Chapter 1092 The Dignity of Peru (First Update, Please Subscribe)

What is the most mysterious department in Ming Dynasty?

I'm afraid it must be the Imperial Investigation Department. What kind of department is this?

In fact, it is not mysterious. People who are familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty know why this department was originally established. It was originally the Investigation Department of the Nanhua Company. When it was first established, the company needed to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the social customs, agricultural, industrial and commercial characteristics, transportation and historical and geographical conditions of the Pampas and Argentina to support the company's "business policy."

Look, it's just an ordinary "commercial investigation agency", it's really a pure commercial agency. However, in the subsequent development, the investigation department's tentacles have been extended, from the initial social investigation to all aspects including economy, politics, culture and even the military of various governments, it can be said to be omnipresent. In the end, its tentacles extended to countries around the world.

It was during this process that he became more and more mysterious.

But there is another side of mystery that is public. He publishes a monthly journal called "Social Survey". The contents of the journal are mostly survey reports on human geography and the like. It seems that his work is similar to that of the Royal Geographical Society of the United Kingdom.

But what is the reality?

The Investigation Department is the most professional intelligence agency in the world, with intelligence stations in countries all over the world. In the Investigation Department's radio room, we can keep in touch with all parts of the world at all times.

Those who come in and out here are strictly trained secret agents.

In the office on the 11th floor of the Investigation Department, Qian Zizhuang, the Empire's intelligence chief, had been reading the report silently. After putting the report down, he looked up at Song Guotao, who was the head of the Third Division of the Investigation Department, which was responsible for intelligence work in the Americas.

"Is this true?"

Qian Zizhuang asked back.

"Yes, based on the intelligence we have so far, the Peruvian government is not involved in this matter."

Song Guotao answered truthfully. According to the intelligence currently available, the Peruvian government was not involved in this incident.

"oh,"

Qian Zhizhuang was not surprised by this answer. After all, he had obtained a lot of information from Peru before, which was enough to prove that the Peruvian officials were not involved in this matter, but it didn't matter.

After throwing the report into the trash can, Qian Zizhuang stared at his trusted general and asked.

"And now?"

Looking at the report in the trash can, Song Guotao thought for a while and said,

"That will require a lot of verification work. It's possible that this is an isolated incident. But there's a saying in intelligence work that there are no isolated, unconnected things in this world. An unrelated person may arrange a secret meeting, and then things that seem to have no connection will have some connection."

If Song Guotao still didn't understand what the chief minister meant, he would have wasted all his years of intelligence work. Through this action, he had already understood the thoughts of the empire's top brass - no matter what, Peru and Bolivia must be equated with the assassination, even if there was no evidence. If there was no evidence, evidence could be created.

If they want to fabricate evidence, then of course this requires their actions. After all, this is what they exist to do.

"Um,"

Qian Zizhuang nodded, then took out another document from the incline and spoke without raising his head.

"Go down. Give the Empire the answer it needs as soon as possible."

The answer is not intelligence, nor is it evidence.

It's just an answer, and it's what the empire needs. The empire needs only an answer, an answer that is in the interests of the empire.

After Song Guotao returned to the office, he called Cao Bin through his secretary and directly gave him the task. Finally, he said.

"In short, I don't care what method you use, even if it's the laundry detergent in his house, as long as you can prove that it was provided by the Peruvian government, then you have to find evidence for me - to prove that the Peruvian government supports this case, understand!"

"The confessions we obtained from Havana at least have some indirect evidence pointing to Peru. If we further enrich them, there should be no problem."

Cao Bin's answer made Song Guotao nod, and then he gave the instructions.

"In that case, what are you waiting for? Go and enrich yourself."

Many times, many things have always been like this, there is no evidence to fabricate evidence, no confession to fabricate a confession. For the weak, their defense will not be paid attention to by anyone.

The rules that govern this world are simple.

It's nothing more than the survival of the fittest, the strong take all.

The weak should have the awareness of being weak.

But sometimes, some weak people... they may not have any self-awareness, and may even be very conceited.

For example, the countries in South America are all extremely conceited. They have never felt "weak", but are full of pride in being white.

Take the current Peru-Bolivia Federation for example.

