In the study on the second floor of the castle, Dio was leaning back in his chair to read, and James was standing quietly beside him. The earth-shattering shouts and killings outside were transmitted here, and only the volume of normal speech remained. I don't know how long it took, but the volume was gone.

Wow W

The sound of hurried footsteps approached quickly, stopped outside the study door, and pushed the door open again.

"That's it, Dio-sama!"

It was Taffy who came to report the news, carrying two blood-dripping daggers, and his face and clothes were also stained with blood, like a butcher who had just finished his work, which made James very displeased.

"Taffy, as the head maid, came to Lord Dior's study covered in blood? Are there any rules? ”

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Master Dior."

Taffy bowed and grimaced playfully.

"It's been a long time since I've had such fun, so I'm a little excited."

"Haha, just be happy, James."

Closing the book, Dior stood up with a smile.

"Let's go check it out."

The master and servant walked to the entrance, where the blood was more exaggerated than that on Taffy's body, especially the walls on both sides, which were literally two abstract oil paintings painted with blood. Nothing happened to the six maids, and Rondo had a slight injury on his hand, his back against the wall, panting. He was still alive, but none of the people he had brought with him were left dead by the swords of the maids.

"Damn Will family, where did you get so much combat power? Even if it is to protect the lord, it is too exaggerated! ”

"They are all civilians, but they are also masters, and everyone's combat power is above SHADOW."

Stepping on the blood-soaked carpet, Dio slowly walked in front of Rondo.

"I'm sorry it turned out like this. As for what happened today, I will definitely come to the door myself another day and explain it to the Infinis family. Now, can you please come back? ”

"Shut up!"

Rondo rejected Dio's suggestion and struggled to raise the short sword in his hand and pointed it at Dio.

"Whoever forgets the rules of the Dnik clan can only be punished!"

"How long are you going to stick to the old ways? Even if they are all Dinnickers, there is a difference between near and far. What do you get for working for the Bourne family, thousands of miles away? ”

"We don't expect anything, we just need to protect Dynick's dignity!"

"Oh, I'm talking empty words."

Dio stared at Rondo's sword and retorted head-on.

"You also had a mixed-race incident more than ten years ago, so you took the initiative to rush to the front this time, right?"

The scar was uncovered by Dior, and Rondo was even more furious.

"Shut up! After all, it has something to do with your Will family! It's all to blame for Plato's old stuff for pushing back and engaging in non-violent non-cooperation, so that we can no longer find the evil obstacle born to those two bastards! Speaking of which, it's all your fault! ”

Rondo, who was furious, didn't notice that Dior's face was already covered with clouds, and he turned away.

"Not only contempt me, but also insult my father, you people are really hopeless. If you can't accept any changes, there is no future to speak of! ”

"Then I have to ask, why can you accept it? Why!? ”

Rondo, who roared angrily, raised the sword in his hand and rushed towards Dio, who had his back to him.

"Taffy, tell him why."

"Great!"

When the tip of the sword was less than a meter away from Dior, Taffy, who had thrown away his weapon, came out halfway, blocked between the two, let go of the short sword, and slapped a palm on Rondo's chest, pushing him away. Immediately after that, a backflip was wrapped in black light in the air, and it instantly split into six black lights mixed with electric sparks, shooting towards Rondo!

"Uhh

Six rays of light passed through Rondo's body, converging behind him, and when they dissipated, Tafi appeared in a half-crouching position. Looking at Rondo again, there was not a single injury on his body, not a drop of blood, but his eyes rolled and his mouth foamed.

"Original...... Come...... As...... This ......"

Spit out the last four words, and Rondo fell headlong and died of exhaustion. Dio looked at the corpse on the ground and shook his head.

"Good work, Tafy, and all of you."

Taffy immediately jumped up: "Thank you, Lord Dior, for the compliment!" Come on, come on, while the corpses are still hot, decorate the yard with their souls! ”

Dio waved his hand and said, "The soul of my compatriots, how can I bear to use it?" Pack up this place, and bury the bodies in the tomb of the eternal night. ”

"Yes, Master Dior!"

Taffy and the maids were busy, and Dio left the hallway, followed by James. He thought that Dior was going back to the study, but he didn't expect to go to the dressing room on the first floor. There were two maids on call 24 hours a day, and as soon as Dio came in, he asked them to help him change his clothes.

"Are you going out, Dio-sama?" James asked.

"Yes, let's let the family come and go, then we can only go there in person and explain."

"Is the seat of the Infinis Clan, Beverclan?"

"Well, you go get the car ready, James."

