Chapter 37: The Monster and the Moonlight (3)
Hunters will be hunted. - Athena Onassis.
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The rain was dripping.
Napoleon VII, who was hunched at the table, looked up and saw his reflection on the glass window, and the raindrops the size of beans flowed down the glass window, not only blurring the world outside the window but also washing his reflection into a cloud.
The orange table lamp paints the night as dark as the end of the world.
The sound of crackling rain makes the world seem more quiet.
Napoleon VII took off his glasses, closed his eyes and pinched the mountain roots on the bridge of his nose, relaxed his eye muscles for a moment, and then reopened his eyes and asked in a low voice, "What time is it......?"
"It's six thirty-five, Your Highness. Morris, hiding in the shadows, walked out, "Would you like something to eat?"
In the blink of an eye, the night passed, and it was time to activate the carrier to participate in the investigation of Hydra, Napoleon VII stood up from the table and began to sort out the messy documents on the table, including about the "Black Death", about Ouyu, and about the situation in the countries of Europa.
Many of the documents also have a black "SSS" stamp printed on the upper right corner, indicating that these are extremely important and confidential documents. For security reasons, many documents within the Europa Union do not choose to be transmitted over the Internet, but are still transmitted on paper by encrypted fax machines.
Yesterday, after visiting Hydra during the day, a group of Europa elites and the Sila side engaged in a heated discussion about what to do with the nearly 300,000 refugees. According to Napoleon VII's idea, it was to settle the problem within Sila and cooperate with Interpol to carry out screening, eliminate criminals and extremist forces, issue refugee status to most people, and then issue a resettlement fee to disperse the personnel and distribute them to various districts.
Fifty percent of the funding will be borne by the New Europa Union, and fifty percent by West in the form of loans. Originally, this was a friendly proposal to Sila. However, Thackeray, the commander of SilΓ‘, opened his mouth and said that Sila had had enough of taking on the responsibility of being the gateway to Europa, and now that the economic and security environment in Sila had deteriorated sharply, and the financial burden was on the verge of collapse, they could not get a penny.
At the meeting, Thackeray was full of resentment and asked Napoleon VII to take all 600,000 refugees from Sila, otherwise Sila would refuse to honor the agreement signed with the Central Bank of Europa and would launch a referendum to withdraw from the Europa Union. It is clear that he was unhappy that Napoleon VII and the military had conspired to take out Hydra......
The more the two sides quarreled, the more angry they became, and the spit flew all night, not only did they not even reach a basic consensus, but they even broke up unhappily. However, if Hydra's refugee problem is not resolved, the losses will exponentiate.
It stands to reason that the delay in the refugee problem in Hydra will be much detrimental to Xila, because the refugees are now all in Xila, and if they are not handled well, Xila will suffer first.
Seeing that Napoleon VII could not afford the political impact of the "Hydra Problem" for a long time, it would collapse the impression of Napoleon VII's painstaking management of the strongman, so he took an extremely tough attitude and put on a posture of fighting Napoleon VII to the end even if both sides were defeated.
This is blatant political blackmail, but for Napoleon VII, who wanted to solve the problem of refugees quickly, he had to suffer this loss and spend money to buy peace.
However, the problem is not so simple, he has created a persona of "Europa nationalist", who spends a lot of money to resettle refugees, and can easily be used by people with good intentions to promote it as a compromise with refugees.
So Napoleon VII was forced into a dilemma.
Thinking that he had not gained much from the elimination of the "Hydra", and that he had provoked Thackeray, an old oilman, Napoleon VII felt that he had a special headache and could not swallow it. He waved his hand to Morris and said, "Have a cup of coffee...... No, let's have a bar!"
Maurice noticed Napoleon VII's furrowed brow, and said softly: "Your Highness, even if you have a carrier, you must pay attention to the health of your body! You have not let your consciousness rest for even an hour for almost fifteen years, and this is not a good thing for your body. β
"I know, Maurice, but how can I have time to rest? Now that it is difficult to integrate Europa, there are interceptions in front and pursuers in the back, and we are not stable internally, and countless people are waiting to see my jokes, how can I sleep?"