After the "Havana Incident" occurred, how did the Peruvian officials respond? This matter had nothing to do with the federal government, and the murderer had just lived in Peru.

That's it. As for any investigation or cooperation, the Peruvian-Bolivia government has directly rejected it. Why should they reject it?

"As a matter of federal dignity, we cannot accept a neighbor breaking into our home and conducting a rough and brutal search."

Isn’t that so arrogant!

If you only look at the official response from the Peru-Bolivia Federation, someone who doesn’t know would think it was a response from a powerful country like the British Empire.

But I am so proud.

This kind of pride, well, it's a habit. After all, their ancestors were once rich. Even though Spain has become a poor country in Europe, it does not prevent the descendants of these Spaniards in South America from responding to the Ming Dynasty's demands with rebellious diplomatic rhetoric.

Of course, not everyone feels this way. In fact, there are several ministers in the cabinet who advocate cooperating with the Ming Dynasty's investigation.

"…Now the Ming Empire is confronting the United States in Cuba, and as we all know, their desired target is also Cuba. Given the current situation, I think we should properly cooperate with the Ming Empire and allow their investigators to enter Peru and conduct investigations under our supervision. This will not only help ease the relationship between the two countries, but also prove to the world that Peru is not involved in this matter."

As Attorney General Casilla looked at the President suggested.

"Involved in this matter? This is absolutely nonsense!"

In the presidential palace in Tacna, in response to the concerns of the Minister of Justice and others, Manuel Pardo, the President of the Federation of Peru and Bolivia, spoke in an arrogant tone.

"For now, all the evidence shows that we have no connection with the 'Havana Incident'. If we have to say there is any connection, it is that the guy once lived in Tacna. However, Oswald lived in Tacna and also went to Guatemala, Mexico, and other countries. Should the Ming Dynasty send its investigators to those countries?"

Pardo said this after rejecting the suggestion of the Minister of Justice and others to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty.

"Dignity! The dignity of the Federation makes it impossible for me to accept such a humiliating answer. As an independent country, the Federation will never allow investigators from the Ming Dynasty or any other country to enter our country for investigation. Ramon, my friend, please understand this! No sovereign country will agree to their rude request! If we agree, what we will lose is not only the dignity of our country! We will also lose the support of the people!"

The reason why Pardo emphasized the support of the people is that he was the first civilian president to win the Peruvian general election by founding the Populist Party. After the establishment of the federation, he was also the first civilian president of the federation.

The righteous answer made the Minister of Justice and others silent.

Faced with the silence of several ministers, Pardo spoke again.

"If we give in on this matter, they will definitely use the investigation as an opportunity to force us to make concessions on issues such as our investment in saltpeter mines in the South. Gentlemen, I think this is their ultimate goal. So whether for the dignity or interests of the Federation, we must never accept their demands!"

Taking a deep breath, Pardo continued.

"Not only is it unacceptable, but we must also use our determination and courage to tell them that we will never accept any blackmail!"

This kind of unruly look... is really likable!

"Mr. President, does that mean you are rejecting them?"

"Of course we have to reject them. We have to defend our dignity, don't we?"

Sometimes even the weak can face Peru's rejection with dignity. The Ming Empire did not respond immediately.

It was not until two days later that Peru was notified through official channels. Given that Peruvian officials refused to cooperate in the assassination, the Ming Empire had reason to believe that they were involved and very likely played an extremely disgraceful role.

Such a response certainly surprised the Peruvian officials, but it was just surprise, and it didn't seem like a big deal.

In their view, the Ming Empire would never dare to risk the world and invade Peru. Moreover, they even felt that the statement issued by the Ming Empire was more for the sake of face.

This is often the case. Even when death is imminent, they still have a glimmer of fantasy in their hearts and are not aware of the existence of danger at all.

In fact, it is no wonder that they would form such fantasies. After all, the empire’s current focus is on Cuba and Havana.

But they didn't know at all that the empire had a clear target - Peru.

Of course, this does not mean that Peru did nothing. While they declared that they had nothing to do with the assassination, they also called on all countries to pay attention to the threat posed by the Ming Empire to the world.

But that's it! It seems that no one would believe that Ming would reach out to Peru when it is fighting against Havana and other countries...

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