Chapter 142 Desai in planning ahead
Regarding the problem of Charles de Mare's handling, according to the Duke of Desay's vindictive personality, he asked Captain Penduwas to hunt down the commando team and then shoot them on the spot, together with Charles de Mare's family and dozens of his tribesmen.
But intelligence officer Korol raised objections to this. He believed that the value of the former secret police chief could not be used only for temporary revenge, but could be identified and bought and utilized.
The Polish lieutenant even joined hands with Dr. Kava to conduct a detailed analysis of the series of intelligence collected by Charles de Mare. The intelligence officer soon concluded that although Charles de Mare was insidious and cunning and almost done all kinds of evil, he still adhered to his own moral bottom line: cherish his family and treat his relatives well.
And this is not only Charles de Marre's biggest weakness, but also a place where the Military Intelligence Agency can use it.
The Duke of Desay accepted the suggestion of Lieutenant Koror and ordered Captain Penduath and his commando to continue to secretly monitor the former secret police chief who was fleeing. If Charles de Mare chooses to return to the family village in the northern suburbs of Paris, the captain will be allowed to wait for an opportunity to be incorporated; if Charles de Mare is ready to abandon the family and flee to foreign countries, he will be shot dead immediately, and then slaughter the small village on the Montmartre Heights without any hidden dangers.
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Since Fouche stepped down and General Savari became the new police minister, the riot scenes have not continued to appear thanks to the surrender of many gangs and the smooth transfer of power of the Paris Police. On the contrary, the sense of security in Paris has improved significantly, at least the number of floating corpses on the Seine River fell to the lowest level since the Paris Police Department had recorded two weeks later.
The gangsters in various blocks felt no longer as majestic as usual, showing their arrogance and abomination. They were obviously shocked by the bloody and cruelty of the "Slaying Night". Ordinary people may not know who instigated the bloody night that night, but for many well-informed gang leaders, Andrew Desay's reputation is equivalent to the "demon Satan" that the Spanish talked about.
Hundreds of bloody corpses told these mobs who ignored laws and regulations that they wanted to cherish their humble lives and not provoke the Duke of Desay.
General Savari also thanked the Desai brothers for their assistance, although the latter was not willing to serve as the Imperial Police Minister. Like most young generals, General Savari loved to go to the battlefield and hoped to win himself a golden marshal's scepter on the Iberis Peninsula.
So, when Desai walked into the office of the current police minister, Savari, who was busy with idle affairs, complained loudly to the culprit, "Andrew, if you want, we can exchange our respective positions."
In the eyes of the former adjutant of the old general Desai, there seemed to be too many needles hidden under his butt, and he would have been pricked to death every day. Since taking office as the Minister of Police, he has not had a day of spare time, riding horses and hunting, salons and dances, and even the time he spent with his family could only be after late at night every day.
Desai lay unceremoniously on the comfortable sofa and simply refused: "I don't want to!"
The shrewd and suspicious emperor was low in his eyes and did things, which made Desai uncomfortable. Moreover, the police minister was too busy and tired to work. He did not have the fanatical passion of Fouche, and was addicted to political conspiracy and murder investigation day and night.
Savari cursed angrily: "Damn bastard, your answer is so straightforward!"
Desai pointed at the messy desk covered with documents from the police minister, kindly advised: "Don't take it for too long. In fact, my intelligence officers and your Adjutant Monek believe that the former Secretary-General of the Police Department, Tadieu, and the two police directors of the North and South regions, Lozeel and Real, can continue to retain their original positions; in addition, Lieutenant Badires of the Gendarmerie Command can also help you manage the headache documents in the office."
Savari nodded, "Well, Monek had reported to me yesterday, and I also signed the appointment letter. The above-mentioned people will take office in the police department again." After that, the police minister picked up a confidential document from the drawer, walked over and handed it to Desai.
It was a tracking form filled out by a secret spy. The records of the affair between the Duke of Desay and Princess Polina in Paris, when, what time, when, what time, between men and women, how long will it last, etc.
Desai shrugged disapprovingly, threw the documents in his hand directly into the trash can not far away, and asked at the highest commander who commanded these spies with a smile: "Is it His Majesty the Emperor complaining? Or is the Italian prince jealous?"
Savari did not answer this embarrassing question. He took out a bottle of champagne left by the former police minister from the wine cabinet and poured a glass for himself and the guests on the sofa. Then he said, "The rest is not important. I have two private requests, well, count them as requests."
Desai smiled slightly, "Oh, please continue, but don't forget to exchange conditions."
Savari had already become immunized to the shamelessness of the old commander's son. He continued: "First, I appreciate the outstanding performance of the MIIS Operations Team and the analysis team. I hope Captain Penduwas and Dr. Kava can have time to communicate with my people in detail; Second, the 12-barrel revolver equipped by the VMware team is very suitable for the police in Paris, and the Ministry of Police is willing to invest in its patent use rights. For this reason, I will convince the emperor to default on the MIIS Intelligence Station in Paris."
