Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

"Cool! Cowboy Bebop is so cool!"

The one clapping was a very tall woman with wheat-colored skin and neat short hair. At her side was an exoskeleton armor that she had just taken off. On the chest of the armor was the mark of the Eastern Front.

The women cheered like fangirls.

Duan Mingyuan was the first to treat the security guard who was attacked on the back of the head. He recognized the other person at a glance.

4423, originally the security consultant for their room.

This was definitely the most disastrous trip he had ever had. First, he had diarrhea for no apparent reason for the entire day, and then there was no paper in the toilet. The intercom also malfunctioned inexplicably, and it was not until the security personnel counted the number of people at night that they found him in the toilet.

Today was the first day for 4423 to step out of the shadows and regroup, but he just met his boss in the bar and was knocked down by a bottle.

After diagnosis, the injury on the back of the head was not serious, but Duan Mingyuan felt that 4423's inner trauma might not be so easy to heal.

In the worst case scenario, he may say goodbye to the security industry forever, quit his job after the summit and return to his hometown to farm.

Duan Mingyuan sent the security personnel back to their respective posts first. As soon as he walked over, he received the woman's hostile gaze. This gaze was very familiar to him. It was the same look she gave her imaginary rival in love - when a beautiful person of the opposite sex appeared around him, Jiu Yue would reveal such a look.

Perhaps due to its racial characteristics, the little fox has a strong sense of territory.

"Oh, you're here just in time, let's have a few drinks together."

When he saw Duan Mingyuan, Coyote Twelve started talking in a careless manner, and his speech was a little incoherent.

If other people saw this scene, they would definitely question the security of the Gear Hotel, and Mr. Coyote Twelve would probably win the title of the worst security of the year.

Coyote Twelve introduced, "This is my old friend Mocking Dove."

The only good news was that he still had a shred of sanity left and knew to use his subordinates' gas guns instead of pulling out his revolver and blowing up the entire floor with one shot.

When it comes to expressing hostility, the mockingdove is much more straightforward.

She frowned and took out two bottles of the strongest liquor, one for Duan Mingyuan and one for herself.

"Come on, let's compare."

She flicked open the bottle cap with her thumb and poured the liquor directly into her mouth.

He drank a bottle of wine in one breath, and didn't even blink when he finished it. He just wiped the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand and said, "It's your turn."

"Drink it, Lao Duan."

Coyote Twelve was obviously drunk and was enjoying the fun. "This is how the Eastern Front people make friends. If you can't even drink a bottle of wine, they will look down on you."

He had never drunk with Duan Mingyuan before, mainly because the little fox watched him closely and followed him around all the time.

However, judging from Duan Mingyuan's gentle appearance, he probably can't drink much.

"If you can't drink, I can help you."

"It doesn't matter."

When he first entered the workplace, Duan Mingyuan, like everyone else, had to attend various social events.

The success rate of projects at the dinner table is much higher than anywhere else.

Among this group of people, only Tang Qianqian had seen him at the drinking table. They would occasionally encounter difficult clients and try to get them drunk so as to gain an advantage in the project negotiations.

But in Tang Qianqian's words, Duan Mingyuan's drinking capacity is unlimited.

No one had ever seen him drunk like that.

No matter the opponent is one person, a group of people, or a whole room of people, the senior can get everyone drunk and leave without changing his expression.

Duan Mingyuan also opened the bottle cap and started drinking from the bottle in the same way as Chaojiu.

It has a cool and sweet taste when you take a bite.

This is the secret of Duan Mingyuan’s ability to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.

No matter how high the alcohol concentration is, it will become a drink when it reaches him.

September's treatment had left him with a dry mouth, and just as he was leaving the house, he received a report from the security personnel, who rushed over without even drinking water.

For Duan Mingyuan, there are only three kinds of wine in the world.

Iced tea, Sprite, and grape juice.

