Chapter 505 Greedy and Stupid
The Roziers at the long table were a little confused, and even Fan Shang was a little confused. They didn't know what riddle Alan and Ada were playing.
The Dark Lord is back. How is it possible? Didn’t the British Ministry of Magic refute the rumor? Who are they talking about, Death Eaters? Without the leadership of the Dark Lord, the Death Eaters alone would not be able to achieve anything. Didn't the newspapers say that!
Alan looked at Ada's young face and did not continue to speak. Unlike these tribesmen, Alan has his own unique information channel. He knows that the Dark Lord has returned.
But the news Alan received was somewhat different from the real situation. He knew that Voldemort was back and he also knew about the fire in Little Hangleton, but his news was half true and half false.
The fire was caused by the battle between Ada and Voldemort, but the news Alan received was the flame released by Voldemort alone. It was the Dark Lord who let him go in order to show the Death Eaters and the world that Voldemort was still powerful.
All in all, Alan was deceived, and this false news made his judgment erroneous.
The great King Voldemort had a 50-50 fight with a seventeen-year-old girl. Even if he said this, how many people would dare to believe it.
Alan also knew some of the things that happened in Hogwarts, which also came from this unreliable news channel. Alan knew about the conflict between Ada and Umbridge, and also learned about the attitude of the British Ministry of Magic towards Ada.
It also happened that Ada dropped out of Hogwarts. Alan, who only saw the surface, became more confident and made another misjudgment.
After all, only the two of them knew the differences between Dumbledore and Ada, and even Professor McGonagall didn't know much about it.
Now that Vida is seriously ill and may die at any time, Alan calls out, "God help me." As long as Vader dies, he will be able to capture the helpless Ada even though he is outnumbered!
It doesn't matter if he can fight, or if he is a warrior who can slay dragons, Ada is only one person, because many ants can kill an elephant. What's more, Ada is not an elephant here in Alan, just a young elephant that has not yet grown up.
Time waits for no one. If you allow the seedlings to continue to grow and deal with them when they become towering trees, you will have to pay an even greater price. Alan Rozier still has the courage to take advantage of your illness and take your life.
All of the above are the source of Alan Rozier's confidence, which makes him dare to go to the manor to stroke the tiger's beard today.
After seeing what Rose Manor had prepared, Alan became more confident. Aren't these things prepared for the funeral? In addition, many tribesmen have seen Wei Da's sick appearance. This is not a well-prepared scam, but the real thing!
As soon as Vader dies, Alan Rozier will launch a thunderous strike, sending both grandfather and grandson on the road at the same time.
Alan Rozier was looking at Ada, and Ada was also looking at Alan. Ada didn't know the source of Alan's information before, but she had been worried that he would continue to tolerate it and not attack herself.
Seeing the performance of Alan and his son today, Ada really wanted to say thank you to that person, thanking him for allowing Alan and his son to regain their confidence and courage.
In fact, Ada had met the person who provided information to Alan and his son. Not only had she met him, she also knew him. That man lived in Wiltshire, England, and his name was Lucius Malfoy.
Ada, who was sitting at the end of the long table, once again assumed the posture of Commander Ikari. She said, "I really still have things to do, so if you have anything to say, please tell me quickly while I'm still in the mood to listen."
Ada has been showing weakness to her enemies today, but she can't show too much cowardice. If Ada behaves too abnormally, it will only make Alan Rozier more vigilant.
The Rosiers at the long table responded hypocritically, saying that they were only here to care about Vida and comfort Ada. They are not as cruel as Alan and his son. They seek wealth, but not life.
"Uncles... er... and grandpas," Ada said with a smile, "Don't do this. You guys are talking awkwardly, and I'm not used to it. It's very harsh, really."
Everyone was choked by these words and felt a little uncomfortable. Although they were greedy and their food looked ugly, they still wanted to be decent, play the emotional card, and be polite.
But how could Ada let them get their wish? She was not an idiot, and she never liked doing things that were beautiful for adults.
