No Money to Divorce

After they finished their dinner, Adrian asked, "Are you sure when Jins will pick you up?"

"They leave tomorrow and take the official route, so they can arrive in four days, right? It depends on where we meet." Zhong Yan came out with desserts. There was no oven at home, and the small cakes were bought directly from a nearby dessert shop.He said casually, "I just mentioned his name once, but you actually remembered it."

Adrian was stunned, and took the matcha-flavored cake calmly, and said: "This surname is quite common, but I can't remember the name. I was going to send you and Bayer to the Loeb star area. Let them pick it up, but now that Loeb's situation has changed, it may not be safe."

Zhong Yan was holding his own small cake—there was a layer of syrup on it, which was very sweet, and Adrian didn’t eat it—and was sitting opposite Adrian, and was about to speak when a prompt sounded from the terminal, and he opened it to check the message , his expression changed: "It's really what you say. My intelligence chief sent back a message that the round table meeting held two days ago had results."

"The meeting about the Lobo Sector? The result is only now?"

"It's very rare. Butterfly's thinking speed is thousands of times more efficient than that of humans. He will make decisions on the spot in ordinary round table meetings. This time... I heard that the plan has been decided long ago, and a member of the Supreme Council will be sent. Go to the Lobo Sector, become the interim chairman of the Loper Sector, replace the three councilors who were just convicted, and help the Loper Sector to 'overcome the storm' until the situation is stable."

The three convicted congressmen, one chairman of the council and two senior councilors, all held real power. The power in the hands of these three people is now in the hands of one person. It is said that the interim chairman of the council can It is not an exaggeration to cover the sky with one hand.

"The problem lies in the selection of this candidate. Pei Sen wants to send one of his assistants to the Lobo Sector to be the interim council leader." Zhong Yan mocked, "It's too urgent, I'm afraid no one will know about this event. He is the mastermind behind the change of sky in Bo Star District. However, 'Die' is on his side. Nearly one-sixth of the minerals in the Federation, he wants to swallow them all by himself, can others not be in a hurry? I am not here, except for the other three members of the same faction, the remaining seven people have objections, and this is the stalemate. Now."

At the round table meeting, if seven of the [-] non-voting members disagree, even the decision made by Die will be called back for reconsideration. In other words, in fact, any major decision made by Die Both must receive at least six affirmative votes to pass.The original intention of the establishment of the round table conference system is to select the twelve most capable human beings and become a protective barrier for the remaining billions of compatriots. In the past few decades when the whole people agree with artificial intelligence, opposing artificial intelligence will greatly reduce the In order to damage one's own political image, this barrier is useless. Today, some people can't wait, and they don't even want to maintain this "form".

When Zhong Yan talked about serious matters, he hardly brought in personal emotions, just like when he had a meeting with all the military officers that day, he was calm about such a sensational matter.Maybe because he was more relaxed today, he forgot to put on his mask. From his narration, Adrian caught a trace of...disgust towards Person.

"I heard that you worked under Payson for two years." Adrian put down the cake, "I'm curious, with your political acumen, couldn't you see his ambition at that time?"

Zhong Yan looked at Adrian steadfastly, "His ambition was the reason why I joined him at that time."

"I guess so." Adrian said, "Then why did you quit later? Did you quit by yourself?"

Zhong Yan looked deeply into those silver eyes.

Why did he retire back then, and how would he answer this question?He was about to leave, Adrian didn't like him anymore, and there were only less than seven days left before the one-month limit. Adrian said that he would pay the fine before it expired, and the engagement would be dissolved soon. After that , they will no longer have a personal relationship.

Their identities are naturally opposed, and they have no chance to be together.

"Opinions have diverged." Zhong Yan finally said.

Adrian raised his eyebrows, "What kind of differences can make you give up your future?"

"If there is a suitable opportunity in the future, I will tell you about it." Zhong Yan said, and smiled at Adrian with his lips curved. This smile was very gentle, but Adrian felt a little sad for no reason.

Before he had time to think about this unusual feeling, Zhong Yan had already put away that fleeting smile, put on his impeccable mask, and continued: "Just now, 'Die' announced the temporary meeting of the Lebo star area The long-term candidate is a high-ranking member who was originally responsible for handling the report of the Lobo Sector."

Adrian's attention was drawn away by the current matter, and he frowned and said, "Who is this temporary chairman of the council? He also has private contacts with 'Die'?"

"Impossible, his level is not high enough." Zhong Yan said without hesitation, "In the hundred years since the second generation of artificial intelligence began to operate, the only human beings in the entire federation who can directly contact and communicate with 'Butterfly' are the 40 successive councilors. I know this person. When I was a high councilor, I used to work at the desk next to him. His name is Qu Yongyi. He was in his forties... [-] years old. Anyway, he is considered young among high councilors. My impression is that he is a People who don't talk much, do things quietly, and don't have a strong sense of presence. However, things like impressions can't be done in the Supreme Council. I'll start investigating this person right away. You'd better make arrangements. I know you have people in the capital planet. Check all channels and compare the results, the accuracy rate should be higher.”

