Chapter 124 Night Visit to Qingteng Garden

The mean and charming Zou Yu, the quiet and peaceful Zou Yu, the red windbreaker, and the cute maternity outfit are all Zou Yu.

After hearing Zou Yu's slightly abrupt request, Xu Le was silent. He was not stunned in silence, but instead grinned at the corner of his mouth, revealing his neat and white teeth, and smiling happily.

For Xu Le, the orphan of Donglin, the Federation is a cold world filled with the smell of banknotes and the smell of metal machinery. However, being cared for by people is always excellent. Zou Yu said subconsciously, naturally because he was worried about Xu Le. Xu Le understood this worry, and his mood was freed from his previous depression and said seriously:

"Thanks."

Except for thanks, Xu Le did not say anything else to respond to the concern of the Zou family. He looked at the road stretching in the darkness in front of the car, and his face was calm and filled with a sense of determination.

The silence in the carriage lasted for a long time. Zou Yu's eyes drooped slightly and his eyelashes gently rested on his fair skin. She knew that the guy beside her seemed silent and optimistic, but in fact, there was always a twisting force that no one could understand in his bones. As long as he decided on something, probably no one in this world could stop him.

In the past, Zou Yu would definitely not care about Xu Le's life and death. For her at that time, Xu Le was a little figure in another world. However, for dozens of days and nights of Wangdu Apartment, the two wild cats in the garbage dump might feel a little supportive, let alone two real people.

So Zou Yu decided to help Xu Le analyze some things to see if he could help him.

"We must understand why the Li family thought of dealing with you to ensure the flow of laboratory data. The development of a new generation of mechas is definitely the top priority of the federal military at present, but... Tiesuan Li family is a federal financial giant and it is impossible to suddenly move to the technical field."

Her eyes slowly turned to Qingqiu, which swept back quickly by the side of the car window, and said, "In the eyes of those people, you are just a little person, and there is no reason to attack you. Unless the Li family mistakenly judged the relationship between me and you, and was worried that you would hand over the data in the laboratory to my father... or the Tai family."

Seeing that Xu Le did not answer, Zou Yu was silent for a moment and suddenly spoke: "The Li family has been secretly supporting the pair of Governor of Jingzhou Ross and Councillor Medellin, which happened to be in conflict with the Tai family. I think this matter should not be so simple."

Hearing the five words of MP Medellin, Xu Le narrowed his eyes slightly. The bloody smell on his body was now diluted by the automatic air conditioning device in the black car, but at this moment, it seemed to be a little thicker.

"In the past, we analyzed that the Federal Academy of Sciences wanted to win the merits of the development of the new generation of mechas, and now there is another Li family." Zou Yu did not feel the change in Xu Le's mood, and frowned slightly and said: "In the presidential election, President Lin... is indeed a variable."

If Xu Le knew that Zou Yu's judgment on the current situation was so close to the facts, he would definitely admire the political sense of this young unmarried mother.

Since the beginning of adolescence, the woman trained by the wife of the Tai family countless times in afternoon tea, under her arrogant and cold face, the little wisdom about politics always gathered together and turned into some kind of capital.

However, at this time, Xu Le no longer cared about so many political infighting and conspiracy among the upper-class federal classes. He was a small person, so he just suddenly spoke and asked again: "Where does Li Xiaotong usually live in the evening?"

Found that Xu Le didn't seem to care much about his analysis, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Zou Yu's eyes and said lightly: "If the laboratory data you want to regain is really related to the election, I advise you to let go."

"The Federal Academy of Sciences and Lijia, this is a perfect combination of intellectual hegemony and money magic, and if, as I guess, involves the presidential campaign..."

She looked at him coldly, "You are like a toad blocking the highway, and it doesn't work at all. Besides, what's the point of finding Li Xiaotong?"

She sighed softly and said in her heart that she had long appreciated the unforgettable and ruthless nature of Xu Le, but the Federation only cares about strength.

——Money, status, power, and even the forces in the army are real strength, but they never include personal force, unless that person's personal power can be above the rules like the military god of the Li family in Philadelphia. How can Xu Le fight? At this stage, he is still far from the high-ranking seven great masters and the behemoths like the Federal Academy of Sciences.

"Even Mrs. Tai will be silent on this matter. First, you are not from the Tai family, and second, this is the Li family's plan. She may be able to feel the huge benefits, but she will not make the decision to destroy the other party's plan so easily."

