Flowers, Swords and France

When Charles came to the ministry again two days later, he clearly felt that the staff members he met had a strange attitude towards him. Although they were still respectful, Charles could always feel that there was something inexplicable in their gazes, and when he walked all the way back to his office, he felt that there were many gazes from the side secretly peeping at him.

As someone who had been in the government in his previous life, Charles actually knew the meaning of this situation - whenever a senior official of the government was caught up in some bad rumors about leaving or leaving, he would always get this kind of gaze from the staff.

It seems that the rumors about his impending departure in the ministry have spread all over.

Should I say he did a good job? It's only been two or three days, and the government really can't hide any news.

Although he felt a little emotional about this, Charles didn't intend to dwell on such boring things and walked straight to his office.

When he arrived at his office, he found that his full-time secretary Clement Lechinski was already waiting there.

"Good morning, Mr. Treville." As soon as he saw Charles, he hurriedly greeted him respectfully.

"Good morning." Charles just nodded lightly and walked directly into the office.

Although the scene was the same as usual, Charles always felt that there was some uneasiness hidden in the other party's attitude.

It seems that he has heard the rumor.

"Is there anything important to deal with today?" Charles asked directly after sitting on his chair.

"I have sorted it out for you, sir." Clement Lechinski replied quickly, and then put the stack of documents in his hand on the desk in front of Charles, "These are all more important documents. I have marked the main points for you. You can just give your approval when the time comes."

"Very good, thank you, Clement." Charles nodded lightly, then picked up a pen and began to read the documents.

On the original day, at this time, Clement Lechinski should have quietly left the room, but today he did not choose to leave, but stood in front of Charles, his lips slightly open, as if he wanted to say something. But after hesitating for a long time, he still didn't say anything.

"Anything else, Clement?" Charles asked without raising his head.

This question finally woke the other party up. As if he had made up his mind, Clement finally spoke, "Sir, it's like this, recently... recently I seem to have heard some rumors in the department..."

"Oh? Rumors? What kind of rumors?" Charles asked with interest.

In fact, he knew what the other party wanted to say, he was just joking and wanted to tease him.

"Well, it's not a big deal..." Clement was a little uneasy, so he was still a little hesitant, "It's just that there are rumors that... Mr. President is not very... not very satisfied with the recent work of the ministry, so he plans to transfer you. Of course, I directly refuted this unfounded rumor..."

"Refute? Why refute? This is true. Clement, I wanted to tell you about this today." Charles raised his head and looked at him, "Since you took the initiative to talk about it, I will tell you now, yes, Mr. President has indeed decided to transfer me."

"Oh my God!" Clement exclaimed uncontrollably.

Although he has been in the government for several years, this young man has not completely learned to control his emotions, so that Charles can see his despair at that moment.

That's right, he finally found a backer, but the backer suddenly collapsed. Most people can't bear such a huge blow.

"Why... why is this happening...? Isn't this so unfair?" After a moment, Clement regained his composure. "You have done so much for the department, and you can almost say that you built this department yourself, but... you got such a reward, sir, it's so unfair!"

Charles was a little surprised by Clement's reaction. Unexpectedly, after this "bad news" was just confirmed, Clement's first reaction was not to worry about his future, but to defend himself. After a year and a half of getting along, the secretary seemed to have some sense of identity with Charles, and no longer just used him as a springboard as in the past.

It seems that my work during this period has been recognized. At this moment, Charles was actually a little relieved.

Under the influence of this sense of relief, he did not intend to joke with the other party anymore.

"It's not unfair. The President just wants to transfer me to another position because he has another job for me. He is not dismissing me. In fact, the President is quite satisfied with my previous work. Well, Clement, you can definitely play a part in my previous work performance. So, I am very satisfied with your work ability and I am very grateful for your help to me before..."

Charles' serious explanation finally calmed Clement Lechinski down.

"Really? So that's the case? Great! I was saying that the President is so wise and intelligent, how could he do such an unreasonable thing... It seems that I worried for nothing, sorry, sir..."

"What's there to be sorry about?" Charles smiled and shook his head, "Keep working hard next time, I have high hopes for you, Clement."

"Then, if it is a transfer, where will you be transferred to?"

"Well... Mr. President has the final say. However, he should probably go to the War Department." Charles replied in a low voice.

"Where are you going?" Clement was surprised.

"Sir, you have never had any experience in the army. It is not a good place there. There are too many people there who have retired from the army, and they exclude outsiders..."

"Of course I know about this problem, but it doesn't matter. Since I have received the task from Mr. President, I must find a way to do it well. Difficulties are obstacles that must be overcome, not an excuse to retreat." Charles still said Smiling, "I believe I can do it well."

"Then..." Clement looked at Charles carefully, "Can you take me there, sir? I think I can go over there and help you..."

The smile on Charles's face disappeared, and he looked at Clément solemnly. "No, I won't take you there this time. I have other arrangements. Clement, I want to keep you in the ministry. Of course, I won't treat you badly. I will leave you a position in the Audit Office... …”

After hearing Ciel's plan, Clementine's eyes widened and he was stunned. He fell into the despair of being abandoned again.

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Yes, although going to the audit office will make your income much richer, it may also mean that he is abandoned by his backer and can only stay there for the rest of his life. He is still young and does not want to have to wait for retirement so suddenly.

"Sir, why are you doing this? Are you dissatisfied with my previous work?" He suddenly panicked, "I think I can continue to help you, please don't..."

"Oh, hell, where did you think you were!" Charles soon realized that his words had been misunderstood by the other party, so he comforted him warmly, "I don't want to abandon you, on the contrary, just because I care about you I am very satisfied with the work, so I made this plan.”

"...What..." Clément looked confused.

"Clement, although I have left here, my plans and ideas must still stay here. They must continue to be implemented and cannot be abandoned halfway." Charles explained softly, "The minister has promised me, I want to continue to implement the plan I made before, but it is not enough for him to agree. I have to ask people to continue Look here, the people I trust most here are Albert and you. Albert has a lot of things to deal with now and doesn’t have that much energy. Besides, he hasn’t always been in the government. How could he know about the government? That way? So... I plan to let you stay here, watch over me, and report to me if you have any problems."

"So that's it..." Clément's original shock and frustration were instantly replaced by surprise.

"Sir, since you have arranged it this way, I will carry out your will. Don't worry, I will continue to watch from the ministry and help the minister continue to implement your plan."

"Thank you, Clement." Charles nodded gently in thanks, "By the way, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

"What else is there?" Clément quickly stood up straight again.

"My cousin, um, the granddaughter of the Duke of de Treville, is going to hold a banquet at her house for my transfer. If you are not very busy recently, I can invite you to have fun... …Are you free, Clement?”

Clement's heart was filled with ecstasy, and even his face turned red. This little official had never thought that he would have the opportunity to be invited to the Duke's residence. Isn't this proof that he has begun to stand out?

"Sir, I'm very free recently... I will definitely attend, it's a great honor!" Without any hesitation, he immediately agreed hurriedly, as if he was afraid that Charles would regret it, he bent down deeply, " Thank you, thank you!”

This excitement was not because he had the opportunity to attend the banquet at the Duke's Palace, but because he understood that he had been accepted as a member of this person's party.

"Oh, there's no need to be so formal. Soon I won't be your boss, Clement." Charles smiled and shrugged, "The time hasn't been set yet, but it will probably be within the next few days. I will send invitations to your home by then. I hope you can have a good time."

"Definitely, sir." Clement replied with the same smile.

"Well, it's okay now."

Clément obediently bowed to Charles again, and then quietly left Charles's office with a sense of satisfaction and comfort. r1152

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