Struggle in Russia

"How do you know I'm not nervous?"

Facing Li Xiao's rhetorical question, Alexei said unhappily: "I know you too well, you are definitely not like this when you are nervous! Tell me, do you have any clues about the assassin?"

Li Xiao shook his head and said, "No! These guys are all veterans, they did it very neatly, and they even silenced their own people before they escaped. How could they get another clue!"

Alexey stared at him with wide eyes and asked puzzledly, "If that's the case? How can you be so relaxed? I feel dizzy now when I think of His Majesty's questioning. Although the Golitsyn family is not as good as it used to be, it is a family after all. Marquis!"

Li Xiao put his arms around his shoulders and patted his back to comfort him: "Don't worry, relax! Relax!"

But Alexey interrupted with a wry smile: "How can I relax, Earl Vladimir's mess is not over yet, and another incident like this has happened, it's just like the tree wants to be quiet and the wind is not stopping!"

Speaking of which, Alexei seemed to suddenly think of something. He lowered his voice and leaned into Li Xiao's ear and asked, "You did Count Vladimir's scarlet fever, right? Your efficiency is too high!"

Li Xiao tilted his neck and said, "Do you believe me when I say I didn't do it?"

Alexey smiled and said: "Of course I believe it! Hehe, but you did a great job! I sent someone to check it, and it was perfect! If you hadn't told me before, I would have believed Fra Count Kimir's illness was an accident..."

Li Xiao shook his head again and said, "Let's focus on the assassin, I think..."

Alexei interrupted him again: "Didn't you say that there is no clue?"

Li Xiao sighed again: "Of course there are no clues, but what clues are needed for this kind of thing? As long as you have a brain, you can guess who did it!"

This made Alexei's face blush, because he really didn't guess who did it, he was completely out of his mind, okay, so he can be regarded as brainless, okay?

Li Xiao rolled his eyes at him, as if to say: "You just know you have no brains!"

"It goes without saying that my good brother must have done it, and only the Duke Constantine would do it!"

Alexei was a little confused, completely unable to understand the necessary causal connection.

Li Xiao could only explain: "For Grand Duke Constantine,

As long as we don't make mistakes, he has no chance, so he can only make mistakes for us by force. Didn't Golitsyn spread rumors that are not good for you before? Obviously, the calmness of the nobles in Bucharest disappointed them, so They can only kill Golitsyn and frame him! "

Alexei's eyes widened. He slowly connected the things together, and immediately cursed: "Damn! So despicable and shameless!"

Li Xiao asked indifferently: "Isn't that normal, isn't that little fat man always like this!"

Alexei suddenly smiled wryly: "Then why don't you make preparations in advance, what's the use of postponing the incident now that it happened! Compared with me, you're nothing more than fifty steps and laughing at one hundred steps, okay?"

It could be seen that Alexei was very frustrated and felt that he had fallen into the trap of Grand Duke Constantine. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't find a good solution, so he could only ask Li Xiao, "You have a solution, right?"

Li Xiao spread his hands and said, "What can I do? I can only see what I can do. If my prediction is not bad, my good brother will come to you to negotiate terms soon..."

Li Xiao's guess was not bad at all. Viscount Prozolov really has no patience, at least for someone of his rank, his patience is really not very good, and within three days he did find him.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I am here to call on you on behalf of Grand Duke Constantine."

Viscount Prozolov clarified his identity straight to the point as soon as he came up, for fear that Alexei would not know who was behind him. Actually, there is no need for that, because Li Xiao had already introduced Alexei to his wonderful brother.

"Oh?" Alexei hummed calmly, but he was actually very concerned about what Grand Duke Constantine wanted to do, and he asked calmly, "What advice does His Royal Highness send you here for? "

Viscount Prozolov smiled and replied frankly: "You should know that I have visited His Excellency the Grand Duke Andrei Konstantinovich before and conveyed His Royal Highness' desire for cooperation. You should have heard about this, right? ?”

Alexei replied: "Yes, but I have no interest in cooperating with His Royal Highness!"

Viscount Prozolov glanced at Alexei, and said confidently, proudly and meaningfully, "Then you should be interested now, right?"

Alexei narrowed his eyes slightly, and said coldly, "Why am I interested?"

Viscount Prozolov raised his legs and said loudly: "Your Excellency, your condition is not very good recently! Look at how many things have happened in Wallachia during this period. Count Vladimir was murdered and his life was in danger. The Marquis Golitsyn was assassinated suddenly again, and the rumors in the market are very unfavorable to you! If these news reach His Majesty's ears, what do you think will happen?"

Alexey took a slight breath, seeing Viscount Prozolov's eyes getting worse, this guy was obviously threatening him, but he didn't get angry, but asked calmly: "Vlaky Earl Mill was assassinated? Where did this come from? Why didn’t I know? Where did you get the news? Do you know what it means to openly spread rumors in Wallachia?”

Viscount Prozolov was taken aback for a moment, Alexey's strength was a bit beyond his expectation, according to his estimation, the other party should not have such an attitude.

But Viscount Prozolov didn't care, because he felt that Alexei was just a dead duck with a stubborn mouth. The current situation was that he was completely dominant, and the other party had no right to resist at all.

"Whether Count Vladimir was assassinated, I think you should know better than me," Viscount Prozolov said with a mysterious smile, "Don't think it's a trivial matter, indeed you are in Bucharest and Vanessa. Rakia can cover the sky with one hand, but don't forget, you don't have this ability in St. Petersburg!"

Alexei remained expressionless, and looked at Viscount Prozolov calmly, as if everything he said had nothing to do with him.

"You have something to say! If you think I will be intimidated by your few words, it can only be said that you underestimate me...Now, Your Excellency, you better have something to say, because these low-end little The means are basically useless, I advise you not to waste your saliva!"