On the Influence of Valentine's Death on British Intelligence

00

Eggsy nearly tripped over himself as he jumped out of the car.When he rushed into No. 1 fitting room like the wind, the old tailor who was busy with tailoring only saw the afterimage of a high-end suit.

Yesterday was so damn exciting. Eggsy just completed the mission of saving the world for the first time in his life. He set off countless fireworks, killed the female blade warrior and the American hip-hop guy, and got involved with the Swedish princess. When he got home, his mother opened the door Chopped into pieces of wood, my younger sister was hiccupping, my best brother almost stabbed each other to death, his adrenaline hadn't come down yet, he was repairing the house, sweeping the floor, cooking, cooking milk, coaxing the older ones and the younger ones, after coaxing the younger ones to watch Dude, it turned out to be a fucking mess on the road, finally got into the hospital, and was submerged in the vast ocean of the people in an instant.

The most irritating thing was that he somehow walked to Harry's house that night and fell asleep sitting there with his knees crossed like a girl.When the phone rang, it felt like Merlin on the other end wanted to jam the phone into his head to wake him up.Eggsy, who sat on the steps and slept all night with stiff hands and feet, hurriedly pressed the answer button. The voice of the great magician didn't sound like he had hair mixed in with the hissing electricity, "Eggsy, Harry probably didn't die……"

Eggsy, who hadn't woken up yet, had a buzz in his head, and with a shake of his hand, he broke the phone in half.It's a bit too fucking up and down even for a movie, Eggsy thought drowsily as he ran off.

01

The atmosphere in the Kingsman's subterranean drawing room is a bit strange.

It wasn't a matter of decoration—decorating a reception room into a luxurious and understated punctual aristocratic taste only saved Kingsman's suit money—but Merlin, who was the acting head after Arthur's death, was in Kingsman The man who had always walked sideways, who was literally extremely smart and a super technical geek, had obviously entered a state of first-level combat readiness at this moment.There are two visitors sitting on the sofa in front of him. The one on the left is wearing a three-piece suit with dark gray stripes and a dark brown-blue tie. He is holding a long-handled black umbrella in his hand. He is leisurely drinking tea in his hand. He is more noble than Kingsman. breath; the black suit and white shirt on the right looks like a white-collar urban elite, not to mention the calluses on the knuckles and the muscles under the suit, but in terms of personal temperament, he is definitely a leader, a great leader.

When Eggsy rushed in, he just ran into this weird scene of three people staring at me, staring at him, and he stared at him. He couldn't help but calm down a little. His training made him spontaneously and quickly judge the intensity of the conversation between these three people. Merlin was taken aback by the young man who suddenly barged in, and then looked at Eggsy who obviously didn't understand the situation with a complicated expression, and then introduced, "Gentlemen, this is Mr. Gary'Eggsy'Unwin, Eggsy," he pointed to the one on the left, "this is Sir Mycroft Holmes, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior," and then pointed to the right, "this is the new M of MI6, Mr. Mallory."

The silly boy stared at the two humanoid Godzillas, and shook hands with them one by one stiffly, thinking about why the heads of Hanaza MI5 and MI6 came together? Is the surname Hanaza Holmes going to start? It's a little familiar, I alone have significantly improved the average hairline in the room, and they're both here, what happened to Harry, HarryHarryHarry—

02

With outsiders here, can we not lose face of our Kingsman?

Eggsy lowered his eyes under Merlin's prying eye and saw a signet ring on the coffee table and immediately recognized it as Harry's.It was a retro tail ring with a small electric shock function. God knows how many times Eggsy almost risked being electrocuted and knelt down to kiss it.

"So Harry left this on purpose?" Eggsy interrupted Mallory's account of how MI6 agents had found the ring at the church door.

Merlin wanted to kick the bastard to death - of course he should have known that the kid was completely out of shape, otherwise how could he have dared to interrupt M when he was talking. Leader Mallory showed no expression of emotion or anger, and just nodded slightly.

Merlin pushed Eggsy back when he stood up abruptly, "Gentlemen," he tried to regain control, "I don't know if you two come to Kingsman, what advice do you have?" He wished there was another Arthur more than ever , so at least it won't be his turn to pick up customers.The saddest thing in the world is when a geek tries to communicate in English with two bureaucrats—one of whom never says a word except greetings, and the other speaks bureaucratically from beginning to end.

