HCB Chapter 485 Delivered to the Door
Chapter 485 Delivered to the Door
The reason why John didn't see the letter at the first time was that he was in North Port at the moment, busy sending the ambassador to the Principality of Is.
At the same time, John announced an important policy in front of the ambassadors of the other three countries of the Northern Alliance:
Citizens of the Northern Alliance can obtain entry permits to the Holy Kingdom of Helderland through their country's Helderland Embassy. Non-Helderland citizens of the Northern Alliance holding this permit can reach other areas of Helderland through North Port, while Northern Alliance citizens without the permit can only stay in North Port.
After John finished his business in North Port, he rushed back to Helmingen without stopping.
It was only after John returned to the palace and dealt with the backlog of government affairs that he saw the secret letter from Novi.
The handwriting on the letter was faintly visible in the candlelight. John frowned and read every word carefully.
After learning about the case, John's expression became serious. He quickly summoned Military Commander Hawke and Spy Minister Wesker to ask for their opinions on the matter.
After listening to John's story, Hawke said with a firm look in his eyes without hesitation:
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, then we should just capture them before they can react. We should mobilize troops from the surrounding provinces to prevent alerting the enemy. Then we should make a unified move at night and catch them all in one fell swoop. We can't let these guys get away with it anymore, they must pay the price for their actions!"
Wesker narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.
He knew very well that this matter was not a simple one. If he rashly transferred troops from the surrounding areas, the plan would likely be exposed in case the other party had spies in other provinces.
So he slowly opened his mouth and said:
"Your Majesty, this is not appropriate. It would be too risky to mobilize troops from the surrounding areas. If the news leaks out, the other side will definitely be prepared in advance. In my opinion, this job should be done by my spies and assassins. They should act covertly and sneak into the city to arrest all the high-ranking officials. Then, Governor Noway can control the city defense forces and the city council to ensure the stability of the city."
John sat on the throne, tapping his fingers on the armrests, deep in thought.
He weighed the proposals of Hawke and Wesker, going over every detail in his mind.
After a long while, he finally decided to adopt Wesker's method, but he still added an order:
"Wesker, go investigate the background of this guy named Duna and find out who he is."
A week later, a carrier pigeon flew back to Helmingen.
Wesker immediately met John with the information. He walked hurriedly with a slightly solemn expression.
After entering the palace, he presented the intelligence, and John took it and quickly read it.
Intelligence shows that local spies not only dug out Duna's entire family, but also recorded in detail a lot of things Duna did during the Yoda Empire. It was clearly mentioned that Duna had transported food and grass to Yoda's army many times and helped Yoda's army invade John's territory. His crimes are too numerous to list.
At the same time, the intelligence also mentioned that before Governor Nowe took office, the city council held an emergency meeting, and Duna also attended.
Afterwards, the gangsters in the city sent the beggars to a place outside of Novi via Duna's carriage. As for what they were planning specifically, no one knew.
The intelligence ended with the statement that Duna was on his way to Helmingen, with the intention of going to the central government to find officials who could shelter him.
After reading the information, John was immediately furious. He slammed the armrest and said angrily:
"Good fellow, your hand has reached me."
He clenched his fists and his eyes flashed with anger.
"You want to test my old brothers with this little money, right? Then I'll cuff you first."
Then, John ordered Wesker to have the spies in Helmingen to track Duna closely. Once he entered the city, he would be arrested directly and not allowed to have a chance to escape.
However, a month later, Wesker found John in a hurry. His face was full of anxiety and confusion. As soon as he saw John, he said eagerly:
"Your Majesty, Duna has been arrested...An official reported that the other party bribed him."
"Ouch."
John immediately asked Wesker to explain what happened. According to the information Wesker had, Duna did not go directly to Helmingen.
He first visited the Governor of Norwegian Province, using the excuse of developing a carriage transport business to Helmingen, and took out a deed to a mansion in the city as bait, and asked the Governor of Norwegian Province if there was any official in Helmingen whom he could recommend.
Governor Noway pretended to be calm and accepted the deed as stated. Then he turned around and walked back into the house, saying that he needed to think about it.
Not long after, Governor Nowe came out and handed a letter to Duna, telling him to go to a place in Helmingen where his old comrade-in-arms lived. This man was now the president of the Helmingen public coach company and was responsible for managing the public coach company. Duna could find him.
When Duna heard this, he thanked him respectfully on the surface, but he was secretly delighted in his heart.
He hurried back to his residence and quickly took out the fake certificate he had prepared long ago. When everything was ready, he set off in the direction of Helmingen.
He changed his clothes on the way and entered the city gate with false identification, temporarily deceiving the spies in Helmingen and successfully embarked on the journey to his target location.
After some running around, Duna finally arrived at the residence of his comrade-in-arms, the Governor of Nowe, which was the current president of the Helmingen Bus Company.
At this time, the president was sitting in the house. When he heard the servant informing Duna that the governor of Noway had written to ask him to come, he immediately stood up, straightened his clothes, and invited Duna into the house.
Duna walked into the house with a smile on his face and handed the gift in his hand to the servant beside him.
Then he respectfully presented the letter with both hands and handed it to the president.
The president took the letter, reached out to carefully pull out the letter from the envelope, and slowly opened it.
His eyes focused on the letter and he began to read its contents carefully.
At first, the content of the letter was normal and the president's expression was relatively calm.
However, when his eyes moved to the middle of the letter, suddenly, his eyes froze and his pupils shrank sharply. A sentence in the letter that did not make sense caught his eye:
"Duna is a criminal. Tell the police to arrest him!"
After reading those meaningful words, the president knew in his heart that this person was not a good person.
But on the surface, he remained calm and politely invited Duna into the house to sit down, just like treating a distinguished guest.
Then, he called the servant aside, using the excuse of taking care of some trivial matters, and quietly told him to go out the back door to find the guards. Then he returned to the living room and started chatting with Duna in a friendly manner.
The president spoke elegantly, talking about everything from business to current affairs, from interesting things in the market to life ideals. His topics were broad and relaxed.
Duna was a little nervous at first, but with the warm hospitality of the bank president, he gradually relaxed his guard.
The two had a very pleasant conversation, and before he knew it, Duna almost recognized the bank president as his godfather. He was delighted to think that he was about to meet a person who had a great influence in Helmingen, but he didn't know that danger was approaching him step by step.
Just when they were chatting animatedly, suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside.
Immediately afterwards, a group of security guards rushed into the house like tigers and quickly surrounded Duna.
Duna was stunned by this sudden change. Before he could react, his hands were tightly locked by cold shackles.
He tried to struggle but was easily pinned down by the security team members.
Afterwards, he was escorted to the guard's carriage, with the sound of horse hooves rumbling, as they galloped towards the guard's dungeon. Then, after having a meal of fried meat with a whip, he told everything he knew.