Chapter 375 Interrogation

The uprising in Austrian Italy failed, but its effects did not end. The Vienna government was furious, and Franz immediately ordered a nationwide investigation.

I don't know if I don't check it, I'm shocked when I check it. From Lombardy-Venecia to Hungary and Galicia, there are traces of chaos.

Countless people who have had contact with the Hungarian independence organization have been summoned. At this time, no one has been arrested, but the people who are already making trouble are panicked.

The people involved were all greeting Stephen's family at this time. If you rebel, then rebel. Why do you write to us?

To play such a difficult game, do you know the awareness of confidentiality? The whole world knows about it, so it's no wonder that the rebellion failed to succeed.

Many people regretted it and should have reported it directly in the first place. As a result, the opportunity was missed by a single thought, and the faith was also ruined by their cleverness. Now things are not clear.

Did you join the rebellion? Do you know? This became the crux of the matter, there was not enough evidence, the police did not arrest them, they just conducted a routine arraignment.

But this is also very troublesome. Once it is involved in the rebellion, all the personal connections are useless at this time.

Artisa was in regret at this time. He knew that the Hungarian independent organization would not succeed, and cut off their contact.

I didn't expect the police to come to the door so quickly. As a person who had contact with the leader of the rebellion, there was still a letter exchange before the outbreak of the rebellion, so he naturally became a key suspect.

Atisa said nervously: "Sheriff Pativat, please believe that I am innocent. I just ran into the gangster Stephen by chance at a banquet, and I am not familiar with him at all."

He never dreamed that the Hungarian Independence Organization actually launched a rebellion in the Italian region. Isn't this a scam?

Don't look at Stephen's invitation to join the uprising, but there is only time on it, but no specific location is written. Artisa took it for granted that the Hungarian Independence Organization was going to launch an uprising in the Hungarian region and came to him for alms.

If the rebellion happened in the Hungarian region, limited by the communication of this era, the Hungarian police would not be able to find out about his contact with Stephen.

Sheriff Pativat said with a blank face: "Don't be nervous, Mr. Atisa, no one said you were a rebel, otherwise it wouldn't be me who was talking to you.

Now you are just suspicious, we are just making routine inquiries, and if you want to clear this suspicion, please answer my question truthfully.

You and Stephen were seen chatting happily. At the banquet in Mark Manor, you talked for more than half an hour.

This is beyond the category of strangers, and as far as I know, there were many of your friends at the banquet, and you didn't talk to them for that long. "

Atisa hurriedly explained: "Stephen, the leader of the chaos party at the time, hid his identity, and on the surface he was a colonial businessman, and I was very interested in overseas colonies.

Mr. Sheriff, you know that. Now, the easiest way to get a title is to go overseas to open up colonies in exchange for military merit. I am also planning to form a colonization team to colonize overseas. "

Sheriff Pativat continued to ask in dissatisfaction: "As far as I know, Stephen used the mode of recruiting mercenaries to cover up the rebels from entering the country.

These are mostly Italian. Sorry, Mr. Artisa, I didn't mean to discriminate against Italians.

However, Italian mercenaries have no combat effectiveness and are recognized on the European continent.

The colonial team that aggressively recruited Italian mercenaries paid a heavy price. At present, there are more than 100,000 mercenaries in the entire Austrian colony, while the number of Italian mercenaries is less than 1,000, which can explain a lot of problems.

From the very beginning, Stephen was in the form of a laughing stock. It is based on this anomaly that our police can deploy in a timely manner to suppress the chaos.

However, the leader of the chaos party escaped. It has been determined that someone provided them with cover and evaded our police search.

Don't be nervous, Mr. Artisa. I didn't say it was you who gave them cover, it's just that there was something wrong with the answer you gave me.

If you want to form a colony team, there are too many people to consult. It's really not good. You can pull a sailor from the dock and they will tell you that Italian mercenaries are not reliable.

Even some of your friends have formed colonial teams. Why do you not consult with so many people, but you have to discuss this topic with a person who wears the name of an idiot? "

Atisa explained in disbelief: "Sheriff Pativat believes me, there are not so many reasons, it's just because it's cheap.

Under the same conditions, the price of hiring one German mercenary can hire two Italian mercenaries, which is a huge labor cost advantage.

What we have to deal with is only the natives, and we don't need too strong combat power. For the same money, I can hire Italian mercenaries, get more troops, and have an advantage in the labor export business. "

What he said was completely true, but unfortunately this could not dissuade Sheriff Pativat's suspicions. The matter of fishing law enforcement is not known to Pativat's level, so Atisa's explanation only aggravated his suspicions.

