Byron's Blade

December is the month of the annual federal presidential election.Gaia, the main city of Gaia, which experienced the chaotic escape of mobs a few days ago, has returned to calm. The church has withdrawn the strict blockade order of the whole city, and the whole city has entered a period of intense preparations for the general election.In the presidential reelection, it is not only the president who is changed, but also the political team behind the president, that is, the members of the Federal Congress.Therefore, all kinds of campaign posters can be seen in the streets and alleys, as well as propaganda vehicles shouting political opinions with loudspeakers on the main road.

A low-key and luxurious black car drove through the street full of campaign posters, and slowly drove into a high-walled courtyard full of greenery.At the entrance of this high-walled compound, there is a doorplate carved out of marble, with the inscription "Federal Institute of Military Science and Technology".This is the military research institute that people talk about.

About seven or eight years ago, General Friesman served as the director of the Military Research Institute. Since then, the Military Research Institute has been firmly held by General Friesman.It can be said that this is a trump card that other generals do not have.Today, the young leader of the Military Research Institute is the son of General Friesman, Sona Friesman.

The black car was not stopped when it drove into the military research institute. The sentry at the gate immediately stood at attention and saluted when they saw the license plate number.This car belongs to the army, and the license plate is that of the city of Athena. Even people who don’t know much about military license plates can tell at a glance that there must be someone with a very important status sitting in this car.

The car stopped at the main entrance of the main building of the Military Research Institute. The driver with the rank of sergeant got out of the car, quickly walked around to the rear door, and opened the door for the distinguished guests in the car.A Eurasian woman with a gentle and beautiful face got out of the car. She was wearing a military uniform with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and it was a women's skirt. She looked like a literary soldier.This familiar face and figure was clearly the eldest lady of the Andres family who had once met Lanny in cafes and bars——Pell.

Peer Andres got out of the car, first looked up at the cloudy sky, showed a refreshing smile, and then stepped on high heels and walked quickly into the main building of the military exercise center.

There is a gate for identification at the door, and you need to swipe your bracelet ID to authenticate the identity of a researcher at the Military Research Institute to enter.As for the visiting visitors, they can only go to the front desk first, and let the front desk inform them of the people they want to visit.

"Girl, I want to find your Director Friesman, please inform him and let him come down to see me." Miss Pell stood in front of the receptionist and said with a smile on her face.

The girl at the front desk suddenly showed a slightly surprised look, and confirmed:

"Director Friesman, do you mean Colonel Thorna Friesman?"

"That's right, it's him." Pell smiled even more.

"May I ask your name, Gao?"

"Pell, if you tell him that Pell is coming, he will know."

The receptionist hesitated for a moment, then carefully looked at the woman in front of him, and found that she looked very familiar, but he just couldn't remember who it was.She operated the computer system on the desktop, called the number of the director's office, and informed Pell of his visit.Not long after, she didn't know what she heard from the other party, so she quickly got up and took off her earphones, and said respectfully to Pell:

"Please come with me and wait in the reception room. Colonel Friesman will come down soon."

But the so-called wait made Pell wait for four or ten minutes.Just when she lost her patience and wanted to go straight up to find someone, the door of the reception room finally opened, and Sona Friesman in military uniform appeared at the door.I haven't seen him for a few days, his original long hair has been cut into a round inch, but his beard has grown longer, making him look more masculine.

As soon as Pell saw him, he trotted over in high heels, threw himself into his arms, and shouted sweetly:

"Sona, long time no see, I miss you so much."

Sona froze in place with a helpless face, letting her hold her, the proud body of the young lady rubbed against him, making him very embarrassed, and he didn't dare to move.After finally waiting for the excitement of the eldest lady to pass, Sona gently pushed her away, keeping a distance carefully, and then asked:

"Why did you come here suddenly, and you didn't tell me in advance?"

"Didn't they want to give you a surprise... how about it, is there any surprise?" Pell blinked his big eyes and raised his head expectantly.

