Byron's Blade

When Lan Ni stepped out of the medical tent, she saw Sistine, who was wearing a blue and black military police uniform, smoking a cigarette not far away. She stepped forward and said lightly:

"Let's go, let's talk somewhere else."

Sistine stamped out his cigarette and followed in silence.He has calmed down now, but his expression is still hesitant.

Lan Ni took him to her single tent, and the two sat on the folding chair outside. Lan Ni glanced at him, calmly opened her bracelet ID, and skillfully called up several photos and information , looking at it and saying:

"It came very quickly. It said it was three hours, but it's only two and a half hours."

"Hmm." Sistine hummed in a neutral tone.

"Where is the helicopter parked?"

Sistine pointed to the south of the base.

"Well, your brothers have worked hard from afar, and I will ask the higher-ups to give them a subsidy." Lan Ni smiled, and zoomed in on a photo on the holographic screen with her fingers to observe carefully.It was a hand, and Laney seemed to be looking at something on the wrist of that hand.But to Sistine, she seemed very absent-minded.

"Lanny, are you not afraid at all? This time you acted without authorization, do you know the consequences?" Sistine said with a frown.

"Consequences? One, I don't believe my father would issue such an order. As for the consequences, hehe. Two, if I wait foolishly for you to come instead of saving Miss Bailey, then the consequences will be really serious. Three, Xi Sting, you also grew up in the central city, and you should know how dirty the water is there. Don’t get involved in fights that have nothing to do with you. I advise you to keep your eyes bright and don’t be caught People don't even know they are gunmen," Lan Ni said.

Sistine shook her head straight: "It's not as simple as you think, Lanny, don't I know to stay out of it? But this time, Sister Bailey got into a catastrophe, and no one can protect her."

Lanny remained calm, waiting for his next words.

Sistine seemed to be very afraid of this matter, and his voice became lower and lower, almost making it difficult for Lanny to hear clearly:

"There was a high-ranking person who wanted her to die unexpectedly because she messed up that person's big plan."

"What big plan? Is it related to climate anomalies?" Lanny asked.

"I don't know the specific situation. This is my own guess. But you believe me, Lanny, it is absolutely [-]/[-]. Bailey can't live. If you save her, you are against that person. Bailey It is best to die outside the city due to an accident. If you return to the city alive, that person's attention will inevitably be transferred to the third squadron of the Western Army Mecha Division. The good times have passed. And even if you return to the city, Bailey may not be able to continue to live in the future. You can keep it for a while, but not forever. Doing so is not worth the gain, and it is definitely a loss-making business."

"Is Dean Aldous an insider?" Lan Ni asked calmly.

Sistine glanced at her and nodded imperceptibly.

"I'll ask you two questions, and you just need to nod or shake your head to answer me. Did Miss Bailey get into trouble when she was still in the city, and this trip out of the city is a trap to lure her into an accident?"

Sistine nodded.

"Is your father one of the insiders?"

Sistine hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and added, "I don't know, but he might know."

Lan Ni stopped talking, stared at the holographic screen of her bracelet ID, called up the second photo, and continued to observe carefully.Sistine couldn't help asking her:

"What have you been looking at since just now?"

"The photos of the four adventurers, three of them died, and one is critically ill and is being rescued. This is the scene photo of the three dead adventurers."

"what have you found?"

"They are all counterfeit by the military and police." Lan Ni said surprisingly.

Sistine raised his eyebrows in surprise, and asked, "How did you come to this conclusion?"

Lanny replied casually: "I doubted the identities of these adventurers at first. Judging from the bags they carried with them, although the large items such as pots, brackets, and sleeping bags are old, they are all used by active troops. The compass hanging on a person's bag is the latest military product. There is no way for real adventurers to obtain such military supplies. It's okay to deceive Miss Bailey, who doesn't know much about the army, but it's far from fooling me.

Also, looking at this photo, the cuffs of this person covering his wrists are torn, and there are still sun marks on his left wrist. Civilian IDs are all tied to his right wrist. Only soldiers use left-handed bracelets. id, and I zoomed in on the tan mark and adjusted the clarity. The tan mark has a special shape, and there is a military police badge in the center, which is absolutely unmistakable. "

Sistine shook his head, and then sighed: "No wonder you asked my father if he knew about it. It turned out that the military and police were involved. As the top leader of the military and police, it is impossible for my father not to know about this kind of thing. To be honest, until just now, I just had an intuition that my father might know, and if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't be sure."

