I'm bad, but players love me

If Saitaishi had really discussed this plan with Yunshuo, this plan would still be a good deal that would make a profit, at most he would just earn a little less.

But with the cooperation of the ELO organization, Setash can at least successfully win over Fati, instead of the current situation of "losing both the wife and the soldiers".

After all, what ELO wants is for civilians to live well. Those servants who are showing off their power under the nobles are not yet within the scope of their protection at all costs, so the "rioting civilians" can be replaced by unfamiliar servants.

In this way, Mina can survive, allowing her and Luo Lan to lead the team together, and Fati can also be successfully won over.

But Saitaishi was indeed thinking about bypassing Yun Shuo and winning over the third-party force that had recently emerged among the civilians.

For ELO, which started out as a civilian organization, Setash's behavior is indeed tantamount to "stealing the home."

Originally, Setash had a good plan. As long as he operated it properly, he could not only gain a lot of reputation among the civilians, but also integrate these civilians into Ella's team without anyone noticing.

Now there are people outside spreading the good reputation of Setaish, and there are people inside spreading the good reputation of Setaish. If this goes on for a long time, Ella will find that he has no one under his command.

He was a good city lord, but now he has no power left. Not only does he have a bad reputation among the common people, but the nobles also don't follow him, so he has no choice but to "step down and let the wise man take over."

Who should be given the title of "yield to the wise"? Of course, it is the popular choice of His Excellency Setaishi.

Saitaishi had indeed had a good dream, but it was a pity that Yun Shuo not only lay on the head of his bed in the middle of the night to tell him something, but also came up and slapped him in the face, successfully waking him up.

The mood of a person who is forcibly awakened from a sweet dream is naturally not very good, so at this time, Setash got angry when he saw the unfathomable smile on Fati's mouth.

"What's wrong, Miss Fati? You seem to be in a good mood?" he asked sinisterly.

Although Fati was a neutral, she still held some status. Setash had no leverage over her at the moment, so no matter how sinister his expression, he couldn't scare her.

So she just said something else: "It's a nice day today, isn't it?"

Luo Lan subconsciously glanced at the sky.

My goodness, there was heavy fog all day. Although it wasn’t so dark that you couldn’t see your hand in front of you, it was indeed difficult to see things ten meters away. It didn’t seem like good weather at all.

That’s right, if it weren’t for this kind of weather, how could ELO bring such a large group of people to and from freely?

Looking at the corners of Fati's mouth that were smiling wider after she finished speaking, Luo Lan felt that she was deliberately mocking Lord Setash.

"It's a good day. How could Yun Shuo kill your good friend Lady Mina with such an accurate shot in such good weather?" He was deliberately speaking in a sarcastic manner.

Setash continued to stab Fati in the heart. He couldn't win him over anyway, and he wasn't worried that he would run away with Ella. He could vent his anger by speaking directly to him.

"Doesn't this show that he's a good shot? After all, if you hadn't given him the chance, how would he have decided to kill Lady Mina? I've met him before," Fati said, sounding as if he knew Yun Shuo better than they had just met. "He's a kind-hearted man, completely different from you."

After hearing the word "kind-hearted", Saitaishi didn't show anything, but Luo Lan couldn't help but want to speak out first.

He? Kind-hearted? Yun Shuo, kind-hearted?

Why are these two words so inappropriate when put together? Whose good heart is kind in this way?

Setash also expressed his disdain. "Oh, kind-hearted. So it seems that Master Fati is truly kind-hearted. Such insincere words can come out of your mouth. You really will do anything to praise someone and put one down."

In Setash's opinion, Fati didn't really think Yun Shuo was kind-hearted, he just wanted to call him cruel and tyrannical.

"I always like to speak with facts," Fati said with a calm smile. "After all, most of the time, neutrality is the best option, and facts are mostly neutral."

"Of course I know you won't voluntarily join Ella's camp, but..."

Fati's sudden act of self-affirmation of loyalty made Setash a little puzzled, but he subconsciously forced the other party to continue to make active commitments to prove himself.

"Nothing but." Fati bluntly ended Setash's deliberately prolonged tone, "As long as I can still be a noble, I will stand where I am."

"Are you worried that I'm really in cahoots with ELO?"

"After all, you're allies, so it's hard to say." Fati crossed his arms on the table, a smile on his lips, but his eyes were icy cold. "ELO's ultimate goal is to make us nobles get out of here, to make us leave this high and mighty place and become equals with those lowly people. What do you think? Are you happy with that?"

Fati knew that Setash was the same kind of person as her, and the only thing that made her better than Setash was her gender.

In this world where women are dominant, she is a woman and Setash is a man. This is why Setash always seems to hate the world a little more than she does and always does things more extremely - this world is essentially excluding Setash.

So much so that he had to turn down and rely on the power of ELO, and the power of the support of those untouchables who were useless except for sounding nice. He tried to use these to build his own path to climb up.

But Fati knew that Setaishe did not hate the aristocratic system.

From the beginning to the end, what Setash hated was not the things that oppressed others, but the things that oppressed him. What he wanted was that he could always oppress others while no one could oppress him.

