OBS Chapter 94 Hugh Deercha's Value
Chapter 94 Hugh Deercha's Value
Chapter 94 Hugh Deercha's Value
"Just as you said, as soon as I wrote down my request for the main ingredients of the 'Sheriff' potion on the blackboard, a person wearing a golden mask immediately found me, saying that he could provide what I needed and wanted to establish contact with me."
Hugh Deere saw Evan return and sit down next to her, and whispered something to him.
"Haha, did you follow my instructions and expose his MI9 identity?" Evan laughed upon hearing this.
Then he asked mischievously.
"Yes, I directly exposed his identity as you instructed. He seemed very surprised and didn't say anything for a long time. Then I told him that I had been recruited by you and joined MI9. He didn't say anything more and left directly."
As he spoke, Hugh Deercha gave Evan a strange look, then asked probingly:
"I've heard that it's quite difficult to get into MI9. How can you be sure I'll be recruited?"
Evan had no intention of hiding anything from Hugh Deercha, so he said it directly:
"It is already very difficult to get into the Ninth Intelligence Bureau. Not only do you need to have noble connections or bloodlines, but you also need to go through a long period of investigation and testing, and you need someone to vouch for you, etc."
You meet all these requirements, and most importantly, you're not someone without connections, so it's not surprising that he recruited you!
Hugh Deercha's gaze sharpened as she looked at Evan's face, trying to see through the iron mask to discern his expression, but she was destined to see nothing. She could only ask in a serious tone:
"Do you know who I am?"
"Of course I know. You're one of my recruits. If I didn't even know your identity, wouldn't I be asking for trouble if something went wrong in the future?"
"Do you know anything about my father?"
Hugh Deercha suddenly realized that Evan was of high status and might know many secrets, so he could find out the secret of his father's execution from him.
"I don't know. The matter your father is involved in may be very important. At least I have no way of knowing the details. Moreover, this matter has been covered up too cleanly, so cleanly that I believe there must be a high-sequence power covering it up."
Because Evan only had half of the memories of Lord of Mysteries, he didn't know why Hugh Deercha's father was executed.
He had tried to subtly inquire with Robert, but it was clear that Robert wasn't entirely clear on the details either.
Because of King George III's strange behavior after the Backlund smog, Evan was certain that something was amiss, so he decided not to delve deeper.
Seeing Evan's reaction, Hugh Deercha knew he couldn't get any more information from him, so he turned to ask about other things.
"Since you know who I am, you should stay away from me as a matter of course, so as to avoid causing yourself trouble."
This was a problem that had troubled Hugh Deercha for a long time, because she had become involved with MI9 far too easily, unlike the rumors that it was difficult. She and Fors had been speculating about this for a long time, but had not come to a clear conclusion.
Anyway, she didn't believe it was because of ability, because when monitoring Zeril, she and Fors made many mistakes, and if it weren't for Evan's efforts to fill in the gaps, the mission would have failed on the first day.
"Your father's position is the commander of the royal guard and chief of staff. This position also serves as the liaison between the royal family and MI9, and he has direct influence over MI9."
So even though your father was executed under mysterious circumstances, your subordinates were demoted, and your family was purged, his connections with MI9 were so deep back then that he still left behind a lot of connections.
Even though his former subordinates have either died, fled, or betrayed him, many people still appreciate your father's promotion. They just don't usually show it. Otherwise, how could someone contact you as soon as you ask to purchase the relevant materials for a "sheriff"?
And although these people have been marginalized because of your father, they were once the backbone of MI9, possessing resources unknown to many. If someone gives them hope, making them believe they can return to their rightful place, do you think they might unleash tremendous energy?
Hugh Deercha looked at Evan in disbelief. She never expected that her identity, which she had always been so secretive and unwilling to reveal, would be so useful in Evan's eyes. This made her wonder if their previous encounter was not a coincidence at all.
"Hmph, I wasn't that scheming. Meeting you in the East District was my second day in Backlund. There wasn't that much scheming involved."
Evan noticed Hugh Deercha's suspicions about him and protested his innocence.
Evan's future plans are closely related to Hugh Deercha; if the two don't trust each other, many things will go wrong.
Hugh Deercha realized she was overthinking things. As an arbitrator, she was naturally sensitive to people with malicious intent. She didn't sense any ill will from Evan, so she began to care about what Evan was going to do.
"You're going to tell me what you're going to do first. I'm not going to help you deceive those people. No matter what, they've shown me obvious goodwill; they're my father's old subordinates."
"Actually, I don't intend to do anything unnecessary. If I let you spread the word that you work under me today, they might investigate me. The result of their investigation will be that I have a powerful backer that they can rely on. If they want to get out of their current situation, they will use you as an opportunity to contact me, slowly show goodwill towards me, and move closer to me. Ultimately, they will move closer to the person who can improve their situation."
Ivan had informed Robert of this plan a few days earlier when he tentatively inquired about it with Mason Deer.
Robert considered it for a long time, even consulting with his political assistant, Mr. Hope, before finally agreeing to Evan's plan.
If all goes as expected, Robert will officially become the chairman of the "Military and Intelligence Committee" in Congress in a few days, and will truly have control over the military's purse strings and part of MI9's purse strings.
Power sometimes comes from the bottom up, not from the top down; those in power also need the support of their subordinates.
Robert had strong connections within the military, and the military's support was a key factor in his ability to repeatedly thwart the Duke of Negan's rule.
Although Robert and Jonas, the deputy director of MI9, were classmates and had a good relationship, Jonas was a representative of the royal family placed in MI9 and would not completely obey him.
But Robert needed to have his own power within MI9. Evan had made it clear that his target was the military and he wouldn't stay in MI9 for long. So Robert had to look to other people, and Evan's suggestion came at just the right time.
"Then, Mr. Kid, could you please tell me your identity? I can help you contact them, but I can't lead them astray."
Hugh Deercha was naturally moved when he learned that his father's men were secretly looking after him.
She was happy to help these people out of their predicament and willing to act as a liaison between Evan and them. However, she didn't really know Evan, so she needed to know his true identity to assess whether she should actually help him.
In case I get sold out by Evan.