Oops, did he guess it?

"I don't understand, what does this mean?"

The second prince calmly lowered his right hand and touched the JC dagger at his waist.

Zhan stared at him intently.

"Don't you understand, Thales?"

The Duke of Nan'an narrowed his eyes:

"You might as well think about it carefully: Do you really don't understand?"

Thales' expression remained unchanged, but he could hear his heart pounding.

calm.

If Zhan sees through me and knows that I am just pretending to be in harmony with the king...

So what will he do?

Fall out directly? Take action? Tell the world? Drive me out of the Emerald City?

still……

But the next second, Zhan En smiled slightly.

He turned back and picked up the kettle and refilled Thales' empty cup.

"Listen: The Kingdom Secret Service killed Moss, but that was just the beginning. The purpose was to attract your attention, provoke us to fight, and let you follow this clue all the way."

Zhan put down the kettle and gave Thales a very meaningful look:

"Just like now."

Thales held up the cup steadily: "You have said this before."

Zhan En did not look at him again, but poured himself a glass of clear spring drink:

"And they killed the wool merchant named Diop for the same purpose: to provoke you and your people to take action."

Thales' eyebrows moved.

"real?"

The prince tried his best to suppress the urge to snort:

"The secret department killed Diop to bait me?"

Zhan nodded: "They know your character, they know you will come forward and charge forward."

There must be something there.

The voice in his heart told Thales: Behind the deaths of Moss, Diop, and these people, there must be something that Zhan can't wait to hide, so much so that he uses the secret department as a shield.

"It's a pity that my people couldn't keep the secret killer in white," Thales sighed naturally, "otherwise, we could have asked for something."

"Neither do I have anyone," said the Duke of Nan'an calmly, "but that's the kingdom's secret department, so it's normal."

The killer in white.

Thales carefully observed Zhan's expression, but unfortunately found nothing.

No, it can’t be said that nothing was gained.

After all, the voice in your heart whispers that you knew from the beginning that Zhan couldn't be trusted.

After all, the true meaning of alliance is betrayal.

Zhan En paused for a moment: "But there is no doubt that the secret department uses you as a pawn and wants you to come forward to deal with me: from Moss to Diop, maybe to the next person, and so on, until you dig out the secret

The secret weapon prepared by Coe will oust me and Kevin Deere from office in one fell swoop.”

"Secret weapon?"

Thales nodded:

"So, there is indeed something wrong with Diop?"

Zhan fell silent.

After a few seconds, he seemed to have made up his mind, nodded and said:

"Yes, in addition to the wool business, Diop also has another identity: the secret accountant of Kongming Palace."

"Secret account?"

"Agents like Dagory Moss will bring some gray income to the Emerald City that is difficult to talk about and difficult to record," Zhan replied calmly, "and Diop is the one who manages these secret accounts.

One of the people."

"You mean, illegal income, accounting and money laundering?"

Duke Iris snorted:

"If the secret department digs up his identity and his accounts, and you issue open and just accusations with indignation and righteousness like you just did, it will indeed bring a lot of trouble to the Emerald City, and it will bring a lot of trouble to me and my officials.

We were in a hurry for a while.”

Thales frowned.

If what Zhan said is true, then Diop is the person in charge of the Emerald City's secret accounts, which is why Moss wants to see him.

But, Zhan actually confessed so simply?

That means he has already prepared everything.

He was confident that the affairs behind Diop had been cleared up, and no clues would be left to the enemies, especially the Kingdom's secret department.

Thales's mood became more and more solemn.

"Of course you wouldn't let this happen," the prince said expressionlessly, "that's why you hurriedly cut off the clues, even found a scapegoat, and closed the case to make sure it couldn't be raised.

Big waves?”

Zhan nodded:

"During the Emerald Celebration, this matter cannot become the focus of the whole city, otherwise it will play into the hands of the Secret Department."

"Like Moss?"

Jenn affirmed: "Just like Moss."

Thales was silent for a few seconds.

"Then you should tell me first, about Diop."

"I should indeed," Zhan admitted without any burden, "but please understand that it involves the internal operations and finances of Emerald City, and there may be some illegal income that is not easy to see. I don't want more people to know.

, at least until I eliminate the threat and ensure safety."

Eliminate threats and stay safe...

I don’t want more people to know…

For some reason, when looking at the master of the Emerald City in front of him, Thales thought of the kingdom's secret science.

"Of course, I can understand it, it makes sense, it makes sense." Thales raised the corner of his mouth.

"Believe me, Thales, the current handling method is the most ideal," Zhan En raised the cup, "You and I, we have skillfully maintained the balance of the situation in Emerald City under the overt struggle."

Thales' expression changed: "Balance?"

Zhan En took a sip of the clear spring drink:

"First of all, the Kingdom's Secret Service failed to succeed, and the Diop case entered the normal process, silently, without causing an earthquake or causing chaos."

"Yes, it is completely normal for Bedren to act violently while drunk and kill people in anger during a debt dispute." Thales said in a low voice.

"Secondly, you did not fall into the trap of the Secret Society and become their pawn, which led to the breakdown of our relationship and the imbalance of the situation."

"Thanks to you for cutting off the clues in advance and not letting me get the 'secret weapon' used by the secret department to deal with you."

"Thirdly, if I really want to cause trouble for you, Thales," Zhan put down his cup and suddenly raised his voice, "How could your men who went after Diop escape so easily from the Emerald Legion's blockade?

?”

Thales frowned deeply.

After a few seconds, the prince took a deep breath.

"So, Diop's line is broken, no matter what conspiracy is behind him..." Thales said slowly, "What do you think the kingdom's secret department will do next, and how should we deal with it?"

Zhan raised the corners of his mouth.

"Whether it's Moss or Diop, their deaths mean that the kingdom's secret department wants to change, wants change, and wants chaos." He looked at his wine glass carefully and looked at the distorted scene through the glass.

"And we give them the opposite."

The opposite thing.

"You mean, it's a backwater, just like the case of Moss and Diop, one is an old grudge and the other is a debt dispute?" Thales said quietly.

Zhan En didn't answer, just smiled.
To be continued...