Wang Liumei picked up the cup and took a sip of the black tea in it, with a smile that was not a smile on her face. The raised high-heeled shoes swayed back and forth rhythmically, and a thrilling whiteness appeared at the slits of the cheongsam on the side of her body along with her movements.
"Then I'll just say it straight, I don't believe in any ark plan at all, so I won't foolishly pay sky-high prices to make a coffin for myself." The slender fingers wrapped in silk gloves gently rubbed the porcelain in their palms, "Bist's family How much money they pay is their business, I can't control it, but I can tell you clearly that the Wang family will not pay a penny."
"Why?" Ed pushed the information pushed back by Wang Liumei to the other side again, "I think I have explained it very clearly. Whether it is technically or logically, what is the reason for your doubts?"
"You yourself." Wang Liumei put the teacup in her hand on the stack of documents and winked playfully, "Just as we are now accustomed to speaking Chinese, I always have a feeling that even though you are root Hongmiaozheng Moon people, but the way of thinking seems to be from the same country as me. In our world view, Noah's Ark is never the first choice, Dayu is the one to control the flood, but now you seem to have a plan , showing no sign of frustration at being forced to settle for the next best thing."
Ed tried his best to keep his face intact, but he kept complaining in his heart. In this world, the yin rises and the yang declines too much, and the women are more terrifying than the other. Why can't all the cute girls be like Pru
"The Wheel of Angels is definitely not an ark for escape, but a piece of work that you are confident you can use to solve problems once and for all. I don't care a word about scientific principles, this is based on my knowledge of you. Judgment made." Wang Liumei patted the silk fabric that was held up high on her chest, "Dr. Lingos, I don't know if I'm right?"
Ed's face remained unchanged from beginning to end: "No comment."
"You also know that many families and consortiums suspect that we are working closely together, and they are all waiting to see my choice. If I refuse, it will be difficult to raise the start-up capital of the wheel of angels. The Bist family is mainly involved in industry, in finance. Domain Kadias' influence is very limited." Wang Liumei twitched her right ponytail and played with her fingertips, "Dr. Lingos, doesn't it seem like things are going bad?"
Ed had to admit that she hit the point that she was most worried about. The amount of funds needed for a project of the scale of the Wheel of Angels was astronomical. He also wants to slowly eliminate these worms that neither produce nor consume capital, but what he lacks most is time.
After repeated calculations and checks by him and Ayanami Rei, the wheel of angels must start construction within this year at the latest, otherwise the best time to cut the earth will be missed. The next perfect time is also five hundred years later, and the forerunner's halo array will not wait for him for five hundred years.
He even thought about using force to rule the world directly, but doing so would be devastating to productivity and desire for production in the short term, and the wheel of angels might not be completed in time because of this. risk.
"These greedy families and consortiums only contribute money when they save their lives, so the theme of Ark is very suitable. I guess you also want to take this opportunity to cash more wealth into production capacity, by the way, those who weaken the family and a consortium so that you can achieve some ulterior motives in the distant future?" Wang Liumei covered her mouth and chuckled, "Oh, I guessed it right again? Will it be silenced by murder?"
As Wang Liumei said, if she refused, the attitudes of other forces can be imagined. Ed felt that it was time to start seriously formulating plans for military unification of the world. The conservative forces that hinder the development of productive forces will all roll into the garbage heap and become the dust of history. It is not that Ed does not want peaceful evolution, but that these self-righteous worms even have a fulcrum...
"All you need is probably a fulcrum." Wang Liumei keenly captured the fleeting look of surprise in the other's eyes, and couldn't help but smile even happier, "As the head of the Wang family, I am one of the few capable One of the people who gave you this pivot."
"Do you think I would believe it?" Ed asked rhetorically, "It's absurd that Miss Wang is an individual who betrayed her own class?"
"It's hard to get to where you are now, and the world has become like this because of you. What's the point of not living according to your own preferences?" Wang Liumei narrowed her eyes, "Three times the start-up capital you just asked for, plus I will use the reputation of the Wang family as a guarantee to personally lobby other forces, and do whatever it takes to ensure that your angel wheel can start work as soon as possible."
