Chapter 1554: Reaction

At this time, in America.

No sooner had Wanshang returned to Longyan City than he hurried to inform Qingyang Shuo of the news that the French Colonial Zone had forcibly seized gold mines and that there were more in the British Colonial Area.

After hearing this, Qingyang Shuo's clouded, aged eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light, but his expression was extremely grim.

At present, the development of their Longyan City in America was not strong.

The number of troops was pitifully small.

The transport route had not been successfully built; although the Panama Canal region was not affected by the winter, the construction speed was very slow.

"Alas, time does not wait for me," Qingyang Shuo sighed and said despondently.

His original plan was to wait until the Indians were strong, and then, with the help of the Indians, unify America.

But now, that was likely not feasible.

According to intelligence from Europe, Britain and France were currently fighting fiercely in the European region.

Although America was very far from the European continent.

The war between Britain and France in America had always been restrained, but it now appeared that this war would escalate into a larger-scale conflict.

The collision of two behemoths would inevitably cause the nascent Indians to suffer heavy losses.

This would also cause Longyan City to fall into an extremely passive state.

Qingyang Shuo made a quick decision: Longyan must maintain battlefield neutrality and must absolutely not fall into the quagmire of war.

The Indians must be preserved.

Having made up his mind, Qingyang Shuo said in a deep voice: "Wanshang, what you must do next is notify the Indians who have infiltrated the French forces."

"They must launch an uprising as soon as possible and break through to the south of America."

"We will provide support, excluding military support, when necessary."

Wanshang nodded; seeing Qingyang Shuo's heavy expression, Wanshang also knew that this matter was not simple and might already exceed his own capabilities.

Qingyang Shuo's brows remained tightly furrowed, and he did not know how many Indians would be able to break through.

Currently, France had the strongest power in America, and this war must weaken the French forces.

If Longyan City wanted to survive the confrontation between France and Britain, it still needed to balance both sides.

Both sides suffering mutual destruction was the best result Qingyang Shuo wanted.

It was just that there was one problem now: the relationship between France and their Longyan City was extremely hostile.

Britain and their Longyan City still had a cooperation agreement on military equipment.

In terms of armaments, Qingyang Shuo did not want Britain to pull too far ahead of France.

Moreover, as long as they continued to cooperate with Britain, Longyan City could never be neutral; Longyan City would absolutely fall into the quagmire of war.

A Method must be found to keep Longyan City neutral.

Qingyang Shuo looked at Wanshang, his gaze very complex.

Before Qingyang Shuo could speak, Wanshang said: "Sir, I understand what you want to say; I will guide Richard to cooperate with us."

Qingyang Shuo opened his mouth, but seeing Wanshang's firm gaze, he suddenly did not know what to say.

Qingyang Shuo could only sigh: "Try not to expose your identity; I will issue a statement."

Wanshang nodded heavily, bowed slightly, and turned to leave.

Qingyang Shuo watched Wanshang's figure as he walked further and further away; he did not know when it had started snowing in the sky.

His figure gradually disappeared into the snowflakes; Qingyang Shuo stared at the heavy snow in a daze, wanting to stand up to salute, but his broken body had been confined to this chair for a lifetime.

With a helpless smile, he bent his waist as low as it could go and bowed deeply.

If his identity were exposed, both he and Fang Dalong would be ruthlessly wiped out by the French.

Exposure meant certain death; Qingyang Shuo knew he had given Wanshang and Fang Dalong the greatest respect.

Wanshang also knew the outcome that might befall him.

But he accepted it without hesitation.

This matter could only be done by him and Fang Dalong.

Ever since they prepared to go to France, Wanshang had been prepared for the possibility of death at any time.

And at the same time.

British Colonial Area.

Captain Gelin and Captain Qiaozhi returned without spending too much effort.

The moment Captain Qiaozhi returned to the military camp, he was still a bit dazed.

He had not expected that he would be able to return alive.

As for Captain Gelin, after returning, he received news that Kelinxi was calling for him like a madman.

Captain Gelin's face stiffened; could it be that Kelinxi knew about him rescuing Captain Qiaozhi?

This was finished.

Not to mention the unauthorized rescue.

And with this matter coming up, Captain Qiaozhi was now in the military camp; if this matter were exposed.

His head would likely be chopped off.

Captain Gelin shrank his neck; when he reached the door, he did not go straight in as usual, but knocked on the door.

No response.

Captain Gelin hesitated for a moment, pushed the door open a crack, and looked inside.

Bang!

The sound of a cup hitting the wooden door and shattering scared Captain Gelin into quickly closing the door, his heart beating violently.

In that instant, he saw Kelinxi's towering rage; he realized he had come at the wrong time, as Kelinxi was clearly in a fit of anger.

If I were to go in there, I would surely be beaten to death.

"Get in here!" a roar came from the room.

Captain Gelin, who was thinking about how to slip away, saw his expression turn as bitter as if he had eaten a bitter melon; what is a blessing is not a disaster, and what is a disaster cannot be avoided.

It seemed he would not be able to escape today.

Captain Gelin braced himself, pushed open the door, and entered, looking at the messy office and his furious superior, then gave an awkward smile.

"Boss, I heard you were looking for me."

Kelinxi glanced at him and said indifferently, "So you know how to come back?"

Hearing this, Captain Gelin breathed a sigh of relief; clearly, Kelinxi's anger just now was not because of his own affairs.

However, Kelinxi's next sentence made the hair on Captain Gelin's body stand on end.

"Is Captain Qiaozhi with you?"

At this moment, looking at Kelinxi's expressionless face, Captain Gelin felt as if he were looking at a ferocious beast.

Captain Gelin swallowed hard, his heart tense to the extreme.

But he still said, "He is with me; I don't know how it happened, but he was released by the French."

Kelinxi let out a cold snort, wearing an expression that suggested he had known all along, and sat in his chair, looking up at Captain Gelin.

Although it was Kelinxi looking up at him, Captain Gelin felt an endless sense of oppression coming from the dome.

This sense of oppression gnawed at him every moment.

Captain Gelin stood even more rigidly, not daring to act out of turn.

Kelinxi glanced at his tense, battle-ready posture and said nonchalantly, "Qiaozhi cannot hold any position in the military, and I now need you to arrest him for Treason."

Captain Gelin was stunned, a chill rushing to his head, and he looked at Kelinxi in disbelief.

Captain Qiaozhi had been captured for the sake of Britain in the first place.

Captain Qiaozhi was his good brother; otherwise, Captain Gelin would not have risked his life to rescue him.

His face turned pale, his whole body trembling violently, and he roared at this cold-eyed superior:

"Why!"