The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

144 – Into the Bog (3)

“There is no other reason for summoning you a little suddenly.”

As the last person to arrive, Lannister Cale, the head of the Central Inspection Department, sat down, the military police commander, Sigmund, slowly opened his mouth.

“Chief of the Military Police Command, why don’t you guess the reason?”

“If you only invited these four people and not the heads of other departments, is there any other reason?”

Colonel Paldykov, head of the Military Police Superintendent, said, eyes flashing through his gray, white hair.

“You must be talking about a coup.”

“Yes.”

The National Military Police can be divided into three major divisions.

The first is the Bureau of Investigation, which is in charge of general investigations and duties as a military police officer.

The second is the mobile squad, a combat force that is put into specialized missions such as special operations or royal guards.

And the last was the Military Police Superintendent’s Office, where the overall decision-making of the military police was carried out.

Especially in the case of the Military Police Headquarters, in fact, it had slightly higher authority than other departments.

It was also a department corresponding to the ‘General Staff’ of the general army organization.

A department that manages branches scattered in each province, conducts overall inspections of the Investigation Bureau and the riot police, and leads the organization cleanly and with integrity.

For this reason, the head of the Military Police Superintendent was one of the most important positions in the National Military Police.

The commander was in charge of assisting Lieutenant General Zygmunt Vlakovic directly below him.

Since Lieutenant Colonel Lannister Cale, the head of the Central Inspection Department, was also an officer affiliated with the Military Police Superintendent.

As the colonel said, all four officers gathered here were closely related to what was called a ‘coup’.

It was the Director General of the Military Police who ordered Lieutenant Colonel Lannister Cale to cooperate with Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Levandell to hunt down coup forces.

It was Lieutenant Colonel Kamarov of the Military Police Task Force that Lieutenant Colonel Lannister Cale requested ‘forced’ support in preparation for an emergency.

The last remaining gendarmerie commander, Colonel Opry Dunn, was the main force escorting Prince Orlando Ruth III.

“I was able to know for sure from today’s events. The fact that the coup, which was treated as an unpleasant rumor, is right around the corner.”

At Commander Sigmund’s words, the commander of the guards, Colonel Opry, asked back.

“What do you think?”

“Death of Captain Nikolai Hilbert. Arrest of Captain Luna Aire. You don’t think all of this is just a coincidence.”

“Of course, I think it is part of a disturbing move, but isn’t it purely the work of Strigigo or remnants of the Azov National Liberation Front?”

The head of the gendarmerie guards went on with his words.

“Even otherwise, the Army General Staff Department is already keeping a close eye on the Eastern Corps, and I understand that the troops participating in the parade on His Excellency’s Birthday this time have also been sealed with one division and one cavalry brigade. Under these circumstances, I think a coup is impossible.”

“I agree with you.”

Following this, Colonel Paldykov, head of the military police department, nodded his head.

However, Lieutenant Colonel Lannister Cale, who was directly investigating the coup, had a slightly different idea than the other officers.

Of course, as I thought a while ago, starting an incident like this just before the coup d’état actually lowered the success rate of the coup.

The military was already aware of a series of connections between Secretary of State Aberto and the commander of the Eastern Corps.

Isn’t it clear that the more an incident like this happens, the more suspicion within the army towards the Eastern Corps will grow.

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But…… What if this is all bluffing?

What if it’s a ulterior motive to cause an incident on purpose to divert the military’s attention?

On the contrary, as Zigmund said, all I could think of was that the time for a coup d’état was approaching.

“Do you really think so?”

“Yes. Our Guard Military Police and Capital Guard Division are holding out right now. It is absolutely impossible with only one infantry division and one cavalry brigade.”

“What if they are not the main force of the coup?”

“That, what does that mean… ….”

“For example…… Like our national military police.”

Commander Zygmund’s words quickly turned the conference hall into a chill.

Lt. Col. Lannister realized at that moment that the sudden change in the atmosphere in the conference room was not because the commander had said something he couldn’t understand.

He momentarily lowered his hand and drew his pistol. It was like a flash of lightning.

Clap!

“—!”

“Chief of the Central Inspection Department! What is this!!”

“Commander Siegmund!! I will request the urgent arrest of Colonel Paldikov, the head of the Military Police Superintendent, and Colonel Opry Dunn, the head of the Guards Military Police!!”

Only then did the Lannister realize what mistake he was making.

I misjudged that all the staff members of the National Military Police had anti-coup tendencies.

It is natural.

The reason the coup d’état forces were in motion was obviously to protect their rice bowls, but the reason they put forward was not such a trivial one.

‘Preventing war’.

They sincerely believed that Orlando Rus III was preparing for war with the Soviet Empire.

That’s not wrong.

Actually, the king was preparing for war.

Create a new unit and drastically increase the size of the army. He purchased expensive equipment from other countries and even built a huge military industrial complex in the north.

What kind of person can’t say he’s preparing for war after seeing this?

But all of that was to prepare for war, not to wage it.

Whether the Ukrnians are weak or strong, the Soviet Empire will invade Ukraine when the time comes.

Lt. Col. Enoch Levandel’s words became more and more true as time passed.

A few years ago, when the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion was put into the ‘Lemansk Arsenal’ to retrieve the pearls of omen that had been stolen.

They brought solid evidence that the Soviet Empire was building mutant soldiers.

