Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 113: The Suspicious Parliament
Has the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau been withdrawn?
Withdrew, and didn’t withdraw.
Luke led his men away from the train station, but still occupied the looted mine. Miners and mining-related personnel can enter, but the supervision and mine defense are all the responsibility of the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau.
Lord Meteorite Inspector did not give the mine owner any excuse.
He only said: "The production needs of Raging Waves City cannot be delayed!"
For the relevant mine owners, this is simply a knife on their necks. The Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau can cause trouble for them at any time under various pretexts.
They all saw the body.
The Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau has a large number of confessions, bills, and receipts, and they can accuse them of any crime they want. The mine owners were unable to sleep or eat at home, fearing that the imperial spies would suddenly rush in and drag them away.
Those mines that have not been visited by the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau are also in a state of danger.
The originally harmonious relationship between the Northern Mining District and the City of Raging Waves was made heavy-hearted by the killing spree of the Meteorite Inspector. The mine owners did not dare to go to the Meteorite Inspector, fearing that they would be attacked and punished, so they could only ask the parliament for help.
But the parliament was distracted by one thing.
Councillor Ibel was assassinated.
On his way home from a cocktail party, he was ambushed by an assassin.
Thanks to the protection of the Imperial spies, Senator Ibel survived the assassination attempt, but the shock still made him fall ill.
The assassination of a councillor was no less serious to the officials of Raging Waves City than the destruction of the Thunder Tower. Even more serious was that Councillor Ibul was extremely popular because of the city demonstrations and the resolution to repair Cape Harbor .
Citizens spontaneously expressed their concern for Councillor Ibrahim's health in various ways and condemned the incompetence of the city hall and security department.
The destruction of the Thunder Tower, which had cooled down a bit, started to stir up again.
Once again, Congressman Virgil was put on the stove.
And this time no one organized it!
Coupled with the pressure from the northern mining areas, Congressman Virgil decided to fight back. If he didn't fight back, he would really die.
Councillor Virgil called an emergency meeting of the City Council.
In the parliamentary meeting room, MP Ibrahim was absent due to illness and the Speaker was absent due to some other matters.
Mrs. Michelle presided over the meeting.
Virgil stood up immediately after Madame Michel announced the start of the meeting.
He had not had a good rest since the destruction of the Thunder Tower. His eyes were dark, his face was dry, and his stubble made him look extremely haggard.
"I think I now have sufficient reasons to prove that Ibul embezzled our gold. Meteor, the head of the Secret Intelligence Bureau in the Cape District, has a large number of sea tribe Nagas under his command. It must be that Ibul colluded with Meteor to cause the crash of the Clover.
They deliberately let the navy appear there so that Ibul would have an excuse to push the gold into the sea and then let the Naga transfer the gold away.
Ibrahim betrayed us and we should respond immediately."
In response to Councillor Virgil's accusations, councillors from various factions held a brief internal discussion.
Then a member of the Capitalist faction said, "Member Virgil! You can't accuse Member Ibul of stealing gold just because there are sea Nagas in the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau.
Nagas are sea creatures, and they are very common in the sea. Many fleets will hire Nagas as navigators, and there are many Naga sailors in my fleet.
I admit that Councillor Ibel's behavior during this period has been a bit excessive, but I think it is too rash to accuse Councillor Ibel of stealing gold just because there are Nagas under the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau. "
Another capitalist MP said: "If we deal with Ibul, and Ibul is not the one who stole the gold, will you accuse us because there are Nagas in our fleet?
Based on what we know about Ibrahim, he would not risk his life for the gold. Who can guarantee that he will be safe on an airship that falls from a height of one thousand meters?
I am more inclined to believe that there is a traitor among us. The assassination attempt on Councillor Ibrahim seems to have confirmed his suspicion. "
Virgil knew that it was too far-fetched to say that Ibel colluded with the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau to steal the gold based solely on the Naga he saw.
But the development of the situation no longer allowed him to patiently collect evidence.
Especially what the two congressmen just said made him feel creepy.
Insider!
They suspected that I was a traitor and that I sent people to assassinate Ibul!
Damn it!
"Hey! Senators... Think about it, when the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau's Meteorite was slaughtering your people in the northern mining area, who protected them?
It had been less than a month since Meteorite took office, but he was able to organize an army to attack the northern mining area. Now he had a large number of Nagas, the mechanical tribes in Diagon Street also submitted to him, and the number of spies in the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau had expanded to 3,000.
What do you think he wants to do?
Would he dare to do this without the eldest princess' support?
Ibul suddenly became so close to Meteorite, and he also worked hard to get the issue of repairing Cape Harbor passed. After it was passed, Meteorite immediately took action against the northern mining area...
Can't you see? Ibrahim surrendered to the princess. He stole the gold not for its value, but as a political gift. He was willing to risk his life for this political gift."
Virgil's words left the meeting room silent, and all the members were thinking.
At this time, Mrs. Michel said : "It is not appropriate to draw conclusions about whether Ibr has betrayed us. Each member present has considerable influence in their respective fields. To deal rashly with any member is to undermine the status and prestige of other members.
It will cause the City Council of Nutao City to lose credibility.
I think... it is not important who has the gold now. The gold is there, it will not disappear, we will find it. The most important thing now is to find out the purpose of Meteorite from Cape District Secret Affairs Bureau coming to Nutao City, and what mission he is carrying out for the princess.
My people have already started investigating the meteorite, and I believe there will be news soon."
Mrs. Michel's words caused most of the councillors to nod.
Dealing with a member of parliament is not just an internal matter of the parliament. The whole city is watching. If there is no convincing reason, it will be a heavy blow to the dignity and credibility of the parliament.
Councillor Ibel is so popular that even if he really stole the gold, we cannot deal with him now.
Besides, there is no solid evidence to prove anything.
Instead it was Senator Virgil.
It is no exaggeration to say that his prestige has been completely lost.
The reason why he can still sit here at this moment is that he still has influence in the city security department, and it is limited to the city security department.
Congressman Virgil did not expect that convening this parliamentary meeting would not only fail to bring down Ibul, but would make his position even more precarious.
We must take action in the Cape area as soon as possible!
