Mystery: From Celestial Venerable's Backup to Red Priest

Chapter 175 Assassination

Chapter 175 Assassination

Just as Miss Trish was sorting through the letters in her hand, Jonas, dressed in an evening gown, walked out of the office and into the cubicle.

"Miss Tracy, could you help me decide which of these two bow ties suits me better?"

Jonas held the two bow ties, constantly switching them around his neck, while simultaneously casting glances at Miss Tracy for her opinion.

Miss Trish didn't dare to be negligent either. She quickly stood up, took the two bow ties, carefully tried them on, and then tied a red bow tie on Jonas, saying:

"Tonight's dinner is Earl Green's birthday party, and a red bow tie would be more in line with the atmosphere of the occasion."

Jonas looked at his secretary, Tracy, who was tying his tie, slowly placed his hand on her lower back, and suddenly pulled her into a tight embrace, laughing as he said:

"You're such a wonderful wife, how could I live without you!"

Trish giggled, nimbly freeing herself from Jonas's embrace, and turned to say:

"That sounds nice, but you only dare to say that to me in the office. The moment your wife arrives, you run away like a mouse before a cat. Look around the whole of Backlund, are there any other cowards like you?"

Jonas awkwardly touched his nose. This was also a sore point in his life. He was a powerful Sequence 5 expert, a well-known figure in the Extraordinary World, but he was afraid of his wife.

This can't be blamed on him. He was originally a collateral descendant of the Augustus family, and shared the same ancestor as the current King George III eight hundred years ago. However, apart from the surname Augustus, he had nothing else to offer. It was only because his wife took a liking to him that he had the opportunity to enter the Extraordinary World.

His wife came from one of the earliest noble families to believe in the steam and mechanical church, and several bishops had been named "Holy" from her family, so she held a high position.

It was because of this relationship that he was noticed by his master and appreciated by George III. In addition, he worked hard and eventually rose through the ranks to become the deputy director of MI9.

For this reason, he was very clear about where his power came from. So even though he made the mistakes that all men make and had several lovers, he did not dare to make them public or flaunt them like other nobles.

Therefore, faced with Trish's subtle reminder, he could only pretend not to hear it, his eyes darting to the envelope on his desk, and he casually changed the subject, asking:

"Did you receive any noteworthy or investigative messages today?"

Miss Trish gave Jonas, who was trying to change the subject, a resentful look, took out a letter, handed it to him, and said:

"There was a letter from an unknown sender that said someone was planning to assassinate a big shot in Backlund. It didn't specify who it was, but it said that the big shot could influence the entire Loen. It also said that the letter was sent not only to us, but also to the three major churches."

Jonas took the letter, glanced at it, and placed it on the table, chuckling to himself as he said:

"There are at least eight or ten assassination attempts targeting important figures every day. Even I have several assassination plans targeting important figures in the Fussac Empire. How can this be treated as intelligence? It's more like rumors!"

"By the way, do you know which intelligence agent delivered the letter? Most people wouldn't know this is MI9, and they probably wouldn't know how to get a letter delivered here, right?"

Jonas picked up the letter again, glanced at it, and then threw it back on the table.

"Anonymous, what is this all about? Sending a letter to the three major churches? It can't be our intelligence agent. We should have the security department investigate this letter. Who's so bored as to send something over as intelligence? They should be taught a lesson."

After saying that, Jonas straightened his clothes and left the office.

Secretary Tracy put the letter aside, intending to deliver it to the security office later as Jonas had instructed. Then she began sorting the other letters, hoping to finish organizing them before leaving get off work.

When Jonas arrived at Earl Green's mansion, it was already brightly lit and bustling with guests. Judging from the badges on the carriages outside, several high-ranking nobles had already arrived.

Upon entering the villa, Jonas first approached Count and Countess Green, presented them with the gifts he had prepared, explained why his wife could not attend, and then went to socialize with others.

After chatting with Duke Negan and Earl Hall for a while, Jonas saw Robert who had just arrived. His smile faltered for a moment, then he recovered and went up to greet him.

"The situation in Tingen is finally over. Fortunately, you managed to control the situation in time, otherwise it could have gotten out of control."

Parliament is currently in recess. Are you prepared to return to Tingen to handle the follow-up matters?

It sounded like a compliment, but Robert always felt that Jonas was implying something about him, since Jonas was well aware of his role in fueling the situation.

As Evan began to distinguish himself in MI9, conflicts of interest arose between the two sides, and Robert and Jonas's relationship was not as close as before. Although they did not become enemies or strangers to each other, a deep rift was definitely formed between them.

