novel bin Chapter 123 Meeting (Part 2)
Chapter 123 Meeting (Part 2)
However, it’s okay not to cheer up, but once he cheered up, Cobra realized more clearly how chaotic Alabasta is now.
Even when disasters occurred in previous years, they were far inferior to the current chaos.
"Asshole, all assholes!"
In the study, Cobra swept everything on the desk to the floor, furious.
When he decided to pull himself together, the first thing he did was to face up to the current problems in Alabasta, and decided to solve them one by one.
The first thing he put on the agenda was the issue of sand bandits and rebels.
Both of these are actually chronic illnesses. Looking at the history of the Kingdom of Alabasta, sand bandits and rebels have always existed since the 'Nefirutali Family' took root in [Santin Island]. The former murdered and set fire, the latter Those who have never given up on overthrowing the 'Nefirutali family' rule.
But in normal times, they can only lurk in the dark, waiting for opportunities, because compared to the official forces, they are too weak and dare not expose themselves.
However, this time King Edmund was assassinated and killed, so they saw an opportunity.
In particular, the rumor about the 'Dragon Man' that was circulated among the high-level people in the kingdom made them bolder. Not only did they come to the front of the stage, but the two even joined forces.
The first thing Cobra thought of after pulling himself together was to sweep away these two!
But what made him angry was that he issued several orders one after another, but the people below used various excuses to push back.All in all, no army is willing to deal with those sand bandits and rebels. As a king, he has no soldiers to use?
"Your Majesty, please allow me to bring the guards to destroy them!" Icarem resolutely begged for his life.
As the saying goes, the master humiliated his ministers to death, and seeing Cobra suffer such a great humiliation, as a retainer of the 'Nefirutali Family', he couldn't turn a blind eye!
"No, the number of guards is okay to defend the palace. If you want to go on an expedition, it's not enough at all. There are a lot of bandits and rebels. If you go, you will die." Cobra rejected Icarem's Request, said in a deep voice, "And, judging from the information I just read, I have reason to believe that these sand bandits and rebels did not unite for no reason..."
"Your Majesty, do you mean?"
"Although both the sand bandits and the rebels are enemies of the kingdom, being an enemy's enemy does not mean that they can become friends. The sand bandits act without scruples, all for the purpose of plundering, while the purpose of the rebels is to seize power. The code of conduct is different, how can we come together?"
Cobra said solemnly, "What makes these two people ignore their differences and come together is probably a terrifying force that neither of them can resist!"
"As far as I know, such power should not exist in the Kingdom."
"Those ministers can't do it either?" Ikalem asked.
"Only relying on their respective forces, of course not, unless they can mobilize the army, but it is impossible for the army to easily participate in this kind of thing, because it means treason... Therefore, the black hands behind this matter should be external forces .” Cobra’s tone was a bit sad, “If I’m not mistaken, it should be the group that assassinated my father.”
"Damn it!" Icarem clenched his fists.
As the captain of the palace guards, he failed to protect the safety of the king. This was his greatest dereliction of duty. If Edmund hadn't confessed to him to continue guarding Cobra after his death, he would have been in the sky long ago. Hunt down the murderer, even if you die in battle!
But he didn't expect that after the successful assassination, that group of people didn't even bother to run away.
"Your Majesty, no matter what, please allow me to lead the guards to avenge His Majesty Edmund!" Icarem called for battle again!
"No! I won't let you die." Cobra vetoed again.
"But……"
Icarem was still trying to convince Cobra, at this moment, a guard knocked on the door of the study.
"Come in," Cobra said.
"Your Majesty, there is a young man outside the palace asking to see you. He claims to be your cousin, Lei Fa. May I ask you to let him in?" the guard knelt on one knee and reported.
"What? My cousin?!" Cobra was taken aback for a moment, then remembered the identity of this cousin he had never seen before. He please come in, please go to the living room, and I will go there."
"Obey!" The guard quickly retreated.
"Your Majesty, when did you have an extra cousin?" Icarem didn't know about Refa.
"I only found out that I have such a cousin not long ago. According to my father, he is the blood left by Uncle Farrell..." Cobra said.
"Master Farrell still has blood alive?!" Icarem was surprised.
As a confidant of the 'Nefirutali Family', he naturally knew that Edmund still had such a younger brother, but he left [Santin Island] a long time ago.
"Let's go, follow me to meet this cousin..." Cobra sighed.
His mother died shortly after giving birth to him, and he was an only child again. Coupled with the death of his father Edmund, he had no relatives except his wife and newborn daughter.
But this cousin, whom he had never seen before, was an exception.
……
Refa sat in the living room, calmly drinking the tea brought by the servants, waiting for Cobra's arrival.
Suddenly, his ears moved slightly, then he put down his teacup and looked towards the door.
But he saw a young man who looked somewhat similar to him in this life, accompanied by a tall guard, coming from the door.
"Cousin Cobra?" Refa tentatively greeted.
"You are Leifa's cousin, right? I didn't know you existed not long ago. It's been a long time..." The moment Cobra saw Leifa, some of his previous distracting thoughts disappeared.
Originally, he was still thinking about what kind of attitude he should use to deal with Lei Fa.
Because in a sense, the death of his father Edmund was to save Lei Fa.
If it weren't for Refa, maybe my father wouldn't have died.
But even the father himself said that he owed all of this to his deceased uncle Farrell. Moreover, everyone is a family, and it is only natural to help each other.
It wasn't until Cobra saw Leifa that he suddenly realized that his thoughts were too ridiculous, and it would be too shameful if he blamed this cousin who was also a victim because of the shamelessness of the 'Dragon Man' Makes sense.
As descendants of the 'Nefirutali Family', they should be united.
"I came here this time to express my apologies to you, cousin. Uncle Edmund died because of me... If it wasn't for me, Uncle Edmund would be fine." Lei Fa sighed.
"Where is this talking?" Cobra shook his head and said, "If you want to blame, blame the person who killed the father and those bastards who are superior, but you can't blame it. Don't say any more, it's all from my own family, so what's wrong with it?"