Byron's Blade

Mu Li carried Lan Ni downstairs, and as soon as he went out, he saw a stretched limousine parked at the door.She hadn't seen it when she first came, but it appeared now.The driver in uniform stood at the door, saw Mu Li and Lan Ni appear, and quickly opened the door.

Beside Mu Li, the expressionless maid was still helping to lift the skirt, and Yinghua was behind, helping Lan Ni with the handbag.Mu Li came to the door of the car, bent down, carefully paying attention to Lan Ni's head, and put her on the seat.Lan Ni withdrew the hand that hooked Mu Li, pinched her face affectionately, and looked at her with a smile.Mu Li's face was tense, but his face slowly turned red.She tidied up her clothes like a cover, then went around to the other side and got into the car.

As soon as she sat next to Lan Ni, she saw Lan Ni tilting her head and looking at her with winking eyes, and said sweetly:

"You look handsome today."

"Thank you, Major, for your compliment." Mu Li straightened his saber with both hands, looked straight ahead, and replied solemnly, but his heart was beating like a drum.

"What are you doing, relax, put down the knife." Lan Ni patted her and said angrily.

Mu Li obediently leaned against the seat with the general saber.At the same time, the two maids had packed Lani's dress properly, Yinghua handed the handbag to Lani, Lani looked back at them and said:

"Okay, you guys go back, it's hard work."

"Yes, miss." The two said in unison.

The door was closed and the car was moving. Mu Li saw two maids bowing to Lan Ni behind the car, not only was he speechless to himself, he really looked like an aristocrat.She couldn't stand being waited on like this.

"Yinghua and Ronghua, they are two sisters, my dedicated maids. Ronghua is my older sister, Yinghua is my younger sister, both of Chinese descent." Seeing that Mu Li cared about the two maids, Lan Ni introduced them.

Mu Li nodded, expressing his understanding.

Lanny said something to the driver in front:

"Old Xu, close the shutter, we have something to talk about."

"Yes, miss." The driver replied, and then the electric barrier between the front driver's seat and the passenger compartment was closed.

"My driver, Lao Xu, is usually responsible for picking me up." Lan Ni said casually.

Mu Li asked, "Is he a soldier?" She had noticed the driver's walking posture before, which was quite military.

"Yes, but I'm discharged from the army." Lanny answered briefly, then changed the subject:

"There is something, I just received the news this morning, let me tell you. Charlie Field has been confirmed dead. The body was found in the garbage incineration plant in Alta. It has been burned to ashes, leaving only three fingers , it is impossible to determine the exact time of death, but it can only be roughly determined to be within fifteen days."

Mu Li was taken aback and didn't know what to say for a moment.

She had only met Charlie Field, the staff lieutenant, once, and had never spoken to him at all, but she still left a deep impression on her.I feel that this person is very sinister, and the eyes behind the glasses are inexplicably uncomfortable.This person is equivalent to the political commissar in the Chinese army in the past, and he is also a figure in the political system, and he is not popular among pure soldiers.But why did he die so inexplicably?

"This matter is very strange. The biggest doubt is: Field disappeared in Ares, but the body was found in the garbage incineration plant in Alta. There was a gap of one and a half months, separated by a distance of [-] kilometers. What happened to him during this blank month and a half?"

Was he killed in Ares and dumped in the Alta garbage incineration plant; or did he leave the army without authorization and was killed in Alta later?One and a half months is too long, and it is very difficult to find out the truth.Mu Li frowned and thought about it, but he had no clue.

"Okay, don't think about it too much, I've already sent someone to investigate, wait for the results then. Today's dinner is very important, so get your mind back." Lan Ni reminded.

Mu Li nodded again.

The venue for the dinner was Lieutenant General Smith's private residence, which is located in the new Washington area to the west of the Chang'an area, where Americans live in large communities.Smith's private mansion covers an area of ​​1.8 hectares. It is a three-storey bungalow with a front yard and backyard, and a semi-indoor swimming pool. It is a typical luxurious family.The surrounding area is heavily guarded, and a large number of armed guards are stationed to ensure safety.When their car drove to the door, it was already past six in the evening, the cold wind was howling, and the weather outside was very cold.After getting out of the car, Mu Li quickly went around to Lan Ni's side, opened the car door, helped Lan Ni get out of the car, and put his cloak on her body by the way.Mu Li is glad that he also brought the long black cloak that matches the military uniform. This cloak is quite warm, and Lanny looks cold with her shoulders and back.

