Thousands of sparks

Chapter 99 Doubt
For certain problems, its appearance represents a "problem".

When a spymaster asks his men about the loyalty of a great nobleman, his inclinations are obvious—if there is no doubt, why should he ask this question?

Du Sande felt the sweat seeping out of his back quickly.

"I don't think I am qualified to evaluate the loyalty of a marquis to the empire." Although Khan is behind him, Dusand still needs to give an answer to Bern's question, "It is different from the situation of Duke Saar , I haven't seen any evidence that can directly prove that the Marquis is not loyal enough."

"Your parents have a close relationship with the Marquis." Byrne looked up at Dusand, his voice sounded cold, "Has your answer been affected by this relationship?"

"No." Dusand shook his head, "Mr. Bourne, whether or not my parents are closely related to Mr. Marquis... He is indeed not stupid enough to put aside his disloyalty to the empire like that Mr. Duke." On the table."

Bourne's expression softened slightly, "So, you also think he might be disloyal?"

"I think...you need to clarify a definition with me first—what is loyalty." Du Sande said boldly, "Mr. Director, please forgive me if I made a mistake. If loyalty refers to the If you have no selfishness, no laziness and greed, and believe from the bottom of your heart that you are born to dedicate everything from relatives to lovers to descendants to property for the empire and His Majesty the Emperor, there may not be a single loyal person in the entire empire."

Bourne stared at Dusande with cold and gloomy eyes, and suddenly said after a long time, "Is this what Androni asked you to say?"

"This is my little idea." Du Sande swallowed, and continued with difficulty, "Empire citizens are supposed to be loyal to His Majesty and the country, but under loyalty, every imperial citizen has emotions living people. They are not machines, and it is impossible for them to operate as precisely and calmly as machines."

Seeing that Bourne's expression did not change further, Dusand continued, "In my daily work, I have learned a piece of knowledge - those who claim to be infinitely loyal to His Majesty, and are indeed Those who do this are often the ones who have the least respect for the Empire and His Majesty. But those who seem to lack sufficient respect for His Majesty are using their work and actions to truly prove their respect for the entire Empire and His Majesty. Your Majesty's love."

"I don't know why you asked me the question 'whether Lord Lafayette is loyal to the empire', but I think that it is impossible to judge a person objectively and correctly based on some characteristics or isolated incidents. If It is necessary to determine whether a certain person is loyal to the empire, and his actions should be evaluated more carefully and comprehensively." Dusande finally finished all his thoughts, "The review of people like the Marquis of Lafayette must be done as much as possible. Whether he is loyal or not, once our review goes wrong, the consequences are unacceptable."

The truth is actually very simple.In the current Newsail feudal colonial system, the Marquis of Lafayette is the key noble with the highest title.His existence itself symbolizes the continuation of the empire's aristocratic system on Newsail—even though he has completely overthrown and physically eliminated the Duke of Saar with the "help" of Dusand.

But he is still the "face" among the nobles of Newsale.

Four years ago, His Excellency the Duke was stripped of his title and beheaded in Orin.Now, Olin began to doubt the loyalty of Mr. Marquis again.Then... Those nobles who are still actively preparing to kill the dukes on their heads, those dukes who are about to kill their subordinates, and those middle and low-level nobles who are actively watching and even fanning the flames, I am afraid that they will start to feel dangerous in an instant.

When the emperor of the empire began to raise the butcher knife to the nobles, how should the nobles deal with themselves?

After spending a long time explaining his thoughts, Dusand remained silent and began to wait for Byrne's reaction.

Du Sande's mind is very simple, no matter what, Mr. Marquis cannot be hung on the street lamp right now.The safety of my parents, as well as my own safety, can all be counted on this "environmentalist" who has a somewhat problematic mind.

But these words sounded in Bourne's ears...but they didn't taste that way.

After reviewing the information again, Byrne has gradually begun to agree with Olin's judgment.At the same time, he determined that Dusande, as a 14-year-old teenager, was unlikely to have the ability to judge the position and intentions of the Marquis.

Dusande is a very smart young man, and the intelligence information he judges almost never deviates from the direction.Bourne also believes that Dusande's current judgment is correct-the Marquis of Lafayette is an important position. If he is easily killed, it is very likely that the nobles on other colonial planets will think that His Majesty the Emperor is going to attack the pioneering nobles.It is very likely that such a miscalculation will eventually lead to a serious and large-scale rebellion.

