After the dance, time quickly turned five days.


    On July 3, when Lorraine landed in Nassau, the news that Carmen was staying at the bushnier church hotel was well known by the upper echelons of Hartford.


    At the green house on leeway street, old green shivered and continued today''s fourth cigar.


    The smoke in the study was as thick as substance. Sig sat by the window in disgust and could only search for the only fresh air from the small window crack and the grass outside the window.


    "Tracia, how many levills have defected now?"


    "As of dawn today, there are seven. Today''s news hasn''t come back, but since there has been a breakout, you are doomed to lose all your allies. It''s only a matter of time."


    Green took a deep breath of smoke and allowed it to accumulate and precipitate in his lungs. Until he could no longer hold his breath, he allowed it to flow out of all accessible holes.


    "I''m at the end, aren''t I?"


    "If you''re talking about the green chamber of Commerce, yes, but if you''re talking about the Green family, I don''t think so."


    "Oh?!" old green jumped up suddenly, as if he saw a drowning man jumping on SIG with straw.


    SiGe Shua shook the fan bone: "your whole body is smelly. At least please stay three meters away from me before these pungent smells disappear. Even if you come closer, I will leave immediately."


    Green suddenly stopped the car and stood five meters away from sig: "where is the way to break the game?"


    "I said at the ball that the way for the big chamber of Commerce to enter new fields is to absorb. Your ironmaking plant has become Drake''s target, and you can''t stop it."


    "But absorption can be acquisition or inheritance. The latter means you will go bankrupt completely, while the former..."


    "The former?"


    "Drake acquired Haite shipyard when he founded maritime group. Mr. Haite, the former owner of the shipyard, did not go bankrupt. He showed himself in front of Ms. Xavier. Finally, he was hired as the general manager of Haite shipyard and retained some shares."


    "With the expansion and upgrading of the maritime group, the Boston Haite family has not only not ushered in decline, but also developed more prosperous than that year. Even in Boston, where capital lacks a voice, the state and city governments must seriously consider his position and opinions."


    "You mean... Surrender?" Green''s face was uncertain.


    "Ms. Xavier probably won''t accept your surrender. After all, the cost of acquiring the green chamber of commerce is very high, while acquiring the bankrupt green chamber of commerce can be much cheaper and the price is very different."


    Seager fanned his fan with exaggeration, trying to blow away the smoke around him.


    "My opinion is to recommend yourself," she said. "Strive for a longer meeting time to fully demonstrate the value of you and the Green family to the steel city plan. As long as your value exceeds the market value of the green chamber of Commerce, the acquisition is a certainty. Judging from Ms. Xavier''s style, she will not be stingy with money."


    "Strive for a longer meeting time?"


    "Yes."


    "How long can it be called longer?"


    "About half an hour of solitude and one hour of space. No matter how short it is, it is not conducive to you to start the topic. If it is longer... It is estimated that it is beyond your ability."


    Green''s face jerked: "half an hour is even longer... How long did the traitors talk to her?"


    "Mr. tomilov talked to Ms. Xavier for fifteen minutes at the ball, and none of them remained more than five minutes, either at or after the ball."


    Green took a breath and said, "if you arrange it, are you sure you can get me 30 minutes?"


    "I do have a plan, but first, I have to see your collection..."


    ……


    Two hours later, confused Roy was taken to sig''s temporary guest room.


    The young man didn''t know what had happened. He only knew that his father asked him to come, but no one explained to him.


    The atmosphere at home these days was very depressing. He felt the crisis of the collapse of the building. Even being alone with the goddess in his heart could not dilute his uneasiness.


    He knocked nervously on the door and saw sig sitting on the sofa in the study reading like a child. There was a beautifully decorated flat box on the tea table. He had never seen it before and didn''t know what it contained.


    "Sig..." he whispered by the door.


    Seager raised his head, brushed away the scattered hair on his forehead, and smiled: "Roy, you''re here."


    "Yes. My father asked me to come..."


    "I know. Please sit down." Seager put down his book and stood up. "Do you want me to make tea for you?"


    "No... No."


    Roy sat down across from Seager, blushing and avoiding Seager''s shining eyes.


    "Sig, my father didn''t tell me what to do..."


    "Your family is in trouble, Roy, you know?" Seager came straight to the point.


    The red rhyme on Roy''s face suddenly faded seven points: "I feel a little, but no one told me, and I can''t know the details..."


    "The steel city plan," Seager whispered, "Ms. Xavier''s great plan needs the green chamber of Commerce to become a stepping stone and victim. In the face of the huge strength gap, the chamber of commerce is doomed to collapse."


