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"It is an honor to meet you, Colonel Jeremiah."

Since Jeremiah's tone did not contain sarcasm, Ling Yi greeted him very politely.

"Although there are many young non-commissioned officers like you, to be able to sit in this conference room shows that you are also on His Highness Cornelia's big list. With His Highness's character, it's true that you will be so generous to newcomers. It’s rare.” Although Jeremiah is a distinguished person, his temper is honest, a bit too straightforward, and he lacks the political acumen necessary for a high-ranking person, and ordinary school officials would not pay attention to a mere second lieutenant in Ling Yi.

As for friendship?When did officers in Britannia become so polite to non-commissioned officers?Although suppression is extremely rare, don't expect them to lower their profile and communicate with you.

Which is to say, out of sheer curiosity.

It really fits Jeremiah's surname.

"Ah, I actually thought so too."

Ling Yi said with a wry smile.

Inexplicably walking into Cornelia's sight, this is not an ideal development.

No, it should be said that now is not the time.

"What is Your Highness Cornelia thinking about? It's fine to attack in one go. As long as the action is fast enough, the safety of the hostages doesn't need to be considered at all. I don't think there is any good solution that can be discussed." Jereh Mia said it boringly, but he only dared to complain in a low voice, and definitely didn't dare to say it out loud in front of Cornelia.

After that, he turned his head and asked:

"By the way, which unit are you in?"

"I had the honor of serving as the head of the countermeasures team before."

Ling Yi said calmly.He didn't say anything about his current position in the special mission. After all, he is the deputy director of the technology development department, and his military rank is only a second lieutenant, which is too abnormal.

"No wonder, it turned out to be the incident handling department of the former governor, His Royal Highness Clovis. I can understand the reason why you can sit here. It's really unfortunate. Not long after I left that troublesome position, I was called by His Royal Highness Cornelia. I've got my eye on it, it seems that being talented is not always a good thing." Jeremiah laughed jokingly.

"If it's possible, I can also imagine you are so leisurely, but unfortunately, my luck is a little bit unsatisfactory..."

Ling Yi didn't continue to speak, but the compliment in his words was very obvious.

"Give up that kind of thinking as soon as possible, the battlefield is not so fun."

Jeremiah waved his hand, laughing at himself.

"Then why have you been in the army?"

Ling Yi asked along the way.

"Because there is no game more interesting than war. Although it is a bit dangerous, it is also the most addictive poison. I advise you not to try it lightly. You may still have a chance to succeed if you stay honest and work in the governing hall. As for the army...”

Speaking of which, Jeremiah's eyes gleamed dangerously.

"Before expecting to be summoned by a certain Highness, it is more practical to try to save your own life."

"...that makes sense, and I deeply agree with it."

Although he lacks practical experience, Ling Yi has a very thorough understanding of war, and he memorizes the rules of the battlefield. Even though he has not really experienced the baptism of modern warfare, he has already been infected with the atmosphere of war. The division is thrown onto the battlefield, and he must be the last one alive.

Sometimes, it takes talent to accept reality.

"—Look, Her Majesty Cornelia is coming."

At this moment, Jeremiah said softly, seeing his disapproving expression, Ling Yi suddenly realized that it seems that the pure blood faction is not completely hardcore royal family.

Ling Yi looked towards the door while thinking.

I saw a few people walking into the meeting room, and the one who walked in the front was a woman in military uniform, with beautiful wavy curly hair, but her pretty face was covered with cold seriousness, her lips were tightly pressed, although she looked heroic, But Ling Yi felt that she was more suitable for the status of 'soldier' ​​than a woman.

With Cornelia's arrival, everyone present stood up solemnly, and Ling Yi had to stand up too.

"Everyone, please take a seat."

A majestic female voice sounded.

Everyone sat down upon hearing this.

Cornelia sat in the first place, her cold eyes swept across the faces of everyone present.

"Presumably, you all know something about the current situation. It is related to the reputation of your country. Before formally discussing the rescue plan, I would like to make a statement to you."

Everyone held their breath and listened carefully.

"Any plan that ignores the safety of the hostages does not need to be said. I can tell you very responsibly that the safety of the hostages must be the first priority, because your vice-governor—His Royal Highness Euphemia Li. The Third Princess of Britannia Now in hostages."

As soon as these words came out, the conference room was silent for a while.

Then it boiled.

"What? Her Highness Euphemia is also in the hotel?"

"This is troublesome. Terrorists will definitely use it as a threat."

"No, the terrorists probably haven't been discovered yet, but according to this situation, it will be a matter of time before they are discovered."

"How about a strong attack? Use military force to force a breakthrough, maybe you can completely suppress their counterattack before they react."

"However, the road leading to the interior of the hotel is tightly guarded, and a strong attack may cause counterproductive effects."

"Although Her Highness Euphemia seldom shows up, she is the vice-governor after all. Terrorists must not let His Highness hurt at all, otherwise it will be a big blow to the country's prestige."

"This principle is very simple and easy to understand, but we must rescue His Highness before the terrorists realize His Highness Euphemia's identity. Compared with other hostages, His Highness's importance is self-evident."

