Chapter 17

If Orest had been more reliable and had informed Saladov of Diomede's key goal, then things would have developed completely differently. Because Saladov not only really knew the key information about this pseudonym, but he would never forget that he met Li Xiao at Kossuth’s manor at the end of 1848.

At that time, he would be surprised to find that this Diomede is so powerful, not only has a relationship with the Hungarian Revolutionary Party, but now he can also do business in Wallachia, which can be said to be as good as the sky.

And as long as this key information is told to Arkady, it will definitely be a great achievement, because as long as the latter confirms that Diomede does indeed own shares in the Wallachian Railway Company, then the evidence that Count Vladimir wants will be enough. There is.

It can only be said that Li Xiao was really unlucky back then, so he happened to meet the spies of the third part in Kossuth's manor. It's just that things haven't developed to such a bad point, because of Orest's negligence or irresponsibility, this key information is not known to Saladov. And when he knew it, his mentality had already changed, and he was no longer grateful when he first took refuge in Arkady, and he was already a different look at that time.

"Let's assign tasks." Although Arkady didn't say who is the leader, Orest subconsciously felt that he should be the leader, because he not only joined Arkady earlier, but also belonged to Saradov." The savior", he should be the head of the situation and reason, "You are new here, and you are not familiar with Wallachia and Bucharest. It's up to me to take care of it!"

Some people may wonder why Orest gave simple tasks to Saladov and chose more complex and critical tasks on his own initiative. Could it be that this guy's conscience discovered it?

It is definitely impossible for a conscience to find out. How could a black dog like him have a conscience? The reason why he chose the seemingly more difficult investigation task was not out of good intentions at all. He felt that although the investigation task over there was difficult, it had already begun As long as you follow the current clues to find the relevant information about Guardiomed, you can't escape.

On the contrary, the so-called task of becoming familiar with the situation in Wallachia and Bucharest as soon as possible seems easier, but how can one be considered familiar with it?

From Oreste's point of view, Arkady was simply uneasy and well-intentioned, and deliberately set up such a crappy mission to trap them. There is no standard of so-called familiarity at all, nor does it point out how to be familiar. Whether the task is completed in the end depends entirely on Arkady's attitude.

Arkady said that if you are familiar, you are familiar if you are not familiar with it, but if he said that you are not familiar with it, it is useless even if you know Bucharest like the back of your hand, that is also unfamiliar.

Orest really knows Arkady's personality too well. He knows that this guy is holding back bad water for this mission. Even if they successfully investigated the situation of Diomede and the Wallachia Railway Company, the first The task is not going to bring them to a successful conclusion in any case.

At that time, their credit will be greatly reduced.

He is not qualified to ask him for this or that, and he can also take the opportunity to beat them up, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

Oreste is too familiar with this kind of trick, so how could he fall into this trick, so he deliberately took over the second task that seemed more difficult but actually had a standard completion, and left the first one to be safe. Kaji Mood's unlucky task was thrown to Saladov. At that time, he will be the one who will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds, and Saladov will be the one who will be criticized and trained. Isn't that beautiful!

Although Saladov thought it was strange that Orest took the initiative to take on the more difficult task, he did not expect that the inside story would be so cheating, and he couldn't imagine that Arkady was actually an old bastard. Although he also felt that this person was a bit shady and might not be easy to serve, he never thought that this guy would be so black-bellied that he would lay mines even when he gave a mission.

Even Saladov was a little grateful to Arkady, thinking that this man saved his life anyway, and he should try to serve him.

It can only be said that a naive lamb like Saladov has no idea of ​​the darkness of the headquarters of the third department in St. Petersburg. None of the people there is a good bird, and everyone eats people without spitting out their bones. You help the master who counts the money.

Saladov has no experience in dealing with them at all, and it is normal to be tricked, so he honestly took over the task of getting familiar with Bucharest without thinking too much. Do the research work in a down-to-earth manner.

On the other hand, Oreste's idea of ​​following the vines quickly ran into a wall. Li Xiao was very careful in covering up the false identity of Diomede, because he used this false identity to stir up trouble in Bucharest, so he was familiar with him here. There are quite a few of his people.

So after becoming the commander of the Bucharest Gendarmerie, he lived in seclusion and never appeared in public except for the necessary social entertainment, and even the necessary social entertainment was deliberately disguised. He even deliberately eradicated those Wallachian nobles who stayed in Bucharest who had close contact with him back then. Anyway, these guys are pro-British and French, and the Russians must liquidate them when they come. It is normal for them to move their heads.

Not only that, but he also specially asked Leboeuf to find a substitute in France, and deliberately acted in Paris, giving people the impression that Mr. Diomede was in Paris, so that no one would doubt him.

After such a cover-up, no one has really discovered that he is the French boss who called the wind and rain in Bucharest in the past few years.

So Oreste's investigation quickly hit a wall. He could only find some superficial information, and he didn't even know how old Diomede was. As for the distribution of shares, he has no idea.

As for Saladov, traveling here and there during this period of time is really rewarding. Not only is he familiar with the road traffic in the city of Bucharest, he is like a local who has been living here since he was a child.

More importantly, he found that the situation in Bucharest was a bit different from what he had imagined. He had the impression that no one in this city had a stronger background than Count Vladimir, but the actual situation was far beyond his expectations.

He discovered that the upper echelons of the Grand Duchy of Wallachia, the Governor's Mansion, and the Russian garrison were all involved in the country's top political forces. There are several bald dukes and marshals here, and each of them can be said to not be afraid of that Vladimir. Lord Mill!