"With all due respect, Mistress Dior. Is it necessary for us to come to the door? This is a show of weakness to the other party. ”

"It's not a sign of weakness, but I think it's necessary."

Changing into his favorite blue shirt, Dior stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror and tied his tie himself.

"The Infinis family is not afraid, but this time, they have joined forces with the executioners. I need to find out if they have any other cooperation besides SHADOW. If so, then we must be vigilant. ”

As the saying goes, open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to prevent. If, after this incident, Infinis is familiar with the Executioner, it can find a way to secretly create an incident and bring the Will family into the Executioner's sight. Once the executor feels the need, they will not hesitate to do so. At that point, the Will family will face the greatest catastrophe ever.

"I see, Master Dior."

"Then let's get ready to go."

"Yes."

Half an hour later, Dior's sedan drove out of Black Quinlin and left the town of Xavier.

*****

"I've read the report."

The next morning, in a small office in the police station, Rolov sat behind a desk and Akeya stood in front. As soon as he entered the room, he stood upright, and when Rolov said this calmly, he bowed his head as if he had made a mistake.

"I'm so sorry, Mayor."

"I didn't expect this result. It's just ......"

There were two pieces of paper on the desk, and Rolov picked up one of them.

"My order was to 'destroy SHADOW', and you said that SHADOW would not appear again, did you?"

"Yes."

"That's tantamount to 'eliminating' him, haha, this word game is really slippery!"

Rolov added an accent at the end of the sentence, and Akya lowered her head as she was about to raise it.

"Don't dare, I didn't mean to deceive the mayor."

"Forget Akeya, look up and make it look like I'm lecturing."

When Akeya's gaze met his own, Rolov picked up another piece of paper, which was a punishment decision.

"Only you know what happened to this mission, but the results have already spread. The fourth team of the criminal police, and even the bureau, there were some ...... Discordant sounds. As early as when you tried Leon's identity alone, there were people who doubted your relationship. Even a guess is not something that can be settled by a play on words. ”

"I understand."

"Either way, the mission is over, and any sound about Martoun's box must be silenced. What's more, Leon is running, and it's hard to say when they will meet next time. So the bureau decided to punish you, and I'll tell you for them. ”

"I'm willing to accept any punishment."

"Good."

Rolov stood up, turned his hand behind his back, and solemnly announced.

"Akya Trosyumi, because of the ineffective operation in the capture of the murderer Dinique Galpo León, caused the murderer to flee, so that the arrest work lost clues and reached a stalemate. According to the relevant provisions of the "Criminal Police Regulations" of our bureau, he will be given a salary reduction of three months and a temporary removal from the fourth criminal police team. After the removal of the list, the Suwub traffic team, which will be transferred to the traffic sub-bureau, will report within three days, and the time of reinstatement will be notified separately. ”

After the announcement, Rolov put the decision on punishment on the table. Akya stepped forward to take it and read it. At the end of the case was a confirmation of the transferee, which he signed.

"I'm really sorry for causing trouble to the mayor and everyone this time, so I'm sorry."

"Wait."

Calling Akeya, Rolov put the punishment decision aside, sat down in a chair, and lit a cigarette.

"Do you think that's fine, Akeya?"

"What do you mean, Lord Mayor?"

"I'm talking about Leon."

Akya had already thought of the answer on the way here: "I don't regret my decision. ”

"Are you dealing with the aftermath of Karp?"

It also means that. Since it was the Colonel who made him like this, as a subordinate of the Colonel, I am obliged to save him. ”

"It's true, but even if you let him go, he won't be able to stop. It's not just Denick, the rescuer and the executioner, Corolla's case has been uploaded to the police network, and now he is a wanted criminal in the whole country, which is equivalent to saying that he cannot gain a foothold in the Arctic Country. ”

Flicked twice in the ashtray, Rolov's voice grew higher and higher, and his face became more and more stern.

"Maybe I shouldn't say that, but for him, death might be a relief, right? Putting everything down is also an option. What do you think, Akeya? ”

"The mayor's words are true, but that's Leon's own problem. His life is up to him, and I'm just pointing out a possibility. ”

"Possibility? Is it a possibility to keep on the run? ”

"Yes, after all, ......"

Akya paused, his expression suddenly resolute.

"If you are alive, there is still the possibility of redemption, and when you die, you don't even have a chance to regret it."

Rolov was stunned for a moment before bursting out laughing.

"You're very influenced by that kid."

"I'm just learning and selling."

