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【Chapter 407, Birthday Party】

Tang Ci quickly found Shao Qingge's contact information, and used his communicator to make a call, and after two beeps, a gentle mechanical voice came from his ear: "Hello, the master is not at home, please leave a message if you have anything to do. "

Tang Ci left a message for Shao Qingge, asking him to call him back. Immediately afterwards, he called the company again, and the assistant said that Mr. Shao was not in, but he still couldn't connect to Shao Qingge's personal phone.

Tang Ci looked at Xiao Lou: "Shao Qingge is not at home, not in the company, and I can't get through the private number."

Xiao Lou guessed, "Will he be with Ye Qi?"

Tang Ci glanced at the searched information, and said: "Ye Qi is currently a freshman in the Department of Mecha Control of the Ninth Military Academy. It is now July, and their school happens to be on summer vacation these few days. Mr. Shao may pick up Ye Qi himself. gone?"

Hearing "Ninth Military Academy", Lu Jiuchuan said, "We also graduated from this school, right?"

Tang Ci nodded: "Yes. You are from the Military Command Department, and I am from the Mecha Control Department. I am Ye Qi's senior."

Xiao Lou said: "If Mr. Shao goes to pick up Ye Qi, the Southern Cross where the military academy is located is far away, and it will take two days and two nights to get to the Capital Star. If the call fails, it may be because the signal at the Southern Cross is blocked. ?”

Tang Ci asked: "By the way, Professor Xiao, isn't your Taohuayuan able to forcibly summon your teammates? Can you try to pull your teammates over directly?"

Xiao Lou thinks this is unlikely. When pulling teammates before, everyone was in the same city, or even the same maze, and the distance was very close. Now is the interstellar era, you can't teleport across the planet, right? That's so unscientific.

Starships and high-intelligence armor need space jump technology to shuttle between the stars. If human beings can directly teleport between galaxies tens of thousands of light-years away, what else do they need these armors for?

Although rationally he felt that it was unlikely that Taohuayuan would summon his teammates, Xiao Lou still wanted to try. He activated Tao Yuanming, released Tale of the Peach Blossom Spring, and extended an invitation to his teammates.

Soon, six people appeared under the peach blossom tree.

Besides Xiao Lou and the others, there were also Long Sen and Qu Wanyue.

Qu Wanyue walked over and said, "After Long Sen came home just now, he asked me a bunch of things about my college days for no apparent reason. He believed me to be true only when I could answer them well. He also nervously told me that this Does the dungeon have duplicators?"

Yu Hanjiang nodded: "Yes, we found Xiao Lou's clone in the palace."

He couldn't help but glance at Long Sen, this guy is enough, his daughter-in-law still has to rely on past experience to distinguish between true and false, compared to Yu Hanjiang who can recognize a replicant with his eyes in 3 seconds, Long Sen's rank is too low, I have to practice again.

Sensing Yu Hanjiang's disgust, Long Sen scratched his head and asked with a smile, "Professor Xiao suddenly summoned his teammates, is there something important?"

Xiao Lou explained: "We couldn't find any information about Liu Qiao, Lao Mo, Sister Huaying, and Senior Gui. We wanted to see if we could use Taohuayuan to gather other teammates."

Long Sen looked at Tang Ci: "Can't even find Mr. Tang?"

Tang Ci said: "There are no names of the four of them in the federal identity database."

After waiting for a while, there were still only six people under the peach blossom tree, and there was still no sign of Liu Qiao and the others. Xiao Lou said helplessly: "It seems that there is no way to teleport across the universe and interstellar space. You must be on at least one planet to enter the Taohuayuan."

This was also expected by Xiao Lou, so he was not too disappointed. At least the fact that the four of Liu Qiao couldn't enter Taohuayuan also indirectly proved his conjecture: "The six of them are not currently in Capital Star."

Lu Jiuchuan touched his chin: "So, there must be another plot line?"

Xiao Loudao: "Mr. Shao and Ye Qi should come back. Their home is in Capital Star, and they are probably on their way back. But the remaining four have not been able to find any clues, and they don't know what roles and tasks they have been assigned?" He looked at Qu Wanyue: "Does Teacher Qu have any news about Xiao Liu and the others?"

Qu Wanyue shook her head: "I haven't come into contact with them in this world. I'm a dance teacher at Pathers College of the Arts, and among my students and colleagues, I don't have any information about the four of them. By the way, I know General Lin daughter, Lin Yan. It is said that she is the fiancée of His Royal Highness?"

Lu Jiuchuan glanced at Yu Hanjiang: "Xiao Lou has a fiancee?!"

