I will be crowned king

The moment the words fell, the entire club fell into deathly silence.

The speechless lieutenant, the waiter who didn't react at all, the club members who didn't know what happened, and the club members who subconsciously cast their eyes... Countless pairs of eyes looked at Anson's figure, and then...

"Pfft...pfft! Pfft hahahahahahahahaha...!!!"

"He...what did this guy just say?!"

"Brigadier General?! He, he said he was a Brigadier General? Hahahahaha...!!!"

"The Ring of Order is above. Does this guy know how big the difference is between a brigadier general and a warrant officer?!"

"Hahahahaha... Who prepared this special show? Congratulations, you succeeded in making all of us laugh, hahahaha...!!!"

... Boiling laughter rippled through the hall one after another. Everyone's face was filled with a joy that would make any words pale, and the dull and depressed emotions were swept away.

The lieutenant who first stepped forward to stop him frowned slightly. He seemed to be very dissatisfied with this "entertainment method" and even felt a little disgusted. He quickly stepped forward and held Anson's shoulders:

"Sir, I understand that you may intend to exchange this method for a few glasses of dark beer, but listen to me, you really shouldn't sell your dignity for this kind of thing. Lying cannot..."

"But I didn't lie." Anson blinked: "I am a brigadier general personally appointed by His Majesty Carlos II, and I have a certificate issued by the Privy Council."

"Hahahahahaha... Did you guys hear that? He also has a certificate from the Privy Council!"

"The Ring of Order, my curiosity has been aroused. Where is the proof? You must let me see it, hahahahaha...!!!"

"Could it be an unemployment certificate? I heard that the Privy Council just enacted a bill that requires any worker who cannot find a job within ten weeks of unemployment to receive it. Only with this can he go to the workhouse to receive food!"

"In ten weeks, workers who have no work will definitely starve to death in three weeks at most... What a shame!"

... It seems that in just a few words, the cheerful ridicule turned into a curse of dissatisfaction with the Privy Council.

This is actually normal. The Ministry of War can recruit all officers to fight against the Privy Council. It is not an unreasonable behavior. But all officers hate the Privy Council - because it is really too bullying!

In the past, Clovis's political power was not entirely concentrated in the hands of the upper class. Ordinary people at the middle and lower levels could occasionally join the army and rely on military merit and connections to continuously rise and climb higher than the class they once belonged to; the king could also use military merit as a Reason to promote the minister you like to a position where he can serve him.

But this situation becomes less and less as the identity and scope of power of the Privy Council gradually becomes clearer... Firstly, the army can no longer serve the king directly, but must pass the orders and instructions issued by the Privy Council; secondly, anyone, regardless of nobles or civilians, only needs to Once you become an officer, you will never have anything to do with the Privy Council in your life.

From the perspective of the royal family and the Privy Council, the purpose of cutting off military personnel from political participation is of course to prevent someone from having a high reputation in politics and the military at the same time. If this is not done well, it is easy to create uncontrolled powerful ministers.

But if you stand in the eyes of people in the army, this is the standard of "treacherous officials deceive the king and use power for personal gain." Any soldier who is loyal to the king should rise up to resist and help His Majesty return to power!

This is not just the ambition of the Army Department, at least more than half of the officers really think so, otherwise they would not have done things so smoothly.

In other words, the Truth Society's desperate attempt to kill the Guards was the trigger for the whole incident. Now that they have become the target of the gang, it is not too unjust... Anson, who couldn't help complaining in his heart, looked around and still said In the noisy crowd, his face was expressionless:

"My name is Anson Bach, Commander of the Colonial Garrison, Commander-in-Chief of the Storm Legion, Brigadier General."

"At the invitation of Teacher Erich, I went to the shotgun club for a casual walk. I hope you won't mind too much."

As soon as the words fell, the entire hall became silent for an instant.

