The Pearl Shadow Club was only a street away from Victory Palace, and the Security Department stood right beside Victory Palace as well. The distance between them was not great.
Major General Soss had pulled an unexpected move, putting Enzo in command of two battalions of Dragon Cavalry and one battalion of Copper Hats at a stroke. Instantly, Enzo became a figure of highly unusual standing within the Security Department.
With two thousand Dragon Cavalry and one thousand Copper Hats under his command, Enzo immediately ranked a notch above the middle-ranking officials of the Security Department, yet a notch below the true senior officials. It was an awkward position, but one that would undoubtedly benefit all of Lin Qi's future plans.
Sitting in a two-wheeled carriage, Lin Qi muttered softly through the window to Enzo, who was riding alongside him, "Those people need to be fed full. Ordinary Dragon Cavalry and Copper Hats can be fed with gold coins, and ordinary junior officials can be handled the same way. But those mid- and high-ranking officials who are fiercely loyal to Bei Ya's lackeys—you deal with them!"
Enzo looked at Lin Qi with utter gravity and unwavering resolve. "Berely has been roiling with undercurrents lately. Assassins dare to kill people in the streets; security in the imperial capital has deteriorated beyond recovery. Everyone in the Security Department has long been prepared to lay down their lives for the Empire!"
Lin Qi twisted his mouth. Those words were far too righteous and stirring; they raised goosebumps all over him.
Lightly tapping the ivory panel along the window frame with his fingers, Lin Qi said in a deep voice, "Good that they're prepared. Mm, make them disappear, then fill their places with Vik, Wood, and the others. Now that these three thousand men