My queen is rebelling!

"The Aeflein Military Committee's Investigation and Statistics Bureau?"

Adair browsed the secret intelligence agency establishment plan presented by Nephthys, somewhat surprised by the name of this agency, she said in a deep voice:

"Military Committee?

Are you preparing to establish an intelligence agency in the name of the military?"

Nephthys replied with a calm expression:

"In the future, the Mister will enter Aeflein as a military officer. First, he must ensure that the Aeflein army fighting alongside him will not defect at the last moment.

In addition, we also need the absolute violence of the army to deter those traitors and spies."

To put it bluntly, the name of the army is more intimidating.

The main function of the Aeflein Military Committee is to uniformly command the national armed forces, determine military strategies and the operational policies of the armed forces, and lead the construction of the Aeflein army, including personnel selection, organization, military training, equipment development, and many other affairs.

The Royal Military Academy is a military school directly under the Aeflein Military Committee and is also the cradle of mid- and high-ranking officers in the Aeflein army.

The Aeflein Military Committee has one chairman, one secretary-general, and two executive officers.

The chairman is King Cohen Corleone, but due to the king's physical condition, the secretary-general is currently responsible for presiding over the main work of the Military Committee.

The two executive officers are responsible for the execution of specific matters.

Adair's eyes showed contemplation. Considering that the "Golden Wing Family" had already sent saints to help, it didn't seem so unacceptable to let the "Lord of Shadows" interfere in the army's intelligence work.

She continued to look down at the establishment plan, and soon her brows furrowed tightly, and she asked:

"You're spreading the stall too wide.

There are so many internal institutions in the General Bureau alone, and you also want to establish branch stations in the provincial capitals across the country. Aeflein's finances can't afford that much money."

After reading the complete establishment plan, Adair was truly shocked by the other party's appetite.

The General Bureau in Florence alone would cover ten departments, including the Secretariat, Confidential Office, Intelligence Division, Operations Division, Communications Division, Judicial Division, Discipline Inspection and Personnel Division, Finance Division, General Affairs Division, and Training Division.

In addition, branch stations would be established in the provincial capitals of various provinces across the country.

Including a series of powers such as collecting intelligence, launching operations, and trying prisoners, it is simply a miniature violent military government.

The financial cost of such a powerful political entity is definitely not a small amount.

Nephthys's tone was still indifferent, and she replied:

"I was just about to report to Her Majesty the Queen. Our Mister said that Aeflein only needs to pay half of the financial expenses for establishing this agency, and we will bear the rest ourselves.

And..."

A strange smile flashed across Nephthys's face, and she continued:

"Our Mister is willing to swear in the name of the gods, promising that after the future turmoil passes, this agency will be completely handed over to the Aeflein royal family.

And is preparing to let His Majesty the King serve as the first director of the Military Committee's Investigation and Statistics Bureau!"

Hearing this, Adair's expression immediately softened a lot.

Letting Cohen serve as the director of this Investigation and Statistics Bureau was a pleasant surprise. She originally thought that the "Lord of Shadows" would personally take the position.

Although Cohen is currently unable to be a good director, he will always grow up and will always have a day to take power.

By that time, this intelligence agency covering the whole country will be the most solid and trusted force in his hands.

Adair asked uncertainly:

"Is your Mister really willing to do this?

To hand over an agency that costs so much money and effort?"

Nephthys said decisively:

"Yes, and to show our sincerity, we are willing to let the Palace Steward Minister, Earl Snepe Middleton, be responsible for the preparation of the Investigation Bureau with me!"

Hearing this, a flash of joy flashed in Adair's eyes.

Although Snepe is at odds with her father, he is definitely a loyal subject of the Corleone family and is absolutely loyal to Cohen. Letting him be responsible for the preparatory work is definitely beneficial to Cohen without any harm.

Adair said:

"In that case, I agree. In a few days, I will convene a cabinet meeting and a military committee meeting to announce this decision to them.

First, establish the headquarters of this... what Investigation Bureau in Florence.

The name you came up with is too long, Aeflein Military Committee Investigation and Statistics Bureau, then let's call it Military Intelligence Bureau from now on!"

Nephthys raised her eyebrows slightly and said slowly:

"Okay, Your Majesty the Queen, it will be called Military Intelligence Bureau from now on!"

......

Before dawn, Herman steadily walked into the office building of the Kingdom's High Court.

Everywhere he went, he was met with polite and respectful gazes.

Herman's attitude was the same as before, still neither humble nor arrogant, treating everyone equally and responding with a faint smile.

Herman is currently the new executive secretary of the National High Judge, Baron Gore, and also serves as the presiding judge of the Criminal Tribunal of the Aeflein Supreme Court, absolutely high-ranking and powerful.