"The position of Minister of National Defense is vacant, there are a lot of problems at the shipyard, and the corruption case is not yet over. These are all issues that I really can't spare the time for."

Recently, there's been another internal restructuring of MI9, which is incredibly troublesome.

"By the way, have you heard anything about Lanius lately? A lot of his stuff has been pieced together; he's basically just a 'deciphering scholar,' so why is he so hard to catch? If you could apprehend Lanius as soon as possible, many things would be resolved."

Hearing Robert's complaints, Jonas was even more embarrassed, because Lanius had actually escaped from his grasp, so he was under a lot of pressure. He could only laugh it off and flee with his wine glass in hand.

Soon all the guests arrived, and Count Paul, the host of the birthday banquet, gave a speech, thanking everyone for taking the time to come and celebrate his birthday.

Then His Majesty's representative went on stage to present gifts from the King to Earl Paul, expressing birthday wishes to Earl Paul.

The Earl of Paul was also a bigwig in the Conservative Party with far-reaching influence, and as a symbol of the Conservative Party, the Duke of Negan naturally had to go on stage to offer his blessings.

Just as Duke Negan stepped onto the stage to speak, several nobles in the crowd suddenly turned pale, vomited blood, and knocked over the dining table in front of them, causing a great commotion and chaos among the crowd.

While everyone's attention was focused on the nobles who had suddenly run into trouble, pondering what had happened...

More and more people suddenly started turning red in the face and coughing violently, as if they were coughing up their lungs and heart. This situation made knowledgeable people realize quickly that it was an infectious disease.

Just as someone realized this was the work of an extraordinary being, a gasp rang out, and a woman in a black evening gown appeared behind Duke Negan at some unknown time, silently approaching him to within twenty paces.

And he has already drawn his dagger.

The bodyguards around Duke Negan were all ready to act, either to protect Duke Negan or to rush towards the woman who was clearly an assassin.

But just as they were about to make a move, they felt themselves being entangled by invisible spider silk, and for a moment they were unable to move.

The woman, whose figure was visible but whose face was not, deftly weaved past the bodyguards protecting Duke Negan.

He weaved through the gaps without a single leaf touching him, the dagger in his hand just a step away from Duke Negan, who could already feel the chill on his neck.

But just then, a gust of wind blew up from around Duke Negan, the strong wind stopping the assassin's advance and blowing him into the air.

At the same time, a solemn voice rang out:

"captivity!"

The assassin, blown into the air, was like a small insect trapped in amber, suspended in mid-air.

The bodyguard who had just been standing next to Duke Negan, wielding "Whirlwind," pushed his hand, and countless pale blue wind blades appeared, slashing towards him. Wherever they passed, the lamps that came into direct contact with them turned into fragments and fell to the ground.

No one doubted the power of these wind blades; they believed that if they struck the woman in mid-air, they would surely obliterate her bones.

Unfortunately, when the wind blade struck the woman, she suddenly vanished, transforming into a magic wand and escaping death.

All the noble bodyguards protected their employers, who were all watching their surroundings warily, in case the assassins suddenly attacked again.

Suddenly, a small explosion occurred on the second floor of the banquet hall, but all the windows in the building shattered. The bodyguards turned around and pinned Duke Negan to the ground, while the black figure who had previously assassinated Duke Negan appeared in the shadows in the corner and escaped through the nearest broken window.

By the time Duke Negan's bodyguards chased after her, the woman had vanished.

After listening to the bodyguard's report, Duke Negan swept his cold, suspicious gaze across the entire banquet hall, his eyes taking in the guests and waiters affected by the recent explosion.

After glancing at the bodyguards and the police who had rushed in, Duke Negan knew very well that it would be difficult to infiltrate the place and carry out the assassination without an inside man.

As a politician, he first considered the political motives, suspecting that someone might be after his position.

But looking at Earl Hall and Lord Robert approaching him, he shook his head inwardly, because they had gotten along well recently, and the political situation and factional conflicts had eased under his mediation. They wouldn't do something with such a low success rate but a risky move.

Unable to comprehend why he had been assassinated, Duke Negan, after receiving condolences from numerous colleagues, sternly questioned Jonas Augustus, the highest-ranking officer of MI9 who had attended the banquet that day:

"What was MI9 doing? Didn't you receive any prior intelligence?"

Upon hearing this, Jonas immediately thought of the whistleblower letter he had just ignored, and broke out in a cold sweat.