Catherine and the Black Emperor

Chapter 134. William's Vast Fortune

overnight.

Add one more day.

Sergei returned to Hall 7 on the evening of the second day.

He was completely exhausted.

"Indeed, there are no fields that are over-cultivated, only plows that are worn out."

Sergei shook his head.

Fortunately, Agafia continued to live at Naya's house, otherwise he might have really died at the hands of that fairy.

Sergei went into the bedroom and took two plaques out of a drawer.

"Heidwig, Naya."

He hung the two plaques on the wall, Hedwig's slightly higher than Naya's.

"Jonathan, Ingrid."

He then took out two more pieces; Ingrid's was hung to the side, while Jonathan's was hung at the same height as Hedwig's.

"Even if you become the leader of the cap faction, there will still be people who can restrain you."

Sergei looked at Hedwig's name.

Afterwards, feeling utterly exhausted, I lay back down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Sergei was in high spirits again.

"Did you send someone?" he asked Roman.

"They set off yesterday. We have secret agents in France, so I believe we'll be able to contact Arnold soon," Roman replied.

Sergei nodded.

After Matthias revealed the secret of Manon's death, he ordered Yuri to dig up the body while simultaneously instructing Romain to contact Russian secret agents in Sweden and have them contact French secret agents to reach the former French ambassador, Arnold.

This matter was indeed a handle for William and Elias, but he wanted to use it to cause some trouble for the French ambassador Jones and the hat faction, thereby diverting their attention during the parliamentary elections.

Arnold has returned to France, so he must rely on the power of the secret committee.

Fortunately, the relationship between Ekaterina and Stepan seems to be improving, otherwise Stepan would not have been able to provide him with so much help.

After all, the pistol squad members were not good at covert operations and were unfamiliar with the area, unlike the secret committee, which had sent a large number of secret agents to infiltrate various European countries.

"Let's go."

Sergei traveled by carriage to the palace, where Louisa had arranged for him to meet with King Adolf, mainly to discuss some details regarding agriculture and grain exports.

Regarding banking and trade, Panin had already finalized the agreement with them and informed Elizabeth. Meanwhile, the Russian representatives were already on their way to Sweden.

Just as Sergei was heading to the palace, Justice Minister Ingrid had already gone to Donom Street.

Unlike Russia's secret committees and special courts, Sweden's investigations, arrests, and trials were all conducted by the judiciary, with the king and parliament overseeing the process.

Therefore, Ingrid is Sweden's walking sword.

Meanwhile, the steward Roman, as Sergei had requested, began investigating whether any ministers or diplomatic envoys had gone missing in recent years.

Donome Street.

"What are you doing!"

Upon hearing the news, William rushed over and angrily blocked Ingrid's way.

But it was too late, because the judicial authorities had already taken his lover downstairs, and all the jewelry, money, and other valuables in the room had been confiscated.

"Just routine. I wonder why the ambassador is here? Is this house rented by the ambassador?"

Ingrid's gaze was full of scrutiny.

William was in a bad mood: "We don't need to beat around the bush here. This is my rented house, what's the problem? Does my flirting with a woman violate Swedish law?"

He had no time to deal with Ingrid. One reason was that Matthias's vacant parliamentary seat urgently needed to be filled, and the other was that he still didn't know who had stolen his silver coins!

Faced with William's candor and questioning, Ingrid's gaze became even sharper.

"Keeping a mistress is of course not a problem; it's a matter of the ambassador's morality and customs, a personal matter. However, the source of the huge amount of property is unclear, which falls within the scope of our investigation. So, since the ambassador has admitted it, I have reason to suspect that the ambassador has accepted bribes or bribed Swedish officials to carry out secret activities. If necessary, I hope the ambassador will cooperate with the investigation."

William's face was full of anger: "What huge fortune! As I said this, he saw a box being carried down from the second floor. It was the box of silver coins that he had fished out of the Ice Bridge Market!"

"How many boxes are there in total?" he couldn't help but ask.

Ingrid's expression remained unchanged: "Isn't one enough?"

William remained silent.

Yes, the money in just one box is equivalent to his salary from working in Sweden for so many years; it's definitely a huge fortune.

The problem is, he lost far more than just this one box!

He was framed!

Without a doubt, Ingrid was definitely in the know, otherwise she wouldn't have launched a surprise attack here!

The other party might even be the one who stole the silver coins and framed him!

"Although I hold an important position in Sweden, serving the King and the Royal Family and receiving a Swedish salary, I am also the British Ambassador, receiving a salary from Britain as well. Shouldn't I be able to save up these funds?"

William knew full well that letting Ingrid take these things away today would have endless consequences.

As for the position in the Swedish court, it was actually Elias who fought for him; he couldn't support the other party for no reason.

The position offered to him was not important, but it was easy and there was plenty of money to be made.

"That's why we need to verify it. After all, the ambassador's position in Sweden is not high, and his salary is actually very low. We will verify the ambassador's salary with the UK, as well as the true source of these silver coins."

Ingrid refused to back down.

Upon hearing that the other party wanted to investigate the origin of the silver coins, William immediately denied it.

"I don't know about those silver coins. I'm referring to the other money and jewelry you took from this house. This is clearly a frame-up!"

Ingrid sneered.

In her view, William was not telling the truth at that moment.

"In short, no matter what, we will investigate thoroughly. If the ambassador is innocent, we will certainly report the truth to the King and Queen and ensure that the ambassador is not wronged."

With that, she waved her hand and ordered her subordinates to take away all the women and money.

William was left standing there alone, his hands clenched into fists, veins bulging on his forehead.

"Ingrid is not a neutral party, nor could she be a member of the Hat Faction. She can only be loyal to His Majesty and the Queen. If they wanted to harm me, they wouldn't need to frame me. They couldn't do anything to me based on that alone. Besides, the Hat Faction and I are the forces that help them deal with the Hat Faction and the French ambassador."

After calming down and analyzing the situation, William found a clue.

"It's Saltykov and Panin!"

That's right. Since it's not the King and Queen, and Ingrid wouldn't listen to the top hat faction, then it can only be a conflict within the casual hat faction.

It will definitely be Saltykov, Panin, Hedwig, and others who deal with him!

"Why would the King and Queen agree to let Saltykov and Panin deal with me? This is tantamount to condoning infighting within the Hat Faction, which only drains their strength—"

William frowned.