Chapter 217: You and I, who are the pawns
For a moment, there was silence in the office.
After a while, Yi Shi from the fifth group spoke, "Inspector Chime, don't be alarmist. ”
"Is it good for me to be alarmist?"
Chi Yi looked at him, and there was a rare condensation in his eyes.
“……”
was blocked like this, Yi Shi was immediately dumbfounded. At the same time, I couldn't help but muttered to myself in my heart, what happened to this guy Chimuichi today, he ate gunpowder?
Although they rarely intersect on weekdays, Chi Yi has never liked to ask about things in the association. Dealing with people, even if it is not easy to get along with, but it will not be so aggressive.
I thought he was born like this, and he was the character of a game life.
Now it seems that this sudden appearance is really terrifying.
"Judging from the current trend, it is clear that we are at a disadvantage in the battle between our side and Yeren. It is not difficult to see from the situation of the few marginal cities near the border that have been plundered and captured. ”
Chi Yi walked over to the battlefield map hanging in his office, picked up his baton and tapped on the two areas that had been breached.
Although these two points are rarely inhabited and do not excessively affect the entire border point of the Twilight River, the captured and wounded residents, as well as the post-war resettlement, are not a problem that can be solved in a short time.
"The enchantment points have been destroyed one after another, and this battle is bound to not end anytime soon. If you use the "new puppet" as the key to victory, there is a chance, or a high possibility, to change the tide of the battle and turn defeat into victory. Merely...... ”
As he said this, Chiichi paused slightly, and turned his head to look at the milky white new doll sleeping in the box.
"It's just that this battle has been going on for too long. Under such long-term attrition, the puppeteer's physical and spiritual power has long been overdrawn. This matter can be clearly confirmed from the report I have just handed over to the executive officer. ”
As he spoke, everyone's eyes fell on the test report.
Although no one tried to open it, they also knew that Chi Yi did not use the puppeteer's physical condition as an excuse.
"Inspector Ikeme, what do you mean?" The leaders of the four groups pondered for a moment and took the lead in speaking.
"I mean, there's no need for Yaren to try to deceive people on the grounds of peace negotiations when they are in an advantageous position. After all, Yunyin's current combat power, and the maintenance and repair of the enchantment, are only a matter of time before they are breached. ”
After saying a few words, everyone present felt the pressure of the current battle situation that was not optimistic.
In fact, the current trend is very clear to everyone present.
The current Yunyin Association is no longer the heyday when it won the first battle of the year, and the appearance of the "armed puppet" alone forced Yeren to retreat to the border.
Especially after the death of the first puppeteer, even though the association unilaterally cultivated a puppeteer. But the ability of mercury and the state of all aspects of the body are not comparable to the first generation.
Now that Chi Yi is holding a report and delivering the truth openly, it is tantamount to forcing them to face reality, and not to have unrealistic illusions.
Once they are too persistent, I am afraid that the sacrifices and losses they will bring are beyond their imagination now.
"Okay, we will seriously consider this matter, and we also ask the Xuan Xuan Executive to negotiate with the puppet controller. If this battle is not a must-fight, I don't want to continue to stack the victims. ”
"Well, I think that's okay too."
With the approval of the four groups, the leaders of the other groups also expressed their willingness to consider the matter of peace.
However, after all, an armistice is not a trivial matter, and it cannot be easily achieved by unilaterally agreeing to it or putting ideas into the minds of a certain person or party.
Therefore, the meeting ended on the basis of a willingness to consider peace. However, in order to implement the armistice agreement, which had been limited to verbal communication so far, Yun Yin decided to send an envoy to Yeren to negotiate first.
And the most suitable person for this negotiation, after thinking about it, only Ye Rinlin is the most suitable.
It's just that in the decision of candidates, a double-edged sword situation has been formed.
On the one hand, the leaders of each group believe that this matter was brought up by Rin, and with her relationship with Talos, no matter what point of view, it will be twice the result with half the effort if she is the envoy to Yaren.
On the other hand, because of vigilance, suspicion, and all kinds of inability to easily believe in Yaren and Rin. They had to prepare for both of these things, and it was just a clumsy trap and a ploy.
After thinking about it, the team leaders suddenly fell on Ikemeichi's body.
"You guys, why are you all looking at me like that."
Chi Yi felt everyone's gaze, but he added a little nervousness.
"Supervisor Chime, you see that this Team Leader Ye is returning to Yeren alone, there will be some danger, and it also seems that our Yunyin Association is too lonely. Why don't you go with you...... ”
The leader of the four groups smiled and looked at Chi Yi with a flattering face.
"Huh? Why me? ”
"Didn't you just support Team Leader Ye's truce proposal, and now the border enchantment repair work has also stabilized. As long as the Yeren clan is really as they say, they are bent on peace. Presumably, there will be no attacks on your way to the main city of Yeren. ”
After saying that, the leaders of the four groups have always adhered to the belief that they will not hit the smiling face. While persuading each other with good words, he followed the train of thought of the previous meeting and tried to persuade Chi Yi.
