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However, it was okay not to cheer up. Once he cheered up, Cobra realized more clearly how chaotic Alabasta was now.

Even when there were disasters in previous years, it was far less chaotic than the current situation.

"Assholes, all of them!"

In the study, Kobra swept everything on the desk to the floor and became furious.

When he decided to cheer up, the first thing he did was to face up to Alabasta's current problems and decided to solve them one by one.

The first thing that was put on his agenda was the issue of bandits and rebels.

Both of these are actually stubborn diseases. Throughout the history of the Kingdom of Alabasta, since the 'Neferutali Family' took root on [Sentine Island], bandits and rebels have always existed. The former killed people and set fire, and the latter Those who have never given up subverting the rule of the 'Neferutali Family'.

But in normal times, they can only lurk in the darkness, waiting for opportunities, because compared to the official forces, they are too weak and dare not expose themselves.

However, this time King Edmund was assassinated and they saw their opportunity.

In particular, the rumors about the 'Dragon People' that circulated among the top leaders of the kingdom emboldened them. Not only did they come to the front of the stage, but the two also joined forces.

Cobra's first thought after cheering up was to get rid of these two!

But what made him angry was that he issued several orders one after another, but the people below him used various excuses to push back. All in all, no army is willing to deal with those bandits and rebels. As a king, he actually has no troops to use?

"Your Majesty, please allow me to take the escort team to destroy them!" Ikarem asked resolutely.

As the saying goes, the Lord humiliates his subject to death. Seeing Kobra suffer such humiliation, as a retainer of the 'Neferutari Family', he could not turn a blind eye!

"No, the number of guards is okay to defend the palace. If you want to go on an expedition, it will not be enough. There are so many bandits and rebels. If you go there, you will die." Cobra did not drop Ikarem's Requesting, he said in a deep voice, "Furthermore, judging from the information I just reviewed, I have reason to believe that these bandits and rebels are not united together for no reason..."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"Although the bandits and the rebels are both enemies of the kingdom, the enemy of the enemy does not mean that they can become friends. The bandits act without scruples and do everything just for plunder, while the purpose of the rebels is to seize power. The interests of both parties We all have different rules of conduct, how can we come together?”

Kobra said solemnly, "What can make these two ignore each other's differences and come together is probably a terrifying force that neither of them can resist!"

"As far as I know, this kind of power does not exist in the kingdom."

"Those ministers can't do it either?" Ikarem asked.

"Of course they can't rely on their respective forces alone, unless they can mobilize the army, but the army cannot easily participate in this kind of thing, because it means treason... Therefore, the mastermind behind this matter should be an external force ." Cobra said in a sad tone, "If I guess correctly, they should be the group who assassinated my father."

"Damn it!" Ikarem clenched his fists.

As the captain of the palace guard, he failed to protect the safety of the king. This was his biggest dereliction of duty. If Edmund hadn't told him to continue to protect Cobra after his death, he would have fallen all over the world. I will hunt down the murderer, even if I die in battle!

But he didn't expect that the group didn't even bother to escape after the assassination was successful.

"Your Majesty, no matter what, please allow me to lead the escort team to avenge His Majesty Edmund!" Ikarem asked for a fight again!

"No! I won't let you die." Kobra objected again.

"But……"

Ikarem was still trying to persuade Kobra. At this moment, a guard knocked on the study door.

"Come in," Kobra said.

"Your Majesty, there is a young man outside the palace asking to see you. He claims to be your Majesty's cousin, named Leifa. Do you want him to come in?" The guard knelt down on one knee and reported.

"What? My cousin?!" Kobra was stunned for a moment, and then remembered the identity of this cousin he had never seen before. His expression was a little complicated for a moment, but he still quickly ordered, "Hurry up. Please come in, please, and come to the living room. I'll be there right away."

"Yes!" The guard quickly retreated.

"Your Majesty, when did you get a cousin?" Ikarem didn't know anything about Refa.

"I only learned about such a cousin not long ago. According to my father, he is the bloodline left by Uncle Farrell..." Cobra said.

"Master Farrell still has blood left alive?!" Ikarem was shocked.

As a close retainer of the 'Neferutari Family', he naturally knew that Edmund still had such a biological brother, but he left [Sentine Island] a long time ago.

"Let's go, follow me to meet this cousin..." Kobra sighed.

His mother died shortly after giving birth to him, and he was an only child. Coupled with the death of his father Edmund, he originally had no relatives except his wife and newborn daughter.

But this cousin, whom he has never met before, is an exception.

…

Refa was sitting in the living room, calmly drinking the tea brought by his servant, waiting for Kobra's arrival.

Suddenly, his ears twitched slightly, then he put down the tea cup and looked towards the door.

But he saw a young man who looked a bit like him in this life, accompanied by a tall guard, coming from the door.

"Cousin Cobra?" Lei Fa greeted him tentatively.

"You are Lei Fa's cousin, right? I just knew about your existence not long ago. It's been a long time..." The moment Cobra saw Lei Fa, some of his previous distracting thoughts disappeared.

Originally, he was still thinking about what attitude he should take towards Lei Fa.

Because in a sense, his father Edmund died to save Lei Fa.

If it weren't for Lei Fa, his father might not have died.

But even his father himself said that he owed all this to his deceased uncle Farrell. Besides, everyone is a family, and it is natural to help each other.

It was not until Cobra saw Lei Fa that he suddenly realized that his idea was too ridiculous. If he was angry at his cousin who was also a victim because of the shamelessness of the "Tianlong people", it would be too unreasonable.

As descendants of the Nefertari family, we should be united.

"I came here to apologize to you, my cousin. Uncle Edmund died because of me... If it weren't for me, Uncle Edmund wouldn't be in trouble." Leifa sighed.

"What are you talking about?" Cobra shook his head and said, "If you want to blame someone, blame the person who killed my father and those arrogant bastards. You can't be blamed. Don't say such things anymore. We are all family. What's wrong with that?" (To be continued)