"What are the conditions?" Ed was secretly vigilant, and the other party was afraid that his plans were not small.
"For a moment just now, I'm afraid you were thinking about something terrible? I actually had the illusion that the person sitting in front of me was not a human, but a wild beast, which made me very..." The tip of the pink tongue licked Licking her lips, "Well, interested. After all, I'm at this age, and although the props are good, I still want to try-"
"I refuse," Ed said firmly. "I can't betray them."
"'Betrayal', 'them', I really don't understand how you put these two words together righteously, or does Dr. Lingos actually think that he is quite innocent?" Wang Liumei raised a finger and put it On the crescent-shaped red lips, "One day, I'll buy you a day with everything I just said. Dr. Lingos, there won't be this store after this village, right?"
On the one hand, they sell their conscience and conduct a pure and dirty exchange of interests; on the other hand, they export violence and risk the wheel of angels not being completed in time. Satisfying personal moral cleanliness and saving all human lives are placed on opposite ends of the scale, which is lighter? Which is more important
"… When?" Ed closed his eyes resignedly.
The silver bell-like laughter was mixed with the "click" of the heels hitting the floor, and after a few seconds, there was an extra weight of one person on top of the two strands. The soft and elastic object pressed against the chest through the clothes, and the warm and long breath rustled around the ear.
"Now."
Ed opened his eyes sharply, and the monotonous street scene outside the car window was constantly flying backwards. He raised his right hand and rubbed his brow vigorously, trying to dispel the bad memories from his mind.
"Ed Ed, you're awake!" Alice's cold touch came from the palm of her hand, "I touched all the way from Dakar, and probably found the location of her server, but I didn't get in after trying several times. Well, it's estimated that the computing power can't keep up, and she may have used a lot of resources to protect those videos and photos."
"Forget it." Ed sighed, "With her discretion, she may have a separate physical backup, and hacking in may not be useful."
"Ed Eddard." Alice hugged his arm. "Many books I've read have similar plots. Will Eddard become a bus if this continues?"
Ed raised his hand to face her head, which was a blast, "Don't show me those messes!"
However, the girl's full head of silver hair remained motionless, making a crisp sound of "deng".
Graham, who had volunteered to be the driver in the front row, glanced at the rear-view mirror. After debating for a while whether to join the discussion of the book, he decided to pretend he didn't hear anything.
Ten minutes later, the car stopped at the main entrance of the Prime Minister's residence. After Ed took Alice out of the car, he nodded to Graham who took the initiative to open the door for him, and then walked straight into the mansion without anyone else. Prime Minister Massenas, who was standing at the door to greet him, was awkwardly stunned for a while. Then he rushed forward in a hurry.
"Dr. Lingos." Marcenas followed carefully halfway behind Eddard, "please come to the reception room with me to rest for a while, you came too quickly and I didn't have time to prepare. "
"It's time to prepare." Ed looked at him indifferently, and walked to the second floor as if he was familiar with the road. "Your Excellency the Prime Minister is old, it's better to prepare early."
From entering the door to the present, the invisible aura of the black cloud over the city has been making Marcenas difficult to breathe. Now, the cold eyes that seem to be looking at a dead thing make his heart collapse instantly. Forgotten beyond the clouds, only the most instinctive desire to survive is left in his mind - this is a precious gift that Lilith left to her children in order to protect them.
"Mezia Rona, it's Maizia Rona!" Mathenas shouted the name tremblingly, "He plans to frame Mavdi's identity on Hathaway Noah, and then trick Bright into Sign the verdict and hold you down by taking control of your daughter!"
"Why would he do this?" Ed asked softly. "There has to be a good reason."
"Because, because..." Mathenas swallowed hard, and at the juncture of life and death, he finally burst out with all his wisdom and potential, "because he is Mafudi, and in order to cover up his identity, he must blame others! Ling Dr. Gus, I didn't expect such a scum in the council! Execute! It must be executed on the spot! Major Aika, please arrest Mezia Rhona immediately!"
