The Witch's Taste

"Tentacles, tentacles, tentacles!" The elf guard turned around and hugged the barrier, and then lifted it up vigorously.

"Go to the sentry box and operate the equipment to raise the traffic barrier!" Chen Ziang sent out another thought, but the elf guard whose spirit was polluted by tentacles obviously couldn't maintain his sanity, so he just lifted the traffic barrier forcefully, and then used The limbs entangled it tightly, as if an octopus entangled its prey with its tentacles.

Oishi Shinichiro was already stunned, but Xia Qingyu didn't seem to be surprised, and just ordered coldly:

"Walk."

154. Chapter 153 Riddlers to each other

After the car drove into the underground garage, Xia Qingyu said slowly:

"Big stone."

"Yes." Oishi Shinichiro responded immediately.

"Tell me about the mistake you made just now." Xia Qingyu ordered.

"The other party blocked us from entering, obviously trying to make things difficult." Oishi Shinichiro also realized later, and at this time he had cleared his mind, and said, "As a diplomatic institution, the embassy needs to receive foreigners frequently, and its guards cannot be anything wrong. Rigid elements who know how to adapt."

"In addition, we also greeted the embassy this time. It is impossible that the other party did not order the guard. Then there is only one answer-they asked the guard to do this on purpose."

"Yes." Xia Qingyu nodded and said, "If you can think of this immediately when the incident happened, then you can be promoted from the driver position."

"I still have a lot to learn." Oishi Shinichiro said modestly.

Chen Ziang was dumbfounded, thinking that you are so good at licking, no wonder you were admitted without graduating from university.

"Speaking of which." He said thoughtfully, "Considering the possibility of being monitored after going out, let me ask in the car."

"Why does this elf ambassador give us a blow?"

"It's very simple." Xia Qingyu said indifferently, "This elf ambassador belongs to the Bakht Group."

"But his term ends at the end of the year, and next year's ambassadorial position is taken by the Klublef family, so he intends to do something before his term ends."

"You mean..." Chen Ziang also had some experience in the workplace after all, so he said immediately, "He intends to fight to the death?"

"To be precise, it should be all-or-nothing." Xia Qingyu said coldly, "If the Bacht mining ship can be officially stationed in Gaotianyuan, then he can add a merit at the end of his ambassador's resume, and he can also win after returning to the Bacht Group. Go to a better pension position. As for whether he will mess things up, anyway, he will leave at the end of the year, so naturally he has no scruples."

"Like a gambler who is about to lose everything and leave the game, he bets all his chips in an attempt to turn the tables." Chen Ziang said after thinking, "That's why we asked the guards to show us off and kill us."

"So you should understand how difficult this negotiation is." Xia Qingyu sneered, "Look more, think more, and don't ask questions."

"What about me, leader?" Oishi Shinichiro asked.

"Stay in the car and wait for orders. Don't leave the car, and don't accept conversations from anyone outside." Xia Qingyu ordered.

"Yes." Oishi Shinichiro responded immediately.

Chen Ziang opened the car door, followed Xia Qingyu out of the car, then took the elevator to the third floor and came to the front desk.

"Hello, do you have an appointment?" There was a blonde elf girl at the front desk.According to Xia Zili's popular science, it should be a high elf.

"We're looking for Ambassador Pierre." Xia Qingyu said.

"Sorry, you are not on the ambassador's appointment list." The other party pretended to check the list, and then said.

"I haven't declared my identity yet." Xia Qingyu said with a sneer.

"Uh, I recognize you." The secretary tried to make amends, but Xia Qingyu quickly interrupted her:

"I won't listen to your explanation. If you don't let me go, I will leave here immediately, and I will tell the ambassador that you are obstructing our meeting."

The blond secretary immediately became nervous, because Ambassador Pierre asked her to "make things difficult" instead of "block".If the other party really turned around and left without hesitation, the ambassador would definitely blame it on her "not knowing how to make things difficult", and said in a trembling voice:

"I'm sorry, I actually made a mistake. The ambassador is waiting for you. I'll arrange it now."

She quickly picked up the landline, said a few words in a crying voice, and then said respectfully:

"Please come in."

Xia Qingyu ignored her, and just led Chen Ziang forward, and soon entered a room similar to a living room.

Ambassador Pierre was already waiting in the room, looking at the portrait on the wall with his hands behind his back.

On the portrait is a high elf in military uniform, with a majestic and indifferent expression, like a king who dominates thousands of people.

"This should be the second time we have met, Your Highness." Ambassador Pierre turned around and said slowly.

Hearing the word "Your Highness", Chen Ziang knew that Yuegong Suzuna's judgment on her royal status was indeed true.

"In the Breconia sector, in Klublef's manor." Xia Qingyu replied, "At that time you were watching a play by the flower bed."

