As much as he wanted to tell the story, on second thoughts, Daniel decided to cut whatever he wanted to say. Seeing that Brian seemed to understand the situation though he hadn't fully revealed what it was, he scratched his head.
"You asshole..." Edgar said, not knowing whether he should laugh or cry. "You're afraid of the normal tedious procedures, so you're expecting your brother-in-law to simplify the process for you. Right?"
Since it was a special place, ordinary people were not allowed to enter. However, Daniel and Cathy hoped that their wedding would take place here for their own reasons. In such a case, even Cathy's mother had to apply to enter the place, just as the rules required, if she were to attend her daughter's wedding. The process was not only troublesome but also an absolutely tedious one.
Daniel had not submitted the application until then. Edgar had guessed that he was looking forward to solve the problem with the help of Brian. If Brian agreed to guarantee for Cathy's mother, all the procedures could be bypassed.
With a faint smile, Brian said, "Cathy is almost my younger sister. I'm happy to see the two of you be together and get married, and I believe everybody else should be happy too. Of course, her mother should attend your wedding."
In between these words was the confirmation that he had agreed to give them a hand. As soon as he heard Brian's words, Daniel couldn't help but beam.
At first, he thought of going through the normal procedures, but after learning all the process they had to go through, he began wanting his brother-in-law to intervene and help them with the matter. That morning, Edgar had told him that he had to submit their application for marriage in a couple of days, because their superior leader for examining and approving related matters would go abroad to investigate a case and that would take a long period of time. If he failed to submit the application before the leader left, they would have to wait for another year. Therefore, he had no choice but to ask his brother-in-law to solve the problem concerning Cathy's mother for him.
Since it was not easy for his elder sister and brother-in-law to take a trip there, he didn't want them to leave immediately after sighing their names on the needed documents. That afternoon, the wedding between Daniel and Cathy had been discussed. They wanted to hold their wedding right away, as Molly and Brian were still here. As for Cathy's mother, she would not have any problem in coming here as long as Brian gave them a hand.
They chatted casually, talking and laughing. Gradually, hurried footsteps came through.
"Excuse me!" a clear, and evidently excited voice, came through.
All the people in the room turned their heads towards the direction of the voice. There was Cathy, who was in an informal military uniform, at the door. After Edgar said "come in", she strode towards his desk, handing the documents in her hand to him. "The registration of the special program has been approved. The chief told me to tell you that the exercise department requires us to annihilate all the Blue Force with only one third of our forces..." she reported.
"What?" Hearing that, Daniel opened his eyes wide. "Is the exercise department crazy?" he mumbled.
After taking a sideways glance at Daniel, Edgar asked him in an indifferent tone, "What's going on? Are you scared of Blade Commando?"
Daniel bellowed, his laughter shallow and fake. "Are you kidding? If I could capture them once, I could capture them again. Besides, this time we can make use of Cathy's new invention, wireless heat flow exploration. Of course we will beat them!"
Hearing that, Edgar smiled and said, "That would be great..." Then he shifted the topic of conversation. "Well, let's talk about the exercise later," he said while opening a drawer and taking out two marriage application forms. "Fill them up as soon as possible. I know clearly how eager the two of you want to get married."
Both Cathy and Daniel blushed upon hearing that. Comparing them both, though, Daniel was less shy and had a thick hide as a man. Because of that, he took over both forms and said, "I'll fill both of them..."
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