Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 234: That thing (on)

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So, don't mess with women.

In the corridor in the Kongming Palace, D.D was eating breakfast while listening to Piloga and Nexi's description of "the whole story of the capture of the murderer by the heroes of the North Gate Bridge" last night. He sighed and came to his own conclusion.

Look at Prince Thales, yesterday he was impulsive and had a violent fight with Miss Kevin Deere, and it is said that the girl cried heart-rendingly, and rushed out of the room shouting the most painful and decisive words. Kongming Palace.

In that scene, everyone looks sideways and everyone sympathizes, the dog is sad and the cat is crying, even Huai Ya can't persuade it!

No, retribution has come before the night has passed.

D.D sighed while eating:

If there was a guard who had experienced many battles and was well versed in the world last night, how could His Highness have been stumped by such a problem, and could only watch the eldest lady **** the prisoner?

Speaking of which, why didn't they ask me to go last night?

Ahem, no, it must be that the task of guarding the Kongming Palace is also very important, no, the two Kevin Dills are here, if something happens...you think so?

With a bang, the door belonging to Prince Thales opened:

With a straight face, Thales stepped out of the room accompanied by the guards.

D.D and the other people on duty were shocked, and stopped eating quickly, each of them stood up straight with weapons in hand.

Are you kidding me? At this moment, who doesn't know that His Royal Highness, who lost his face last night and was so angry last night, is furious?

It would be bad for him to catch someone's fault, maybe get angry and vent his anger on the people, right?

Hey, from this point of view, is it wise that I didn't go there last night?

It's not like those tough guys from last night who accompanied the prince to eat their noses, not to mention their noses. After returning, everyone was downcast. Mallos was so busy that he couldn't touch the ground. , Miranda also came and went in a hurry, and the little silly lion was sulking all by himself...

In short, some fell out of favor, and some were severely **** by the prince...

It's not like my little D.D, who is still entrusted with the important task of guarding the key pass that affects the situation of Emerald City!

Hmph, hey.

From this point of view, Uncle Ben Doyin is still very smart, knowledgeable about current affairs, and invincible...

However, Thales ignored D.D's complex and changeable mood, he glanced at the complacent latter ("How can he be so happy? Is it because I am gloating that everything is not going well?" Thales said afterwards Wyah's whispered complaints) beside him, he waved his hand, causing the door to be opened and entered into the "cell" of one of the prisoners.

"You didn't bring soldiers in, nor did you **** me out without saying a word, and pronounce the sentence."

In the room, Federico Cavendir calmly put down his teacup.

"I guess: Your Highness, you have not yet chosen to make peace with Zhan En, sacrificing me in exchange for the peace of the Emerald City?"

Thales sat opposite him, watching him calmly put a spoonful of sugar, and slowly stirred with a teaspoon to outline a vortex.

"I failed to capture Lausanne II."

The prince spoke coldly, suppressing his anger.

Federico raised his eyebrows slightly, and nodded immediately, seemingly not surprised.

"That explains your anger."

He continued to stir the teacup steadily, watching the vortex inside get deeper and deeper:

"Your intention to use this serial killer as a target to stand up, to eliminate accidents and calm people's hearts has failed, let alone use him to threaten me to submit, in order to negotiate with Zhan En and gain room for maneuver."

Federico raised his head and cast shrewd eyes.

"Now, you're back to the original point: either completely fall to Zhan En in the arbitration and let him take advantage of it, in exchange for him helping the Emerald City..."

Thales didn't speak, but his eyes became colder.

"Or, you completely bet on my side, firmly believing that we have the ability to retake the Emerald City and put Zhan En to death."

Fad took out a teaspoon from the deep whirlpool, and tapped it lightly on the rim of the cup:

"There is no third way."

Thales still did not respond.

He just looked at the other party's cup coldly, waiting for the vortex inside to gradually subside.

"I guess, this is why I can still sit here and drink tea, and His Highness still has time to chat with me."

Federico put down the teaspoon, picked up the teacup and took a sip with a calm posture.

There was a moment of silence in the room, like a deep sea.

"You were right before, that killer is really not simple," Thales said suddenly, sneering again and again, "It's really a big surprise."

Federico gently puts down the glass.

He was silent for a while, then sighed softly:

"I reminded you: whether physically or mentally, this person cannot be treated with common sense, please be careful."

