Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1779 1780 The Secret Ransom Deal

Originally, both departments were highly valued, but the operations department itself was not up to the mark: they could not carry out a proper operation and often embarrassed themselves by causing truckloads of losses (literally embarrassing), so later on even they were too embarrassed to ask for funding.

Every time we sent people to the Western Continent, they were arrested as soon as they got off the ship. We finally got a few people together, but they lost contact before we could start the operation. In such a situation, even a fool would not invest money in it, right?

As a result, the operations department basically stopped carrying out activities related to the Tang Empire. If it weren't for the results of their activities in other countries, this department might have been disbanded long ago.

They themselves might not believe that such an organization asked them to assassinate Tang Mo. So his sour words made many people feel bitter.

There is no money, and the operating funds are low. How can such a department plan to assassinate the Tang Emperor? Don't make a fuss. It's good enough that they don't go on strike, make trouble, or surrender to the enemy.

In front of the intelligence machine of the Tang Empire, these minions really have no room to play. Even the assassination of Tang Mo this time was only known to them after Tang Mo's intelligence department arrested someone...

Yang Mu I himself knew what kind of character his country's intelligence department was. It was not easy for these people to get some peripheral intelligence on a daily basis, so how could they have the ability to plan a highly dangerous operation to assassinate the Tang Emperor?

If this group of people had this idea, then the intelligence system of the Yangmu Empire would have been "upright" long ago. Let alone competing with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Tang Empire and the Silver Fox in charge of the outside world, at least it should be able to beat the intelligence departments of several neighboring countries like cutting melons and vegetables, right?

But the fact is, the intelligence department of the Yangmu Empire has always been weak. Due to racial reasons, most of the spies they want to infiltrate human countries can only be bribed. Not only are they inefficient and slow, but their loyalty and reliability are also questionable.

  So, those bribed humans took money to get some misleading documents or inside information, or sent a few people to the Tang Empire to go to jail, which is almost the daily work status of the elf intelligence department. Let those humans assassinate the emperor of a country, and the emperor of the most powerful empire... Isn't this a joke?

In the end, Yang Mu I also felt that he had "proven his innocence". He did not order any trouble to the Emperor of the Tang Empire, so he was naturally innocent.

The subordinates' behavior was also normal. No one would cause trouble for themselves, so this incident must have been done by another country.

As for which country it was… that was hard to say. Pushing the blame onto the dwarves seemed impolite, because the elves had no substantial evidence, and pushing the blame onto the dwarves, who had already been destroyed by the Tang Empire, would easily lead to the Tang Empire misunderstanding and being fooled, so Yangmu I thought it would be better to choose a safer target to blame.

After much thought, he decided that it would be better not to directly point to a particular country. It might be safer to be more general. Finally, he gave his own judgment: "It's definitely not me. As for who it is, I suspect it's those human empires. Only they have the ability to organize such a shameless action."

What he didn't know was that the Susas Empire and the Lions Empire had tacitly agreed to suspect the elven Yangmu Empire after facing the questioning of the Tang Empire. The reason given by the other party was also very simple. After all, the elves were a foreign race, and they had more reason to target a human emperor.

Yang Mu Yishi never expected that allies could play such cruel games with each other. He really had no intention of cheating anyone, he was simply trying to pass on the blame.

The Tang Empire had no intention of making things difficult for anyone, after all, the entire matter had been put on Sophia's head. Through this round of communication, Yangmu I agreed to pay a ransom of 5000 million gold coins to the Tang Empire through a third party in exchange for the Tang Empire's promise not to launch any missile attacks on the elf capital of Roslina within two months.

The amount was to be paid in five installments, one payment every 12 days, otherwise this secret agreement would become invalid.

Yang Mu Yi accepted this condition silently, after all, this was his best choice now. The Tang Empire was willing to give him this choice, which was actually a manifestation of caring for the elves.

What he didn't know was that the Tang Empire had no plan to attack the Yangmu Empire in the next two months, so the missile attacks on the city in the past two months were just a harassment attack that caused him trouble, and extorting 5000 million gold coins was a complete surprise.

Of course, if the elves want to renew the secret agreement after it expires, it is probably possible. However, in a few months, whether they still want to buy insurance for their cities not to be bombed by bombers or continue to buy insurance against artillery attacks is something they can only ask themselves.

When that time really comes, I think the elves will not be in the mood to spend money on such face-saving projects.

In the first week of March, the Tang Empire released 3 dwarf soldiers with the best performance and the least serious crimes. These soldiers can choose to go home and find jobs near their hometowns.

If they could not find a job, they could also submit an application to the local government of the Tang Empire and ask local officials to arrange a job for them. The Tang Empire fulfilled its promise and won the hearts of the dwarf prisoners of war.

With these people as role models, the dwarf prisoners were in high spirits, and the atmosphere in the prisoner-of-war camp was extremely good. The dwarves, who were already very hardworking, now worked even harder.

As the weather warmed up, they built roads and railways faster, and built houses faster. Some war-torn towns were rebuilt, even directly connected to the power grid and had their own bus stations.

There is no harm without comparison. After the locals adapted to the convenience of the Tang Empire, they naturally had no resistance. Coupled with the good reputation left by the civil officials in the local area, the rule of the Tang Empire has become more and more stable in the dwarf area.

The chaos left behind before the coalition army retreated disappeared, and the negative effects caused by the dwarf army's looting were gradually eliminated. The people's minds were settled, and everything was slowly returning to normal.

Everybody was waiting to see the Tang army make a fool of itself, but now the joke is gone. The newly annexed lands left behind by the Tang army did not seem to become an obstacle for them, but instead became a new help for them.