I, who was eager to retire, became an Imperial General.

Chapter 49 I already know your plan.
Looking at the magic soldiers guarding him and feeling the pain in his left arm, Major Will Hoffman, the battalion commander of the 3rd Special Operations Battalion of the 5th Army Corps of the Allied Forces, was now bound tightly with ropes and kneeling on the ground in humiliation, his heart filled with despair.

Just half an hour earlier, after successfully requisitioning a batch of food in Stone Village with his men, he followed the orders issued by General Roxie and led his men to lie in ambush in the valley of Horseshoe Mountain, waiting for Baron Micah's notification, who had reached an agreement with their allies.

To achieve General Roxie's plan, the assassination of that damned John Maslow was accomplished.

But to his surprise, the expected signal did not appear. Instead, ten magic soldiers descended from the sky and precisely unleashed explosive magic on their temporary base.

As for him, due to the deliberate leniency of the Imperial Magic Soldiers, he only lost an arm and was eventually taken prisoner.

At first, he thought that his plan had been discovered by the Empire's agents, but after seeing the group of villagers led by Siegfried outside the valley, assisting the damned magic soldiers in launching an attack on them.

Will instantly realized that the reason their plan had gone wrong was because they had robbed the villagers!

How could these peasants do such a thing?

How dare they do this?

Aren't these stupid idiots afraid of being wanted by the Golden Rose Kingdom for colluding with the Empire?!

These stupid peasants, they are utterly disloyal!

Will couldn't help but curse inwardly.

But the thought of the cruel punishment he would receive for allowing soldiers to plunder Stone Village, which led to the mission's failure, filled Will with fear.

But this fear was quickly replaced by relief.

Fortunately, it was a group of ignorant villagers who exposed their whereabouts. If that's the case, then as long as the special operations battalions in the other three villages don't make any mistakes, Lieutenant General Roxie's plan shouldn't have any major problems.

Their mission to assassinate John Maslow should also be accomplished with the help of Lieutenant General Roxie's astonishing wisdom.

All he needed to do was endure the interrogation of this inexplicably appearing Imperial magic squad, obediently become their prisoner, and wait for Lieutenant General Roxie to conduct a prisoner exchange and rescue him later.

Although he might be stripped of his major rank due to poor performance.

However, as long as they can rejoin the Allies, they still have hope.

"So, as long as I can get through the interrogation, as long as I can get through the interrogation, I'll have completed my mission!"

Will kept telling himself that he had made up his mind that no matter how the Imperial dogs would interrogate him, he must remain silent like a stone.

After all, this was the only way he could avoid taking responsibility.

"Wow!"

Just as Major Will was brainwashing himself, the tent flap was suddenly pulled open.

Immediately afterward, under the bright lights inside the tent, a young man with black hair and black eyes, wearing the uniform of an Imperial warrant officer, appeared in Will's line of sight.

The other person had a handsome face and a warm smile on his lips, as if he was delighted about something good that was about to happen.

He looked like a naive new recruit who was new to the battlefield, interested in everything and without any guile.

However, the moment Will saw the other person's face, it was as if a thunderbolt had exploded in his mind, and his thoughts instantly went blank.

The intense horror made his breathing tremble uncontrollably.

The target that should have appeared in Bahamut Town was now standing right in front of him.

This should never have happened, and the shock caused Will's pupils to tremble uncontrollably, his face filled with intense disbelief and dissatisfaction.

John Maslow?
How did this guy end up here?

How could he possibly be here!
Wait, this can't be right. Could it be that the Empire has really found out about Lieutenant General Roxie's plan?
Will was filled with fear and unease; the sudden turn of events began to shake his original resolve.

However, his soldierly will forced him to suppress his emotions and instead stare intently at the mission target walking towards him.

Trying to judge one's current situation from the other party's next words.

However, under his watchful eye, this damned imperial lackey did not immediately interrogate him after arriving at the tent, which served as a temporary interrogation site.

Instead, she gave him a smile that puzzled him.

Then, the other party calmly sat down on a folding chair that the imperial soldiers had prepared in advance, crossed his legs, and placed his hands on his knees.

He adopted a leisurely and self-satisfied demeanor, coupled with the other person's inexplicable smirk and the contemptuous look in their eyes as if appraising an object, which made Will feel more infuriated than ever before just by looking at them.

But before he could even reveal his status as an Allied major and demand that this damned Imperial dog treat him as a prisoner according to the laws of war,

The next second, the words spoken by the other person felt like a heavy hammer blow to his chest.

It made him feel like he was suffocating.

"Major of the Allied forces, I am aware of your plans. Are you sure you want to continue this futile resistance?"

Seeing Major Will's incredulous expression after hearing his words, John's smile grew even wider.

At first, he was somewhat skeptical that his guess might be wrong.

But after seeing the other party's behavior, John knew he had guessed correctly!

Otherwise, why would the other party be so shocked by what I said?
Therefore, this Allied major captured by Wendy must have been in charge of transporting Allied military funds!

Moreover, the quantity is probably much greater than what that idiot Redek was carrying!
It's not impossible that there could even be 500 million units of gold!
500 million D, what does that mean?
To put it simply, according to the data in the game, even an earl with a large territory would only earn this much income over five years.

Of course, this figure only calculates the explicit income; the Count's gray-market businesses are not included.

Even so, it's enough to drive countless people crazy.

If John could seize these assets, he could even use the money to buy a remote, sealed baronial title from the corrupt imperial nobles.

Of course, he definitely wouldn't do that.

After all, the empire will be finished in ten years. If he becomes a nobleman at this time, what difference is there between him and becoming a eunuch when the Qing Dynasty falls?

With this money, the clever Warrant Officer John naturally saved it up, waiting for the war to end so he could start speculating in the crazy real estate market.

Thus, he was able to live the simple and unpretentious daily life of a business tycoon.

And all these wonderful visions were realized at this moment, in the life of this unknown Allied major.

"So, for the sake of my retirement and for your own life, you'd better hand over all that lovely gold obediently. That way, I might spare your life, right?"

"After all, I'm not some kind of devil, but a very trustworthy and good person!"

Looking down at the Allied major kneeling before him, John couldn't help but urge himself on.

He's practically itching to get his hands on this asset.

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(End of this chapter)