Ryukino, who had changed into a green combat suit, walked out of the car to Xiao Ran's side. Xiao Ran looked at the brand-new pure black transformable fighter in front of him. Even though he was wearing a mask, the corners of his mouth could be seen with a helpless smile.
Shaking his head, Xiao Ran turned to look at Ryukino. "The Black Knights on Lelouch's side will definitely appear, but the current situation will probably be a little troublesome. I'm not too sure about the character of the Knight of the Round Table, but Gilford will definitely not care about the lives of the hostages inside. If he attacks, it will very likely affect the Black Knights' appearance."
"I will influence Euphemia to avoid a strong attack as much as possible, leaving a chance for the Black Knights to rescue all the hostages and get Euphemia to hand over a complete answer sheet. However, the Black Knights' strength is too weak. Your mission this time is to ensure the safety of the Black Knights, especially Lelouch. Although it's only a D-class mech, there's no other way. If something really happens, I will also create more opportunities for you. If there's really no other way, just give up on Lelouch."
"But be careful. I'm not sure if there will be other participants, so you must pay attention to your safety. No matter what happens, your safety is the most important."
Ryukino smiled at Xiao Ran. He put his hands in front of him and nodded gently. "I know. If the situation doesn't look right, I will give up on Lelouch."
Xiao Ran reached out and stroked Ryukino's hair. He smiled and nodded, then turned and left. He got into the car and sped all the way to the scene of the incident.
Ryukino watched as Xiao Ran's car retreated and disappeared from his sight. Only then did he turn around and jump into the black transformable fighter. After putting on the helmet, he turned on the various systems of the mech one by one. As the jet ejected a strong airflow from the bottom of the black fighter, it slowly rose and rushed directly into the sky.
Xiao Ran sped all the way, but it still took him 40 minutes to reach his destination. He boarded the purple land battleship.
Under the lead of the soldiers, Xiao Ran headed to the control room at the highest point of the land battleship. This was also Xiao Ran's first time coming into contact with this special land battleship that served as a wartime command post owned by Britaria. In Xiao Ran's eyes, it was rather simple and could be considered a tattered toy. Apart from serving as a command post and commander's camp, he didn't know what use it had.
When Xiao Ran entered the control room, many people had already entered. In addition to the normal staff members, Euphoria was sitting on the only chair on the high platform at the end of the room. She had a rare serious expression on her face. In front of her, Deputy Governor Moyas, Gilbert, and a few others were sitting around a rectangular table. They were looking at the screen on the table and talking about something.
When Xiao Ran's tall figure walked in, everyone's gaze immediately turned towards Xiao Ran.
When Euphemia saw Xiao Ran, her eyes revealed a trace of joy. Even though Moyas, who had already become the Deputy Governor, had already submitted to Xiao Ran physically and mentally, he still calmly nodded towards Xiao Ran. As for Gilbert, he pushed up his glasses and cast a glance at Xiao Ran before returning his gaze to the screen on the table. As for the others, they were all dressed in casual clothes and were somewhat out of place in this kind of situation. They were sizing up Xiao Ran with interest.
Xiao Ran could tell at a glance that the leader was a guy with a goatee who looked like he was in his thirties. Although he was dressed in casual clothes, he had the strong aura of a soldier. As for the other two, they also held their heads high. However, when he saw them, Xiao Ran's eyes under his mask narrowed slightly.
"Your Highness." Xiao Ran quickly glanced at everyone in the command room, but his expression was incomparably calm. He walked to Euphemia's side and bowed slightly with his hand on his chest. "Sorry, I'm late."
"It's okay, I just arrived not long ago." Euphemia quickly shook her head and stood up to help Xiao Ran who was bowing slightly. Then, she grabbed Xiao Ran's arm and walked to the table with the screen on the screen. She introduced him to the people in casual clothes. "Sir Bismarck, let me introduce you. This is my exclusive knight, Luluxiu Xiao. Sir Knight, this is one of my father's most trusted Knights of the Round Table, Bismarck Valdstein."
"These two are Knight Bismarck's subordinates." Euphemia looked at the other two people, but after a pause, she only said, "This time, we are here to escort the research materials."
Xiao Ran nodded and smiled at Bismarck and the two people behind him. "Nice to meet you, Knight Bismarck."
Up close, only one of Bismarck's eyes was open. His left eye was tightly closed as if he was blind, and there were some special stitches left. For this first knight conferred by Emperor Charles, many people who had the status of knights now regarded him as a goal to pursue. He also had a lot of great power, such as choosing a region for himself to manage, monitoring the words and actions of the princes and reporting to the emperor. These were all the exclusive rights of this knight.
However, when Xiao Ran faced this knight with great power, he had no intention of complimenting him. After a simple sentence of courtesy, he did not speak again.
Bismarck was also looking at Xiao Ran and the black uniform he was wearing. He smiled and said, "Luluxiu Xiao? Not a bad name. I have often heard of your name during this period. Your previous record of piloting the Lancelot has caused a lot of discussion among us pilots. You are indeed a very powerful pilot. "
"But I am very curious. With such strength, you are qualified to become a pillar of the Empire and even have the strength to become a Knight of the Round Table. Why have you been willing to be unknown before this?"
These words were simply accusing Xiao Ran of having ulterior motives and deliberately getting close to Euphemia. However, the kind girl Euphemia did not understand the meaning of Bismarck's words at all.
Xiao Ran was very calm, so calm that Bismarck could not see any fluctuations in Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran also said in a very normal tone, "Nothing special. It's just that I don't like it. I have no interest in bullying those who are unarmed, and I don't like too many people who treat life as nothing. I will only rely on who I want to serve and when I want to serve. No one can force me to do things that I don't like."
Bismarck emphasized his tone and deliberately asked, "Is this also the order of His Majesty the Emperor?"
