The Death of the French Army's Chief of Staff had far-reaching consequences across all of Europe. But especially in France proper. Leon Sinclair was currently at a bar drinking excessively to cope with the most recent attack.
According to the French Government who had investigated the assassination it was conducted by the French Socialists, but that was utter bullshit and he knew it. Of course, Leon would be aware, an avid member of the French revolutionary socialist movement that none of his comrades would make such an attack.
That was just asking for trouble, trouble they were not yet prepared to deal with. So then who? Who could possibly pull off such an attack on French soil!?! Wasn't the answer obvious? It was the fucking Germans! It was always the Germans!