The one who didn't say a word said, "According to the news from the military, a private plane from the United States entered the country illegally in the chaos yesterday."

The bureaucrat said plainly, "MI6 will send its best agents to fight alongside the gentlemen of Kingsman."

At this moment the door was pushed open again. "I hope I'm not late, gentlemen?"

03

Eggsy pinched his thighs several times during the run, before he convinced himself that the person who was being chased all over the ground by a group of people like ducks beside him was James Bond.

A few hours ago, they took advantage of the dark moon and high wind to descend to the vicinity of this bioelectronics company's factory building at high speed, and followed Merlin's advice to "sneak into the village and shoot guns", and the curly-haired quartermaster who came to support from MI6 crackled in their ears. The sound of keyboards hacking into the plant's power system.

"Kingsman actually has such authentic Earl Gray tea," Q said while chatting at work, "I think I should protest to M about the treatment."

Merlin is also doing two things at once, doing background checks and taking on other knights' tasks, and when he hears his new acquaintance say something, he does three things at once, "Then what will MI6 give you to drink?"

"Instant coffee is simply abuse. Besides, I can't drink anything with this product." Q pointed to the earphones in dismay. "Bought good tea and also contributed to the screen and floor. 007, please give your young Be a good example to your peers, not only because that young man is a big fan of yours, but because that lighter literally explodes! Put that lighter down! I repeat, put down that lighter!"

"Q, they all make explosive lighters, pens, etc., you should make one too!"

"Until you control the battle damage below 50.00%, don't even think about it."

"Q, but..."

"Someone is coming! Enter through Gate 1, turn left after 50 meters, hurry up!"

04

Q put down the headset, "By the way, why is Kingsman still using the explosive lighter?"

Merlin seemed interested in this question, "Because your predecessor served Kingsman as a technology consultant for several years after retirement."

Q looked complicated.

"Just so I have a question." Merlin held up his mug, "What is the average battle loss of MI6 agents?"

"30.00% [-], it's ridiculously high, no wonder the Q branch's funds are always stretched."

Merlin looked complicated.

05

5 minutes ago, Eggsy received Merlin's order "I found the signal from Galahad! Eggsy, you lean closer to the building at ten o'clock" and frantically rescued the dear knight, leaving only 007 with nothing left. Grace used a few containers as a cover, squatted next to the warehouse and shot forward.

"Q, do you know where you just led me to? The waste tank! That's the fucking waste tank! I strongly protest your public revenge." Now Mr. 007's couture suit is stained with various A reagent, a color developer mixed with an acidic substance, and a bunch of sticky colloids have a very fragrant smell and can basically play a positioning role.

"Stop talking nonsense, if you want to avenge your personal revenge, I will lock your Walter now. You are limited to 1 minute to solve your current problem, and then go to the core control area immediately!"

"Q, you are ruthless." Another two shots knocked down two enemies.

"I'm ruthless? 007, after the mission is over, go back to the waste liquid pool and fish out the clip that fell in, otherwise you won't even think about entering your house today."

"... The whole family!"

Mr. 007 made a forward roll and a burst shot, then got up and ran towards the destination.At this time, another voice came from his earphones, speaking with a standard Queen's accent, "Mr. I briefly locked your Walter. Since there are more than a dozen enemies 600 meters ahead of you, you can use the military dagger issued by MI6."

"!!! Fuck you guys are actually a family!!!"

06

Eggsy's heart was beating like a drum at this time. Of course, this was the same as he had just killed a platoon of enemies in hand-to-hand combat, and then broke into the opponent's base camp. Before the opponent took out the RPG7 and blasted the place where he was hiding Portable missiles took out a reinforced company with only a small part of the relationship.

He was walking cautiously in a building full of large equipment. Harry's glasses, covered in blood and brains, had been dumped in America, which had derailed Kingsman's previous search.But the blood-soaked locator in the watch was hard at work, and Merlin was directing Eggsy's search of the apparently experimental building in Eggsy's ear.

"Is this really a bioelectronics factory? Isn't this really a nest of international mercenaries?" Eggsy still has lingering fears when he thinks about the bazooka just now.

