Chapter 80: Ninth Episode: Chapter 7 (2/2)

Messier took another sip of the coffee. ”Your Highness, even though I have been stripped off my duty, I am still in contact with my old colleagues. They said that the turning point for the war is the surrender of a businessman of high status. He sold his companions out. When the Secret Service Department’s investigation dragged more people out, more people decided to betray their dreams and aims.”

”Equality? Freedom?” His Imperial Highness The Prince said the slogan of those rioters. ”That is right! Equality and freedom! The dream of businessmen!”

”Sounds great! But not for Titan!” Oscar concluded rashly. ”How is this? Are you surprised at my invitation? To be honest, I really need a smart Secret Service Action Officer such as yourself to be my consultant.”

Messier was definitely a little confused. ”Your Highness, I have heard that you are about to further your studies at the Dulin Military Academy. I don’t understand why you will need a person who used to work on confidential matters as your consultant. Even though the matter of military area does involve Secret Service…”

”You are correct!” Oscar interrupted the Baron, ”Someone intends to incorporate the work of Secret Service into military area. This is the reason I am furthering my studies”

Messier was extremely surprised! ”The Secret Service work in the military area?” Almost in an instant, this ex-Secret Service Action Officer thought about a lot of things. O’Neil Andrew Morisette was the Prince and the fiancé of the Princess. If he were to study such a new subject, then there would be a high possibility that he would be responsible for the work in this new area in the future. This was a great opportunity for a Secret Service Officer that was out of jobs.

Without much thought, Messier De Quixote decided to accept this job that the prince had offered him.

”I knew you will definitely agree to this!” Oscar stood up happily. ”But… As an employer, shall I assess your working ability?”

”Of course!” Messier was extremely belated. He had experienced numerous months of boring days. ”Your Highness, I will gladly accept it! The more exciting, the better!”

”Yes! Yes!” Oscar smiled. ”It will definitely be exciting! But… Having this opportunity wholly depends on the decision of an honorable Madame!”

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”Marquis Laston Cambre! Sir Palace Chief, Her Majesty the Queen is waiting to see you in the large guest room on the second floor.”

Laston waved his hand and dismissed the servant who came to notify him. He hated Westberg Fort because this place was more like the private land of Queen Rolyn Kate. The Eunuchs here seemed to get in touch a lot with women. Not only were their conversations disturbing, even their way of walking was disgusting.

The eastern area of Westberg Fort was still the same as usual. The honorable Mesdames who were lucky to be invited into this palace to accompany the Queen scattered around the palace like arrays of exquisite exhibited items. They all knew the Palace Chief of Alfa III His Majesty. This Marquis Laston was only a little over forty years old. He had a wide shoulder that only young man had and a pair of blue eyes that were able to see through the heart of women! Even though this Marquis had already gone past the optimal age to marry, this did not stop him from becoming the highest-quality single man among the nobles’ circle in the Capital.

Laston had a mesmerizing smile on his face. He greeted every Madame who passed by his ways. To those that he was familiar with, this Marquis would tell some small jokes that made his company laughed.

”Sometimes I wonder if you have some psychological problem!” Rolyn Kate still laid on her sling chair.

”Your Majesty, thank you for your worry and doubts. I am very healthy, especially psychologically.” Laston kept his smile on his face.

”Then why do you still stay single at this age? There are all kinds of beauty in Dulin City and among the nobles’ circle in the Capital. I can’t believe you are not interested in even one of them.” Rolyn Kate did not plan to let this Palace Chief go on this.

”Your Majesty, you did not summon me here just to discuss this, right? Could it be another Madame that tell you things again? Please, Your Majesty, the number of times I went on a blind date was already astronomical number! Can’t you just leave me be in the light of God of Light?”

Rolyn Kate shrugged, ”It’s not about me leaving you be. It’s about the people who are too mesmerized by you!”

”Well then!” Laston decided to compromise. He knew the blind date arranged by the Queen could not be rejected. ”From which family is this lady?”

Rolyn Kate suddenly laughed in a low pitch. ”What! My Palace Chief, are you interested now?”

”No!” Laston quickly denied this. ”Your Majesty, I am only a little curious! Which Madame is able to ask you to promote her daughter… or herself?”

The Queen did not want to play guess anymore. ”Marquise Levadoria. Her mother just left my castle. How about it? Do you want to see her? Marquise Levadoria was an infamous beauty in the northwest of the Empire!”

Laston just wanted to speak up, but Queen Rolyn Kate already leaned towards him. This Queen grabbed the ear of the Palace Chief while her voice became extremely soft.

”But my advice to you is that that is a little thing that is as stupid as any normal girl. If you plan to marry her, then don’t ever step foot into my palace.”

Laston smiled bitterly as he massaged his ear. ”Alright! Alright! Your Majesty, you are an existence just like the God. I will naturally listen to you. But, if Marquise Levadoria was a stupid thing, why do you still summon me?”

Rolyn Kate’s expression suddenly became cold. The temperature of the whole room seemed to drop along with the change of expression of the Queen.

