Lance was speechless for a moment, he didn't know how to answer Leng Ling.
Leng Ling's eyes were calm, "Remember it carefully."
Lance lowered his head and thought for a while, a little embarrassed, "Your Highness, I'm really sorry, I was not born when my father passed away. My mother never told me anything about my father's death, so I..."
"I understand, please go out first."
"Yes, then I'll leave first."
Leng Ling held his forehead with his hand and lowered his eyebrows in deep thought. After a long time, he opened the drawer, took out the document, and read it again.
Now, it is certain that Sharda is the person hiding in the secret. So, will Roy and him be in the same group?
If this is the case, then it means that Salda was the one who stole the letter and framed Lean, and the instigator behind Ruth Ferdinand who joined forces with her was Karl.
If you link them together and classify them into one category, then you may have fewer enemies, and at least you will have a trace to follow.
Now, we have to find evidence that the man is collaborating with the enemy.
The next day, Leng Ling was processing documents in the office, and Colonel Kaiser knocked on the door and came in, "Your Highness."
"Come in."
Colonel Keyser was dressed in military uniform and walked in with steady steps.
"Your Highness, I'm back."
Since being seriously injured in the last raid in Valencia, Colonel Kaiser has been receiving treatment in the hospital. He just came back from the hospital this morning and immediately came to Leng Ling to report.
Leng Ling put down the pen and nodded lightly, "Welcome back, Colonel Kaiser."
Colonel Kaiser lowered his head slightly and said in a sincere voice, "Your Highness, because of my mistake, Cossel's army and people almost suffered disaster. I am here to ask you to give me the severest punishment."
"Colonel Kaiser, you are serious. As a Lanson soldier, you were able to lead the 'Wings of Freedom' army to withstand such a fierce enemy offensive and reduce casualties to a minimum. Your performance won everyone's respect."
Why should I punish you for your admiration?"
Colonel Kaiser said guiltily, "But Your Highness, you failed to predict the enemy's attack, which caused our losses to be so serious. I really feel ashamed of your great trust."
Shaking his head slowly, Leng Ling's eyes were calm, "It's not your fault, I can only blame me for trusting the wrong person. Colonel Kaiser, since you were discharged from the hospital safely, I just have something to ask you."
"Your Highness, please speak."
"On the day I left, I asked Alan Sharda. Did you notice anything unusual before the enemy's surprise attack?"
"Your Highness, this..." Colonel Kaiser frowned. He recalled for a moment, shook his head and said, "The situation seems to be normal, nothing strange happened, it's just..."
Leng Ling's eyes lit up, "Just what?"
"I once passed by Mr. Sharda's office and heard him talking to someone inside. Then he suddenly laughed. The laughter was very weird. So I stopped and listened for a while. Finally,
I found that he was talking to himself, saying words like 'revenge' and 'death'." After a pause, Colonel Kaiser said with some uncertainty, "Maybe I heard wrong, because it was just outside the corridor at the time.
Someone is talking, confusing my hearing."
Listening to Colonel Kaiser's narration, Leng Ling's beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of mist.
"I understand, Colonel Kaiser, thank you for what you said to me. You can go back and rest first, and then report back to the headquarters in a few days."
Colonel Kaiser looked slightly pale, "Your Highness, my body is completely healed and I don't need any more rest."
His clear eyes were like two deep lakes, gazing quietly at the middle-aged man in front of him, sparkling, "Colonel Kaiser, while you were in the hospital, your wife and daughter were always thinking about you. Now that you have just been discharged from the hospital, you should go back
Look at them, I grant you three more days of leave."
Colonel Keyser responded, "Yes, Your Highness."
Not long after Colonel Kaiser left, Ralph knocked on the door again and came in, "Your Highness! Sergeant Ralph has returned to the team!"
Looking at the young man in front of him, Leng Ling smiled slightly and said, "Welcome back, Sergeant Ralph."
"Your Highness, I was almost moldy while lying in the hospital during this period, so I came over immediately as soon as I was discharged from the hospital to see if there is anything you need me to do."
"I don't need any help here. If you think there's nothing wrong, go find Rean Hans. He's short of manpower there."
Ralph's eyes sparkled, and he suddenly became excited, "Can I go to Mr. Lean's place to help?"
"sure."
"I hope Mr. Lean doesn't think I'm clumsy," Ralph said, scratching his head in embarrassment, "By the way, Your Highness, we have an annual carnival here in a few days. Last year, it was canceled because it happened to be during the war.
