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"Looks like they're after that tiger—" Old Wei pulled the long, thin pipe from his throat and shook off the blood.

Each body was precisely pierced through the throat gap between the mask and armor, and the corpses that died in the exact same way lay around Lao Wei like blooming sunflowers.

"What a pity, I quite like this brand..." Old Wei casually tossed his unusable pipe on the ground, bent down and picked up a mercenary's melee scimitar. "Ursus scimitar, but there's no Victoria equipment. Is this to avoid suspicion? It's backfired."

"So you really came for me—" Tiger smiled knowingly at the mercenaries who burst through the door. "Who gave you the orders? The Emperor of Ursus? Or someone from the Great Yan?"

"The Duke sent us to give his regards. You shouldn't have interfered in Ursus affairs (Eastern Ursus language)," the mercenary leader said with a slight bow. "Arrest them all! Take them away. Our car is outside. Prioritize Mr. and Mrs. Swire."

“I understand…” the tiger sighed, “You were definitely not sent by that duke.”

Ursus needs a pretext for war, and the fundamental interests of the old guard, represented by that duke, contradict what he is doing now. Therefore, it is definitely not someone sent by that duke.

It couldn't be Lao Wei or Da Yan's people either, because Da Yan would least want to see Victoria and Ursus fight, especially with Black Serpent.

Once Ursus resumes its past militaristic ways, Lungmen will be the richest and relatively weakest point on the border.

Moreover, Lungmen itself was snatched back from Black Serpent by Old Wei. According to Ursus tradition, if a war were to break out, Black Serpent would have to take back the city he had personally lost, even if it was just to maintain his prestige.

This is why the core area of ​​Chernobog in the original timeline did not go to Kazdel, Sargon, or even other cities in the Eastern Kingdom or the Great Yan, but instead headed towards Lungmen.

After eliminating all the impossibilities, only two choices remained: "Draco or Athrun, who sent you?"

Both sides have their reasons. If the marriage is successful, the increased power of the Swire family means an increase in Aslan's power, making Draco's chances even slimmer. Therefore, there is a certain possibility that they will take a risk.

However, despite their ample motives, the tigers couldn't conceive of how they would convert their stake into actual gains and profits.

Chips are just chips; the key is where they are placed. Even if Draco completely eradicates the Swire family, he still cannot fight against the Aslan faction.

On the contrary, it exposed their deployment in places like Kazdel—putting aside everything else, these mercenaries, who are like suicide soldiers, would be better used anywhere else than wasted like this.

So, there's only one truth left, "Athrun, right..."

Only their own people know their itinerary; only their own people have the necessary capabilities; only the Aslan faction, which controls 90% of Victoria's power, could pull off such a grand scheme. These people might even be MI6 agents themselves.

As for the motive, it's simple: in short, "his achievements overshadowed the ruler." As the funder, Aslan's queen candidate could allow the Swire family to grow stronger.

However, they will not be allowed to collude with the forces of Ursus, and they are even on the verge of coming to power as an independent political force.

No one wants the battle between the dragon and the lion to end only to be followed by a battle between the lion and the tiger. Therefore, disrupting the ceremony or even trying to sever the connection between the two becomes a perfectly valid motive.

For example, they could pretend to be opponents within the Swire family. No, they wouldn't even need to pretend; there are branches within the family that oppose this marriage. They could simply bribe a few dim-witted individuals, kill Boss Xia, and frame the whole incident as a power grab within the Swire family, then pin the blame on Ursus or any other faction as a smokescreen.

After removing one layer of illusion, everyone will feel that the "truth" hidden under this disguise is another layer of illusion.

With so many layers of disguise, unless you're right at the heart of the situation, it's very difficult to see which layer truly reveals the truth.

Therefore, whether the Swire family and Old Xia's forces completely turned against each other, the cooperation was interrupted due to the death of a key person, or the family's escape force was greatly weakened, it was all good for Aslan.

