Offer your allegiance to Chaos!

However, the unexpected words of Saria fell into her ears from behind.

Those words were also accompanied by a soft sigh.

"What? Can't I live here tonight?"

Chapter 27 The king sees the king, the light of death

Frankly speaking, Ashe also feels very helpless when things have developed to this point.

Although he had already made up his mind when he came here, no matter what, he couldn't stay here with Serena, but after various unexpected factors, the situation turned into that if he didn't stay here tonight, the relationship between him and Serena would be the same. There will definitely be a deep gully left in the space.

Ashe is very familiar with Serena's temperament, she is a dead-headed person, she is silent on the surface, but secretly it is easy to detour herself into a dead end because of a certain knot that cannot be untied.

If he just leaves tonight, then Serena will probably fall into ruminating about the absurd stories of the past and feeling guilty about herself in a long night of tossing and turning. Next time she meets, she will definitely put on a The attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, keeping the distance with him as far as possible.

In that case, what is he talking about mending family relations?

In desperation, Ashe could only embark on an unimagined path.

"There is more than one guest room in the executive suite. Can I live next door to you?"

Seeing Serena's astonished expression, Ashe shrugged: "It's so late, you let me take the night bus across the entire Dragon Gate, and lie back to Rhodes Island at midnight? It's too cruel."

"No, no, that's not what I meant—"

The great astonishment and sudden surprise caused Serena's brain to become a mess. She shook her head subconsciously, but said incoherently: "But, but in this case—"

Before Saria unconsciously said some sensitive topics, Ashe quickly stopped her, he pressed Saria's shoulders with an inexplicably strong posture (standing on tiptoes), and twisted her back, " Well, there is nothing but, hurry up and open the door."

So, in a daze, Serena opened the door in a daze, and brought Ashe back to the guest room.

When Ashe walked to the room next to her bedroom to make the bed, Serena, who was sitting on the sofa, got rid of her dazed state and figured out what happened.

As a result, she became a little dry mouthed.

Some kind of flame that she didn't want to be looked at directly seemed to be quietly burning in the bottom of her heart. Even after emptying her mind over and over again, the phantoms of the past still surfaced in her heart, making her tremble.

Next door...is the next room...

Serena had to use this fact to wake herself up, and even more intentionally deepened her sense of guilt, reminding herself how despicable her current thoughts are—but it was like extremes will reverse, when she was extremely clear When she was such a despicable woman, the mentality of "breaking the can" made the wild fantasy in her heart even more wanton.

Damn!

Serena closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths back and forth, gave up all thoughts, and after a long while, she managed to suppress the impulse in her chest.

When rationality occupies the high ground, she can naturally understand that the reason for Ashe's initiative to ask to stay is nothing more than to further repair the relationship with her. How can she live up to this child's painstaking efforts?

In any case, tonight, I will strangle all the thoughts I shouldn't have in my swaddling clothes, and spend a peaceful night quietly.

After making up her mind, Saria tried her best to return her expression to her daily seriousness. At this time, Ashe also finished making the bed and returned to the living room.

"Want to watch TV for a while?"

The atmosphere at this time was not suitable for a conversation about the two of them themselves, so Ashe picked up the remote control and asked Serena for her opinion, but turned on the TV in her hand.

In the well-regulated Longmen evening news program, Ai Xi sat down next to Sereya in the host's perfect voice, and the two watched TV in such a quiet manner.

In fact, neither of the two of them really put their minds on the TV programs. Their eyes were focused on the news, but their hearts didn't know where they were going. superior.

This scene is very similar to the father and son in most families. The taciturn old father and the young son have nothing in common between the two generations. During the time period when the news is broadcast, sit together and watch TV quietly for a while.

Even though there is no language or even eye contact, in this quiet space, occasionally listening to each other's peaceful breathing, the relationship between father and son is gradually pulled back to an earlier moment invisibly, when the son was still alive. He didn't grow up, and his father was not overwhelmed by the burden of life, and he could still smile silly and prick the child with stubble.

——I don't know why, sitting on the sofa, Ashe inexplicably connected the current scene with the above-mentioned scene.

father?It is quite in line with Saria's family positioning. Compared with Hemer, who is more like a mother and gentle, Saria, who is more taciturn and always silently contributes to the family in secret, is more like a father.

If only Hemer could be here too.

Thinking of this, Ashe sighed softly. In these short fifteen days, it may be too late to achieve such a warm picture. If he breaks the sky, he will also be able to make Hemo and Saria safe and sound. Working in the same medical department, it still takes time to further repair the relationship.

Time, time... Thinking of this, Ai Xi couldn't help thinking of a certain idea, wanting to stay in Longmen for a while longer.

But how could it be hidden from Ms. Sicily?

Coincidentally, as soon as he thought of Ms. Sicily's name, the cell phone in Aixi's arms rang again. He was startled, and quickly took out his cell phone. It turned out to be a call from Ms. Sicily.

"What's wrong?" Serena, who had been paying attention to Ashe, asked immediately, "Is it Hemo again?"

