Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 199 - 195: Wang Xu’s Suggestions

Chapter 199: Chapter 195: Wang Xu’s Suggestions

As Muransi left the conference room, he looked utterly disconsolate. Li Si, standing at the door, watched him leave, stealing one last glance before entering the room. Approaching Wang Xu, he said, "Boss, you might have been too harsh. After all, he is the Crown Prince. What if he really decides to completely cut ties with us?"

"Hm," Wang Xu hummed coldly, "Don’t be fooled by his arrogance when he curses at us. He dare not sever the cooperative relationship between Ronisca and our headquarters on his own. Despite the loud opposition to the cooperation within Ronisca, they are merely stirring up trouble to gain more benefits. If Muransi really severs ties with our headquarters, he must ensure that he can establish a cooperative relationship with the Americans and receive benefits from them that are not inferior to ours. Otherwise, even as a Crown Prince, his dear King father would kill him upon his return!"

"So he’s all bark and no bite." Li Si looked towards the door, a tinge of sympathy displaying on his face.

Wang Xu heaved a sigh, settled into a chair, and took a sip of water before saying, "If anything happens to Luo’er and his team, I’ll surely make these guys pay."

In front of Li Si, Wang Xu never hid his concern for Luo’er. Each time he sent out the Advance Team, Wang Xu felt like a father sending his son off to a distant place.

"Boss, Commander Mooer is already waiting in your office." Li Si said.

"I know, go handle Muransi. I will go talk to him!" On hearing about Mooer, Wang Xu immediately stood up and headed for the door.

"What if he continues to curse?" Li Si stood behind him, asking with joking intent.

"What are you, an idiot, to let him curse you for free!" Wang Xu turned around to glare at him, speaking in a disgruntled tone.

"Understood!" Li Si saluted in response, smiling as he did so.

"You scamp!" Wang Xu shook his head, turned, and headed towards the office.

Mooer sat on the sofa in the office, looking somewhat nervously at his surroundings. He did not know what Muransi had said to Wang Xu, but he wanted to restore this relationship nonetheless. If Muransi really cut off their cooperation, then he would have no choice but to represent Ronisca and take Muransi into custody, then explain everything to Wang Xu.

Mooer knew very well that despite the loud opposition to the cooperation back home, most were hoping to get more benefits from the headquarters, not completely sever the cooperation. Despite the war being over, they had already cooperated for over thirty years. The King of Ronisca was not a fool, having witnessed the benefits Earth brought to Ronisca over the course of their thirty-year cooperation, so he surely would not agree to completely sever ties with the headquarters, as Muransi requested. That is unless Mooer could find the CIA now and establish an unbreakable cooperative relationship with them, just like with the headquarters.

"Commander Mooer, long time no see!" As Mooer was lost in thought, Wang Xu entered the office and greeted him politely.

"Long time no see, Mr. Wang Xu!" Mooer stood up and responded politely in Chinese, which Wang Xu could understand.

"Let’s not beat around the bush. I’ve already met with your elder brother, who’s about to leave, so let’s cut to the chase. If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak up!" Wang Xu sat down at his desk, gestured Mooer to sit, and got straight to the point.

"Mr. Wang Xu, can you tell me if your country really sent reconnaissance personnel to Helros?" Mooer did not mince words either.

Wang Xu looked at him, and then admitted honestly, "Yes."

"Why?"

"I don’t think there is a need to ask such a question. We both know why clearly, don’t we?" Wang Xu said.

"I am genuinely sorry that we did not communicate in time about the weapons export." Upon mentioning this matter, Mooer lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Wang Xu’s eyes.

"Commander Mooer, correct me if I’m wrong, but you were aware of the weapon exports from Ronisca to Masya. Why didn’t you mention it to me all this time since I took office?" Wang Xu pursued the point.

"This..." Mooer was silent and speechless.

"I understand your predicament, and I also know what your fellow citizens are thinking. But none of these are reasons to deceive a partner. Your deception has hurt a thirty-year friendship between us; do you truly believe it’s worth it?" Wang Xu continued to press the issue.

"I truly am sorry. From now on, I will promptly report any information you need. Please forgive my brother’s impertinence." Mooer said humbly.

Hearing this, Wang Xu couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh. Facing Mooer’s surprised gaze, he asked, "Commander Mooer, you support cooperation between Ronisca and headquarters while the domestic forces led by Mu Lansi oppose cooperation with headquarters. Who should we believe? Should we believe you, the air force commander, or Mu Lansi, the minister of internal affairs?"