"The seven members of the Federation have lived together for tens of thousands of years, relying on wars every year, but on the compromise and coexistence between them. After all, they are the people of the same world. Although the collaborators they choose in the political world may be different, they will not start the war easily because of these differences."

"The seven great powers of the Federation have at least had peace for hundreds of years, and marriages between them are not uncommon. You are Xu Le, you are an inconspicuous little person. You are neither Zhong nor Lin nor Tai, let alone Tai... How could you compete with the family with the surname Li?"

"If you are really my man, maybe this matter will turn a little bit. It's not that you might grab the data in the lab, but that you won't be dragged into prison by this matter."

Zou Yu did not hide any more, and directly analyzed all the possibilities to him. Xu Le listened silently, but the expression on his face did not change at all. His small eyes narrowed slightly and said slowly: "When I first worked in Mr. Shen's laboratory, I once told myself that I might have met a weird person, and I once thought very self-deprecatingly that this weird person would really treat him as a closed disciple and pass on all his robes to me."

"What I didn't expect was that Professor Shen actually gave me that laboratory in his will."

"Not mentioning the data in the laboratory, the role of the first generation of the federal mechas can make Professor Shen still be remembered by ordinary citizens in the federal after his death..." Xu Le narrowed his eyes even more powerfully and said, "Even if there are only a few broken papers in that laboratory, I will not let others snatch these broken papers away."

Zou Yu was silent and understood Xu Le's meaning, just like a very famous saying in the distant dynasty tens of thousands of years ago: You treat me with national talents, so I repay them with national talents.

This sentence is not accurate to describe Xu Le’s mood at this time, but there is no big difference in emotions. There is no other way to give the old man the unreasonable trust and trust, except for the unhesitated persistence.

The seven federal officials and those politicians can play with power, compromise or give in, and give in to you here and seek the right and interests of the default place are all means. Xu Le does not have the qualifications to play these, nor does he have this idea. He has no way out and has to move forward all the way.

...

The black car stopped at the side door of the Xishan compound of the Ministry of National Defense. The fully armed soldiers in the shadow were standing guard. No one looked at the car. Zou Yu put down the phone, turned around, looked at Xu Le deeply, and said, "A common man is angry, and he has a reason to be angry. He knows how to advance and retreat. Although Park Ji-ho is his person, this matter is not necessarily what he did."

Xu Le received the teachings and lowered his head and replied, "I understand, don't worry."

Zou Yu sighed and vaguely watched someone coming from the Xishan compound. He knew that he could not stay any longer. He whispered an address, then looked at Xu Le seriously and said, "You have to remember that my due date is still several months. Since you have agreed to take care of me, you must come back safely."

Xu Le smiled and said nothing, but felt a hint of sadness that had been out of place for a long time. If he really confronted the Federal Academy of Sciences and the Li family head-on, how could he return to the simple apartment in Wangdu, who had just killed someone?

The black car left the Xishan Courtyard of the Ministry of National Defense and drove towards the address mentioned by Zou Yu. From the rear-view screen, he saw that Zou Yu had been picked up by a middle-aged woman and Zou You, and he felt relieved.

Driving among the sometimes quiet and sometimes prosperous and noble buildings in the Capital Special Administrative Region, Xu Le thought for a moment and pulled out a number with the car phone. After a moment, he heard a hint of hoarse voice from Butler Jin.

"Tai Zhiyuan said, if I get into trouble, I can call you."

Xu Le held a streamlined microphone in his right hand. He was a sincere and simple young man, but it did not mean that he was a pedantic guy. At the time, Mrs. Zhong's business card was still in his pocket in the capital spaceport, which fully demonstrated that at certain specific moments, he was willing to lower his head and seek the help of these real big shots.

At critical moments, you have to be honest and arrogant, not seek external force, and fight alone. That is stupid, not an excellent quality.

However, listening to Butler Jin's slightly lightweight in the microphone, like a reply that tastes like fruit juice, Xu Le's expression gradually became solemn, and the microphone next to her cheek seemed to become colder.

Report to Mrs. Tai tomorrow?

Xu Le did not hide anything during the phone conversation, and directly expressed Zou Yu's speculation and the importance of the laboratory data he wanted to protect, but the butler Jin still replied lightly.

The seven majorities of the Federation were involved in the interests of the Imperial Consciousness family and their efforts to obtain the benefits, so naturally, butler Jin could not make even one word promise to Xu Le. This was something Xu Le could think of, but that tone made his eyes narrow.

