I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

Although such an ending...cannot be called a bad ending, but Humphrey is a person who never makes small mistakes, so he would not leave any evidence. It is a bit forced to let him leave with such a reason.

Just when the audience was thinking this, the chief of military intelligence in the play seemed to know what everyone was thinking and immediately made a sudden response, saying that the possibility of Humphrey being a spy was very slim.

"But I have no doubt of his loyalty. It is more likely that he is just..."

"-serious dereliction of duty." Tracy also smiled. With just a few words, Humphrey's crisis seemed to be resolved and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.

Afterwards, the Chief of Military Intelligence suggested that Tracys could give Lord Blood Demon a "gardening vacation" first, and not investigate him openly, so as to avoid the media getting wind of the news.

Moreover, Tracy cannot ignore this matter. Otherwise, if the Blood Demon Lord is really a spy in the future, then Tracy, as the prime minister, may even be suspected of "sheltering" him. If such a thing comes to light, Victoria's civil service system will definitely experience huge turmoil.

"But I really can't believe that one of our people is theirs." The Chief of Military Intelligence still couldn't believe the current situation and said:

"But if two of our people are both theirs..."

"Then we might all become..."

"-all of them." Tracy nodded with lingering fear, looking quite frightened, and with his own canned laughter, the tense atmosphere was completely dispelled.

"...If the head of the military intelligence department and the cabinet secretary are both Ursus spies, then the entire Victorian civil service system is suspected of being full of spies."

On the land ship, Vina looked at this scene and felt the surprised and suspicious gazes of her companions from Rhodes Island and Lungmen around her. She also felt her face flushed. She felt extremely embarrassed.

As the crown princess, Vina felt ashamed when she thought that the embarrassing things happening in her country were not only being broadcast to the whole of Victoria, but also to the comrades who were fighting with her. She felt ashamed when she thought that Victoria, which was once ruled by her ancestors, had exposed its most shameful side.

"That Chen Qi... How on earth does he know so many secrets?! I must find him and ask him clearly when the time comes!"

It was not to accuse Chen Qi of anything. After all, Vina had no right to ask a Yan citizen why he exposed Victoria's scandal in this way. But as a Victorian and a crown prince, Vina had the obligation to find out where Chen Qi knew so many secrets.

If he wasn't a once-in-a-millennium political genius, then there must be a senior civil servant in the Victorian civil service who had leaked so much information to him. She had to find out!

It was okay for the Victorians to reveal it among themselves, but if they revealed so many secrets to foreigners, it would be treason!

And all this is not over yet. If Chen Qi were here, he would definitely comfort Vina - the more embarrassing things are still to come, this is just the beginning.

Sure enough, the scene changed and the trio appeared in the office again, and Tracy said with an unwilling look on his face:

"It's unbelievable that our approval rating has dropped another three points."

"It's not the government's, but your personal approval rating." The Blood Demon Lord stood in front of Tracys, analyzed seriously, and comforted Tracys who was wondering what he had done wrong to cause the decline in approval rating.

“Low approval ratings usually mean you’re doing something right.”

This is another line worth pondering, and Abrana from "Deep Pool" recorded this sentence almost immediately. Even though she didn't understand its meaning, she felt that after she found Chen Qi, Chen Qi would definitely explain the reason.

However, those in power and senior officials of various countries who are paying attention to "Yes, Prime Minister" can understand the meaning of these words.

Doing practical things will inevitably infringe upon the interests of some people. Even if you are doing things for the people, the implementation of policies may cause dissatisfaction among some people, thus leading to a decline in support rate.

On the other hand, for civil servants, the low support rate among the people is disguised as proof that the prime minister has chosen the side of the country between "the people" and "the country". Therefore, it is understandable that the decline in support rate due to public dissatisfaction is understandable.

However, what made them laugh even more was that Tracys thought that his suspension of military spending had caused public dissatisfaction, which led to a drop in his approval rating. However, the Blood Demon Lord chuckled and said:

"To be honest, Prime Minister, I don't think military spending is a hot topic in the country today."

