Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1153 Hawkeye, That's It

When Aiwass makes up his mind, his motivation becomes very strong——

He took Isabel directly to find the Speaker of the Giant Tree Party.

——This was a formal diplomatic request sent through Edward, and he couldn't refuse.

After Avalon merged into the New Helasel Empire, Edward, as the elder brother of Aiwas and Yulia, also rose in status. Today, Edward is the New Helasel Empire's ambassador to the Iris Kingdom.

This is the highest level of diplomatic representative, one level higher than Edward's previous "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iris", and he enjoys full diplomatic treatment. He can be said to be the embodiment of the New Herasl Empire in Iris.

Even the Speaker must take the diplomatic letter sent by Ambassador Edward seriously.

——In particular, the Giant Tree Party actually knew what Aiwass was going to do. After all, although Aiwass's public assassination was not published in the newspaper, it was actually not a secret at all... In other words, the fact that it could not be published in the newspaper meant that it had been subject to the highest level of public opinion control.

Even if most people who know about this matter already know about it, as long as it doesn't appear in the newspaper, it means that everything can still be turned around. Once it appears in the newspaper, it means that the matter has become a big deal.

Under such circumstances, Aiwass' request for a meeting actually made the top executives of Iris feel relieved.

While cursing the crazy people of Hawkeye, they sweated as they prepared for an emergency meeting with Aiwass. They were afraid that something unexpected would happen again... In Iris, which advocates freedom and human rights, they even blocked and imposed martial law on the roads along Aiwass's way. Agents and spies were arranged at every high point around, fearing that some hot-headed assassin would appear again and make things worse.

This is not acting.

The Iris people really couldn't stand Hawkeye anymore - the first time he went to Avalon to assassinate the saint, he failed and was arrested. He was fined a huge amount of money, and the fine eventually became taxes. The second time he went to the Church to assassinate the saint, he failed again and was arrested. The Church didn't punish him for the time being, but just suppressed the matter. The third time he tried to assassinate Aiwass in his homeland, he failed again and was arrested again -

——No, buddy?

If you can't beat them, could you please not send it?

The senior executives of Iris are really starting to feel a bit overwhelmed.

If the assassination was successful, it could still be considered radical.

But the problem is that it has never succeeded once? It has only been half a year, and it has failed three times in a row. Each time it was a big and meaningless assassination - they simply couldn't understand why Hawkeye would provoke them.

It's fine if it's the Bone Sculpture... They know that the Bone Sculpture really went to curse the Avalon royal family. But they didn't ask you to assassinate Aiwass, did they?

As for the assassination of the candidate for Pope, they were even more puzzled - after all, they had no conflicts with the Theocracy, right?
Of course they couldn't understand.

Because they really didn't assassinate the Pure White Saint.

——Only those who have wronged you know how wronged you are.

But now, for the third time, they were not innocent - there was no chance of luck this time, there were too many people who saw this scene. It was a street in the downtown area, and there were at least hundreds of people who witnessed this scene. They could only say that Aiwass was too merciful, so that no innocent people were affected... But this also made it more difficult for them to deal with the public opinion of this matter, so they had to suppress it for the time being and humbly come to ask Aiwass for the conditions.

This has already been discussed within the Giant Tree Party.

If Aiwass makes trouble, they will immediately hand over the Hawkeye organization; if Aiwass can agree to this condition, they will immediately slide down and define the incident as "the matter has been handled internally by both parties."

——Don’t talk about whether it’s useful or not, brother, I’ve voted first.

——It’s okay, brother. If the New Helasar Empire attacks me, I will be the first to surrender!
After all, the insiders of the Giant Tree Party actually didn't know that their leader Pierre was the leader of the Hawkeye Organization. Most of them didn't even know that Pierre had any connection with the Hawkeye Organization... After all, Pierre had been attacked by Hawkeye's assassins in public, and angrily expressed his disgust for the assassins.

