In the brightly lit restaurant, only the sound of breathing remained.
This sudden bad news caught everyone by surprise, the original sweet dreams were wiped out like bubbles, and the cold and cruel reality weighed on everyone's hearts.
After a long while, Colin asked in a difficult tone: "How did the Lytome consul... die?"
"The end of life." The Cretan consul squeezed out four words through his teeth, his face full of unconcealable fear and anger.
Obviously, none of the people present believed this answer.
How could the Regent of Lytom just die at such a critical moment
It seems that Prince Leahy's side has lost patience and has taken the most extreme measures to remove the biggest obstacle in front of the declaration of war proposal.
"After Laytom Consul, who should be the rotating chairman?" Bachelor Dawn asked in a deep voice.
"Imerson St. Pross." Crete said solemnly.
Colin's heart also sank to the bottom.
Surnamed St. Pross, this consul is obviously from the East, and the East is biased...
Colin also met Earl Evan, the second son of the Duke of the East, and his fiancée at the palace banquet yesterday, and this fiancée was the daughter of Prince Leahy.
So with your ass, you can know that the East Territory must have completely fallen to Prince Lexi.
And from the perspective of its own interests, the Eastern Realm is also the force that most wants to see the Empire declare war on Yevil. After all, Yevil itself is located at the junction of the Eastern Realm and Huiyue Forest. Its existence has always been at the heart of the Eastern Realm. a thorn.
Now that the empire is willing to send troops to wipe Yevil down, the Eastern Territory will definitely support it with both hands and feet.
Once Consul Lattom died, Consul Imerson took over as the rotating chairman of the Senate. Of course, he would not continue to delay, and would definitely push for a vote on the proposal to declare war on Yeville as soon as possible.
Under such circumstances, there was no time for Vera to put pressure on the veterans of the northern border to disregard the orders of the Consul Sebastian and vote against the proposal.
Moreover, the death of the Consul of Laytom will also deter the elders of the San Lorenzo family, and I am afraid that more people will fall to Prince Lech as a result.
Therefore, if the proposal to declare war enters the vote of the Senate at this time, if nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely get an absolute majority of votes in favor.
Thinking of this, Ke Lin inevitably felt hopeless.
Boom!
The Consul of Crete slapped the dining table heavily, unable to suppress the anger and fear in his heart, he roared: "He is breaking the rules of the game!"
really.
It is really too much to kill a consul of the Senate outrageously.
As the same consul, Crete inevitably felt a little bit sad.
He stood up abruptly and said angrily, "I will never condone such an act of desecrating the supreme authority of the empire! No matter who did it, he must pay for it!"
The Consul of Crete's face was livid, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably, and he didn't know whether it was because of anger or fear.
But obviously, he didn't want to let it go.
Even if the perpetrator might be Prince Laixi, the consul from the western region, he was unwilling to compromise.
I saw him staring at Vera and Colin with piercing eyes, and said in a concentrated voice: "I will immediately contact the veterans I know and ask for a thorough investigation into the cause of the death of the Lytorm Consul!"
After finishing speaking, without waiting for a response, he strode out of the restaurant in such a hurry.
Ke Lin and Vera looked at each other for a while, and could only sigh a few times. With a heavy heart, they bid farewell to the butler and left.
After boarding the carriage, the three of Colin fell into silence. Obviously, they were all thinking about how to break the situation in the current situation.
The situation was already very good, and it seemed that Prince Lech's proposal could be prevented from passing the Senate, but no one expected that the paladin of the San Lorenzo family would directly choose to overturn the table.
This is so unruly!
Ke Lin felt ruthless in his heart. He had always restrained himself and worked hard within the framework of this political game, but now, since someone took the lead in destroying the game, don't blame him for being unruly too!
At this moment, Vera suddenly asked, "Colin, do you think the Cretan consul can find out who actually killed the Lytome consul?"
Colin sighed and said, "I don't think there is much hope. Since Prince Leahy dared to kill someone, of course he would not leave traces. Therefore, even if everyone knows that Laytom was killed by him, but if there is no evidence, No one can do anything to him."
"That's right. No one can do anything to Prince Lacey." Bachelor Dawn also echoed, but then he added solemnly, "But changes in people's hearts don't need evidence. Prince Lacey's move depends on He seems to have succeeded in getting his proposal passed by the Senate, but he will have more to lose.
Maybe it won't show up in a short time, but this kind of wanton trampling on the rules will eventually bring him a fatal backlash one day! "
Colin nodded silently.
That's right, Prince Lehi now relies on peerless force and can ignore the rules.
But the paladin is still a human being, not a god. One day he will grow old and his strength will decline. The more unscrupulous he is now, when his force can no longer deter everyone, he will be liquidated.
Of course, this day is still very far away, and Colin has to face the current thorny issues.
Just as Colin was thinking hard about the countermeasures, the carriage stopped suddenly.
Bachelor Dawn lifted the curtain of the car and was about to ask what happened when he heard the report from the accompanying guard: "Miss Vera, there is a mage ahead blocking our way."
"Mage?" Vera got out of the carriage immediately upon hearing this, and then saw an old man in a silver robe standing in the middle of the road, looking at her with a smile.
"Lord Ernest!" Vera exclaimed in surprise, and then she was about to meet her, but after walking a few steps, she found that her hand was held by Colin behind her.
"That's the speaker of Yevil's mage council." Vera turned around and explained, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
"Well, then be careful." Colin let go of his hand.
However, he took a few steps forward, keeping a sprint distance, but also gave the other party enough privacy.
Ernest talked with Vera for about a quarter of an hour, then nodded to Colin, turned and disappeared into the night.
"What did he tell you?" Colin asked immediately after returning to the car.
"Lord Ernest heard that Prince Leahy wanted to declare war on Yevil, so he wanted to meet Emperor Reinhardt and seek a peaceful solution."
"Then why didn't he take the formal diplomatic channel, but came to you?"
"He said that he had already submitted the letter of credence, but he didn't receive a response at all, so he found me, hoping to pass it on to His Majesty the Emperor through me."
"What else did he say?"
"He said that Yavier didn't want to be an enemy of the empire, and what Mr. Ji did in the northern border was all personal actions, and he didn't get the consent of the Mage Council, and the Mage Council would never tolerate the reappearance of the forbidden curse of sacrificing civilians In the world."
"there is none left?"
"there is none left."
Colin shook his head slightly, somewhat disappointed with the speaker of the Mage Council.
After submitting the credentials, Emperor Reinhard didn't even want to see you. Could it be that His Majesty will meet you through Vera
Moreover, the words passed on have no point at all. If Colin were Emperor Reinhardt, he would not be moved by these words.
What's more, the key figure in the current political situation in the imperial capital is not Emperor Reinhardt at all. If you don't see this emperor, His Majesty has been forced to pretend to be sick.
Instead of looking for Emperor Reinhardt, it is really better to go directly to Prince Lehi to discuss conditions.
Colin sighed secretly, it seems that Yeville can't be trusted anymore!
Not long after, the carriage arrived at Phoenix Palace smoothly.
When they came to the side hall where they lived, Colin helped Vera get out of the car, and said goodbye to Bachelor Dawn.
As soon as he entered the door, Colin smelled a familiar fragrance.
Looking up, she saw Queen Midella leaning on the sofa looking at them with a smile.
"Vera, Colin, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
(end of this chapter)