Throne Steps

After all, Li Chen didn't watch Wiggins die at close range, because he heard about a big commotion just two days after he left.

"I went to Suoyang to pray for blessings..."

Li Chen patted himself on the forehead, unable to comment on this fact for a while.Then he changed the direction of travel and went directly to the nearest central station of the Black Swan.

Two days later, as soon as he and Fudexi entered the gate of the garrison, Akye arrived on the back.

Akye just received an urgent call from Li Chen, and he didn't know exactly what was going on.It was only when Li Chen stuffed the information into his hands that he knew it was such an explosive news.

——Wiggins Estor personally led the team to Suoyang to pray.

In addition to Noah, there are several saintesses in his team.And he just sent a notification letter to the Southwest Army before he set off, and he set off without waiting for the other party's reply.

This is simply more spiritual - or reckless - than a letter about military affairs.

Lichen, Fudexi and Akye were anxious to discuss this matter, but the female officer in the station did not let these three dusty men go.

This female officer was originally a maidservant, and she was trained from Ye Lian, the head of the temple, and Khorkina, the first female officer next to Li Chen. Now she is in charge of the daily affairs of the black swan station.After helping Li Chen change clothes, wash his hands and face, she also made tea for others herself, and by the way, asked Fudexi and Akye to change their shoes and wash their hands, all of which were thoughtful.

Although he could endure wind, meals and sleeping in the open when traveling outside, Li Chen had been taken care of by the female officers for several years, so it was natural to accept this kind of all-round service.However, when the female officer's tea was ready, Li Chen waved at her.

"Don't be too busy, go out, I'll do the rest."

The female officer nodded, and temporarily took her leave with the cart.

Seeing the female officer close the door, Fudexi turned around and sat down on the sofa by the table, feeling the news of "freshly baked".

"This chief executive is really brave enough to offend Pure White and the royal court all at once..."

"...He still doesn't dare to offend to the end." Li Chen sat on the sofa at his side, gestured for Akeye to sit down as well, and replied, "If he is really courageous, there is no need to write letters separately. , wouldn’t it be better to directly reveal it to the world?”

Fu Dexi mocked: "Then it's not about whether you have the courage, but a question of whether you want to die."

"It's because he still wants to die and want to stand out, so we sent the letter separately." Li Chen shrugged, picked up a cup of freshly brewed tea, shook it to see the color, "Look, even if he went to ask for it himself this time, Yang, he only said that he was praying for the civilians affected by the war, but he didn't point out the fact that "Suo Yang used the people to defend the door, and the Southwest Army broke the door and caused accidental injuries." I guess, he will never mention this matter again."

"If you bring up this matter again, then he will die." Fudexi asked back, "However, he went to Suoyang to pray for blessings in person after putting in so much effort, so that's the end?"

"You think this matter is a bit anticlimactic, but I'm afraid he didn't intend to make a big fuss about it." Li Chen took a sip of hot tea slowly, feeling the comfort of the warmth passing through his stomach, and replied, "The top nobles We know his ability and see his tendency to 'have the world in mind', and we have achieved the purpose of this operation. Really cut off his own way? He won't do that."

Fu Dexi sneered: "In the final analysis, he just wants to be the 'extreme whiteness' in the hearts of the nobles, not in the hearts of the people of the world."

"Very accurate." Li Chen mocked, "This is his narrowness, and it is doomed that his 'extreme whiteness' will not be a big deal. When he came up with this method, I still looked at it with admiration for a while. I didn't expect it. It will return to its original form in less than a year."

Fu Dexi glanced at him: "Stop talking about him, isn't that what you're doing to offend people? Just saying that he doesn't dare to really offend nobles, how about you?"

Akye, who had been silent and indifferent until now, finally reacted, but he just reached for a cup of hot tea that had been brewed on the table, and still didn't say a word.

"Don't confuse us." Li Chen looked away from Akye and hooked the corner of his mouth, "If he wants to become the ultimate white, it's nothing to care for a nobleman. The ultimate goal should be to care for the common people." Yes. Treating all people equally and all beings are equal, this is humanitarianism, and this is what he called "the ultimate whiteness". If you can't do this, it's meaningless.

