go off fire

People are always making choices, actively and forcedly, making choices and then bearing the consequences.

Is it revenge?Or protect teammates?There are two options in front of Leonard.

"Now, Leonard? Are you going to shoot, or let me go?" The squirrel-shaped mechanical pet jumped onto Harry Mood's shoulder again, and its red eyes made a silent threat.

Leonard's whole body was tense, he stared at Halimod, and after a few seconds of thinking, he chose to put down the laser gun.

Killing Harry Mood can only be done quickly.As long as you can stay in Elite, there are many opportunities for revenge.

"Very good. Leonard, you made the right choice." Harry Made showed a look of appreciation, "Oh, yes. I also want the ring Levi left you."

"what?"

"The ring or the Midgard, it's not difficult to choose," said Harry Mood.

"What do you want the ring for?" Leonard looked suspiciously at the young man in front of him.He knew better than anyone else that there was nothing special about this ring other than the materials used.The Silencers wouldn't blow up an Elite ship for a little Ayman metal.But Harry Mud must have deep reasons for caring so much about a small ring.

"That's not what you should ask." Harry Mud held out his hand, "Now, give me the ring."

Leonard took out the ring from his chest angrily, the young man took it, and took a closer look at the ring: "Looking at it this way, it really is too ordinary. No wonder you will fail emotionally if you propose with such a ring~ "

Halimod said with a playful smile that he needed to be beaten, which caused Leonard's face to turn black, and he clenched his fists, wishing to give this bastard a harsh lesson immediately.

"Okay." The young man had seen enough, and put the ring in his pocket, "I really should go. There will be no date, Leonard. I will always miss you." Entering the spaceship, the hatch into the universe opened silently. After a slight buzzing sound, the spaceship lightly rose into the air and slid into the endless universe.

Due to Harpy's interference, the surveillance system on the Gabriel was fully restored after the gamma class ended, but at that time, Hallimond had completely disappeared into the boundless universe.

In this way, Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Summers ended his first mission back to Elite, although it was not satisfactory.

Looking out from the windows of the 189th floor, the remains of the collapsed Saval Tower have not been fully cleared.There is a vacant area in the dense building complex, as if the ground has alopecia areata.

"What's on your mind?" Christine, who was sitting across from him, asked.

"Huh?" Leonard realized that he was about to eat the steak up his nostrils.He put down the knife and fork with some embarrassment, "No."

Christine also put down the tableware in his hand: "If you don't like it, we can change it."

Of course not because of bad taste.But how was he going to explain everything to Christine?

The Silent One, Halimed, Levi, the ring, all of which he didn't even figure out.

"It's not this restaurant..." Leonard hesitated.

"Ok?"

"It's me. So much has happened lately."

"Although I think it would be strange to say this, if there is anything I can help, just tell me." The lieutenant general's eyes were fixed on him, and one hand naturally covered his.

Leonard suddenly felt that the temperature of Christine's palm was a little hot. He raised his eyes and met Christine's sincere and gentle gaze. At that moment, the desire to withdraw his hand prevailed.

Leonard never denied that Christian had played an incomparable role in his life and career. In these respects, he was full of gratitude. Without Christine, he would probably still be in a military prison.But they are also two adults independent of each other, and he will not speak easily until the last moment.The more you gain, the more you will be restricted. This is a simple truth.

At this moment, a communication that popped up suddenly eased the stalemate.

"Good afternoon, Lieutenant Colonel." Thomas said with a mess of hair like a chicken coop.

"Good afternoon." Leonard took the opportunity to withdraw his hand and return to his normal expression.

"That matter has a result, please come here immediately."

Leonard glanced at Christine on the opposite side: "Okay."

"Elite?"

Leonard nodded.

"Whoa, Lieutenant Colonel, are you dating someone else?" Thomas cut in unexpectedly, and Leonard immediately switched off the comm.

Christine showed a helpless smile to Leonard who had already got up: "Now I'm starting to wonder if letting you back to Elite is the right decision."

Leonard's expression instantly became subtle.

"Don't make that look, honey." Christine smiled, got up too, and took his husband's hand. "You know I've always supported you."

"I'm sorry, come back to make up for you at night?" Leonard's voice softened.

Christine kissed his lips: "Okay. Remember to come back early, I will wait for you at home."

The journey to base zero seemed infinitely long, so Leonard couldn't help but keep accelerating until the speeding alarm sounded non-stop, which brought him back to his senses.

