Yenching International Airport.

Ying Ran had been waiting at the boarding desk for twenty-five minutes, but the person he was waiting for hadn't come yet. He is now a lieutenant colonel in a unit of the Imperial Capable Army, and the regiment he leads happens to be in charge of the defense of the South China Sea. More than 260 years ago, his unit had another name - the Gyeonggi Praetorian Guard.

But at the moment, the lieutenant colonel, who had a prominent position in Yanjing, did not bring a guard, and sat alone on a bench with a cigarette, looking intently at the door.

Yanjing International Airport is still called "International Airport", but in fact, the flights that operate between countries basically do not exist anymore. Because it costs a lot of energy to break through the barrier every time, and the Empire doesn't have the capacity to install that kind of generator for every liner.

Especially now, the world outside is in chaos, and it is impossible for civil flights to take off and land here. So this so-called international airport is now equivalent to a private airport – for the use of the powerful people of Yenching.

Therefore, most of the people who are able to work here come from extraordinary backgrounds and have their eyes above the top. Ordinary small officials in the capital can't see their smiles when they come here, and as for ordinary people with no status, I'm sorry, you can't even get in.

However, after seeing five or six cigarette butts accumulated on the ground next to Ying Ran's feet, these people did not come up to remind him that "smoking is not allowed here", but pretended not to see him from a distance, and only looked at him from time to time, guessing who this person was waiting for here.

Not only does it clear that he is the "Gyeonggi Praetorian Guard", but that he is now the only heir to the Ying family, whose brother died in the chaos that happened near the palace a few years ago. And the old man of the Ying family. In the past, it was "Pingyang Hou", and now it is "Zhenguo Gong".

The first emperor had only one son, and the first emperor had no brothers. This means that there are currently no kings in the Empire. As for the duke...... There used to be none, but now there is another one.

The empire is constitutional, the emperor is only a virtual head, and the title of nobility is just a title - if you really think so, then congratulations, you must not despair of this world, you must still think that the officials of the empire are incorruptible, the people are harmonious, and the sins will eventually be punished. Justice will eventually be done.

But if you're as "sophisticated" as the staff here. You will know what it means to have a new duke at a time when the new emperor has been trying to reduce the title of nobleman.

This means that the emperor has recognized the most powerful and powerful second family surname in the current empire "Ying".

As for the first family? Of course, the surname is Zhu.

So these people think the wisest thing to do is not to disturb the young master who doesn't seem to be in a good mood. Naturally, there are also some people who have different thoughts - for example, when the young man seems to be in a better mood, he runs over and finds an excuse to say a few words, which may leave a deep impression on the other party.

Because with such thoughts, they were all curious about one thing - who would dare to make him wait like this? Still waiting more than twenty minutes?

This curiosity turned into anxiety and complaining at the end - you should hurry up. You're here, this young master is in a good mood. Everyone is good to go up and join in the fun.

But the man was very faceless. Thirty-five minutes passed. Still no one.

Gradually, people here also learned about another thing - a small passenger plane was also waiting on the tarmac. The airliner had on board the Imperial mission to Southern Luzon. A group of seven members of the mission also waited together.

Whose face is so big?

After another fifteen minutes, they saw Ying resolutely drop the cigarette butt in his hand and stand up.

All eyes followed him to the doorway—where a woman had arrived.

Some people feel like they've come to an idea. But then came confusion. The woman at the door doesn't look like a national beauty, and her skin is even a little rough, and she doesn't look like a pampered lady. The eyes of the people here were very poisonous, and from the way she walked, they deduced that this young woman seemed to have served in the army before, and it was not for a short time.

But the problem is that even the gossip people can't figure out which family in the capital meets these conditions.

Ying resolutely took three steps forward, then waited for the woman to walk up to him. He frowned slightly.

The people who came traveled lightly, empty-handed, and did not bring any luggage.

"You ......," he said in an uncertain tone, "have you figured it out?" ”

This woman is Hu Yanling.

If Li Zhen was there, he might have been slightly surprised. Because this is no longer the lively woman who was full of enthusiasm, demonstrated superb marksmanship to him, and was known as the god of guns. Now her temperament has become restrained and serious, and there is often a cloud of sorrow between her eyebrows, as if there has always been a heavy stone in her heart, and a knot that can never be opened.

"Do you know why he did this?" Hu Yanling asked Ying Ran a seemingly inexplicable question. But Ying Ran knew that the one in her mouth was Dai Bingcheng.

The lieutenant colonel turned his face slightly, avoiding Hu Yanling's gaze, and said in an admonishing tone: "What do you care about so much?" This should be the result you want most. Yanling, there will be no second chance like this. If you miss it, you probably won't see each other again in your life. ”

Hu Yanling also knew that he should be resolutely in his mouth.

He is Du Qixi.

But it seemed that as soon as she thought of this name, her sorrow would increase a little, and Hu Yanling sighed slightly: "If you are still comrades who have fought side by side, just tell me a reason." Otherwise I wouldn't have run to Luzon so inexplicably - just because of his words. ”

"'I don't want to ruin your life, you should know what you really want' – what is that? He Dai Bingcheng thought he was God? If you want to go alone, you can go, and if you want to go alone, you have to go? ”

Ying Jue suddenly noticed that tears were overflowing from her eyes.

However, this discovery made him inexplicably relieved in his heart - at such a time, really strong and decisive is the last thing he wants to see.

He looked at his watch. He took two steps back and sat down. Then he looked up and said to Hu Yanling, "Okay." I'll tell you what I know. ”

Then he patted the chair next to him.

Hu Yanling stood stubbornly in place for a while, and finally walked over and sat down.

