Above the bottomless, inky rain clouds, a flying battleship painted in lead gray with a beautiful halo refracted by the faint moonlight, dragging a clearly visible trail of smoke, flew steadily towards the southwest.

The golden nameplate on the bow of the ship bears the name "Scout Orlein".

In an open-air gun emplacement on the port side of the Ulster Free Federation 1st class cruiser, Lieutenant Leiboyd, dressed in a gray gendarmerie uniform, leaned against the railing, blowing a cold wind, holding a cylindrical thing in his mouth, and from time to time a puff of green smoke came out of his nostrils......

Standing at the entrance of the ship's cabin passage, looking at the back of Lieutenant Leiboyd, Weiss was very puzzled: The baby-faced brother does his own thing, and it is understandable to smoke this suspected drug, but he didn't expect a dignified gendarmerie officer to smoke it! Is it forbidden to smoke this stuff in the Free Union Army? Or is it that in this world, ordinary people can't touch this kind of thing at all, as the baby-faced brother said, "it's the exclusive product of high society", so no one pushes for anti-drug legislation?

Hearing Weiss's footsteps, Lieutenant Leibold turned his head to look at it and asked casually, "Two mouthfuls?" ”

This action, this tone, is really a little similar to the baby-faced brother!

Weiss didn't refuse, but when he took it from the lieutenant's hand, he didn't smoke it, but put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully. In terms of form and function, it seems to be similar to the big (hemp) on the earth, but because Weiss has not been exposed to real marijuana, it can only be speculated and cannot be conclusive.

"Is this stuff addictive?"

"Addicted?" The lieutenant replied, "How so?" Some people smoke several times a day, others once a week or even once a month. I don't think 'Laguna' is physically addictive, but if you are obsessed with its taste and rely on its effects, it is a spiritual addiction! ”

Weiss watched Lieutenant Leibald's expression and linguistic logic as he spoke, and after smoking the thing, there was no obvious anomaly in him, and he was even more calm than usual—or rather indifferent.

The lieutenant continued: "The officers wore 'Laguna' with them to keep their heads cool at critical moments, and later, not only officers, but also men of high society used it as a tool to increase their personal charm, and later, some irritable ladies found it to keep themselves elegant, and it became a necessity of high society." ”

Weiss nodded and returned it to Lieutenant Leiboy: "Got it!" ”

Seeing that Weiss didn't smoke, the lieutenant didn't ask, but then took another puff, twisted it out, and put it into a small container that looked like a pen holder.

The reason why the two of them were on this high-speed first class cruiser at this time was because Major Brooks felt compelled to go to the Monamolin Mountains to explore the relics of the Battle of Snowlin, and to find strong evidence that could further corroborate Weiss's confession, and Lieutenant Leiball, as the commander of the gendarmerie unit stationed at the Bathton Military Academy, had to ensure that this "important person with serious suspicion" was under his close supervision at all times before Weiss's detention was officially lifted, and after consulting with Major Brooks, He personally brought four gendarmes to follow the whole process.

For Weiss, the environment on this flying battleship was naturally much better than that of the damp and cold "little black room", not to mention that Brooks assured him that as long as the purpose of the trip was achieved, not only would he be acquitted, but he would also coordinate with the Gendarmerie Headquarters and the Gaston Military Academy to make a public announcement to correct his name, so that he could continue his military academy career.

"Hey, gentlemen, so you're here! Look, who is this? ”

Hearing Major Brooks' voice coming from behind them, Weiss and Lieutenant Leibold both turned around, and then saw a scene that surprised them: next to the Major stood a guy wrapped in a thick leather coat, that baby face, who else could there be but Nikola Lebold?

But how could this guy be on a flying battleship? Could it be that he snuck up?

"What's going on?" Lieutenant Lebold spread out his hands and glared, seemingly unaware of this.

