Rumble, lightning flashed, heavy rain poured down.
A torrential rain descended on Babylon, and the summer rain blurred the outline of the things on the floating island. In such damned weather, no one likes to travel in such rainy weather if it's not necessary. However, a magic energy flying car stopped in front of Alstair's house. Housekeeper Helsing got out of the car and opened an umbrella to block the oncoming wind and rain for the current head of Bescot.
The master and servant quickly walked into the house, and their servants brought rain gear for them. Housekeeper Helsing stayed in the living room, while Horn was taken to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's study.
In the study, Alstair's fat figure was standing by the window, facing the wind and rain outside. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he turned around and smiled bitterly, "You came quickly."
"As long as it's related to that matter, unless it's the end of the world, I'll come as fast as I can." Horn smiled. "So, what's the surprise for me?"
Alstair walked back to his desk, opened the drawer, and said, "You couldn't find any clues from the normal way, so I made my own decision and changed the method of investigation. Our General Capullo's account is so beautiful, there is no flaw in and out. It's just that one thing caught my attention. "
He took out a bag of information and poured it onto the table. Horn walked over and picked it up. It was basically a registration form for the replacement of armaments and the retirement of airships. Horn looked at his old friend, "These are... What is it?"
"Detailed registration of the expenses and armaments of all the legions under the Old Party in the past two years." Alstair knocked on the information and said, "In February of this year, ten airships applied for retirement registration due to aging parts. There was a battleship among them." As for this battleship, I tracked its whereabouts and found that it disappeared after entering the Federation Recycling Factory according to the normal procedure. There was only a vague message on the recycling registration column, which probably meant that the airship was being reassembled. However, the usable parts should have been stored in the warehouse, but there were no relevant records in the warehouse information. "So where this airship, or its important parts, such as the quantum cannon or the warp engine, ended up is an interesting question."
Horn exhaled, "In other words, the disappearance of the Dawn was instigated by the old party."
"Not necessarily. It's just a possibility. Because I also got this. " Alstair took out a few photos from the drawer. The photos weren't very clear, but they could barely see the faces of the people inside.
That could be considered an acquaintance of Horn.
"Maine?" Horn frowned. The smiling man in the photo was the head of Alexander's family. "Where were these photos taken?"
"A general in the old party, Eliphant, known as' Fierce Elephant '. I wonder if you have any impression of him?"
"Eliphant?" Horn nodded. "In other words, Maine is in contact with the old party? How did you get these photos? "
"The Federation has been in business for so many years, so it definitely has some tricks up its sleeve. In particular, in order to help successive presidents better understand what the people below them were thinking, the 'Surveillance' plan was implemented a long time ago. " Alstair smiled and said, "Of course, in order to avoid provoking conflicts between our subordinates and the president, we do not directly monitor the important figures in the Federation. We only pay attention to the people around him."
"These photos were extracted from one of the numbered databases by the Federation's comet-level brain, Afar. That database corresponds to the brain camera system of General Eliphant's butler. "
"I thought that plan had been stalled for many years." Horn said.
"That's just a cover-up, friend."
Horn nodded. One could imagine how much effort and cost Alstair had put in to obtain so much information. Otherwise, he would not be able to obtain these key materials from within the complicated Federation. Now the evidence pointed straight at Maine and Eliphant, and even Marshal Capullo, who was willing to do all of this. This was not only a competition between the wealthy nobles, but also a struggle between the two parties.
"Has His Excellency Mobius seen these?" Horn raised his head.
Alstair shrugged and said, "In fact, this is the backup information I gave you. There is another piece of information that has already been sent to His Excellency the President's desk." In this incident, I can only say that Maine and the old party have gone too far. It would make His Excellency the President's position very awkward to do such a thing that would damage the relationship between the two parties even though His Excellency the President intended to let the old and new parties work together. "Fortunately, this information is now completely confidential and cannot be discovered by Marshal Windsor Bellow for the time being. Otherwise …"
The minister smiled bitterly, judging from Windsor Belo's reckless style of doing things. Once he grasped this information, he would probably immediately declare war on the old party. Now the relationship between the Federation and the Gate of Freedom has deteriorated. Not long ago, the Gate of Freedom organized a retaliatory attack on a surface district that was still under the control of the Federation.
