Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 302 The golden cicada escapes its shell

  【Dear Mr. Wilbur Flynn:

  Although we have never met you, in our opinion, our destiny is closely intertwined.

  Francois, the current president of the Republic of Bressis, is planning to restore the monarchy and become the emperor of the republic. You must know this matter all too well. You may think that we, as important members of Francois' direct lineage, will strongly support Francois' restoration of the monarchy and obtain countless benefits, but we think that one day will come, and our situation will fall into the abyss .

From Mr. President ignoring the protests of your Excellency and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey, he vigorously supported Maren Joseph, who had a civilian background, and helped him strengthen his control over the independent mixed division. It can be seen that he is equally vigilant towards us. hostile to...

  ...Based on the consideration of many factors and the understanding of Mr. President's behavior, if he really restores the monarchy and becomes the emperor of Bresci, it is foreseeable what kind of impact we will face.

  We hope to meet you at 51 Heller Street, West District at 10:00 tonight, to discuss the future of us and the family behind us...

  Wright Benson, Oliel Jeffrey]

  The former speaker of the parliament, Wilbur Flynn, was in the mansion, reading the letter secretly sent in by the servant, and was silent for a long time in the study alone.

  He knew that Benson and Jeffrey were the two regiment leaders of the independent mixed division currently stationed in Laizein, each with an elite light infantry regiment.

In fact, as early as when Pissel led the independent mixed division and first stationed in Lezein, he discussed with everyone in the parliament whether he could instigate these people and dismantle François' military power so that he could fight against them in the next struggle. There is a sure chance of winning, but considering that this is Francois's direct line of troops, since he is willing to transfer back, he must be prepared to deal with the parliamentary faction's rebellion, and he can only dispel this idea in the end.

  Later, members of the Parliament faction were assassinated by a force claiming to be the Equality Society, and Francois dispatched the Guard Corps to take over the defense work of the Parliament faction's various residences, limiting the actions of the Parliament faction.

  From then on, as the highly respected Speaker of the Parliament, Wilbur Flynn could not sleep almost every night, worrying about their future.

However, the Parliamentary faction was disbanded early, deprived of power, unable to intervene in François's restoration of the monarchy legally, and without the support of armed forces, facing the independent mixed division and the Lezein Guard Corps Francois, completely powerless to parry.

  And during this time, more and more parliamentarians switched to Francois.

  He himself is also communicating with many parties, even trying to form an alliance with the Equality Association, but he is discouraged after hitting a wall everywhere. He no longer struggles too much, and only waits for François to become the emperor to try his best to protect himself.

  This letter brought him hope of defeating the presidential faction.

  If Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey can be recruited, it is equivalent to recruiting two light infantry regiments. With these two light infantry regiments, even if they are torn apart, they have a good chance of winning against Francois head-on.

  The question is, can things really be that simple?

  Flynn instinctively remained skeptical of the letter, worried that there might be some trap in it.

  In the letter, Benson and Jeffrey explained why they wanted to cooperate with the parliamentary faction. They were dissatisfied and neglected by François for not promoting himself, but instead supporting the common people, so in order to avoid being abandoned as a **** in the future, they chose to support the parliamentary faction.

  This reason is sufficient and not sufficient.

  Francois' behavior makes them worry, but at this time it is a great risk to join the parliamentary faction. Will they really decide to defeat Francois because of this?

  If you are deceiving yourself, what is the purpose?

  Now that the parliament faction is at a disadvantage, the possibility of reversing the situation is so small that it can be ignored. Would it be too much to lure yourself into action?

  Or maybe Francois was worried that the Parliament faction would have some cards, so he deliberately arranged for Benson and Jeffrey to join him, in order to find out the truth?

  There are too many possibilities for this invitation. The worst thing is that Flynn has no way to verify the authenticity. The only thing he can do is to either stand still or trust these two people.

   "Hmm..." Flynn put away the letter and weighed the pros and cons with his eyes closed.

  —

  Equality Association Main Station, Meeting Room

"No. 51 Heller Street has been booked for them, and letters from both sides have also been delivered. We don't know what's happening on Wilbur Flynn's side for the time being, and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey rushed to the Corps side immediately after receiving the letter." I went to talk to Colonel Benson." Charles reported the movements of all parties.

   "What about other arrangements?" Boyne asked Charles and Morais.

