"You know the human tragedy of the Croma family back then, if it weren't for my father's best efforts to mediate and the tough attitude of the previous generation of Duke Xihuang, including the Karabiyan family's guarantee..."

Zhan En said coldly:

"Once his case is made public, the Croma family will even be excommunicated from the Sunset Temple for committing the crime of murdering his wife - his wife is also the sister of the old earl of Stone City and the cousin of the Sunset Archbishop - and attempting to kill his son.

, is it possible that you can’t even keep the title and fiefdom of Yibao?”

Zhan turned his head and took a sip of tea, showing no reaction to the bitterness in it:

"Let alone a younger brother who dares to kill the Duke and his own brother..."

Federico closed his eyes.

"And Uncle Sona knows this very well," Zhan En tightened his grip on the tea cup, "and so does my mother."

Federico is still lost:

"why why……"

"Because my uncle is the best Kevin Deere - this is what my father said in the last letter he wrote to me before his death." Zhan said sadly.

"But he didn't tell me."

Federico's eyes were red, and he clenched his fists tremblingly:

"He didn't."

"He left a suicide note for you, asking you not to take revenge," Zhan En shook his head, "It's just that you don't believe it."

"He didn't write it clearly..."

"He can't write it clearly!"

Zhan En said impatiently:

"He can't make sure that you paranoid fool doesn't give the enemy another excuse to invade the Emerald City!"

Federico stared at the broken tea in the tea cup.

"I don't believe it! That is, that can only be what he wrote under your coercion! If you think that I will let it go -"

Zhan sneered and shook his head.

"Please, no one can intimidate Sona Kevindir, not even his most respected brother," he seemed to gradually return to his previous meanness, "Why do you think people think Iris is fighting among themselves? Why do they think uncle

Are you qualified to be the old Duke's political opponent? Is it because your father is so talkative that anyone can force him to write a suicide note?"

Federico didn't answer.

"In this way, this 'family civil strife' that was enough to cause a storm and attract the intervention of powerful powers ended before I returned to China: everything was caused by the iris flower causing Xiaoqiang, and it was just Kevin Deere's self-improvement."

Zhan En said quietly:

"Except for changing the Duke, everything in the Emerald City remains as usual. The interests of each family remain unchanged and the balance is maintained. Except for a few reprimands, the enemy has no way to attack and returns in despair."

He finally sighed and said the clan dialect:

"It's better to be friends than to die because of enemies."

Federico's expression was extremely struggling.

Thales didn't speak - not only because Zhan didn't welcome his interruption, but also because he shouldn't have spoken at this time.

But he felt that at this moment, the chair under his butt was particularly painful.

After a while, Federico slapped the seat as if to vent his anger and raised his head angrily!

"No, no, no, no... I don't believe it! I know you, Zhan, and I know these are just tricks you used to achieve your goals..."

"I said everything I needed to say, without any hesitation, even in front of this little brat."

Zhan interrupted him with a sneer.

"As for why you don't believe it, why would you rather believe the ulterior motives of outsiders than the ties of blood kinship? You would rather believe that your father died unjustly due to a conspiracy than to believe the solemn words we can write on the notice.

, or in other words, once you believe it, what will be the consequences..."

Zhan glanced at Federico with ulterior motives:

"Then only you know."

Federico's breath hitched!

"No, you..." He gritted his teeth and said, but couldn't continue.

"As for you, Feder, is it your father or the Viscount of Gonghai City that you miss? Is it Uncle Sona's innocence and justice, or is it what he can give you when he is alive - or even died inexplicably?

The benefits it brings?" Zhan En said coldly.

Federico was stunned for a moment, then shook his head fiercely:

"No, you are just repeating your old tricks, acting, talking nonsense, trying to shake me..."

"For the sake of the setting sun, Fede, think about it," Zhan En said loudly, "When you failed in the rebellion in Gonghai City, if it weren't for your father's sake, neither I nor the Lassia family would have done anything to us.

How could it be possible to let you run away? With the cooperative relationship between Iris and the Kingdom of Darkness over the years, how could it be possible to let you live?"

Federico paused.

"If there hadn't been an accident on the way, our alliance with Corleone broke down, and the Blood Fangs fell to them..." Zhan couldn't help but glared at Thales, who smiled politely, "How could you be let back?

?”

Zhan En thought of something again.

"And you, many years later, Fede, you surrendered to them, to our enemies so easily," he said sarcastically, "and the methods you used to divide the family and smear Iris are even the same as they were back then.

.”

Federico gritted his teeth.

"Arbitration? Aristocratic arbitration? "Rhodri Regulations"? Hahahahahaha!"

Zhan looked at Thales and laughed:

"Iris' ability to become the backbone of the city's chain relies on the ruling jurisprudence from the time of the Revival King, the illustrious reputation of the ancestors, and the natural rights of Kevin Deere, so whether it was the Emerald City back then or today

We cannot avoid it, nor can we escape their sudden attack on us by using the supreme ruling legal principles."

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"Not to mention, we still have a mole."

"No!"

Federico couldn't help but interrupt him. The former held up the tea cup, and the tea in the cup trembled:

"I don't believe it. You are lying, my father -"

"Yes, uncle is a stubborn die-hard. He is not only my father's right-hand man, but also his later political opponent. He is the spokesman and protective umbrella of the conservative forces in Emerald City."

Zhan En said impatiently:

"But don't forget, he is also an upright descendant of Iris, with the blood of Kevin Deere! When a greater crisis struck, he endured the humiliation and refused to become the enemy's pawn or tool, even at the expense of his life."

Federico was silent for a while, but when he spoke again he became even more angry:

"No, this doesn't absolve you!"

He raised his head angrily and looked at Zhan:

"You drove him to death."

"all of you!"

Zhan fell silent.

"I'll tell you the truth, I didn't have time to come back," the Duke sighed, without looking back at Feder. "It was my mother who went to persuade your father."

Federico's eyebrows moved.

"I don't know what Uncle Sona thinks, and I don't know if your father regrets it, let alone that I am proud of her behavior," Zhan En whispered, "But the building is about to collapse, and my mother made a

He made the most difficult and painful decision that could be made at that critical moment."

"She died of depression a year later, and I guess it was because she always felt guilty about her uncle."

Zhan En paused for a second and couldn't bear to say:

"Although...even though uncle has no complaints."

Federico trembled all over and subconsciously denounced:

"lie!"

Federico took a sip of the remaining bitter tea and forced himself to calm down.

"You just said that to sow discord between me and His Highness the Prince, to make me feel resentful towards him and to make him hesitate towards me."

He looked at Thales, but his eyes dodged.

Thales also felt quite uncomfortable.

"Then think carefully, cousin," Zhan En sneered, "How far are you willing to go for your power and position?"
To be continued...