Li Xiao was a little distressed. He was caught in a paradox. If he wanted to know the truth, the quickest way would be to arrest Petrovna and interrogate her severely. He believed that this skilled socialite must know a lot.
Shuvalov's secrets, these secrets may contain plans that he may implement.
But Li Xiao couldn't catch her, because once something happened to her, Shuvalov would stop immediately, which would only give Grand Duke Constantine an advantage.
So Li Xiao could either just watch and wait for the truth to come out, or else he had to take advantage of the most annoying person. Anyway, this feeling made him very unhappy. He felt that he could not do anything and was a complete powerless waste.
This feeling was extremely bad, and Li Xiao was extremely unconvinced and unwilling to give up, so he could only sit on the sofa and read all the existing information to see if he could find any clues.
I don’t know how long he had been watching, but he still couldn’t get a flash of inspiration. He still roughly knew what Shuvalov was going to do, but he just didn’t know how he would do it and how he would get all the credit.
This feeling of powerlessness made him particularly distressed, and he couldn't help but walk around the room, tapping his head from time to time, as if this would enlighten him.
After struggling for a while, he had to admit that it was useless. He could only sit down slumped again, but instead of continuing to think hard, he was thinking about what Count Rostovtsev would do if he encountered such a thing.
In fact, he himself was a little strange as to why he would take on Count Rostovtsev's thoughts, because he didn't have much dealings with that count, and the relationship wasn't particularly good. Sometimes he felt that there was a relationship between him and the count.
It is the purest utilization relationship.
The earl felt that he was useful, so he would help him casually, or to put it worse, give him some benefits. Once he felt that he was useless, he would ignore him as if he didn't exist.
Li Xiao didn't feel unhappy at all, but he found it difficult to get close to the earl. Logically speaking, the earl had a relationship with his father and his old butler Igor, and both parties had a common enemy.
People who share the same interest in reform and liberalism should at least become friends with whom they can talk, if not sworn friends.
But Li Xiao discovered that it was not the case at all. It was impossible for him to have a heart-to-heart talk with the earl or become friends. Except for some cooperation, the rest of their lives were like two straight lines that could never intersect.
People can never be friends with people they have not met, so Li Xiao does not expect to become Count Rostovtsev's friend, nor does he even expect to gain anything from this count. He just thinks that this count is very good.
It's just a dick, and his crazy thinking mode is indeed suitable for solving some difficult and complicated diseases.
Li Xiao felt that the problem he encountered might not be worth mentioning to Count Rostovtsev. Maybe he could solve it with just a cup of black tea.
Thinking of this, Li Xiao sighed again. Only he himself knows that there is still a gap between him and a real genius. He relies more on the knowledge gained by time travellers. Once he encounters a particularly difficult problem, his claws will become numb.
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Li Xiao quickly shook his head to get rid of such depressing thoughts. The last thing he needed now was self-denial, which was meaningless in solving the problem.
He slowly relaxed his breathing and recalled Count Rostovtsev's way of doing things and characteristics in his mind. He followed the count's example, folded his hands on the desk, and even showed the same mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.
The deputy saw through everything.
Of course, these are just appearances. Li Xiao knew the earl's style of dealing with problems, which was not to get entangled in the minutiae, but to go straight to the core issue, and even take on the enemy's position when necessary...
Put yourself in the enemy's shoes?
Li Xiao finally had an idea. It was useless for him to sit here and think about nature. It was better to think about what he would do if he were Count Shuvalov.
After substituting those known factors, Li Xiao's nervous brain cells finally started to work:
【That Zhenya must be able to do it.】
[The consequences can lead to the downfall of big figures like Bestuzhev. Ryumin.]
[It is best to use one to make great contributions by the way, so as to succeed Bestuzhev and leave a bright future for him to come to power.]
[If I were him, the only thing I could do is to use Bestuzhev. Ryumin’s absence to make major mistakes in his work. This mistake is one that Zhenya can intervene in...]
Slowly, Li Xiao had a picture in his mind. If he wanted to make a major mistake against Bestuzhev Liuming, he would definitely have to start from his own job. Because of corruption, misconduct in his private life, etc.
For this third installment, it’s not a big deal at all.
Only serious dereliction of duty could make Nicholas I furious and remove him from office. And what is the main job of the third part? Naturally, it is to discover surveillance and eradicate the rebel parties in Russia who are trying to subvert the tsarist rule.
Rebellious party?!
Li Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he had an idea. If an important rebel party was let go because of Bestuzhev Liuming's fault, then Nicholas I would definitely not let him go lightly. And this is exactly what happened.
What Zhenya can do is that as the mistress of Bestuzhev Ryumin, she is likely to have access to many secrets of Bestuzhev Ryumin, and may even be able to fake Bestuzhev.
.Leave a clear warrant!
Suddenly Li Xiao jumped up from the sofa and started ringing the bell to summon the servants. Soon his new lieutenant Vasily hurried in.
"Sir, what are your orders?"
Li Xiao quickly ordered: "Immediately ask Major Anton to check the past of Zhenya to see if she has ever done business to recruit people in the third part! Hurry!"
When Anton received this instruction, his eyes lit up. He also realized that this was likely to be a breakthrough. He followed Li Xiao's instructions without any hesitation and investigated it.
And the result did not disappoint them. This Zhenya did a lot of business with the favor of Bestuzhev and Liuming. Many wealthy businessmen and aristocratic children joined certain groups or secretly because of impulsiveness.
After being arrested at the rally, she would take the initiative to contact the families of these people. As long as they were willing to spend money, they could lose money and avoid disaster.
"...According to our understanding, this is actually a way for Bestuzhev Liuming to make money. Most of the money actually goes into his pocket. This woman Zhenya is just an agent!"
But what Li Xiao really wanted to know was not this. He asked eagerly: "So has Zhenya done such a transaction recently?"