  One of the two is responsible for leaking the news of Speaker Flynn’s travels, and the other is responsible for assassinating the two officers who knew the secret of the Equality Association’s propaganda in the Corps camp.

   "It's all arranged."

"Same."

"There is no risk for Benson and Jeffrey. They can arrest Flynn if they don't talk well, saying that they met him secretly to lure a snake out of the hole. For Flynn, this It is his only choice, so both parties will come forward. Charles, you must ensure that the guards stationed near Flynn's mansion can notice his movements. Morais, you must ensure that the two parties are completed on time at ten o'clock. The assassination of an officer." Boyin said solemnly to the two.

   Neither of these two links can make mistakes. Once mistakes are made, the plan will fall by the wayside.

"clear."

  Charles and Morais said in unison.

  —

  9:30 p.m.

  First Cavalry Camp, Joseph's Office

   "Captain David and Lieutenant Bunier have been transferred to Bruce Avenue by me to take charge of today's night training." Joseph stared at the clock and said.

   "Do they have any objections? After all, it was agreed yesterday that they will continue to investigate the infiltration of the Equality Society." Adel asked, slumped on the sofa.

Joseph was expressionless, as if he was a little uneasy about the action tonight: "Of course, I told them that the night training was deliberately transferred away from them to let the equal members of the camp relax their vigilance, and there will be further work arrangements when they come back from the night training , and they readily accepted it.”

   "That's good, they won't be coming back tonight."

   "Are you sure this will work?"

"I'm not sure, but even if it doesn't work, it won't implicate you. Let's just try something else." Adel was not nervous. The Equality Association has made full preparations for this plan, and no matter what the final result is, it's okay. Tolerable, "You don't have to think too much, just sleep peacefully, maybe it will change again in the independent mixed editor tomorrow."

"Um…"

  —

   Meanwhile, Flynn's mansion

  It was getting late, and most of the lights in the mansion were turned off. Flynn's nine o'clock bedtime schedule was unshakable, so the darkness of his bedroom did not alert the guards who were both guarding and monitoring the mansion.

  Lawrence is apparently a guard soldier monitoring Flynn, but secretly he is a comrade of the Intelligence Department of the Equality Society. In the morning, he received an order from Minister of Intelligence Charles, and at night he had been staring at an inconspicuous secret door in Flynn's mansion that the guards had already known but pretended not to find, waiting for Flynn to leave the mansion secretly.

  At half past nine, a black shadow flashed past the hidden door, and walked towards the end of the street against the wall.

  It's forint!

  Lawrence held back his excitement, and called the drowsy guard captain beside him: "Captain, Chairman Flynn is here!"

   "What?!" The captain of the guard immediately sobered up when he heard this, and looked in the direction Lawrence pointed, and found a looming black shadow moving away, "Is that Chairman Flynn?"

  With such a long distance, most of the street lights have not been repaired, and it is difficult for the captain of the guard to judge the identity of the shadow.

   "Yes, I saw with my own eyes that Speaker Flynn came out of the secret door we were monitoring!" Lawrence said.

   "The opportunity to do meritorious deeds has come, let's go, let's follow!" The captain of the guard reacted quickly, and immediately followed Lawrence and the other two guards quietly.

  In the mansion, Fulin could see all this clearly from the window of the study.

   "Oh." He snorted coldly, turned and walked out of the study.

   After a few minutes, Flynn came out from the secret door and rushed towards Heller Avenue.

  He wasn't sure whether the guards knew there was a secret door in his mansion, so he deliberately sent a crony to go out through the secret door and leave in the opposite direction for a test. Fortunately, there was such a test, which led the guards monitoring him to another direction, creating an opportunity for him to go to 51 Heller Street.

  On the other side, Lawrence felt more and more wrong following the captain of the guard.

  Minister Charles gave him information that Speaker Flynn would secretly leave the mansion at night and go to 51 Heller Street. But now Speaker Flynn is getting farther and farther away from Heller Street, and he has no intention of turning around at all.

  Intelligence should be correct.

   So whether...

  Is the black shadow in front of you not Speaker Flynn? !

  If this person is not Speaker Flynn, then they are obviously caught in the trap! The current Speaker Flynn is afraid that he just went out and is rushing towards Heller Avenue!

How to do? !

  Will the plan fail because of not observing carefully!

