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VV's eyes were bloodshot as she said, "Charles, this was my plan, and I will be responsible for cleaning up the mess. Don't worry, the one in charge now is Mao. We are all players, not pawns, just like the old emperor of the Chinese Empire."

"When the truth really comes out, the one who should be most worried is the Emperor of the Chinese Empire, not us. He will try to cover everything up. The most likely scenario is that the EU will take the blame. After all, the Emperor can't expose his agreement with us and use the kidnapping of his own daughter to blackmail his subjects. He can't afford to lose face like that."

"Even if we can't kill Mo Mo, but instead break down the relationship between the old emperor and Mo Mo, thus limiting Mo Mo's power, it would still be a good thing."

Seeing that VV still insisted, Charles remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "In that case, I'll wait for my brother's good news."

After saying that, Charles turned to leave, but VV behind him instinctively reached out her hand, trying to stop Charles from leaving.

Unfortunately, Charles's pace did not slow down at all, and VV could not bring herself to say anything to persuade him to stay.

Charles disappeared quickly. VV gritted her teeth and trembled for a long time before facing the empty room and muttering to herself, "Charles, I will help you eliminate all threats. Even if you misunderstand me now and don't believe me, it doesn't matter. I will make our ideals come true."

"Afterwards, I will also pass on my Code power to you, and then you will live as a victor in our ideal world."

"As your brother, I will definitely do all of this."

VV muttered to himself, touched the gun again, pointed it at his head, and then a shot rang out. The bullet pierced his head, causing him to fall to the ground and enter death mode once more.

At that moment, Charles, who had just left the room, naturally heard another gunshot. He curled his lip, looking both angry and helpless.

Can't she rely on her older brother anymore?

VV was unaware that reality was far more cruel than the situation he had imagined out of cowardice. His brother, Charles, had already completely lost trust in him the moment he killed Marianne.

Charles's current pretense of compliance with VV is largely due to his need to leverage VV's power and his knowledge and research into Code. VV absolutely cannot disappear until the elevator and Akasha's Sword systems are fully established.

But now, VV's increasingly hysterical and irrational behavior has gradually crossed Charles's bottom line.

For example, in Charles's view, VV's behavior this time was simply for revenge, to get back at Momo for making VV look like this.

Such behavior would be of no benefit whatsoever to Charles and Marianne's plans, and might even completely enrage the mysterious Momo, threatening their plans once again.

This feeling of being controlled by others and having to be on guard against Momo at all times is not pleasant, but rather than breaking ties with Momo and letting that mysterious guy use his power to destroy everything Charles has worked so hard to build, Charles thinks it's better to tolerate it for now.

In any case, the Sword of Akasha system is almost complete. As long as the EU's war situation breaks through further, Britannia will be able to control all the divine relics, and then they can prepare to launch the God-Slaying Plan.

Only when he reached that point could Charles truly have no one to worry about and no one to care about.

Now, in Charles's view, VV's existence is gradually beginning to have a counterproductive effect on his and Marianne's plans.

This is truly a situation where he can't get angry, if it weren't for the fact that he still needs VV...

Of course, the ultimate reason for Charles's anger was that VV had forcibly sent Anya to the Chinese Empire without informing him. Charles naturally had no interest in Anya, this pink-haired little girl, but Anya was now Marianna's vessel!

In this world, the only people Charles might still care about are Marianne and their children, Lelouch and Nunnally. Aside from these few, Charles's heart is filled only with his plans and dreams.

If Anya were to encounter problems, Marianne's current state would naturally become unsustainable. Marianne was the only woman Charles had ever truly loved; how could Charles not be distressed that she was suddenly in crisis?

In the end how to do?

Charles took out his phone and started dialing Anya's number. He knew that the only way to find out about Marianne was through the phone.

Although there is no conclusive evidence yet, Charles and VV have never trusted Momer's neural connection device, and naturally have never used it. For now, what he can rely on is still a cell phone, which is far more outdated than the neural connection device.

However, the answer on the phone left Charles dumbfounded.

"Sorry, the other party is temporarily unavailable to answer your call. Please try again later."

Charles dialed Anya's number several times, only to receive the same result. When he dialed again, the message even changed to: "Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unavailable."

Charles was stunned. Anya refused to answer his calls and even turned off her phone!