What the ELO organization and those civilians want is that they do not oppress others and others do not oppress them.

This is fatal for the nobles who are used to abusing their power.

"It's just pretense, how can you take it seriously?" Saitaishi said lightly after taking a sip of black tea.

Chapter 78: Personality Charm is Terrible (Refresh)

"Who can tell whether it is true or not?" Fati's fingertips stroked the cold and hard arc of the edge of the porcelain plate at the bottom of the cup, as if touching a past that was covered by the dust of time, an old past that everyone tacitly kept silent about.

"Wasn't she also a noble back then?" The implication was that he did not trust Setash.

Fati likes to judge others by herself, but she also knows that there are always some people in the world who are confusing and act illogically. They do not follow the basic rules of the world, but are obsessed with other rules.

They don't care whether the benefits hidden under the rules belong to themselves, and they can even spread their benefits to others without any care.

That "she" is such a nonsensical lunatic.

What was the fate of that lunatic? His property was confiscated, he was expelled, and then he died!

She herself died in that violent march. No one remembered how many times they shot her. The only thing that was confirmed was that the person who first led the crowd to protest against excessive taxes could not even have a complete body after her death. All that was left was a pile of meat mixed with mud and grass.

The family's wealth that had been passed down for thousands of years vanished in an instant, and the surname that generations had upheld and been proud of was forcibly erased by the city lord, along with her underage child.

That clever and intelligent little girl was expelled from the Mechanical Kingdom because of such an irresponsible and extremely stupid parent. She has not been heard from since and her life or death is unknown.

"That's why she fell from a noble to 'that someone.'" Setash's voice was as low as a double bass, but his mood was not pleasant. "This is just a lesson learned, Lord Fati. Your unfounded suspicion is truly laughable."

Fati's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile. She didn't reply, nor did she show any intention of leaving. "Are you still planning to take over Mina's property?" Setash lowered his head, sipping his tea, and said slowly, "She is one of us, after all. What she left behind should naturally belong to us."

"As a neutral person, even if you are Mina's good friend, you don't have the qualifications. After all, you and her have no blood relationship at all." Every word he said was like a sharp arrow, piercing Fati's heart.

Setash directly ridiculed Fati's greed.

As soon as his friend died, he turned around and planned to use his property to fill his own warehouse. What a "robbery" drama.

This is what Setash expressed, and it was also a trap he set for Fati.

Luo Lan couldn't be considered a smart person no matter how you looked at it, and she herself wasn't even aware of it. Others would keep quiet when they knew they were stupid, but she was different.

For Setash, this kind of person is the easiest to exploit. Even if he sells her, she will probably have to count the money for others in the future.

For example, something like this that would ruin Fati's reputation, most people would be too lazy to do it, but she could do it happily without knowing anything, and she didn't even realize what she was doing.

Since she was from the Setash camp, others would naturally believe her. Word would spread quickly, and Fati would become a stepping stone for Setash's good reputation.

Fati was not fooled. She knew the purpose of Setash's words in front of Luo Lan. "You misunderstood."

In stark contrast to Fati's secretly ruthless style, her eyes are a pure gray-purple, such a gentle and convincing tone.

"Mina is my good friend. Lord Setash, I will never give up. I have no intention of interfering in the division of her property, but I will never let you take her property. Not even a little bit!"

She stood up angrily, her hands on the edge of the table, as if she would do anything to protect the interests of her good friend for Mina.

Luo Lan was not a smart person no matter how you looked at it, and she herself was not aware of it. Others would keep silent when they knew they were stupid, but she was different.

For Saitaishi, this kind of person was the easiest to exploit. Even if he sold her, Luo Lan would still have to count the money for him later.

Most people would not bother to do such things that would ruin Fati's reputation, but she did it tirelessly without knowing anything about it, and she didn't even realize what she was doing.

In addition, as she was a member of the Setash camp, people would naturally believe her words. As the word spread, Fati naturally became a stepping stone for Setash to achieve a good reputation.

But Fati was fully aware of Setash's intention in saying this in front of Luo Lan. She didn't fall into this little trap. Instead, she stared calmly into Setash's eyes and said slowly, "You misunderstood."

In stark contrast to Fati's secretly ruthless style, her eyes were a pure gray-purple, such a gentle and convincing hue. "Mina is my good friend, Lord Setash, this is a well-known fact."

Then she stood up and stared into Setash's eyes. "I have no intention of getting involved in something that won't benefit me..."

She placed her hands on the edge of the table, acting as if she was determined to protect her friend's interests at all costs for Mina's sake. "But I want you to understand that I'm not someone who will give up easily. I have no intention of interfering in the division of her property, but I will never let you take even a penny of her wealth!"

Setash wanted to say something but was interrupted by Fati. She dragged the chair behind her and deliberately made a harsh sound between the chair legs and the floor.

"Let me give you a piece of advice, Lord Setash. Instead of fussing over these trivial matters with a neutral person like me, you should carefully consider whether there are any dishonest individuals in your camp."

"You mean..." Setash subconsciously followed Fati's words and thought about "spy".