It's just slightly different from the first time... In the dead-like atmosphere, everyone's faces no longer showed any joy, nor could they see any surprise or surprise, but...

fear.

"You...are you really Anson, Brigadier General Anson Bach?"

The lieutenant who had originally planned to dissuade him suddenly became scarred, and his hand on Anson was loosened. He took several steps back: "Then, that one was given...by the Army Department..."

"The guy accused of being a traitor, yes, it's me." Anson raised his eyebrows without changing his expression:

"It shouldn't be that anyone would want to impersonate me - at least at this time?"

"This... of course not!" The lieutenant suddenly felt his mouth was dry and swallowed a few times:

"Um...can you..."

"Erich's letter of introduction, right? I almost forgot if you didn't mention it." Anson handed the letter to the other party casually:

"He told me that the Shotgun Club is a warm and hospitable family with a strong sense of justice. Even if you don't need a letter of introduction, someone will hand you a glass of cold stout."

"That, of course!"

The young lieutenant nodded as he spoke, his eyes becoming more frightened: "We will warmly entertain every officer who has the same interests as us, including you naturally."

"But before we all drink together, I might have to ask for everyone, you..."

"...Why did you come to the Shotgun Club in this disguise and very low-key?"

At this moment, it seemed that the hearts of everyone in the entire hall had stopped, waiting quietly for Anson's answer.

"Why... I think everyone should know the answer." Anson smiled mysteriously:

"As you all know, I am now being charged with treason by the War Department, but do you know the real reason they are charging me?"

"...please enlighten me."

"It's very simple and easy to explain - that is, I found evidence of their treason. To be more precise, they betrayed the king and attempted to subvert the kingdom." Anson said solemnly:

"Everyone, I have sufficient evidence to prove that the Ministry of War is supporting gangsters in the outer city and various low-level thugs in an attempt to overthrow the Osteria Dynasty with the help of these non-army forces."

"And the number of gangs and various thugs under their control has reached 100,000!"

……………………

"...He really said that?"

With the new information just sent, Lieutenant Colonel Crown, who was sitting behind the desk, looked a little incredulous: "I mean...one hundred thousand?"

"It's absolutely true!" A loud and excited voice echoed in the small office:

"I was on the scene at the time. Anson Bach personally told everyone that the Ministry of War supported 100,000 gangsters, which was a serious slander. He also swore that he had absolute evidence!"

"By the way, he also dressed up in disguise. He looked like a hungover unemployed worker from head to toe. He was very cunning - I personally think that these should be the result of his careful planning and arrangement!"

If Anson must have recognized him here, the guy who was hysterically reporting to Lieutenant Colonel Crown was the young lieutenant who kept persuading him in the club to leave as soon as possible to "avoid humiliation".

The only thing that was slightly different from that time was that he seemed extremely excited at the moment, and the sparkle in his pupils was no less than that of an adventurer who was about to die on the sea and discovered a new continent:

"...In short, I personally think that this traitor is setting up a huge conspiracy in an attempt to undermine the prestige of the War Department through slander!"

After the words fell, he stood straight on the spot and stared at Lieutenant Colonel Crowne, his expression seemed to be looking forward to the praise and reward that would inevitably come.

It is a pity that the expression on the face of this senior clerk of the War Department is only...a little tangled.

Even this was just the part that was accidentally revealed... At this moment, Kroun's heart was in a state of overwhelming pain, and he was in so much pain that he didn't know how to answer the other party.

And the more painful he was, the angrier he became, angry about why this blind guy wanted to cause so much trouble for him!

So after taking a long and deep breath, Crown regained his composure and looked at him expressionlessly, and said in the most restrained tone:

"Okay, I know."

……well?

The lieutenant was a little confused. The expected reward and the ecstatic expression of the officer did not appear. The reaction was even more deserted than usual, which made him unbelievable.

"Sir, is there something in my expression that is not perfect? ​​This guy named Anson, he is..."

