"In order to ensure that Alicia is safe...perhaps, we have to give up on Wright."
Give up Wright? Sean and Solomon stared at Arthur.
"Even if he is not sentenced to death, Schrödinger will definitely not release Alicia." The New Testament detective stood up and walked slowly, "He may even find a way to destroy her power."
Arthur looked at Sean: "He hates Alicia."
Schrödinger knew who Alicia's potential allies were, so he had released as few clues as possible for Arthur to deduce. Although Arthur could not deduce the physicist's next step, he basically understood his emotions.
The Foundation possesses lobotomy technology, and they can turn an outstanding female chess player into a useless person. Once the death threat is lifted, you may not be able to relax.
"Schrödinger refused all pre-trial communication and we could only apply pressure outside the scene.
"According to the information revealed by Langzhiwan, the result should be permanent imprisonment. After that, Solomon will have a talk with Schrödinger under Langzhiwan's recommendation. The bargaining chip at that time is to get the Ocean City branch to surrender.
"If the result is not ideal, it will be up to me to take action. The demand for negotiation is that Alicia can be freed safely and healthily, and the bargaining chip at that time is the final bargaining chip: give up the Philosopher's Stone."
Sean has understood Arthur Merlin's thinking: he has gathered himself and others to almost prevent the evil god from coming to the world, and it is not to directly trigger a conflict. After all, Alicia is in their hands...
His ultimate goal is to negotiate, and he has already thought of the final price: recognizing the foundation's ownership of the "Philosopher's Stone" and promising not to rob it again, in exchange for Alicia.
Quite a heavy price to pay.
Alicia may never be able to achieve her goal of destroying the Philosopher's Stone (liberating Wright). The Continental Daedalus Foundation will own this greatest treasure of the world.
The power of the combined team and the Ocean City branch is enough to shake the entire foundation. They can choose to forcibly rescue Alicia or even snatch Wright. But if Schrödinger was willing to negotiate, none of this would happen. Because conflict means risk, especially if Alicia is under their control. There is a possibility of failure in the rescue, and the life of the female chess player is at stake, so Arthur has to make the safest decision.
After a short thought, Sean realized that this seemed to be the only feasible solution.
No one is afraid of Alicia, and her enemies are sure to kill her. But if you use force to deter them, and then give up the Philosopher's Stone at the end of the negotiation... then everything will turn around.
"Although the negotiation is a two-step process, there is actually no room for bargaining——
"Our bottom line is this, to finally transfer the ownership of the Philosopher's Stone in exchange for Alicia's health and freedom."
"Of course, if the other party cannot do this, or if Alicia is harmed in any way during the process..." Arthur stopped, "We will make Daedalus pay a huge price."
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After the sun went down, everyone settled in this mansion.
When residents living nearby pass by this usually uninhabited building, they will find that the lights are on today and there are many people coming and going. What their dull senses cannot detect is...
There was a dragon-like breathing sound on the first floor of this mansion. The spring night wind blows here and immediately turns into a cold and humid wind. If they accidentally entered by mistake, they might see an ink dragon entrenched here. It was a scene that was enough to make one's heart stop.
On the second floor, a burly man was cleaning his tea set. His heartbeat sounds like the war drums of hell. If you get too close to this room, ordinary people may dream of a huge monster with bronze horns resting in a sulfur cave that night...
The sound of a piano as clear as moonlight came from the third floor. The sound of the piano revealed an eerie atmosphere. The dancing notes seemed to make the furniture in the whole room dance, and the person playing the piano was intoxicated by it. The keys of the piano are shining, and the piano is twirling with romantic dance steps...
The figure, as exquisite and gorgeous as a sharp blade made by a famous craftsman, is turning the pages of the book under the lamp. A little bit of lightning perched in the darkness shines brightly when looking up at the stars.
A sleeping Leon man was snoring loudly. If a bug accidentally enters its mouth at that time, it will enter another world, which contains countless secrets...
Not to mention the two people standing on the balcony on the third floor.
One wears a mask that resembles the ups and downs of the Ark, and the other has a beard sprouting, looking slightly tired.
Neighboring residents knew that the old house was occupied. But what they didn't know was that the power gathered in this house was enough to completely silence the big city of Vienna, no matter how old the evil was.
Sean was just discussing the issue of Dionysus with Arthur.
The upstarts in the newspaper industry believe that since Bacchus is still alive, all explorers must give up drinking, otherwise any incident related to him will be a surefire death.
The famous detective talked about him in various ways, using words like "people have to leave some weak spots" to excuse him.
Sean knew that the senior in front of him must have thought about this issue. I'm afraid that he would rather escape from Phoebedis than put down the contents of the cup for the time being...
This topic was obviously not popular, so Sean had to change the topic, which was also something he cared about very much: "How could Alicia be caught?"
His subtext is that the Alicia he knows cannot make a single move and lose.
Exhaling smoke into the night sky, Arthur shook his head slightly: "She once mentioned Erwin Schrödinger to me. I can tell that she thinks this Austrian will never be her opponent...
"It seems that it can only be due to contempt."
Sean and Arthur agree on one thing: if Alicia Pompeo will be defeated in strategy, it can only be defeated by her own pride.
as expected.
This seems to be the fate of people - the prophetic words have already been written in the hearts of others.
"She had an accident in Prague. This time I happened to be in Prague to meet Gustav. I happened to go and see the scene of her accident."
What Arthur meant by "taking a look" was probably piecing together the truth through details that even the gods would not pay attention to.
Sure enough, the detective informed Sean in detail about what happened that night in Prague. He even mastered the trap used in the fake magic lamp to restrain Wright, as well as the two top scholars who appeared at the arrest scene...
"I also went to the museum to have a look, and they even put the fake back in the display case." Arthur's cheeks moved slightly, "It's like a mockery, you know."
Although he had never visited the Prague Museum, Sean seemed to see the oil lamp that had lost its luster in the eyes of explorers, quietly displayed in a corner display cabinet.
Counterfeits can be deadly.
"Actually, except for the bad scene you saw, I am very confident in handling this matter."
"Why?" Sean asked.
"Because I know Erwin Schrödinger - he is not a madman. Although he hates Alicia, he will not do anything that violates the moral standards in his heart..."
"Do you mean?"
"For example, although he must have thought about killing Alicia, he will only go through the trial process and will not kill people directly in prison... Even if it is very easy for him now It can be done.
"So," the detective put the fingertip cigarette to his mouth and took a sip, "so actually I know that if enough pressure can be put on him to create a public opinion environment, he will most likely let Alicia live. ——To be honest, he is not only reasonable, he can be called kind.”
"But we don't know what that damn dream was about."
"That's right. So don't take it lightly. If it turns out later that it was just a projection of your deeper anxieties, thank God."
The two were silent for a while. Here you can overlook Fort Hasenhill in the northeast. The headquarters of the Daedalus Foundation, a royal property gifted by Hakkana IV in recognition of the foundation's protection of Vienna. Alicia Pompeo is in the dungeon there.
"If she comes out and finds out that we sold Wright, she will kill us."
Arthur scratched his head in distress: "We have to be careful then."
