Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology

12th April 1657

Akhand Bhartiya Empire, Vijayanagara State, Imperial Capital Bengaluru

Simhasana Bhavana

This morning, Ganesh from the Emperor’s office welcomed three special guests to the Royal Palace.

They were the three directors of the three intelligence departments of the Empire: Selvan, Roshan, and Aditya.

"Ah!"

Ganesh was immediately startled upon seeing the expressions on the faces of these three men. He had an illusion that he was not standing in front of the respectable directors of the intelligence departments but rather in front of thugs who were eager to beat someone up.

Knowing that it was not a good time for a chat, Ganesh simply invited the three men into the palace and showed them the way to where His Majesty was waiting for them.

Ganesh, leading them to the door, did not hesitate as he bid them farewell and quickly left. He had a hunch that whatever had angered the three directors was not a small issue; it was bound to have a huge impact on the nation. As the head of the Emperor’s office, he knew that the farther he stayed from such matters, the better it was for him.

Neither of the three directors—Roshan, Selvan, nor Aditya—knew what Ganesh was thinking, but it was true that all three of them were very pissed off and were here to ask His Majesty’s permission to share their current feelings with some of the ministers in the Empire.

The three of them had different reasons to be angry.

Aditya was angry because so many of the agents in his department turned out to be corrupt scum, while Roshan and Selvan were angry because, even after enduring investigations from other departments and weeding out a lot of culprits, their departments still produced some agents who were collaborating with a wider network of interests in the latest investigation. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Roshan was especially angry since one of his deputies was arrested for collaborating with both the Bhartiya Internal Pragya and External Pragya, along with many state-owned military factory directors, civil servants, officials, police officers, and judges.

One could say that Roshan’s deputy had brought together interests from diverse fields in the Empire and formed an almost In detectable camouflage for himself and his group. Fortunately, after the recent turmoil, he made a mistake, and the clue was caught by the (ENEC) Election Nobility and Examination Council.

When that happened, Roshan felt disgusted; he now knew how Selvan felt during the first cleansing operation, for which he was absent.

"Your Majesty, you should allow us to investigate other ministries in the Empire too," Roshan, being the most annoyed among the group of three, immediately asked, his eyes almost burning with anger.

Vijay, seeing the angry expressions on the faces of these three loyal intelligence directors, couldn’t help but feel amused.

He was very satisfied with the operation that took place over almost three weeks. During this span, a lot of corrupt agents were dug out from the three intelligence departments, while simultaneously numerous officers working in the Army’s logistics department were brought to light for their unethical practices.

In this investigation, a few big fish at the same level as a deputy director were caught, and as time went by, more and more rodents were being driven out of their holes. What Vijay did with step-by-step investigations on each department was nothing less than directly smoking out the burrows of these vermin, forcing them to come out of their holes.

"Your Majesty!"

Vijay was awakened from his slumber by Aditya’s call. Looking at the faces that could not hide their restlessness, Vijay knew he could not suppress their ideas anymore, so he ordered, "Start the operations tomorrow. Your targets?

The Ministry of Communication, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice and most importantly, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be investigated as a whole."

"The three intelligence departments of the Empire will work together in this cleaning operation," Vijay said.

Having obtained the permission they wanted, the expressions on the directors’ faces were wonderful; it was as if they had reached Nirvana. Their mindset of "If I suffer, I will make the world suffer" was clearly revealed on their faces. They looked ominous, as evil smiles could not leave their faces. But Vijay continued speaking, ignoring the weird expressions they were displaying.

"In the cleanup operations until now, we have found a lot of culprits in all the above-mentioned departments, ranging from normal policemen to a chief judiciary in a state. There are even postmen who have somehow connected themselves with such a big chain of interests."

Vijay handed over three identical documents to the three directors.

"I suspect that these people are the main branches of their respective interest chains, so first, launch your attack on them and see if you can pull out the roots," Vijay said with some anticipation in his voice.

