Sting was very measured, and did not quarrel with the old fellow on this occasion, he still maintained a humble posture of bowing his head, and said softly: "As I have just said, this matter is too complicated with my entanglement, and it is inconvenient for me to speak, and I hope that His Majesty will understand." ”

"I don't understand. The meeting hasn't started yet, but it's just the three of us talking in private, without any constraints, and there is no need to worry about anything, so why is it not appropriate to speak? Pertheus looked at Sting, deliberately straightened his face, and said unpleasantly, "I allow you to remain silent at the formal meeting. But now, I really have to listen to your opinion, you have to say it, you have to say it, you have to say it. ”

Pertheus had said everything to this, and Sting had no way out, let alone disobey the king's will, so he could only sigh lightly and said slowly: "In this case, then I will say my personal opinion - declare in advance that this is only a personal opinion, not on behalf of my family." ”

Pertheus: "Say." ”

Sting: "Personally, I don't want to see Magistrate Chino executed, but his actions in Twilight are obvious to all, not only keeping that remote city in order and bringing the people to their hearts, but also holding off five waves of visitors from outside the world and defending the borders for the kingdom. This kind of great achievement, we gave him a reward that was not enough, and now we want to give him death, which is really unfair and will make many soldiers feel cold. ”

Perseus: "You mean, it doesn't matter if he's a visitor from outside the world?" ”

Sting: "The fact that Chino is a visitor from outside the world is a side of the story of other visitors from outside the world, and it has not been confirmed. If we were to put him to death based on a guess without any evidence, with the mentality that we would rather kill him than let go, it would be a very backward and barbaric act, no different from those barbarians outside the northern border. ”

Perseus looked a little displeased: "I had to be silent just now, and now I dare to say it like that?" ”

Sting was a little helpless: "In private, it is precisely because of my sincerity to you that I will tell you what is in my heart." ”

Perseus nodded, patted Sting's thigh, signaled not to be nervous, and then turned his head to look at Lan Xian: "What about you?" I'd like to hear your thoughts. ”

Lan Xian came back from his contemplation, shook his head, and said, "My thoughts are the opposite of Lord Sting. In my opinion, regardless of the status of the administrator of Chino, whether he is a visitor from outside the world or not, he should be executed. ”

Yes or no, they must be put to death, this is a new statement, and it is the first time Perseus has heard of it, and he raised his chin: "Go on, go on." ”

Lan Xian: "To state in advance, I personally have no opinion on Executive Chino, and I have even heard of a series of his exploits, so my initial impression is very good. But... Your Majesty, you also know my duties, and I have assumed the post of Consul General of the King's Right Hand, and every step has been made in the interests of the Kingdom, and my position does not allow me to be humane. ”

Now, Chino is suspected of being a visitor from outside the world, and the news has spread like wildfire throughout the kingdom. The Visitor to Heaven was the culprit behind the fall of the Sun King 2,700 years ago, and the Sun is our faith, and the people now have a sense of distrust in the kingdom that has promoted the Visitor to the Administrator, and feel that their faith has been attacked. ”

"In this case, it doesn't matter whether Chino is innocent or not, even if he is really innocent, how many people are willing to believe it if we spread the clarification news? Many of them will feel that we are secretly shielding Chino, and may even secretly speculate whether the kingdom's higher-ups have been infiltrated by visitors from above, and thus become more and more distrustful of us. ”

"Popular distrust is a very serious matter for the stability of the kingdom, and eradicating it is our top priority. How to erase? In my opinion, there is only one way to channel the anger of the people, so that they have an outlet for it. ”

Perseus frowned when he heard this: "You mean... Public executions? ”

Lan Xian did not deny: "Regardless of Chino's innocence or not, we will identify him as a visitor from outside the sky, and make the most drastic statement - through public execution, let the people participate in the 'trial' of the visitor." ”

"Human beings are very groupthink-minded creatures, and sometimes what people want is not the truth, but the sense of identity that they will be involved in the trial. The public execution of a 'blasphemer' and allowing everyone to participate in it not only gained popular approval, but also diluted their distrust of the kingdom, killing two birds with one stone. ”

Lan Xian said this, and before Perseus and Sting could express their opinions, he added, "Again, this is my view from the perspective of the kingdom. Personally, I have nothing to do with Chino, and I don't want to see this promising young man die innocently. ”

Pertheus: "In your opinion, does Chino's true identity matter?" ”

Lan Xian: "It's important, it's not important - it's important for us to get to the bottom of the matter, because when it comes to future strategic planning, if Chino is really an extraterrestrial visitor, we need to conduct a thorough investigation of the officials in the kingdom to see if there are any extraterrestrial visitors like him." ”

"But for the people, the truth doesn't matter – the 'answers' they get are told by us. We say Chino is a visitor from outside the world, and that is. We say no, then it's not. We need to guide public opinion according to the reality of the situation and defuse this crisis of mistrust. ”

Perseus: "So, you're inclined to kill him in order to protect the good of the kingdom." ”

Lan Xian was noncommittal, but added, "Unless he can bring some kind of greater good to the kingdom, and that benefit is so great that we can not care about his identity." ”

At this time, Sting finally intervened in the conversation, he silently stared at the water glass in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Lan Xian, that's why I don't want to deal with you, the thinking that is always linked to interests makes me shudder. ”

Lan Xian smiled and made a soft counterattack: "Profit is not something that should be avoided, on the contrary, it is the fairest benchmark in the world, which can be calculated completely by numbers, and numbers are the manuscripts of the gods, and they will never deceive people." ”

Sting: "Profit should not be shy away, but if a person's mind is always concerned with profit, it is a very terrible thing. Love, family, friendship... There are always some friendships in the world that carry warmth and can outweigh cold interests. ”

Lan Xian: "I'm sorry, my position is destined for me to think like this, because everything I deal with is very realistic, and you don't want a minister of consul general to be swayed by personal feelings, right?" ”

"Tuk-tuk." Persius knocked on the table with his knuckles to interrupt, and then looked left and right, his eyes as deep as the sea: "I am disappointed that none of you have been honest with me. ”