Struggle in Russia

Of course Li Xiao knew that Petrovna was the key person, and she probably knew about Count Shuvalov's overall plan. It would not be particularly difficult to catch her and torture her to find out the answer.

But Li Xiao didn't want to do this. It wasn't because he had a heartbreak, but because he didn't want to disturb Count Shuvalov's plan. It is conceivable that once Petrovna was moved, Shuvalov would immediately notice it with his vigilance, and if he did not do it, he would give up the original plan immediately.

Wouldn't that be a waste of time for Bestuzhev Ryumin and Grand Duke Constantine? Li Xiao didn't have any affection for these two guys, and he wouldn't have cooperated with each other if it wasn't a last resort.

But if you look at the attitude of these two bastards after they cooperated, they still insist on doing their own thing and getting more, which makes people very uncomfortable.

Li Xiao has no doubt that if they are not taught a profound lesson and continue to make them suffer, no matter the Black Sea Fleet, Wallachia or Moldavia will become out of control.

Moldavian Li Xiao doesn't care, that's not his business, but Kornilov and Nasimov of Wallachia and the Black Sea Fleet are his close friends, and they must not be left alone. So this time Shuvalov wanted to attack Bestuzhev Liuming, he could only applaud him.

Of course, he wasn't just secretly happy, he was also thinking about whether he could get a share of the action. After all, the boss of Kiev's third department has a lot of authority, and Ukraine is very important in the future Crimean War, it can be said to be the rear.

If you can get a foot in the back of this big area and manage it well in the future, you might not be able to reap good results!

However, Li Xiao also knew that if he wanted to seek the position of the director of the third Kiev department, it would be wishful thinking. His old naughty uncle is absolutely impossible to agree. And to be honest, Li Xiao himself is a bit far away from this position, two or three levels away! It is impossible to jump up like a rocket.

So the way he thought of was to inform his ally, Count Rostovtsev, that he believed that there must be someone in the count who was suitable for this position! And this can be regarded as repaying the favor from the last time. If he hadn’t sent a letter from thousands of miles last time, the Black Sea Fleet would never have escaped Uvarov’s clutches. Still have to go!

In view of these insider reasons, Li Xiao did not want to startle the snake. So he said to Anton: "Don't disturb that woman. It would be a good thing to use Shuvalov's hand to clean up Bestuzhev Ryumin. I'm afraid Kostya and him getting involved will make our lives unsafe!"

Anton is not an unreasonable person. When they left Sevastopol, Grand Duke Konstantin was looking for trouble with Kornilov and Nasimov. If he didn't discount his right-hand man, the little fat man wouldn't honest.

"But in this way, it will be difficult for us to figure out what Shuvalov wants to do!" Anton replied with some concern.

Li Xiao thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter. I have already reminded St. Petersburg, telling them that Bestuzhev Ryumin is being targeted by Shuvalov, and he may collapse. With this reminder, St. Petersburg knows what to do made!"

With the wisdom of Count Rostovtsev, of course he knows what to do. He will not fail to see the importance of Ukraine's future, and it is very likely that he will fight for the third director of Kiev ahead of Count Uvarov. Location.

However, Li Xiao also knew that although Count Rostovtsev could take action ahead of time with this reminder, it did not mean that he would be successful. After all, Uvarov is not a vegetarian, and looking at Shuvalov's posture, I am afraid that he is also envious of Bestuzhev Liuming's position, and from their point of view, replacing the position of an acting commander of the Black Sea Fleet The position of the director of the third department of Kiev is barely enough to save capital.

And based on Li Xiao's understanding of the little fox Shuvalov, this guy will never fight unprepared. I'm afraid he is planning to bring down Bestuzhev. Earning a monstrous credit, with this credit and Count Uvarov helping him speak well, that position may really be his!

That is to say, this time, Li Xiao had better be able to destroy Shuvalov's plan to take credit. To be honest, the difficulty is too high, because he still has no clue for the time being.

"Anton, Petrovna needs to pay close attention, but that little boy is also very important. In a sense, he is the real key figure. I think we should pay more attention to him. He should not Petrovna is so sensitive, and I'm afraid she's not a virtuous person with her personality, so if she scares her a little bit and promises a huge profit, she should be able to buy her over and use her!"

Anton actually thought of Li Xiao's idea, and the reason why he didn't do it right away was that Li Xiao personally presided over this matter after all, even if Anton had an idea, he had to seek Li Xiao's consent before doing it.

Right now, Li Xiao took the initiative to propose Anton, and he was also very happy, and immediately said: "I think so too, so I hope you will transfer me a sum of money to buy him."

When it comes to money, Li Xiao has a headache. Before, he really didn't think that so much money was needed for intelligence. Over the years, most of his income in Wallachia and Prussia has basically been filled into this hole. Every year, almost millions of rubles are spent. Most of the time, so much money is wasted. How do you think he feels.

Anyway, he now knows why the defense budget of the American emperors of later generations is so high. As far as their spy and eavesdropping systems are all over the world, the annual maintenance costs are astronomical, not to mention that they still have the traditional means of developing moles. That naturally requires real money to open the way.

Although it hurts a bit, Li Xiao also knows that the money that should be spent must still be spent. Didn’t you see that Shuvalov lost 500,000 rubles as soon as he raised his hand? The rubles are for Anton's use.

What, how do you say that you use 100,000 rubles to pry the corner of someone's 500,000 rubles? In this world, more money is not the most powerful. Although giving more money is indeed easier to achieve the goal, but if you cooperate with other means, you can get things done without giving so much money.

In this regard, Li Xiao believes in Anton's ability. He has grown very fast in the past two years, and he can already be on his own. I believe that he should deal with that little boy named Felix Alexievich Bruning. It's not difficult.

For Li Xiao, the real difficulty is to figure out Shuvalov's real purpose, because even if Bruning is dealt with, at most he knows the plan to deal with Bestuzhev Ryumin, and how to make contributions to Shuvalov. The location is simply unknown...