"According to the popular media, it was probably Pero who got lost at the artillery range."

"???"XN

For a moment, the words of the Blood Demon Lord left almost everyone, including Amiya, the inner guards, Abrana and others, in a state of confusion except for the civilian audience and political veterans.

...Could it be that, in the eyes of the public, military spending is not as worthy of attention as a dog?

Chapter 60: Blood Demon Lord: We can't investigate everything, what if we find something?

Obviously, the loss of Pelo is more worthy of attention than the country's military expenditure. Such a thing seems extremely unreasonable to anyone who is not from the civilian class or the politicians and civil servants who have been in charge of the country for many years.

For a moment, whether it was Amiya and other leaders of Rhodes Island, or Abrana of Deep Pool, all the cadres who had never dealt with similar matters felt extremely confused about this phenomenon.

For a moment, even the thought "Are all Victorian citizens fools?" emerged in their minds.

"I think it's quite normal." However, as someone who had been in the slums and gangs for so many years, Vina understood why this phenomenon occurred this time and said calmly:

"Most national affairs have nothing to do with ordinary people. Unless they are directly related to the interests of the people, such as tax cuts, most Victorians are indifferent to national policy."

"Everyone just wants to live their own lives. These things that have little impact on their lives are not as eye-catching as news that can arouse their empathy... This is the only feeling I have after living in the slums for so many years."

After living in the slums for so many years, Vina's deepest experience is that apart from policies that benefit the people, everything else is meaningless to the citizens.

If you want to gain the support of the people, the best way is to directly have a substantial impact and change on their current lives. Most people just live in a daze until the next day. Having an extra piece of bread or a glass of beer on their dinner table the next day is more useful to them than anything else.

Just like what is being broadcasted in the current "Yes, Prime Minister", most people have no idea what impact cutting military spending will have, but the handling of a lost Pelo can allow the public to more intuitively feel the government's attitude towards them.

It's just... the government is unlikely to take action on this kind of thing, because the benefits are too small and the expenses will be very high. Even Hack, who attaches great importance to support rate and votes, did not choose to save Pello to increase his support rate. This is evident.

However, what Vina could understand, Abrana of the Deep Pool had a completely different experience.

"Earl Warwick once said... the people are ignorant. To lead the people, you need to do things that make them happy. They don't understand what is really important. Small favors are what they pursue."

"Is Chen Qi also conveying this message? The citizens of Victoria in "Yes, Prime Minister"... could it be the same as what the Earl taught me?"

However, Abrana now feels more and more that many of the messages conveyed by Chen Qi in "Yes, Prime Minister" and her own subjective ideas echo her own ideas, and she is overjoyed at the moment.

She felt that the picture of inviting Chen Qi to Shenchi and letting him use his own publicity methods to make the Shenchi team move forward was becoming clearer and clearer.

Back to the plot, the Prime Minister played by Tracy sent Manfred away, wanting to have a private talk with the Blood Demon Lord about his suspicion of being a spy.

"Humphrey, there is something I need to discuss with you in private. It is a...important secret."

However, Tracys seemed to be at a loss for words and seemed to be hesitant. The Blood Demon Lord looked at the Prime Minister in front of him who looked like he couldn't speak, and he immediately spoke:

"Would it be easier if I avoided it as well?"

Obviously, Lord Blood Demon didn't know what he was going to face. Lord Blood Demon's interruption gave Tracys an immediate breakthrough point, and he said immediately;

"Some years ago there was a security investigation. Do you remember Sir John, the former chief of MI1?"

"——Of course I remember. To be honest, I was the one who led the investigation." Speaking of his work, the Blood Demon Lord was clearly confident. Being listed as a suspected spy, the Blood Demon Lord naturally knew nothing about the news that the former director of military intelligence was a spy. He immediately admitted some information:

"First of all, Sir John is one of our people and has been my friend for many years. Secondly, the whole thing is hyped up by the media."

