Chapter 223

Listening to the Xia Sisters' description, Li Boyong immediately felt a headache coming on.

According to them, they woke up to find themselves in a military jeep outside the estate.

Their original clothes had also been changed into the military uniforms they were wearing, and several people in similar uniforms were standing around the vehicle.

For the Xia Sisters, although Shihe had revealed some information about traveling between worlds, facing such a magical event for the first time—and without the presence of their teacher and the others—they were inevitably a bit anxious.

The Xia Sisters exchanged a glance, got out of the jeep, and observed the surrounding environment.

Eventually, the bustling estate beyond the wall caught their attention, and the sisters decided to enter the estate to see what was going on, thinking that perhaps their teacher and the others were inside.

However, their actions drew the attention of the few people in similar uniforms nearby.

"Hey, where do you think you're going?" the silver-haired youth with a cold expression in the lead immediately barked, "The Colonel's order is to stand by here!"

"Exactly, don't go causing trouble for the Colonel." A woman wearing heavy makeup and the same uniform chimed in from the side.

But the Xia Sisters ignored them entirely and prepared to climb the wall directly.

After all, the two cold-natured sisters had no interest in how to integrate into their new identities; the important thing was to find their teacher first!

"Hey, don't joke around. The people inside are big shots; no matter how much the Colonel dotes on you, you can't just act recklessly!"

Seeing the Xia Sisters remained indifferent, another dark-skinned soldier immediately tried to grab Yulan's shoulder.

Then, in an instant, Yulan countered with a shoulder throw followed by a downward elbow strike, causing him to lose consciousness on the spot.

"Damn it, are these sisters broken?"

The silver-haired youth who spoke first saw his companion knocked down, complained, and came over with the heavily made-up female soldier, intending to deal with the "crazy" Xia Sisters.

But unfortunately, the Xia Sisters' hand-to-hand combat skills were extremely formidable, and they knocked the silver-haired youth and the made-up female soldier to the ground in short order.

Fortunately, Yufang, as the older sister, was ultimately more rational; given that both sides were wearing similar military uniforms, she specifically instructed her younger sister Yulan not to kill them.

Having dealt with the nuisances, the sisters climbed over the wall directly, and Li Boyong, who happened to be wandering nearby, saw the sisters descending from the sky.

After hearing the sisters' account, Li Boyong could basically confirm that they had just committed an act of assaulting their colleagues.

However, being able to successfully reunite with the Xia Sisters was a good thing; as for the assault on their colleagues, he would help resolve it when the time came.

"So, check if you have any ID cards or anything like that on you," Li Boyong asked.

The sisters searched all their pockets and found two ID cards. Li Boyong looked at them carefully; they were marked with the Xia Sisters' names and their assigned unit.

Xia Yufang, Xia Yulan...

Earth Alliance 81st Independent Mobile Group...

Isn't this Phantom Pain, the unit he is currently in?

Then things would be easy to handle; he was the military commander of Phantom Pain now, and as long as he helped cover it up, the matter would pass.

Just as he was about to chat with the sisters about the basic situation of this world, a group of security guards suddenly surrounded them.

Li Boyong roughly guessed that the estate's security personnel had discovered the Xia Sisters' intrusion, but he still maintained a righteous and confident demeanor, taking the lead to bark at the guards: "What's going on? What kind of behavior is this, being so panicked!"

The group of security guards looked at each other, clearly intimidated by Li Boyong.

Finally, a man in black, who appeared to be a team leader, stepped out. He glanced at Li Boyong's rank and gave a somewhat awkward military salute: "Report, signs of an intrusion were discovered here. Out of concern for the guests' safety, we came to investigate."

"It was probably some wild animal like a squirrel that accidentally triggered it."

Li Boyong casually found an excuse, clearly telling a bald-faced lie.

Although the security captain was immediately put in a difficult position, he could roughly guess what had happened; two ordinary female soldiers shouldn't have appeared here.

But given the special status of the Major before him, he dared not state directly that the other party's subordinates had invaded the estate and triggered the security system.

After all, he knew a bit about the information on important guests; the 81st Independent Mobile Group was a privileged unit, and the guys in it were not to be trifled with, not to mention the other party held the rank of Colonel.

"Alright, situation resolved. I have some urgent military business to attend to outside; I will explain it to the owner of the estate myself later."

Li Boyong took the opportunity to provide a way out, leading the Xia Sisters through the crowd and walking toward the outside of the estate.

Seeing this, the security guards breathed a sigh of relief and reported to the security director that the situation had been resolved and there were no other anomalies.

Li Boyong led the Xia Sisters out of the estate and all the way to the scene of the brawl outside the wall, where they saw the nuisances the Xia Sisters had mentioned.

The three soldiers seemed to have regained consciousness and were helping each other move toward their vehicles, with two military jeeps parked on the side of the road.

"Colonel!"

The appearance of Li Boyong and the Xia Sisters was also noticed by the three.

The three soldiers, supporting each other, endured the pain in their bodies and saluted Li Boyong.

And Li Boyong also took the opportunity to see the faces of the three people opposite him...

The cool and handsome silver-haired youth, the heavily made-up female soldier, and a dark-skinned one.

This combination seems a bit familiar!

Although he couldn't remember their specific names, weren't these three the Earth Alliance pilots from the side story Stargazer?

Come to think of it, these three guys were indeed pilots for Phantom Pain; the animation even showed that the three had once intersected with the main storyline in Berlin.

"I roughly know what happened. I'll handle this matter after we go back. For now, the five of you continue to execute the standby order here; we'll talk when I return later."

Li Boyong directly used his authority as a superior to suppress any potential complaints.

"Understood!"

Upon hearing this, the three immediately saluted, indicating they accepted the order, as if nothing had just happened.

He remembered that these three had been raised by Blue Cosmos since childhood as weapons for fighting against Coordinators; now it seems their obedience is indeed very strong.

Seeing this, Li Boyong nodded with satisfaction, then turned to the Xia Sisters and said: "You two stand by here; we'll talk when I return later."

Finally, Li Boyong gave a word of caution not to fight again, then turned back to the estate.

The Xia Sisters were settled, but Li Boyong searched the estate again, and Shihe was still nowhere to be found.

He had no choice but to return to the banquet hall inside the mansion and find Wang Liumei.

"I found the Xia Sisters. Their identities should be my subordinates, but it's not appropriate for them to come in here, so I left them outside. It seems Shihe is indeed not in this vicinity; if that's the case, our analysis might be correct."

He said softly to Wang Liumei, who was beside him, while holding a plate.

"Although I'm still a bit worried about Sister Shihe, it's good news to confirm that Yufang and Yulan have successfully reunited," Wang Liumei nodded in response.

After a pause, Wang Liumei continued: "However, today's occasion doesn't seem suitable for a deep conversation. Why don't we find a suitable opportunity to meet again another day? For these few days, let's each clarify the situation of our new identities."

Li Boyong looked at the bustling venue and the gazes everyone was casting toward Wang Liumei, indicating that this was the only way.

"Then, see you later, Colonel Neo Roanoke."

Wang Liumei picked up a piece of pastry with her plate, turned her head, and smiled at Li Boyong.

"Alright, Miss Liumei Wang Lopez."

Li Boyong raised an eyebrow, teased her, and turned to leave.