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The silver hatch opened by itself, and Major General Smith stepped into the office. The holographic image still appeared in the center of the room—the man was dressed in black, tall and thin, with light golden half-long hair tied behind his head. Although it was very blurry, he could still see it. Presumably this is a very handsome man.

If you've ever met Prince Levi, you'll never forget his face.

There is no need for any analysis or reduction at all, just by taking a look like this, Luna can be sure that this is Levi Lancaster who has been declared dead.

She couldn't help but feel embarrassed for Lieutenant General Lancer. Just as Christine expressed her love for her husband on the front foot, his husband got entangled with other men on the back foot-it was quite messy.

Although the bullet screen in her heart was about to overflow, Luna forcibly smoothed her expression and saluted Lanser: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General."

"Major General Smith." Lieutenant General Lancer, who was sitting behind the desk, stood up, saluted her back, and made a gesture of please sit down.

The lieutenant general's face is calm, just like his reputation for being gentle, even when faced with the possibility of her husband treason, he will not change his face.

"What do you think about this unknown figure we found?" he asked, arms folded, brown eyes fixed on Luna.

"I think," Luna paused, "this person is Levi Lancaster."

"Go on."

"You should know Lieutenant Colonel Summers better than I do. Judging from the existing information, Leonard and this man undoubtedly know each other. His appearance is also consistent with the prince. In addition," Luna's tone froze a little, she After quietly observing Lancer's reaction, he found that the other party did not show any emotional fluctuations, so he continued: "The other part involves Elite's own confidential documents."

"I just applied for permission from the marshal." She connected her optical brain to the light curtain in the room, and the image of another man was projected in the center of the room.

Tall, wearing a green Elite uniform, with black hair and amber eyes, with a deep and handsome silhouette, from appearance to body shape, he is [-]% similar to Levi Lancaster.

"Levi Hoffman." Luna stood up and walked around the holographic images of the two men. "Actually, I'm not very sure, but my instinct tells me that they are one person."

Christine's brown eyes scanned the two images, frost gradually crept up his cheeks, and the tight curve at the corner of his mouth showed his inner vibration.

"Hoffman was the vice-captain of the seventh team at the time, and their relationship was very close. But during the mission to encircle Silence five years ago, Hoffman betrayed them and took away the confidential documents."

"Why Leonard was sent to the military court, I think you should know better than me."

"Yes. I'm very clear." Christine replied dryly. He couldn't directly interfere with Elite, but as the heir of the core family, he always had various ways to obtain the information he wanted, and he used appropriate methods. Get the desired result.

The usual gentleness in his eyes looking at Luna has been removed, as if a mask has been removed: "So far, everything is inference. We still don't know the whereabouts of Lieutenant Colonel Summers. Whether he has No act of treason, we all have to find him first."

"Of course." Luna agreed, "It's very possible that all of this is a coincidence. Lieutenant Colonel Summers just had to cooperate with the other party because he was threatened."

The truth always hurts.

I don’t know how many times this sentence passed through Christine’s mind. The first time I realized this sentence was when his parents’ marriage broke down. At that time, he was only 4 years old, and his mother seemed to have finally completed a great mission. Leaving home with a sigh of relief.

Of course, he is not the kind of young master who has not experienced betrayal, deceit, and inexperienced experience. On the contrary, in order to stand where he is today, he has betrayed many people, deceived many people, and used many people.

He once lost the ability to trust others, and he was unable to discover the love hidden in the deepest part of his heart.He once thought that he would not have the ability to love.

Why choose Leonard?In the eyes of all those in the know, it is probably a puzzle.He tolerated him infinitely, protected him, fished him out of a military prison, exempted him from punishment, married him, and even helped him realize his dream.

He does like Leonard very much, but he will not attribute all this to blind love.

Leonard has too many qualities that fascinate him. He is like a flame, exuding enthusiasm and vitality from the inside out, while Christine's heart has been silent for too long, like a pool of stagnant water.He is used to using a smile to cast a mask, and all negative emotions such as sadness, hatred, and disgust can be hidden behind that mask.

He still remembers seeing Leonard for the first time, in freshmen training, they weren't even on the same side, and Leonard's team won.

Failure is a rare thing for Christine, no matter whether it is artificial or objective, he has never been a person who will never fail.

Leonard Summers, who was born in an ordinary family but always ranked in the top three, was a man of the military academy at that time, and after graduation, he entered Elite without any accident.

