Chapter 270 Sitting on the sidelines
Violet Empire
King Salamoon, Mercury Garden
Futaba sat with a serious face in the study that originally belonged to Buffy Marshall , frowning and not knowing what he was thinking. Well, Levine and Cassie are also here. Both of them seem to be in a very good mood. Not to mention the fox man who is completely beaming with joy. Even Cassie, who is usually stern and as if his facial nerves are dead, is smiling, obviously. Very satisfied with the current situation.
They really couldn't be dissatisfied. After all, everyone saw Buffy Marshall's expression. In Futaba's words, it was as if someone had just fed a big mouthful of SHI. It was simply I feel overjoyed.
The investigation team composed of seven grand dukes and the Violet royal family has been basically formed. It is expected to set off in the evening of this day. The Fire Claw leader will be followed by Lewen personally. Most of the other members are from various lords who are coming to the royal capital this time. It is not clear who the Violet family will send among their bodyguards and cronies, but in this case it is no longer important, as long as there is no huge gap. It leaked that the Marshall family, which had not received any news at all, would definitely be caught off guard...
"But I'm still a little worried, Miss Futaba." Levin tried his best to suppress the smile on his face. , said to the orange-haired girl behind the long table: "After all, only Buffy Marshall and his party are banned now. The other archdukes are completely free to move around. Are you sure they won't be behind the scenes?" Is there something going on in the ground?"
Futaba was holding two small fireballs thoughtfully at the moment. After listening to Lewen's words, he replied without looking up: "Of course I'm sure. "
"But..."
The gentle fox half-orc shook his tail subconsciously: "Grand Duke Baroka, Grand Duke Crystal Wolf, Grand Duke Dantes and Fei. Not to mention Archduke Ernan, the Hussein family has had frequent contacts with the Marshall family over the years. Mr. Ned even found some evidence of the Hussein clan purchasing slaves. More importantly, Scorpius Hussein’s character is quite low. In his eyes, catching and selling slaves is not a violation of principles at all, because he has no principles at all!”
Futaba raised his eyebrows, threw the two element aggregates that had been coiled into ice balls on the table, and chuckled: "Not only that, I don't know if the Grand Duke Ximu Simon is reliable. He and Buffy Marshall were classmates for a while. You still want to say that, right?”
“Well, I know I shouldn’t mention this at this time. After all, it’s good to get the current result. It’s already unimaginable for us Fire Claw Leaders.” Lewen smiled sarcastically, then slumped down on the chair next to him and sighed: “But it’s precisely because it has developed to this point that I just Afraid that something might go wrong."
Futaba leaned back, put her legs up on the desk in front of her, and yawned lazily: "I think too much, no matter what. Whether it is Hussein, that little bitch, or the Grand Duke Simon who had sex with Marshall when he was a student, they will not act rashly now."
Lewin was stunned: "Do it... do it. Gay?”
“Yes, didn’t you tell me that?” Futaba stretched his body slightly, smacked his lips and said with a smile: “Marshall and Simon shared the same bed for a while~”< br>
Levin was confused at the time: "I'm talking about classmates! We studied at the Knight Academy together!"
"Then we slept together?"
"No! No! !"
"Huh? How do you know they haven't slept together? You also studied in that college?"
"Ah, I...I didn't." br>
"Then you are very familiar with them and know their details very clearly?"
"No, no."
"Then how do you prove that they have never slept together?"
Futaba narrowed her eyes with interest and looked at Levin, who was completely confused, with a smile.
The latter was already sweating profusely and began to think about whether the Grand Duke Marshall and the Grand Duke Simon had ever slept together...
"I said, this shouldn't be the focus now."
Finally, Cassie brought the topic back. He looked helplessly at Futaba, who suddenly became more interested, and asked in a low voice: "Why are you so sure that others will not help the Marshall family during this time? What Levin just said is right, the character of many people is not trustworthy, and they do not even have the slightest principles and bottom lines."
