Mystery: Shadow of Order

The window on the side of the living room has been opened, and the majestic rain falls from the sky, and the gust of wind blowing raindrops in along the open window from time to time, wetting the dark reddish-brown floor. The pale yellow and iron black mist that pervaded the sky was torn apart by rain and madness, and dissipated into nothingness.

Philip leaned on the couch, heavy emotions piled up on his face similar to that of Duke Negan, and the deep forehead lines have not disappeared since he sent someone to Holy Wind Cathedral. He was accustomed to waiting in his ten years in the army, but now it was the Duke's making that increasingly disgusted with the feeling of waiting for results.

Diagonally across from him, Rawls was also leaning on the sofa, holding the Hillston Police Department related documents that Philip had already reviewed.

It is undeniable that after the introduction of auxiliary police officers and civilian police, the Hillston Police Department has greatly reduced the pressure on the police department, and has also made many small and medium-sized companies and large companies a sense of identity.

The Hillston area under the jurisdiction of Philip is extremely special. It is small in size but full of companies. The personnel here are at least middle-class people with high quality. It is the financial heart of Backlund. This has also led to the work of the police department to a large extent on management, rather than maintaining law and order and investigating crimes.

The police profession has only been born in the last ten years, and many of them are transferred from the original sheriff. Such police officers can work in more chaotic places such as the Eastside and the Docklands, but for Hillston's case It is difficult to perform in the economic region.

They can't use violence like they treat hooligans, gangsters, and gang members. Even extreme words will let those who have been working in the Hillston area all year round seize the handle and send lawyers letters directly to them. Adrian & Associates is located in the Hillston area and handles at least 30 related events each year.

According to the suggestion given by Rawls, police auxiliary personnel and civilian personnel should select some mild-mannered and high-quality people, and they can give priority to those students who cannot afford the high tuition fees. They are very suitable for temporary or part-time jobs. Work.

Loen's police salary is not high. On the one hand, this profession has just been born. On the other hand, during the sheriff period, he colluded with gangsters, gangsters, and prostitutes and used his power to extort, so there would be black money.

But this does not have such a problem for the wealthy Hillston Police Department. Philip raised their wages when he took office, so it can attract enough students who cannot afford the high tuition fees.

Whether it is Philip's identity as the son of the duke earlier, or the duke who has inherited it now, it is enough to make the wealthy and big bankers in the Hillston area maintain a friendly attitude towards the Hillston Police Department. After all, the ruling party is still conservative. Party, you still have to go through the Conservative Party to get a knighthood.

Sanders, who was wearing a priest robe interwoven with storm and lightning, hurried in. The wind and rain outside did not have any effect on the "Wind Blessed One".

"Your Excellency, it was a ceremony held by the Witch Sect and wanted to revive the 'primordial witch'. After receiving the news, Archbishop Radar immediately created heavy rain and strong winds to destroy the ceremony, but did not catch the person who held the ceremony, the Church of Evernight and The Church of Steam is still doing follow-up investigations.

However, according to the information obtained earlier, it is related to Prince Edsack, who was tempted by the witch and tried to rebel. However, after the conspiracy was revealed, he has committed suicide, and the rest of the news has to wait for feedback from the Church of Evernight and the Church of Steam. "

Philip, who had already stood up, had a serious expression. When he heard that it was related to Prince Edsack, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then disappeared.

"Where did the previous news come from?"

"The Church of the Evernight."

Philip nodded, sat back on the sofa, and fell into contemplation.

Rawls glanced at the report on the table and asked:

"Before the rainstorm, the ceremony seems to have had an impact?"

"Yes."

Sanders also knew that this was the person whom the little duke trusted most, and he did not hide it. He replied with a heavy expression:

"Even if the bishop destroyed the ceremony, it caused serious casualties. It was fine in Hillston, Queens, and Chorwood, but the East, Docklands, and Factory areas, which were more densely populated and the center of the ceremony, at least Ten thousand people died because of this, and the number may increase in the future."

"I see."

Rawls turned to look at Philip, who was sitting on the sofa in deep thought, picked up a document from the Hillston Police Department and said:

"Philip, now you need to rush to the Hillston Police Station immediately. You must know that you are still the chief there. There are three major churches and the Prime Minister in the follow-up, so you don't need to do anything more."

For Philip, there is only one point where this little duke can be criticized, and that is to serve as the chief of the Hillston Police Department as a duke. If it wasn't for the assassination of Duke Negan and less than half a month after Philip succeeded to the title, the parliament was piled up with various bills, which would have long been the reason for the new party's criticism.

And the appearance of the smog, even if the impact on Hillston District is not great, Philip, as the police chief of Hillston District, must be there, otherwise the New Party will definitely be there after George III "compromises". Hold onto this.

Even if this position is unattractive for a duke, there is still a big difference between resigning and resigning voluntarily.

Sanders looked at Philip sharply. It is really dangerous to go out when the plague is still spreading. You must know that the witch who created the plague has not been caught. Once the assassination occurs again, it may be difficult for the Church of Storms to obtain nobles. of trust.

Hearing Rawls' suggestion, Philip stood up without hesitation and said solemnly:

"you are right."

Then he said to the anxious Sanders:

"Inform the church and the archbishop, let the guards prepare, we will set off immediately"

Even if Sanders was reluctant, he had to obey the order and hurried out of the living room.

Looking at the disappearing back of the "Wind Blessed One", Philip stretched out his right hand, palm facing the ground, and solemnly declared in ancient Hermes:

"This place is isolated from inside and outside."

The invisible spirituality spread out, blocking the living room area.

After doing this, he turned to Rawls and asked:

"Do you think this matter is really related to Prince Edsack?"

"Is it not?"

Rawls raised his head slightly, feeling a little unbelievable. Could it be that Philip also found something? But this is not the same as my impression of him, is it?

