The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

Chapter 412: Talk Nicely and Don’t Fight

"What a strong smell of blood!"

This was Cocolia's first reaction when she entered the house.

This place looked like it had been cleaned. Both the sand in the yard and the wooden floor in the house were cleaned up. At least there was no trace of blood. But for some reason, the disgusting smell still lingered.

Perhaps this is the power of time. Everything that has happened in this world will leave traces, traces that cannot be erased no matter what. Hiding and covering up these traces is actually just meaningless deception.

"Sure enough, I guessed it right. We arrived here in advance and there is time to arrange the scene. Bronya, you take the hostages to find a suitable room. Natasha, you go to guide the arrangement of tactical mechas. In this way, the so-called neutral no-man's land will also become our home ground."

"Uh! Uh! Uh——"

Bronya had no objection to this arrangement. She simply and roughly pulled Kiana, whose hands and feet were equipped with electronic shackles, to the depths of the house. Kiana, whose mouth was also blocked, made a series of indistinct groans.

"She is extremely emotionally unstable today, and is not in the best condition to perform the mission."

Natasha stood beside Cocolia and judged softly.

"According to the criteria for judging the performance of your mercenaries, Bronya, who is extremely angry at the moment, is indeed not suitable for the mission. But this only considers the impact of emotions on ability. In other words, your evaluation is only based on the ability factors in a single battle, and a qualified commander needs to consider more factors. In comparison, the decline in state caused by emotional fluctuations is not a decisive factor. If used properly, it can even lead to a direction that is beneficial to oneself."

"Really, every time you talk about this topic, you can talk endlessly."

Cocolia smiled easily as she looked at Natasha touching her forehead with her hand and looking helpless.

"There is no way. I was more or less an officer. Just think of it as my occupational disease."

"That's not the case, is it?"

Natasha leaned lazily against the wall and pulled the hood on her head down.

"Aren't you also a 'commander' now?"

"Ah, that's right..."

"So, as a commander, what do you think about this? Tell me, I really want to know what those 'big guys' were thinking when they drove us around at will."

Natasha's tone was not at all conscious of being a subordinate, but Cocolia didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She seemed to enjoy the atmosphere of this conversation.

Raven was not her subordinate in the strict sense, but just a mercenary who was paid to do things. There was only an employment relationship between them, without any personal feelings, so in the countless days and nights in the past, Cocolia's trust in Raven was even much higher than Bronya.

After all, human emotions are complicated, but money is pure. As an employer, you only need to provide a high enough salary to ensure the loyalty of such a master, which is much simpler and easier than guessing each other's thoughts with ordinary subordinates.

Under this premise, whether Natasha treats her well or not, in fact, there is no need to care.

But... this topic is really in line with what she wants to say.

"It's very simple. For me, it's best for Bronya to remain in such an angry state. At least this kind of anger shows her attitude towards the enemy, and I don't need to worry about a certain situation."

"Then, what if she is calm, or nervous or anxious?"

"That means... Hehe, then you are the only one who will come to trade with me today."

Cocolia tilted her head and laughed, and Natasha's mouth also grinned to both sides, but the muscles on her face were somewhat stiff.

In order to prevent Cocolia from seeing the clues, she only smiled for a moment, and then quickly pulled her face down and complained:

"How should I put it? It's really disgusting as expected."

"You can feel disgusting, and I have never felt disgusting. But if you want to survive better, this is a skill that you have to learn."

Natasha snorted coldly and shook her head without comment.

"Forget it, I'm just a mercenary who gets paid to do things. I only need to think about how to survive in the battle. As for outside the battlefield, haha, I don't bother to think about it."

"Is that so... What a pity."

"What a pity?"

As Natasha asked, she was secretly alert in her heart - it's not that Cocolia hasn't talked to her before. She tried her best to convince herself that it was just a conversation between "friends", but if Cocolia used those methods on her and looked for possible clues from her words and expressions, she would never be surprised.

Especially at such a sensitive time, in half an hour, the two sides agreed to exchange hostages. In this case, you must not show your true colors in front of Cocolia...

"What a pity?"

Cocolia imitated the raven's appearance and gently leaned against the wall.

"Of course it's a pity... Nata, I actually value you quite a lot. Even your current thoughts... Haha, I thought the same way when I was a captain more than ten years ago - observing and exploiting people's hearts and managing complex relationships. Internet, I didn’t care about these dirty and disgusting things. At that time, I just knew how to act according to the rules. Yes, I arrested a colonel named Alexei, and he got the stolen goods when he was reselling arms, but what was the result? Just because the other party had a higher position than me, just because the other party had stronger connections, in the end The person on trial was actually me. They pinned Alexei's crime on me and successfully threw me into prison..."