Reminder?

Thales folded his arms and sneered:

"Then why don't you just tell me that he is a monster who will go crazy at the sight of blood?"

Federico raised his head and took a deep look at Thales.

So he knows.

"If I say so, it will be tantamount to betraying the Kingdom of the Night and the Corleone family," Fei De said in a calm tone, "No matter what their intentions are, I am grateful for the place they gave me to stand on. Keeping it a secret is the right thing to do.”

"I don't know yet, so you keep your promise so much." Thales said.

"Furthermore, you yourself have found out the details of Lausanne II." Federico seemed to have not heard the sarcasm in the prince's words, and he still drank his tea calmly, "Otherwise, he would not have taken risks rashly if he was as strategic as you." Go hunt him."

It's really slippery.

With a few words, he cleared his responsibilities.

Thales thought disdainfully.

It also seems how high-spirited he is.

As expected of Kevin Dill.

"Seeing that I fell short outside, I can only come back to you with a shy face. I think you are very happy?"

Federico paused when he heard this.

He was silent for a moment, sighing helplessly.

"I know you're in a bad mood, and I don't intend to offend you, but I can't deny it: I'm glad I got my life back."

Thales raised his lips.

"And I'm even more thankful that you maintained your sanity and restraint, kept your hand at the right time, and spared Lausanne's life. You didn't eat my chips in anger, and put all the advantages on Zhan En's side."

Stay sane and calm...

Keep your hand at the right time, spare Luosang's life...

Thales frowned.

I have to say that he was aggrieved last night, but after hearing this, he really felt much more at ease...

Thales coughed, put aside distracting thoughts, and looked serious.

"Plaguing can't absolve you of your sins," the prince said coldly, "especially if you don't report your knowledge and deliberately conceal it."

"I understand His Highness's anger," Federico explained slowly, not being intimidated by Duke Xinghu's aggression, "but we might as well push it backwards: If you capture Lausanne II and take him and me Is it necessarily a good thing to form an alliance with Zhan En?"

Thales narrowed his eyes:

"As a deal, he agreed to compromise and give me a profitable Emerald City."

Although there are many prerequisites.

"An emerald city that stays in words." Federico quickly retorted.

"It's better than an Emerald City that is bound to perish." Thales shot back.

"Trust me, Your Highness, it is not a good idea to cooperate with Zhan En."

Federico laughed:

"Once he knows that Lausanne II is no longer a threat, that I have no leverage in the balance, and that you can only rely on his handouts to turn the situation around, he will make more progress—no matter what he promised in advance. So much hype, promised you so many sweets that seem to be cheap, whether it is military service, taxes, or profits from maritime trade, when he regains his power and comes back to power, he will turn his face and be ruthless, and let you lose more than you gain."

"He is the dignified guardian duke," Thales frowned, and glanced at the other party: "It's not a fugitive who has nothing in the world and will do anything for revenge."

"Oh, Your Highness, the Emerald City has benefited from the development of commerce and trade, and there are some secretarial staff in the office who are good at biting words, distorting terms, and discounting contracts to fulfill their promises."

Thales frowned when he thought of the "Replacement Petition" that Jan En sent to the king, and also remembered the "land without snow and ice" promised by Nakaju to the orcs.

Federico observed his expression:

"At that time, Zhan En will have to overcome the disaster and rule without worry, but you, you will have to suffer bitterly from failure and disappointment, as well as the anger of the Fuxing Palace."

Thales don't snort coldly:

"Thanks for reminding me of this."

Speaking of this, Federico stood up, walked slowly to the window, and his tone eased:

"So don't be annoyed, Your Highness. It is not a bad thing that Lausanne II escaped from the hunt. On the contrary, this matter can be used as a bargaining chip to make Zhan En, who thinks he is sure of winning, have more scruples, so that he cannot be unscrupulous in the negotiation with you. Taking care of you, and having Lausanne II outside, can make him..."

"I missed a word," Thales interrupted him at this moment, "Lausanne II did not escape."

Huh?

Federico was looking at the blue sky outside the window, and frowned upon hearing this:

"Is he dead?"

"Worse."

Thales hesitated for a moment, finally sighed softly, and chose the most direct expression:

"He fell into Helai's hands."

Federico was startled for a moment, then turned around abruptly.

"What did you say...?"