"Uh, I've never seen a ten-year-old girl who can bargain with the Patriarch of Klublef face to face." Pierre laughed.

"Let's get straight to the point." Xia Qingyu said lightly, "Mining ships cannot be stationed in Gao Tianyuan, the empire will not allow this."

"You and I both know that the mining ship is a purely commercial ship." Pierre said hehe, "We can even allow the imperial commissioner to board the ship for inspection and confirm that there is no military equipment on it."

"A commercial ship of that tonnage is not much different from a military starship." Xia Qingyu did not back down, "This is a question of the bottom line of diplomacy."

"The bottom line of diplomacy." Pierre said with a smile. "As far as I know, when the Federation embassy is established in the high sky plain star area, there is no bottom line. As long as I can persuade Shi Di to let the mining ship stop, What does your empire have to do with disagreement?"

"If you can convince Shi Di, you won't go to the trouble of arranging this meeting." Xia Qingyu coldly pierced through his bluff, "You Bakht must have conducted internal research and judged that the difficulty of convincing him is higher than reaching an agreement with the empire."

"Indeed." Pierre remained calm, "But if the empire doesn't give any room for negotiation, then maybe we can only start with the star governor."

"It seems that none of us can convince anyone in the short term. The issue of the mining ship is put on hold for now. Let's go out to have some afternoon tea, and then discuss the visit of the folklorist."

He made a gesture of invitation, and suddenly said in surprise:

"Your Highness, your deputy... looks very unfamiliar."

Xia Qingyu signaled from the corner of her eye, and Chen Ziang immediately introduced himself:

"Hello, Mr. Ambassador, I am Chen Zi'ang, Chief of the Field Service Section of the Intelligence Bureau."

"I remember His Highness's former deputy, whose name should be Yuuki Izumo." Pierre looked him up and down, "So you must have particularly excellent qualities in order to win His Highness's attention and support."

Indeed, in Xia Qingyu's eyes, I should be the most useful among many apes... Chen Ziang thought to himself.

"However, dealing with the imperial family is not a good thing to be completely thankful for." Pierre warned him like an elder, "I am afraid that every gift you receive now corresponds to a bill that needs to be paid."

"There are no easy gifts in the world." Xia Qingyu said coldly, "An idiot who believes in the pie falling from the sky will sooner or later be eaten to nothing."

The two started talking riddles to each other, Chen Ziang didn't understand it for a while, but he still remembered Xia Qingyu's warning before getting out of the car, "Look more, think more, don't ask questions", so he didn't respond, just thinking silently.

There is a small open-air balcony next to the living room. The coffee table and dining chairs are all ready, as well as exquisite cake towers and coffee.

Pierre enjoyed the cake leisurely, while Xia Qingyu sat on the other side only drinking coffee and did not touch the food on the table at all.

Sitting alone in the back, Chen Ziang slowly realized Pierre's sinister intention just now - he wanted to provoke the relationship between Xia Qingyu and me!

It's a pity that you don't need to bother at all.With Xia Qingyu's bad temper, which makes everyone look like an ape, our relationship value may have already been negative, and there is no need for you to provoke him.

"To be honest." Pierre continued, "The recent series of security incidents in Gao Tianyuan have made the Federation extremely disturbed."

"There were even several federal citizens who were brutally killed in Extreme North City, but your security system has not dealt with it in a timely manner."

"I don't have any need to comment on the issue of the security system." Xia Qingyu said coldly, "You can go to the corresponding person in charge."

"Why do you pretend not to know, Your Highness?" Pierre said calmly, "The Federation already has the identity information of the murderer. She is not only a paranoid anti-egalitarian, but also an extremely dangerous witch."

"That's why we sent mystic scholars to Gao Tianyuan. If your security system cannot protect foreign citizens, then we can only take some necessary measures."

When Chen Ziang heard this, he immediately understood.

The so-called "team of folk mystic scholars" is not a real academic investigation team, but a special force with mysterious power.

The purpose of sending them to Jibei City is also very simple, that is to kill Takano Seiko.

Everyone wants to watch emotional dramas but... the plot of the elves is not only the main storyline of the second volume, but even the key to the main storyline of the first three volumes, so it must be written, not water... Let me explain it for the book friends who follow the update.Suzuna won't leave for too long, and will rush back as soon as Rose Nebula gets the things.

155. Chapter 154 Federal Ambassador

Prior to this, Chen Zi'ang's understanding of diplomacy was limited to novels and artistic creations on TV.

What Ambassador Pierre said just now undoubtedly opened his eyes, and even shocked him.

Does the elf ambassador of the Federation know that "human rights observers" are secretly spreading extreme thoughts in the name of monitoring and protecting human rights?

Must know.

Seiko Takano, as a victim, had to seek the most primitive act of revenge when the current legal means could not help her. Which culprit caused all this?

federal.