"Huh? Cocolia, please speak human terms! You should know very well that I only care about money and don't want to know about my employer's past. Besides, it's not like you to talk in such a roundabout way, right?"

"Is that so... is it difficult to understand?"

Cocolia smiled bitterly and shook her head.

"Let's put it this way, I actually understand that many of the things I do are difficult to escape from the evaluation of 'harmful to the world.' You can understand that I feel guilty, but I also understand that those who do unrighteousness will inevitably die. Sometimes it is not just Human beings’ naive illusions. Especially when we see a figure like Thunder and Lightning Ryoma who once shocked the world, we can take down him so easily... So, it’s hard for me not to worry about whether I will follow the same path as Thunder and Lightning Ryoma.”

"I know, I know! But what does this have to do with me? Please! You don't expect me to save you when the time comes, do you? I am a mercenary who gets paid to do things. A mercenary who has breasts is a mother. The situation is not good. I will only take Bronya and run away. Of course, if the price offered by the other party is enough, I won’t mind changing the court on the spot.”

"Of course I know this."

Cocolia pursed her lips tightly and stood in front of Natasha.

"Nata, I just want to ask you one thing - you also like children, right? Those children in the orphanage... once something happens to me, you are the only one who is willing to take care of them. Your dream is not Buy an island and build a villa on it to live a happy life? The rewards I have given you for the tasks in the past few years are almost enough, but if you live on the island alone, with Bronya at most, it will be a bit Be alone."

"Haha, okay, okay, I've finally convinced you..."

Natasha shook her head exaggeratedly. She didn't understand what made Kokolia crazy, and he said these words to her uncharacteristically, as if she was explaining the aftermath. However, it seems that if she doesn't agree, it will be very troublesome later, and some of what Cocolia said is not unreasonable. For example, once something happens to her, no one in the orphanage will care about the children except Natasha. , for example, Natasha really likes these children.

So, no matter what happened, Natasha decided to agree first.

However, in order to prevent Cocolia from taking advantage of her, she quickly turned around and walked outside, saying as she walked:

"I agreed, okay! The agreed time is coming soon, I have to quickly set up the tactical mecha!"

Seeing the dark cloak disappearing around the corner of the entrance, Cocolia's eyes gradually narrowed into slits. She curled her long golden hair with her index finger, with a hint of playfulness in her smile:

"Raven... this code name is really appropriate. However, I still don't understand why she still wears a cloak in broad daylight..."

"Mother Cocolia, the interior has been decorated. I chose the room closest to the northwest corner. It is a suitable size, not too spacious, but also enough to use my hands and feet. The room has only one door and one window, and the window faces the wall of the house. , the tactical mecha can conduct fire blockade there. "

"Very good. In this way, this place will really become our home court... Haha, I don't know what the guy named Mikael thought, but he actually agreed to a place where there is no third party. This It's his own fault, don't blame me for cheating, huh!"

"Well...if he happens to show up and see this, will he..."

Bronya does feel that this kind of behavior is not good, but of course it is not a moral obsession. Mercenaries are people who will do whatever it takes to get paid for completing tasks. She is just afraid that such actions will anger the other party and threaten Xier's safety. .

"Don't worry, Bronya, I have deployed drones around the area. There are very few people here. Once the other party appears, it will be difficult to cover up their whereabouts."

She knelt on one knee in front of Bronya, gently rubbed Bronya's head, and added softly:

"Believe me, Bronya, how could I make fun of Xi'er's safety?"

Bronya's lips wriggled twice, and finally she no longer struggled with this issue.

"Then... Natasha and I are not here. Is there no problem at the orphanage?"

"Oh? Bronya, do you think I am the kind of person who is so careless that I don't even defend my stronghold? Don't worry, Xing, Rosalia and Lilia should have been picked up by now. We have arrived at the ME club building. I have set up a trap for the orphanage. If they use such despicable methods, I am afraid they will get a big surprise. "

"I see."

Bronya nodded mechanically, turned around and walked back to the room she selected.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Seeing her figure, Kiana, who was firmly tied to the wooden bench, immediately started struggling.

Bronya raised her eyebrows and rubbed her eyes, although it was only for a moment... Although the girl in front of her looked and behaved very differently from the one she was before, Bronya still mistook her for Seele for a moment.

They were both kidnapped, and it was unknown what kind of treatment Seele would receive... Thinking of this, Bronya took the rag out of Kiana's mouth.

"Pfft! Untie me now... Woo! Woo!"

Bronya decisively stuffed the rag back.

She covered her face again, turned her head to look at the closed door behind her, and then lowered her voice and said:

"Be honest, someone will come to pick you up soon, understand?"

