The Empror's Trap-Chapter 104: Ch - Meeting

For Siyue, Lina was indeed a difficult character to describe.

If you say she is a servant, her status is usually on par with her brother; if you say she is her sister-in-law, from a rational point of view, it is indeed not very likely for the two to get married.

Tsk, this leads to a problem—I don’t know how to command Lina.

Usually, Lina is commanded by Kenji, and Siyue has never directly ordered her. Now that Kenji has handed over the command of Lina to her, it makes her feel at a loss and awkward no matter how she tries to make use of her.

"Miss, here are the clues I obtained from the Murong residence this time."

Lina handed the papers in her hand to Siyue.

"Thank you for your hard work." Siyue tied up her long hair, then took the papers and carefully looked at the handwriting on them. "Did that guy Linas confess?"

"In a short time, he probably won’t confess. This is a matter of life and death," Lina said.

How could he possibly confess? The charge of privately storing armor alone is enough for a sentence. If other charges are added, no one could save him, and he could be executed several times over.

Rather than confessing honestly and then being killed, it’s better to grit his teeth and hold on now, which might give him a glimmer of hope.

"Then we can only wait for us to dig out some evidence ourselves."

Siyue smiled and then picked up the papers in her hand to scrutinize the words on them.

In fact, much of the information on these papers is not difficult to understand. Similar to "old ice cellar," "family tomb"... these are probably referring to locations. And the "Tree xx" mentioned earlier most likely refers to some already marked trees where they follow these marks to find hidden items.

However, Linas’s actions are very cautious. He probably used marks that ordinary people would not notice and are difficult to understand. How can we determine the tree numbers?

The answer is, to search.

There are indeed many trees in the outskirts of Camelot, but considering that Linas would not likely make marks on trees that could be cut down at any time, it is most likely that those trees are in the northwest of Luminara City.

The other directions of Luminara have always been the direction of land reclamation. The east and south sides are often used to widen roads and cut down trees for materials. In such a situation, only a fool would choose trees that could be cut down at any time to make marks.

If that’s the case, the focus should be on the northwest of Luminara—this is the hunting ground.

Who would be crazy enough to cut down trees in the hunting ground?

Moreover, in Siyue’s memory, there are indeed some abandoned ice cellars not far to the northwest. Since Camelot has developed some ice-making technology, the ice cellars have been gradually abandoned. Those ice cellars in the wild are naturally likely to be used to store things that people do not want others to know about.

However, many ice cellars are now covered by fallen leaves and dust, so whether they can be found now is still a question.

"Send this to the Chancellor. Tell him that based on the information I wrote, we can find out the whereabouts of those equipment. Search as soon as possible, and make sure the operation is not too high-profile to avoid alerting the enemy."

When facing her own people, Siyue’s social anxiety is not that severe.

"Understood."

Lina took the document signed by Siyue and prepared to leave.

"Wait, there’s one more thing."

Siyue called Lina back.

She walked up to Lina and tidied up her clothes a bit:

"When you go out, you should still pay some attention to your demeanor. You are my brother’s person and, to some extent, represent him, so you need to pay attention to details."

"I understand, miss."

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Lina respectfully bowed to Siyue and then disappeared from Siyue’s sight.

Watching her back, Siyue sighed.

Tsk, it’s a pity that her background is not good. In this world, it is unlikely for them to be together legitimately. If it were in my world, she would make a very good sister-in-law, and most importantly, this sister-in-law would not take my brother away from me.

…

Before the meeting began, Pluvia sat in the guest seat, with Kenji sitting beside her.

This meeting was relatively more confidential because it involved discussions on many areas of cooperation between the two empires. This matter could only be vaguely revealed to the public in part and not fully disclosed, otherwise, it would be detrimental for both.

Emperor Feit III sat in the main seat, checked the time, and then signaled for his attendant to bring him some materials.

After everything was ready, the emperor stood up, first bowed slightly to Pluvia, and then said:

"Before we begin today’s conversation, please allow me to extend my apologies to you. This time, it was indeed our failure to protect you properly, which allowed someone to infiltrate our army and thus posed a threat to your safety. This is our dereliction of duty. For the injured, we will do our best to provide treatment and compensation. For you, we will also provide some conditions that can express our sincerity."

"I can understand your concern for my safety. In fact, I also understand such accidents. There is a saying in Camelot: ’It is easy to dodge an open spear, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow.’ It can only be said that the enemy is always the most cunning."

Pluvia naturally would not be too aggressive and thus accepted his apology.

"I hope that the relationship between our empire and yours will not be affected by this. You see, Camelot has given us many great gifts, and we have yet to give you a decent gift in return. Now, you have encountered such a thing because of our problem... To express our apology and also for the peace and friendship between our two empires, after discussions with my ministers, we are willing to share some military technology with your empire to a certain extent."

"Emperor Feit, what kind of military technology are you referring to?" Kenji suddenly asked.

"Kenji, do not be rude." Pluvia pretended to be angry and glared at him.

Kenji smiled: "Your Majesty, Emperor Feit has expressed his sincerity towards us. However, this attack was clearly organized and had a clear target, which means that the enemy had been planning from the beginning. I want to make sure that if the enemy can systematically infiltrate your empire’s inspection troops, how can I ensure that many important pieces of information generated during the exchange between us will not be passed on by those traitors?"

"Emperor Feit, you see, this is a very serious issue. If we do not carefully consider this matter, it would be like bringing about our own destruction. We cannot allow such a thorn to exist within our troops."

Kenji continued.

What he said was largely what Pluvia wanted to say.

However, as an emperor, Pluvia represents the face of Camelot. She could not easily make such a question, as it would be difficult for the other party to accept.