Actually, originally Chi Yi also planned to accompany Rin Rin.
In the final analysis, the peace negotiations were a unilateral attempt by two people to forcibly turn the tide of the war. Now the Yunyin Association has already moved to consider the meaning, but the Talos side is still unclear.
Rather than letting Ye Rinrin, a stupid person, go into danger alone, if he accompanies her, at least he can protect her a little bit.
And in order to be safe, when he returned from Mercury, he had already changed the layout of the entire mansion. In this way, even if he wants to make some ideas, he doesn't want to easily set foot in Mercury's house.
"How about it, Inspector Ikeme, I'll just take your hard time and accompany Team Leader Ye."
Seeing that Chi Yi didn't reply for a long time, the leader of the four groups asked again.
"Okay."
Seeing that the other party recognized him, Chi Yi didn't pretend to excuse himself, so he responded.
In this way, a whole morning of meetings was held, and it was finally confirmed that Rin would be sent as an envoy to the Yaren clan.
Looking at the mystery, even if he was dissatisfied, he was even angry. But he didn't show any difference on his face, he still looked like a loving elder, smiling kindly the whole time.
And what Chi Yi happens to be most unaccustomed to is his hypocritical face.
The meeting was over, and he didn't intend to linger any longer, so he turned around and walked in the direction of the gate.
It's just that as soon as he walked to the stairs of the guild hall, he happened to bump into the leader of the four groups who were talking to the other envoys, Butch.
Butch smiled and nodded politely at Chi.
Although Chi Yi smiled back, when he passed by Bute's side, he whispered in his ear, "Team Leader Bu so enthusiastically recommended me to be the same as Ye Rinrin, just to let me act as a watchman." ”
"What are the Inspectors talking about, I'm just thinking about the entire Cloud Hidden Association, and even the Demon Envoy Clan."
"Heh, Team Leader Bu is really as good as his name, and he has a good hand in chess. Let my Ikeme clan keep an eye on me, and if Ye Rin intends to rebel, if I don't stop it, I will be seen as an accomplice. If I stop it, in the future, the Yeren clan will be in trouble, and the responsibility will naturally lie with me...... ”
Chi Yi smiled and said, this scene fell in the eyes of others, and he would only feel that the relationship between the two was very good, so he talked happily here.
"Inspector Ikeme really thinks too much, how can I have the guts to pit you."
While talking and laughing, Butch kept looking at Chi Yi, trying to catch some emotional changes from his face, so that he could see what this person was thinking and calculating.
However, apart from the usual trademark laziness and the look of nonchalance on Ji Yi's face, it is difficult to discern any emotion.
"It's okay, whether this is there or not, and how the entire Cloud Hidden Association calculates, is not so important to me. So the cloth team leader doesn't have to worry too much about this. ”
As he spoke, Chi raised his hands and stretched his waist.
But although he said that he didn't have to care, if he really didn't take it to heart, why did he come and say these things to himself after leaving the office.
This Ikemeichi is really still incomprehensible.
"Ombudsman, actually, I ...... ”
Butch stepped forward, wanting to talk to Chi Yi for a while.
But Chi Yi didn't care about his explanations, or the arguments that justified himself. Just waved his hand casually with his back to Butch, and left the Cloud Hidden Association directly.
……
As she walked out of the hall, Rin was waiting against the iron gate of the guild compound.
"Chiichi!"
She reached out and waved at Chiyi.
"Why are you waiting here if you don't go home to rest?"
Chi Yi stepped forward a few steps, and couldn't help but yawn a few times as he spoke.
"I think you need more rest than I do." Rin glanced at Chi Yi, who was sleepy with a sleepy face, but he was infected, and he yawned as well.
"Yo, are you concerned about me? Or is it because of my handsome performance at the meeting today, and I'm ready to be my little fan girl? ”
As he spoke, Chi Yi raised his arm and casually put it on Rinrin's shoulder.
Although Rin didn't push him away, she still gave him a blank look because of his cheeky remarks.
On the way back, the two of them briefly planned their trip to Yeren. And how Talos's side arranged and agreed to meet.
"I knew that Talos guy hadn't settled the Senate yet."
"Our meeting is so difficult, Talos is alone, how can it be so easy to convince the already dominant Yeren clan to agree to a truce and peace."
Rin took a deep breath, only to feel that this long morning had simply exhausted the vocabulary of her life, to persuade one by one, weigh and analyze the pros and cons.
She subconsciously reached out and scratched her head, quite having the illusion that there were too many brain cells that were exhausted today, and she was about to go bald.
"By the way, what's going on with Mercury?"
As the two were talking, Rin suddenly remembered the physical function test book that Chi Yi took out at the meeting.
"Hmm." Chi Yi replied casually.
But the expression on his face was unconsciously solemn.