Mystery: Shadow of Order

"That's different. In a public place just now, Mr. Prime Minister wants to show his grandeur. Unless I really irritate him, he won't lose his temper with a little guy like me."

The blonde secretary Lockhard smiled, shook his head and said:

"You are not a small person, you are the most famous barrister in Backlund recently."

With a smile on his face, Rawls said modestly:

"In front of His Excellency the Duke, isn't he a little guy?"

The two fellows who had ghosts in their hearts and who were both former "lawyers" talked all the way, but neither found any useful information about each other.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk"

Lockhard knocked on the door of a room on the second floor, and a low male voice came from inside:

"Come in."

The blond secretary, Lockhard, turned to Rawls, smiled and pushed open the door of the room.

The room is not big. The first thing you see when you enter is a huge oil painting hanging on the wall, depicting the scene where Duke Negan and the Conservatives are talking.

Rawls took a course in art appreciation at Lincoln College. The oil painting on the wall is not very outstanding in terms of technique and art, but its exaggerated size and "small" room are very strong. Contrast, it will make people's attention unconsciously focus on it.

After being absent for a moment, Rawls immediately reacted, salutes Duke Negan, who had stood up and was smiling at him, and said apologetically:

"Your Excellency, it's a pleasure to meet you, please forgive my rudeness."

Although Duke Negan is a veteran landed aristocrat, because of his naval experience in his youth, he does not pay much attention to the etiquette of aristocrats.

Duke Negan, who was not wearing the admiral's uniform, waved his hand, not very concerned:

"It doesn't matter. Even those who have been here many times will still pay attention to this oil painting as soon as they enter the house."

Secretary Lockhard did not come in, but closed the door and left after Rawls entered.

Rawls looked at the oil painting again and found that the shock was no longer there, so he praised:

"This oil painting is really special."

He is the "barbarian" of Sequence 8. He has extraordinary resistance to this aspect, but he will also focus on it.

"Its author is more famous. It is the work of Pauly Dellaw, the former dean of Backlund Medical College and a royal advisor. However, compared to his psychological attainments, his painting is far worse.

However, with his extremely high knowledge of psychology, with the help of this room and just the right arrangement, he made everyone who entered this room pay attention to the painting. "

Pauly Dellau? The president of the Psychology Alchemy Society? At the same time, "Adam" controls the chess piece of the Psychological Alchemy Society?

Rawls suddenly felt a huge wave in his heart. He thought about Duke Negan's side and the interior of Loen's royal family being planted by the "Twilight Hermit Society", so the times will develop as "Adam" expected.

But I didn't expect that Duke Negan would be like this. The secretary is only two or five. Even the decoration of the room was designed by Pauly Dellau, the "Dream Weaver" of Sequence 3. The oil painting was full of Core members of the Conservative Party!

It's no wonder that they can join forces with the goddess to trap the **** of war so much that she loses her mother. This method is too terrifying.

Rawls looked calm and praised:

"Although it was only a momentary shock, it can also be seen that this Dean of Deerlaus really has deep attainments in psychology."

Duke Negan nodded, regretfully saying:

"Yeah, it's a pity that Dean Deerlau passed away three years ago. I originally wanted him to help me design some of the same rooms."

At the very beginning, Duke Negan himself was shocked when Pauly Dellaw designed it, and he specially invited the head of the Backlund Diocese of the Steam Church, a member of the former council of God, Archbishop Horamick Haydn to check and confirm. Without the mysticism factor in it, he dared to enter this room to work.

According to Archbishop Horamick, unless it is an Extraordinary who has undergone special psychological training, or a demigod, he will first notice this painting. This layout aroused great interest in Horamick, and he wanted to chat with Del Law about related topics. ,

This made Duke Negan, who was worried about his safety, relieved a lot, and wanted Pauly Dellaw to design a similar room for his lover's residence.

But it didn't take long for Del Law to die.

Rawls didn't know what to say anymore. Duke Negan was afraid that he didn't die badly enough!

"The last time I saw you at Earl Wolfe's house, I wanted to invite you in person, but Earl Hall had something to do with me temporarily, so I had to ask my secretary to invite you to come."

Duke Negan walked from behind the desk to the sofa and sat down. The quality of the sofa was excellent. After the tall and fat Duke Negan sat down, there was no abnormal sound.

Rawls waved his hand and smiled bitterly:

"If you invited me in person, I might not dare to come."

"Hahaha, what can Barrister Rolls Adrian, who can almost start a two-party war, dare not." Seeing the wry smile on Rolls' face, Duke Negan smiled even more and waved, " sit down."

Rawls was not polite either, sitting directly on the single sofa beside Duke Negan. The housekeeper Augst told him that showing fear and grooming in front of Duke Negan would arouse the Duke's disgust, and a proper "excessive action" would make him feel close.

"In this case, I have gone too far. Please forgive me. After all, I am dealing with the Nozick family."

"Martin Nozick can go from being a teacher's son to today, and the means are naturally not too bad. You can use this means to bring him down, which is already very powerful."

