In today's space age, spaceships, space stations, space shuttles, heavy infantry armor and other mechanical equipment have become indispensable things in human life, and the service life of machinery is largely determined by the wear-resistant surname of key parts. In this regard, the Byron family, a metal specialist, undoubtedly provides the most critical technical support for the continued development of the Federation. It is precisely because of the Byron family's unique purification and smelting technology in rare substances that the Federation will have the Titan aircraft carriers, Apollo type battleships, and now Type 3 armor ahead of the Nine Star Republic. Therefore, the Byron family is the foundation of the federal heavy industry, and its actual position is far more important than people think.

And the low-key of the Byron family is only politically low-key. In the industry, the Byron family has always been a merciless business butcher, and various cases in the past have been enough to expose the Byron family's ruthlessness in dealing with competitors, and almost no competitor can hold out in the competition with the Byron family for more than six months. This is a very rare sharp style even in the business behavior of the ten major families.

This time, will the Byron family send a side blood relative Georgia? Byron's entry into the Hermes business district was expected. However, I am afraid that no one expected that the unscrupulous merchant Elliott would do more than the Byron family, and at the first time when the Byron family's forces invaded, he used murder to break up the Byron family's business invasion.

After that, everyone knew that the Byron family would retaliate, but they didn't expect the revenge to come so quickly. They didn't expect to be in Georgia? Shortly after Byron was killed, a surprise army of the Byron family suddenly appeared, destroying Elliott's conspiracy defenses in an unusual way, and was able to turn the tide in an instant.

Perhaps it was the usual sharp style of the Byron family that made everyone, including Brandon, think that this was a special means reserved by the Byron family to deal with the chaos on Othello, and they didn't think that this fleet with a large amount of rare substances that suddenly appeared did not actually belong to the Byron family. Brandon misunderstood Robin's identity at the beginning, and he talked to Robin privately instead of Martina, also because he felt that in the long-term planning of the Byron family, Robin, who was mysterious, was a more important person than Martina.

Through the words revealed in Brandon's words, Robin, who had been listening intently, immediately noticed this.

"Mr. Robin." Noticing that Robin was a little distracted, Brandon raised his voice slightly and said, "Actually, we don't have a conflict of interest, so you don't need to hide anything from me. While our police are investigating Elliott and Bloody Harry, we've been keeping an eye on you. ”

"Oh?" Brandon's words made Robin's heart tighten, but on the surface he remained silent.

"Yes, I've investigated all the actions you've made since your appearance in Proxima Centauri's northern space. Let's not talk about your rare substance of unknown origin, just Martina since you appeared? Byron's contact with you at the first time is enough to explain everything. You've done some tricks at the Hermes spaceport, but honestly, they're redundant. You treated Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company special from the start, which made all the cover-ups you did look like a joke. ”

Robin speculated that Brandon's cover-up was due to his encounter with Nishizawa at the Hermes spaceport after stepping into Proxima Centauri. At the time, it was not surprising that Robin behaved like this, but when things developed to this point, in the eyes of some well-intentioned people, Robin's behavior pattern was different from that of the Federalists that allowed them to speculate on all this with conspiracy theories.

Robin was not ready to expose all this, and after thinking for a while, he frowned and asked, "What else did you investigate?" ”

"What you've been doing in the last few days." Brandon smiled incomprehensibly, "You took in the battered U-2 landing ship of the Bloody Mercenaries, and I noticed that your people are still collecting information about the Ultra Nebula mine. And no one who has nothing to do with the Byron family would do that. At the very least, ordinary logistics companies would never spend a lot of money to repair such a broken warship, let alone pay attention to the mining areas that produce rare substances. Only the Byron family would do this, so hungry for a mining area rich in rare substances. ”

After a slight pause, Brandon smiled and spat out a smoke ring, as if he had a chance of winning, and said, "Are you saying I'm right?" Mr. Robin......"

“……”

Brandon's speculation about Robin's identity and behavior made Robin suddenly feel like he couldn't laugh or cry, if it weren't for Robin's sobriety now, even he would almost think that he was a mysterious character hidden by the Byron family.

And if you look at the thinking pattern of the Federalists, Brandon's speculation is indeed unassailable, and this ability to scrutinize the details alone is enough to make him qualified for the position of Othello Star Governor of Police. But after all, he is still just a mortal, he doesn't know that what he is facing at the moment is actually a republican [***] person, who is just a conspiracy theory that fits his conspiracy by mistake.

