Chapter 701: misguided

   "At that time, my uncle was still the honorary viscount of Gonghai City, and this title was given to Kongming Palace, just like Duke Xinghu was given to Fuxing Palace.
   Amid the cheers, Zhan sat in the stands, applauding and nodding to a smug vassal in the stand next door—the warrior sponsored by the latter had just won.
   "Like the Duke of Xinghu?"
   Thales also applauded the winning contestant. He smiled and opened his mouth. Outsiders looked like he was chatting with the Duke of South Bank: "So special?"
   Xilai glanced at him, as if he felt that he was not humble enough.
"My father once relied on his uncle as his right-hand man and let him take charge of government affairs. One can imagine the trust Sona has received, as well as his position in the family and his power and energy," Jenn said in the cheers. , "and his weight in the hearts of the Emerald City and even the people of the South Bank."
   and his weight in his father's heart.
  Jane said silently.
   "Let's welcome Bischoff's opponent in this round: God-Blessed Warrior Woman from the Clay Clay! Warriors Do More Lan! It's time to bet!"
   Another contest began. A strong female warrior named Dosa Lan - this is rare - stepped on the field, and the audience shouted.
   Having said that, Sona was once trusted and even in power - Thales pondered until he was interrupted by the sound of drums at the beginning of the battle.
After a series of battles, the players who will stay in the selection have gradually become stronger, and the blood and intensity have also skyrocketed, but Thales has long been tired of it-whether it is forcing himself to pretend to be interested, or Endure some scenes of cruelty that always inspire cheers, or worry about the future and fate of the Emerald City in addition to these two.
In contrast, as the focus of the audience, Jen has always maintained a decent sitting posture and a friendly smile. He applauded and even called people to bet from time to time. According to the battle process and the outcome of the outcome, he timely expressed anticipation, excitement, happiness, regret, Surprise and other emotions, but also interact with vassals and guests from different stands. Once mentioned by the host ("Look, this stab at the back is shocking! Even Duke Zhan praised it again and again!"), you will get up and respond. The audience, every move, showed the Duke of South Bank's attention and enthusiasm for the election, which made many audience members who had come for the fierce battle more relaxed and immersed in their own interests and hobbies more unscrupulously.
With such self-cultivation, Thales can only sigh to himself.
"I remember that Uncle Sona was very strict with outsiders, and many people were afraid of him," Xilai said suddenly, with a lot of emotion in his words, "but he never hurt me. On the contrary, uncle treated me very well and treated me like himself. out, sometimes even better than the father—perhaps because he doesn’t have a daughter of his own.

   Thales subconsciously looked sideways, while Jen frowned tightly.
"When I got into trouble and offended Sister Karabyan for 'misbehavior'," Xilai immersed in his memories, "it was my uncle who came back to stand up for me, confronted Mrs. Karabyan, and for that reason, my father. An argument."
   "But he has neither prevented you from being sent to the temple for 'education', nor persuaded your father not to marry you to the Pintor family," Jenn glanced at his sister, "it's just a posturing."…
   "Of course, that is... passed." Xilai noticed his brother's eyes and smiled intriguingly.
   Thales has a panoramic view of the interaction between the two.
"He is also very supportive of me. When I was studying in Donglu, I often corresponded with him, relying on his personal connections," Zhan En coughed, his voice serious, "So, when I became a father ten years ago - no, it is already tenth It's been a year - when I was unfortunately killed, and the suspect was my uncle, the entire South Bank Territory and even the Star Kingdom were shocked."
   Both Jenn and Xilai were silent for a while.
   "Look! It's so thrilling!"
   "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
  In the arena, the female warriors were like a rainbow, killing the clumsy black armored enemies in a hurry. Victory was in sight, and the voices in the stands became more and more frenzied and more rhythmic.
   "If Viscount Sona and your father are so close and trustworthy, they are almost the Duke's deputy, then why would he..." Thales asked tentatively.
  Jane snorted softly when he heard the words.
   "If I told you according to the official unified caliber that your uncle was coveting the position of Duke, you probably wouldn't believe it?"
   "Not necessarily," Thales thought about his words, "but the experience over the years has taught me that everyone is complicated."
   "It's political disagreement." Xilai sighed.
   Thales' eyes moved.
The duke nodded with complicated eyes: "Even if it is a brother who shares the same bloodline and embroidered with the same family crest, when the vassals standing behind them are different, everything will be different, and feelings will give way to reason and blood. It can't be beaten for profit."
   Listening to their words, Thales was slightly distracted, remembering the words of Falkenhouse and King Kessel:
  【You know, when your vassals and subordinates are in a state of indignation and high spirits, standing in front of the tide, you don't have much choice except to follow the trend. 】
[In case you act too well, hide your secrets, be convinced by everyone, and successfully incarnate as a vassal, savior, vassal, hope... Those who are deceived by you and support you, they will form a rolling wave, using their reputation, position, and faction , interests, relationship, situation, use everything to coerce you forward, not allow you to argue, not be controlled by you, and not allow you to go back - they will love you more than hate me. 】
"I was very young back then, and I had a bad temper and didn't like seeing outsiders, and I didn't remember any details." The eldest lady shook her head, her expression tense, "But father and Uncle Sona, they never let outside affairs go. Take it home, and never blushed or quarreled at the dinner table or in front of family members."
