Thousands of sparks

Chapter 24
Together with Androni, Dussand planned a very "complicated" plan.

Those leaflets were of course Dusand's handwriting.At first, Androni was a little worried that the leaflets designed by Dusande were not sinister enough, but when her ten-year-old son told her about the arrangement, Androni gasped in shock.

This content is too insidious.

Of course, Dusande didn't know that the empire's post office itself also shouldered the functions of internal and external intelligence collection, as well as "protecting the royal family".But this does not prevent him from making a judgment—since a feudal dynasty whose territory spans many stars can continue to exist, there must be an institution to maintain the rule and eradicate those "conspirators" who try to rise to power.

In other words, it is the natural and spontaneous behavior of every country to maintain its own rule.And every country must have such an organization to carry out this act.

Human ambition will not stop, and such an institution is as essential to the feudal dynasty as the human immune system.

The first layer of trap designed by Dusand is also the most critical core of the whole bureau, which is to make Harold be noticed by such an organization.

Anti-international agencies and intelligence agencies are not fools. In order for them to be suspicious of Harold, it is necessary to make the birth of this leaflet reasonable.

For example... these leaflets are actually Harold's conspiracy.

A lord and a baroness are feuding. Anyone with a brain can probably guess that the lord's ending will not be too honorable.

So, in this case, if you want to make a complete comeback, you must have some unexpected and unconventional practices.

It is reasonable for a Lord who can think of cooperating with Star Thief to physically destroy the enemy to come up with some bitter tricks!
With such a bitter plan, Lord Harold can not only get rid of Baroness Androni by the hands of the Royal Post Office, but also take the opportunity to establish a high reputation and status for himself among the common people.

It was drawn on the leaflet, His Majesty the Emperor was going to assassinate Lord Harold.

If the bitter plan comes true, does that mean...even His Majesty the Emperor has nothing to do with the "heroic" Lord Harold?

There is no need for Dusande or Androni to put forward this kind of mind-killing theory. Those professionals can definitely think of it-there is nothing new under the sun, and similar things have probably appeared in the hundreds of years since the establishment of the empire. At least thousands of times.

In order to make this "bitter trick" look more real, Du Sande deliberately produced a campaign advertisement belonging to his mother.The content inside is full of aristocratic arrogance and disdain for civilians, which is completely different from the cartoons specially designed for civilians on "Harold's Leaflet".

After those smart people saw the difference between the two leaflets, they would naturally start to become suspicious of Lord Harold.

In addition to the content of the flyer, the paper used for the flyer is also one of the key points that need to be carefully considered.

First of all, the paper used for this batch of leaflets must not be the same as Androni's leaflets, which will attract the suspicion of smart people.Secondly, this batch of leaflets must not leave behind purchase records.Otherwise, the whole layout will be exposed directly.

Considering that the investigation by professionals must be careful, Du Sande handed over the task of purchasing printing paper to Lorraine.He has only one request for Lorraine to buy paper: "Don't contact the paper mills directly. Go to their low-level agents, and then buy two tons of the highest-grade paper that the agent can provide in one go."

"Don't negotiate the price with the other party, but hesitate for a while when paying. If the other party doesn't offer to 'free a batch of trial papers', then just leave and find the next agent." This is all Du Sande said. .

The freebies that low-level agents can offer will not be good paper in themselves, it may even be moldy and moth-eaten paper that has been accumulated for a long time in the warehouse.If these things continue to be stored in the warehouse, the final fate can only be sent back to the paper mill as pulp raw materials.

Using this scrap to swindle a wealthy 12-year-old lady would pay a fortune if successful--no low-level agent could resist such a temptation.

If the members of Missy's family are dissatisfied, it's a big deal to give away the waste paper for free, and then refund some money or send some low-grade paper to fool it.Who would refuse a business that is sure to make a profit without losing money?

And such a gift, of course, cannot be marked on the receipt.To be honest, those agents who have a pile of moth-eaten and moldy warehouses may not even know how much waste paper they have in their hands.At most, when packing and delivering goods, pick some that are acceptable, and then throw them on the steam carriage.

This batch of paper has become the real "three no products" whose source cannot be traced, whose production date cannot be judged, and which cannot be guided to Androni and Dusande.

From design to printing to raw materials, this series of "designs" can ensure that the eyes of suspicion are focused on Lord Harold again and again.

But that's not enough "one shot".It wasn't enough to raise suspicions in the professional sector - without solid evidence, there was a good chance that Lord Harold would eventually get away with it.In case it is really unfortunate that Harold escapes punishment and recovers, it is inevitable for him and his forces to retaliate against Androni.

There was only one shot, and that shot had to kill Harold.Political struggle is such a thing. Kindness to the enemy will eventually turn into cruelty to oneself.

After repeated discussions between Androni and Dusand, the task of the last shot was given to Dusand.

