Chapter 42: The Beginning

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"Slater, it's been a long time since we've drunk like this."

At the wine table, Niniro held a wine glass and looked at the middle-aged man opposite and smiled.

The tavern was quiet as it was just the two of them.

Most of the shops were closed now, and his tavern was no exception, but he and she were drinking.

The tavern was a little dim, with only one magic lamp turned on in the huge tavern, and its brilliance was not weak, but it was dim compared to the whole environment.

"I'm used to drinking on the eve of an important day." Slater shook the bottle in his hand and said calmly.

"Won't you make a mistake if you drink too much?" Niniro said.

"No, it just makes me more sober."

With that, Sleytel tilted his head up at the bottle and took a sip, as if to prove something.

"What about you? Is there a catch? ”

Harvest? Niniro looked at the shaking wine glass in her hand, sighed lightly, and said, "Your information is right. ”

"Looks like you're disappointed."

Niniro nodded and said, "I don't believe Livi will betray me, but as a result-"

"She's just a little girl." Slater said casually: "At her age, there are always things that are disappointing, you should know that. ”

"But that doesn't justify betrayal." Niniro shook her head.

"What are you going to do afterwards?" Slater asked. "Will you kill her?"

"No, I'll kick her out of the team."

"It's going to be more cruel than killing her."

"Is it cruel?" Niniro drank the wine in the glass, and her charming face showed a trace of bitterness: "I just want to tell her that this is the price of growth." ”

"I can see that you still have feelings for her, why don't you give her a chance?" Slater seemed to be persuading.

"The child will always leave the care of her parents, and since she has the courage to betray me, then she should bear the consequences of this qiē." Niniro picked up another wine bottle on the table and filled the glass, saying, "My relationship with her has been severed since the moment she decided to betray, and not killing her is the opportunity I gave her." ”

Slater chuckled, he didn't reply, because it was her internal affair, and he had no reason to be troublesome.

He had already thought of the ending of the little girl named Livi in his heart, but the premise of one qiē was that Niniluo's plan was successful.

He knew something about Livi's origins, and before she met Niniro, she had a happy family, but the good times didn't last long, and a sudden fire caused her to lose all her loved ones.

Niniro saved her at the time, and it was only her.

She had a reason to save her because that fire had something to do with her.

An operation entrusted by a mission, an arson, and Livi's family was just unfortunately innocently affected.

Maybe it's guilt, maybe it's sympathy, and when she realizes it, only Livi survives.

In the years that followed, Niniro adopted her.

Educate, protect, teach.

And the old people who know the truth of this matter are now very few in the group, and they will not say it, because if Niniro does not say it, they cannot say it.

She and her relationship are like sisters, more like mother and daughter.

The cultivation of feelings takes overnight, and the breakdown of feelings only takes one night.

If Alec is dead, then Joya will also die.

Now Livi seems to have regarded Joya as her future partner, and if Joa dies-

It's really an interesting drama.

Sretl thought helplessly, so he probably knew the pain in Niniro's heart.

She's human, she has feelings.

Maybe it's something that makes her different, but she hasn't lost that human feeling.

He doesn't understand her past, just as she doesn't understand his.

This is a tacit understanding between the two sides.

Cooperation, utilization, union.

It was enough for him to have a relationship with her.

Under the wine table, there are empty wine bottles that are discarded in a messy manner, and on the wine table, there are no wine bottles and no wine glasses.

Slater didn't drink much, and this was not much compared to what Ninello drank.

His amount was sufficient, and he couldn't drink any more, because any more would be counterproductive.

And she didn't, from the beginning until now, she kept drinking, she didn't pour like he poured with his head on the back of the bottle, but a cup, a cup.

She drank slowly, seemed to be slow, and before she knew it, she had drunk a lot.

Niniro lay on the table, smiling and smiling bitterly.

"You've drunk too much." Sretl shook his head.

"I know." Niniro bent her arm on the table in front of her, her head resting on it, her eyes closed, and her mouth murmuring.

"Looks like you need to sleep here for the night." Slater stepped out of his seat and walked to the bar somewhere.

"Whew-"

Niniro didn't answer, leaving only a slight snoring.

Pulling a rough fur coat from somewhere at the bar, Slater walked up behind her and draped it over her.

"At this time, you are like a woman."

Slater looked at her delicate and slightly drunk face, sighed softly and turned to leave.

Dawn breaks.

Xia Lan sorted out his outfit in front of the mirror, he was ready to go out, and he went out to be invited.

The face in front of the mirror is much better than yesterday, pale, but no longer sickly.

The potion given by the teenage apothecary did have some effect, at least the life that had been falling slowly stopped, and even recovered slightly, at the cost of his legs being a little weak.

