Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 191 Diplomatic Incident
This was the first time Luke and Qingkong met in public. Fearing that something might be exposed, Luke asked Qingkong to find an excuse to leave.
Instead, Mrs. Michelle felt a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Inspector... Miss Qingkong is just like that. She prefers to spend her time in the laboratory. My husband is the same. Maybe scientific scholars don't like socializing."
Of course Luke would not argue with himself, he pulled out a chair for Yin to sit down, and sat next to Yin. He also adjusted the brightness of a desk lamp at hand to make the light in the room darker.
"Ms. Qingkong is the hero of Nutao City. This city will rely on her to protect it in the future. I have nothing but respect for Miss Qingkong." Luke turned to Pan and said, "I was really surprised to meet Director Pan here. I heard from Madam Michel that you and Yin were members of the royal family of the former Rio Kingdom .
If I remember correctly, Mrs. Michelle's mother was also from the Kingdom of Rio."
Yin seemed very restrained after coming in. She didn't dare to look directly at Pan, like a child who had made a mistake.
She didn't feel Pan here just now, which meant that the telepathy between the siblings had been interrupted again. She knew that Pan must have noticed it as well.
Yin didn't know why this happened twice in a row, and... both times were when Inspector Meteorite was around. Yin's heart was very confused at this time, and the more confused she was, the harder it was to establish a spiritual connection with Pan, which made her even more at a loss.
Pan glanced at Yin meaningfully, then answered Luke as if nothing had happened: "That was a long time ago, and Yin and I are now the Shining Gold, and we no longer have any relationship with the Rio Kingdom. But when I meet people from the Rio Kingdom, I still feel a sense of familiarity, so I specially asked Miss Qingkong to introduce me to Mrs. Michelle."
Michelle said to Luke, "Just now, Director Pan and I were talking about the Leo nobles who fled to the empire. So much time has passed, and many of them have spent all their savings and are living in poverty. Director Pan wants to help them, but because of his identity as a Golden Man, it is inconvenient for him to show up, so he wants to entrust me to give them some financial support..."
Mrs. Michelle was not so easy to fool. She knew very well what these exiled Leo nobles meant to the empire. She might not know Pan's true purpose, but she knew that helping the Leo nobles would definitely be risky.
Just then Luke came and she kicked the ball over to him.
Inspector Meteorite is the eldest princess' confidant, and his opinions represent the eldest princess's opinions.
Pan also waited for Luke's answer.
Luke did not reply immediately, but asked Yin beside him: "You used to be a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Rio. Do you want to help those Rio nobles?"
"Ah!" Yin, who was in a state of confusion, did not expect that Inspector Meteorite would suddenly ask her such a question. She answered in a panic, "This... Pan and I left the Rio Kingdom when we were very young, and we don't even have any memory of our parents. The education of the Shining Gold people is to sever ties with our past and help the Rio nobles... I, I listen to Pan."
After hearing Yin's answer, Luke knew that Pan had absolute dominance over the twins.
He said to Pan in a businesslike manner: "The Leo nobles who have fled to the Empire have received special treatment from the Empire due to their special status. Any changes may lead to diplomatic disputes between the Empire and the Leo Republic.
It’s a good thing that Director Pan wants to help them... I will support you.
However, any of your funding must be carried out under the supervision of the Secret Affairs Bureau of Nutao City. If there are any problems, we have the right to unilaterally terminate this rescue plan."
Pan said happily: "Okay, this is simple relief. Give them some money, help them find a suitable job, and do my best to help people."
Luke took the opportunity to say, "Since Director Pan likes to help people so much, I want to build a welfare home in the Cape District. Are you interested..."
While Luke and Pan Tan were rescuing the exiled nobles of Rio, Qingkong took Jennifer to the reception venue. She planned to stay here for a while and then return to Oulu College, which also satisfied Mrs. Michelle's request.
As a result, I met an acquaintance.
Caesar had recovered from the injury he received when he was captured by the Abyss Mage. As the chief of the Central City Public Security Bureau, who was promoted by Mrs. Michelle, he was also among the invited guests to the reception.