   "That's the problem." Jenn interrupted coldly.
   Thales and Xilai looked at the Duke at the same time, but the latter looked differently:
   "My mother once said: Compared with family members, only guests never quarrel at the dinner table."
   Xilai frowned upon hearing this.
   "From this point of view, there is no doubt that Your Majesty and I are real father and son."
  Jann and Xilai turned to the prince.
   "Don't mind, just say it casually," Thales coughed, "So?"
"That's why things happened later," Zhan said at a faster pace, as if he didn't want to say more, "Although I couldn't avoid the disaster, my father had expected it before he was killed, so he planned for a rainy day: as soon as something happened, the Emerald Legion would arrest him. Sona and his henchmen, and by the time I traveled thousands of miles back to the Emerald City, the eucalyptus was nearly revealed.
…
   "Finally, Uncle Sona confessed to the crime and committed suicide in prison, and his henchmen were torn apart and fell to the law."
   Xilai's expression was tense as he stared intently at the duel in the arena.
   "So fast?" Thales rolled his eyes, "Even before you return to the Emerald City?"
   "Precisely, before the Central Royal Family sent an envoy to the Emerald City," Zhan said calmly, "I think some things don't need to be said too clearly."
   Thales froze.
   He suddenly remembered the words that Long ago, Duke of Cliffland, the one-eyed Gust, left before he went to Exeter:
   [He even wanted to intervene in the inheritance of the six giants and the thirteen prominent families... Just two years ago in the infighting of Kevin Deere's family, there was his shadow. 】
"What's more, the Emerald City has a complete system and its own laws," Zhan Endan said. "It involves the family affairs of the irises. In order to avoid suspicion and to reassure people, the case of Sona's murder of his brother and treason was handed over to the city's office for handling - Jeff · Rene, who was the canal district police chief at the time, was known for his impartiality and few omissions, and Slimani was his right man, and they were among the people involved in this case back then."
   Thales and Xilai looked at each other: "Ah, so this is the reason."
  Jane continued:
   "And the officer Caquere, who was killed this morning, was one of the prison guards when my uncle went to prison eleven years ago--I guess the enemy has a revenge list, crossed out names one by one."
   "What about the others? The wine merchant? And the wool merchant?" Xilai asked.
  Zhan shook his head: "Before the fall, Uncle Sona was a high-ranking man. He was in charge of intelligence merchants and secret accounts in Emerald City and even the South Bank, and even the monitoring of civil society - such as the Blood Bottle Gang."
   Xilai's expression changed:
   "Dagory Morse, and Diop?"
   "They all served Sona," Jen nodded. "Even though they were small people back then, my uncle might not remember them."
   "Wait, they were all your uncle's subordinates, but you still use them with confidence until now?" Thales couldn't believe it.
"Uncle Sona's connections and connections in the South Shore are intertwined, and even Ashford did things for him at his father's behest. If I were to purge everyone who had ever bowed to Sona and reported to Sona, Then the entire Emerald City will be unusable."
Speaking of which, Zhan leaned forward and applauded warmly for the attack of the contestants on the field, forcing Thales to lean forward as well, pretending to be excited to watch the game, trying to hear the cheers clearly Jenn's words:
"What's more, in the hands of the people who served my uncle back then, Moss and Diop were new recruits who had just been recruited, and they were already less involved, so they could be promoted after the rebellion and have today's status. ."
   Thales reacted and took over:
   "So, they are the beneficiaries who were promoted after the fall of Sona?"
   "Or Renegade," Xilai affirmed, "perhaps this puts them on the revenge list."
   Thales narrowed his eyes.
Then Wyya's conjecture is correct: Rene, Slimani, Kaquere, including little Porwin, who was implicated by his father, were indeed targeted for the same thing - Sona's rebellion The old part is making a comeback, wanting revenge for the master? …
   "But it's much more than that."
  Zhan's face was stern as he watched one of the contestants being knocked down:
"Moss, the wine merchant, is one of our intelligence merchants stationed abroad. It's okay for him to die, but if the news of his death in a rebellion and revenge spreads, his colleagues are bound to be in danger; Diop manages the secret accounts. For income and expenditure, he acts as a middleman for the dirty work that the powerful and powerful people in the city hand over to the Blood Bottle Gang and other associations, and if he dies unexpectedly, from the powerful bureaucrats to the gangsters, he will inevitably feel suspicious.

   Thales' eyes moved.