"This..." Mooer was at a loss again.

Wang Xu indeed raised the most crucial question. If such a situation involving Ronisca happens again, whose explanation should the headquarters believe? Him, the air force commander, or Mu Lansi, the favorite in front of the king and possibly the next king of Ronisca?

Seeing him silent and speechless, Wang Xu sighed and then continued, "Commander Mooer, I’m not sure whether I ought to say this."

"Please enlighten me." Mooer said humbly.

"The issue with Masya’s cannons has angered the higher-ups, which is why they sent people to Helros. Without a doubt, this will cause some fractures in our nascent cooperative relationship. I really do not hope for a similar incident to occur again. This is not an order, but a suggestion."

"As for you, Commander Mooer," Wang Xu paused, then continued, "I am genuinely curious. You are the air force commander of Ronisca and in some sense, you hold the military power of the entire kingdom. What I don’t understand is why you are willing to obey orders from Minister Mu Lansi?"

"What do you mean?" Hearing his words, Mooer was taken aback and looked at him.

"I’m not trying to stir up trouble between you brothers. I’m just curious. You hold the entire kingdom’s military forces in your hand, why do you willingly obey someone else’s orders rather than your own will?" Wang Xu continued.

"I know you’ve always been dedicated to promoting cooperation between Ronisca and the headquarters, but your efforts are always interfered with by others. Don’t you have any thoughts about this?" Wang Xu asked.

Mooer was silent for a long while, then slowly asked, "So, Mr. Wang Xu, what do you suggest?"

"Don’t ask me. The principle of the headquarters is not to interfere with other countries’ internal affairs, so you won’t get any valuable information from me. However, I still want to remind you," Wang Xu paused, then continued. "Headquarters doesn’t want anything similar to happen again. Therefore, the future path of Ronisca may be determined by you. Whether to continue deepening cooperation with the headquarters or to challenge the limit of the headquarters once again, it’s entirely up to you, Commander Mooer!"

"I understand." After hearing Wang Xu’s words, Mooer’s expression suddenly became serious, and he pondered with a furrowed brow.

Even though Wang Xu claimed that he would not interfere with Ronisca’s internal affairs, his words had made his position clear. The plan where Mu Lansi tests the limit of the headquarters and then he comes in to clean up would no longer work. If they want to establish a stronger relationship with headquarters, the only way is to remove all these opportunists domestically.

Although he always hesitated to intervene in Ronisca’s internal affairs, Wang Xu’s words had reminded him. If he didn’t intervene, the headquarters would no longer have the patience to allow Ronisca to continue testing their limits.

At this moment, Mooer had a daring idea, which was to impose house arrest on Mu Lansi and then return to Helros to stage a coup. As the air force commander of Ronisca, he held all the military power and it would be relatively easy to stage a coup.

However, this matter needs long-term consideration. Otherwise, even if he forced the king to concede, many people within the kingdom would not approve. But no matter what, he could no longer remain politically indifferent. The incident with Masya’s cannons and this reconnaissance incident has created a huge rift in the relationship between both parties. Continuing this quibbling wouldn’t end well. Perhaps the headquarters might suffer some losses, but the price that Ronisca would have to pay would definitely not be light.

"Regarding your reconnaissance troops, I have ordered their weapons and equipment to be turned over to you. Additionally, I apologize on behalf of the air force for shooting down their aircraft. This was not my intention, please forgive me." Mooer bowed slightly.

"I understand, since they are unharmed, there’s no need for apologies," Wang Xu nodded and said, "However, I hope that such an incident will not happen again in the future."

"Of course," Mooer nodded in response, "Then, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave!"

"Take care!" Wang Xu rose to see him off.

Watching Mooer’s retreating figure, Wang Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help laughing.

Truthfully, he wasn’t certain that Mooer would heed his advice. But if Mooer did act according to his words, then Ronisca would essentially be stable, and there would be no mishaps.

Mooer firm in his stance towards cooperation. If he can seize political power in Ronisca as Wang Xu suggested, he will certainly eliminate the anti-cooperation forces in the kingdom. Consequently, the headquarters won’t need to worry about Ronisca being disloyal.

At this stage, Earth was about to mobilize its troops, and being freed from trouble on the Ronisca front, the headquarters could deal with the issue of whether to send troops to the Otherworld more effortlessly.

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