"Le...Leon-senpai..."
After being nudged out of the window by the big golden retriever, Laila, who had once again interrupted at a crucial moment with her head lowered, murmured softly:
"I... actually, I didn’t see anything..."
"Or... maybe I saw a little bit..."
Facing Leon’s speechless expression, Miss Zhuangpo seemed to realize her "lie" was getting a bit too far-fetched and quickly continued to add:
"But my lips are sealed; I definitely won’t spread what you were... doing!"
Although, according to what I know about you, the things you’ve interrupted seem to have been spread? Besides, what’s up with saying we stole something? What did we steal?
Unlike Leon, whose voice was stuck with thousands of soldiers and horses, Princess Veronica, as a somewhat seasoned politician, had already initially suppressed her embarrassment and regained some rationality.
Upon catching the unspoken meaning in Miss Zhuangpo’s words, the princess, who had now learned her name, couldn’t help but frown slightly, reminding her with a somewhat unfriendly tone:
"Don’t you read the newspaper usually? Leon and I are an engaged couple, not what you think, so please be a bit more careful with your words!"
Upon hearing the slightly displeased response from the princess, Miss Zhuangpo seemed startled, then first looked at Leon in surprise, and then apologized timidly:
"I...I don’t have much money, so I rarely buy newspapers, sorry, I...I said the wrong thing again..."
No, you didn’t say the wrong thing, in a way, you actually said it very well!
Noticing the direction of her gaze, Princess Veronica’s brow arched slightly, she then squinted at Leon.
This Miss Laila, who came looking for Leon in the middle of the night, is the kind of person whose thoughts are particularly easy to guess. Her first reaction upon hearing about my engagement with Leon was to look at him in surprise.
Considering she walked in on our... secret rendezvous, her instinctive judgment was that it was an "affair," does that imply that deep in her subconscious, Leon actually "belongs" to another woman?
Unaware of Princess Veronica’s speculation in her mind, seeing the anxious face of Miss Zhuangpo, Leon couldn’t help but shake his head helplessly, then proactively asked:
"It’s already so late, why did you bring... uh..."
With the young retriever’s bark as a reminder, recalling the name of the golden retriever, Leon nodded to the golden retriever, who was curiously examining the princess, then reopened his mouth to ask:
"Laila, why did you suddenly come over with Miss Lisa? Is there something going on at the office that needs me to return immediately?"
Upon hearing Leon’s inquiry, Miss Zhuangpo finally realized, quickly said:
"Leon-senpai, Director Olivia asked me to find you, hoping you could go back as soon as possible, the three deputy directors sent by the office to replace her have arrived."
Three deputy directors from the Non-Zodiac Branch? Only three?
Upon hearing Miss Zhuangpo’s relayed message, Leon’s expression instantly turned serious, realizing that something was likely brewing again.
No, because since the three deputy directors responsible for guarding the Kingdom are already here, then as the strongest fighter of the Virgo Branch, the director should still follow the original plan to head to the headquarters to guard against the attack by Aquarius Director.
But according to the news Laila "crashed" upon, the target of the Aquarius Director’s attack is actually the Virgo Branch, and the director has notified the boards about this, yet the boards not only didn’t have the director stay, they didn’t even send extra manpower, still only dispatching three deputy directors over.
Then this matter is certainly worth discussing.
After all, even if the boards don’t believe the intelligence Laila got, or assume it might be a smoke screen released by Aquarius, deciding not to act on it, taking extra precautions still wouldn’t hurt.
Even if urgently needing their director’s combat support, requiring her to be transferred to headquarters for "mutual defense," at least they could send more deputy directors for support, there’s no way the office couldn’t spare that manpower.
But the boards did not send extra personnel, still maintaining the original arrangement, only dispatching three deputy directors for support, then this probably could only be explained by one reason...
The headquarters likely wants to "bait"!
Based on the existing intelligence and speculation, judging that the boards might be trying to set a trap, Leon immediately "switched" to work mode, with eyes shining brightly, he nodded:
"Alright, I’ll head back right away!" Thɪs chapter is updated by novel•fire.net
After speaking, he instinctively took a step forward, wanting to return to the office immediately through the Mirror World, but seemed to remember something, turning back to look at the princess.
"Veronica, can you help me with..."
"Go with peace of mind."
Glancing at Leon’s eyes that suddenly "sparkled" and his entire body suddenly taut, Princess Veronica was silent for a moment, then with a calm expression, she gently assured:
"If you haven’t returned by tomorrow, I will explain to Anna’s side, also, although I don’t know what you’re going to face, but if just in case... I mean just in case, if you really can’t come back, then they are my brother and sister."
Wow... this is already setting up flags ahead...
After a glance at her soft and firm eyes, even without touching the Black Goat’s horn, Leon instinctively understood, Veronica must be telling the truth, thus he couldn’t help but nod slightly in gratitude.
Although these words sound somewhat ominous, in facing the Aquarius Director with strange means, he indeed has no confidence in being able to come out unharmed, this somewhat ominous promise is exactly what he needs most right now.
"No need for thanks."
Princess Veronica blinked:
"If nothing goes wrong, remember to come back and marry me, also, regardless of whether you come back or not, I will hold the wedding as scheduled on the third of next month."
Fight this battle and go back home to get married, huh? Geez... this sounds even more ominous now...
Faced with a flag that’s wielded with such ferocity and pointed directly at him by the princess, Leon’s mouth twitched slightly, then spoke with difficulty:
"About this matter..."
"Regarding a woman willing to stay a widow her whole life for you, and promises to take care of your brother and sister for a lifetime regardless of whether you come back, do you have anything else to say?"