"Your speculation has left me at a loss for what to say." After a long silence, Robin could only say such empty words to keep the conversation going.

However, in Brandon's ears, it was as if Robin had admitted defeat and admitted his identity on the side.

"Huh...... Actually, I have a vague knowledge of the inside story of the Byron family, so I understand your current situation very well. Brandon snuffed out his cigarette butt and said as if casually: "In the border star field outside the Alpha system, the Byron family hides many fleets that specialize in collecting rare substances, which is not a secret in the Federation. And you're one of them, you're a ......."

"I have no comment on that." Robin, afraid of showing his feet, hurriedly interrupted Brandon.

"Okay, let's talk about something else." Brandon smiled meaningfully and said, "I don't think I need to explain more about the current situation, the war has begun, so no one can escape." You want to take possession of the Ultra Nebula mine, that's fine. But I think you also know that there's a cruel guy out there, and he's not going to give up his lair so easily. ”

"I've already fought Bloody Harry once, and even if I don't touch him, I don't think he'll let me go." Robin then said.

"That's right, there is destined to be a war between you." Brandon straightened up and stared at Robin: "And he is a position in my eyes that must be conquered, only by defeating him, can I really start the most critical battle." ”

"You mean to ...... Joining forces? ”

"Yes, I was very impressed by your performance in the previous fight. There is no doubt that you have a strong team, but this team is too small to shake the monster that is entrenched in the Ultra Nebula. As for me, I have a large number of police forces, and although their combat effectiveness is low, they are not a problem at all in terms of numbers and equipment. So, we all have something that we don't have in each other. ”

"I was very impressed by your proposal."

"I'm not a stingy person, as long as you can get the Bloody Harry back alive, then you can get in the Proxima Centauri field unimpeded, is this from me Brandon? Rex's guarantee. Also, as a matter of sincerity, I can tell you another piece of information that is very important to the Byron family. ”

"Oh? What is it? Robin asked with concern.

"Bruno's mining rights have expired, and a group of 60,000 Republic prisoners of war will arrive on Proxima Centauri in the near future and be put into Bruno prison as laborers." Speaking of this, Brandon smiled meaningfully: "A large number of completely free laborers, this piece of information alone can increase the value of Bruno Star's mineral mining rights by hundreds of millions at auction, I think you know the value of this message very well." And, until you conquer the Ultra Nebula, will the Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company want to continue its business with just two thousand tons of inventory? ”

“……”

60,000 prisoners of war of the Republic! ~ This sentence alone made Robin's heart thump, and as for Brandon's next words, Robin couldn't hear them at all. Now, all his thoughts were tied to these 60,000 prisoners of war of the Republic.

As a wanderer in a foreign land struggling to survive, there is nothing more heartwarming than hearing from a fellow countryman. Moreover, this is 60,000 compatriots, and an opportunity to get up close and personal with them, and rescue them!

Robin would not miss such an opportunity, and since hearing the news, Robin has known that if he misses such an opportunity, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

"Thank you, Mr. Brandon, for providing such valuable information, and in return, I will give you a promise." Robin couldn't hide the urgency in his heart, and said in a sworn tone: "The bloody Harry you want, I will definitely hand him over to you personally." ”

"Good! ~" Robin's promise made Brandon unable to hide the joy on his face, he picked up a cup of incense on the coffee table, and motioned to Robin, "May we have a happy cooperation." ”

"Thank you for your appreciation." Robin also picked up a glass of incense, clinked glasses with Brandon and drank it heroically.

"What a cheerful young man." Looking at Robin with appreciative eyes, Brandon patted him on the shoulder and said, "I appreciate your cautious and decisive style of doing things, and in the future, you will definitely officially come to the front of the stage." Well, are you interested in being my son-in-law, my little Elaine is a beautiful elf. ”

"Ahem......"

Brandon's extremely sudden words caused Robin to choke on the incense and cough repeatedly. He avoided Brandon's gaze in embarrassment, bowed his head and said, "You really like to joke......"

"Haha......" Brandon didn't care about Robin's polite words, but enthusiastically hugged Robin's shoulders: "Today is my birthday party, and it's really rude for me as a host to always hide in the private room." How about going out with me? ”

Robin hurriedly complimented: "It's my pleasure." ”

(To be continued)