“Third, the very purpose of an internal security investigation is to find no evidence.”

"The government security inquiry was only designed to dispel media rumours. It enabled the prime minister to announce in the House of Commons that 'after a full investigation, there is no evidence to support these allegations'."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The sudden turn of events made Vina, the crown princess, unable to hold her breath. The original plot was still seriously discussing Humphrey's suspicion of being a spy, but suddenly Victoria was cast in a dark light, which made Vina, who was not mentally prepared, choked.

"If there is a chance ... internal security investigations must also be reformed."

Vina is now almost using "Yes, Prime Minister" as a "mirror" to expose the Victorian civil service system. Everything that Chen Qi satirizes in it is what Vina needs to change and rectify if she has the chance to return to the throne.

"What if we really find any suspicious points?" Tracys continued to ask, but the Blood Demon Lord did not sense any danger at all and continued to jokingly say:

"Prime Minister, everything in the government is suspicious - the fact that you sent Bernard away and talked to me in private is suspicious."

"But in short, the story is pure nonsense and typical Victorian newspaper fanfare."

"Then Sir John could not have passed the information to Ursus?" Tracys also understood the implication of the Blood Demon Lord's words. However, now that he was looking at the Blood Demon Lord's solemn oath, he was roughly aware in his heart that the other party was indeed not suspected of being a spy.

However, this is a great opportunity to tease the other party - at this moment, both Tracy's character and himself are happy to seize this good opportunity to take a little revenge.

"Do you dare to guarantee it with your reputation?"

"no doubt!"

"I understand..." A smile of success finally appeared on Tracys' face. He looked at the Blood Demon Lord who had fallen into the trap in front of him, and finally told the truth:

"Well, I'm sorry to tell you that for most of his tenure - he was an Ursus spy."

As soon as Tracys finished speaking, the Blood Demon Lord, who had originally been full of confidence, suddenly became frothy. But after a flash of panic, he immediately reacted and asked:

"——I don't believe it. Who said that?"

"Himself. He left all the documents with the government, including a detailed confession, which was verified by MI1 and checked from beginning to end."

"But... God, he, I mean, he is..."

However, Tracy's words blocked the Blood Demon Lord's last escape route. Now that he knew that this was absolutely true, the Blood Demon Lord slowly came to his senses and realized the seriousness of the matter... and the implications for himself.

As expected, Tracy immediately questioned the Blood Demon Lord why he cleared the former Chief of Military Intelligence of suspicion so quickly, and listed many suspicious points.

"He once stopped in Casimir for an unusually long time. Soon after, several MI6 agents were arrested."

"He's always hanging out with a Casimir translator..."

"That translator is an Ursus spy! Yes, we know that!" In order to clear his suspicion, the Blood Demon Lord also tried his best to make amends:

"Most of Casimir's translators were Ursus spies—if not Gallic spies."

"Hahahahahaha!"

As soon as the Blood Demon Lord said this, there was a burst of laughter in the area of ​​Londinium - and in Casimir, the senior officials of the "Supervisory Committee" who were also watching "Yes, Prime Minister" through special channels all turned pale, and the smiles instantly shifted to other faces.

What does it have to do with them? ! However, all the older senior members of the Supervisory Commission knew what this meant. Casimir survived between Ursus and Victoria not only by relying on strong military strength, but also by their use of spies.

However, to survive between two powerful countries, the Supervisory Council has strong determination, but the spies under its command may not have the same determination. Therefore, there are indeed many spies of Casimir who make money in multiple ways, acting as triple agents for Casimir, Ursus and Victoria at the same time...

But how did he know this dark history? For a time, the Supervisory Commission was wondering if there was a traitor inside. Could such information be made public?

