Throne Steps

On the way back, Li Chen felt that there was something wrong with Wiggins, which caused him to pay attention to the Temple Director from time to time.After looking at it carefully, I felt that this guy just "saw" someone at Kunta's place, and it seemed normal to be a little wary.

Li Chen squinted his eyes, and secretly asked the guards of the temple.

The guard was from Saenz, so he could tell the truth to Li Chen. Unfortunately, his observation skills were limited, and he couldn't give any useful information, so Li Chen had to give up.

As soon as he left Samuel, although he hadn't returned to the temple yet, all kinds of news immediately came like snowflakes.Especially when he arrived at the residence in the small town of Focheng, Li Chen, who couldn't get answers to anything in Samir, felt that his ears and eyes had changed in a second.

Among the many messages, one of them interested him quite a bit.

"So...Brown already knows his life experience?"

Fudexi didn't seem to think that this news was worth paying attention to. Looking at the information in his hand, he didn't look up at all: "Because you said that you were going to let his treasonous father's old department into the temple, of course he will know."

"Those old parts, we put together a lot of effort. Wouldn't it be a waste if we didn't put them in?" Li Chen propped his chin and said with a smile, "And I kept it from that kid for so many years, isn't it just for this moment?"

"It's because of this moment." Fudexi finally gave him a "condescending" glance, "It's not for this purpose that the chief minister of the temple kept it from him."

"Although the purpose is different, it's enough to do the same thing." Li Chen sneered, "Besides, he can't hide it."

This is the truth.Although Brown grew up surrounded by people from the head of the temple, but it is impossible to be airtight.If Li Chen hadn't reminded Black Swan and Saenz, Little Brown would have been in an embarrassing situation long ago.

However, I only know now, and now it is even more embarrassing.

"What should we do next?" Seeing that he was very interested, Fudexi asked, "According to the original plan, we want to let them hate that Highness, continue?"

"... Let it go for a while." Li Chen replied, "If he soon makes trouble for Fujalal after knowing his background, Saenz will be the first to be blamed."

"So you want to keep him and let him take the initiative to break with us after the fermentation and the intensification of the conflict?" Fudexi was not surprised at all. It doesn't matter much anymore."

Li Chen glanced at him, obviously agreeing with this statement.

"Are you thinking too simply?" Furdhi said again, "Brown basically has no memory of his biological parents. After so many years, his thinking has basically been stereotyped by Wiggins. If he thinks about Wiggins The emotion is deep enough, and it is easy to be convinced, after all, his father is indeed a traitor. And it was not Fujalal who actually killed his father, but us. In addition, Wiggins often behaves like a black swan The opposite of ... He is likely to make trouble for the black swan first."

"Tsk tsk, my dear half-elf, it's really rare to hear you say such a long word." Li Chen sighed, "Even if you are right, will the black swan let him succeed?"

"Even if he doesn't, it's annoying enough. Once he makes a fuss, the black swan will restrain him, because if something happens to him, everyone will only suspect the black swan." Fu Dexi frowned, "In my eyes, this matter It's just a trouble, you shouldn't have let that chief take him back from the beginning."

"Up to now, are you still making an afterthought?" Li Chen smiled softly, "It is impossible for me to kill a child who is innocent in front of him, at least I can't do that before I completely turn against Mr. Zongsi. And doing so at the time did cause some troubles for Fujalal."

The black swan of the temple killed the hidden leader of the rebel army, and the head of the temple adopted the leader's orphan.In addition to being famous at the time and casting a shadow over Soyan's victory, these news also reminded people who could see Brown from time to time about Fugeral's "some mistakes".

Furdhi replied: "However, all this is likely to take a major turning point, and it is still your plan."

"Don't be too cautious, Fudexi, there is no turning point, nothing will change." Li Chen said, "His Highness is silent. We are preparing to accumulate a lot of money, but we don't need to be quiet all the time. If there is an explosion one day, then we will do it now Bury the leads."

"But now this lead may cause us to be bombed, and may even affect your Highness." Fudexi frowned, "Do you have any ideas for solving it?"

"Fudexi, Fudexi, my half-elf." Li Chen suddenly laughed, "Before you ask me, can you think for yourself?

"The director of the temple adopted one, didn't I adopt one too?"

Lichen was delayed for a few days at the Samir border, but Wiggins was on the way.It stands to reason that Wiggins should have returned to the temple earlier than Li Chen, but Li Chen who returned to the temple found that Wiggins was not there.

However, when he saw Brown not far away, Li Chen could clearly feel his gaze on him.

A child who is only 11 years old really has no ability to hide his emotions.

If Lichen was in Wiggins' position, he probably wouldn't go out at this time.You know, Brown at this time is the most unstable mood, and it is also the best time to guide.If handled properly, Brown is the best sword to manipulate public opinion.

Judging from the information, Wiggins probably went to the capital of the temple, and Li Chen probably knew who he was looking for.Thinking about it carefully, maybe Wiggins saw the big news from Quinta, and it is very normal to find a way to let Saenz out.

Moreover, the news that broke out suddenly in the black swan soon left Lichen no time to guess Wiggins' purpose.

"Defective products appear on the market openly?"

Li Chen threw the report in his hand on the table, frowning tightly, showing his anger directly on his face rarely.

This is not an overreaction.The "defective product" he said refers to the product that did not meet the target during the development of the drug extracted from the "Song of the Siren".Although it is only a "defective product", it is also a "Song of the Siren" after all, and if it leaks out, it will definitely cause confusion.More importantly, Black Swan's secret methods may be exposed.

