Chapter 63: Gramme

Kadir Bruno attached great importance to the mission assigned by Kaluo and decided to take action personally to complete this first mission, setting a good precedent for the Royal Security Intelligence Agency.

Thus, Kadir Bruno took several reserve intelligence personnel he had selected from the Imperial Guard and embarked on the journey north to France.

Kadir Bruno's first target was the Belgian-born French citizen Gramme. As for the reason for choosing Gramme, it was simply because France was closer to Spain and happened to be on the way to the second stop, Germany.

One cannot search for people blindly. Kadir Bruno decided that his first stop would be the French capital, Paris, where he would inquire about experts in the field of electricity to see if there was a person named Gramme.

After the Germans left France, another revolution broke out in Paris, which even nearly toppled the French government. However, this revolution was ultimately suppressed by the French government, and the good news was that Paris had ushered in peace once again.

This was also the reason why Kadir Bruno and his party could travel to Paris safely; at the very least, a peaceful and stable Paris would not turn away foreign tourists.

Upon arriving in Paris, Kadir Bruno immediately began investigating companies and enterprises around Paris related to electricity and electrical equipment, attempting to find a person named Gramme.

Fortunately, in a small electrical equipment company in Paris, they actually found a generator researcher named Gramme.

At night, in an inconspicuous residence in Paris.

Knock, knock, knock!

The sound of knocking came, quickly waking Zénobe Gramme, who had not been asleep for long.

Gramme was first surprised, then a trace of worry flashed in his eyes. Just as he was considering whether to check who was at the door, his wife beside him had also awakened.

"Gramme?" Gramme's wife looked at Gramme, who seemed to be in a daze, and asked his name softly in confusion.

Gramme recovered from his daze, comforted his wife, who was also somewhat worried, got up, picked up the long gun resting against the wall, and walked to the door cautiously.

"Who is it?" Gramme asked.

"Apologies, may I ask if this is Mr. Gramme? Mr. Gramme who works in the field of electricity?" the voice outside the door asked.

"Who are you? If there is nothing urgent, please come back tomorrow morning," Gramme said.

Paris had just ended its chaos, but that did not mean the streets and alleys of Paris were as calm as the surface situation suggested.

Gramme did not care about the victory or defeat of the government or the revolutionary factions, nor did he want the struggle between these two factions to affect his life.

He only wanted to live a stable life, have a certain steady income to support himself and his family, and incidentally work on the job he loved.

Gramme did not care about other things, did not want to participate, and even less did he want to bring trouble upon himself.

"Please forgive my intrusion, Mr. Gramme," the voice outside the door said. "I have left a letter for you; please read it first before deciding. I will come to visit again tomorrow at noon. Goodbye."

Hearing Gramme's obvious defensiveness, Kadir Bruno also realized that the chaos in Paris had only just ended.

It was only natural for Gramme to be clearly defensive when a stranger came knocking at night. The best way to dispel his guard was to leave a letter introducing his identity first, then visit again during the day the next day.

In any case, having already found this electrical worker named Gramme, the subsequent matters would not be that troublesome.

If Gramme was unwilling to go to Spain, in order to complete the mission assigned by Kaluo, he would have to use some means to get the Gramme family to go to Spain.

Hearing the footsteps moving further and further away, Gramme also breathed a sigh of relief.

There were quite a few revolutionaries arrested by the government during this period, and Gramme truly did not want to get involved with other strangers.

Those noble masters in the government were submissive to the Germans, but they were heavy-handed against their own people.

Furthermore, Gramme was not a native Frenchman; he was born in Belgium and had only immigrated to France for a little over ten years.

The French government would not show mercy just because Gramme was a good talent; after all, there were countless talents like Gramme in all of France, and they would not feel the loss of one or two.

After waiting for another ten minutes or so, and confirming there was no sound outside the door, Gramme took the long gun and walked out the door cautiously, and sure enough, he found a letter at the entrance.

To dispel Gramme's concerns, Kadir Bruno had indicated his purpose on the envelope, clearly writing the words "Spanish Royal Family" in French.

Confirming that this letter did not come from the revolutionary faction, Gramme breathed a sigh of relief and brought the letter into the house.

"An invitation from the King of Spain? Researcher at the Royal Academy of Sciences? Consultant for the Spanish Electric Company?" Looking at the words written in French, Gramme felt as if he could barely recognize the language.

Would the King of Spain suddenly invite him, an ordinary commoner? And to join an institution with the word "Royal" like the Royal Academy of Sciences?

Gramme did not feel the joy of good fortune; instead, he found it somewhat unbelievable and felt he had encountered a swindler.

But the other party seemed to have no reason to deceive him. Gramme was just an employee of a small electrical equipment company, his income was not high, and he had no real power; the other party should have no need to deceive him.

After thinking it over, Gramme decided to see this person in person tomorrow. As long as the other party was not a revolutionary, meeting them would be fine.

Time passed in a flash, and at noon the next day, Kadir Bruno arrived as promised.

To dispel Gramme's concerns, Kadir Bruno came alone and brought a brand-new check issued by the Spanish Royal United Bank, with a face value of 5, 00 pesetas.

Gramme had been waiting for a long time, and sitting next to him was his good friend, William, who also worked in the field of electricity.

When Kadir Bruno saw another person sitting next to Gramme, he understood that Gramme's defensiveness toward him had not been completely eliminated. However, these were minor matters; he believed the other party would waver after seeing the check.

"Mr. Gramme?" Kadir Bruno asked tentatively.

"Yes, I am Gramme. And you are?" Gramme looked at Kadir Bruno and found that this person looked somewhat like an Italian and did not seem much like a Spaniard.

"Please allow me to introduce myself. You can call me Kadir. I serve His Majesty King Kaluo of Spain, and my goal is to find experts in the field of electricity for the soon-to-be-established Spanish National Electric Company.

If Mr. Gramme is interested, I represent His Majesty the King in inviting you to join the Spanish Electric Company and serve as a consultant for the electric company.

At the same time, the position of researcher at the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences is also open to you; you can join the Royal Academy of Sciences at any time and are eligible to apply for your own research funding.

Do you have any questions?" Kadir Bruno said, getting straight to the point.

"My God, a personal invitation from the King of Spain? Heavens, this is simply crazy!" Before Gramme could react, his friend William beside him was already very surprised, looking completely unable to believe it.

"I am very sorry, Mr. Kadir. But I still want to ask, is what you said true? Do you represent His Majesty King Kaluo of Spain?" Gramme was also somewhat unable to believe it.

Monarchy was still the mainstream in Europe at this time; receiving an invitation from a noble was already an honor for a commoner, let alone being invited by the King of a country.

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