"So, what's the specific plan?"

I don't know who suddenly interjected.

The crowd fell silent for a moment.

Seeing this, Cornelia suppressed the irritability in her heart, and said coldly:

"Gilford, send them the information."

"Yes."

Holding a stack of documents behind him, the knight walked out in response, followed the order and distributed the documents in his hand to one of the people present.

Seeing that everyone was reading the information seriously, Cornelia took a deep breath and continued:

"There is only one way to carry out the hostage rescue plan. That is the tunnel from Yansheng to the escape route at the bottom of the conference center hotel. It was originally used to transport materials, but not long ago, I sent people to try to break through the operation, but it failed. It's..."

In fact, she didn't need to explain it specifically. There were complete records on the information, including the hotel's internal structure diagram, previous combat plans and results, basic information about the enemy, and so on.

"...Glasgow modified model, and the heavy fire weapon that is suspected to be a special cannon? Well, this is interesting." Looking at the information in front of him, Ling Yi squeezed his chin, and the corner of his mouth could not help showing a smile.

As for the others, they were not as calm as he was.

All of them frowned, with expressions as if they had eaten bitter melon, staring at the information in their hands and muttering something, as if they were saying meaningless things like 'how is this possible', 'could it be the secret weapon of the Japanese Liberation Front' speech.

"Time is running out, do you have any good ideas?"

It's not as simple as talking about it verbally. Only Cornelia herself understands how much pressure she is under.

Not only is it her duty as the governor, but more importantly, Yuffie's safety affects her heart.

"Master Governor, we might as well negotiate with the terrorists, first propose to release the women and children, maybe the Deputy Governor can be rescued without the terrorists knowing."

Someone has a suggestion of his own.

When everyone was almost at a loss, this proposal came too timely. Even the proposer who was from the staff department saw the hope of being promoted.

However, just when he was ready to be boasted.

"No, once we back down, it means we agree with the terrorists' methods. Besides, do you think the terrorists composed of old soldiers will obediently release the hostages according to your ideas?"

Unexpectedly, Cornelia vetoed the proposal without hesitation.

Her reasons are equally unassailable, and that last rhetorical question.

Even the proposer couldn't say anything to refute, so he could only sit back in his seat lowly.

In addition to forcing a breakthrough, the most pertinent and reliable proposals were put on the sidelines, and the atmosphere fell into an unspeakable silence for a while. The more this happened, the more Cornelia became angry. These people were the best people she recruited from various departments. Some of them were staff officers, some were politicians, and some were soldiers of the militant faction, but no one came up with a way to satisfy her.

Doesn't this prove that the so-called outstanding people under her command are all rubbish who can only waste energy on boring struggles.

"Your Highness, use that method."

Standing behind him, Dalton leaned forward and reminded him softly.

Cornelia didn't think of it until he said it, but to be honest, she didn't like the idea very much.

But, for Yuffie.

Without relying on other people, we can only pin our hopes on this group of so-called elites in front of us.

Cornelia suddenly said:

"Whoever can successfully resolve this incident, I promise in the name of the governor of the [-]th district, the most heroic person will be promoted to the rank of ** to retain his original position, be awarded the Honorary Knight Medal, and submit an application for the title of knighthood to this country. The recommender will fill in my name. "

That's right, reward policies, whether in schools or companies, are very common. They are nothing more than disguised incentives from superiors to subordinates. Even at home, I am afraid that you can hear verbal promises like "I will take you to the amusement park after finishing your homework". Oral only.

However, what Cornelia said was absolutely convincing.

Not because of anything else, but because of her prestige.

Everyone here, even Ling Yi, believed in her credibility.

At the same time, he was also impressed by the benefits she promised.

The military rank has been promoted**, although this has little effect on him, it can stabilize his position. At least he will show his identity when he goes out in the future, so he doesn't have to worry about the other party showing a suspicious expression.

The gold content of the Honorary Knight Medal is more useful than that of ordinary viscounts, especially in the army, which means that it has made a huge contribution to the interests of the army or the royal family.Speaking of this, I have to mention that the so-called knight system can be said to be the most unique system in Britannia, and its name has two meanings.

Firstly, this is not only for the Britannian army, but another title for the pilots of the humanoid free combat armor Knightmareframe who are gradually becoming the main force in various armies.

The second is the title awarded to those who swear allegiance to the Britannian royal family and serve the royal family for life.

It turns out that the meaning of the word is the latter.However, Britannia was the first country to put the knightmareframe into actual combat. At that time, all those who were awarded the title of knight were obliged to carry out the driving training of the knightmareframe, so the two were gradually used mixedly.In the official constitution, there is no description of the driver of the knightmareframe. The real knight refers to people like Guilford.He is both the pilot of Knightmare and the person who swears lifelong allegiance to Cornelia.

Will not change position because of the occasion.

The Honorary Knight Medal is equivalent to the honorary Britannian among the knights. The difference is that the person who is awarded this honor will obtain the same status as the exclusive knight of the royal family.

The honorary Brittany is just cannon fodder for a nicer title.

The meaning is similar, but the status is very different.

