The guard was stunned when he heard this, then he looked at Orson who was sitting on the chair, and then at Owen.

As if asking, "No one is watching Orson, is it really okay?"

But Owen said directly: "Lead the way quickly, go early and come back early."

"I know." The guard heard this, walked in front of Owen, and took Owen to meet the group of imperial guards.

Orson sat in the room, looked at the reactions of the two people just now, smiled, and didn't say much.

He continued to sit in the same place.

Whether this was a trick, or Owen deliberately let him go, he would not leave.

As long as he stayed here, Arthas's pressure would increase day by day.

Chapter 52: Kill without mercy

Owen came to the door, looked at the group of imperial guards in front of him, and asked:

"Who is the commander here? Let him come out and talk to me."

As Owen finished speaking, a middle-aged man came to him.

"Captain Owen, I am the person in charge of this mission to transfer Orson. You can call me Norris."

"Officer Norris, please reiterate your mission here and show relevant proof."

Owen said according to the procedure.

"Okay, Captain Owen, we are here on the order of His Majesty the Emperor to transfer the prisoner Orson to a safer place to prevent Orson from escaping."

As he said this, Norris took out the document signed by Alsace.

"You can't take him away."

Owen shook his head.

Norris thought that the next step would be smooth sailing, but he didn't expect Owen to directly reject him. He looked at Owen in disbelief, and then asked:

"Sir, are you serious?"

"Of course."

Owen nodded seriously.

"The arrest of Orson was the action of the Public Security Bureau. Although it was authorized by the royal family, all the procedures were in compliance with the law. Orson will now wait for the next trial at the Public Security Bureau. Before that, in order to ensure that Orson does not encounter any accidents during the transfer, we obviously cannot hand him over to you."

"Moreover, even if Orson is finally tried, it should be through the cooperation between the Public Security Bureau and the Imperial Court, rather than directly sending him to the palace, right?"

Hearing Owen's words, Norris's face instantly looked a little bad.

"Sir Owen, please understand that we are not here to ask for your opinion this time, but to take people away directly. Do you understand?"

"The royal family asked to transfer Orson. That was an order issued by His Majesty the Emperor himself. If His Majesty the Emperor wants to exercise his power, then no one can refuse. I tell you the truth. His Majesty the Emperor is preparing a new organization to take back the power of the Public Security Bureau and the Court because what you did disappointed His Majesty the Emperor."

Hearing Norris say this, Owen sneered.

"Oh, in that case, let His Majesty the Emperor personally issue an order to fire me, so that I can relax a little."

"Owen, you!"

Norris was so angry that he pointed his finger at Owen. He stared at the fearless Owen in front of him.

Finally, he issued an ultimatum.

"Owen, I'll give you five minutes to think about it. Do you want your job or go to jail to get your job? It depends on your consideration in these last five minutes."

"It won't take five minutes. I can tell you my answer now."

Owen said this with a cold brow.

"If what I defend is so worthless in the eyes of His Majesty, then there is no need for me to defend it."

"Okay, then I respect your choice."

Norris nodded after hearing this, and then took people back to reply to Alsace.

When Owen returned to the office again, Orson was still sitting there.

Seeing Owen coming back, Orson raised his head and then looked at him with some surprise.

"Why, are you wondering why I didn't leave?"

"Yeah." Owen nodded.

"Just now, I left you a lot of time. If you had your ability, you would have been able to escape without anyone noticing. Why didn't you leave?"

"Because someone would beg me to leave."

Orson said with a smile.

He didn't have a sense of urgency at all, but was calm and composed.

...

The next morning, the soldiers of Saint Laurent surrounded the entire police station and the Imperial Court.

There was even a long queue at the gate of the palace, and they all asked the royal family to release Orson.

At first, the royal family was quite determined and refused to release him, but as more and more people gathered, the royal family was forced to use other means.

First, the royal family sent people to communicate and coordinate with the citizens who were marching, saying that they would release Orson, but the citizens did not buy it.

Under the instigation of those with ulterior motives, the citizens only knew that their savior, the hero of the empire, was envied by the emperor and then locked up. As for other reasons and the royal family's explanations, they all thought it was a conspiracy theory.

It was very similar to the last siege of the police station.

However, after the last incident, the citizens were even more excited this time.

Many citizens even raised the banner of "Not releasing Orson, not recognizing the emperor".

During the day, at the police station, Owen received a "letter of appointment" from Alsace.

Alsace transferred Owen to an army in another place as a mid-level officer, and replaced the highest officer of the police station with his confidant.

Of course, the replacement of confidants now is just a show. What Alsace really wants to do is to build momentum for the subsequent trial court.

After a round of dismissal and replacement of disloyal officials, today's Saint Laurent has almost become a hall of Alsace himself.

However, at this time, the dissatisfaction of the people and the dissatisfaction of the local nobles also turned into armed conflicts.

In the morning, led by a group of mercenaries, angry citizens rushed into the security station and threw the newly appointed high sheriff out of the window. Later, the high sheriff was executed by the angry citizens and mercenaries with ulterior motives.

