silence and stars

Leo was restless for days.He goes to school, attends Kubus training, eats, and sleeps, pretending to be normal, but in the end, he finds that pretending is also quite exhausting.

So far, Lin Elli doesn't know what's on his mind, what if he knows one day?Clearly refuse?Not responding, pretending not to know?The latter is probably the best outcome.Leo did not even dare to assume the possibility of an "enthusiastic response".Both Teddy and Cassia have poured cold water on him. They are right. It is reasonable for Lin Aili to like him, let alone risk the attention of everyone to be with him.Leo even felt that it didn't matter if Lin Elli didn't respond, as long as he didn't refuse.

But it's one thing to be self-aware, and quite another to know for sure that Lin Ellie likes someone else.

Didn't everyone say he was a celibate?

After dinner that day, Leo followed Ild into his office.The projection is still on. One interface is a slowly rotating Anson map, and the other interface shows a rather complicated structure diagram, with names of people, organizations and descriptions densely overlapped.Ild sat down on the sofa by the window, and Leo walked over and fell over.

"What's wrong?" Ild's gaze shifted from the projection to him.

"Sleepy."

"Go back to sleep."

"No." Leo moved a bit, resting his head on Ild's lap and closing his eyes.

It's been a long time since I took a break in Ild's office.When he was a child, he often stayed here, and Ild was busy with various things, even when he was meeting with guests, he didn't care.After a long time, Ild got used to it and stopped driving him away.

But at this moment, Elder asked, "What happened?"

Leo didn't open his eyes and didn't answer.

"Unhappy at school?"

"No."

"Argued with someone?"

"No."

"The person you like doesn't like you?"

"……no."

"Who?"

Leo couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud.He still closed his eyes: "No one." He smiled, he didn't dare to tell Ilde.

The room was silent for a while. "When will Mia move in?"

"Just a few days, look at her own time."

Leo laughed: "We will not have a peaceful life in the future."

Only half of what Leo had foreseen came true—Mia only haunted him and left Ild alone.The group of rooms on the right-hand side of the third floor belonged to Mia. She used to live here during her vacation, but she usually stayed at her grandmother's house, but now it's upside down.But she refused to go back to her room after dinner every day, and had to stay by Leo's side.

"One more round!" Mia threw down the small battleship model in her hand and shouted reluctantly.

Leo stood up: "I have to solve the after-school design of two courses, let Captain Maas continue to play with you!"

"It's a holiday tomorrow, can't you do it again tomorrow?"

"There's no time. I'm going to see Atlas early tomorrow morning."

Mia immediately screamed: "Is it the Atlas of the Liel Star team? I want to go too!"

"No, I have serious business to do. Captain Mars will take you back to grandma's house tomorrow."

"I'm not going back, I'm going out to play!"

Leo got a headache from her quarrel, and Captain Maas also persuaded her: "I'll take you out to play first, and then go back, okay? Where do you want to go?"

She stood up reluctantly, and rolled her eyes: "Well...go to the fleet base. I want to see Little Siwa."

Captain Marth said: "There are no small Siwas in Anson's base, they are all in the shipyard of the spaceport."

"Yes! These days, several small Siwa ships have installed new propellers, and they are going to test takeoff and landing at the auxiliary landing field."

Both Leo and Mas were shocked: "Who did you listen to?"

Mia replied: "Grandma and uncle."

Leo said: "Impossible, how could they say this in front of you!"

"They don't know I'm behind the couch."

"God..."

The Independence Day celebration is coming up, and Leo looks at the guest list and complains to Ild: "Can you stop inviting that old Vanessa? See me and beat me once!"

"She used to be my mother's teacher. This is the minimum etiquette. I can't help but invite her."

"...It doesn't matter how many people are in front of you. It's hard to hear, 'I don't know how you are like Ximena and Alva!' 'If Ximena is still here, she will definitely not let you mess around!'"

Ilde smiled: "The older you get, the more confused you become. Why are you fighting with her? I really don't like to hear it. Just find an excuse to avoid it."

The leaden sky was thick with clouds, and raindrops had begun to fall.The steamy sea breeze swirls around the window.The hyacinths that Mia raised in the small garden downstairs were not growing well, and a large area fell down. She was so anxious that she went to see it three times a day, but she couldn't save it.

Yild also glanced outside: "You still open the window in this weather."

While closing the window, Leo asked, "General Lin is not on the list, so he has to come!"

"Eli went to command the platform and the dock, and he will return to Anson in a dozen days. There will be opportunities to invite him in the future, so don't worry."

"Ah... well. What's going on with him?"

"Eli forcibly transferred Duran to the Third Fleet, and changed a group of captains. It can be regarded as a strong drug to control the situation." Ild said, touching his forehead. "But this method cannot be used a second time. The power of the captain's meeting is too great. If more than three-quarters of the captains reach a consensus, they can directly nominate the commander. Ellie cannot veto it without reason."

Leo said: "In other words, the premise of changing the commander is to obtain the support of the majority of the captains?"

"Yes. The reason why the Third Fleet's affairs are so smooth is due to the foundation laid by General Nasser over the years. Those old captains complained and complained, and they would not really join forces to fight Eli. Look at the first For the Fourth Fleet, each commander is chosen by the captains themselves, there is nothing they can do about it.”

"The Fourth Fleet is like Jonas Merman's private property, whoever he asks will join." Leo snorted. "But now he's having a hard time. Five of the seven commanders are on our side."

Elder said: "Even if it's five to two, they still have two. As long as Jonas Merman is still interfering with the fleet, the matter is over. When it comes to foreign enemies, this is the situation behind it, Ellie Can you let go and fight?"

"That's true..." Leo thought for a while, and then said: "It's impossible for Izatura to fall to Merman, the worst is five to one to one. Cassia said that her parents and brothers They don’t even look down on Jonas Merman’s eating appearance. Moreover, they have been squeezed out of the Peony District by Merman in recent years, which is also a real conflict of interest.”

Elder asked, "What's the situation with the Izatullah family now?"

Leo replied: "Pujan Izatura is still taking care of the real estate himself, and he intends to hand it over to Cassia, but Cassia doesn't like to do this, and quarrels every day. His two sons run the The firearms company. Those two are probably not as smart as Cassia, and old Izatullah and his wife are not at ease."

After hearing what he said, Ilde laughed: "The firearms company, the one that makes counterfeit goods, right? It has a legal team with hundreds of people, specializing in infringement lawsuits. I heard about it when I was in school."

"Yes, as soon as Teddy heard I said Izatura, he immediately asked if it was the one that sold fake guns, haha!"

Erde pondered: "Speaking of which, I need to have a good chat with Izatura. Elli's new chief financial officer, Anika, also has a relationship with them, maybe we can ask her to make a connection." He Looking up and seeing Leo's expression, he added: "Are you still thinking about Anika? Those rumors are nonsense. She and Ellie are purely working. All these years, Ellie has been alone."

Leo blushed for a while, and fought back in embarrassment: "What! What does this have to do with me!"

Yild just smiled, and his tone was very calm: "Eli is a very nice person, but he never put his mind on these things."

Leo was speechless, unable to argue further.

He returned to his room on the third floor, thinking about Ild's words until bedtime. "His mind was never on these things."

This is obviously pouring cold water, but there is no meaning of blame in the words.

Leo stared up at the bedroom ceiling, the soft milky light dimming, but not completely extinguished.He didn't like being in places without light, even when he was sleeping.On the four corners of the roof, the four Ansen's Eagles outlined by black lines were also staring at him.How many outrageous things he has done, Ilde never seems to blame him.