Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 70 Closed Loop
Luke received the case authorization letter signed by Congressman Ibul, and the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau obtained the right to investigate the "Shamrock Armed Airship Crash into the Sea Case" in broad daylight.
I investigate myself? This case must be difficult to investigate!
Luke complained in his heart, then handed the letter of entrustment to Kylena for safekeeping, and then said to Councillor Ibel: "I just sent someone to dive into the airship pod to check, and the vault safe is intact. I will arrange for someone to salvage it as soon as possible and send it to the City Government Hall.
Now I need to know the details of this case. The questioning may take a while, so please be patient. "
Councillor Ibel and the four magicians all expressed their willingness to cooperate.
Luke began to investigate the case to see if there were any flaws in the implementation of the plan.
There are basically no major omissions . As long as you control the important physical evidence, others can only speculate about the case. Want to investigate the truth? Beyond the Cape District Secret Affairs Bureau, the clue chain cannot be connected.
As for the people who were responsible for executing the plan, except for a few core members, most of the spies involved didn't know what they were doing.
Don't worry about any trouble in the short term.
As for the long term...
While Luke was asking about the case, the captains of two naval warships boarded the Lucky Princess to report on their pursuit of the pirates.
The pirates had only one ship, an old merchant sailing ship converted into a warship. Facing two naval steam sailing warships, it had no strength to fight back.
The two naval warships detonated the gunpowder magazine of the pirate ship with three rounds of artillery fire. The pirate ship was blown into pieces in front of all the naval officers and soldiers. The pirates inside were definitely not alive.
"Even if there are pirates who are lucky enough to survive, it is difficult for them to swim to land alive. We all saw the damage to the Shamrock in the air, so we rushed over to provide support. Is there anything we can do for you?"
"Captain Mansfield, Captain Boris, this is Mr. Ibel, a member of the City Council of Raging Waves..." After Luke introduced himself, he said to the two naval captains, "The Shamrock was attacked by an unknown person, but we did not find the whereabouts of that person. The other party was a woman, and she seemed to have a very good figure. This is what the mages who fought with her said.
The mages also said that she jumped into the sea after destroying the airship, and my people have not found her yet.
Before we figure out the attacker's purpose and whereabouts, the most important thing is to protect the safety of the congressmen and the airship passengers. Please take them to your ship."
"Yes, Inspector Meteorite."
Luke turned to Ibul and said, "Mr. Senator, let's end the questioning here. I can see that you need to rest, and I also want to return to Raging Waves City as soon as possible. These ships of mine are all confiscated ocean-going merchant ships. They are not as safe and comfortable as the navy's warships, and we also need to salvage the airship here.
Everyone, follow the two captains, they will take you back to Raging Storm City."
Councillor Ibul was indeed very tired. His clothes and hat made him feel as if countless bugs were crawling all over his body. At this moment, he did not want to stay at sea for a moment.
The congressman stood up and shook hands with Luke to say goodbye: "Inspector Meteorite, when you return to Raging Waves City, you must come to my mansion when you have time. You have just arrived in Raging Waves City. If you want to integrate into the upper class circle, you need an introducer, otherwise someone will definitely cause trouble for you.
I promise that the real Raging Waves City will open your eyes."
"I will definitely visit when I have time."
Councillor Ibel and the four magicians followed the navy captain, and everyone in the room looked happy.
Nearly nine tons of gold!
Not only did he get it out without anyone noticing, but he also took control of the investigation of the case.
"Inspector, you are amazing." Shelley praised loudly: "Let Ibul throw the gold out himself... When he comes back to salvage it, even if he can't find it, he will only blame himself for remembering the wrong place. After all, the ocean is so big, it is impossible for them to remember it accurately."
Pisco was also very happy. He touched his head and laughed, "Finally, a wise detective came to our Cape District Secret Service. The first time I saw the detective, I knew that the detective was smart, smarter than the big sister.
Inspector...how do we divide this gold?"
Shelley gave Pisco a thumbs-up and then looked at Luke.
Waiting to share the gold.
Kylena sorted out the confession documents she had just recorded and placed them on Luke's desk.
Luke picked it up and looked through it. After confirming that it was all signed, he asked Kylena to keep it.
Facing Shelley and Pisco who were staring at him, Luke snorted, "This is stolen money! You want stolen money too?"
Shelley said, "Inspector, we'll take it if you give it to us."
"I'm afraid you'll take it but won't be able to spend it." Luke warned the two men, "Nearly nine tons of gold, do you know how many big shots are involved? Not just the City of Raging Waves, but also members of the Imperial Capital's royal family. If anything goes wrong, I have the eldest princess to protect you, and you will have to bear all the wrath.
Tell everyone involved in this plan what I have said. We are Imperial spies. We intercepted this gold for the safety of the Empire. Keeping the secret is to save your lives. "
"Yes, Inspector!" Shelley, Pisco, and Kalina stood at attention and said.
Luke changed his tone and said gently: "Of course, we have done such a great thing together, the princess will definitely reward us. I will make the decision to give the brothers a bonus first, and when the princess's reward comes, we will give another bonus."
"Thank you, Inspector!"
"Everyone, get out. Shelley will be in charge of receiving the gold. Once the gold is in place, the Luck Princess will return, and the other three ships will salvage the Shamrock here. After taking out the imperial taxes, send them back to the Secret Service immediately."
"Yes, Inspector."
Shelley and the other two left the captain's room, and Luke picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip.
It's a little cold, but it has a different flavor.
The amount of gold is huge, and its disappearance will inevitably cause a huge shock within the ruling class of Nutao City.
The reason why Nutao City has such a special status in the Golden Shield Empire is because it is rich, and more importantly, because the new nobles who rule here do not want other interested parties to interfere, and they are very united in their external relations.
Although Qingkong had caused some chaos in Raging Storm City these days, it was only on the surface, and Luke didn't really want to cause a catastrophic incident in the city.
When the Government Affairs Office gets used to the current situation, they will think of the Cape District again. At that time, they will find that all the docks in the Cape District are within the influence of the Cape District Secret Affairs Bureau.
The Secret Service has its own industry and is more powerful than the Cape District Security Bureau.
For this detective who is not one of us... should we win him over? Or should we eliminate the hidden danger?
Luke couldn't leave the choice in the hands of City Hall.