Morris sighed and said, "Young Master, I think you are really too demanding of yourself, and you are pushing yourself too hard. You still had your own hobbies when you were younger, but since you were eleven years old and locked your football, game consoles, and comic books in your closet and spent all your time studying and working, I haven't seen you relax and entertain....... Before you became a god, you said that as long as you became a god, you would have a good rest for a while. But after becoming a god general, you said that you would not be able to rest until you completed the integration of Europa. After a pause, Morris said mockingly, "Now I don't think I can wait for the day when you can rest." β
Napoleon VII smiled, "I've worked hard for you all these years, Maurice, why don't I give you a long vacation, go to the tropical islands, go to the cold Antarctica to see, and you can play in my place? I can watch the video you send, even if it's a kind of rest." β
Morris shook his head, "Young Master, I follow you everywhere now, and I don't have to worry or labor, it's really no different from a vacation." I'm just worried about you, workaholics also need to stop once in a while, adjust their rhythm and mood, and combine work and rest to get the job done better, right?"
Napoleon VII put down the document in his hand and raised his hand to make a surrender form, "Okay, okay, Maurice, when I finish dealing with Hydra, I'll give myself a day off......" As if thinking that one day was too long, Napoleon VII tilted his head and immediately said, "Maybe half a day will be enough!"
"It's a day!" Morris smiled with satisfaction, "However, what old Morris hopes for most now is to see you get married as soon as possible and have a child soon, so that I can take care of the little master......"
Napoleon VII's mind flashed Athena's face, and the bitter taste flooded his heart, staring at the glass window for a moment.
At this moment, Morris shouted loudly like thunder, "Your Highness, be careful!"
The golden shield of light jumped out of its own, and the dazzling shield of light could not block the solid silver light, but it completely illuminated the dim room in the rainy night, and a black shadow appeared in the scorching sun, like a spotlight suddenly shining on the villain on the stage.
It's a pity that the silver ray pierced the shield of the "Seven Star Marshal's Scepter", but it couldn't break through the defense of the "Sword of Ourshennas", and shot at the blue sword body that was as thin as a cicada's wings, only causing a ripple.
Without any superfluous conversation, the man in a black trench coat drew his sword at his waist and stepped forward, as fast as lightning, like a tall and straight horse crashing straight into Napoleon VII at the fastest speed.
A silver light erupted from Maurice's body, and he stopped in the middle like a bull, but the other party jumped lightly and jumped in front of Napoleon VII with lightning speed against the roof.
Seeing that the slender silver sword was about to pierce Napoleon VII's pupils, Maurice turned around and grabbed the opponent's legs that were still in the air, and pulled it hard, tearing the man in military uniform out of the air and falling to the floor.
The floor is shattered, and wood chips are flying.
The man in the trench coat who fell to the ground did not get up instantly, but lay in the depression that seemed to have been hit by a meteorite, staring at Napoleon VII who fell to the seat with cold eyes and motionless.
Maurice was hesitating whether to continue attacking, when Napoleon VII, who had activated the carrier, suddenly appeared, grabbed the man in the trench coat by the collar, lifted him up from the floor, and wrapped the man with a shield of light, including the crimson bulbous energy behind the man, at this time, the surface of the globular energy behind the man was covered with magma-like black foam, which looked like a small sun.
Obviously, the powerful "SSS Skill Neutron Light" charge has reached the middle stage, and destroying an entire floor is an easy task, and if it is close enough to Napoleon VII's body, even if the gods are not paying attention, it may cause unimaginable consequences.
Napoleon VII said in a cold voice: "Alto, I said that if you want to kill me, you can only exercise your strength and defeat me openly, and it is pointless to play this kind of trick in front of me, but to lose your father's face." β
The bearded man who looked a little older than Napoleon VII sneered: "Christophe, don't talk about my father, you killed him by intrigue and seized the position of the god general, no matter what way I use it, there is nothing to blame......"
