Chapter 422: No refusal power
Invited by Beatrice, or coercion, Daofeng's itinerary today is obviously a mess.
Improvisation is a must for every informant, but that doesn't mean they'll like the variables that come up during the mission, just like in Shimafeng's original arrangement, it definitely didn't include the part where he sat in the same room for tea with Timles' important leader, the archon Beatrice.
"Because of your age, I won't call you Miss or Ma'am, and then get rid of those meaningless openings, Island Wind, can you tell me why you're here today?" Like an elegant aristocrat, although he is making a cold question on his lips, he is brewing herbal tea with skillful movements underneath.
As the hot water pours into the cup, a fresh floral fragrance fills the room.
Sensing Island Wind's gaze, Beatrice retracted her solemn appearance, gently pinched the spout of the teacup, and smiled narrowly, "Do you want a cup too?"
Shimafeng shook her head from side to side, out of her usual caution, she rarely accepted tea or food from others even on weekdays, not to mention that Beatrice's attitude towards her was definitely not friendly to her at the moment.
"It's a shame." With a little regret, Beatrice closed her eyes and shook her head, and when she opened her eyes again, she had already regained her previous meticulous appearance: "Continue to return to the topic just now, you don't want to catch the wrong person or don't understand what is being said in a superficial way, since I will ask you to come here, it is naturally because I have the key evidence in hand."
Island Wind was silent, although the other party was right, but at this stage, it still cannot be ruled out that Beatrice was just tricking her into taking the initiative to confess her identity.
"Because of Xu Mo's long-term relationship, my words have become a lot more than before, but I have also begun to be irritated about these time-wasting stalemate processes. Especially when the forces and the situation on both sides are not equal." Putting the teacup back on the porcelain plate on the table, Beatrice intertwined her fingers and said to herself with an indifferent expression: "What kind of reason would make you think that your identity has not been exposed until now, is it because the detention center has released people so neatly, or is it because the city lord's demeanor has made you lucky, thinking that there will be no shrewd subordinates under such a person?"
Even though Beatrice wasn't angry. It's just a flat and straightforward speech in a normal volume, but the island wind has the illusion of being targeted by a dangerous monster, and his back is unconsciously crawling with cold sweat.
"In Xu Mo's novels that have not yet been officially published, there is such a line." Suddenly, the conversation was distracted, and Beatrice's expression did not look like a joke, but from the bottom of her heart, "I can work hard for the person I like."
"I don't know what you're trying to say."
「…… And since I met Xu Mo, I have felt the same way."
Taking this as an opportunity, the black-clad skeleton soldier reached out and grabbed the wallpaper floating on the wall as Beatrice's words fell. Immediately after a big move, the thing that was hidden under the wallpaper finally revealed its true face.
The island breeze when you first enter the castle, the island breeze when you walk into the settlement hotel, and the island breeze when you walk among the rooftops at night...... Countless hand-drawn papers are plastered all over the wall, and in addition to these character paintings, there are also relevant written records on the side, and at a cursory glance, there is a clear record of the conversation between Qiē Daofeng and the organization to which he belongs, and all the evidence that appears in front of him tells a fact - from the very beginning. Island Wind's whereabouts have always been under the surveillance of Demon King City.
"Dealing with government affairs and managing enterprises, and recently I have to direct intelligence agencies to secretly grasp the movements of intelligence agents dispatched by other forces. Even I can't help but feel overwhelmed by such a heavy workload, and although it is a bit strange to judge my race in this way, the flower elves are really very amazing species, and when we act for our lovers, we can easily exert our abilities beyond our own limits." The madness of being a researcher exploded here, listening to what Beatrice had to say. She actually regarded herself as part of the research topic, and even though she knew that Daofeng could not fully understand, she continued to say: "Xu Mo has irreparable flaws in his attitude, he does not learn lessons, and his approach is purely driven forward by whims. However, his greatest charm is precisely because he is not bound by the rules of the world, and he can do big things if he doesn't pay attention for a while, and as far as the lovers of the flower elves are concerned, there are few more suitable candidates than Xu Mo."
"Why?" From a practical point of view, the person described by Beatrice is obviously a troublemaker, so by the time Shimafeng notices it, the doubts in her heart have already turned into words and blurted out.
"I think one of the most important mediums in a lover relationship is demand, the highest state of love is to make the other party unable to survive as long as they leave you, but due to the status relationship, as the city lord Xu Mo will not have less people around to take care of, and because of this relatively weak physique, I am not suitable to be a warrior." Raising her index finger, Beatrice said, "Do you know what commodity substitution is? There is a competing sales relationship between the two products, that is, the increase in the sales of one product will reduce the potential sales of the other product, and the so-called interpersonal relationship is actually the same situation, if Xu Mo's attention is regarded as the purchase amount, then when he leans towards a specific person, the attention of the rest of the objects will naturally decrease, fortunately, at this stage, I am the only internal affairs officer in the Demon King City, so I don't need to be like the other women who invest their ability points in combat projects, In order to compete for the job of a personal guard, they are hostile to each other."
"I'm sorry to interrupt you, but listening to what I just said, you should occupy an important position that cannot be replaced, and it stands to reason that you should not be able to express it like this...... That one...... How so......
"Do you mean I should be more relaxed and find a suitable position to overlook the other disadvantagers from the perspective of the superior?" Beatrice feigned an exaggerated look of astonishment, and this contrived reaction made Shima Wind feel that she was being slighted by the other party.
Out of rebellion, Island Wind gritted his teeth and asked, "Isn't this wrong?"
"Even with my uniqueness, I'm not the kind of person who gets complacent because of what I'm doing, and I have to be stronger in my mastery in order to have more attention, to get more praise, and to have more trust and reliance from him." At this point, Beatrice had no intention of continuing to talk about the usual things, and said bluntly: "And for this strength, I need the support of you, or the organization behind you, of course, I know that you are just an intelligence officer and do not have such a big decision, so I just plan for you to pull the strings and help convey the meaning here."
Island Wind grimaced and asked with an unkind expression, "What if my organization doesn't agree?"
"That's not something you should be concerned about." As if pinching the weakness of the island wind, Beatrice said happily, "Besides, with your current situation, it seems that you have no right to refuse." (To be continued......)
PS: Ask for recommendations on Monday.
Anyway, I never imagined that what I had learned would be presented in such a way