"You should still have many of Schmidt's loyal followers under your control, right?" After thinking it through, Josh quickly found Ophelia.
"Of course! There are still quite a few, but not all of them!" Ophelia nodded.
The Austrian coup was not something that every Hydra member under Schmidt's command participated in. Many loyalists and anti-coup factions were kept in the dark during the event, becoming prisoners.
Most of these people are still under the control of Ophelia's Austrian-Bavarian camp and have not yet been handed over to the Allies.
Of course, this is just a matter of time because there are many things in the future for which these people will be used as scapegoats.
For example, the concentration camp issue.
Whether it was Little Mustache or Schmidt's occupied areas, nearly every country built many concentration camps, large or small.
Austria was no exception.
And such matters often have a wide scope of involvement. Even among those who participated in the coup, many were involved in one way or another.
But now, with the victory of the Eagle's Nest plan, these people have been transformed and are now on the side of justice.
Naturally, they can no longer take responsibility for those events.
However, such severe inhuman acts always require someone to take the fall.
So, without a doubt, this burden can only fall on the captured Schmidt loyalists.
In fact, similar things happened after the war. Even those with undeniable crimes, like the Foot Basin Chicken Dog Emperor and many lackeys, managed to escape judgment. What about these Europeans who are constantly interrelated?
"Pick two people for me, ones with a relatively high status, from the research side." Josh said.
"Why do you need such people?" Ophelia frowned, confused.
"Don't ask things you shouldn't ask. Don't you understand this basic logic? How did you even graduate from the Hydra Academy?" Josh glanced at her and asked.
"So you're ordering me?" Ophelia realized, staring at Josh in disbelief.
"What do you think?" Josh leaned back in the wide chair, looking down at her arrogantly.
"Heh, why do you think you can command me? Just because of this little collar?" Ophelia laughed angrily.
"Is it not enough?" Josh shrugged and retorted.
"You promised me before, after we complete the cooperation, you would take off this collar! Now that the Eagle's Nest plan is complete, it's time for you to fulfill your promise, or else I think the Allied high command should give me a fair answer!" Ophelia said angrily.
"You're right!" Hearing Ophelia's words, Josh nodded seriously, then reached for the switch.
"Wait, don't— I promise you!!" Seeing Josh's action, Ophelia panicked and hurriedly shouted but Josh ignored her and pressed the switch.
Ophelia immediately closed her eyes in fear, waiting for the electric shock to come.
However, the expected shock didn't come. Instead, she heard a small sound of a "click," and then felt the sensation of the collar being loosened, feeling a sudden sense of relief.
Then, there was another slight muffled sound as the collar fell onto the carpet.
Ophelia quickly opened her eyes, looked at the collar on the floor, and began feeling her long, fair neck with both hands in disbelief.
This damn thing had finally left her.
But somehow, she felt a bit empty... What's going on? Could it be...?
A discordant thought flashed through Ophelia's mind, and she immediately shivered, quickly shaking her head to rid herself of the terrible thought.
"Hmph, don't think that just because you took this thing off me, I'll thank you. If you want me to help you, there better be some benefits!" After calming down, Ophelia said with her head held high.
But Ophelia waited for a long time and didn't hear Josh's response.
Looking down, she saw Josh gazing at her with a mocking look.
"What's with that look? You need to understand, right now, you're asking me to do something!" Seeing Josh's expression, Ophelia's anger flared up immediately.
However, just as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt dizzy. When she regained her senses, she found herself helplessly collapsed on the ground.
Although her consciousness soon cleared, Ophelia realized that she had lost control of her body.
"What did you do to me?" Ophelia asked in a panicked tone.
"Take a guess?" Josh stood up from his chair, slowly walked to Ophelia's side, crouched down, and held her chin, looking at her delicate face with interest.
"Mr. Kane, I'm sorry, I was wrong, please forgive me." Sensing the danger, Ophelia immediately began pleading, feeling that the situation of losing control of her body was worse than being shocked.
"If I just left you like this and threw you into District 11, what do you think would happen?" Josh gently caressed Ophelia's cheek and softly asked.