" Oh~"
Futaba smiled, folded his legs slowly, summoned an elemental hand out of thin air and shook it: "I have never been a person with conscience and principles. People don't have any expectations for other people's moral standards. You are still too naive..."
The elemental hand in mid-air replaced its index finger with a thumb, and rushed down. .
Levin scratched his hair and said humbly: "I'd like to hear the details."
He couldn't help but be humble, because the Miss Shuangye in front of him was indeed dozens of times more scheming than him. rank.
"To put it simply, it's no good." Futaba didn't show off. She summoned another elemental hand and made a 'spread hands' gesture: "First of all, now the Marshall family is facing This is an unprecedented crisis. It would be fine if the whistleblower was just a small person, but think about it. The one who accused them was another Grand Duke. The height of this matter has risen to another level. Slave-trafficking and slave-trading can be serious. It can be big or small, but the 'small' in it means that it can cover up the past or the power gap between the two sides is too large, but the current situation is that the two nobles in the empire are fighting each other head-on. I, representing Grand Duke Xiluo, attended the meeting But there is no room left, so everyone must take this matter seriously. No matter how good the relationship between Hussein and Archduke Simon is with Marshall, they have to think carefully about whether they want to take action. We are ready to be enemies with the Fire Claw~"
Lewen nodded thoughtfully: "It seems to be the case. Everyone can see our attitude. If anyone helps during this time, The Marshall family is like breaking up with us."
"Oh, it's not too stupid." Futaba praised Levin casually, and then continued: "Everyone can see it. We came prepared, and the Marshalls did not suffer unjustly, so we can easily come to the conclusion that it is okay not to help the Marshall family for the time being, and there is nothing to be resentful about, but if we help, it will be positive. Challenge the Fire Claw, not to mention... at least so far, no one can see the hope of Marshall's comeback."
Cassie saluted Futaba gratefully: "It's all your credit."
"Nonsense, if it's not my credit, how can it be yours?"
Futaba curled her lips, stretched out her thumbs to control the two elemental hands in mid-air and clicked in her direction, and then smiled: "But what I just said is not the point."
LeVine/Casey: (⊙⊙)?
The girl took out a bottle of mana potion containing half a lemon from her backpack, took a sip, and shuddered slightly: "Hiss, this thing is really powerful... Well, you two You should know how troublesome it is to convict a big lord in the Violet Empire, right?”
Cassie shook her head silently.
“I do know a little bit.” Lewen raised his hand and said with pride: “According to the Imperial Code, if you want to convict the nine lords, including the royal family, you must go through In a vote, except for the family accused of the crime, each representative of the other families has one vote, and the Violet royal family has two votes... Uh, wait, what do you mean?" Futaba dispersed in the air and were guessing at each other. The two elemental hands sneered: "If you want to sell favors or extort money, wouldn't it be better to wait until the voting is about to start?"
Cassie's face froze: "In that case, even if the investigators find conclusive evidence, as long as the Marshall Islands win a majority in the pre-conviction vote..."
"Then the conviction will not be possible for the time being. Of course, a more 'detailed' investigation will be organized later, but to put it bluntly, it is just a formality." Futaba licked the corner of his mouth and said leisurely: "Because the person who was accused must have paid his dues by then. The price is enough, so there will be basically nothing going on~"
Levin shook his head vigorously, and said with a very ugly face: "Impossible, does anyone still think that Marshall is innocent now?"
"Idiot, what does this have to do with being innocent." Shuang Ye sneered, spread his hands and said, "Don't worry, I've done everything I need to do." , Isn’t it just to make Buffy Marshall look like a crazy bitch in public? His appearance speaks volumes, and it’s not that easy to make a comeback.”
Levin and Cassie nodded silently, the expressions on their faces were still a little downcast.
Perhaps they who hold high positions in the Fire Claw Territory do not lack vision, wisdom and talent, but having lived in that land of simple folk customs for many years, they are really a bit incapable of success when it comes to scheming. On the surface, even the Grand Duke of the Crystal Wolf, who had just succeeded to the position of lord for a few years, had to leave them dozens of blocks behind.