"However, during the Battle of Suoyang, he only wrote letters to the Southwest Army and the royal court, but 'turned a blind eye' to the fate of the civilians afterwards, without mentioning a word. It's like he cried to the butcher about the pity of pigs and sheep, and then Still enjoying delicious meat, what kind of pure kindness is it to talk about? Even if you go to pray in person now, it is just grandstanding.

"As for the Black Swan, you don't need to worry so much. In the final analysis, the Black Swan only exists to please the nobleman Saenz. Once it becomes a faction, isn't it a matter of a discerning person who offends or doesn't offend anyone?"

Fudexi is best at summing up: "After all, he came up with the trick, but he couldn't do it himself. It's just a joke in the end."

Li Chen smiled without saying a word, took a sip of tea in silence, and then put the teacup back on the table.

The true ultimate whiteness is originally a utopia, without unshakable ability and unattainable background, there will be no possibility of realization.The current Wiggins certainly does not have this level, and it will be difficult to achieve it in the future.However, after he proposed this idea, he refused to even try to get close, which made people feel like a joke.

To put it bluntly, he wanted to be the Holy Mother, but he would feed the tiger himself first.

Fudexi finally took a sip of tea and changed the subject: "So, what about Suoyang now? Are you still following?"

"Follow, why not follow." Li Chen leaned back in his chair and looked up at the void, "We have to accept Farah's mission."

After hearing this, Fudexi didn't look surprised, while Akye never questioned Lichen's decision.

"When I was with the witch, I saw that you were staring at the mission document. When the witch asked you if you were interested, you still denied it." Fudexi put down his glass, "What, changed your mind?"

"It's not that I changed my mind, it's just that I don't want to attract...attention for the time being." Li Chen glanced at Akye, "Not only do we have to do it, but we have to do it as soon as possible."

Akeye was mainly in charge of such tasks, and nodded towards Li Chen upon hearing this.

Fudexi didn't interfere with this task, but it didn't prevent him from asking the question: "Why do you want to do it, and do it as soon as possible?"

He was using the Suoyang war to open up new ideas recently, so when he went to the intelligence department earlier, Li Chen threw Akye back to the black swan, and only took Fudexi with him.About Suoyang, as long as Fu Dexi is willing to ask, Li Chen is willing to answer.

However, Li Chen would not tell him the answer directly, but just mentioned: "Think about it, why did the Southwest Army go to such lengths to arrest him?"

Although the official document was issued by the royal court and the mercenary guild, when it comes to the main body related to this matter, the driving force behind it must be the Southwest Army.

Fudexi replied: "...Because he is the general of Soyang's rebel army?"

"...It's not wrong, but think about it differently." Li Chen said, "The simplest logic is that a person is wanted because he escaped, right?"

This is simply nonsense, and Fudexi waited for the next sentence.

Li Chen said again: "Then, how did Farah escape?"

Fu Dexi was startled: "...What?"

"People from the Southwest Army have been staring at Suoyang, besieging Suoyang, and Suoyang's rebels are also unable to fly." Li Chen asked again, "Then, how did Farah escape?"

"...Escape early? Or, didn't escape at all, just hid?"

"Good idea." Li Chen picked up the teacup again, "Continue."

"Continue?" Fudexi didn't know how to continue at all, but Li Chen looked like he was waiting for him to speak, forcing him to continue thinking—or imagine, "The other Soyang rebels have been dug three feet into the ground After finding out, Farah, a leading general, could not hide better than his subordinates. So, probably at some point before the start of the war, it was already..."

Li Chen glanced at him while drinking tea: "Hey, you are blind when the Southwest Army, Rose Color, Fjalal, and so many spies and intelligence agents?"

In the past two years, it is not an exaggeration to say that Suo Yang has been the focus of the entire league.

"But if Farah is still hiding in Soyangli, they can't find it. Isn't it even more blind? This is even more unbelievable than Farah's early escape. Unless the person who searched for him was a traitor from the Southwest Army and deliberately turned a blind eye... "Fodexi replied casually, and suddenly paused, "Wait, 'traitor'! You mean..."

"I didn't say anything." Li Chen shrugged, "Just express your own inferences."

"Falah is Soyang's traitor!" Fudexi was surprised when he said this, he couldn't even tell whether it was a real logical deduction or his own fantasy, "He is Soyang's traitor, yes The internal response of the Southwest Army is the person who helped Fujalal provoke the battle of Suoyang! So he can hide safely in Suoyang, so the Southwest Army will not search for him at all!"

