"Wait!" Annelotte knew something was going to happen when she saw the token. So she threw a human immobilization spell at Regna before he took action. If she just pulled him, it might not work. Maybe this guy would just run away with a shadow. What would she do then? Chase? Is it possible to call Malolite over
"Annie, what are you doing?!" Regnar asked in surprise. He couldn't move his whole body now, so he could only glance hard in Annelotte's direction.
"I just don't want you to be too impulsive." Annelotte said, "Don't leave in a hurry. Listen to what I have to say and I will release the body-holding technique."
"Okay..." Regnar had no choice but to agree. Besides, in front of several subordinates, being paid by Annelotte so easily made Regnar feel a little embarrassed. However, Goethe was not surprised by this. He was the only one who had followed Regnar the longest in the Military Intelligence Department, so he naturally knew who was the most terrifying among the people who hung out with Regnar.
Annelotte sighed helplessly after removing the immobilization spell: "Can you stop being so impulsive every time?"
"Um... I know I was wrong..." Regnar scratched his hair in embarrassment. When he saw the token just now, Regnar immediately became furious. At that time, he really wanted to break into the palace and settle the score with Joffrey. Yes, but now that I think about it, that approach can only be described as idiotic.
"One old and one young, no one can make me worry... Come with me, let's have a good talk." Annelotte saw that Regner had a good attitude towards admitting his mistake, so she didn't pursue it further. She took Regnar to a guest room in the Gale Mansion, and then enveloped the entire room with a silent barrier.
Although the people present at that time were either servants of the Gale Mansion or members of the Military Intelligence Office, no one could guarantee whether there were any miscellaneous people there. So there is nothing wrong with Annelotte being cautious.
"I think there are many questions about this matter." After doing all this, Annelotte pointed to the command sign and said: "When you see this token, do you think this matter is related to Joffrey?"
"The relationship should be inextricable." Regnar thought for a moment, then shook his head: "But if you think about it carefully now, it shouldn't be directly related to him. Even if Joffrey is an idiot, he will not be that stupid. He did such a despicable thing with something directly related to him in such a arrogant manner."
"Can't you analyze it?!" Annelotte and Garona said at the same time. If Regnar calms down, his ability to analyze things is actually quite good, but his impulsive personality is really annoying. mad.
"I... I know I was wrong..." Regnar pitifully lowered his head to admit his mistake again.
"Don't forget the agreement you made with me." Annelotte said seriously: "You clearly promised me to live a good life, don't forget it every time because of impulse. Are you really going to die tonight?"
"I..." Regnar felt warm in his heart when he heard that Annelotte cared so much about him, but he felt a little dissatisfied when he thought that Annelotte had been scolding him all the time since the beginning and was still so unrelenting even if he admitted his mistake. So this guy looked at Annelotte with his eyes fixed on his face. Although he didn't show much dissatisfaction, it always made Annelotte feel uncomfortable. Those eyes seemed to say, "That's all I am, can you please What am I doing?"
"Don't you believe it?" Annelotte took this expression as Regnar's provocation, so she immediately became full of aura. She stared at Regnar and asked coldly: "Let me ask you, you broke into the palace without any explanation, what would you do? Kill Joffrey? Not to mention whether you are his opponent, even if you are, you Do you really dare to kill the prince of the empire? Then, think about what you will face next? Breaking into the palace for no reason and attacking the prince of the empire. Any crime you can face is enough for you. Say you don’t want your life tonight Oh, am I wronging you?"
"Oh oh oh..." Regnar shrank his neck, but in the end he didn't dare to say anything more.
"..." Annelotte sighed again, and then said: "What I said may not be pleasant to hear, but for your consideration, I think it is better to say it. Don't think that you have become the Director of Military Intelligence. That’s really what I said.”
"At least that's how I feel in Military Intelligence." Regnar reluctantly resisted.
"If His Majesty, or Mr. Villes... wants to remove you, do you think you can still say such a thing?" Annelotte asked calmly.
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"Although being the director of the Military Intelligence Department gives you a lot of power, don't forget that this is Merindel, the imperial capital of the Hawke Empire, and the center of power of the entire empire." Annelotte said sincerely: " Therefore, even though you have become the director of the Military Intelligence Department, you still need to be more low-key and rational in your conduct."
"I will..." Regnar saw that Annelotte was talking to him like this, so he could only agree seriously.
"You brat! You always refuse to accept what the teacher tells you. Why are you so obedient when it's your little girlfriend?" Garona couldn't help but protest.
