Magic Underachiever

Speaker Peters was very angry. He felt like an idiot being played by Marquis Whitehead at yesterday's banquet. The Marquis talked about all kinds of irrelevant topics at the meeting, and even had to discuss how many red flowers and how many yellow flowers should be included in the inauguration ceremony flower basket.

The Speaker knew that Marquis Whitehead was stalling for time, and if the weapons transfer plan went smoothly, he would also find ways to delay the end of the meeting.

But as if on purpose, Speaker Peters was facing the window of the conference room. He could always watch the signal flares rising in the city and the magic shining in the night sky.

A banquet ended at two o'clock in the morning. When the speaker hurried back to the parliament building, he realized that not a single box of weapons had been shipped out. The arsenal of the Azure Cathedral was destroyed, and all the weapons were flooded by wastewater from the sewers.

Then the units from all parties participating in this operation were followed by unknown forces. The other party staged attacks to prevent people from all parties from evacuating, and also found opportunities to arrest people. After the speaker returned, sporadic gunfire still rang out in Saroyan City.

But the person who was supposed to be responsible for the implementation of the entire plan disappeared.

"George, you bastard!" Speaker Peters yelled, echoing in the empty parliament building.

Then the people sent to look for Congressman George never found any trace of him, so they just wanted to abscond in fear of crime.

"Looking for him, he must be found. Even if it is a corpse, he must be brought to me." Peters gave the order again.

One night, Parliament suffered an unprecedented blow. Not only the loss of that batch of arms, but also the upcoming Saroyan purge. Marquis Whitehead must have a large number of names. Even if the insiders developed by the Parliament are not discovered, they are probably not willing to continue serving the Parliament.

Stealing the chicken will result in losing the rice, losing the wife and losing the army.

It is conceivable that without weapons and so many people, it will be a big blow to the parliament. Will some people think that the Parliament cannot win because of this and choose to defect to the Empire?

Definitely!

Speaker Peters knows what politicians are like. They shout about ideals but only have interests in mind. As long as they think that the parliament is incompetent, they will definitely fall into the arms of the empire. George must be found, his death must be used to stabilize the morale of our own military, let him bear all responsibilities, and calm the anger of the injured parties.

From the end of the banquet in the early morning to the rising sun in the morning, Speaker Peters did not leave his office. He kept waiting for the news. As a result, Congressman George came to the door on his own initiative, and two horses followed him into the Speaker's office...

The Speaker didn't know what Congressman George wanted to do when he came in with two horses, but at this time he had changed from angry to calm. Although George must die today, the Speaker also wants to know what he was doing after disappearing for so long. What secrets are hidden behind the failure of this operation...

After waving the guard who brought Congressman George in to leave the office, the Speaker sat back in his chair, pointed to the other chair opposite the desk and said to George: "Sit down and tell me... I have always trusted you, even if you let me Disappointment again and again. I promise your family will be well taken care of. Do you have any final words for me?”

After speaking, the Speaker looked at the two horses brought in by Congressman George. His office is very spacious, and even with two tall horses standing inside, it does not make the space feel oppressive. The speaker was very curious. When George came to the parliament building at this time, he must know his end, but what did he want to do with the two horses?

Congressman George took off his hat and placed it on the table, then sat down opposite the Speaker.

Then he said: "Your Excellency Speaker, I apologize to you for my mistake. Someone must be responsible for the weapons last night and the losses suffered by the Parliament in the future. I am already prepared to bear all responsibilities. I also believe that after my death , the Speaker will take good care of my family.

However, last night I experienced a magical event that made me know... I cannot die yet, I must continue to serve the Parliament and the freedom of Marcellus. "

Speaker Peters didn't know what George was talking about. He said: "George, my close friend. When people make mistakes, they must bear responsibility. Although I want to protect you, my duty prevents me from doing so.

Say your last words and you will leave us without pain...

Your ideals will be inherited by us. "

"Listen to me telling my story, and then you decide whether to kill me or not." George heard that the speaker was a little impatient, and he began to tell the story he and Father Titus had weaved in the alley.

“Last night, when I learned that the arsenal of the Azure Cathedral was flooded, I first sent off an alarm flare, and then prepared to commit suicide, but Father Titus suddenly appeared to stop me and took me away.

Father Titus had intended to come to the Council to tell us about the flooded arsenal, but he found traces of the evil heretics on his way. You know, in the eyes of the priests of the Holy See, any heretic is more important than our batch of weapons.

So the priest followed the pagan to an alley..."

Congressman George made some changes to Father Titus' experience, changing him from being held hostage to actively tracking him. Then there was a fight, but the evil pagans escaped.

Only then did Father Titus think that he should have gone to the Parliament to report, but it was too late...

"The priest returned to the Azure Cathedral and stopped me from committing suicide. He knew that if I died, he would definitely become the next target of the parliament. Father Titus had a very good future in the Church of the Most Good and was a strong contender for the next bishop of the Azure Cathedral. This incident would make him disqualified from the competition.

He took me to the place where he fought with the evil cultists and explained to me...

Without the bodies of the evil pagans, he had no way to prove to the Church that he was derelict in his duty for tracking heretics. He hoped that I could activate the third agreement with him.

That is: if there is any accident during the transportation, the Azure Cathedral The church will immediately stop the transport of weapons, confiscate all remaining weapons, and no longer bear the confidentiality responsibility for the transaction.

As long as I can make this agreement effective before I die, his responsibility will be greatly reduced.

I promised him because I saw the two horses in the alley. The priest said that they were left there by evil pagans, and the panicked Father Titus did not find the special features of these two horses... But I can see that they can keep me alive and continue to be used by you, the Speaker. "

After listening to Congressman George's story, Speaker Peters had to look at the two horses again.

These are horses, ordinary horses used to pull carts...