"Your brother may know." Lanny said.

"That's right, father values ​​elder brother more." Sistine shrugged, looking a little helpless.

Lanny didn't speak, Sistine scratched his head and said:

"If elder brother had not been married long ago, maybe father should make a marriage contract between you and elder brother."

Lan Ni said with a ridiculous expression on her face, "Sistine, are you still tangling about the marriage contract? I'm really convinced by you. I don't like to repeat what I said. You have made me I've said it three times, and this is the last time: I will not marry you, let alone your brother, I decide my own marriage, and no one can force me."

"No... Well, well, you have the final say, you have the final say." Sistine raised his hands in surrender, and then changed the subject:

"What are you going to do about Miss Bailey?"

Lanny pursed her lips and gave him a sideways glance, then lowered her eyes and said:

"I'll think of a way again, you don't have to worry about it. In short, I won't embarrass you."

"Lanny..."

"It's already late, you've come from a long way, you should go to rest early. We're going back to the city tomorrow, I'm afraid you have to go with us." Lanny issued an order to evict the guests.

Sistine got up helplessly and walked out of the tent, saying:

"Well, good night, Lanny."

Lanny ignored him and pulled down the curtain of the tent directly.Sistine stood outside with a gloomy face, and then glanced at the two bodyguards of Lanny standing at the door. Seeing that they were staring ahead blankly, he turned and left without saying a word.

***

A violent jolt woke Mu Li up from a splitting headache, she frowned and struggled to open her eyes.The eyes slowly focused, and the blurry picture in front of her eyes became clear. She saw the roof of the armored vehicle.

"Second Lieutenant Mu, you're awake, how are you feeling?" The voice of the nurse accompanying the army rang in her ears, she turned her head, and saw the nurse sitting opposite the bed where she was lying, looking at her with concern.

"Uh...I'm a little thirsty..." she said with a dry voice and a weak voice.

The nurse quickly took the water bottle and put the straw into Mu Li's mouth. Mu Li drank a lot of water and finally relieved his thirst.She cleared her throat and asked:

"what time is it now?"

"Second lieutenant, you have been in a coma for five days. Today is September 22, at [-]:[-] in the morning, and we are going to the Ares region soon."

"...five days..." Mu Li was a little confused, "I...why..."

"You were poisoned by kudzu worms in the cave, so you fell into a coma," the nurse explained.

Mu Li recalled for a moment, and remembered that his neck felt a chill when he was climbing the rock wall. Could it be that time?Ah, I was so careless, I fell into a coma for five days after being poisoned, it was really scary.

Mu Li struggled to get up, and the nurse quickly came to help her.She sat up, took a breath, and asked:

"I've been in a coma for so many days, has anything happened?"

"What does the second lieutenant mean?" The nurse's eyes flickered and she asked a little embarrassedly.

"For example, what happened to the person we rescued? Also, didn't the central government send reinforcements?"

"Oh," the nurse seemed relieved, and replied, "I heard that the two people are not in a good condition now, especially the female scientist, who seems to be on the verge of death. The reinforcements from the Central Committee came that night, and the leading two The director of the Academy of Sciences, and a military and police officer, are now in another medical vehicle with Major Friesman, attending to the two men."

Mu Li nodded, looked around the carriage, found only the two of them, and said strangely:

"Where's Dr. Alita?"

"She's in that medical van, too."

"Where's my...military uniform? I want to get out of the car and have a look."

"Second Lieutenant, you should rest a little longer, it's not suitable to come down and walk around now." The nurse hurriedly stopped him.

"I've been lying down for too long, and my bones are about to fall apart, so just let me go for a walk." Mu Li pleaded.

The nurse was in a dilemma when suddenly the intercom on the wall of the carriage rang, and the nurse hurried to answer it, only to hear Lanny's voice:

"Is she awake?"

"Yes, Major. The Lieutenant said he wanted to get out and walk."

"Let her come down, I'll pick her up right away," Lan Ni said.

"Good Major." The nurse finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With the help of the nurse, Mu Li put on the military uniform, and was not equipped with a powered exoskeleton. He just put on a helmet to supply oxygen, and then opened the door and got out of the car.The team was advancing, and the medical vehicle was parked in the grass on the side of the road to get off.Mu Li jumped out of the car, and saw the familiar green steel dragon.Today's weather is very gloomy, and the temperature outside is very cold for some reason. When I got out of the car, Muli felt like I was in winter, and I couldn't help shivering.She looked into the distance, and the city wall of the Ares region was clearly visible in the distance, a long black strip, inexplicably depressing.

