In the Name of Empress-Chapter 351 - 239: Keep Romance Out of Politics

Real or acting?

Marco, having obtained the intelligence, fell into contemplation.

His intuition told him this was a dual act.

But the intelligence from frontline agents from different angles all indicated this was real.

The sailors hanged for public display, Alina and Roland’s fierce conflict, the retreat of the Fourth Fleet—all indisputable facts.

"It shouldn’t be, how could Roland act impulsively over such a trivial matter?"

Marco fell into contemplation.

He always valued intelligence work, and was especially curious about the rising young talents emerging globally in recent years.

In his intelligence analysis, Roland received high evaluations.

Although unaware of specific details, Roland secretly manipulates the new Empress of Sussex, even peering into Sussex’s true power structure.

Roland is a shrewd and calm politician, rarely driven by personal whims.

He always seeks to maximize benefits.

How could such a person disrupt the overall layout because of some wrongdoing sailors?

This is completely unreasonable.

Hours went by as Marco remained in silence until he suddenly understood.

He indeed fell into a blind spot. The problem does not lie with Roland, but with Alina.

He does not hold a high opinion of Alina.

This is a sheltered flower who grew up with a silver spoon, possessing impressive talent but unable to tolerate grievances.

He could even fathom the real reason behind Alina and Roland’s fallout.

Although Alina may act impulsively, it’s unlikely she would fall out with Roland over the deaths of a dozen police officers.

It’s not that she is calm, but in the eyes of these damn nobility, the lives of a dozen law enforcement officers are worthless.

If a dozen officers are just numbers, how could she break with Roland over such a trivial matter?

Are these two planning to trick him with such a simple ruse?

Obviously not possible.

If the enemy isn’t this foolish, then there must be a conspiracy!

Marco pondered for a long time and made a bold speculation.

The most likely conflict between Alina and Roland lies in when to head north.

For Roland, it would be best if Alina could return to Xidai and seize the Jin Yuan Kingdom’s great power, but achieving the highest goal is tremendously difficult.

A slightly inferior outcome is for Alina to fail in returning to Xidai, occupy a dozen southern provinces to establish another Jin Yuan Kingdom.

Marco’s eyes lit up.

No, this isn’t an inferior result, this is the optimal result.

Whether Alina succeeds in seizing power or is defeated, a new Jin Yuan Kingdom reborn from the ashes will emerge.

As a Sussex man, Roland naturally does not want to see such a powerful country emerge.

With Jin Yuan north and south opposing each other, Alina must rely on him; it is what Roland most desires and what Alina least wants.

Thus, they fall out.

That’s right. Politicians only part ways due to irreconcilable benefits, never impulsively over matters of pride.

Marco stood up and paced in the small study, muttering to himself, "A week, no later than a week, Alina will surely head north."

If his speculation is correct, Alina will head north once she has assembled her forces.

If Alina persistently refuses to leave the south, then it’s a setup to fish.

Marco’s lips slightly raised, revealing a sly smile.

These young people are really calculative, but unfortunately still too young, and got seen through by him.

...

Off the coast of Genova, on the upper deck of the Monarch.

Lisa squinted her eyes, intensely staring at the sea horizon, forcefully maintaining a calm exterior, but her trembling eyelashes betrayed her true inner state.

She was very angry.

Roland went to great lengths to help Alina reclaim power, to help her seek revenge, yet this ungrateful one executed the Fourth Fleet sailors over a minor matter.

They indeed committed crimes, but even for capital crimes, they should be handed over to Roland for disposition.

Alina is too unreasonable!

While Lisa was fuming and staring blankly at the sea horizon, footsteps were heard behind her.

There was no need to turn around; she knew it was Roland.

With peripheral vision, seeing Roland’s calm expression, Lisa bit her lip and asked, "You’re not angry?"

"Angry? You mean the falling out with Alina?"

"Yeah, she’s really too much."

Roland smiled and shook his head, reminding her, "Think again?"

Lisa stared at Roland’s eyes, observing for a long time yet seeing no anger.

She hesitated and fell into contemplation.

Seeing her earnest look, Roland felt a bit more anticipatory.

If Sylph can become a qualified politician from scratch, Sister Lisa might as well, right?

Though Lisa seems unnecessary to learn political skills, Roland vaguely feels it might be useful.

Even if useless, learning more isn’t a bad thing.

Eventually, she wouldn’t fail to understand what he and Sylph are talking about, always being an outsider.

Watching Roland filled with encouraging eyes, nearly giving up Lisa gritted her teeth to persist, continuing to think.

If Miss Sif can, why can’t she?

Lisa didn’t notice that she also grew a rare sense of competitiveness when facing Miss Sif.

After deep consideration, Lisa’s eyes lit up.

"I’ve got it!"

"You’ve got it?" Lisa gave Roland a big surprise, and he was also somewhat expectant of the answer.

As long as Lisa understands some, or even if she’s wrong doesn’t matter, as long as her thought process is correct.

Seeing Roland’s anticipatory gaze, Lisa cleared her throat and confidently stated her conclusion first.

"I think you still want to help Alina."

Roland froze for several seconds; his hesitation made Lisa a bit uneasy.

As Lisa was about to take back her words, Roland let out a hearty laugh, encouraging:

"Keep talking!"

Eh, did she guess right?

The first battle won, Lisa was highly motivated and continued to expand her thinking.

Alina publicly expelled Roland, yet he still wants to help her?

"You value Alina highly and don’t want her to fail?"

"Yes, absolutely right, keep going!" Roland’s voice was hard to conceal his excitement.

Could she really be a political genius just buried before?

Roland’s excitement had a reason, the initial Sylph couldn’t possibly guess the answer.

Did she guess correctly again?

Lisa’s instant confidence skyrocketted, her thoughts rapidly expanding.

Roland is so willing to help Alina, surely there must be a reason.

Firstly, Alina has nothing.

Secondly, Alina is stunning.

Though not wanting to admit, Lisa knows Alina’s feminine charm exceeds her own.

Additionally, despite being hurt by Alina, Roland still thinks of helping her.

Lastly, and most importantly, Roland steadfastly refused to bring Sylph on this mission.

Previously, he liked to take his Sylph baby wherever he went, except this time being an exception.

All the clues come together, Lisa mumbled:

"Alina met you at her most difficult time, she has nothing, yet you still decided to help her."

Roland’s face filled with delight.

Lisa already had mature thinking logic, very commendable indeed.

Spit it out, the truth is right before her eyes.

Seeing Roland’s delighted expression, Lisa was even more confident she wasn’t mistaken.

Except this answer made her a bit fearful.

An unsupported girl suddenly meets a savior in despair, and the rescuer is coincidentally so handsome, she surely wants to give thanks.

But alas, Alina has nothing, the only way to return gratitude she could think of again and again was only one.

Beautiful and flawless, soft and warm flesh.

"I know it, Alina is your lover, you guys have a relationship beyond friendship, thus you help her without hesitation!"

"You’re right... What are you blabbering about!"

Roland looked at Lisa, three parts shy and seven parts worried; he was utterly dumbfounded.

What a load of nonsense.

He must retract his previous statement; Lisa is definitely not a political genius.

She should be a romance drama director.

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