Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

Given the current chaotic and treacherous situation in Ursus, a stable income is better than anything else.

Obviously, the man called Qiao Yelan is just a barbarian who pursues money. The so-called [Chief Administrative Officer of the Siberian Vice-Prince's Territory] is just a title in the other party's huge business card. Koschei and the other party should only be partners, not superiors and subordinates.

Such a well-connected person suddenly came to the Saint Eagle Castle and booked the most luxurious hotel recognized by the upper class in such a high-profile manner. He must have some ulterior motive.

"Mr. Speaker, do you intend to meet him now, or..."

Alexander saw Speaker Witte's hesitation.

"No hurry, let him wait a few days first - a few more days. The last time I met him, he was very sensitive about money. He was unwilling to give up even a penny of the benefits that belonged to him to others. On the other hand, he didn't mind serving anyone if it could bring him profit."

The Speaker waved his hand.

His habit has always been to plan before making decisions. Before he figured out Qiao Yelan's intentions and the other party's real plan, he planned to remain unchanged in the face of all changes.

"Now, every day of hotel booking is a waste of money. As a political broker, he cannot tolerate such fruitless expenditures - so he will be anxious and will naturally take action."

The Secretary-General nodded slightly.

As long as there is action, there will inevitably be flaws.

"We are not in a hurry. Although His Majesty Fyodor has been partial to the military recently, he still has to rely on us to deal with the nobles. Nicholas is good at commanding troops, but it is better to give him a knife and let him kill people directly than to let him pull each other politically."

Witt calmly issued his final plan.

"Find someone to monitor the hotel and see where the people he sent out will go, and then see who else wants to go in."

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"Mr. Qiao Yelan."

The man dressed as a butler bowed respectfully to Qiao Yelan.

"Efim--Grand Duke Nicholas is willing to let you go?"

Qiao Yelan was a little surprised.

Isn’t this the nanny that Nicholas gave to his son?

"Mr. Anatoly is busy reorganizing the new Sixth Army. His Excellency the Grand Duke said that everything from logistics to training must be done by Mr. Anatoly. This is a punishment and test for him - so I've been quite free recently."

Yefim explained.

"I have always been in charge of administrative matters, so after receiving the secret letter personally delivered by Grand Duke Kosice, His Excellency the Grand Duke ordered me to fully cooperate with your actions."

It would be strange for a hotel that could become famous in the capital of Ursus Empire to have no background, but the background here is a bit creepy - Ursus Empire Security Committee.

Perhaps another name for him is more familiar.

Special Committee for Purge.

What place is more suitable for gathering intelligence than a hotel favored by the nobility?

And if they can't even hide the background of a hotel, then they don't deserve to be feared by all the surrounding countries, and even by the people in Ursus.

"Where's what I want?"

Yefim lifted the curtain of the dining car that was pushed in and took out a stack of documents from underneath.

"This is the record of all the agendas of the Ursus Parliament since you left. This one is about some movements of the nobles, and these are all the business groups or other white gloves that have been found under the name of the civil service group."

"Okay, I'll take a closer look. During this time, your people shouldn't do anything. There will be many eyes watching us. Any flaws may lead to the exposure of our plan."

Qiao Yelan took the document and said without raising his head.

"Understood. Please take your time. If you need anything, please ring the bell."

Yefim pushed the dining cart and left Qiao Yelan's suite.

When Yefim left, an illusory black shadow emerged from Qiao Yelan's body.

"Is it necessary to go to this extent? If I remember correctly, didn't you already lay the groundwork last time you came? Can't we just carry out your plan this time?"

Kosice asked boredly. She was now in a state of blind trust in Qiao Yelan's abilities.

Ever since she saw how Qiao Yelan stirred up the situation between Ursus, Letania and Casimir last time in Casimir, she has basically given up trying to guess the intentions of Qiao Yelan's actions.

I was led by someone and experienced every scene. When I thought that the other party had finally placed every chess piece, laid the groundwork, and was about to start - I found out that it was actually over.

You think they are playing chess, but actually they are just doing a puzzle.

This isn't even a game anymore, how do you play it?

"What did I lay the groundwork for? I just got up from the bed and heard you being kicked out of the dragon gate by two young men. Then I asked again, and found out that the Lord of Chernobyl had torn up the treaty, Vladimir had died of illness, and there was a dog-eat-dog situation in Ursus."

Qiao Yelan said unhappily.

"I've been here for more than a month since last time. I spent 20 days on the road, and a week watching the dogs fight each other in parliament. Tell me, what did I lay the groundwork for?"

Kosice blinked.

"Uh—the Imperial judge."

"You said he's a judge, but can't you see that I took advantage of his sense of justice last time? Do you think it's easy to use someone with such a strong sense of justice?"

"And the labor chief."

"That guy has no background and no power. He should be thankful that his head is still hanging on his neck. Do you think he can stir up any waves without those judges?"

"...where's Nikolai?"

"This time I came here to apply directly to Speaker Witte, that B. Yefim even had to disguise himself as the head of the hotel to meet me. Do you think he can be involved in this?"

Qiao Yelan's question made Kosice realize a problem. It seemed that the people Qiao Yelan had won over last time were all pawns that could only play a role in specific circumstances - they really could not help Qiao Yelan with what he was doing now.

"Then what are you doing now?"

“Make a nest and wait for the fish to react.”

"what?"

Qiao Yelan knocked on the thick mahogany table helplessly.

