Wen Na's investigation quickly made progress. She took people to the soldier's house that day. Tell only walked around his house and found some clues. With his accurate judgment of the traces, he found that he was under the window sill.
Two hundred gold coins were found under the stone slab.
Soldiers of the Third Army can earn three gold coins a year. Loews's elder brother and younger brother are both farmers, and his two sisters work as helpers in the grocery store. The source of these two hundred gold coins cannot be that they went through legal channels.
Earned.
Wen Na took the two hundred gold coins to the prison. The moment she saw the gold coins, Lewusi burst into tears.
"My dear young man, there are some things that I don't need to say anymore," Wenna grabbed a handful of gold coins and threw them one by one in front of Lewus, "Tell me, who gave you these gold coins?
I think I am a moderate person, so I expect you to tell the truth to me, otherwise, you will have a good chat with the God of Death."
Modeza calmly took out the knife from his waist and rubbed the stain on the blade on his pants. He couldn't tell whether it was rust or blood. Lewusi didn't dare to look at Modeza's knife, let alone his.
Face, it only took him ten minutes to confess everything he knew.
The person who instigated him was named Jokochi. By the time Wenna chased him to his home, he had already escaped. Tell followed the footsteps and finally found his body in the wilderness south of the city.
His throat was cut from behind, and the clue seemed to be interrupted.
But Wen Na did not give up. Through investigation, Wen Na learned that he was the attendant of Finance Officer Finans.
All clues point to Finans. He has enough motives. Reggie's disgust for him makes him likely to betray Reggie at any time. He also has enough financial resources. The financial officer should not be able to get 200 gold coins.
Any difficulties. He still has enough connections. During the days when Sarn was in charge of Shattered Snow City, he got to know many high-ranking officials in the royal capital.
The matter has reached a certain point. Although there is no direct evidence against Finans, the inference based on these indirect evidences is enough to send Finans to the gallows.
Even Finans didn't know how to defend himself. After being taken into prison, he bribed the jailer and got a dagger. He planned to end his life before the trial came.
But Wen Na was not so decisive because she discovered a doubt.
Half a month ago, Decto purchased a batch of high-quality iron ore from the White Tower Country. Because the transaction amount was relatively large, Reggie asked Finans to go directly to Camel Island to settle the payment.
For safety reasons, Reggie assigned Finans guards and equipped himself with a musket.
On Camel Island, Finans' movements were not subject to any restrictions or surveillance. For Finans, who lived in fear, this was a rare vacation. He spent a lot of time in the romantic place. If
He really wanted to sell the musket to the Lion Country. During this period, he had many opportunities to make some unknown transactions.
But he didn't do that. His musket was still intact in his home. Maybe he was not ready to betray Reggie at that time. Maybe he was afraid that Reggie would suddenly ask about the whereabouts of the musket, but Wen Na always felt that
There was something hidden behind it, so she told Reggie exactly what happened. Reggie thought about it for a long time and gave another clue.
"Go and check the accounts to see if this damn guy is greedy for my money," Reggie said. "I don't know financial knowledge, but you know, during the most difficult time in Shattering Snow City, I drained Finans of all his money."
If there was no corruption, he might not be able to get two hundred gold coins."
Wen Na carefully checked the accounts. At least there was no evidence of corruption by Finans. However, there was one account that caught Wen Na's attention. Foreign Affairs Officer Anthony had spent 300 gold coins to purchase an envoy to the Kingdom of Lane.
The expense, this expense was approved by Reggie. At the beginning of the year, Reggie tried to ease relations with the Lion Country. He wanted to send envoys to test the old king's attitude, but Charlemagne usurped the throne, and the diplomatic plan was shelved.
Already.
But where was the money spent? Judging from the accounts, it should be nothing.
This matter seems to have nothing to do with espionage. As a foreign affairs officer, it is reasonable and reasonable to reserve a fund for diplomatic expenses.
But Wenna soon discovered more doubts. In order to prepare for this mission, Anthony established contact with some officials of the Lion State. So far, he still maintains correspondence with these officials. This is the power of the foreign affairs officer.
Reggie was careless and failed to impose the necessary restrictions on foreign affairs officers during the war.
Anthony, who was born a commoner, became an official by virtue of his excellent examination results. This young man who had never tasted the taste of power may have accepted some fatal temptations.
Wenna did not take any action without authorization. She told Reggie the news. Of course, Reggie would not believe these baseless speculations, but Chris believed in Wenna's judgment.
"I have also tried to find some outstanding people among civilians. They can bring surprises, but sometimes they can also bring heavy blows. There are many civilians who don't care about so-called loyalty. If you want to catch them, damn them.
Spies, you must not show mercy at this time."
Reggie shook his head and said: "Such words are so ridiculous! The orcs are extremely loyal to me, are they from nobles? When I was expelled from the Kingdom of Lane, the nobles were the first to betray me!"
Chris explained: "I didn't say that nobles would be more loyal than civilians, but Anthony is indeed suspicious."
"It's impossible for me to kill innocent people indiscriminately without evidence!" Reggie turned to Wen Na and said, "Can you find evidence that Anthony collaborated with the enemy?"
Looking at the furious Reggie, Wen Na didn't know what to say. Reggie calmed down for a long time and said: "Go and find out where the three hundred gold coins went. I think Anthony can give a reasonable explanation!