”I am in trouble!”

”What… What did you say?” It was not that the Palace Chief did not hear clearly of what she said. It was just that he could not believe it.

”You dumb kid! I am already very clear. I am in trouble!”

Laston quickly changed into a serious expression. If Queen Rolyn Kate Karl Arnold Morisette admitted that she was in trouble, then this trouble must be much more serious than the sky falling down.

”My little son-in-law that is Prince O’Neil and I had made an alliance.”

The Palace Chief nodded knowingly, ”But Your Majesty, this is a good thing! Even though the Prince has been proven to be unwelcome in the Andrew Family, he himself holds horrifying power, especially in Dulin. The investigation of the Secret Service Department clearly shows that it is highly probable that it is this Prince that is controlling the Lair. Do you know that? Terrifying sins hid in that place, but this kind of sins also holds a horrifying power. If he and you had made an…”

”I know all of these! I don’t need you to analyze this for me!” Rolyn Kate turned her head away in a rage, ”I am only thinking if this is worth it or not.”

”How can this be not worth it?” Laston exclaimed! ”Even though His Imperial Highness Prince O’Neil is your soon to be son-in-law, he can still ignore your matter! Since he has this relationship with you, why not put this relationship to good use? Don’t see him as a useless young man, Alfa III His Majesty had already made arrangement for his future! Even though I am unclear of the arrangement of His Majesty the Emperor, you must believe in me. The Prince will definitely lead a decision-making department that is of high importance.”

Rolyn Kate raised her head slightly. ”Really? It’s not like I am doubting this, but this matter is extremely important. I must see his value clearly!’

”Your Majesty, Alfa III His Majesty already let Princess Alanis marry him. Can’t you think what arrangement His Majesty has for him? He will make the Prince into a powerful figure that is able to affect and control Andrew!”

Rolyn Kate nodded lightly, ”But the cost of communicating with him is truly too high! Do you know how that little guy makes his move on me?”

”What happened?”

The Queen smiled coldly. ”Do you still remember that Viscount in the Andrew Family? The one living in Dulin.”

Laston suddenly understood everything! ”That Viscount Tich Nedgabel Andrew Golbagd? I heard that he was involved in an assassination case recently!”

Rolyn Kate took her feather fan to hit the Palace Chief. ”Don’t act dumb here! The action set up by the Secret Service Department in the Capital had to be signed by you and Rudolf Hoss to be effective. You should know about that assassination case.”

Laston smiled awkwardly, ”So the trouble Your Majesty talked about is this matter? I do know about this matter, but it should have been dealt with perfectly! Viscount Golbagd who realized that his identity had been found had already fled the Capital two weeks ago. He won’t ever come back!”

”Yes! He won’t ever come back!” The Queen sighed, ”But his cousin actually wanted me to give him the culprit that assaulted this Viscount! If I handed it to him, I believe it would be really troublesome to work with Rudolf Hoss, that insidious guy, next time. If I don’t hand it to him, then what shall I give to show my sincerity in working with O’Neil Andrew Morisette? And also, that little guy is definitely a smart and powerful guy. Since he requested this of me, he must know clearly of my relationship with the Secret Service Department.”

The Palace Chief was a little troubled. Rudolf Hoss was the head of the Secret Service Department. If they were to sell his spies out, this guy who easily changed his attitude toward people would not necessarily make any reaction. With the trust of the Emperor, he could do anything. He only remained a respectful attitude toward the Queen! Rejecting the Prince? That was also extremely difficult! The support of the Emperor toward this Prince was becoming more obvious. His future and status were definitely immeasurable!

”Then! Taking the consequence that is less significant among the two…” Laston Cambre had an answer. ”Your Majesty, you should choose to accept the suggestion of the Prince because he is your son-in-law after all. If he developed a good relationship with you, won’t that be a stronger relationship than what you have with Rudolf Hoss?”

Rolyn Kate nodded without showing much emotion. In fact, more than anyone else she knew clearly of how to treat her relationship with the Prince. It was just that it was more suitable for the Palace Chief to deal with this troublesome matter because at least part of Rudolf Hoss’s hatred could be diverted. Laston Cambre that was the second in the chair of the Secret Service Department in name had a part in selling his Secret Service Officer!

The Queen waved her hands. She signaled that the Palace Chief could excuse himself now.

”Laston, the last date for me to reply to the Prince is at four in the afternoon today. I am more inclined towards your judgment, then… represent me and contact him! You should know what to do!”

Marquis Cambre excused himself respectfully. His lowered face showed a mocking smile. That was right! He represented the Queen to be the clown, but the Queen would soon understand that losing the support of the Secret Service Department was the same as losing initiative for at least in a short period. When this Queen decided to come back and deal with the Ferdinand Family, she would realize that her support from Secret Service Department was becoming less and less. In this way, Alfa III His Majesty and old Duke Kachev could have enough time to deal with it.

”When that time comes, I wonder who the clown will be?” Stepping out of the guest room, the Palace Chief mumbled in a cold tone.