Although the Military Intelligence Agency's series of exciting actions in Paris have won a lot of benefits for Desay, it has also aroused fear and suspicion from the powerful people in Paris, especially those who have had personal grudges with the Duke of Desay, and they do not want to encounter the end of the Paris gang. Recently, many senior cabinet officials have complained to Napoleon, demanding that the emperor repatriate the Duke of Desay's private armed forces in Paris.
Desai was naturally extremely angry with the malicious "slander" of the powerful people on the other side. The Military Intelligence Bureau Operation Team hidden in the dark is his true patron saint, rather than auspicious birds that always fight with Italian dogs every day and cannot fly. But to calm down this kind of pressure, Savari himself must come forward and cooperate with the Ministry of Police on the surface. This is not only a restraint, but also an explanation to the emperor.
The patent transfer of the 12-bar revolver was originally a matter of Desai’s plan. In fact, the multi-barrel revolver is just a temporary transition product. It exposed many problems during its use: the gun body is too heavy, easy to combo, and it is cumbersome to fill ammunition (no mercury fire cap used). Without too much time, the Ordnance Bureau located in Hruna will provide more advanced individual combat weapons to the agents and officers of the Military Intelligence Agency, the "Colt-style" single-barrel revolver.
After pretending to be hesitant for a moment, Desai agreed to a new round of cooperation with Savari. The two raised their glasses together and drank them all in one go.
After continuing to chat for a while, Desai took out his pocket watch and looked at it, then stood up and said goodbye. It was time to go home for class.
When they walked to the first floor hall of the police building, Desai passed by the hasty Lieutenant Badires, without taking a look at each other. The latter had just arrived from the military police and was about to report to the Duke of Savari to serve as the police minister's official attendant.
Lieutenant Badires, who had been a traitor, had secretly swore to serve as the Duke of Desay. During the night of the massacre, Desay agreed to let him go on condition that he would collect all useful information for the Military Intelligence Agency in the office of the new police minister.
Although at present, the Duke of Desai is as close as brothers to General Savari, people's hearts will change and will change as they are in their position, facing environment and various pressures. Prepare for the future. Desai and the Military Intelligence Bureau must make the worst plans in advance.
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Two hours later, the Champs Elysees, the Duke of Desay
Lieutenant Adam Koror in the second floor intelligence room shook his head helplessly. He took off the two lints stuffed into his ears and decided to put his work in the secluded basement, because this would prevent the horrifying noise from the next room. Since the Duke of Desay followed Miss Litissia to learn the Catalan language, this has been done almost every day after lunch.
To be honest, Catalan is not difficult to understand. It belongs to the Italian language, just like Spanish and French. The main difference between Spanish and Catalan is that the pronunciation and accent of vowel letters is that the former has only 5 vowel letters, while Catalan has 8. An inaccurate metaphor is equivalent to the difference between Mandarin and Cantonese.
Therefore, Andrew Desai, who is proficient in French and Spanish, can understand the seven or eight-point meaning of Catalan when he speaks at a slower speed. However, it is more troublesome to roll up your tongue and speak Catalan fluently. Especially for the years of evolution of various languages, the difference in pronunciation is still quite obvious.
However, Desai must talk to Catalans in Catalan before returning to the Iberis Peninsula. This is not simply to win people's hearts, but more to reserve resources before expansion. Because the scope of application of Catalan is not limited to the Catalan region, but also to Valencia in the south and Aragon in the east.
After the unusually smooth implementation of the "Humanitarian Shield" operation, the Duke of Desai's expansion ambitions were no longer limited to Catalonia and Northern Aragon. On the Iberis Peninsula, many immigrants (vagrants) groups made public appeals outside the Manresa government, hoping that the Desai Legion would continue to move south and march towards southern Aragon and Valencia. However, the five-man regiment represented the Duke of Desai and politely declined such appeals or proposals.
In fact, all pan-Catalan languages, including Valencia and southern Aragon, are Desai's future goals. However, this vigorous ambition plan is currently only in the mind of the Duke of Desai. At least it has to wait until he digests the Northern Aragon region and after the end of the Portuguese war. Of course, there are no obstacles to the military power of Desai. With refugees as the leader-party, half a brigade can take the southern Aragon. The key is that there is insufficient preparation for political, diplomatic and economic aspects.
Another reason for Desai to learn Catalan is to find a suitable job for Miss Littisia. Since the clever and mature young Tier "snatched" her full-time secretary, Miss Littisia has to play the role of a personal maid for a long time. Unfortunately, this responsibility is not small. Miss Littisia, who has always been pampered, cannot adapt to the job of serving people at all, but has mostly helped.
Chapter completed!