Offer your allegiance to Chaos!

"And this spark is Texas, right?"

"Of course." Wei Yanwu also laughed: "What flag can be more dazzling and clear than the godfather of Syracuse in the past?"

"I understand."

Ashe took the last sip of red wine, put down the glass, and blinked: "But what does it have to do with me? You want to use Texas to ignite the sparks in Syracuse, then go to Texas, come to me What does it mean to be a traitor of this family?"

"Mr. Ai, at this point, you don't need to pretend to be confused." Wei Yanwu sighed, "Do you really not understand the reason why I invited you here?"

"Hmph, who knows?" Ashe laughed inexplicably.

As if he had expected Ashe's stupid reaction at this moment, Wei Yanwu sighed, stood up, and clapped his hands, "Well, since you don't want to talk to me, an outsider, about Texas and Syracuse , then I won’t bother you here, it’s better to ask the people who are most qualified to discuss this issue with you to persuade you.”

As he clapped his hands, a waiter pushed open a door at the back of the hall. Following the waiter's respectful wave of invitation, a group of people in suits and leather shoes filed in.

There were seven people in total, six men and one woman, some were middle-aged and some were young, all of them were of the Ruper ethnicity. They were all dressed in neat black suits, black trousers and black leather shoes. Same one sign.

It was a symbol that Ashe was all too familiar with, a circular symbol, three small triangles dotted in three directions, and in the very center was a dark wolf head.

That's the coat of arms of Texas.

Seven people walked into the hall, stood in front of the square table, facing Ashe, their expressions were different, but they were all extremely complicated.

Finally, led by the lady at the head, they bowed their heads slowly and knelt on one knee.

"--grown ups."

Chapter 24 What the hell did I do?

"Get up."

Picking up a paper towel and wiping her hands, Ashe looked at the group of people kneeling on one knee on the ground, and sighed: "It's really hard for you, you have fallen to this point, and you have to kneel like a traitor... Forget about me My past identity, now, I am neither the second in command of the family, nor the secret son of Ms. Sicily, I am just an ordinary Rhode Island employee and Penguin logistics courier, and I am not worthy of your kneeling."

"...Yes, my lord."

The seven people on the ground looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally stood up one by one, led by the woman at the head.

They are all faces familiar to Ashe. The woman at the head is Pauline, who was the head of the family's arms business back then. Today, when the Texas family is torn apart, this group of people was assembled to meet him, which shows the intentions of the people behind the scenes.

"Who is your allegiance to now?"

It's good enough to say so many polite words to Wei Yanwu when he has the time, but Ai Xi doesn't have the time to talk about the past when facing these "little people", he will get straight to the point when he comes up.

"Of course it's the Patriarch."

The seven people looked at each other again, and finally Pauline took a step forward and said with a serious expression: "No matter where you are, a member of the family will always be loyal to the godfather."

"Come on." The serious answer was exchanged for Ashe's disdainful sneer: "Texas is still dawdling in Penguin Logistics. If she really accepts your allegiance, it's your turn to have the right to talk to me. These, we can talk about it slowly in the bar, right?"

Ashe revealed her familiarity with the current Texas, which made Pauline exchange glances with the people behind her again. This attitude dispelled her most worrying concerns, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. And said:

"Of course, if you are referring to the leader who directly leads us now, that is His Excellency Albert..."

Albert, the second uncle of Texas, when Ashe first joined the family, he was one of the few who sincerely took care of relatives in Texas, so Ashe did not kill him in the big purge that year. And later entrusted him with important tasks. It is not surprising for Ashe to hear that he has become the leader of the family now.

However, the weirdness is on the other hand.

"Then I'm curious."

Ashe relaxed her body, leaned back on the chair, and said with a smile: "You can gather your current strength, you have Albert's leadership, and you have found Texas' side, count and watch, and launch another battle The essential elements of the revolution are all complete, so why do you still come to me? You still put on such a respectful posture, why, really forget how many of you I killed back then?"

