The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

The old man Rembrandt spoke out his thoughts little by little, and his mood seemed to become very excited. Seeing this situation, Vaschi wanted to go forward to help the old man inject medicine and stabilize his mood, but was stopped by the old man raising his hand.

He gestured to Leo, controlled the wheelchair, came to the study, stopped in front of the blackboard, raised his hand to pick up the chalk, wrote something on it, and then connected the written content with some lines, A big net is formed, and the middle of the big net is the Continental Congress.

Leo looked at the information on the blackboard, and gradually sorted out some clues.

After writing all the relationship diagrams, the old man put down the chalk, pointed to the two words at the top, and said: "The Maritime Act and the three-level parliamentary system should be the source of everything. Five years ago, the three continental parliaments were divided by two-thirds The Maritime Act passed by a large number of votes, this bill directly limits the sea power of the Kingdom of England, making it impossible for the Kingdom of England to expand its power to the surrounding seas of the other two continents even after defeating the former maritime overlord, the Kingdom of Sigmar Four years ago, the three-level parliamentary system secretly implemented by the Vinlen Continental Council in various cities on the western continent of Vilen directly posed a huge threat to the kingship of the Faran Empire."

Leo asked a little puzzled: "Since both countries hate the Continental Congress so much, why don't they just withdraw from the Continental Congress and drive them out of the Vinylon Continent?"

The old man shook his head and said: "If you follow your method, the final result will only make the situation of the two countries worse, and they will be isolated from the world. Political problems cannot be solved in such a simple and crude way, at least in the You can't do that before the end of the world."

"In my opinion, you should think too much." Using the simplest method to solve the most complex problems is the operational concept of biological weapons, and it is also Leo's current concept. Although he respects the knowledge of the old man, he does not agree with the old man. the opinion of.

The old man didn't say anything. He knew very well how difficult it was to persuade a person who had formed his own way of dealing with the world, so he didn't choose to argue or persuade.

He put this question aside, pointed to the lines connecting the two root problems, and continued: "The French Empire and the Kingdom of England decided to join forces to play this scene because of these two incidents. Their purpose is simply to want to It is necessary to use this seemingly large-scale war to find out all the known and hidden interventionists and officials in the Villen Continental Parliament and solve them all at once. Then cause the parliament to shut down, and then interfere in the affairs of the Continental Parliament. Before the Continental Councils on the other two continents react, they will completely reorganize or completely eliminate the current Velen Continental Council. In fact, this method of doing things is very similar to yours."

Leo shook his head. He didn't agree with the old man's statement, but he didn't refute it.

"I know that Baron de Maupassant has a list in his hands. The list is the allies of the heir to the throne supported by Baron de Maupassant in the Continental Congress. The names on that list should be among the seventy-three people." Leo recalled the past What happened these days, said: "It's just that Baron de Maupassant doesn't seem to want to use the list to deal with the members of the Continental Congress, but really wants to use the hands of the Continental Congress to help the people he supports. A man became the emperor of the French Empire, why did he become like this?"

"This is the accident I encountered during the next few planned trips that I want to talk about." The old man drank a sip of water, moistened his throat, and said, "The first accident should be that Emperor Faran suddenly became seriously ill. It died within a short period of time. But I don’t think it was an accident, it’s more like someone deliberately using the plan of the two countries to make a fake war come true.”

"What's the use of doing this?" Leo frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Even if Emperor Fran dies, there will be other insiders. If they tell the story..."

"What if the insider is only the emperor and king of two countries?" The old man interrupted Leo and said, "What if the status of the insider is not enough for his words to be believed? And in front of an empty throne of an empire , who can bear to turn their attention away from the throne and pay attention to the unproven so-called cooperation? You must know that the French Empire and the Kingdom of England are feuds, and the hatred between the two parties has accumulated for countless years. Before, it was impossible to believe that these two countries would secretly form an alliance to deal with the Continental Congress together."

