Chapter 348: Handle (Two in one! Please subscribe!)

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【Preventing harmony is everyone’s responsibility】

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The bright moonlight penetrated the pitch-black night, passed through the small stone window, and projected onto the uneven floor.

In the middle of the long table, the flame on the candlestick was swaying back and forth in the breeze.

The moment Asiba finished speaking, the room fell into deathly silence.

"In addition to Captain Bart, there is also a Basel man among us!"

These words echoed in Bart Paris' ears over and over again. He felt as if his head suddenly made a buzzing sound, and then everything went blank.

What is he talking about? What is...

Besides me, there was another Basel guy? Bart Paris felt his head was in a mess and he was a little overwhelmed for a moment.

The thirteen personal guards of Duke Stein present gathered around the long table, looking at each other with different expressions.

"Ashiba, what are you... talking about?"

After a moment's silence, Bart Paris finally came to his senses, frowned, and asked.

Hearing this,

Asiba replied respectfully, "Lord Paris, I think I have made my point very clear. Among the thirteen people present, in addition to you, there is also a Basel man."

"Sit down immediately! You are talking nonsense! Your ancestors have lived in the territory of Duke Stein for generations. Aren't you a Baselite?!"

Bart Paris had no idea what had happened to Asiba, so his tone was quite displeased.

As the captain of the Duke's Guard, he originally wanted to give these talented young men a chance to train and perform, but he didn't expect that Asiba, who was always diligent in his work, would not appreciate it.

This is nonsense!

"Captain Bart Paris!"

Asiba said seriously, "You can criticize my other bad aspects as you like, but... you cannot insult my personality!"

"I have never said that I am from Basel! I will always be loyal to the Principality of Idar under the leadership of Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar!"

Hearing this,

Eleven of the thirteen people present suddenly stood up and said in a low voice: "Serve the Principality of Idar!"

I'm stupid.

This time, Bart Paris was completely dumbfounded.

What is Asiba saying?

What are they doing? What Duke of Idar?

He said he was an Idar?! Bart Paris was still trying to catch his breath before saying something.

but,

Asiba didn't give him much time to think.

Because, in the dozen seconds before Bart Paris could react, he and another confused Duke's guard were tied to a chair, and their mouths were stuffed with a pair of smelly socks that had just been peeled off by someone.

Bart Paris: ???

The tied guard: ???

"It smells so bad..." Asiba waved the air around his nose with great effort and said, "Who took off these socks? Are they never washed?"

"It's only been a week..."

At the side, a young man dressed as a guard blushed and looked a little shy.

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that..."

Although Asiba has always had a good impression of Bart Paris, the captain of the guard, he would not risk being exposed in advance by tinkering with the socks that smelled of salted fish.

Asiba looked around and saw that the other ten personal guards of Duke Stein had firm eyes.

He had no doubt that as long as he gave the order, they would loyally carry out the orders from the Principality of Idar and serve the Duke of Idar wholeheartedly.

That's right.

Including Asiba, out of the thirteen people present, fully eleven were agents from the Idar CIA.

In fact, according to common sense,

No matter how powerful the Idar CIA is, it is impossible to place so many spies around a duke-level noble in such a short period of time.

However, the Idar people really did it! Of course, there are certain accidental factors in this, but it is also related to the new policy implemented within the Idar CIA after Krell took office.

Since the Kingdom of Basel has always been a neighbor of the Principality of Idar, and the domestic political situation is far less tense than that of the Norman Empire, therefore... ever since Clare became the director of the CIA, he began to use the Kingdom of Basel as a "simulation field" for training Idar agents.

Only agents who have performed well in the Kingdom of Idar will be sent to the interior of the Norman Empire to carry out more difficult missions.

And these Idar agents were naturally not sent out at random.

As mentioned before, Bruno has been implementing a forward-looking thinking and pattern to the top leaders of the Principality of Idar.

Claire, who came from a civilian family, had always paid special attention to what Bruno mentioned.

Under Krell's leadership, the Idar CIA has always paid close attention to the policies and guidelines of the Principality of Idar in the coming period, and will discover the threats and opponents lurking in the dark in advance.

Therefore, as early as when Idar wine just entered the Basel market, the Duke of Stein, who represented the southern nobles of Basel, was identified by the Idar Central Intelligence Agency as "an aristocratic force that may have a conflict of interest with the Principality of Idar."

Duke Stein naturally became an important target in the eyes of the Idar CIA.

It was for this reason that, as early as a year ago, young agents from the Idar CIA successfully infiltrated Duke Stein's side.

Half a year ago, the "battle situation" in the wine market was particularly intense, and the fire that almost wiped out Duke Stein's personal guards was just a trial run by Agent Idar.

Julian Heaton didn't know that if Moore Winery and Idar Chamber of Commerce failed at that time, the Idar CIA under Clare's leadership would help them through other means.

After the fire,

Bart Paris, the only survivor at the time, became the captain of the personal guard and began to screen a new batch of personal guards.

Arson, murder, bribery, blackmail...

Through this series of measures, Idar agents continued to climb up and gradually gathered around Duke Stein.

Coupled with some accidental coincidences and opportunities, so far, among this team of personal guards with a total number of only thirteen people, eleven of them are agents from the Idar CIA.

In fact, it wasn't just Bart Paris and the confused guard who were shocked. Even the fast-moving Agent Idar was more or less confused.