Unceremoniously revealing the bloody truth made the faces of the six people behind Pauline look uneasy-apparently, they all had subordinates and friends in the final battle that spread far and wide that year. Even relatives died, and I was reduced to today's situation, which can be said to be thanks to Ashe, so it is naturally difficult to maintain calm in the face of this provocation.

If Ashe remembers correctly, Pauline was born in Colombia and had no family members alive from the very beginning. This is probably why Albert chose her to take the lead. She still looked respectful and said:

"My lord, with your wisdom beyond the ordinary, I think you have already understood the purpose of our visit to you tonight, so you don't have to make fun of us anymore... Yes, we seem to have gathered the elements for victory, but what Lord Albert said personally said, 'Even my mediocre intelligence can see the hypocrisy behind this victory', first, as you have seen with your own eyes, the Patriarch...that is, today's Miss Texas, is actually not willing to Cooperating with us, no matter what the reason is, at least in her mouth, she no longer cares about the ancient glory of the past, and only wants to spend the rest of her life as an ordinary messenger, and this attitude is very important to our weak alliance today. It is undoubtedly a devastating blow. It is impossible for a leader who has no belief in victory to lead us to defeat Miss Sicily. Even if we commit crimes and forcefully plunder her back to Syracuse, it is just an extra puppet without will , This is not only unacceptable to the Texas family, but also unacceptable to the entire Syracuse Restoration Alliance."

Syracuse Restoration Alliance...?

Chewing on this noun, the corner of Ashe's mouth raised a cold arc.

But he didn't interrupt Pauline's statement, and still listened quietly.

"Secondly, Lord Albert pointed out that even if the head of the family changes his mind, a leader who can unite us under the same banner is still not enough for real victory. The horror of Ms. Sicily is far from It is beyond the comparison of Lord Albert himself, his family, and any counselor in the entire alliance. In the past, when we already owned the entire Syracuse kingdom, we had already been crushed once by her own hands. , if nothing has changed, how can it be possible to rewrite the ending? It's just repeating the same mistakes."

"What's more..."

Having said that, Pauline paused for a moment, and the corner of her eyes inadvertently glanced at Wei Yanwu, who was standing by the window not far away, tasting red wine as if it had nothing to do with her, a gleam flashed in her eyes:

"What's more, today's alliance not only has the chief enemy of Ms. Sicily, but also is watched by some foreign forces who pretend to be our allies, but are actually eyeing each other with their own ghosts... When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins Li, this is an ancient proverb in Dayan, and you must have heard it before."

In front of Wei Yanwu, using Yan's proverbs to ridicule him. This style of behavior does not conform to diplomatic etiquette at all, which shows how afraid the Restoration Alliance is now of these so-called "foreign allies".

Ashe savored the subtle meaning of Pauline's words, she couldn't help laughing again, and then he finally interrupted Pauline's words:

"So, Albert feels that I am a chess piece that can break the current embarrassing situation, right?"

"How dare you call your lord a pawn." Pauline bowed down in trepidation, "However, lord Albert has something to say. Looking at the continent of Terra today, it can form a balance of power with that Sicilian lady who surpassed ordinary people. You will not be restrained and used by foreign forces, or even be able to deter them in turn. Only you have the power to break the situation, and only you can bestow it on us."

Most importantly, he was the only one among the various forces inside and outside the Zionist Alliance who did not have the "right to claim" the power of Syracuse. He had betrayed both the Texas family and the Sicilian lady. Not to mention that he does not belong to any external force, he is an out-and-out "lonely minister", he can use it as much as he wants, and it will not threaten anyone's post-war share of the cake, even if he is given more Compensation for other remuneration, as long as it is not the core power, it is also controllable.

——This is still a subtext that does not need to be said out loud, and both parties or three parties including Wei Yanwu can understand it.

Of course, the subtext can be left unsaid, but the explicit lines that follow the subtext are essential.

That is the question of "what can Ashe gain from this cooperation" after "why the alliance needs Ashe to join".

