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With Lynch's intervention, the whole case went much faster, and the sentencing result was much tougher.

It is unlikely that the Duke would have been deported without his intervention, as he was an internationally renowned politician.

Expelling such a prominent figure would have unknown consequences for the Federation's image internationally.

But Lynch intervened and he couldn't leave.

His Excellency the Duke was sentenced to a fine of 10 million and deportation for crimes such as interfering with judicial justice and deliberately destroying evidence.

He didn't have many options now. Returning to Gefra was impossible, and it was impossible for other World Development Council members to take in a politician who had been expelled from the Federation.

Unless they want to break away from the World Development Council and go against the Federation.

This left the Duke with few options.

With the same few remaining possessions, he chose a small neutral country as a temporary base and was sent out.

Going with him were some people arranged by Lynch.

With so much money, who wouldn’t you give it to?

The Duke's matter was soon overshadowed by a new public opinion storm as it came to an end, and discussions about the meaning of chastity began to stir up in society.

It is often such controversial topics that can effectively attract people to discuss them.

On the other side, the sergeant suddenly found Lynch and told him a piece of good news.

"The Minister of War planned to flee, and he contacted our people..."

The sergeant sat across from Lynch, talking about the progress of Gaevra's work.

It has to be said that the Minister of War has hidden everything very well. Even though people are watching him every day, no one has discovered where the treasures are hidden so far.

Some time ago, by chance, the person responsible for tracking discovered that the housekeeper had returned from outside without leaving. The special operations team determined that the Minister of War's manor had a secret passage leading to the outside.

This is actually not new news. Most nobles have secret passages in their manors, and there may be more than one.

Its purpose is not entirely for escaping. It may also be to meet some people secretly, which can also be accomplished through a secret passage.

After a patient search, traces of a secret passage were discovered behind an inconspicuous small slope about 350 meters away from the War Minister's Manor.

From then on, the action team was divided into two teams, one focusing on the Minister of War and the other on the secret passage.

The Minister of War did not appear much during this period, but the housekeeper was busy coming and going.

Just yesterday, the housekeeper contacted Gefra's smuggler who specializes in the smuggling business. He was willing to pay about 50,000 yuan to send ten people away from Gefra.

The average cost is five thousand per person. This fee does not seem high, but at this time in Gefra, it is already very high!

"...We didn't realize at first that it was arranged by the Secretary of War until he produced a bag of royal gold coins."

Most feudal dynasties will have a kind of gold coin that is different from ordinary currency in circulation, which is the royal/royal gold coin.

In addition to circulation, its role also has a lot of political significance and commemorative value.

The number of royal gold coins in Gefra is small, and they are usually specially minted by the emperor to reward ministers.

On the front is a profile of the founding emperor of Gevra, and on the reverse is the coat of arms of the Gevra royal family. The coin weighs one ounce as a whole.

According to the current value of gold, each gold coin is equivalent to about 170 federal soles.

But in fact, its value is about more than 400 yuan - this is because Gafra has fallen and the country's authority has declined.

If it were placed at the peak of Gefra's heyday, the price of each royal gold coin would be equivalent to approximately 1,200 federal soles.

There are only two kinds of people with these gold coins.

One is the royal family, and the other is the nobles who have received awards.

When the nobles fled, they basically took everything they could carry with them.

Nowadays, in many second-hand antique shops in the Federation, there are more or less a few gold coins, which can be regarded as special products brought by the fleeing nobles.

Most of the gold coins on Gefra Island have been plundered by the Penteo people.

It’s not that there aren’t any gold coins that can still be taken out at this time, someone must have hidden some privately.

But it is absolutely impossible to take out a small bag of gold coins at once, this amount is not right.

In addition to the number of people who can still spend so much money at this time, there are many in Gaevra. It is easy to associate him with the few remaining nobles, and it can even be said that he is the only noble nobleman who has received a royal reward.

That is, the Minister of War!

He wants to run!

Now there are only a few routes out of the island. Cross-sea navigation is not sailing in lakes and rivers, and the risk is still very high.

In the past, there were two large fishing boats that did not dock. After they were discovered and sunk by Lynch's people, everyone in Gafra now had to go through Lynch's line if they wanted to get out.

Of course, he will not arrange for his own people to do these businesses. The people responsible for these businesses have already reached a cooperative relationship with the local smugglers.

