"Is there something wrong with your brain? Is this a threat or an invitation?" Xiao Ran thought in his mind as he frowned. He wanted to just say a few words to Erica, but he looked at the other party's smiling face, and he was now in Akatsuki Works. To put it nicely, he was now a guest being cared for, and to put it worse, he was now an imprisoned 'prisoner'. It was inconvenient to say something too harsh in any way.
What's more, Xiao Ran originally wanted to join Orb, so it was naturally impossible for him to offend Erica Symonds by talking, lest he would be unlucky in the end, because in Erica·Symonds Behind, there is a madman who cannot be offended at all now. This person is one of the heirs of the Sahaq Family, one of the five major families of Orb, Lund·Gena·Sahaku.
Lund · Gena · Sahaku and his sister Lund · Mina · Sahaku have considerable power in Orb. Our family has always been responsible for the dark work behind Orb's politics, so it has a deep relationship with Orb's military, and the same goes for Akatsuki Works.
It can be said that Akatsuki Works ostensibly obeys the leadership of Uzumi·Yula·Asaha, the father of Cagalli, but in fact he has inextricable and deep connections with the Sahak Family and can even command most of them The same applies to Erica·Symonds at this time. Although Erica will obey any order from Uzummi and do it with all her heart, in fact she will not refuse the order from the Sahak Family.
Regarding the two siblings Sahak Family, Xiao Ran knows very well that the two of them are basically inseparable from lunatics. Although the two siblings actually paid a lot for Orb, it is undeniable that what they did seems to others to be too crazy and too selfish. Sister Mina is a little better. She has changed a lot after going through some things and has been recognized by many people.
But his younger brother Gena is completely different. This is a person who has truly fallen into madness from the inside out. He regards the people as slaves. He dared to drive Red Mecha because Luo was an "inferior person" and drove many times for such unreasonable reasons. Gold Astray sniped and plotted against Luo. Although he was killed by Luo and Murrue Ramius in the end, he didn't expect that this guy became even crazier after being 'resurrected'. He could even attack his own sister. Xiao Ran would never want to have a relationship with such a person.
Xiao Ran even suspected that this madman Gena might be somewhere in Akatsuki Works, monitoring his every move. Maybe he wanted to treat Rona like Treating myself like this, I felt a little uneasy. "Luo was being hunted everywhere when he was driving the Red Mecha. A 'lower person' like me might not be able to escape the murderous hands now when driving a black machine. Luo, you actually left me here alone."
Xiao Ran felt uneasy and helpless. He could hear the meaning of invitation in Erica's words, and of course he also heard other meanings. He didn't know whether the words Erica said at this time represented Orb as a whole, or Gena, the person hidden in the darkness, but now Xiao Ran is not willing to have any contact with the two siblings Gena and Mina. If Orb invites Xiao Ran, he will not refuse, but if it is Gena's crazy brother and sister, Xiao Ran will not want to go as far as possible.
"Grandma, so my current situation is actually quite dangerous?" Xiao Ran cursed in his heart, "It's okay, why are you telling me this? Now it makes me neither advance nor retreat. What if it was the invitation from that lunatic Gena. If I refuse, he will definitely find someone to assassinate me. If I agree to follow him, in the end, life will definitely be worse than death, I guess."
The current Xiao Ran is not accepting it, and it is not very difficult to refuse. Now, pretending to be stupid is the same as rejecting. Xiao Ran frowned and remained silent, suppressing the anger in his heart, and finally said to Erica, "I'll think about it."
"Of course, Orb welcomes people like you who are willing to contribute their own strength." Erica·Symonds smiled slightly.
After the meal, Erica drove Xiao Ran back to the ward. Although the conversation between the two in the car seemed quite friendly, Xiao Ran was still very agitated in his heart. Whether it was a sinister thing or Xiao Ran was overthinking it, Gena, this madman, had indeed given him There was too much pressure. He had to switch to Archangel. He Xiao Ran didn't care at all whether he would be attacked by Gena while driving Black Astray. But the problem here was Orb. It was too easy for Gena to kill a person who had no ability to resist.
Until he arrived at the door of the hospital, Xiao Ran didn't think about what to do. He even felt that returning to the hospital again was a kind of imprisonment in disguise, which made him feel quite irritable and depressed.
Erica watched Xiao Ran get out of the car, smiled and said to Xiao Ran, "If you need anything, you can contact me at any time. Of course, we may also need your help recently."
"No problem, you can give me whatever I can help with." Xiao Ran nodded and looked at Erica preparing to drive away. Suddenly an idea came to his mind and he said quickly, "Miss Symonds, please wait a moment."
"Huh?" Erica stopped his movements and looked at Xiao Ran in confusion. "What's the matter."
Xiao Ran took two deep breaths and said softly, "Miss Symonds, do you know Cagalli Yula?"
Erica's expression froze for a moment, his brows furrowed slightly, he looked at Xiao Ran in astonishment, and asked, "I know her, do you know where she is?"
"Cagalli·Yula, if I guessed correctly, there should be Asaha after her name, right?" Xiao Ran shrugged and said with a slight smile, "When I saw her, I felt a little familiar. I didn't expect that she is really a little princess."
Erica frowned and asked, "Miss Cagalli has been away for a long time. Where did you meet her?"
"It's really not convenient to say this." Xiao Ran shook his head, touched his nose and said, "If possible, can I talk to Lord Asaha. After all, I am Earth Force's major now. I really want to join Orb's army. There are some issues that need to be dealt with. I also hope to get more protection and benefits for myself, are you right?"
Erica looked Xiao Ran up and down, and finally shook his head and smiled, "Sure enough, you are indeed a difficult person. With the news about Miss Cagalli, I think Lord Asaha will meet you. I will contact Lord Asaha, but I can't guarantee when I can find time to come out to meet you."
"That's troublesome." Xiao Ran smiled, and after watching Erica leave, he returned to the ward.
In the ward, Xiao Ran's nerves were completely tense. He was guessing that there should be some surveillance measures in the ward. He didn't dare to let himself relax at all. He had to pretend that nothing happened. He just hoped in his heart that Lord Asaha could meet him as soon as possible.
Xiao Ran, who thought he would have to wait for at least a day after Erica's notification, unexpectedly received the news that Uzumi·Yula·Asaha wanted to meet him at night. Under the leadership of two bodyguards in black, he drove away from Akatsuki Works in a low-key car overnight, heading towards the other direction of the island.
After about forty minutes' journey, a gorgeous building like a castle also appeared in Xiao Ran's eyes, and Xiao Ran also found that the closer to the building, the more people patrolling the road. After the car stopped at this old-looking castle, someone immediately opened the door for him and led Xiao Ran in.
Following the waiter until he walked to a large door, the messenger knocked on the door. "Lord Asaha, the person you want to see has arrived."
"Invite him in." A majestic and gentle voice reached Xiao Ran's ears. After taking a look at the waiter, Xiao Ran opened the door and walked in. As soon as he walked in, he saw a tall figure with his hands behind his back looking out the window of the room. Xiao Ran was about to say hello, but unexpectedly the other person turned around and looked at Xiao Ran with an apologetic look:
"I'm sorry to disturb you at such a late hour and come so far, but please understand that a father is anxious about his daughter."