Struggle in Russia

So when Matvey heard that the Governor's Palace was aware of the matter, he began to hesitate, but this hesitation quickly disappeared. Compared to Alexei's sense of him, he cared more about Maria. .Davydovna.

So he said to Vlad Keselu with a straight face: "I will go to the Governor and make it clear. Someone is definitely spreading rumors to slander Miss Maria Davydovna. As long as I make it clear to the Governor , all misunderstandings will be eliminated, now you release Miss Maria Davydovna first! I can't tolerate you putting an elegant lady in prison, she is not a criminal!"

When Matvey thought about it, he had already made it clear, and he promised to make it clear to the Governor's Mansion. No matter what, Vlad Keseru had to give face to him and let him go first.

But Vlad Keseru flatly refused: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I can't meet your request..."

At this time, Matvey jumped the gun. In his opinion, he had tolerated and restrained enough, and he had spoken clearly, but Vlad Keseru still refused to give in. This was because he was not giving him face!

Naturally, he would not be polite to those who did not give him face. Suddenly his face changed and he threatened viciously: "Your Excellency, are you planning to deny me face?!"

Without waiting for Vlad Keseru to speak, he said again: "I will give you one last chance to release him immediately, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

Is Vlad Keselu afraid?

He must be afraid that he is just a puppet minister in name only in the Wallachian cabinet. As long as Matvey says a word, the Russian military police from the third department can immediately rush into his office and drag him away.

If he had no choice, he really didn't want to conflict with Matvey, but this time he really had no choice but to grit his teeth and resist.

While wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he carefully replied: "Of course I am willing to give you your face, but I really can't let him go!"

Matvey frowned and asked, "Why?!"

Vlad Keselu spread his hands and said helplessly: "Because that lady is not here at all. After I reported the case to the Governor's Palace, the Governor handed the case over to the military police, Maria Davido. Funa is now being held in the Military Police Headquarters, how can I release her?!"

Matvey was stunned. He naturally knew where the Bucharest Gendarmerie Headquarters was. The police department of Wallachia is actually under the jurisdiction of that department. They are the police above the police. In particular, Governor Alexei has great trust in this department, which further amplifies its power and importance.

What's more, Li Xiao's identity is also clear to Matvey, and even he has to give the other party some face. Fortunately, in the past two years, everyone has been able to live in peace without violating each other.

So why did the Bucharest Gendarmerie Headquarters arrest Maria Davidovna?

For a while, Matvey's mind was in a mess and he couldn't figure it out. He began to suspect that things were not that simple.

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It's just that with his wisdom, he can't figure out what conflict there is between himself and Li Xiao or between his department and the Military Police Headquarters.

Although everyone is a military policeman and is responsible for maintaining public security, his side is a secret service agency. Although Li Xiao also manages a large number of military policemen, everyone's authority is not impulsive. Moreover, there has been no friction between the two parties in the past two years, so why did this suddenly happen?

Being suspicious by nature, he immediately made various guesses, but he never imagined that the focus of the problem was the mysterious commissioner. He just suspected that Li Xiao and Alexey were eyeing his business. After all, He heard that Wallachia's finances were not as tight as usual, and Alexei had put down his face and asked the Prussians to get money.

Since the governor doesn't even have to show his face, he will naturally do anything he can. The businesses in his hands are indeed very profitable. He can make a lot of money just by smuggling food. It is normal for him to be coveted!

Matvey felt a headache. He felt that if the other party really came here for money, he would inevitably lose money and avoid disaster. He was the only one who knew the psychology of Nicholas I best. Even if he desperately reported bad things about Alexei at present, his majesty would probably just ignore him.

Because the stability of Wallachia trumps everything else, if Wallachia is in chaos, not only the hundreds of thousands of Russian troops under Duke Mikhail will be in trouble, but Moldavia and Ukraine will also be in danger.

In short, unless Alexei rebels or the war has a winner, Nicholas I will not touch him in a short time. At most, we can wait until autumn to settle the accounts.

But Nicholas I could wait, but Matvey Semyonovich really couldn't afford to wait. Without the little extra money allocated by Bala, he and his men could only eat chaffy vegetables.

They have been used to a good life of big fish and meat in the past two years, so let them remember the bitter things and think about the sweet things? Grandma!

Not to mention that his subordinates couldn't bear it, he himself couldn't accept it for the first time!

Not to mention that if Alexei is really upset, he will become even more disrespectful. At that time, it will be difficult to even eat bran!

Matvey was a big boy, and after much deliberation, there was no good solution, which made him miss Maria Davydovna even more. If she were around she could definitely help him find the best of both worlds!

Thinking of this, Matvey strengthened his belief. No matter what, he had to go to the Gendarmerie Headquarters first. On the one hand, he would find out what the news was and what kind of medicine Alexei and Li Xiao were selling in the gourd. On the other hand, they also tried to meet with Maria Davydovna to see what she thought about this.

Li Xiao was not surprised at all by Matvey's uninvited visit. In fact, he felt that the other party came a little late. If he were Matvey, he would have taken action as soon as something happened. Why would he have been waiting so long to find the root of the problem?

It shows that this person's level is just that. As long as his bottom line is not exceeded, there is a high probability that many things can be discussed. And after a night and a morning of interrogation, he also took out a lot of things from the mouths of Matvey's useless men, and he grabbed a lot of them, just to apply more pressure.

"Major General Matvey Semyonovich, what brought you here?" Li Xiao enthusiastically welcomed Matvey into his office. On the one hand, he ordered the attendants to bring black tea, and on the other hand, he smiled broadly. He asked repeatedly: "You are a rare visitor. Is there any case that requires the cooperation of our military police? Is it to arrest spies or arrest rebels?"