Chapter 362: Flawless Coup
Erich’s death hit Bruno hard, harder than he reasonably wanted to admit... But everything that had occurred had been plotted perfectly from the moment he tasked his most loyal and beloved of friend’s to begin this fateful endeavor.
Even though he had a hard time accepting the natural consequences as he stared them in the face, Bruno acted swiftly to secure his position. From the moment Erich was killed, he called in the "attack" and had the man’s body secured.
The event acted as a catalyst, a domino effect if you will. It was the signal for the preparations which Bruno had long since made to begin going into effect. The Feldgendarmerie, under his authority immediately moved into surrounding the Federal Police in their headquarters, in their field offices, in their homes, and anywhere else they may be found.
A purge had begun, and the Imperial Police found themselves on the losing end of their gamble. Any who had even attempted to flee the country falling the deaths of their last backers, were already eliminated in silence by Bruno’s many other agents hiding in the shadows.
As for Bruno, his wound was quickly treated, where he was eventually released from the hospital and allowed to return home, waiting for the signal to be given that all had been concluded in accordance with his scheme.
The Imperial Police were most certainly shocked to find themselves besieged and given orders by the German Military Police, even more so when despite being given a verbal chance to surrender, their locations were immediately stormed by the men outside.
Bruno not wanting any evidence to remain of what he had done, quickly dispatched the most loyal of Feldgendarmerie to eliminate the Imperial Police and its members under a litany of severe charges. Including but not limited to high treason, espionage, unlawful coercion, obstruction of military justice, and abuse of authority.
You see as a Generalfeldmarschall during a time of war, Bruno’s authority was second only to the Kaiser, he could effective wield the Reich’s military police as a weapon against military or civilian targets depending on whether or not their crimes were deemed "a threat to the war effort."
From the moment Bruno put this plot into action, he accounted for the fact that German law enforcement agencies could potentially be bought and paid for by his enemies and used against him.
Ironically enough, the Police entering Bruno’s home without a warrant, yet coercing their way inside by intimidating his staff, as well springing an interrogation on Bruno within his own office "over shared drinks" were the actions that gave Bruno full authority to mobilize the Feldgendarmerie.