After entering the building, Herman, as usual, went to Baron Gore's office to tidy up the internal affairs, made tea, and silently retreated.

The office of His Excellency the High Judge stores various top-secret documents, so no cleaning staff are ever allowed to enter the room to clean. The cleaning work has always been the responsibility of the executive secretary.

Back in the office, Herman suddenly caught sight of a few lines of strange numbers on a document on the top of his desk.

After quickly translating them in his mind, Herman couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement in his chest.

However, he quickly calmed his breathing, inconspicuously destroyed the note, and then quietly sat in the office.

Not long after, a commotion came from outside the office building. Before long, the security captain of the office building ran to Herman's office and whispered:

"Sir, something has happened outside. Please come out for a moment."

Herman suppressed the emotions in his heart. After going out, he saw several middle-aged men in uniforms preparing to enter the building, but they were stopped by the building's security personnel.

Herman took the initiative to step forward and said politely:

"Which department are you from?

What is your business?"

The leading middle-aged man asked calmly:

"Herman Donaldson?"

Herman nodded slightly:

"I am. What's the matter?"

The middle-aged man said blandly:

"Did Mr. Herman enter the palace the day before yesterday?"

Herman quickly replied:

"Yes, I accompanied His Excellency the High Judge to attend the Cabinet Standing Committee meeting."

The middle-aged man sneered and said:

"That's right. I am ordered by my Minister to ask Mr. Herman to come with me and ask a few questions."

Herman asked in a deep voice:

"May I ask which Minister?"

"The Palace Steward Minister!"

Herman's tone was still calm:

"May I ask, what does Earl Middleton want from me?"

The middle-aged man said coldly:

"A few national treasures have been lost in the palace. His Excellency the Minister wants to investigate everyone who has entered the palace in the past two days. Please cooperate, Mr. Herman!"

Herman's eyebrows twitched slightly, he nodded calmly, and said:

"Okay, I'll go back and pack up.

Herman returned to the office, pretending to pack things.

He knew that someone was watching him. The only thing he was unsure of was whether the other party was from High Judge Gore or the DuPont family.

Ever since he became involved in the secret transaction between the High Judge and the DuPont family, this surveillance had begun.

Twenty-four-hour surveillance of everyone who possessed core secrets, plus the signing of a "Curse Contract."

This was their insurance measure.

Herman was not surprised by this, because the things they were planning were too shocking and too important. No matter how strict the insurance measures were, they were justified.

Before long, an ordinary-looking staff member knocked on Herman's door.

After the staff member came in, he asked curiously:

"Executive Sir, I just saw that it was noisy outside. What happened?"

Herman sighed and said:

"It's the people from Palace Affairs Minister Earl Middleton. They said that some treasures were lost in the palace and insisted that I go to be questioned now."

The surprise on the staff member's face flashed away, and soon he showed a look of shared hatred, and said:

"It's him again. Executive Gutavo was forced away by him back then!

Really..."

The staff member quickly stopped talking. Mentioning the previous leader in front of the current leader was somewhat taboo.

Herman, however, seemed unaware and said calmly:

"Unfortunately, the Lord should not be awake yet. I have no way to contact him.

How about this, John, after the Minister comes, you tell him about it. Just say that I'll go over first and let him find a way to mediate with Earl Middleton."

The staff member named John showed a look of surprise on his face and stammered:

"I... am I suitable?"

Herman smiled mysteriously, patted the other person on the shoulder, and said:

"It's all for work. I can understand."

For work, for whom to work?

Herman didn't say it so clearly, but John also understood that his surveillance of the other party's actions had long been discovered.

But the other party deliberately didn't reveal it.

John shook his head in annoyance. Perhaps this was why he was able to become a high-ranking official so quickly!

After Herman finished speaking, he left the office directly and followed the middle-aged men away.

Before long, the news that Herman had been taken away by the Palace Affairs Minister reached the ears of High Judge Gore and the DuPont family.

Gore said angrily:

"Snepe, you bastard, you really want to make things difficult for me.

It's okay if Gutavo was forced away by him, but now he's targeting Herman again. It's really hateful!"

The representative of the DuPont family, Theodore DuPont, said coldly:

"Been taken away?

Will there be any problems if Herman is out of our sight?"

Gore waved his hand directly and said:

"You're too worried. I absolutely trust Herman's loyalty. Besides, don't you still have that so-called contract restraint?

The only thing I'm worried about now is that Herman might also be caught by that old thing Snepe.

If he is taken away again, I really won't have many trustworthy and capable people under my command."

Theodore frowned and said:

"Do you know why?"

