People in Terra, poor and weak but invincible

Chapter 500 The building will collapse

Russell sat in his office with a gloomy expression.

A silver-spear Pegasus stood opposite her, his once shining armor now covered with battle scars and gray haze.

"Master... we were ambushed." Silver Spear Pegasus' voice was as aggrieved as it could be. "That was a team of unknown identity, even... even a team of veterans and new recruits. We were actually used as sparring partners for those new recruits!"

Russell didn't say anything, but she knew the anger and frustration in Silver Spear Pegasus' heart at the moment.

The Silver Spear Pegasus represents Casimir and is Casimir's true national defense-level combat power. But now it is being played around by others.

Even if they were beaten by Qi Yan like a child on the night of the final, it would be better than this humiliation.

Russell forced himself to calm his thoughts and soothed:

“Calm down, Lime. After all, the power armor is the equipment of the Colombian military. Plus, the other party set an ambush and attacked you. I’m glad you didn’t get hurt.

Also, have you found anything? I don't believe anyone can do something that leaves no trace."

"...Yes, even though the other party concealed his identity, I will never make a mistake with that battle layout and command style!"

Silver Spear Pegasus gritted his teeth and said, "It's Ursus!"

"But is it possible?" Russell asked, "This is the heartland of Casimir, and the situation between Casimir and Ursus is incompatible. It is impossible for them to break through the layers of defense and come outside the Great Knight's territory to make arrangements."

"I know, Grandmaster, so I am puzzled."

"Nothing is incomprehensible. It's Rhodes Island." Russell rubbed his brows. "Those power armors... There are only two possibilities for the appearance of such things, Columbia and that god."

"Rhodes Island... is the power of that god?!" Silver Spear Pegasus was shocked.

"The answer is obvious, but unfortunately, we can't produce any evidence. No matter how clear the point is, without evidence we can't prove the answer."

Russell sighed softly.

The doctor's move was crazy, but Rhodes Island now had the qualifications to be crazy.

But Russell was still confused. Why did Rhodes Island do this?

Disgusting Casimir?

But what good would this do to Rhode Island?

Could it be that the Doctor was just training his troops? Or was he angry because his little trick was used to establish diplomatic relations between Casimir and Leitania?

"Neither is right. He is not the kind of person who is controlled by emotions."

Russell's feeling of uneasiness grew stronger and stronger.

Just then, a staff member rushed into the office in a panic without even knocking on the door.

"Grand Knight Commander, something has happened!" The staff handed a report to Russell, "Just now the news of the power armor appearing in Casimir has spread, and then the Beach Umbrella Company immediately announced the news.

This is the identity of the murderer we have been asking for!"

Russell's heart skipped a beat, he looked at the report intently, and then he cried out in a low voice:

"The murderer is Casimir?!"

"How is this possible!" Silver Spear Pegasus said in shock.

"How is it impossible?" Russell's expression was as ugly as it could be. "The reward the murderer provided to the beach umbrella company was a batch of gel materials with Casimir's unique anti-counterfeiting mark!

Now, we have no evidence against Rhode Island, and now there is evidence against us.”

Silver Spear Pegasus: “…”

He understood that the situation was beginning to get out of control.

"Master, we should act immediately." Silver Spear Pegasus said urgently.

"Action?" Russell frowned, "How are you going to act? Go confront Rhodes Island?

The doctor made a very steady move. He played Casimir with ease and perfectly removed Rhodes Island. Do you think that after Leitania investigates the situation, she will not understand the role of Rhodes Island in this?"

Russell said, picking up the terminal and issuing an order.

Soon a staff member pushed the door open and handed Russell the information that had been sorted out these days.

Russell briefly flipped through the information and handed it to the Silver Spear Pegasus in front of him:

"It's useless. Rhodes Island is really just on vacation these days. Everyone, including Qi Yan, is having fun."

Silver Spear Pegasus held the document and read it carefully. Although his expression could not be seen clearly because of the helmet, the air pressure around him was getting lower and lower.

Rhodes Island was clearly a entrant into the game, but no flaws could be found.

Russell tapped his fingers on the table for a moment, then suddenly clenched his fist:

"Lime, I'm afraid there's no time for you to rest. At the press conference for establishing diplomatic relations with Leitania this afternoon, you, the Silver Spear Pegasus, must personally protect us. There can be no mistakes.

As long as we can stabilize Leitania, there is still hope."

