156 – Across the Line (1)
As if waiting for Brigadier General Erich Abakov’s words, the gendarmerie members who were confronting the demonstrators in various places, including the main gate, laid down their weapons.
The protesters, who had been heated to the fullest, were quickly calmed down by the voice of Enoch Levandel who followed.
“Supreme Citizens of Kayef, I am Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Levandel. The military police who are currently confronting you are innocent people who just followed orders. Don’t hurt them. Our enemy is right beyond the Petrobuna Palace!”
The iron gate of the military police headquarters, which had been firmly closed from the beginning, was also wide open.
As the military police voluntarily laid down their weapons, the demonstrators also threw their pipes and clubs to the ground.
Among them, some citizens who were unable to overcome their anger and tried to rush at them were even stopped by other citizens.
“This is my son! Stop! They are innocent!!”
“Sorry, fellow citizens…… ! Sorry!!”
Thousands of demonstrators bloodlessly entered the headquarters of the National Military Police without any clashes.
In fact, the National Gendarmerie, which was one of the main pillars of the coup d’état forces, was no different from a complete collapse.
A large number of people imprisoned in the underground were released, and among the citizens, those working in the medical field set up a simple aid station to take care of those who were devastated by torture.
Bell Meyer was also a victim, but as soon as she changed her almost naked clothes, she immediately unleashed her specialty, healing magic, and healed her people.
“Thank you… ….”
“It held up well.”
The ones who suffered the most damage were none other than the Magic Brigade under the Central Corps.
In fact, it was because the Legion itself fell over to the forces of the coup, and the biggest stumbling block, the expulsion of the Magic Brigade, was carried out as a top priority.
Especially, the condition of the Magical Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Hafenruk Helheim was very serious.
There were no intact fingers.
One eye was so bruised that it couldn’t open properly, and some of the tissues on the wrist were necrotic because it was so strongly tied to the chain that forcibly restrained mana.
It’s only been a day since the massive transfer of the Magic Brigade, including Brigadier General Hafen Luke, took place.
If only Enoch Levandel’s intervention had been a little late.
Perhaps there were those who could not stand it and died.
“Bastards…… !!”
The torture and interrogation, as well as memory manipulation and extraction, are said to be carried out by members of the Strigoi, a commanding organization.
Whether or not they participated in the coup, it was the responsibility of the military police organization.
Because his very existence was the clear evidence of how horrendous and terrible torture had been done to ‘soldiers of the same country’.
Meanwhile, the fact that all the people detained at the Military Police Headquarters were released, and that ordinary military policemen who had been deployed throughout the city turned into a counter-coup was immediately communicated to the Army Headquarters and the Petrobuna Palace.
“The head of the Military Police Command was killed at the hands of an aide, and the aide committed suicide?”
“Damn it…… !!”
“Now what?”
The situation was getting out of control. At the point where Orlando Ruth III was not secured in the first place, the coup was practically a failure.
They took control of the General Staff Department and the royal palace.
I was completely overpowered by the power of public opinion and the cause.
The citizens of Kayef clearly defined them as ‘enemies’.
The military police, which was the most effective way to control the general public, are gone.
Now, there were only two options left for the coup forces.
Either resisting to the end and dying, or obediently obeying and dying after being arrested.
“This is a different story!!”
“I believed only you guys, what are you going to do now!?”
Sergey, commander of the cavalry of the Army General Staff, and Liman, commander of magic, pushed back the commander of the Eastern Corps and the head of the Capital Guard.
I was trying to preserve the rice bowl, but instead of preserving it, it became a place where I could hang myself, so it was a natural reaction.
To the commander of the Eastern Corps, Lieutenant General Olek, they only looked like cattle.
Even if they did the coaxing, they were the ones who responded to the coup. Now that you have decided to ride the same boat, you are now responsible.
How stupid and stupid.
“Treasurer Radelph was right. I heard that the guys in the center all have sh*t on their heads. There is nothing wrong with it.”
“What, what!? You traitor! What did you say!!”
Lieutenant General Lehman strode forward and grabbed Vice Admiral Olek by the collar.
And then.
Bang!!
A sharp gunshot echoed through the army headquarters.
“Big, big…… !!”
Bang! Bang bang!!!
Lieutenant General Lehmann, who had been shot in the abdomen, collapsed groaning, but Lieutenant General Olek did not stop his trigger.
One shot in the chest, one in the leg, and finally the head.
