We moved to Golden Courtyard

Are you worried about me?

Now that Xu Qi has pointed it out, Ying no longer needs to hide it.

She nodded and said very seriously, "With the final battle against Otto imminent, I'm afraid you might have some mental issues. After all, Eleanor and Karen's work wasn't exactly successful."

Sakura's analysis is spot on.

The desire to gain Eleanor and Karen's loyalty stemmed not only from the perception that such talents were rare, but also from a deeper consideration: it was essentially a small confrontation with Otto.

Undoubtedly... Xu Qi suffered a crushing defeat.

He failed to win over any of them to his camp.

"My martial instincts tell me that Otto is unlike any of the enemies I've ever encountered before... He's a man who is absolutely indifferent to life and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals."

He will not hesitate to target your weaknesses. Our previous actions in Vanaheim had not triggered any action from Otto, and I am worried...

He wasn't unaware; he was just observing us.

Xu Qi frowned slightly.

He took Sakura's words seriously; the intuition of a top martial artist is often very accurate.

What Sakura said also aligns with what Otto would do.

If Otto had known from the beginning that the key to solving the problem lay with Xu Qi, then sacrificing an entire elite force of Vanaheim would have been acceptable, as long as it made it easier to observe Xu Qi.

The question is, what crazy things might he do after he has made his observations?

Xu Qi lacks experience in dealing with Otto, or rather, he lacks experience in confronting such a ruthless person.

"Always relying on yourself isn't a good habit, is it?"

Xu Qi smiled knowingly.

He released Sakura and said to Kafka, who had been in the room the whole time but remained hidden, "Call everyone over, we need to discuss some things."

In no time, everyone who knew Xu Qi gathered in the resistance's war room.

Of course, it wasn't just his women.

Kevin and others were also present.

Xu Qi had put a lot of thought into it. Last time, Kevin and the others weren't in the meeting room, which was full of his women. At first, everyone was able to discuss the issues normally.

But after the issues were discussed... what followed was quite an eyesore.

Xu Qi didn't want to come in standing and leave lying down.

So this time, not only Kevin was there, but also Xu Qi's mentor Xia Ya. Thinking that with elders present, you can't possibly cause any more trouble for yourselves, right?

The effect was quite good. Everyone sat up straight, and many people who came in and saw Xia Ya shyly went over to greet him.

After all, who doesn't know that this is Xu Qi's mentor?

Even the usually frivolous Himeko bowed respectfully to Char and his party before finding a seat next to Theresa.

When Qiqi came in, ignoring everyone else's expressions, she sat in Xu Qi's lap.

In response, all the men present chose to keep their eyes down and not think, but Xu Qi turned his head and saw Qi Qi's victorious smile, and he suddenly realized what was going on.

Someone is planning a rebellion.

Chapter 1179, Section 1172: You didn't underestimate him, but Otto is insane.

Qiqi's actions were beyond Xu Qi's expectations, yet they also seemed to make sense...

This queen of the resistance has faced her feelings squarely, so what she needs to do next is simply to do the same thing as her resistance army—resist!

Or rather—declare sovereignty!

Sheryl couldn't hold back any longer and immediately said, "It really is true that when the tiger is away, the monkey becomes king."

This is clearly a sarcastic remark; with Mei gone, anyone can now call themselves Xu Qi's first wife. However, while the statement is directed at Qi Qi, it's also a rather broad attack.

At least Mei and Rita couldn't help but glance at Seele.

Qiqi immediately retorted, "Heh, I won't argue with you."

It seems this rebel queen isn't so stupid after all.

However, it was clear that Xi'er was quite angry. Seeing this, Xu Qi quickly comforted her, "Ahem! Um... Xi'er, come sit next to me."

Xi'er snorted disdainfully, but still obediently sat down next to Xu Qi.

Before Qiqi could say anything more, Xu Qi immediately leaned down and kissed her on the lips, and the little girl immediately quieted down.

These young women... they really are a handful.

"No need to be too serious. Let's have a short meeting. I'm sure everyone knows about Otto's abdication. We all agreed that this was a challenge to me."

However, Sister Ying reminded me during the day that Otto is a treacherous and cunning man who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and should not be underestimated.

Now they're in the shadows, and we're in the open. If Otto's target is me, what will he do next? And how can I defend myself?

After Xu Qi finished speaking, the command center fell into a brief silence.

Mei was somewhat surprised, as the meeting had been quite sudden; she hadn't expected Xu Qi to want to discuss this issue with everyone. Then she glanced at Ying.

Is this just needless worry?

Mei is not an arrogant person. Since Ying has this doubt, Mei is willing to think about it more.

Whispers filled the meeting room; everyone had their own thoughts, but no one could be sure.

Xu Qi wasn't in a hurry. He gently patted Qiqi's little upturned bottom in his arms and said helplessly.

"What kind of antics are you pulling now?"

"Who knew you were going to hold such a serious meeting? I thought..."

Qiqi blushed slightly at this point and stopped talking.