That look is very complicated, as if to say, he already has a fiancee, why don't you hurry up? !

Yu Hanjiang ignored his brother's gaze, and asked calmly, "What kind of person is Miss Lin?"

Qu Wanyue found that he didn't mind, so she said honestly: "Lin Yan is the most talented student I have ever taught. She has been in ballet since elementary school. She has a good figure and a gentle and generous personality. Her father is a three-star general in the military department. , Mother is the dean of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, His Majesty chose this young lady as the prince's fiancée, probably because of her relatively strong family background."

Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou: "It sounds like the right family."

Xiao Lou rubbed his nose: "Cough, I'm not familiar with her."

Qu Wanyue wondered: "But in my impression, Lin Yan seems to like His Royal Highness very much, and often tells people how good His Highness is. Professor Xiao, are you sure you are not familiar with her?"

Xiao Lou shook his head: "I haven't seen it before."

Qu Wanyue was silent for a moment: "Could it be that Miss Lin knows that replicant?"

Xiao Lou only remembered that his father had mentioned to him that he had a fiancée, and the marriage was arranged when his mother was still alive. As for what the girl looked like, Xiao Lou had never seen her before.

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Yu Hanjiang also noticed that something was wrong: "Let's leave first, everyone be careful, leave the code of the communication device, and keep in touch at any time. Teacher Qu, you can talk to that Miss Lin again, and let us know if you have any clues."

Qu Wanyue: "Understood."

Everyone saved each other's numbers.

After coming out of Taohuayuan, Yu Hanjiang followed Xiao Lou's suggestion and used the "Thumbelina" card in Lu Jiuchuan's hand to make Xiao Lou smaller and put it in his pocket; at the same time, he used "Qin Guan" to connect each other's consciousness.

Yu Hanjiang drove back to the palace.

As he approached the gate of the palace, Xiao Lou was unavoidably nervous. If all the card effects within the palace area automatically expired, wouldn't he become bigger as soon as he entered the gate?

Yu Hanjiang calmly passed the inspection of the guards and walked into the gate of the palace.

Fortunately, what Xiao Lou was worried about didn't happen, and he still stayed in Yu Hanjiang's pocket.

Xiao Lou breathed a sigh of relief, and heard Yu Hanjiang's voice in his head: "You guessed right, as long as the card is used outside the palace, the persistent effect will still take effect after entering the palace. However, new cards cannot be used inside the palace. , it will be more difficult to deal with emergencies.”

All instant cards cannot be used within the scope of the palace. The cards that can be used are "card effects with a relatively long duration". For example, Thumbelina's transformation lasts for 24 hours, and the channel of heart-to-heart also lasts for 24 hours. It is activated outside the palace, and it is still valid after entering the palace.

Yu Hanjiang brought the shrunken Xiao Lou back to the twin wombs, and then released the card's deformation state, and sent a message to his teammates: "I tested it with Xiao Lou, the card is used outside the palace, and the continuous effect enters the palace still in effect.”

In this way, on the day of the birthday party, Qu Wanyue can use the [Chameleon Card] to sneak into the palace in advance.

**

That night, Yu Hanjiang slept in Xiao Lou's bedroom.

Since there is no guest room, he and Xiao Lou can only sleep in the same bed.

As early as in the secret room of 8 of Hearts, they had been a married couple for the rest of their lives, sharing the same bed every night. It's just that at that time Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang hadn't communicated with each other, and they were embarrassed to touch each other. So, every night, the two of them lay on their backs on the bed, posing for sleep, as if they were lying dead side by side.

It's different now, the two of them have already confessed to each other, they sleep in the same bed, they are both young adults, if it becomes difficult to control themselves...

The more Xiao Lou thought about it, the hotter his face became. After taking a shower, he immediately went to bed and turned around to pretend to be asleep.

Yu Hanjiang also took a shower in his bathroom.

When he came out, he found that Xiao Lou's back was facing the bathroom, occupying only a quarter of the space beside the bed, leaving a large space for him. Yu Hanjiang lifted the quilt, got into the bed, stretched out his long arms, and gently hugged Xiao Lou from behind into his arms.

A man's deep voice came from next to his ear; "Sleeping on the edge of the bed, aren't you afraid of falling?"

The roots of Xiao Lou's ears were hot for a while, and moved in to cooperate with Yu Hanjiang. Yu Hanjiang hugged him from behind, both of them had the same scent of shower gel, Xiao Lou thought to himself, now they seem to be more like a couple than when they were 8 of hearts? Nestled in Yu Hanjiang's arms, with his back against the man's strong chest, the heat from him made his heart beat faster.

