"Actually, your true identity is not difficult to guess." Lin Ran said, "I have ridiculed you over and over again. Although you were very unhappy, you did not say bad words to me and kept enduring it... I think it may be because
You have received a lot of similar treatment in your daily life."
After hearing this, Gabriel's expression obviously darkened a bit, as if he had thought of some unpleasant things in his life.
"Even when I was very arrogant and beat your vice-captain Korsamin to multiple fractures, you didn't give me an order to stop me," Lin Ran said.
"No, I didn't stop you that time because you helped me catch the suspect." Gabriel said, "My vice-captain didn't repay the favor and didn't distinguish between right and wrong. He was the party at fault in the first place."
"It's different. He just protects his master loyally. I think if it were the other princes of the Sem Empire, if I offended their majesty like this, they would probably kill me first, regardless of right or wrong."
Lin Ran smiled slightly and stared at Gabriel, "Excuse me, am I right?"
Gabriel sighed heavily, as if his daily life had filled him with helplessness.
And his sigh was undoubtedly his answer to Lin Ran.
"In the Seim Empire, the names of all royal members can be found through public channels, especially those princes and princesses. Even their photos are public, but I have never seen your name or photo.
Lin Ran said, "Colonel Gabriel, you, an illegitimate son, urgently need to do something to stabilize your position, so you will intervene in the disappearance case of Tomorrow Building to show your ability. I can tell you."
Is it right?"
Gabriel drank the red wine in the glass, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, you are right. In fact, after I brought Vasani back, the Tomorrow Building case was announced as solved, which made many people look at me with admiration.
Of course, they are beginning to feel some crisis more or less."
After Lin Ran received Gabriel's confirmation, he suddenly felt a strong sense of unreality in his heart.
The Goldsmith he killed was probably Gabriel's biological uncle!
Lin Ran's name was hated by the royal family of the Sem Empire, and now he was sitting at the same table to eat with the emperor's illegitimate son!
Is this a coincidence of fate or a deliberate arrangement?
Thinking of this, Lin Ran immediately asked a very crucial question, "How is your relationship with your father?"
After hearing this, Gabriel sighed softly. "His Majesty the Emperor has three sons and two daughters, all born to the current queen."
"Does he still follow monogamy?" Lin Ran smiled, "I'm afraid there are many illegitimate children like you, right?"
"As far as I know, there should be more than a dozen." Gabriel said, "But most of them are relatively low-key and have not chosen to be like me."
After a pause, Gabriel said, "Of course, there are also several illegitimate children who had accidents when they were teenagers, died young, and did not even reach adulthood."
Obviously, behind this premature death was the fiercest power struggle.
Power is concentrated and imperial power is hereditary. There is nothing new in the imperial family.
"Do you want to gradually get closer to the center of power of the Sem Empire?" Lin Ran asked this question very directly.
Gabriel paused and gave a rather definite answer, "Yes."
"But you don't look like a particularly ambitious person." Lin Ran said.
Indeed, judging from yesterday's contact, Gabriel felt like he was being pushed away. He was far from fully exerting his subjective initiative when it came to fighting for power.
Whether it is his aura or the way he conducts himself, he may be quite different from other princes.
"This is my mother's request." Gabriel sighed softly again, "Or in other words, it is her last wish."
Perhaps if others were present, they would be very shocked when they saw this scene!
Because, Gabriel actually started to confide in Lin Ran!
This is not because the emperor's illegitimate son has no palace. On the contrary, he has never told others what he thinks!
"Last wish?" Lin Ran said, "Sorry."
"It's nothing, she has been dead for three years." When mentioning his mother, Gabriel's tone fluctuated slightly, but it was not sadness, but more regret. "She was the only female five-star general in the Seim Empire during her lifetime.
."
The only female five-star general!
Lin Ran couldn't help but be a little surprised after hearing this, and said, "No wonder your potential is so strong. It turns out that you have a mother like Xingchen, who is amazing."