It's too late tomorrow.

Although the director of the third department said today that the laboratory would not be sealed until the day after tomorrow, Xu Qing was clear that once Park Ji-ho's death spread, it would be difficult for him to enter the research institute again, and the other party would definitely speed up the seizing of laboratory data.

If nothing unexpected happens, the technical director of the institute with a background in the Academy of Sciences will take over Professor Shen's laboratory tomorrow morning with a written order from the board of directors and remove all the data on quantum measurable content. Although this obviously violates the agreement signed by Professor Shen and the Institute that year, and is even more inconsistent with the will of Professor Shen, Xu Le now. However, facing the pressure of the Federal Academy of Sciences, Xu Le could not find any way to stop all this.

A strong feeling of disappointment and powerlessness filled Xu Le's brain. He leaned against the car door and took a deep breath of Sanqi brand cigarettes. It was not until the cigarette's fire head heated up that he woke up. He looked at the quiet and noble garden building not far from his feet, licked his lips, and pulled out the bright long knife from the car window beside him.

The seventh young master of the Li family, Li Xiaotong, and Park Ji-ho, should be in this garden building called Qingteng Garden by citizens of the capital.

...

In the southeast corner of Qingteng Garden, an artificial flowing water is walking in a bend. I don’t know how many years have passed. Sedimentary rotten soil fell to the bottom of the water. The old tree’s twisted roots protruded out of the earthen embankment. In spring, flowers and trees are planted on the embankment in disorder. Two rounds of wheels poked out of the clouds and shined lightly on the treetops.

Behind this beautiful scenery is a separate building, and the appearance of the building is not very conspicuous. However, although the antique-style hooked corners and eaves cannot be said to show the temperament of the owner of this building, it at least shows the owner's economic strength.

This is the best and most remote location in Qingtengyuan. The nobles living in front of them don’t know who this independent building belongs to. The seven members of the Federation live in the Federation, but they are like shadows of clouds and never show their true faces easily.

There are flowers under the window, flowers on the window, flowers on the bed, and two conspicuous red flowers on the naked body of a woman like white jade on the bed.

Li Xiaotong, the seventh young master of the Li family, climbed up from the woman with satisfaction, patted the woman's plump buttocks gently, and after a few chuckles, he rushed her to take a shower. He wore a dark pajamas and came to the window, looking at the flowers on and under the window, and was slightly stunning.

He is a man who cherishes flowers, but there are too many flowers around him, so he naturally becomes a playboy. He was a little concerned about the daughter of the Zou family a few months ago and then restrained himself. However, he didn't expect that the young lady who was used to using arrogance to hide her loneliness... was pregnant. In addition to being sad, Young Master Li returned to his original flower life.

This afternoon, Li Xiaotong found a piece of information that made him angry, so he was not in a good mood. Although he was still gentle and decent in front of the woman, once the joy passed, he felt a little lonely and sad.

He is the seventh young master of the Li family, but in front of that beautiful and close-to-demon man, there is no glory. That person doesn't have to be snatched at all. The people he likes will abandon him and throw himself into the other party's arms, just because the other party is the real heir of the Tiesuanli family.

As soon as he thought of this, his deep facial features and gloomy eyebrows and eyes suddenly became a little thicker.

He was an excellent person. He stood among the flowers casually. He was like an unfair plum, allowing the snow clouds in the sky to move and the blizzard to attack him without hesitation. It was precisely because of the cold that occasionally showed that he received a sinister evaluation in his family.

It's just that he is a little gloomy, what does it have to do with his temperament? Li Xiaotong frowned and thought, and smiled self-deprecatingly. Since he was rated as sinister, he has been deliberately acting a sinister over the years. Anyway, he can't steal that person. Since that's the case, why bother robbing him again?

At the age of sixteen, he was selected as the second heir by the Tie Suanli family. Li Xiaotong was so glorious at that time, but he was suppressed over the years. He knew that he was not the opponent of that person, so he simply gave up his mind. With the wealth that the Li family could squander, he lingered in the nightclub of major planets in the Federation, and drove around in the silver ghost and was lonely.

Li Xiaotong sat silently on the sofa by the window, looked up slightly, and looked at the bright moon outside the window and the short flower trees on the windowsill. The woman would leave after washing and would not return to this room again. This is his rule.

