Because of his advanced age and the fact that he has been lingering on the sickbed for a while, the man's voice was extremely hoarse, as if it was squeezed out of a gap. Duan Hengye has always felt that aging is an unavoidable process, no matter how advanced the current technology is, no one will escape the laws of nature.
Natural aging is also a gentle and elegant process, but the man in front of him probably has nothing to do with these two words.
He enjoyed the glory and wealth all his life, but he also acquired a lot of bad habits in the process. Duan Hengye thought that if he was young, this duke would definitely be an upgraded version of Duan Hengxing's playboy.
It may have been difficult to see from a distance just now, but now when you get closer, you can see that the skin on the old man's face is very poor. That layer of skin and flesh floated on the bones, like the old bark that had just survived the cold winter. Although I had seen him many times before, I already had this person's appearance in my memory. But after seeing the Duke in worse condition once again, Duan Hengye couldn't help being surprised by the other party's behavior.
However, Duan Hengye remained calm on the surface, and did not reveal the emotions of the last second.
The man lying on the hospital bed raised his eyelids again, and then gave Duan Hengye a tired look. After looking up and down for a long time, he said slowly: "When I first saw you, you were a child... At that time, you were accidentally affected and you lost your memory. You really looked stunned."
Many people in Interstellar knew that Duan Hengye's memory was lost after the accident. After the Queen's family adopted him, the first thing they did was to take Duan Hengye for an in-depth medical examination. When talking about this at that time, most people were admiring the care of this aristocratic family for the orphans of scientists.
However, only a small number of people may know that the reason why they brought Duan Hengye for a medical examination for the first time was just to prove whether he really lost his memory.
Just like what the man said, after a series of interstellar instruments, they quickly discovered that Duan Hengye had indeed lost his previous memory, but his knowledge of mecha and other knowledge had not been lost.
Duan Hengye did not speak, and the person on the hospital bed continued: "Who would have thought that in a flash, you are already the director of the Machine Research Institute..."
Because the current position is very close to the man, the mist medicine surrounding the other party also stained Duan Hengye's side. Duan Hengye didn't know what it was, but only knew that the taste was extremely bitter. After standing there for a while, Duan Hengye felt a little dizzy.
Although the old man was a standard interstellar dude when he was young, his skill in knowing people was not bad at all. He saw some discomfort from Duan Hengye's face, and then suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, I asked you to come here... I just want to see you." The man said with a loving expression. Come.
Duan Hengye didn't know how he would react if it was not himself who was standing here at this time, but the original owner who had been brainwashed. Just combining the things in his memory about this place, Duan Hengye didn't believe that the person on the other side really just wanted to see himself as simple as that.
Although the man in front of him is the nominal head of this huge family, but now his life is obviously coming to an end. Living in such a family, Duan Hengye believed that even the head of the family would most likely turn himself into a bait to attract people for the benefit of the family. It's just... what the hell are they calling themselves here for
Duan Hengye's relationship with the royal family and the queen's family is very delicate now. He has already stopped a long-lasting consultation transaction with the opposite party. But the connection between the two parties was not completely broken. For example, they would still provide Duan Hengye with a special temporary antidote from time to time, as if to remind him of his identity.
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"Okay..." The man on the hospital bed waved to Duan Hengye slowly again, because the movement was a little big, the mist medicine around him was dispersed by him, and then part of it rushed towards Duan Hengye's face . Although he held his breath in time, it was inevitable that Duan Hengye inhaled part of the powder into his lungs.
Due to being controlled by drugs all the year round, Duan Hengye's physical fitness is not very good. After inhaling the medicine into his lungs, he had an uncontrollable desire to cough. Duan Hengye immediately turned his body to one side, and then coughed forcefully.
"Sorry, Mr. Duke..." After coughing, Duan Hengye turned around and saluted.
"It's all right." The Duke on the hospital bed said with a smile, "You go to lunch first, you don't have to be here with this old man."
Although he was eager to leave quickly, after hearing the other party's words, Duan Hengye still pretended to refuse, and finally said goodbye to him and left the ward.
Now the news of the Duke's serious illness has spread throughout the entire planet, not only Duan Hengye, but the rest of the people who have a little connection with this family have also arrived at this planet in the past few days.