"Of course, after talking about so many reasons, I must be absolutely rational as always, and the most concerned thing is the price I will offer."

Pauline snapped her fingers, and the man at the end of the line took out a paper from his pocket and handed it to Ashe respectfully.

Looking at the densely packed writing on it, Ashe narrowed her eyes.

"We understand your Excellency's inevitable vigilance towards the alliance, so we will not write any empty promises that can only be cashed in New Syracuse, which was victorious after the war."

Pauline respectfully said: "These are all industrial and working capital exchanged from neutral city-states in various countries such as Columbia, Lateran, and Longmen, using the ancient wealth left by the family as a medium. All property rights procedures have been fully completed. For filing and transition, you only need to sign the final consent form, which will take effect at twelve o'clock tonight... At that time, no matter which country you want to spend the rest of your life in, or rely on the wisdom in your mind that surpasses ordinary people , It is your freedom to stir up the wind and rain on Terra again with the power of money."

It is indeed an incomparably huge number.

On the last row of the currency conversion column of various countries, a string of dazzling zeros is enough to make any Terran with a normal mind tremble in astonishment.

For example, if Miss Amiya, who is currently in charge of finance in Rhodes Island, saw it on her financial income column, it would probably be enough to make her heart stop on the spot.

If it was in exchange for Ms. Kelsey's virginity, she should actually agree after a huge struggle.

No, no, this number is enough to exchange for the chastity of a certain king's daughter, what kind of old lynx...

It can only be said that it is indeed the Texas family that has ruled and exploited the most glorious city of Rome in Syracuse for thousands of years. Such a terrifying wealth.

Ai Xi nodded slightly while looking at the paper while having messy thoughts in her mind.

The satisfied look fell on Pauline and the other six people, and they couldn't help but let them all heave a sigh of relief.

The unexpected smooth progress made everyone who had been working on the negotiation plan for days and nights without sleep under Albert's instructions completely let go of their worries.

They looked at each other, and they both found a smile on the other's face unconsciously.

——Yeah, no matter how wise and close to a monster, no matter how cruel and ruthless, the current "sir" is after all just a homeless dog with no belongings. After three years of wandering and wandering, he has probably become familiar with him The well-clothed and well-fed man is tired of it, and once someone has the power to offer an olive branch in such a respectful manner, of course he has no possibility of refusing it.

——So, Mr. Albert is too worried. According to our original expectation, in fact, there is no need to pay such a painful price to buy him. , it's not impossible to think about it, after all, didn't the Sicilian lady play this adult thoroughly...

Numerous thoughts and ugly thoughts were circulating in everyone's minds, but of course they couldn't express these thoughts to the outside. On the surface, they still had a respectful posture, smiling and waiting for Ashe Sign that paper.

then.

that's it.

Among the smiles of everyone.

Ashe raised her hand and tore up the contract.

[Stab——! 】

At that moment, it was hard to explain in words the sudden coldness of the atmosphere in the hall, and the smiles on everyone's faces froze. Even Wei Yanwu, who was standing in the distance, couldn't help frowning deeply.

In front of them, Ashe maintained a faint smile like that, but with absolutely cold eyes, she tore the contract full of wealth and future into pieces one by one.

"Of course."

Ashe laughed:

"I reject."

!!!

At this moment, even the calm Pauline couldn't help but feel a rush of blood rushing straight to her brain, and the anger that all sincerity and dignity were trampled and humiliated was welled up in her heart. She said furiously:

"You lunatic—"

However, before the voice landed, it stopped abruptly.

Because of a painful howl, her anger was completely interrupted.

At the end of the queue, he fell to his knees with a plop. The young man clutched his heart in disbelief. He tried his best but couldn't hold back the blood spurting violently. His throat let out a hissing dry howl. Before he could say another word, his pupils lost their focus and slowly fell to the ground.

As he fell to the ground, there was no more pressure to stop the blood gushing from his chest, so a gorgeous spring of blood soared up, creating a beautiful arc in the hall.

The snow-white curtains were soaked in scarlet blood, and the food and fruits on the table were also splashed with drops of blood.