The snow had stopped! It was during the evening. The whole Dulin seemed to have lost its sound. Only the north wind was howling alone. The light of the City was reflected on the snowy ground, forming areas of yellow spots of light. At this moment, the north wind came to join as well. It blew a layer of snow dust particles into the air.

The sky was so depressed that it was as if it would fall to the ground at any time! It seemed like it would still snow tomorrow. The aged old man mumbled. The thick cloud from afar was still gathering itself. The snowline at the sky horizon closed in on Dulin once again.

The crow soared in the sky in troops. They were searching the ground carefully. They searched the branches. This bunch of living things that were able to pass through hell did not plan to leave out any edible things. For example, the frozen wild dog and the homeless people that lied on the ground, living or dead, would be their options.

The luxurious house emitted a bright shine. The snow gathered on the status and the ceilings of the house. The light on the streets made these ancient mansions look just like the buildings in a fairy tale. It was not that dark yet. Behind the walls of the high-class mansion, a series of laughter could be heard. The streets resumed to its lively state during the lonely moment when the snow stopped. It was the moment for the children to act!

The nobles made their own game. They would build snowman under the lead of their parents or home tutor. They would wear capes made of geese feather on the snowman and insert the wine glass as its nose. The normal children did not have such interest. They would use snowball that had rocks mingled in it to greet the passerby and the soldier of the Ministry of Justice. When the adult intended to take revenge, these wild children would run away in all directions loudly. Before running away, they did not forget to spurt out a few dirty words they learned from their parents.

At the lower area of the city, the snow was half a meter deep. The people cleared the thick snow in front of their house, but they were not willing to go out.

The soldier of the Ministry of Justice had already begun clearing the snow, but they had limited manpower. Their working efficiency was extremely low as well. It was not the same with the mansion of the nobles. The butler who wore neat clothing yelled in a loud voice as he pointed. The servants and even maids were rushed to the street. The cheap slaves and servants worked at extremely low temperature, but they did not complain. Luckily, their master had thought about this when the snow had not frozen the road yet. If it was tomorrow, they believed their work would be even more difficult.

The poor citizens went out to search for jobs respectively. The heavy snow could freeze a person to death, yet it could also bring a little income to the family. The rich people did not care about hiring a few people with nothing to do to clean the snow outside of their house. The nobles did not mind hiring a few workers to help them to drag the carriage out from the snowy ground.

”Sir! Do you need me to work for you? The snow in front of your house was thick enough! I believe it will completely freeze tomorrow morning.” Doramy Basinger shivered as he took his broke hat off his head. He said this as he bowed deeply and respectfully to the man behind the door. He looked the same as a poor old man at this moment.

This man glanced at the old man and spewed out smoke in disdain.

”Listen to me. We don’t need your service. Stay away from this house!”

The King of Sins was extremely disappointed. He shivered as he wore the hat again. ”May the God of Light bless you. I hope I can work for you next time!”

The door shut in a loud bang. The poor old man walked out of the garden. He trotted slowly into the snowy night.

At an intersection three streets away from this house, four carriages were neatly arranged at that place. After a whistle, one of the carriages had its door opened suddenly. A thin old man went inside it in a swift.

”How was it?” Oscar regretted it as soon as he said it. He slapped his forehead! ”I am sorry! Dear Messier, I forgot you are the head.”

The ex-Secret Service Action Officer smiled in a serious manner. ”That is fine, Your Highness. Let us listen to this.”

The King of Sins used his mouth to take off his gloves. He was from the south. It was truly hard for him doing his duty on such a snowy and cold day.

”That is a two-level mansion. The garden is really big. There is a whole, round fence that is about one meter high. There is a bell tied to the fence. It looks not much different from a normal house.”

Doramy took out paper and a quill from the storage place in the carriage. He drew as he explained, ”According to my estimation, the style of this house should be this way. There are six rooms on the first floor. The living room and the room with its window facing the north had their lights on. The walkway should be here and the kitchen here. This is the back door. There are at least four rooms on the second floor. The ones with its window facing the south and that with its window facing the north had their lights on. Also, another point to note is that I have been observing that place for four hours. There is a person who came out of the house to get wood for lighting fire. That amount of wood is almost enough to light up every fire in the room. And then, the ones that opened the door for me is another person. That is to say that I can be sure that there are at least two people in the house.”

Messier smiled slightly. ”Your Highness, this is a high-class living area. The people nearby had lightened up their room. We are going to infiltrate one of the room and catch the suspect without knowing exactly how many people there would be. To be honest, I had not done something so interesting for a long time.”

Oscar nodded without care, ”I knew there should be three to four of them.”

”No!” Messier shook his head. ”Just as Mr. Doramy had said, if they had prepared a fire for each room, then they would definitely have more than four people. Are you adventurous? Are you going to go home and sleep? I need your answer.”

Oscar, relaxed, made an understood expression. ”Then… As you wish!”

Every carriage had opened the door and more than ten men with black cape agilely jumped out of the carriage. When the whistle was blown, their figure had turned into a random light bubbles. It was as if the revenge had disappeared into the night.