"Teacher, you have a lot, so why don't you worry about Annie for now?" Regnar smiled apologetically.
"Who cares about Annie? I care about you!" Garona said dissatisfied: "That's all, since you listen to what others say, it will save me a lot of money. You can just listen to what Annie has to say first. !”
"Joffrey's token, I think it may be a signal." Annelotte continued.
"Signal? What signal?" Regnar was stunned.
"..." Annelotte was silent for a moment, and then said: "What do you think they, I mean, the identities of the assassins should be?"
"An assassin from the Stoke Empire, right? This shouldn't be wrong." Regnar thought for a while and then said. He believed that the ministers of the Hawke Empire should all understand Larvin's temper. If this thing was really done by some of them, then if Larvin found out some clues, they might not be able to live without it. Don't think that Larvin is just a chubby man. How could he manage a new empire so well without some tough tactics
"I agree with this." Annelotte nodded, then asked: "Then where do you think this token came from?"
Regnar thought for a while and then said: "Stolen from the Stork Empire? They probably want to split the relationship between me and Joffrey. Even if the assassination fails this time, it would be better to cause chaos within the Hawke Empire. of."
"I don't rule out this possibility. After all, although they did a good job in the laboratory, the assassination against me here seems a bit ridiculous. If they are people from the Hawke Empire, they should understand that they can only send out at least as many as you It takes an assassin of comparable strength to make it look like an assassination rather than a child's play." Annelotte nodded.
"I think so too." Regnar smiled rather complicatedly. In fact, he still doesn't have a concrete idea of how strong Annelotte is. Maybe this girl is not much weaker than Saron, a monster with dual attribute abilities, right? But maybe he was born low-key, or maybe it was to take care of Regner's self-esteem. In short, Annelotte rarely shows her strength in front of everyone. There should be no more than ten people in the Hawke Empire who truly understand Annelotte's power.
And if they had planned the assassination of Annelotte, they wouldn't have sent a second-rate guy who wasn't even high-ranking. From this point of view, there is no doubt that these assassins should be sent by Stoker. If you think about it again, Joffrey's token can only be stolen by them.
"But..." Annelotte changed the topic: "Have you ever thought about another possibility?"
"Another..." Regnar frowned: "Are you saying that this token was deliberately leaked from within the Hawke Empire?"
"Isn't this possible?" Annelotte asked.
"But... who would do such a thing?" Regner said with some disbelief: "There are indeed two big vague circles in the government, but to provoke the relationship between me and Joffrey... this matter I don't see how anyone can benefit from this. Besides, Joffrey and I are already on the wrong path, so what's the point of provoking it anymore? Does it have to get worse until Joffrey or I die for them to be happy? "
"A lot of people will be happy if you die. You know this even if I don't tell you." Annelotte analyzed calmly: "And if Joffrey dies... don't you think anyone will be happy?"
"You mean..." Regnar was horrified. He slammed the table and stood up: "No! It's impossible! It can't be him, he's not in Melinder at all!"
"But he definitely has an eye on Merindl." Annelotte didn't give in at all: "Think about it! If Joffrey is killed by you because of what happened today, he will undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiary. Even if you don't die, the resentment between you and Joffrey will become deeper. By then, with you and your MI, plus the army standing behind him, it will be impossible to deal with Joffrey. It’s so easy!”
"Impossible! He is my friend! He wouldn't do this!" Regnar still didn't want to believe it.
"Yes, maybe you really have a few friends, like the boss, like Sister Vera, like me! But about him, I'm not sure!" Annelotte insisted: "After all... After all, he is also the prince of the empire... Maybe he I don’t want to do this, but his origin has already determined that his world will be extremely dangerous and complicated!”
"..." Regnar was silent. I thought that although Annelotte's words were a bit unpleasant, they were frustratingly reasonable. At this time, Regnar suddenly remembered the three people Kordak reminded him to pay attention to when he was separated from him for the first time.
Unexpectedly, among the three people, Joffrey, who was regarded as an enemy by Regnar, was not among them. Because not only Regnar, but even Kordak thought that guy was a straw bag. Since he was a straw bag, Kordak felt that there was no need to remind Regnar that this kid could easily deal with Joffrey.
So Kordak named two other names that surprised him. Among these three names, there is no doubt about Alfred. As for the other two people, one was Alex, the acting director of the Military Intelligence Department who helped him. And the other one is the second prince of the empire who is regarded as a friend by Regnar, the Holy Golden Eagle Alexander!