Graham Aika glanced at Eddard inquiringly, and when he saw that he had no objection, he took the order to leave in good spirits.
"It's hard to pass the time after retirement. Your Excellency the Prime Minister had better prepare yourself more hobbies." Ed turned his head and snorted at Marcenas, "I think there are still some people in Parliament who are almost at the age of retirement. Now, maybe you can start a bridge club?"
"Yes, you are right, bridge is good." Marcenas nodded again and again, his back was completely sweaty.
Ed did not answer him, but suddenly stopped by a door, and Alice waved casually knowingly. Mathenas only felt a flash of silver light in front of him, and the door that should have been locked was pushed open by Eddard without any resistance.
The girl with a single ponytail was sitting on the sofa with her legs in her arms. When she heard the movement, she lifted her face from her knees to look at the door, and her big round eyes immediately became watery. The girl didn't even bother to put on her shoes, so she rushed towards the person who came, slammed her head into his arms and cried with a "wow".
"Okay, it's okay, it's okay." Ed stroked her head gently, with the illusion that the ten-year-old Minerva was doubled in his arms.
"Minerva, Minerva she..." Pru raised her neck and wiped away tears, "Minerva was taken away by an unknown NewType."
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"There is a feeling of nostalgia." Xia glanced at the girl in the passenger seat beside him from the corner of his eye, "I thought about the time when I rescued you from Harman's surveillance, which was exactly the same as now."
Minerva put one hand on the car window and did not speak, but silently looked at the endless yellow sand outside the window. The off-road vehicle had been in the desert for a long time, but Minerva could not see any change in the surrounding scenery.
"Actually, my betrayal is also in Nanali's plan, right?" Xia met Minerva's shocked eyes proudly, "Let out the potential enemies of the Federal Parliament in advance, and give Lingos a chance to cleanse the parliament. The reason for this, and by the way, I will also get rid of the unstable factor. The beautiful hand is indeed the consistent style of that woman."
"Since you know you have to dig in? Are you so confident that you can beat everyone?" Minerva looked at the blond man in confusion, "Dad, I don't understand."
"Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. Those who save the world are most likely to destroy the world. Therefore, someone must always be vigilant against Lingos, and even be able to check and balance him and replace him, but Nanali obviously can't do it. Not only she , Brett, Harman, and Diana didn't do it, not only that, they even became the mass of this distorted black hole." Xia said solemnly, "Minerva, this is not how this world works in a healthy way. "
"In what capacity did you say those words above?" Minerva turned his head in dismay and looked out the window again, "Kasbal Deacon? Or Char Aznabu?"
"The vengeful undead have long since died." Char smiled indifferently, "I am Edward Mars now, and I am in the past, and I will be in the future."
Minerva heard the words and sighed: "Dad, do you really love me?"
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't risk my life to do this kind of thing." Xia replied rightfully, "I made a plan for you, after Lingus's big purge, Mathenas will definitely step down, Lidi Mathenas ruled out the consideration, and the best option left is Banagher, the second son of the Biste family. This person is indecisive and lacking in opinion, and it is the best entry point to destroy the alliance between Bister and Lingos... "
Char is still chattering, but Minerva doesn't want to listen anymore. There is nothing strange about what he said, it is more in line with his identity and position, but the scary thing is that he actually thinks he loves her and believes it.
"Is it because I know it's impossible to get it anyway, so I have such a twisted emotion?" She stared at the sand, thinking without boundaries, "Sister Nanali, what do you think?"
With his final fantasy, Minerva decided to interrupt Xia after hesitating for a long time: "Dad, when I was placed under house arrest by Marcenas, only the bear and cell phone were taken away, and I was not searched."
"What?!" Xia Ya slammed on the brakes, and the yellow sand flew into the sky, "Do you still have a device to send letters to Nanali?"
"Well, that's it." Minerva took out a gadget from his pocket, "Maybe Shumu Suzaku is on the way, is it too late for me to throw it away now?"
Xia opened the co-pilot's door lock without thinking: "Minerva, get out of the car first, I will definitely come back to save you in the future!"