  Zhan said more and more solemnly:
"As for Rene and Slimani, they both worked in the police department. The latter is a defense attorney who has pleaded against countless major cases. He has a wider network and is involved in many parties. Their strange killing will cause more people and even worry; And Cacquere is even more obvious, he is a special security officer sent by the Kongming Palace, responsible for the security of the prince, if he exposes his corpse on the street during the Emerald Celebration, the official prestige of the Emerald City will be severely frustrated."
   "In short, these targets are located in different positions in the Emerald City, each performing their own duties and bearing their own weight. The enemy wants to stir people's hearts and cause panic in the name of betraying the party and revenge. Finding them is undoubtedly the most labor-saving way."
   The revenge of the traitorous party, stirring hearts, setting off panic...
   Thales fell into deep thought, always feeling that something was wrong.
   "Don't forget, there is also the Blood Bottle Gang." Xilai frowned.
   "That's right," Zhan said cautiously, "if they succeed, it will affect the operation of the city at light, and shake the rule of Iris at worst."
   "The Emerald Festival attracts visitors from all over the world, and they just spread panic with revenge... You should have told us earlier." Xilai's face was solemn.
   "It's up to me to say that," Jen said sternly, "and you, my dear sister, when did you get involved in this shit?"
   "When I was born," Xilai retorted, "Dear brother, let's take a guess: what's my surname?"
   "Sorry to disturb you," Thales said suddenly, interrupting the siblings' argument, "But, it affects the operation of the city and shakes your rule... It just depends on a few goals, as for it?"
  Zhan turned around and his eyes turned cold: "Merely? Why, how many more do you want to die?"
   Thales raised his eyebrows: "You know that's not what I meant."
   Xilai coughed.
   "Well, maybe they won't," Jen glanced at his sister and looked at Thales again, "but what about you?"
   Thales was startled when he heard the words:
"I?"
   "Of course, you."
  Zhan stared at the critical match in the field, his tone gradually tightened:
"Just imagine: Sona betrayed the party, lost his revenge, made a comeback and made a large number of killings, from the foreign wine merchants to the wool merchants, from the great defenders to the retired vigilantes, to the active duty vigilantes of the Kongming Palace, and maybe there will be more ...So all of a sudden, the Jade City, which feeds millions of people, is in chaos, ten households and nine are closed, and the Jade Festival, which distributes goods from the seven seas, is stagnant, and the losses are heavy. The gangs are chaotic and reckless, and as for the aloof Duke Iris, he can only sit in a high-ranking position, just screaming..."
   Xilai frowned: "Brother..."...
"Over time," Jen ignored her, but looked at Thales with increasingly cold eyes, "the panic-stricken city gradually lost patience and resentment: Kevin Deere's family's legacy was left behind, why should they be left to them? To bear? The tormented vassals, both internal and external, will also be restless and grow bored: The family feud created by the three-color iris flowers, why bother to drag down the entire Emerald City?"
Thales listened to his words and looked around: the audience in the major stands were all attentively, at least they seemed to be attentively watching the competition in the arena. Among them were noble vassals, wealthy businessmen, distinguished guests, and more. Many local citizens waved their arms frantically, shouted and cheered, and were immersed in the atmosphere of the election. Even the d.d. below were surrounded by them, and they seemed to be discussing the outcome of the game fiercely...
   Except for the three of them.
"And at this time, our wise and wise Lord Xinghu Duke will make another decisive move," Zhan continued, "In the name of the poor governance of the Kevin Dill family, he justly took over the authority, and then administered the government, rewarding merit and punishment. Sin, and finally return the Emerald City to a peaceful and prosperous world, isn't it the right time?"
   Thales frowned tightly.
In the next second, in the arena, the female warrior who had the upper hand was about to win, but an unexpected turn came: the opponent slipped and fell to the ground with heavy armor, firmly pressing the female warrior's thigh, and the latter Unexpectedly and unable to respond in time, he fell to the ground in a painful cry.
   The tide of victory and defeat was instantly reversed, and the audience sighed in disappointment and booed with dissatisfaction.
   In the cheers of the audience, Jenn laughed loudly and stood up to applaud.
   "Well done, Palacio, this Bischoff is indeed lucky," the duke waved loudly to a vassal in the next stand. "If I had known this, I should have placed this big bet with you!"
"This bet was won for you, the Duke, for your strong support for the development of the Emerald City's ocean fishing for many years! And of course, His Royal Highness Thales, your presence will make the election even more glorious!" The vassal Stand up in the stands, take off your hat and bow.
   Thales had to stand up with Jenn to respond.
   But His Royal Highness immediately showed a bitter expression: in that stand, Kaisha and China were standing in a prominent position next to Count Lasia.
   They smiled at Thales, turned left and right, and opened two folding fans specially selected for selection:
  The left book "sees the heart of the hunter, and the victory is in hand", and the right book "opens the flag to win, and is determined to win".
   Thales felt dizzy for a while.
