Late at night.

Caesar's Palace, Penthouse Suite.

Xu Man and Aliel were already asleep, and the little girl was very attached to her mother, which made Li Zitao, who wanted to do something wrong, pounce on her.

In the living room, there was a crackling sound of firewood bursting in the fireplace.

Li Zitao was lying on the sofa, his feet on the velvet footrest, and his sloppy eyes were obviously thinking about something.

During the day, he meets with the members of the development association one by one, trying to find useful information.

The results were somewhat disappointing, and the members of the association behaved normally, although there were occasional stumbles and pauses in answering questions, but only because it took too long.

Moreover, Li Zitao could see from their expressions that they were also very worried about what happened to the Ministry of Supervision.

What did the Ministry of Supervision do, there was a person missing.

What does this mean?

The only thing that makes people think is that something unspeakable happened in Vegas.

When I think about it like this, my emotions naturally become nervous, but not to the point where everyone is in danger.

When talking to everyone, Li Zitao also behaved very gently.

However, everyone knows that once it is found to be related to the disappearance of the Ombudsman, the previous gentle smile will change color in an instant.

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London, United Kingdom.

Meetings of the House of Representatives have been unusually frequent lately, and the debate over whether to reach an agreement with the Soviet Union has been going on for several days.

Chamberlain was strongly hostile to **.

At the same time, Churchill, who has received attention for several speeches and gradually regained his attention and respect, is also wary of **.

However, in the current situation, Churchill put aside his personal precepts and believed that cooperation with the Soviet Union was the key to an effective solution.

As the first ** country in the world, the most powerful country in the Far East, no one can ignore the existence of the Soviet Union.

However, this happened several times in London and Paris.

It's just that in the people of both countries, the people have really felt the threat, and the Germans are close at hand.

The betrayal of the Czech Republic was even more unacceptable to the people of the two countries, and the hardcore allies of 21 years were ruthlessly betrayed and dismembered.

As a result, the previous anti-war ideology was gradually weakened.

People began to demand that the government must keep its promises to Poland and that Britain and France should join the war if needed.

Under pressure from society and public opinion, Chamberlain agreed to open negotiations with the Soviet Union.

Twenty days after the British and French representatives left for Moscow to begin negotiations, Molotov, chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, made his last speech of his term at the meeting of the Supreme Soviet in his capacity as new foreign minister.

At the meeting, he sharply criticized the indecision of the Western countries and declared that if they really wanted the Soviet Union to stop the aggression together, they must put aside the trivial issues and agree on three common points.

Conclude a trilateral mutual assistance agreement of a purely defensive nature.

Military guarantees were made to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, including all European countries bordering the Soviet Union.

Conclude a clear agreement on the situation and scope of timely and effective assistance to each other and to the effects of aggression to be provided by the three countries.

Disappointingly, progress in the Anglo-French-Soviet negotiations has remained slow since then.

Poland and Romania were more than happy to receive guarantees from Britain and France, but they refused to accept them from the Soviet Union.

The high-ranking officials, who were jealous of the hatred of the Communists, even went so far as to say, 'Even if the Germans called, they would not allow the Soviet troops to cross their borders against Germany.' ’

This kind of thinking has become the mainstream of public opinion in Poland and Romania.

It was better to face Germany alone than to allow the Soviets to step into their borders, otherwise it would be a war.

This greatly annoyed the Soviets, but at the same time it became clearer that the British were really behind the negotiations.

Chamberlain's government had not yet given up on its plan to divert the tide of trouble, and was still secretly contacting the Germans while sending representatives to Moscow for negotiations.

They wanted a new cooperation with the Germans and let them turn their fingers to the east.

If the dwarf is willing to do this, the whole of the West will help it.

Whether in terms of funds, ammunition, supplies, soldiers, food and grass.

The supreme leader of the Soviet Union also did not trust the British and French governments.

It's just that in his position, there must be no emotion or righteousness, and Stalin knew very well what was most important.

The future of the USSR is more important than anything else.

If they were unable to reach a cooperation agreement with the West, they would end up facing a situation in which they would be left alone against the Germans.

There will always be a war between the Soviet Union and Germany, and this is clear to the leaders of both sides.

However, how to fight this battle, both sides have their own ideas.

Stalin wanted the help of Britain and France and the small countries of their alliance system to break the blockade imposed on three sides by Germany, Italy and Japan.

Germany wanted more room to live, and the annexation of the small countries next to it fueled the ambitions of the dwarf and his German ironmen.

With the help of the Soviet threat, he was able to get a lot of benefits from the Western countries, and he was also able to satisfy Chamberlain's appetite and save him from being a direct enemy of Britain.

In early May, the Soviet Union sent a delegation of ambassadors to England to make new demands on the Chamberlain government.

The other side is required to immediately enter the stage of military negotiations and implement the so-called assistance and guarantees, instead of empty words.

Chamberlain's response was as always, pretending that it was dragging its feet.

Stalin's worries grew heavier, and he feared that the outcome he had waited for would be the second 'Munich conspiracy'. ’

The leaders of the two sides frequently exchanged letters and exchanged views on both sides.

The pressure of public opinion in Britain is also getting heavier and heavier, and the Germans' series of troop dispatches and layouts are all indicating that the war against Poland is getting closer and closer.

Chamberlain's attitude displeased the British citizens, and no one will forget how, when there was a crisis in the Czech Republic, he personally went back and forth between Berlin and London to negotiate with the dwarfs himself.

Now, in an even more dangerous situation, Chamberlain sent only two insignificant characters, and he did not even give the mandate.

In the course of the slow progress of the negotiations, when the Soviet side asked what kind of guarantee it would provide to other countries and what kind of help it would actually provide, the British representative could not answer.

It was only when the questioning could not be avoided that the two men made it clear that they had received substantial authorization before coming to Moscow.

In other words, this negotiation is meaningless and a complete waste of time.

It was clear to the Soviet side that this was Chamberlain's way of stalling for time.

It's just that the news is not very good for them, so public opinion from all walks of life has become stronger, and targeted criticism has appeared in mainstream British newspapers.

Chamberlain, however, was still making his last efforts.