Lanny did walk with a limp and hurt her left ankle.In order to keep her in a relatively elegant posture, Mu Li held Lan Ni's waist on her left side and lifted most of her body up.It looks like the two are walking very closely together, but in fact Lan Ni's feet hardly touch the ground, and they are all being carried by Mu Li.Her skirt is long, and people can't see her feet, they just think she is floating.

The gate of the mansion is very busy, many famous cars and luxury cars are gathered, and many well-dressed people are getting off the cars one after another and pouring into the banquet hall.

Walking through the long red carpet, Mu Li and Lan Ni have arrived at the gate of the banquet hall under the guidance of the waiter.At the main entrance, Sistine was wearing an expensive black tuxedo suit, standing at the door to welcome guests, with a socially polite smile on his face, he looked completely different from the proud and conceited him in the past.

Sistine's eyes were quickly attracted by Mu Li and Lan Ni.The smile on his face froze when he saw the two of them being so intimate.

"Lanny, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time." Sistine greeted him, looked at Lanny and said, after speaking, his gaze shifted to Mu Li's face, and he stared at her with a straight face.

Mu Li remained expressionless, unmoved.

Sistine's gaze moved to Mu Li's hand around Lani's waist again, which meant clearly that he was warning Mu Li to let go.

"Major Sistine, Captain Mu is my companion tonight. It's really cold outside, can we go in?" Lan Ni spoke, looking at Sistine with raised eyebrows.

Sistine gritted his teeth, and Mu Li clearly saw the veins bursting on his forehead.In the end he held back, turned sideways and asked:

"come in."

Entering the main gate, one can see the curved stairs on both sides at a glance, and a double door in the center, resplendent and resplendent, with a lawful and neutral emblem—shield and scales—carved on the door.The Smith family is all in the lawful neutral camp, and they are also loyal believers in the Babel religion. They are proud of lawful neutrality, so they placed such ostentatious decorations at the entrance.

Mu Li took Lan Ni and took two steps inside, Lan Ni patted her and said softly:

"Put me down, I'll go by myself."

Mu Li looked at her in surprise, and asked, "Can you go?"

"I can walk." Lanny's answer was very simple.

Mu Li is depressed, you lied to me about your feelings again.She put down Lani, and she saw Lani stepping on high heels, walking gracefully towards the golden gate, and there was no way to see that her ankle was injured.Mu Li supported the saber at his waist, and followed step by step, with a devastated expression on his face.

A waiter asked Lanny to show the invitation.Lan Ni clicked on the bracelet id, called out the invitation letter, turned to look at Mu Li by the way, motioned to the waiter and said:

"The latter is my partner."

"Yes, Miss Freesman." The waiter said respectfully, and then opened the door, inviting Lan Ni and Mu Li to enter.

Behind the golden gate is the banquet hall, which is spacious and spacious, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the first floor.As soon as you enter, you can hear melodious music flowing, and countless glamorous men and women are shuttling through the venue, chatting with each other while holding wine glasses.Laughter, toasts and cups interlaced, elegant and extravagant.

As soon as Mu Li came in, she felt uncomfortable all over, this kind of occasion was not the place for her to come, she didn't even know how to put her hands and feet now, she frowned with a bitter expression.

The arrival of the eldest lady obviously attracted the attention of most people in the venue. Her beautiful dress and the powerful aura she exuded all over her body firmly caught the attention of others.Even though Mu Li came in with her, everyone automatically chose to ignore her.The audience was stunned and quiet for about two seconds before it became lively again.No one came forward to say hello to Lanny, and they still talked about themselves.It's just that the eyes glanced here from time to time, obviously paying attention to this place.

Lanny showed an incomparably standard formulaic smile, and looked around without fear.Then he squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, and said to Mu Li:

"Look, we're not very popular tonight. Almost all the people gathered here are political enemies of the Friesman family, and Smith has spent a lot of money this time."

Mu Li replied softly: "I don't understand, what else are you here for? Are you trying to sabotage Smith's canvassing plan?"

"What I do to destroy this, and who Smith will join, has nothing to do with me. I don't care about Smith. I have only one goal tonight, and that is the person sitting in the innermost part of the venue, in the independent conference room. He estimated that one night None of them will show up, but undoubtedly, he is the most important person."

