Chapter 19 Bullet Cases (2)

Jiang Jianming pondered for a second and opened the cockpit.

Not because he was so obedient, and certainly not because he was fascinated by the face of this "dead husband"—

Mainly based on his understanding of Ryan, if he doesn't open it now, he will definitely use the crystal bone to smash the cockpit open the next moment, and he won't realize what's wrong with doing so.

For now, if Garcia is identified as Ryan himself, it is impossible for him to take such a risk.

So Jiang Jianming stuck his head out of the cockpit and asked sincerely, "Are you okay?"

"Gun." Garcia glanced at him, reached out to him, and hooked his index finger lightly, "The pistol, take it out."

Jiang Jianming's eyes darkened, knowing that the Venus Wing was recognized.

He didn't move.

Garcia sensed his resistance and raised his eyebrows.

Then the next moment, the corner of Jiang Jianming's eyes flashed red gold, and the gun holster around his waist was empty.

The condensed crystal bone is more dexterous than a whip, and directly hooked the trigger to pick out the pistol!

The silver-gray Venus Wings turned in mid-air and fell into Garcia's palm obediently.

Jiang Jianming: "..."

He knows it! This man has such a temper!

Garcia fiddled with the Venus Wing twice in his hand, then glanced at the mecha Xuejiu, "The mecha and the pistol have been modified, did you make it yourself?"

Jiang Jianming sighed softly, and said incredulously, "His Royal Highness, we are actually in a time trial..."

The meaning is very clear, can you stop rushing to fight with me in this race against time, and then start pulling me to talk.

Unexpectedly, Garcia snorted softly. He held the Venus Wing in his left hand, and took out something in his right hand.

A brass bullet casing.

The bullet casing was caught between the two slender fingers of the prince, and shook in front of Jiang Jianming.

Jiang Jianming choked.

His eyes became helpless, and he said softly, "Why are you still keeping it?"

Of course he remembered that he fired a shot at Garcia's crystal bone in Beta Alien, but he never imagined that the dignified son would still be interested in picking up the empty cartridge case and putting it in his pocket for several days.

How much hatred this must be...

The problem is that he didn't use the new crystal bullets at all at that time. ?

"Attacking the crown prince is a death penalty." The prince restrained his expression and raised his eyebrows expressionlessly.

"However, you have made merits in the second fortress, and the merits and demerits are equal."

Garcia paused, raised those ice-seeded jade-like eyes, "I don't need to pursue this bullet, and the gun will be returned to you. Tell me... Who are you and who gave you this pistol? ."

"The Wings of Venus is a new crystal tool exclusively for the royal family. What is your relationship with the royal family?"

Jiang Jianming pursed his lips.

It seems to be exposed.

He actually knew that he couldn't hide it for too long, not to mention the particularity of his mecha and firearms, the relationship between Ryan and him back then was not too hidden, even Tang Zhen knew about it.

No matter what the origin of Garcia is, since he is the second prince of the empire on the bright side, there is no reason not to know that his "royal brother" has a lover.

Sure enough, Garcia's expression fluctuated slightly after he pressed the question.

He seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Jiang Jianming again unexpectedly: "Could it be that you are..."

...forget it, there's no way around that. At least he has been registered with Yin Beidou's military status, and the goal has been achieved.

Jiang Jianming pondered: Since this is the case, it seems that it is not bad to be the first to expose the person in front of him.

So the black-haired young man laughed magnanimously and admitted warmly: "Well, it's just as you guessed."

At the same time, His Royal Highness Garcia also expressed his conjecture in a deep voice——

"Your Majesty's newly adopted son, came to Yinbeidou to gain qualifications before the establishment of the prince?"

"...?"

Jiang Jianming's candid smile stiffened.

and many more.

You are wrong.

——Isn't that Crown Prince you yourself? ?

Jiang Jianming collapsed and asked, "...Why?"

Garcia frowned: "No?"

Jiang Jianming couldn't believe it, he almost knocked on his temple and blurted out "Do you have a problem here?"

But in the next moment, enlightenment rose in his heart, and he actually understood Garcia's thoughts subtly.

Because... he remembered that the founding monarch Kaios the Great and the current empress, His Majesty Lin Ge, were actually monarchs and adopted fathers and daughters, and there was no real blood relationship.

And Ryan inherited the surname of Kaios, he is the child of the emperor and the empress dowager Sylph, the real emperor blood.

It is said that His Royal Highness Le'an was born in the war that year. The baby's body was exposed to the turbulent flow of excessively rich crystal particles and almost died. In desperation, emergency freezing was implemented. Decades later, it was rescued by today's cutting-edge medical technology. He was established by the Queen as the Crown Prince.

Logically speaking, the throne should return to the hands of the Kaios bloodline from now on.

