Stardust Remembrance

Chapter 23: Accidental Assassination (1)

He sat there, obviously in the noisy crowd, but it was as if he was sitting alone on the top of a cold snowy mountain, watching all the living beings play out in front of him.

From the spring rain to the summer thunder boom, from the golden autumn leaves to the winter snow, without realizing it, Planet Alicata had already circled the main sequence star ten times.

After ten years of hard work, Loran had realized the plan he had made ten years ago -

had passed the base's B-level physical fitness test.

Completed the master's program at the base's affiliated military medical university, not only obtaining a master's degree in medicine but also obtaining a junior physician's license.

Became a mid-level researcher at the Alicata Life Research Institute, with his own office and two research assistants.

Every month, she receives a generous salary in her account, and because she doesn't have to cover the rent, she saves a lot of money after paying her tuition and daily expenses.

As per her agreement with Qian Xu, the two of them would take time out to visit a place during the public holidays every year.

A few years down the line, although Loran hadn't traveled all over the mountains and waters of Alicata yet, she was already well-versed in talking about where to have fun and where to eat on the planet Alicata and had no problem at all in posing as a native Alicataian.

A beeping beep sounded, and without looking up, Loran gave the command to connect to the videophone.

A uniformed Tatsusa appeared in the lab, "The consul is coming back this afternoon, there's going to be a welcome dinner, so you'll be off work early."

Loran froze and looked up, her mind was still immersed in the experiment, she absentmindedly let out an "oh" and buried her head again, continuing to observe the changes in the experiment.

Tatsuya quietly looked at her for a moment and cut off the video feed.

After a while, Loran suddenly reacted and pushed the observation glasses on the bridge of her nose, revealing a thoughtful expression.

Consul! The Consul of the Odin Federation! That unreliable consul who went on a mission to the Primal Star and was gone for ten years!

What a congratulations, he didn't get lost in the stars and still remembered the way home.

When Loran first arrived at Alicata, she was still a bit curious about this handful of the Odin Federation, and after ten years had passed, she had completely forgotten about this figure, and he was suddenly about to appear.

However, no matter how unreliable people were, they were big bosses.

As a small shrimp, she had to perform well and try to brush up her goodwill.

Loran sent a message to Qing Yue, "There's a banquet in the evening, help me prepare my banquet dress and materials, remind me to leave work an hour early."

In the bedroom.

Qing Yue helped Luo Lan put on her makeup and dress up, Qing Chu stood in front of the virtual screen and put the information of the important guests for Luo Lan to see.

Loran recited it silently as she watched.

"Eugene, a judge of the Federal Intermediate Court, from the Sixth District, held a funeral for his favorite pet, Pona, who died two days ago ......"

Kiyoshi added, "The princess sent hand-grown flowers."

"Huh? Did I send flowers? Or hand-grown?" Loran gives Qing Chu a flying kiss and turns around to hug Qing Yue again, saying with deep emotion, "What would I do without you guys?"

Qingchu smiled and didn't say anything, having long ago gotten used to Luo Lan's pampering and cute behavior.

Qing Yue rolled his eyes, "Princess don't open your mouth to us all day long, we are heterosexuals. Can the princess be a little more outgoing and go be pouty and cute to your husband?"

Luo Lan beamed and sat up straight, "Don't you dislike Tatsuya?"

Kiyoshi lowered his eyes and said grimly, "The princess can't return to Al. If we can't pull the Duke's strings, in case the Duke gets impatient one day ......"

"This blonde lady is called Auruo, she is the new Minister of Agriculture ......" Kiyochu interrupted Kiyoshi as he continued to present the guest's information.

The three masters and servants continued to prepare for the dinner, tacitly refraining from mentioning the topic from earlier.

When they were properly dressed and had memorized the information, Qing Yue brought out the small snacks prepared in advance, "Eat something to pad your stomach, you won't see time to eat at the dinner later."

Loran looked at the time, "No need, I'll just quietly drink a can of nutrients when I get there."

"There's still ten minutes left, surely there's enough time."

Loran smiled apologetically, there was one and two, no more three and four, ten years ago she made up her mind that since Tatsuha would never be able to wait for her, then as long as she could, she would rather be ten minutes early than one minute late.

Tatsuha had just walked to the stairway when he saw Loran standing in the center of the hall in a rose-red one-shoulder dress, waiting quietly.

He stopped his steps and lifted his wrist to check the time, there were still ten minutes before the appointed time.

After all these years, he never saw her running towards him in a panic again, it seemed that whenever the two needed to meet, it was always her who arrived first and waited calmly.

Chen Sha slowly walked down the stairs, inexplicably remembering what the guard officer had said: waiting is torture, but also sweet, if a punctual woman is willing to let you wait, it shows that she cares about you, trusts you, and knows that she weights your heart, and that you're willing to indulge her, and she's willing to be indulged by you.

Loran chose to wait for him instead of letting him wait, indicating what?

Loran turned around and saw Chen Sha in a straight uniform, walking quickly towards her.

The figure was straight, the face was handsome, and the whole person was as perfect as a statue carved out of ice and snow. Luo Lan secretly muttered she was blessed with a lot of lust, just not blessed to enjoy it.