"Who is it?" Mu Li asked.

"Didn't you ask me, who did Smith choose to support? Let me tell you now, I can confirm that it is General Els Pierre. He is also here today, in that conference room."

Mu Li suddenly opened his eyes wide, a flash of lightning flashed across his brain, he suddenly understood, and blurted out;

"Could it be that!"

"That's right, the reason why I came here tonight is because of Bailey." Lanny looked back at her with an intriguing smile.

Mu Li opened his mouth and was speechless for a while, Lan Ni is really too bold, she is not afraid of going deep into the dragon's lake and tiger's den like this, she will never return!

"I will lure him to the bait, this old fox, if he doesn't show his weakness in front of him, he will never be fooled... Oh, by the way, before that, I have to introduce a few people to you, all from my father people," said Lanny.

As she spoke, she looked around, but she didn't seem to see the person she was looking for, so she said to Mu Li:

"Sit aside and wait, I'll go back as soon as I go."

Mu Li took a deep breath and replied, "Okay."

Lan Ni walked away with graceful steps, and Mu Li sat alone on the sofa at the edge of the banquet hall, already full of turmoil in his heart.She should have thought earlier that Lanny's goal was him.Smith and him have already been in a mess, that's why Bailey was framed, and Lanny and herself almost died outside the walls of Ares.

That's right, the man behind Bailey's frame is General Els Pierre, the master of Aphrodite, the city of technology and culture!

The sonar device developed by the Academy of Sciences can attract predators; the abnormal reaction of Aldous, the president of the Academy of Sciences, when he learned of Bailey's death; the military and police who were originally unrelated were involved; Sistine was sent to participate in the rescue.All kinds of clues indicate that the Academy of Sciences and the military police have been colluding with General Pierre.Now that the general election is coming, and General Pierre is one of the candidates, it is conceivable that the banquet at the Smith family must be held for Pierre.

The military police is a force that must not be underestimated. In the military system, the military police occupy a very special position.It can be said that controlling the military and police means controlling the city-state.Pierre can receive Smith under his command, which can be said to be even more powerful.What Mu Li couldn't figure out was, why did General Friesman, such a smart person, just sit idly by?Could it be that General Friesman no longer regards the military and police in his eyes?Or is there another plan?

In addition, Mu Li is still wondering about the role of Sistine in the whole incident.Whether he is an insider or an uninformed person, it seems that she is sincere to Lan Ni, and she doesn't really want to harm Lan Ni. Mu Li speculates that maybe Sistine was excluded from the plan.Maybe he knew what his father and brother were going to do, but he kept silent, neither helping nor making trouble.

Last but not least, what disturbed her the most was, what on earth was Lani going to do, how was she going to hook Pierre?

While she was thinking, a pleasant female voice suddenly came from beside her:

"Captain Mu, what a coincidence that I can meet you here."

Mu Li turned his head to look, and it turned out to be Lanni's cousin, Mo Kexin, standing beside her, looking at her with a smile.She was dressed in a water-blue evening dress, which set off her gentle temperament and made her more fairy-like.Her jet-black hair was half-up, and she was still wearing the hairpin with Chinese classic charm, which looked very beautiful.She has a completely different beauty from Lanny, which is pleasing to the eye.

Mu Li quickly stood up, greeted with a smile:

"Miss Mo, nice to meet you."

"I haven't seen you for a few days. Captain Mu seems to be even more handsome. It really makes my heart beat faster." Mo Kexin tilted his head and blinked.

Mu Li: "..."

"Hehe, I'm just kidding, don't take it to heart. Captain Mu is following my dear cousin to this dinner." Mo Ke changed the topic carelessly.

"Yes, thanks to Major Friesman."

"Why are you alone? Where's Lanny?"

"Ah, the major seems to be looking for someone, let me wait here."

"Look at my cousin, I invited you here, but I left you here, it's really rude." Mo Kexin said.

"Where, Ms. Mo is being serious." Mu Li replied, thinking that the relationship between the two cousins ​​is really bad enough.

"So, Captain Mu, can you do me a favor and let me chat with you?"

"Of course, this is Mu Li's honor." Mu Li stroked his chest with one hand, bowed his head slightly, and saluted.