Shadow opened his eyes.
Chaotic colors and noisy sounds impacted his senses at the same time, but Shadow had long been accustomed to such a sudden bombardment of information, and did not show any strange emotions.
"I said, you can't give this guy a good look. Do you remember how he treated us back then? The Federation gave him a chance to start over, but he deceived us, and we haven't settled the accounts with him yet?"
"He is a dangerous esper. We shouldn't push him so hard. I would say we might as well boil a frog in warm water to slowly break down his defense and lure him into the pot first. Then he won't be able to escape even if he wants to. Opportunity.”
"It's not like we can't afford to be rejected, so we shouldn't make concessions in front of these lawless wild ability users. The image of the Federation is more important than these life-extending props."
"We have to consider the existence of the Camarilla. Just now you should delay time and let us discuss how to deal with him. He should not be allowed to leave here at all."
"Shadow, didn't you hear what we just said? Why did you suddenly take it upon yourself to let him go?"
These garbled words were far more accustomed to Shadow than the sensory shock. He looked at the politicians who came up to him to question him with expressions on his face, without actually answering their questions.
"I feel like there is nothing left to talk to him about," Shadow said, "and if I really want to talk about something to delay time, it will definitely trigger his plan, so I can only let him go first."
In fact, his answer was a little inaccurate, but Shadow knew very well that these politicians were just following this trick. What these people who were showing off their power in front of them didn't want were real answers, they just wanted an "explanation."
The shadow cast his gaze further away at a politician who was watching coldly. This politician had no intention of showing off in front of him, although that was also the job of politicians - only by creating a bad environment, they would not be able to show off in front of him if they really wanted to. There is a suitable reason only when it is directed at himself, but he had no intention of doing such a thing to offend others.
In fact, this is not considered wisdom. He doesn't have to run in front of him and say these meaningless nonsense because he has the highest status among these politicians. Those seemingly annoying guys will also act as if they were in his position at this moment. A "friendly" character like him.
This division of labor is actually particularly useful, because it can not only generate various reasons and conditions for them, but also ensure that the person being embarrassed will not be angry in the end. The only problem is that they are doing this to themselves.
Because Shadow doesn't care about the impact of these words at all, but these politicians have already formed conditioned firing like well-trained dogs, unable to resist the urge to try in their bodies, but Shadow also knows very well that what really shapes them is not Their desire is this machine-like federation.
The space provided by the Federation to these politicians is fixed, and the soft flesh will slowly change into the shape of screws and nails over time, becoming part of this terrifying machine.
The Federation is devouring everything.
And the politician he is looking at at this moment actually realizes this. From this point of view, he can actually be considered outstanding among these politicians, but even he can only accept this cruel fact, even if they realize this None of the politicians tried to struggle. After all, even Shenxiao was crushed by the Federation.
Of course, the "rationality" of these politicians is also the reason why the federation chooses them.
Seeing that he hadn't spoken yet, Shadow finally took the lead and said:
"Nie Chengyu, you have also met Ma En. What do you think?"
This politician was negotiating with Marn as a representative of the Federation at that time, and together with Shadow witnessed the emergence of the secret organization of the Camarilla. After the Camarilla appeared, he immediately and wisely represented the Federation and quickly reconciled with Ah En.
After hearing what Shadow said, Nie Chengyu did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at several other federal members who were also standing in the corner and did not take the initiative to say anything, and then asked:
"You have also had contact with Ma En. What do you think of his answer? Do you think what he said is a lie, which words need to be treated with caution, and how should we treat his proposal?"
One of these federation members was a member of the institute named Kania. At this time, she did have some opinions on the situation, but for some reason she didn't want to express her thoughts.
So she simply said:
"I don't know enough about Ma En. I have made judgments about him in the past, but it turns out that my judgment is obviously very different from the facts. I am not sure to evaluate the current situation."
Nie Chengyu asked:
"So you don't know?"
Kania admitted frankly:
"I have no idea."
Nie Chengyu nodded slightly, as if he had no objection to this answer. In fact, this is also the attitude displayed by many researchers. The more knowledge they have, the more they can remain in awe of areas they do not understand.
Then he looked at a young federal politician standing next to her. Of course, he was younger compared to other politicians. After all, he was nearly ten years older than Nie Chengyu, and his status was far inferior to his own. But a politician like him actually They are already considered talents who can be built. In the future, they will be the middle force to fill the space in the parliament.