   Until Xilai also stood up and showed a flowery smile beside Thales, the Karabiyan sisters all changed their expressions, their eyes suddenly turned cold, they both sat down, hid their faces behind the folding fan, and discussed something.
"Laugh, laugh again, laugh bigger, that's fine, and then pretend to have a heated discussion -- discuss it with me, not with Xilai," Jenn smiled unabated, and whispered to guide Thales' PR response, "Then you consider Is it a good price?"
   "What? Oh me, uh, I don't bet..."
   "That's not what I'm talking about," Jenn sat down again, but his voice suddenly turned cold, "it was our unfinished conversation at the Battle for the Frontier Banquet."
   Telston was startled.
   "At the last moment, what price do you want to be willing to lend a helping hand to stop your father, rather than stand idly by and even fall into trouble?"…
   "What price?" Xilai turned his head curiously.
   But Thales and Jenn ignored her, and they exchanged glances.
   A few seconds later, when the host started to announce the next match, Thales sighed:
   "The problem is not the price, and I don't think..."
   But Jan turned his head away, interrupting him.
"Moss, Diop, Slimani, Rene, Caquere...including the crucial little Porwyn," the duke returned to his usual calm, "they use every murder as bait, except to disturb people's hearts. In addition, I just want to attract your attention, use your old grievances to teach you to pursue it to the end, so as to intervene, rewrite your old events in Exeter and Xihuang, and pierce the sky of the Emerald City in one fell swoop. - Just like what you did in Xihuang."
   Duke Chunfeng clapped his hands and greeted the next duel:
   "So, what price did Xihuang people give you in exchange for your help?"
   Damn.
   The last sentence made Thales' eyes move, and Xilai's expression changed slightly.
   "The matter of Xihuang is a long story and more complicated," Thales was silent for a while, "As for the Emerald City, since I'm already sitting here, the kind of thing you said... it won't happen."
"It didn't happen for the time being, but it wasn't because you were sitting here," Jen said with a smile on his lips, but the temperature was limited, "but because I had foresight, I cut off the fishing line every time before you took the bait. "
   I don't know if the sarcasm of a certain guard captain made him more sensitive, Thales always felt that Jen was scolding him secretly after listening to these words.
   "Otherwise, from before the celebration to the present, if so many people who died on the streets were exposed by you, then the news of the 'rebel party's revenge on the Emerald City' would have already spread and shaken the whole city." Zhan En said sternly.
   "Boys..." Xilai smelled something bad.
   "Ha, cut off the fishing line," Thales took a long breath, "You mean to cover up the news, falsify the truth, cover up the sky and cross the sea?"
   "Yes," Jenn's voice froze, "I'm not proud of it, but I did what I could and must do - for the Emerald City."
"Interesting, that defense, Slimani said the same thing: he did what he could and had to do," Thales stared at the two contestants walking into the arena, "until those things happened. The consequences inevitably caught up with him."
   "Then did he tell you, when will he catch up with the consequences of not doing those things?"
"enough!"
   Xilai interrupted them.
   "I'm here to solve the problem, not to see you bickering."
Miss    gave both of them a sideways glance until they turned their heads in embarrassment.
   Xilai looked at the two of them, sighed helplessly, and turned to his brother:
   "So, Jenn, what are you going to do next? How are you going to deal with it?"
  Jane smiled slightly when he heard the words.
   "Look around," the Duke raised his hand gracefully, signaling Ashford below to continue his bet, "This is my response."
"What's the meaning?"
   "The election will be the most popular focus of public attention in the Emerald Celebration," Jenn looked relaxed, "and at this moment, the entire arena is loose and tight, and a net has been laid."…
   Thales and Xilai were both startled.
"Jane?" Thales looked around, looking at the "green hat" Jade Sergeant on the post, and the calm Seychelles knight below, suddenly feeling uncomfortable, "You, what are you going to do? "
   Xilai also looked suspicious:
"brother?"
  Jane raised his eyebrows, his posture fixed:
   "Do you know that this year's election will be surprisingly lively, and many people who come to the election have problems: some are secretive, some are hiding their heads, some are shrinking, some are unknown, and there are even many impostors."
   Thales' eyes changed, and Xilai looked at the two contestants in disbelief, as well as the tents where the other contestants were resting.
   "But the election was still held, and you still let them in... Did you do it on purpose?"
  Jane smiled again, and he pointed to the soldiers fighting under the stage:
   "I dare say that at this moment, just among the following group of passionate players, there are people who are hiding their tricks and waiting to act."
   "What action?" Thales couldn't help but get nervous, "What are you going to do?"
   "As you said, Thales, yesterday's incident with the Blood Bottle Gang was the last straw, and they couldn't wait," Zhan said. "The enemy of the Emerald City is coming."
   He glanced at Thales and said with deep meaning:
   "And here, the election will be the stage they have been looking forward to for a long time, or in other words, the cemetery."