"You're right. JamesBacker." Merlin's voice on the keyboard was particularly loud. "He used to be a well-known mercenary leader. He was once associated with the Northern Irish Republican Army and has always been on the MI5 list." Merlin His tone suddenly sneered, "I'm afraid Sir Mycroft didn't expect that, he's hiding right under his nose, ha."

Sir Mycroft over there seemed to be smiling, and the smile made Merlin shudder, "Whitehall has long recognized Kingsman's ability, Mr. Merlin, Sir Humphrey has mentioned to me your brilliant achievements many times."

Hearing the name Merlin was like eating a fly. "Sir Mycroft," he said dryly, "we are an independent intelligence service, and accepting a mandate from Whitehall and taking a seat on the Intelligence Security Committee has been Kingsman's biggest concession to independence."

Eggsy was puzzled when he heard the conversation in his ear, "What are you talking about? I have already reached the gate of the experimental area, what should I do now?"

Merlin withdrew from civil affairs with difficulty, "Wait a minute, MI6 is taking over the control of the core control area." There was a crackling sound, "I tampered with the password of the fingerprint lock, Eggsy, you can now open the door with your thumbprint .”

"I went in. Gosh." Eggsy murmured, "We guessed right, they were experimenting with V-Day survivors." Eggsy shuddered at the thought that Harry was one of them, "Harry! You're awake Where are you!" He shouted while running, pushing open the doors on both sides one by one, "Harry!"

He saw his dear mentor, respected elder, and the middle-aged man he had a crush on, with golden brown hair hanging on the gauze on his forehead, lying quietly on the bed with his eyes closed, and the vital signs monitoring instruments surrounding him were beeping regularly .

Eggsy felt like he saw the fucking fireworks again. "Merlin! The medical helicopter is here!!!"

07

Roxy didn't even bother to take a breather after knocking out the satellite, and was sent to Belfast by Merlin to defuse a damn subway bomb before being called back to London.The strangest thing was that Merlin didn't give her a specific task. After she spent half an afternoon idly shooting targets at Kingsman headquarters, a man came into the shooting range suddenly.

Roxy noticed her right away, even though she was concentrating on shooting.The woman, probably in her mid-thirties, wearing an expensive dark custom suit, with long tan hair and straight calves, was the exact Roxy type. Roxy took off the earmuffs in a daze, and watched the lady staring at the phone, but walked up to her with a good step.

"Ms. Lancelot," she looked up, looking at Roxy with amber eyes, "come with me, and I'll tell you the details of the next mission."

"What's your name? I mean," the last time Roxy was this nervous was when he was skydiving, "what should I call you?"

The lady's gaze stayed on Roxy's face for an extra three seconds, "I'm the private secretary to Sir Mycroft, Permanent Secretary of the Home Office. You can call me Anthea."

The permanent secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, who took a break from his busy schedule to receive root canal treatment, would probably eat another piece of cake to suppress his shock if he knew that his secretary lady said so many words in one breath.He knew that the secretary, whose name changed according to her mood, could only tell the other party Anthea's name in three situations: when facing the leader; when facing the family members of the immediate leader; and when facing someone she was very interested in.

At the same time, tell the other party that the name Anthea and her position only appear in one situation: she believes in the reliability of the other party and very much hopes to have a long-term and stable relationship with this person who interests her.

At this time, the one-in-a-million candidate was following her, and her heart was pounding.

08

Eggsy was dragged from the Kingsman intensive care unit by Merlin, literally, and packed into Butts Hospital along with a disgraced Mr. 007 who had apparently been repaired by the quartermaster.

"Merlin probably meant to ask you to cure the mentally disabled, so that you won't let the equipment be scrapped so strangely." Q was in the headset as always, and sarcastically sarcasm 007 as always.After the Skyfall incident, for some reason, 007, who had originally made up his mind to change to a quartermaster, became more and more accustomed to the existence of Q, and Q, who wanted to stab 007 to death every time he made a budget, didn't make up his mind to do it, so he had to do this. The person involved enjoyed the verbal fights, but Eggsy, who was forced to listen to the whole process, was almost deaf, so he missed Harry more and more who was still in a coma.

"So is the connection method of the British intelligence system so casual now?" 007 obviously remembered the first encounter with the quartermaster, and asked Eggsy, the running god next to him, with great interest, "How did you and Galahad know each other?"