"Well, that's right, Akeya. Tasks aside, I have a lot of respect for you. If Karp were here, he'd have said that - Akeya, you've grown. ”

Rolov, who had always kept his face calm, finally smiled. As if hearing this from Karp's mouth, Akya hurriedly bowed.

"I don't dare to be, thanks to the mayor's praise."

"Alright, that's the end of this matter. You can step back and go to the cemetery with Junsha. ”

"Yes!"

*****

Walking out of the office, Akya saw Junsha pacing anxiously at the door. Seeing Akya coming out, she hurriedly asked long and short questions. Akya recounted the punishment of the police station, and Junsha breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay, I thought the police were going to take you away."

"No, let's go."

"Well, the flowers have been bought, in my car."

"I'm sorry to break the bank."

"Don't care. It's a good thing that you went on a mission yesterday and didn't make it to Captain Corolla's funeral. ”

"Are you afraid that Rimian will fight me?"

"Not just because of him, but also ......"

While talking, the two walked to the staircase, and there were exactly two policemen leading a woman and a little girl upstairs.

The girl, who was four or five years old, came to the police station for the first time and looked around curiously. The woman next to her looked melancholy and wore a long black dress. Junsha hurriedly greeted him.

"Good morning, Mrs. Rufran, here so early?"

"Yes, Miss Junsha, you're early."

Mrs. Rufran barely managed to squeeze out a smile, and when she saw Akya next to Junsha, she smiled and said "hello", and Akya replied politely.

"Junsha, this is ......"

"Uh, she's ...... Captain Corolla's wife, that one is his daughter. ”

Akya immediately understood what Junsha meant by "good deeds" just now. He averted Mrs. Rufran's gaze and descended the stairs with his head bowed. Junsha also said goodbye briefly and followed downstairs. Behind him, the girl's question was heard.

"Mom, that police brother is so weird, he seems to be very shy."

"Honey, maybe someone has something to do."

"Is Daddy too? He's busy too, right? ”

"yes...... Dad, he's also very busy. ”

"Mom, when is Dad not busy? I came back two days ago for a while, and I wanted to hang out with my dad. ”

Mrs. Rufran turned her face, wiped her eyes, and whispered.

"In a few days, Dad will be able to rest. Wait a little longer, my dear. ”

"Hmmm! I'll obediently wait for my dad to come back and take me out to play! ”

Every sentence was a knife, slashing at Akeya's heart. He clenched his fists, ran downstairs, got into Junsha's car, and rushed to his destination, Luofeng Cemetery.

To the south of the city, away from the city, the Rakyu Cemetery is not the largest of the Akiyama City Cemetery, but it is as old as the city. There is a special cemetery in the south of the cemetery, which has no name, and is dedicated to the burial of police officers and soldiers who cannot be identified publicly and who died in the mission. Yesterday, the new soul made its home here, and that was exactly where Akya and Junsha were going.

Holding a bouquet of flowers, Akya passed through the tombstones, and Junsha followed quietly. Along the way, she couldn't think of any words to comfort Akeya, so she could only remain silent until the end.

Here they are.

The brand-new tombstone more than one meter high, engraved with Corolla's name, the year of birth and death, has no surname, let alone his deeds, and is extremely simple. Akya stood in front of the tombstone, bowed deeply, and his eyes swept over the tombstones around him.

"Every soul here is noble, but can only leave silently."

"No way."

Junsha sighed softly and brushed the hair from her sideburns.

"They all died on classified and dangerous missions, like Captain Corolla. Protecting Andora is a secret mission and cannot be made public. Even if there is a pension, his sacrifice and his deeds will not be known. ”

The young policewoman had tears in her eyes, and she couldn't cry.

"It's like ...... Anonymous ......"

"I'm sorry."

"You don't need to apologize, Akeya, I'll wait for you in the car."

"Well, thank you."

Junsha's footsteps faded away from Akeya's ears, and the sound of the breeze took its place. He solemnly squatted down and placed the bouquet of white chrysanthemums under the tombstone.

"I'm sorry, Captain Corolla, for not avenging you. Because I...... I really can't pull the trigger, I can't bear to let a girl who has found her relatives lose her relatives again, and I don't want to use her pain to erase the hatred.

"I don't have the right to stand here, and I don't have the courage to face your wife and daughter, that's probably the price. No matter how much time has passed, I will never forget how much pain my actions have caused you and your family.

"But ......"

Looking at the tombstone, Akeya slowly got up.