The smuggler sent the person about fifty nautical miles away from the coastline, where Black Rock's safe ship was parked.

Once every other cycle, Blackstone's safe ship will take these people to the nearest port.

The Penteo people are harvesting Gevra's wealth, but Lynch is also harvesting it.

Lynch is currently considered the largest smuggler active on the island. He smuggles a large number of items to the island through various methods, and then harvests various works of art, gold, jewelry, and wealth from the people!

It may seem like every transaction is inconspicuous, but in fact, so far, nearly 100 million worth of various types of art and jewelry have been obtained!

Those works of art that might be worth tens of thousands of yuan in normal times were, in Lynch's eyes, worth at most thirty cans of beef!

Artwork won’t fill your stomach, but canned beef will!

Lin Qi thought for a while and said, "Only ten people left for the first time. It must be just a test."

"If there is no Minister of War among these people, don't touch them, but keep a close eye on them, and wait until they notify the Minister of War before making any plans."

"If there is a minister of war, just take it down."

"Since we can't find those things ourselves, let the person who hid them take us to find them!"

The sergeant nodded repeatedly, and then reported on his work during this period.

The main problem is those artworks.

Now these works of art have been piled up in a warehouse. Some of them are actually not very valuable, maybe only worth hundreds or thousands of dollars, but they are placed together with others that may be worth more.

With so many works of art piled together, there are certain safety risks.

He wanted to ask some appraisal experts to make a classification, but in the end, Lynch had to give the nod for this matter.

Because these things are essentially Lynch's personal property.

Lin Qi thought for a moment and found a solution.

"I will pay attention to this matter and get back to you as soon as possible."

"You must keep them on guard over there, and you can't let them go!"

The sergeant nodded repeatedly, got up and left after reporting his work.

Lynch plans to set up an auction company. As the sergeant said, there are too many types of art now.

There is no need to collect the cheaper ones. Selling them directly or auctioning them is the best option.

Moreover, for collection, collections with too low value are not worth collecting.

With the auction house, some problems can be easily solved.

When the time comes, he claims to protect customer privacy and refuses to disclose customer information. Things that are easy to deal with and things that are difficult to deal with will be dealt with from his hands.

In May, the temperature in Bu Penjiao suddenly became hotter. While Lynch arranged for people to register the company, he also turned his attention to Penjiao's hometown.

With the end of the Great Purge, Emperor Pengeo now voluntarily gave up part of his territory and reduced his military strength.

It seemed like they were at a disadvantage, but in fact, Pengyeo was much stronger now than before.

Because it’s purer!

Without the nobles, room for advancement was released, and the soldiers began to become fanatical again.

The army no longer talks about war bonuses, but about titles!

His Majesty the Emperor divided them into levels based on the number of kills.

Starting from soldiers to marshals, as long as you meet the number of kills at each level, you can obtain different levels of noble titles!

This is more attractive than giving money directly!

At the same time, more territory was given up, which made military power more concentrated.

In the previous wars with the surviving tribesmen, Pengeo's army achieved great results, and its morale was once again boosted by the victory.

The Chief of Army of Pengeo instigated a major battle and decided to engage in a staged decisive battle with the federals in the plains of central and southern Pengeo.

They expect to invest a total force of three million soldiers, 20,000 aircraft, and 14,000 tanks and various mechanical vehicles.

Citing some internal sources, it is said that regardless of the outcome of this staged decisive battle, Pengeo will restart armistice negotiations.

While they showed their desire for a ceasefire, they also put pressure on the federal side.

There is no doubt that if the Penteo people win the battle, even if it is only with an advantage.

The Federation will become passive in negotiations.

If they can win, it means that the Federation has been severely damaged, such as heavy casualties and so on.

It is unlikely that we will recruit more troops in the short term, so we can only make some concessions.

But if they lose, then the wheels of the Federation may run into the face of His Majesty Emperor Pengeo!

Within Pengeo, cooperation also began between the newly formed government and the bereaved families.

If Pengeo hadn't been in a slightly better situation recently, it might have been dismembered without the need for federal action.

The worse things get in Pengeo, the more some people want to leave, and it's the worst it's ever been.

Even the international community is putting pressure on it!

Compared with peace talks, for the barbaric international capitalists, dismembering a once glorious empire obviously makes them more excited!

The largest battle since the outbreak of the war is about to break out!