One could say that the brain is truly a mysterious domain. Yuri had only placed a miniature bomb with a chip in this woman's brain.
Not only could he hold her life in his hands, but he could easily render her powerless to resist.
This also indirectly shows how deeply Yuri had researched the human brain.
"No, no, please, don't, Mr. Kane, spare me, I'll do anything you want!" Hearing Josh's threat, Ophelia's eyes widened in fear, her voice trembling.
What is District 11? It's a notorious slum in Paris.
Even in the 21st century, it still exists.
A beautiful young woman, completely powerless to resist, thrown into that kind of place? Just thinking about it made her shiver.
Hearing this, Josh knew the timing was right, so he sat back down and pressed a button.
Ophelia immediately regained control of her body, her hands quickly feeling her body to sense the restored sensations, her heart filled with lingering fear.
That feeling of not being able to control her body was too terrifying.
But...what exactly happened just now?
Ophelia couldn't figure it out.
The 1940s were still at a very early stage of biological research, let alone the human brain, the most mysterious part of the body.
So Ophelia couldn't think of the chip in her brain right now.
In comparison, the initial stage of the Red Alert world, set in the Cold War backdrop of the 1970s and 1980s, was driven by war and technological advancements.
By then, science had reached levels scarier than those of the 21st century...At least, in Josh's world, at the start of the 21st century, they still didn't have the ability to colonize the moon.
However, Yuri had almost founded a nation on the moon.
"Mr. Kane, I was wrong before. From now on, if you need anything from me, just tell me, I'll do it without hesitation!" Ophelia, having regained her senses, immediately swore loyalty to Josh.
"Good! But you were right before, if you want someone to work loyally, there needs to be a reward. Here! This is for you!" Josh took out a small box from the drawer and placed it on the table.
"No, no need, Mr. Kane. Even without a reward, I'll do anything for you!" Ophelia said like a frightened bird.
"What? Do you think I'm someone who wants people to work but won't give any reward?" Josh sneered.
"No, no! I didn't mean that!" Ophelia quickly shook her head.
"Then take it!" Josh waved his hand.
Seeing that Josh's expression seemed genuine, Ophelia sighed in relief and stepped forward to take the box. She was genuinely scared of Josh's games.
"Open it!" Seeing Ophelia had taken the box but not opened it, Josh ordered.
Ophelia carefully opened the box.
Inside, she saw four metallic syringes. Two of them had green liquid, and the other two had red liquid.
"The green ones are the Beastification serum you've seen before, used by Aldo. The two red ones are enhanced versions of the 'Bright Light'... Don't underestimate them. They can greatly enhance your mind control abilities. Of course, the side effects are the same—they can be addictive. But you can rest assured, it won't cause much physical harm, and as long as you work loyally for me, you'll always have these!" Josh explained the two serums.
"Thank you, Mr. Kane!" Hearing the explanation, Ophelia's eyes lit up. She was smart enough to understand the importance of these two serums.
To exaggerate a bit, with these two things, plus her own abilities, she would even dare to break into Red Skull's lair!
Although Josh Kane was a tormentor, she had to admit that with these serums, submitting to him wasn't such a difficult thing to accept.
"Alright, go ahead and bring the people I asked for as soon as possible!" Josh waved his hand.
The reason he wanted such people was to make false testimony to convince the Allied high command that Red Skull was researching super weapons.
Whether these two knew about it or not wasn't important, and Josh wasn't worried about any mistakes being exposed.
Because as long as Yuri brainwashed the two witnesses in advance, whatever they said would be something they truly believed, not false testimony.
"Yes, I'll take care of it right away!" Ophelia stood straight, accepting the command like a qualified subordinate.
Just as she turned to leave, Ophelia's peripheral vision caught sight of the collar on the floor.
She hesitated for a moment, then picked up the collar and walked slowly toward Josh, half-crouching.
Then, in Josh's surprised gaze, she handed him the collar.
"MY master, could you please put it back on me?" Ophelia looked up at Josh with moist eyes and asked.
At that moment, Josh felt as if ten thousand wild horses were galloping through his mind.
Damn, this woman is toxic!
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