"This is the Belmond Hotel, which is famous for its high-end luxury consumption and strong background. Now an outsider has booked this place in a high-profile manner, and for a long time. Then people outside who don't know the situation will definitely try every means to find out who is living here."

Kosice nodded. She could understand this.

"Next, we just need to wait for the other fish to gather and for Speaker Witte's reaction."

"His reaction? It's nothing more than seeing you right away or delaying seeing you for a while, right?"

"You're right - if he immediately accepts my request for a meeting, it means that he is in a very bad situation and urgently needs new external forces to break the impasse. He even doesn't care about the source of this power or the price he needs to pay."

The shadow tumbled over and made a sound of sudden realization.

"Yes, since this guy is in urgent need of help, your actions are like giving timely assistance. Naturally, you will get his cooperation and you can also earn a favor..."

Seeing Qiao Yelan's disappointed expression, Kosice's voice became lower and lower.

"I've had you by my side for two months, and this is all you've learned?"

Kosice was stunned for a moment.

Is there anything wrong with what she just said?

"This guy has been with Vladimir all the way. Apart from Fyodor, Vladimir probably has the highest expectations of him - because he hopes to weaken and suppress the current Ursus aristocracy through the Ursus Parliament led by Witte."

"If I intervene and disrupt the trust between him and Fyodor, this guy will be in urgent need of external power within a year. Then he will not be qualified to lead the Ursus Parliament. I will just crush him to death and give Nikolai gold coins."

what?

"Giving timely assistance also depends on the person. Some people just need a breath of fresh air to recover and then create more value, while some people just want to struggle one last time before dying and plan to put all their chips in."

Qiao Yelan sighed.

Why does this snake feel like it is just copying what it has learned?

"So if Witt meets you soon, you're going to kill him right away?"

"Correct."

"What if he chooses to wait?"

"That means he is still in control of the situation. This means that His Majesty Fyodor is still in urgent need of support, and the nobles' resentment and anger towards Witte are growing day by day."

The man's calm voice revealed the future path of Ursus.

"In the name of Babel, we will serve all our customers and satisfy all their needs."

Chapter 164: Even if we try some capitalism

"Doctor, these are all the invitations that have been sent in until today, inviting you to dinner, and applications to visit you. They are all here."

Ace pushed open the door of Qiao Yelan's suite with a pile of things.

Ever since the private meeting with Alexander, Qiao Yelan has booked this hotel for five full days, and starting from the second day, the quantity of these things has been increasing exponentially as the date progressed.

It seems that the entire Saint Eagle Castle is full of good people who want to make friends with Qiao Yelan.

"Okay, have you sorted them already?"

"Yes, they have all been divided into three parts according to your list."

Ace placed two large documents on Qiao Yelan's desk, and the third part only contained one letter.

Qiao Yelan raised his eyebrows, and without looking at the other two large stacks, he directly picked up the lonely letter.

There was a familiar signature on it.

Imperial Minister of Labor, Yegor Telekin.

After opening it, there was a long list of official speeches, which highlighted the writer's humility and respect, and expressed the hope that the two sides could carry out a series of cooperation at the economic and business levels in the future.

He looked at this meaningless nonsense and shook his head slightly.

"Is this the only letter sent in the third part of the list?"

"Yes."

Qiao Yelan nodded, picked up all the invitations and visiting applications, asked Ace to push him to the side of the fireplace, and then threw them into the fireplace while looking at the names.

In the end, the only thing left was the official invitation from Yegor.

"It seems that the political situation in Ursus is much better than I thought. Everyone is quite calm."

There was no emotion in Qiao Yelan's voice.

"So, no important person has sent you an invitation yet?"

Kosice floated out of Qiao Yelan's body, and Ace's expression looked like he was obviously used to it.

"Chairman Witte knew how I had behaved in front of Fyodor before, but he was wary and suspicious of my arrival this time, so he was unwilling to meet me before he was fully prepared. Therefore, it was only natural that he leaked my name and identity to other forces and let them serve as pawns to test the situation."

"The problem is that the information he provided was actually inaccurate. The nobles only knew that I had been Nicholas' middleman and your middleman, and that I was a political broker with no stance and only cared about profit."

Qiao Yelan explained patiently.

"But this time, I came here not in your name, nor did I have any contact with Nicholas' people. Instead, I met directly with Speaker Witte's people. This will make the nobles very conflicted. On the one hand, they are very wary and worried that this is a trap deliberately set by Witte. On the other hand, they are really eager to learn about Witte's true intentions through me."

Black Snake shook her head, and she knew that every step taken by Qiao Yelan had its own role.

"So, what are you going to do next?"

"Since everyone is so interested in me and they don't know what I'm going to do, I'll naturally spread some rumors."

Qiao Yelan handed the letter in his hand to Ace.

"According to the address above, have someone prepare an invitation to invite the Minister of the Imperial Ministry of Labor to come and tell him that I am very interested in the cooperation he mentioned."

"Yes."

Only after Ace left did Kosice withdraw his gaze from the closed door.

"This guy named Yegor again? You seem to be very fond of him."

"A capable and loyal person should always get the treatment he deserves."

Qiao Yelan answered this question lightly.

"Last time, he was prepared to be pushed out as an explanation to the nobles, and he resolutely followed my plan, even arranging a retreat for his family."

"In return, I found a way to make him leave some impression on Fyodor, giving him a trump card to save his life. However, it seems that Fyodor only saved his life but did not gain his loyalty."

"Oh, how come this is so?"

Kosice also saw the invitation filled with official language, but she didn't understand what Qiao Yelan said.