[There are no surprises, but there are no shortage of frights. 】

Then he changed the subject:

"Let me guess, you are here to rehearse, for Gaia's New Year's concert."

Pell pouted and said unhappily:

"You're always so smart, it's boring..."

【Ha ha...】

"I will stay in Gaia for about a month, and I will not leave until after the New Year. During this time, I have been rehearsing at the Gaia Grand Theater." Pell explained.

Sona nodded to show that he knew, then bypassed Per and sat on the sofa.

Seeing this, Per also leaned over, sat beside Sona, and clung to him.Sona moved to the other side and said:

"Is it okay if you don't go home for the New Year, where is your father?"

"It's okay, it's not the first time I don't go home for the New Year. He knows I'm here with you." Pell didn't lean on Sona any more, but just looked straight at his profile, and said.

Sona nodded silently again.

"Are you going to be busy during this time?" The implication: I want you to find time to accompany me.

Sona considered the answer and replied:

"Not very busy, but you know, I'm not idle."

"Well, then you can come to the theater to find me tomorrow, I should be there." Per said to himself.

Sona felt a little headache, but still replied: "Okay."

[Anyway, I didn't say when to go, so let's wait until the evening is free. 】

"You're so kind." Pell leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.Sona froze, without any reaction.

"Oh, I should go. The first thing I did when I came to Gaia was to find you. I forgot to go to the theater to report." Per stood up and grabbed his handbag.

"I'll see you off." Sona also stood up and said politely.

"No need, I have a driver. You are allowed to drive me to the door." Pell smiled winkingly.

Sona was expressionless: otherwise?

On the way to the gate, Pell also asked:

"I almost forgot to ask you, where is Lanny, how is she doing, I heard that she has been sick recently, is it all right? Send her text messages and calls, she rarely knows, and keeps telling me not to go Find her."

"Well, you must not go to her, otherwise she may not be able to bear it, and she will not be able to live from now on"

"Why?" Pell was taken aback by what he said.

"She definitely didn't tell you that her disease is a serious skin disease, and it's contagious. You know, she loves beauty and has a good face, so she definitely doesn't want to see you now. Be careful, too. Don't go to see her, don't get infected."

"Oh my god, it's terrible." Pell covered her mouth in surprise, "Lanny is so beautiful, how could such a thing happen to her?"

"I didn't take good care of her." Sona frowned deeply, full of self-blame.

"No, how could it be your fault? You are just too gentle, Sona. It seems that I have to find a doctor I know well. I can't let Lanny's beautiful face be ruined like this."

"Thank you, Pell, but no, we've found the best doctor, and we'll be cured in about two or three months."

"That's good." Per breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'm leaving, you pay attention to your body, don't work too hard."

"Go."

Sona watched Pell's car go away, lowered his head and rubbed the space between his brows.

【Father, father, you played this move quickly and cleanly, but I was tortured.What's more, I don't want to delay an innocent girl's youth, nor do I want to deceive her emotions. This task really makes people want to give up.I hope that the girl herself can wake up one day and get rid of all this as soon as possible. 】

***

In the southwest of Chu City, there is a continuous mountain range called "Changming Mountain".Surrounded by green forests in the mountains, the environment is quiet, and it is a rare resort within the federal city walls.There are many vacation villas of dignitaries and dignitaries walking here, hidden among dense forests, with winding paths leading to secluded places.

The only public facility is the Dongshan Sanatorium on the top of the main peak.This sanatorium has a history of a hundred years. It is a medical facility built just after the construction of Artemis, the city of adventurers.Originally, this was the recuperation villa of the general who was stationed in the city of the first generation of adventurers. Later, the general donated his villa and converted it into this sanatorium.Today, it is run by the First Military Region Hospital in Chudu City, and basically takes in officers who were seriously injured on the battlefield and survived, and need to recuperate.

