landbeastnovel Chapter 173 Pulling Radishes
Chapter 173 Pulling Radishes
Chapter 173 Pulling Radishes
After this brief interlude, Helen returned to the main topic and informed her mother, Christina, of the two pieces of news that Evan had mentioned.
Although Helen knew these two things were important before the report, she still underestimated their significance, because Kristina's expression was beyond just looking grim.
Helen had never seen her mother like this before, which made her heart pound. Was it the assassination of Duke Negan that angered her mother, or the news of Evan's ascension to the rank of 'witch' that had enraged her?
But Christina, having lived a very long time and witnessed the entire Fifth Age, was a witch who quickly recovered.
A smile returned to his face, and he said to Evan with a smile:
"The information you brought this time is very important. The Witch Cult helped you advance to the 'Witch' level, so I won't be stingy. In a few days, I'll have Helen bring you the extraordinary trait of the 'Pleasure' Witch and the related recipe as a reward!"
Evan was naturally extremely excited and repeatedly expressed his gratitude.
Just as Evan was becoming increasingly agitated, Christina continued:
"I've heard of the 'Bonaparte's Steadfast' seal. Using it to keep you a man is certainly ingenious, but just to be on the safe side, it's best if I investigate first, to prevent those inhuman witches from leaving any hidden tricks. Don't you agree?"
Having said all that, and with his words implying that he was thinking of himself, and having just accepted the reward with profuse thanks, Evan couldn't very well refuse and go against the other person's kindness. So he could only nod in agreement, and even then, he had to agree with a sense of being flattered.
In Evan's "Gray-White Vision", several spider silks extended from the illusory mirror space formed by the two mirrors. They were invisible, colorless, and intangible, making even the spider silk of a demigod witch seem illusory.
These spider silks gave Evan an extremely dangerous feeling, but Evan insisted on pretending not to see them and pressed the frantic warning button in his spiritual sense.
When these spider silk threads wrapped around Evan's body, directly contacting his connection with the sealed artifact, his body was instantly covered in red light, and the close mystical connection between Evan and the sealed artifact could be clearly seen.
Even Helen, who was standing next to her, could see this connection this time, and looked towards Queens in the north along the red-glowing connection.
"Queens? Or the North Side?"
Helen looked north and asked excitedly, feeling that her mother had used Evan to pinpoint the witch of the witch cult who possessed the sealed artifact.
"It's in Queens!"
Christina, being a demigod, was able to detect the location of the sealed artifact that had connected her to Evan, even though she was standing in front of a mirror some distance away.
Christina cut off the activation of the red light on Evan's body, then smiled and said to Evan:
"You can rest assured, the Witch Cult hasn't tried anything funny about this. Staying in male form will be very beneficial for your infiltration of MI9."
"Then I'm relieved. By the way, is there anything I can do regarding Duke Nigan?"
Hearing Christina's assurance, Evan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then asked a question with great initiative and a strong sense of responsibility to be at the forefront of the Gnostic Order.
"You are aware of the relevant situation, and you also know about recent events."
Besides, you're not my foolish daughter; you have your own opinions. If you were me right now, what would you do?
Christina smiled and asked in return, seemingly admiring Evan, hence her thoughtful question.
Evan clearly understood Christina's probing question and, showing eagerness to try, thought for a moment and said:
"Now, because of the great battle outside the Red Rose Manor, MI9 and the three major orthodox churches can be said to have cast a wide net, and both we and the Witch Cult have been the main targets of the attack."
I think we should write letters of denunciation to the three major churches, MI9, and the royal family, explaining that the Witch Cult and the Aurora Society are colluding to assassinate Duke Negan. This will draw their attention to the Witch Cult and help us thwart their plans.
Since neither source revealed that Triss was the vessel for the 'Primordial Witch', Evan knew that Triss was the Gnostic's biggest target, but his suggestions could not include Triss.
Christina seemed pleased with Evan's attitude, but instead of commenting on his suggestion, she continued to smile and ask:
"You didn't come here just to deliver these two intelligence reports, did you? Is there some kind of help you're looking for?"
Evan scratched his head, looking like a shy young boy whose thoughts had been read, and said embarrassedly:
"I do have other thoughts. If you decide to report this to the official authorities of the Kingdom of Rune, could you please give me the report from Military Intelligence Bureau Nine? I will forward it to you, and it must be able to refute the occupation and prophecy, and prevent anyone from knowing who wrote it?"
"Oh? Even if you didn't tell me, I would have taken measures to prevent people from tracing the source. Do you have any other requests?"
