Chapter 339: Want to Quash the Rumors? I'll Help You!

A few dozen kilometers west of Mysore City.

This area was already close to the Cannanore region under British control.

At this moment, within a luxurious building styled after the era of the Peacock Kings, Callum Griffiths, a senior representative of the British East India Company, was scowling at Jahanzeb Khan before him, "Are you sure the French are behind this?"

"Um, I have no evidence, Mr. Griffiths," said Sultan Tipu's private secretary Jahanzeb Khan, mentioning "no evidence" with a surprisingly affirmative tone, "These rumors surfaced after the French arrived in Mysore. From what I know, the French have been covertly encouraging the Sultan to attack British territories."

The position of Mysore's Chancellor, also known as "Vizier," was merely a ceremonial office. Above the four core ministers with actual power and below Sultan, there was also the role of Sultan's secretary, holding significant authority.