"You didn't check at all." In the play, Tracys also accused the Blood Demon Lord of serious dereliction of duty. Facing the Blood Demon Lord's sophistry, he continued:

"Three months later, she moved to Victoria and settled at the Royal Victoria Guards College, 130 metres from Sir John's home, and they remained neighbours for years."

"oops……"

However, this piece of evidence made the Blood Demon Lord lose his excuse all of a sudden. He had repeatedly emphasized that he was very busy and had no time, but he himself had not noticed this piece of evidence for eleven years.

But the Blood Demon Lord obviously could not admit his negligence. In a hurry, he said a classic line that is comparable to another "intangible cultural heritage": "I don't know how much injustice it would be if the drum was exposed":

"We can't check everything, right? Maybe we can find out something!"

The Blood Demon Lord was clearly starting to speak incoherently, trying desperately to distance himself from the matter, but he only made things worse when he said:

"John gave me his word, a gentleman's word!"

"Whatever, Humphrey, I have a new question." Tracys didn't want to continue listening to the Blood Demon Lord's explanation, because he knew that the other party was most likely not a spy. He tried his best to tease the Blood Demon Lord, and said in anticipation of his reaction:

"that is you."

"Me? You mean... you can't possibly think..."

However, when Tresis said this, the Blood Demon Lord was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what Tresis meant. Knowing that all of this was related to him, the Blood Demon Lord, who could not clear his suspicion at all, was also tangled up, and after a long time he uttered:

"——I can't even speak a word of Ursus!"

“Hahahahaha!”

The Blood Demon Lord's half-day-long sophistry made all the audience burst into laughter. This time, even Vina, Chen Huijie and others in the land ship couldn't stop laughing.

Even Logos, a rare male banshee, smiled. He looked at the Blood Demon Lord on TV, who was in a dilemma but didn't know how to argue. He also muttered to himself:

"Blood Demon, I didn't expect to see you look so flustered... You shouldn't be good at acting."

"Could it be that this scene is the result of someone really treating themselves as traitors?"

Logos thought so. Not only him, many Sarkaz who knew that the actor was Lord Blood Demon were also surprised that Lord Blood Demon had such a humiliation. Seeing Lord Blood Demon's expression of having so much pain but unable to express it, they wanted to laugh but dared not, fearing that if they laughed out loud, Lord Blood Demon would drag them to suck their blood the next day.

The Tracys in the play naturally had no intention of letting the Blood Demon Lord go. He didn't care how hard the Sarkaz tried to hold back their laughter, and asked aggressively:

"It's conceivable that it was either negligence or collusion."

"Collusion?! I assure you, Prime Minister, there is absolutely no collusion!" The Blood Demon Lord knew that compared with dereliction of duty, the charge of treason would definitely kill him, so he immediately refuted this point.

"A gentleman's assurance?"

"Of course!" The Blood Demon Lord pretended to be calm and added: "A gentleman from the Royal Private University!"

The Blood Demon Lord also immediately distanced himself from the Royal Guard Academy. After all, the Royal Guard Academy was not only related to the former Director of Military Intelligence, but more importantly, this academy had been criticized from the very beginning - because the proportion of foreigners among the students was really too high, and according to statistics, at least 50% of the students who graduated from here did not choose to become guards.

Therefore, there has always been a rumor that the Royal Guard Academy is "cultivating enemies for Victoria". Now that the Blood Demon Lord has acted like this, it is conceivable that the enrollment rate of the Royal Guard Academy will be affected in the future...

On TV, Tracy and Lord Blood Demon knew nothing about this, and they didn't know how much impact their actions would have on the academy. Tracy immediately asked:

“How’s the garden at home?”

"Ah, that—" Before the Blood Demon Lord could speak, his face suddenly changed. He quickly realized something and looked at Tracys in horror. For the first time, he spoke in a pleading tone:

"Prime Minister, please don't give me gardening leave..."

"why?"

"I have a reputation to maintain!"

"You have just used your reputation to vouch for the innocence of the former Chief of Military Intelligence."