Chapter 409

The uprising in the Austrian Regions of Italy had failed, but the impact was not over. The Government of Vienna was furious, and Franz immediately ordered a nationwide investigation.

He wouldn't have known if he hadn't checked, but the moment he did, he was shocked. From Lombardy Venetia to Hungary and Galicia, there were traces of rebels.

Countless people who had been in contact with the Hungarian independence organization were summoned. At this time, no one had been arrested, but people were already in a panic.

The people who were involved were all asking about Stephen's family. If you want to rebel, then rebel. Why did you write us a letter?

To do such a difficult job, how could you not have any sense of confidentiality? The whole world knew about it. No wonder the rebellion could not succeed.

Many people regretted that they should have reported it directly. In the end, they missed the opportunity, and the letter was destroyed by them. Now, the matter could no longer be explained.

Did they participate in the rebellion? Did they know? This became the key to the problem. Without enough evidence, the police did not arrest them. They only carried out a routine summons.

But it was also very troublesome. Once they were involved in the rebellion, all their connections would be useless at this time.

Attisa was regretting it at this time. He knew that the Hungarian independence organization would not succeed, so he broke off contact with them in advance.

He did not expect the police to find him. As someone who had contact with the leader of the rebels and had written to him before the outbreak of the rebellion, he naturally became a key suspect.

Attisa said nervously, "Chief Pattivat, please believe that I am innocent. I only met the rebel Stephen by chance at a banquet. I don't know him at all. "

He never dreamed that the Hungarian independence organization would launch a rebellion in the Regions of Italy. Wasn't this a trap?

Although Stephen had invited him to participate in the uprising, it only stated the time of the uprising, but not the specific location. Attisa took it for granted that the Hungarian independence organization was going to launch an uprising in the Hungarian region and lacked funds, so they were going to ask him for alms.

If the rebellion happened in the Hungarian region, the Hungarian police would not be able to find out that he had contact with Stephen due to the limitations of communication in this era.

Chief Pattivat said expressionlessly, "Mr. Attisa, don't be nervous. No one said that you are a rebel, or it wouldn't be me talking to you.

Now you are just a suspect. We are just asking routine questions to clear this suspicion. Please answer my questions truthfully.

Someone saw you and Stephen talking happily. At the banquet in Mark Manor, you talked for more than half an hour.

This is more than a stranger. As far as I know, there were many of your friends at the banquet, and you didn't talk to them for that long. "

Attisa hurriedly explained, "At that time, Stephen, the rebel leader, hid his identity. On the surface, he was a colonial merchant. I am very interested in the overseas colonies.

You know, Chief. Now, if you want to obtain a noble title, the easiest way is to go overseas and establish colonies in exchange for military merits. I am also preparing to form a colonization team to go overseas.

Pattiwat continued to ask in dissatisfaction, "As far as I know, Stephen was recruiting mercenaries to cover the rebels' entry into the country.

Most were Italians. Sorry, Mr. Attisa, I didn't mean to discriminate.

However, it was widely acknowledged that Italian mercenaries had no combat power.

The colonization team that wantonly recruited Italian mercenaries had all paid a heavy price. Currently, there were more than a hundred thousand mercenaries in the entire Austrian colony, while the Italian mercenaries numbered less than a thousand. This already explained a lot of problems.

At present, there were more than 100,000 mercenaries in the Austrian colonies, but there were less than 1,000 Italian mercenaries. Because of this anomaly, the police were able to deploy in time and suppress the rebels.

It has been determined that someone gave them cover to escape our police search. It has been determined that someone gave them cover to evade our search.

I didn't say that you gave them cover. It's just that the answer you gave me is questionable. If you want to form a colonial team, there are too many people you can consult.

If you want to form a colonial team, there are too many people you can consult. If it doesn't work, you can just pull a sailor from the dock and they will tell you how unreliable Italian mercenaries are.

Even some of your friends have formed a colonial team. Why didn't you consult so many people? Why did you have to discuss this topic with a person who is known as an idiot? "

Attisa didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He explained, "Chief Pattivat, believe me, there's no reason. It's just because it's cheap.

Under the same conditions, the price of hiring a German mercenary can hire two Italian mercenaries. This is a huge manpower cost advantage.

We only have to deal with the indigenous people, so we don't need too strong a fighting force. For the same amount of money, I can get more troops by hiring Italians and have an advantage in the labor export business. "

What he said was completely true, but unfortunately, it couldn't dispel Chief Pattivat's suspicions. Pattivat was not something someone of Pattivat's level would know, so Attisa's explanation only increased his suspicions.