Kiana nodded repeatedly, but when she saw Bronya turning around and leaving, she shouted again.

"Woo woo woo! Woo woo!"

"What are you doing?"

Bronya frowned and walked back to Kiana. The latter stopped screaming and stretched her face forward obediently.

Bronya understood and took off the rag from her mouth again.

This time, Kiana did not scream or shout, but asked with a silly smile:

"Um... can you change to something cleaner... uh..."

Bronya stared at her coldly. After about half a minute, she sighed and wanted to hold her head with both hands.

"Are you stupid?"

How can you reason with the kidnappers for such a thing at this time? Do you have any sense of consciousness and urgency as a hostage? Do you know that this can easily stimulate the kidnappers to act violently?

But then, she thought of a great idea-a method that can satisfy Kiana's requirements and relieve a little anger.

"Hey! Wait! Why are you taking off your socks when you are talking... Wait! Don't come over here! Help... Woohoo!"

…………

"Hey! Cocolia, the target has appeared, and there is only one person."

"He didn't bring any hostages?"

"It seems that he didn't bring any. He probably couldn't take care of it alone. But when we agreed last night, it didn't seem that we had to exchange hostages in person..."

"I see... Guide him to the negotiation site as planned."

Raven took off her hood, smoothed her collar, and took off the micro-microphone by the way - she had a hunch that this thing was no longer useful.

"Oh? No hat this time?"

Mikael closed the car door casually and did not forget to tease Raven. The latter blinked and shook his head without comment, so Mikael quickly followed up with an explanation:

"Well, when we fought the night before yesterday, you would rather take my kick than hold your hood. Does this have any special meaning?"

Raven narrowed his eyes and smiled, but his words were cold:

"No comment."

"Okay! But the theme of today's negotiation should be the exchange of hostages in the hands of both parties, right? Or take me to see Cocolia quickly."

After speaking, Mikael gestured to Natasha, who understood and became more silent.

The same courtyard, the same road, changed the time, changed the purpose, and the feelings along the way were also very different. Yesterday, it was also here, and Mikael's every step was slow and heavy, but now it is extremely brisk, and he was taken to the room by Natasha in a short while.

Cocolia was originally sitting lazily on the sofa, and when she saw Mikael coming, she tilted her head and smiled slightly.

"Haha, she's younger than I thought."

Mikael shook his head, walked around the room, checked Kiana's condition, and then sat down next to Cocolia.

"You..."

"What? Has this seat been reserved?"

"No."

Cocolia gritted her teeth. She didn't expect this young man to take the initiative so easily... But it doesn't matter. Negotiation is not just about talking, strength is also important...

"Ahem! I always say what I want to say. After all, time is precious, so I made a direct request: First, I must take Kiana away. Second, I didn't kidnap Seele. I just rescued her on the way, but she is very cute, so I am not going to give her back to you. But Seele feels that she is too bored to be alone, so she wants me to take Sister Bronya back to keep her company, so you see... Third, I..."

"Enough!"

Mikael's straightforward request caught Cocolia off guard. It was not only a matter of timing, but it was really... She had never seen such a shameless person!

"No sincerity, you are not here to negotiate at all!"

"How can you say that? This is pure slander!"

Mikael shrugged indifferently and stood up from the sofa. This sudden action triggered a series of reactions in the already tense atmosphere. Cocolia, Natasha, and Bronya all pulled out their guns almost at the same time. Cocolia pointed her gun at Mikael, Bronya pointed her gun at, and Natasha pointed her gun at...

"Natasha, what are you doing!"

Bronya angrily questioned Raven who was pointing her gun at Cocolia, but Cocolia didn't seem surprised.

"Is that so... In the end you chose that side, Nata, I was originally planning to..."

Cocolia stopped talking here and stopped when she saw the good, but it just right brought back Raven's memories of the conversation not long ago.

"Cocolia..."

The distraction lasted only for a moment, but even such a brief moment was enough for Cocolia, a former soldier, to pull out the second pistol from her waist.

However, Raven's reaction speed was certainly better than that of an ordinary person like Cocolia. She had a chance to shoot before Cocolia released the safety of the pistol, but her finger on the trigger trembled and she did nothing in the end.

The situation was deadlocked for a moment, until Mikael sighed faintly:

"Really, why do you have to do it... Why don't I tell you a secret first - this is where Xier was kidnapped yesterday, and the reason why I chose this place for the negotiation is because..."

As soon as the voice fell, everyone's eyes seemed to have added a layer of red filter. Looking closely at the walls, roofs and floors, you can see that they are all blood stains, and there is even a small amount of flowing blood remaining between the texture and gaps of the wooden floor...

This place has never been cleaned, as if this hostage exchange has never been an exchange.

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