When Irin pushed the door in, her face was like a flower blooming with shyness.
On the round table, there were twelve people sitting in a circle.
Like the legendary "Knights of the Round Table."
But Yi Lin guessed that it wasn't, because the design of this table could only seat twelve people.
The rest of the people stood with their backs straight and stood aside, not daring to say more.
Huh?
Poor Noland is also here?
Wow!
He survived.
Irin originally wanted to say a friendly hello to Noland, but because the atmosphere was too solemn, Irin also gave up this plan.
After a while, Irin's eyes moved away from Noland and fell on the strangest figure at the round table.
At the head of the round table, a "person" in a gorgeous uniform looked over the moment Irin stepped into the conference room.
What made Yi Lin feel the strangest was not the person's appearance, nor was it the obvious characteristics such as the person's actions.
Instead, the "person" had a thick layer of bandages wrapped around his skin that was supposed to be exposed outside his clothes, just like the "bandaged man" played by Li Changge in Haiting City.
On the bandaged head, there was also a grayish-white curly wig and a red hat inlaid with gold. It was very cool.
He also wore sunglasses.
From head to toe, there were almost no physical characteristics shown, not even the eyes.
So mysterious?
This sudden style made Irin pay more attention. Obviously, there was something strange, needless to say.
Kira Robert.
It was said that this was the name of the Navy Governor.
No wonder Old Swan always showed an unspeakable embarrassment in the depths of his eyes whenever he mentioned this name.
Was he trying to throw his daughter into the fire?
Irin could roughly infer the reason why "Elisabeth Rin" was taken away from the information sorted out in this very short period of time.
In all likelihood, she ran away from home!
If it was him, he would have to run even if his legs were broken!
Irin had no other choice but to walk in the direction of the strangely dressed Kira Robert.
Wait a minute.
Irin's footsteps did not stop, but in that instant, after further analysis of the limited information, he came to the conclusion that Elizabeth Ling and Kira Robert had a further relationship.
"Maybe …?"
Irin's heart skipped a beat. Under her veil, she put on an angry expression and snorted. She walked to the corner and maintained a certain distance from Kira Robert.
Kira looked away again.
The others did not look surprised at all, as if they had expected Elizabeth Ling's appearance and reaction.
True enough.
That was more like it.
Given Kira Robert's strange character, Elizabeth Lynn would be damned if she really wanted to marry.
"Unwilling" was the correct choice.
That brief exchange of glances and Kira Robert's gaze through his sunglasses gave Yi Lin a strange feeling. She couldn't tell what it was for the time being.
The meeting continued.
Irin was expressionless, pretending to be a proud young lady, but she was secretly sizing up everyone in the conference room.
If there is no accident, the person in front of him should be at the top of the Marine camp.
Kira Robert, the Governor of the Navy.
At the round table, sitting on the left and right of the Governor, there were three Marines wearing pure white cloaks.
Two of them were handsome golden-haired men. One was long, and the other was short … Speaking of hair.
They looked to be around thirty years old, and their facial features were very well-defined. The short-haired man had a tense face, while the long-haired man would occasionally reveal a coquettish smile, elegant and calm.
The other person beside Kira Robert was a sexy and charming red-haired woman.
She unbuttoned the top few buttons of the red and white military uniform. The originally dignified and decent navy uniform was forced to have a "deep V" effect on the woman.
Irin paid more attention, and roughly estimated that her figure was comparable to Elizabeth Ling's.
The woman wore a deep V military uniform and a pure white cloak. In her hand, she held a golden pipe with a long and narrow pipe. The workmanship was exquisite. The woman smoked, and the smoke curled up from the pipe, causing the heavy atmosphere in the conference room to be filled with smoke. No one dared to show any strange expressions.
"These three guys, their status is not ordinary."
If the real "Elizabeth Ling" was here, she would probably recognize these people, but Irin was only wearing the "Elizabeth Ling" vest. If she didn't prepare in advance, it was very likely that she would be exposed.