"But... Master, will the matter of the Beach Umbrella Company affect the attitude of Leitania?" Silver Spear Tianma asked worriedly.

"I will try to give Leitania an explanation."

Russell sighed, a trace of pain flashing across his face: "It's a pity that the cooperation terms that were originally agreed upon may have to give up some of the interests to calm Leitania's anger."

Silver Spear Pegasus was obviously hesitant about this decision, but his duty as a soldier made him choose not to say it out loud. He just saluted and responded to Russell's order.

Soon, a staff member left the Supervisory Committee in a hurry and rushed to the hotel where the Earl was staying, carrying Russell's newly drafted documents.

Russell thought the matter would remain deadlocked for a while, and might even lead to the postponement of the press conference, but to her surprise, just as she had been handling official business in the office for a while, the staff member returned to report on his work.

"The other party received the new document but did not sign it immediately. He just said that he would attend the press conference in the afternoon as usual."

The staff members told their experiences in detail.

Russell raised his head from the pile of documents on his desk, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes:

"They are so peaceful. Could it be that the earl understands that he has no right to make decisions on this matter, so he needs to report to his superiors?"

Of course the staff didn't dare to talk about such issues and just kept their heads down and remained silent.

Russell waved his hand to dismiss the man.

When Russell was the only one left in the office again, she gradually fell into deep thought, and the feeling of uneasiness in her heart grew stronger.

……

……

"Doctor, aren't we going to the press conference?"

Amiya turned on the TV at the doctor's command, and looked at the lively press conference on the screen. She asked, "Ms. Russell wrote the invitation letter herself."

The doctor sat back on the sofa, swiping the terminal in his hand and said with a smile:

"Russell actually held the press conference as usual. It seems that she does not realize the seriousness of the problem and is still focusing on Casimir's small piece of land.

Why would we get involved in such a troubled place?"

"You mean... there will be unexpected events at the press conference?" Amiya asked worriedly. "According to the doctor's plan, the situation should not have slowly fermented internationally. Why would it affect such an insignificant press conference?"

The doctor put down the terminal and turned his eyes to the TV:

"Everything starts small and grows into a big one. Back then, Gaul never thought that they would be surrounded and beaten to death by three countries just for fighting a war.

Russell seems to have learned nothing from history.”

On the TV screen, the wide square in front of the Supervisory Commission building was already surrounded by a large number of citizens who came to watch the press conference. Around the booth built in the center of the square, the newly-equipped Silver Spear Pegasus were patrolling back and forth.

That silver luster seemed to be the safest color for Casimir.

As the clock on the Supervisory Council building reached the top of the hour and the chimes echoed, Russell, dressed in a well-fitting suit, slowly walked up to the booth.

On the other side, the elegant count also walked slowly onto the stage.

Countless flashbulbs flashed wildly, recording this historic moment.

Russell looked at the Earl who was getting closer and closer to her and slowly stretched out her hand. According to normal circumstances, the Earl should also stretch out his hand to shake hers, and then the two of them, under the flash lights and the gaze of the people, began to formally announce the great event of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

But when Russell raised his hand in front of the earl, the earl still did not move.

Russell's expression was a little stiff, with his hand hanging in the air, not knowing whether to give or take.

"Your Excellency?" Russell asked in a low voice.

The count had a blank expression on his face and rudely accused in front of everyone:

"Mr. Russell, I think we are not in a hurry to move forward with the establishment of diplomatic relations this time. We still have some things to discuss."

As the Earl's voice echoed, the atmosphere at the press conference suddenly stagnated and the flash lights stopped.

Russell's expression changed immediately:

“Is it because of the beach umbrella company?

Didn't I explain in the new document I sent over that there are some misunderstandings? Even if the murderer used Casimir's supplies, it doesn't mean that this is the official will of Casimir. "

"Where is the evidence?" the Count asked.

"You..." Russell's breathing stagnated with anger.

She took a deep breath and glanced at the media reporters and citizens of the Grand Knight Territory around her. She realized that she could not continue arguing and she had to calm the Earl down immediately.

"The evidence is already being collected. Once there is a result, I will immediately give your country a satisfactory explanation."

Russell forced a smile. "In order to express Casimir's respect and friendship for Leitania, we are willing to temporarily put on hold the progress of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries until..."

"No need to bother." The Earl said firmly, "I have already collected the evidence."

As he spoke, the count waved his hand to call Aloshia from the audience, took the document from her hand and handed it to Russell.

