Marvel Magic Case Files

Chapter 1316 Countess Karkov (Second Update)

The "woman" Amon refers to is Countess Katarina Karkov, the last member of the Sylcarian royal family after the overthrow of King Stefan. This woman harbors a deep-seated grudge against Silver Sablinova, the leader of the Wild Order. Sablinova had attempted to stop her when she was manipulating parliament, controlling members of parliament, and weakening the king's authority, but ultimately failed, forcing the Wild Order into exile as mercenaries. This is why Silver Sablinova joined the Latvian unification war, providing the then-rudimentary staff with a wealth of geographical and hydrological data.

This beautiful woman with blue eyes was arrested from abroad by Constantine, the commander of the Royal Guard, after the war and brought back to China. She was tried in the newly established Ministry of Justice's prosecution and courts. To most people, even if she hadn't been sentenced to death for hiring assassins to kill the Regent and the Emperor during the Latvian Liberation War and the Balkan Unification War, she would have been sentenced to life imprisonment or lethal injection for manipulating the Sylcarian criminal group in murder, drug trafficking, and illegal arms smuggling—a truly heinous criminal. However, to many people's surprise, while she did lose her freedom, she was merely placed under house arrest in the royal castle gardens. Although she lost all social status, she still lived a wealthy life; her only drawback was that she could only interact with the Sisterhood's security personnel and the Royal Guard.

She survived because, after the war, she obediently surrendered the assets seized by the Sylcarian nobles, officials, and comprador class, provided access to all the drug trafficking networks and secret weapons factories and orders within Sylcaria, and the emperor decided to spare her life. He cared nothing for this woman's assassination attempt on him, nor for Countess Katarina Karkov's past crimes, nor for the enmity between Silver Sablinova and her.

This countess was clearly aware of her value, partly through dressing beautifully, maintaining a perfect figure, posting lifestyle photos on social media, and then being dragged out at a dinner party to say something eloquent to silence the foreign media. The emperor wouldn't even attend those dinners, as he wasn't interested. Therefore, Countess Katarina Karkov behaved very docilely, never causing trouble, and even provided considerable information about the Wild Order and Sylcaria, giving the emperor the opportunity to completely incorporate the Wild Order. In her letters to the emperor, she claimed to be the best equestrian and swordswoman in Europe, and that he could seek her out whenever he wanted to engage in elegant sports such as riding or swordsmanship training, since her place of confinement wasn't far from the emperor's office.

It's easy to imagine that such letters were simply thrown into the shredder after being read.

However, she still played an unexpected role, after all, the emperor really appreciated her wickedness.

International financial conglomerates attempted to instigate "genocide" and "anti-war movements" within Latvia, along with the importation of refugees and extremists, and the exaggeration of social conflicts—all non-confrontational methods aimed at crippling Latvia. After all, the military couldn't very well open fire on its own people; that would only further fragment the hard-won unity of the Balkans. Countess Katarina Karkov, who had long dealt with them, provided the Guardian Order with considerable advice. Compared to the more overt military operations led by the CIA during the Cold War, the dissemination of ideas and money through the internet and culture was far more covert. If the Emperor hadn't directly destroyed any satellites in outer space that could potentially communicate or conduct reconnaissance over Latvia, they would likely be facing far more trouble now, with terrorist organizations supported by conglomerates and separatists receiving foreign intelligence support becoming even more rampant.

Compared to the front men of financial tycoons, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s past operations have been relatively clean. After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. has always been a tool rather than a planner. The UN Security Council would not allow Nick Fury to carry out any black operations in the open. Those tasks had to be done privately by S.H.I.E.L.D. after obtaining authorization from the Pentagon.

When the Emperor asked Nick Fury how to instigate a coup and stir up public opinion against it, he already had the answer; it was merely a test. However, the results of the test did not satisfy him. The methods proposed by the King of Spies were very much in line with the identity of a secret agent—simply put, outdated. Nick Fury's approach was still the old CIA formula, ultimately resulting in a real battle, a coup d'état built on lives and the supply of weapons. Only Maria Hill's suggestion of using AI technology to create a fake protest and riot scene was somewhat useful.

However, others clearly underestimated the cold-bloodedness and cruelty the Imperial Guard could display, making it hard not to suspect that their actions were authorized by the Emperor. "Destroy an entire village linked to a terrorist organization with cruise missiles? No, we still have time. Arrest, identify, and try—that's what we should be doing. We have time to bring impartial law enforcement to the grassroots and awaken human conscience."

Regent Viktor von Doom's imposing presence was no less than that of the Imperial Guard. Compared to the others seated in the meeting room, even Diana Lister was taken aback by his sudden outburst of anger. Amon, as an attendee, did not sit down, so the Regent proceeded directly to his next words: "I will not authorize this bombing of the village. You should not forget the consequences of Stalin's Chechen policy; that is a lesson we should learn. Let the Avengers and the Wild Chapter handle the problem. The drones only need to disrupt all of the enemy's heavy weaponry."

"The Ottoman Empire used its sword to change the beliefs and ethnicities of this land, sparking a century of hatred, so I don't think it's a particularly bad thing. Even if we don't do much, just asking them to abandon their ignorant religion is enough to provoke a large-scale rebellion. At that point, we would have to kill the agitators and nationalist followers, rebuild a new consensus, and then pay the price of several more good people's lives."

Amon tilted his head and spoke the cruel truth of history.

"The monarch told us about an incident that happened during the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. At that time, a British man got involved in a local religious dispute and was feeding water to an injured girl at the train station when an Indian man shouted, 'Sir, please don't do this!' and, while pushing the British man away, poured gasoline on the girl." The guard smirked, clearly amused by the ignorance and dark humor depicted in the story. "When we carried out the demilitarization of the military (the first military reform), there were divisive factions and instigators who used ignorant superstition as an excuse, and as a result, we killed many people, including officers who followed the emperor during the Latvian liberation war."

He said this while looking at the officials in the office.

"Cruise missiles can't solve the problem of nationalist extremists and terrorists colluding. Albanians won't embrace Serbs because of this missile," the Regent said. "What we need to do is awaken the superego—only after abolishing electoral politics will they begin to face their responsibilities instead of shifting blame. One side claims to be misled, the other claims to be swayed by public opinion—only by awakening individual social ethics and norms can they build the world they envision. I'm not denying that this missile can achieve its purpose; after all, my role is to get my hands dirty for his ideals. I'm just telling you it's time to choose another path. As long as they don't disappoint the Emperor, the Emperor won't abandon them."

Amon expressed pessimism about the latter, not believing that ordinary people could understand the emperor's good intentions. He also didn't understand why these people would abandon their improving lives to collude with smuggled terrorists simply because the emperor's army was demolishing useless buildings to build factories and schools. "But at least we can get them to abandon religion and embrace unity, instead of shooting the teachers and police we sent. Their actions demonstrate the correctness of the emperor's decisions. If this cancer isn't removed, these people will eventually fight amongst themselves." Amon sighed. "However, Lord Constantine is currently not in the country, and you are his ruler, so this matter is your decision. I will order the armed drones to continue their patrols, while also keeping an eye on terrorist groups in Turkey."

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