Madam’s Identities Shocks the Entire City Again

Chapter 3680: The Problem Returns to Her

As she spoke, her dignified and sharp gaze swept across everyone present.

However, Quentin nonchalantly drank his black tea as if he was there just to make up the numbers.

Those from the Leonard family avoided her gaze and did not intend to interfere.

Among the three giants present, only Elder Xue, on her right, took a deep breath and asked worriedly, “Empress, what do you want to do?”

Nie Qingru saw the situation clearly and clenched her fists tightly. The veins on the back of her hand bulged. However, she did not show it on her face. “My idea is very simple. Stop them midway before they get to Beijing!”

But as soon as she finished speaking, Quentin put down his teacup and mocked, “I’m afraid it’s not that simple, right?”

Nie Qingru looked at him unhappily. “What do you mean, Archbishop?”

Quentin had always been at odds with her, and he now spoke at a moderate pace. “We all know that David and Cage are in charge of transporting the chips and rare earths, respectively. Neither of them are the simple characters you’re making them out to be. Stop them just like that? That’s too simplistic.”

He did not give Nie Qingru any face and said directly, “If the other party starts a conflict with us, should we stop them or retreat? If we want to stop them at all costs, is the Empress prepared to fall out with Continent F and Beijing? We need to rely on Cage’s power to cooperate with many minerals and weapons in Continent F. What’s your plan after we fall out with him?”

He asked several questions in a row, each of which accurately hit Nie Qingru’s weak spot. At the same time, he reminded the others in the Privy Council of how stupid Nie Qingru’s idea was…

Whispers could be heard all around.

Nie Qingru’s breathing became heavier and heavier the more Quentin spoke, and the way she looked at him was as if she wanted to skin him alive. “…What the Archbishop said makes sense.”

In the end, she was still able to keep her composure.

After a short setback, she immediately knew how to control the Privy Council. “But Archbishop, don’t forget that I’m not only doing this for personal grudges but also for the reclusive families’ prestige. Don’t say that it has nothing to do with you. You don’t care about failure at all.”

The reason why Nie Qingru was able to persuade them to stop the important collaboration with Beijing this time was because she paid a high price.

For example, Smith Bank had taken the risk to ban trade transactions with Beijing.

Hence, she reminded Quentin indifferently. She was also warning him to stop while he was ahead.

As expected, Quentin straightened his expression. “I’m just voicing my concerns.”

“It’s good that the Archbishop has concerns, but don’t scare yourself and boost others’ prestige.” Nie Qingru ignored him after saying that. She turned to Elder Xue. “There’s something I don’t understand. It’s not surprising that they can find rare earths in Continent F. But how did they bypass Tian Chen to find chip components in the illegal district?”

She had a plot in Tian Chen, just waiting for Qiao Nian to ask Lu Zhi for help.

She had a way to force him not to help her.

Originally, everything was going according to her plan. Who would have thought that Qiao Nian would not take the ordinary path at all? She had never thought of obtaining the chip components through Tian Chen, but she still got them.

This was not part of Nie Qingru’s plan.

This accident was enough to catch her off guard.

She knew well that only two things could restrain Beijing and force it to lower its head—rare earths and chip components.

Qiao Nian countered her and returned the problem to her.