When mentioning Harry, Eggsy seemed to come back to life suddenly, and the hearts in his eyes almost materialized, "He came to my house to announce my father's death 16 years ago, and he bailed me out from the police station half a year ago. You know Well, these years my life is like a piece of shit, it was Harry who rescued my whole family like an angel, although he said he was helping my father take care of me, but I..."

007 interrupted the stunned young man with great interest, "But I guess your father doesn't want him to take you to bed."

The innocent boy was embarrassed, "It's not what you imagined me and Harry—"

007 ignored him, turned around and chatted with Q again, "By the way, Q, are you interested—"

"Hi," as soon as I pushed away, I saw a girl in a lab coat look up, "Is that Mr.Bond and Mr.Unwin? I'm Molly, MollyHooper," obviously because of the looks and temperament of the two people in front of them. Slightly flushed, "Come in, please, Sherlock is inside."

The two gentlemen nodded their thanks to Molly. After entering the door, they saw a tall and thin man sitting beside the laboratory table, with sharp eyes and a pipette in his hand.He looked at the two guests, "Mr.Unwin, he will be fine, don't worry too much. As for Mr.Bond," he smirked, "for your age, the exercise you did last night was a bit Go too far."

"What? Why do you—" 007 stared at this person angrily, wondering why MI5 recruited such a person and why didn't that bald man fire him.The young agent looked happily at the look of his childhood idol turning into anger from embarrassment, and sighed softly when he heard the Q on the earphone, "Although it's a bit impolite to say so, he is the most difficult one among the three of us."

"!!! You actually have another one!!!"

09

The dignified and glamorous Roxy was dressed in an evening gown, holding champagne, swaying in lotus steps, and no one doubted that she was not an aristocratic girl from a famous family and was not qualified to attend this event hosted by a Lord of the House of Lords. dinner party.

After politely rejecting a young man who came to strike up a conversation, Roxy went to the sofa in the corner and sat down, sipped the wine in the glass, and asked softly, "Where is the target now?"

This corner is located on the second floor. It can increase its concealment while conveniently monitoring the whole scene. It is the best place for observation. Anthea's voice was filtered out by electromagnetic waves, "I will arrive at the venue in 1 minute, Ms. Lancelot, please stay vigilant, the target may be more difficult than you think."

Roxy hopes to show in front of the goddess that she can stand alone and face difficulties, "Please believe in my ability, Anthea, I believe that no matter what the situation is, I... oh, is it him?"

The target task is tall and handsome, with blond hair, sharp eyes and a charming smile. Combined with his information and resume, he is definitely a powerful person.

"Based on the indicators of your previous boyfriends in public school, this is probably your type, Roxy?"

"Oh no! My type is clearly—"

"What is it, Roxy?" There was a hint of a smile in Anthea's voice.

10

"Sebastian Moran," Merlin said with big bags under his eyes, and his head was brighter because of staying up late, "Colonel of the army, stationed in Kabul for more than ten years, retired for three years, and a frequent visitor to London's high society. The Moriaty group that was uncovered has close ties."

"To be precise, he is the No. [-] person," the named consulting detective lazily leaned on the sofa, "Also, it is not 'according to my statement', but 'there is conclusive evidence'. I It still underestimates the IQ level of our intelligence personnel."

"Manners, Sherlock, manners." Sir Mycroft dotingly corrected his younger brother, who returned a stern roll of the eye from his younger brother, who was seven years younger.This scene of brothers and sisters made Eggsy think of Harry half a year ago, "Manners, Eggsy, manners, take out your Oreos, this is Lafite in 84."

"So you're saying," Eggsy shook the strange vision out of his head, "this Colonel Moran, is the real boss of Bioelectronics, Valentine's partner, and the man behind V-day." He turned to the consulting detective, "Old Opponent, huh? By the way, why didn’t you see your partner, uh, I mean, assistant, that military doctor?”

The face of the consulting detective quickly cooled down at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Sir Mycroft explained from the side, "Because of...something happened, my brother had to leave London. As for this time, it was because I couldn't control it in time. The turmoil and connection with Moriaty, the brother-in-law flew back from a country that I can't name."

Merlin, who had always been calm, suddenly became violent, "Sir Mycroft, Kingsman has always strictly abided by the government's authorization and never crossed the line. Furthermore, Kingsman is an independent intelligence system. Under the existing framework, Kingsman's behavior is beyond reproach. I forgive Kingsman's accusations against you are unacceptable."