Xu Qi suddenly felt a little worried. He had a feeling that he might have already become some kind of lecherous monster in the girls' eyes...

Kevin closed his eyes slightly.

He wasn't good at planning.

He is definitely the best executor, but he is absolutely not good at using his brain, so in this situation, it is better to leave it to someone who is good at it, such as Su.

"Xu Qi, before discussing this issue, you might as well think about what is most important to you."

Upon hearing Su's words, Xu Qi took them very seriously and immediately replied, "He is someone close to me."

"Would Otto be able to detect that?"

"can."

Su nodded.

He suddenly turned to look at Xia.

"Mr. Xia, you were once Xu Qi's teacher and also plotted the 956 subway incident in Shanghai. If you were in Otto's position, what would you do?"

Xia looked at the squinty-eyed man with some surprise.

He was deeply impressed by Su because one of the representatives on the other side of the courtyard was Dr. Mei, and the other was Su.

Both of them can be described as strategists.

But when it comes to intersection... there has never been one before.

"The first question we need to ask is whether dealing with the rebels or dealing with Xu Qi is more important to Otto."

Theresa was puzzled upon hearing this.

"Does it make any difference?"

"Yes, and the difference is huge, because the range of these two attacks is worlds apart."

"Tch!" Qianjie curled his lip in disdain. "Why not just attack Otto's lair and take him out? Why bother with all this?"

Xia was not angered by Qian Jie's words.

After all, this man may never have lost his composure and rationality.

"What this gentleman said is very true. In large-scale operations, finding the enemy's main force and conducting a strategic decisive battle is a necessary process. But how do we find the enemy's main force?"

In other words, how are we supposed to find Otto? After all, even our location seven days from now was revealed to us by Otto himself. Is this information trustworthy?

Xia Ya's explanation was quite detailed, and even Qian Jie fell silent after listening to it.

Mei understood quickly and said, "Mr. Xia, are you saying that Otto might launch a direct attack on Shanghai and attack the Golden Court?"

Xu Qi was stunned.

"How is that possible? They can't even handle things in Europe, yet they want to declare war on China? If it's just a small force infiltrating, then it's even more pointless."

With Fu Hua and the others there, sending anyone would be suicide.

“So, I’ve been thinking about this all along…” Xia Ya stared intently at Xu Qi. “You yourself said that Otto is a crazy person.”

Do you think he cares more about the mandate of heaven for the regime, or his own personal interests?

Xia's question caused Xu Qi to panic for no apparent reason.

"Just like when I launched the 956 incident, I never considered what would happen to me on the Shanghai subway, or what would happen to the people of Shanghai..."

I have fallen into hatred, and all I can think about is revenge—another meaning of "the ends justify the means" is that I am indifferent to sacrifice.

Such a person must be a madman who has reached a dead end in some sense.

Xu Qi suddenly clenched his fists!

"How do we attack... Even if they are really that crazy, with Kiki here, we can teleport back to Shanghai at any time!"

"The ability to teleport was already exposed during the attack on Vanaheim—if you consider Otto your greatest enemy, you shouldn't underestimate him; he must have been prepared." (External, 0 [Eight])

Xu Qi's heart sank to the bottom.

Golden Courtyard...

His family...

These are Xu Qi's Achilles' heel!

He had never underestimated Otto, but he had always treated him as a normal person thinking. However, his master's words today had awakened him...

Otto is likely not normal.

He's insane...

"Now let's go back to the Golden Courtyard..."

"What about the resistance forces here? If you want to negotiate with Otto, you need to have the strength to match him. Xu Qi, in this war, you cannot run away; you must engage in a direct confrontation with Otto!"

Xia Ya stood up. There were many things he would have said to Xu Qi even without today's meeting.

"You are actually stronger than Otto right now! Calm down and deal with each move as it comes. If even you don't have the belief that you can win, then we will definitely lose."

The atmosphere in the meeting room was extremely heavy.

Xu Qi took a deep breath.

"Don't worry, Master, I'm very calm right now, and I'm confident of victory! Let the professionals do what they're good at. Master, please tell me, what should I do next?"

Time flies, but it feels like we've gone back to the beginning, back to when Xu Qi first joined the subway company, following Xia Ya around every day, learning and obeying instructions.

Xia Ya didn't mind and taught Xu Qi one last time.

Chapter 1180, Section 1173: Xu Qi, come home often.

The afternoon meeting did not end as quickly as Xu Qi had imagined.

On the contrary, the meeting lasted until evening, but even so, Xu Qi was still unable to make up his mind on a very important decision.

It wasn't that he was indecisive; it was simply his master's suggestion...

That was too risky.

“I understand what you’re saying. But I came to Europe to prevent this conflict from affecting Shanghai and the Golden Court!”

Master, you said Otto was using a feint to try and get me to play along! I know it's a good idea, but I won't agree!

This is Xu Qi's final speech at the meeting.

After finishing his speech, he left the meeting room alone and went to the beach on the island.