Victoria looked at the clock. The time already pointed to 9:24.
time is limited.
She must return to the base before 9:30 or ask Suzy and the others to fly over - in addition to arranging the evacuation of these two potential victims, they also have a very heavy task today.
Not to mention anything else, the images of the assassin captured by Stella alone provide quite a wealth of clues. They are the assassin's struggle with Victoria inside the nearly closed bell tower. In that state, the assassination There is no need to imitate anyone else.
In other words, it was most likely the assassin's "real" combat image.
Victoria obviously wanted to send such a thing to Core City herself, and she would never let anything happen to the photos and negatives halfway.
There was silence in the huge living room. Victoria suddenly pulled out her chair and stood up. At this moment, she saw Tanglar raise his head with a horrified expression.
After realizing that Victoria was not leaving, Danglars immediately looked away.
This detail made Victoria suddenly feel that there was still room for discussion.
"...I wonder if you two have ever heard of a magical animal called the fainting sheep?"
Danglars looked livid and did not answer, while Villefort shook his head.
"This kind of sheep is very interesting. Once they are frightened, they will faint and faint.
"Although fainting can temporarily relieve the fear of death, it cannot save their lives - when other sheep have run away, they lie motionless until they become the prey of predators."
Tanglar's facial features were twisted into a ball, "...you are now...you are telling this kind of story now-"
"I have to say that this kind of stress reaction sometimes happens to people." Victoria said sincerely, "A small amount of fear awakens people's fighting spirit, but an overly strong fear directly breaks people's will and makes people I would rather stay in a familiar place and wait for death than give it a try.
"I ask you two to think carefully about the difference between the plan I proposed today and the one planned by old Inspector Schmidt himself. I understand your fear now, but at least you are safe now, as long as you let your rationality return a little bit. ——”
"Don't waste your efforts!" Tanglar overturned the cups on the table with a crash. The white porcelain cups and plates shattered instantly, and the brown coffee splashed on the tiles on the floor.
As if he was still upset, Danglars overturned the cups, plates, knives and forks on Villefort's table. He stood up excitedly, and his fat belly swayed violently.
"I can't believe you mercury needles the most. You crawled from the wasteland to the habitable land one by one. All the disgusting things have been attracted to you!"
He pointed at Victoria's face not far away and said sternly, "You are all powerful, but you only know how to play with other people's lives - the assassin is one of your own, right? Why are you pretending to be a savior here? Just tell me directly, if something happens to me if I leave with you, what price will you pay!?"
"...What's the price?" Endai didn't understand.
"We are on the same plane as you." Victoria replied, "If something happens to you, we will die together."
Danglars laughed wildly. After receiving this answer, he seemed to suddenly have a lot of courage.
He pressed the table with one hand and gestured excitedly in the air with the other, "Then let's not discuss whether the lives of you wasteland pariahs are worth it. If you take what you say seriously, bring a few people from your team out now to give Rishi Shi Mitt pays for his life—can you do it?”
This probing, intended to arouse the other party's anger, was like a stone sinking into the sea without causing any ripples.
The three mercury needles opposite looked at him motionless, showing no trace of the anger or grievance he expected. Endai even shrank her neck back, revealing a double chin.
This expression seems to be asking - is this person crazy?
Suddenly, Victoria felt a little relieved. She held her arms and said calmly, "Of course this is impossible, even in a livable place. No police officer will be charged because the suspect murdered the victim." Shot.
"But I can also see that the Viscount doesn't seem to believe that we are willing to do our best in this matter... Apart from killing a few mercury needles immediately to relieve your anger, is there any way to make you temporarily believe in our sincerity?"
This was what Danglars was waiting for. He put on a menacing tone and said in a loud voice: "Well, where are your parents? Where are your brothers and sisters? Husbands too - it doesn't look like you have given birth to a child... let them Come here and let them stay with us throughout the whole process, and I will believe in your sincerity - otherwise, there is no need to discuss anything!"
"That's so unfortunate," Victoria suddenly laughed, "because..."
Tanglar waited for a long time but did not hear anything from Victoria. He knocked on the table anxiously, "For what?"
"Because they are all dead and cannot be your hostages." Victoria looked at the two people beside her, "What about you? Do you have a family that can make His Highness the Viscount feel at ease?"
Endai shrugged, "I am the only survivor of the Gadatov Wasteland tragedy."
Theresa shook her head, her voice was slow and slow, with a hint of regret, "I am also the only survivor in our wasteland."
"How can I say this." Victoria picked up her coat that was draped on the back of the chair, "I've tried my best, let's go."
For a moment, Danglars felt like he was struck with thunder. He stood there and looked at the backs of the three mercury needles walking out. For a moment, he couldn't say a word. When their figures disappeared at the door, the Viscount finally jumped up. .
"Ha - I want - I want to discredit you AHgAs! I want all of you to pay the price. Do you think I am easy to bully! I will never leave quietly like Hoffman and the others. ——I have already made an appointment with reporters! I want everyone in the livable land to see how incompetent you are and how bad you are——"
"We're waiting." Victoria's echo came from the distance.
…
After exiting the gate of Duke Villefort's residence, Ende looked at Victoria, "What is an 'untouchable'?"
Victoria's mouth was calm, obviously still angry.
"It's a curse word," Theresa explained at the side, "It means you have a bad background."
"But I'm a mercury needle!" Endai's eyes widened, "One in a million, isn't that good?"
Teresa smiled and didn't answer.
"Also, I don't understand why he proposed to kill a few of our people. Isn't he afraid that this will make us unhappy?"
"I think it should be a negotiation technique." Theresa said softly, "First make a request that is absolutely impossible to achieve, and then show your true opinion——"
"Don't use negotiation skills if you don't even have basic common sense." Victoria turned angrily and looked at the building behind her. "How can a person be so arrogant? I'm really out of my mind and wasting my time here. All morning long.”
