"I remember he's twenty-three years old, and your demands are too strict for Kasia in every way. Whether it's strength or ability in other directions, it takes time to play and accumulate experience if you have talent. What were you doing at twenty-three?" calmed down, but Gabrie's final aggravated tone indicated that she was still angry.

The old man is nominally recuperating in the ward of the family hospital, but in fact he is under house arrest and has no freedom, and his activities are limited to this small ward. Ke Jiabiri knew that in terms of communication, the current patriarch was not so strict with the elderly, and there was a large contact range to use.

A few days ago, Gabriel tried to contact the old man, but he was all rejected. She thought it was the family that had made it more restrictive in this regard. But today, after he was free to enter and leave the old man's ward, Gabri realized that the refusal of contact should be acquiesced by the old man.

Gabriel used to be his secretary for a long time, and the old man had already observed his personality and temper clearly. The old man sighed, and after a short period of thought, he replied to Gabri's words: "When I was twenty-three years old, the seminary was a five-year study system, and I had just graduated. ”

The old man who heard Gabrie's mocking laughter pursed his mouth and didn't care: "Times are different, compare me with the current Kasia, it is indeed Kasia who has done better." The requirements were too strict for Kasia, both in strength and in the head, unless he was two, one in the environment of a military school, and the other under the influence of the various theories of the seminary. But 、、、"

The old man accentuated Gabrie's tone and focused on the last word with a twist: "Just because he is Kasia, no matter how strict and unreasonable the demands are, it will become a matter of course to put them on him." At the age of twenty-three, I would definitely not have been exposed to, nor would I have been forced to participate in, such an event. What about Kasia? This name was written on the list of students in the military academy, and later became known to some of the major powers? Do you think he can have the same choice as my twenty-three-year-old me?"

"I don't know what I was doing when I was twenty-three, but I can say one thing clearly - I am certainly not in danger of life at the age of twenty-three? Enemies? But enemies are only created by the family competition mechanism. Even if you run into it? As long as you bow your head and surrender, you can guarantee the safety of your life. Does he have an enemy?"

"He has enemies, and the enemies are all 、、、," said the old man. Do you feel like an illusion? "Just a Holy Emperor Hall is enough to explain anything. The situation is different, you now let Kasia stand out? Take the initiative to bow your head and admit your mistakes? Even if he can't afford to kneel? He wasn't greeted by a bullet pointed at the head? It's a cold weapon that cuts at the neck. Not the same? Therefore, the requirements will be different. What does he want to protect? And if you want to survive in the empire, you have to do it. His mandatory requirements and conditions stipulate that he must have these abilities. It is precisely because I don't have it that there is a tragedy around me, and it 、、、"

Gabriel didn't listen to the old man's explanation? She didn't continue after seeing that the old man had finished speaking? Pick up the conversation yourself: "Now? I just want to know what to do next! At what moment, where, who is needed, how to act, what are the detailed steps of action、、、 and so on. If you want to say this, you can save it for later, and you will live for a few years anyway? If you're lucky, I'll live longer than you and have time to listen to you. ”

"Ah、、、 it's not the patriarch anymore, and your mouth is not forgiving. The old man laughed, then shook his head, "I don't know. ”

Gabrie's breath was stunned, stuck in his throat.

The old man looked over, and his smile gradually disappeared: "Do you think that at this moment, I have lost all kinds of information and rights in the hospital, and I can still behave naturally in such a difficult matter as usual? All I can offer is general guidance and a little bit of empirical advice. ”

"Then you 、、、," Gabrie said, but was interrupted by the old man.

"There's still McGree on Chira's side, no matter how bad it is, Hilda and Po have both had experience of surviving in the cracks, and in the current situation, they have more or less corresponding measures. I'm not in a hurry on their side, the problem is always in Kasia. ”

As he spoke, the old man beckoned to Gabri, signaling her not to interrupt her words in a hurry and ask: "I know what you want to ask, it's not that there is no way for Kasia, but this method is not controlled." This time there is a belt mountain, Ye Jielin can't get by, you have found another person to cooperate, to command and handle the situation on your behalf, right? The way is there, it should be someone from the Hill family, and in terms of news, I still have some special channels to know something. ”

"You need to get in touch with this person, it seems to be a man named Hack, the only surviving heir to a certain member of the Hill family. In his words, the age factor makes him not strong enough to play games with an old man like us, but in terms of judging the situation, he may be able to think of this direction. After graduating from the seminary, he must have understood that in the case of his own lack of strength, looking for suitable allies and bringing in as many forces as possible can definitely be done, although it cannot effectively solve the problem, but it can definitely be done by delaying enough time to think. ”

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The whistle sounded several times in a row, and Isha and the others were packing their things, and Kasia closed the book in due time, and looked out the window at the crowd of passengers who were dragging their luggage or hurriedly getting off the bus in the direction of the exit, and couldn't help but let out a long breath.

It has been nearly two years since I was ready to go to the tundra. When I came back again, the station was not significantly different from the memory scene I left when I left, except for the changes in the decoration and billboards everywhere.

"I didn't expect to return to Manoma in this way and with the mood. Cassia, who was on the platform, looked around and took a deep breath. The air was moist with steam, but cold.

There is no familiar smell for a long time, and the capital of the empire is changing every moment, and every time it returns after a period of absence, it becomes a different shape in the senses.

"Here. Calciating his emotions, Cassia raised his hand and pointed ahead, and said to Isha behind him, "It's still too late to go back, and you can get rid of this incident once and for all." Seeing that the three people behind him were expressionless, Kasia shrugged his shoulders and stepped forward, "Thank you, that's all I can say now." ”