Chapter 1565: Chapter 845: Qing Chen’s Anti-Corruption Chronicles (Part 3)

Qing Chen asked the Fire Line Team to take Daniel to isolation as well, then turned to Marquis Bolton: “Can Baron Vince do it?”

Marquis Bolton thought for a moment: “Wait a moment, I’ll make a call.”

With that, he picked up the phone and dialed: “Honey… Yes, I’ve run into trouble again…”

A delicate female voice on the other end said: “Go ahead, what’s the matter? I’m busy handling state affairs here.”

Marquis Bolton said: “I’ve caught a baron here for fraudulently claiming compensation…”

Qing Chen, standing aside, corrected: “Baron Vince is just a microcosm; I’ve caught evidence on 12 of them.”

Marquis Bolton said: “12…”

The Fifth Princess asked: “What’s the amount involved?”

Marquis Bolton said: “Enormous…”

Qing Chen added: “The total amount involved is over 4.1 billion, and this is just one case. I haven’t even started checking cases of fake salaries, weapon depreciation periods…”

It’s inevitable to say that the gift from the old man on Ginkgo Mountain finally came in handy.

The old man sacrificed the logistics officer and audit officer within the Qing’s Family to Qing Chen, making him very clear on how corruption occurs in the military.

Even though the military systems of the West Continent and the Eastern Continent differ, the opportunities for corruption are basically the same. The officers at the frontline base could still deceive Marquis Bolton, but deceiving Qing Chen was as difficult as climbing to heaven.

But the problem is that these frontline base officers are so morally compromised that one case alone is enough for a death sentence, so further investigation would be pointless…

The Fifth Princess fell silent upon hearing the amount involved, after two minutes: “Package the evidence and send it to me for a look.”

Qing Chen quickly organized the evidence of Baron Vince and sent it over.

In just 10 minutes, the Fifth Princess said: “First, arrest them, I’ll find a way to get rid of them, I’ll go see my father. Besides, by catching 12 corrupt barons, your marquis rank can finally be upgraded.”

Marquis ranks come in levels, with the highest being 9, and Bolton being the lowest at level 1.

Each level corresponds to a different position; level 1 can only go to a place like this remote backwater, but at level 3 you can be like Kennedy Marquis, managing the food and drug administration in the Central Royal City, and at level 5 you can be in charge of defense work in the Central Royal City, which is the real core of power.

This means the couple could be reunited…

The Fifth Princess suddenly said: “Who is the person beside you?”

Marquis Bolton thought for a moment and said: “He’s the chief butler of my frontline base, quite a talent!”

Qing Chen thus became the chief butler…

The Fifth Princess smiled and said: “You finally have someone useful by your side, I’m very satisfied with what he’s organized. Use him well, keep him.”

Marquis Bolton smiled and said: “Don’t worry, I’ll see you in the Royal City when the war is over. Also, help me operate things well, I miss you, just like the tides can’t leave the moon’s gravity, I can’t leave you…”

Fifth Princess: “You rascal.”

Qing Chen roughly understood how this guy managed to become part of the royal family.

Marquis Bolton flirted with the Fifth Princess for quite a while, then hung up the phone and said to the Fire Line Team: “Follow the chief butler’s instructions and arrest people. Arrest all those minor nobles for interrogation, and make sure the evidence is indisputable.”

Qing Chen looked at Bolton: “I will conduct a surprise interrogation tonight and organize all the evidence into written materials. How do we handle the officers of the frontline base?”

“No need to bother my wife with this, send those who should be sent to the military tribunal, execute those who should be executed,” Marquis Bolton said.

Qing Chen asked: “How much corruption allows for direct handling?”

Marquis Bolton was a bit at a loss; he didn’t even have a clear idea…

“For corruption under 50,000, just issue a warning; for corruption between 50,000 and 1 million, dismiss them and send them to the military tribunal; for corruption above 1 million, execute them directly,” Qing Chen suggested.

“Alright, let’s do it that way.”

Qing Chen turned and left with the Fire Line Team. The captain of the Fire Line Team calmly said in the corridor: “You set this threshold on purpose, didn’t you? According to the crimes you’ve discovered, none of those officers would survive. By then, the frontline base will be in chaos, aren’t you afraid of it turning into a mess?”

The standard of executing anyone with corruption above 1 million seemed objective, but the problem was all those officers had amounts over 1 million involved.

The Fire Line Team inwardly marveled that the new chief butler intended to wipe out all the officers of the frontline base…

Qing Chen said: “Just kill the officers, not the soldiers. There will always be someone to do the work.”

By then, with a major reshuffle at the frontline base and Bolton Marquis being a hands-off person, the frontline base would be under Qing Chen’s control.

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