There is no way the Liberian girl could lay eggs!

The half-open door was violently pushed open, and a strong man from Liberian dressed in military uniform walked in. It was Colonel Black who had recently talked with Vice President Jackson in the Tryton factory.

He also worked with Ferdinand to secretly protect his people...

one.

Blake angrily came to sit in front of Ferdinand, looking at his "collaborator" with a gloomy face.

"It seems that you didn't get the response you wanted."

Putting down the documents in his hand, Ferdinand picked up the cup beside him, poured a glass of boiled water, and then pushed it in front of Blake.

"I knew this would happen from the beginning, but now I'm even more certain of it!"

After drinking the ice-cold water in one gulp, Blake released all the frustration in his heart.

"These 'qualified' politicians never have a clear position! At least for now, they don't want us to take on this project so quickly."

"They only play those bullshit checks and balances!"

"These bastards! All they care about is power and money!"

Blake became more and more excited as he spoke, and suddenly smashed down with his clenched fist, hammering a dent in Ferdinand's new desk.

"I suggest you calm down. This table isn't expensive, but its manufacturer has gone bankrupt. If you break it with your hammer, it will be hard for me to find a replacement."

"I can't calm down! These bastards can't do anything but mess things up! I've had enough of their little tricks, and they have to disgust their own people!"

Blake's tone was still angry, but he still had a bit of rationality and gave up destroying Ferdinand's table.

"So what will they do? Or what are their means of checks and balances?"

Ferdinand asked calmly, picking up the glass of water.

"Drag it on! Drag it on until we can't solve the problems we're facing, drag it on until we lose confidence in that damned Horizon Arc Project, until it comes to nothing!"

"The Singas government wanted to reclaim the forest land owned by the Woods Company and negotiated with the council until the latter lost control of the area. The negotiations, which lasted for three years, were fruitless!"

As a person in a high position of power, Blake is well aware of the disgusting methods used by politicians, which is one of the reasons why he is so irritable.

He could tolerate his enemies being strong because it was a sign of his own weakness, and he could also tolerate his teammates being weak because Colombia had just broken away from Victoria's control and still had a gap with those top powers.

But the only thing he couldn't stand was his own people holding him back!

This is the most disgusting thing about him!

knock knock!

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Ferdinand raised his hand to suppress it, signaling Blake to be quiet.

"Sir, a guest wishes to see you."

"If you don't see me, just say I'm not here."

"But she said she was an old friend of yours, and her identity was verified."

"What's his name?"

"Talina Iletao."

Volume 9: Chapter 32: So-called Love

"Talina Iletao?"

Frowning and thinking, Ferdinand was a little undecided.

Of course he knew Talina. Whether it was her last name or the "prestige" she had left after intervening in the Flame Demon incident, these became reasons he could not refuse.

And I even gave my full name. Isn't this clearly saying that I specifically want to see you, so don't even think about hiding away?

But now that Blake is here, it's really not easy to see...

"Why? Is he someone you know?"

Seeing Ferdinand's embarrassment, Blake asked.

"Yes, it's a major client of Rhine, the Casimirs. They've been purchasing materials here and also sponsored research and development funds."

Nodding, Ferdinand revealed Talina's identity.

"Iletao...that Grand Knight Commander? Humph, these guys are even more lax with foreigners than they are with their own people!"

Blake knew the last name, which made him even angrier.

But he hadn't completely lost his mind.

Only a fool would make enemies blindly now. They are already tied up by the parliament and do not have the ability or mood to fight against the regime of another country.

"Handle it yourself and don't delay the important matter."

After calming down, Blake stood up and left through another door.

As the office of a department director, it naturally does not have only one door. There are usually other locations reserved for escape.

"Let her wait a moment."

After calming the people outside, Ferdinand picked up a few documents and placed them on the fist mark just made by Blake to cover it up.

After all traces of Blake's presence were dealt with, Ferdinand said loudly: "Okay, go and bring her here."

"Ok."

The messenger outside the door responded and then left Ferdinand's office door.

Soon, two footsteps were heard, accompanied by a familiar knock on the door.

"Sir, the person has been brought here."

Then, there was the sound of the door opening.

It was not much different from what he remembered at first. Talina, dressed in casual clothes, walked in leisurely, followed by a familiar figure.

"Saria? She didn't tell me that you were among the people who came with her."

Looking at Saria wearing the "Fortified City" uniform, Ferdinand turned his head to look at the messenger who brought them here.

The little girl had a sad expression on her face, her body trembling slightly, and she looked at Ferdinand with tears in her eyes, looking weak and pitiful.

Ferdinand waved his hand and let the unfortunate messenger go, without any intention of making things difficult for her.

As an ordinary employee, she definitely couldn't stop these two people if they really wanted to come in. It was pointless to make a fuss about such a thing.

"Tell me, you came all the way to see me, it's impossible that you're here to reminisce about the past, right?"

The facts are already in front of us. Even if we want to run away now, it is too late, let alone whether we can escape from the hands of the former director of the defense department.