Ying resolutely looked at Hu Yanling's eyes, leaned forward slightly, and pressed the corners of his mouth down slightly. He sighed lightly and said, "Director Dai, you also know about him. He is not the kind of person who is inherently ruthless and cold-hearted. He used to have a lover, but after his lover died, he stopped thinking about it. You can say that he is also ruthless, but how do you know if Lu Dao is because he is too affectionate? ”

Hu Yanling moved her lips, as if she wanted to refute something. However, seeing Ying Resolute's sincere expression, he still didn't say it.

"I know what you're going to say." The lieutenant colonel continued. "I've been with him for so many years. A lot of times I also want to say what you have to say. But you and I are not children, and we should know that many times a person is involuntarily, especially in his kind of position. Du Qixi's matter, he broke your heart - and then hurt you again. You can think of yourself as an insignificant pawn in his eyes. But have you ever thought about it. If he really thinks so. Why bother to care about things between you? And those words that used to speak to you? Will you assassinate him, and what capital will you have to betray him? ”

Hu Yanling finally couldn't help but say: "If you want to say good things for him—I can say these words too." ”

But Ying Ran just looked at her very sincerely: "This is what I said to my former comrades-in-arms." And it wasn't finished. ”

Hu Yanling hesitated for a long time between getting up and walking away and continuing the conversation, but chose the latter—she began to hate her weakness.

"If you want me to talk about it, Yanling. He really cares about you—whether it's out of guilt or for an old subordinate. He sometimes mentions you in front of me and says something like that. So I think he's been trying to fix something – within what he can. Ying Ran shook his head slightly, "Like this time." This time, it was Du Qixi who confessed to Luzon, and Li Zhen was quite dissatisfied with Director Dai, which made him very passive. ”

"But I never expected him to make such a decision – he decided to send you to Luzon. When you told you about it before, you asked me why I thought you would go there willingly, and why did you think you still have that guy in your heart - to be honest, I really don't know, it was Dai Bingcheng who told me - he said that the two of you have been in touch with each other in private, but he has always turned a blind eye. ”

Hu Yanling looked up, her eyes full of surprise - it was obvious that she didn't know about it, she felt that she had done it very secretively.

Ying resolutely smiled: "Don't get me wrong. You're a high-ranking official close to him, and to the extent the law allows, it's necessary for you to be subject to some level of surveillance. ”

"So in my opinion, Yanling, why do you have to worry about a 'what to do'. I went to Luzon, the world is wide, and the two of you can finally be together. No matter how long his hand is, it will not reach out there, so you can do whatever you want. I don't know Du Qixi very well, but I know you very well. So I'd love to see that outcome—after all, we don't have much left of those people, and I'd love to see one of my comrades from now on and not be as sad as he is now. ”

Hu Yanling pursed her lips and said, "But you believe that he just did this because of a 'guilt'?" I don't believe it. I don't want to be treated like Qixi as a pawn, and I don't know what I've done. ”

Ying was silent for a moment and lowered his head. Then as if he had made a decision, he said in a deep voice: "You and I are both capable people. You know about people like us. ”

"Director Dai is fifty-six years old this year."

"He's been coughing up blood since three months ago."

"You should have noticed that he has rarely taken care of business these days."

Hu Yanling was stunned, then stood up: "You mean-"

"There is always such a day. It's just that people like us come faster. Ying resolutely said meaningfully, "You should grasp the present." Maybe he just regretted that he didn't grasp it in the first place. So he doesn't want to see you like that. ”

Hu Yanling was stunned for a while. Of course, she knew that everyone had such a day. But the problem is that even though she has a deep and vague grudge against that "Director Dai" in her heart, she never really thinks about it...... The man, who is as strong as an impassable mountain, will die!

"But...... But......" she muttered to herself, and then asked Ying Ran, "how long does he have left?" I didn't even notice anything! ”

"I don't know. But there won't be much time left. ”

Hu Yanling was silent.

Ying Ran also stood up and put his hand on her shoulder: "You don't have to be sad......"

However, Hu Yanling suddenly laughed: "I'm not sad at all. I'm happy right now – where are you boarding? ”

Ying was slightly stunned. But then he said, "Yes." I've been waiting for you for almost an hour. ”

"See you then." Hu Yanling turned around and walked away, without saying a word more.

Ying resolutely watched her back disappear at the boarding gate. Then he sat down again and sighed—he didn't quite know what he was sighing about.

Ten minutes later, the plane took off. Fifteen minutes later, Ying resolutely received a call from Dai Bingcheng.

"Done?"

"Yes. She boarded the plane. The plane has already taken off. ”

"Okay."

“…… Don't you want to know what she said before leaving? ”

"Not interested." Dai Bingcheng said. Then hang up.

Three days later, another plane took off from Yanjing International Airport. But there were no civil servants on this plane, just four ordinary people – they were even flying for the first time.

These four people are Qi Yuanshan, Qi Lingling, Yu Yongqiang, and Yu Yongqiang's wife Shen Ci.

They were approached two days earlier by a government agency and asked if they were interested in emigrating to South Luzon — a strange thing. Only people have ever gone to immigration agencies to apply for immigration, but they have never heard of people from government departments coming to their doors.

But Qi Yuanshan quickly figured out what it was for. Over there...... The only person who can deliberately care about himself is that person.

They then found that the staff in charge of contacting them knew more about them than they did, as if they had been watching them every day. Qi Yuanshan was a little sluggish about this kind of thing. However, Yu Yongqiang's words made him break out in a cold sweat - "You say, we won't have been watched all the time before, right?!" ”

Because of this sentence, and what Li Zhen said to him on the phone - "I can finally pick you up" - the four of them boarded the plane without hesitation. (To be continued......)