It was a real thunder.However, Li Chen is the one who leads this topic, so he will not be suspicious about it; Akye is almost calm about everything in the world, and there is no change in expression; only the person who puts forward an amazing argument is skeptical about it.

The reason why Fudexi could say this was because Li Chen had mentioned him before, making him realize that there was someone from Fujalal in Soyang, and he thought of Farah's possible identity from this.But a train of thought is a train of thought, and Furdhi felt that there was absolutely no evidence for it.

In addition, if Li Chen has such deep speculations about everything, his brain is too scary!

"Even if you guessed it right again..." Fudexi looked at the two of them and questioned, "But if you don't deal with this kind of chess piece quickly, what are you doing with it? Are you planning to dig your own grave in the future?"

Fudexi has been in the black swan for a long time, and his way of thinking has also been infected by this group of lone wolves. All day long, he is "cutting the grass without removing the roots, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates."

"Falah's role is only to be familiar with Suoyang." Li Chen said thoughtfully, "I said before that Suoyang may have the possibility of creating a black market, and now he is assigned to Suoyang's 'caravan' The feedback is really good. If Fujalal or the color of the rose want to control the black market, or just rectify Soyang after the war, Farah will probably save them a lot of effort."

"But if that's the case, why should he be wanted?"

Li Chen finally began to answer the question directly: "Didn't you hear the reason from Xiao En? The Southwest Army's battle report marked him as missing."

Therefore, the Southwest Army had to respond appropriately to this.

Fu Dexi frowned and glanced at him: "So why should it be marked as missing... Is it difficult to die in the battle report?"

"Who knows, maybe it was the Southwest Army's mistake?" Li Chen put down his teacup and smiled, "Or, it's just that the spoils were not evenly distributed..."

This wording, as if the regular Southwest Army is a group of bandits.But Fudexi's mind turned quickly, but he was stunned for two seconds, and then replied: "You mean, the Southwest Army hasn't decided who this military merit is for?"

In the battle against Suoyang, clearing up the rebel generals was definitely the top three military achievements.But if the battle of Suoyang was not a temporary uprising, but rather a long-planned plan by Fujalal's lineage, wouldn't it be ridiculous that the military merits have not been divided yet?

"It's just a conjecture." Li Chen said leisurely, "In the end, I don't care why there is this official document... I only care about whether we can get it. Oh, or, can we get it? You cannot give your Highness a 'wedding gift'."

The fall of Farah into the hands of others not only means that the Southwest Army is ineffective, but also means that Fujalal's plan of "responding from inside to outside" has been exposed.

Fujalal is about to get married and needs a halo urgently. Nothing can disturb him more than this.

Fudexi thought for a while: "If Farah is going to make a secret move to rectify Soyang, the 'caravan' we sent to Soyang may be able to catch his tail. I will let them pay more attention to the black market."

"Especially the flow direction of the transformation potion."

"...I know." When Fudexi remembered that Li Chen had asked someone to bring the transformation potion into Suoyang, he had to admire his foresight, "There are not many people who can afford the price, and all buyers will be touched by us." relation."

If Farah wants to come forward to manage it, but he doesn't want to be exposed, I'm afraid only the transformation potion is the safest.And the caravan sent by Black Swan had already prepared these banned drugs.Prohibited drugs appear on the black market, which is perfect.Even though in theory, Fujalal's line will provide these to Farah, but there is always a chance when everything comes.

Akye finally spoke: "The number of people watching Farah's family has increased. Since they moved out of Suoyang more than two years ago, there has been no change. They are listing everyone's itinerary and interpersonal relationship in detail."

Li Chen nodded: "Where are the spies from other families?"

Akye replied: "It has also increased." Farah has become the "cover figure" of the wanted list, and it is impossible for various intelligence organizations to remain indifferent to his relationship.

"I'm afraid they won't come." Li Chen's eyes showed a hint of sharpness, but the corners of his mouth were smiling, "Otherwise no one will watch the show, and I'm also very distressed..."

Fudexi is still a little pessimistic about this operation: "The enemy is in the dark and we are in the dark. I am afraid that before we find Farah's trace, the Southwest Army has already decided on his ownership."

"I understand." Li Chen replied, "So this time... we have to find a helper."

"helper?"

Li Chen smiled, thinking of something, his sharp expression turned into a sarcasm.

"It's our turn to write a letter to the Director-General."