Chapter 966: Butler-Man Sets Out! (Part 1)

The lights of Wei En Manor flickered in Cat Getan's night rain, as if they were candle flames that could be extinguished at any time. But this kind of light had been shining here for decades. Regardless of whether its master returned, the loyal butler would always guard here, guarding the lighthouse for returning home in the long night.

Alfred picked up the gardening shovel, pulled up a broccoli in the garden by the roots, and threw it over the wall, just hitting a crazy pedestrian on the head, making him let out a scream.

Alfred made a cross on his chest and said: "I'm really sorry, but if this can make you sober up a bit, it's a good thing."

Subsequently, he shook his head again and said: "Miss Aisha doesn't like broccoli. Although I think she should eat more vegetables, there's no need to let the whole garden grow full of broccoli. That will make her sneeze."

After saying that, he continued to eradicate the broccoli that had turned into vines. With a gardening shovel in one hand and a logging axe in the other, no broccoli could survive under his hands for three minutes. Not long after, the broccoli that had been cut down had already piled up into a small mountain.

Just at this moment, he heard the bell on the mailbox being knocked. Alfred looked up at the sky. Obviously, now was not the time for a newsboy to deliver newspapers.

He frowned, but still put down the tools in his hand, went to the tool room next to him to change into clothes and shoes, passed through the hall to the door, and then saw Merkel wearing a raincoat with a face full of anxiety.

"Why did you come over at this time?" Alfred asked while opening the door.

"In fact, I should have come over earlier." Merkel's voice was very hoarse. He said: "But I had to shake off those people who were watching me first."

Alfred immediately looked left and right vigilantly, then said to Merkel: "Follow me."

He took Merkel back to the garden, let him change into the gardener's attire, gave him a gardening shovel, and the two came to the most open area in the center of the garden. Then Alfred asked while shoveling the ground: "What's wrong? Were you watched?"

Merkel gripped the gardening shovel tightly with his hand and said: "The CIA agents broke into the Rodriguez Manor and arrested Mr. Shiler."

Alfred's movement paused, and he asked: "Why? What reason do they have to arrest such a respectable professor?"

"They said

"Can you imagine? A thorough American, knowing full well that his butler might be a Soviet spy, yet pretending he knows nothing?"

Merkel knocked on the ground with some annoyance and said, "Originally, I thought he might just identify with our philosophy, or have friends over there, but I didn't expect that he was actually..."

"Calm down, Merkel." Alfred's tone remained composed. He asked, "How many people came? What kind of attire were they wearing? What kind of car were they driving?"

Merkel described it simply, and Alfred nodded, saying, "That's not too bad. It should just be a routine arrest operation; everything still has room for recovery. Let's do this: I will contact Kyla first..."

But at this moment, Merkel looked into Alfred's eyes and said, "Indeed, I also knew at first that it was just a routine arrest operation. The people they sent were few, and they didn't seem to place much importance on it."

"However, Professor Schiller said he was the organizer and leader of the Central American revolution and wanted to apply for important witness protection." Merkel sighed deeply and said, "I'm afraid it's because he knew his exposure was inevitable, so he wanted to cloak himself in this identity to protect our comrades."

Alfred's expression stiffened, but before he could say anything, Merkel continued on his own:

"According to the news I received, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the KGB are all investigating the situation in Zhongmeizhou. Mexico is already in a complete mess right now. If Schiller stands up at this time, he can indeed attract the majority of the attention."

"In this way, the pressure on the shoulders of the comrade leading the revolution in Zhongmeizhou might be a little less, but this also means that Professor Schiller must go and deal with those terrifying interrogators!"

"They are already going crazy with anxiety!" Merkel raised his voice to emphasize, "They are no longer afraid to use any means. Mr. Schiller standing up at this time, even with abilities beyond ordinary people, is likely in grave danger. We must find a way to save him!"

After finishing, he sighed again and said, "But I dare not rashly contact Moscow, and I also know that the CIA has been trying to find answers from within us. If I pass this news back, they will likely use it to find Professor Schiller's flaws, which will make the interrogation he faces even more severe."

Merkel was clearly at a loss for what to do. His complexion was very poor, and he appeared extremely guilty. He said, "I am such a fool. Actually, I clearly guessed that Professor Schiller might be one of us. I clearly felt that he was very similar to us, but I felt that if he wasn't willing to say it, I didn't need to keep asking."

"Or rather, I felt that we each had our own tasks, and I didn't necessarily need his help to complete my own work. It's all my own arrogance; we lost the most important window of communication. I failed to give him any important intelligence, and he failed to leave me any important information. This is truly fatal!"

After listening to Merkel's words, Alfred fell into thought. When the Mexican revolution incident first broke out, everyone was looking for the organizer who initiated this movement, including the KGB.

