Klein walked to the bed and greeted Albert. Albert was in a good mood. He responded to his nephew while taking a cookie from the plate and handing it to him.
"Good morning, Klein, would you like a cookie?"
Klein declined the biscuit his uncle handed him. Seeing that his nephew didn't want to eat it, Albert smiled and stuffed the biscuit in his hand into his mouth.
After chewing the biscuit and swallowing it, he asked Klein, "Klein, tell me, what do you want to tell me? If you had nothing else, you wouldn't come to see me at this time."
"Yes, uncle, I have something to tell you."
Klein nodded, and then began to tell Albert about Lin Shangzhou.
He spent several minutes briefly telling the prime minister about Lin Shangzhou's story. During the whole process, Albert's expression was very calm. Even when he heard things like "leading workers to strike" and "establishing a trade union" which were no different from the behavior of syndicalists, his face remained calm. This surprised Klein secretly, and he lamented the gap between himself and his uncle.
After his nephew finished speaking, Albert looked at him with a half-smile, his eyes were very deep. Klein had no idea what his uncle would say next or what his mood was.
“Klein.”
Albert called his nephew's name softly. This ordinary address from an uncle to his nephew made Klein nervous.
After calling his nephew, Albert did not rush to talk about the rest of the story. Instead, he picked up the teacup on the plate and took a sip of hot tea. After putting down the teacup, he continued to say to his nephew, "Is there anything else you didn't tell me?"
This sentence sent a chill down Klein's spine. Albert naturally noticed his nephew's nervousness, so he smiled kindly and said, "Klein, why are you so nervous?"
"If you're so nervous, doesn't that mean you're hiding something from me?"
Albert's tone was still kind, but this did not make Klein relax. Instead, it made him even more nervous. He did not tell his uncle a word about the Worry-Free Palace. If Albert knew about the bad things he had done, he would be in trouble.
Klein was also confused. How did his uncle know that there was something he hadn't told him? It was clear that nothing had happened in the past ten months. Why did he ask him this today?
Albert knew that his nephew was confused, so he chuckled and said to him, "You must be wondering why I suddenly asked you this, right?"
"I'm sorry, uncle. I do have something to hide from you, but before I tell you, can you tell me how you became suspicious?"
Klein knew that he could no longer hide the truth today, so he simply nodded and admitted his mistake sincerely, directly admitting that he had been hiding something from Albert.
Seeing his nephew admit his mistake, Albert nodded slightly with satisfaction and said, "Very good, it's enough that you know you are wrong."
Hearing his uncle say this, Klein felt relieved. Besides the fact that he couldn't hide it any longer, there was another reason why he admitted his mistake directly. That was that Albert was very tolerant of those who knew their mistakes and could correct them. He knew that if he continued to hide it, the consequences would be much more serious than if he directly admitted his mistake.
Albert picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, but this time he did not put the cup on the plate. Instead, he held the cup in one hand and played with the lid with the other.
He smiled and said to Klein: "The reason is very simple. The Military Intelligence Bureau (Abteilung III b, the Military Intelligence Bureau of the German Imperial Army General Staff) did not tell me about this. Why did you suddenly come to tell me about this? And how did you know this?"
"I know you hate Chinese people very much. If it weren't for a special reason, then you would never deliberately investigate a Chinese person. You must be investigating him for some reason, and that reason is unknown to me."
"That's why I concluded that you were hiding something from me."
Albert had a faint smile on his face, but he was not very happy in his heart. It was impossible for the Military Intelligence Bureau not to know about such a thing. If they knew about it, they would definitely report it to him. But what about now? He knew about this matter through his nephew.
Klein also keenly noticed what his uncle said, "The Military Intelligence Agency did not tell him about this." This is too strange. Could it be that the Military Intelligence Agency concealed information?
He also asked Albert this question directly: "Uncle, is the Military Intelligence Bureau hiding information?"
Albert looked into his eyes and said as if warning or admonishing him: "Don't worry about this matter. You just need to tell me what you are hiding."