Because, when he checked the information of the Sem Empire before, Lin Ran also saw this female five-star general, her name was Aile, who guarded the border and had great military exploits. However, after giving birth to the child, her physical condition plummeted.
, can no longer have the longevity of a star.
"How is your father treating your mother?" Lin Ran asked again.
"My mother is an admirer of His Majesty and is loyal to the entire empire. However, Your Majesty has only met me a few times. He is a person with a heartless nature." Gabriel took another sip of wine. "My mother did not do anything to squeeze out the Queen.
She has been maintaining the peace of the empire... and maintaining the face of that man."
Lin Ran smiled and said, "If your mother was not unwilling, she would not have let you take this path. Presumably, your support rate in the military is quite high, otherwise, she would not have let others
The princes and princesses feel threatened."
Hit the nail on the head.
Gabriel took a deep look at Lin Ran and said, "What exactly do you do? Why can you guess so accurately?"
In fact, the female five-star general is extremely prestigious in the Seim Empire's military headquarters. However, she has a son but no husband. Many people have speculated about this.
As Gabriel grew up, his facial features and that of the emperor seemed to be carved out of the same mold. In this case, even if Admiral Airel never admitted it, the answer was obvious.
Yes, everyone just tacitly agrees.
Gabriel has been staying in the military camp and is now a colonel, commanding the Black Panther Special Forces. He wonders if this is the path his mother Te Yi chose for him.
"It's easy to guess. There is nothing new under the sun." Lin Ran shook his head and said with a smile, "So, what do you want to do when you come to me?"
"Make a friend." Gabriel stared into Lin Ran's eyes and said.
"Why me?" Lin Ran shook his head, "I'm just a passerby, and I don't want to get involved in the struggle for imperial power in the Sem Empire."
He is just a passerby.
After hearing these words, the doll-like girl next to him couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Lin Ran with a slightly complicated look.
"Do you believe in fate?" Gabriel looked at Lin Ran and said.
Lin Ran shook his head, "I don't believe that fate can be arranged in advance." "So, I also think this way. I originally accepted the fate of my illegitimate child, but my mother died in depression and died alone... Before she died, His Majesty the Emperor did not appear at all, but only attended the memorial ceremony later.
." Gabriel said, "So, I decided to stand up and let him completely see my existence."
The man Gabriel mentioned was naturally referring to the current emperor of the Seim Empire.
Lin Ran added, "The Seim Empire has been concentrating its forces recently and is preparing to return to its homeland. War seems to be about to break out. And if you choose to be a vanguard general who invades your homeland, your status in his heart will continue to rise."
He threw out these words as a temptation.
Gabriel shook his head, "This is too slow, and it's not the path I want to take."
"Yes, if you want to rely on military achievements to advance, no matter how high you stand, you will never touch the edge of the throne." Lin Ran said, "But with you acting like this now, I'm afraid you have become a thorn in the eyes of several other princes.
?”
"That's true. However, there is the military behind me, and they don't dare to do anything for a while." Gabriel said, "But no matter what, this is what my mother left to me after all, and it was not something I worked hard for."
Lin Ran suddenly thought of a very critical question: "General Liesel of the Seim Empire, how is your relationship with you?"
Before, Liesel had been lurking in the starry sky battlefield for more than ten years. After waking up, he almost killed Lin Ran!
He has not forgotten this grudge yet!
"General Liesel has not appeared since he returned from the Starry Sky Battlefield. Of course, he has never seen me." Gabriel said, "If you have to say which side he is on...General Liesel is the queen.
's brother."
Lin Ran was silent for a moment, "There are so many stars on the opposite side, how can you beat them? What's more, this Blood Temple incident, I'm afraid someone will take advantage of it to make a big fuss."
There are obviously other masters behind Gabriel. After all, Ailere used to have a very high prestige and had many die-hard loyalists.
Her melancholy death may also arouse some officers' rebellious feelings towards the royal family.
Gabriel said nonchalantly, "Last night, someone told me that I must pull you into my camp no matter what."