The ring Leonard gave Halimed was not actually the one Levi gave him back.Even Levi himself didn't know that the ring he gave him was actually a pair.

The Silent One's motive for chasing and killing Levi is very clear-Levi took away very important information from the Silent One's headquarters back then.

Couldn't Levi know what Leonard, an outsider, could deduce?He must have found out about it earlier than he did, so he's definitely going to leave a clue.

Leonard knew Li Wei well, he never did unnecessary things, and the boring behavior of returning the ring is definitely not Le Wei's style, so there must be other reasons for him to keep the ring.This inference was confirmed in the subsequent behavior of Harry Mood asking for the ring.

But he looked over the ring many times and found nothing special, so he had to turn to Thomas, an intelligence technician on the same team, for help.Didn't expect it to come out so soon.

"We scanned the ring as a whole." They were standing in the laboratory at the moment, looking at the huge image of the ring projected on the light curtain.

When you magnify something as wide as a finger to tens of meters, you will have an indescribably wonderful feeling.

"At first we thought there was something hidden inside the ring, but the scans refuted that hypothesis. It appeared to be an expensive, plain, Amman metal ring," Thomas said. "but--"

"But?" Leonard's eyes moved in the direction of Thomas' finger.

"We found a little difference here." Thomas pointed his finger at the abbreviation "LS&LH", "Even if it is inscribed, a certain part is too rough."

Leonard narrowed his eyes: "You mean there might be something else here."

"Bingo!" Thomas showed a big smile, while continuing to zoom in on the image, and soon, a small piece of metal appeared in front of the two.

"This is..." Leonard's eyes quickly swept across the surface of the metal sheet, slowly revealing a surprised expression.

"A chip" Thomas continued for him, "I have tried to decipher the contents of this chip, but unfortunately, what I got has no meaning, it is encrypted in an unknown way. Deciphering still needs a period of time."

"no need."

"what?"

"There's no need to decipher it." Leonard's voice has regained his composure, "Actually, this is just a message left to me by an old friend."

Thomas' face was full of disbelief - what kind of old friend would leave a message in such a laborious way?Is it possible to leave a chip in an Ayman metal ring just to leave a message?Even a love letter is a little too much, right?

His slightly shy nature made him choose silence.Thomas was transferred to Elite due to his excellent skills, but he didn't know how to get along with his teammates. More often than not, he was afraid to even talk to others, especially his immediate superior, Major General Luna.

"Thank you, Thomas." Leonard patted Thomas' thin shoulder, "This is very important to me."

Leonard returned to the apartment with doubts and feelings that could not be calmed down. Christine hadn't come back—it was very normal for a busy lieutenant general—Reynard was still a little grateful in his heart. He entered the study, turned on the optical brain, Call up the program.

Why would Levi hide a chip in the ring?What exactly is the content of this chip?All the answers will be revealed soon.

Leonard typed the last line of code, and this temporary translator was generated.This was originally an invention of their boredom, but they never thought that one day, it would be used by Levi to send him a message.

He held his breath and typed the interpreter's command.

On the light curtain, rows of letters were quickly transformed, and Leonard's eyes scanned each row at an extremely fast speed. Slowly, a shocked expression appeared on his calm face.

What Levi left him was none other than the secret he took away from the headquarters of the Silencer five years ago, a secret research that should never be made public.

As long as any party masters this secret, they will have absolute power, the current balance of power will be broken, and mankind will once again usher in an era of war and chaos. At that time, all countries and city-states will not be spared.

Turn off the optical brain, destroy records and chips, and lock everything into the deepest part.Leonard smoothed his expression, walked out of the study, and sat on the sofa.

Every part of the picture left in his mind is extremely clear, and the memories are rendered without authorization, letting Levi's blond hair fall on his shoulders, the smile in his light blue eyes, and the warmth when those slender fingers touch him They all looked very beautiful.

His body seemed to be fighting against his will, forcing everything about Levi to be written down.

Leonard unconsciously took out the ring and put it in front of his eyes.

He said that he has no regrets for everything he has done, so why did he return the materials that were stolen back then?

Why would Levi steal this secret?And why does the Federation pursue this taboo technology?How did the Silent come back from the ashes?

Levi had told him that five years ago, the campaign against the Silent Ones hadn't come to an end.What kind of conflict of interest is there behind this?

Leonard's thoughts were so full of these questions that he didn't notice that someone was walking behind him.