  The fierce battle in the arena once again came to a critical moment. A barren mountain warrior was in conflict, but in a few minutes, his opponent saw blood. With the unanimous cheer of the audience, he fought more and more bravely.
   "What?" Thales couldn't believe it.
   "So here, this election will be a trap you set?"
   Xilai also didn't understand, and couldn't help but ask: "Why, Jen? Why here, why today? What do you know?"
   "That's right, how can you be sure that they will act in the election?" Thales asked.
  Jane snorted softly:
   "Because this is their only and best chance."
   Xilai couldn't help frowning:
   "Jane, explain."
  Zhan listened patiently as the host started to introduce the winners of the quarter-finals, and clapped and waved in cooperation.
"To put it simply, from the Battle of the Frontiers to the present, from the inexplicable attack on the Blood Bottle Gang to the killing of key people one after another," Zhan's eyes were sharp and his words were murderous, "I am tired of waiting and being beaten passively, and even more tired of it. The enemy is dark and we are bright."
   "So, in addition to ordering the Blood Bottle Gang to go to the end to avoid the fate of the murder case, I also sent a special person to secretly investigate these murder cases, including the background of each deceased person, in order to discover the connection between the young Polwen and the other deceased people."
   He paused and snorted at Thales:
   "You don't have to do anything for the above, just sit here and spread your hands, and you can listen to the information and answers for free."
   Thales frowned unhappily.
   Xilai coughed, forcing Jen to continue:
   "And every action of the enemy, every murder, brings Kathleen's investigation closer and closer to them, until..."
   "Wait, who?"
   Thales was shocked when he heard the words, and Xilai's eyes moved. …
  Jane looked at them with an intriguing smile.
"Ah, I see, it's Kathleen the Magic Blade!" Xilai thought about the joints and suddenly realized, "She used to be the boss in the capital, but she secretly sneaked back to the Emerald City—she was specially targeted by you. Recall, ordered to investigate these murders!"
   Thales also reacted: "You?"
   "She is not an official person, it is more convenient to do things."
  Jane sneered and nodded:
   "Although she didn't quite like it."
   So it doesn't hurt to sacrifice? Thales couldn't help thinking.
   "Damn, she didn't tell us before that she took your mission..." Xilai said angrily.
   "More than that," Thales couldn't help but said, "She even said that you were going to kill the donkey and plan to get rid of her?"
"I guess, because she wants to protect herself," Jane stared at Thales, confident, "she fell into your hands, and she knew that you were not part of the Emerald City, so she deliberately hinted to you: I am her enemy. As a result, whether you feel pity and want to pity her, or you think it's profitable to turn against her, Kathleen has a chance to survive."
   "Grass," Thales felt his head hurt, "so many twists and turns?"
At the same time, he couldn't help noticing that at the moment when the host introduced the top eight players one by one and warmed up for the team battle, more and more members of the guards gathered around d.d below the stands - Wyya, Miranda , Glover, Conmutto...
   But their expressions became more and more rigid.
   Thales wanted to ask them, but found that no matter how he waved his hand, no one from the Star Lake Guards even looked up.
   seems to be deliberately avoiding the prince's gaze.
  They...wouldn't be betting together, would they?
   "Thousands of hidden treasures, this is the knife of the Emerald City, and the reason why she can hold her seat." Zhan En seemed to be emotional.
   "So, we've all been tricked by her, who don't tell the truth," Xilai said bitterly, "I should have thrown her to... ahem, that killer."
   "Then what? What else did Catherine find?"
   "Nothing," Jenn shook his head in denial, but smiled mysteriously, "Or, before she really touched the key and found something..."
"The blood bottle gang has changed," Xilai added with a frown, "I guess the reason why the news of Caquere's murder in the street this morning spread a lot because the blood bottle gang was in chaos, and you couldn't help it. Moved?"
  Jane nodded, the smile disappeared:
   "Catherine has disappeared, and at least half of the bosses and leaders of the Blood Bottle Gang have not heard from..."
   "I told you." Thales shook his head.
"...The remaining half started to scramble for the land and share the cake. The noisy and the lower gang members, including the industries covered by them, were all in a panic, they were all in danger, and they were suspicious of each other. It's all difficult, let alone getting the job done." Jenn said calmly.
"So, the blood bottle gang's turmoil is not accidental," Xilai said solemnly, "but our enemy found out: you are not only using the blood bottle gang to cover up the news and prevent them from spreading panic, but also sent Kathleen to chase after them. ask them?"...
   "So they couldn't hold back and started," Thales nodded: "Set a trap to surround the Illusion Blade and paralyze the Blood Bottle Gang by the way?"
   "Murky the lake," Xilai said with a frown, "ruining your eyes and ears."
  Jane took a deep breath.
   "This is only temporary. When this matter is over, I will take time off..."
  Zhan's eyes were sharp, but he took a deep breath and regained his demeanor.