"So you agree that it's time for the existing framework to be adjusted."

"Adjustment? That's really something a civil servant can say." Merlin said sarcastically.

"Gentlemen, do you mind changing the subject?" 007's voice came from the speaker, "For example, how to save an agent from the sight of an ace sniper?"

11

Agents should be used to being surrounded by heavily armed enemies, especially in that kind of classic movie, the agents should be fearless in the face of danger, entering and exiting the firepower network composed of dozens of guns as if no one was in the land, Bang bang bang, shooting like bullets floating in the water, you don't even need to change the clips, and if you make a few cool moves, the enemy will not hit the muzzle of the gun with eyesight, and finally you can successfully complete the mission. Beauty or something.But this is not that kind of movie, Mr. 007 thinks he can't do any of them now, especially with a top sniper watching over him.

His mission was to contain the enemy so that the young and beautiful female agent of Kingsman could act, but as soon as he stepped into the abandoned factory, he was surrounded by a group of gangsters with live ammunition. 007 emptied three magazines before he knew that Lancelot had just broken free and went to search for information, but the target Colonel Moran was missing.When he realized that there was a sniper, a bullet had already passed through his left shoulder. The posture of 007 rolling sideways into the bunker was very unfashionable but effective, and after taking a breath, he didn't dare to show his head again.

"Hold on, 007, support will be here soon! Percival is less than 50 meters away from you." Merlin's voice came from the headset before Q, "Q, what did you find?"

Thanks to the now ubiquitous CCTV and computer-controlled electrical systems, Q usually has the opportunity to show his talents in this kind of mission. The administrative building is 800 meters away, and the height is about 45 meters." Glancing at the scene, Q burst into a fit of evil fire, "007! Poke the eye on your shoulder for me, is it fun to bleed! Don't tell me you No first aid kits were issued."

"Allotted, but I forgot it at your apartment yesterday." 007 muttered.

In the main control room of Kingsman, Q, who was being visited by Kingsman No. 5, MI6 intelligence analysts, MI007 logistics personnel and his two brothers, tried his best to ignore the strange eyes of everyone, "You still have a shirt, [-]."

"5000 pounds for one piece." 007's voice was aggrieved. Q pinches his temples, he has given up talking to this kind of person, he just thinks about how to explain to everyone that it’s not what they think, the day before 007 just went to his house and simply stole a bottle of wine and was scratched by his cat Left behind the first aid kit thing.

Sir Mycroft deserves to be a great leader. He was the first to wake up from the weird atmosphere and the sense of loss that his younger brother is getting married, "Anthea and the secret service team have arrived at the back door of the factory. Mr.Bond, it can be inferred from the background information that the sniper in front of you The hand is our target person. All you need to do is contain Colonel Moran, other things Ms. Lancelot and MI5 can help you control the scene. Sherlock," the senior civil officer held a long-handled black umbrella in his hand, "the helicopter has already Ready."

12

Harry woke up.

At this time, Eggsy was looking at the old agent who had beaten Death to the ground again, lying quietly on Kingsman's ICU bed.After Harry came back, Eggsy spent the rest of the time at the bedside of this venerable old gentleman, refusing to leave, except for being forcibly dragged out by Merlin to go on a mission.But he couldn't be free, he said that Harry likes to be clean, so he shaves and cleans the old gentleman's face every day, he said that Harry doesn't like monotony, so he didn't know where to get a bouquet of beautiful fake flowers to put on the bedside.When he came back from his mission, he would chatter with Harry about how the bureaucrat in Whitehall who was also carrying an umbrella was putting on airs. It’s a bit rough, but the work ability is still quite good. These three are actually a family that admires their mother, and his childhood idol 6. I didn’t expect him to tease the consulting detective the most, but he was complained by the consulting detective. I yelled at my mother hahahahaha.

Eggsy looked at Harry's face quietly when he said he was tired.The sight of this old gentleman lying on the bed can hardly remind you of how he felt fierce on the battlefield. The sun shone on his side face, softening the edges and corners of his face. Eggsy stared blankly at the sunlight dancing on his eyelashes, suddenly wanting to praise God or whatever God sent Harry to him.He even sometimes feared that the look of Harry leaning against the police station door looking at him would drain all the good luck in his life, so that after that difficult V-day, after he saw Harry again , he had to look at Harry from time to time to make sure he wasn't in a dream.