Under the guidance of the attendant, Duan Hengye walked through the long and winding corridor to the door of the banquet hall. The overall arrangement of the stars of the Queen's family is very retro, and even the wooden doors of the banquet hall are rarely installed with automatic door opening devices.
After arriving here, the attendant who had been following Duan Hengye immediately stepped forward and pushed the door open. In an instant, the noisy voice in the banquet hall poured into Duan Hengye's ears.
Although the head of the family is still lying on the hospital bed, this does not prevent everyone from continuing to be unrestrained at the venue. In recent years, the power of the royal family and the aristocracy has been declining, and many family members are also trying to cling to new powers.
So after pushing them in, Duan Hengye did not usher in the awkward silence he had expected, but was suddenly surrounded by several half-familiar faces he had seen before.
The smell of medicine that had not dissipated just now, coupled with the chattering voice in his ear at this time, Duan Hengye was almost two big. But fortunately, he was originally a "cold" person. Duan Hengye's words from the people around him went in and out of his left ear and out of his right ear. After a while, those uninteresting people also left Duan Hengye's side.
This was a buffet banquet. Although Duan Hengye was a little hungry, he was not very interested in the food in front of him. After a while, he walked to a more secluded part of the banquet hall, and then took a snack from the table.
After traveling all the way, Duan Hengye already wanted to eat. He stroked the edge of the snack with the small silver fork in his hand, and after a while, a sweet and greasy taste emanated from the tip of his tongue. It's not that Duan Hengye doesn't like sweets, but the sweetness is a bit too much... Seeing this, he could not help but frown slightly, and then put the things in his hands into the hands of a robot specially responsible for recycling.
This time, there is no activity process in the zodiac sign, and even Duan Hengye himself does not know how long he will stay here. The lingering smell of medicine on his body, coupled with this sweet and greasy dessert, made Duan Hengye's mood worse and worse. Although Duan Hengye was reluctantly familiar with this zodiac star, when no one informed him of his next plan, Duan Hengye didn't know where he should go. So when he thought that he might have to stay on this planet for a while, Professor Duan walked to the table again and gently picked up the white porcelain plate with the fruit.
Although the plate is very delicate, there is not much inside.
Just as Duan Hengye gently picked up the award plate, a sound suddenly came from behind him. "Professor Duan, good afternoon."
Duan Hengye's hand paused. He was very familiar with this voice, but he couldn't figure out who it was for a while. Although he didn't want to talk to anyone at this banquet, Duan Hengye politely turned around after hearing someone calling him.
The navy blue suit was wearing a black bow tie, Duan Hengye did not expect that the person who called him behind him would be Wen Mujia. Speaking of which, I haven't seen this "former rival" for a while.
"Good noon, Mr. Wen." Duan Hengye also said to the other party.
Wen Mujia held a half-empty wine glass in her hand and walked towards Duan Hengye with a smile. For a person of his identity, there are innumerable ties between the family and various noble families. Therefore, after the first moment of surprise, Duan Hengye was not surprised that Wen Mujia appeared here.
Duan Hengye remembered that it seemed that the last time he saw Mu Jia, the other party deliberately set up a small game and wanted to trick him. But now, looking at Wen Mu Jia's expression and reaction... it's almost as if that incident never happened. Seeing him pretending to be stupid, Duan Hengye, like Wen Mujia, made a simple greeting.
Wen Mujia glanced at what was in Duan Hengye's hand, and then asked, "Why did Professor Duan eat this at noon today?" Although he was not from this family, Wen Mujia had the temperament of a host. I saw the man tilted his head slightly and smiled at Duan Hengye again, and then continued to say to him in a joking tone: "If you only eat these words, it will spread to everyone."
"..." Duan Hengye really couldn't see it at all, what exactly was Wen Mujia trying to say to herself. However, as a person who is very afraid of trouble, he still chose to use his actions to stop the other party's mouth at the first time. Duan Hengye gently picked up a small piece of freshly grilled steak from the small table beside him, and then said to Wen Mujia, "Thank you for the reminder."
Wen Mujia didn't seem to have thought that Duan Hengye would act so directly, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, but he didn't say anything.