Lieutenant General Liman’s body, which had been pouring out anger like fire just a few seconds ago, cooled down.
“I couldn’t do anything but howl because I was worried that my rice bowl would be taken away by the Great Mage. That’s why you’re coming down from there, Liman.”
“Commander of the Eastern Corps!! What are you doing!!”
“Shut up your mouth, cavalry commander. If you’re going to make fun of being one rank higher than me, then you should be prepared to be like that too.”
The atmosphere in the venue froze in an instant.
It was because the troops belonging to the Capital Guards Division under the command of Lieutenant General Olek aimed their guns at the same time.
“The General Staff Department has already been disbanded. From now on, this is the new General Staff.”
At first, the General Staff, which believed in the demands of the coup d’état forces, noticed that the situation was not serious as time passed and tried to exercise its right to veto.
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At the point where the entire building was already under the control of coup forces, the exercise of the right to veto was meaningless.
The Chief of the General Staff, the Infantry Captain, and the Artillery Chief, who were so opposed, were detained in separate rooms.
I had brought the heads of the cavalry commander, the magic master, the General Directorate of Operations, and the General Directorate of Military Affairs, who were cooperating or coup forces.
They seemed to think that the eastern corps commander was still under their control.
“And now I am the Chief of the General Staff.”
Balton, the commander of the central corps, also crossed his arms and just looked at the foolish captains of the General Staff.
“It will be good for you to keep quiet. So, won’t even congo water fall? Because the moment we lose, we will be executed.”
“If you really want to die with honor, I won’t stop you. At least it will be known to the public that he was killed while rebelling against the coup forces.”
Lieutenant General Olek touched the corpse of the sorcerer commander with his foot and said.
A person died right in front of my eyes.
No matter how much the era of peace ended, the military leaders—especially those in power at the center residing in safe places—were still living in a peaceful era.
For those who saw the actual shooting for the first time in their lives, Lieutenant General Olek’s threats were more threatening than anything else.
The expression of the generals who were very frightened proves how stagnant the Uk ranian military has been until now.
It was because if you didn’t seize the opportunity early and come to the center, you wouldn’t even dream of a key position in the center unless you had a fairly exceptional or good background.
“We will all prepare the food for you, so you just have to accept and eat it as you always have.”
Olech said that while looking at Lieutenant General Balton, the commander of the Central Corps.
He was one of the most trusted people in this coup, along with the head of the Metropolitan Guard Division and the Military Police Command, and he calmly opened his mouth.
“I’m a little curious.”
“What do you mean?”
“I wonder if Enoch Levandel truly secured His Excellency.”
“…… That’s it too. If he is really alive, there is no reason not to disclose it.”
It was true.
Perhaps Orlando Ruth III is already dead.
Then, doesn’t it make sense to not bring the king to the fore even though the coup d’état forces are clearly occupying the palace?
If Orlando Ruth III is really dead or in critical condition…….
Maybe we can turn public opinion around again.
Instigating that Enoch Levandel and the head of the training center are holding a sit-in after harming the king.
“I have to infiltrate the army training center. I’m telling you to kill His Excellency.”
Now, to them, rather, Orlando Ruth III has become something that must die.
If he died without an heir, the country would naturally fall into chaos and things would go as planned.
“But how?”
“How do you do it? Don’t you already know everything?”
A white, gray-haired man appeared among the soldiers standing with guns.
He was wearing a black uniform similar to that of the military police, but the shape was subtly different.
He slowly moved towards Lieutenant Generals Olek and Balton, then shifted his gaze to the General Staff generals cornered.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen you, Uk ranian generals.”
“You, you…… !!”
The first person to react was Lieutenant General Alexander, director of the General Operations Directorate. Anyway, he wasn’t just playing and eating.
Because I was aware of intelligence from neighboring countries, various military information, and factors.
And the man in front of me was one of the people I looked at the most in the General Operations Bureau.
The First Division Director of the Information General Bureau of the Soviet Empire.
Colonel Yegor Ivanov.
The current Imperial Chief Inspector, and the de facto head of the Intelligence Bureau.
“No way…… Were you thinking of overthrowing the country by joining forces with the Empire?”
Lieutenant General Olek shrugged his shoulders at the words of Director Alexander, who uttered disbelief.
“Because you always have to prepare for the worst.”
“That’s right, Commander Olek’s Eastern Corps. You should always be prepared for the worst.”
Yegor’s red eyes flashed.
“From now on, it is our empire’s turn to step out.”