Just as he was thinking wildly, a low laughter suddenly came from his ears: "Well, it really looks like a husband and wife."

Xiao Lou: "..."

Forget that there is still a tacit understanding.

Whatever he thinks can be conveyed to Yu Hanjiang's mind.

Xiao Lou's face turned red, he didn't dare to think about anything, and quickly closed his eyes.

Yu Hanjiang simply turned over and pressed him on the bed, looked at him with deep eyes, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Lou, we have experienced so many secret rooms together, do you know which one I like best?"

Xiao Lou was embarrassed to answer, but an answer couldn't help appearing in his mind.

Heart 8.

Yu Hanjiang put his lips close to his ear, and said word by word: "I also like the 8 of hearts the most - because in that world, we were a married couple for a lifetime, and there are memories of weddings in the bridal chamber."

Xiao Lou: "..."

With a tacit understanding, I always feel a little ashamed, and I can't hide anything from Yu Hanjiang. Xiao Lou simply stretched out his hand and gently hugged the man on his body: "You know what I think, but in fact, I already liked you at that time."

Yu Hanjiang's voice was gentle: "Me too."

The kiss came unexpectedly, the moment his teeth were pried open, Xiao Lou's mind went blank, he didn't know when Yu Hanjiang's hand got into his loose pajamas, and he took off his clothes.

This is the first time Xiao Lou has been honest with someone.

Naked and hugged by Yu Hanjiang, Xiao Lou looked like a cooked shrimp, looking at him with lowered eyes in embarrassment. Yu Hanjiang's burning kiss was imprinted on his lips, and gradually went down...

Xiao Lou was so nervous that his whole body stiffened, feeling a little sudden?

An ambiguous voice came from the bedroom, Xiao Lou closed his eyes and grasped the bed sheet tightly with both hands.

But Yu Hanjiang didn't make it to the end. He knew that the current environment was not suitable for burdening Xiao Lou's body. Yu Hanjiang stepped on the brakes calmly, took a deep breath to stabilize his violent heartbeat, and said in a low and hoarse voice, "Don't worry, I have my own measure." He paused, and then explained: "Leave some marks on your body, so that you can Distinguish between you and replicants."

Xiao Lou's face turned red: "This is for the benefit of the public."

Yu Hanjiang admitted frankly: "Well. Actually, I just want to stamp it to prove that you are mine."

Xiao Lou: "..."

Use the "full body stamp" method to prove it?

In fact, Xiao Lou knew why Yu Hanjiang did this - because he had a fiancée and Yu Hanjiang was unhappy, so he gave him hickeys all over his body.

Don't look at this man's usually indifferent appearance, but he is extremely possessive.

But Xiao Lou can also understand that if Yu Hanjiang had a fiancée, he would definitely not be happy either.

In order to prevent the situation from getting out of control, Xiao Lou had no choice but to hug Yu Hanjiang, and promised: "The fiancée is just a setting. I don't know her well, and it is impossible to marry her. If my father forces me to marry her, I will confess to her. Say I like you."

Only then was Yu Hanjiang satisfied, leaned over and kissed Xiao Lou's lips, turned over and lay beside Xiao Lou, and hugged him tightly: "Go to sleep."

Xiao Lou closed his eyes in peace.

****

【Chapter 408, Birthday Party】

The next morning, when Xiao Lou went to the bathroom to wash up, he looked at himself in the glasses and felt embarrassed to open his eyes.

There were hickey marks all over his body, so the way Yu Hanjiang stamped his seal was too unreasonable.

He reluctantly put on the high-necked shirt, buttoned it to the top one, and made sure that no traces would be exposed before turning around and coming to the restaurant.

Yu Hanjiang had already put on his military uniform, took the breakfast brought by the chef, and brought him to his room to eat with Xiao Lou.

The day after tomorrow is the birthday party.

Xiao Lou asked: "Can we get the guest list for the birthday party?"

Yu Hanjiang said: "I will go to the concierge later. The guests for the banquet were arranged by His Majesty, and the guards also have a detailed list in their hands. The banquet will be held in the palace, and it will only be released according to the invitation letter tomorrow." people."

Xiao Lou nodded: "I'll go with you."

After eating, the two went to the concierge department and took the detailed guest list for the banquet.

The scale of His Royal Highness's birthday banquet this time was huge, with many participants from the business, political and military circles. All the military officers above the major general who stayed in the capital star attended, including Lu Jiuchuan who had just returned; there were also the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Education. , the directors of the Ministry of Health and other departments, as well as important members of the parliament...