Because except for Asiba, the chief agent, they didn't know that each other was actually an agent of the Idar CIA! "The highest order from the CIA has been issued..."

Without paying any attention to Bart Paris who was tied to the chair and the somewhat shocked Idar agent, Asiba quickly got to the point: "After completing this mission, we can return to the Principality of Idar!"

Upon hearing this, the agents present couldn't help but reveal expressions of joy.

The Principality of Idar...

There, is a land that they always dream about!

The longer they spent on missions outside the principality, the more they loved and missed the Principality of Idar.

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Because these Idar agents, who were born in the common people, were accustomed to the tragic situations happening outside the principality, they knew very well that no other noble territory could allow them and their families to live a stable and prosperous life like the Principality of Idar.

"Lord Baumil, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has entered the city. The fleet led by Lord Mal Karen, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, has also anchored offshore. We have two missions in total..."

"First, we need to get the evidence we need and use it as a means to force Duke Stein to surrender to the Principality of Idar."

"Second, we must break open the door to the underground vault and cooperate with Lord Mal Karen to empty the Stein family's wealth accumulated over generations!"

Asiba's words did not cause much change on the faces of the Idar agents present, but when Asiba's voice fell, Bart Paris, who was almost fainted after being stuffed with a pair of salty fish-smelling socks, suddenly changed his expression.

The handle and the vault! One is about the reputation of Duke Stein, and the other is about the wealth accumulated by the Stein family over the years! Moreover,

As one of the most trusted confidants of Duke Stein, Bart Paris knew very well what was happening in the Duke's bedroom at this moment !

Bart Paris struggled desperately, but Asiba finally stepped forward and knocked the loyal captain unconscious with the hilt of his knife.

"Set off!"

Following Asiba's order, the eleven "personal guards" of Duke Stein walked out of the room in a triumphant manner and headed towards the stairs on the side of the castle.

To the servants passing by, this was just another routine patrol late at night.

Although Duke Stein's actions caused great inconvenience to the Idar people, from beginning to end, the Idar agents never thought of harming Duke Stein's life.

This is not because they can't do it, but because they don't want to and can't do it.

In this era, the status of the nobility was extremely respected.

The Principality of Idar could use the excuse that the baron was attacked and killed to intervene in the situation in the southern part of the Kingdom of Basel and retaliate with the tacit consent of the Basel royal family.

But if the Idar people really killed a duke directly... it would definitely cause panic among all the Basel nobles, and even cause greater obstruction to the Idar people's operations in the Kingdom of Basel!

Because this will make all the nobles of Basel realize that the Idar people have the means to assassinate nobles silently, and will make them wary of everything related to the Principality of Idar! And in the worst case scenario... once the civil war in the Norman Empire is over, there is a high possibility that an encirclement will be formed against the Principality of Idar! ! ! So...

Although the Principality of Idar won a great victory in the war with the Odin people, it showed its powerful strength.

But before Bruno was ready, he always hoped that the Principality of Idar could appear in the eyes of most nobles with a harmless image.

At least... no matter what the circumstances, once a war breaks out, the Principality of Idar can be the one that benefits the most, but it must not be the one that starts the war first! "Hmm~ah..."

The stairs spiraled upwards, and as Duke Stein's room appeared not far ahead, a faint groaning sound suddenly reached Asiba's ears.

Although it is a bit shameless, this is the evidence that Agent Idar wants to seize!

The maid serving outside the door blushed, lowered her head, and looked quietly at the floor in front of her.

And when they finally noticed the arrival of the guards, the maids couldn't help but look surprised.

At this time, this group of personal guards in front of him should never appear here!

Before the maids present could even scream, the well-trained Idar agents acted quickly, knocking down and overturning these powerless personal maids one by one.

After leaning over the door and listening for a moment, as the voices in the room became louder and more intense, Asiba finally gave an order, and the Idar agents present kicked open the door and rushed into Duke Stein's bedroom.

"ah--"

“Bang—”

"Damn it guys! What are you doing?!"

The arrival of Agent Idar caused chaos in the house. The sound of furniture colliding and panicked voices mixed together, sounding particularly chaotic.

If one were to describe the life of the Basel nobility in one word, it would be debauchery and extravagance.

The male protagonist in the room is naturally the Duke of Stein, Jonas Stein, who is over fifty years old, and the female protagonist is the Countess Bathory, Lysa Bathory, who is less than thirty years old.

But it is worth noting that before marrying into the Bathory family, her original name was... Lysa Stane.

"Ashiba! Asshole! What are you doing?!"

When the guards rudely broke in, Countess Bathory covered herself with the quilt. Only the angry Duke Stein glared and roared loudly: "Where is Bart Paris?! Damn it!"

He was about to get up and put on a loose robe, but was mercilessly pushed back onto the bed by the personal guard who had been guarding him all along.

Duke Stein widened his eyes in disbelief and was about to say something when he saw a sharp blade flashing with cold light pressed against his neck.

In an instant, the Duke, who was over fifty years old, became much more obedient.

"What on earth is going on?"

He couldn't help but shudder and looked at those faces that he felt extremely familiar with.

"Duke Stein..."

Asiba took a step forward, slightly retracted the sharp blade that was against the Duke's neck, and said in a deep voice:

"On behalf of Lord Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar, I send my greetings to you!"

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