"He was once deprived of his liberty by the Colonel, and I am obliged to redirect his direction. Although this is just my willfulness, I hope you, and him, can understand that even if we are shadows, even if we can only work hard in places where the sun does not shine, our efforts are still valuable, and we are still dignified lives.

"I believe that the shadow is anonymous, but the shadow should not be alone. Even if only one person will remember us, we will fight to the end for her! ”

He raised his right hand between his eyebrows and saluted solemnly^solemnly.

"To the heroic sacrifice of police officer Carola Van with the highest respect! You are also the glorious nameless shadow! ”

=====

When Moore Belle and Phil disappeared into the sky, Nuro was working in his office at the World Government Embassy in Debia. It was 15:10, and he was drinking coffee while flipping through the papers in his hand.

The office was silent, save for the creech of paper churning and the occasional hissing of coffee being sucked into the mouth. About three minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

"Mr. Nuro, are you there?"

"Cuckoo? Come on in. ”

The door opened, and a woman with a marked face walked in, with a gray blouse, a dark green short skirt, long curly light blue hair, crystal clear eyes, and white porcelain-like skin, looking like a doll.

With a tablet in his hand, the cuckoo bowed slightly.

"Excuse me, Mr. Noro, there are two things to report."

She was Nurro's aide-de-camp, or rather secretary. Like Moore Belu, he basically only works next to Nurro.

"Say it."

Cuckoo walked up to Nuro, his fingers tapping and scratching on the tablet.

"The second detachment of independent operations in the city of Mondogama has begun to operate, evacuating Mondogama while leaving a small number of people behind to prepare for the mission in the city of Kogani. Schubertz said the team will be on the road tonight and will arrive in the city of Kogani tomorrow. ”

"Are Kane and Tarini too?"

"He didn't say it, but I think it must be. In order to avoid Hephaus's eyes and ears, this was the only way to do this. ”

"That's right."

"But Kane aside, why did Mr. Nuro agree to keep Tarine? She's been the chief engineer and has a lot of research to do, so if she spreads it out......"

Nuro shook his head and placed the coffee cup in his hand on the table.

"It's also a good thing to spread it."

"A good thing?"

"The Fourth Research Institute usually holds open classes, and it is no secret that most of their research content is long. Even if Tarinny said it, it would be insignificant to Hephaus, and maybe other organizations would feel that they had taken advantage of it and were satisfied, and they would not have thought that Hephaus had higher-level goals. Such as the core part of Plan K, Tarini knows nothing about it. ”

Cuckoo was a clever man, and he quickly understood Nuro's intentions and nodded incessantly.

"You can also sell Director Tel's favor."

"That's right, go ahead."

"The princess called 20 minutes ago, and she was happy. Killed the turtle and merged with the white cat, only the box was left for Dimmit. ”

"Dimmit is not interested in the box, and it is estimated that it will be thrown to the rescuer. What about fangs and demons? ”

"Fangs evacuated unharmed, evil spirit, it is said that he had a head-on fight with Dimmit. Due to the overuse of the protection function, the AE system overheats and requires time to maintain. Although it is not life-threatening, I am now in convulsions all over my body, and it is estimated that I will not be able to get up within a month. ”

"Hmph, when you have strength, you forget how many pounds and taels you have, after all, he's just a gangster. How do turtles react before they die? ”

The cuckoo put down the tablet, the corners of his mouth slightly curled.

"I was amazed."

Nuro has no penchant for beating the water dogs, he asks this just to make sure that Selovta really doesn't know the truth about the box.

In this way, the Martoun's box event ended perfectly, yes, perfectly. Everything goes according to plan, and getting the results of the plan, there is nothing more refreshing than that. Nuro took a deep and comfortable breath.

Next, it's time to turn his gaze to the north, which is the purpose of his transfer to the Arctic Realm.

"Next topic, Du Juan."

"Is it Silivara?"

"That's a good point, so do you know what I'm worried about?"

"It's a manpower problem."

"Who's left now?".

"There are only the Zuraka siblings left, as well as ...... Singer. ”

A sigh came out of Nooro's nostrils, and his fingers pushed his glasses, then pressed them against the frames. Du Juan knew that Nuro's action meant that he was worried, although it couldn't be seen from the poker face.

It's no wonder that the rest are all problematic characters, or why don't the three of them have nothing to do? But Nuro didn't have time to pick and choose.

"Let's make do with it, get them ready, I'm working on a plan. When you're done, you tell them to leave early. Wait for other places to be free-handed, and then go to support. ”

"Yes."

After setting up the work, Nuro took the plan for Martoun's box on the table, and in the final mission report, wrote the words "the turtle died in battle, and the box was lost".