Russell looked grim as she glanced at the reporters below the stage. She knew that the longer the delay was, the greater the impact on Casimir's reputation, so she immediately flipped through the papers quickly.

Then her expression became even uglier.

"Your Excellency, I am grateful for the intelligence you have collected. However, I believe that the company you accused in your document is also a victim." Russell insisted on Casimir's innocence. "Mieszko Industries did lose a batch of gel materials, so this further proves that Casimir is also a victim."

After she finished her explanation, the count did not calm down at all, but instead showed a hint of sneer.

Russell suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Is this your country's explanation?"

The Earl snorted coldly: "The internal disputes of your Casimir have nothing to do with our Leitania. I only know that Leitania's reputation has suffered serious damage because of this diplomatic act.

It turns out that the flower of friendly diplomatic relations between the two countries was blossomed out of the so-called accident, but Casimir was the one planning everything behind the scenes?

What do you, Casimir, think of Leitania as, a clown to be played with by you?"

"Your Excellency, please do not say such words that hurt the friendship between our two countries..."

Russell wanted to persuade him, but was interrupted by the Earl again:

"It is Sir Russell and Casimir who have hurt the friendship between the two countries. Since Casimir has this attitude towards Leitania, there is nothing more we can say.

I have been waiting for a satisfactory explanation from Sir Russell since I received the news. Leitania has given Casimir a chance to explain, and it is Casimir's attitude that has led to the current situation.

Since Casimir is unwilling to give Leitania this step, Leitania doesn't mind proving everything with her own strength!"

After the count finished speaking, he waved his sleeves angrily and left the scene.

At this moment, the scene, which had been quiet due to the sudden change in the situation, completely exploded.

The media's flashbulbs flooded the scene, and the crowd was buzzing with discussions.

Russell stood on the platform with a livid face, trying to take control of the situation, but he was helpless.

She even almost ordered the earl to be stopped, but at the last moment her reason made her swallow the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

If the Earl were to be stopped forcibly at this time, everyone would think that Casimir was angry and humiliated, which would lead to even more unfavorable public opinion.

She glanced at the crowd around her, gritted her teeth, lowered her head and quickly left the scene.

Russell returned to the Supervisory Council Building under the escort of Silver Spear Pegasus. The first thing he did was to issue an order:

"Send someone to secretly protect the earl. We must prevent evildoers from using him to do something."

Silver Spear Pegasus exchanged a few words on the team's internal communication channel, and then reported in a deep voice:

"Master, it's too late. The earl fled with his servants immediately after leaving the scene. The people we arranged did not dare to stop them... We could only watch them escape into the hotel in Rhodes Island."

"Rhodes Island again!"

When Russell heard this name, he became so angry that his vision went dark.

"No, we can't keep worrying about Rhodes Island. We must try to save Casimir's face immediately." Russell forced himself to calm down and ordered, "Contact Leitania immediately and request to speak directly with the Twin Queens on my behalf!"

This time, before Silver Spear Pegasus could take action, a staff member hurried in from inside the building.

"Grand Knight Commander, urgent news from the border!"

Russell was shocked. He stepped forward, snatched the document from the staff member, and looked at it carefully.

"Letania, are you crazy?" Russell gritted his teeth, "You're actually gathering troops at the border just because of something like this?!"

Then Russell fell silent again.

Leitania is not crazy.

This move is a reflection of the Gemini Queens' courage. The war may not necessarily start, but this is Leitania announcing her attitude to the land.

No one can humiliate Leitania!

National dignity must not be trampled upon!

Moreover, just as we parted ways with the Earl, we received information about the gathering of the Leitanian army, which showed that Leitania had anticipated this situation and made arrangements in advance!

Before Russell could recover from the shock, another staff member came hurriedly.

"Grand Knight Commander, the Colombian military has sent us a notice!"

A document was handed to Russell.

Russell glanced at him, and suddenly he couldn't suppress his anger:

“What do you mean by suspecting Casimir of harboring a wanted criminal from Colombia? When did you list that god as a wanted criminal?

You also want us to immediately return the power armor that belongs to Colombia, or you will take action to defend your country's property and dignity?"

In Russell's view, Columbia at this moment was like a shark that smelled blood and was ready to tear off a piece of meat when Casimir was in trouble.

Russell took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and looked at the staff member who was standing there with a nervous look on his face and had something to say.

Seeing Russell's gesture, the staff member reported tremblingly:

"According to information received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombia has actually assembled its military."