After leaving the Phoenix Tavern, the two parted, it was almost dusk, Zhou Lie had to make some preparations for the evening, and Layla had made an appointment with the teacher, and now it was time to go back to the hotel.

Passing by the grocery store on the side of the road, Zhou Lie bought a mask and a red wig, which are objects used in dramas, and they are also props that can cover Zhou Lie's face well.

However, it wasn't for tonight, and according to the original plan, he didn't need it at all, but after talking to Layla, Zhou Lie changed his mind.

He decided to solve the problem in another way, and if it succeeded, he wanted to try that ideal possibility.

Augustus did not directly agree to the rebels' proposal, after all, no one would stupidly agree to negotiate on the other side's turf, and the home advantage is very important to the final result of the negotiation.

So the two parties began to bargain back and forth, and the person who delivered the news was naturally the young Bashir, and now Bashir no longer has the same nervousness as he first entered the executive hall, and he will not be too scared by the other party to speak because he was summoned by the leader, although it is still inevitable that there is some little nervousness, but he has naturally become accustomed to it.

And what Bashir needs to do is not complicated, in order to keep it secret, Alex, who has always been the brainchild of the rebels, will personally hand over his reply to Bashir, and then Bashir only needs to send this letter to Augustus, and then bring back Augustus's reply.

Although Alex had proposed to let himself negotiate terms with the other party directly, Fawkes still insisted on communicating in such a troublesome way.

Fawkes couldn't trust the other party in his heart, and if Augustus had other intentions in mind, then in this troublesome bargaining to the death, it should be exposed.

But several times Augustus replied, the tone was very neutral and peaceful, and there was no impatience in the text, what they didn't know was that although Augustus did have other thoughts, he was really sincere about the implementation of the equality law, so he replied more seriously about their bargaining on these matters, after all, if the implementation of this bill could be helped by the rebels, it would definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

After Alex and Fawkes finished discussing, they returned to their room and began to write a reply, not surprisingly, this should be the last time they communicated like this, and the next time it will be at the negotiation table agreed by both parties, at that time, the intentions of the other party, whether those promises are true or false, will be clear.

It was already night, and the two dark shadows had been in ambush at Bashir's house for a long time, and when Alex handed the letter to Bashir and returned the same way, the two began to move.

There were not many pedestrians on the street, and the two quickly caught up with the messenger, and before the other could react, they slapped the back of the other's neck, knocked the other unconscious, and then carried the man to a carriage and drove towards the academy.

At this time, Zhou Lie had been waiting by the pond for a long time, and tonight's conversation would determine his next course of action, and he felt nervous at the thought of what he was going to do next.

How long has it been since this feeling?

"The host, the person has been brought. ”

Zhou Lie turned around, the two servants were wearing night clothes at this time, and a middle-aged man was lying on the ground, Zhou Lie put on the mask he bought, and said, "Wake him up." ”

The servant patted several parts of the kidnapped man's body, and Alex coughed and woke up, but when he saw two masked men around him and a man with a strange mask in front of him, he was too frightened to make a sound.

"Go and control the wind, and don't let anyone come near here. ”

"Yes. ”

Under Zhou Lie's orders, the two servants left and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Don't be nervous, it's not convenient for me to be there, so I can only talk to you in this way. Zhou Lie didn't know where to move out of two chairs and placed them by the lake, signaling Alex to take a seat.

"Who are you?" asked Alex.

"Well, you should also know who I am, to put it simply, I sent you those two wooden boxes that day. Zhou Lie said, then looked at the other party's reaction, saw the shock on Alex's face, nodded, and knew that he had found the right person.

"I know you've been exchanging letters with the Consulate lately, and I'd like to know what you're talking about. ”

Alex's heart jumped, and he immediately said, "Our leader didn't mean to tell your message, and in fact, we didn't want to involve you in it, after all, you helped us." ”

This is indeed true.

"Oh. But what do you want to say in this way, it was picked up by a passerby, and it has nothing to do with you? Presumably the other party will continue to investigate, and when the time comes, how many of you insiders will be able to keep the secret?" Zhou Lie said lightly.

When Fox decided not to tell Zhou Lie's situation, Alex took this into account, in fact, Alex has been persuading Fox to tell the matter as it is, after all, it is the truth.