In name, this is a family banquet hosted by His Majesty for the prince's birthday. No reporters are invited, and we chat privately to reminisce about the old days... On such an occasion, it is impossible to reminisce about the old days without restraint. The birthday party is secondary. Bringing the prince to meet officials from all walks of life is the most important birthday party meaning.

The list of guests was very long, Yu Hanjiang glanced quickly, and suddenly fixed on a name.

Xiao Lou obviously also noticed the name: "Shao Qingge? He also came to the banquet?"

Yu Hanjiang said: "Mr. Shao is the vice chairman of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce. It is normal to receive the invitation letter. Knowing that you are the prince, he will definitely bring Ye Qi along. Ye Qi is his...son, he brought It would be convenient for my son to attend."

Xiao Lou smiled and said, "Xiaoye definitely doesn't want to call him daddy."

Yu Hanjiang was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Your father asked that replicant to attend the birthday party, what do you think? If he really wants to pass the throne to the prince, this opportunity should be given to you. After all, all the people attending the birthday party are Important officials from all walks of life, you need to know them too."

Ever since he saw the long list, Xiao Lou felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart: "Could it be that the father received the news in advance and was worried that someone would assassinate the prince at the banquet, so he asked the replicator to go for me?"

Yu Hanjiang pondered for a moment: "It's possible. By the way, do you still have any memory of that serious illness when you were a child? What happened?"

Xiao Lou thought about it carefully, but just thinking about it gave him a headache.

He pressed his temples hard, as if something was about to come out in his mind, but was blocked abruptly, a sharp pain hit his head, countless nerves seemed to be torn off abruptly, his temples throbbed, There was also a lot of cold sweat streaming down his forehead.

Yu Hanjiang immediately clenched his hand, and gently stroked his back with the other hand: "Okay, don't think about it..."

Xiao Lou said with a pale face, "I can't remember at all."

Yu Hanjiang handed him a glass of water and said in a low voice, "Drink some water and calm down."

Xiao Lou took a deep breath, took a few sips of water from Yu Hanjiang, and calmed down. Just now, it seemed as if a saw suddenly appeared in his mind, cutting his nerves, and that kind of pain was something he had never experienced before.

Yu Hanjiang said worriedly: "You look like this, just like Brother Jiu when he remembered a special mission. He has a headache, as if he has selectively lost a piece of memory. It seems that it is not easy to be sick. Your father said that when you were young, you didn't Not sick, but assassinated... Do you think his words are credible?"

The headache gradually disappeared, and my mind became much clearer. Xiao Lou thought for a while, and said: "Selective amnesia, replicators, and special missions are definitely related. Could the mission that Brother Jiu went to perform be related to replicators? Maybe someone is secretly carrying out the 'replicating human beings plan' , want to manipulate the clone to inform the federal regime?"

Yu Hanjiang said: "If that's the case... you, the prince, are the first target they want to get rid of."

If Xiao Lou dies, then the copied Xiao Lou can replace him without anyone noticing, becoming the crown prince, inheriting the throne, and ruling the Luoke Empire.

As long as everyone who knows about this matter is silenced...

Yu Hanjiang recalled the replica Xiao Lou he saw in His Majesty's palace that day. It looked exactly the same, with a kind and gentle smile, and a personable demeanor. If it wasn't for Yu Hanjiang who hated Xiao Lou's copy and looked at him with tinted glasses... Objectively speaking, he is indeed nine points similar to Xiao Lou.

It's just that he is very obedient in front of His Majesty, like a well-behaved pet.

But who can be sure that pets will not bite people in turn?

**

That night, Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou sneaked into the archives room where the palace kept documents and searched.

There is no record about Xiao Lou's serious illness in childhood, and there is no record about the duplicant. If His Majesty hadn't let Yu Hanjiang see Xiao Lou's replica with his own eyes that day, the people in the palace would not even know that there were actually two His Royal Highnesses.

Also struggling were Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci. That night, Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci put on invisibility cloaks and sneaked into the military building together to find the military's confidential documents and orders issued in the past year, but they couldn't find anything related to them. Any information related to the "secret mission" is as if they really had a dream.

The next morning, Yu Hanjiang and Lu Jiuchuan exchanged information.

Lu Jiuchuan thought Xiao Lou's speculation was reasonable. He said: "The mission we are going to carry out may involve the core secrets of the Imperial Army. Maybe there is a clone base in the remote Silt No Man's Land. I told Tang Ci and several senior officers of the Sharp Arrow Corps all lost their memory, which is definitely man-made."

Xiao Lou thoughtfully said: "Selective amnestics... Could it be Brother Jiu and Mr. Tang, you have received advanced hypnosis?"