Irin used the shortest time to observe the twelve people at the round table and quietly moved her feet.
Huh?
Behind the cloaks of the three senior Marines, there seemed to be a row of words written vertically.
Is it "Justice"?
It doesn't seem to be.
Irin carefully identified it.
It turned out to be "Pirates must die".
On the round table.
"Vice Admiral Pope, I heard that not long ago you were beaten by a pirate and fled?"
Suddenly.
On the round table, a Marine officer with a mustache glanced at a man named Pope.
Vice Admiral Pope?
Pope?
Irin found that the name seemed to be familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
The moment Vice Admiral Pope heard this sentence, his originally round face instantly turned red. He trembled and didn't say a word for a long time.
The other senior Marines on the round table, except for the three men and one woman wrapped in cloaks, and the Governor wrapped in bandages, the others were extremely elegant words, with a warm smile, they comforted Pope.
The general meaning was nothing more than –
"It's not that Pope is too incompetent, but the enemy is too cunning."
"It doesn't matter, next time Pope will definitely catch that damn pirate, even if it's not the next time, it will definitely be the next time."
"You have done well enough, it's enough to play your true level, don't worry about winning or losing."
"It doesn't matter, it must be that my luck is not good enough, maybe next time when my luck is good, I will be able to catch that damn pirate!"
The words were good, but why was it that the more he listened, the more uncomfortable he felt?
Sure enough.
Pope's face from the beginning, listening to the various comforting words around him, gradually turned black, and it seemed that Pope was about to faint.
Knock knock knock –
Just as the discussion on the round table was about to go overboard.
A sudden knocking sound came from the corner of the round table. In an instant, all the discussions and comforting words were silent for a few seconds, as if they never sounded.
"Oh?"
Irin smiled slightly.
It turned out to be the deep V pipe girl, who knocked on the table with her delicate pipe.
Knock knock knock –
"This matter, let's forget about it."
The deep V pipe girl blew out a long smoke, and in the conference room, the smoke lingered, forming an unpredictable shape.
"I heard that the 'skeleton gentleman' has' black magic '… Hehe, it's very likely that he knows how to use' that power '."
Hiss –
In the conference room, when everyone heard this, they were so scared that they inhaled a mouthful of smoke.
"How is it possible! In addition to the four damn pirates, there are other people who know how to use 'that power'? "
"Does it mean that our sea is going to fall into chaos again?"
"If what Admiral Tiramisu said is true, then next …"
When all the Marines heard this news, their expressions were uncertain.
Irin was quite surprised.
He didn't expect that the name "skeleton gentleman" had already spread here?
The highest level of the Marine was surprised?
He quietly opened the Captain's panel and took a look.
Reputation value … famous all over the world?
Is it this level?
"Hehe."
On the other side of Admiral Tiramisu.
The long-haired cloaked man, who was also wearing the "pirates must die" cloak, did not know where he came from, but he pulled out a few stacks of new paper, with the smell of new ink, and presented them in front of everyone.
The man used a magnetic voice and slowly said a few names.
"Skeleton gentleman."
If it was another occasion, Irin might not have been able to help but reply.
– "Here."
"Nicholas Zhao."
"Indiana Jones."
"These three started from nameless pirates and became notorious pirates in the short span of a month."
"The three of them can be said to be the new generation that has not fallen behind the 'pirates of the old era' and has risen again."
"I, Admiral Macchiato, am willing to call these three the 'most evil generation'!"
"Hehe, if these three damn pirates also degrade themselves to master 'that power', it is enough to set off a huge storm on the sea. Don't forget, the purpose of our Marine's existence, what we are fighting for, if we let them continue to sail, it will hinder our plan!"
Irin silently absorbed the information.
By the way, he was confused.
This so-called "Nicholas Zhao", anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was an apostle!
How did he manage to give such a bad name and harmoniously integrate into this world view?
Irin's heart, madly complained.
The other "Indiana Jones" didn't look out of place at all. At first glance, Yi Lin didn't feel anything special about him.
The information was limited.