Gore said angrily:

"It seems that some treasures were lost in the palace. Middleton wants to investigate everyone who has entered the palace in the past two days.

"Damn it, this is just asking for trouble. There have been so many people entering the palace for the inner cabinet meetings these past few days, why pick on Herman specifically!"

Theodore sighed in relief and said:

"It's nothing major, at most they'll just try to make things difficult and embarrass him. If you're really worried, ask Prime Minister Angus to put in a word."

Gore nodded and said:

"That's all we can do."

… …

Herman followed several middle-aged men to an ordinary three-story building.

Seeing this building, Herman raised his eyebrows slightly. This was a place for interrogating prisoners.

The middle-aged man led Herman into the building, then pointed to the corridor deep inside and said, "His Excellency the Minister is inside, you can go in yourself."

Herman nodded slightly and walked along the corridor into the depths. Soon he reached the end, and the door on one side of the end was half-closed. He directly pushed the door open and walked in.

He saw Cabinet Minister Snape Middleton looking at him with a smile, and the young and handsome figure standing behind him.

Herman suppressed the excitement in his heart, immediately bowed, and respectfully saluted:

"Greetings, Your Majesty, Greetings, Your Excellency the Minister."

Earl Middleton nodded slightly and said:

"You are very good. Alright, you guys go inside and talk."

Cohen led Herman into the inner room and made a gesture that needed no explanation.

Cohen put on his mask again, opened the "Book of Time and Space", and a vortex slowly appeared.

Then Cohen motioned for Herman to follow him, and the two stepped into the vortex together and disappeared.

Opening his eyes, he returned to "Endless City" again.

He didn't expect to be back so soon. Cohen sighed inexplicably.

Winslade and the others had already received the news, so they were not too surprised to see Cohen appear with a middle-aged man.

Time was tight, and Cohen didn't have time to talk to the girls, so he took Herman and walked out.

This time he used Mephis's airship, and the two directly boarded Mephis's floating airship and sped towards the Mysterious Continent.

Seeing this scene, Herman's heart kept shaking.

He understood that this was the force that His Majesty the King was developing in the "Land of the Lost", and he didn't expect it to be so strong.

Of course, what made him most curious were these beautiful girls one after another. It seemed that His Majesty was not idle outside!

Soon, the group arrived at the "Mysterious Continent", and after reaching the place agreed upon with Her Excellency the Witch, Mephis consciously left.

Belmode also pretended not to recognize Mephis, stared at Herman for a while, gently tapped her slender hand, and a huge magic stone statue appeared beside her.

Then she took out a staff, chanted a few words softly, and then waved it gently. A dazzling purple light flashed, and several strange runes suddenly appeared on Herman's body, tightly entwining him from head to toe.

Belmode's eyes were indifferent. With a wave of her slender hand, the strange runes flew away with a whoosh, and then turned into black smoke and wrapped around the magic stone statue on the side.

After doing all this, Belmode said calmly:

"Okay, it's been resolved. I have replaced this curse contract with the stone statue, and they won't feel anything strange on their side either."

Cohen expressed his sincere gratitude. Time was tight, and he didn't say anything else, so he took Herman away.

Arriving on the airship, Herman also knew better than to say anything.

Cohen said to Mephis:

"Then we'll go straight back. Is there anything else these days?"

Mephis glanced at Cohen and said:

"Aren't you going to say hello to your women?"

Cohen smiled wryly and said:

"Time is too tight, maybe next time. Miss Mephis, if you have any important information recently, please discuss it directly with Miss Winslade. I may be a little busy these days and can't take care of it."

Mephis shifted her gaze and said:

"I know, you… be careful with everything."

"Okay."

After speaking, he took Herman and went directly through the "Book of Time and Space" back to the imprint space node of Florence, Emerald Lake Villa.

As soon as he arrived, Prince Haugue was also waiting there.

Seeing the two return, he quickly asked:

"How is the situation?"

Cohen nodded and said:

"It's resolved."

Herman finally got a chance to speak at this time and said:

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, I already know what the DuPont family and Grand Justice Gore are planning!

Most importantly, there is a powerful force behind them supporting them!"

Speaking of this powerful force, Herman, who had always been calm and steady, couldn't help but change color slightly.

Cohen waved his hand slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Don't say anything yet, let me guess. The powerful force behind the DuPont family and Gore… comes from the Central Empire!"

Hearing this, Herman's eyes widened, his face was full of disbelief, followed by deep admiration and emotion. He bowed slightly and said:

"Your Majesty is wise and decisive, I really can't think of anything that can be hidden from Your Majesty."

Prince Haugue next to him couldn't help but be slightly startled after hearing the name of the Central Empire.

Central Empire!

The word "Central" alone is enough to cause fear in everyone!