Only a few people knew that it was just Pierre's acting, and most of these people were already dead.

Even Speaker Pierre himself said that Hawkeye must pay the price this time - he has already made plans to take the opportunity to cut Hawkeye out.

Although he was reluctant, Pierre also knew that Hawkeye could no longer be saved.

It's not that they messed with the wrong people - if he wanted to, he could have stopped Master Thomas at a price. It was mainly because Pierre believed that after losing the Son of the Moon, Hawkeye could no longer be controlled by the "ideals" of these high-level assassins.

At this point, Hawkeye could lose control at any time. Once they lose control, they will pay the price, and no one can escape from the escalating situation...

——But when they met, Pierre realized that although he had tried his best to raise the level of trouble of Aiwass, he still seriously underestimated Aiwass.

The man, who was wearing a dark suit and had short, delicately combed-back hair, looked gentle, serious and respectable. He stood respectfully in front of Aiwas and Isabel's car and personally greeted them as they got out of the car.

"Cardinal Moriarty," Pierre bowed slightly to Aiwass, touched his chest, then looked at Isabel and nodded and shook hands, "Your Majesty the Queen."

This title was the best one he found after repeated thinking - Aiwass had many titles, such as Minister without Porte, former Pope, Prince... but he believed that "Cardinal" was the highest-ranking title among them, and it also implied Aiwass's surrender, "Please, Brother Dedication, spare me."

His address to Isabel as "Queen" also had a similar meaning. Although Isabel was no longer the Queen, he hoped that Isabel would realize that this was an important conversation involving the relationship between the two countries, and asked Isabel to put himself in the position of the Queen.

By positioning others in social situations, one can subconsciously influence their self-definition and adjust their environment to a more suitable atmosphere for survival. This is undoubtedly a survival technique that adapts to the Tao. Because it is not an extraordinary skill, it will not cause fluctuations in the Tao.

The moment Aiwas saw him, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

By then, Speaker Pierre already felt something was wrong.

Fortunately, Aiwass did not attack immediately. Instead, he gently nodded to the reporters and flashing cameras on both sides of the street, showed a gentle and bright smile, greeted everyone present and gave a blessing.

Then, amid the people's enthusiastic screams and cheers, he slowly walked into the elevator of the Sky Tower with Isabel and Speaker Pierre.

Sky Tower - This is a hotel or tourist attraction in the capital, the City of Light. Its characteristic is that it is very high, and you can overlook the sea of ​​clouds from it. And this is also the highest level banquet venue... After all, at this height, neither assassins nor eavesdroppers can get in.

Of course, this also means another possibility - that even if the people inside want to escape, they cannot.

After taking his seat, Aiwass said leisurely, "Chairman Pierre... I have heard of your great name for a long time."

"Where is it."

Pierre showed a very friendly and honest smile and touched his head: "I actually don't think I'm that famous... You may not know, Cardinal Moriarty... I am mainly positioned as a mascot in the party, haha. Everyone is actually more enthusiastic and proactive than me. I usually don't have much work to do, as for why I can sit in this position... I'm afraid it's because I don't know anything, so I'm not a threat."

His words were almost weak.

But from another perspective, he is actually passing the buck.

What Pierre was implying was that "I don't really have any power" and therefore "if anything goes wrong it's not my responsibility." Aiwass didn't respond.

He just smiled calmly: "Really? I think the identity of 'leader of Hawkeye Organization' is quite impressive."

"..."

Pierre fell silent suddenly.

"You must be very busy, right? After all, apart from your political life, you also have to manage such a large organization. There aren't many people who can help you... After all, even among the top leaders of Hawkeye, not many people know about this; and there is no one in the Giant Tree Party."

Aiwass smiled and took a sip of the sparkling wine.

Speaker Pierre exhaled slowly and revealed a helpless yet relieved smile.