Du Juan next to her saw it clearly, and she felt that it seemed a little inappropriate to write like this.

"Why do you say that the turtles were killed in battle, Mr. Noro?"

"Anyway, he also has a group of subordinates, and some of them don't know about this time. To say that he has defected, it will take time to calm down. And the details of his rebellion are not clear above, if you don't get it right, my hiding of the identity of the white cat will also be exposed, and more is better than less. ”

Dealing with Selovta was actually a private action by Nurro. In the past, he pointed out to his superiors that Thérovta had made some unreasonable moves, but he never received a clear answer, so he used Martoun's box to kill Thérovta.

It's best not to ask above, and if you do, take out the evidence collected by Fei'er, which is enough to defend. And when he writes like this, he seems to be magnanimous and magnanimous to the deceased.

"But the turtle is also miserable enough, and a person who is usually so cautious actually gave his life for an empty box."

"Sea turtles are animals that will never show their heads easily if they don't put some incense bait. But as long as it is exposed, it is not willing to retract. ”

"Then again, why is the box empty? Does Mr. Nooro have any other plans that we don't know about? ”

After writing the mission report, Nuro picked up the cup again, took a sip, looked at the bookshelf against the wall, and turned sideways to Du Juan.

"Do you want to know?"

Du Juan felt that there was nothing good behind this, so she shook her head.

"Forget it."

"No, it's okay. The box was empty, and when the news got out, the box lost its value completely. It doesn't hurt to tell you something, it's just ......"

"It is strictly forbidden to spread the word."

"You already know about the birth of Martoun's box, and the fact that Astoria's mobile fortress 'Overlord' was in the Arctic Nation at the end of the War of the Century. Let's talk about the rest of the story. ”

Two hours after the Overlord destroyed the Fortress of Lifet, the spy agency of the provisional government of the Arctic State, "Snake Shadow", urgently sent a team to investigate the Fortress. A week later, the investigation team unraveled the secret of the Overlord, which uses Martoun's box as a power source. Inside the box were fragments of Istis.

In addition to the fragments, the team also discovered that the box had a very delicate lock and was equipped with a special "key" - the fortress contained a half-breed of Dinnick and Gallebo, who was responsible for opening the box when necessary in order to release the energy of the fragments and drive the fortress. And when the box is locked, he also needs his EXP.

After another two days, the investigation team infiltrated the Overlord Fortress. The original plan was to snatch the box and kill the "key". However, after finding the box, it was discovered that the box was connected to the power room of the fortress, and only the technicians of the fortress could take it out.

Pressed for time, the investigation team changes their plans and secretly holds the "key" hostage, allows him to open the box, and then steals the pieces. Although they were spotted by Afghan soldiers on the way, the survey team used the debris as a shield and escaped from the fortress after sacrificing most of them.

In other words, more than 140 years ago, Martoun's box was already empty.

The box is scrapped, and the overlord is useless. But it was the last hope of the whole nation of Astoria, which was about to be defeated, and the Afghan army did not want this to get the word out, so they kept the news tightly sealed, and secretly transferred the empty box to another place to prevent more secrets from leaking.

This is the reason why the Overlord Fortress was not activated again, and the Arctic Army that later broke through the fortress could not find the box.

As for the fragments, they were left behind by the snake shadow itself.

After the end of the war, Snake Shadow changed from the original wartime spy agency to a commercial group, and has grown until now. The experience of the investigation team became an internal secret of the group. However, over the years, the group has had several civil unrests, and each civil unrest will lead to the leakage of some secrets, and this is how the truth of the box is leaked.

"Although it has been leaked, there are not many people who really believe it, and the Bourne family of the Grand Duchy of Xishan is one of them." Nuro said.

"It's the Dynick family from SHADOW, no wonder he knows how to open the box."

"I guess I heard about it from his father, and his father heard about it when he was still in the family. As for me, I visited the Bourne family a few years ago to learn a little about it, and then I went to the snake shadow to verify it. Before today, I was probably the only one who knew the truth in the entire world government. ”

Du Juan showed a slightly surprised expression: "You went to the snake shadow to verify their secrets?" It's bold enough. ”

"It took three days in Arandel to get things out. If it weren't for my job, I wouldn't have wanted to deal with that group of people. ”

"Also, they are clearly doing business, but they are actually mafia."

"It still has the title of a country within a country, the world's most vicious mafia. The Snake Shadow Group, and the people who control it......"

Nuro turned his face sideways, faced Du Juan, and said the name that made him jealous.

"The Caton family."