() Talking about the commotion, more than ten minutes passed quickly. At this moment, a figure flashed through the open doorway, and a girl wearing a female costume flashed into the room.

"Miss, the master asked me to tell you and the gentleman next to you to come over." The maid folded her hands on her lower abdomen and leaned down to salute.

"I understand." Mi Lei looked at the maid and nodded.

The maid who informed her of the notice was not obtrusive. She bowed to Mi Lei again, then turned and left the master bedroom.

"It seems that things have been decided." Ito Cheng looked at Mi Lei and smiled.

"Wait a while and you behave better. Don't scare my grandfather with the same trick you used to scare my mother. It's possible that just because of your scare, things that have already been decided will change." Mi Lei looked at Ito Chengma and said .

"I understand. After all, old Ashford followed Mariana and went to the battlefield. His courage and temperament are much stronger than your mother's." Ito Cheng stretched out his hand to hold Mi Lei's hand and smiled.

"But despite this, one thing is really irrefutable, that is, he is the leader of Ashford. No matter what, he will not ignore the comfort of his family, so when necessary, appropriate deterrence is also It's necessary." Ito Cheng, who walked out of the master bedroom with Mi Lei, added.

"It's up to you, as long as it doesn't make things self-defeating." Mi Lei also knew that what Ito Cheng said was the truth, so she didn't say anything more. She just reminded him again and then stopped talking, silently leading Ito Cheng away. Go to old Ashford's study.

After a while, the two arrived outside the old Ashford study room located on the top floor of Ashford's main building.

"Dang, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding." Mi Lei, standing in front of the study door, took a deep breath first, and then stretched out her fingers to knock on the door.

"Come in." As soon as the knocking on the door ended, an old and slightly majestic voice came from behind the door.

"Hey." After receiving the permission, Mi Lei regained her composure, unlocked the door, pushed open the door, and walked into the study with Ito Cheng one after another.

In an instant, a nobleman dressed in Brittanian style appeared. He has a strong build, blond hair, and a square face. There was a hint of kindness in his slightly majestic expression. He looked to be in his fifties. The old man sitting behind a solid wood desk was the same old man he had seen before in the master bedroom. At this time, Mi Lei's mother, who was standing on the side of the desk, caught Ito Cheng's eyes.

At this time, neither Ito Cheng nor Old Ashford spoke, and they looked at each other quietly in the study.

"Just now, Mi Lei's mother told me everything about you." After a moment. Old Ashford was the first to speak, "Now tell me honestly, how confident are you in taking over Britannia's counterattack."

As expected of a person who has lived for fifty or sixty years and has been in the aristocratic circle for only half his life, old Ashford got the point right when he asked.

"Ten percent." Ito Cheng replied confidently.

Old Ashford's eyes flashed when he heard Ito Cheng's answer, and he looked at Ito Cheng seriously again, trying to distinguish whether what he said was true or false.

"What do you want from our Ashford family?" After a few seconds, the elder Ashford, who did not see any sign of guilt on Ito Cheng's face, asked again.

"No need. And the current power of the Ashford family can't help me much." Ito Cheng said calmly.

Old Ashford didn't say anything when he heard this. He directly said, "I object to the matter between you and Mi Lei, and I will also mediate with the Luo Yaxiu family, but Mi Lei must stay in the Ashford family until you deal with Britannia's counterattack and calm down." Only after the civil strife in the Chinese Federation can we take her away."

Ito Cheng frowned immediately after hearing what Old Ashford said. Because there are too many flaws in what Old Ashford said. To sum it up in a straightforward sentence, I want to see the reality. If you can withstand Britannia’s counterattack, then it’s okay for Mireille to marry you. After all, the forces that can withstand the Britannia Empire's counterattack are not weak. With Mi Lei's help, the Ashford family has no hope of rising! But what if you didn't survive Brittania's counterattack? Sorry, Mi Lei is the woman of my Ashford family, I can arrange it however I want!

As for the mediation mentioned by Old Ashford, it was even more perfunctory. With old Ashford's face, or just shamelessly finding any reason to drag the Luo Yaxiu family for a while, no matter what, he can delay it until the matter comes to an end. If things come to pass, Old Ashford can directly tell the Luo Yaxiu family that Mi Lei is unwilling, then break off the marriage and give Mi Lei to Ito Shige in exchange for the family's rise. If that fails, you can also dump Ito Cheng directly and send Mi Lei to marry the Luo Yaxiu family in exchange for new vitality for the family.

In short, we just need to be prepared so that our Ashford family will not suffer any loss.

