Chapter 77

Sunlight streamed through the window, scattering across the room.

On the big bed, Qin Miao slowly opened his eyes; he had originally wanted to sleep a bit longer, but he felt stifled.

In the next moment, Qin Miao saw a face right before him; people of this era didn't wear much makeup, that delicate visage, skin as smooth as could be, those long eyelashes, and that small, refined nose…

His upper body was embraced by the girl, and his lower body was straddled by her long leg, leaving him completely unable to move.

Thus, Qin Miao could only slowly lower his hand, trying to move the girl's leg aside.

It seemed she felt something, as Chu Miaomiao also slowly opened her eyes, and then…

"San Shui bro, sleep a little longer," Chu Miaomiao said, then hugged him tighter, but…

In the next moment, she seemed to suddenly wake up, her arms and legs whooshing away.

Her face grew even redder; how could she have done that? It must have been an unconscious movement in her sleep, utterly unconscious!

Qin Miao sat up, then walked toward the bathroom.

A few minutes later, when Qin Miao came out, the bed was already tidied, and Chu Miaomiao was sitting at the dressing table, examining herself in the mirror; hearing Qin Miao emerge, her body involuntarily twitched.

"Sigh!"

"What's wrong?"

"I still wanted to sleep a bit longer!"

"San Shui bro, then you… continue."

At that moment, it seemed they heard talking in the room, and a voice came from the doorway.

"Qin, my friend, are you up? How did you rest last night?"

Qin Miao walked to the door and opened it to see.

"Hasan?"

"Hmm, Qin, if you're up, we'll go get breakfast, and after eating, the palace side would like to invite you as a guest."

"The palace? No thanks, I don't want to go; today I still want to tour other sights with my wife."

"No, no, you… you must go, Hasan, do you remember what happened last night?"

"Last night we drank, then went back to our rooms to sleep; what's up?"

"While drinking… you gave us a detailed description of the Truck Cannon and invited us to go together to the East to see it."

What?

Qin Miao's face changed instantly: "What nonsense are you spouting? What is a Truck Cannon? I don't know anything about it!"

Having said that, Qin Miao wanted to close the door.

"I knew your drunken words might be forgotten; look, this is what it is."

Hasan produced the pledge that Qin Miao had written.

Qin Miao's face darkened: "No, no, what handwriting is this? It's terrible; it's definitely not mine, Hasan—you must have drunk too much last night. Where did this paper come from? I have no idea."

Just then, a middle-aged man walked over.

"Mr. Qin, I am the person in charge of equipment procurement for the Yatuo army; my name is Hashim, and I came especially after hearing Hasan's words." Hashim smiled: "Rest assured, the Eastern government won't blame you, after all…"

"What do you mean you won't blame me? You'll just kill me!" Qin Miao was flustered: "That's classified military technology; I only found out by secretly looking at the documents my father brought back. You may not realize that in the East, leakers are executed outright! It's over, over—you're going to ruin me this time, and my father has been screwed over by you as well."

Seeing Qin Miao's state, Hashim believed him about eighty percent; the East really does have such a superweapon, but is unwilling to bring it out…

"Mr. Qin, rest assured, Yatuo will protect you…"

"You don't know jack! Your involvement will only make them think I'm in cahoots with you, which will be even more trouble… It's over, totally over! If I go back, I'll surely be arrested and jailed—done for, done for!"

Qin Miao's anxious look seemed genuine, so Chu Miaomiao hurried out: "San Shui bro, San Shui bro! Don't worry, my dad is the Capital's Mayor; he'll definitely protect us!"

"He might protect you, but I… I'm done for, done for!"

Qin Miao's gaze was dazed and helpless… then he plopped down onto the ground.

A spoiled rich kid, traveling abroad with his new wife, spending money whose source is unknown—perhaps embezzled—then… a major leak occurs, the country can't be returned to, and family members might be implicated… At this point, Hashim was completely convinced that Qin Miao was telling the truth.

"Qin…" Hasan beside him tried to offer a few words of comfort, but Qin Miao's icy glare silenced him.

"Qin! Rest assured, if the East truly won't have you, come to our Yituo! My father will give you asylum! Besides, Yituo and the East established diplomatic relations in the 1950s; we're all good friends of the Third World!"

Wudai stepped forward: "You Easterners really do have that superweapon; we want to purchase it, so you should open your doors wide to supply us!"

Beside him, Kuse spoke weakly: "Qin, you could actually pretend to know nothing; when we go to the East, we'll just say we heard the news from Dr. Bu'er."

That sentence shows just how clever this guy Kuse is!

Qin Miao sighed, no wonder Wudai can't beat Kuse… but… Kuse won't have a good ending either, given his father is a blockhead.

"Hmm, that idea works!" Qin Miao said: "Whatever you know about the Truck Cannon project has nothing to do with me! It's all leaked by Dr. Bu'er!"

Parting the clouds to see the sun, Qin Miao finally felt cheerful: "Lagha Dan Palace is also famous, wife, let's go check it out!"

His joy and anger were plainly visible, with no guile; it seems these actions weren't deliberate on his part—he's just a spoiled rich kid from the East, no different from Yatuo royalty or the offspring of officials from neighboring countries.

This also shows the Truck Cannon project definitely exists, its performance is truly not bad—we must buy it! Not only Yituo should buy it, Yatuo can also purchase a batch! The surrounding Sha-so-and-so, Ketuos and such can also buy a batch; good brothers ought to go on a shopping spree together!

The high-tech displayed in the Gulf War woke the Easterners and let the whole world know how future wars should be fought; but for now, for ordinary countries, it's still army-centric, and for armies, artillery is the most important weapon!

So, we must buy it!

Back then, Yatuo and Batuo were one; later, under the British's push, this land was split in two. When the kingdom was first established, there was no palace, so they built the first one, naming it Lagha Dan Palace.

It sits at the highest point of the city center in Yatuo's capital, overlooking the whole capital; its architecture blends Umayyad, Mamluk, and Ottoman styles.

Its grand doors, arched windows, exquisite marble pillars… Chu Miaomiao linked arms with Qin Miao as they entered the palace, her heart full of feeling; following San Shui bro out, it's both tourism and undertaking great deeds—this will be the loveliest memory henceforth!

At the doorway stood a young man who enthusiastically greeted them: "Welcome, both of you, as guests to the Yatuo palace!"

Qin Miao glanced at him, feeling impressed; the reception's standard is truly high!