After drinking the "strong liquor" in the bottle in front of the two men, Duan Mingyuan placed the empty bottle on the table and said, "Tell me, why did you come here to drink in broad daylight?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 275 Heart Disease

When Duan Mingyuan got to know more deeply, he realized that Coyote Twelve and Mocking Jiu were facing emotional problems. Cowboy Bebop, who even flirted with the bionic lady in the lobby of the Gear Hotel, had always kept his distance from Mocking Jiu and subconsciously kept his distance even when he was drunk.

Although they had been friends for a long time, he repeatedly rejected Xiaojiu's invitations.

Mocking Dove's invitation to Coyote Twelve was not for the purpose of recruiting people. Duan Mingyuan heard other meanings from her words.

For example, I want to give this cowboy who is wandering alone in the universe a home.

Whenever the topic reaches this point, it ends in a bad mood.

Coyote Twelve always said that people like them might be gone one day, and he always joked that if Mockingjaw died in a war with the company, he would go to Mockingjaw's home planet on the Eastern Front and erect a tombstone for her in her hometown. If he died, Mockingjaw would only need to buy a cemetery on Anling Star.

It is the place where the souls of all the wanderers who have lost their hometowns are placed.

The people of Anling are proficient in the art of spiritualism and have produced many famous psychics in the universe. There is also an organization called the Soul Keepers who are responsible for looking after the souls of the deceased.

In this regard, Mocking Dove's comment is that Coyote Twelve is a **.

"I know I don't look that good. I have a scar on my face from when I beat up a company guy."

Mocking Dove said gloomily.

According to the customs of the ethnic groups on the Eastern Front, Duan Mingyuan drank the wine she handed him without changing his expression. Even though he was her friend, under the influence of alcohol, he said what he had been hiding in his heart.

She had a strong physique and was born to be a fighter. She had also observed the girls that Coyote Twelve liked to flirt with. Mocking Dove knew that she was not as gentle as them. She had tried to imitate the tone of those girls' speech when she was alone, and she almost disgusted herself to death.

What's more, she was a native Eastern Front girl, and she hoped that Coyote Twelve could accept her true self.

Stay together and smoke cigars, and drink until you pass out in the bar at night.

When faced with a battle, he is always the first to rush forward.

Such is the enthusiasm of the nations on the Eastern Front.

"But I didn't expect to lose to a man in the end."

Mocking Dove's eyes were somewhat resentful, "You say, this guy is actually going to be gay, right?"

When he said this, Coyote Twelve had already drunk himself to death. With his eyes closed, he lay unconscious on the table with his body twisted like a work of art.

"of course not."

Duan Mingyuan had to temporarily act as a psychologist. Fortunately, he had been with Jiu Yue for such a long time, so he knew a little about the awkward relationship between Coyote Twelve and Mocking Dove. "First of all, you have to have a clear understanding of yourself. You don't look ugly at all."

This is the truth. Mocking Dove only looks strong and muscular in physique, but she looks very heroic. The scar running across her lower eyelid makes her look like a female hero on the battlefield.

"I think he has been deliberately keeping his distance from you for other reasons."

"Then tell me, what is the reason?"

"Has he ever mentioned his future plans to you?"

,, "Damn it, you want to show off to me on purpose, right?"

Mocking Jiu had a stern face and slammed a bottle of liquor in front of Duan Mingyuan. "Drink!"

Duan Mingyuan finished the bottle of oolong tea again, and at the same time reduced the sugar content and added some refreshing taste of sour plum.

He also discovered that the people on the Eastern Front also had a sensitive and soft side deep in their hearts.

"Coyote Twelve said that one day he would return to Hot Sand Planet to find out the reason why the planet had transformed into a cocoon."

"Tsk, I thought it was no big deal. If he wants to go back to that damn place, I can go with him. It's just a 'Death Star'. We can just drive the fleet to their star zone."

"That, I guess, is the problem."

Duan Mingyuan said.

In his opinion, the reason why Coyote Twelve deliberately kept a distance from Mocking Dove was because he understood the enthusiasm of Mocking Dove and the people on the Eastern Front. If he boarded Mocking Dove's ship, even if it was through mountains of swords and seas of fire, Mocking Dove would drive her fleet to the sky above Hot Sand Star without blinking an eye.