The baby-faced little brother looked at his cousin triumphantly: "I have to say, your vigilance is too lax, and I was easily mixed in!" ”

"Hey, Nikolai, jokes have to be on different occasions...... I'm sorry, Major, if you can land nearby, I'll send him back to the military academy! ”

"I'm not your prisoner, so why should I obey your commands?" The baby-faced little brother shouted, "I have asked the military academy to approve my special leave for a week, you see, the principal has signed, this week, I can go wherever I like, if it is not enough, it can be extended!" ”

Instead of looking at the paper that his cousin had pulled out of his pocket, the lieutenant reprimanded unceremoniously: "Listen, Nikolai, don't think that the headmaster is your godfather, you can do whatever you want!" Although you are still only a cadet, you must always demand yourself as a professional soldier! ”

Weiss on the side couldn't wait to cover his face, this background, this relationship, how could he mix up with a student from an ordinary background?

"I don't have the means! The principal had promised me a long time ago that he would grant me any request except for a change of school, as long as my grades improved. The baby-faced brother pleaded, and then he turned to Major Brooks, and pleaded coquettishly, "Dear Major, for my father's sake, let me stay on the battleship for a few days!" As you know, I grew up dreaming of becoming a flying battleship commander, but my father refused to say anything, and only reluctantly agreed to let me enter the Army's Bathton Military Academy. You see, this is really a leave slip signed by Principal Van Luo, these days, I can be your assistant, and all kinds of chores can be done! ”

Major Brooks was like a bystander from the beginning, and now he laughed even more: "Come on, how dare I ask you to do chores for me?" Since you got mixed up with your skills, I'll sign you a round-trip concession ticket, but well, don't get me in trouble during the cruise! ”

The baby-faced brother hurriedly saluted the major: "Obey!" ”

The major also gave a military salute and said, "But what...... The ship's accommodation was limited, and there were 7 additional people, and it was really difficult to free up a single room. Now, I still have a vacant shop there, but I know you don't want to. I had arranged for the lieutenant and Mr. Clumber-Haisham to be in a room, so that one of them could come to me, and you would share a room with one of them. You see......"

Weiss and the lieutenant's lodging was a cramped cabin that was not enough to stand and spread their arms, and the two of them slept in bunk beds - Weiss was on top and the lieutenant was below, and the bed was just one person wide, but considering the limited tonnage of flying battleships to take into account weapons, armor, and power, it was not bad to have such conditions.

In Weiss's opinion, this is a very easy multiple-choice question, but I didn't expect the baby-faced brother to hesitate. Thinking about it, this guy's father is the president, and the conditions at home are definitely not ordinary, and it is estimated that he has never shared a room with others since he was a child, so he also enjoys the special treatment of living in a room alone in the military academy.

Major Brooks didn't seem surprised at all, he turned around and said, "Okay, you think about it slowly, and after thinking about it, tell these two directly, I'll go back to the cabin first." ”

At this time, the cousin of the baby-faced little brother, Lieutenant Leebald, a gendarmerie officer, was a little gloating: "Look! Trouble yourself! How to solve it now? ”

The baby-faced little brother glared at his cousin: "Cousin West, you can squeeze into a room with the major!" ”

The lieutenant seemed a little reluctant, he crossed his waist with one hand, scratched his head with the other, and then looked at Weiss with an innocent face with a very strange expression: "Do you grind your teeth, snore, and sleepwalk at night?" ”

"You're not worried about me taking hostages and escaping?" Weiss said jokingly.

The lieutenant snorted coldly: "Come on!" Didn't I say it in the morning, I don't believe anyone could make up a story like that out of thin air, especially since Major Brooks has confirmed that what you said is true. ”

"Okay!" Weiss said, "I don't grind my teeth, I don't snore, I don't sleepwalk when I sleep at night, okay?" ”

The lieutenant did not answer, but turned to Nikolai: "Sure?" ”

Instead of answering directly, the baby-faced guy asked, "Why do I think the major is deliberately playing tricks on me?" There really isn't even a single room on this battleship? ”

The lieutenant shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know, and I don't have the right to ask, if you have to think so, I think it's a small punishment he gave you when he couldn't drive you down!" ”

The baby-faced boy looked a little disappointed and a little reluctant, but he finally made up his mind to let the lieutenant go and share a room with the major.