At this time, Klein remembered one thing. The full name of the Military Intelligence Bureau is "Military Intelligence Bureau of the Army General Staff". It not only obeys his uncle, but also the Army General Staff.
This also shows that the military has become strongly dissatisfied with his uncle, and if timely measures are not taken, the consequences will be disastrous.
And this was not something that Klein, a small captain of the Storm Commando team, could interfere with. He also knew that if he did not have the identity of the Prime Minister's nephew, he would not be able to become the team captain.
So he was tactful enough to stop thinking about this matter. Since his uncle told him not to think about it, he would not think about it. He would leave this difficult problem to his uncle and his think tank to solve.
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Chapter 137: Prime Minister’s Plan (Part )
"Then tell me everything you have been hiding from me. Let me hear why you wanted to investigate a Chinese person in Strasbourg."
After saying that, Albert looked into Klein's eyes and waited quietly for his answer.
Klein swallowed his saliva. Although he had decided to tell his uncle what had happened since February this year, he felt panic when he thought about the things he had done. Not to mention stealing equipment to frame the Chinese man, the fact that he shot the German Emperor that day was enough for Albert to beat him up.
Klein knew that although his uncle looked to be in his fifties, he still maintained the strength he had during the war more than a decade ago, and was more than capable of pinning him to the ground and rubbing him.
"Ok?"
Seeing that his nephew was slow to speak, Albert asked in confusion. This doubt made Klein completely determined and he began to tell his uncle what had happened.
He then told Albert everything that had happened, and to his shock, his uncle's face remained calm, without a trace of emotion, except for a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes when he heard that he had almost hit the German Emperor with a shot.
Klein was dumbfounded. Why could his uncle be so calm when he heard that Cecilia had evidence to bring him down?
(Does Uncle have an agreement with Cecilia?)
This thought popped up in Klein's mind, but he felt that it was unrealistic. If that was the case, then why did Cecilia threaten him with such a reason and not let him tell Albert about it?
clap clap.
After listening to his nephew's story, Albert clapped his hands at him three times in a row, which scared Klein.
"Okay, Klein."
Albert said calmly, with no anger in his eyes, but Klein knew that his uncle was angry now.
"You stole equipment to frame others, and even fired a gun to assassinate His Majesty. Do you know what you have done?!"
Albert shouted in a harsh voice, followed by a barrage of scolding. Klein, who was usually so arrogant that he even looked down upon the emperor, now lowered his head and took the scolding. He did not dare to refute a word. If someone saw such a scene, they would probably be shocked.
After scolding his nephew for a few minutes, Albert's anger subsided a lot. He was not so angry anymore. Although his nephew did such an infuriating thing, nothing too bad happened in the end. The Chinese driver was not a concern, and the shot did not hit His Majesty, so the matter was suppressed.
Instead of continuing to be angry about this matter, it is better to think about what to do next.
Klein dared to slowly raise his head only after he could no longer hear Albert's scolding. As soon as he raised his head, he saw Albert's angry eyes, which made him apologize hurriedly.
Albert said nothing. There was no chance that Klein would do the same thing again, and he believed that his nephew would not be stupid enough to do such a thing again.
"Uncle, what should we do next?"
Klein asked tentatively, but Albert did not answer. Instead, he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. After swallowing the tea, he put down the teacup and said to Klein, "When Emperor William and his heirs passed away unexpectedly, I separated the Alexandrine sisters. I made the elder sister Alexandrine the emperor, and I kept the younger sister Cecilia by my side."
Klein was very confused by his uncle's sudden talk about the past, but he didn't have the courage to interrupt his uncle and just stood there quietly listening to Albert's story.
"Not long after that, Cecilia received divine revelation. Out of my love for her talent, I sent her to the magic corps when she was less than ten years old. Later, she joined the Storm Commando through her own efforts. As the captain of the Storm Commando, I was very satisfied with this and naturally thought that I could control her better."
