Arknights is too real, right?

As if he already knew that Xia Feng would not believe it, Malenleg sighed and explained.

"With the status of the Mullen family, it is true that they will not be threatened in Victoria. However, the people who caught Paddy and came to my desk that day were not from Victoria."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

Malenleg sat up straight on the sofa and said seriously.

"Those people were dressed in black. Even my identity was identified through photos. In addition, their accents were also very strange. Combined with their body shape, behavior, and racial characteristics, I thought those people were ghosts from the Eastern Kingdom. .”

After hearing Marenleg's words, Xia Feng showed no reaction on the surface, but his brain was running at high speed.

The person who kidnapped Paddy was a ghost from the Eastern Kingdom. This statement sounded a bit nonsense, but it was not unfamiliar to his ears.

Because, whether in the military compound in Yehua City or in Longmen, he had been assassinated by Eastern Kingdom assassins. At the same time, the current evidence has basically proved that those people were ordered by Frey, the Chief of Military Affairs of Victoria.

Except for General Grissom and his own people, almost no one else knew about this matter. If Mullenleg knew that he would definitely believe it when he mentioned the East Kingdom Assassins, it would prove that the Mullen family had colluded with Frey. .

However, the Mullen family and the Capet family are political enemies, and the Capet family is obviously a supporter of the Frey faction, so this possibility is very small.

The head of the Cape family is the Inspector General of the Empire, while the head of the Maren family, Maren Legg's father, has a very high status in the Yuan Parliament.

If Frey had the support of both the Capet family and the Mullen family, Chief Yarlin and General Grissom would definitely remind him, and politically, those in power would not allow such a situation of one family to dominate.

Moreover, Xia Feng could not ignore another thing.

Mullenlegger did deceive him on the phone that day, but in the subsequent courtroom, Mullenlegger went against normal logic and helped him prove the incident that hurt Kahn and spoke for him.

Unless Mullenleg is on the fifth floor and gives him a super Infernal Affairs, this is enough to prove what he just said.

Mullenleg called Paddy to trick him into coming to the Royal Academy because he was personally threatened by the Eastern Kingdom Assassins.

Seeing that Xia Feng didn't speak, Malenleg continued with a guilty expression.

"Xia Feng, I know this is unfair to you. Because I was worried about my cousin's safety, I chose to put you to death. It is reasonable that you would hate me."

After saying that, Malenleg stood up from the sofa and stood in front of Xia Feng.

"I will not ask for your forgiveness. I just want you to believe that what I said is true. Please allow me to sincerely say to you that I am sorry."

Standing in front of Xia Feng, Malenleg bowed deeply.

"Xia Feng, it was not my intention to deceive you into the Royal Academy, nor was it the intention of the Malen family. You must be careful, someone in the upper echelons of the empire is targeting you."

Xia Feng said softly and indifferently.

"Straight up, I want to ask you a question."

Mullenleg straightened up.

"Excuse me."

Staring closely into Malenleg's eyes, Xia Feng asked aloud.

"Since you said someone is targeting me, from your perspective, who do you think the higher-ups in the empire are targeting me?"

This question is a test for Xia Feng.

If Mullenlege answers that the person targeting him is Attorney General Kapewamy, Xia Feng will be very disappointed, because even a fool can see this.

But if the person Mullen Legg answered was Military Chief Frey, Xia Feng might believe his attitude.

Although this is still the answer that everyone knows very well, it takes a certain amount of courage and a certain amount of risk to speak out about a big figure in the empire in the name of a "villain".

Because this sentence can show in disguise the opposition between the Mullen family and Chief of Military Affairs Frey.

Mullenleg's answer, however, was neither Kapewamy's nor Frey's.

I saw Malenleg with a solemn face, accepting Xia Feng's gaze without any dodge, and replied word by word.

"Since you joined the Imperial Yuan Council as a noble, whether you admit it or not, you represent the group of infected people. Allowing infected people to become nobles has never been done before since the establishment of the Yuan Council. As a precedent, I don’t know if this is considered a bold attempt by Princess Weilin, but to other high-ranking people in the empire, this may be a dangerous signal.”

Mullenleg lowered his voice.

"Xia Feng, the person targeting you is not a specific person. It can be said to be Kapewami, or it can be said to be Chief Frey. However, what really wants you to die is the opposite of the humble group of infected people. .”

Marenleg's last words undoubtedly touched Xia Feng's heart, or it could be called a word that awakened the dreamer.

He thought this was a test of Mullenleg's sincerity, but unexpectedly, he was taught a lesson instead.

Yes, whether he admits it or not, in the eyes of the empire's senior officials, he represents the infected, or in other words, he is the bridge between the empire and the infected.

Just like a wild dog that accidentally breaks into the African savannah, is its enemy the cheetah, the most efficient predator, the most insidious crocodile at the water source, or the lion, the ruler of the grassland?

None of these, its real enemy is the carnivorous animals in the entire grassland, because its arrival has invisibly violated the original interests of this group.

Or, there is a possibility of violating interests.

Therefore, there are only two best solutions.

First, let the wild dogs leave on their own.

Second, kill it.

There is no doubt that Mullenleg's answer won his approval, of course, it was only approval, not trust.

"Okay, Mr. Legge, I believe what you just said. If it was for Paddy, even though it goes against benevolence and righteousness, it's understandable for you to betray me."

"Summer breeze."

Xia Feng stood up from the sofa and stretched out his hand towards Marenleg.

"I forgive you for this matter, because Paddy is also my friend, and I am not a stingy person. Let this matter be over."

Marenleg was so moved that he held Xia Feng's hand.

"Xia Feng, are we still friends?"

At this moment, Xia Feng saw another meaning in Malenleg's sincere eyes.

But compared to the hypocritical temptations among politicians, this look is more candid.

If I could describe it in one sentence, Xia Feng thought it should be called unabashed mutual use.

Holding the two hands together, Xia Feng smiled.

"Of course, we've always been friends."

Mullenleg could never be his true brother, and they both knew that.

But false friendship does not hinder the construction of "formation".

The Malen family wants to use his influence as the fresh blood of the Yuan Council, and at the same time, Xia Feng also needs "one of his own."

Since Malenleg would say "the opposite of the humble group of infected people", it proves that this opposite does not account for the majority among the empire's top officials. Otherwise, he would not be able to successfully join the Yuan Council and become a member of the Yuan Parliament. Become a noble.

Next, if he wants to play this game seriously, he cannot treat the Yuan Council like a gangster.

If one day, the parliament's decision-making touches his bottom line, then in this strange environment, he must have his own supporters, even if they are just superficial brothers.