Mage Veigar

Chapter 201 Killing to establish authority

Leighton Rodney began to panic.

Pointing weapons at ordinary officers could be considered self-defense, but pointing weapons at the holder of the Imperial Wings would definitely not be an excuse, especially since the other party was a senior reserve officer.

If this big hat is taken off.

Not only will the Rodney family suffer, but even the entire aristocratic class may be directly destroyed by the imperial high-ranking officials on the pretext of something. How can he be worthy of the glory of his ancestors?

What to do now?
I am the fish on the chopping board and there is no other way except to counter the opponent's moves.

Layton stepped forward and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Vega.

Vega saw Silis standing beside him, and said to Layton with a look of understanding, "It seems that you are the owner of this place?"

"Yes, I am Leighton Rodney, the patriarch of the Rodney family."

Vega snorted, then questioned in front of everyone: "Mr. Layton, your guards intended to assassinate the Imperial officer who holds the Imperial Wings High Medal. I think I need an explanation."

Layton wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "My little brother... Sir, I think I can explain this matter."

"How do you explain it?"

Vega looked at Layton with a half-smile, it seemed that this show of power had worked.

When Layton heard that Vega was willing to listen to his explanation, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Sir, our Luo family Deni has always been law-abiding. How could we do such a thing as assassinating an imperial officer? This is completely on the initiative of these people, trying to frame our family."

"Oh? Is that really true?"

Vega's tone turned cold, and this sentence made Layton completely panic.

He wanted to continue explaining something, but after opening his mouth, he gave up completely because he knew that if the top leaders of the empire were really ready to take action against the old aristocratic forces, then any extra explanation would be useless now.

Invariably.

The onlookers seemed to be afraid of getting into trouble and suddenly moved away from Layton.

Seeing Layton's expression again, Vega knew that the time was almost right, so he glanced at Celis and signaled her to proceed according to the plan. This was also the best time to help Layton out.

“Veiga, stop messing around.”

Silis suddenly stepped forward, touched Vega's head affectionately in front of everyone, and then pretended to be angry and said: "Look at you, you scared father, apologize now."

"So this old man is your father, Celis."

Vega said with a look of sudden enlightenment: "Chief Layton, I'm so sorry. Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier that he was Silis's father, I wouldn't have blamed you for Silis' sake."

Intentionally or unintentionally, Vega has been highlighting the existence of Silis.

However, this sudden sharp turn made everyone unable to react for a while.

One moment he was looking for trouble, and the next moment he was showing deep affection and loyalty. What on earth is this kid here for?

"Sorry sorry..."

Layton, who was also in a daze, looked at Silis. He also needed an explanation.

Qi Lisi understood, and a smile appeared on her lips: "Father, this is Captain Vega Kalini, the owner of the Imperial Wings and a student of the Central Military Academy's Elite Department. He is also the person your daughter is in love with."

"what?!"

Layton's voice rose several decibels.

An expression of disbelief appeared on his face. He simply couldn't believe that his daughter, who had always obeyed him since she was a child, would actually make such a big decision on her own. Was she going to disobey his orders?
If you put it in normal times.

Celis would be scared when she saw Dulayton's angry expression, but now she was nothing but happy. No matter how many times she disobeyed her father and her family, she always felt happy.

But Layton's anger came and went quickly.

The reason he was angry was that Silis disobeyed his orders, not that he was angry that Silis was in love with Vega.

After Celis introduced Vega's identity, Layton keenly realized that Vega's value was far higher than Cologne's.

If Qi Lisi could marry a senior officer in the reserve, then when the empire is really ready to take action against the old noble forces, the Rodney family might be able to survive the disaster with the help of Vega. So he immediately greeted him warmly, "Captain Vega, is what my daughter said true?"

“Of course.” Vega smiled and gave an affirmative answer.

When Veigar gave an affirmative answer, there was a lot of noise around him.

"The Rodney family is about to rise. They actually caught such a potential stock."

"Ms. Silis's scheming... Tsk tsk, she didn't even let a child go."

"In order to rise up, the Rodney family really did everything they could."

"I just feel sorry for that officer. He was only about 10 years old, and he was deceived."

Of course, Layton heard the surrounding discussions clearly. He was afraid that the night would be too long and he said immediately: "Captain Vega, since you and my daughter are already in love, when are you going to get married?"

"Marriage is not an option for now."

Vega pointed at himself and said, "Although the Empire has no clear regulations, according to convention, you still need to wait until you are over 16 to get married, so I want to make a marriage contract with Miss Silis first, and then it won't be too late to get married in a few years."

"As it should be, as it should be."

Layton laughed dryly twice, then rolled his eyes and said, "I think it's better to get married today than to wait for a day. Why don't we get engaged today? You all can be witnesses. What do you think, Captain Vega?"

"my pleasure."

While answering Layton, Vega suddenly saw Cologne with fire in his eyes, so he came up with a plan and held Celis' hand in front of Cologne, looking very affectionate.

It was this move that caused Cologne to explode.

He stood up and shouted angrily, "Uncle Leighton, according to our agreement, shouldn't Miss Celis and I be engaged tonight? Why did this little brat appear out of nowhere?"

Cologne's words immediately made everyone despise the Rodney family again.

But Leighton said nonchalantly: "Cologne, I think you probably heard me wrong. I said that my youngest daughter Fanny should be engaged to her. Celis already has someone in her heart. How can I interfere with my daughter's happiness?"

"what?"

Cologne pointed at an innocent 7-year-old girl holding a cake with cream in her mouth and said in disbelief: "Chief Layton, Miss Fanny is only seven years old! You want me to get engaged to a seven-year-old girl?"

"Hehe, this... is right!" Leighton became shameless.

Cologne was furious: "I absolutely disagree. I don't think my father would agree to this either."

"I remember your name is Cologne, right?"

At this time, Vega stood up and said, "You are almost a generation older than me. Don't you understand that you lost Miss Silis because you were not strong enough? If your status and strength were high enough..."

"Little devil, don't be too arrogant."

The tall and strong Cologne grabbed Vega by the collar and lifted him into the air: "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, don't look down on the young and poor!"

Where did this protagonist come from?

Hearing this, Vega rushed forward and slashed at him.

flutter!
A dagger pierced through his body, blood oozed from Cologne's mouth, and then he fell straight to the ground.

After confirming Cologne's death, Vega patted his chest in shock.

He calmly drew out his dagger, wiped the blade with a napkin and said, "You all saw it just now. This person strangled me and tried to assassinate an imperial officer. I was just resisting according to the laws of the empire. It was completely reasonable and legal."

Everyone was silent.

Even Leighton was a little frightened. This was one of the heirs of the top ten business families. He was killed in front of everyone without mercy just for a disagreement. What if it was them?
"It's a bit boring here, Qi Lisi, take me for a walk."

Under the gaze of everyone, Vega and Silis left the banquet hall. He had done what he was supposed to do. He believed that the impression was deep enough. It would depend on how Silis would use the remaining power of tonight to expand her influence in the Chamber of Commerce.

(End of this chapter)