"But at least let me know one thing: my countermeasures were effective: from Moss to Srimani, while I used the Blood Bottle Gang to block the news, the loss of the Emerald City was also minimized, Whether it was trying to create an uproar, or to lead you to attack me, the enemy failed." Zhan looked at the surprised two people, "so they became anxious and couldn't hold back, so they had to show up from behind the scenes and directly confront the two of them. The blood bottle helps."
   Thales took over the conversation: "So the Blood Bottle Gang failed, and you can no longer cover up the news of Caquere's murder. You can only watch this death cause a sensation in the city?"
  Jane sneered.
"Change the angle, Thales, change the angle," said the Duke of South Bank with bright eyes, "Our enemies, whether they are Sona's old party or employees of the Secret Service, they have done so many things and killed so many people. , it was all silently resolved under my interference, and I failed to spread the news successfully..."
   "Seeing that the Emerald Celebration passed day by day, and the prince's investigation came to an end, so they finally made up their minds and made a desperate attempt to let Lausanne go to the front of the stage and get rid of the Blood Bottle Gang..."
   "So..." Thales understood something, his eyes changed slightly.
Snapped!
  Jane applauded softly:
"First of all, after waiting for so many days and paying a large price, they got what they wanted for the first time this morning: the murder of Caquere on the street, the whole city knew, and people were panic, so that the Emerald City could not turn a blind eye - this enemy In terms of it, it must be quite exciting: Duke Iris finally missed, revealing a flaw."
   "Could it be..." Xilai's eyes widened.
"Secondly, in addition to the rare success, they also waited for a rare occasion: the much-anticipated and eye-catching Iris election will be -- don't forget, whether it's fate, rumors, killing people in the street, cleaning gangs , they have done so much, but just for an opportunity to declare revenge and spread terror to the entire Emerald City and even the kingdom."
  Jane looked at Thales:
   "Just like Anke Bailar, you can only attract people by killing people."
   Thales clenched his fists: "Don't mention his name again."
   Xilai couldn't help but glance at Thales.
  Jane smiled and didn't care.
"Third, since yesterday, the bottom tool I relied on to suppress them - the Blood Bottle Gang has gone through great troubles, and finally lost its effectiveness and is no longer under my control. At least in matters such as suppressing life, I am stretched. , there is no way to cover the sky with one hand and control the overall situation.
"Also, as you said, Kathleen's investigation in the Emerald City has already stunned the snake. The enemy realized that not only was I already alert, but I was chasing after them. Her escape was the last straw. They had to step up their steps to avoid long nights and dreams-they didn't know what Catherine had found, let alone what I had mastered.  …
"Finally, since we have succeeded in making Cacquere a big event all over the city, theoretically we should work hard to strike while the iron is hot, and create more, bigger and more sensational events and fates before people get tired and used to it. To deter the hearts and minds of Emerald City and shake my rule, so as to achieve maximum results and achieve the ultimate goal."
   "Jane, you..." Thales thought of something, and he couldn't believe it.
   "The situation, the occasion, the conditions, the timing, the actual effect, every factor gives them a reason to continue," Jen's tone became more brisk, "the five add up to increase their weight."
   He turned to Thales:
   "And you--if you're not lying--and your son-in-law's guard, worked together to kill one of their extreme killers?"
   Thales swallowed.
  Jane smiled slightly:
   "Guess, this time, desperate and desperate, they were lucky to survive..."
   He glanced at his sister:
   "Will you be ready to move and bite the bait in a hurry? For example, the election at this moment?"
  Bite the bait?
   Hooked?
   Thales looked at Jenn in front of him and became more and more dignified.
   "Fuck you! Jenn!"
   Thales turned around:
   "Xilei?"
   I saw Xilai disregarding his image, raised his middle fingers on both hands, and looked at Duke Iris, causing them to frown at the same time:
   "Don't you understand, Thales? Catherine didn't lie to us that day: she was indeed abandoned!"
  Zhan looked around and coughed: "Sister, pay attention..."
Miss    hurriedly asked:
"Why, Jen? Since it was an undercover investigation, as the leader of the Blood Bottle Gang, why was Kathleen so easily discovered by Lausanne II, and she walked into the gang who wanted to ambush and kill her in order to split the Blood Bottle Gang. Death trap?"
  Jane did not speak.
"Because this tm is your masterpiece! Catherine is an abandoned child, and you deliberately sent it out in the name of 'investigation' to attract the attention of the enemy and stimulate their bait! I guess it's also you who sent the news out and let them stare at Kathleen's? You want to remind them: you're alert." Xilai said unhappily.
  Jann remained silent.
"No, it's not just Kathleen, but the entire Blood Bottle Gang, they are all bait," Thales also figured it out, and he sighed, "The blood bottle Gang had internal strife in the warehouse that day, including the loss of a mess of sand now. Utility positions are the result of your deliberate laissez-faire, part of a higher game, because you want the enemy to think: You've lost the Blood Bottle Gang."