In the blink of an eye, the resplendent banquet hall turned into a bloody Shura slaughterhouse.

Pauline turned her head and stared blankly at the fallen body, her mind was still blank.

Her brain still seemed to be refusing to comprehend the scene in front of her.

Kill... dropped?

In the neutral Longmen, in Wei Yanwu's mansion, in the diplomatic banquet set up by the supreme leader of this mobile city-state, in an absolutely safe place where I thought that even that demon would not have the guts to hurt people... just like that, being Killed?

Her rationality refused to accept all of this, but the scene that fell into her retina declared all the facts without any dispute.

——At the boundary of the line of sight, still sitting in the guest seat of the banquet, the boy's blood-stained right hand was gently tossing a still beating heart.

"Oh, Pauline, Pauline."

She heard the boy sigh.

"—What did I do to make you so less afraid of me?"

Chapter 25 Your niece...

Yes, yes.

Why not feel fear?

Obviously, this is not the first time I have seen such a scene of hell.

Obviously, as early as five years ago, a slaughterhouse that was almost exactly the same, or even better, happened in front of her. In the ancient hall that symbolized the glory of the Roman and Texas families for hundreds of years, the same boy, the same The fountain of blood gushing out was also a beating heart... and it was far from just a person's heart. It was pulled out of the chest alive by incredible means, and there were also beating blood vessels.

All those who disobeyed and refused to submit, all those who were presumptuous and clamorous, all those who refused to kneel down, all fell slowly to the ground in front of that young man.

It was a nightmare scene that all Originium skills could not explain. It had been buried in Pauline's heart for five years. She shouldn't have forgotten it. She shouldn't have forgotten it. Is the devil of purgatory.

"Do you... really want to become enemies with Syracuse?"

Losing the courage to flee, and unable to count on Wei Yanwu's assistance, the only strength that kept Pauline from collapsing at this moment was probably the last bit of willpower left by the word "family".

Her voice was extremely hoarse: "Even if you don't agree to cooperate with us, there is no need to kill our compatriots. This is the most complete trample on the ancient glory and dignity of Syracuse. We will definitely—"

"Actually, I didn't even intend to kill people." Ashe shook her head, without letting go of the heart in her hand, she just picked up a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood stained on half of her arm: "But who let that guy Unlucky, as a poisonous dog, he was selected into this team?"

Poison dog?

Pauline was taken aback. She knew that the young man who was killed was now in charge of a part of the family's "drug" business, but what did this have to do with the reason for the murder?With such a contemptuous name, could it be possible that this lord has any opinion on this business?But why has she never heard of it?

Wait, in an instant, more details flooded into Pauline's mind. If she remembered correctly, in the final battle three years ago, the family members and foreign relatives who suffered the most casualties seemed to be It's from this faction, and that's why the young man was able to take the position of supervisor at such an age. Almost all the older generation are dead, so it's hard to say...

Ashe's words interrupted her thoughts:

"The unsightly garbage has been cleaned up. I don't want to waste my energy on the remaining dog legs of you. Get lost. Also, tell Albert that there is no need to bother with me anymore. I am Your enemy has always been."

! !

At this moment, Pauline and the others, who thought they would die without a doubt, were all shocked. Seeing the big devil's "extrajudicial mercy", they didn't even dare to let go of the cruel words in the last scene. The corpse of the unlucky guy left the hall as if fleeing for his life.

"Phew, it's much cleaner." Ashe dug out her ears, dried her arms, stood up from the seat, still holding the heart that had gradually lost its vitality, walked to the window of the hall, and stood beside Wei Yanwu. beside.

He snapped his fingers, and a waiter came from outside the hall, holding a silver disc with two glasses of red wine on it. He put the blood-stained heart on the tray, picked up the red wine, and handed a glass to Wei Yanwu.

"..."

Wei Yanwu didn't move his expression, he took a deep look at the waiter with his head down, took the red wine, and took a sip.

"Is this a gift for me?"