They don't want me to work harder

The red-bearded guard touched his swollen cheek and thought: That's right!I've also wondered about this before!

He asked confusedly: "So, sir, who is he?"

"He is an imperial royal agent who is responsible for breaking into Connaught and collecting intelligence!"

"what?!"

Redbeard's eyes widened and he opened his mouth for a long time before saying: "Don't be joking, he, if he is a royal spy, how could he be caught in prison..."

Snapped!

"Oh, please stop fighting, I really don't know."

"Okay, then I'll tell you."

Richard motioned for the other party to come close to his ear, and lowered his voice and said: "Don't you understand? This is to win the trust of Connaught's senior officials. Only after he has been in prison in our empire once will they think you are one of their own... To put it bluntly, Yes, this is a drama!"

"It can still be like this..."

"That's it! But look at you, you are so brave! As soon as the secret agent puts on a show, you dare to whip him!"

"But the warden said..."

"Who is the warden? Who is your sweetheart? Besides, the warden also gave you a hint to make you fake it. You obviously didn't see it!"

"me……"

Under the gaze of the [Prime Minister in Black] and the deception of the [Newspaper Tycoon], the red-bearded guard's brain completely turned into a mush.

Did the warden give a hint?It seems not, but it seems there is... Yes, I must have missed it!

So OMG, I whipped a royal agent!

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and finally he knelt down at Richard's feet, hugged the latter's trouser legs and said, "Sir, I didn't mean it! Please forgive me!"

"release!"

Richard kicked the person away, and then said coldly: "Originally, you were bound to die, but fortunately, Mr. Megan understood your difficulties and felt that those who don't know are not guilty, so he gave you a way to live!"

What?Did that adult forgive me when I whipped him?

What a good guy he is!

Redbeard was so moved that he almost cried and asked quickly: "Can you please give me some advice?"

"It's easy to say."

Richard touched Red Beard’s head, which had few hairs left, and said:

"In the following days, you will be the same as usual on the surface, but secretly you want to treat Mr. Megan the same as you treat your father. You are an old guard, so you should know what to do, right?"

"I see……"

"As long as you understand, do this. On the surface, you cooperate with Mr. Megan's drama, but secretly, you take good care of him, so that you can survive. We won't treat you badly in terms of money. This is the money to buy various things."

Richard took out two gold coins, and then said: "If we later find out that Mr. Megan was not taken care of, or that you were greedy for the money..."

"My lord, don't worry!"

"Also, this operation is confidential. If you tell others..."

Richard made a motion of slitting his neck.

"I don't know how to do it, sir, I absolutely wouldn't dare!"

After finishing speaking, the red beard nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, without saying anything else.

Richard then straightened his clothes, returned to the prison entrance as if nothing had happened, and left with the guide.

As soon as he walked out of the door, his expression instantly became serious again.

How can we save people?

It would be very troublesome if old Dulles was really behind this.

But if you think about it carefully, it will only happen sooner or later...

the next day.

Luvia's side.

She was worried about Richard when she suddenly received a message and came to a high-end hotel next to Central Avenue and saw that familiar figure.

"Edward, why are you here?"

"It's not just to help my dear sister solve the trouble."

Edward Cromwell turned around, looked at Luvia, who was nearly 20 years younger than him, and said, "I heard that you are helping the prince of Connaught to get someone out of prison?"

"Yes." Luvia admitted without hesitation: "Is there any problem?"

Edward pursed his lips. As the de facto head of the Cromwell family, if other family members spoke to him like this, he would slap the table without even saying a word...

But well, Luvia is the only exception.

Ten years later, the family will still have to rely on her.

Suck it up and switch to reasonable mode!

Edward said patiently: "I asked people, it was all the work of old Dulles. If you interfere, our family and the Dulles family will face each other. Do you remember Luvia, we have always been Neutral, at least on the surface.”

Luvia curled her lips, not thinking of an answer, but she didn't want to compromise either.

Edward quickly added: "I know that you and Richard fought side by side in Nyon. I understand that you value your comrades, so it doesn't mean that you can't help, but you have to change the way."

