Chapter 251 List
Ciel moved closer and asked in a low voice, "What's the name of your organization?"
He wanted further confirmation.
Lucia hesitated and said, "You don't know. It was just established not long ago and only has about 30 people!"
Charles said nothing, just looked at Lucia quietly.
"Okay!" Lucia replied helplessly: "We were called 'Michelin Station' before, but later we unanimously decided to change it to 'Lady in White'."
Charles said "hmm" and his doubts were gone, then he put away his revolver.
Lucia's eyes flashed with a strange look: "Have you heard of this name?"
Only then did Charles realize that he had exposed his flaw. He shouldn't have let down his guard just because the "Lady in White" changed her attitude.
This code name may have only appeared for a few days, and only members in the world know it.
"No, I haven't heard of it!" Charles put his hands on the table and made an excuse to explain: "I just recalled the Anloler artillery position. The British shared this information with us, so..."
"So you believe us, right?" Lucia excitedly held Charles' hand: "Great, Colonel, we will help you!"
Lucia's hands were a little cold and trembling. She didn't know if it was because of the fright just now or because of the excitement now.
Lucia seemed to realize that she had lost her composure and quickly withdrew her hand: "I'm sorry, Colonel, I'm glad we can resolve the misunderstanding. I hope..."
Needless to say, she hopes Charles can lead the "Ladies in White".
But Charles did not answer. He just drank the champagne by himself, taking a sip.
Lucia was feeling very nervous.
Am I overestimating my own abilities?
An unknown organization with only more than 30 members, all of them amateurs!
With Charles' current identity and status, it would be easy for him to organize such an intelligence agency.
Why should he waste his precious time on the "Lady in White"?
Thinking of this, the heat in Lucia's eyes gradually dimmed. She wished she had never said this. It was too embarrassing!
She even felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have had such an unrealistic idea from the beginning. She actually hoped that Charles would lead them!
Charles had different ideas.
At this time, he really needed a reliable intelligence agency, whether in military or business, or to deal with political enemies.
Although the "Lady in White" is a non-governmental organization that has not received formal training, history has proven that she is very reliable and capable, which meets Charles' current needs.
only……
"Tell me your purpose," Charles asked. "Is it for Belgium, or for something else?"
If the goal of the "Ladies in White" was limited to the restoration of the country, then they would not have much interest in struggles outside Belgium, and their cooperation would have stopped at the restoration of Belgium.
Lucia was very smart and understood what Charles meant at the first moment. Her eyes lit up. Did this mean there was hope?
"You don't need to worry about that, Colonel!" Lucia replied excitedly: "We hope you will lead us out of gratitude and trust in you. Including me, quite a few members are inspired by you. It is no exaggeration to say that you are our spiritual leader! Of course, there is also the factor of national restoration, but we don't think this is a conflict!"
Charles believed what Lucia said.
Otherwise they should have turned to Albert I rather than Charles.
After thinking for a while, Ciel nodded: "Okay, I have no problem with that."
Lucia was stunned. She stared at Charles with wide eyes, as if she couldn't believe what she heard.
After a long while, he suddenly woke up and almost exclaimed: "Really? Colonel, you, you really agree to lead us? Great, I can't believe it..."
Charles was a little confused. This was not a good thing. They would get nothing and might even lose their lives. What was there to be happy about?
But then again, they in history also had nothing else to ask for.
These are people who fight for their beliefs!
Suddenly, Lucia came up and kissed Charles lightly on the cheek.
The softness of the lips seemed to contain magical electricity, and the place where it landed felt a little numb.
The smell of perfume lingering on the tip of his nose made Charles a little confused. He subconsciously wanted to keep a distance, but found himself leaning forward unconsciously.
"I'm sorry, Colonel!" Lucia whispered in Charles' ear, her tone a little panicked, but also a little hopeful: "I suggest that we pretend to be a couple, so that it will be more convenient for us to contact each other without arousing suspicion. What do you think?"
Ciel hesitated: "That's a good idea, I have no objection!"
No one would refuse this suggestion, Charles thought.
"Thank you very much, Colonel!" Lucia said with a hint of surprise.
She was very satisfied, tonight's progress had far exceeded her expectations!
…
The celebration lasted until 9:30 in the evening.
The light was still on in Gallieni's lounge, and Charles walked up with a cup of hot coffee and knocked quietly on the door.
"Come in!" Gallieni's voice came from inside.
Charles opened the door and saw Gallieni sitting at the table, looking through some documents, wearing a coat.
"Here's some coffee for you, General!" Charles placed the coffee on Gallieni's right hand.
Gallieni hummed, picked up the coffee and took a sip. It was his favorite flavor, and he added two sugars.
"And this!" Charles handed over a list.
Gallieni glanced at the list and asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Charles replied calmly: "The first row is the people Joffre placed in the headquarters, the second row is suspected of providing intelligence to the capitalists, and the third row is likely to have been bought by the capitalists."
Gallieni was stunned, and cast his eyes on the list again. The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became: "Where did you get this information? Are you sure?"
"I'm not sure, General!" Charles replied, "But we can follow up and observe in a targeted manner."
Charles avoided the question about the source of the intelligence, and Gallieni cooperated and stopped asking.
The list was analyzed by Lucia.
The suspicious officers met unscrupulously in the officers' club, and some officers even discussed the price of selling intelligence to capitalists after drinking.
Lucia remained calm on the surface, but secretly recorded them one by one.
Gallieni nodded. This list was very important to the city defense headquarters.
All along, the headquarters had no secrets from the outside world or even from the Germans, which meant that no matter what decisions or plans the headquarters made, they could only be kept secret until the last moment and then they would rush to make arrangements.
This has seriously affected the command efficiency.
Now, it's time to clean up!
But Charles was thinking in his head, if he used his own funds to form a private armed force based on the "Lady in White" that no one knew about, the parliament would not be able to do anything about it, right?
(End of this chapter)
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