Xiao Ran laughed. He did not directly answer Bismarck's question and only said, "Her Highness Euphemia is very kind. She wants to solve the conflict between the 11th District and Britaria from the root. She wants to bring a better life to those who are struggling on the edge of life and death. I agree very much with Her Highness Euphemia's ideals and direction of governance. I am also willing to give all my strength for Her Highness Euphemia's strength. I will not let anyone pollute the kindness and innocence that Her Highness Euphemia has now."
"Even if the entire world turns into ruins, as long as Her Highness Euphemia wants to make the 11th District better, I will also use all my strength to make the 11th District a real peach garden."
Xiao Ran did not answer, which was the best answer. Putting aside the Emperor, he only mentioned Euphemia, which meant that he was telling Bismarck that even if it was Emperor Charles's order, no one could force him to do what he did not want. However, Euphemia had the same goal as him, so he would do whatever Her Highness wanted to do. Moreover, if someone tried to influence Euphemia to order him, it would be impossible and they would be treated with hostility.
In the end, he made it clear that he did not care about the affairs of other places, and that other people should not provoke him. Although his words were very polite and calm, the meaning behind his words was very strong.
Bismarck understood most of the meaning behind these words, at least the basic meaning. He was stunned for a moment. Now that he was in a high position, there were not many people who would speak to him directly like Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran paused for a moment, then finally laughed and nodded. He did not continue the topic, but turned to the table beside him and asked, "Knight Lelouch, do you have any thoughts on the current situation? When Her Highness arrived, she told us not to rush into any action and wanted to wait for you to arrive first. Now that you are here, how are you going to solve the current problem?"
Xiao Ran turned to Euphemia and said, "It is not difficult to solve the current problem, but it depends on how far Her Highness Euphemia wants to go."
Euphemia was stunned. She tilted her head and looked at Xiao Ran as if she was asking Xiao Ran what he meant. Seeing this, Xiao Ran smiled and said, "There are both difficult and easy ways to solve the problem. The easy way is to ignore the safety of all the hostages and completely eliminate the rebels inside without any compromise. This will cause the least loss and the most casualties. The loss will be ours, but the casualties will be innocent. I don't recommend Your Highness to do this."
"Because if that's the case, cruel means will only lead to greater resistance, which will make the 11th District even more chaotic. At the same time, many innocent people will lose their lives. You, who gave this order, will gain more hatred, not only from the people of the 11th District, but also from the families of the innocent hostages."
"You can't do that. The hostages inside are innocent." Euphemia shook her head without hesitation and asked, "What about the difficult way?"
"Negotiation." Xiao Ran spat out two words. He glanced at the silent Bismarck and Gilbert and said, "Start the negotiation with them, but reject all of their demands. However, through this negotiation, Your Highness's true wish and goal of governance must be transmitted to every corner of the 11th District through the news and broadcast."
"Let both the Butarians and the people of the 11th District understand that His Highness hopes that the 11th District can become better. He hopes that war will disappear in the 11th District forever. He hopes that everyone, including the people of the 11th District, can be equal and have a better life."
Gilbert pushed up his glasses and said in a deep voice, "I don't think that this alone can make those terrorists give up the hostages in their hands and come out willingly to surrender. You also didn't say how to solve the current problem."
"Also, I don't agree to negotiate with the rebels. We have to let all the rebels know through this incident that the Empire's authority is not to be challenged, and we will not accept any threats. We have to let everyone know that no one can force the Empire to compromise through terror, no matter how many sacrifices we have to make."
Bismarck didn't say anything, but from his standpoint, he definitely agreed with Gilbert's idea. That was to attack, to attack, to ignore the hostages inside, and to completely suppress and eliminate all the terrorists.
Xiao Ran shook his head. "If Your Highness wants the 11th District to achieve the dream of peace and prosperity, then the negotiation now is absolutely necessary. Continuous oppression will only bring about resistance. A combination of strength and gentleness is the true way of the king. This incident is the best opportunity for the entire 11th District to truly recognize Your Highness Euphemia and support Your Highness Euphemia."
"Of course, Gilbert is right. The other party won't surrender because of an absolute refusal to negotiate. Perhaps this will enrage them, so we need to prepare for both sides."
Xiao Ran looked at the flat screen on the table and tapped a few points on the screen. He said, "The venue is built under the rocks at the back. It can be said that there is no way out. The other party's idea is very simple. If they don't succeed, they will die trying. At the very least, even if they fail in the end, it will arouse more people's hatred of Britaria. At the same time, they can drag a group of Britarians who think highly of themselves and other countries to die with them."
"If they want to rescue the hostages, they first need to know the entire situation inside. However, among the three roads to enter the venue, two of the bridges have been closed and can't be used. The only road that can be used is the main road. However, even if they forcefully attack, the final result will be a lose-lose situation. As long as they set up bombs on the main road, a direct attack won't have any effect."
"Furthermore, I have reason to believe that the rebels have set up absolutely tight defensive measures near the venue. If we use the air transport method, we will probably be shot down by the anti-air measures there. If we send special forces to dive across the lake, we will probably be killed by the rebels in ambush."
"As for the last passage, it's the pipe under the main road. There's no space to dodge. If it were me, not only would I equip it with large-scale anti-personnel weapons, but I would also place bombs outside the pipe. As long as someone enters from here, they can easily defend themselves. It's also the path that's the least likely to pass through."
"Therefore, with these factors, in your opinion, there is no other way other than to forcefully attack. After all, the hostages are indeed in the hands of the other party."
After Xiao Ran finished speaking, he slowly raised his head. At this moment, no one around him spoke. Instead, they looked at Xiao Ran with bright eyes. A hint of bitterness appeared on Gilbert's face.
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