Rawls quickly waved his hand and said:

"I just let his son Lancer get the punishment he deserves. As for bringing down Senator Nozick..."

Duke Negan interrupted Rawls, leaning back on the sofa:

"Almost, the New Party has made a lot of compensation for not going to war. You have ruined his hope of becoming the leader of the New Party. And you have also become the enemy of the New Party."

"It's nothing, after all, I didn't choose the new party." Rawls hesitated for a while, "I can't figure out why we don't take this opportunity to continue to fight the new party. After the "Corn Act" is repealed, our strength will always be weaken."

Without him, the case might not have been established, and maybe Werther Gold would have died in prison long ago. The Conservative Party has no chance to attack, and Duke Negan should choose to retreat in order to ensure the status of the nobles after a few months of hard support.

The temporary peace between the two parties led to the assassination of the "Apostle of Desire", and even the secret cooperation of the "Twilight Hermit Society". Before "Lieutenant General Hurricane" Qilingers assassinated Duke Negan alone, it was more like a bounty task, you can do it or not.

Now, the Conservative Party has seized the painful foot of the New Party, and can take the opportunity to fight, and the chances of winning are quite good.

The Conservative Party is a giant with a serious illness, and was stabbed in the vital part by the New Party and continued to bleed; the New Party was still a minor, but it was also stabbed by the case made by Rawls. Although it was not a vital point, it was enough to make him weak.

More importantly, from the fact that Duke Negan was able to put aside his grievances and cooperate with the New Party, it can be seen that he definitely has the courage to implement this plan.

So as long as Duke Negan nods, those landed nobles who have endured for a long time and suffered heavy losses will definitely agree to take this opportunity to suppress the new party.

The "Corn Bill" cannot be abolished and re-established, but the Conservative Party can completely let the new party make up for it in other ways. After all, the Conservative Party is still the ruling party, and the Prime Minister is still the leader of the Conservative Party.

But now Duke Negan is still following the old path, and even shook hands with the New Party earlier, which is not normal and does not meet Rawls's expectations.

He wanted to try to see if the two parties could go to war in advance, so that Duke Negan could live longer, so that he could accumulate more power. However, this goal was not achieved, and the loss was not great.

When he heard Rawls say "we", Duke Negan nodded with satisfaction, and when he heard that Rawls was going to take advantage of this opportunity to suppress the new party, he shook his head again. He thought that Rawls was still too young.

But this is also normal. After all, if a young man can think about everything, wouldn't these old guys live in vain?

Duke Negan cleared his throat and asked in a deep voice:

"Rolls, who supports the Conservative Party?"

"Noble."

Rawls didn't hesitate, this was Ruen's open secret.

The Conservative Party is the political faction of the landed aristocracy and the core, representing the interests of the Loen aristocracy and the big landowners.

"What about the new party?"

"Big factory owner, big banker."

"But there are many nobles who owe money to big factory owners and big bankers. Do you think they support the Conservative Party or the New Party?"

Rawls instantly understood that it was no wonder that the "Corn Bill" was repealed. This kind of proposal, which was at the heart of the Conservative Party, could be passed by the House of Lords.

Apart from the big nobles like Duke Negan, the nobles in the House of Lords are more small nobles. Their income obviously cannot support their own expenses. Borrowing money is the only way out.

Duke Negan waved his hand and said:

"Rolls, do you know why these big factory owners lend us money?"

Duke Negan got up, straightened his clothes, and said proudly:

"We are nobles, we don't need elections, we are the House of Lords, which is valid for life."

Rawls also got up and watched Duke Negan's "performance".

"The legislative and judicial powers are in our hands. Of the seven admirals in the Royal Navy, five are nobles. We hold the vast majority of power in this country and maintain the king's rule. The new party is only a temporary victory. And the victory is ours."

Rawls suddenly had some sympathy for Duke Negan. As he said, the Conservative Party upheld the status of the nobility, and the nobility upheld the king's rule.

But Duke Negan never knew what their Majesty the King was planning, and their maintenance would only be exchanged for the King's betrayal.

If Rawls stood in the position of Duke Negan, it would be hard to imagine that the person he defended would betray him.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk" knocked on the door, interrupting Duke Negan's "performance".

"Enter."

A man in his thirties who was also tall and somewhat similar to Duke Negan, but not so fat, came in. His hairline receded, with obvious forehead lines, he nodded towards Rawls, then bowed his head to Duke Negan and said:

"Father, are you looking for me?"

Rawls narrowed his eyes, this is the son of Duke Negan, Lord Philip Negan, the future Duke of Negan.

"This is Rolls Adrian, I told you before, he will help you rebuild the Hillston Police Station."

Philip Negan stretched out his right hand and spoke softly:

"I'm Philip Negan, I'll be with you for a while."

"Good afternoon, Lord Philip."

Rawls shook hands with Lord Philip. This Lord was not one of the titles awarded to him by Duke Negan, but as the son of a Duke, he had to be called a Lord.

