The line is broken

The purge that lasted for more than two months brought about earth-shaking changes in the power of the palace.

Half of the palace ministers who came from royal nobles were dismissed, and five governors of the six provinces changed hands. As a result, countless provincial and city-level officials were implicated.

As for the legion generals, after King Qin issued an order to fully control the 600,000 imperial troops in the cardinal provinces, operations against the garrison troops in other provinces were also carried out step by step. A large number of generals who were promoted during the reign of the regent were transferred from their original posts, and military power was changed.

host.

The reason why the situation was overturned so quickly, in addition to Solandel's extremely high operational efficiency, was also inseparable from one thing - the inaction of the former regent Kino van Helsing.

From the outside, Chino had many opportunities to prevent this.

For example, in the plenary meeting, although Lorna successfully executed the three Matthews, judging from the injuries on both sides, Lorna obviously suffered more.

If Kino makes further attacks and the two sides fight with real swords and guns to let Solandel know that he cannot be offended, the situation will most likely become different.

But who would have expected that after a wrestling match, Kino would stop fighting.

Another example is Qin Wang Ling. Kino served as the regent for 10 years. He personally promoted a large part of the generals of the imperial army in the cardinal province.

Whenever he gives an order, not only all of the 600,000 Imperial Guards will raise their flags of rebellion, but at least half of them will respond in groups.

Even though it’s hard to say who will win, at least they won’t be eaten one by one like they are now.

As a result, Kino was indifferent to all this and played the piano in the mansion every day without seeing anyone. Rumors spread inside and outside the palace that he was crazy.

The people at the core do nothing, and the people below are willing but powerless. They don’t know where to start if they want to resist. In the end, they can only choose to protect themselves wisely and let Solandel decline in order to achieve the minimum loss.

In addition to officials and generals at all levels, even those things that were not "human beings" were also purged.

While purging the factions, Solandel ordered a population census to be carried out throughout the territory, and all registered citizens were required to go to designated places for medical examinations.

From the appearance, the androids belonging to the "Sad Bird" are no different from humans, and it is difficult to distinguish them with the naked eye. However, due to the differences in physiological structure, the secrets will definitely be exposed in medical examinations.

After rounds of gradual investigations, the death-defying birds hidden among the citizens were basically discovered, and all were handed over to the local garrison for unified control. This secret service agency that once frightened countless people in the kingdom has come to an end.

At this point, the power cultivated by the Regent during his 10 years in office was basically destroyed. The towering tree that once covered the entire Doguland finally fell.

In the end, Solandel, who had cleaned up all the gang members, pointed the knife at the person who had been with her for 14 years, and handed down the sentence against Kino Van Helsing himself——

Deprived of citizenship, expelled from the country, and not allowed to return to Doguland again in this life.

On the day of expelling Kino, Solandel led the ministers to the gate of the royal city to see Kino off for the last time.

In fact, before this, the new ministers headed by Ma Ban had strongly suggested that things should be either not done or done.

Rather than letting such a hidden danger go, it would be better to secretly gather experts to surround and kill Kino while he is still in the royal city, and eliminate future troubles forever.

However, Solandel did not agree to this suggestion.

Perhaps he was unsure of Kino's true strength and worried that if he did too much, he would suffer backlash.

Or maybe, this queen's heart is not as cold as stone, and there is still a little bit of old love deep in her heart.

No matter what the reason was, she chose the gentlest, yet most profound approach——

Love, hate, and hatred are no longer traceable.

One parting and two widening, we will never see each other again in this life.

It was approaching evening at this time, and the setting sun was like blood infecting the entire sky. The late autumn wind had taken away a lot of life. The fields outside the city were full of dead trees. Occasionally, crows landed on the branches and emitted a lonely cry.

Solandelle was surrounded by ministers, and Kino was watching from the city gate. The setting sun was giving off its last afterglow in the sky behind her.

The shadow of the backlight makes it difficult to distinguish her expression, and one can only see two extremely complex expressions in her blue eyes——

relief.

besides

sad.

Kino stood in front of Solandel, his eyes reflecting the glow of the sunset, looking at the girl who was close at hand.

The two looked at each other as they had when they first met 14 years ago.

It’s just that time is impermanent, and the years we once walked together can never go back.

Kino looked into Solandel's eyes. He smiled and opened his arms to the person in front of him. His voice was as gentle as ever: "We say goodbye this time. I don't know when the next time we meet will be. Won't you hug me?

?”

"This may be your last chance to hold me."

At this moment, Solandel froze on the spot, and the experiences along the way suddenly appeared in her mind.

Once upon a time, she and the person in front of her met during their youth, endured the flames of war, kissed by the lake, and left traces of each other for more than half of their lives.

Suddenly, the blade of fate struck, and the two of them went in opposite directions, drifting apart in different directions.

Who in this world is willing to betray their old friends?

Even the queen who was determined to give up her old relationship struggled countless times at night, hoping that the person walking in the darkness could look back, even for a moment.

But he left so quickly that he didn't even have the chance to reach out and catch him.

Now, as she wished, he turned back.

It's just that it was too late.

Looking at Kino's open arms, Solandel's heart seemed to be hit by something, her vision began to blur, and sadness from nowhere spread in her heart.

Memories of the past came flooding back, and those warm scenes brought extreme pain, almost making it difficult for her to breathe.

She tried to hold back her tears and didn't want to look too embarrassed when saying goodbye, but she still shed tears.

Solandel's shoulders kept shaking and she sobbed softly. She took out a small crystal box from her arms, which contained a delicate red rope.

This was a token given to her by Kino, called "Thread Lead", which protected her for 14 years. She had been wearing it on her wrist until the day she made up her mind to leave.

With trembling hands, Solandel put the crystal box containing the string into Kino's hand, and said with tears: "Live well."

Kino's eyes became extremely soft, and he took a step forward gently, preparing to take the initiative to embrace Solandel in his arms.

But in the end, this action received no response.

Solandel stepped back, turned around and did not look at Kino again. She opened and closed her red lips several times, sobbed several times, and finally said the second half of the sentence in a vague voice: "But don't come back again."

Kino was alone holding the crystal box with a string in his hand, staring at Solandel's back. The sunset reflected in his eyes completely sank into the horizon at this time, and the remaining light was extinguished in an instant, leaving only the chilling darkness.

After a long period of dead silence, a strange black mist surged around, spreading, blocking everyone's sight.

When the black mist surged into the sky and dispersed with the wind, Kino's figure had disappeared without a trace, and only the emotionless voice echoed in the wind:

"Goodbye, Laurel Queen."
Chapter completed!