"It was that new guy who came up with the terrible idea, wasn't it?"

And within the Aslan faction, who has the strongest motive? Tiger only needs to think about it for a moment to know.

The Queen can't do it. This is the perfect time to press her advantage. Even if she were to make a move, it wouldn't be now. She should at least take down Draco first.

Otherwise, if they fight amongst themselves at a crucial moment and fail, causing the tiger to side with the dragon, that would be a huge mess. A civil war would break out in Victoria instantly. The other Aslans are either allies with him or losers who have been thrown out of the core of power. They don't have the ability or the confidence to sell him out without him finding out.

The key issue is that the mobilization, training, and origins of these mercenaries are all highly suspicious. The entire attack was not hasty but premeditated, yet their own itinerary was decided at the last minute; no one knew beforehand that they would be deciding on a marriage engagement on the spot. Therefore, these people were actually prepared long ago, just waiting for the right opportunity.

and so……

"It's Theresis, right? The next step in the cooperation between the Taikoo Group and the Xia Group is the Kazdel development project. This isn't a secret; it was originally a backup strategic plan. Once Kazdel begins reconstruction and development, his position as the exiled royal court will be awkward. By the way, I heard that the Xia Group has close ties with Rhodes Island, and Rhodes Island..."

The tiger nodded confidently. "Your master can't sit still anymore, can he?"

“Very impressive, Your Excellency Swire. Since you know all this, you might as well just obey and avoid some physical pain. The yellow sands of Kazdel are also a beautiful sight; why not go and appreciate them?”

"Hmm, that makes sense," the tiger nodded. "But I have one last question."

"Please speak..." After all, they are all nobles, and necessary dignity must be shown. Besides, he is now a general, so what other questions could there be?

"I'm waiting for my daughter and niece to arrive. What are you waiting for?" The tiger gave a strange look.

"What!?" "Pfft!" Chixiao and Shandao slit the throats of the two mercenaries behind the leader. Before the rest of the men could turn around to face the enemy, Little Tiger and Old Chen disappeared into the smoke, followed by a barrage of bullets raining down from above.

"Click!" Old Xia dropped the Gauss pistol with its battery completely emptied, rolled away quickly, and a string of crossbow bolts and etching bullets exploded on the ceiling scaffold of the venue, while Little Tiger and Old Chen rushed back in.

"Stop!" The gun was pointed at old Swire's head. "If you want him to live, put down your weapons and get out!"

Unexpectedly, the assassins sent to deal with Lao Xia were dealt with by them instead. And wasn't it said that the tiger's daughter was just an ordinary police officer from Longmen?

And that Boss Xia, all the intelligence indicates he's not a combatant, otherwise he wouldn't have brought a whole guard and elite bodyguards to protect him.

"Tsk! This is troublesome!" The two men took two steps back and stood with Old Xia, who had run over.

"Get out of the way!" The leader, who was holding the tiger hostage, slowly backed away, seemingly preparing to jump out of the window and run away. Old Chen and the tiger cub in front of him were forced to put down their weapons and push each other away.

Just as I was passing by Mrs. Swire, a sudden gust of wind came from behind me, "Bang!"

The champagne exploded, and before anyone could react to the attack, a slender hand grabbed the wrist of the weapon. "Click!"

Wrist snap, a street fighting technique used against armed and unprepared enemies.

"Bang!" A knee strike to the groin. In the instant he bent over from the excruciating pain, someone grabbed his face and lifted him up, then spun around and delivered a knee strike. The sound of his nose breaking was heard, and he flew backward.

He leaped into the air and delivered a powerful elbow strike to the throat, "Bang!"

"It's done!" Lady Swire stood up, dusted off her skirt, picked up the gun that had fallen to the ground, and fired a magazine of etched rounds at the mercenary leader, who was convulsing and unconscious from suffocation and a blow to the sinus artery.

"Your mother... is this fierce?" Old Xia was stunned. When they met before, this lady was rather stern and rigid.

