348 Delegates
A light rain fell under a grey sky, and the whole city of London was in silence, with traffic on the roads but not many pedestrians on the sidewalks...... Only occasionally can you see a few young people hurrying past with umbrellas and entering a certain building.
Suddenly, there was a sound of mechanical vibration in the sky, and several pedestrians who had just stepped onto the street raised their faces from under their umbrellas to look into the air, only to see a transport helicopter flying over the sky, and they couldn't help but discuss curiously.
Lemondo looked through the porthole at the ancient city below...... Although there are skyscrapers, the city feels very bad to him, like an old man in brand new clothes, no matter how trendy and gorgeous the clothes are, they can't hide the rotten smell in them.
"Hell, this mission is as unpredictable as the ghost weather in London. He spat and withdrew his gaze.
The helicopter began to descend after passing through London, and finally landed in a wooded area more than ten miles away from London, and the mercenaries came out of the helicopter one after another, and automatically entered the alert position, with Lemondo being the last to get down.
"Chief, where are you going next?" a middle-aged mercenary asked softly as he approached him...... His name is Poison Eye, and he is good at reconnaissance and disguise.
Lemondo looked around and pointed to a forest path, "Follow that path." ”
"Yes. Poison Eye answered, and led two mercenaries to walk in front, and Lemondo ordered a few more mercenaries to break off, and the group walked along the path...... Shortly after they left, the transport helicopter lifted off and flew away.
"NN, run fast!" said one of the mercenaries looking back at the helicopter that was fading away. Took a heavy sip.
The rain had stopped before they knew it, but the moisture in the forest, the muddy roads, and the wet plants were all annoying to the mercenaries...... Suddenly, Poison Eye made a 'stop forward' gesture in front of him. A little farther away, there was the sound of beasts running and the sound of branches and leaves, and the muzzles of the mercenaries' guns were immediately pointed at them.
A group of dark shadows appeared in front of them, but they were pure-blooded hounds with sturdy bodies. As soon as they appeared, they all made a leaping appearance, leaning forward slightly, and making a 'whine' sound in their throats.
Lemondo motioned to the mercenaries not to act rashly, and looked at the woods in front of him with a slight frown, his expression slightly unhappy.
"Is that Mr. Lemondo?" a feminine voice came as a middle-aged man in a tuxedo emerged from the woods. looked at the mercenaries with a somewhat arrogant expression.
Lemondo didn't complain about his attitude...... In these years, if you have money, you are a master, they are mercenaries, and they have nothing to do with their attitude, as long as they can afford the price. Even if your chin is tilted at a 90-degree angle, it's fine.
"Yes, I'm Lemondo......"
Lemondo stepped forward to exchange marks with the middle-aged man, proving each other's identities, and the middle-aged man whistled, and the hounds immediately and silently ran into the forest, while the middle-aged man strode in front of him.
The group walked in the forest for about ten minutes, and finally walked out of this woodland full of water vapor and extremely uncomfortable. There is a lake in front and a couple of small boats tied to the opposite bank. At the edge of the lake, there is a paved bluestone path that winds its way to the front. At the end of the trail, there is a three-story castle, although it is the first day after the rain, and the surrounding area is clear, but the ancient castle with many mottled walls gives people an eerie feeling.
"What is that place?" asked Poison Eye softly as he retreated to Lemondo's side at some point.
"An ancient castle built in the Middle Ages or earlier. Lemondo said.
"I know. But ......" Poison Eye wanted to say more, and suddenly saw the middle-aged man in front of him look back at him...... Although the middle-aged man quickly turned his head, at that moment, the poisonous eye felt as if he was being targeted by a poisonous snake, and the hairs on his whole body stood up, and he secretly screamed in his heart, 'Evil Gate', but he didn't dare to say it anymore.
The middle-aged man basically didn't speak, and Lemondo didn't seem to be a man of many words, the hounds had already run away, and for a moment there was no other movement around except footsteps and slight breathing.
After entering the castle, the mercenaries were stunned for a moment - they saw more than 20 people wearing traditional servant clothes, standing in front of the castle to greet them. The middle-aged man led him straight into the castle and instructed the servants to take the other mercenaries to the reception room on the first floor, while he led Lemondo up the wooden staircase to the second floor.
After walking through a corridor about 100 meters long and covered with a thick wool carpet, the middle-aged man led Lemondo to stop in front of a solid wood house, bowed slightly respectfully and said, "Please come in!"
Lemondo pushed the door in, and before he could see who was inside, he heard a soft sound behind him, and he turned his head to look, but the door was quietly closed behind him, and the middle-aged man did not follow.