For the time being, regardless of the taste of the steak, it smelled really good. When the fresh aroma of the flesh came, the medicinal smell that had not dissipated around Duan Hengye was also offset a little. However, Duan Hengye soon discovered that there was still blood in this steak.
Duan Hengye and Wen Mujia stopped talking, but the other party did not intend to leave his side.
Fortunately, at this time, the door of the banquet hall was pushed open from the outside again. The eyes of all the people around them all turned to that direction, and Wen Mujia was no exception. After seeing his action, Duan Hengye breathed a sigh of relief, and then took advantage of this time to put the things in his hands aside.
Because of the coming, the banquet hall suddenly became quiet. The place where Duan Hengye is now is a little remote, so after a while, he finally sees clearly that the person who suddenly appeared in the banquet hall is the Queen of Ye Tian Empire... From the time the woman entered the door, the hall was one after another. There was a sound of greeting her.
At this time, Wen Mujia also picked up his wine glass and looked in the direction of the person who came. Although this banquet hall belongs to a top noble family, its size is no bigger than that of the royal family and the military. Duan Hengye and Wen Mujia were already very remote everywhere, but they were still noticed by the queen at a glance.
Although today's clothes are a bit more plain compared to the time on the capital star, the dark blue dress worn by the queen is still very conspicuous against the dark formal dress in the room.
Today's event is considered a private event in the name of the earl, but everyone who is invited to the scene knows his physical condition. Although they didn't feel anything in their hearts, facing the Queen, they still pretended to be serious and sad. However, the queen herself did not seem to be affected by her father's illness at all. Before she reached Wen Mujia, the queen also raised the wine glass in her hand high.
"His Royal Highness." After the woman came, Wen Mujia gave her a big gift. After Duan Hengye recalled for a while, he also greeted the queen of the empire according to her identity.
Just like the last time I saw Wen Mujia, the two of them were not very happy. The relationship between Duan Hengye and the Empress may have been even worse... He once threatened this woman at the royal banquet. So seeing the other party's eyes cast on him, Duan Hengye couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart. But on the surface, Duan Hengye didn't reveal his emotions at all.
As a person who was born in a traditional aristocratic family and became the queen of the empire. The woman's camouflage skills are obviously not bad. Although her eyes are still sharp, her expression is well controlled.
"Professor Duan..." The queen smiled and glanced at her wine glass, then said slowly, "You have been here since you were a child, and your father has always raised you as his own child. Even when he was sick, I didn't forget to remind us to ask you to come and see him." The Queen's words were sincere, as if the old earl was really thinking about Duan Hengye all the time.
- No, maybe he is really thinking about himself, but the purpose is different from what the queen wants to express at this time.
Duan Hengye hadn't spoken yet, and Wen Mujia, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but respond: "The entire interstellar knows that Professor Duan was adopted by Mr. Earl. Mr. Duan is still caring about Professor Duan, which is really impressive. move."
Hearing this, Duan Hengye couldn't help but silently "Haha" in his heart.
"Yeah." The queen nodded and said to Wen Mujia, "Father is particularly concerned about Professor Duan's health. If it wasn't for his reminder, I might have forgotten to give Professor Duan a 'gift'." Although Duan Hengye did not say it explicitly, Duan Hengye Both the Queen and the Queen knew that the "gift" in her mouth was a temporary antidote.
Wen Mujia didn't know what Duan Hengye and the queen were talking about, but he felt sensitively that there was definitely something in their words now.
... Seeing this, Wen Mujia suddenly said to Duan Hengye and the Queen, "I'm sorry, Her Royal Highness, and Professor Duan. I came from somewhere else just now and I'm a little hungry, so I just don't want to disturb the two of you." After that, the queen nodded to him with satisfaction, and then Wen Mujia left the corner without looking back.
Duan Hengye couldn't help feeling a little funny when he saw the other party and didn't want to stay any longer.
The queen watched Wen Mujia's back with a glass of wine, and after he completely disappeared in front of her eyes, the woman finally turned around. She took a sip of the wine lightly, and then said to Duan Hengye, "Professor Duan, a while ago, you must have not been feeling very well, right?"