"He was originally in charge of the government affairs of the Lobo Sector?" Adrian said, "It's probably because your internal differences cannot be reconciled, and in the end you can only take a step back from both sides, and you don't need to rely on whichever side you choose, and your identity is logical. people."

"There is no harm in being cautious." Zhong Yan was already sending a message, "If this is not what Pei Sen wants, it is also a question of whether this person can come to the Lobo space smoothly."

Adrian also opened his own terminal, and the two sat opposite each other, both choosing to issue orders in text.

The virtual screen of the terminal is a one-way display, and it is impossible to see what the owner of the terminal is operating from the back, so Adrian will not know that Zhong Yan added a new order after instructing his subordinates to collect Qu Yongyi's information: Spy on Pei Does Sen have any plans for the Na'vi star area in the near future.Zhong Yan also couldn't see that Adrian's order to the intelligence department was not to investigate Qu Yongyi, but to investigate Zhong Yan's connection with Pei Sen again.

After dinner that night, Zhong Yan wanted to go and see the rabbits, but only Adrian had access to the back door, and it was already early in the morning. Looking out of the window.

When the young rabbit stood up, its head could surpass the bushes, but now that it is lying down, it can only faintly see a large snow-white hairball seven or eight meters long lying on the grass through the row of trees.

When Adrian was about to go upstairs to sleep, Zhong Yan was still standing by the window watching the rabbit with relish, he paused, turned around and walked behind Zhong Yan.

"Is it that pretty?" Adrian asked.

Zhong Yan said enthusiastically: "It's just snow white! It's the first time I've seen this kind of fur color!"

Adrian, who knew nothing about rabbits, wondered, "Aren't rabbits usually white?"

"Are you talking about ordinary white rabbits? It's not a breed. Ordinary white interstellar giant rabbits are the kind of rabbits with erect ears, just like the ears."

Zhong Yan stretched out an index finger with each hand and placed it on top of his head, motioning to show him the ordinary giant rabbit ears.

...It doesn't matter if the face looks small, but it seems that when he meets a rabbit, his behavior pattern returns to his childhood.Adrian watched him look up at himself with his fingers pretending to be rabbit ears, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and stretched out his hands to grab his two "rabbit ears" expressionlessly.

"I know what Lier means, so you don't need to gesture." He said, taking Zhong Yan's hand off his head.

"Oh. Anyway, giant interstellar rabbits with lop ears are very rare. Where did you find them?"

Adrian looked out the window, as if he suddenly became interested in the arbor, and pretended not to hear it.

He didn't want to say that Zhong Yan had nothing to do, he couldn't really report it to the relevant agencies.Although he is obsessed with the giant interstellar rabbit, but if it is compared with Adrian... just keep it secretly, he thinks Adrian will start to get bored in a few days, and then try to persuade Adrien before he leaves Derian took the animal to animal protection.

After waking up from a nap, the first thing Zhong Yan did was to look at the rabbit by the window, but unexpectedly found that the back door was open.

Only Adrian had the authority to open the door. When Zhong Yan went out, the first thing he saw was the baby rabbit. It was so big that it was hard not to notice it.

The young rabbit had already woken up, and was half standing upright, looking at something, with its tail facing the direction of the house.Zhong Yan stood behind it, stared at the huge round and fluffy rabbit tail for a while, and couldn't hold back, went up to touch it lightly.

Rabbit ignored him.At this time, Zhong Yan heard a knocking sound coming from the front.

He walked around the rabbit and walked deeper into the backyard grass, and finally saw what the rabbit was looking at.A pile of man-made simulated wooden boards were scattered on the ground, and there was a two-person-high simulated wooden board wall fixed on the ground. The sound of ding-dong knocking came from behind the wall.

Zhong Yan continued to walk behind the wall. Adrian was wearing only a sleeveless black undershirt, and was sitting on a three-meter-high ladder using a hand-held mace and hammer to fix a simulated wooden board on the top.He usually looks like he has a thin body when he wears clothes, but this time he is wearing a sleeveless shirt for the convenience of work, revealing the beautiful muscles on his arms.

Zhong Yan raised his hand to cover his eyes, blocking the morning sun, and raised his head to ask Adrian on the ladder: "What are you doing?"

"Build a nest." Adrian said, "There is no shelter. If someone passes by the sky, they will see it. This planet is full of people from the military area. I don't want them to find out that there is a rabbit in my backyard."

Zhong Yan raised his head with difficulty and asked, "Why?"

"This stuff is too damaging to my image." Adrian Yuzu said, "Even if I keep a pet, it should be a wolf."

"Then let me help you with the ladder." Zhong Yan volunteered.

"Forget it, it's just you." Adrian stopped what he was doing, and laughed condescendingly, "If I fall from this height, I'm fine. If you're crushed by a ladder, you might die .”

Zhong Yan recommended himself and was disgusted, so he could only sit down against the little rabbit's furry front legs, joined its team, and watched Adrian work together.