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At that moment, Ed White cleverly addressed the Fourth Council Member, saying, "Then naturally I have no objection... as long as it's clear, Yin Pan'er's decision represents you, Fourth Council Member... it has nothing to do with us, and I don't want to be accused by others again..."

After Ed White finished speaking.

The four board members standing to the side looked at Victor King.

Victor King originally intended to shift the blame onto Ed Wright, but Ed Wright defused the situation.

He was initially worried that Yin Pan'er and Ed White were in cahoots.

However, I just saw Yin Pan'er's attitude from Ed White, and what they said earlier.

It's clear that Ed White and Yin Pan'er are unaware of this matter.

As long as it wasn't a scheme they had plotted against him, Victor King wasn't worried at all.

There is no other reason.

Yin Pan'er had clearly made secret contact with the four directors to climb the social ladder.

Ed White would certainly be unhappy.

If Ed White is unhappy, then naturally he won't support Yin Pan'er.

Ed White didn't support it, not to mention the families behind him.

And the more similar these people are, the more likely they are to verbally agree to her terms, as long as they don't put in any effort.

By then, Yin Pan'er will definitely have gained nothing.

At that point, this so-called commander-in-chief will obviously become a joke...

Just then, Victor King said, "Fourth Cardinal, if you have no objections, then naturally I have no objections either..."

The four council members nodded and then said, "Alright, then let's appoint Yin Pan'er as the commander-in-chief for this mission."

"Yin Pan'er, tell me your plan..."

Yin Pan'er nodded first, showing no fear whatsoever.

He coughed lightly first, answering while thinking.

Therefore, she doesn't speak very fast.

"First, I want to thank the Fourth Council Chairman for his trust. Second, I want to thank the two presidents present, as well as the twelve clan leaders for their support..."

"Actually, the specific method is quite simple, just as Chairman Victor King said. Our main problem now is that we need a force capable of fighting against the Frank pirate rebellion..."

"Looking at the bigger picture, as you gentlemen have said, there is only one person who can rival Frank and potentially win, and that is the Lannister family... Although the Lannisters lost the naval battle and have some conflicts with various families, I believe, and I know, that these conflicts are ultimately insignificant..."

“I can act as the commander-in-chief and, concurrently, as the acting head of the fourth council, negotiate with the Lannister family… I believe I have a high degree of confidence; this is the first step!”

After explaining this in a very organized manner, Yin Pan'er continued, "Secondly, I will further cooperate with Targaryen Boudica. Our first step is to stabilize the British Empire. In this way, we will have Frank's army at sea to block all of Frank's shipping routes."

"On land, we can use the British Empire's army to blockade Frank... That way, once Frank and his men run out of supplies, they'll either turn on each other or fight to the death..."

“Through Boudica’s relationship with them, we can break them down from within. There’s a saying in East Asia: money makes the world go round… As long as we infiltrate, there’s no one we can’t bribe… Once the internal strife breaks out, we can resolve the problem perfectly.”

Hearing Yin Pan'er say this, the people on this side nodded to each other.

Because from Yin Pan'er's words, it seemed that they didn't need to give anything in return.

Victor King and Ed White listened to Yin Pan'er's words and both believed that Yin Pan'er had already secretly communicated with the four councilors.

We're just going along with their act now, because what Yin Pan'er said actually has a very high degree of feasibility...

They even felt that the four council members were trying to use this incident to highlight Yin Pan'er's abilities...

"So, you all think there's no problem at this time, right?"

The four councilors asked the crowd.

The people here immediately started asking questions.

"Fourth Councilor, this solution does sound quite good... but isn't it too idealistic...? Also, what do we need to give up in this process?"

The patriarch of one of the families did not ask Yin Pan'er, but instead spoke to the four council directors.

The reason he asked that question was simply because he looked down on Yin Pan'er.

That's all, there's no other reason.

The four council members were naturally able to see what the clan leader hadn't said.

He then looked directly at Yin Pan'er.

Yin Pan'er didn't take this matter to heart at all. He had encountered scorn and ridicule along the way, but such disdain was utterly insignificant to him...

Yin Pan'er still had a bright smile on her face, and then said, "That's right, Chief Oakes, what you said is very good... This is indeed an ideal situation, and in fact, this matter only looks serious, and it is only serious in appearance."

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, the patriarch of the Oakes family was still somewhat surprised.

Surprisingly, Yin Pan'er was able to recognize his identity.

"It looks serious? No way, Yin Pan'er, you're the one who told us about the situation over there... You said it was very serious... Now it seems you're hiding something?" At this moment, Luster saw that the Oakes family patriarch was in a passive position and directly offered his support.

Yin Pan'er shook her head: "Chief Lust, you misunderstood... I didn't say it was very serious. I just gave you an objective account of the situation over there. The truth! I didn't add any subjective comments..."

After listening to Yin Pan'er's words, they thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed true.

Seeing that the two clan chiefs were speechless after Yin Pan'er's answer, Victor King quickly spoke up, "Yin Pan'er, then tell me, what do we need to do? Or is it that we don't need to do anything at all?"

Yin Pan'er smiled slightly at Viktor King: "President Viktor, then we will definitely need your help... We, the Illuminati, are one, so naturally we need everyone's contribution."

"First, I need to convince the Lannister family to let me do it! I need to apply for funding from the Guild..."