Thales sighed in pain, he grabbed his teacup and took a sip.

"That's right, it's your good cousin, the one you plan to use to threaten Zhan En," Thales put down his teacup, with an ugly smile, and he didn't know whether he was laughing at his own stupidity or the girl's Ling Li, "That's great. Before I could make a move, she jumped out by herself and played a trick on me——took a trick on everyone."

Federico looked at Thales, pondered for a long time, his expression changed several times on the way.

"I don't understand," he said solemnly, "Your subordinates are full of talents and experts, and it's not the first time you've faced Lausanne II. It's impossible that you didn't have adequate estimates and preparations. How could you let a little girl... ..."

"She has an extreme knight who obeys her, and puts a dagger on her neck, right in front of my eyes."

"You should stop her."

"She also swears that whoever stops her will be the eternal enemy of the Iris family."

"And you are soft-hearted, don't you want to?"

"Of course not, it's just..."

Thales retorted subconsciously, racking his brains:

"You know, if she happens to die on the spot, then I will be in big trouble. Even if you become the owner of the Iris Flower in the future, Fei De, I am afraid that you will have to ask me, that is, because of your cousin's oath. Take revenge on the sworn enemy and defend the reputation of the Iris family."

A certain hostage is in a dangerous situation and swears that whoever dares to hurt her will be the eternal enemy of a certain family, so no one dares to touch a hair of the hostage.

Damn it, if the family is replaced by a country... Does it sound familiar?

"Really? This is what you're worried about?" Federico looked suspicious and his tone was subtle.

"I..."

Thales coughed, raised the empty teacup again, and buried his face in it:

"You know, I'm a prince, and I have to look at things from the perspective of the kingdom. I can't let Canxing and the Kevin Dill family easily form a blood feud."

But you're about to take his Emerald City.

At this time, you can't easily make enemies?

Federico stared at him for a long time, then took a deep breath, and put away his unhappy eyes:

"Forget it, this is the end of the matter, it's useless to get entangled."

That's right, why bother with this.

Thales nodded generously in agreement:

"So, I have more things to worry about: Lausanne II is in her hands, no matter what the guy knows-the truth, the inside story, or the fate you gave him*** or the list of revenge, I don't care We can only assume that Xilai will know about it sooner or later and use it against us.”

Federico frowned fiercely.

"Please be at ease, Lausanne II's knowledge is limited," he frowned, "and with his resilience, it is not so easy for him to speak up."

Thales put down the teacup and snorted coldly.

"Then you don't know something. To deal with people who refuse to open their hearts, that girl has a much older way."

More than you want to know.

Thinking of this, Thales subconsciously folded his arms.

Federico was deep in thought.

"Not only that," the prince continued, "she also threatened me with this, probably wanting me to release Zhan En, return the throne of the city lord, and restore everything to its original state."

"But one of your original intentions in hunting down Lausanne II was to show favor to Zhan En and negotiate with him?"

"That's what I said too, 'for the good of Zhan En'," Thales leaned back in the chair, exhausted, "However, she didn't believe it, she was decisive, and insisted on taking the killer away."

Well, she has such an attitude, but I have to blame her.

Blame me.

"Then you will have even less bargaining chips and room to negotiate with Jann," Federico's tone became tighter and tighter, "or even worse: when the Emerald City is in turmoil, you are surrounded by an unarmed little girl." ... Such a failure will dampen people's confidence, make all parties in the city more suspicious of your skills and abilities, and aggravate the crisis——her move was unexpected and helped Zhan En gain an absolute advantage, and there is not much room for you to make mistakes .”

Listening to his words, Thales' expression became more and more ugly.

Well, he has a point, except...

Unarmed little girl?

Nonsense!

Thales resisted the desire to refute:

Does he know that little girl is good at playing tricks and scaring people?

Even worse, she will summon ghosts!

What a ghost!

Is he a terrifying and perverted villain, okay?

He is... He let her go because of no other choice!

Thinking of this, Thales was overwhelmed, and took over:

"And I don't have much time. The spare money squeezed out from Zhan En's hard work is only enough to temporarily put out the fire, and when this money is used up..."

Thales looked at the scattered and faded tea leaves in the cup, and pursed the corners of his mouth.

Damn it.

How did this happen?

"But you have one last advantage."

