NOVEL NEXT Chapter 674: Shang Yang is also divided into five equal parts
Chapter 674: Shang Yang is also divided into five equal parts
"Banban Ji, I have a question for you." Martin looked at Ji, the chief eunuch Si.
"Your Highness Martin, please speak." Eunuch Ji bowed his head to show that he was all ears.
"I heard that you not only hired Fujiko Mine to protect Princess Mira while she was in Japan, but you also hired Daisuke Jigen to keep her safe while she was in the country. Is that right?"
Kuroba Kaito was secretly surprised when he heard this, and on the surface he widened his eyes a little.
As for Xiaolan and Aoko, they didn't know who these two people were, and Princess Mira didn't know what this meant.
Gis nodded, assuming that Martin had heard it from the princess or Mine Fujiko. "It's like this. Although these two have a bad reputation, they are indeed unmatched in terms of ability. And it's difficult for a small country like Vespania to hire more suitable candidates."
"But you should know that they belong to the Lupin gang. Not only did you hire two of the four people in the Lupin gang, but the work they did together was equivalent to revealing your and the princess' whereabouts to Lupin." Martin's eyes became sharper: "You didn't plan anything with the Lupin gang, or promised to open the door for them, did you?"
"No!" Gis hurriedly denied, then remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "Yes, I deliberately lured Lupin III here, hoping that he could steal something from the Kingdom of Vespania."
"Vespania ore." Martin said, crossing his legs - he was wearing trousers.
"That's right." Gis admitted, "Ever since Duke Girard leaked the existence of Vespania Ore, Vespania has been investigated overtly or covertly by many countries."
Vespania ore is a mysterious ore discovered from underground Vespania during a recent earthquake. It has the special ability to interfere with electromagnetic waves. If it is used to make stealth fighter jets, they can be completely invisible at the radar level. At this time, the F22 fighter jet will still capture a golf ball flying at a speed of Mach 2.25 on the radar, and Vespania ore can make the fighter jet stealth technology achieve a qualitative change.
Duke Girard thinks that Vespania only needs to sell this kind of ore to other countries and it can live a good life of making money without doing anything. However, Princess Mira's mother, Queen Sakura, disagrees: from an environmental point of view, mining is very damaging to the surface of the earth and consumes a lot of water resources. Vespania's industrial base is very weak. If they just sit back and do nothing and allow the environment to be destroyed, there will be nothing left when the ore is mined out.
But Giss believed that politically, Girard's idea of selling high-priced ore between various powerful countries was too idealistic.
"If this continues, Vespania will sooner or later become a victim of the struggle between countries, and being destroyed by war is the only outcome." Gis said, "The only way I can think of is to give them a fake Vespania ore before the authenticity of the Vespania ore is confirmed by other countries."
Kuroba Kaito continued, "But the other countries will not trust the ore that the Vespania royal family directly hands over to them, unless a thief stole the ore and sold it on the black market."
He twitched his lips secretly. As the Kaito Kidd, he had also been used in a similar way. He couldn't help but complain that people nowadays had no respect for Kaitos at all.
However, those who wanted to use Kaito Kidd wanted him to steal the fake gems and then nominally turn them into real gems, using him as a balance of power. Of course, in the end, the conspiracy was exposed by Kuroba Kaito.
Vespania wants Lupin III to steal the real ore and replace it with a fake one. The ore stolen by Lupin III is believed to be considered by all countries as the 'real Vespania ore'. If Lupin III doesn't steal it, why not take it on himself? Kuroba Kaito thought: Although I have never sold the gems I stole, Grandpa Terai should have a way in the black market, right?
Gis admitted: "So I hired Jigen Daisuke and Mine Fujiko in the name of protecting the princess. I believe that Lupin III would come to Vespania with me, even if he just wants to see the fun. Princess, I should be honest with you. What attracted Lupin III to Vespania must not be the ore, but the crown of the king of Vespania."
At least the most valuable thing that Vespania could steal was the jewel-studded crown.
Giss continued to explain that he had arranged strict guards for the king's crown, but he left a flaw. As long as Lupin III used a piece of Vespania ore to make an electronic jammer, he could steal the crown.
In fact, before boarding the plane, Gis received news that the mine, which was heavily guarded last night, was robbed, and at the same time, Daisuke Jigen, who was supposed to be resting in the palace, had no alibi.
Gis's plan was on track, and he planned to use Jigen Daisuke to pass a message to Lupin III after returning home, hoping that after stealing the crown, Lupin III would sell a piece of uranium-containing magnetite prepared by him as "Vespania Ore" on the black market.
Princess Mira bit her lower lip gently while listening to Gis's plan. She had never heard of Gis's plan beforehand, but she also understood that she was not a good leader in her state a day ago, and it was right for Gis to make decisions and plans alone.
And compared with the future of the country, the value of the crown is indeed not worth mentioning.
Martin suddenly slapped the armrest of the sofa and said, "Ji Banban, do you admit your guilt?"
Everyone in the room was puzzled, and Martin continued, "The eunuchs are in power, colluding with foreign countries, deceiving their superiors and hiding the truth from their subordinates! I suggest you drag them out and behead them at Caishikou!"
It was Princess Mira who spoke for Gis: "Martin, what Gis did was right."
"Today, he thinks the princess is unwise, I can replace her; tomorrow, he is proud that Vespania will be destroyed without me; the day after tomorrow, he thinks the queen is unvirtuous, I can replace her!" Martin stared at Jis with an aggressive look: "Maybe today, little Ji is still full of passion, but in the future, Ji Qiansui will feel that he has done so much for Vespania, and he should get more power and wealth."
Martin slapped the armrest of the sofa again: "Mira, you either kill him now, or in the future when he becomes too powerful to be trusted by his master, he will either send you to the guillotine and chop you in half, or you will drag him to the market and have him torn into pieces."
Gis looked at Martin and said nothing.
If my princess could have this person's strong character and calm thinking, I would be relieved even if I stepped down now. However, the princess is still an indecisive little girl, and will be entangled and hesitant because of her words. With such a princess, let alone ensuring the long-term stability of Vespania, I am afraid that there is little hope of defeating Gerard...
A pillow was thrown over and hit Martin on the head.
"Shut up, please." It was Princess Mira who threw the pillow. "Gius has devoted all his life to Vespania. I am like a father to him. How could he harm me?"
Ji Banban: Why do I have to share with my elders?
(End of this chapter)