Steel steam and flame

The clerk came to greet her warmly. Before she even uttered her words of praise, he saw the woman waving the sign in her hand, and the natural smile on her face turned serious.

"Sir, I don't know how I can help you?" The clerk came closer and asked respectfully in a low voice, "There is still more than an hour before the appointed time. How about you go to the inner room to rest? I will contact Mr. Adolf immediately."

"No need, he knows what's going on here. By the way, are these clothes for sale?" Li Suman still didn't know the status effect of the identity tag General Pullman gave her. She shook her head and spoke. Except for glancing at the clerk at first, the rest of the time she was attracted by the various clothes displayed around her. "I will pay for it." Li Suman added, walking towards the nearest shelf and looking at Latest and latest styles of clothes.

This clothing store is indeed not very eye-catching, which has something to do with the time period, but it is also true that business is not good. Except for Li Suman who came in, there was only one customer, and he left after shopping around. It didn't affect Li Suman's mood. The clerk, who didn't know whether he was happy or serious, followed Li Suman. Soon he returned to his usual role as a clerk and began to introduce her familiarly.

The purchasing power of young women has always been a terrifying thing. Although Li Suman only looks young, her actual age is already about to be buried among ordinary people. Shopping is a hobby Lisuman was forced to take up after living in the tundra all year round. As a priest from the far frontier, she has a lot of money, but she doesn't have much to spend it on.

More than an hour is not enough for Li Suman. After all, there is an organization behind this clothing store. It has a large area and rich varieties. It feels like time is almost up, and Li Suman has only finished reading most of it. Back at the counter, the dozen or so sets of clothes she had chosen had been packed and placed neatly there.

"Save it here. Someone will come and pick it up for me tomorrow." Li Suman looked at it and asked the clerk to take her to the "inner room" while saying. At this moment, the exquisite bronze clock on the wall pointed to a quarter past four, which was not much different from the agreed time.

The inner room is a hidden room in the storage warehouse, which is considered a type of basement. Li Suman sat on a comfortable chair and watched the clerk come in and out several times, bringing wine and fresh fruit platters, and adjusting the air circulation system so that the place would not look dull in summer.

When the room returned to silence, ten minutes passed again. Li Suman didn't care about time, and she was resistant to this meeting. However, the current changes in the situation forced her to borrow the power of the organization. In addition, the Holy Emperor has contacted Lisuman several times in recent times, and his emphasis at the beginning turned into orders later. The Holy Emperor's patience has been worn out. He has been waiting for a long time. It was also because of the ever-changing situation that he began to worry. The further back, the greater the changes.

From time to time, Li Suman thought of her connection with Red Emilia some time ago and felt a headache. Due to various reasons, she had to contact Hongmang again yesterday, and asked Adolf of Manoma to cooperate with her through Hongmang.

Today also has the purpose of dispelling doubts in my mind. Yesterday, Hongmang explained to Lisuman in detail the investigation she had conducted since the beginning of the plan, explaining how she judged Soriatu through various seemingly unrelated intelligence and clues, combined with recent events. actual identity.

"In summary, there are not many coincidences, but as long as there is one coincidence, I also think there must be a problem." Hongmang added at that time.

Li Suman, who was drinking at the moment, was recalling what Hongmang said yesterday. For Soriatu, as Cassia, her judgment is more about intuition, as a female intuition.

The brief thought at this time seemed to activate a certain substance in Li Suman's body, gradually making her thinking "confused." She wanted to keep things fermenting and would not lift the lid until the last moment. Not now. There are doubts that need to be answered, and there are questions that must be answered with certainty in the near future.

Li Suman won't worry too much. The impact of the changes on her is just that the things in her head will be cut off and some of the outer skin will be cut off, but the core will not change. All she has to do is change from the fermentation of waiting to the catalysis of the future. Of course, the premise is that her and Hongmang's guesses and analysis are correct. The person who appears in front of her soon will be Soriatu and a man from Cassia.

The thought break was when Lisuman drank her second glass of wine. Li Suman, who didn't deliberately let go of her perception, already noticed it when Cassia entered the store. She put down the cup, and within half a minute, a relatively slow time, that obviously dressed-up face appeared in the room. It is definitely very different from Cassia's actual appearance, but if you know the other person's identity and observe carefully, you can still see the features that cannot be hidden.

In the diffuse perception, Lisuman could clearly "see" Cassia's arms, legs, and the inhibitory tubes in her body, as well as the implanted solid red mercury. There was another columnar thing, but Li Suman didn't pay attention to it.

"Things seem to be getting interesting." A voice in her head said to Li Suman.

"Miss Tavel." Cassia was very polite. There were doubts about the organization's emergency notification. Cassia gradually spread the sound wave pulses thousands of meters away. After getting the general situation of the store, Cassia finally decided not to separate the extra suppression tube and red mercury.

He thought about a lot of things along the way. After "seeing" a woman sitting in the inner room of the store, he already guessed that it was Li Suman.

"You still call me Miss Tavel?" Li Suman laughed, her voice sounded much better than usual, "Is Soriatu okay at your place? I should have told you a lot of things. It seems that for the prototype of you, He has a good impression."

"Fortunately, it's just that he is emotionally unstable. After enduring such huge pressure, that face will always keep him in danger. After entering the empire and knowing the general situation, he felt very uneasy." Cassia expressed half-regret, With a semi-sad expression, "I sincerely thank him for his efforts some time ago, and I also admire his courage and courage. As the leader of the plan, after hearing what he said about the organization and Miss Tawi, Miss Li Suman, I'm also very grateful to you. That's why I'm here today."

"But..." Cassia paused, her face full of sincerity and sincere gratitude.

"But..." Li Suman's breathing seemed to be a little rapid.

"However, Miss Lisuman, I have talked a lot with Soriatu during this time. He also confided a lot to me. Of course, there is my subjective opinion and Soriatu's true inner demands. "

"Here in the empire, there is nothing that Mr. Soriato needs to do for me in the coming time. Every action he takes after that will be extremely dangerous. His mood is very unstable, and there is a big gap in strength. I He thought that Soriatu should take a good rest. He wanted to return to the small country and be a simple small arms dealer like before, and live a more peaceful life. Of course, he said that he was very grateful to Lisu Miss Man, those few days when I met you will be unforgettable memories in his life." Cassia had a serious face when she spoke, and she could not find any flaws at all.

"So, Soriatu is no longer in the empire now?" Lisuman sighed, as if he missed something, with a sense of melancholy, "I originally said that he would go back today, but the empire's requirements for him are indeed too high. ”

"No more. About ten days ago, I made an appointment with a doctor from the Dark World and helped him undergo facial plastic surgery according to his wishes. It was a complete departure from the appearance that was almost the same as mine. After recovery, it took three days Before, I arranged for someone to accompany him all the way back to the small junior high school." Cassia also looked sad, as if she was bidding farewell to an old friend with Li Suman. Thinking that it would be difficult to see him again one day, she couldn't help but feel filled with a feeling of sadness. A strange feeling that is difficult to express.