"No... a friend."

Ashe's expression was a bit unnatural. He flipped his palms to block Serena's view of the phone screen, stood up, and hurried to the bedroom, "I'll pick it up first."

To be honest, he was a little subconsciously flustered at the moment. After all, one side is Ms. Sicily and the other side is Serreia, neither of them are easy to provoke. I didn't dare to hang up or drag on the phone for too long, so I had to ambiguously and run away quickly.

But it was this panic that caught Saria's keen attention.

"……friend?"

When Ashe disappeared into the bedroom and heard the clear sound of the door being locked, Saria's expression became weird. She chewed on the word, recalling the glimpse just now from the corner of her eye.

——If she read it correctly, the caller ID, the last two characters of the note name are... Ma'am?

Chapter 28 Doubtful

"What you mentioned to me last time, about Rhine's recent life, I have already found out."

Ms. Sicily's phone call was straight to the point, "It was much worse than expected. If you asked me to check this, you must have heard the wind, right? The so-called Balrog incident."

"Well, Rhodes Island is a medical company after all, such a big thing must be spreading." Ashe lowered her voice slightly to ensure that Ms. Sicily would not notice it, and tried her best to avoid Serena outside the door from hearing, "You What did you find?"

"It's quite complicated to say..." Ms. Sicily organized her language and explained the matter.

The information obtained by Syracuse is not much different from the version that Ashe just heard from Sereya. The devolution of authority, the ever-expanding energy department, the secret cutting-edge biological weapon experiment, and the final outbreak The "Balrog incident" in the past destroyed a laboratory building of Rhine Life, and the director of the defense department (that is, Sereya) took the blame and resigned, and so on.

It seems that, at least in terms of the cause and effect of the incident, Seliya did not conceal or deceive him.

However, compared to the information provided by Serena, Ms. Sicily's investigation has a lot more information about the "Balrog" itself, which is extremely important to Ashe.

According to Ms. Sicily, the Syracuse intelligence agency conducted an all-round investigation on Rhine Life, and the most important discovery was that the direct witnesses of the "Balrog" incident, including the medical staff who were in the laboratory at the time and the The affected patients were all concentrated in a very secret laboratory by Rhine Life, and they have not left until now.

Even the middle-level cadres who had infiltrated Rhine Life before Syracuse did not have the slightest authority to know all kinds of information related to it.

"This is the most suspicious point of the whole incident. It is not necessary to go through such a lot of trouble simply because of the need for confidentiality. Most of the affected people probably don't know what the Balrog project is. It is enough for them to sign an agreement, but Rhine Life Locking them all up, this proves that all those who come into close contact with the Balrog are likely to experience some kind of change that requires Rhine Life to keep a secret."

Ms. Sicily said, "Syracuse's intelligence agency is still investigating these people under observation. If there is new information, I will notify you immediately."

"Okay..." Ashe was still contemplating the new information, and then she heard Ms. Sicily change her subject: "It sounds like you don't seem very worried? You didn't provide any specific information about your two guardians, and I also Are you not worried if you are not sure whether they have been affected by this incident? Or...you already know that they have not been affected?"

In the end, her tone became a little subtle, with a faint sharpness.

"Ah, this..." Ash woke up from his contemplation in an instant, and a little cold sweat broke out on his back. He knew that entrusting Ms. Sicily to investigate the Balrog incident would definitely cause trouble like now, but when the trouble came, he still couldn't help it Cold sweat drenched.

However, Ms. Sicily's words also caused new confusion in his heart.

——Didn't she find out that the parties involved in the Balrog incident, Ifrit and Hemo, have come to Rhodes Island?Their whereabouts are not kept as secret as Sereya's. According to the efficiency of Syracuse's intelligence agency, it is impossible not to find out.

If she found out, she shouldn't have asked this question. According to her temperament, she would just ask him directly about his relationship with Hemo and Ifrit.

unless……

With a guess in her mind, Ashe pretended to change the subject, and asked abruptly: "Speaking of which, where is the whereabouts of the experimental subject code-named Balrog?"

"Don't interrupt, such an important experimental subject must have been locked up by Rhine Life in a secret area that only the highest level is qualified to know. Syracuse's intelligence agency is not so powerful." Ms. Sicily did not have any doubts, and she still focused on On "The Guardian": "Clarify, did you contact them at all?"

really.

Ashe's heart tightened, and the speculation just now turned into reality—someone deliberately concealed the information that Ifrit and Hemer had come to Rhodes Island!And the eyes and hands are so good that even Syracuse's intelligence agency can't find any clues!

This is outrageous. If it is said that with the cooperation of the parties, it is not difficult to conceal the whereabouts of the two people, but Ifrit and Hemer are completely unaware of this, and the entire Rhode Island Medical Department knows this. It is almost an open secret that the first new operator is a former senior member of Rhine Life, and this new patient is an experimental subject codenamed "Balrog".

However, the intelligence agencies in Syracuse are like blind and deaf people, turning a blind eye to such readily available information!