But for the physique of a high-ranking swordsman, this softness does not bring much obstacle to him.

After breakfast, Xia Lan took the horses brought by the squire and left the Golden Lady Hotel.

"Palau, do you need to keep up?"

At the door of the Golden Lady Hotel where Xia Lan left, Arlin tilted his head and asked his colleagues.

"Wait, didn't Lord Lothlyn warn us yesterday? It's likely that we've been tracked and we're probably going to lose him again if we're not careful. Palau shook his head.

At the Fourth Prince's Mansion, Lotlyn did not reprimand the two investigators who had taken refuge, and when he heard their reports, his interest became even stronger.

He admonished them to get back to their task and that he needed to take a closer look.

Maybe he wouldn't be the murderer, but for some reason, he was interested in him.

So that night, Palau and Arlin checked into the Golden Lady Inn.

"The attendant heard about it that day, it seems that he was invited to attend the academy festival by two female students from Wang Lizhongyāng Academy, and I think he may not be distracted this time." Arlin said as he looked at the disappearing back.

Palau nodded, gestured to Arlin to follow, and said as he walked: "Don't have other chances, otherwise today's mission will fail again, how to explain to Lord Lotrin." ”

Arlin sighed lightly and said, "Why is Lord Lorslin so troublesome, wouldn't it be better to just arrest him and interrogate him in the guard hall." ”

"I've thought about this too, but what if we can't get the information we want from a rash arrest and interrogation? Moreover, the identity of the other party is still unclear, and the rash disturbance will only make him more vigilant, and he will not be able to find out anything when he wants to. Palau explained slowly.

"Maybe."

This is the second time that Xia Lan has come to Wang Li Zhongyāng Academy, and this time is different from the last time, even if it is still early, but outside the gate of Wang Li Academy, there is an endless stream of people from different classes.

There were more guards at the gate than ever, and they were all busy, and they were at their busiest when the academy festival came.

They have to be careful when facing each character, because you don't know who is behind this character, or who he is, and the slightest mistake is likely to be a disaster.

Xia Lan found a remote corner, contained the horses, changed the cards, and walked straight towards the academy.

"Brother Xia Lan!"

Shortly after entering the academy, he heard a familiar voice, it was Maggie's voice.

Charan turned around and looked at the sound, only to see Maggie in her college uniform waving to him alone under a tree.

The people passing by around had sideways glances, Xia Lan walked in Maggie's direction indifferently, came to her, and looked at Maggie's slightly red face, as if she was shy and excited.

"Why are you alone?"

Perhaps out of habit of safety, Xia Lan couldn't help but ask.

"I was supposed to come with Laqi yesterday, but since she came back last night, she didn't say anything she asked, and I was embarrassed to call her when I got up in the morning." Maggie said with a distressed little face.

"What happened?"

He knew the girl, because her lively and cheerful personality yesterday was truly unforgettable, and it was inevitable that something that could change her overnight would be strange.

"Probably another quarrel with Yavis." Maggie said helplessly.

"Who is Yavis?"

"Don't you remember? It's the same boy who brought you to see me last time. Maggie said with her eyes wide.

After thinking about it for a moment, he remembered the boy.

Emotional things he doesn't like to interject, or, he is not qualified to interject.

So, he changed the subject.

"There are a lot of people today."

Walking side by side with Maggie on the neat roads of the academy, Xia Lan casually glanced around.

"Yes, because the annual academy festival is a very important event, most of the nobles and nobles from all walks of life in the royal capital will participate, and even the students of the Wang Li Non-commissioned Officer Academy will come here to participate in the holiday on this day." Speaking of the current situation in the academy, Maggie said in an interesting tone.

"You like it here?" Charland Road.

"I like it, because I learned a lot and made a lot of friends." Maggie tilted her head and smiled.

"Maggie!"

Suddenly, a shout was heard in the distance, and Xia Lan looked over to see that Maggie's friend Raki was trotting up to her.

"Why didn't you call me when you woke up in the morning?"

As soon as he stepped forward, before Maggie could say anything, Laqi took the lead in questioning.

"This—" Maggie bit her lip in embarrassment.

"Alas......" Seeing Maggie's appearance, Laki also realized something and sighed: "Don't take it to heart because of yesterday's incident, I'm fine." ”

After speaking, she turned to Xia Lan and showed a cheerful smile and said, "Hello, we met again, I didn't expect you to really come." ”

"Yes, I'm here."

Xia Lan smiled in response, and he looked at her.

Because of her eyes.

No matter how well you hide it, your eyes don't deceive.

He saw the deep sadness in her eyes.