As Yin Pan'er spoke, she looked at the Four Pivots.

The four council members were very respectful to Yin Pan'er: "I said you now represent me fully. You can issue orders directly."

"First of all, I believe that the losses and defeat in this East Asian naval battle should not be borne by any single individual. After all, the one who ultimately benefits from the victory is the Illuminati. However, the Illuminati has acted somewhat dishonorably this time. We need to compensate them for their naval losses... I believe that once we have made the compensation, the Lannister family will have no reason not to cooperate..."

Victor King said meaningfully, "So, Yin Pan'er, you mean you want the twelve families of the Illuminati to pay the price for this failed expansion in East Asia?"

Yin Pan'er shook her head: "Of course not. What I'm saying is, when you attacked East Asia before, you must have already determined the distribution of benefits... who would benefit and who would have to pay compensation... Chairman Victor, do you think this is reasonable?"

Upon hearing Yin Pan'er's words, some people's expressions immediately became quite interesting. Those from families who hadn't participated in the East Asian expansion were very satisfied: "I think it's perfectly reasonable..."

Viktor King and his group were all beaming with joy.

Ed White and his associates, who had previously advocated for East Asian expansion, were not pleased with the situation.

Ed White's face turned ashen... he had felt betrayed.

In fact, Yin Pan'er did it on purpose. After all, if it weren't for these radicals, they wouldn't have suffered so much...

Although Yin Pan'er was previously Ed White's agent, that was merely a temporary measure.

Ed White said, "That's not appropriate either. We've all suffered losses on all sides. After the losses in that previous battle, the tacit agreement is that each family bears its own losses... nothing more... Why should the Lannister family want special treatment..."

Hearing Ed White staring at Yin Pan'er so aggressively, Yin Pan'er was not afraid at all and smiled slightly.

At this moment, Victor King and the others' faces lit up with joy.

At first, the four council members were somewhat unhappy when they appointed Yin Pan'er as the commander-in-chief.

But right now, I can't describe how great it feels.

In his eyes, they were just fighting like dogs, and then they looked at him with knowing expressions...

"Actually, this is inherently unfair. As far as I know, the Lannister family previously operated as mercenaries; they weren't directly involved. They were essentially mercenaries. You advocate for all parties involved in the eastward expansion to contribute funds... but apart from the Lannister family, all the other factions directly share the profits... right...?"

After Yin Pan'er said that, Ed White nodded.

"No wonder then. You lost and wanted to renege on your debt, saying everyone just accepted their bad luck... Isn't that just blatantly trying to bully honest people?"

Ed White, his face grim, said, "Our losses are due to his command errors... We're actually being lenient by not demanding compensation from him..."

Xiao Ce listened to Ed White's words from the side and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

These so-called Western Illuminati are just competing to see who's worse.

This Ed White isn't a good person either; he's shameless enough to say something like that...

Yin Pan'er continued, "President Ed White, what you're saying is wrong. If he were expanding eastward with you as a shareholder, then what you said would be fine. But what you're saying is like a business owner hiring a chef to run a ginseng restaurant, and then because the chef at the restaurant across the street is better, your business suffers and you go bankrupt. You then don't want to pay the chef's wages and instead want him to compensate you... That's unreasonable..."

Yin Pan'er always had a faint smile on her face.

Moreover, what Yin Pan'er said was reasonable and well-founded...

Viktor King, no longer bothering to pretend, burst into laughter: "Hahaha... Not bad... Yin Pan'er, you said it's good... Your example is absolutely correct..."

Ed White said to Yin Pan'er, "So, Yin Pan'er, are you now ordering us as the Privy Council's representative, or...?"

Yin Pan'er maintained her kind smile and then said to Ed White, "President Ed White, please don't be angry. I was your representative before, and I certainly wouldn't have said what you said back then. I needed to consider your interests... At that time, I was looking at the issue from your perspective, and what you did was right..."

“However, I am now looking at this issue from the perspective of His Excellency the Privy Council, so I cannot show favoritism… This is not an order, but merely a suggestion… You can support this suggestion, or you can refuse…”

Ed White observed the manner in which Yin Pan'er spoke and realized that his approach was exactly the same as the "slap and then sweet treat" tactic.

"So, if I refuse... what will you do?"

Therefore, Yin Pan'er said to Ed White, "If you refuse, that's fine too... you can refuse to pay..."

Then Yin Pan'er looked at the Fourth Director and asked, "Fourth Director, will we always have money?"

The fourth council member smiled and said, "Of course..."

Yin Pan'er continued speaking to the four council directors, "How about we use our headquarters' funds to pay the compensation to the Lannister family?"

Without a second thought, the four councilors replied, "Of course!"

Yin Pan'er then said to Ed White, "If you refuse, we can use the headquarters' funds..."

Viktor King, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, quickly said, "No way... this can't be allowed. The funds for the association are actually what we've paid over the years... This is like them making a mistake and then having the burden fall on us... How can that be allowed..."

Yin Pan'er said calmly, "Then the Russite family and other families suffered losses in Lingas City, and the compensation they need..."

Yin Pan'er stopped mid-sentence...

The patriarch of the Rust family quickly replied, "That's different..."

After the patriarch of the Rust family spoke, the others chimed in, "Exactly, it's not the same thing at all... They caused it themselves..."