Chapter 224: Twenty-fifth Episode: Chapter 3-2 (1/2)
Chapter 224: Twenty-fifth Episode: Chapter 3-2
Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Within seconds, a bright white light flashed across the eyes! The wagon that had stopped in front of the restaurant's window suddenly turned into a ball of raging fire! There was the roar of explosion, the churn of airwaves, and the vibration of shock wave. Although those present could not fully feel the explosion in this specific order, the building fragments and dead bodies were blown up high in the sky reminded people to pay attention to this visual impact that was close to a tornado.
The earth-shattering explosion happened in only an instant. In the twinkling of an eye, excluding the dust and dirt that filled the sky and the flame that appeared indistinctly, the whole capital of Faran Kingdom went completely silent.
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Silence! Complete total silence! Only the desk clock was making dull, metallic noises. However, Viscount Lukas Diyabaker liked to be in silence. He enjoyed staying in a quiet room, and he could stay within the four walls for up to three or five days consecutively. Like this, he had time to focus on his thinking regarding issues such as how could a beautiful young lady who blushed each time she speaks be the person in charge of Andrew Military Secret Investigation Bureau?
Countess Aeolia Siva Wimmester visited the young university graduate by His Highness the Prince's order. Lukas appeared slightly reserved and awkward in front of her. In the presence of the legendary Chief Investigation Officer from Andrew House, he knocked over a bottle of ink and kicked at the table leg while leaving his seat. In the end, he kissed the back of Aya's hand nervously but forgot to let go of the countess' hand.
Aeolia examined the young man in amusement, ”Is it me that made you nervous? Or are you actually not as smart as His Highness Prince O'Neil described?”
Lukas' face reddened in embarrassment. He almost ”threw” away the countess' hand.
Aya did not seem to care and began inspecting the university graduate's small study which was full of documents and various papers. It looked as if there was no place for her to sit.
Lukas discovered immediately that his study, which was also his bedroom, was in an outrageous mess. He began to tidy up while murmured softly, ”You should inform me in advance! His Highness the Prince might even order Paul to beat me up if he knows that I have been impolite to his guest.”
Aya sat down in a high-backed chair that he had just cleaned up, only then did she saw the young man's face clearly. Perhaps, he could even be considered a handsome young man. The countess liked the other person's eyes and eyebrows.
”You might have already guessed, I've encountered some troubles hence I'm here to seek help!”
Viscount Diyabaker quickly waved his hand, ”No! No! You don't have to be so polite, we are family!” After these words left his mouth he immediately waved his hands again to clear up the ambiguity.
”Your Excellency Countess, I mean to say that Andrew Military Investigation Bureau and the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau is a family!”
Aeolia could not help but grinned as the university graduate wiped off the perspiration on his forehead clumsily. Seconds later when the smile disappeared, the countess' face turned as cold as a glacial lake.
”I heard that the Military Intelligence Bureau collaborated with Fur Seal and Etha to establish a blacklist. How is your progress over here? Didn't His Highness the Prince leave this matter completely in your hands?”
Lukas nodded as he retrieved the required list and another stack of thick documents from the drawer of the desk.
”Background data, action plans, and secret missions of the agents' are all in here! What would you want to know?”
Aya shrugged, ”It's your job to take care of the process. Since His Highness the Prince gave you this death list, then what I care about is only the result.”
Viscount Diyabaker flipped the page over, and a bright red ”X” was crossed over the name of the guy on top of the list.
Aya narrowed her eyes, ”Karlchette Nierer! Karlchette Nierer of Saint Hailey?”
”That's the little bastard!” the university graduate cursed with disgust, but immediately found himself behaved inappropriately in the presence of an honorable lady. ”Oh my God, I deeply apologize. I didn't mean it!”
Aya smiled and shook her head, ”Why apologize for speaking the truth? Karlchette Nierer is a bastard! He was born one! There must have been a devil next to his mother when he was being delivered. Otherwise, if I knew that my son would turn out like this, I would have strangled him to death the moment he was born!”
”Wow...” the young man was taken aback by the crude remarks that came out from the Chief Investigation Officer of Andrew House. A distinguished lady like her should not have slandered another person's female relatives, but Viscount Diyabaker was not bothered. He had realized he adored this lady the moment Countess Aeolia walked through the door.
”Shall we return to your troubles?”
Aya revealed a stack of maps from within her arms. To be exact, the papers could be assembled into a floor plan after it was spread out. ”Cape Cada, located on the geographical dividing line between the Eichin Sea and the Black Sea. Situated less than two kilometers from the shoreline in the northeast of the cape is Cape Cada Fortress.”
”Slovenian water dungeon?” Diyabaker looked at the little corner on the map with some skepticism.
”There it is!” Aya nodded at the red circle marked on the area near Cape Cada. ”The topography near the fortress is extremely complex and the underwater conditions are not any good. We can't count on the Engelish and West Percians because they will definitely demand interests. I think that we could only capture this fortress by stratagem and not by storm.”
”You have not told me what is in there.”
Aya's eyes flashed with excitement. The enormous wealth was too tempting!
”Gold! The gold reserve of the Kingdom of Slovenia is hidden in Cape Capa Fortress!”
”How do you know about this?”
”You really can't stop asking questions, can you?” Aya turned to face the university graduate, and she took out another file. ”The King of Slovenia revealed this to me personally! This is his confession. He entrusted his sister and several loyal followers to secretly transfer the gold, and--”
”And then what?”
Aya frowned, ”Some of the gold has already flowed abroad through a channel that we have yet to control. That stupid pig Tirana XI only knows to save himself some money for the coffin, but he has no idea about what kind of disaster would happen if such a large amount of gold flows into the international market. If that happens, financiers and speculators all over the world will focus their attention on Slovenia.”
”That means we have to act quickly!”
Aya nodded, ”Not only must we be quick, but also achieve the goal without letting anyone know.”
Viscount Lukas Diyabaker suddenly looked at the slender Chief of Investigation Bureau of Andrew House with curious eyes, ”Your Excellency, can you tell me how you made that donkey compromise?”
”Tirana XI...donkey?” Aya chuckled, ”I just invited the donkey's wife and children for a reunion dinner in the place where the King was being kept.”
”Just that simple?” Lukas seemed rather surprised.