This year happens to be the break of the armistice, so everyone has already started to prepare. Do you want to come and participate?"
Leng Ling wanted to refuse the invitation, but seeing the earnest look in the other party's eyes, he did not refuse directly, "I will definitely come if I am free."
"Great, then Your Highness, you must come over when the time comes. Everyone is waiting for you."
Leng Ling's voice was clear and smooth, "Yes, I'll try my best."
Ralph said excitedly, "Your Highness, I'm leaving first. I'm going to find Mr. Lean."
Watching Ralph leave happily, Leng Ling's mood seemed to be infected by him.
In the next few days, he seemed to be in a good mood.
That evening, Leng Ling was still finishing the documents on hand as usual, when the door of the office was pushed open.
The golden figure walked in quietly. When he noticed someone approaching, Leng Ling just slightly shrugged his eyebrows without raising his head.
"Aren't you done yet?"
"Yes," Leng Ling wrote on the document and responded lightly.
The man sat across from Leng Ling, looked at the other person's lowered head and wrote seriously, and slowly said, "Are you going to the carnival tonight?"
He glanced at a few documents beside him and said, "I can't go."
"We already missed it last time, do you want to miss it again this time?"
"kindness?"
Leng Ling raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the other party. Seeing that the other party's eyes seemed to be pleading, he did not answer.
The man did not give up and said, "Ling, go ahead."
His deep lake-like eyes slowly lowered. After a moment, Leng Ling nodded and said, "Okay."
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The brightly lit central square, on a carnival night, is filled with passion.
People from all over the world, dressed in traditional costumes, rushed to the streets with great interest, dancing, screaming, laughing, chasing and playing, releasing the most primitive wildness and heat in their hearts.
Although Kessel is still in the flames of war that may be rekindled at any time, it still does not affect people's ability to vent their various emotions on this cheerful night and enjoy this rare joyful festival.
The central square, which was silent during the day, had long turned into a sea of laughter and laughter during this sleepless night.
Wearing shiny silver mask glasses, the two walked side by side among the noisy crowds, looking around at everything, with indifferent smiles on their faces.
Suddenly, Leng Ling stopped in front of a small house with flashing colored lights. Rows of dolls of different shapes were placed in front of the small house at uneven distances. In front of each toy, there were
There was a small box. On the top of the box was a small hole with a narrow aperture that could only accommodate a coin.
Several children, led by their parents, all holding shiny coins tightly in their little hands, gathered around the small house, staring at the colorful and cute little toys with clear and pure eyes, flowing in confusion.
The little wish in my heart.
Quietly watching the scene in front of him, Leng Ling's eyes gradually became thoughtful.
Lean stood beside him, put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker, and said softly, "What's wrong?"
"I remember when I was young, Xiaolie and Xiaolin would pester me every time they saw this game, asking me to help them put in coins to win back their favorite toys."
He lowered his eyes slightly, and his beautiful black eyes slightly curved, "It's just that at that time, my hit rate seemed to be very low."
He glanced at the other party unnoticeably, and a faint smile flashed in Lien's dark golden eyes.
Gradually, Leng Ling's eyes fell on a little girl not far away.
Different from other children who were excited and eager to try, this little girl in a coarse cloth skirt had several patches of different colors sewn on her faded skirt. She hid behind her mother and looked at the children surrounding the toys.
They, without blinking.
Pouting her little mouth, the little girl's eyes flashed with tears, and her big bright eyes were full of envy.
As if he discovered what Leng Ling was looking at, Li En followed the direction he was looking and understood everything instantly.
"Wait for me for a while."
Facing that direction, Lien walked to the mother and daughter in a few steps.
Slowly bending down and looking at the little girl with watery eyes, Lien said to the little girl in pure Lanson, "Can you tell me why you are crying?"
Hearing someone ask herself, the little girl's tears finally couldn't help but fall down.
Lien took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the tears on the little girl's red face, and turned to look at the rows of toys not far behind him, "You want that, don't you?"
"Sir, I'm sorry, please don't listen to her, our child is not sensible," said a thin young mother in a coarse skirt next to her. She subconsciously tightened her daughter's little hand with an apology on her face.
"It doesn't matter," Lien slowly shook his head and looked at the little girl again with a smile, "Tell brother, which one do you like?"
The little girl timidly raised her hand and pointed at the doll in a princess dress among the rows of toys.