The dean of the Dongshan Sanatorium once received great kindness from the hermit, so this place has also become a shelter for the wounded of the Assassin, and Assassin members who are seriously injured and need to recuperate will be sent here.

At ten o'clock in the morning on December 12, a silver-gray 3-seater jeep was driving on the winding mountain road.Alita Smith was driving the car, and Muli and Lanny were sitting side by side in the back row of seats.

From the moment he got in the car, Mu Li has been silent.In fact, Mu Li has been in a low mood ever since he received the task of picking up people from the Dongshan Sanatorium the day before yesterday.

Because I just joined Assassin, there are still many people and things to be familiar with.In the past two days, under the leadership of Zhao Zilong, they visited the Assassin members stationed at the headquarters, and ate lunch and dinner with the enthusiastic Assassin members.They also went to see Qiu Zheng and He Yingning.Qiu Zheng didn't seem to have any serious problems, but when he saw Mu Li, he put on a bad face, and Mu Li was also in a bad mood, so he didn't really want to leave her. The so-called condolence visits were all done by Lan Ni, who was standing by the side of the infirmary all the time. Pretending to be a wooden man by the door.

Qiu Zheng seemed to want to say something to her, but seeing that she seemed to be in a bad mood, he didn't say anything.

They also met the long-lost Alita, the "female military doctor" who had not only deceived Mu Li, but even Lan Ni had been fooled by her.The master who killed the fifth praying mantis-shaped predator outside the walls of Ares was this woman, but Lan Ni didn't recognize it was her at the time.However, Lan Ni was still suspicious, so after meeting again, she developed a strong interest in the Assassin vice president who had lied to her, and she felt a sense of sympathy for each other, and they had a very happy conversation.

Mu Li was really powerless in front of this female military doctor. She wanted to vent her anger on her, but Alita's playful face was able to stop her with a few words, and finally made her laugh, making her really angry. no temper.Mu Li decided to avoid messing with this woman in the future, it was too scary.

If Qiu Zheng knew her thoughts, Qiu Zheng would probably feel that she could share the same thoughts with Mu Li.

During the day, it was spent in the noise and bustle, but at night, it was quiet, and the suppressed thoughts surged up again.Mu Li would lean against the head of the bed and flip through Rui Qiao's diary.Lani would not bother her, snuggled up to her quietly, or read Raejo's diary with her.Occasionally, there will be a few words, but the topic will end soon.Lanny tried to explain her, but it seems that this is not something that can be relieved for a while.

Especially on the eve of meeting Dora, the miserable past was constantly recalled in my mind, which made it even more difficult.So much so that Mu Li couldn't fall asleep in the middle of the night, because she didn't want to wake up Lanny who was sleeping soundly in her arms, so she kept in the same position, lying in the same position all night, so that when she woke up in the morning, the muscles on the right side of her body were sore, and there was Signs of stiff neck.

The big silver jeep finally drove into the gate of Dongshan Nursing Home. The car stopped and a group of people got out of the car and walked into the gate.Alita seems to be very familiar with the staff here. She first greeted the nurse at the front desk.The nurse immediately called and asked them to go up.

Alita took Mu Li and Lan Ni to the fifth floor of the first inpatient building in a familiar manner.Here are all advanced wards, single rooms, complete facilities, very comfortable living.

When they were standing at the door of Room 506, Alita turned around, looked at Mu Li, and suddenly asked seriously:

"are you ready?"

Mu Li squeezed his fist, then nodded.

Alita opened the door and walked in silently.Mu Li followed behind, striding forward with difficulty.When she stepped into the ward, she saw the familiar slender figure, wearing a hospital gown, sitting on the edge of the bed, looking out the window with her back to them.Her long hair was cut short to shoulder length, and it fell down, so that she couldn't see her face clearly.

"Dora, do you see who came to see you?" Alita called softly.

Dora Piscoe turned her head slowly...