And this politician was Shen Zongdao who jumped out to sing the opposite when Ma En asked for anti-psychic metal and met with Shen Xiao. At that time, he was speechless because Xiaoyao Taoist came out to help Ma En.
However, after the Ma & En issue was exposed, Shen Zongdao received a lot of benefits. His opposition to Ma & En was regarded as some kind of foresight, and he became a "federal hero" who saw through Ma & En's disguise.
Although Shen Zongdao himself knew exactly what was going on, after Ma En was exposed, he quickly began to exaggerate his underappreciated identity as a tragic hero, preparing to use it as his own political bargaining chip.
Therefore, when asked about Ma En, he immediately launched an attack based on his identity:
“I don’t think there was even a single word of truth in his mouth. At the beginning, he used his excellent lies to deceive almost every member of the Federation, making them really think that Ma En wanted to join the Federation.
"But we all know what the facts are. The purpose of Ma En joining the Federation is to get close to Shenxiao. He is an extremely cunning and clever liar. I think we should view every word of his with the most suspicion.
"And I suggest that we reject his proposal, observe the movements of him and the Camarilla from a distance, and use this information to understand what his true purpose is."
If you put aside Shin Zongdao's suggestion that he could see through Ma En's disguise, what he said overall is quite reasonable, but he ignored a very important thing.
An old man who looked very old said:
"What about the technology and secrets he holds? Even if we don't want to cooperate with him, we can't shut him out at this stage. We must at least bring him in."
This old politician is the one who just said to "boil the frog in warm water". Shadow knows that he has used a lot of life extension techniques, which is why he is so eager to keep Ma En, but it is also because of his With such eagerness, he didn't get to the point about Ma En.
And the shadow also spoke at this moment:
"Ma En may have deceived us, but the contract he signed with us is not fake. He no longer has any chance or ability to plan Shenxiao's affairs, and he will not offend us for other reasons.
"He was able to succeed at that time because he was hiding in the dark, but now Ma En has been pulled into the light of day, and his lies are no longer possible to deceive us, not to mention that they have enemies who are more eager to deal with them than us.
"That's not the real question."
Nie Chengyu, who heard this, nodded thoughtfully, and Shen Zongdao, who saw this scene, also knew that he had hit a rock, so he obediently closed his mouth and did not try to speak ill of Ma En again.
"Then what do you think?" Nie Chengyu turned to look at the last person, "You should be the one among us who have the most contact with Ma En, and you are also the federal politician who knows him best, right? What do you think?"
The person he asked was a beautiful woman who looked quite young:
"I have indeed been in contact with him for a long time, but I may not really understand him. After all, I am the one who was deceived by Ma En most thoroughly among us, and it is difficult for me to say how rationally I can treat him...
"You must know that he is my sister-killing enemy."
The speaker was Tang Xueluan, Ma En's former "partner" in the Federation. In the past, she had even put their relationship as a partnership over her own family several times, so she was indeed the federal politician who knew Ma En best.
Nie Chengyu, who knew this, also encouraged him gently:
"It's okay. This experience will make you see him more clearly."
Tang Xueluan also showed a serious thinking look:
"I don't think he's telling the truth."
Nie Chengyu looked at her expectantly and asked:
"where?"
Tang Xueluan replied:
"First of all, he didn't tell the truth about his motives. Of course he didn't do it out of hatred. Ma En is not the kind of person who is easily controlled by hatred or anger, but I don't think he did it because he wanted to solve any trouble in advance, and with him The Shenxiao mentioned has nothing to do with it.
"Of course, I don't have any particularly convincing evidence, these are just my feelings."
Hearing this, Ying Ying was a little surprised and surprised. He actually vaguely realized that all the reasons Ma En said were smoke and mirrors, but he was far from being as firm as Tang Xueluan.
It seems that deception really makes people grow.
Nie Chengyu then asked:
"Then what do you think his motives are?"
Tang Xueluan shook his head slightly:
"I don't know, but I think it may have some interests related to him, and if there are no accidents, it probably has nothing to do with the Federation, so if you really want to ask me whether I should accept the proposal...
“Emotionally I’m not willing to accept it, but rationally I think there’s no harm in working with him.
"Also, the last sentence he said may be true...
"The Ma En that I know is capable of such a thing."
(End of chapter)
