Doomsday Code

Chapter 511 Quick Attack

When the visitor heard what Holmes said, he also sighed.

No king would like a powerful minister like Homeis, and now he has his hands in military power and can be said to be controlling the fight for the royal throne.

This is something that is intolerable in the eyes of any king.

Not long after he left, the doorman came running over.

"Butler, there's a young man outside claiming to be His Highness Huidun's ambassador, asking to see you. He said he wants to speak to you on behalf of His Highness Huidun."

The butler guessed the identity of the visitor as soon as he heard it, and then he said:

"Please invite him in and treat him well. I will go and ask the master for instructions."

Having said that, he returned to the past.

When Homius saw him coming back, he asked in confusion:

"Anything else?"

"Master, the young military advisor to His Highness Huidun has arrived. He said he wants to see you."

Hearing that it was Chen Cheng who came, Holmes raised his eyebrows and said:

"Didn't I hear that he was injured and missing? If it weren't for him, His Highness Huidun would not have made this decision."

The butler was not sure what Holmes said, so he just asked:

"Then does the master want to see him, or should I send him away?"

Holmes stood up and waved his hand:

"Please ask him to come to the living room to serve tea. I will come to see him after I wash up."

In the front hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Chen Cheng was led to take a seat, and then the housekeeper personally served him tea and said:

"Please wait a moment, the master is taking a bath."

Chen Cheng understood what was going on when he heard this, because washing and bathing before meeting the guests was a treatment only given to the most important guests. It seemed that Holmes was not trying to take advantage of his seniority.

Chen Cheng also took this opportunity to think carefully about how to talk to Holmes later.

Holmes didn't let him wait long. When he saw Holmes come in, Chen Cheng quickly put down his teacup and stood up to salute.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister."

Holmes did not put on airs and invited Chen Cheng to take a seat.

Chen Cheng exchanged a few pleasantries with him, and they both expressed concern for each other's health before getting down to business.

"I wonder why you came to see me today."

Chen Cheng smiled and said:

"There's no need to beat around the bush, Prime Minister. I believe you know more about what's going on outside than I do."

"Hey, I'm an old man staying at home, how can I know what happened?"

Then he pretended to be ignorant and asked curiously:

"I don't know what happened, please tell me."

Seeing that Holmes was pretending to be stupid, Chen Cheng knew that he would never admit it.

After all, this is not just a fight for the throne, it also involves rebellion.

Homuis was already a high-ranking official and the head of the civil officials, and Moss XIII attached great importance to military power. Once this incident happened, the commotion would definitely be huge.

Therefore, Holmes's attitude of pretending to be stupid did not surprise Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng didn't intend to force him. After all, what he did today was beneficial to their side.

Then Chen Cheng told everyone in detail what had just happened on Central Street.

But Holmes, who had been calm originally, twitched his mouth at this moment.

He didn't expect that Jinm's Knight Guards would be wiped out.

These are the elite among the elite of the kingdom. When the army was downsized, all those outstanding officers and veterans were absorbed here.

But even so, the total number of the Knight Guards did not exceed 20,000.

And now, it is said that thousands of guards knights were killed, which has a greater impact than the destruction of the entire North City garrison.

Seeing Holmes's mouth twitching, Chen Cheng felt inexplicably refreshed.

"Old fox, let's see if you can sit still."

"My friend, don't joke about that. You know, the guards are the elite among the elite of the kingdom. Any one of them can become a team leader."

Chen Cheng said indifferently:

"Really? I didn't feel it."

Then Chen Cheng pointed to Sheli beside him and said:

"The culprit who wiped out their entire group is right here. Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, can ask him if the Royal Guards are as formidable as you claim."

Holmes looked at Sheli, who had been silent beside Chen Cheng. At this moment, he didn't know whether Chen Cheng came to negotiate or to threaten him.

He did not doubt that what Chen Cheng said was false because it made no sense.

Seeing the flash of panic in his eyes, Chen Cheng said slowly:

"My Lord Prime Minister, this is exactly what happened. I am here today to tell you on behalf of my Highness.

The eldest prince violated human ethics, deceived the emperor, disregarded national laws, and started a rebellion.

All his schemes and plots were exposed by the wise and powerful Ninth Prince. He has been arrested and sent to the palace."

Every time Holmes heard Chen Cheng read out a charge against Jin Mu, his eyelids twitched.

It turns out that all the bad things were done by Jin Mu, and Hui Dun is a pure white lotus.

If he really was a white lotus, then how did the North City garrison surrender to him, and how did Soran and those adventurer teams happen to be lying in ambush there?

And how did Sheli appear so accurately in the center of the Knights Guard?

So this is all just a coincidence, right?

After Chen Cheng finished speaking, he drank a sip of tea and gave Holmes some time to think.

"So I think the Prime Minister also knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a good son."

The reason why Chen Cheng was so aggressive today was because he found it really easy to pull his opponent to the same level as himself and then defeat him.

Just like how Huidun dealt with Jinmu, he did not intend to confront Jinmu head-on, because he had no time to buy off any army. The most he could do was to prevent the army from participating on a large scale in a short period of time.

He then used political means to defeat Jin Mu and seize the right of inheritance.

Without an object of loyalty to rebel against, the army naturally could not rebel.

The same thing happened to Chen Cheng when dealing with Holmes. If he really argued with him, Chen Cheng would not know when he was fooled by him.

So he stated his demands directly, half openly, half threateningly, and half coercively, and Holmes had to agree even if he didn't want to.

And Holmes also smiled bitterly and said:

"You've already said all this, what else do I have to say?"

Then Holmes stood up and said:

"Please wait here for a moment. I will go to the study to write a memorial."

But Chen Cheng stopped him and said:

"I think the light here is very good. Prime Minister, please write here. I can pass it on to you when you're done."

At the same time, Sheli beside Chen Cheng also took a step forward. He stared at Holmes with cold eyes, as if to say that if he dared to move, there would be unpredictable consequences.