But...the current female emperor, Her Majesty Lin Ge, is a sturdy figure. Back then, he single-handedly drove thousands of remnants of the lava pirate group to five galaxies, and finally successfully stabbed the laser spear into the throat of the then pirate group leader. Just give up.

His Royal Highness Laian was favored by His Majesty the Emperor, but after His Highness's death, the Emperor's attitude towards the new Crown Prince has always been ambiguous.

If Garcia knew something and was convinced that he would not be made the heir...

Coincidentally, at the time when Ryan's three-year mourning period had expired, a young man appeared holding the Wings of Venus.

This thing is really subtle.

And if you really think so.

Then, when he saw Garcia, who was similar to Ryan, rushing up in front of the second fortress, it can be explained as "the newly established candidate for the crown prince was shocked when he saw the appearance of the old crown prince, worried that his status would not be guaranteed, and hurry up. Go ahead and confirm."

Thinking about it like this is amazing, it seems that the logic can indeed make sense!

Jiang Jianming didn't speak for a while, and Garcia gave him another deep look, and said coldly, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in that seat."

"As for what you mentioned that day... Brother Ryan Kaios, I'm not him."

Jiang Jianming's heart skipped a beat, and suddenly a long wind blew through the dense forest, making it cold to the bone.

He raised his head, his black hair was ruffled by the wind: "What did you say?"

Garcia: "...Don't pretend, I know what you're thinking. You're not alone, many people think I'm Ryan's resurrection, or..."

He paused in a low voice, then shook his head: "...But, no matter what anyone thinks, I'm not Ryan Kaios."

He said and glanced at the two mechas, the IP still stuck the snow dove on the tree trunk.

Garcia gestured with his eyes: "You should also be aware... As you know, the elegant and decent prince will not do such a thing."

Jiang Jianming nodded calmly: "Indeed."

In heart, said: - What a fool.

Little Highness Le'an sneaked out of the palace late at night to find me, knocked on the window of the military academy dormitory and said "open the door", even the tone and demeanor were exactly the same as yours.

He secretly laughed: to actually say the prince's "elegant and decent" words, it shows that His Royal Highness Garcia absolutely does not understand Ryan.

It is more likely that he has never seen the real person of his so-called brother Le'an.

Thinking of this, it seemed that some speculations that had been circling in his mind for several days had been corroborated by incomparably strong, Jiang Jianming felt relieved.

He thought quietly: "Alright, it's better that the little Highness has lost his memory and doesn't recognize him. It's better than really dead."

It's better to have a living person wrapped in a pile of mysteries in front of him and make him devastated, than a corpse in front of him and make him completely give up.

With a flash of silver light in front of his eyes, the Wings of Venus was thrown into his arms by Garcia.

Jiang Jianming returned to his senses and caught it with both hands. I saw the prince turned to the side of the electric shock, and waved his finger lightly: "Let's go."

Jiang Jianming: "You just came to confirm this pistol?"

Garcia didn't look back: "I confirm you too."

Jiang Jianming looked at him, his eyes darkened, and an unspeakable emotion suddenly grew in his heart like a mad weed.

He didn't want to see this man turn and leave, so he said, "Your Highness, do you know how long you've delayed me... I said, we are in a time trial."

Garcia stopped and pondered for a second.

After a second he made a judgment: "That's a small matter."

"It's not a trivial matter." Jiang Jianming stood up abruptly from the cockpit. He got up too quickly, and his heart palpitated.

But he didn't care, he took the first two steps and grabbed Garcia's wrist, "So you should make up for my..."

- Chi.

Jiang Jianming's fingers hurt.

He was stunned to see a red-gold crystal pierced from Garcia's wrist and stuck his finger.

The crystal bone was quickly retracted, and Garcia looked back at him and explained lightly, "It wasn't intentional."

Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes and slowly withdrew his hand: "No... I was abrupt. High-level crystal bones have instinctive defenses, I know."

He did know.

It's just that Ryan never fortified him before, and would never release an aggressive crystal bone in front of him, he just forgot it for a while.

Garcia: "What else?"

Jiang Jianming reluctantly calmed down, swallowed the words he wanted to keep, and said in a hoarse voice, "Since the merits and demerits are equal, you should return the evidence...that bullet."

Garcia paused for a moment and took out the shell.

Perhaps it was because the cartridge case was too small, and the wind was blowing again, and it would be easy to miss if it was thrown again... His Royal Highness came back in person.

Garcia said, "Hand out."

Jiang Jianming stretched out his right hand, his palm flat.

Garcia lowered his eyes, held the empty cartridge case, and placed it in Jiang Jianming's palm.

The brass-colored shell rolled a bit, and the edge reflected sunlight, which was very dazzling.

Jiang Jianming was dazed by this light.

Those symptoms came up again and again, he found it difficult to breathe and his heart was beating wildly.

He thought sadly and dazedly: But now His Highness doesn't touch him anymore.

Pressing his five fingers on his chest, Jiang Jianming frowned slightly, and the color of pain flashed past.

