The team leader enters the house, kicks off his heavy boots at the door, and gently puts the key into the plate on the shoe cabinet. Then he didn't say a word, just walked into the living room in a daze, and slowly sat down on the sofa.

It's already past one o'clock in the morning, and the lights are naturally not turned on at home. He stared at the TV screen on the wall, which had long been turned into an ornament, and was silent for a few moments. Then he got up and went into the kitchen to get a glass of water and drank it with a clatter.

That's when he heard the bedroom door open. His wife came out with a candle and was dressed in white pajamas, but with neat hair, apparently waiting for him.

"What's wrong?" The wife asked, "Did you catch that person tonight?" ”

She wasn't worried that her husband might get hurt. Because she knew very well that there would be no more than 20 people in the city who could hurt him. His ability may not be above the peak state of the A-class, but his combat experience is far from being comparable to ordinary people - the "ordinary people" in her heart also include the able. It's just that those who have the ability are "fake and shoddy" products that are transformed through drugs. A long, long time before those people rejoiced that they had received a "powerful" amount of power, she and her husband were already able to control that magical power as they pleased.

Prior to this, they had even established two well-known organizations in the territory of the Northern Empire - one was called "Fei Leng Cui" and the other was "Fir and Eagle".

Her husband's code name in the Northern Empire archives is "Flea", and her code name is "Night Kite".

But for now, they are just an ordinary family of two in this great southern empire. They came incognito in the southern hemisphere, willing to be a non-commissioned officer and an information monitor. In the eyes of many, such a day is not a good day. But the two of them are already content with this kind of life - they can live together in peace, and they don't have to worry about it. All the experiences of the past are buried in the thick archives of the Northern Empire, and no one knows what they have done.

Besides, you can hear from that girl from time to time. As long as they know that she is doing well, they will feel happy.

Rong Shu turned around, stared at Ye Zhixing for a while, and said, "No." ”

Ye Zhixing saw other emotions in her husband's eyes, and hurriedly put down the candlestick and turned him around, looking up and down: "You fought with him?" Didn't keep him? Something isn't right—"

"I'm fine." Rongshu smiled bitterly and turned around again. I only looked at him from a distance. But we were wrong about it before - we only thought he was an A-class with combat experience. But now I feel ...... He's not that simple. ”

Ye Zhixing was stunned. But he was only stunned - the husband was not injured. So she didn't care about anything more. She shook her hand on the kitchen stove, and the kitchen lights on.

"I'll get you something to eat." "Tomorrow I'm taking a day off, and I'm not in a hurry to sleep," she said. ”

"Okay." Eiki hugged her from behind. Turn around and walk out of the kitchen.

But his brow was still furrowed. I felt like my heart was beating a little hard—not because of nervousness or fear. It's because of a slight excitement.

That man...... That kind of look...... He felt familiar. It's a lot like someone he used to know.

However, he thought about it and looked at the figure in the dim light of the kitchen, and decided to keep his guess to himself.

It's not bad now, and he doesn't want to get into any more trouble.

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Wang Qinian, the capital's Minister of Defense, entered the palace early. I waited for more than an hour in the slightly cold autumn wind. The emperor usually gets up at about six o'clock in the morning and begins to deal with things at half past six. But he certainly can't hold on to it—in today's situation.

The so-called "Royal Palace" is not actually a palace, it was formerly St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne. But from a certain point of view, Li Zhen, as the "big master", lives here, but it is appropriate.

In fact, the "imperial system" does not necessarily have to have a palace, a royal family, and a certain royal family - in the context of modern society, these things appear out of thin air to make people feel strange. However, it is the "Holy See" who is the one who advocates this. In this world, there is no one who does not know the name of the Daoist Apostolic Throne Yu Meng.

The Pontiff insisted on establishing the prestige of the "royal", which he believed would better demonstrate the authority of the emperor and establish an unquestionable image in the minds of the people. But that's just the icing on the cake—the strength of the man on the Black Throne is a source of deep awe.

At 6:20 a.m., the door was opened. A ceremonial officer stepped forward and said to Wang Qinian, "Your Majesty is waiting for you." ”

The main hall of the Royal Palace is the chapel of the former cathedral. Looking inside from the door, I can see the central throne. But the view was not clear - the original stained glass windows of the church were replaced with inky glass windows, which made the interior dimmed. And the emperor didn't like to light lamps, and there were only two large chandeliers in the vast hall. This large chandelier could have illuminated a family's living room, but it was never enough.