The royal family did not know that Duan Hengye had already made a cloning antidote. According to how often they send antidote to Duan Hengye from time to time, the queen naturally came to the conclusion that Duan Hengye was probably not feeling well recently. Of course Duan Hengye would not tell the other party what he had in his hand. After the woman's voice fell, Duan Hengye did not answer her question directly, but after a while of silence, she asked, "Is there anything else?"
Duan Hengye's tone was not very gentle, but the Queen was not angry this time. She shook her head at Duan Hengye, and said, "You have a good relationship with Meng Jinhuai, and I won't obstruct it. But today I still want to remind Professor Duan again, no matter what, don't forget your identity. Otherwise we won't. It's okay, and it's not okay for you. Right?"
Duan Hengye fell silent, but in the Queen's eyes, his silence seemed like a tacit consent.
Just listen to the woman continue to say: "It's better to think about it again. If you continue to cooperate, the royal family will not only abandon the old hatred, but also give you a big gift."
"Big gift?" Duan Hengye couldn't help but repeat.
"That's right," the Queen said, looking up into his eyes. "The real antidote."
It turned out that I was waiting for me here today... I have to say that what the Queen said was indeed very tempting to Duan Hengye.
If she had said this when Duan Hengye had just crossed into this world, or before Meng Jinhuai had not invited Lan Jingchi to join the research institute, Duan Hengye might have hesitated for a while. But now Duan Hengye is very clear that there is a pharmacy genius who was specifically described in the book Lan Jingchi, and the antidote is only a matter of time.
But as for the royal family, Duan Hengye couldn't tell whether they had any real antidote, or whether it was something that had been re-added for themselves.
Although he didn't care about the Queen's words in his heart, Duan Hengye still showed a somewhat tangled expression on his face. After seeing his appearance, the queen felt a little more confident.
"Why don't you think about it again?" said the Queen.
Duan Hengye nodded slowly, and then cast his eyes towards the ground in the distance. "Then I won't disturb Professor Duan." Seeing this, the queen smiled at Duan Hengye again, raised the cup, and left here.
After she walked away, Duan Hengye's expression immediately returned to the incomparably calm state before. Duan Hengye walked to the small table closest to him again, and then slowly picked up a plate of dim sum that had left a good impression on it. In short, if the Queen was by his side at this time, he would definitely be surprised by Duan Hengye's current appearance.
There is no schedule for coming to the zodiac today, but now Duan Hengye has guessed it. In the afternoon, the queen will probably call herself away to talk in detail. Duan Hengye, who had decided to continue to pretend to resume cooperation, breathed a sigh of relief, and the big stone in his heart finally fell. Even the dim sum with the same taste in his hand is pleasing to the eye at this time.
However, although I guessed when I came, today will definitely not be easy. But after a few minutes, Duan Hengye realized that this day was probably far more exciting than he had imagined.
Suddenly, the heavy wooden door of the hall was pushed open from the outside again. Although the quality of the wooden door was good, the person who pushed the door at this time was too rude, and there was a piercing "thorn" sound in the hall.
Because of this sound, everyone's eyes turned towards the door in unison. But before I could see anything clearly, almost at the same time, the huge glass windows around the hall also made a sound of bursting.
… What's happening here
Duan Hengye immediately put down the things in his hands, and then lightly touched the protruding weapon on his wrist.
Although I don't know which song this was sung, at least Duan Hengye knew that today's "big play" was finally officially started.
Duan Hengye quickly retreated to a more inconspicuous position. At this time, there are walls on three sides behind him, and only the direction facing him can see the hall. In fact, when Duan Hengye walked towards this side just now, he had already observed the terrain. His current position is very conducive to observing the overall situation of the hall, but it is more difficult for people over there to find out at a glance.
At the same time Duan Hengye had retreated here, dozens of men in black rushed in from the door and the window. There were not many guests in the banquet hall today. According to Duan Hengye's observation, at this time, I am afraid that there are more people in black than the guests...
He slowly undid the cufflinks.
At this time, the air in the hall was stagnant, but this quiet state did not last long. After a while, Duan Hengye heard a sharp scream from the other side of the hall. Although he couldn't see what it looked like for the time being, he would never admit his mistake. The owner of this voice was Her Royal Highness the Empress of Ye Tian Empire.
Immediately afterwards, the crowd there was a commotion. By the time Duan Hengye could see clearly, the queen had already walked out of the crowd with a gun held against it.