Lu Jiuchuan was stunned: "Hypnotism?"

Xiao Loudao: "There is a deep hypnotherapy that allows people to selectively forget some painful experiences. This is also a common method for treating post-traumatic stress syndrome. In today's interstellar era, technology is so advanced that humans can clone Product...deep hypnosis, making people forget a special memory, should not be difficult to achieve."

Lu Jiuzhou pressed his temple with a headache: "If you are hypnotized, you will remember it one day, right? This part of the memory is not deleted, but fell into a deep sleep temporarily. Is that what it means?"

Xiao Lou nodded: "Yes. Usually, to regain the memory forgotten by hypnosis, a certain situational stimulus is needed. Therefore, Brother Nine, your previous suggestion is also correct, maybe you really need to go to the same place again. Go to Hilt's no-man's land, maybe you can remember what happened there in a familiar environment."

Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci looked at each other, and the latter said: "After this birthday, brother Jiu and I will find a way to get back that memory. The most important thing at present is the birthday party of His Highness the Prince."

Yu Hanjiang said: "By the way, there is good news. Shao Qingge and Ye Qi will also come to the birthday party. They have both the King of Insect Cards on them. When the time comes, Brother Nine, you can contact Mr. Shao. Find a time to get in touch first." Heal Mr. Tang's leg."

Lu Jiuchuan was overjoyed: "That would be great."

Another day passed peacefully, and everyone had no additional gains. The current clues are not clear enough, and all conclusions are just their speculations.

The next day will be His Royal Highness's birthday banquet.

Xiao Lou put on the white military uniform of the Royal Guards again, ate something casually during dinner time to fill his stomach, and followed Yu Hanjiang out of the palace.

Yu Hanjiang found an empty corner, used his thumb card to shrink Xiao Lou again, and stuffed it into his pocket.

His Majesty asked him to stay in the twin wombs to protect Xiao Lou, so it was difficult for Yu Hanjiang to show up at the birthday party in public. He borrowed Lu Jiuchuan's [Mask] card, replaced it with the face of a soldier named "Ebner" who was on duty tonight, brought Xiao Lou back to the palace, and knocked the soldier unconscious Tied up in the room, and then came to the dinner party instead of the other party.

The place where the dinner was held was called Bailu Palace. It was a palace specially used by the imperial family to entertain distinguished guests. The soldiers of the Royal Guard stood outside the palace to protect the safety of the participants.

Yu Hanjiang knew the arrangement of the guards like the palm of his hand, so he walked over calmly and found a place to stand.

The banquet will officially begin at seven o'clock in the evening.

After six o'clock, guests in twos and threes went through multiple security checks and entered the palace, and the gun on Lu Jiuchuan's waist was also taken off by the guards at the gate of the palace. In order to ensure the safety of the banquet, all guests are not allowed to carry any weapons tonight.

Not long after, Shao Qingge and Ye Qi also came in.

Ye Qi was wearing the military uniform of the Ninth Military Academy, looking very energetic, he followed behind Shao Qingge, and said as he walked, "Father, is the prince down yet?"

Xiao Lou: "..."

Xiaoye's father is so fluent!

Shao Qingge said with a smile: "He is the protagonist tonight, so he will definitely appear on the stage according to the time. Let's go in first."

Yu Hanjiang changed his face, and Xiao Lou hid in Yu Hanjiang's pocket, so when Shao Qingge and Ye Qi passed in front of them, they didn't stop, obviously they didn't recognize them.

Long Sen is His Majesty's guard, and will definitely appear with His Majesty.

Did Qu Wanyue come in?

At this moment, Yu Hanjiang noticed with sharp eyes that a tree not far away shook slightly, as if a gust of wind had blown it, but the other trees around did not move.

——It was Qu Wanyue, she used the chameleon card to infiltrate the palace, and she had already integrated into the environment.

Yu Hanjiang said to Xiao Lou with a tacit understanding: "Qu Wanyue is over there."

"I see." Xiao Lou paused, and suddenly asked, "I'll see that person soon, right?"

"Well. There is someone exactly like yourself, you have to be mentally prepared."

"I'm still curious, how much does he resemble me?"

The next moment, Xiao Lou was speechless.

Through the gap in Yu Hanjiang's pocket, he saw a person surrounded by guards facing

Walk here slowly.

The man was wearing an exquisite and luxurious white royal dress, with a slight smile in his eyes. He was handsome, tall and tall, and his gestures showed the elegance and calmness of the royal family.

The point is that the face, figure, and even the smile are all exactly the same as Xiao Lou.

Xiao Lou thought in a daze that he saw another self walking out of the mirror.

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