He only felt lucky, for the apology he thought he would never have the chance to say again, and the confession he thought he would never have the chance to say again.

Eggsy held Harry's hand, gradually falling asleep with Harry's shallow breathing.Then he heard the gospel of his gods from heaven:

"How long have I been comatose, Eggsy?"

13

Side plots will also have happy endings.

The blood at the corner of Roxy's mouth has solidified, there are still red marks on his wrist, a bruise on his forehead, and a stack of documents in his hand is also stained with blood.However, at this time she smiled regardless of the pain, "Anthea, look, I told you to believe me, right?"

It seems absurd that the ace sniper was quietly touched behind by a female agent and received a sap as the end of the entire V-day world, just like some movies that do not follow the routine.At this point, however, the perpetrators of Operation Sap are trying to get the attention of a woman preoccupied with other things.

"Yes, Ms. Lancelot." The secretary raised her head briefly, and then focused her gaze on the BlackBerry. Under her fingertips, the information network of MI5 can be refreshed and summarized in real time.

Roxy leaned forward dissatisfied, "Look, Anthea, I have a reservation at Alain Ducasseat Dorchester, so...?"

The secretary moved her eyes from the phone to the young and energetic girl's cheeks that were bruised and purple in front of her, and unexpectedly burst into a charming smile, "Yes, Roxy."

14

At the same time, Sir Mycroft was sitting in his own room at the Diogenes Club, and Sherlock Holmes was sitting opposite him with his feet crossed, torturing a violin in his hand, as if he was still at 221B Baker Street.

But there is no longer a military doctor standing by and complaining.

"Sherlock, you know it's impossible, Dr. Watson shouldn't know this."

"That's not why you put me here illegally." The consulting detective threw his violin aside and leaned over to threaten. Prime Minister, don’t even think about interfering in my affairs.”

"Otherwise, you're going to tell Mom?" Sir Mycroft sighed, "Boy, Caring is not an advantage. You're my brother, Sherlock, and I can't just watch you like this."

"I just want to take a look from a distance."

The senior civil servant stood up, "The plane is here, it's time to go, Sherlock." His younger brother always thought he was an adult and could handle his own affairs, but in fact this clever consulting detective was always like a stubborn seven-year-old boy, Stumbling on an unfamiliar road, I will not protect myself from getting hurt.

15

The reality poured cold water on Eggsy's fiery boyish heart.

The beautiful fantasy he had been thinking about how to serve and recover Harry on the hospital bed and sublimate his feelings at the same time fell through from the first item-in three days, Harry could take care of himself, and Eggsy, who came to help, was in the way. ;He was discharged from the hospital in less than a week, and when he returned home, he cleaned the dusty house again, and made the garden that had grown wildly for several days beautiful. After more than half a month, Harry was able to knock Eggsy down hard Upholstered. Kingsman's medical department was stunned. Worried about side effects, they insisted on studying the biochip data collected by MI6 for several days and nights. As a result, the people who should be worried are like Xiaoqiang who can't be beaten to death. Eggsy's jaw was also dislocated in astonishment - two stars should be added for the difficulty of the old gentleman's task.

Just 1 minute ago, he sadly knew that three more stars would be added—"Arthur? Merlin, you mean Harry is nominated to be the next Arthur?"

Merlin pushed his glasses, "It's time to choose Arthur, and Harry is the one that everyone wants. This is the main agenda of tomorrow's roundtable meeting, Eggsy, although you are not qualified to participate in the meeting, I think you have the right to know this. "

Any fool could see how unstable Harry's state was. The bloody slaughter in the church still lingered like a smog. Eggsy can even be sure that Harry's rapid and resolute recovery is not for getting back to work as soon as possible, but for getting out of the body -- don't ask him how he can tell, he is not the one who sticks to the The people around Harry.

Merlin clearly knew that, "Eggsy, I know you love Harry, but we can't let him go on like this, do you understand? You're not alone in worrying about him. Even if he recovers well. I don't think he Mental state, he can carry out field missions as before. Arthur is a good choice, Eggsy," Merlin knew how to persuade the young man, "you don't doubt his loyalty, and you don't want him