This situation was undoubtedly completely beyond Ivan's expectation. He never expected that the Black Iron Emperor Barry Rand, who had been shouting declarations of war at a domestic press conference, had actually passed away.

According to what I just learned, the other party probably died just after the press conference and not long after returning to his dormitory.

This news should not be false. As a representative of the Black Iron Empire, Pompeii Rand might lie to him, but the Ye Chamber of Commerce should not, and there is no reason to lie to him.

With the confirmation made by the Ye Chamber of Commerce, Barry Rand's death should be a certainty.

I have to say that the emergence of this news somewhat disrupted Ivan's original plan.

The scene fell into silence for a while, and Mia, as the mediator and witness, naturally would not let this state continue.

After confirming that the time was up, Mia let out two dry coughs, attracting the attention of the two heads of state to herself.

"The time has come. At exactly one o'clock in the afternoon, universe time, the summit meeting between the two countries initiated by the Black Iron Empire and the Elf Kingdom has officially begun."

When the time came, Mia started to go through the process.

Because this meeting will be used as evidence and the entire process will be recorded, so as part of the evidence, this process must still be followed.

"The talking representative sent by the Black Iron Empire is the first heir to the Black Iron Empire, the eldest prince Pompeii Rand, while the talking representative sent by the Elf Kingdom is the second heir of the Elf Kingdom.

Prince Ivan Rust.”

After briefly introducing the identities of the two parties, Mia raised her hands...

"Now, please confirm whether you can fully represent the two countries in dialogue."

"Confirm (confirm)!"

"Okay, the entire next meeting will be recorded with holographic images as evidence in the future. Both parties are asked to stay calm during the meeting and communicate seriously."

Having said this, Mia paused, then raised one hand and made an oath.

"I, Mia, as the Secretary-General of the Seven Star Alliance Committee, hereby swear that as the mediator, notary and host of this meeting, I will uphold a fair and objective attitude and will never favor any party."

"In order to ensure the order of the meeting, and also to ensure that both parties can have effective communication, I will ask questions to the two of them in sequence throughout the meeting, and use muting methods. The muting will only be lifted when the questions are answered."

"When facing questions at the same time, please do not deviate from the question itself, and insulting remarks are not allowed. If there is any need to add or raise objections, as the host of this meeting, I will leave time for both parties to make free statements.

.”

After saying a long reminder, Mia's eyes swept over the representatives from both sides.

"Do you two have any objections?"

"No objection (no objection)."

"Okay, now the meeting officially begins and the ban is activated."

As the ban was opened, Mia sorted out the documents in front of her, and her eyes first fell on Ivan.

"We first confirm the ins and outs of the whole thing. According to the chronological order of the whole thing that has been sorted out so far, please ask Prince Ivan to speak first. It will start from your decision to send an envoy to the Black Iron Empire. It is best to explain the situation at that time.

Ideas and explanations to a certain extent.”

While speaking, Mia lifted Ivan's ban.

Ivan did not speak immediately, but took a deep breath first.

It is easy for Ivan to retell the situation at that time, but he needs to control his emotions first.

"Our country has always maintained good diplomatic relations with the Black Iron Empire. After the incident in the Black Iron Empire, my father said that a true friend is someone who helps when it is time for him, so he decided to personally send an envoy to the Black Iron Empire during that sensitive period.

, to express support for the Black Iron Empire and prove the friendship between the two countries..."

Having said this, Ivan's emotions obviously fluctuated violently, and his angry eyes were staring straight at Pompeii Rand.

Combined with the previous words, Pompeii Rand's mood was extremely complicated when facing Ivan's angry eyes. For a moment, he didn't know how to deal with it.

Fortunately, Mia reminded her in time...

"Prince Ivan, please continue your statement."

After hearing the reminder, Ivan took a deep breath again.

"I was opposed at the time. Although I had no objection to the decision to support the Black Iron Empire, I was opposed to my father going there in person. But obviously, my objection was invalid. In the end, my father and our delegation set off on time on the determined date.

Heading to the Black Iron Empire."

When talking about this, Ivan seemed to want to continue, but was interrupted by Mia in time.

"Okay, let's give the floor to Prince Pompeii. Prince Ivan, please adjust your emotions."

Because after the mission set off, Ivan didn't know much about what happened next, and his perspective had shifted to the Black Iron Empire.

Under this premise, if Ivan continues to speak, the next speech will only be obviously emotional and will not be beneficial to this meeting.

Timely control of the situation at this time to make the meeting proceed more smoothly is what Mia has to do.

With the activation of the silence on Prince Ivan's side, the opportunity to speak quickly turned to Pompeii Rand's side.

Compared to Ivan, who was a little emotional, as a dwarf with a naturally fiery personality, Pompeii Rand showed an unexpected calmness at this time.

The root cause, to put it bluntly, is the death of Barry Rand. There is a transition.

Although some people internally speculated that it was the Elf King's assassination that stimulated Barry Rand and accelerated his death.

But in fact, as mentioned before, Barry Rand's health has been deteriorating day by day.

The previous impact of online public opinion had dealt a heavy blow to him, almost to the point of collapse.

In other words, Pompeo Rand was somewhat mentally prepared in advance for the death of Barry Rand.

If Barry Rand was directly killed by someone at that time, Pompeo Rand would definitely be furious.

But he actually died relatively peacefully in his palace, which caused Pompeii Rand's emotion at that time to be more of a grief for losing a loved one than anger.

Pompeii Rand's tone was heavy, but he remained very calm throughout the entire speech.

In comparison, when he told Barry Rand that he accused the Elf King of intending to assassinate, Ivan on the other side became obviously excited.
Chapter completed!