What's going on?

Even if Mariana isn't currently controlling Anya's body, when did Anya ever have the audacity to hang up on him, the Emperor of Britannia?

Charles's lips twitched slightly. His brother's madness alone was enough to make him unhappy, but now, there was another one to make him unhappy: Anya.

What exactly happened on the Chinese Empire's side?

"Bismarck!"

Enraged, Charles spoke directly, calling upon his most loyal greatsword, First Knight of the Round Table Bismarck Waldstein. Soon, Bismarck entered through the door and said, "Your Majesty, please give your orders."

"Find any excuse to visit the Chinese Empire, then investigate its situation. Make sure to bring the Sixth Knight back safely. She is a vital fighting force for Britannia and should not be sacrificed in such an unimportant place."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

Is this the place?

At this very moment, in the Chinese Empire, Mo Mo was standing in front of the gate of a remote factory in the suburbs. Several men dressed in ordinary Chinese Empire clothing stood at the gate, but they were holding submachine guns tightly in their hands. They were looking at Mo Mo with hateful eyes.

In contrast, the entire factory was surrounded by countless fully armed Imperial Guards, with tanks and armored vehicles on standby further away, and helicopters patrolling in circles overhead. These were all forces mobilized by the Luoyang Special Operations Team of the Imperial Guards.

If it weren't for the burning hatred they felt for Mo Mo, these gunmen at the factory gate would probably have been terrified by this scene long ago.

"That's right, Lord Mo."

Standing beside Mo Mo was Jiang Zhong, the head of the Imperial Guard of the Chinese Empire. He said, "Lord Mo, what should we do next? As per His Majesty's orders, this operation will be under your command."

Author's Note:

Two more updates to come.

184 Why didn't you suspect anything before?

As he spoke, Jiang Zhong subconsciously shifted his gaze to the factory that had been occupied by terrorists.

The current situation is quite clear. At least after this period of time, Jiang Zhong has a general understanding of who exactly kidnapped Jiang Lihua.

Simply put, this group is a bunch of remnants.

The Chinese Empire has eliminated countless aristocratic families and warlords to this day. It can be said that the hands of the Embroidered Uniform Guard are filled with countless blood and heads. Jiang Zhong alone has shed countless amounts of blood.

However, even though the Embroidered Uniform Guard's power is now quite large, penetrating almost every corner of the Chinese Empire, it is still impossible for them to control every place.

After all, the Chinese Empire was so vast that there were many ways for an individual to hide themselves, especially when they had people around them to help them.

Originally, these people were the highest-ranking figures in the Chinese Empire. They enjoyed wealth and luxury, living a comfortable and affluent life, satisfying their personal desires with the blood and flesh of countless ordinary people in the Chinese Empire.

But now, the wealth and lives of these people have been ruined by the old emperor, Momo Gaohai, and Jiang Zhong. They have gone from being upper-class people to wanted criminals. You can imagine the hatred they feel for the upper echelons of the Chinese Empire, and even for the Chinese Empire itself.

Jiang Zhong, as the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was completely unconcerned about the hatred these people harbored. Since becoming a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and understanding its responsibilities, Jiang Zhong had already prepared himself to face a life of carnage.

Not long ago, he was ridiculed by the emperor for not being married and settled down, which was actually due to his concerns about his position.

Jiang Zhong was fearless in his loyalty to the emperor, but he was also acutely aware of the danger of his position. He wasn't afraid of being alone, but he didn't want to drag others into his mess.

Jiang Zhong, who was already middle-aged, understood very well that he was now the only one who could wholeheartedly serve the old emperor, and in this way, he had no flaws.

However, once he has a wife and children, and emotional ties, Jiang Zhong will have worries and will not be able to act as decisively and steadily.

Unless the world is truly at peace one day, and the Chinese Empire no longer needs Jiang Zhong to play the role of the mastermind behind the scenes for the old emperor, perhaps then he will consider his own affairs.

Now, Jiang Zhong is not living for himself, but for the old emperor.

Therefore, even though Jiang Zhong already knew that there were many traps and countless madmen driven by hatred in this abandoned factory, he was still not nervous at all.

For him, this was even an opportunity—a chance to wipe out all those who harbored ill intentions towards the Chinese Empire and the old emperor.

