Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

a few days later.

"The reason we urgently summoned the three presidents to this meeting is because we are currently facing a very difficult and troublesome problem."

At a top-secret alliance meeting attended by only four people.

When faced with Plen's president, Violet Algernon, who made no mention of counterfeit currency, Glenn's president, Dickens Cecil, preemptively revealed his hand, as had been pre-arranged.

"These criminals these days are getting more and more capable!"

As he spoke, Dickens Cecil glanced intentionally or unintentionally at Violet Algernon, the president of Plen who was attending the meeting: "I thought that the Gren Coin was something that could not be counterfeited."

"But the reality is cruel—to be honest, we have found a large number of counterfeit Greta Thunborg banknotes on the market!"

"Moreover, it's the kind of high-quality counterfeit banknote that's so difficult to distinguish from the real thing that it can be easily deposited into banks as genuine currency!"

"What? Even the Great Union Coin has produced such a high-quality counterfeit version that can be mistaken for the real thing?" Before Dickens Cecil could finish speaking, Dunley President Pete Andre asked with a look of "surprise".

"This is incredible!"

Pete Andre's expression was spot-on, perfectly conveying his shock and complete lack of prior knowledge: "Since it's a top-secret alliance meeting held behind closed doors..."

"Then I'll be frank—we've also discovered a very large number of counterfeit Dunley banknotes on the market!"

"These counterfeit Dunley banknotes circulating in the market are practically identical to the real ones!"

"Looks like we're all in the same boat now!" Lanxi President Christy Brandon also looked "surprised": "I've been suffering from insomnia night after night lately..."

"It's all because of this counterfeit money crisis!"

"To be honest, a large number of counterfeit Lanxi banknotes have also flooded the market."

"Lanxi Bank has received a large amount of counterfeit money, and users simply cannot distinguish between real and fake banknotes!"

"As expected..." Upon seeing the three people singing in unison, the bewildered President Violet Algernon's expression instantly turned extremely serious.

"I never thought that my worst fears would come true!"

Violet Algernon looked at Dickens Cecil and the other two with a serious and grave expression, and said with concern, "It seems that all four of our nations have been affected!"

"We also discovered a large quantity of counterfeit Plen banknotes!"

When Violet Algernon said this, Dickens Cecil and the other two people present were clearly taken aback.

The three of them quickly exchanged glances, and then a knowing look appeared in their eyes.

That clearly meant—wow, this young man reacted pretty quickly!

The moment we made things clear, they immediately positioned themselves as "victims"—this blame-shifting tactic of the thief crying "stop thief!" is truly masterful...

Completely unaware that something was amiss, Violet Algernon continued, "I still had a sliver of hope."

"But what was bound to happen eventually did happen!"

"I suspect this was done by the people of Qian Kingdom!"

"Oh? President Algernon means—these counterfeit Georgian, Dunley, and Lansie banknotes appearing on the market are the work of the Chinese?"

Glenn Union President Dickens Cecil touched his nose and gave Violet Algernon, whose expression grew increasingly grave, a meaningful look.

"President Cecil, you forgot to mention one more thing."

"And counterfeit Plen currency!"

"Didn't President Algernon just say that a large number of counterfeit Plen banknotes have been found on the market?"

"What a coincidence! What an incredible coincidence..." Lancy President Christy Brandon stroked his chin and added, "I can almost smell a conspiracy..."

“It’s a conspiracy, of course!” Violet Algernon said decisively. “If it were just a counterfeit banknote, the situation might not be so bad.”

"However, now that four types of counterfeit banknotes have appeared at the same time, making it difficult to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit, it's hard to believe there's no conspiracy involved!"

"Oh? So President Algernon has already obtained some inside information?" President Pete Andrei of Dunley asked deliberately.

"We are still secretly investigating the inside information."

"So far, we have not found any substantial evidence to suggest that this matter is related to the people of Qian."

Violet Algernon stated matter-of-factly, "However, apart from that perverted Shen Moshen, I can't think of anyone else who would resort to such despicable means!"

"Moreover, the fact that they were able to produce such high-quality counterfeit banknotes means that even the most difficult counterfeit currency, the Georgian Union coin, which is generally considered impossible to counterfeit, was not spared."

"After much thought, I'm afraid only the people of Qian Kingdom could make this 'impossible' thing possible!"

"Isn't the people of Qian Kingdom best at turning the impossible into the possible?"

"Therefore, I believe that this matter is most likely an economic war launched by the Qian people against our anti-Qian alliance!"

"This despicable method and style is exactly what Shen Moshen has always done!"

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Glenn Union President Dickens Cecil clapped his hands and looked at the other three people in the room with an admiring tone: "Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

"President Algernon's analysis was 'well-reasoned and well-supported,' it was truly a wake-up call!"

"Why didn't we think of that?"

"That's why you have to say President Algernon! His mind really works incredibly fast!" President Christy Brandon of Lanxi immediately gave Violet Algernon a thumbs up.

"Who says otherwise! You know, we've thought and thought for ages and still can't come up with a proper place."

Dunley President Pete Andre shook his head, looking quite amused: "Tell me—how come we never thought this was all the work of those despicable Qian people?"

"oops!"

"So you see—there are some things we just can't argue with!"

"Sometimes, our ability to switch mindsets and adapt to changing situations really can't keep up..."

"Huh?" Violet Algernon looked at Dickens Cecil and the other two's reaction and felt that something was not quite right.

However, for a moment, Violet Algernon couldn't quite put her finger on what the problem was.

However, what made Violet Algernon most suspicious was that Dickens Cecil and the other two, after hearing her well-reasoned reasoning,

He was so calm!

On the contrary, they displayed a composure and spirit even under immense pressure...

This surprised Violet Algernon quite a bit—Holy crap! These three guys' mental fortitude has improved way too fast!

Knowing that this was probably caused by the people of Qian Kingdom, how could these "three brothers" be so calm in the face of such a huge trouble?

You should know that ever since Violet Algernon realized that the counterfeit money incident was likely a conspiracy by the people of Qian, she hasn't had a peaceful meal or a peaceful night's sleep.

This matter caused Violet Algernon such distress that she lost her appetite and couldn't eat or sleep.

Seeing the rather indifferent reactions of Dickens Cecil and the other two, Violet Algernon felt a little dazed!

Immediately afterwards, Violet Algernon, completely unaware that she had been identified as an "insider."

While somewhat bewildered, a sense of admiration welled up within me—it seemed I really needed to learn from the other three how to remain calm and composed under pressure…