A week later, the Trinity siblings were at a loss in their last stronghold. No one contacted them, and there were no supplies. They had reached the brink of collapse.
"Damn it! Big brother! Let's not wait anymore! Let's go solo!" Michael said irritably.
"That's right! Johann, our food is almost gone. Even if we don't go solo, we have to go and grab some food, right?" Nena chimed in.
"..." Johann pinched the bridge of his nose, his head aching. They were Gundam Meisters, existing only to eradicate war, but now he felt that the three siblings had been abandoned. He was tempted by Michael and Nena's suggestions. Anyway, Laguna Harvey's mission for them was just to destroy bases around the world. They could choose this kind of target themselves, without any instructions.
But... if they acted without authorization, wouldn't everything they had insisted on before be shattered? What meaning would they have without being Gundam Meisters?
"Big brother! Don't hesitate! Let's do it!"
"Yeah, yeah! Michael is right. There's a Human Reform League base not far away. Let's just wipe them out and at least grab some supplies."
"...Okay, we..."
To survive, to let his younger brother and sister survive, Johann had no other choice. He was about to agree to Michael and Nena's proposal, but just then, the door of the stronghold opened from the outside.
"Oh my, what a sorry state." Wang Liu Mei walked in with Hong Long.
"It's you! Wang Liu Mei!" The Trinity siblings, who considered themselves members of [Celestial Being], naturally recognized Wang Liu Mei, but the fact that she suddenly appeared at their stronghold was too strange, making them have to deal with it carefully.
Michael even drew his sword directly to confront her: "What are you doing here?"
"Laguna Harvey has been identified as a traitor and has been executed. I'm here to take over his work." Wang Liu Mei said with her signature fake smile.
"What!?" The three siblings were already, although Michael and Nena had been joking about Laguna Harvey's death during this time, even cursing him to die sooner, but now that he was really dead, they were still at a loss. Everything they had now was given to them by Laguna Harvey: the Gundams, the identity of Gundam Meisters, the meaning of living...
Now that Laguna Harvey was dead, where should they go?
"What exactly is your purpose?" Johann also drew his gun and pointed it at Wang Liu Mei, questioning her. He was the most mature of the three. Wang Liu Mei was the head of the [Celestial Being] organization's intelligence agency. Her sudden appearance at this time, and telling them the news of Laguna Harvey's death, made Johann have to suspect Wang Liu Mei's intentions.
"Miss." Hong Long shielded Wang Liu Mei behind him.
"It's okay, brother." Wang Liu Mei comforted him and told Hong Long to step back. Influenced by Myer, Wang Liu Mei no longer treated Hong Long as a servant, but was slowly regaining the brother-sister relationship hidden deep in her heart, slowly recalling the memories of when she was a child and Hong Long would always take the blame and be punished for her mistakes, always protecting her.
"I said, I'm here to take over Laguna Harvey's work. From today onwards, I will be in charge of commanding the [Trinity] team." Wang Liu Mei said to the three with a smile.
"How can we trust you?" Johann asked.
"You have no other choice but to trust me, do you?" Wang Liu Mei retorted to Johann.
"..." Johann was silent, his expression becoming quite ugly.
Wang Liu Mei was right. They were now on the verge of desperation. Apart from Wang Liu Mei, no one could help them. But Johann also thought of Yang Hui's pronouncement on them before, and asked: "Myer has already expelled us from [Celestial Being]. Is what you're doing also a betrayal?"
"Myer did make such a pronouncement, but the [Celestial Being] organization is too big. It's not Myer who calls the shots alone. I was ordered by other high-level officials to come and contact you." Wang Liu Mei bluffed.
"I see..." Johann pondered slightly, and also put down his gun.
It wasn't that Wang Liu Mei had gained their trust, but that Johann had no choice but to trust Wang Liu Mei, because only in this way could they affirm their actions all along, and only then could they be sure that they were still Gundam Meisters.
"...Then what should we do next?" Johann asked.
"Your stronghold is no longer safe. Prepare to move. There is a Human Reform League military base less than 100 kilometers from here. Your current mission is to completely destroy that base, and then go to this coordinate. That's where I've prepared a new secret stronghold for you. Supplies and everything else are ready." Wang Liu Mei assigned the task while sending the coordinates of the base and the coordinates of the new stronghold to them.
Johann looked at the information received by the PAD and nodded: "I understand. We'll prepare and set off immediately."
"Then I'll take my leave. I won't come looking for you again in the future. Missions will be sent to you through an encrypted channel. Please pay attention to check them."
After saying that, Wang Liu Mei bowed slightly and left with Hong Long.
"Johann, I don't trust her." After Wang Liu Mei left, Nena said directly. She didn't know if it was because Wang Liu Mei was prettier than her or because she was only a little older than them but was giving them orders, but it made Nena very unhappy.
"But we have no other choice now. We can only listen to her." Johann said.
"Tch, one day I'll kill her..." Seeing that Johann had already decided, Nena could only mutter in a low voice.
"Everyone, prepare. We're leaving immediately. Set the self-destruct program before we go."
"Understood!" X2
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After leaving the [Trinity] team's stronghold, Hong Long did not dare to delay at all and quickly took Wang Liu Mei away, because he was afraid that the Trinity siblings would attack them after learning the truth.
"Miss, you really can't do this next time. Myer said that you only need to communicate with them remotely. Why did you have to make a trip yourself?" Hong Long questioned.
"If I don't come in person, the credibility won't be high. Yang Hui's plan is about to reach its end. I don't want to make a mistake because I'm afraid of death, and I still have you to protect me, don't I?" Wang Liu Mei explained.
"But... alas, you've changed, Liu Mei."
"You've changed too, brother. Isn't that the charm of Yang Hui? He rarely forces the people around him to change, but he has been influencing us to change in the direction he hopes." Wang Liu Mei laughed.
Hearing this, even Hong Long, who was not good at smiling, raised a faint, imperceptible arc at the corner of his mouth. Thinking of the man who called him "brother-in-law," Hong Long, like Wang Liu Mei, felt that such a person did have a magical charm that made people subconsciously change themselves and become better and better.
"But speaking of which, the Trinity siblings are really pitiful, living in lies until the very end." Wang Liu Mei said with emotion as she looked at the clouds outside the window.
Hong Long didn't say a word. Pitiful? Maybe, but who isn't pitiful among all the people struggling to live in this world?
"Miss, are you sure they will be eliminated?" Hong Long asked.
"Yang Hui, Sumeragi and VEDA's joint calculation, the probability reaches 90%. After all, that base is..."
(End of this chapter)