"How to change?"

"Let's make an introduction and ask him to meet Lauren Tolley...Old Dulles has had a lot of trouble with him recently over the shipping company's shares, and he definitely wants revenge."

Luvia frowned.

She knew that Edward's words were right for the Cromwell family, but in this case... wouldn't it have introduced Richard into the empire's internal disputes again?

Edward finally said: "My sister, you are still in the frontier army system. Are you sure you can manage the prisons and courts in Idaril?"

Luvia was silent.

After half an hour, the meeting ended without consensus.

As a result, Richard came to the door the next day.

"Hi, can you introduce me to a few people?"

Chapter 86 An unexpected encounter with the daughter of the Northland

Of course, Richard is not free to make things more difficult for himself.

But after thinking about it carefully, he discovered that if he wanted to break the situation, he really had to get in touch with the conservatives in the empire in advance.

The previous challenge to Linda was due to student friction within Saint Goethe. Killing Daniel could be interpreted as a strategy to fight against the enemy of order, the Order of the Empty Men. In short, it was all on a personal level - in this case, even if Richard behaved arrogantly That makes sense.

But trying to save Megan means he has to fight with a part of the imperial administrative machine.

This nature has changed.

And regardless of success or failure, Richard will be more exposed...

Therefore, he needs a protective umbrella, a force that he can rely on.

Of course, Luvia is very good and trustworthy.

But Luvia is a bit too lonely. After all, personal power is limited. What Richard needs is an entire faction.

Moreover, he vaguely felt that Luvia's status was quite special, and the Cromwell family behind her was relatively neutral. If they showed extreme support for him prematurely, the consequences would be difficult to predict.

Instead of doing this, it is better to use pure exchange of interests to bring down the conservative people. Instead of internal fighting, let professionals do it.

Anyway, the plan is to take this step sooner or later.

As for risks, according to simulation experience, as long as Richard does not take the initiative and act within the boundaries drawn by conservative officials, he will not die violently.

This will definitely leave some risks, but again, as long as you want to accomplish something, how can you not take risks?

Going back to reality.

Luvia became more and more confused after hearing Richard's request.

"Richard, it will be dangerous to step into this vortex..."

"Let me tell you, it's quite dangerous now, and I will have to take this step sooner or later. After all..."

Richard smiled slightly, took the initiative to hold Luvia's hand, and whispered: "Rather than hiding behind you, I hope to fight side by side with you."

Luvia was stunned for a moment, then her face turned red with embarrassment.

Two villains also appeared in her heart. The first one shouted loudly and asked her to stay tonight, and the second one enthusiastically recommended places beside her, such as a study room, a basement, etc...

Ah, no, no, no, hold back, remember to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, think in someone else’s shoes…

After taking a few deep breaths, Luvia nodded calmly. Richard was so happy that he didn't realize that his initiative just now almost sent him into the basement.

The rest is easy to say.

With the help of the Cromwell family, three days later, Richard was invited to a dinner party.

On the surface, this was just a grand adjudicator celebrating his cousin's promotion to the Foreign Office, but Richard learned that Laurent Tory, the leader of the conservatives, would also be attending and would talk to friends who had made an appointment at the right time.

However, when Richard entered the hall, he saw no one and could only wait for the other party to take the initiative to call him.

It doesn't matter, this kind of thing requires patience, so he should just enjoy the banquet first...

"Look, the guy over there is so handsome..."

"It seems to be the Targaryen of Connaught~"

"Huh? Is it him? It is said that he has already reached the first level of silver? It's really surprising."

“It’s worth trying it~”

Well, it seems that Richard still has a lot of people to deal with before officially starting talks with the target.

But what he didn't know was that at this moment, there were three people on the second floor of the ballroom observing his every move.

"Is he the young man introduced by Luvia?"

The speaker was nearly sixty years old. He had a bald head and a short and fat figure. He was wearing an old dress with loose buttons. He was squeezed into a historic antique chair. He had only one pair of bright eyes, like a serious bird. An old walrus patrolling its territory.