There are three tasks for Duchamp—first, after getting the "goods" from the manor, find and defeat a gang of star thieves within a day, and seize some supplies.

Second, mix this batch of seized materials and "goods", transport them to the Upper Albin interstellar landing site as quickly as possible, and transport these materials to the naval warehouse in the south of Upper Albin by airship. Library storage.

Third, Duchamp needs to ensure that this airship lacks proper maintenance, and the guard in the airship's cargo compartment next to the "cargo" will fall off over Upper Albin.

Three tasks, each of which is critical.To entrust such a task to his father, Dusande was indeed a little nervous and uncertain.

But Androni didn't seem worried at all—she even smiled and said to Dusand, "Your father is much more capable than you think."

Facts also proved that Androni's confidence did not fail.Duchamp completed all the tasks within the specified time, and the time for the airship's cargo warehouse to drop off was just right.The half-ton leaflet fell like snowflakes directly into the core area of ​​Oberalbin.

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After hearing the words "Bring Baron Duchamp here", Dusande breathed a sigh of relief.These postmen in red are indeed not stupid, and every step of their judgment is very precise and logical.

However, in this wave of games, Du Sande was even better.Nothing went wrong with his plan, so far so good.

Next, it was enough for Duchamp to arrive at the estate and describe the "cargo" as seized.

Even the police department knew that Lord Harold had colluded with the Star Thief, so how could the agency responsible for internal intelligence collection not know about it?

Collusion with the Star Thief, and the motivation and ability to design and execute bitter schemes, these two points are enough for the intelligence agencies to pay close attention to Lord Harold.And the "Star Thief Seized Materials" that appeared at the end will be the key shot to kill Harold completely.

The Star Thieves are a lawless gang.They have their own sphere of influence, have their own interstellar crossing ships, treat the laws of the empire as nothing, and even have no respect for His Majesty the Emperor-of course, such gangsters can print presumptuous and disrespectful propaganda documents without pressure.

Harold, who had colluded with the star thieves and even tried to collude with the star thieves to kill a nobleman, would he have the guts to hire the star thieves to print disrespectful leaflets for himself?

This "answer" can be guessed by anyone with a brain.

Of course, Lord Harold, who had never done such a thing, would naturally deny it firmly and deny it to the death.But such struggles only serve to reinforce the agencies' own judgment.The more he resists the investigation and asserts his innocence, the more these intelligent professionals become convinced of the logical, well-documented "truth."

It took Dusande and his mother an hour to arrange a deadlock against Lord Harold.

After about an hour, Duchamp finally arrived at the workshop.The middle-aged red-clothed postman scolded Baron Duchamp unceremoniously in front of Dusand and the others after Duchamp arrived at the workshop.

"Your son has explained everything, Duchamp, what excuse do you have?!" The middle-aged postman in red took out the letter from his arms and threw it on Duchamp's face. "You are so brave!"

Dusande had let go of most of his heart, and suddenly it hung in his throat again.

The chief is cheating on Hu.

Duchamp frowned, and then replied, "Sir, I don't know what you're talking about."

"Every screw in the Royal Navy is the property of His Majesty. It is disrespectful for you to use His Majesty's property for your own personal gain!" The middle-aged postman in red was still cheating, but Duchamp remained unmoved.He glanced at his frightened son, then at the angry postman in red, and sighed, "Mr. Bourne, I really don't know what you're talking about."

"Then explain to me what happened in Upper Albin today?" Byrne took off his leather gloves and suddenly asked calmly, "The one that was sprinkled in the center of Upper Albin The flyer's airship took off under your order, right?"

"Yes, but not." Duchamp nodded, "The airship Zorna is one of the floating transport ships of the Royal Navy of Newsail. This morning, it was ordered by me to carry out the task of transporting the captured materials. .But I didn't instruct the airship to do any sort of leaflet-dropping mission."

"Then did these leaflets grow their own wings and fly into the sky?" Bourne sneered, "Do you think that we at the Royal Post Office are all fools?"

"I have submitted an application for additional maintenance fees to the Admiralty for four consecutive years. But my application has not been approved for four consecutive years." Duchamp stood motionless, but the oppressive force brought by his giant tower-like figure But there was no sign of weakening at all. He complained in a tone of obvious anger and dissatisfaction, "We don't have enough maintenance costs. In order to keep the combat ships in good condition, the logistics ships have not been maintained on time for a long time. .”

"It has not been maintained for a long time, and the seams of the ship's skin are severely corroded. The lack of strength and the turbulence in the air caused this accident-I will report this issue to the Ministry of the Navy." Duchamp He said in a muffled voice, "This is a maintenance accident caused by bureaucrats. What responsibility should I bear should be judged by the Ministry of the Navy."

The last nail on Lord Harold's coffin was firmly driven into the wood by Duchamp.

(End of this chapter)