How can this be?

Amidst the tension, Ashe tried her best to stabilize her mind, and once again induced Ms. Sicily to say: "You don't need to be so worried, do you? Do you still know if I have contacted them? Your subordinates may have infiltrated Longmen and Rhodes Island. It's become a sieve."

"Don't call me a peeping tom." Ms. Sicily snorted coldly: "My manpower is mainly arranged in Longmen, Rhodes Island doesn't have any, I don't want to interfere with your privacy too much... This is my respect for you. "

Well, it seems that Ms. Sicily's possessiveness has indeed improved a lot after being "uppered" by the teacher, but this is still not the reason why she will be concealed from her. Inquiring about the situation of newly promoted operators on Rhodes Island is the basic quality of intelligence personnel.

There must be something wrong.

But Ashe couldn't ask this question directly, unless he was willing to expose the existence of Hemer and Saria on the spot.

Sighing in his heart, Ashe had no choice but to let go of his doubts for the time being and investigate slowly later. If he really couldn't find the problem, he would confess to Ms. Sicily.

And then, it's time for fooling around and being ambiguous as usual. Ashe explained that she just learned from some channels that the two guardians are still working normally in Rhine Life, but she didn't contact them, so she didn't worry about whether they were there. The Balrog incident was affected.

Ms. Sicily reluctantly accepted this explanation, but still warned Ashe that her men were still investigating, and if something was wrong, he would wait to be captured and brought back to Syracuse by her personally.

Ai Xi naturally picked up the old dog man's routine, and all kinds of sweet talk lasted forever, and it was considered that Ms. Sicily put down the phone with satisfaction.

By this time, the call had been going on for nearly 10 minutes.

After hanging up the phone, Ashe had a headache and sighed. He pushed open the door, and saw Serena staring closely at her, as well as the subtle expression on her face.

After hesitating for a moment, Serena finally asked that sentence:

"who is she?"

Chapter 29 She's My Girlfriend

Surely there is no escape from this problem?

Seeing Serena's erratic eyes, Ashe sighed in her heart.

Regarding Ms. Sicily's question, Ashe deliberately concealed it from Serena. After all, with her temperament, suddenly knowing that he belongs to him will definitely cause a huge psychological blow, especially when she is still breaking up with Hemer. present.

But how could he hide it?The [-]-day deadline is coming up in a blink of an eye, and he will leave Longmen anyway. Hemer already knows about the existence of "Miss Sissy". As long as Serena contacts Hemer, the news will definitely reach her. ear.

Concealing it now will only make Seliya fall into greater pain after the truth is revealed.

And if it is revealed at this point, it can draw a line for the stalemate relationship between the two, and let Selia understand the reality more clearly, and realize the relationship that the two should have.

and so……

"She... can be regarded as my girlfriend." Ashe finally said this sentence.

During half an hour of thinking, Saria had already assumed the existence of this possibility countless times, but when the facts were presented before her eyes, she was still temporarily speechless by the huge impact.

She stood there, staring blankly at Ashe, her lips slightly opened and closed, but she couldn't say another word.

Unbearable thoughts flashed in his heart, but Ashe's rationality quickly took over. He hardened his heart and continued to talk about his relationship with Ms. Sicily—of course, he also told Hemer The version of "Miss Sissy".

Of course, the version has also been updated moderately. When he explained to Hemer, "Miss Sissy" and him were still in a state of cold war. warm up".

"Is that so..."

Serena listened silently to Ashe's explanation the whole time, and the buffer of time finally brought her back to her senses. Her mixed mentality made her unable to say anything meaningful, and she just replied mechanically.

After Ashe finished speaking, the atmosphere returned to awkward silence.

"I'm going to take a shower first."

The silence lasted for a while, and Ashe couldn't help interrupting the silence. He smiled helplessly and walked towards the bathroom—it just so happened that choosing to take a bath at this time can also avoid the embarrassment that may occur before falling asleep later .

Before entering the bathroom, he glanced back at Serena's back.

Approaching the height of 1.8 meters, the back of the woman looks very tall, but under the reflection of the incandescent lamp on the ceiling, the shadow falling on the ground is narrow and small as if curled up in a corner.

Ashe sighed softly and locked the door.

……

……

When there was the sound of rushing water in the bathroom, Saria had been sitting on the sofa.

The TV was still on, and the program changed from the evening news to a boring variety show and then to a music channel, but Sereya's eyes never stayed on it for a second.

To be precise, her gaze didn't stay on anything, and she looked at the void almost laxly, feeling dejected.

This was probably the most depressing moment in Saria's life. Even in the big fight with Hemer after the Balrog incident, she still maintained the iron will of a warrior. She thought her choice was Right, even if it can't be understood by Hemer, she will go on unswervingly.

But now, she seems to have completely lost her future direction.

It's funny to say, the last time she had such a low-willed moment like now, it was also because of Ai Xi, because Ai Xi left Rhine Life.

Is this child really the magic star in her destiny?

Serena covered her cheeks and let out a long breath of foul air.