However, the Duke of Negan has only this one son, and the future heir can only be Lord Philip. Even if Duke Negan has an illegitimate child, he cannot inherit the title.

Rawls looked at Duke Negan, puzzled:

"What do you mean by rebuilding the Hillston Police Department?"

Duke O'Negan suddenly reacted, "I forgot to say, Hillston Police Station has been assigned to Backlund Police Station because of this case, Philip has just returned from Oravi, he will be To take over the Hillston Police Department, you can help him."

Rawls widened his eyes and opened his mouth slightly:

"Your Excellency? I..."

"I believe in you. I have to discuss something with Agusid. You and Philip will talk first."

Duke Negan was halfway through speaking, and the person had already reached the door. After speaking, he opened the door and went out, closing the door. Only Rawls and Lord Philip were left staring.

Rawls reacted and motioned for Lord Philip to sit first.

After the two sat down, Lord Philip said first:

"According to your reaction, you should not know about my father's arrangements, so before we start the formal conversation, listen to me first, after that, if you agree, then continue to talk, if you disagree, you can go, my father's place For me."

Wouldn't my efforts be in vain then? This way of speaking is really domineering, as expected of the "Arbiter" sequence, but I don't know if it is Sequence 7 or Sequence 6?

Rawls nodded and gestured for Lord Philip to speak first.

Lord Philip nodded in satisfaction:

"I joined the Navy at the age of 20, and it's been 13 years this year, so I hate when people don't speak directly. You're a lawyer, you should know what I mean?"

It can be seen that the military style, Rawls nodded to show that he knew.

"Second, you can point out my mistakes in person, but don't say it behind your back, especially for my father, this is very important."

Lord Philip's face was solemn, and he obviously suffered a lot here.

It looks like there are a lot of people around you making small reports! But are these people out of their minds? Duke Negan is the only son, isn't it the next Duke Negan that you offended?

"Thirdly, when I do things, you can make suggestions. Listen to me or not. Don't go to my father with your suggestions and force me to do as you suggest."

Well, I understand, it's the same as the second item.

Rawls finally understood why Philip couldn't unite the Conservative Party after Duke Negan's death. How could those nobles and politicians accept it in such a short period of time?

Speaking of which, how did Duke Negan raise such a son? Also from the navy, Duke Negan doesn't have such a style?

"There's nothing left. Since my father has made a decision, don't think about rejecting it. He won't change his mind. How about it? Can we continue talking?"

"Of course."

It was time to coax the child. Looking at Lord Philip, who had obvious forehead lines, Rawls nodded, although the child was a little older.

Lord Philip was also quite satisfied. He was very angry with Auston Levitt in Oravi, so it was best to state it in advance.

"Okay, tell me what you think!"

Ugh? What does it mean to tell me what I think, I don't know anything?

Rawls shook his head and said:

"Lord Philip, I am..."

"Just call me Philip"

It's really two fathers and sons, can't you just let me finish?

"Okay, Philip, I'm a barrister, and I deal more with the court. I really don't know much about the police station. You can talk about your thoughts first, and I'll see if I have anything to add."

Lord Philip thought for a while, then nodded and said:

"When I go to the Hillston Police Station, I will directly serve as the Deputy Chief, the same position as the Assistant Chief of the West Velas Field. I plan to start with the case you handled and check all the people involved in the Hillston Police Station. , erroneously demoted or dismissed, and then build a Conservative police force."

Because of its special status~www.readwn.com~, Hillston Police Department belongs to the sphere of influence of the New Party, so his police chief is equal to the deputy chief of West Velas Field, and other police stations in Backlund are also high. In local police stations, the chief is the assistant superintendent, not the senior superintendent.

It's really simple and crude, but it's really useful, it just takes a little longer.

Limited by the influence of the times, people in this era are keen on politics. It is normal to choose a party to join, but the consequences of quitting the party are also very serious.

Most of the police in Hillston Police Department are members of the New Party. It is too difficult for them to defect to the Conservative Party.

"I agree with your first approach, and half agree with your second."

Lord Philip frowned, and the lines on his forehead instantly piled up on his smooth forehead:

"Say."

"It is certain to punish the police who shelter criminals, but it is difficult to build a police force belonging to the Conservative Party. Most of them are members of the New Party, and there are very few non-partisan police officers."

"continue."

"I think it's better to recruit outside the Hillston Police Department than to form it inside."

"Outside recruiting?"

"Yes, the Hillston Police Department is responsible for part of the streets of Chorwood and the entire Hillston area, but it does not have any precincts, which is obviously unreasonable. We can have five or six precincts, and the police can get from other I think they will support us.”

"It's easy, I'll go say hello to them."

"At the same time, we can assign some New Party police officers to the substations, as long as the substations are under our control. The Hillston Police Station, which has lost some police officers, can supplement the police force from other police stations..."

PS: After this big chapter, there will be no large-scale political descriptions in one or two hundred chapters. Rawls is going to improve his strength.