After hearing what he said, Federico calmly said:

"Jane is still under your custody. As long as the old case of the Duke's assassination has not been judged, and his suspicion of patricide has not been cleared, no one can threaten your rule."

Thales sighed and leaned back.

"You just can't forget your business, right? Even if the Emerald City is about to die?"

Federico ignored Thales' words and just focused on analyzing:

"At this moment, Zhan En probably doesn't know that his good sister is out to win him back."

"And he won't and can't know, this news can't be leaked to his ears," Thales said.

"But Xilai will hold Lausanne II as a bargaining chip, bluff, threaten you to release Zhan En, at least ask to meet him, and once you do..."

"Don't worry, I'm not a fool." Thales said impatiently.

"Not necessarily so."

"What?"

Federico turned around:

"On the contrary, Your Highness, we can take advantage of this and go back to our original plan."

Thales couldn't help wondering:

"What plan?"

Federico showed a mysterious smile:

"Tell him, Your Highness, tell Zhan En that his good sister has caused a catastrophe: she snatched chips from you, damaged your prestige, hindered your plan, and extinguished your compromise and cooperation with him." , with the benevolent heart of the entire Emerald City..."

Thales couldn't help frowning.

"Then, you show your thunderous fury and declare that you will never compromise and never die, even if you watch the entire Emerald City sink, unless," Federico paused, his tone tightened, "unless you let Xilai also paid a heavy price for offending you."

Thales' face changed.

Federico smiled slightly:

"In this way, we throw the problem back to him: sister, or Emerald City? Family affection, or power?"

At that moment, Thales had an ugly expression.

"This is the same thing again, you still want to use and plot against Xilai to force Zhan En to submit?"

Forcing a choice: bad, or worse?

It really is Kevin Dill.

Federico bowed his head in silence for a while, and his face was expressionless when he raised his head:

"No, this is even better than the original one, because this time Cecilia jumped out on her own initiative, you have no moral burden, and Jen has no reason to suspect that this is yours..."

"He won't believe it."

This time it's Federico's turn to raise his head in doubt:

"Your Highness?"

"I don't want to say that, but Jen knows me too well," Thales sighed angrily, "He knows that I'm not the kind of person who would take advantage of or hurt innocent people, let alone threaten him with his family members He will not stand by and let the Emerald City run down. On the contrary, he will know that I am bluffing, so he will not take the initiative to give in—"

"He will believe it."

Federico interrupted him, decisively.

"For one thing, His Highness was tricked by a girl, and his dignity was damaged. Anyone knows that you are in a rage at the moment, and you must not be messed with."

Thanks for reminding me of this again.

Thales has a dark face:

"Okay. I'm very angry, but I'm not overwhelmed. Dignity and Emerald City, I can tell which is more important."

"Secondly, you just need to convince Jann," Federico ignored his excuses, "you were offended by Xilai more than her, than your dignity, than your kindness, and even more than your kindness." All the people of the Emerald City are important, enough to make you furious and desperate."

What?

Listening to his words, Thales frowned.

It is enough to make me furious and desperate after being offended...

Things are more important than my dignity, my kindness, and even everyone in Emerald City...

"I, I still have this thing?"

Thales was very puzzled and extremely suspicious.

But at the same time, a small voice in his heart told him:

Of course you do.

Thales Canxing.

It's just that you don't know it.

Or don't want to admit it.

But you'll know.

It will eventually be admitted.

Sooner or later.

This is your destiny.

Federico faced out the window, watching the bustling crowd below the city, and remained silent for a long time.

"You probably don't."

He spoke softly, with a complicated tone:

"But he sure has. So he'll believe your threat, and that's enough."

Thales didn't respond right away. He looked at Federico and fell into deep thought.

A moment later, his expression changed and he came to his senses.

It is... this thing.

"What if he sees through it?" He doubted.

"A guy who killed his father and buried the truth, if he really has such a thing," Federico shook his head. wear."

Looking at the other party's appearance, Thales was stunned.

"Tell me, Fei De," the prince said tentatively, "how much do you hate him?"

Federico frowned.

"Your Highness?"

Thales sighed:

"I mean, do you hate Zhan En, what he did...or what he has, but you don't?"

Jane's cousin was stunned.

He opened his mouth to answer, but finally remained silent.

"Consider my proposal, Your Highness," Fei De turned his face away, avoiding answering, "Put this matter on Zhan En, maybe there will be surprises."