That's how it should have been. If Princess Jiang Lihua hadn't been inside, the current developments should have been exactly as Jiang Zhong had predicted.

If it were just Karen alone inside, Jiang Zhong wouldn't have any worries, and might even have found a reason to get the Imperial Guards to forcibly "rescue" Karen.

Whether the rescue was successful is another matter entirely.

Even if Karen were to meet with an accident during the rescue, Jiang Zhong would be very satisfied as long as all the remaining members of the gang brought out by this incident could be wiped out.

This is also why Jiang Zhong agreed to this plan earlier, and also persuaded Gao Hai to agree to it.

As for why they chose to kidnap Karen, the reason for targeting Karen is quite simple: after all, you have to pick on the weak.

Compared to Kallen, General Artoria, First Air Force Commander Mo Xue, Second Artillery Commander Mo Xi, the renowned swordswoman Yuki, and finally the elusive Mo Xiao, each of them would be an extremely difficult character to deal with.

In addition, Gao Hai knew everything about Karen's affair, since it was Gao Hai who used Karen as bait to try to smear Mo Mo.

Although Gao Hai did not reveal the truth of the matter, he still fabricated a reason and subtly told the Emperor that Karen's relationship with Momo was far inferior to that of the other women around Momo.

Therefore, if one had to be chosen to carry out the plan, Karen would be almost the only option.

But now, plans can't keep up with changes, and Princess Jiang Lihua has also fallen into this scheme.

So, the question arises: is it a coincidence that Jiang Lihua got caught up in this?

This does seem like a coincidence, considering how things have developed today. It appears that these people targeted Karen precisely because of the timing of her return from Japan.

Karen's identity is not very important, so it is not impossible to find out Karen's whereabouts.

From this perspective, this group chose the time and place to target Karen. They certainly couldn't have predicted the whereabouts of Princess Jiang Lihua, who was of noble status and kept her whereabouts secret. As a result, they managed to stop both Jiang Lihua and Karen.

So, looking at it in a positive light, it's a coincidence, and Jiang Zhong also hopes it's just a coincidence.

In any case, the thing to do is kidnapping. Kidnapping Karen is kidnapping, and kidnapping Jiang Lihua is also kidnapping. Moreover, kidnapping Jiang Lihua can increase our bargaining power.

If everything proceeds as planned, then Princess Jiang Lihua should return safely soon. As for whether the Emperor's test of Mo Mo was successful, that's not something Jiang Zhong needs to worry about.

But is all of this really just a coincidence?

Jiang Zhong had initially only harbored a slight doubt, but now, looking at these fully armed terrorists, that doubt had turned into worry, even deep concern.

What if all of this was a trap from the very beginning?

From the very beginning, were he, Gao Hai, and the old emperor all deceived by the sweet talk of the Britannian side?

Originally, this plan was merely a test against Momo. Jiang Zhong didn't know the specifics of what language or influence the Britannian side used to persuade the Emperor, but he did know that the Emperor had agreed to the plan.

If things go smoothly, Mo Mo will be offered a marriage contract – a marriage contract with Jiang Lihua, the sole heir to the throne of the Chinese Empire.

When Mo Mo marries into the Jiang family and becomes a member of the royal family, everyone will share the same interests. At least for now, Jiang Zhong cannot foresee that Mo Mo will have irreconcilable conflicts with these people.

As for the plan failing, Jiang Zhong also believed that someone as cunning as Mo Mo would at most have a few days of disagreement with the Emperor because of today's events. Could feelings really be the primary goal that someone like Mo Mo pursued?

All he and Gao Hai did was offend Karen, who wasn't very important. They didn't really drive Mo Mo to the brink of despair. Could Mo Mo really retaliate against them?

The Emperor has promised that even if he fails, he will give Momo enough compensation. At worst, he will personally officiate the wedding for Momo and Karen as an apology. Is this apology enough?

Even the Emperor himself was prepared to bestow upon Momo's wives ample honor and status, essentially bleeding them dry.

Simply put, if you really can't control Momo, then control the women around him.

Therefore, regardless of whether this plan succeeds or fails, it should be more beneficial than harmful.

However, if Britannia had ulterior motives from the very beginning, then discussing the success or failure of this plan would be a complete joke.