    Roy''s hand trembled. "Are we... Doomed?"


    "It''s the chamber of Commerce, not you." Seager looked at Roy sadly. "Roy, tell me, do you love your father?"


    "Of course!"


    "How much love?"


    "Love willing to sacrifice his life for him!"


    "You are indeed Mr. Green''s gentlest child..." sig smiled with obvious bitterness. "Roy, you have the key to save the family and the chamber of Commerce in your hand, but if you want to use it to unlock the lock, you need to take a huge risk."


    "What should I do!"


    Seager lowered his head and pushed the flat box in front of him to Roy''s side.


    "Take it, meet your best friend colinsky, and... Do everything according to the plan."


    Roy''s gone.


    Seeing him walk out of the iron gate of the mansion with a generous background, Seager had compassion on his face.


    Green came out of the closed bedroom and stared at Seager.


    "What else do I need to do?"


    "Send your most trusted housekeeper and son. The housekeeper follows Roy and returns the results as quickly as possible. The son immediately goes to the city hall and tells the mayor that Roy stole your valuable collection and ran away from home. You should expel him from the house and officially break the relationship between father and son."


    "Why?" green asked incredulously.


    "Why?" Seager looked back strangely. "What part do you want to know, Mr. Green?"


    "Why Roy!"


    "Because he is your son, his identity is heavy enough, his speech has weight, and he can easily access your collection, making the accusations of theft and talking to himself a reality."


    "Why use an invitation to the auction as a door opening ceremony?"


    "Because your collection is too bad to find anything that can impress Ms. Xavier. The invitation to the famous auction is not. No matter whether there is anything Xavier wants in the auction, the limit of only 24 is enough to let her feel your sincerity." seagton said, "or... You can''t bear it?"


    "It doesn''t matter if I don''t give up. After all, in the current situation, I''m not in the mood to participate in the auction." Green took a deep breath: "the third question, why must I be evicted?"


    "Because that''s your only guarantee." Seager paced slowly to the small bar and took out a small tea bag. "Please let me explain the whole scheme for you."


    "Plan a is the beginning. Roy meets Ms. Xavier and delivers the greeting. Roy said that he has a sincere private ceremony with Mr. tomilov''s illegitimate son, and the tomilov family has special significance to Ms. Xavier now. With the introduction of that illegitimate son, he will be able to meet Ms. Xavier."


    "If all goes well, Roy will buy you the time you want. The announcement of his expulsion from the house is in the hands of the mayor. He has nothing to do with Ms. Xavier and is not the subordinate of the governor. You have a lot of time to get the announcement back, which will not have any impact on your self recommendation."


    "Plan B is flexible. If plan a fails, Roy will assassinate Ms. Xavier."


    "The assassination will make Drake feel the deep malice of the town. Whether it succeeds or fails, the steel city plan is likely to be maliciously dissuaded. Your move to expel Roy from the house before the incident will become your amulet, because according to the social rules, Drake''s hatred and revenge have no reason to involve you."


    "These two plans have more than 90% chance to break your dilemma. More importantly, they are cheap. You only need to pay an invitation that is destined not to attend the appointment and half of your illegitimate son."


    Seager''s plan was laid out. Mr. Green listened quietly, thought carefully, and finally nodded with emotion.


    "I trust you, tracia. Not only because you have been trusted by kedalir for many years, but also because you have done your best for me in less than ten days and guessed all the future."


    "I''ve never seen such a good mind as you, and I''m glad kidariel sent you to me in the most difficult time."


    "This is a miracle given to me by God. I will worship him, but before worship, I want to know what the last 10% is?"


    "The last 10%..." Seager pondered for a moment. "The negotiation failed, the assassination failed, Ms. Xavier survived, and was frightened. She had fled Hartford before my arrangement took effect."


    Green stayed where he was: "Carmen Xavier is frightened? Is that possible?"


    "She''s just a young woman. No matter how small the possibility is, we can''t rule it out, can''t we?"


    "What should I do then?"


    "He was regarded as an enemy by Drake chamber of Commerce, and then he made every effort to prepare for the war."


    "The real end?"


    Seager poured the prepared tea into the cup, only the only cup he drank.


    "The end of destruction, the last vitality, when it comes to fighting back, I will tell you plan C without reservation."


    "Before that?"


    "Pray," said Seager softly, taking a sip of strong tea. "God can protect you from the worst, but only you... Can save yourself."