Chapter 332: Poison Gas Warfare

In the officers' club, Lucia turned off the incandescent lamps used for lighting, leaving only a few low-wattage colored lights, and the light instantly became dim.

Soon, the officers came in in twos and threes, ordered drinks, and discussed topics of interest.

Amidst the feeble sound of the piano, Lucia mechanically waved the mixing bottle, then poured the mixed wine into a wine glass, put half a lemon on the rim of the glass and pushed it in front of the officer at the bar.

The officer looked at the wine glass in astonishment, then looked up at Lucia: "But I ordered a 'Bloody Mary', Lucia?"

Lucia immediately realized that he had made a mistake and quickly replied: "I'm very sorry, Major, I transferred it to you."

The major hesitated for a moment and replied reasonably: "No, it doesn't matter. I suddenly want to try a 'Margarita'. This is the cup."

Lucia is Charles's girlfriend. The officers all know this and are very polite to Lucia.

Even the guy who always liked to make inappropriate jokes about Lucia has restrained himself a lot. Of course, that was after being beaten to a black and blue face by a group of officers who admired Charles.

"What's wrong, Lucia?" Garrel asked, "Do you need to go back and take a rest?"

"No, it's nothing." Lucia shook her head in distress: "I just didn't sleep well."

But Lucia was still upset and glanced at the door of the club from time to time, as if waiting for someone.

Finally, a familiar figure broke into Lucia's eyes.

Lucia was happy at first, but then her face darkened again. She frowned and kept a straight face, pretending not to notice and adjusting the wine in her hand.

"A cup of coffee." Charles called towards the bar and found a quiet corner to sit down.

Seeing that Lucia was indifferent, Garrel smiled bitterly and took the mixing bottle from her hand: "Go ahead, haven't you been waiting for him?"

"No, Garrel." Lucia quickly denied: "I didn't!"

"Okay!" Garrel laughed: "Then, you won't let him wait there all the time, right?"

Lucia glanced helplessly in the direction of Charles. He was not only her "boyfriend", but also a guest of the club and even her boss. What else could she do?

…

It wasn't until Lucia placed the coffee heavily in front of Charles that it made a crisp sound, and Charles realized that Lucia's expression seemed wrong.

"What happened?" Charles asked.

The innocent expression on Charles' face made Lucia even more angry. He didn't realize that he had done something wrong!

"Do you need me to remind you, Colonel?" Lucia sat down in front of Charles unceremoniously, with anger burning in her eyes: "If a certain lady is your girlfriend, should you say goodbye to her before going to the battlefield? "

"That's a military secret, Lucia." Charles replied, "I can't tell anyone."

This was an excuse. There were actually reporters taking pictures at the port when the 105th Infantry Regiment set out, but it could not refute it.

"Okay." Lucia then asked: "Then, after you come back from the battlefield, should you find her as soon as possible?"

Charles nodded calmly: "I will pay attention to it in the future."

Lucia was very disappointed. She originally thought that Charles would coax her or give her a small gift to apologize, but there was nothing.

In his mind, this might just be work and a mission, nothing else, Lucia thought, unable to help but feel a hint of bitterness in her heart.

At this time, Lucia suddenly realized that the problem was exactly herself, and she uncontrollably threw herself into her personal feelings.

Thinking about it, Lucia tried to calm down, and her tone returned to calmness: "Sorry, Colonel, I was exaggerated."

"No, you're right." Charles replied: "I will really have to put some effort into pretending to be more like myself in the future."

These words were like a steel needle, piercing Lucia's heart so deeply that she was speechless in pain.

But Charles asked expressionlessly: "What actions did Grevi take during this period?"

"No, Colonel." Lucia said with a bitter tone, "Gravey seems to have noticed something, and he has done nothing during this time."

Charles frowned, what did he notice?

Perhaps Lajomna had exposed his clues. His contact with the Pito Arsenal under Steed's close surveillance must have been a little weird. This might have deceived the Pito Arsenal and Schneider, but it would not have deceived Grevi.

Ciel cursed secretly for this cunning fox.

"We have information about Ypres. But..." Lucia hesitated.

"But what?" Charles asked.

"We're not sure, Colonel." Lucia said hesitantly: "The Germans seemed to have made some moves in the direction of Ypres. In a place called Brut village, they blocked and massacred dozens of families, but we couldn't find them. corpse."

"If there are no corpses, how can you be sure it is a 'massacre'?" Charles looked confused.

"Because we found that many animals were poisoned to death." Lucia explained: "The plants were also withered, but we don't know what they were."

Ciel looked at Lucia in shock, it was poisonous gas!

The poison gas war of World War I began in Ypres, and the first investment caused more than 10,000 casualties to the Allied Powers.

Ciel actually forgot about this!

"Do you know what that is?" Lucia looked puzzled at Charles's sudden expression.

Charles hesitated for a moment. He could not tell Lucia directly what it was. This was the top secret of the Germans and no one in the world, including the British Military Intelligence Agency, knew about it.

If Charles knew, he would have to explain the source of the information, otherwise he would be a German spy.

After thinking for a while, Charles answered in an uncertain tone:

"I don't know either."

"But if animals and plants nearby are poisoned to death, can we guess that it is a kind of poisonous gas that can kill people?"

"We think so too." Lucia nodded: "Its range does look like some kind of poisonous gas. But is there such a thing? If so, why would the Germans use it in Brute Village?"

"Their target may not be Brute Village, Lucia." Charles' face turned cautious: "If I'm not mistaken, they are likely to use it on the battlefield."

Lucia's eyes widened instantly: "Use it on the battlefield, you mean..."

Charles nodded: "Think about it, the Germans are not doing well on the front battlefield. They are blockaded at sea, the Gallipoli war is about to fail, and the two lines of defense in the east and west make them exhausted. They can only hope to find an unconventional method."

After Charles' analysis, Lucia felt more and more reasonable: "And the village of Brut is probably just a test by the Germans?"

"Yes." Charles replied: "They are not sure whether the poison gas is suitable for the climate of Ypres, so they took this action. And its success means..."

Lucia looked at Charles with horror: "It means that the Germans may soon use poison gas on the Ypres defense line!"