Leo looked solemn, and said, "It's so difficult that they didn't formulate a solution for possible accidents in advance?"

"This is the second accident I want to talk about. This cooperation is likely to be an accident." The old man said in a deep voice: "And all the participants probably blindly believe that there is no possibility of any variables in this matter, so There is no countermeasure at all. I know that King Louis IX of the French Empire and King George VI of the Kingdom of England had a brief meeting a year ago because of an accident. The meeting lasted only about ten minutes. I want to secretly form an alliance against the mainland The decision of the parliament should be made in those ten minutes."

"Ten minutes? Are they crazy?" Leo couldn't understand the thoughts of these high-level people, which reminded him of the battle plan made by the politicians of the Earth Federation.

"The third accident is also the most important one." The old man did not respond to Leo's question, but smiled in agreement, then pointed to an empty list box on the blackboard between the names of the two kings. Said: "A person who should not know knows their plan, and this is the origin of all variables."

Leo asked suspiciously: "Do you know who this unexpected insider is?"

"I know, but I don't want to write his name." The old man shook his head with a complicated expression, then looked at Leo with interest, pointed to the blackboard, and said, "The clues are all on the blackboard, look for them, See if you can find this insider, I just want to remind you that you have seen this insider."

Leo stood in front of the blackboard, looking at the complex schematic diagram in front of him, a large amount of name information poured into his mind, which made him feel a little confused, and couldn't help but want to use the sub-brain system for analysis.

"Don't forget what I just said, don't be confused by superficial clues, find the most original point, and whoever wins is the original point." The old man's words dissuaded Leo from using the sub-brain system. idea.

As Leo cleared out all the unnecessary and redundant clues, leaving only the most important clues, his mind immediately cleared up, and at the same time a person's name also appeared, which made him unable to bear the look of surprise on his face.

"It seems that you have already thought of it." Rembrandt, who was always paying attention to Leo's expression, could easily see his thoughts from the expression on his face, and said.

Leo still didn't believe his own judgment, and said in a deep voice, "How could it be him?"

"Why can't it be him?" The old man asked back with a smile.

Leo didn't answer, picked up the chalk, and wrote Rupert Fitz's name in the vacated list box.

Yes, according to Leo's analysis, if the war between the French Empire and the Kingdom of England becomes a reality, the Continental Congress successfully intervenes in the political affairs of the two countries, expanding the influence and authority of the Continental Congress, and ultimately the biggest beneficiary will be Rupert Fitz, the public number one confidant of the Duke of Devin.

Perhaps he suspected that he had made a mistake in his analysis, so Leo asked his sub-brain system to analyze all the data, and the final result was the same.

Although Rupert Fitz is not the promoter of the three-level parliamentary system, he is a beneficiary of the three-level parliamentary system, because he has industries in almost all industrial cities in the Western Continent, and he is in the business associations of various cities. Occupying an important seat in the Central Committee, it is also a powerful figure representing businessmen in the three-level parliament.

In addition, he has a very high reputation among ordinary people. Almost all cities in the Western Continent have civilian hospitals, orphanages, and relief centers established by him. Most of the representatives of the common people are inextricably linked to him.

In the end, he himself is also a member of the nobility, and he is almost a leader among the nobility of the Western Continent. Through the connection of commercial shares, the aristocratic system of the Western Continent is firmly in his hands.

And the more important point is that he himself is also a powerful figure in the Continental Congress. The expansion of influence and power of the Continental Congress is only good for him and not harmful. On the contrary, the disappearance of the Continental Parliament from the Velen Continent and the strengthening of the empire's control over various industries in the Western Continent were the biggest disaster for him.

"Hey!" The old man suddenly sighed, and said, "I still remember what he looked like when I adopted him, but I didn't expect him to grow to this level now, at least much stronger than this old guy like me. .”

"You adopted him?" Leo froze for a moment, pointed to Rupert Fitz's name, and said, "He is your adopted son."

The old man corrected: "It's more suitable to be a student than an adopted son."

