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Chapter 645 - 645 159 Threatening Letter_2

645: Chapter 159, Threatening Letter_2 645: Chapter 159, Threatening Letter_2 Send an inquiry to Earl Hudson, asking him how he is fulfilling his duties as commander in chief?

How could he be oblivious to such extreme corruption among his subordinates?

The Department of Foreign Affairs should immediately report the investigation results to the Alliance to defuse this controversy as soon as possible.”

We can’t get rid of the Nobles of the North in one fell swoop, but it’s absolutely necessary to restrict their power growth.

From the King’s perspective, once the Orcs threatened no more, the militarily powerful Northern nobility had lost their value and only left a “threat”.

Whether the Northern Nobles are held liable for the loss or stripped of their authority to divide the spoils of war, essentially it all serves the purpose of – weakening them.

…

Upon receiving the Kingdom’s inquiry, Hudson glanced at it and tossed it aside.

For a commander in chief who has decided to ignore his duty, reading such a meaningless document makes no difference.

At this moment, he was busy negotiating with the representatives from the Union Investigation Team.

More and more evidence was falling into the hands of the investigation team, and the handling results announced by the Kingdom could not naturally satisfy the Alliance.

“Earl Hudson, perhaps it’s time to call out the Giant Dragon!

Some things need to be clarified face to face.”

Marquis Jerome said with a chuckle.

Obviously, the conflict between Hudson and the Northern Nobles was no secret to the Investigation Team.

In everyone’s opinion, Hudson would be showing concern for the Kingdom’s interests by not adding fuel to the fire during this time, certainly not confronting the Investigation Team for his foes’ sake.

Seeing this scene, Grand Duke Aefero also watched, anxiously.

He was very clear about the pressure Hudson was facing from the Alliance’s coercion.

“Your Excellency the Marquis, the Red Dragon is currently recuperating from his injuries.

It is not appropriate to disturb him at this time.

If you wish to see him, why not wait for a while.

The main task of the Investigation Team this time is to investigate the reselling of military supplies, and the Red Dragon could certainly not be involved in such deeds.

If he torched the granaries, it was due to his feud with certain nobles, an act of anger.

The Dragon Race and Our Human Race are different, and cannot be expected to meet the same standards.

Anyway, someone is taking responsibility for the losses of grain and other supplies, ensuring the smooth operation of the army’s logistics, so why delve further into it?”

Hudson said without changing his expression.

Quite ironic.

It was he who intended to trap the Northern Nobles, but now he has become their greatest protector, at least on the surface.

“Earl Hudson, when it comes to the reselling of military supplies, you have been reported by name.

Evidence suggests that under your management as Logistics Officer of the allied forces, the frequency of vehicle and personnel traffic to and from the warehouses were much higher than normal!

Would His Excellency care to explain?”

Bishop Carway asked with a smile.

As the one reported, Hudson was naturally the main focus of the investigation team.

Regrettably, after all the searching, they found no substantive issue.

“Your Grace, the Bishop, what explanation do you want?

The frequency of resource dispatching has never been determined by personal will.

The battlefield is full of uncertainties, and the logistics department naturally needs to keep pace with the forward troops.

I don’t have the ability to foretell and arrange logistical supplies in advance.

It is said that the Clergy’s Great Prophecy Technique can predict the future.

If Your Grace can master it, perhaps you can achieve this.”

Hudson replied calmly.

An explanation does not exist.

A genuine problem, the more it is explained, the worse it turns out.

Based on the principle of idle chit-chat, Hudson decisively chose to joke about the “Great Prophecy Technique”.

Although it sounds like it can “foresee the past and future,” this magic is actually mostly used for combat.

It’s difficult enough trying to peek into the past, let alone foresee the future, and it demands a painful price.

“Hmph!”

After giving a cold shout, Bishop Carway rolled his eyes and said, “Earl Hudson, the Great Prophecy Technique is indeed mysterious beyond measure.

If you wish to witness it, you can go to the Holy Mountain.

We have now uncovered evidence of someone smuggling military supplies, and we need your cooperation.

Please hand over all accounts to the investigation team for examination!”

“No problem, all the logistic department’s projects are ready and can be checked at any time.

If you can help us uncover the worm, my logistic department would be greatly grateful.”

These were sincere words.