However, he thought the little tiger's nervousness and fear were simply because he was often scolded by his mother when he was a child, just like the boy next door, Aunt Amber's son. He never expected that the little tiger would be so fierce in battle.

“Yes, the vice president of the Victoria Girls’ College Sorority, a fighter…” The little tiger covered his face with one hand.

"Her usual dignified and virtuous demeanor was her true acting skill. She could chase the boys from the girls' dormitory to the boys' dormitory toilet with two pairs of scissors, which forced the boys' fraternity to tone down their pranks. After all, the experience of being blocked at the toilet door and yelled at by girls for two hours almost made the presidents of those two terms unable to lift their heads."

"Cough cough..." Swire stopped abruptly, then took a step back and hid behind Lao Xia, probably in front of her future "son-in-law".

Although his expression was somewhat distorted due to his embarrassing past, he managed to hold back, and after a moment of paleness, he sighed.

"Never mind—" Mrs. Swire waved her hand. Anyway, they were already engaged, and in a while she would be someone else's daughter-in-law. It was no longer convenient for her to discipline her. Let her mother-in-law and husband handle this. A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; there's no way to control her in the future.

At this moment, the special operations team of the Lungmen Guard Bureau rushed into the venue, fully demonstrating the movie truth that the cops always arrive when the dust has settled.

[PS]

The Reform Movement ended, and the laws of the three generations of ancestors were restored...

Chapter Twenty-Two: What woman is more fun than petting a cat?

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In the old town of Longmen, at the office of Sanlian Pharmaceutical, the double-layered soundproof glass still allows one to hear the loud banging of construction machinery outside. Various buildings are springing up on the ground of the old town like mushrooms after rain, of course, all of them are frame structures.

To avoid structural problems for the massive mobile city and to speed up construction and repair, and to rebuild as quickly as possible in a disaster-prone place like Terra, most non-custom Terra buildings are constructed using a prefabricated frame system.

Using carbon nanomaterials as the framework and polymer-like carbon fiber sheets as partitions, it looks like a series of cages of varying sizes and heights, composed of steel bars, heterojunction beams, and carbon nanomaterials cross-supporting structures. These are further divided by lightweight sheets, and finally, there are decorative thin ceramic or glass curtain walls on the outside.

Strictly speaking, the entire old town is divided into five parts. When the city is rebuilt, it will break into five separate parts, each with different heights and shapes.

It can be roughly divided into the port area (including warehouses) located on the far east side, the central area and the power area connected to the management area, the upper city area near the north, the industrial area in the south and the slums within the slums, and the lower city area, which is rectangular in shape and located under the bridge connecting the central area and the industrial area.

In terms of terrain, the Lower City and the Port City are connected on the same plane, 38 meters above the ground. Both ends have sloping entrances leading to the ground. The connection point between the two cities and the connection point between the Central City form a cross, just like a super-large overpass structure.

The central and industrial areas are 49 meters high and are surrounded by a ring road. When driving, you can see the rooftops of the lower-level slums along the roadside.

The Upper City is the highest point in the city, and it was originally the location of agencies like the Guard Bureau. Its high elevation allowed for the construction of large watchtowers for surveillance and control of other areas. However, after the Guard Bureau withdrew, the area was taken over by various gangs and dens of iniquity.

It was the most troublesome part of the entire old city renovation plan. W had been busy these days helping them with the demolition work for free. Fortunately, this troublesome matter was gradually coming to an end, and the new Guard Bureau branch was also starting construction in this area.

It is a six-story building including above-ground and underground sections, with two parking garages on each floor. It can be quickly accessed to other urban areas for missions via connecting interchanges and can accommodate up to several hundred police officers and their staff.

The plan includes two Colossus armored vehicles, four armored vehicles, and one mobile command vehicle, as well as eight regular police cars, including two vans for daily duty and patrols. This is considered a top-of-the-line configuration among the various branches of the Lungmen Guard Bureau.

