The dinner had just begun when a speeding car hurriedly left the venue and disappeared into the night.
The atmosphere in the car seemed to have entered the coldest winter. Jane and Richard were silent, each thinking about their own thoughts. Jane's body was shaking slightly uncontrollably, the sweet wine still stuck to her face, and she didn't wipe it at all. And Richard also uncharacteristically did not comfort Jane, his face was livid, and he silently thought about his own thoughts.
After an unknown amount of time, a little light appeared in front of the speeding car, which was about to return to Blue Lake Manor.
Entering the hall, Jane finally broke out, grabbing everything she could get and smashing it wildly, screaming, and tearing. Richard watched all this coldly, motionless. A fragment passed by his face, leaving a thin trail of blood, but Richard remained standing as if he could not feel the pain.
After smashing almost everything in the hall, Jane calmed down a little and gritted her teeth and said: "I should have slapped her back then!!"
"Fortunately, you didn't." As soon as he opened his mouth, Richard realized that his voice had become hoarse at some point.
"They must be laughing at us now! I can just imagine their faces!"
"No, it won't. They will just treat it as nothing happened now, and the two of us never appeared, that's all."
Jane let out a burst of hysterical laughter and said: "It's so ridiculous. Is this the hypocrisy of you nobles? I almost forgot how to say swear words, and then she called me a bitch in front of everyone, Splash me with wine, so she is still a model of elegance, and I am the shrew, shrew?!"
"That's pretty much it."
"Then why did you drag me away then? They are all shrews anyway, and I would rather slap her back!"
"You can't beat her."
"I..." Jane suddenly didn't know what to say. She cursed a few harsh words and said, "Okay, that's great! In other words, if I do it, she will slap me gracefully. A slap in the face, right? Is this the etiquette of aristocrats?"
"Dueling has been a tradition of nobles since the Middle Ages. Now it's just a different form."
"What about you! What were you doing when I was being humiliated?"
"I can't beat her either."
Jane was speechless again.
After a while, Jane put the emotion control device on her hand, picked up a wet wipe and silently wiped the wine from her face, and said calmly: "Is the gap between you and her that big? Even if you risk your life, you will still touch it. Can't you hide from her? At least let her hide for a while, isn't that elegant? "
"If there was any chance of me hurting her, someone else would have stepped in."
"Is the gap between the Louis family and Wenton so big?"
"No, Louis and Wynton are similar, but there is a gap between Hathaway and I. Do you remember the last words she said when we left? The connection between Wynton and Louis will be even closer."
Jane sneered: "You've already humiliated us like this, how can we get closer together?"
"What she means is that she will deepen her relationship with Louis, but not with me."
Jane finally understood. Hathaway will deepen ties with anyone who doesn't deal with Richard's faction. Several names flashed through her mind instantly, and her face gradually became serious. None of these people are easy to deal with, and they are very willing to watch Richard die.
"Maybe we should prepare earlier."
Richard nodded, "Yes, so I pulled you away because the war has just begun."
Jane opened her personal terminal and said, "Let's discuss the next step. But before that, we have to see what other weaknesses we have that may be exploited by the enemy."
As soon as Richard opened his personal terminal, an unexpected communication request appeared, and the request was automatically connected after flashing three times, ignoring Richard's wishes.
What appeared on the personal terminal was Sino's big face, smiling like an uncultured star thief:
"Hahahaha! My dear brother, I heard that you just had a pleasant night! I know it is not appropriate to disturb you at this time, but I must remind you that you have not paid the second payment of this month. , now there are only 15 minutes left before the deadline. According to the contract, if you miss the payment time, you need to pay a 2% late payment fee, and I can demand it at any time. Believe me, you don’t want late payment fees to happen, so I can call you anytime, anywhere. Your phone number, hahaha! How about it, can you start paying now? I can wait online. In fact, payment is a very simple matter. You don’t even have to pick up your pants. You can even pay while moving. As long as your Coordination skills are good enough..."
"It's already paid!" Richard couldn't bear it anymore, paid at the speed of light, and then closed the personal terminal with a roar.
After finally calming down, Jane looked strange and said, "It can't be him, can it?"
"Impossible!!" Richard said without thinking.
In Jane's list of imaginary enemies, there really is no Xino. Richard also did not consider Xino. If his brother was really capable, he would not be expelled from the family. If you want to talk about Xino's outstanding qualities, it seems that there is nothing except disgusting Richard.
Deep in the starry sky, the red-bearded fleet was wandering aimlessly. Sino sat in the command chair, with his feet directly on the command platform, a turban on his head, a strong drink in his hand, and a cup in his mouth. He was holding a cigar and his free hand was playing with an old-fashioned musket. All in all, no matter how he looks now, he looks like a star thief, even if he returns to the medieval painting style, it will not be inconsistent.