"
"This makes no sense at all!" Chris also raised his voice, and Reggie's stubbornness made him a little annoyed. "Anthony can give a hundred explanations, and every explanation is reasonable to you! He can say
Use this money to unblock the officials of Lane State. Since you want to send him as an envoy, this is what he must make preparations for. This excuse will leave you with no evidence!"
Reggie was dumbfounded, but what Chris said made sense. In this era, "clearance" before a mission is indeed a necessary process, otherwise there will be countless troubles during the mission.
"Then what else can I do? Convict Anthony without any basis? Or use torture instruments to force him to admit his crime?"
"Are you feeling distressed?" Chris smiled, "Such a handsome young man, to be honest, I'm a little reluctant to let him go."
"Get away, I don't have that kind of hobby!"
Although Reggie was still annoyed, Chris' smile eased the tense atmosphere. He sat next to Reggie and whispered: "I have a good way. If it succeeds, it can kill two birds with one stone. Even if it fails, it won't bring any consequences."
Loss, do you want to give it a try?"
…
Late at night, Reggie called Anthony and assigned him an important task.
"We are running out of weapons. We have very few bullets, rockets, and even bombs left. It seems we can no longer sustain this war."
Reggie's words surprised Anthony: "Sir, Nolos' factory can produce a large number of weapons every day. I heard yesterday that they have a new type of machine that can make ten thousand rounds of ammunition every day."
"They can indeed make a lot of bullets, but those bullets are of no use," Reggie sighed. "To be precise, it is not the weapons that are used up, but my witchcraft. Without witchcraft, all the weapons
None of it works."
Anthony was stunned and said: "Sir, are you really a wizard?"
"I don't want to hide it anymore. I am indeed a wizard. I don't think this is anything to be ashamed of." Reggie coughed twice. "My body is getting weaker and I can no longer resist the enemy."
In our attack, every time the soldiers used their weapons, they were eating away at my flesh and blood."
"Sir, I, what should I do?" Anthony had tears in his eyes. Until now, Reggie still did not doubt his loyalty to Shattering Snow City.
"I need you to make some preparations to negotiate peace with Charlemagne. You have to prepare some expensive gifts, don't be stingy with gold coins, and let the Kingdom of Lane see our sincerity."
Anthony wiped his tears and said: "But I'm worried that what Ryan Country wants is not a gift, what they want is..."
Reggie said: "I know what they want, they want Chris, I admit that Chris is very important to me, he is like my, my, my lover, you know that feeling
…”
Reggie's voice was choked with sobs. This was a line designed by Chris. This "lover" really made Reggie very worried.
"I understand," Anthony nodded vigorously, "I really understand."
"But I can't sacrifice the entire Broken Snow City for him," Reggie sighed again, sniffed, and then said, "You have to keep this matter strictly a secret and temporarily interrupt the exchange of letters with the Lion Country. There is no need to negotiate a peace.
It is tantamount to surrender. I must not let Charlemagne know that I have lost the ability to fight. I must fight for peace decently and use Chris to exchange for the peace that belongs to Shattering Snow City."
"I will definitely complete the mission you gave me! I will definitely bring the peace you want!"
Anthony left the castle, and Reggie immediately asked Tyr to monitor his movements.
That night, Anthony sent a messenger to Zhilin City. Because he had a foreign affairs officer's pass, the sentry tower did not stop the messenger.
…
Charlemagne was in an extremely bad mood. In the past three days, the alchemists conducted careful research on the musket, and they finally gave an answer that made Charlemagne dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty, we can copy this weapon, but we still can't find how to use it."
"You are really capable. Since you can't find a method, what's the use of copying it? Is it used to prove Reggie Victor's wisdom?" Charlemagne raised his crossbow, and he almost shot the alchemist.
Maybe this could vent the anger in his heart, but Andrew spoke at an inappropriate time under the circumstances.
"Your Majesty, please give the alchemists a little more time. I believe they can..."
"How much time will you give them?" Charlemagne suddenly pointed the crossbow at Andrew, "Are you going to wait until I become the laughing stock of the entire continent?"
Andrew looked at Charlemagne solemnly. He was shocked, but he didn't see any fear or panic. This actually made Charlemagne a little nervous.
Andrew has experienced countless wars, and in this case, the chance of shooting him is almost zero.
There was a deathly silence in the meeting hall, and just as Charlemagne was thinking about how to end it, Spindu walked quietly beside him.
"Your Majesty, we have received news from Shattered Snow City." Spindu handed a letter to Charlemagne.
Charlemagne put down his crossbow, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After reading the letter, Charlemagne smiled.
"Reggie Victor's witchcraft has been exhausted, and he wants to negotiate a peace with us," Charlemagne laughed loudly, "Did you hear that? He wants to negotiate a peace with us!"
Silence continued in the hall, and the ministers were frightened by the scene just now.
"General Andrew," Charlemagne turned around, "what do you think of this matter?"
Andrew tried his best to restrain his anger and whispered: "If he is willing to hand over the traitor Chris, I think peace negotiation is a good choice."
"Why are you so weak?" Charlemagne removed his smile and gritted his teeth, "Can you be considered a general of the Lion Kingdom? The soldiers you led immediately attacked. I want you to chop off Chris's head and chop it into pieces.
The flesh and blood of Reggie Victor, kill all the living people in Shattered Snow City!"