Chief Pattivat frowned and said, "Mr. Attisa, you should know that this is your last chance. If you still refuse to tell the truth and are found out, the consequences will be very serious. "

Attisa hurriedly promised, "I can swear in the name of God that everything I said is the truth."

Chief Pattivat asked in a cold tone, "Mr. Attisa, according to the intelligence, you received a secret letter before the outbreak of the rebellion. This is a letter written by Stephen himself. If you only met once, why would he write to you?

Don't tell me you hit it off at first sight. You are not a beautiful woman and don't have such a strong charm.

As the leader of the rebels, Stephen has always been cautious and tried to reduce contact with the outside world as much as possible. Why would he take the risk of writing to you?

As a felon who has been on the run for more than ten years, wouldn't he know that any unusual actions would attract everyone's attention and increase the risk of exposure? "

Attisa knew that things were going to get bad. Chief Pattivat was suspicious of him. Under normal circumstances, Pattivat should have asked about the contents of the letter and not asked why Stephen wrote to him.

As a big capitalist, Attisa had a very wide network of contacts. Normally, he would not pay attention to a small police chief.

But now it was different. He was involved in the rebellion, and no one dared to speak up for him.

If he said the wrong thing at this time, he might be charged with covering up for the rebels. The bureaucrats were not fools. The Government of Vienna had always had zero tolerance for things involving the rebels. They had learned from the mistakes of the Great Revolution.

Attisa replied with a frown, "You should ask Stephen this question. I have the right to refuse to answer this question."

Chief Pattivat sneered and said, "Of course, this is your right. Now I ask you to provide this secret letter. The contents of this letter are related to whether or not you are involved with the rebels. "

Attisa began to curse in his heart. The letter had already been burned. How could he provide it? Moreover, if the contents of the letter were really exposed, he would not be able to leave today.

"Sorry, I receive a lot of these kinds of messy letters every day. I don't even know how to read them. They are usually disposed of as waste. I can go back and look for them, but I'm not sure if I can find them. "

Chief Pattivat did not continue to dwell on this issue. Instead, he threw out a new question. "Mr. Attisa, someone reported that you are in contact with the Italian Independence Organization.

The youth art and culture training class that you and your friends established is a propaganda agency under the Italian Independence Organization, attempting to split the great Austrian Empire.

Now please give a reasonable explanation. Why does the training institution have the content of the Lombardy Venetia Independence in its curriculum? "

Attisa was shocked. He knew that he was in big trouble. If this problem had been discovered during normal times, he could have made the teachers of the training institution take the blame and fired them.

Now that they happened to run into each other, it became a reason for the police to suspect him. It was definitely not a good thing to be targeted by the police at this time.

As a big capitalist, Attisa had too many things that could not be seen in the light of day. If anything was found out, he could be sent to prison.

During normal times, things that could be easily settled using his connections could now become a death sentence.

If he could not dispel the suspicions of Chief Pattivat in front of him, his tragic life was almost certain.

The Government of Vienna had never been lenient in dealing with suspected rebels. As long as there was a crime, they could be sent to prison.

Attisa quickly explained, "Sheriff Pattiwat, there is no such thing. The curriculum of the youth art and culture training class has never involved politics. You can send people to investigate. Our teaching materials are professional courses.

If anyone dares to promote separatist ideas, we will immediately expel them once we find out. These are all slander. "

Attisa absolutely could not afford to bear the crime of splitting the country. If it was true, then he would be dead for sure.

Even if he had an independent tendency, he couldn't say it out loud! In this regard, the Government of Vienna would definitely deal with it severely. As long as he shouted the slogan of independence, he would be punished for the rest of his life.

Chief Pattivat sneered and said, "Mr. Attisa, due to your lack of cooperation, there is no way for us to clear your suspicion. Therefore, I am officially informing you that you are being detained from now on.

In the future, you may face charges of conspiracy to start a rebellion and splitting the country. Please explain the problem as soon as possible and cooperate with the government's actions. "

Attisa's expression changed greatly as he hurriedly said, "I want to see a lawyer. I want to file a complaint. This is illegal detention."

He really panicked. If he was detained by the police now, even if it was proven that he was innocent and had nothing to do with the rebels. As long as the police found out about his other crimes, he would still be convicted.

No one could find fault with him being convicted according to the law. Especially at this critical time, he was also involved in the rebellion. No matter how wide his connections were, he couldn't find anyone to help him.

Chief Partivat said indifferently, "Of course, that's your right. However, you are suspected of conspiracy to start a rebellion and splitting the country. We have the right to prohibit you from contacting the outside world for the next week. "

Attisa's face was ashen. A week was enough to change a lot of things. Without him personally presiding over the overall situation, God knows how many problems would be exposed.