Sheriff Pativat frowned and said, "Mr. Atisa, you should know that now is the last chance. If you still refuse to tell the truth, the consequences will be very serious if you are finally found out."

Atisa hurriedly assured: "I can swear in the name of God that everything I say is the truth."

Sheriff Pativat asked in a cold tone: "Mr. Atisa, according to the intelligence, before the rebellion broke out, you received a secret letter, which was written by Stephen.

letter. If you've only met once, why did he write to you?

Don't tell me it's a hit and miss, you're not a beauty, you're not so attractive.

As the leader of the chaos party, Stephen has always been cautious and minimized his contact with the outside world. Why should he take the risk of writing to you?

Could it be that, as a felon who has been on the run for more than ten years, he doesn't know that any abnormal behavior will attract everyone's attention and increase the risk of exposure? "

Atisa knew what was going to happen, and Sheriff Pativat was suspicious of him. Normally, Pativat should have asked about the content of the letter, not why Stephen wrote to him.

As a big capitalist, Atisa's connections are very wide, and in normal times he doesn't take a small sheriff at all.

But now it was different. Involving the rebellion, no one dared to speak for him.

If you say the wrong thing at this time, it might be a charge of covering up the chaos of the party. The bureaucrats are not fools. The Vienna government has always had zero tolerance for matters involving disorderly parties. The lessons from the Great Revolution are still there.

Atisa frowned and replied: "This question, you should ask Stephen, I have the right to refuse to answer this question."

Sheriff Pativat sneered and said, "Of course, this is your right. Now I'm asking for this secret letter, and the content on it is related to whether you are involved in the chaos."

Atisa began to curse in her heart, the letter has already been burned, how can she provide it? Besides, if the contents of the letter were really exposed, he wouldn't have to leave today.

"Sorry, I receive a lot of these messy letters every day, and I don't even read them at all. They are usually treated as scraps. I can go back and look for them, but I'm not sure I can find them."

Instead of continuing to wrestle with the issue, Sheriff Pativat threw a new question: "Mr Artisa, someone has reported that you have ties to the Italian Independence Organization.

The youth art and culture training class you and your friends established is a propaganda agency under the Italian independent organization, trying to split the great Austrian Empire.

Now please give a reasonable explanation why there is a Lombard-Venetian independence content in the curriculum of the training institution? "

Atisa was shocked, this was a big trouble. If this problem is discovered in normal times, the teachers of the training institution can also be blamed and fired.

It just happened to bump into each other now, which became a reason to doubt him. Being targeted by the government is definitely not a good thing.

As a big capitalist, Atisa has too many shameful things, and if anything is found out, he can be sent to prison.

In normal times, things that can be easily settled by using personal connections can now become a reminder.

If the suspicion of this Sheriff Pativat cannot be dispelled in front of him, his tragic life is almost certain.

The Vienna government has never been lenient when it comes to dealing with chaotic parties suspected of rebelling, as long as they are convicted and sent to prison.

Atisa quickly explained: "Sheriff Pativat, this is nothing. The courses of the youth art and culture training class never involve politics. You can send someone to investigate. Our teaching materials are all professional courses.

If anyone dares to promote separatist ideology, we will immediately dismiss them as soon as we find out. These are all slanders. "

The charge of splitting the country, Artisa cannot afford to bear. If this is true, then he will die.

Even if he has an independent tendency, this cannot be said! In this regard, the Vienna government is absolutely strict. As long as you shout an independent slogan, you will explain it for the rest of your life.

Sheriff Pativat sneered and said: "Mr. Atisa, in view of your non-cooperation, we have no way to clear your suspicions. Therefore, we officially inform you that you are detained from now on.

In the future, you may face charges of conspiracy to rebel and secession. Please clarify the problem as soon as possible and cooperate with the government's actions. "

Atisa's face changed greatly, and he said hurriedly: "I want to see a lawyer, I want to file a complaint, you are illegally detained."

He was really panicked, now if he was detained by the police. Even if it is finally proved that he is innocent and has nothing to do with the chaos, if the police find out his other crimes, he will be convicted.

Convicted in accordance with the law, no one can fault it. Especially at this critical time, when he was also involved in the rebellion, his personal connections were useless, and he couldn't even ask for help.

Sheriff Pativat said indifferently: "Of course, this is your right. But you are suspected of two major crimes of conspiracy to rebel and secession. We have the right to prohibit you from contacting the outside world for the next week."

Atisa's face was ashes, and a week was enough to change a lot of things. Without him personally presiding over the overall situation, God knows how many problems will be exposed.