At this time, Caesar was wearing a proper uniform of the chief of public security and a sheriff's hat, and he looked more majestic than before.
Xi Ze, who came to the cocktail party, heard that Miss Qingkong was also there, so he had been looking for her. So when he saw Qingkong, he immediately went to greet her.
“Hello, Miss Qingkong…” Caesar still had the same expression as when he first met Qingkong, as if a simple boy had met the goddess he had been thinking about day and night, and he did not look like a senior official of Nutao City at all: “I have always wanted to express my gratitude to you in person, but I could never find the right opportunity.
Thank you, you saved my life once again."
For Qingkong, this was the trouble he had always wanted to avoid. Xi Ze had visited Oulu College many times, but he had rejected him for various reasons.
I didn't expect that he would still block me here.
"Hello, Director Caesar. I didn't save you on purpose. I was just leading the Oulu Battle Mages to destroy the Abyss Mages, and you happened to be there."
The more Qingkong downplayed it, the more grateful Caesar was.
"I know Miss Qingkong doesn't want to put too much pressure on me. When those Abyss Mages wanted to kill me, they didn't do it until they heard you were looking for me all over the city.
You don't know how happy I was when I heard this information. I just wanted to die quickly to prevent the Abyss Mage from using me to set a trap that would be detrimental to you."
Looking at Xize's obsessed look, Qingkong knew that if the problem was not solved, there would be troubles to come.
"Xize, I think you must have some misunderstanding about me. I saved you, it doesn't mean I have too much affection for you, I just think you are a good person, it's a pity that you died.
I am an elf, I want to save my best time for study and research. When I feel that I can stop studying, you... may no longer be in this world.
You are a human being, and a hundred years of life is your limit."
Qingkong tried to persuade Caesar tactfully. She thought the racial gap could make Caesar sober, but she underestimated the "dog-licker".
"Ms. Qingkong, you misunderstood. I admit that I have feelings for you, but I don't have any extravagant thoughts. To me, you are a perfect woman. I am very satisfied just to see you and talk to you.
I never expected to be favored by you."
Caesar's answer made Qingkong frown, and Jennifer, who was following behind Qingkong, covered her mouth and laughed.
"Xize, you make me very embarrassed." Qingkong said helplessly: "If possible, I really want to delay the time until I see you, and then leave from another direction."
Caesar immediately realized how abrupt what he had just said was.
"I'm sorry, Miss Qingkong. I was mistaken. I just said what was in my heart and didn't mean to offend you."
Qingkong said, "Okay, whatever you want... Can you let us go now?"
Caesar immediately made way.
At this time, a sheriff rushed in from outside and whispered to Caesar, "Director, the Consulate of the Republic of Rio has been attacked."
"What!" Caesar asked hurriedly, "Who did it?"
"It's still unclear. The attackers used a mysterious technique to pull the entire Rio Consulate into the fog. The sheriffs we sent to support them couldn't get into the fog at all, and we don't know what danger the people inside are in."
Caesar never expected that he would encounter such a difficult case.
The relationship between the Empire and the Republic of Rio is very delicate now. The attack on the consulate of the Republic of Rio in Nutao City will inevitably lead to serious disputes between the two countries.
What to do?
While Caesar was panicking, Qingkong said, "I just saw Inspector Meteorite and Mrs. Michelle together. The attack on the Rio Consulate should be under the jurisdiction of the Secret Intelligence Bureau."
"Inspector Meteorite is here... That's great!" Caesar bowed to Qingkong: "I'm sorry, Miss Qingkong, I have to go deal with this incident first. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Caesar ran to find Meteorite, while Qingkong took Jennifer away from the party.
On the way back, Jennifer asked, "Professor Qingkong, do we need help?"
Qingkong opened a portal to Oulu College on the deserted street.
"When you need help, someone will come to me. Let's go back to the academy. Something big is happening in Raging Waves City again."
Qingkong walked into the portal, Jennifer followed him in, and the door disappeared with a swish.
Luke and Pan had a very pleasant conversation. In order to support the exiled Rio nobles, Pan agreed to the additional terms very straightforwardly, as if he was a fat sheep and could be slaughtered at will.
