At this moment, Xiao Liuli's face showed no trace of the confidence and cunningness of yesterday.
After tidying up her clothes, she took off her crying mask and sat in front of Russell who was waiting at the round table, her cheeks flushed.
She obviously hadn't sobered up yet, or was thinking about something else and was distracted - Xiao Liuli subconsciously picked up a can of beer from the table, opened the tab and poured a full glass for Russell.
Fortunately, what Xiao Liuli filled him up was not the rye whiskey that the two girls in her arms fed her before, but twelve cans of cold beer arranged on the table like an iron tower.
This made Russell, who also took off his mask, swallow his rejection and could only nod and take the wine glass.
"...Thank you, thank you?"
Russell took the cold beer with some hesitation. This temperature is also the best time to drink.
The foam disperses very slowly and appears tan in color.
Russell put his nose close and sniffed, smelling an obvious, slightly burnt, strange and bitter smell.
It's obviously a good wine.
This is supposed to be some kind of high-priced craft beer...but that also means it's probably going to be more bitter.
It's not that Russell can't drink, it's just that he was a little bit injured when he was trying to hold back alcohol when he was in school - at least he definitely wouldn't drink when he was alone.
Mainly because of this strange scene of "come and have a drink with me brothers" and "brother, I'll fill it up for you, sit down and talk", made him confused for a moment.
It was as if the person in front of him was not the top idol of Happy Island... but some social big brother with a bold personality.
...By the way, can executives drink alcohol during working hours?
Russell held the glass and fell into deep thought.
Xiao Liuli looked at this scene and obviously realized something was wrong.
She apologized profusely: "Sorry, I didn't order tea here... Well, whatever you want to drink, I'll order some more!"
"No, it's almost noon now... Why don't I go treat you to a meal!"
"It's okay, it's okay, I can drink this."
Russell quickly refused.
When Amirus invited Russell to have dinner at the "Peach Blossom Spring" before, Russell did not refuse and went with the idea of eating from a wealthy restaurant.
Although Xiao Liuli is considered a celebrity on Happy Island and her income is not low, she is still a wage earner after all.
When the two of them are not that familiar, it would be a bit shameless to ask the other party to apologize for such a trivial matter...Russell himself can't stand such soft food.
"Speaking of which..."
There was some lingering worry on Xiao Liuli's face: "Why did you come to me specifically?"
"Actually, it's not a big deal. A large part of the reason is a coincidence, and the other part is a misunderstanding."
Russell came up with the excuse he had thought up before.
He lowered his head slightly, with a proper apology on his face: "Actually, it's because... when I saw you today, I originally wanted to come and say hello. But I didn't expect you to follow someone in here."
Although Xiao Liuli's bodyguards were not seen here, Russell knew that they must be hiding nearby.
Russell didn't know the specific number of people. However, it was impossible for the newspaper to allow their top reporter to go out alone to drink wine... This could completely lead to Xiao Liuli's private contact with someone.
Russell blurred "who" he saw, and Xiao Liuli naturally filled in the content.
Even if she really got rid of the bodyguard, there must be someone in front of her. After all, there are so many people in the hall, they can't be teleported in directly.
The beer on Xiao Liuli's table was still steaming and untouched, so it must have just been delivered. Next to the sofa bed, only half a bottle of whiskey had been opened.
Judging from these details, she must have just arrived.
"I'm a little worried that something might happen to you."
So Russell showed an awkward smile on his face, lowered his head and touched his cat ears, and subconsciously moved his fingers: "So I also lurked in...
"I've been shopping here all morning. I got that name with great difficulty..."
"That's it..."
Xiao Liuli responded softly.
The next moment was a brief moment of silence.
The two extremely eloquent cats fell into silence while looking at their wine glasses.
——But this sudden silence proved Russell's previous speculation.
Generally speaking, looking for a drink in broad daylight, or even ordering two girls to accompany you, is nothing more than two situations: one is worrying about something, and the other is feeling happy.
What's more amazing is that Russell found these two emotions at the same time in Xiao Liuli's face.
Her eyes, which had been modified by the prosthetic body, could no longer send out signals uncontrollably due to emotional fluctuations. But relying on micro-expressions, Russell could still judge Xiao Liuli's thoughts.
...But now it seems that Xiao Liuli is more inclined to be happy.
Another evidence is that even when she fell into silence, she did not drink alone, but relaxed and slightly raised the corners of her mouth.
Usually at this time, Xiao Liuli should talk to herself about what good things happened to her.
The silence at this time was precisely because she judged that this matter could not be discussed. But this matter had filled her head, and alcohol dulled her thinking, so she could not think of other topics for a while.
"Actually," Russell suddenly said, as if to break the embarrassing silence, "I do have a question.
"Do reporters from Tian'en Daily... usually run so fast?"
"What do you mean?"
"After I killed the gangsters who hijacked the airship yesterday, Mr. Amirus should have had the opportunity to find your newspaper. In the end, less than five minutes later, the three helicopters flew over..."
Russell asked curiously: "Are you on call all the time, just like firefighters? As soon as you receive news, you will rush over immediately?"
This is actually just a familiar topic.
The inquiry is related to the other person's profession, the conversation can last for a while, and the content is not so amateurish and stupid, which can make the other person more talkative.
In this way, people who are originally bored can also talk about happy topics. Russell only needs to say "um um um", "I see", "that's it", and then he can change the topic and find the next one.
topic.
But unexpectedly, Xiao Liuli frowned and thought for a moment.
"I can probably tell you about this. After all, there are quite a few people who know about it."
She said seriously: "Because strictly speaking, I have been on standby since the afternoon."
"……What?"
"Just the afternoon before, someone sent a letter to our newspaper office. It said that before dark tomorrow, the 'Tower of Babel' organization will launch a major operation... So I have been on standby since two or three o'clock in the afternoon.
——Until Mr. Amirus reported the incident of the airship attack through the channel of our president, I flew over immediately..."
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to do so quickly.
Xiao Liuli said with great certainty.
"How long will it take?"
"Fifteen to twenty minutes, maybe. Not all news is worth sending out an interview helicopter. Occasionally I will take a float...and there won't be so many bodyguards."
Xiao Liuli replied without hesitation: "If there was no advance warning, by the time we got the information and rushed over, most of the passengers would have already left."
"How many people know about this?"
"As long as you ask anyone at our newspaper office who was at work the day before yesterday or yesterday, you can learn about this."
Xiao Liuli said and paused: "Do you feel something is wrong, Mr. Hero?"
"...Don't call me a hero, it sounds weird."
Russell waved his hand and smiled bitterly.
This time he really felt a little awkward, but it wasn't because of his acting skills.
As for what's wrong...
——There are too many, too many to count.
But there are only a few of them that I can tell Xiao Liuli.
"Are the contents of the letter you received the day before yesterday confidential?"
"That's right, but we have notified the execution department before."
"Then," Russell whispered, "why would an elf appear alone on an airship heading to Happy Island without even a bodyguard?"