If he can be recommended by Cornelia again and get the title of nobility officially bestowed by his country, although it is unlikely to be too high, he can justifiably enter the noble class of Britannia.

Control all the nobles first, then assert the rule of Britannia, and then declare war on the whole world.

Very beautiful idea. <'s existence, so far I still can't figure out her details. I sneaked into Clovis's office secretly before, but I didn't find any valuable information. It's too obvious to use magic to control him directly. If it fails That's troublesome.

Today's Ling Yi should say that there is only one opportunity missing.

A chance to truly understand the world.

——Are you being too cautious?

Ling Yi sometimes thinks this way, but it's not a last resort.

It's that he's used to it.

The biggest weakness of the self-proclaimed weak is probably being too 'cowardly', because biting off the throat of the strong requires risk, and it is not something that can be bitten and broken by saying that you want to bite.

More often, you can fight with your life at the cost of your life.

Although such a process is thrilling, if it fails, nothing will be left.

Like a moth flying towards a flame, until the moment it was reduced to ashes, the lying Snow White was still waiting for the arrival of His Royal Highness.

Leaving aside distracting thoughts, Ling Yi cleared his mind first, not to mention that his military rank was about to become his pain, he did not sneak into the Britannian military just to play low-key, but to "take it for granted" Climb to a high position, take power for granted - and then there is the final step in the plan'.

Therefore, even if Euphemia is not related to him, the life and death of the hostages has nothing to do with him.

This action must also be intervened.

"Your Highness, I have a proposal."

When the conference room was silent and everyone was thinking hard, Ling Yi stood up.

Of course, just a very ordinary stand up to speak.

But in Cornelia's view, it was a good sign. She was not worried that everyone would not be able to come up with a good solution, but that they would not be able to come up with a solution.

There are only a few words, but the meaning is very different.

"Say."

Short order.

Ling Yi showed a look of embarrassment, as if there was something difficult to say.

Seeing this, Cornelia's voice was cold and severe.

"If you have any suggestion, you can just say it, this is not a military court."

What she hates the most is the man of her mother-in-law.

However, she didn't know that this was also part of acting.

It seems that Ling Yi is one step closer to being the actor.

Hearing the governor's urging, Ling Yi seemed to make up his mind and said:

"As a statement in advance, my subordinates very much agree with His Highness's views. Concession to terrorists will only make them gain an inch. But from my subordinate's point of view, negotiation is not an unfeasible means. There are different means for the same purpose. What do you think?"

"What do you want to say?"

Cornelia frowned.

"To put it bluntly, the Japanese Liberation Front is just a group of mobs who are unwilling to be resigned. Although it is too derogatory to say so, but from the current point of view, they are only hiding in the hotel, and they seem so calm in negotiating with us. According to common sense, it is very strange. It should be. Let’s use an analogy, if His Highness is the commander of the terrorists, then why do you think they chose to hijack the hotel at this time?”

Without waiting for Cornelia to answer, Ling Yi continued:

"Their purpose is obviously not to assassinate the members of the council. If so, there is no need to make such a big commotion and put their own side in danger. This is a very unwise behavior. It is impossible for a formally trained soldier to be so stupid In this way, there are only two possible surnames, one is to obtain material "kidnapping gold" from our side, but according to the previous analysis, they probably don't have this intention, and they can blackmail them however they want, but according to The data records, apart from the videotapes that were distributed at the beginning, which proved that the hostages were in their hands, there is no other language information."

So, there is only one answer.

"Although the subordinates also feel that it is not realistic, but they must have come here with a mortal heart, the purpose is to slap Britannia in the face in front of the whole world, to prove the so-called national spirit?"

After finishing speaking, Ling Yi himself laughed.

Such pedantic and childish thoughts may really inspire some Japanese who are willing to degenerate, but they will definitely not save Japan.

Even if he is not a politician, he can recognize this cruel truth.

"Second lieutenant, please be careful what you say. This is just your personal inference. In my opinion, the terrorists must have a major conspiracy. These people may even be just a bait to interfere with our sight, otherwise their abnormal behavior cannot be explained ” Interrupted the officer whose proposal was rejected by Cornelia before.

His expression was serious, his brows were tightly furrowed, giving the impression that, as he said, terrorists had dark secrets.

Ling Yi glanced at him lightly, without saying a word.

Cornelia frowned and was about to speak when the door of the meeting room opened suddenly.

It's her bodyguard.

so--

"His Royal Highness, urgent report. The terrorists issued a statement demanding that we disarm, otherwise they would kill a hostage every 10 minutes. Just now, a hostage was pushed down from the roof of the building at a height of more than 50 meters. , Hands and feet are tied, if there is no accident, you will definitely die."

"...!"

Cornelia's pupils shrank when she heard the report from the guards.

Although this person's voice is not loud, it is enough to reach the ears of everyone present.

Disarm?What kind of joke is this, obviously impossible.

However, the terrorists just made such an outrageous request.

Could it be that...

The expression of the officer who had just interrupted to refute Ling Yi suddenly changed.

And the others couldn't help looking at Ling Yi, their eyes were completely different. (To be continued.)