Alex smiled bitterly, sorted out his words, and said, "That's true, but whether it's a passerby from another country who picks it up and hands it over to us, or an Oriental person who picks it up and hands it over to us, it's actually the same, so I don't think you need to worry, we won't betray our friends." ”

"I don't think of you as a friend. Zhou Lie said: "This kind of casual friendship is too cheap." ”

Alex didn't know what to do when he picked up the other party's refusal, so he had to ask with a bitter face, "I don't know what you want? ”

"First of all, I want to know what you are going to do next, you first tell you everything about the exchanges between you and the Archon during this time, and then I will tell you what I want. ”

So Alex told Zhou Lie everything about the things they had exchanged and discussed in the past two days, including their preparations for negotiations, Augustus's promises and requests to them in his letters, and the thoughts of their leader Fawkes.

After listening to this, Zhou Lie nodded, looked at the lake in front of him, and thought quickly in his brain.

"I don't agree with you. Frem's voice came out of his head, "And the thought doesn't fit in with you."

"Being a man always has to be a bit of a pursuit, and besides, I always felt that I was wrong before, I am the prince of Xia Kingdom, why should I hide!" Zhou Lie replied to Frem in his mind.

"So you're going to go to the blood? You're just getting the first steps in the works, and you're going to die like this. ”

"I've had enough of the struggles that only cause damage and nothing good. Zhou Lie replied, "If you don't want me to die, just find a way to help me, and you don't need to do anything else." ”

Afterwards, Zhou Lie explained his thoughts to Alex, and when he heard Zhou Lie's plan, Alex's eyes were as big as copper bells, and he didn't understand why the other party had such thoughts.

"Confused, aren't you?" Zhou Lie said, "Have you ever asked yourself what you do is meaningful?"

"What we're doing now is meaningful. Alex replied decisively.

"Well, but I can't say this with the same confidence as you do. Zhou Lie said slowly, "But you don't have to worry about what will happen after failure, you just need to do what I asked you to do, three days later, you secretly negotiated that planting the red flag means that you agree with my plan, if there is no red flag, I will use my record." ”

Zhou Lie turned his head, looked at Alex and said, "I don't want the time to use that record. ”

"That's natural, I'll convince our chief, saying that it's your day, it's so good for us, it's too good to believe. ”

"It's so good that people doubt that pie won't fall from the sky. Zhou Lie scoffed.

Alex could only respond with silence at this point.

"All in all, that's what I'm asking for, and I hope you don't let me down. After speaking, Zhou Lie snapped his fingers, and the masked man who had disappeared just now reappeared.

"Put on his glasses and send him back. Zhou Lie ordered.

"Yes. ”

Needless to say, the poor wise man was blindfolded by the black cloth, and was carried by the two of them on his shoulders, and traveled towards the carriage outside the academy, not even having time to say a word of answer.

During Alex's transportation, he repeatedly speculated in his mind about the truth of the other party's words, if it was according to what the other party said, it would indeed be beneficial to both parties, but it was obvious that it was a risk for both parties, as long as one party betrayed, the other party would be killed.

Fortunately, the negotiation with Augustus was scheduled for three days, and they still had enough time to discuss and prepare whether to accept the other party's proposal, but according to the character of their Highness, I am afraid they would not hesitate to accept it.

Thinking of this, Alex couldn't help but sigh, if he was born at the right time, His Royal Highness Fox would inevitably make a generation of Ming Jun, but in this situation, he was indeed not a qualified leader of the rebels.

"It's here. A cold voice came from outside the car door.

The carriage stopped, and Alex got out of it, which was the edge of the old street, and as soon as Alex was put down, the carriage turned away and disappeared into the dark street.

After cleaning up his mood, it was already the middle of the night, and Alex decided to discuss the matter with Fox and the others tomorrow.

Zhou Lie climbed over the wall and returned to the dormitory, in the dream, Frem looked at Zhou Lie with an angry face, but neither of them could do anything to the other.

"I don't want to be locked up in those dark boxes again, and my instincts tell me that something bad is going to happen. ”

"I'm not going to die, I'm just trying my skills, and you know what I'm thinking. ”

"That's a fantasy, and it can't be counted as a goal at all. ”

"You don't have to worry about that, now, start teaching me some of your so-called advanced techniques. ”