"Welcome, Mr. Lemondo. ”
An old voice came in, and Lemondo turned his head to see a graceful old man standing up from behind a mahogany desk and making a 'please' gesture to him, "Please sit here." ”
Lemondo approached, sat down in a chair in front of his desk, and said, "Sir, you're the employer, aren't you?" before getting down to business...... What do you call it?"
"Kontintans Clare. ”
After he sat down, the old man also sat down, reached out and picked up a handbell, shook it slightly, there was a 'jingle' sound, the door opened silently, and the middle-aged man who led the way before appeared at the door, and asked respectfully, "Master, what are your orders?"
Contintans frowned slightly: "The guests have already arrived, why haven't the refreshments and fruits come up yet?"
"Master, come up at once. The middle-aged man clapped his hands slightly, and two servants came in from outside to serve refreshments.
"Let's go down. Contintans waved his hand, and the middle-aged man left with the servant.
Instead of enjoying the refreshments, Lemondo said bluntly, "Monsieur Contintens, with all due respect, in order not to delay each other's time. It's better for us to get down to business. ”
Contintans was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Hehe, very good." Mr. Lemondor is really fast-talking. Yes, for some reason. We can't go directly to China, so we have entrusted a reputable mercenary group to go to China to help us retrieve something......"
As he spoke, he showed some physical photos and some related materials. If Murong Xianxian had been there, she would have found out that the contents of these photos were the spoils she had obtained when she swept the castle of the Marquis of Alafei in the United States...... After returning to Dalian from Hong Kong, Murong Xianxian was busy finding a tutor for Murong Xiaoxiao, as for An Meiru...... She had been focusing on the rehabilitation center for a long time, and with the help of Nightmare, things in the rehabilitation center were carried out in an orderly manner. Murong Xianxian secretly paid attention to Murong Rourou's situation, according to An Meiru. Murong Rourou works very hard, and she doesn't have the frame of a daughter at all, and she is very loved by patients.
"You called her. Murong Xianxian thought about it for a long time, and thought it would be better to talk to that girl.
"Okay, I'll get her right over. Anmeiru agreed. Go out and find someone.
About four minutes later, there was a soft knock on the door.
"Come in. Murong Xian took a deep breath and raised his voice.
The door opened in response, Murong Rourou walked in, closed the door casually, came to the desk and stopped, opened her mouth, and didn't know what to call.
Murong Xianxian did not speak immediately. Instead, he looked the girl up and down...... Compared with before, his complexion looks much healthier, his face is still slightly flushed, his hair is tied into a ponytail at the back of his head, and he is wearing a white coat, which feels like an angel in white.
"Why work here?"
Murong Xianxian looked at her a little inquiringly: "There should be no shortage of you in the Murong family to eat a bowl of rice." And even if it's a job, you don't need to work anywhere else, right?"
After being silent for a while, Murong Rourou plucked up her courage, raised her head to look at Murong Xian Xian, and said, "To atone for your sins, for the atonement of my parents!"
She suddenly knelt down: "Sister, they committed a great crime, but you still saved my life." From that moment on, my life was no longer mine. The little illness is cured and does not need my care. I don't know how to make amends, maybe being able to serve more autistic people will alleviate the sins that my parents and I have committed, so I'm going to work here until the day you forgive us. ”
"Forgiveness?"
Murong Xian shook his head gently: "Never!"
"Abandoning one's wife and children is not a sin, but a person's basic ethics, the behavior of the two of them has exceeded the final bottom line, they can't even guarantee the basic ethics of being a human being, what qualifications do I have to hate? What other rights do I have to ask for forgiveness? As for you, Murong Rourou, this grievance is not your turn to bear. As for the grace of saving lives...... That's just to repay Murong Changqing for a favor, life is equal, I don't owe him anything anymore, the small one, he will repay it himself in the future, you don't have to worry about it. ”
"Sister......
"Don't call it that, I won't take it. ”
Murong Xianxian shook her head and walked out: "You continue to work, if you don't leave, I won't force you, your treatment is the same as that of other employees." ”
With that, she opened the door and went out, closing the door casually.
Murong Rourou rushed to the door and opened the door, looking at Murong Xian's back and opening her mouth, the voice of 'sister' finally had no more mouth, leaning on the door frame in a dejected manner, tears flowed down her eyes...... Introduction to "The Good Daughter-in-law of the Tang Dynasty" (end):
Others are either queens and noblewomen, or rich daughters, why did I become a child daughter-in-law, and I am also a rural household registration? The worst thing is that it is still an era when officials and bandits are inseparable, how can this little woman live?
Fortunately, I am not lonely, there are four walls in the house, there is a sick mother on the bed, a little husband next to me, and a group of snot babies below...... Huh, my husband can't count on it, where is my husband?