Napoleon VII held the trench coat in one hand and the man said expressionlessly: "Stupid, I'm just telling you that this way doesn't work. It's hard to kill someone like me who is good at intrigue with intrigues, and with your limited IQ, you can't do it at all!"
Napoleon VII's ridicule made the trench-coated man named Alto tremble, "Your shameless realm is refreshing to me, I really don't know how Athena could like such a despicable villain as you!"
"Alto, I didn't kill your father to become a god general......"
Alto raised his hideous face, stared at Napoleon VII and said angrily: "Phew, you hypocrite, you have deceived the whole world, and you can't fool me, I still regarded you as a friend back then! I still regard you as a confidant, I didn't expect you to design such a big plot to kill my father, I suspect that those poison gas devices were set up by you for the Clown Sith! You bastard, don't let me find evidence." β
In the face of Alto's sharp and deadly language counterattack, Napoleon VII was quite calm, and he said lightly: "Alto, the reason why your father died is because he deserves to die, and he is in the position of a god but only guards his own one-third of an acre, watching France and Europa slide into the abyss and do nothing. I admit that I am a little mean, but I can say without hesitation that this is the stigma that I should bear, that he is afraid of the difficulties of reform, that I am not afraid, that I am willing to shoulder such a responsibility. So I don't regret killing him at all, even if I do it all over again ten thousand times, I will still decide this way, even if it costs a lot for it!"
"Bastard, don't try to clear your name with rhetoric......"
This time it was Napoleon VII's turn to interrupt Alto's words, "Now I'm going out, next time you want to kill me, in a different way, it's not enough to find out my routine!"
As he spoke, a bolt of lightning appeared from the golden light shield wrapped around Alto, and the lightning pierced the red lava ball behind Alto's back, causing an explosion in an instant, and the black crimson light filled the entire light shield, and the dazzling beam of light shot in all directions, directly blasting Alto into a colorful spiral.
"Your Highness, this is the third time, why don't you really look for Alto's hiding place?"
Napoleon VII shook his head, "There is no need, as long as he does not entangle external forces to plot against me, I will not kill him." β
"But it's also a trouble for him to come over and over again!"
Napoleon VII smiled and said: "There is an idiom in China called 'Lying on the salary and tasting the gall', which says that the monarch of a country, for the strength of the country, sleeps on the straw pile at night with a weapon, hangs a bitter gall in the house, tastes the bitter gall every morning after getting up, and orders the soldiers outside the door to ask him: 'Have you forgotten the shame of three years', and Alto's assassination will make me always remember my responsibility...... When I'm done with the cause of reviving Europa, I'll be able to kill him without guilt!"
Maurice knelt down on one knee and said excitedly, "Your Honorable Highness, you will be the master beyond the human narrative!" βββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Napoleon VII appeared in a blue military uniform, with the shiny rank of general on his shoulders, and high leather boots with plenty of oil, at Hospital 9 on the 90th floor of the Hydra Building, although most of the facilities in Hospital 9 had been destroyed and could not be functioned, but all the equipment in the inpatient department was functional.
At present, the vast majority of patients have not yet been discharged, and many of the people who can enter the Black Death Hospital are small characters, all of whom are prominent figures in Europa and the Middle East. Napoleon VII arrived at Hospital No. 9 early in the morning, accompanied by Ayala, to offer condolences to the patients, and only after Napoleon VII left Hospital No. 9 and went to the slums to conduct research.
Thackeray, the commander of Sila, only took a few photos in the slums, and he hated the bad conditions of the slums, and left under the pretext that there was something going on. Napoleon VII led his team through the streets and alleys of the slums, making a general survey of the entire slum.
Among them, Napoleon VII was most concerned about assuming that the situation in the Middle East was stable, whether these refugees had the will to go back, and the results of the investigation were ostensibly in line with Napoleon VII's wishes, so he took the hastily released investigation report and made an appointment with Thackeray again.