  Jane raised the corners of his mouth.
"You!" Xilai said bitterly, and compared his again, "We were unlucky that day, and we were chased and killed by that ghost killer from the Blood Bottle Gang for an afternoon... In the end, it was all your fault? You still have the face to accuse me of the trouble?"
"Since that's the case, that includes this morning's eucalyptus, why it spread all over the city..." Thales deduced step by step, frowning, "These, these are all traps you set, just for the sake of The bait that lured the enemy into the bait?"
  In the arena, the host gave an order, and the much-anticipated multiplayer team battle finally began. …
   Facing Xilai's indignant eyes and Thales' wary expression, Jenn smiled.
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
The Duke    applauded vigorously. The applause was mixed in the tsunami of the whole arena, but it had a different rhythm, so Thales would not be confused anyway.
   "You really don't bet? This is a good way to blend in with the atmosphere and numb the surroundings." Jenn asked while signaling Ashford to continue betting.
   "Grass you!" Xilai greeted friendlyly.
"I...As the heir of the kingdom, I should handle things in a balanced and impartial manner," Thales sighed and moved out his prepared remarks, "Selection of sides, betting and betting is not in line with my position. ."
   "Oh, it turned out to be because of my position," Jen raised his eyebrows, "I thought it was because of poverty."
   Thales only felt that his expression became stiffer.
"But this is the reality, whether it's the Blood Bottle Gang or Kathleen, or poor Kaquere," Jenn smiled, his eyes filled with a disturbing light, "Most of the time, it's the ones with more chips. Only people can win the game."
   Those with more chips…
  In the arena, hundreds of people fought fiercely. Some fought alone, some fought in groups, some avoided the enemy's edge, and some stood against the wall...
   Thales was sitting in the Duke's stand, looking ugly in the face of this scene of countless people fighting selflessly.
   "What about the chips themselves?"
  The prince gritted his teeth and said:
   "Besides, you move your chips like this every day, won't you get tired?"
  Jane snorted lightly.
   "Although your name is Duke, Thales," the Duke said, "but you have never ruled a city, a place, or even a village or town?"
   "I...rule Star Lake Castle."
   At least... Xinghu Fort is now full of vitality and wild interest.
   "Domination? Like Xi said," Jenn said disdainfully, "Buy cats to catch mice, and dogs to catch cats?"
   "This..." Thales was at a loss for words and looked at Xilai unhappily.
   "Don't look at me, someone named Wyya next to you said it." Xilai shrugged unhappily.
  Damn, I bought the cat to put an end to the mess Ashida left that night (killing a roof of mice), as for the dog...
   He didn't give any orders at all, it's all stupid things done by the people below, figuring out their own ideas and making inferences!
   "When you get there, Thales, you will understand, and you will understand," Jenn was a little lost, not without emotion, "You must do what you can and must do."
   All three were silent.
   Well, I'm really not suitable for playing with these yin...
   Thales sighed in secret.
   Maybe I'm not fit to be king...
  Then become someone who can be a kinga small voice resounded in his heart.
   Thales frowned.
   Maybe that day, you can win, Thales Brightstar.
and……
  Sometimes, the person who is not in the game wins more than the person who has the chips.
   Thales frowned.
   "How do they bite the bait?"
The words of the    prince caught the attention of the other two:
"That's right, Jenn, you set a trap, great job! But how will they do it? With this shocking fate, this city-wide event, what are they going to do to get you..." …
"I don't know," Jenn interrupted, "maybe it was after the finals, when I walked down the stand with a splendid face to award the champion of the conference, or maybe he rode around the field and came to me, of course. , or it may be in the middle of a fierce fight..."
   "My father wants the Emerald City and the South Bank Leader, Jenn, not your head."
   "You mean," Zhan said coldly, "it's not just the head on my neck?"
   "Of course, if you stand between him and the Emerald City, I don't think he minds taking your head first, but..."
   "They can do whatever they want."
   Duke Iris glanced at Thales:
"Maybe it can be done even more extravagantly, creating a crisis and causing His Majesty's most precious son to scratch a little bit, so that you have more reason to intervene in the Emerald City, and the Kingdom's Wrath has more reason to Sail south - like Camp Sabertooth?"
   Xilai gave an expression.
   "But anyway..."
  Jane stared at Thales' eyes:
   "As long as they come, they can't escape."
   Thales looked back at him.
   "But I still don't understand one thing," the prince said again after a few seconds, "your uncle's old department, why did they kill little Borwyn?"
  Jane frowned:
   "What? Did you just listen carefully? They want revenge, and Borwyn's father was the killer who assassinated the ex-duke and confessed to Sona..."
   "I don't understand here, right here," Thales thought thoughtfully, "How did you know that the enemy was Viscount Sona's old department?"
   Xilai's eyes moved.
   "Do I have to repeat everything?" Jenn was a little impatient, "Because I checked the background of little Borwyn, and then strung together clues and found..."