Thales stared at him for a long time.

"Not enough."

"Your Highness?"

Thales shook his head, his eyes vigilant:

"Now in this city, it's not just Zhan En who is against me, but also his crazy sister who pretends to be a ghost."

What?

Federico was puzzled:

"But even if Lausanne II is captured, Xilai may not be able to..."

"You have been away from home for so many years, do you really understand Xilai? I mean, the grown-up Xilai?"

Federico paused.

Thales couldn't help thinking of someone threatening Zhan En by threatening to dance:

"Do you know what she cares about, what she doesn't care about, and under what circumstances she will do something terrible?"

Thales sneered:

"Unfortunately, I have seen it."

And that's... what you don't want to see.

"I understand His Highness's anger towards her, but too much——"

Thales raised his hand to interrupt him:

"Guess, what will happen to Emerald City after that girl confronts me so clearly? What will people think?"

Federico wanted to answer, but remembered something, and hesitated to speak.

Thales said coldly:

"For me, one Jen in Emerald City is enough."

Federico's eyes moved.

Thales leaned back in his chair and let out a sigh.

"So, tell me, Fei De, what is your plan from the beginning? How did you proceed? How many feet have you participated in the secret department? How many people are you going to kill? Who are you going to provoke?"

Federico raised his eyes and did not answer.

"Okay, then let me change the way. Apart from Corleone, who is secretly supporting you in the city? Who knows, who participates, and who acquiesces in watching? How much does Lausanne II himself know? How much has he done? How much is left? If he is brought out to testify against him, what should I worry about? If he tells the whole story, what's the worst that could happen?"

Seeing that the other party was still silent, Thales' tone became more and more impatient:

"Is it Zhan En who will bite back? Or are you suspected of instigating the murder? Or is it Prince Thales who manipulated the shady scene to try to get his hands on the Emerald City, and was **** if he failed to take off his pants? To be more exaggerated, the Canxing royal family has malicious intentions to invade the South Bank collar, Losing the prince and losing money? If the secret department of the kingdom is exposed, how many things need to be done to remedy it? Once the people here are full of dissatisfaction, what price will the whole kingdom pay?"

Federico couldn't help rebutting:

"Your Highness, what you are worried about is too far away..."

But Thales waved his hand and interrupted him with an extremely serious expression:

"The fact is that Jen is predictable, but she is not. She is a **** outside the chessboard and does not take an unusual path."

Federico understands:

"You mean, she doesn't have 'that thing'?"

Thales nodded.

"So I have to prepare early, plan ahead, and use all available power to prevent her from giving me another big surprise."

The prince solemnly said:

"Before that crazy girl overturned the chessboard."

"How?"

Thales was silent, he pondered for a while, and then spoke slowly:

"Like Jen."

Federico can't help but look sideways.

"No matter how unexpected Xilai is, he is only one person," Thales thought carefully, "and I, I have a city."

"A disobedient city." Federico added with a frown.

"So I need your help," Thales raised his eyebrows, "the kind without reservation."

Federico said "Oh".

"That is to say, Your Highness, you have finally made up your mind to stand in line and ally with me according to the meaning of the Fuxing Palace?"

Thales sighed in his heart.

Are you sure that Fuxing Palace is your ally?

He shook his head, stood up, and walked towards the door.

"Not yet, but because of some crazy girl, I have to think about it due to the situation."

But Thales paused.

"And of course, that depends on your attitude," he said coldly, "and on Jen's."

Federico's eyes moved when he heard the words:

"Jane?"

"Yes, I'm going to find Zhan En~IndoMTL.com~ According to your method, use both soft and hard tactics, coercion and temptation." Thales pondered.

If he really has 'that thing'.

Federico's eyes lit up.

Thales put his hand on the doorknob:

"As for you, when you figure it out, call them to find me."

"I don't know much, I'm afraid I won't be able to satisfy His Highness..."

"Don't rush, think about it slowly," Thales shook his head, "I've heard people say that death on the rope circle is always extremely long."

He turned his head, his eyes sharp:

"You have plenty of time."

Federico clenched his fist: "Your Highness..."

"Tell me, if you know that his sister is so promising, she can turn the situation around with one move..."

Thales ignored him, turned the doorknob, sighed, with complicated emotions:

"Isn't Jen En happy to go to heaven?"