Arknights is too real, right?

The five major governors, the four major families, until Zhou Liang finished explaining to him the complicated situation in the interior of Yan country, the sky outside became dark.

The pot of tea has reached the bottom, and their cups are empty.

Zhou Liang stood up, even though his back ached from sitting, he still maintained a respectful attitude.

"Sir, let me make you another pot of tea."

Xia Feng waved his hand.

"No, it's getting late, and I have to go home. Lao Zhou, you should get off work early and rest."

Zhou Liang stood up straight and smiled slightly.

"Your Majesty, I still have some documents that need to be reviewed and approved. Your Excellency, please go ahead."

This sentence made Xia Feng a little embarrassed. To put it bluntly, he had to drag Zhou Liang over to chat, which delayed his work and off-duty time.

"Okay, then go and do your work. I'll just clean up and go back."

"yes."

After answering, Zhou Liang did not leave directly, but still stood next to Xia Feng.

Xia Feng was slightly confused.

"Is there anything else you can do?"

Zhou Liang's upper body leaned forward slightly.

"Sir, if we are just chatting, I would like to ask a question about you personally. In fact, I am just curious and I don't know whether to ask it or not."

After being together for so long, this was the first time Xia Feng heard Zhou Liang take the initiative to ask him personal questions.

"Of course you can ask."

The office is very quiet at night, and most of the staff in the Governor's Mansion have gone off work.

The two professionally trained shadow guard girls stood at the door, as if they had merged into one body in the night.

Zhou Liang's voice was not as serious as before, but filled with a human touch that came from the heart.

"Sir, you have asked me so much about the situation in the interior of Yan Kingdom. I guess you don't know anything about Yan Kingdom. I dare to ask, when the dispute is settled, why did you sit on the governor's seat of Yan Kingdom? This is the location."

If Zhou Liang asked this question suddenly, it would indeed sound offensive.

According to Zhou Liang's cautious character, it is obviously not his style to ask such questions, and he is more likely to be suspected by his superiors.

However, Zhou Liang still asked.

Xia Feng knew that Zhou Liang was not actually questioning him, but wanted to know as much as possible about his immediate boss outside of the scope of work.

Or maybe, in Zhou Liang's humble heart, he also wanted to treat him as a friend.

Faced with this question, Xia Feng did not show any displeasure, but replied truthfully with a smile.

"It's a long story. To put it simply, the Nishimiya family has been kind to me. I swore to keep the Nishimiya family invincible in this dispute. Now that the matter has settled, With the intervention of both Yan Guo and Victoria, I can only fulfill my oath by winning the position of governor.”

This answer does not have the power and intrigue that often accompanies those in power, but instead reveals a sense of friendship in its purity.

Zhou Liang was very moved when he heard that Xia Feng was willing to answer his inappropriate questions so sincerely.

"Sir, you are truly a kind and righteous person. This is not flattery, but the official's sincerity."

In the empty office at night, Xia Feng took off the governor's aloof mask.

There were mixed emotions in his smile.

"Lao Zhou, I'm actually very happy that you can look at me like this. To be honest, I'm not sure if I am a compassionate person. I have made many mistakes, killed many people, and lost important brothers and sisters. , Up to now, I can only try my best to climb to the top of power. I don’t know if what I am doing now is correct. I can only blindly believe. Only in this way, when the unpredictable storm comes in the future, Only then can I no longer have any regrets.”

Men rarely show their weakness and confusion to others.

Looking at the man in front of him who was young and in a high position, but whose eyes were so weathered that he seemed to have experienced vicissitudes of life, Zhou Liang felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.

Loyalty, loyalty, admiration, and affection don't seem to be anything like it. If I have to describe it, it's like a subtle tacit understanding between men.

Secretly taking a glance at Xia Feng's right eye which was covered by the eye patch, Zhou Liang continued to speak.

"Sir, you seem to have experienced a lot."

Now when it comes to this topic, Xia Feng has no evasion, and there is nothing to hide.

"It's not really a lot of things. It's just a little more than normal people in a certain period of time."

Seeing that Xia Feng was not displeased, Zhou Liang wanted to take the opportunity to learn more, so he boldly continued to ask.

"My lord, I would like to ask you again if I dare, you. You seem to have a very good relationship with Victoria. Among them..."

"Do you want to know the reason?"

Zhou Liang lowered his head.

"I didn't guess what you meant. If it's inconvenient, I just didn't ask."

"Old Zhou, haven't you heard of me before coming to Yandong?"

Zhou Liang raised his head and thought for a moment.

"The news in the interior of Yan country is not well-informed, and in my previous position as a lower official, I couldn't get much news from abroad. I only know that Victoria experienced a civil strife a year ago, and after the civil strife was calmed down, the empire officially announced that you died"

With Zhou Liang's position, it was already his limit to know so much about the real situation in Victoria at that time.

For Victoria, the Dark Ages were not an event worth celebrating; they could even be called a disgrace to the empire.

Of course, the empire will deliberately block the details of the civil strife, making it difficult for outsiders to know the specific truth except for its own citizens.

[The civil strife started when the queen expelled the infected. Later, due to the intervention of surrounding allies and the uprising of the infected in the southern military region, the final victory was achieved. Wei Na, who led the resistance, became the new king. 】

This is the Victoria incident from an outsider's perspective. Officials like Zhou Liang may know more, but not much more.

Only people like Yan Guoxiang, Lin Hong, and Wei Yanwu would know the real details. For them, these things require energy to investigate.

It is only natural for Zhou Liang to be curious about this matter.

Xia Feng didn't feel any bitterness or hatred at all, but answered in a relaxed tone.

"It's not a secret. Yes, my relationship with Victoria was established during that civil strife."

"grown ups."

Xia Feng leaned on the back of the chair and said leisurely.

"When the civil strife was at its peak, I used my own money to arm an army of more than 2 million infected people, and fought all the way from the city of Sainte in the south to the city of Londinium in the north. Then, I shot out my right eye and shot The sword split the city wall and delivered King Vina himself to Victoria’s throne.”

As the understatement fell, the office fell into dead silence.

Not only Zhou Liang was shocked by this answer, but even the two shadow guard girls who had been waiting at the door of the office expressionlessly couldn't help but look sideways at Xia Feng with disbelief at this moment.

Xia Feng stood up from the chair and stretched greatly.

"Okay, I had a great time chatting tonight. Lao Zhou, I'll go back first. Xiao Kong, Xiao Ling, you will get off work when I leave. Have you been waiting for me to leave quickly? Haha, okay. , everyone, let’s go to bed early.”

After that, Xia Feng put on a black coat and left the office briskly.

Only Zhou Liang and the two shadow guard girls were left, immersed in the shock of the last sentence.