An oncoming jeep sped up and stopped in front of Mu Li. Lan Ni jumped out of it and walked towards Mu Li:

"Second Lieutenant Mu, the team is advancing and will soon enter the city. You can move around a bit and get in my car."

Mu Li nodded, but felt a little depressed in her heart, why did she have to get Lan Ni's permission to get out of the car and go, this woman must be too lenient.

Mu Li stretched his body, and Lan Ni was watching from the side. Although she was wearing a helmet, Mu Li couldn't see her expression, but somehow felt that her gaze was a bit piercing, which made Mu Li feel uncomfortable.

What happened to you, Missy?Mu Li was at a loss.

"Let's go." Mu Li gave up and continued the activity, and followed Lan Ni to the car.At this time, they have fallen to the end of the team, and the last car has also fallen two to 300 meters away.Lan Ni didn't seem to be in a hurry, so she asked the driver to drive slowly, and Mu Li sat beside her without saying a word.

Lanni's car is her special modified off-road vehicle. There is an oxygen supply system in the car, so after entering the car and the door is sealed, you can take off the helmet instead of wearing it all the time.This kind of car is very luxurious. The energy consumption of the oxygen supply system alone is not affordable for ordinary military vehicles, and only the extravagant nobles like the eldest lady can use it.

The interior of the car is very spacious, Lan Ni took off her helmet and put it by her feet, and Mu Li followed suit.The eldest lady straightened her messy hair, then patted the driver's seat in front and said:

"Second Lieutenant Mu and I have something to talk about."

"Yes, Major." The driver replied, and then the electric baffles between the driver's seat, the co-pilot and the rear seats closed.

"Turn around." Lan Ni turned her head and said to Mu Li.

"Ah?" Mu Li didn't understand why.

"Oh, I let you turn around."

"Oh." Mu Li turned around, and Lan Ni suddenly grabbed her back, pulled down her collar, and looked at the back of her neck.

"Uh, Major..." Mu Li couldn't help shouting, feeling weird in his heart.

"That's right, the wound healed quickly." Lanny sounded satisfied.

"Thank you Major for your trouble." Mu Li said politely.

Unexpectedly, Lan Ni answered, "Hmm...you really bothered me. Second Lieutenant Mu, you really don't remember anything?"

Mu Li was a little embarrassed, should she remember anything?Could it be that during the five days she was in a coma, what did she do unconsciously to offend the eldest lady?

Lan Ni stretched out her hand and parted her lower lip to show Mu Li, and Mu Li saw a deep wound, which seemed to be bitten out.

"This..." Mu Li stared at Lanni with wide eyes, his silly expression was inexplicably cute.

"Second Lieutenant Mu, someone came to see you with good intentions. You said that you were poisoned by kudzu poison and had hallucinations. It doesn't matter, but don't mistake the person, and then hug and kiss him wildly. This kiss is also kissed, why are you still How about biting? It hurts." Lanny said deliberately.

"I, I, I..." Mu Li blushed instantly, did he really kiss Lan Ni, and did he bite her?

"You, you, you..." Lan Ni raised her beautiful phoenix eyes, and looked at her with a half-smile, "You tell me what to do, Second Lieutenant Mu."

"Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose..." Mu Li stuttered. It's not like she didn't have any memory after being in a coma for five days. At least she remembered that she seemed to be dreaming about a girl she hadn't seen for a long time, and she seemed to have done something. What not to do.She thought it was just a dream, but she didn't know that she... Oh my god!What did she do?

"Oh, an apology is useful, so what do you need the military and police for?" Lan Ni raised her eyebrows.

"Then... I don't know what to do, why don't you tell me what to do." Mu Li smashed the jar.

"Second Lieutenant Mu, you really have no sincerity at all." Lan Ni teased her.

"I...really...really sorry, I agree to whatever you say." Embarrassed and self-blame in Mu Li's heart, that's all he could say.

There was a moment of dimness in Lan Ni's eyes, which quickly disappeared, and then a smile bloomed and said:

"Then when we get back to the base, you have to go out on a date with me for a day, and you have to pay for everything I buy and eat."

Mu Li's expression was a little subtle, but then he became serious, and replied:

"Well, I promise you."