Chapter 972 203. Confrontation
Annan has never been a person with double standards. He hates evil very much, and when he is offended, he will either retaliate on the spot or hold a grudge... But when there are no witnesses or victims for an incident, only rumors, then Annan will treat it as if it does not exist.
Maria is grateful for Annan's trust and is willing to help him continue to control Gale. It can also satisfy Maria's desire to a small extent - it cannot be said that the rat people are unique in history, but it is definitely rare for a brown-haired rat to coerce a gray-haired rat.
The only problem is that since Annan's partner was replaced by Maria, many people lamented that Annan had changed his female companion again, and even sympathized with Gale.
On the night when the prince's execution report was sent back to Liberty City, Annan suddenly felt a familiar sense of collapse while he was meditating, and was captured into the Hall of Holy Humanity.
Annan thought something big had happened, but unexpectedly, the incident was directed at him.
"I, Crow Montreal, want to accuse Annan Reeves, the King of the North, of launching a war in my kingdom!" Crow, who had retreated to the sixth row, stood up.
And Annan, who advanced all the way from the bottom to the middle row, found that he had never been so close to Crowe, only five rows apart.
He originally thought that it would take him at least three to five years to get close to this distance... It can only be said that while he is making progress, Crowe is also regressing, and they are rushing towards each other.
One of the defenders of human order, the King of Skeletons, has a majestic voice: "Annan Reeves, is this true?"
This was the first time Annan knew about the war between the members of the Holy Council. He stood up and said: "It is true, but the one who started the war was the Kingdom of Ruikaner from the beginning."
There was a stir in the Holy Council. Exclaims and whispers. They were not surprised by the war itself, but they were surprised that Annan was actually a member of the Holy Council - a Free City that had only been built for two years had the potential to enter here. Why had they never heard him mention it?
And he sits in the middle row... This means that the potential of Liberty City actually exceeds more than half of the human monarchs in the eyes of the Holy Eyes.
They looked at the two young monarchs. Crowe looked gloomy, a little decadent and worried, and his light-colored eyes were savage. Annan looked complicated, as if he was burdened with a lot of things, but his eyes were bright and clear.
Even if they do not engage in child molestation or have special hobbies, they have to say that the title of "Champion Warlock" is well-deserved.
"You lie!"
Cloe stared at Annan fiercely like a wolf: "Your army and priests are causing trouble in my territory!"
Annan guessed that the priest he was talking about should be It's the Blade of Freedom - those leaflets that awaken civilians are indeed somewhat similar to preaching.
"I don't know what happened to make you take the action of 'suing your parents'..." Annan faced the culprit who brought pain to the North: "But you'd better think about it, before that "What did you do?"
"What did I do? Send people to invade your territory?" Crowe said hoarsely, as if he was really innocent.
Annan shook his head: "That's not true. He was just the culprit who betrayed the intelligence to let the ratmen destroy the Violet Kingdom, avoided fighting the ratmen after they entered the country, allowed them to break through the snow mountain fortress, let the demons out of their cages, and caused the fall of a large area of the northern border. "
What Crowe wanted to say was interrupted by Annan: "If you don't admit it, I can find a witness to prove it."
Annan raised his head and stood on the Golden Seat. The vague figure cast an encouraging glance.
At least two high kings are on Annan's side. Even though the Empire and the Kingdom of Rekaner both have the surname Montreal, the gap between them is wider than that of Maria and Gale. And it shows something that the Empire has done nothing since Liberty City started targeting the Kingdom of Rekaner.
Other High King Annan is not familiar with. As for the Supreme King of the Orr Empire, he may oppose Annan's approval, agree with Annan's opposition... or he may not.
This is not nonsense. Annan offended the son of Duke Kingsley, and both Duke Kingsley and Marshal Galkin were trying to reduce the conflict, so the attitude of the Emperor of the Orr Empire was unpredictable.
"I don't know what you are talking about..."
In front of the members of the Holy Council, Annan did not have any stage fright: "Why pretend to know nothing?"
“…That’s not what I want to say.”
Claude broke away from Annan’s trap and returned to his own rhythm: “The priests are acting recklessly in the kingdom and destroying honest people. Kind-hearted civilians turned into unruly people who only wanted to rebel. They attacked the residences of nobles and officials everywhere, causing chaos..." His words aroused some recognition. After all, the world is the world of nobles, which is like a steel stamp on their minds.
“My soldiers even found your propaganda leaflets in the children’s bedrooms!”
Until Annan caught his flaw: “Why were your soldiers in the children’s bedrooms?”
"Because..." Crowe was stunned and lost his rhythm for a moment. He was about to pick it up when Annan deliberately interrupted him again: "There is something I forgot to tell you, Vitalig. Still alive."
Claude's eyes suddenly shrank and he stared at Annan.
"Don't look at me like that, he's not here with me."
"You..." No matter how hard it was for Crowe to remain normal, he also forgot the words the minister taught him before, and said stiffly: "Annan, you He also killed our special envoy..."
"The King of Bones is here. I think he knows the truth better than you."
The eyes of the parliament focused on the bones. On the king. He remained silent, but that said something.
“It’s my turn?”
Seeing that Crowe didn't speak, Annan asked: "Cloe, why did the Holy Grail Knight die?"
"I...I don't know."
"How do the Ratmen know about the Violet Kingdom? All lines of defense?"
"I don't know..."
"You mean, everything that happens in the kingdom has nothing to do with you?"
"This has nothing to do with what I am going to say today!" Crow gritted his teeth and said, "Your people also killed my uncle, Prince Omo, and hanged him in front of all the civilians!"
Annan's face was expressionless: "I just did the same thing as you."
"Did you hear it? He admitted it!"
"Stop being so messy, Chloe ." Annan said softly.
Everyone can see that the balance of the debate is tilted towards Annan.
Crowe looks dressed up, but is actually naked.
“In the vast continent of Allen, the demise of a country is like a foam rolled up in the sea, which will soon burst. And it is just one of the countless bubbles that were born and burst instantly in the long river of time. "
"You are not as important as you think."
Annan raised his head slightly and looked down at Crowe like a superior:
"This is what I give you. The first lesson: when you start a war, don’t expect it to be conducted according to the rules you want.”
(End of this chapter)