Chapter 1518: The Value of Promise
Sure enough, for women, many times love is the most important, and they do everything for the man they love.
Tang Fang is very alert and very smart. But he would never have imagined that Marion Duncan and Virginia would betray him.
As for the behavior of Miki Hinata, Delter, Bill Carter and others at the banquet, it is nothing more than the external disguise of the real trap.
Just like the "Hongmen Banquet" she gave to Tang Fang...... That meal was indeed a Hongmen banquet, but it was not a Hongmen banquet with Miki Hinata and Bill Carter as the protagonists, but a Hongmen banquet planned by her, Joseph, and Virginia...... Yes, they took advantage of the move of those few people to ask the Tang side for an explanation.
Tang Fang regarded her as his compatriot, but in fact she was the real assassin.
Unbeknownst to the trio, the delicious old wine they had been longing for had been spiced up, and it was enough to make them unconscious and turn them into lambs to be slaughtered.
This is the story behind the various events that happened before and after Tang Fang rushed to the Livia star system, and he didn't know.
Ouyang Lanlan looked at Virginia, who was speechless behind her, the little pleasure she had bred before disappeared, and she suddenly felt very confused and empty.
"Dewey Hansel, you despicable villain!"
Joseph's voice woke her up, and she didn't know what was going on, and as she was distracted, Dewey Hansel and Joseph had a verbal altercation.
Perhaps hearing the shouting in the room, soldiers from the Bloody Wolf Division of the Criminal Army barged in from outside, walked up to Dewey Hansel, and looked at Joseph with hostile and murderous eyes.
No one would have doubted that at the slightest command from their master, Joseph would have been beaten to a pig's head.
"What? Regretted it? It's your own path. Dewey Hansel looked at Joseph and said, "The only reason why things have developed to this day is that you can't control your third leg, and you don't have a strong heart that pulls out X. ”
"Family, love, friendship...... These things are humanity's most valuable asset, but also its most obvious weakness. ”
He pointed to Tang Fang, who was trapped on the operating table behind the tempered glass, and said, "He lost to friendship." ”
He pointed to Virginia, who was sitting in the corner without saying a word, and said, "She lost love." ”
He pointed at Joseph again and said, "You have lost to your family. ”
"So you see, the best way to strengthen yourself is to let go of the things that bind your heart."
Joseph didn't speak, just spat on it. He betrayed Tang Fang, he was guilty, he felt that he was not a thing, but compared to Dewey Hansel, he was far worse.
Neither he, Virginia, nor Ouyang Lanlan knew about Dewey Hansel's vicious experiments in the Freedom Heaven System...... Tang Fang didn't have time to say. If they knew what the man in front of them had done, they would have a lower opinion of him.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Dewey Hansel, who didn't care about losers at all.
"Virginia, aren't you going to say something? For example, ask Marion Duncan where he is now. His gaze passed over Joseph and Ouyang Lanlan and landed on Virginia in front of him.
It's a winner's gesture to taunt and ridicule the poor losers. It's a pity that Tang Fang fell into a coma, otherwise he would be happier and more excited...... In the face of the loser, the winner is more meaningful.
Virginia did not react to his taunts, and seemed to be still blaming herself for betraying Tang Fang, trapped in a sea of guilt, unable to respond to external stimuli.
"It's boring." Dewey Hansel said with a sigh of relief: "Why don't you make me happy?" ”
His smug expression was interrupted by a voice behind him...... "Dr. Hansel, you're being naughty again. ”
The voice described what he was doing in a mischievous way, and along with that was the sound of metal hitting each other and metal hitting the ground.
Ouyang Lanlan and Joseph looked towards the entrance of the room, only to see a person wearing armor similar to that used by medieval knights walking into the room, the sound of metal hitting each other came from the contact between the armor module and the armor module, and the sound of metal hitting the ground was naturally a slender and shiny silver combat boot stepping on the light of the floor.
The floor of the lab was smooth enough, but it was still some distance compared to the silver armor that the man was wearing.