Briefly going through all the names on the list and their occupations, Selvan, who is more familiar with the internal situation in the Empire, couldn’t help but tremble as many people on the list hold high positions. However, Selvan is a person who doesn’t mind causing chaos, so he excitedly declared, "Your Majesty, not to mention the roots, I would even drag out the small hairs on the roots."

Selvan did not wait for anyone as he quickly left the palace, his destination the headquarters. Aditya and Roshan did not stay for long; they looked at each other in competition, bowed to Vijay, and quickly left, their destination being to join Selvan in his investigation.

Seeing as how most of the people on the list were inside the Empire, it was almost impossible to complete the task without the help of Bharatiya Internal Pragya. Naturally, for this reason, Selvan became the leader of the joint operations headed by the three intelligence directors of the Empire.

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14th April 1657

Whatever inspections happened until now were all in hidden departments, unseen to the public eye, and the major actions that occurred were not made public. The only exception was the Ministry of Trade Commerce and Industry, which caused some discussions in society.

It was not Vijay’s first choice to start with the Ministry of Trade Commerce and Industry, but the whole thing was a big coincidence as the Empire required quality inspections for exports immediately. For this reason, the Ministry of Trade Commerce and Industry ended up becoming the training grounds to get the cleansing process started.

Various departments in the Empire had no clue what disasters were coming to them. The police stations were running as usual, the courts were judging cases like normal, the post offices operated without any change in work time, and road construction went on without any delay.

However, all this changed the next day.

A contractor working on a township-to-city road construction project was sneakily taking away a large quantity of cement from the warehouse. He was looking forward to selling it and making a lot of money.

His workers, as if already used to it, were doing the work quietly, not even letting out a single syllable.

However, suddenly, a group of men dressed in black attire rushed into the warehouse with guns pointed at them.

The contractor and his workers were immediately shocked and stopped everything they were doing.

"Mr Bhavesh, you are under arrest for embezzling state resources and using unreliable mixing ratios to construct roads, leading to the premature destruction of important roads."

Bhavesh’s heart immediately dropped, he fell to the ground, his hands on his head, regret slowly sinking in. Unfortunately, it was already too late.

The agent, looking at the labourers, ordered, "Put them in for the charge of being accomplices."

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Somewhere in Cheranadu

A sneaky figure quietly inputting the Kumar code into the Arkha Dristhi communication channel was caught off guard when black-cloaked men suddenly barged into the station.

"Hey, who are y—"

A gun was suddenly pointed at him, and a black cloak man, as if reading out his sins in hell, declared, "Mr. Chandrababu, you are hereby arrested for acting as an intermediary in several illegal transactions between public officials. If you have anything to say, save it for the court."

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A postman, normal in appearance, was delivering mail one house at a time, but unusually, he would occasionally stroke his chest as if to ensure that what was inside wouldn’t be lost.

He reached the posh area of town, came in front of a bungalow, and knocked on the door in a specific rhythm.

The door opened, revealing a beautiful woman. The postman’s eyes lit up; the woman was none other than his mistress. He pulled out a package that had been near his chest, handed it over to her, and said, "Safeguard it in the usual place."

The mistress thought nothing of it as she went into the house. However, the next moment, she screamed, and a group of men dressed in black cloaks emerged from her living room, carrying a washbasin full of 10 Varaha notes.

"Ahhh—" The woman’s cry was cut short as a gun was drawn. She desperately used both hands to cover her mouth, trying her best not to let out a sound.

The postman was too stunned to react. It wasn’t until the agent started to speak that he recovered.

"Postman Pradip Naidu, you are under arrest for being involved in smuggling operations throughout the state. Please cooperate."

Pradip Naidu was filled with regret, but before he could react, his hands were tied up and he was pulled away.

The mistress was left there crying; however, her suffering did not end there. Thirty minutes later, an officer from the Land Audit Bureau came and posted a warrant to evacuate the house, as it had already been seized by the government.