Chapter 183: Secret Letter
"I found the temple?"
In the Admiralty Library, Dorothy looked at the handwriting written by Misha in response, and she couldn't help but shuddered. Her whole body was refreshed. After carefully reviewing the words in front of her, she picked up the pen to write back.
"Is there anything else written on the note besides this sentence? Or are there any other notes?"
"No, there is only this note in the book, and there is only this sentence on it. I haven't found anything similar in other books that Lord Barrett has borrowed. This is the only clue I have found in the library in the past month."
Misha's handwriting soon appeared in front of Dorothy. Dorothy paused slightly after seeing it, and then frowned. It seemed that she could not get more clues about this "temple" from Misha at the moment.
"It seems... our Lord Barrett's great library has 'book friends'..." Dorothy replied to Misha with her pen in hand, and Misha replied immediately.
"Yes, I think the same as you. Lord Barrett's research was not done by him alone behind closed doors. He may have had collaborators with whom he exchanged research content. This note... may have been left by one of his collaborators. They may have used this book to leave messages to each other... After all, this book, "Putt's Agricultural and Grain Chronology", is a relatively unpopular book in the official library. The so-called "temple" mentioned in the note may be related to the content of their research.
"Lord Barrett has passed away now, and the research data we have on him is only a fragment. It is very difficult to deduce anything from it. But if we can find that collaborator, then maybe we can learn more about the Eight Points and their goals through him."
Misha's handwriting quickly appeared on the page in front of Dorothy. Dorothy glanced at it, thought for a moment, and then immediately picked up the pen to write back.
"Your guess does make sense, but it shouldn't be difficult for you to continue following the clues you have now. You contacted me before you encountered a new bottleneck in the investigation. You must have encountered some trouble that is difficult to deal with."
"Your intuition is as sharp as ever. Yes, I have indeed encountered some problems. To put it simply, after half a year, the Eight Peaks seem to have returned to Tivian and have begun to influence the Security Bureau again. In recent times... I feel that something is getting more and more wrong..."
Misha's handwriting appeared in front of Dorothy, and Dorothy immediately started writing after reading it.
"What's wrong?"
"According to a direct order from the royal family, the bureau has now canceled the nationwide high-intensity search warrant for the Eighth Route Army. The reason is that the operations in the past six months have been quite successful, and the Eighth Route Army forces in Putin's country have basically been expelled and cleared. Therefore, the main focus of the work will be put back on other aspects, and the work against the Eighth Route Army will be transferred to several small departments...
"That sounds good, but I think we are very clear about our position. The fact is not like that at all. Although the operations in the past six months have indeed eliminated a lot of Eight-pointed, or suspected Eight-pointed secret bases across the country, all those caught are a bunch of minions, and no big fish have been seen. Not to mention that Chicheng didn't see a single one, Baike only caught one, and he didn't have time to run away. How can this kind of battle be said to have crippled the Eight-pointed? Clearing so many bases and gaining so little... This actually means that our side has a bigger problem."
On the page in front of Dorothy, Misha complained bluntly, and Dorothy bit the tip of her pen and continued writing after seeing her words.
"Have you reported this to your superiors?"
"After the reaction, I opposed ending the high-pressure measures against the Eight-pointed Army right now, but it was rejected on the grounds that the bureau could not put all its energy on the Eight-pointed Army. This statement is indeed somewhat unreasonable, and I cannot refute it. But the problem is that the bureau finally handed over the Eight-pointed Army affairs to the responsible department, which is not an elite department with strong capabilities and is not powerful. I proposed to send more people there, but it was also rejected. Not only that... a few days after I proposed it, I heard some news that I might be transferred from my current position..."
Misha's handwriting showed Dorothy the recent situation of the Tivian Security Bureau. Looking at Misha's words, Dorothy's expression became more solemn.
"If I remember correctly, your position should be responsible for the counterintelligence work of the Tivian General Administration?" Dorothy wrote this, and Misha responded quickly.
"Yes... My team and I were newly formed to investigate the frequent leaks of information within the General Administration. It's not an exaggeration to say that we are specifically here to catch traitors. However, our work has not been going smoothly. Except for the fact that we caught an eight-point traitor at the end of last year with the help of your intelligence, we have not achieved any other results. We have also received some criticism for this.
"It seems that affected by these complaints, the higher-ups don't intend to let us continue to waste time without any success. In the recent period of time, they even assigned us some other tasks that were not originally within our scope of responsibility. The destinations of these tasks are even starting to move away from Tivian. As a result, I have less and less free private time to continue to pursue clues about Lord Barrett. I don't even have time to go to the library.
"I'm unwilling to let this important clue be shelved, so I want to entrust other people to help me continue the investigation. However, given the current situation, I don't trust anyone above or below..."
"So, you thought of us?" Seeing Misha write down the sentence, Dorothy also responded by writing it, but the other party's response also showed her helplessness.
"That's right... At this time, I can only entrust you, Rosicrucian. After all, you gave me the information about Lord Barrett. You and the Eight Points have a lot of grudges, and you are hiding in a darker place than the Eight Points. It is the most appropriate person for you to take over the investigation of this clue at the moment."
Looking at the words written by Misha in front of her, Dorothy suddenly understood her current situation, and roughly understood what she meant by the Eight-pointed Nest being back again. After thinking for a while, Dorothy responded to Misha with a letter.
"It seems that the current situation in Tivian is indeed a bit serious. If the big traitor in your bureau is not eliminated, the problems in the Eight Peaks will not improve.
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