Albert sighed heavily, with a trace of regret on his face, which surprised Klein greatly. It was the first time he saw his uncle with such an expression.
"But by then I found that Cecilia was already very popular in the army. The soldiers called her the 'Silver-haired Valkyrie'. The generals and marshals in the army who were once loyal to Emperor William regarded her as their own daughter and granddaughter. The high-ranking admirals in the navy also had close contacts with her, especially General Mueller. As a close friend of Emperor William, he regarded Her Majesty Alexandrine and Cecilia as his granddaughters after Emperor William passed away."
"I originally intended to keep her by my side as a bargaining chip to threaten Her Majesty Alexandrine, but she ended up finding a backer in the army. Naturally, I could no longer control her since she had already attracted the attention of the generals, and she returned to her sister as she wished."
"After she returned to her sister, the secret sentries I had placed in the Worry-Free Palace were fired one after another. I was panicked for a while afterwards, but she only removed the secret sentries and did nothing else on the surface. She even helped me reject other people's requests to see His Majesty. Although I don't know why she did that, I am relieved for the time being. However, the new surprise you brought me today shows that I still underestimated her."
Albert looked at Klein with a complicated expression and said, "If she wants, I can step down now. As the chancellor, I feel deeply uneasy about this."
Klein took a deep breath. He wanted to think of a solution for Albert, but he found that he couldn't think of any good solution.
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Chapter 138: Prime Minister’s Plan (Part )
"Uncle, what should we do next? Is there anything I can help with?"
The complicated expression on Albert's face gradually faded, replaced by a faint smile. This puzzled Klein. How could his uncle smile in the face of such a difficult problem?
"Uncle, do you have a solution?"
Klein asked hesitantly, and Albert shook his head slightly and said, "It's not a solution. I can't do anything to Cecilia, but what you said gave me some inspiration."
"A little inspiration?"
Albert continued, "Didn't you say that the Chinese wanted to get involved in politics? Then introduce a policy to restrict immigrants from participating in politics."
These words made Klein feel much better. He didn't want to see that yellow monkey living a comfortable life, and he especially didn't want to see a Chinese become a German official.
But he also thought of another point. His Majesty has a good relationship with that yellow monkey. What if His Majesty disagrees?
Thinking of this, Klein said to Albert, "Uncle, your Majesty and Cecilia have a close relationship with that yellow monkey. Will she agree to pass this policy?"
Albert smiled faintly and said, "Whether she agrees or not, it won't do us any harm."
After saying that, he picked up the small table on the bed. Klein immediately took the table and placed it on the bedside table. Albert threw back the quilt, got out of bed, and walked to the window. He opened the curtains to let the sunlight from outside in.
Klein thought about his uncle's words, and then asked, "Uncle, if His Majesty agrees to this policy, won't it increase speculation in the parliament that you are controlling His Majesty?"
Albert looked out the window for a few seconds and then turned to Klein and explained, "Do you think the parliament cares whether the Chinese participate in politics or not? From what you said, no one except the Social Democratic Party cares about the Chinese, and I believe you also hope that such a policy can be passed, right?"
Klein nodded. He certainly didn't want to see Chinese people serving as officials in Germany, so it was good to have such a policy to restrict them.
Seeing his nephew nod, Albert smiled and continued to explain: "If Your Majesty knew that the Chinese man was in politics and rejected this policy because of his relationship with him, it would just refute the rumor that "I control Your Majesty". As for the Chinese man and the Social Democratic Party..."
Albert thought for a moment and said, "He's just a Chinese. Do you think he did all those things by himself? He must have had the help of the trade unionists, but this is Berlin. Without the help of the trade unionists, how can he make any big waves? What's more, I have plans to weaken the SPD again in the future, and then the SPD will not be a concern."
After hearing what Albert said, Klein realized that he seemed to think too highly of that yellow monkey. He nodded and agreed, "Uncle, you are right. That yellow monkey could not have done those things by himself. He must have had the help of the syndicalists..."