At this time, Hathaway's image appeared on the podium. She smiled and said, "It seems you quite like being a star thief."
Sino took a deep breath of his cigar, his eyes melancholy: "I have a feeling that this is the profession that truly fits my soul. Maybe in a few years, my name, Sino, will also be included in the legend of the Star Thief..."
It could be seen that the little princess was trying hard not to laugh, and asked: "Did you start the robbery?"
"Of course! Yesterday, I took a fancy to a merchant fleet of the Sigwell family. I could tell at a sneaky glance that I was not up to something good! Of course I wouldn't be polite and I would open fire immediately!" Speaking of robbery, Sino His eyes were gleaming, and he suddenly felt no longer sleepy.
The little princess was also curious: "Sigwell? Isn't that the peripheral family of Blood Rose? I heard that they are mysterious recently. What did you grab?"
Sino waved the pistol vigorously and said with great enthusiasm: "I have never shot one."
The little princess broke through her skills in an instant, laughing so hard that she couldn't stand upright, and her elegance had long been forgotten. She laughed for several minutes, then stood up holding on to the bookshelf next to her, and said, "You can be so arrogant even after losing, I admire you! Are all legendary star thieves like this?"
"Having never fought and losing are two different things! I escaped unscathed, but my opponent's losses were much greater than mine. How can I say I lost?"
"Okay, you didn't lose, you just didn't win." The little princess returned to being serious and said, "Okay, let's get down to business. I need to find a partner in the Louis family to suppress Richard's faction with all my strength. What suggestions do you have?"
"This candidate is obviously not me!" Sino finally became serious, put down the props in his hands, and threw the cigar into the trash can. He showed a photo of the two people and said: "Weidu, the sixth heir, is meticulous and steady in his work and has strong action. The faction's industry is concentrated in the manufacturing of industrial machines. He has been in conflict with Richard's faction for decades. It's just that No one can do anything to anyone. Or Eisen, who is the 11th heir. Although he is not high in the ranking, the faction's industry is concentrated in finance and large equipment leasing. After Jian married in, the family considered handing over part of the financial assets to Jian. Management. Therefore, the two factions will be in direct conflict and irreconcilable. The better Jane does, the industry in Eisen’s hand may not be saved. "
When it comes to business matters, Sino is quite serious and rigorous.
The little princess was thinking, and occasionally whispered a few words to the people around her, discussing something. After a moment, she cleared her throat and said, "I have decided that your partner in the Louis family is you, the legendary star thief Mr. Xino!"
Xino was stunned: "Me? I know nothing except fighting?"
"Being able to fight is necessary, and you also have an irreplaceable advantage."
Xino perked up: "Am I so good?"
"Every bit of progress and achievement you make can stimulate both Jane and Richard."
Xino laughed loudly and said: "That's true. It seems that this important task belongs to me. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"The Louis family has its own fleet. Go tell the Presbyterian Council that you want to be the commander of this fleet."
Xino groaned and hesitated: "Although the family's fleet is not large, the current commander is also an elder of the Presbyterian Church. Besides, my age and qualifications are not qualified! Even if I were given the job, I might not be qualified."
"Are you very different from that elder?"
Xino thought for a while and said: "There is not a big gap. Although he retired from the position of federal admiral, he was only serving in the third-line fleet at that time, which was incomparable with my original fleet. But he He does have more experience than me, and his ability to command a large fleet is better than mine. If we were to meet him on the battlefield, our winning rate would be about 40 to 60."
"That's enough. The elder of your family is the older one, and his past performance is very average. This time, I'm not asking you to become the fleet commander, but to push the elders to conduct an assessment on you. As long as you Performing well in the assessment can put great pressure on that elder. I heard that that elder is an important figure in Richard's faction. To suppress him is to suppress Richard. If they want to prevent you from seizing the fleet commander , and it would be best if Richard turns to military affairs."
Xino understood immediately. He immediately thought of another possibility: "What if I win? Do I still want to be the commander of the fleet?"
The little princess was also startled and said, "Is there anything I can't do?"
"Then I can't be a star thief?"
The little princess rolled her eyes at him, "Won't you take the family fleet out and become star thieves together?"
"That's right!" Xino suddenly realized.
The little princess said angrily: "Why do you think so much? You can't win."
Xino thumped his chest hard and said, "That's not necessarily true! Real star thieves never play by the rules!"
He opened his address book and began to look through the list. Even if he can't win, someone can.