Garcia looked up at him suddenly: "You...?"

Jiang Jianming supported the mecha and panted, "Cough... I'm sorry. Your health is not very good today."

He returned to Xuejiu's cockpit, slowed down, and nodded to Garcia to show that it was okay: "Your Highness, please come back."

Garcia couldn't help but glance at the pale face.

He turned around, too, and stepped into the IP's cockpit.

After a few seconds, the IP lifts off.

The mech soon disappeared on the edge of the stratus.

Jiang Jianming kept looking up until the blue-black mecha could no longer be seen, and he was still watching.

Look at this endless vast sky, this is the sky of alien stars.

Suddenly, he remembered something, hurriedly took off his gloves, and held the shell in his hand again.

But there was no body temperature left by Garcia, and the bullet was as cold as his own skin.

Alpha Alien has a frigid climate, and the human temperature dissipates too quickly.

Jiang Jianming stared at the brass-colored bullet casing in a trance.

His pupils were dark and silent, like a universe where the stars no longer twinkled.

It's been three years, since the news of His Highness Ryan's sacrifice spread throughout the empire, since he decided to join the Silver Beidou after graduation...

In the more than a thousand days and nights he spent, this was the only thing left.

He has dedicated the rest of his life to it.

And now, Jiang Jianming suddenly realized that he seems to be such an empty shell.

The outside can still reflect light, and the shell seems to be very hard; the inside has been burnt clean and cooled to a damaged state.

he already……

A beep sounded from the mecha.

This is the timing pre-set by Jiang Jianming, which means that the time for the time trial is coming.

In the end, he only got five real crystal ore, this result is destined to be the bottom, maybe it is the last one.

That bet, of course, was also lost.

Jiang Jianming pursed his lips abruptly, his eyes were as cold as frost, he clenched his teeth, and gasped lightly and urgently.

It shouldn't have been like this, he had planned so well and so perfectly.

It's like... just like he planned for his life after his adoptive father left.

It is an honor to be admitted to the Kaios Military Academy, and the future life should be on the road. After graduating, he can go to teach, or find a clerical position in a state government agency, and the salary is quite good.

Yaslan Star City is not like a distant star. In most cases, disabled people will not be discriminated against but will be taken care of. Moreover, in recent years, there have been more and more affirmative action between the two races.

With his background as a graduate of Kaios Military Academy, many people will respectfully call him "Mr. Jiang" or even "Your Excellency Jiang" in the future.

He can really raise a dog, hold a little girl, save enough money to move to the Glorious Dominion for old age, as he told Old Marshal Chen.

Maybe you can find an ordinary but down-to-earth lover who will treat him well too.

but.

But his little highness... always appeared like this without warning, and left very neatly and cleanly, like a reckless golden wind blew past and left, leaving him with everything disrupted, guarding the man alone. messed up.

...

The snow dove cut into a flying state flew out of the deep area, and Jiang Jianming went to find his IP.

Layers of vegetation were left behind, and the vision alternated between light and dark, until the snow dove broke through the dense forest and suddenly opened up——

Jiang Jianming stopped the mecha suddenly!

He stared at the sight before him in astonishment.

The eyes were red, and countless red caterpillars died here, as if several nests of snakes were led here, and then they were slaughtered.

The shade of the trees above fell mottled, and every dead snake was pierced by the scarlet-gold crystal, killing it with one blow.

At the end of the overlapping snake corpses, his M-IP 18 was parked.

Jiang Jianming remembered Garcia's affirmative tone.

"That's a little thing."

Small things that can be easily solved for you.

His Royal Highness is too considerate, the snake corpse has been irradiated with curing rays, and pieces of real crystal ore have condensed on the snake corpse.

Under the sun, a dazzling red sea and white waves formed.

Jiang Jianming was stunned there, surrounded by the white waves, and the fluctuations of the crystal particles were rippling back and forth like water waves.

A few seconds later, as if he could not bear the sight in front of him, he closed his eyes suddenly, and couldn't help coughing in a low voice.

He was wrong.

That person is clearly...

Every time it goes without a trace.

In his right hand, the empty shell bullet was gripped tighter and tighter by him, and it almost burned into a fire in the palm of his hand.

After a long time, Jiang Jianming raised his hand, but his upper body hunched down——

He hunched over and put his clenched right hand on his lips. Black hair scattered, covering his pale cheeks.

It was a deep, forbidding kiss.

The author has something to say:

The first couplet: The crown prince is elegant and decent

Second couplet: The Crown Princess is unremarkable

Horizontal criticism: ghosts

Small Theater. Later

Later, a lazy afternoon in the White Jade Palace. Commander Jiang asked His Majesty the Emperor: When you said you came to confirm me... What did you confirm?

The emperor recalled for a second, and said in a deep voice: Make sure you don't eat people.

Commander: ?