This move instantly angered Alsace, who quickly ordered the Forbidden Army to rush to the security office, disperse the citizens, and officially transfer Orson to the palace. However, next, a magical scene happened.

Previously, a large amount of funds from the Lissen Chamber of Commerce "disappeared out of thin air" every month. This money was actually used by Chelinina to recruit mercenaries.

Chelinina filled the mercenary's schedule so that the mercenary did not have to do anything but wait in Saint Laurent City.

And the opportunity we have been waiting for is just for this day.

As the saying goes, water from afar cannot resolve fire from near. If we really wait until the Dongchuang incident occurs, it will definitely be too late to mobilize troops from the Naples area. Therefore, directly using the force that can be obtained in Saint Laurent City has become the most important thing Orson instructed Chelinina to do. preparation.

It is precisely because of this that when the Imperial Guards arrived at the security office and prepared to disperse the crowd, they were surprised to find out.

The "citizens" in front of them were not only fully armed, but each of them looked quite elite.

If nothing else, resisting them is more than enough.

At this time, Orson was also rescued by the citizens.

Finally regaining his freedom after so many days, Orson looked at the citizens who were waiting for him outside and smiled sincerely.

His purpose was achieved.

Even if it is a military coup, it is best to win the hearts and minds of the people.

The aspirations of the people are invincible.

Standing at the door of the police station, Orson looked at the people and the mercenaries who were waiting for him, and said:

"Everyone, I believe you already know about me, so I won't go into details here."

"However, since you have chosen to believe me, I will definitely not disappoint everyone's expectations. From now on, defeating the false emperor Arthas and supporting His Highness Elsa is our goal."

"Our flag is to save the empire, but also to save all people!"

As Orson said this, his speech immediately aroused the morale of many citizens and mercenaries.

Everyone was filled with indignation and wished they could rush out and fight to the death with the Imperial Guards.

At this moment, Owen silently stood beside Orson.

After being dismissed, he did not leave immediately, but prepared to stay here for a day.

Then we encountered this situation.

In the end, Owen chose to follow his heart and join the side of justice.

Therefore, he stood by Orson's side and helped Orson.

In the palace, Arthas heard the report from the Forbidden Army and was so angry that he punched the table.

"These untouchables don't even think about who feeds them!"

Arthas was furious, and then looked at his men.

"Go outside the city, move the army back to part of the city, and quell the rebellion before the situation escalates."

"As for this battle, if you encounter Orson..."

Alsace took a deep breath and then said:

"Kill without mercy."

Chapter 53: How to stand in line, think carefully

Within the former Elsa-controlled area of ​​the royal family's direct territory.

Scaloni was not in a good mood at the moment.

After Alsace ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Scaloni, as the head of the state, was reactivated and led the army to take over the city originally controlled by Elsa.

Because most of the troops in Elsa's territory were city defense troops, and they were far from being comparable to the royal standing army in terms of quantity and quality, Scaloni captured several cities in succession in the early stages of the war.

However, when the other cities saw this, instead of surrendering, they were strengthening their city defenses and recruiting troops, as if they had already decided on Elsa's side. Even if he made a slogan like "After surrender, the emperor will ignore the past grudges," no one surrendered.

As the war situation progressed, the situation became less optimistic.

The area controlled by Elsa is relatively close to Prussia, Naples and Antica, the closest of which is the Duchy of Antica.

Just the day before yesterday, Scaloni had received intelligence that Antica's army had entered the royal territory.

Even though this move has seriously damaged the relationship between the vassals and the monarch, these local dukes still ignore the emperor's authority as if they are not afraid of failure.

Other cities controlled by Elsa have more or less won reinforcements from the Antica region at this time.

That wasn't what worried him the most.

What worried him most was the attitude of the other duchies.

Although the Duke of Aragon and the Duke of Lucia have expressed neutrality, they still gathered a large number of troops on the border, preparing to take advantage of the situation.

After experiencing the war, Naples also formed an army to go north. Although the number was small, it was still quite troublesome.

The Duke of Orleans has also sent 30,000 troops to attack the western border of the royal domain.

Of course, if the above can only be regarded as a small fight, the attack of the dormant tiger in the north really gave Scaloni a headache.

Prussian Duke William sent 100,000 troops and marched directly towards Saint Laurent.

Now, Prussian troops have crossed the border and penetrated deep into the empire.

Scaloni had only one choice, which was to return to defense. After the political turmoil in Saint Laurent was resolved, the emperor and other dukes compromised and gave up some interests in exchange for his continued rule.

Seeing that the territory that was about to be acquired had to be spit back again, Scaloni felt very uncomfortable.

He only had 150,000 soldiers available. The remaining troops of Prussia, Orleans, Antica, Naples and Elsa added up to more than 300,000. This battle could not be fought at all.

However, just when he was about to withdraw his troops, he received an order from Alsace.

"General!"

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