Because Irin broke in the middle of the meeting, he did not know what was going on.
But since Irin came in, the content of the discussion, some sentences, a lot of meaningless embellishments, giving people a feeling of secrecy.
"Is it because of the existence of Elizabeth Ling?"
Irin silently thought.
In the end, the meeting ended in an impassioned speech.
From start to finish, Elizabeth Ling's fiancé, the man whose body was covered in bandages, did not say another word.
He was like a puppet on the round table.
Until the meeting ended.
Everyone left.
Before Noland left, he passed by Irin and gave a gentleman's salute, "Oh, thank God, beautiful lady, you survived."
"Yes, I am also surprised."
Irin smiled.
Actually what he wanted to say was —
"Noland, I am very surprised that you survived."
After the others left.
Ka —
The meeting door was locked again.
Hm?
Wait.
Only then did Irin notice that behind the bandaged man, there was a man with black hair.
That man did not say a single word from start to finish, hiding in the crowd.
Only when everyone left, that man did not move from his original position, did he enter Irin's line of sight.
Irin furrowed his brows.
He saw that her fiancé, Kira Robert, was already walking towards him step by step.
"Long time no see."
Irin was speechless.
At this time, what kind of character should he use to reply to such a melodramatic opening statement?
— — "Ah! Long time no see, too? "
— — "Are you surprised that I survived?"
— — "You want to change wives, don't you?"
Irin filtered the barren romance novel in his mind.
At this moment, Irin noticed that the black-haired man behind Kira Robert was also looking at him with a curious gaze.
So.
Irin said something that made Tiramisu not pay attention. He inhaled a mouthful of cigarette ash and coughed violently.
Elizabeth Ling suddenly smiled coldly.
With one hand on her waist, she pointed at the nose of the black-haired man behind the governor.
"Is it because of this damn man?"
Admiral Tiramisu coughed, "Cough, cough, cough!"
The black-haired man was speechless.
The Navy governor was speechless.
Everyone was instantly dumbfounded.
However, it seemed that in this world, the idea of being gay wasn't too far-fetched. Tiramisu coughed for a while and quickly understood. "Ahem, Miss Y'lisabet, I think you must have misunderstood. The relationship between the governor and Mr. Amakusa Seishiro isn't what you think."
It was fine if Tiramisu did not speak. Once he spoke, everyone looked at Admiral Tiramisu with a strange gaze.
"Oh? Why are you looking at me? " Tiramisu took a long drag of the cigarette and calmed down. He explained, "Ms. Elizabeth, let me introduce you. This is an adventurer from the East Ocean, Rear Admiral Amakusa Seishiro. He is also the highest adviser of the Royal Navy."
Oh?
Irin was a little surprised.
She did not expect Tiramisu's thoughts to be so forward.
However, in this short sentence, Yi Lin actually didn't really want to make things difficult. Instead, she wanted to use this method to roughly test whether or not the black-haired man behind the governor knew her in the past with her normal "persona".
In Irin's impression, as a woman, it was normal for her to throw a tantrum.
It did not feel strange at all.
The man who was called "Amakusa Seishiro" by Tiramisu did not change his expression. He lowered his head slightly and revealed a thoughtful look.
The governor said, "It's good that you are back."
Irin did not give up. "Are you happier if I don't come back?"
"No."
"Who are you lying to! They say that a man's mouth is a liar. Do you think I will believe that? "
"…"
"Also! I was missing for a whole month. Why didn't you come and find me? You heartless bastard. Do you know how I spent this month? Oh, God. That was an unbearable past! "
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Hmm? You want to dismiss me with just 'thank you for your hard work'? Do you still treat your fiancée as a big deal? I think you should go and find Amakusa Seishiro. "
"…"
Tiramisu corrected her. "It's Amakusa Seishiro, Lady Elizabeth."
Irin completely immersed herself in her role. Like a shrew, she pointed at the governor's bandaged nose and spoke non-stop.
The governor's temper was actually very good. He answered every question. If he could not answer, he would remain silent. He was like a pitiful little bottom.