Of course, it was not really ancient knight armor, it was a modern armor made of light titanium alloy, and its defense was much stronger than the former, but it was very light and could be controlled without much physical effort.
Ouyang Lanlan was very sure that this armor was not a power armor, it was really an armor in the shape of an ancient knight. She wasn't sure who the man in armor was, and she felt like a weirdo.
"Galileo ......," Dewey Hansel's words answered the question in her mind. But even if she knew the name, she didn't know much about the handsome man in front of her.
As the leader of the lone wolf department, the name Galileo is known only to very few people, let alone the people of Garcia's rebels.
Previously, he worked in the Ernaga star system as an assistant to the sixth prince, Mackintosh, and when Tang and Lilietta went to the Phoenix Empire to find veterans, Mackintosh sent him to Halifax Stewart......
As Galileo said when he first met the 13th prince, "The 6th prince could not trust Athena, and sent me here to protect your safety." Galileo has been with Halifax Stewart ever since.
Dewey Hansel was well aware of this, so when Galileo's voice floated past his ears, he did not respond to the other party's complaints, and chose to look behind Galileo.
Sure enough, just as he expected, the figure that made many people look up appeared in the field of vision.
The scarlet cloak fluttered behind him like a flowing flame, and a very stylish golden sword was embroidered on the chest of the special military uniform that only princes were worthy of...... Not only on the chest, but also on the cuffs of the two arms also have a small sword pattern embroidered with gold wire, which is matched with the white gloves in front, adding a touch of luxury and lightness, and weakening the heaviness of the military uniform and cape.
There is not a hint of a smile in that face that is neither handsome nor ugly, unlike Dewey Hansel, who does not have the pride and arrogance of a victor, only calm and seriousness.
That's right, it was the red man in front of Kirclov I, Halifax Stewart, the thirteenth prince of the Monya Empire.
Unlike Galileo, who had the intention of complaining about Dewey Hansel, Halifax did not waste time on the scientists he relied on after entering the room, nor did he pour energy into Ouyang Lanlan, Joseph, and Virginia, and his eyes passed through the tempered glass in the middle and fell on Tang Fang, who was bound to the operating table.
He ignored Dewey Hansel's respectful demeanor, nor did he care about Ouyang Lanlan and Joseph's complicated gazes, and walked straight to the depths of the room.
Halifax Stewart wasn't the last person to enter the room, there was a woman behind him, dressed in a very eye-catching lightweight power armor, and the azure armor was covered with energy streaks, overflowing with the strength and weakness of her breath as she walked.
This woman is naturally the remnant of God's arms, Athena.
Athena was followed by a soldier wearing a slender Earth Knight-class power armor, which could be seen from the exterior details to be upgraded and modified from the normal Earth Knight-class power armor.
Halifax Stewart brought Galileo as a guard, and Athena also brought a personal guard, but I don't know if it was just a coincidence, or if the two sides had a comparison mentality. In fact, they were followed by 4 Blood Wolf Warriors, who did not enter the room and stood near the exit.
When Halifax Stewart walked inside, Ouyang Lanlan looked at Athena's face and said, "Helois? ”
Unlike when she was in the United Kingdom of Turanax before, Athena did not wear a mask. Ouyang Lanlan, as the leader of the Garcia Resistance, is very concerned about the affairs of the imperial aristocratic circle, and knows the image and appearance of many powerful officials and big nobles, and it is not difficult to recognize that face. She just wondered why Princess Helois from the United Kingdom of Turachs was dressed like this, as if she was so powerful.
"Helois?" Athena stopped in front of her, turned her head to look at her face and said, "That Herois you said was killed by me a long time ago......"
Ouyang Lanlan didn't know what she was talking about at all, thinking why did she say that?
Whether Helois lives or dies doesn't matter much to her, Halifax Stewart's commitment is what she values.
The wandering didn't last long, and she quickly came to her senses and followed Joseph to the inner room. Virginia still sat in the corner, burying her between her arms, her neat short and medium hair looking messy.