Thackeray was reluctant to go to Hydra again, and used meetings to excuse himself. Napoleon VII did not put on a show, and drove straight to the Commander's mansion and personally went to find Thackeray. Seeing that Napoleon VII was anxious to settle the matter of the "Hydra refugees" as he expected, Thackeray became more and more determined, and waited for Napoleon VII in the drawing room for an hour before appearing unhurriedly.
Thackeray walked to Napoleon VII and Cloe Gaion, who were sitting on the sofa, wrinkled their faces a little swollen, and said apologetically with a smirk: "Your Excellency, I'm sorry, we have been discussing the matter of the Hydra refugees just now, and in view of the fact that the solution needs to be discussed for a long time, we have decided to put the relevant bill on hold for the time being, and move the refugees to Kokira Island first......."
The island of Corfu is located on the border between Sila and Albania, only a few dozen nautical miles from Europa member Justy, and is a bridgehead for smuggling from Sila to Justia. There is no doubt that Thackeray did not intend to give Napoleon VII the space to maneuver and force the palace directly.
Napoleon VII looked at Thackeray's old face, his skin was full of old age spots and wrinkles, so rotten that it made him sick to his stomach, Napoleon VII remembered the scene when Cheng Mo pinched Commander Michel under the Eiffel Tower, and imagined that he drew the sword of Oschenus and cut off Thackeray's head, but smiled casually: "Your Excellency, there is no need to make such a hasty decision......
"Oh, is it God that Your Excellency has decided to agree to our terms? If that is the case, we may consider postponing the relocation of the refugees for a few days. β
"I have a better plan. β
"Really?" said Grand Commander Thackeray, looking down at the watch on his wrist, noncommittally, "I can only spare ten minutes to listen to His Excellency's grand plan. β
The Grand Commander of Thackeray was deliberately arrogant like the Great Commander of the Lighthouse, Napoleon VII smiled disapprovingly and said: "I think you probably also know something about the Holy Maiden of Ayala, her father Professor Ibrahim is a famous scholar of the Sun School, and she has a great influence in Syria, and the Holy Lady of Ayala is also very prestigious among the refugees, we can help them build up their arms and influence the situation in Syria themselves......"
Thackeray laughed "haha", then shook his head, and said with some contempt: "Your Excellency is too easy to think, the situation in Syria is complicated, not to mention the lighthouse and Ennoth, even Yilang and Turqi can let us not interfere ......"
In the face of Thackeray's ridicule, Napoleon VII calmly said: "This is exactly what I want to say, I support you in declaring war on Tulzi and retaking Cyprus and the island of Imia......"
The sneer on Grand Commander Thackeray's face instantly turned into consternation at this earth-shattering statement, and then his expression froze and his breathing became rapid.......
The Byzantine Empire was wiped out by the Ottoman Empire in the mid-15th century, during which the Ottoman Empire ruled Celtic and the Silazians rebelled against the oppression of the Turqi until 1830, when Sila became independent with the intervention of England, France and Ennoth.
In 1912, Sila entangled the Balkan alliance and declared war on the Ottoman Empire, regaining a lot of territory.
World War I broke out, the Ottoman Empire was defeated, the territory was divided, and the Ottoman Empire ceded part of Asia Minor to Sila. But all that was haunting Sila was to take back their capital, Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), and participate in the Europa Powers' attack on the Ottoman Empire. At this time, Kemal, the strongman of Turqi, came into being, not only burying the Ottoman Empire, but also leading the Turqi people to defeat the invading army of the European powers and establish the Republic of Turzi.
It also made Sila not only dream of the Sea of Marmara, but also lose the newly recaptured peninsula of Asia Minor.
In recent years, there has also been no peace between Sila and Tulzi, and the two countries have been in constant dispute over the oil and gas resources of Cyprus and the Mediterranean.
Napoleon VII's unequivocal support for Sila in the war was against the lighthouse, which was completely unexpected by Thackeray. The recapture of Cyprus and the island of Imia was of great significance to Silla, and even if the Grand Commander Thackeray knew that things would be difficult, he could not help but be unfazed......
