Chapter 730 You Can Investigate the Second Bureau

Charles remained silent the entire time, holding a half-bitten apple in his hand, looking out the window expressionlessly, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, Lucia couldn't help it. She asked, "Don't you want to know who is targeting Mr. Deyoka?"

Ciel's tone was calm but full of murderous intent: "Does it matter?"

Lucia hummed.

She used to think that Charles only had extraordinary talents in military and business, but now it seems that Charles' talent in intelligence should not be underestimated.

For example, just now he saw through Lucia's trick of using coffee to cover up the smell of blood, and easily exposed Lucia's disguise with a lie.

Now, Charles obviously knows that those capitalists standing on the stage are just puppets. Even if they are all found and killed, it does not mean that Djoka will be safe.

After a pause, Lucia walked over to Charles and comforted him, "Don't worry, General. I have spies in the town. They will secretly protect Mr. Deyoka. I won't let anything happen to them."

She believes that the best way at present is to fight back with force. Dealing with capitalists too early may cause them to make a desperate move and launch crazy revenge.

But Charles didn't think so. He took a bite of the apple and chewed it slowly: "You can start investigating the second bureau!"

Lucia immediately understood what Charles meant.

The second game is the root of everything.

The big capitalists control the parliament, and the parliament and the government control the second bureau.

If there were no second round, the capitalists might not even be able to find a decent killer.

Once we get rid of him, things will be much simpler.

"Yes, General." Lucia nodded, shook the crystal ornament in her hand at Charles and left.

Soon, the sound of Lucia and Camille saying goodbye was heard downstairs.

Lucia appeared downstairs pushing a bicycle. She put on a sun hat and got on the bike. When she left, she turned around, waved to Charles who was standing in front of the window, blew him a kiss, and had a bright smile on her face.

Charles felt like he didn't even know Lucia anymore. It was hard for him to associate Lucia with a shrewd and capable killer.

But thinking about it, I feel that this is not surprising. She was originally a member of the "Ladies in White" and a backbone. If she didn't have some skills, she would not have survived until now.

The affairs of intelligence units are far more complicated and darker than those on the battlefield. Their existence is originally to do things that are shady.

As a modern senior person said: We lie, we cheat, we steal, and we even have a course to teach these. This is the glory of our continuous exploration and progress!

Charles understood.

If you want to control France, it is not enough to just defeat them on the battlefield and in public opinion. What is more important is to control the second game.

He is the eyes and ears of Parliament and the government, the tiger's pawn.

The reason why Boulanger failed that year was that he lost to the Second Bureau. Even though Boulanger had the support of the military and civilians, he was still fighting alone against the entire intelligence unit of the Second Bureau.

This is a war in another sphere, completely different from public opinion and the battlefield.

Boulanger didn't understand this, and in the end he could only point the gun at his own head and pull the trigger, ending his miserable life.

Ciel would never make the same mistake again.

As long as they control the second bureau, the parliament and the government will be like blind and deaf people who cannot see or hear, like sick cats without claws and fangs, and will be manipulated by others.

Therefore, Charles recruited veterans into the "Ladies in White" to expand its strength.

Just as Charles was staring out the window in a daze, Camille's voice came from downstairs:

"Charles, the telephone! It's General Gallieni!"

"It's General Gallieni himself, hurry up!"

Then she felt that this was not enough, and she picked up the phone and said, "I am very sorry, General, Charles will be here soon..."

Gallieni's voice came from the microphone, with a confused tone:

"No, Mrs. Bernard, you don't need to apologize for this."

"We were just having a normal conversation, it wasn't an emergency."

"so……"

Suddenly Gallieni understood what was going on and he laughed:

"Mrs. Bernard, perhaps you haven't realized that Charles is already a lieutenant general?"

"His military rank is the same as mine, and his prestige is even higher than mine."

"If I ever go to the battlefield, I will definitely become his subordinate!"

"So, you don't need to be so nervous, absolutely not!"

Camille was stunned and held the phone, not knowing how to answer.

Gallieni hit the nail on the head. She always treated Charles as her own child, no matter what his identity was.

In her mind, Gallieni was a great man and Charles was still a child.

She had no idea that Charles was now Gallieni's equal or even superior.

Fortunately, Charles came down in time to answer the phone and resolve the awkwardness.

"It is I, General," Charles answered casually.

Camille stared blankly at Charles who was on the phone. An inexplicable sense of pride surged into her heart like a tide. She laughed out loud while tears flowed uncontrollably.

She was afraid of being discovered by Charles, so she quickly turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

Charles didn't notice anything unusual about Camille, but Gallieni's words caught his attention.

"Two pieces of news that I think you should know." Gallieni said excitedly: "First, the Germans trapped west of the Meuse River have surrendered. The initial estimate is 300,000 people. You have created a miracle again!"

At this time, the neighbors shouted excitedly outside the door:

"The Germans surrendered. They surrendered."

"I heard there are more than 300,000 people. We have recovered all the areas west of the Meuse River!"

"It's unbelievable. They said the encirclement would be closed tonight, but the Germans surrendered first."

Someone excitedly shouted to Camille in the kitchen:

"Mrs. Bernard, that's true. The Shire's penetration did help us recover a large area of ​​land, although we don't understand why this happened."

"It's unbelievable. More than 20,000 people defeated hundreds of thousands of Germans. How did Charles do it?"

"Is Ciel home? Or has he returned to the front?"

…

Camille quickly responded one by one, and the surroundings were noisy.

Charles, holding the phone, turned sideways to make the environment quieter: "I know, General, what's the other news?"

Gallieni's surprised voice came from the microphone: "You guessed that the Germans would surrender?"

"Of course," Charles replied.

"Although the encirclement has not been closed, we have aviation, General."

"If the Germans wanted to pass between Buzency and Mézières, they would be pursued by mechanized troops and bombed and strafed by aircraft."

"And that area is not only flat but also blocked by a river. Nothing could be more horrible than that."

Gallieni nodded.

Therefore, the battle was almost over when Foch's troops arrived in Bizensi, without having to wait until the encirclement was completely closed.

(End of this chapter)