When Ouyang Lanlan walked behind Halifax Stewart, there was a question from the prince in front of him.
"Did you get anything of value?"
Dewey Hansel said, "I've been waiting for you to come, and I haven't done it yet." ”
"So...... Turn on the machine, I'm curious about what secrets are hidden in his body. ”
Dewey Hansel didn't rush to operate the machines, and glanced at the people behind him, with a deep groan.
Halifax saw the expression on the face of his subordinate and knew what he was thinking, and turned to look at Ouyang Lanlan and Joseph.
"As you promised, we brought Tang Fang to you, and released Payne Catelo and our children."
Halifax stared at her face for a moment, a smile that didn't look like a smile on his lips, and waved at the people outside, his white gloves glaring in the light.
Seeing his gesture, the Blood Wolf Warrior who was clubbing like a wooden man outside walked into the inner room, pointed a gun at Joseph and Ouyang Lanlan's heads and pushed them back.
Such an encounter made the expressions of the two people change greatly, and Ouyang Lanlan's entire body was trembling, and her face was pale and there was no trace of blood.
"Halifax, you vile and shameless villain, you don't keep your word." She didn't expect that Halifax Stewart, as the prince of the Monya Empire, would go back on his word, not only did not fulfill his promise to them, but also ordered his subordinates to treat them like this.
She was really angry and excited. In order to rescue the people who were very important to them, they chose to betray the Tang side and the interests of all the fighters of Garcia's rebel army, and the result...... Halifax Stewart chose to betray them at the last minute.
"What will your subordinates think of you when you do this?" She looked at Galileo, at Dewey Hansel, at Athena, and looked back at Halifax Stewart: "Do you think they will still believe in your promises in the future?" ”
Halifax said: "When did I say I didn't keep my promise? ”
He looked at Ouyang Lanlan with playful eyes and said, "I promised you that if you let Payne Catro go, I will definitely let him go." It's just that...... It needs to be at the right time, on the right occasion. ”
Ouyang Lanlan was stunned for a moment, as if she had a reminiscence, and what the hell was His Royal Highness the prince doing.
"Don't worry, I'll give you the peaceful life you want when Garcia's rebels are all gone. You can live happily with Penn Catero and raise your son together. After speaking, his gaze swept over Joseph, and Virginia outside, who was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
His meaning is very simple, Payne Cattro, Marion Duncan, Ouyang Lanlan, Joseph, and Virginia, as important figures in Garcia's resistance, can be used to bury the enemies of the Empire, and when the curtain falls, all the chaos is settled, all the enemies are eradicated, and the Empire will give them a peaceful life.
Of course, this is not a broken promise, but it is just a cheap act.
Just when the atmosphere of confrontation between the arenas was getting stronger and stronger, Joseph behind Ouyang Lanlan sighed: "As you expected, he will really play tricks. Halifax Stewart...... You really are a shameless villain. ”
After saying this, he raised his hand and held a mobile video device in his palm.
Ouyang Lanlan said: "Halifax, release the hostages immediately, otherwise you will never be able to get the secret in Tang Fang's body." ”
The sudden change cast a haze on the scene, Dewey Hansel was stunned, and it took a while to react, and subconsciously glanced at the key person behind him, and looked at Ouyang Lanlan and Joseph with a gloomy face.
Halifax Stewart is a smart man, and Ouyang Lanlan and Joseph are certainly not stupid.
If you analyze this transaction from the perspective of a bystander, Ouyang Lanlan and Joseph are so straightforward to bring Tang Fang over and directly hand it over to the empire, which is simply stupid and irreparably stupid. If you use yourself, as well as the lives of Marion, Payne and others, to gamble on Halifax Stewart's credibility and conscience.
The Chinese word for "seeking skin with a tiger" can basically be applied to the current scene.
She and Joseph dared to come to the enemy's territory to fulfill the deal, so they would naturally be on guard.