Speaking of syndicalists, an idea suddenly popped up in Klein's mind. If that yellow monkey was colluding with syndicalists, couldn't he just be arrested directly?
He was about to change the topic and tell his uncle about this matter when he thought of another point. Lin Shangzhou had a close relationship with the German emperor. At present, they had no evidence of collusion between Lin Shangzhou and the trade unionists. If they arrested him, he would be the only one who would suffer.
Thinking of this, Klein swallowed his words. Albert also saw his hesitant look. The prime minister knew without thinking that it was about the Chinese man.
Albert was well aware of his racist nephew's thoughts, and he was always troubled by this, but he could do nothing about it.
"Don't go too far with that Chinese guy. Just teach him a lesson. If you go too far and let others know it was you who did it, it will cause trouble for me. Don't leave any traces of your involvement. Got it?"
Albert reminded Klein that Klein was his nephew, while the other party was just a Chinese, so Albert naturally stood on the side of his nephew.
Klein was very happy after getting his uncle's permission. He had countless ways to embarrass Lin Shangzhou without getting involved. He also knew that the other party would definitely guess that it was him who did it, but without evidence he could only worry.
Klein replied confidently: "Uncle, you can rest assured."
Klein then left and returned to his office to continue reading, while Albert changed his clothes and went to his office. After calling his secretary, he picked up a pen and began to draft the relevant proposal.
If all goes well, this bill will be introduced in the Imperial Parliament next Monday. Albert can also foresee the situation in the parliament. This bill will easily get a majority vote in favor. As for whether Her Majesty will sign to agree or reject it, it depends on her own thinking.
Whether agreeing or rejecting, Albert has a way to deal with it.
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Chapter 139: Going to the University to Rescue Someone
At eight o'clock in the morning at the same time, Lin Shangzhou drove to the gate of the Technical University of Berlin under the guidance of Havot.
The university gate was open, welcoming outsiders to visit. After Lin Shangzhou explained his purpose to the guard and obtained permission, he drove into the campus.
He drove on the road inside the school looking for a parking space and soon stopped by the roadside.
Lin Shangzhou parked the car and unbuckled his seat belt while asking Harvot, "Harvot, what major did your friend study?"
Before looking for Conrad, you need to have a certain understanding of him, at least know what he studies. However, Lin Shangzhou feels that his question is redundant. Conrad is a computer scientist, so his major must be related to computers.
“He studied civil engineering.”
Harvot answered casually.
Lin Shangzhou was stunned after hearing Harvot's answer. Civil engineering? A scientist who would invent computers in the future actually majored in civil engineering in college?
He looked up at Harvot in surprise and asked, "Harvot, are you sure you are right? He studied civil engineering instead of anything related to electronic technology?"
Harvotte was puzzled by Lin Shangzhou's question. He nodded and said, "Conrad studied civil engineering. He told me this himself. I also attended his class. It was indeed civil engineering."
"Okay, let's go down and find him."
Lin Shangzhou smacked his lips, it seemed that the other academic master's field was beyond his reach.
Then the two got out of the car, and under the guidance of Harvotte, Lin Shangzhou went to find Conrad Zuse who was waiting for them on campus.
A few minutes later, Harvot took Lin Shangzhou to a public seat. He pointed to a handsome German youth wearing glasses and with black hair sitting on the seat and said to Lin Shangzhou, "That's my friend, Konrad Zuse."
"Oh…"
Lin Shangzhou looked at Conrad who was sitting in a chair reading a book from a distance and nodded slightly. The first impression of this future father of computer on Lin Shangzhou was one word - handsome.
A young man with full of energy and handsome appearance.
Harvot walked towards Conrad and greeted him when he was still a few meters away from him: "Conrad, I brought Mr. Fritz here."
Conrad, who was sitting in the chair, was delighted when he heard Havot's voice. He quickly looked up in the direction where the voice came from. When he saw Lin Shangzhou walking behind Havot, he was stunned for a moment. He wondered why the person who funded him was a Chinese?
But this is not important. What is important is that this gentleman funded himself.
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