Realizing that being followed was a momentary thing, and before he could think about it, a bald man in a black business attire, a red tie, and black glasses appeared at the exit of the empty alley. I just thought about turning around and leaving, but I found that there were two people in the same dress standing behind me.

Littered with garbage and excrement dumped at random, the corpses of cats and dogs attract a large swarm of flies to eat, and the dense "buzzing" sound of flapping wings arouses the instinctive physiological revulsion of human beings, and the pungent stench even feels a tingling in the eye masks.

A normal person would never want to take a walk in such a place, let alone the suspicious outfit of those three people, no matter how unfamiliar they were, Minerva would not believe that this would be a chance encounter.

Was it Walsingham's men, or Richelieu's men, or was it ...... You can't be wrong, that kind of machine-like atmosphere and signature dress has long told people who they are. Minerva watched the opponent's actions while thinking about the tactics of getting out.

"Please go back, princess. ”

A woman in black women's business attire, carrying a small black suitcase, and a long ponytail flashed out from behind the bald man blocking the alley, and the woman whose appearance, figure, and clothing could not find any obvious features said:

"Not only His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister, but also the President is worried about your rash travel. ”

"I'm not going back. ”

Minerva flatly refused, feeling annoyed by the other party's rudeness in his heart and secretly smacking his lips, he had estimated in advance that V.E Company had put an eye on Albiambu, but he never expected that the company would be able to search for him so quickly. It's really as high as ever, so high that it's hateful efficiency.

-- Completely miscalculated.

Swallowing the frustration of defeat, Minerva clenched her fists.

"Please think about your position, as well as the current delicate situation in the world, if Albion discovers that the princess of a potential enemy country enters his royal capital, what will be the consequences......

The woman took a step forward, although facing Minerva, her gaze and consciousness did not intersect with it, and there was no Minerva in her eyes, just reciting lines into the air.

Such a person cannot communicate - muttering in his heart. Several attacks are almost ready. At this moment, the woman suddenly disappeared from her eyes.

"Don't waste your efforts. ”

The empty sigh dissipated in the air, and the question of "how is it possible" just flashed in my mind, and a warm breath passed in my ears.

"While talking, prepare for a sneak attack. Create chaos. Waiting for an opportunity to flee - this is a reasonable tactic. But in the face of stick insects, your camouflage is meaningless. ”

In nature, there is no shortage of insects that are good at raiding and camouflaging. For example, the "flower mantis" is one of the best. Lepidopteran insects and stick insects are also masters of camouflage. In some natural observation records, there are even examples of praying mantis stepping on stick insects to prey on mantises, which shows the success of its mimicry camouflage.

And the killer in front of him, known as the "stick insect", also has a similar ability, and he has a thin sense of existence since his birth, and he is easy to be ignored. This trait was further enhanced by the enhanced recombination surgery, and once the ability to "breath kill" was activated, it was able to detach itself from the senses and the techniques used for observation, and became an "invisible person" like a being, even if he walked around in front of a crowd, he would not be noticed by anyone.

The stick insect reappeared and pressed a piece of cold metal against Minerva's back, the small box she had been carrying in her hand. Now fully unfolded, revealing the hideous face of the folding whispered submachine gun, 30 9mm caliber pistol rounds will pierce Minerva's body within 1 second as long as the trigger is pulled.

"Stop, how can you be so rude to the princess. ”

A smooth, clear, mocking voice rang out, and the stick insect quickly gathered its guns and bowed respectfully.

The neck turned in the direction of the bamboo worm's salute, and the back of a man reflected Minerva's pupils. The man was wearing a black suit similar to the style of the stick insect and others, but the stitch workmanship was much more advanced, coupled with the attitude of the stick insect and others, he should be a person with a considerable status in the company. Listening to the voice, this man should be quite young, probably about the same age as himself.

There were no young men of considerable status in the V.E Company except Roland, who was known to Minerva, but this man in black was clearly not Roland.

The air that swirled around the man was cold, very different from the warm feeling that Roland gave him, unlike anyone Minerva knew. The quiet back even made people feel a little empty and terrifying, but the girl vaguely felt a trace of inexplicable déjà vu.