Leo couldn't help asking again: "Is Rupert Fitz capable of assassinating Louis IX?"

The old man knew Rupert's ability very well, and said: "Don't forget that he is Duke Dewen's number one confidant to the outside world. Before Duke Dewen was kicked out of the French court, he was the right-hand man in the French court. He is so influential that he is even known as the shadow uterus, and with his character, I am afraid that he has already laid his pawn in the French court a long time ago."

"Based on this speculation, Rupert Fitz should very much hope that the French Empire and the Kingdom of England will go to war, so it is likely that he suggested that Duke Devin use imine gas on the battlefield to make the tacit war between the two countries come true." Lei Ou narrated the speculation in his mind a little bit and said: "So when he got the list of Baron de Maupassant's allies, he didn't remove the people on the list. I thought it was the speaker who disturbed him. Now it seems that he has never thought about eradicating those people.” But as he spoke, he showed doubts: “But if he didn’t want to do anything to the members of the Continental Congress, then why did he send three people from the dark world Where is the killer dispatched?"

The old man said guidingly: "What if he didn't want to kill those congressmen, but to kill other people who would hinder his plan?"

"Other people who hindered his plan?" Leo chewed this sentence over and over again, his eyes swept over the blackboard, and landed on the death list of the 73 councilors, and said: "He recruited the killer from the dark world for Against the people who really want to kill those MPs?"

"That's right!" The old man nodded, and asked further: "Then who is this person?"

Leo said a person's name almost without any thought, and said: "Chief Inspector Ljungberg, only he, the Chief Inspector who controls the police and detectives in the entire Miria City, can not stop Without alarming anyone, get rid of sixty-nine members of the Continental Congress living in Miria City overnight."

The old man looked at Leo admiringly, nodded in approval, and said: "With your current ability, you can already become a qualified politician."

"Don't make fun of me. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see through these things." Leo smiled wryly, as if he was talking to himself, and said, "My comrades and I are here What's the matter?"

"Accident." The old man took the initiative to answer for Leo, saying: "Duke Dewen was an accident that disrupted the situation, and you and your comrades were another accident that disrupted the situation even more. Because of your appearance, all The plans have all changed, the situation has been completely messed up, so someone has to step up and put things back on track, and Ljungberg is the man for that."

"He is also one of the insiders of the plan?" Leo was puzzled: "Why does he gain the trust of Louis IX who is so far away from the court of France, and knows all of Louis IX's plans."

The old man replied: "It's very simple, because he is a patriot, a pure patriot. Louis IX is very aware of this, so he will be arranged in Miria City."

Leo couldn't help but think of those conversations with Ljungberg. He has always emphasized his love for Miria City, and has always been hostile to those who destroy the stability of Miria City. At that time, Leo always thought that the person he was talking about was Rupert Fitz, but now it seems that the people he was talking about should be the mainland members of the Continental Congress who tried to interfere in the affairs of the French Empire.

Leo asked again: "Where's Anne? Where's Baron de Maupassant? What role do they play in this matter?"

"Annie definitely didn't understand the situation at the beginning, but now? Not necessarily, she should not be too deeply involved in this matter, and she can borrow the power of the Medical Association to get out if necessary." The old man explained: "As for Baron de Maupassant, he should already be one of the insiders. Although I don't know exactly how Ljungberg persuaded him, I can be sure that among the sixty-nine members of the Continental Parliament who died, some Part of it was his doing."

Leo was silent for a long time, and asked in a daze, "What should I do?"

The old man smiled and asked, "What do you want to do?" He paused for a while, and then said, "What can you do? What does this have to do with you? Do you still remember the time when you came to Miria City?" Original intention?"

Leo was stunned, pondered for a moment, smiled as if he had relieved a burden, and said: "You are right, I thought too much, but I forgot the original idea." He took out the five healing potions from his body, put them on the table, and said, "I hope to stay with you for a while and read your collection of books. This is my accommodation fee."