"The old guy is very good at calculating." Ito Cheng said with a mental smile, "But since you are playing a double-edged game with me, then when things are done, don't expect me to leave any benefits to your family! "

"Okay, I will leave Mi Lei at Ashford's house for the time being, and I will pick her up after the matter is completed." Then Ito Cheng first turned his head and looked at Mi Lei standing aside, and then looked at old Ash again. Ford said.

After finishing the conversation, Ito Cheng chatted a few more words with Old Ashford, and then walked out of Old Ashford's bookstore with Mi Lei who sent him away, and walked outside Ashford's main house. go.

"If you don't want to stay at home anymore, I can take you away now." On the way away from Ashford's house, Ito Cheng looked at Mi Lei who was in a low mood and said.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mi Lei rolled her eyes angrily and said, "Although grandpa's words made me feel very uncomfortable, I have been prepared for those things before, so there is nothing hard to accept." .”

"Besides, you wouldn't fail on purpose and let me marry a strange man, would you?" Mi Lei then looked at Ito Cheng sideways and continued.

"Of course." Ito Cheng said with a smile as he put his arm around Mi Lei's waist.

"Be careful, grandpa and mother are watching from above." Mi Lei rolled her eyes again and Ito Cheng reminded.

"I hug my woman as a matter of course. Is there anything to be careful about?" Ito Cheng curled his lips with disdain.

"Take this little black ball and wear it close to your body. After all, Japan is still very chaotic now. You never know when someone from Japan who doesn't like the nobles will come to your house to cause trouble. If you feel dangerous, use her. Contact me." Then he straightened his face and turned his hand again to create a small black ball and handed it to Mi Lei as instructions.

"I know." Mi Lei reached out and took the small black ball, held it in her hand, and nodded.

"Okay, that's it. If you need anything, just use the little black ball to contact me." Ito Cheng, who walked some distance further, stopped, turned around, put his hands on Mi Lei's waist, looked at Mi Lei and said .

"Yes." Mi Lei nodded obediently.

Looking at Mi Lei's seductive appearance, Ito Cheng probed and kissed Mi Lei on the lips.

Feeling the entanglement between her lips and mouth, Mi Lei raised her arms, hugged Ito Cheng's neck, and actively cooperated with Ito Cheng's kiss.

"I'm leaving." After a moment, Ito Cheng let go of Mi Lei, who was breathing a little quickly, and said with a chuckle. Then the figure flashed and disappeared in front of Mi Lei, appearing in another place one kilometer away. Then the figure flashed again and rushed towards the Governor's Mansion.

After doing this several times, Ito Cheng's figure returned to the Governor's Mansion again, came to the room where the emperor was, and accompanied the emperor Jiang Lihua.

…

Britannia's counterattack came very quickly. That night, that is, in the early morning of Britannia, the Britannian army mobilized, and on the second day of Japan and the Chinese Federation time In the morning, they appeared on the border of Inner Mongolia of the Chinese Federation, with a posture of a large army pressing down on the border.

At the same time, the rebel activities that had been restrained by the strong combat power shown by the Chinese Federation in taking Japan in one day became intense again, and in conjunction with Britannia's military operations, they caused chaos in the Chinese Federation.

"How is the military in Britannia doing?" Ito Cheng, who was sitting at the head of the Governor's Palace, casually threw the document containing the information on the military operations in the Chinese Federation and Britannia on the table and looked up at Li Xingke, who was standing aside, asked.

"Except for the troops in Hokkaido, the Britannian troops in Japan's main island, Shikoku, Kyushu and other places have all been disarmed and are being held in the area originally used to build the special zone Japan." Li Xingkehui reported.

"Where are those knightmare?" Ito Cheng asked again.

"They were all transported to the concession early this morning and placed in military camps in Yokohama, Tokyo, and Izu." Li Xingke replied without hesitation.

"Is it possible to use Chinese Federation soldiers to pilot those knightmares?". Ito Cheng thought.

"There may be some problems with the running-in. After all, the design concept and mechanical performance are different from the steel skull, so it will be difficult to get started quickly." Li Xingke frowned.

"Nevermind." Ito Cheng frowned, sighed, and then directly ordered, "Save one-third of the knightmare for use as a replacement body, and equip all other knightmare for soldiers to make up for the lack of steel skulls."

"Yes." Li Xingke accepted the order.

Then he looked at Kirihara Taizo and others standing on the other side and ordered, "Kirihara, transfer all the newly manufactured series of aircraft in your hands to the army of the Chinese Federation."

"Yes, sir." Kirihara Taizo accepted the order without any hesitation.

"Okay, you all go down to prepare. In six hours, board the ship and return to the federal territory to deal with Britannia's attack." Ito Cheng ordered.

"Yes." Kirihara Taizo and Li Xingke agreed, turned and left the conference room together. (To be continued.)