghoul], [Fuyun Qiuhua], [Poor Nameless] and other five book friends, [Lin Cup is a Cat], [Forever Instant], and [Hannan] The three book friends still need to work hard!

Nidhogg: Today's question is 1. What is the origin of the surnames of the two clans, Albrecht and Wittelsbacher?2. What does the word "von" mean in the last name of the council elders?