The KGB investigated for a long time internally but couldn't find this person. In the end, they set their sights on Alfred. This was actually not a coincidence; this deduction was very reasonable because Alfred's rank was actually even higher than Batman imagined.

Starting from the Philby list incident, at that time, Philby had already sat in the position of head of the British intelligence organization. At this time, he accepted an investigation and was strictly controlled. The specifications for this kind of investigation and control were very high.

Even if the British intelligence department were stupid, they would know what the consequences would be if their own boss had a problem, so they were rarely united. The situation Philby faced at the time was entirely a matter of life and death.

However, at this time, Alfred was able to contact Philby, and even able to bring the list out. This was enough to show that his status in the UK was not low. Such an informant also had the same status within the KGB.

Such status actually came from the hereditary butler family, Pennyworth. Hereditary butler families sound like appendages of the nobility, but in fact, it is the exact opposite. The Pennyworth family came from the era of executive monarchy and had served several British monarchs.

And after the establishment of the constitutional monarchy, they still had a deep relationship with the British royal family. Several generations of Whitehall butlers and so-called Ministers of 10 Downing Street had appeared in the family, and their network of relationships covered the entire upper class of the UK.

Such a person joining forces with Philby, who controlled the British intelligence organization, was almost invincible.

Added to this, Alfred had been silent in the United States for many years and had sufficient time to lay the groundwork to lead such an activity, so the KGB felt that Alfred's possibility was very high.

Of course, they couldn't be sure, but the reason they handed the Order of the Red Banner and a handwritten letter to Alfred was nothing more than a test, and the result made them very satisfied. Alfred did not deny it, which showed that although this matter might not necessarily have been organized by him, he was definitely aware of it.

But in fact, Alfred was completely unaware. The reason he admitted to this matter was actually to provide cover for the real organizer.

Intelligence work is like this; information is not transparent to each other. You not only have to guard against the other side, but you also have to guard against your own people.

Alfred also didn't know what the purpose of the person who sent the medal and the letter was, or if they wanted to use him to trick the real organizer out. Therefore, he simply accepted the title. Even if someone wanted to follow this clue to find the organizer, they could only find their way to him.

And finding their way to Alfred was no different from throwing themselves into a net. Not to mention the defensive facilities of Batman and Wei En Manor, the chaotic situation in Cat Getan alone would be enough for them to handle.

However, when Alfred heard that Schiller had accepted this title, he developed another kind of suspicion.

Indeed, Schiller might be like him, wanting to provide cover for the real organizer, but there was another possibility: that Schiller was the real organizer.

Although Merkel was Schiller's butler, he was far less knowledgeable about Schiller than Alfred. For one thing, Alfred was an old friend of the Godfather and the old priest. When Schiller first came to Cat Getan, the old priest noticed him and recommended him to the Godfather, and at the same time, he entered Alfred's field of vision.

Alfred was at a higher level than Merkel. At the same time, as someone from the same era as Kim Philby, his struggle experience and intuitive judgment were both much stronger than Merkel's. Therefore, a long time ago, he felt that Schiller might be the same type of person as him.

Later, Bruce became Schiller's student, and Alfred and Schiller had more and more dealings. Later on, Dick and Aisha also often went to Rodriguez Manor for classes, and Alfred and Schiller became more and more familiar.

He certainly knew that this professor had many abilities that ordinary people didn't have, and he was not as unconcerned about politics as he appeared. Alfred always believed that Schiller had been using his own methods to stir up the world's situation.

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So, when carefully thinking about the identity of the organizer of the Central American revolution, Alfred felt that Schiller's possibility was very high.

Although he had never heard Schiller's name within the KGB, this was also normal. Information between many bureaus of the KGB was not shared, and personnel did not know each other. Perhaps this revolution was the result of Schiller coming to the East Coast to lie low and carry out a long-term secret mission.

Thinking of this, Alfred frowned. He turned to look at Merkel and said, "Do you remember what the car that took Schiller away looked like? Do you know which road they took?"

"Of course," Merkel replied. He tried to take a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then said, "Originally, I intended to pursue them immediately, but they left a few agents in the manor to watch us. I had to find a reasonable excuse to leave."

"Moreover, Cat Getan is very chaotic right now, with broccoli and biting lunatics all over the streets. With my ability alone, I'm afraid I can't deal with so many agents, which is why I came to find you, Alfred."

Alfred nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the phone in the hall suddenly ring. After he walked over and picked up the receiver, Kyla's slightly anxious voice came from the other side:

"Alfred, just a moment ago, I received news from the CIA that the organizer of the Central American revolution has been arrested..."

"But the escort agents and the escort target sent by the FBI have disappeared together!"