"I'm sorry to have frightened Her Royal Highness the Princess. However, stick insects are telling the truth. ”

As if sensing the sight behind him, the unmoving back said:

"As long as the treaty is not signed for a day, the state of confrontation between Charlemagne and Albion cannot be lifted. In order to make the treaty more favorable to themselves, both sides will grasp the chess pieces that can be used at hand, and use the means that the previous qiē is spurned by others. This also includes the option of 'kidnapping the princess of great value and forcing the opponent to comply'. ”

There is no room for discussing ethics and morality in the world of politics, Minerva, who has been educated in imperial studies since childhood, already knows this, and she does not need to be repeated by others, and she is also aware of the risks of this trip, but the words that come out of her back make her speechless.

"Of course, His Highness can refute it with statements such as 'in order to stop the war, it had to be done'. So, ask a question here. If you stop the Prime Minister's plan, but because you are forced to stay for a few more days by the Albians, Charlemagne will be at a disadvantage in the negotiations, and eventually sign an unfavorable treaty, or even lead to war. At that time, in the face of a country that has been thrown into turmoil because of your impulses, there will be tens of thousands of corpses, several times the number of survivors. Can you still say things like, 'I'm for peace'?"

All the rebuttals choked in my throat at once, and my slightly open mouth could not say anything.

The unexpected weight weighed on her heart, although she lived a life isolated from the people, and received an education of "the royal family is the country, and the same as faith, above all things in the world", but she is still just a flower girl after all. Since meeting Roland, she has witnessed the death of others and has been close to death. After understanding the weight of life, the old ideological framework has begun to loosen, and it is difficult for her to speak lightly about the value of other people's lives as she did in the past.

The knees that supported her body were a little limp, and Minerva clenched her teeth to keep herself from losing her temper.

"It seems that His Highness has not found an answer to this, and he is not enlightened...... It doesn't matter if this kind of thing is good or bad, it's just a part of the common sense of the world, and young people have time to ponder. ”

The voice that understood the girl's self-esteem made Minerva's body tremble without a moment, and her right hand in black gloves was raised, and her fingers shook a few pages of paper.

"There are several VIP float tickets to Charlemagne that you can use as many times as you want on our return to Charlemagne. If you don't plan to return to Charlemagne now, put it away and give it to your fiancé. ”

To put it mildly, the bald man handed over the piece of paper, and the man on the back pressed his forehead and let out a burst of happy laughter:

"What a good boy, I'd like to talk to you more if I can, but it's a pity-"

The free right hand touched the ribs, and after a thousandth of a second, a silver tube was revealed between the left elbow and the flank.

"It's time to leave. ”

The voice was almost grinning, and the silver-plated imitation Walther P38 automatic pistol was fired one after another. With the dull sound of the skull exploding, five columns of blood mixed with brain contents erupted from the heads of the Albion agents. The next moment, the red-white liquid spilled like rain, leaving a disgusting graffiti on the ground and walls.

Before the corpse could lie on the ground, the man in the back, the bald man, and the stick insects had disappeared like a puff of smoke. Minerva was left in place, and it was not until she saw the face of the young man who was rushing towards her that she trembled as if she had just woken up from a dream.

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Having listened to Minerva's retelling, Roland had a rough grasp of the matter.

Most of the people who came into contact with Minerva were Li Lin, and it would not be wrong. When he encountered the shipwreck caused by the "sea monster", he already vaguely felt that Li Lin might be taking some action, and now it seems that Li Lin himself went into battle.

Even now, there are cool words like "that guy really has guts" can't be said, and the top priority is to find the stolen jewelry as much as possible and get a qiē back on track, otherwise......

Removing the terrifying images of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, meteorite falls, and monster landings from his mind, Roland looked at the piece of paper left by Li Lin, and Gloria hurriedly approached it.

"Let me see what is written on it. What the...... 2 houses collapsed and 1 was burned, 34 people were injured, 13 were seriously injured, 5 people suffered comminuted fractures, 6 people suffered burns, and 2 people suffered spine damage...... Who wrote this? What is written? It's really dark. ”

After reading the beginning, Gloria hurriedly ran away, as she said, the paper was full of unfortunate contents, and one had to think that the guy who wrote these things had some kind of psychological disorder.

"The other party can name Roland to see, he won't leave this paper just to show off his dark heart. ”

Valrhona interjected, and although she didn't know the relationship, her keen sixth sense told her that the piece of paper was anything but simple.

Roland nodded, and was about to say something when a roar came from the alley in the distance, and in an instant, thick smoke and fire billowed into the air. After two or three seconds, ripples of screams and chaos spread rapidly through the streets of Lundinum.

In an instant, Roland understood what he was holding in his hand, and his right hand, which was clenching the piece of paper, trembled slightly.

It was written in advance - a casualty report of the bombing. (To be continued......)