Joseph signalled to Fouché, "Please join me in my carriage."
As the head of the National Intelligence Agency, even though Fouché had not yet been admitted as a Cabinet Minister, his input was essential for the intelligence system to present at the Cabinet meeting.
Indeed, several days before, Fouché had reported to Joseph that there was unusual activity among Liberal activists in the northwestern regions of France.
However, the order Joseph issued for the Intelligence Agency to start investigating and dealing with the situation had only reached the northwestern provinces when, less than two days later, protests and riots by farmers broke out.
In the swiftly moving carriage, Joseph listened to the latest intelligence brought by Fouché and couldn't help frowning:
"Are you saying this time it's the 'Tennis Club' stirring things up, and they're backed by foreign forces?"