He should have a bright future and climb to the top step by step, but this ace pilot with great potential fell from the clouds.

Because of whom?

Levi Hoffman.His side team, best friend and first love.

It sounds really ironic.

Since Levi showed up, Leonard has told him countless lies.He thought he could fool him.

Probe, give in, forgive.He chose to tolerate, not out of ignorance.

He is his husband and his creation.He regenerated him and changed him.

Christine turned to the vast and silent sea of ​​stars outside the porthole, his face was flat and cold.

—and Levi's presence ruins everything.

"We are now surrounded by the Federal Army." James pointed to the flashing light spots on the light curtain, "There are 5 warships in total, 3 Orleans-class ships, 2 Zeus-class ships, and 4 ships from the Third Fleet of the Federal Army. 1 is the newest ship from Elite."

Lucifer is currently dying with its engines lurking on an asteroid.

Midgard.Leonard thought silently, and Christine, the Lucifer was almost in the center of the encirclement.

"What's the chance we'll break out?" Levi asked.

"20%... Less than?" In any case, it's not realistic to play one-on-five.It is too difficult to escape.

"I don't really understand why the Third Fleet also came to join in the fun." James rubbed his chin, and his questioning eyes glanced at the captain and the guests of the Lucifer. These two people obviously did not have the same doubts as him.

But no one wanted to tell him.In the end the first officer had to come out to break the deadlocked silence, and said optimistically: "The mission of the Elite this time is to fight against pirate gangs, maybe they will go away by themselves after a while. Lucifer's disguise is very good, as long as we don't open it without the engine, the probes won't be able to spot us."

"You're right, but we can't explain Third Fleet's behavior." Ship doctor Damian came over and joined their conversation.

"Christine is looking for me." Leonard finally spoke, and the attention of others was immediately attracted to him.

"Christine?" James asked. "Who?"

Damian answered him: "Lieutenant Admiral Christian Lancer, the supreme commander of the Third Fleet. First officer, you should really do your homework, this is a famous general."

James often felt that, compared to his chief mate, the ship doctor was the second in command here.This man who always smiles softly has the same black belly as Levi, so he decided not to refute him, it is a wise choice to stand aside and watch

"What's his relationship with you?" Damian asked without hesitation.

Leonard glanced at Levi, and replied with some reluctance: "He is my...husband."

There was a moment of silence in the conference room.The atmosphere suddenly froze, and everyone's eyes focused on Levi in ​​unison, but the latter was unexpectedly calm.

"Based on what you know about Lanser," he crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, his eyes always focused on the light curtain. "If he can't find you, will he leave easily?"

"No." Leonard's face was numb, trying to maintain calm.

"How long can our energy last?" Levi turned to James.

The first officer frowned: "Conservative estimate, half a month."

"What if there is a fight?"

"With all due respect, Captain, the weapon system on the Lucifer has not been completely remodeled, and it is impossible for us to fight five battleships."

"Then there's only one way," Levi said, eye contacting everyone present.

— "We run away."

"Levi." Leonard managed to hold Levi back before he entered the room, and the prince didn't seem interested in the conversation.

"Let me go back," he said, "I go back, and you can leave. The Lucifer was never the target, and I can convince Christine..."

"For what?" Levi suddenly interrupted him, his eyes became explicit: "Is your body?"

Leonard was choked by the sharpness in his tone.

"Other than that, I can't think of a way for you to escape completely. Do you know the consequences of going back now?"

"You will be a dereliction of duty soldier, a traitor with an unshakable nature, the court-martial is waiting for you, even your Christine can't save you again." The words slipped out of the prince's mouth like a cannonball.

"...Levi, don't do this." Leonard felt a little embarrassed, his cheeks slowly flushed, even though what Levi said was completely true.

He felt his heart sinking continuously, as if he was going to sink to the deepest and darkest place in the universe.He learned to face his own heart honestly, but he couldn't learn how to balance reality and vision.

Everything has a price.

He made a choice, and it's time to pay the price.

But Levi suddenly hugged him.

"Don't go." The prince's hair brushed his cheek lightly, "Stay by my side."

He whispered in his ear with a clear voice, very much like the song of a siren tempting the crew, making him want to obey him involuntarily.

With 48 hours to go, once the engine is turned on, they will be spotted by the detectors immediately.

These 48 hours may be the last time they spend alone.

"Okay." He said, hesitantly.