Once exposed, the entire black swan will be wiped out, and all people related to the black swan may be doomed.

"I don't want to pursue the chain of responsibility for the time being." Li Chen tapped the table with his fingertips, and the slight sound, again and again, seemed to hit the heart, with the rhythm of the heartbeat, which made people nervous.Although he said lightly that he would not pursue it now, everyone knew that settling accounts after autumn was even more terrifying.

At least for now, Akeye, Fudexi, who were in the study together, and the housekeeper who single-handedly controlled the "Song of the Siren" research center all looked dignified.

At this time, Li Chen will no longer restrain his tone because of taking care of their emotions: "Now, I want to know the current situation, no matter how detailed it is, tell me."

The three were silent for a few seconds, and finally Akye spoke.

The so-called "defective products appear on the market", in fact, refers to a new painkiller is quietly entering the market.

Yes, painkillers.The high price, the scarcity of finished products, and the immediate pain-relieving effect made it start to attract attention in some aristocratic circles.The black swans didn't notice its strangeness at first, but they noticed something was wrong when they routinely and secretly checked the surviving "Song of the Siren" personnel.

There's an alchemist... the economy seems to be fluctuating abnormally?

The verification work started immediately, and the alchemist's interpersonal relationship was sorted out bit by bit.Finally, in an underground auction, Black Swan, who sneaked in disguise, bought a painkiller that claimed to be "produced by a private workshop but with very good effects and no side effects".

To be honest, if this drug is as good as it is advertised, it may not be long before it will start appearing in the major mercenary groups, including Black Swan.After all, mercenaries can be said to be big consumers of medicines. Even if some good medicines are not needed immediately, they might as well stockpile them first to be prepared.

It's just that this time the black swan bought the medicine not to save money, but to find out the true face of the medicine.The first experiment was directed at the "Song of the Siren".

No surprise, hit.

The "Song of the Siren" is almost considered a forbidden product in Raetia. Although it grows in large areas in Samir, no one dares to study it openly, and even fewer people have mastered its ingredients.This newly popular painkiller has been seen by the black swan, but if it is sent to other institutions for testing, it is actually difficult to be sure exactly what ingredients it contains.Because if you want to detect the ingredients, you have to guess what might be in it first, and then go to the actual test to see if there is any.Without an accurate detection method for "Song of the Siren", or even thinking of detecting the presence of "Song of the Siren", it is almost impossible to uncover the secret of this painkiller.

Of course, in order to be able to sell, this painkiller has disclosed the list of ingredients, which is also worthy of testing.It's just that it hides the critical part, and the sinful part.

The painkiller contains "Song of the Siren", or the analgesic effect of the extract of "Song of the Siren", which was first discovered in the previous laboratory of Samuel.

But at the same time, "Song of the Siren" is addictive.

Analgesic, addictive, just like morphine.

Of course Li Chen knew how to control "morphine", but it was rare for him to make such a big mess without killing everyone once.I really don't know whether it's better to be angry with myself, or to be angry with the audacious alchemist who dared to make and sell medicine without permission.If it weren't for the difficulty of obtaining the "Song of the Siren" itself, and the fact that the alchemist didn't know how to grow it himself, resulting in a relatively low output, I'm afraid the current mess would be even more difficult to clean up.

Li Chen was probably amused, and even smiled: "Who on earth gave him the courage to play like this..."

"His adopted son seems to be suffering from a strange disease, and he needs a lot of money and precious medicinal materials." Akeye said in a cold voice, "Because of his purchasing actions, he has attracted the attention of the black swan who is monitoring him."

"The reaction is still too slow..." Li Chen rubbed his fingers unconsciously on the table, "All those who participated in the project at the beginning are all recalled, and they are prohibited from acting alone, and all resistances are dealt with."

Akye nodded: "It's under control."

Li Chen said again: "Everyone who knows the extraction method should be disposed of, but be natural. Do it in isolation, and don't let them notice it in advance."

This actually doesn't require such detailed instructions from him, but Akye still nodded.

"By the way, I remember that those people had signed contracts before, but something happened. It can be seen that the contract is not the most reliable." Li Chen said again, "It's better to talk than nothing. After careful study of the loopholes, make another contract. Speaking of it, this is really A breakthrough in the research contract."

It was Fordhi's turn to answer.

"What I just talked about is the prevention and control in the future. Now let's talk about how to deal with this matter." Li Chen asked, "Are all the people in this chain under control?"

Akye replied: "Understood, all those who should be interrogated have been interrogated, and it is confirmed that only the alchemist himself knows that the 'Song of the Siren' is contained."

"Soon he won't be the only one who knows." Li Chen suddenly laughed again, "I want to see how his adopted son will react when he knows his father, and actually manufactures and sells drugs in order to save himself."

What else can be done, because of emotion and reason, the adopted son will definitely find it difficult to survive.

Fudexi raised his eyebrows: "You want 'public execution'?"

"Why not? Imagine how 'touching' that brave alchemist met his adopted son before he died, and the adopted son still knew what his father had done. It would be more interesting than simply letting him die There are too many." Li Chen said, "And it can also warn other people who have participated in the research."

"It can also alert those who bought medicine." The housekeeper finally spoke. What she said sounded very touching, but those who knew the inside story knew that this just proved her duplicity. You will be their hero!"

Hero, anti-drug hero?Li Chen finds it funny that the black swan has become a hero on the bright side, but secretly it is the real source of evil...

He immediately wiped his face: "Give me the list of chains, and I'll set off tomorrow."

"Where?"

Li Chen smiled: "Go and ask for a...reward warrant for 'public execution'."