The lieutenant waved his hand: "Alright, you guys go back to the cabin!" Let me stay here a little longer! I'll leave my luggage first and pick it up tomorrow. ”

Before leaving, Weiss politely said "good night" to the lieutenant.

The lieutenant didn't seem to be in a high mood and just responded with an "um" from his nose.

It wasn't just Lieutenant Leibold who made Weiss feel strange, on the way back to the cabin, the baby-faced guy who had always been talking non-stop didn't say a word, and seemed to be still struggling with the matter of sharing a room with someone else.

Walking to the door of the cabin, Weiss turned sideways and let the baby-faced guy go in. He was going to joke and say, "How do you twist and pinch like a big girl", but when he thought of this thing, sometimes he was full of indifference, and sometimes he was very sensitive, so he swallowed the words and said in a normal way:

"Hey, haven't you ever lived with anyone else since you were a child?"

In the absence of outsiders, the baby-faced brother replied casually while looking at the small living quarters: "No, I shared a room with my parents when I was very young, and I lived with my sisters when I grew up, but ...... Since I was about 9 years old, I have lived alone. ”

"Sisters? How many sisters do you have? ”

"Three sisters, and one brother. I told you, you actually forgot? ”

"Oh, you told me?" Weiss deliberately played dumb.

"Well, I'm ten years older than him. Do you think a teenage boy would be willing to put his younger siblings to sleep? ”

"Basically, not." Weiss replied.

"That's it!"

The baby-faced brother pointed to the top bunk and said, "I sleep on the top, you sleep on the bottom." ”

Weiss said, "If you really mind, I can go to the boiler room and find a warm corner to spend the night." ”

Instead of responding to the terrible offer, the baby-faced guy glanced at him, "Why didn't you ask me why I slipped up?" ”

"Do you need to ask?" Weiss grinned, "Of course you're worried about my safety!" ”

The little brother decisively gave him a roll of the eyes: "You're not worried at all." ”

"I didn't do anything bad, I have a clear conscience, why worry?"

"Alright! Let me give you a little science popularization of this uninformed squire and tyrant......" The little brother paused, and deliberately lowered his voice very low:

"In the understanding of ordinary people, the military intelligence department should be a department responsible for collecting intelligence, in fact, intelligence is only part of all their work, and their authority also includes the inventory and search for enemy intelligence personnel lurking in the territory of the Federation and the eyes they have bribed, the search for and clear our mutineers, and the necessary precautions against the enemy's non-war means of attack. Administratively, military intelligence is directly subordinate to the Supreme Military Council of the Free Federation, which has the power to call in the police, the army and even the gendarmerie. You see, the gendarmerie came in a car, and Major Brooks came in a 1st class cruiser, and that's the difference! ”

A countryman from a small town on the southwestern border of the Free Federation had only nodding his head while listening at this time.

"During the day, I heard my cousin talk about you in general. I had nothing to worry about if Military Intelligence hadn't intervened, but when Major Brooks arrived, it was a different story. If he takes you away to investigate, things will go well, maybe if you don't agree halfway, you will be killed on the spot, then I will have no friends at the Barston Military Academy! ”

If you don't agree with each other, kill on the spot!

Weiss seemed to have received a thunderbolt on the head, but he didn't expect that Major Brooks, a righteous guy, could actually do such a black hand to himself?

"You know it's awesome now!" The baby-faced brother put on a savior posture, "Fortunately, with me, he won't be willful, and you can sleep in peace." ”

Weiss has a black line on his face, and before going to bed, he told himself these sensational things, and it was strange that he could sleep soundly!