“That bitch thought she had deceived me at first.” Futaba stood up, walked to the rows of bookshelves on one side of the room, and laughed jokingly: “That’s why she is so well-behaved. I have led him to a dead end, oh, he can have no contact with people, he can be under surveillance, he can be under house arrest, he can be under house arrest, he can not send people back to his hometown... Doesn’t that clearly tell me that there is something wrong with the place where he lives now~"
The girl smiled and took out the two big books in front of her, then swapped their positions and inserted them back in. The next second, there was a soft sound from somewhere in the room.
She returned to the table, then gently opened a drawer on the left hand side, took out an ice blue tray from it, and winked at the two people in front of her: "Completely made of Buzz Mine A magic prop made from the heart, with more than two hundred space glyphs with directional teleportation functions engraved inside it. This is his trump card.”
“Even I didn’t notice it...”
Cassie's eyes widened in surprise.
“It’s normal, because this mechanism is very unique. There is half a magic circle at the bottom of the two books, and the other half is on the wooden shelf directly below. Before switching places, there is a small magic circle. Formation, the mechanism can be opened correctly after exchanging positions. This must be completed within two seconds, otherwise the elemental power gathered previously will After the overflow is completed, you need to put the two books back into their original positions and then recharge them for another three hours." Futaba explained the principle lightly, and then smiled at Cassie: "Don't say it's you. , even an ordinary great magister would find it difficult to discover this thing without a definite target.”
The latter nodded with some frustration: "Then you are..."
"I can see it, it's that simple." Futaba casually brought up the topic, and then turned to Lewen with a smile: "Let me confirm again, the people Buffy Marshall brought to Salamun this time are all familiar faces, right?"
Lewin nodded: "Absolutely, the guards he brought are all familiar faces. He is a veteran of the Buffy Sword Knights. We have been paying close attention to the trends in the Marshall Territory in the past two years, so this kind of thing can still be confirmed."
Futaba confirmed again: "Absolutely not in two months. A new person who just appeared?"
The two shook their heads at the same time: "Absolutely not"
"Then I'm relieved." The girl grinned, and an elemental hand appeared out of thin air behind her and made a 'V': "In this case, Marshall, who can't pass on information and is completely under house arrest in the Red Courtyard, is nothing. There's nothing he can do to stop him, and he won't be able to find anyone else to communicate with him during this period. In this case, as long as the investigation team comes back with conclusive evidence..."
She called Yawning, he turned and walked toward the door.
"Everything has settled."
......
At the same time, Salamoon Royal District, Three Color Courtyard
The emperor of the Violet Empire, Clairva Bresne, was reading a book of bards by the small pool in the Purple Heart Garden. Although the temperature has obviously turned colder during this period, this palace with countless layers of constant temperature enchantments The place still looks like early summer, and occasionally you can even see one or two butterflies flying by the flowers.
A moment later
"Father."
A powerful voice broke the silence. Clairvaux looked up and saw a tall and handsome figure. He was walking towards here quickly. He was a human man in rich clothes. He looked about thirty years old. Apart from being a little less elegant, he was 60% similar to Clairvaux in appearance and temperament. At first glance, he looks like his son, but in fact...
He really is his son!
That's right, the person who came was none other than the eldest prince of the Violet Empire, Crown Prince Rebbe Bresne.
"You should have heard about what happened at the meeting."
Clever nodded, motioned for Ribo to sit next to him, and asked with a smile: "What are your thoughts? ?”
“Grand Duke Fire Claw didn’t rush to the imperial capital in person, he just sent an unknown advisor here, which is already disrespectful,” Ruibo said without thinking, and then squeezed hard. Fist: "And that woman dared to deceive my father, which is even more of a crime! The teacher taught me to say this..."
"Ha~ Then what do you think?"
"On behalf of the royal family, I am willing to go to the Marshall Islands with the investigation team to investigate and find out the truth."
"You mean, seeing is believing?"
"Seeing is believing."
“What then?”
“Sit back and watch.”
Chapter 267: End
(End of this chapter)