Looking at the uncertain face of Grand Commander Thackeray, who was immersed in thought, Napoleon VII whispered: "Your Excellency should know about the existence of Hospital No. 9 of the Hydra Building, but you may not know why so many people flock to the hospitals of the Black Death. There can be a replacement of failed organs for the elderly, so that the life expectancy of the elderly can be greatly extended, the original technology is not mature, the success rate of young people is high, and the elderly have a great risk. Now that this technology has been fully matured, there is no difficulty in replacing the organs of the lizardmen for the elderly, and it just so happens that there are still organs in Hospital No. 9, I think Your Excellency the Commander should consider doing a comprehensive physical examination, replacing the aging organs in the body, and when you have a strong body, maybe you will have the courage of young people to challenge the impossible!"
Grand Commander Thackeray swallowed a mouthful of saliva and raised his hand to loosen his tie, but found that he was not wearing a tie, and he did not feel embarrassed, but unconsciously lowered his hand and said in a dry voice: "Do you want to start a war?"
"War is always around...... It's better to be active than to be passive. After a pause, Napoleon VII said indifferently, "If you successfully take back Cyprus and Imia, and replace Turzi in Syria, it is not impossible .....to re-establish a monarchy in Syria in the future." (It sounds like a monarchy is like polygamy, but it is not uncommon for countries in the world to implement monarchies, it can be said that it is one of the mainstreams, there are more than 30 in total, including not only the five permanent Britain, the third largest in the world's GDP, but also the tyrant country Saudi Arabia, and the richest royal family in the world is King Tyran)
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While Napoleon VII and Grand Commander Thackeray were preparing for war, Simer and Athena escaped the ghetto with the help of Patagne and Pierre. Pierre, as a close confidant of Clote Gaion and a member of the Chosen One of the Europa Executive Committee, is still not a big problem to get two "real" Interpol out.
Pierre personally drove Cheng Mo and his boss's fiancΓ©e to the touristy National Museum in the city center, and seeing that it was far enough away from Hydra and the crowd was dense enough, Patani called for a stop and told Pierre to wait in the car.
After getting out of the car, Cheng Mo looked for it on the side of the road and led the two into a Xila-style cafΓ© not far from the museum. At ten o'clock in the evening, there were not many people in the cafΓ©, but they still found a hidden corner and sat down, took the menu and ordered something from the waiter, and when the waiter left, Patani said with a little impatience: "Now is the time for you to fulfill your promise." β
Cheng Mo turned her head to look at Athena, Athena took off the backpack, opened the metal box that could block the signal in the backpack, and found the "Cartier Blue Balloon", she did not choose to hand it to Patani who was sitting next to her, but handed it to Cheng Mo who was sitting opposite her.
Cheng Mo didn't dare to order Athena, so he could only get up slightly and take the watch, and then handed it to Patarni.
Patani didn't care about the strange atmosphere and Athena's inexplicable behavior, and hurriedly put the watch on his empty wrist, opened it and looked at the "DNA reading progress", then hurriedly got up, "I can't stay for a long time, if there is anything, we will contact through the secure mailbox." And you must get out of here quickly, and leave Sila, for the province has many long nights....."
Cheng Mo nodded, and Patani turned and walked out of the cafΓ©.
Seeing Pattani disappear into the flow of people, Cheng Mo also stood up and looked at Athena and whispered, "Then let's go quickly!"
Athena stared at the kebab on the table not far away, licked her lips, and said without turning her head: "I'm hungry, I want to eat meat......"
Cheng was speechless, thinking that when was this, it was important to run for his life first, he coughed, trying to attract Athena's attention, but Athena didn't look at him at all, just stared at the kebab on the table. Cheng Mo sat down helplessly and whispered, "Can you eat while walking?"
Athena finally looked back at Cheng Mo and said seriously: "I'm hungry, I want to eat meat." β
Cheng Mo probably understood Athena's character, and knew that her posture was that she had already made a decision, even if Napoleon VII's people chased her here with a gun, she would probably sit and finish eating before leaving, so he could only quickly raise his hand, "Hey, waiter, please bring the menu again." β
The waiter replied, "Wait a minute", and soon brought the coffee they had just ordered, and gave the menu to Cheng Mo, who pushed the menu to Athena.
