MTL - Overturned Tower-Chapter 32 Russell's doubts

On Xiao Liuli's face at this moment, the confidence and cunning of yesterday could not be seen at all.

After tidying up her clothes, she took off her crying mask, and sat in front of Russell who was waiting at the round table, her cheeks flushed.

She was obviously not sober from the wine, or she was distracted thinking about something else—I saw Xiao Liuli subconsciously picked up a can of beer from the table, lifted the tab and poured a full glass for Russell.

Fortunately, what Xiao Liuli filled him with was not the rye whiskey that the two girls in her arms fed her before, but twelve cans of cold beer placed on the table like an iron tower.

This made Russell, who also took off his mask, swallow the words of refusal, and could only nod and take the wine glass.

"...Thank you, thank you?"

Russell hesitated to take the cold beer. This temperature is also the best time to drink.

The foam dissipates slowly and has a tan color.

Russell brought his nose closer and sniffed, and smelled a distinct, slightly scorched, strange bitterness.

Obviously good wine.

It's supposed to be some kind of overpriced craft beer...but that also means it's likely to be more bitter.

It's not that Russell can't drink, it's just that he was a bit hurt when he was in school - at least not when he was alone.

The main reason is this strange scene like "come to meet brothers for a drink" and "brother will sit down and talk to you", which made him confused for a while.

It was as if the person in front of him was not the top idol of Happy Island... but a big brother with a bold personality.

...By the way, can executives drink alcohol during working hours?

Russell held a glass of wine and fell into deep thought.

Looking at this scene, Xiao Liuli obviously realized that something was wrong.

She apologized repeatedly: "Sorry, I don't have any tea here... How about it, what do you want to drink, I'll order some more!

"No, it's almost noon now... why don't I treat you to a meal!"

"It's okay, I can drink this."

Russell quickly refused.

When Amirus invited Russell to eat at the "Peach Blossom Spring", Russell did not refuse, but also went with the idea of ​​eating a big family.

Although Xiao Liuli is considered a celebrity on Happy Island, and her income is not low, she is still a migrant worker after all.

It's a bit cheeky to ask the other party to apologize and treat guests because of such a trivial matter when the two of them haven't gotten to know each other that well... Russell himself can't bear such a soft meal.

"Speaking of..."

There was lingering worry on Xiao Liuli's face: "Is there something you came here to find me?"

"Actually, it's not a big deal. A large part of the reason is a coincidence, and part of it is a misunderstanding."

Russell took out the excuse he had thought up before.

He lowered his head slightly, with a proper apology on his face: "Actually, it's because... when I saw you today, I wanted to come to say hello. But I didn't expect you to come in here with someone."

Although he didn't see Xiao Liuli's bodyguards here, Russell knew they must be hiding nearby.

Russell didn't know the exact number of people. However, it is impossible for the newspaper office to allow their leading reporter to come out alone to drink flower wine... This may result in Xiao Liuli's private contact with someone.

Russell blurred the "who" he saw, and Xiao Liuli would automatically fill in the content.

Even if she really got rid of the bodyguard, there must be someone in front. After all, there are still so many people in this hall, it is impossible for them to be sent in directly.

The beer on Xiao Liuli's table was still steaming and motionless, it should have just been delivered. Next to the sofa bed, only half a bottle of whiskey was opened.

Judging from these details, she should have just arrived.

"I'm a little worried if something happened to you."

So Russell showed a somewhat awkward smile on his face, lowered his head and touched his cat ears, flicking his fingers subconsciously: "So I also lurked in...

"I've been shopping here all morning. That name, I finally got it..."

"That's it..."

Xiao Liuli replied softly.

The next moment, there was a brief silence.

Between the two extremely eloquent cats and cats, each looked at the wine glass and fell silent.

— But this sudden silence proved Russell's previous speculation.

Generally speaking, looking for a drink during the day, or even ordering two girls to accompany the drink, is nothing more than two situations: one is worrying about something, and the other is feeling happy.

What's more amazing is that Russell found these two emotions at the same time on Liuli's face since he was a child.

Her eyes, which have been transformed by prosthetic bodies, no longer send out uncontrollable signals due to emotional fluctuations. But relying on micro-expressions, Russell can still judge Xiao Liuli's thoughts.

...But now it seems that Xiao Liuli should be more happy.

Another evidence is that even when she fell into silence, she didn't drink alone, but the corners of her mouth relaxed slightly.

Usually at this time, Xiao Liuli should tell herself what good things happened to her.

And the silence at this time was precisely because she judged that this matter could not be said. But this matter has already filled her head, coupled with the dullness of thinking caused by alcohol, she can't think of other topics for a while.

"Actually," Russell said suddenly, as if to break the embarrassing silence, "I do have a question.

"Reporters from Tianen Daily... do they usually run so fast?"

"What do you mean?"

"After I killed the group of gangsters who hijacked the airship yesterday, Mr. Amirus should have a chance to find your newspaper. It turned out that in less than five minutes, the three helicopters flew over..."

Russell asked curiously: "Are you on standby all the time, just like firefighters? As long as you receive news, you will rush over immediately?"

This is actually just a close topic.

The inquiry is related to the other party's occupation, and you can talk about it for a while, and the content is not so stupid as a layman, which can make the other party more talkative.

In this way, people who are originally bored can also talk about happy topics that can be talked about. And Russell only needs to "ummmmm", "so that's the case", "it turned out to be like this", and he can follow the topic down and find the next topic.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Liuli frowned and thought for a while.

"I can probably tell you about this matter, after all, there are quite a few people who know about it."

She said seriously: "Because strictly speaking, I have been on standby since the afternoon that day."

"…what?"

"On the afternoon of the previous day, someone sent a letter to our newspaper office. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com said that before tomorrow's dark, the 'Tower of Babel' organization would have a big operation...so I started from two to three in the afternoon At 1:00 am, I was on standby—until Mr. Amirus reported the attack on the airship through the channel of our president. I flew over immediately..."

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to be so fast.

Xiao Liuli said with certainty.

"How long will that take?"

"Fifteen to twenty minutes. Not all news is worth sending out a helicopter to interview. I occasionally take a floating car... Bodyguards don't have so many configurations."

Xiao Liuli replied without hesitation: "If there is no advance warning, by the time we receive the information and rush over, most of the passengers must have already left."

"How many people know about this?"

"As long as you ask anyone who worked in our newspaper the day before yesterday or yesterday, you can find out about this."

Xiao Liuli said, then paused: "Do you feel something is wrong, Mister 'Hero'?"

"...Don't call me a hero, it sounds awkward."

Russell waved his hand and smiled wryly.

This time he really felt a little embarrassed, not because of his acting skills.

As for what's wrong...

—That's too many, too many to count.

But what can be said to Xiao Liuli is only a very small part of it.

"Is the content of the letter you received the day before yesterday confidential?"

"Okay, but we've notified the Executive Department before."

"Then," Russell said in a low voice, "why do some elves appear alone on the airship heading to Happy Island without a single bodyguard?"