The strongest human empire on the continent!

Cohen smiled faintly and said:

"I'm just making some guesses. Do you know specifically which people from the Central Empire are involved?"

Herman replied:

"It's hard to be sure, but there are clues, and it should be possible to find out."

Herman spread out a piece of white paper, picked up a pen and began to write and draw:

"This is the middleman between the Central Empire's forces and the DuPont family and Herman.

I have observed him secretly, and this person should be a nobleman from the Central Empire.

Judging from his words, deeds, and usual spending habits, his status and status will not be low.

If we ask Miss Wenzer for help in investigating, we should be able to find out his true identity."

Before long, a lifelike portrait of a person jumped onto the paper.

After Cohen saw the portrait of the person on the paper, the speculation in his heart was immediately confirmed.

In his previous life, Cohen had been mingling in the Central Empire in the game, and he knew all the major and minor forces like the back of his hand, so he recognized the identity of the person in the picture at a glance.

He said calmly:

"No need to investigate, I know him.

Secretary-General of the Legal Committee of the Central Empire's Noble Academy, Samuel Jones.

He is also the personal confidant of Heisenberg, the chief of the Upper House of the Central Empire's Noble Academy!"

Herman and Prince Haugue both turned their surprised eyes to Cohen.

Cohen continued:

"The Central Empire's Noble Academy is divided into Upper and Lower Houses.

The members of the Upper House are the royal family's branches, royal nobles and their in-laws, and the members of the Lower House are nobles below the level of Grand Duke in the country. Each House has a chief to preside over daily work.

The Upper and Lower Houses conduct research, supervision and guidance on state affairs through the establishment of various professional committees, in order to achieve the purpose of restricting imperial power and dividing the interests of the empire.

The Upper House has three committees with the greatest power and deepest influence, namely the Legal Committee, the Finance Committee and the Disciplinary Investigation Committee.

Heisenberg, the chief of the Upper House, also serves as the chairman of the Legal Committee, and Samuel Jones, as the secretary-general, is undoubtedly his right-hand man."

Prince Haugue expressed some incomprehension and asked:

"Is the imperial power of the Central Empire so weak?

They actually co-govern the country with the great nobles?

Although Effien also has an institution similar to the Senate of the Noble Academy, it only exists as a strategic weapon, similar to a thug.

At most, they impeach a few cabinet ministers, but they dare not touch the royal power at all.

Cohen nodded slightly and said:

"Yes.

Because the power and territory ruled by the Central Empire are too large, no family can control such a large force alone.

Even the Klein royal family, which has always been strong, cannot suppress all the nobles.

Therefore, they must unite with other families to co-govern, and they nominally regard the Klein family as the master, but usually share power with the royal family through the Noble Academy."

A look of surprise also appeared in Herman's eyes. He, who was far away in the Northwest Continent, naturally knew nothing about these political ecologies involving the upper echelons of the Central Empire.

Prince Haugue pondered for a moment and asked:

"That is to say, the one targeting our Effien is this Heisenberg, the chief of the Upper House of the Central Empire's Noble Academy?

But why?

Logically speaking, people of this level can't look down on a small duchy far away in the Northwest Continent at all. His power should be second only to the emperor. Why would he go to such lengths to deal with us?"

A trace of coldness appeared in Cohen's eyes.

Grace's words appeared in his mind.

Is Adair Angrian, his queen, the one Heisenberg really wants to deal with?

Or rather, are they trying to get something from Adair to restrain Empress Senice Klein?

Second only to the emperor, but still not the emperor after all!

What exactly is Heisenberg's ambition!

It is estimated that all this can only be found out after they take action.

Cohen restrained his thoughts and said to the two:

"No matter what their purpose is, if they dare to attack our Effien, we must make sure they don't return!

By the way, I also have some clues about the Southern Territory Grand Duke and the Ceylon Kingdom. I already know their true purpose."

Cohen informed the two about Prince Chazore and the Ceylon Kingdom.

When they learned that there was actually an empire also plotting against Effien, shock appeared on both of their faces.

Prince Haugue laughed angrily and said:

"It's really unbelievable that two major empires are targeting us at the same time. If this spreads, our Effien will really become famous."

Cohen narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"Chazore and the others are mainly to deal with the Golden Wing Family. This is also good and brings us a powerful ally."

Prince Haugue said thoughtfully:

"No wonder you are so confident that you can persuade Her Majesty the Queen to agree to your establishment of such a large intelligence agency.

If we have the support of the 'Golden Wing Family', our pressure will indeed be reduced a lot!"

Cohen smiled faintly and said:

"Not only that, at least we don't have to worry about that Third Prince of the Ceylon Kingdom for the time being!"