Chen Sha was very perceptive and looked at her warningly, "What are you thinking?"

Luo Lan's face was full of smiles and said doggedly, "Praising your handsomeness from the bottom of my heart."

Tatsuha's face sank, turned around and walked away.

Loran spat out her tongue and hurriedly carried her skirt to chase after her.

When the two arrived at the banquet hall, there were already many people there.

Loran held Tatsuza's arm and walked calmly and elegantly under the gaze of the crowd while greeting various people cordially and casually.

"Eugene, it's a shame that Bona passed away ......"

"Auruo, hello."

In a corner of the hall, Baili Cang stared at Tatsusa and Loran and said in surprise, "I remember the last banquet, this princess was still shivering and shrinking, how did she change all of a sudden?"

Purple Banquet tossed and played with the tarot cards, helplessly reminding, "The last time you mentioned, it should have been ten years ago."

Baili Cang's face was full of stupefaction, his right hand clenched his fist and struck a blow with his left palm, "It seems she hasn't wasted her time."

Zi Yan looked at Luo Lan with a smile and did not say anything.

How was it that she had not wasted her time?

For ten years, he had been secretly watching her desperately running forward, falling down and immediately getting up, even when training all over her body, she never delayed her studies and work and didn't even seem to have the time to get hard and frustrated for a bit.

Zuo Qubai observed for a while and suddenly said, "Tatsuya doesn't hate her."

"Because the princess is indeed inviting." Feng Lin's voice suddenly rang out with a slight imperceptible sharpness.

Zuo Qubai rubbed his nose and wisely kept his mouth shut.

Zi Yan and Baili Cangxiao exchanged glances and decided that Roadrunner A and B should focus on being roadrunners!

Luo Lan and Chen Sha walked over.

Chen Sha sat to the side without saying a word, Luo Lan came over to Feng Lin's side and asked in high spirits, "Where's Chu Mo?"

Feng Lin didn't say anything, instead, Zi Yan pointed in the direction of the door and said with a smile, "Coming."

Chu Mo walked slowly from the crowd, although his features were not as dazzling as Zi Yan's, his gentle and elegant temperament gave people a gentle and reliable feeling, attracting many ladies to come forward to chat.

The marriage rate of Odin Federation was even lower than the average marriage rate of Interstellar, the ladies didn't care at all about the longevity of the sky, they only chased after the possession of a single night, and when they had a rare chance to see Chu Mo, one was more enthusiastic than the other, they simply could not wait to be glued to him.

Fortunately, Chu Mo is still followed by the silent Brown Li, although his figure and facial features are not at all worse than Chu Mo's, his gloomy and suspicious eyes swept over, like a door god that drives away evil spirits, scaring back all the women who pounced on him.

Luo Lan looked dumbfounded, so the minister of the federal security department still has this function ah.

"Both Zi Yan and Chu Mo are too inviting to women, Zi Yan is so slippery that women can't hold it at all, and Chu Mo suffers a bit." Baili Cang grinned and gloated, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth.

Chu Mo sat down with a bitter smile, "Don't make fun of me."

Loran saw that everyone had arrived and asked, "Will the consul bring a female companion along?"

Everyone looked at Loran with weird eyes as if they had heard something most unbelievable.

Luo Lan was puzzled, did she say something wrong?

Feng Lin relieved her, "Rather forgot, you haven't met the consul yet."

Zi Yan smiled and said, "The consul is single."

"Then let's have a dance between Feng Lin and Chu Mo later." Loran proposed with excitement.

Because their research and Chu Mo's work intersected a lot, they often needed Chu Mo's assistance, and after a few years of contact, Luo Lan realized that Feng Lin had a vein of love for Chu Mo, but had always hidden it in her heart and refused to pick it out. As a competent subordinate, she couldn't help but help her boss with an assist.

Feng Lin looked at Chu Mo with hidden anticipation, Chu Mo said faintly with little interest, "Change to someone else."

Zi Yan gave Luo Lan a wink and pointed suggestively to Zuo Qubai, Luo Lan realized that there was a hidden story that she didn't know about, and said tentatively, "Feng Lin and Zuo Qubai started the dance?"

Zi Yan stroked her forehead, not afraid of people being stupid, but afraid of people not being completely stupid!

"Please ask Cinnabar and Princess to start the dance!" The voice that spoke was polite, yet it carried the calmness and certainty that was characteristic of a superior.

Everyone stood up and said in unison, "Consul!"

Loran turned around at the sound of the voice and saw a tall man wearing black hooded robes and a silver mask. He was completely wrapped up, even wearing gloves on his hands, and the only thing that still oozed life were the two blue eyes in his icy mask.

The consul greeted everyone before his eyes fell on Loran.

Loran curtsied of her own accord, "I am Yingxian Loran, Lady of Tatsusha."

The consul bowed slightly, "Hello, I am Yin Nanzhao."

He had perfect manners and polite words, yet he felt cold and distant, with a sense of distance that rejected people. Loran understood why everyone had weird expressions when she mentioned the consul's female companion, if Tatsusa was as cold as snow and Qianxu was as warm as sunshine, then this man was a barren wasteland, completely devoid of warmth, and it was impossible to imagine him being attached to anyone.