In just a short minute, Irin wanted to try out all the melodramatic lines in her memory.
At this moment, Tiramisu and the others looked at each other. Their expressions changed slightly. Tiramisu, who was also a woman, reached out to stop the angry Irin.
"Beautiful Lady Elizabeth, you think too much. During the time you were missing, the governor did not eat or drink. He also put out a bounty. Even if it was a pirate, as long as he could bring you back to London, he would be pardoned from all his sins. This is already a very merciful approach."
"Oh?" Irin looked at Tiramisu.
Seeing that the 'difficult to deal with Elizabeth Lin' had finally stopped talking, Tiramisu's mouth twitched slightly. He hurriedly pulled Yi Lin out of the door and comforted her, "Believe me, the governor has been too tired recently. If it weren't for the search for Miss Elizabeth's whereabouts, the governor wouldn't be like this."
Irin did not dare to ask more about the governor's makeup.
If she asked, she would definitely be exposed.
Therefore, after pestering endlessly and getting the information she wanted, Irin did not continue to stir up trouble. She only crossed her arms and snorted. Her expression was very appropriate.
She was like a beautiful woman with resentment.
At this moment.
Amakusa Seishiro stepped forward with an elegant smile on his face. He squinted his eyes slightly and moved slowly. He extended one hand towards Irin's palm, as if he was going to give her a standard hand kiss.
"It's nice to meet you, beautiful lady."
Elizabeth Ling slapped Amakusa Seishiro's hand away. "Get lost! I'm not happy! "
Governor: "…"
The three admirals: "…"
Amakusa Seishiro: "…"
After that, Elizabeth Ling looked at everyone who was frozen in place. She angrily lifted her skirt and rushed out of the conference room. Along the way, no one dared to stop her.
As soon as she walked out of the Marine headquarters, Irin's angry expression suddenly changed into a slightly frowning and contemplating expression.
"This seems to be a bit troublesome."
Ten minutes later.
Irin waited for Ruth with nothing to do.
Suddenly.
A somewhat helpless voice came from behind her.
"You really don't give me any face. That hit of yours made me lose a chunk of my HP."
Irin was not surprised by the voice coming from behind her.
Turning around, Irin saw that not far away, Amakusa Seishiro still had the same poker face smile as before. His posture was straight and he was standing behind Irin.
Irin smiled warmly. "Who was it that used such a lame way to test me? Hand kissing? Hehe, I already gave you face by not slapping you in the face. "
Amakusa Seishiro slightly shook his head. "Somewhere else?"
Irin shook her head, her smile unchanged. "No need. As the governor's fiancée, if she went somewhere else with a strange man, it would be easy for rumors to spread. If I'm not wrong, with this identity, there should be a lot of people who would recognize me. "
After a moment of silence.
Amakusa Seishiro took the initiative to send out an invitation. "Gu Tianqing."
A few seconds later.
In Irin's contact list.
There was an extra name.
But to be honest, no apostle would be naive enough to think that adding a "friend" on the contact list would mean that they were "friends who would never leave each other". If there was such a naive apostle, he wouldn't have lived until now.
In her previous life, Irin even added an enemy to the contact list face to face, just to make it easier to confirm when the other person died.
It was such a simple communication function, whether it was Irin or Gu Tianqing, they wouldn't think too much about it.
After adding each other as friends.
The two of them chatted softly on the street, their movements and expressions very natural.
Gu Tianqing smiled and said, "During this period of time, I had the honor of communicating with a few real noblewomen. I noticed that as long as they were noblewomen who had undergone professional etiquette training, they would subconsciously retract their non-weight-bearing feet by about thirty degrees when they stood. So, the feeling you gave me …"
"Doesn't seem like a woman of this era, or rather, you don't seem like a woman at all."
Irin's expression didn't change. "I didn't ask you how you found out."