"I know what he's doing!"

Perhaps because he could no longer hold back his anger, Lieutenant Colonel Crowne interrupted unceremoniously: "I don't need your reminder. You have already given a complete account. That's it."

"Then, then I should...should..."

"You should return to that shabby club immediately to avoid arousing their suspicion, and send more collected intelligence back here." Crown stared at him coldly:

"If you are exposed, exposed, or kicked out of that club... I can assure you that your allowance will be suspended this month, and you will receive a warrant from the War Department and leave immediately. Stationed at a post on the eastern border, do you understand?"

"Ming, understand!"

"Very good! I don't want the relationship between us to be too complicated. We hire you not because you really have any extraordinary abilities, but just because you can get us some information we want."

Yun Danfeng belittled the other party's work to the point of being worthless, and Kroun didn't even look at him anymore: "Go ahead, remember not to talk nonsense after you go out, otherwise... you know what the consequences will be."

"I know, I know, I know!"

The lieutenant, who originally planned to take credit, did not dare to stay any longer and left the office pretending to be panicked. He showed a disdainful expression as soon as he left the door, obviously not taking the other party's threat seriously.

Similarly, Crown didn't take his promise to heart... As soon as the other party left the house, he immediately wrote the entire intelligence into a standard document and sent it to his boss as a haste.

Although he could probably guess what kind of response he would get once the document was delivered, Kroun still did not dare to neglect it; after all, if the top management saw this kind of thing in the newspaper, but he failed to provide information and response methods in time, he would definitely suffer consequences. It's terrible.

Therefore, the final result was completely consistent with his expectations.

"Crown, are you a fool? We specifically put you in such an important department, and let you, an old man who worked for half a lifetime before finally getting the rank of lieutenant colonel, be responsible for intelligence and interrogation work. We just took a fancy to you. experience, and this is how you repay us?!"

"Listen to me, we don't want to hear you complaining, we don't want to hear you talk nonsense like 'needs to pay attention', 'must not be careless' - the current situation is that something has happened, do you know how to solve it? !”

"The adults are very dissatisfied with you for not being able to get hold of the traitor last time. It took a lot of effort for me to prevent you from being dismissed. This is what I get in return? Are you kidding me? !”

"Listen to me. Let me remind you one last time... The Storm Legion has caused a lot of trouble in Clovis City recently. Each one is very difficult, and I didn't let you deal with it because you have a more important mission. I’m here!”

"So don't tell me that the task is too heavy, or that you should send documents like this that can't solve the problem at all. I have only one answer - if you find it, then solve it for me!"

Facing the anger of his boss, no matter how dissatisfied he was, Crown could only smile flatteringly, and said in a soft voice: "It's just that the matter involves some underground gangs in the outer city. They can get the army's supplies. The point has been..."

"I know this, so we must solve it as soon as possible!"

"I……"

"Smear! Rumor! It's pure slander... Of course, the most important thing is to find a way to destroy the evidence as soon as possible, or cause some trouble for that damn traitor, so that he doesn't have the chance to go to the outer city to cause trouble for us! I gave you so much With so much authority, why can’t you handle such a small matter well?!”

"Young... sir, you may not know very well. This matter is most likely not a slander. It..."

"It's just slander, do you hear me clearly?!" The boss's voice started to sound a little panicked:

"This is a traitor who betrayed the kingdom and His Majesty. It is the most despicable slander against the Ministry of War. Let me tell you, this matter must not be spread, let alone become news in newspapers. Do you understand?!"

"clear!"

"Understanding is not enough. I also need to see your actions - three days. If this matter starts to spread within the army within three days, or really makes it into the newspapers as we said, you can't expect it." I can still keep my rank and allowances!"

"yes!"

Crown, who looked determined, sighed tiredly, and at the same time felt his heart beating with fear.

So...the Army Department really supports a large number of gangsters in the outer city?

One hundred thousand? !