Christina, clearly unable to guess what Evan was planning to do, asked him curiously.
Evan smiled again, seemingly embarrassed, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, unfolded it, revealing several names on it, and then said:
"These letters of complaint are addressed to only a few people, and the contents are written in a relatively cryptic manner."
For example, if someone were to assassinate Duke Nigan, it would be written as, "According to our knowledge, someone is planning to assassinate a very important figure in the politics of the Kingdom of Rune. According to vague but reliable information, even high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Rune are involved. The assassination will take place in the next few days. Please pay attention and do not be negligent," etc.
After Evan finished speaking, Helen, who was standing to the side, looked at him as if she were seeing him for the first time. She simply couldn't connect the cunning man in front of her with the sycophant she used to be.
Christina, in the mirror, smiled and looked Evan up and down, finding him quite interesting.
A spider silk extended from the mirror, pulling the list in Evan's hand into the mirror. Christina looked at the paper in her hand and found that the first name on it was Jonas Augustus. The rest of the list of names were obviously high-ranking intelligence officers who had been pushing behind the scenes to suppress Evan.
Evan's meaning was clear: a vague whistleblower letter would not be taken seriously by anyone in any intelligence agency. Such a letter wouldn't even get past the secretary, let alone reach the hands of these high-ranking officials.
However, after Duke Negan's incident, there will definitely be a thorough review from top to bottom. At that time, it will be discovered that some high-ranking members of MI9 were incompetent and occupied important positions without doing their jobs. Despite the warnings, they failed to make the necessary preparations, which led to the assassination of a bigwig who influenced the Kingdom of Rune—this is unforgivable.
At that time, Jonas Augustus and his men, even if they don't die, will be skinned alive by the enraged Duke Negan and the Church of Storms. Robert, who has been preparing to reorganize MI9, will not let this opportunity pass, and Evan, representing the Church of the Night, will also take a big bite.
Ai Wen originally didn't want to leave too much of a mark on MI9, so he kept looking for opportunities to join the military. He didn't care about a fixed position or post. Being a colonel intelligence officer and leading an elite squad was fine with him.
However, because he did not have a fixed post last time, Evan, who was qualified to attend high-level meetings in terms of military rank, was forced to take on the task of investigating the Red Rose Manor case.
This incident taught Evan a great lesson: holding meetings is a powerful right, and you must be present. If you're not present at the meeting at a crucial moment, don't blame others for treating you like a piece of meat on a chopping board; you won't even have a chance to resist.
The reason why there was no assigned position before was because there was no place for Evan, who was a big subordinate. Now that Evan wants to attend the meeting and be assigned a position, he should take this opportunity to remove a few subordinates to make room for himself, and incidentally, strike at the royal family's influence within MI9.
Perhaps this is the kind of chaotic situation that George III would like to see, and Evan has indirectly accomplished George III's mission in this way.
"Oh, and at the end, subtly write in the letter that if the recipient doesn't take care of this matter, they will definitely expose it."
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This effectively prevented Deputy Director Jonas and his team from trying to suppress the matter afterward, because the incident was bound to come to light sooner or later, and if they tried to cover it up, it would only make things worse for them.
Christina covered her mouth and chuckled, seemingly growing to admire Evan more and more. Suddenly, several letters flew out of the mirror and landed in Evan's hands. Evan saw that the stamps were already affixed, and the sender's name was written as "Anonymous".
Evan looked at the letter in his hand, grateful for Christina's help, and then hurriedly took his leave. He wanted to make sure the letter reached the right person while MI9 was still on duty.
After Evan left, Christina's face in the mirror turned unusually pale, even ferocious. This frightened Helen, who had never seen her mother like this before. She worried that her mother was angry because Evan's sudden ascension to "witch" had disrupted her ascension plan, so she was timid and uneasy, not daring to utter a word.
But prolonged silence wasn't a solution, and finally Helen spoke up:
"The Witch Cult's sudden promotion of Evan was unexpected, but it makes sense when you think about it, after all..."
"I'm not upset about this!" Christina interrupted Helen forcefully, then said in a somber tone:
"The Witch Cult has connections with the Royal Family of Rune; they might even be in cahoots!"
Christina's words struck Helen like a thunderbolt, leaving her stunned, speechless, and stammering:
"That can't be right, can it?"
"Nothing is impossible. The seal that helps Evan maintain his male form, 'Bonaparte's Steadfastness,' is located in the Sodrak Palace!"