However, there was a reason for such a luxurious setup. One reason was that the old city had just been attacked by an unknown force, and even Lao Wei was present. It would be unreasonable not to strengthen equipment and protection.

Another reason is that the head of the Old Town Guard Bureau is the eldest daughter of the Swire family, a wealthy woman who was also involved in the attack. As a form of official compensation, it would be reasonable.

"Moreover, the investigation into the previous incident is still ongoing, and we need to ask the parties involved about their situations, so I was sent here." The little tiger lay on the long sofa in the office, rolling around like a cat. "It's so comfortable here. There's air conditioning, and it's soundproof. Most importantly, I can avoid that pink-gutted dragon."

"So, you came here to take refuge?"

"Yeah, she comes to me every day to ask what I know about the mastermind behind things. Old Xia, what grudge do you have with that Therese? The higher-ups are putting pressure on her, so she's putting pressure on me. I'm really scared of her."

As the most inquisitive person in the Guard Bureau, Old Chen would never miss an opportunity to get to the bottom of things. Old Wei forbade her from bothering Old Xia, at least not in a real way. So, she could only take a roundabout route.

Old Wei arranged for Swire, who was also involved, to question Old Xia. To put it bluntly, this was to put these two troublesome bombs together, and also to show that Lungmen had no intention of investigating the secrets of the merchants who came to Lungmen to do business.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to have Swire, who is in an unmarried relationship and obviously needs to avoid suspicion, conduct the interrogation and statement taking, especially since she is the person involved.

It also implies a gesture of goodwill towards the old poet Huai Ya, as the shrewd and calculating man whom the big tiger calls "Nine-Headed Insect"—as if he has nine heads, so clever and cunning.

The governor of Lungmen, having such a major incident on his own territory, and with Lungmen's defenses being so inadequate, naturally needs an explanation and compensation.

So, Swire went to ask Lao Xia, and Lao Chen went to ask Swire, since she was also one of the parties involved. "Only by using the excuse of conducting an investigation to come here can that Pink Dragon stop harassing me." After all, Lao Chen needed her to find out something first so that he could obtain new information by persecuting Swire.

"Boss, the work in the upper district is finished..." W pushed open the door and walked in, then collapsed weakly next to Swire, looking like he had been cultivating immortality for days and nights. He was like a slumped cockroach, with even the whiskers on his head hanging limply.

"Old Xia, your letter." The white rabbit looked at the little tiger and the cockroach girl rubbing against each other with surprise, wondering when their relationship had become so good. She tossed an unmarked letter onto Xia Lin's desk.

"Let me see—" Old Xia, who was working on the power transformation plan for the old city and the blueprints for the new Originium power machine, put down his tools and electronic pen, opened the letter and quickly scanned it, then stuffed it into the shredder and watched it turn into a flurry of paper scraps.

"W, I have an errand for you."

"Running errands! Again?! You've made my chubby, long legs thin from all the work you've assigned me, and you still want me to run errands?!" The cockroach girl was dumbfounded. "You can't pay one person's salary and make me do the work of eight! Even if you give me extra pay this time, it's not enough. I want a break! I want a vacation!"

"Trust me, you'll like the job of delivering goods."

"That's what you said last time."

“This time is different.”

“Yes, you said the same thing the time before last.” W looked bitter and resentful. Mercenaries are paid to do things, but you can’t just keep picking on one sheep.

"You're my top explosives expert, I won't feel at ease unless you deliver this dangerous item..."

"That's why it takes so much effort! Hey, the worst thing we can do in this line of work is to work while fatigued!"

Because demolition is a task that requires meticulous attention to detail, even the slightest mistake or oversight could result in one being split into countless pieces, and working while fatigued is the biggest taboo.

"Although you need to set off immediately, you can rest well along the way, and the other party is an old acquaintance of yours..."

"An old acquaintance? Who is it? Okay, okay, I give up. Where is it?"

"Victoria, the Royal Palace Villa..."