Benson also wanted to wait until he got back to forge a letter: "No need to bother, we can just go back and get it later."
"There's no need for you to run around. Just tell me where the letter is, and I'll personally notify someone to deliver it." Francois didn't want to give them a chance to leave.
"I burned my letter." Jeffrey didn't want to get into danger with Benson, so he directly stated that his letter was gone, "His, I don't know."
"Why burned down?" Francois turned to look at Jeffrey.
"Because this letter is too, too dangerous." Jeffrey explained bravely.
Francois smiled even more: "What danger can there be in this letter? Just show it to me. This is strong evidence that Wilbur Flynn wants to instigate rebellion against you."
Benson wanted to kill Jeffrey: "I guess Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey is worried about being discovered by others and causing some misunderstanding, which will prevent us from further exploring Wilbur Flynn's background."
"That's it." Francois already knew that the two of them had turned against each other, "Then what did you and Wilbur Flynn talk about last night?"
"Actually, before we even had time to talk, we were forced to terminate it because of an assassination incident in the South District." Jeffrey noticed Francois's suspicion and quickly told the truth to regain trust.
"You went through all the trouble to meet and then left without saying a word?" Francois was amused.
The rhetoric of these two people was so funny that they almost treated themselves like children to fool them. They met, but they didn't talk about anything, but they had the nerve to say this.
"That's it." Benson deeply realized that he and Jeffrey were on the verge of life and death. Their greed led them to danger, and their hesitation cut off both the front and back roads.
"We agreed to meet at ten o'clock. After the meeting,
Without making too much small talk, he directly listed the benefits he could give. He said that as long as we help the parliament overthrow your rule, the independent mixed division and the major general position of the Lezein Guard Corps can be handed over to us.
At that time, we wanted to have an in-depth chat and find out more about
His details, but there happened to be an assassination incident in the South District, and we had to go there, so the conversation was terminated. And because our communication was too brief and we failed to grasp any useful clues, we thought of continuing to try to meet again, etc.
I'll report back to you if I get the handle.
.After all, we still don’t know what trump cards the parliamentarians have. What if there are people from them around you? Based on this consideration, we have decided not to inform you for the time being. We hope you can understand our difficulties,
and loyalty to you."
"Yes, the situation is what Colonel Benson said." Jeffrey felt that Benson was perfectly smooth. Even if Francois still doubted them, without direct evidence, it probably wouldn't have much impact.
"Since you are worried that there are people from the parliamentary faction around me, you can report directly to me in secret." Francois hit the nail on the head, pointing out the omissions in Benson's logic, "Knowing that private contact with Wilbur Flynn is extremely dangerous.
It may cause a crisis of trust, but you still insist on doing this without telling me. This is not something that a thoughtful person can do. However, when you met with him, you were very careful in your layout, and you looked like smart people...
How could such contradictory behavior occur?”
Francois didn't say it clearly, but he had already revealed the truth.
There is only one possibility for contradictory behavior, and that is Benson. Jeffrey's original intention was to contact Wilbur Flynn first and choose whose side he would side with based on the conditions given.
And that's not what they said, just to dig out the details of the parliamentary faction.
"This -" Jeffrey was embarrassed. He knew that the more he spoke, the more mistakes he would make. At this moment, he could only place his hope on Benson.
Benson felt the interrogation, and two pleading eyes focused on him. When he was extremely nervous, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and showed a relaxed smile: "Oh, it has been less than twenty-four hours since this incident happened.
, you asked us to make the most perfect judgment and response, I admit that we can't do it. But in the end, things are still developing in a good direction. If the Equality Society hadn't popped up last night and affected the meeting, maybe we wouldn't be interrogating you now.
We, we are reporting to you the most critical information from the parliamentary faction."
It is an indisputable fact that Francois was suspicious of them.
It was difficult for them to get rid of the suspicion, but they had no choice, because if they didn't try their best to distance themselves and prove that they were doing this to seize the handle of the parliamentary faction, Francois would definitely eliminate them for safety reasons.