But Hot Sand Planet is not a resort. Several years ago, the entire surface of the planet turned into sand. Coyote Twelve witnessed with his own eyes the scene of his compatriots turning into sand from the inside out and then being blown away by the wind. Today, the "Hot Sand Plague" is still spreading on the surface of Hot Sand Planet, making it a dead planet with no signs of life.

Disease is an invisible enemy that not even Cowboy Bebop can do anything about.

"He didn't want to board your ship because he didn't want you to get involved in the affairs of Hot Sand Planet."

Even though Coyote XII calls himself Cowboy Bebop and thinks he's the freest man in the entire universe, it's hard to find anyone in this universe who has lost more than him.

Because of his deep-seated obsession, Mockingbird's fleet was at risk of being infected by the Hot Sand Plague and suffered unnecessary losses. This was definitely not what a cowboy would do.

"What about you? Is he willing to drag you, who he has only known for a few days, to die?"

“That was his plan after retirement.”

Duan Mingyuan shook his head and said, "Perhaps one day he will suddenly disappear from the Ranger, leave a long letter as a farewell, drive away the aircraft on the ship, and go to Hot Sand Planet alone."

Alone, he landed the spacecraft on the surface of the mother planet and took a new look at the desolate and barren land.

This is also the romance of Cowboy Bebop.

It's clear from the way Coyote Twelve deals with Arctus that he's a man who seeks romance, ending it with a bang, TV-style, rather than dragging unrelated people into a journey that's bound to end badly.

"Wait a minute, let me sort this out."

Chaojiu held her forehead with her left hand. The alcohol made her a little dizzy, and Duan Mingyuan said something she had never thought of.

She didn't have so many twists and turns in her mind. If Coyote Twelve became her vice captain, he would be her family. How could a mere "Death Star" stop the people on the Eastern Front?

After thinking hard but to no avail, Chaojiu simply threw the question to Duan Mingyuan, "What exactly did you mean by what you just said?"

"What I mean is that you have completely misunderstood. He doesn't think you are ugly, nor does he have any problem with your sexual orientation."

Duan Mingyuan summarized the case, "It is precisely because of his concern for you that he does not want you to be involved in the affairs of Hot Sand Star. This means that you have a very special meaning in his heart."

"So...what do you suggest?"

Mojiu asked. She began to believe Duan Mingyuan's title of miracle doctor.

"he's drunk."

Duan Mingyuan glanced at the completely unconscious Coyote Twelve and said, "The security director's room is on the 12th floor. His room card is in the inside pocket of his clothes. Maybe someone should take him back to his room to rest."

"I see."

Mocking Dove understood something. She stood up, put on her exoskeleton armor, and then easily carried Coyote Twelve on her shoulders. Before leaving, she asked again to confirm, "You mean, he likes me."

"Yes."

"Not lying?"

"I don't lie."

"Then I understand."

As long as this matter is confirmed, Mockingjay will naturally have a plan for the next step.

The Eastern Front peoples only wanted a clear answer.

And today, she got the answer she had always wanted.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 276 Anemone

When Coyote Twelve brought the next message, the afternoon meeting was already coming to an end.

Blue Star approved the application for the Sixteen-Star Summit with a unanimous vote, becoming the first new star to join the council in recent decades. As a representative, the Third Prince expressed his vision for future peaceful development and mutual benefit with all planets.

All news media in the universe made this news the headlines at the first opportunity. By that evening, the entire universe knew the name of the third prince.

A young diplomat with mature political ideas.

The third prince left the venue surrounded by the crowd. The directors from other planets had already reserved private rooms in the banquet hall. They did not want to waste the dinner process. In the following time, they could communicate with the young prince on future trade cooperation and political stance.

After waking up, Coyote Twelve also actively communicated with Duan Mingyuan.

"You f**king bastard!"

The moment the phone was connected, the familiar curses came out.