Athena didn't care at all about Cheng Mo's urging gaze, she looked through it carefully, and ordered five parts of mousaka and five parts of Souff in the surprised eyes of the waiter, and as for the bells and whistles of the delicate snacks that the girls were keen on, she didn't order any of them.
"Ma'am, are you sure you need to order five servings of mousaka and five servings of beef pie?
Athena, who was dressed up as a round-faced freckled woman, looked up at the waiter and said simply and clearly, "Serve the food, I'm hungry." β
The waiter shrugged his shoulders and said "Okay", put away the menu and turned to leave.
The two didn't talk while waiting, Cheng Mo stared out the window and observed the movement of the crowd, while Athena turned her head and continued to stare at another table of people not far away to eat. It wasn't until the waitress filled the table with five portions of mousaka (beef patty) and five servings of sufraki (kebabs) that Athena looked back at the beef patties and kebabs on the table, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and began to eat as if no one was around.
Athena doesn't talk about any manners when she eats, it has nothing to do with the word elegance at all, Cheng Mo is used to seeing beautiful girls chewing slowly, and she has never seen a girl who can eat a little boldly. She grilled a beef patty with her left hand and her right hand, took a bite on her left and a bite on her right, and stirred her cheeks like a bellows pulling, her rosy lips were stained with oil, and she looked like a panda eating bamboo.
At the moment, Athena's freckled and round-faced chubby girl is quite compatible with such a neat way of eating, but Cheng Mo imagined that if it was Athena's original appearance, it would be a bit disobedient, and it felt like an extremely foreign porcelain doll-like beautiful girl who spoke Northeast dialect with a taste of Northeast ballast.....
"Maybe she's really hungry. Cheng Mo thought to himself, but looking at it, Athena's food was really fragrant, which made Cheng Mo feel like he was watching a food broadcast. He suddenly felt hungry, too, and it just so happened that he hadn't eaten much in the past two days, and his stomach screamed "coo, coo, coo".
In the silence, the sound was so obvious that Athena stopped chewing, like a cat guarding her food and looked at Cheng Mo vigilantly.
Cheng Mo coughed, and said expressionlessly to the fragrant Musaka: "Borrow one, borrow one and eat it first, I'll order it back to you." β
Athena shook her head like a rattle, "You already owe me two pieces of Uroboros, you can't owe that much." β
Cheng Mo couldn't figure out Athena's brain circuit, and didn't know how she equated food with Uroboros, so he could only give up communicating with Athena, call the waiter again, and order a little food.
When she finished eating, Athena returned to her cold appearance, and did not look at the plates on the table, as if the empty plates on the table were all Cheng Mo's masterpieces. Cheng Mo sped up and finished his share of crepes, took a sip of coffee, and said, "You can go!"
Athena nodded, moved her chair and stood up, passing past Cheng Mo and walking straight out.
Cheng Mo was stunned for a moment, he hurriedly grabbed Athena's arm and shouted in a low voice: "Hey!
Athena turned her head to look down at Cheng Mo, and said inexplicably: "Pay for it, what do you pay?"
Cheng Mo pointed to the empty plates on the table, "Don't you pay for what you eat?"
Athena glanced at the table, as if she felt that she had eaten so much, and whispered, "Don't you have any money?" I rarely go out to eat, and even if I do, someone else pays for it..... So..... I never bring money with me when I go out......"
"I've got money? I've been locked up on the thirty-third floor of Hydra by you for almost two years, where did I get the money? Don't make such jokes!?"
Athena said expressionlessly, "I'm not kidding. β
"Then you wait......" Cheng Mo stood up.
"What are you waiting for?" asked Athena, puzzled.
"Wait for me....... Run!" Cheng Mo grabbed Athena's arm and pulled her and ran towards the door of the cafΓ©.....