Hearing that Benson was still struggling and looking aggrieved, François had murderous intent in his heart: "I'm not interrogating you. This is just a simple question about what happened last night. Are you in trouble?
Do you think I’m offending you by asking this?”
"No, I just feel that although we did something wrong and did not have time to report to you, which caused some misunderstandings, this should not diminish our efforts and loyalty." Benson gradually toughened his attitude and tried to calm himself down.
I also believe that I am innocent.
"Then what are you going to do next?" Francois asked.
"Look for an opportunity to meet with Wilbur Flynn again. If you believe in us, give us the opportunity to kill all the parliamentarians who are still planning to resist!" Benson decided to take the initiative to ask for Francois's support.
"I believe..." Francois murmured to himself and connected the phone to Joseph Maguire, who was on standby outside and was ready to dispatch to control the two light infantry regiments at any time. "We can start, okay."
"Bah." The phone hung up.
Francois, Benson and Jeffrey looked at each other quietly.
After a while, Benson's shoulders slumped, and the toughness he maintained collapsed: "It seems you still doubt us."
"You will understand that after such a big omission, I have no other choice but to remove you from your posts." Francois said regretfully.
"You have known about this for a long time. The purpose of calling us here today is to test and create opportunities for Joseph and others to control the corps, right?" Since Francois finished the phone call, Benson had guessed everything.
"That's right." Francois didn't hide anything. At this time, no matter how much the two of them knew, it was meaningless. "You also have to be lucky. Regardless of whether you have betrayed me or not, we don't have absolute evidence yet.
This will keep you alive in prison for a while."
As a nobleman, Geoffrey has never suffered such humiliation: "I would rather die than go to prison!"
"Actually, even if it is finally found out that we really didn't do anything, we can't come back because our faces have been torn." Benson knew about this arrest, and even if Francois did not find evidence and released them, they had no idea in their hearts.
In the end, Francois would worry about their resentment and put them aside.
"The only thing to blame is that you are too greedy. You could have achieved success by following me, but you have to take the risk of collaborating with the parliamentarians for the future." Francois had no psychological pressure on ruining their lives.
"When you supported Joseph, didn't you think about our feelings?" The outcome of pretending or not was already decided. Benson's face turned cold and asked Francois, "Ignore the powerful people who support you and don't promote you.
Instead, they suppressed you...Have you forgotten how you got to where you are today? Have you forgotten who is supporting you? Aren't you afraid that you will be isolated and helpless in the future?"
"I think the results have said it all. If you are even slightly dissatisfied with my arrangement, you will choose to betray me. Do I need to continue to reuse you? When questioning, first think about whether you are worthy of it." Franso
Wa didn't intend to continue chatting with the two betrayers. He clapped his hands, and a group of armed guards came in, removed everything on Benson and Jeffrey except their clothes, cuffed them in chains, and escorted them to
Outside.
"Francois! You are asking for death! You will never become the emperor of Bressy!!!" Benson, who was escorted away by the guards, looked at Francois who was getting farther and farther away from him.
roared, "Sooner or later! Blissi will fall into chaos because of you!"
"Don't arrest me, don't arrest me, my father is a marquis..." Jeffrey's mind went blank, and he followed him out in a daze.
Guzhou
"Huh." Francois looked disdainful, waiting for news from Joseph and Maguire.
——
Joseph and Maguire had been prepared early. As soon as they got the news, they immediately divided into two groups, leading people along the way to take over Colonel Benson's 7th Light Infantry Regiment, and taking over Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey's 15th Light Infantry along the way.
corps.
The soldiers in both camps were puzzled by the arrival of the uninvited guests.
Joseph and Maguire acted neatly and produced personal orders from Francois in different places at the same time, arrested Benson and Jeffrey's cronies from the two regiments, and arranged for the people assigned by Joseph to
Temporary acting duties at all levels.