If the old and new parties were to clash at this time, the Federation would definitely be torn apart.
Horn said in a deep voice, "Since you trust me, give me this information." "Then I have to say something. Don't worry, I won't hand them over to Marshal Greed. But you have to worry yourself. The marshal is keeping a close eye on this matter. As far as I know, the Red Wolf's activities have never stopped. "
"Of course. If this matter is leaked, we can only blame ourselves for not doing a good job of keeping it a secret. So, what are you going to do? "
"Everything according to the rules." Horn's tone gradually revealed killing intent, "Since Maine has stretched his hand so long, then this time, I will chop off his arm!"
Alstair could imagine that as long as Horn showed the information, Maine would definitely fall into the trap. At that time, Horn could ask for harsh compensation. If Alexander didn't pay, it would give Horn an excuse to openly use force. As long as he had that evidence in hand, Maine would not be able to get any benefits no matter what.
This was Horn's so-called rule, and it was also the rule that old nobles like them had always followed.
"Alright, I'm sure you can handle it. But before that, old friend, I have something else I want you to see. " Alstair's expression gradually froze. "Remember the attack on the Gate of Freedom's airship in Babylon that day? After that, we conducted an in-depth investigation into the matter, and now we have some crucial information. These materials show that there is a third force behind the Federation and the Gate of Freedom, and it is leading all of this! "
The minister typed a set of orders on a row of light keys on the table, and some images appeared on the projection curtain wall in front of him. In the picture, a man was covered in wounds, but his face had a crazy expression. He shouted, "Our eyes are everywhere after the light is hidden in the darkness. The change of the generations is coming, and you will eventually become bones under the tide like me! "
Following that, the light patterns on his body lit up, and then the entire scene was filled with strong light. It was obvious that the man had chosen to detonate himself and turn the Origin Energy in his body into a bomb.
Horn frowned. Although the fragment was short, the madness of the man inside was obvious. He muttered to himself, "It's like some kind of religious fanatic."
"This is the material provided by General Fendi's Iron Fist Legion. There are still some materials like this. The word 'Light Concealment' appears very frequently. We believe that it should be the code name of an organization. "Alstair said in a deep voice," There are other forces that are not terrifying, like the Gate of Freedom. " However, the members of this organization called Light Concealment are very secretive. So far, we've tracked down people from almost all levels of the Federation. "From the Federation General to an ordinary registrar, there are shadows of them at almost every level."
"That's the scariest thing, Horn. Because we don't even know who the enemy is. It's possible that a friend who was drinking and talking happily yesterday will send an ice-cold blade into your body tomorrow. So now, finding out the members of Light Concealment has become the most important thing for the Federation Intelligence Agency. "
Alstair looked at him and said, "You have to worry too. We don't know how many wealthy families have been infiltrated by them."
Horn took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for the reminder."
When Horn left, the rain stopped, and several maids and Alstair sent him out. In the blink of an eye, a day passed. At night, a maid quietly left. She arrived at the road a few blocks away and waited at a bus stop for a moment. An unmarked magic energy flying car stopped not far from the stop. The maid quickly left and got into the flying car.
The flying car slowly moved. The carriage was very dark, but one could see that there was another person sitting next to the maid. The maid whispered, "Horn came to see Master this morning. The two of them talked for a long time in the study."
"Do you know what it was about?" The person sitting next to him asked.
"I don't know. I didn't dare to eavesdrop. After all, Mr. Horn is not Master."
"That's right. With Horn's strength, it's easy for you to eavesdrop."
"But when Mr. Horn left, I saw a document in his hand. There seemed to be photos in it."
"Is that so?" The man nodded. "You did well. This is your reward."
A silver card was placed in the maid's hand, and a wave of warmth surged through the maid's heart. She knew that there was a hundred thousand tax-paid deposits in it, which was her reward for providing information.
The flying car stopped after turning a corner. The maid got out of the car and turned into another street to leave. There was a moment of silence in the carriage, and then the lights above lit up. The light fell on Maine's face, and his expression was gloomy.
"Sir, are you going back?" The driver asked.
Maine shook his head. "No, to see General Eliphant. I have to talk to him."
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