Chapter 759: The Vicious Federate and His Vicious Plan
Lynch didn’t answer immediately. He picked up the teapot and poured a cup of floral tea for the Prime Minister, then poured one for himself. “I’m not quite sure what you mean,” he said, setting the teapot aside and looking at the Prime Minister.
Words spoken by different people carry different weight. When a vagrant says something, and when an empire’s Prime Minister says the same thing, the impact is worlds apart.
Still, Lynch couldn’t deny a subtle satisfaction—praise from someone of such high status, whether genuine or not, carried a different kind of power. And the fact remained: he had said it.
The Prime Minister wasn’t bothered by Lynch’s evasiveness. He simply smiled, though a trace of concern appeared on his face. “The Gephra Financial Index took another sharp dive today. Although the fall has paused for now, the outlook remains bleak.
“We can’t rely solely on the Minister of Finance to fix this and bring things back to normal. We have to make our own efforts as well.”
His words were official and guarded, never touching on the real core of the issue—expressing his intentions indirectly.
A less intelligent person might find this odd. After all, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance were political enemies, actively trying to undermine each other. So why was the Prime Minister now saying the kind of thing his rival would say?
But this was actually the most typical behavior of a Prime Minister. Even when everyone knows what he’s doing, he’ll never admit to it—let alone say it out loud.
He looked at Lynch, his tone somber. “Post-war Gephra is in bad shape. We can’t allow personal interests to drag the whole country into the mud. We need to get things back on track as soon as possible.”