After laying out the plan for so long, when it was time to reap the rewards, someone came over to help with the harvest.

It was hard not to be grateful.

The pre-prepared accounts also contained evidence that could point out the Nobles of the North smuggling military supplies.

Just look at the warehouse numbers, they received so much “extra” granary supplies, which far exceeded the actual needs of the frontline troops.

As long as the investigation team gets the list of supplies received from the frontline forces, a comparison would reveal the problem.

There are many other problematic projects in the Logistics Department.

But other nobles have already plugged the gaps.

Even if they have received more supplies, they are stored in warehouses at various transfer stations.

The physical goods and account lists match.

The excess is just a matter of whether the logistics’ distribution is reasonable, not smuggling military supplies.

“Since that’s the case, let’s start the investigation!

However, from now on, we will have to oversee the suspected persons involved in the case to prevent collusion and escape.

We hope your Excellency the Earl will understand!”

Implicitly suggested Marquis Jerome.

“Rest assured, your Excellency the Marquis, we will definitely cooperate fully with the investigation.

However, if the investigation team wants to arrest someone, they must first present evidence.

Also, before taking special measures against military officers, you must first notify our logistics department, in order not to affect the smooth logistics of the Allied Forces.”

As soon as Hudson’s voice fell, the Grand Duke Aefero’s face changed dramatically.

Compared to his previous stubbornness, he obviously chose to compromise now.

After repeated hesitation, he ultimately chose to keep quiet.

Hudson couldn’t withstand the pressure from the investigation team, but how is he any different?

It’s just the Grand Duke Aefero has more factors to consider.

Handing over the investigation’s command so quickly, the Nobles of the North certainly do not have time to rectify the situation.

If major issues are discovered and the Alliance uses it as an excuse to strip the Kingdom’s qualifications to participate in the sharing of war spoils, the Kingdom Aristocrats certainly will not let it go easily.

In addition to blaming the Nobles of the North, they also have to investigate who divulged secrets without even considering the interests of Kingdom’s Noble Consortium.

He doesn’t know if it’s an illusion, but Duke Aefero has always suspected that the Union Investigation Team’s quick discovery of the issue is somehow related to Hudson.

However, it doesn’t make sense.

If the accusation of the Nobles of the North smuggling military supplies is proved, Hudson would be a fish that gets hurt when the city gate catches fire.

Reputation, power, post-war benefits distribution, all would be affected.

Even if Hudson harbors deep vengeance against the Nobles of the North, that’s only one family.

Given his age, there’s plenty of time for revenge.

It’s not necessary to kill a thousand enemies and harm oneself eight hundred.

After listing all the possibilities, Grand Duke Aefero completely extinguished the thought of finding out the mastermind behind the scenes.

The number of enemies of the Northern Nobles is really too many, with just those he knows exceeding one hundred.

Many of them have also entered the military and some even hold high positions.

It wouldn’t be strange if they deliberately targeted the Northern Nobles and caught them on some dirty deeds.

Looking at the current situation, the evidence in the hands of the Union Investigation Team is a bit insufficient.

It can merely pinpoint individuals from the Northern Nobles smuggling military supplies, but it’s not enough to make a major issue out of it.

The Alliance is not investigating an individual, but a criminal gang.

A “criminal gang” that can implicate the entire Alpha Kingdom.

If things continue this way, apart from the Northern Nobles, the one who will have the most problems is King Caesar III.

First, he unreasonably reported to the Alliance Council, followed by his own people stabbing in the dark.

From the shady perspective of ‘whoever benefits, is the perpetrator’, suspicions of the Royal Family leading this are simply too high.

“Report!”

…

The urgent war report from the front lines put an end to this discordant conversation, attracting everyone’s attention onto Hudson.

“This is the ultimatum from the Orcs.

They have started to release the plague, they want us to retreat immediately if we don’t want to die!

I guess all the frontline forces have received the warning.

The upcoming war is likely to become even crueller.”

Hudson made no mention of retreating.

He was very clear about human nature.

The entire Allied Forces was busy accumulating wealth.

How could they be scared by a threatening letter from the Orcs?

Unless the plague causes massive casualties, it will be quite hard to make everyone give up their chances of promotion and wealth.

Upon hearing this news, everyone’s faces turned particularly grim.

For the members of the Investigation Team, they came to investigate the smuggling case, not to prevent a plague.