In an instant, Federico figured out something. He stared at Zhan in disbelief, and then looked at Thales:

"Unless it's intentional."

The study became quiet.

"He deliberately made his words clear, and then deliberately dragged me into the game," Federico's eyes widened, "to force me to... choose."

The prince and the duke couldn't help but look at each other.

Thales had to cough:

"Are you thinking too much..."

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted loudly by Zhan En:

"What to choose?"

I saw the Duke of Nan'an staring coldly at his cousin:

"At this point, Federico, do you think you still have a choice?"

Federico turned his head in confusion and looked at his brother of the same race and his biggest rival.

"Choose..." He understood something while muttering to himself, and suddenly smiled, "That's it, Zhan, that's it."

Federico turned the teacup in his hand:

"Now, as an insider of this 'cheating', if I don't compromise...even if it is only for our own safety, you and Your Highness will not let me leave this place alive."

He thinks quickly, and the more he thinks about it, the more certain he becomes:

"You have created this situation just to force everyone to this point and force me to figure this out: I will either compromise with you or be killed by you."

Thales frowned when he heard this.

Zhan's eyes became colder and colder, and he glanced at Thales:

"Who knows? This useless snack has always been soft-hearted..."

Thales looked ugly:

What snack?

Which snack?

Just listen to Zhan En say: "...Even if you refuse to compromise, he will probably let you live and let you go back and surrender to the 'banker'?"

Federico's eyes narrowed when he heard this.

"In contrast, the banker must know right from wrong."

Zhan absently picked up the teaspoon and stirred the cup:

"He probably won't doubt why you survived from the Emerald City even though you clearly failed, just to return to his command and tell a well-known secret and then continue to serve?"

Boom!

Federico slammed the teacup on the coaster.

His face was ashen and he stared at Zhan En.

"So, Triangle to Heng...after you said this, as a third party, I have no choice."

Federico suppressed his anger and tried his best to think:

"...Either you join the gang, or you are bound to be out?"

Zhan said nothing.

Thales had to scratch his scalp:

"It's not so absolute..."

"In other words," Federico said quietly, unable to conceal his disappointment, "you two have colluded long ago."

Thales avoided his eyes awkwardly and scratched the back of his hand:

"Of course not! Otherwise, we just talked so much, wouldn't it be..."

"It's all an act."

Federico stared at Zhan with burning eyes, leaving the guilty Thales speechless for a moment.

"As for the shock, hesitation and struggle just now, and even the tense bargaining, you were all pretending to cooperate with His Highness... It was to create a situation and emphasize to me that he had won a great victory, and you had no choice but to bow your head, leaving me alone.

, it’s best to assess the situation?”

Thales coughed repeatedly, but Zhan's expression remained unchanged.

Federico looked at Zhan with a solemn expression:

"That's right, I should have thought of it earlier. It was so easy for His Highness to control the progress of Emerald City. Even before the Kingdom's Secret Department... No, without your active cooperation, without your leakage of secrets, without your help

It is simply impossible to open up all the connections with just the few chips I gave him."

Federico shook his head slowly:

"So Zhan En, you gave up resistance a long time ago. You compromised completely in exchange for His Highness's leniency. As for why you should wait for the praise banquet, why you kill the other one if something happens first, and why you get a discount for agreeing first, and why you reward him

Freedom...haha, it’s all an act.”

Federico laughed sadly.

Thales was embarrassed, but Zhan remained silent.

"Because in today's tripartite negotiation, the only person His Highness wants to convince from the beginning to the end is me."

Federico took a deep breath, hiding anger in his eyes:

"Because for you, I am the person closest to the 'banker', the most difficult to compromise, the most dangerous and uneasy factor."

After the words fell, the study became quiet.

Thales gently covered his forehead and closed his eyes.

Damn it.

He hates smart people.

Zhan En was right before, there is another person in this palace...

Also Kevin Deere.

So what should you do?

The voice in his heart spoke to him:

And you, Thales, do you have the ability to hook the thread again and force him back into your trap?

Thales clenched his fists unconsciously.

"Listen, Feder."

Thales sighed, pointed at Zhan and told the truth:

"I originally wanted to have a frank showdown with you. It's just that Zhan is so embarrassed that he can't agree too quickly and must leave him some dignity, otherwise he will never compromise..."

Federico kept staring at Zhan, the sneer on his face never diminishing.

"Did he also say that he knows me very well, and that I will only agree to compromise if you create an atmosphere for us to compete with each other and arouse my competitiveness and resentment?"

Teresa paused and was about to explain, but he thought of something and finally just sighed and looked away:

"It seems that he doesn't know you that well either."

Especially after more than ten years of living in exile under the shelter of others.

"Sorry, Feder."

At this moment, Zhan finally broke the silence.

He ignored Thales' gaze towards him and slowly turned to Federico:

"I apologize."

This actually impressed Thales.

Hey, this guy can also apologize?

And to the enemy?

Until Zhan En’s next sentence full of disdain:

"I think highly of you."

Thales raised his eyebrows slightly: No, I think highly of you.

Sure enough, people don't change.

Federico's eyes turned cold.

"Yes, he and I, we colluded, tacitly understood, colluded, you name it - but so what?" Zhan En said softly.

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