When Luke learned through Clear Sky that Leo's consulate in Fury City had been attacked, he immediately realized that he had been tricked.
Caesar broke in and formally informed everyone in the room of this information. The harmonious atmosphere just now instantly turned gloomy.
The Rio Consulate in Nutao City was attacked at this time, not earlier or later. Luke would never believe that it had nothing to do with Pan.
"It seems that we have to put on hold the matter of rescuing the exiled nobles of Rio. The attack on the Rio consulate is a serious diplomatic incident. We cannot provoke the Rio Republic over this matter any further."
Iwa looked worried and frustrated.
"Yes, that's a pity! Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for you, Inspector, on this issue. Go and deal with the attack. I hope no one gets hurt."
"Goodbye!"
Luke had no evidence and couldn't do anything to Pan, who was a shining gold man. He stood up and left with Caesar.
Yin looked at Luke's departing back and said worriedly, "Detective, is he in danger?"
Pan answered meaningfully: "This world is full of dangers."
When Luke and Caesar arrived at the Rio Consulate in Fury City, the sheriff who came to support them had already blocked off the entire block.
The entire consulate area was shrouded in thick gray fog, and no one could see what was going on inside from the outside.
Caesar found the sheriff's captain who arrived first and asked him about the attack.
The attack happened at 9 p.m.
A sheriff patrolling nearby spotted the fog.
The captain of the sheriff looked at the nearby fog and said with lingering fear: "I led people into the fog after I arrived, but no matter how we walked, we couldn't find the Rio Consulate. It seemed to have disappeared in it.
After we entered, we felt our strength rapidly decreasing. Two brothers fell inside, and we were unable to rescue them. We don’t know whether they are alive or dead.”
Caesar said anxiously: "We must rescue the people trapped inside... I will lead people in!"
Seeing that the director was about to enter the fog himself, the security captain immediately stopped him: "Director, this fog is too strange. If you fall to the ground due to exhaustion, no one will be able to pull you up. We must first find a way to break this fog. Perhaps the City Alchemist Association has a solution."
Caesar was very clear about his current position, and he said: "The City Alchemist Association will not help, we can ask for help from Oulu College.
This kind of mystical fog is definitely a small problem for Miss Qingkong.
Send someone to Oulu College…”
Before Caesar could give the order to ask for Qingkong, Luke stopped him and said, "If we need the help of Oulu College for everything, what can we do with the Public Security Bureau and the Secret Intelligence Bureau?
I know this secret technique.
If the person who enters the mysterious area does not follow the correct path, he will not be able to pass through the foggy area. He will also fall to the ground due to the rapid loss of physical strength. "
Caesar asked: "Inspector, can you clear this fog?"
"It can be broken, but... not now."
Caesar didn't expect that Luke had a way to break the secret technique but didn't use it.
"Inspector, there are not only our sheriffs in the fog, but also diplomats from the Rio Republic. If we don't rescue them in time, it will cause a serious diplomatic crisis."
Luke looked at the mist in front of him, and as if answering or talking to himself, he said: "The fallen sheriff is just exhausted, he won't die immediately. As for Leo's diplomats...if we charge them, they may die faster.
The other party has the ability to release the "Heavy Crossroads" to cover the Rio Consulate, and there is an easier way to kill people. Let's wait, someone will come out to take responsibility for this matter."
"Inspector...what if no one claims responsibility for this? If we delay the rescue, the people inside will be in more danger."
Seeing that Caesar still looked like he wanted to rush in, Luke said to him, "If no one else is responsible for this, I will be responsible for it! I think Viscount Iscolan will be here soon. As the chief of city security, he will give you orders to wait."
After all, the Secret Service and the Public Security Bureau are not the same department. Luke cannot command the sheriffs, but he can command Viscount Iscolan.
After hearing Luke move out of Isklan, Caesar reluctantly gave up the idea of going in to rescue people immediately.
Luke turned his attention back to the fog in front of him, wondering what Pan was trying to do.
Soon Viscount Iscolan arrived.
At Luke's request, the sheriff surrounded the entire foggy area and did not allow anyone to enter.
Shelley also brought a large number of imperial spies to support from the Cape District.