"It seems that you also think this matter is strange, although I have not met Edsack, but according to past impressions and memories, he is not urgent for that position, and his chances are too few, unless Covington , Charlie has a problem, otherwise it would not be his turn at all."

Philip walked back and forth in the living room with his hands behind his back, looking at the dark reddish-brown floor under his feet, his tone became a bit gloomy:

"If it's Charlie, maybe there's a possibility..."

Originally, Rawls, who thought that Philip had found something, twitched at the corner of his mouth. Looking at his back, he knew that the duke was just out of disgust and hatred for the cooperation between Prince Charles and Auston Levitt. Even though he had to cooperate with the Levitt family for the sake of the Negan family, it did not mean that he had completely forgotten the hatred.

If it comes to him that he can completely take charge of the Negan family and there is no foreign crisis, Rawls suspects that he will start a war against the Levitt family again, and even include Prince Charles directly.

However, did King George III put all his energy into becoming the "Dark Emperor", he didn't spend any thought on educating his son, and he didn't have any father-son relationship.

The third prince became the victim directly. The second prince, Charlie, not only cooperated with Auston to smuggle new weapons, but also possibly involved in the leakage of intelligence of the naval fleet. The only eldest prince, Govington, came to the conclusion of the investigation according to Philip and the information collected by the Negan family. See, the character is more serious, even to the point of being stubborn, and the relationship with George III is not very good.

The little prince David is still young, but the reputation of the two princesses seems to be good.

Rawls shook his head, as if thinking of something, his pupils shrank suddenly.

If George III sacrificed a third prince, does it mean that he is also willing to sacrifice a second prince? Anyway, once he becomes the "Dark Emperor", he will not need descendants to inherit the throne!

Charlie was involved in the smuggling of new weapons and leaked information about the naval fleet. Half a year ago, Loen lost the battle with Feysac on the East Balam coast.

The failure of this war also seems to be the beginning of Loen's large-scale reform.

After that, the Grain Act was repealed, and Klein's civil service assessment was also passed because of the failure of the Loen War, and this reform was used to strengthen the country's power.

If losing the war is also a step in George III's plan, then how can he guarantee that he will lose the war and that Feysac will not see Loen's weakness and continue to gain benefits through the war?

There is no doubt that it is leaking key information of one's own side.

If so, all Prince Charles' movements are within the grasp and guidance of George III...

However, this is just speculation. It depends on whether the leaked information is the fleet that fought Feysac on the coast of East Balam, and why did Charlie do this?

"Do you have any ideas for the follow-up?"

Philip's question made Rawls come back to his senses. Even if he knew what George III would do, he had a way to deal with it, but he couldn't give advice until he heard the news.

"Now we have to wait for the news from Mr. Prime Minister about the royal family's handling of Prince Edsack and how to face the accusations of the three major churches before we can deal with it."

"Okay, I see. You go to the Prime Minister's residence, and I will communicate with Archbishop Radar."

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December 31, evening, Sodrak Palace.

Rawls closed his eyes slightly and leaned on the back of the chair. He was dressed in a black tuxedo suit and a sapphire blue tie. The large brooch, cufflinks, buttons, and shoe buttons on the body also glittered in the candlelight.

There are more than ten people in this hall who are dressed like him, all waiting to participate in the New Year's party and waiting for future nobles to be awarded titles.

According to George III's handling of the accusations of the three major churches after the Great Smog, after they received their titles today, they are eligible to enter the House of Lords and become members of the House of Lords, and they can pass this seat to their children.

However, Rawls is the most special of these people. First, he is extremely young, just turned 23 years old, and the youngest of the rest are over forty years old; second, he was awarded the title of Viscount, and the highest of these awards is only Viscount, and there are only three ; Third, his title did not come from donating money to the two parties, nor did he make credit for Ruen, but the embodiment of the power of the Negan family, the product of political compromise,

Although these future nobles did not mean to be excluded in their words, Rawls was obviously an unwelcome existence, but he also ignored the meaning of these people.

Although the new nobles, including Rawls, have won seats in the House of Lords, their influence is far less than those of the hereditary nobles who have been married for many years. Even if the new nobles hold each other together, it is still difficult for them to gain the right to speak in the House of Lords, unless they wait until the new nobles. After the number of people rises to a certain level, it will have a sufficient impact.

However, before the war, it was obviously impossible~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Since the great smog, George III suddenly compromised with the three major churches, which surprised and panicked the nobles of the House of Lords. Whether they support the Conservative Party or the New Party, their power will not be reduced, and not necessarily now.

New nobles such as Rawls have seats in the upper house, property restrictions on the election of members of the lower house are relaxed, invalid constituencies are cleared, the three major churches are allowed to send personnel to the military, and the bill for life aristocrats has also been passed. This series of actions caused a major blow to the strength of the nobles.

The new nobles have their power in the House of Lords divided away, the reform of members of the House of Commons and constituencies has caused them to lose control of the House of Commons, and the entry of the three major churches has freed the church from the need to influence the military through the nobles. control of the army.

The former still takes a certain amount of time, while the latter makes them directly have to make a choice. If they voluntarily surrender control of the military and cooperate with the church, they will no longer have a special status in the eyes of the church and will lose the protection of the church; Lose the protection of the Church Extraordinary.

However, this is a good opportunity for the Negan family.

Because of Duke Negan's assassination, fewer nobles trust the Church of the Storms. Even though the Lord of the Storm is the main belief of the Loen soldiers, they still need the help of nobles, which means that the Church of the Storms is difficult to have a partner.

The Negan family, which has an advantage in this respect, can put forward conditions to the Church of Storms, and make an agreement with them in advance on the control and influence of the army, so as to retain the strength of the Negan family in the military.