Then, in such an important position, Hou Lafayette has become the most ideal pawn in the hands of the alliance.After he killed the Duke, whether the empire let him go or hit hard, it seemed that it would eventually lead to chaos within the empire that could not be calmed down.

In Bourne's eyes, the current Marquis Lafayette has simply become a barbed wooden thorn in the body of the empire.If you don't pull it out, the wound will continue to be inflamed and pus; if you pull it out, the barb can ruthlessly pull out a piece of flesh with blood vessels from the empire.

The situation was in a dilemma, and Bourne looked grim.

"You will take the lead in the identification and review of the Marquis." After pondering for a while, Bourne made a decision.He said to Dusand, "Your parents and you are very close to Lafayette. I believe you are the easiest and only person on the planet who can tell whether Lafayette is loyal or not." Clothes postman. The Heraldry Management Office will give you all possible help and assistance for your actions. I will issue you an authorization order later. With this authorization, you can mobilize all resources of the Heraldry Management Office. "

Du Sande stood up in surprise, "Mr. Bourne, with the relationship between my parents and the Marquis, I should take the initiative to stay away from this review..."

"I believe in my vision, and at the same time I believe in your loyalty to the empire." Byrne also stood up, he patted Dusande on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "I watched you grow up, I believe own vision."

Du Sande left the file room step by step, while Bourne sat on the sofa and did not leave.After about a quarter of an hour, his secretary walked quickly into the filing room.

"I want to know all the resources that Dusande mobilized. I want to know what he mobilized resources to investigate, and I want to know the specific results of the investigation." Bourne's face is like a lead plate frozen by sea water , "Let the people from the Counterintelligence Department take over all the work of the Privy Council guards. From now on, all guard work and plans for the Marquis, His Excellency the Speaker, and His Excellency the Commander must be reported to me in advance."

"Yes, Director." Mr. Secretary nodded expressionlessly, and then suggested, "Do you need to monitor Mr. Lord's communication or prepare to cover it up?"

"I hope he will send this information out now." Bourne narrowed his eyes. "I want to see whether the intelligence analysts I have trained for four years are loyal to the empire or to their duties."

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Du Sande returned to his office in the House of Commons with a heavy heart.He turned down all the work he had planned for today, and then sat in his chair and began to think hard.

Not so good.

The Marquis of Lafayette didn't know what he had done, but there was no doubt about one thing—Bourne began to become suspicious of Mr. Marquis.This is bad, very bad.

Byrne is a very suspicious man, which means he would do well in his current role.But at the same time, he is also a person who is very obsessed with the answer - when he was curious last time, he even took himself hostage to observe the reaction of his parents.

This man doesn't play his cards according to common sense.

Allowing himself to preside over the review of Lafayette Hou, and even giving himself a letter authorizing to mobilize the resources of the entire Newsale Heraldry Management Office, this signal made Du Sande very vigilant.

What kind of answer did Bourne hope to get?

There is a very important rule in intelligence work-never let the intelligence analyst collect and analyze something that the commander is already sure of.

The collection and analysis of intelligence is essentially like a jigsaw puzzle.It's just that every piece of this jigsaw puzzle needs to be found out by hand, and without any reference, the pile of pieces must be pieced together.

This reality determines the "uncertainty" of the output results of the intelligence analysis industry.Just like a blind man feeling an elephant, it is almost impossible for any intelligence organization to rely on intelligence analysis to fully understand the whole story.

Bourne must know this piece of news better than Dusande—this code was taught to Dusande by Bourne himself.

Mr. Byrne's order, then, is essentially a hint.He wanted Dusande to use intelligence to confirm a conjecture of his... but what was this conjecture?
Dusande was deep in thought, while Androni walked into her secretary's office with a cup of herbal tea.

"I heard that Bourne asked you to go to the Coat of Arms Management Office? What's the matter?" Androni sat down very naturally, and then asked, "Is it a matter of federal intelligence?"

"Yes." Dusand nodded, "The information needs some verification, and the director also attaches great importance to this matter."

He lied.

Dusande knew very well that Bourne was a very suspicious man.No matter what Bourne's own conjecture is, as long as he knows that he has disclosed the content of his work to the outside, especially to Androni... I am afraid that in the next second, Du Sande will have to face the situation directly from the heraldry management. The anger at the place, and then use the escape route to take refuge in the Star Sea Federation.

He had to hide the news, and then find a way to keep Lafayette and Androni... as well as himself and his father safe.

"I hope that's not true." Androni took another sip of herbal tea, and then sighed, "Once the war spreads to Newsail, I'm afraid many people will die because of Unemployment costs life first."

(End of this chapter)