He didn't make excuses or play dumb - he knew these things were meaningless. Since someone of Aiwass's status said so, it meant that he must have solid evidence. If he continued to be hypocritical or pretentious, it would only further lower his evaluation of himself.

This elegant yet decadent middle-aged man slowly lowered his head, clasped his hands together, and shook them gently as if begging for mercy.

"I beg for mercy, my lord."

He whispered sincerely, "I lost. It's all my fault. I'm sorry. I'll do anything."

He also did not explain, "Actually, it was not my order to assassinate you," but the master assassin acted on his own will... out of his desire for revenge.

Pierre knew that this was true, but he couldn't explain it - no matter how he found evidence, the other party would think that this was the truth that Pierre had hidden before handing over. And no matter what, he also knew about this... which meant that he at least acquiesced or did not object, so he was actually also responsible.

"He's a smart man."

Aiwass said with a smile: "I thought you would struggle. For example, at least throw away the responsibility of assassinating me... After all, this was Master Thomas's decision."

“…You even know this.”

Speaker Pierre felt helpless.

He thought that he was the only one who controlled the Hawkeye organization, but now it seems that everything is completely leaky.

But he also had some hope in his heart - he keenly grasped the possibility of survival from Aiwass's words.

"As expected of you, Cardinal, the only Pope among humans."

Speaker Pierre flattered, "We are not on the same level as you. It may be my fantasy, but is it possible for us to fight under you and for you?"

"you?"

Aiwass raised his eyebrows: "Hawkeye?"

"The elites in Hawkeye," Speaker Pierre corrected, "are the elites among the elites. They are all from good families, and their parents and ancestors are heroes who sacrificed their lives for Iris. Now these high-ranking assassins are also very trustworthy..."

Aiwass looked at him with a smile.

Speaker Pierre immediately amended his words again: "Of course... even among the elite of the elite, there are not many who are absolutely reliable. But it would be a pity to kill all of the remaining ones. They are all very clean - you can also send people to investigate. I remember a master followed your footsteps to the Theocracy... I remember it was Master Honey Badger.

"She also knows that there are a group of assassins in the organization who are not corrupted. Although there are not many of them... I have always protected their morals and spirit. This is all to cultivate healthier talents for the organization...

"As you know, those assassins with unclean hands are likely to be bribed by others, so I naturally don't dare to use them. Moreover, their hearts on the path are no longer pure and have been tainted... After all, there are not many assassins who can come into contact with me, so I must choose the best."

"……So."

Aiwass looked at him for a while before suddenly saying, "How many are left in this batch?"

"Sixteen. All of them are above the fourth energy level, and three of them have been promoted to the fifth energy level this month."

Speaker Pierre answered immediately.

Aiwass looked at him for a long while, tapping the armrest with his fingers. Every tap of his fingers sounded like thunder to Pierre, who had a keen hearing.

Finally, Aiwass gave the answer.

"——Then you can deal with the rest of the people."

Aiwass narrowed his eyes slightly, with a scarlet glow burning in his pupils.

He smiled and put an end to the Hawkeye organization: "Remember to deal with it cleanly - be careful not to hurt innocent people."

"Yes."

Speaker Pierre immediately responded respectfully: "The behavior of each assassin is actually being evaluated internally... Their every move is under the surveillance of the upper-level assassins. There will never be a wrong killing, and no one will be let off."

“We also need to make a good transition.”

Aiwass said gently: "Now that Hawkeye and Moonchild are gone, many grassroots facilities... such as welfare homes, are no longer under control. Although there is no need to put on a show now, this part must be handled properly. It's best not to let me hear that some welfare home or orphanage suddenly has no funding."

"Sure, I'll handle this myself."

Pierre said quickly: "Nothing will go wrong - I guarantee it with my life."

"You are a clever man, Pierre."

Aiwass smiled and said, “Your cleverness saved you…and Iris.

"Iris Kingdom, are you interested in returning to the Empire?"

(End of this chapter)