Even Lieutenant Colonel Lannister Cale, who thought he was used to anything, was so cruel that he was afraid that he would appear in his dreams.

There is only one reason why they make mutant soldiers.

War.

The nationalism and expansionism that began to spread both in the East and in the West were gradually engulfing the world.

However, it is always one step slower to spread to the private sector.

The Soviet Empire has been planning for a very long time to swallow the country called Ukraine back into its stomach.

Wouldn’t such people be preying on Ukrnians just because they became obedient dogs?

I’m sure you’ll be delighted with the fact that you can catch and eat them more easily and comfortably.

“What disrespect! Reap the gun, Inspector General!”

“Commander! Come on, give me orders!”

“This is treason!! Attempted murder of superior officer!!”

The two colonels raged, but Lieutenant General Zygmunt Vlakovic only spoke coldly to them.

“Why did you do that? Why did you betray your country?”

“Commander!”

“As of current time, I will relieve the posts of Colonel Paldikow, the head of the Military Police Superintendent, and Colonel Opry Dunn, the head of the Guards Police. As soon as the detention of the two is completed, the head of the military police task force, Kamarov, will move to the Petrobuna Palace to block the entry of the Capital Guard Division troops.”

Commander Sigmund has always been that kind of person. Never stab without hard evidence.

The fact that he said this far meant that the charges against the head of the military police and the head of the guards were really clear.

‘The one who shot and killed Captain Nikolai Hilbert could not have been our National Gendarmerie…… ?’

I was completely fooled.

What if he, who was his direct superior and the head of the anti-coup investigation, had been passed over?

It is no different from the fact that all the information he was providing has already been passed on to the coup forces.

‘Damn it… ….’

Lt. Col. Lannister bit his lip in resentment.

Still, was it foolish to be able to stop it long ago?

It was at that time when Lieutenant Colonel Lannister was about to approach to arrest the chief of the military police who was sitting next to me.

Bang─!!!

A single gunshot rang out. When he reacted immediately and turned his head, blood was gushing from Commander Sigmund’s forehead.

Kung.

His head falls on the table. He spread out and soaked the white papers that had blood on them red-hot.

And then another gunshot.

The pistol in his hand bounces backwards on impact and rolls across the floor.

He, who was incapacitated in an instant, looks at Lieutenant Colonel Kamarov, the military police task force commander, with an expression of disbelief.

“Lieutenant Colonel Kamarov…… ?”

“As of now, the head of the Central Inspection Department, Lannister Cale, will be urgently arrested for the murder of the commander of the National Military Police, Zygmunt Blakovich.”

“You, too, were one of them!!!”

The Lannister roared. The cold body of Commander Zygmund came into view clearly in his eyes.

“If you behave nicely and get arrested, I promise you no harm.”

“No way…… Already Captain Bell Meyer and Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Levandell?”

“I’m sorry. But isn’t the way to be patriotic always the same?”

The Lannister’s expression twisted with betrayal. He aimed his pistol and looked straight at Kamarov as he approached him.

I activated one of the devices in my arms.

Shoowak!!!

“Oops!”

As soon as the pure white light filled the space, Kamarov pulled the trigger.

Bang, bang!!!

A few seconds.

As the bright light source that had blocked his vision disappeared, only a clear bloodstain remained where Lieutenant Colonel Lannister Cale had stood.

“Captain, are you all right!”

After hearing several gunshots, the military police task force and black hounds who had been waiting outside entered the room all at once.

They walked past the corpse of the commander, who died a miserable death, and approached Kamarov.

“Tell the magic investigators that the Lannister lieutenant colonel who assassinated the commander escaped using magic. It looks like an artifact, but tell me to track it right away.”

“Okay!”

“And as of now, the command of the state gendarmerie has been assumed by Colonel Paldykov, the head of the General Staff.”

Even in a completely unexpected situation, it somehow worked out well.

Originally, I should have waited a little longer, but now that it’s like this, I have no choice but to go ahead with the operation.

Colonel Paldikov, head of the Military Police Superintendent, said as he brushed off his bloodstained clothes.

“By the authority of the acting commander of the National Military Police…… I will declare martial law in the capital, Kayef. In order to deliver the relevant information to the Metropolitan Guard Division and quickly subdue the General Staff Department. Also, be sure to capture the person of interest, Enoch Levandel!”

“Okay!!”

In the blink of an eye, the military police dispersed from the scene.

The moon has risen.

Now was the time for the night of the blade to come.

***

“Kahak—!!”

Lieutenant Colonel Lannister Cale let out a painful cough. A terrible burning pain that seemed to rip her side.

As she wrapped her hands around her, she felt a warm, damp sensation run over her skin.

She was hit in the blink of an eye.

She didn’t even know in her wildest dreams that Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Levandel would finally be able to use the teleportation artifact she had been told she had.

Thanks to her, however, her life was saved, and the fact that the National Military Police had been completely taken over could be told.

“Quickly, contact, contact… ….”

Lieutenant Colonel Lannister didn’t even check where she had landed, and just got up and tried to move him.

“I knew it would be like this.”

Until I heard a familiar voice from behind.

Blonde hair appears with sparkling eyes in the dark.

“I guess we should go with plan C.”

Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Levandell.

The man just nodded calmly and said, as if he understood the whole situation.