In just half an hour, the independent mixer completely changed the situation, from a situation where Joseph's faction and the powerful faction were competing against each other, to one where Joseph was in sole control.
——
In the main station of the Equality Association, everyone who received the news had no time to cheer. As soon as they breathed a sigh of relief, they started to spin again and prepare for three aspects of work.
First, after all the regiments of the independent mixed division are controlled by Joseph's cronies, the scale of propaganda carried out by the Equality Association can be expanded.
Secondly, the independent mixed division is responsible for the defense work of the entire city of Lezein, and the independent mixed division has defected to the Equality Association. The Equality Association can resume the previously suspended work in Lezein.
Thirdly, try to control Lezein.
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Wilbur Flynn Mansion
Wilbur Flynn felt cold after receiving the news that Colonel Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey had been captured.
After dealing with the visiting guards last night, he felt that the situation was not good, but no matter how panicked he never thought that something would happen so soon.
While he was secretly cursing Benson, since Jeffrey asked him to meet, why didn't he arrange it more carefully, and at the same time destroyed the correspondence, lest it be found as evidence of collusion and harm him.
——
April 29
Benson and Jeffrey could not withstand the torture and confessed the truth. Soon, the former Speaker of Parliament Wilbur Flynn was arrested, and the parliamentary faction was once again attacked.
April 30
Joseph, who had achieved full control over the independent mixer, suggested to Francois during the meeting that the people's panic and the Equality Society's crazy revenge be suspended every day in order to achieve control over the Equality Society.
Counter threats and achieve balance.
Since the execution was ineffective, François agreed with Joseph's suggestion and decided to follow Joseph's policy to deal with the Equality Society, which he called "a threat comparable to a country."
May 3rd
In the apartment room of the Equality Association Headquarters, Verak burst into cheers.
He finally finished studying "The Theory of Class"!
Looking at "Theory of Class" and the two thick notebooks that had been turned over countless times on the table, Verak cried with joy.
After the research is completed, it means that Equality will open a pilot factory in accordance with "Class Theory" and start exploring the future direction. And just in time, the problem solved by the independent mixer will create convenience for opening the pilot factory.
May 5th
With the suspension of executions, the assassination work of the Equality Society also came to an end, and Lazer temporarily regained a certain degree of tranquility on the surface.
With the Equality Society no longer being aggressive, Francois could devote more of his energy to restoring the monarchy and preparing for the expedition. The pressure on the government was reduced sharply, and the Equality Society's development speed also increased rapidly.
Both parties want to get rid of the other side as soon as possible, but at the same time they know that this is impossible, so they strive to develop in the delicate balance that is difficult to achieve, striving to solve their other problems first, and then concentrate on killing the other side.
After two days of in-depth discussions with Winston, the two decided to purchase a factory building in Kip City, the city closest to Lezein, and open a cotton spinning mill. They would reform the system according to their theories, run the factory, and see if the workers were oppressed.
When solving problems for them, can they work together to create greater value than other factories that exploit workers?
The training for teachers at Keating's school is on the right track. It can take as little as half a month or as long as one month to be initially put into use. Then, they can progress and learn together with the students in teaching, and truly master the teaching ability.
Therefore, the establishment of a conference school is urgent.
Verak and Keating hit it off while having dinner, and decided to go to Kip City together to select a site for a union school and a factory. On the one hand, they would train and transport talents for the Equality Society, and on the other hand, they would clear the fog and see the way forward for the Equality Society.
After the two applied with Boyin, they received strong support from Boyin.
Boyn asked the sub-station in Kip City to put down other tasks and first try his best to help the two get things done at the school and the pilot factory. If there is anything beyond the capacity of the sub-station, he will arrange support here.
The next day, May 6th.
Early in the morning, Verak, Keating, Winston, Nord, Murphy, the main leaders of the school and the pilot factory packed their luggage and left Lai with Boyin, Morais and others seeing them off.
Zein went to Kip City, which is less than a day away, to do two decisive things for the equality society to develop more stably and go further.