"Kristen, there are some things going on inside Rhine that I need to know."

Saria walked past Talina and sat in front of Ferdinand and asked.

Then she glanced back at Talina and added, "And Muirseth."

"You are still the head of the Defense Department. You still have the authority to inquire about anything you want to know. Compared to an ordinary employee like me, your authority is much greater."

"So, you can go and look for it yourself. If you can find it, I will definitely know it. If you can't find it, I have no right to know it."

Pushing the documents in his hand in front of Saria, Ferdinand continued, "I forgot to tell you, I have been dismissed from my position. My authority has been reduced. Now I can only handle a few things here. I don't know anything else."

After saying this, Ferdinand crossed his arms.

Saria looked through the documents that Yang Feier had brought up and found that they were just lists of projects requesting funding from various departments, as well as some daily arguments.

This was a matter she had often dealt with before, but now it fell to Ferdinand.

She learned about the matter of Base 359 from the Tin Man, but she didn't expect that this matter would drag Ferdinand to this point.

"Don't your partners want to help you?"

Putting down the documents in her hand, Saria frowned and looked at Ferdinand.

If what Ferdinand said was true, then his current situation would probably not be much better than mine.

I used to think that it was Ferdinand who centralized power, but it turns out he was just a "victim"?

That would be troublesome...

"Without the motivation of profit, who would stand by you? Saria, you're not still believing in such naive things, are you?"

Taking a sip of the water at hand, Ferdinand shook his head at Saria's naiveté.

"No...it's just that you haven't encountered them yet. You used benefits to bind them to your side. Now that benefits are gone, they will naturally leave you. This is your mistake in decision-making."

"So what should I do? Strike a relationship with them? Or become sworn brothers? Will they save me from danger then?"

"Don't be silly. If you came here today just to debate with me about so-called friendship, then I think we should stop wasting our time."

Shaking his head and sighing, Ferdinand ordered them to leave.

If it weren't for the name Talina, he would never have let Saria touch him.

He knew what Saria was capable of. The fact that she could suppress him for so long was enough to prove that she was not an easy person to deal with.

"I remember you still have feelings for Rhine, right?"

"That's natural. I single-handedly built it up to this point. Without me, Rhine Life wouldn't be able to reach this scale today."

Ferdinand raised his head unconsciously and said in a rather "arrogant" tone.

Hidden under the table, he gestured to Tatarina and then to Februs Dinan: "Arc Alliance Project."

"I don't care whether you know this or not, but I have to tell you that what Christen is doing right now is very likely to endanger Rhine's life."

"Whether you participated in it or were concealed, that is your business. If you still truly love Rhine Life..."

Putting her hand on the table, Saria slowly pushed it in front of Ferdinand and raised her hand.

A piece of paper with numbers written on it appeared in front of Ferdinand.

"You can always find me, or the one behind me."

"We are waiting for clues from the 'concerned masses'."

After saying that, Saria stood up from her seat and walked out the door first.

Talina followed her. When they reached the door, she stopped and turned around and said, "By the way, Mr. Ferdinand, do you mind if we take a look around Rhine Life?"

"random."

He opened his mouth and answered with a hum. Did Dinan ignore Talina's "unreasonable" request?

He just looked at the note left by Saria.

"This little trick...it seems you've learned a lot during these days out there...Sareya..."

.........

Outside the door, Talina quickly caught up with Saria and walked side by side with her.

"How is it? Has he changed at all?"

Reaching a deserted corner, Saria slowed down.

"My heart rate suddenly increased when I heard Christen say something that might destroy Rhine's life."

With a simple line, Talina showed Ferdinand's heartbeat frequency to Saria in a simple way.

"He didn't show much emotion after what he said earlier, which proves that he really doesn't care about these so-called open and secret struggles. He doesn't seem to be as obsessed with power as the outside world says."

"I find it hard to believe that he harbors feelings for the Rhine organization, but magic doesn't lie, and neither does the body. He... does care about Rhine's life. Perhaps we can start from that aspect."

Stroking her chin, Talina stated her conclusion.

"He's a really nice guy. To be honest, he's not a mad scientist. There might be something else going on with the 359 base."

Saria nodded, agreeing with Talina's statement.

Having worked together for so many years, she thought she had some understanding of Ferdinand.

But as I said, people's hearts are fickle. Past experiences can be used as a reference, but not as a basis. She is very clear about this matter.

"So... where are we going now? We said we were going to visit the Rhine, but the Rhine is so huge, with hundreds of lab departments alone. How long would it take us to visit them all?"

Standing at the edge of the corridor, Talina looked down at the busy "street" below and couldn't help feeling a headache.

"Structural Engineering, Parvis, we can start with him."

After a brief thought, Saria gave her own answer.

"Strictly speaking, the Balrog Project is already halfway to success. What's missing now is a suitable carrier and more Balrog fragments. Parvis can't just give up like that, and neither can the military."