A gust of night wind blew over, and the thick green curtain by the window moved slightly, Li Xiaotong's pupils shrank slightly, and his hands subconsciously stretched back, but stopped moving immediately.

A piece of knife tip shining with white moonlight appeared in the blue curtains. At this moment, the spatula light was so dazzling.

Almost at the same time, the door of the room opened silently, and a man in dark clothes pointed his pistol at the back of the curtain. The black metal barrel was so cold at this moment.

Seeing the arrival of the man, Li Xiaotong's narrow pupils gradually relaxed, but he still did not move at all. He just looked at the tip of the spatula quietly, because since the man holding the gun did not shoot directly, it means that the other party thinks that the person holding the knife behind the curtain may hurt him even if he is shot.

Li Xiaotong's biggest advantage is that he never underestimates anyone. He believes in the judgment of professionals, so he doesn't move.

...

After staying on the mountain behind Qingtengyuan for a long time, Xu Le found the opportunity to approach this independent building. The amazing strength created by Uncle Feng Yu was not afraid even when facing the special elites in the army. It was so difficult to break through those defenses quietly. Only then did he realize that the seven major powers of the Federation were not ordinary forces, and even a second-generation figure like Lian Li Xiaotong had such a powerful security force around him.

Taking advantage of the moment when Li Xiaotong was enjoying the joy of men and women, Xu Le secretly sneaked into the room. At this time, the bodyguard should not be in the room, which is the best opportunity.

However, what shocked Xu Le was that before he had time to do anything, the bodyguard in dark clothes quietly opened the door and pointed the gun at him.

A fearful and dangerous atmosphere filled the room. Xu Le slowly walked out from behind the green curtains. He did not look at the Qi Shao of Lijia on the sofa beside him, but squinted at the middle-aged bodyguard holding a gun at the door of the room.

Even if the middle-aged bodyguard did not hold a gun in his hand, he was an extremely dangerous figure. Xu Le's eyes narrowed even more violently. He had never heard footsteps outside the door, and he didn't even hear the sound of breathing. How did this person appear? How could it be so powerful?

The middle-aged bodyguard wearing dark clothes was also quietly watching Xu Le. His right shoulder was slightly drooping and his muscles were extremely relaxed. The special pistol in his hand moved accurately with each step of Xu Le. As long as he wanted, he could pull the trigger and kill Xu Le at any time.

But he didn't, because Xu Le's left hand was protecting his upper half of his face at this time. This posture looked a bit obscene, and one arm obviously could not block the bullet, but the middle-aged bodyguard's expression gradually became solemn.

Except for the Tai Zhong and the other families, the seven families of the Federation were not worried about the safety of their descendants. Because those families had a large family, the hostile forces could not use this method to give these families a fatal blow, so they naturally did not want to use this iron-blooded method to attract endless revenge from these families.

But even so, there are still people responsible for security around these second-generation children of the seven families, especially second-sequence heirs like Li Xiaotong. Regardless of whether he wants to or not, there will be an extremely terrifying master who will protect him.

The middle-aged bodyguard who forced Xu Le into a desperate situation at this time was such a person.

This middle-aged bodyguard had an ordinary face, but his body under his clothes was like a gun that was ready to go. He could break through the constraints at any time, cut off everything in front of him, and take the enemy's life. Xu Le felt this threat, so he did not dare to move lightly.

In the past days, the strongest person Xu Le has ever seen should be the fat Captain Tian and Li Crazy. Monsters like Uncle Feng Yu are naturally eliminated. But perhaps because of the different situation, neither Captain Tian nor Li Crazy, nor the danger brought to Xu Le was stronger than the middle-aged bodyguard at this time.

The Federation is indeed hidden and creeping. The existence of the Seven Great Masters cannot be challenged by the courage of a man alone.

...

Just when Xu Le felt a little regretful, he had no idea. Li Xiaotong, who saw his face clearly, and the middle-aged bodyguard who had been silent at the door, were even more vigilant. It was so rare in the federal where he could quietly touch the seventh young master of the Li family.

"There are rumors that after I left Linyuan that day, you and Crazy Li tied with each other. I always thought that the words were exaggerated. My elder brother even thought that Crazy Li was deliberately giving you a chance to become famous for the sake of the prince and Miss Zou's face."

In the nervous silence, Li Xiaotong, the seventh young master of the Li family, suddenly looked at Xu Le's face, smiled, clapped his hands and said, "I only realized today that the rumors are true."
To be continued...