  Jane's words suddenly stopped.
   Thales nodded.
"If it's true as you said, every time they kill, they just want to make people panic and shake the foundation of Emerald City's rule, then killing Moss, Diop, and Srimani is justified, because their identities are critical, and one by one Death on the street is enough to cause panic, but..."
   Thales took a deep breath:
"But little Borwyn is just a low-level guy who plays black fists in the underground ring and lives by beatings and bets. Killing him, in addition to stunned by the grass, reminds you of his father, old Borwyn, and makes you alert, right. Will they be of any help?
  Jane frowned.
   Xilai raised his eyebrows:
   "Yes, it's a little...obvious?"
   "I said, they want revenge, the more obvious the better," Zhan gritted his teeth. "In addition to disturbing the Emerald City, they also want to vent their anger and let everyone in the Emerald City know, so little Borwyn..."
   "Did they think, or do you think they thought?"
  Jane was startled for a moment:
   "What do you want to say?"
   Thales cleared his throat: "Well, so, if I were them, the old part of your uncle, your enemy and enemy..."
"Then the best method, the best strategy, the coolest revenge, shouldn't it be to let go of the little shrimp like Little Bolwen first - he didn't even participate in the events of the year, just a bad luck Dad—are you focusing on other, more worthy goals?
…
  The expressions of the Kevin Deere siblings changed slightly.
   "Just like that, I'll kill key people one by one and expose their corpses on the street..."
   In the arena, the shouts of killing in the sky could not overwhelm Thales' words:
"While making the Emerald City panic, it also makes people confused and keeps you in the dark... Then, when the duke is really overthrown and the Emerald City is buried, he will carry little Borwyn and be caught off guard. Jump out and tell the world to scare you: 'Kevin Deere died here'."
   Thales touched his chin and thought:
"In order to make you wake up like a dream when you are unable to return to the sky, you will suddenly realize when the general trend is over, you want to make up for it but you are unable to do it, and when you think about the end today and regret it, in the end, you can only have all your thoughts, grief and filial piety, and endless resentment, with this life difficult to stretch. The grievances and grievances of the people, unwilling to die, regretting the prison river, can't you live forever?"
   The voice fell, and Jen looked at him with a complicated expression.
   "Wow," Xilai couldn't believe it, and asked the question that Jenn didn't say, "Why are you able to say the last sentence so smoothly and skillfully?"
   Thales coughed and returned to the topic:
   "Cough, I said, if, if, if I were them, then I would do it."
  Jane's expression froze.
   Thales continued:
"Instead of killing little Borwyn in the first place, making you alert and taking countermeasures, as it is now: you suppress the fate, block the news, calm the storm, and avoid chaos. Wouldn't it be counterproductive for me, Inverted to hinder your own revenge?"
  Jane frowned and didn't speak.
   Xilai tentatively said:
   "Is there a possibility that they were carried away by hatred when they killed little Borwyn?"
   Thales nodded and said:
   "It can't be ruled out, after all, people are not often rational... But is there another possibility that they killed the little Borwyn, in fact, not to let the Emerald City know, but..."
"Hold!"
   Thales was interrupted, but he and Xilai were amazed: it was none other than the Emerald City Lord himself who spoke badly.
   I saw Zhan clenched his fists, his face full of anger.
   "What's the matter, what the fuck? They didn't want the Emerald City to know, they wanted who to know..."
   Xilai spoke for a while, and her expression changed.
   "Misguided," she muttered.
   Hearing this word, Thales also widened his eyes: "No way?"
  Jann's breathing accelerated, and he stared at the melee in the arena:
   "No, no, I have to go to Ashford, and the Emerald Legion, something is wrong..."
   Thales subconsciously probed, but suddenly found:
   I don't know when it started, the Star Lake Guards have disappeared from his sight.
   Strange, where did they go? AWOL?
   Thales was a little uneasy.
"Jane," Thales swallowed, "what you said just now, who are your uncle's old remnants, who slipped through the net in the treason case back then? I mean, there are specifics. name?"
   But in the next second, Thales only felt his wrist tighten--Jane grabbed him.
   "Jane?" Xilai asked in surprise.
   Thales was shocked: At this moment, Jen was sweating profusely.
   "Tales," I felt that Zhan spoke with difficulty, "After the battle, Le Corleone of the Kingdom of Night, has that old guy come to see you?"
   "What? Why?" Thales was confused.
  Zhan's hand trembled slightly, and he shook his head: "No, even if it is, it's too late now... The most urgent task now is..."
   "Brother? Are you okay?" Xilai asked worriedly.
   But Jen ignored her, and continued to look at Thales, gritted his teeth and asked:
   "Tales, remember, the price?"
  Jann stared at Thales, making the latter even more uneasy:
   "What price do you want to take decisively to save the Emerald City in the dark moment when the sky is falling apart?"
   "What?" Thales was at a loss.
   At this moment, an accident happened in the arena.