The Waltz Building on Prince Avenue is a symbol of today's new economy in Gill. Although the fifty-story skyscraper is not as tall as the former Gaston Building, this blue glass curtain building is full of modern atmosphere.
The terrace restaurant on the top floor is one of the favorite restaurants among the wealthy new immigrants in Sonia.
Lu Ming is currently sitting at a table next to the blue crystal glass wall in the restaurant. Sitting opposite Lu Ming is Bolt, the former deputy chief of police who is temporarily acting as the chief of the State Police.
Bolt was originally the last-ranked deputy director, but after the former director Kaliczek was taken away for investigation, it was like a domino effect, with several other deputy directors being taken away by the FBI for investigation, including a dozen newly appointed middle-level managers.
The senior police officers who were originally in the first control period began to become active.
Now, sitting in front of Major General Bit, Bolt's palms were slightly sweaty.
Major General Bit invited him to dinner here, and Bolt quickly reported to Governor Goering, but unexpectedly, he met a big shot from the royal capital, New Newman City.
Commissioner Goss from the Sixth Office of the Cabinet Secretary.
The Sixth Secretariat was originally an intelligence organization under the leadership of Prime Minister Dumas during the war. Today, it is more like a special department directly led by the Prime Minister. The scope of its authority can be large or small, and it can conduct special investigations on anti-corruption, homeland security, etc.
Commissioner Gauss came to Gill City to investigate some of Bit's irregularities during his time in the Western Regions. For example, Secretary-General's Office Six suspected that he had instilled independent ideas into the armed forces of the principality states, leading to the current tense situation in the Western Regions.
It sounds like the Sixth Secretary's Office doesn't have any direct evidence and is planning to arrest people first and then investigate, as if they have some interrogation experts who can get out any truth.
Bolt is not stupid. He knows that it is a deal between the Rose Party and the Prime Minister behind the scenes.
Although the Rose Party is an important constitutional force supporting the Prime Minister, the interests of the two are often not completely consistent.
Now, the First Control is messing around in the Guede area like crazy. It seems to be a last-ditch madness. Prime Minister Dumas is ready to give it a fatal blow and take this opportunity to completely destroy the First Control.
The key is to catch the madman in front of you and obtain evidence of his illegal activities.
People from the Sixth Secretary's Office have already filled the restaurant, waiting for the signal to arrest someone.
Bolt looked at the top controller sitting opposite him, his back sweating from nervousness. He didn't know whether it was bad luck or luck to be involved in such a big event.
In fact, the fellow opposite named Bit was just a major general who had been in the Western Regions for a long time. He was not a core figure in the first control at all. But it was this fellow who suddenly declared war on the Rose Party after coming to Jill from the Western Regions.
Rumor has it that the First Control had no preparation at all, and was forced into a dilemma by this madman. They had no way to retreat and could only support him with all their strength. During this period, many special operations personnel from the First Control came from New Newman City.
As a result, they had enough manpower to capture this madman. Moreover, when capturing Russell, the executive deputy chief of police, a gun battle broke out between his subordinates and Russell's armed police officers, killing more than a dozen police officers.
This madman has participated in many wars in the Western Regions and obviously regards this place as a battlefield. He is really crazy.
Prime Minister Dumas was delighted with the chaos here, and believed that this was a great opportunity to completely destroy the First Control.
As long as this crazy Bit is caught and his illegal behavior is exposed, all the actions of the First Control in the Gede area will become bargaining chips to ban this organization and directly force Dönitz to retire. As for the old guy Augustus, it doesn't matter. He is old and his era has already ended.
Bolt was lost in thought, wondering what the madman opposite him was saying, and he hardly heard a word of it.
Suddenly, I was startled. It turned out that it was Commissioner Gauss who was slowly walking towards me. He was an old man with white hair and beard, and his eyes were full of vicissitudes of life.
At the same time, two waiters nearby slowly walked behind the madman.
"According to the peace rules of thousands of years ago, you should not get involved in these matters. Your target is only and can only be the enemy on the battlefield." The madman suddenly said to Commissioner Gauss who was slowly sitting down.
Commissioner Gauss was visibly startled, and his eyes subtly changed as he looked at the madman.
"It was His Majesty the King who first used unconventional measures against his brother. Therefore, the rules were broken by the royal family themselves and we are no longer bound by them." Commissioner Gauss stared deeply at the madman.
"His Majesty has expressed his repentance and paid a price for it. At that time, His Majesty and his brother were at war. Now peace has been restored in the Empire Continent. You should continue to hide in the dark corners."
"Anyway, come with me now." Commissioner Gauss's hole suddenly turned pitch black, like a black hole.
Bolt couldn't understand the conversation between the madman and Commissioner Gauss, and he couldn't even see the color change in Commissioner Gauss's eyes. In his eyes, he saw suddenly a black shadow appear behind Commissioner Gauss, and then blood spurted out of Commissioner Gauss's throat.
Bolt screamed and stood up, then he felt dizzy and gradually lost consciousness.
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Lu Ming paced slowly in the terrace garden on the 58th floor of Gaston.
In his hand, there was a black collar, and Lu Ming looked at it carefully.
It looks like a piece of rusted junk that should be thrown into the trash.
It was a gift from the Hawkeye clan of the Ounian people. Old lady Yelinkana gave it to her granddaughter as a thank you for saving her, and also as a token of loyalty.
The treasure inherited by the Hawkeye clan, according to Yelinkana, is that their ancient ancestor, an extremely powerful hammer god, is sleeping in the collar. However, he needs to absorb vitality before he can wake up. Basically, when a normal person puts the collar on, the normal person becomes a puppet and follows the master, and can summon the power of the hammer god during combat.
However, Yelinkana also said that she had tried many ways to activate this treasure but failed, but she thought that Your Majesty would definitely be able to do it.
Lu Ming could feel that the collar did contain powerful power, but it had little appeal to him.
Even if this strange skill can greatly enhance the puppet's combat effectiveness, it is probably just like Kunpeng's state, so it doesn't matter. It just makes him have another bodyguard around him.
The most urgent task is to let those in the royal capital who need to know know that he has the support of the Oenian Hawkeye clan.
In this way, it would be natural for him to rely on the power of the Ounian Hawkeye clan to get rid of Gauss.
It was Gauss, or the Prime Minister, who first violated the rules and used the power of the secret world to deal with political opponents. His killing was in accordance with the rules of the secret world and had nothing to do with the laws of the United Kingdom.
On the other hand, I am now at the center of public opinion and have become an important figure in the eyes of the top dignitaries. So, all my efforts have achieved the effect I wanted.
However, Gauss's killing might cause a chain reaction. His power was not strong, and he was not a combat force. But his companions who came to seek revenge according to the rules of the secret world might not be so easy to deal with.
According to old lady Yelinkana, usually their target of revenge would be Kunpeng. It was not known whether Kunpeng could handle it, so they had to arrange a helper for him.
Thinking about it, Lu Ming looked at the black collar in his hand.