Chapter 370 Kidnapping Technology MAX
Chapter 370 Kidnapping Technology MAX
The boarding tower was attacked... How could I not know this?
“I guess I understand a little bit.”
After looking at the princess in his arms who was talking excitedly, Leon said tentatively:
"I heard from my friends in the police department that they have been working overtime like crazy recently. Many civilian staff have been pulled out to patrol every day, looking for the criminals who attacked the boarding tower and the things lost in the Kingdom of Korok... Does this matter affect you too?"
“It’s a huge impact!”
The princess nodded and frowned slightly.
"The identities of the suspects who attacked the boarding tower have been basically confirmed. They should be the gang members who tried to assassinate me many times before and burned down the Lowther Arcade. All the damage they did in the past was not as troublesome as this one.
This time they made too much trouble, causing the Kingdom of Korok to continue to put pressure on us. If we still can't come up with a satisfactory result within a month or two, it will definitely have an impact on normal trade.
But... the burning down of the boarding tower is not entirely a bad thing."
When she said this, the Queen sighed with a slightly complicated expression:
"Since the beginning of last year, I have been working with the Minister of Defense to clean up the military, cut redundant troops, reduce miscellaneous expenses, and replace outdated weapons and equipment.
But even with the cooperation of your Ryan family, it still didn't go smoothly. The resistance was greater than I imagined. However, once the boarding tower incident happened, most of the reform proposals that were previously blocked were actually restarted.
It was probably because the heavily guarded boarding tower was burned down that some people finally felt the crisis and had to give up some of their benefits to ensure their own safety...
Haha, some people are like this. If they are not cold or hungry, they will just lie in the car with their eyes closed. Only when the cold air comes in through the car window and their lips turn blue, will they reluctantly get out of the car and give it a push! "
After complaining about the short-sightedness of the kingdom's top leaders with a look of resentment on her face, the princess, who had been holding a lot of anger in for the past few days, finally felt a little relieved.
"My dear, you are so nice~"
After curling up in the warm embrace behind her to warm up her body, Princess Veronica took Leon's hand and raised her head, blinking her eyes and saying:
"I have been holding these words in my heart for a long time, but it is inappropriate to tell anyone. Fortunately, you can listen to me... When are you going to marry me?"
"..."
No, why are we back to the topic again?
The sudden urging to get married made Leon's scalp numb, and he refused with a headache:
"Well, Your Highness Veronica, I've thought about it carefully these past few days and found that you and I are not actually suitable for each other, so can we not have the previous engagement..."
"sure."
???
What did you say? You agreed? So happy?
After hearing Princess Veronica's straightforward reply, Leon's expression was slightly startled. While he felt a little relieved, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
"As I said before, the final decision on our relationship is up to you. I won't force it."
After slightly restraining the smile on her face, the princess who had just leaned on Leon's arms sat up straight, lowered her eyebrows, and said indifferently:
"Also, even if I have a special status, I am also a normal woman. I have self-respect. Although I do have a crush on you and am willing to approach you again and again, I am not without any bottom line.
Leon, I don't like to force people. Since you have made a decision, I should also... let go. If I still cling to you at this point, it would be too embarrassing. I can't do such a thing. "
"..."
Feel sorry……
Feeling the princess's slightly cold hand in his palm, Leon couldn't help but feel a strong sense of guilt.
After all, the cause of this matter was on my side. Although Princess Veronica had some other purposes, she was indeed very proactive. On the contrary, I was constantly pushing her away because of her identity as a princess and the troubles that this identity brought. So no matter how you look at it, it was me who was sorry for her, not her for me.
"Excuse me……"
After sincerely apologizing, Leon tried to make amends and said:
"If in the future..."
"There is no future. You will never see me again."
Princess Veronica turned her head slightly to avoid Leon's sight, then reached out to wipe the corners of her eyes, and said softly with tears in her eyes:
"If there is no engagement between you and me, I will definitely be married off in the future, either to the Kingdom of Morna, the Kingdom of Hessen, or the Kingdom of Alesund... In short, I will not stay in the capital anymore.
As for my future, I will most likely marry someone I have never met, and then because of the interests between kingdoms, I will be ignored by my future husband and live a lonely life in a palace that is colder than your heart.
If in the future, the country I marry into goes to war with the kingdom, I may suffer humiliation, or even be hanged by my own husband, cursing my own tragic fate, and dying in despair and pain..."
"..."
"Don't worry, this has nothing to do with you. My miserable life is not caused by you, and you don't have to feel guilty. I... I just..."
After she said a few words of weak comfort to Leon, big tears rolled down from the corners of Princess Veronica's eyes. She hurriedly reached out to wipe them away, but for some reason, the more she wiped away the tears on her face, the more she cried.
"I just... just feel a little regretful..."
After finding that she couldn't stop crying, Veronica gave up covering her tears and turned her head away, pursed her lips and said in a trembling voice:
"Obviously...obviously everything is starting to get better. The military reform has been pushed forward, and I'm also working on resolving the issues at the Ministry of Road Administration. The financial issues that have been stuck for a long time have also started to unravel recently.
From now on, as long as I proceed step by step, I will have the opportunity to completely change the kingdom, make ordinary people's lives no longer so difficult, make the kingdom strong again, and no one will die in the war anymore.
After I leave, it will be hard to find someone to take over. Joshua is useless, and if the kingdom falls into his hands, it will probably be controlled by the Minister of Finance and the Queen, and will continue to be a tool for the nobles and big businessmen to exploit ordinary people...
"Ouch... obviously... obviously just a little bit away!"
"..."
"It's okay, you don't have to worry about it."
After wiping the corners of her eyes again, the tearful princess clenched her fists and said softly with red eyes:
"No one will blame you. You have your own life. There is no need to marry a very beautiful woman whom you don't love for the sake of others' happiness.
Leon, you don't have to feel guilty. No matter if it's me who will be alone for the rest of my life or those who lost the chance to change their fate because of my departure, we won't blame you, you...
Why are you holding my hand? Do you regret it? Do you want to hold my hand again and spend the rest of your life with me?"
"..."
I really admire you... How can you talk so much nonsense without batting an eyelid?
With a dark face, he pried open the princess' fingers and snatched the crumpled onion slices from them. Then, he complained with a headache on his face:
"Your Highness, can't you be a little more sincere..."
(End of this chapter)