However, Ambassador Pierre was still able to keep his face unchanged, saying nothing about the federation's malice and evil deeds. Instead, he described Seiko Takano as an "anti-egalitarian", and even lightly proposed to send a killer... Can't help but let Chen Ziang recalled the series of oppressive actions of Western powers against weak countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America in modern history books.

There is no right or wrong, only interests.

"The problem of Gao Ye Shengzi, we will solve it." Xia Qingyu said coldly, "Don't bother the Federation."

"You are making it difficult for us, Your Highness." Pierre showed a displeased expression, "The family members of the victim are appealing to the public to pay attention to this matter, and the major media outlets in the Federation have also started reporting, even asking Gao Tianyuan officials to hand over the murderer. Let the federal court handle it... If we can't explain to the domestic people this time, and the subsequent situation continues to escalate, we will have to take more severe measures against Gao Tianyuan."

"Oh?" Xia Qingyu asked leisurely, "What measure?"

"For example, trade sanctions." Pierre said lightly, "Tariff adjustments, restrictions on trade quotas, and even re-examination of the interstellar trade alliance's access qualifications."

"That's it?" Xia Qingyu said with a sneer, "There is no threat of war?"

Pierre: ? ? ?

Even though he has been an ambassador for so many years, he was a little bit overwhelmed by His Highness's words, so he could only put on a stern posture quickly and said:

"What do you mean? Is His Highness issuing diplomatic provocations to the Federation on behalf of the Empire?"

"It seems that Mr. Ambassador's ability to understand is limited." Xia Qingyu said sarcastically, "Whether it is to park a military-type mining ship or send a mercenary team under the name of 'occult scholar', it is essentially a military act— —It’s as if the Federation has already planned to invade the High Sky Plains Star District, and is ready to go to war with the Empire for this.”

"No, no, no." Pierre's face changed drastically, and he quickly corrected, "We have no intention of going to war with the empire, why does your highness think so? I think both of us agree that the high sky star region is the hub connecting the empire and the federation , to ensure its independence and stability, is good for both of us.”

"So far, Gao Tianyuan has benefited a lot from the long-term trade with the Federation. If we want to deepen the economic and trade ties and increase Gao Tianyuan's mineral exports, it is quite necessary to adopt more advanced mining equipment."

"It is a pity that you humans seem to regard the goodwill we provide as a conspiracy and the helping hand we extend as poison. If we could have known in advance that humans do not trust us, we would never have allowed Gao Tianyuan to join Star Trade. "

"It's too late for Gao Tianyuan to withdraw now." Xia Qingyu said sarcastically.

"I'm sorry." Pierre sneered, "In what capacity does Your Highness say this? Does His Highness represent the High Heaven Star Region or the Empire?"

"Mr. Ambassador has already called me 'Your Highness', what do you think?"

Chen Ziang listened silently, only felt that Ambassador Pierre's attitude was extremely aggressive, and almost every word was pressured.

It's a pity that he met Xia Qingyu, a beautiful snake. Not only does she not eat all kinds of oil and salt, but she also sneers, ridicules, and sneers at every turn. Thanks to Pierre's thick skin, he was not directly poisoned by her venom. die.

"It seems that we can't reach an agreement." After a whole afternoon of verbal confrontation, Pierre finally expressed his surrender, "Please trouble Your Highness, we will talk to the Star Governor again."

What these words mean is that they decided to bypass the empire and go directly to Gao Tianyuan's work—in fact, there was a hint of hidden insult, "Do you think Gao Tianyuan will listen to the empire?"

Xia Qingyu didn't have a seizure either, she just got up and said:

"Then leave."

"No." Pierre said coldly.

Chen Ziang got up quickly, followed Xia Qingyu out of the living room, and glanced at the time by the way.

It's 5pm.

According to normal etiquette, the embassy should have left meals for the guests.At this point in time, let people leave by themselves, and it is clear that they are breaking up on bad terms, and their attitude is already very clear.

Leaving the embassy by car, Chen Ziang saw through the car window that the guard had changed, and the other guard politely took off his hat to salute him.

As for the guard who was hit by [Touch of Entanglement], he didn't know where he was sent.

"Chen Ziang." Xia Qingyu said suddenly, "Tell me your opinion."

"What kind of opinion?" Chen Ziang asked puzzled.

"Federation." Xia Qingyu said.

"Hmm..." Chen Ziang pondered for a long time, and finally said, "The Federation cannot be trusted."

"Hmph." Xia Qingyu was noncommittal, but just smiled.

Shinichiro Oishi, who was driving, looked at him with admiration through the rearview mirror, as if to say, "Amazing, buddy, you can actually satisfy the leader. How did you do it?"

Chen Ziang really wanted to tell him that there were no other skills, just being scolded more would do.

But this answer was not deliberately catering to Xia Qingyu's thoughts, but Chen Ziang's own judgment.