Gu Tianqing chuckled. "I guessed that you wouldn't ask, so I took the initiative to mention it to show more sincerity. When you heard what I said just now, your eyes widened slightly, so I can see that you accept my sincerity. "
Irin lowered her head. "Micro-expressions?"
Gu Tianqing shook her head. "It's not something that professional. It's just that my personal experience is a little special, so it formed a small habit of observing people. It's not worth mentioning."
Irin chuckled. "Revealing your trump card so quickly, are you sure it's okay?"
"At the very least, we are considered allies, right?"
"Not necessarily …"
Irin and Gu Tianqing looked at each other across the air.
Both of them were silent for a few seconds.
From each other's eyes, they could see a trace of hidden surprise.
Even if other apostles heard the conversation between the two, they would find it strange. They wouldn't be able to understand whether the two were strangers or acquaintances.
However, a conversation between smart people would skip the beginning and the process of mutual introductions. They would go straight to the main point.
For example, Li Erpang once said, "In a relationship between a man and a woman, if you don't go straight to the hotel and have a meal, you are purely acting like a hooligan."
Although this was just a joke, it was obvious that Irin and Gu Tianqing didn't have the time to act like a hooligan.
(Li Erpang: Me???)
Very soon.
Gu Tianqing was the first to break the silence. "I think you should have discovered it when you were … making a scene just now?"
"Discovered? Discovered what? "Irin blinked.
Gu Tianqing was startled at first, then shook her head and smiled. "Your fiancé is a bit strange. To be precise, the entire Navy is very strange. "
Irin blinked. "Really? The weather is so good today. "
Gu Tianqing smiled. "See you later."
Irin nodded. "We can talk."
At this moment.
Irin had already seen Ruth's sneaky figure coming this way.
Gu Tianqing had turned around and re-entered the Navy headquarters without saying a word.
She believed that with his identity, it was not easy to find a reason to sneak out and have this short conversation with Irin.
After all, everyone was playing their own roles. There should not be too much interaction between the roles. It was better not to appear.
"Gu Tianqing …?"
After Irin repeated the name in a low voice, she cast an inquiring expression at Ruth.
Ruth secretly made an "O * * K" gesture.
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
Yi Lin took a deep breath and called a carriage. Like a young lady who was dressed up, she returned to Swann Castle with dignity.
Along the way.
Irin was silent.
She thought about everything she saw in the Navy headquarters.
Something was wrong.
It was indeed very wrong.
Especially that one … Governor.
Irin just stitched together a variety of melodramatic lines. Although it was a flash of inspiration, she temporarily performed her lousy acting skills to show off.
But in fact, Irin had her own considerations.
The more she thought, the more strange and gloomy Irin's expression became.
In the narrow carriage, Ruth's heart was stirred, swaying with the galloping horse.
Huh?
This is a good place?
Why does this vibration always give people a pleasant sense of rhythm?
Ruth was about to say something, but she looked up and found that Irin's expression was a bit strange.
"Well? What's wrong? Your fiancé is not good? What kind of person is he? "
Irin heard Ruth's voice.
His gloomy expression soon eased a lot.
Whether it was the "Governor" or Gu Tianqing, Irin felt that this matter began to become tricky.
"If he's a 'normal person', maybe he's not bad."
Irin suddenly said such a sentence.
Ruth was dumbfounded.
After returning to the castle.
When the old father saw Irin coming back, he pestered Irin to ask about the process of reuniting with her fiancé and the journey of her heart.
For the old father who pushed the "woman" into the fire pit, Irin naturally did not have a good face. She directly slammed the door and locked it.
But ten minutes later, Ruth walked out again with a helpless look on her face. She wandered around the castle.
In the room.
Irin closed her eyes and pondered.
In her mind, Irin constructed a virtual whiteboard.
Navy, pirates, camp, curse, Calypso, transaction, governor, main mission, three admirals, Wang Tiandi, Amakusa Harushiro, Elizabeth Rin, Nicholas Zhao, Indiana Jones … and the "Devil King".
A seemingly unrelated noun gradually constructed an intricate relationship diagram in Irin's mind.
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