Wang Qinian hurriedly tidied up his appearance, rubbed his hands, and followed the ceremonial officer in.

The footsteps of the two men echoed through the empty hall, and he gradually saw the emperor.

The emperor was dressed in black, which was the style of the army uniform. But it's just the same style, and nothing else. The only bright colors on his body were the five silver buttons on his chest, and even the shirt peeking out of the neckline was gray.

He sat on a high-backed throne, also black, like a cold iceberg or a silent cliff.

Wang Qinian couldn't help frowning. The Emperor was not like this before......

When he was not yet an emperor.

At that time, he would even smile and pat Wang Qinian on the shoulder and say, "Old Wang, I heard that you drank high again last night?" ”

He finally stopped ten paces away from the throne and bowed.

Then the emperor was heard saying to him, "I heard that you did a good thing last night." ”

Wang Qinian raised his head slightly and glanced at the emperor. He was still young—too young to speak, and he looked like a young man in his early twenties. But he's actually thirty-three years old this year. The emperor will not grow old and will not die, everyone says so.

On the one hand, they were relieved to have such an emperor – that meant a relatively stable life. People don't want to go back to the chaos of the past.

On the other hand, they also despair of having such an emperor – which means that this life may go on forever. It doesn't get worse, but it doesn't get better either.

Now the emperor's face was as calm as ever, and there was no joy or sorrow in his voice.

Wang Qinian felt a slight chill in his heart, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Is he saying a good thing, or a "good" thing?

Wang Qinian had no choice but to say: "That person is more cunning than I imagined. It's me who underestimated him, it's me who didn't think it through. He didn't want to defend anything, because the emperor always knew a lot of things. Rather than using excuses in vain to induce anger, it is better to be honest and accountable.

Li Zhen shook his head slightly and said, "I can't say that you are not thoughtful. You also know that in the second step, you use Security Bureau agents as bait, not civilians. ”

“…… It's natural. Wang Qinian said cautiously, "I don't dare to delay their work tomorrow because of this incident." Those people had already been relocated the day before - food and accommodation were guaranteed, and they were compensated to a certain extent today. ”

Li Zhen snorted. Wang Qinian breathed a sigh of relief.

But he heard the emperor say again, "They usually do that kind of thing? ”

Wang Qinian was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood what the emperor was referring to. Cold sweat ran down his forehead, and he eagerly defended: "No, it's not usually like this. ”

He paused slightly, hesitated between whitewashing and honesty, and chose the latter: "Those people are really unclean in their hands and feet. There will be things like beating and blackmailing. I know these things, but I can't put an end to them. Four people were killed last month, and the Judge Advocate General's Office has executed them all. So things have gotten a lot better during this time. ”

"But last night's incident, Your Majesty, was just a play. Nothing would normally happen – they weren't that bold. I guarantee this with my own head. ”

"You can't put an end to it?" The emperor looked at Wang Qinian and said.

"Your Majesty is ......," Wang Qinian looked at Li Zhen in despair.

However, after a few seconds, the Emperor's wrath did not arrive. On the contrary, the man on the throne sighed lowly, "You really can't put an end to it." ”

"But." He accentuated his tone again, "That kind of thing last night was the bottom line. If something really happens, they will all be executed. If you're going to hide it, it's better not to be found out by me. Otherwise, you won't be able to save your head. ”

Wang Qinian responded with trepidation. Then he tentatively asked, "About that person......"

The emperor waved his hand impatiently: "Let him go." There's no need to make a fuss about one person. Not to mention ......"

He didn't seem to want to say the last sentence, but he blurted it out. The voice was muffled and very low, and Wang Qinian only listened to a rough idea. He was about to think about it when the Emperor said to him, "There is nothing to do with you here. ”

Wang Qinian hurriedly retracted his thoughts, bowed again, took three steps back, and turned to leave.

It wasn't until he walked out of the palace, walked past the previous palace gate, and walked into the square in front of the gate that the feeling of depression in the palace completely receded from him. It wasn't until this time that he finally figured out that the emperor's last sentence was-

"He didn't do anything wrong."

Wang Qinian couldn't help but shrink his neck, and was even a little glad that last night's operation failed. But what exactly did the emperor think? He couldn't figure it out. (To be continued......)