Through the book: The villain’s son’s stand-in

As soon as the communication between the five people was connected, several people stepped into the simple and comfortable round table conference area and sat down consciously.

Qi Fang and Augustine sat next to each other in tacit understanding. Shangguan Hong and Feng Qingyu also smiled at each other and nodded.

Say hello and say hello like close old friends.

Melis looked around and, as the initiator of this communication, sat in the center.

Melis said with a smile: "Old friends, long time no see. How are you doing lately?"

Qi Fang, who was next to him, glanced at him and did not answer. He continued to chat with Augustine, the weapons dealer, about the research progress of the latest weapons.

Feng Qingyu leaned back and did not intend to answer.

He was secretly tricked by Melis just a few days ago, so it was a sign of his good temper to be here.

Only Shangguan Hong.

He answered politely: "Not bad, good health and everything goes well."

He cupped his hands again and said, "Thanks to everyone for your support, my academy can develop so smoothly."

The Shangguan family has deep roots in the education world.

At present, these are of little use in fighting for territory, but if one considers post-war appeasement and logistics, his method can be of great use.

When he tried to reconcile, the other companies had to give him face.

Feng Qingyu said: "It's all my own fault, we just provided some insignificant help."

Melis also took the opportunity to interject: "Yes, that's the truth."

"We have a relationship where we both prosper and suffer. Only by helping each other can we survive better."

The Allies and the Empire are still in a period of ambiguity, and both sides want stability.

But they are in a competitive relationship.

Just like a big tree that is gradually decaying and its new shoots, both sides are competing for nutrients.

The big tree wants to regain its glory, but the new branch just wants to have the ability to become an independent tree before the big tree falls.

The two are destined to break out into a new round of conflict one day.

The people present, whether young or old, are all members of big families, so how could they not understand what he meant.

Qi Fang clicked his tongue and had no choice but to patiently say a few beautiful words with Augustine to complete the foreplay.

Stop the gossip.

Melis clasped his fingers tightly, leaned forward a little, and looked down at everyone in a low voice: "Early this morning, a congressman of my own race sent word that the royal family is going to start investigating us seriously."

"The direction of the inquiry, I guess, is related to foreign races."

Although the news from Capital Star was one-sided and not a clue, Melis still noticed the clues.

However, the royal family seemed to be deliberately covering it up. He was not sure which foreign race it was.

But that didn't stop him from speaking out.

As soon as these words came out, although there was no visible change in the expressions of several people, Melis didn't need to think about it to know that their hearts were definitely not as calm as they appeared on the surface.

"Oh, so suddenly..." Shangguan Hong's eyelids were still half-opened, but the smile on his lips faded a little.

After Qi Fang listened, he continued to pull his fingers boredly.

He looked as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

He fights Zerg all day long to prepare for war, and few of the next generation of his family are successful in fighting, so these nonsense can't restrain him.

It is impossible to say that they are found to be colluding with the Zerg who have low IQs.

That's too ridiculous.

At this time, Augustine unexpectedly asked in a deep voice: "Is there any other relevant news?"

As soon as these words came out, Augustine instantly became the focus.

But he himself didn't care. He stared at Melis and continued to ask: "If you are willing to tell all the information, I can give you an additional 5% share of the energy weapons transaction next quarter."

The weapons and equipment of the Tara family are not the outdated junk on the market, but truly high-precision weapons.

Some can even influence the victory of the battle.

For their own development, each family has signed a contract with the Tara family a long time ago, and will deliver according to the share of investment and subscription.

Therefore, even if it is only a 5% share, it is very exciting.

It made several other people want to contact the members who stayed in the capital star immediately and use their strength to find out all the information.

However, Qi Fang felt a little depressed despite being envious.

I worked so hard to build relationships, and even offered to give Augustin a new batch of Zerg outer armor as a companion, but I still couldn't get the share. Others only needed to pay for an insignificant piece of news.

Anyone else would feel uncomfortable.

But Augustine can't control so much.

If that matter was really discovered by the royal family, even if the royal family really wanted to break off the now precarious alliance, he would have nothing to say.

Feng Qingyu's eyes darkened, and he kept fiddling with the jade ring on his index finger, as if he was deep in thought, but also as if it was just an unconscious mechanical reaction.

Melis naturally did not want to refuse the fat meat delivered to his mouth, but after thinking about it carefully, he made up his mind and said:

"I am the one who called everyone here this time, and this news is also the theme of today's meeting, so there is no need for you to pay any price."

Facing everyone's suspicious or calm eyes, he told all the clues he had sorted out, 70% true and 30% false.

Lies are necessary, after all, he got everyone involved in the beginning.

It's hard to say. The royal family now only imprisons the unsatisfactory guy Kumi.

However, he believed that the other suspects, although apparently unsupervised, were more or less under surveillance.

So what he said was correct.

It's just a matter of time.

After listening to Melis' analysis, Augustine seemed to be secretly relieved and said with great satisfaction: "I know you mean well, Melis, but the Tara family has always repaid kindness, so I will definitely keep my promise. "

Then, he suddenly stood up and said apologetically: "Sorry everyone, I still have some important matters to deal with today, so I can only take one step first."

Seeing this, Shangguan Hong also stood up and said: "It's time for me to leave, the morning meeting in the academy is about to begin."

Melis did not stop him and sent several people away with a smile on his face.

However, after the three people left one after another, Qi Zhan, who was originally the most impatient, still did not hang up the communication.

Melis asked with a smile: "Master Qi, do you still have questions?"

Qi Zhan relaxed his legs and opened his eyes. He stared at Melis and asked, "Meris, what is your purpose?"

"Purpose? Of course I want all of us to develop without any hindrance!"

He narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "I said, our goals are the same, we share what we need, and sincere cooperation is only a necessary condition for development. This is also the trading principle that our Bruce family has always pursued."

Qi Zhan said nothing after hearing this, looked at him deeply, and then hung up the communication.

After the communication ended, Melis returned to the familiar study room again.

He took a deep breath and leaned his back slightly on the hard chair.

After a long while, he murmured in a low voice: "I hope everything will develop as I want, otherwise..."