Alan's eyes kept looking at the lavish conference hall, looking at the reliefs and then at the murals. He asked: "Drizzt, do you know where Rose Manor is?"
Seeing that Ada had no intention of speaking, Alan asked again: "Can anyone answer this question?"
Fan Shang volunteered and spoke directly: "This is the ancestral home of the Rozier family. It is the residence of past helmsmen of the Rozier family. It embodies the hard work of past generations of Rozier."
"You have heard that this is the ancestral home, not Aunt Vida's private home." Alan said, with greed in his eyes, "So, you have to hand over the Rose Manor and let it return to its original owner. Go up. Those messy flowers in the garden really disappoint the scenery."
Who is the original owner of Rose Manor? Of course it is the current helmsman, Alan Rozier.
Without hesitation, Ada nodded directly and said: "Okay, I have no objection. I have lived in this shabby house for a long time. I am tired of seeing those roses in the garden. They are so beautiful and beautiful, but they cannot withstand any wind or rain. "
Ada knew that these conditions were just another test by Alan to see how harsh conditions she could accept, so as to judge her own weakness and whether Vader was really terminally ill.
You can't accept them all, that would be too fake; you can't reject them all forcefully, that will scare Alan away.
"Second, you are not allowed to think of yourself as Rozier anymore. The rise and fall of Rozier has nothing to do with you. If you dare to think of yourself as Rozier, you are an enemy."
Alan put forward the second condition.
Still nodding without any hesitation, Ada said: "In my opinion, Rozier is just a surname, nothing special. Only you will regard a surname as an honor, which is both sad and pitiful."
As soon as these words came out, Rozier at the long table immediately became extremely angry, and someone directly cursed.
Although they have never added glory to this name, they have always been proud of being a Rozier and proud of being a pure-blood family. Ada fundamentally denied them, how could these people not be annoyed?
Ada picked her ears, as if she heard something dirty.
From the perspective of a pure-blood family, although Rozier's family members are not as large as Weasley's, they can be described as huge. However, among the many descendants of the Rozier family, few stand out, and most of them are idiots.
The one who stands out the most is lying upstairs, very old. Alan's generation, who was supposed to be the backbone of the family, died in a foreign land, and the rest followed the idiot Alan. They were worse than Alan. Among the younger generation, only Henry can see it, and the others don't mention it.
Badger Wolf laid a little mouse, Rozier is really worse than every generation.
There are only two or three smart people in a family, and the rest are all self-righteous fools. This is because they are lucky enough to have inherited it for so long. If their luck is a little bad, a ditch is enough to capsize this paper ship.
Alan stopped the noisy Roziers, he still had something to say.
"Third, you have to hand over half of the property in Aunt Vida's name. This property will be distributed to each family. This is what they deserve."
Ada was shocked. She knew Alan would put forward extremely harsh conditions, but she didn't expect that this old boy would actually make such a request. Alan Rozier, more or less...
"Impossible." Ada flatly refused.
She believed that Alan knew her name, Ada Grandet Drizzt, and she could not agree to such a thing under any circumstances. If you agree to even this, it would be extremely false.
Ada can expose her vulnerability by giving in, but she cannot show weakness without a bottom line, as that will only be counterproductive.
People in the conference hall started to make noise again. The first two items had little to do with them, but this one was the real benefit they could get. In their eyes, it was a great kindness to let Ada keep half of it, and she dared to disagree.
Ada was calm on the outside, but inside she was turbulent, neither crying nor laughing. Greed will make people stupid, and greedy fools will be even stupider and blinder.
"Aunt Weida took this from the tribe when she was in charge. You must return it to them." Alan threatened.
Alan put forward these conditions not only to test the truth and confirm whether Vader was really going to die. At the same time, it was also to paralyze Ada and make her feel that she was a greedy person who could be blinded by petty gains.
Regardless of whether Ada accepts these conditions or not, as long as Vader is really dead, Alan will take action and will not give Ada a chance to survive. Alan knew the importance of cutting the grass and roots.
"You'd better do as I say, Drizzt." Alan Rozier continued to threaten, this was his last temptation.