  Lawrence's brain was running fast.

  If he wants to save the plan, he must first let the captain of the guard know that he has followed the wrong person, so that he may have the opportunity to go back and track down the movements of Speaker Flynn.

  But the captain of the guard has no doubts in Sombra's identity because he was so confident just now, how can he let them discover the other party's identity?

   Is it possible that you really want to spend the night? It's too late for one night.

   "Ahem!" Lawrence made up his mind and coughed loudly a few times.

   "Shhhh!" The captain of the guard looked full of hatred, and quickly covered Lawrence's mouth.

   But it was too late. After hearing the sound, the shadow following them quickened their pace and turned into the alley.

   "Trash! Chase me! Arrest Speaker Flynn!" The captain of the guard didn't care about scolding Lawrence, stopped hiding, and quickly led his men to chase after him.

   Facing the guards' pursuit, Sombra seemed flustered, and was blocked in a dead corner not long after.

  The captain of the guard looked at the clear face of the black shadow, and felt a little bit in his heart: "You are not Chairman Flynn!"

   "I'm not!" The captured servant said timidly.

   "Where is Speaker Flynn?!" The captain of the guard glared at Lawrence before interrogating the servant.

   "Mr. Fu, Mr. Fulin...is taking a rest..."

   "Then what are you doing here!"

   "I'm out to buy medicine..." The servant was too frightened to look directly at the captain of the guard.

  The captain of the guard saw through the lie of the servant at a glance: "Why did you buy the medicine through the secret door! Why didn't you tell us directly! Why didn't you buy it from so many pharmacies?!"

"Because, because, yes, my son is sick... One, one servant's request, no, you won't pay attention to it, so I, I, just, I came out to buy medicine secretly... Those, those pharmacies I just, just passed by The doors are all closed, I, I'm still looking for..." The servant tried hard to argue.

   "Nonsense!" Intuition told the captain of the guard that things are not that simple, "If you don't tell the real purpose! You will only die!"

  The servant pinned all his hopes on Fulin, whom he served faithfully, and insisted on his statement: "I really came out to buy medicine!"

Lawrence looked like he made up for it, and helped the captain of the guard to analyze: "Captain, Speaker Flynn is probably using him to attract our attention, use him to lure us away, and then go out by himself! We should go back and track down Flynn immediately. The whereabouts of the speaker!"

   "I'll give you one last chance. If you don't tell the truth, when we find out, you and your son don't even think about breaking away from the relationship!" The captain of the guard was afraid that this was their misunderstanding, and asked the servant again sharply.

   "I...I..." The servant hesitated.

   There is no need to ask the result anymore, just the performance of the servants is enough to show that they must be plotting something.

  I am responsible for the defense and surveillance of Fulin's mansion. If Fulin does something under my nose, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my head.

  The captain of the guard immediately made a decisive decision: "Morey, Nat, you take him back! Lawrence, you and I go back first!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

  The captain of the guard and Lawrence rushed back to Flynn's mansion first.

   Ten minutes later, they returned to the mansion. The captain of the guard interrogated the guards who stayed behind, and was relieved to learn that no one came out from the secret door.

  As long as Flynn doesn't get out of them, nothing should happen.

   "Huh... continue to be vigilant, keep an eye on me!" The captain of the guard no longer dared to doze off.

  Lawrence didn't feel that simple.

  How could Flynn not go out after creating an opportunity? This does not match the intelligence.

  He knew the group of guards he was working with very well. Maybe this group of people didn't keep an eye on them carefully after they left, so they didn't even know that Flynn had fled.

In order to ensure that the plan was foolproof, Lawrence boldly said before the guards dispersed according to the order of the captain of the guard: "Are you sure you have seen it clearly?! Are you sure that Speaker Flynn has not gone out?! If because of your negligence, let Flynn Chairman Lin escaped smoothly, and everyone has to lose their heads!"

  The captain of the guard suddenly felt a little worried about this group of usually lazy subordinates, and looked at everyone seriously and asked: "After we left, is there anyone watching the secret door?!"

   "Yes..." A voice came from the guard.

   "Whoever is responsible for staring at the secret door, stand up." The captain of the guard wanted to implement it on the head of a single guard.

  No one stood up this time.

   "Damn it!" The captain of the guard kicked the nearest guard, "A bunch of trash!"

  (end of this chapter)