Humans cannot imagine things they have never seen. It is precisely because Setash wanted to put spies into Yun Shuo's team that he could so smoothly imagine that Yun Shuo also put undercover agents into his camp.

"I didn't say anything, I just want you to understand one thing." Fati adjusted the shawl on his arm. "If you lose the temptation of power and wealth, almost no one will work for you."

"Why?" Fati stretched his lips into a wide smile. "Because your personality charisma is utterly awful. You should be thankful you live in a country where profit is paramount."

After saying that, Fati didn't care about the mood of the protagonist who hosted this afternoon tea at all, and left on his own.

What Fati said just now was not entirely false. A guy who can't even keep a straight face when his plan fails really doesn't have any charisma.

She knew some secrets. She heard that the person was smiling before he died, and she kept smiling until the last moment of her life.

It’s a pity that after the end, her head was not found in the pile of rotten meat. Otherwise, this rare expression of death would definitely sell for a lot of money. I wonder how many people would want to collect it in their own warehouse.

Setash didn't stop Fati. He just sat there in silence. After a long moment, he asked slowly, "You said ELO killed your minions. They're all dead, right?"

"Right?" Luo Lan replied with an uncertain tone.

"Are you sure?" Setash put down the porcelain cup in his hand with a "click" and asked without changing his expression.

Luo Lan was immediately annoyed. She was planning to go home and take a nap after eating the melon, but the two of them didn't get along at all. Not only did they not say a word, but the topic suddenly turned back to her.

Alive...alive...Oh, it seems there really is one.

"There's a living one. I think his name is 'Dim'."

Sateshi almost crushed the handle of the teacup. What happened? How could this guy be so stupid that he had to be asked twice before he could remember something.

Forget it, forget it. Wasn't this the kind of idiot I was looking for in the first place? If she wasn't stupid, I wouldn't want her to do this.

"Think carefully before you speak next time. Did Yun Shuo say anything?" After thinking for a moment, worried that this idiot wouldn't understand, Setaishi added, "It's that ELO commander."

"Did he praise Dim a few times? He also told me to thank her, otherwise the commander would kill us all." Luo Lan was still frightened when she recalled Yun Shuo's eyes at that time, and she couldn't help but shrink her neck.

"Praised her? What did she do?" Satesh asked bit by bit as if squeezing toothpaste.

"She told us not to kill the civilians, and when she delayed, the ELO people came and killed us all."

"And how do you treat her now?"

"Just thank her. A raise or something." Luo Lan scratched her head in confusion and replied. Clearly, she still hadn't grasped the underlying meaning of Saitaishi's words.

However, she also deliberately didn't think about it. After all, she had already realized this from Yun Shuo: the adult in front of her didn't care about her life or death at all, and could discard her as waste at any time.

If that was the case, what else did she need to think about? She wished the person in front of her would just ignore her and let her live peacefully like a mushroom.

Although Yun Shuo is indeed scary and looks even more terrifying than Setash, what he said still makes sense, and compared to the two, Yun Shuo has more conscience.

Therefore, Luo Lan also strictly abided by the words he left behind: "Sometimes not being famous is the best way to save your life."

Setash closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and asked sincerely, "How did you manage to survive this long without dying of stupidity? Forget it... Take that person out and send her to the camp for training. Remember, don't let her get promoted, but don't restrict her freedom of movement. What she can and cannot know must be under our control."

Isn't that right? Why would this Dim deliberately delay time? Could it be that she simply wanted to recruit more people and send them back to the camp to save face for her master?

Why did the ELO people kill all the servants present at the time, but she was the only one who survived? It couldn't be that she was the only one who was out of the attack range, so the ELO gun could only shoot so far?

Why did Yun Shuo go out of his way to praise Dim and let her show up in front of Luo Lan?

The reason why these people came down is very obvious - this Dim is the undercover agent planted by ELO in the noble's house.

But the question is, how many such undercover agents are there? When did Yun Shuo start placing undercover agents in the homes of nobles?

Before I admitted to him that there was an undercover agent in the ELO organization, or after that?

No, the time is no longer important. What is important is whether there are ELO undercover agents around me?

Thinking of this, Setash couldn't help but look at his own manor with suspicion.

Damn it! If Yun Shuo already knew his whereabouts, what did his previous boasting mean?

When he mocked his ELO organization for leaking information everywhere, was he just pretending to be angry, but in fact he was secretly laughing at his arrogance?

He had originally intended to use the "undercover" information to cause trouble for Yun Shuo, but in the end, the one who was really troubled to the point of being paranoid was actually himself!

The huge contrast made Setash feel ashamed, and he couldn't help but bite the soft flesh in his mouth.

After receiving the order, Luo Lan simply nodded silently, bent down, took a few steps back and prepared to leave.

This rare silence also made Setash realize that something was wrong. "Why didn't you ask 'why' today?"

What's going on? Why is Luo Lan acting so strange?

She can't be one of the undercover agents planted by ELO, right?

Saitaishi quickly denied his idea. No, it was impossible. Yun Shuo would never want such a stupid guy.