Chapter 120: Sorry, not for sale
Wren rejected her offer.
The lady's expression remained unchanged, and she was still smiling: "In this way, I will add another 50 million." You should be aware of the price of the auction house, and the average best boxer is worth this price. If you don't want to ask for money, I can also help you exchange it for a combat armor of the same quality at the Chamber of Commerce. ”
After a pause, she saw that Wren's expression was not at all, and continued: "You know, this boxing glove means a lot to the little girl. It should be a reluctant invitation to be a mother, so I hope that Your Excellency can cut your love. Your generosity will win the friendship of our 'Sunflower Chamber of Commerce'. ”
It's coercion again, it's temptation again, and now it's playing the emotional card again.
Wren also has to admit that this woman is not simple, and she has just the right grasp of people's hearts.
She is a qualified businessman.
100 million miles, the average high-grade protective gear is indeed only worth this price.
But that's ordinary, not a "famous device".
[Carnap's Sacred Fist] is not only its utility, but the workmanship produced by Master Primo, coupled with the significance of [Iron Fist] Rudolph Carnap's fame, which is unique in the world.
The material cost of the protective gear is this price, but if you really want to buy it, no matter what price it is, it depends on whether people are willing to sell it. It's normal to have a premium of three or five times.
Moreover, Wren did not plan to sell.
He prefers to have a pair of gloves that fit his hands over money.
Moreover, the noble lady said the wrong thing.
You said that you were a "friendship of the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce", and he really agreed immediately. After all, Wren still owes that Canossa a lot of favors.
But what kind of "friendship of the Sunflower Chamber of Commerce" are you, why should I give you face?
In the future, it will definitely be the existence of the enemy, and I will give you the enemy?
.......
At this time, the strange rosy on Tuxter's face also dissipated.
Wren guessed that this woman might be involved with the old man, and he was afraid that it would cause a misunderstanding.
He didn't rush to refuse, but asked, "May I ask what Mrs. is called?" ”
In this kind of link, there is naturally no need for the noble lady to speak in a hurry. The butler beside her said with a proud face: "This is the eldest daughter of Lord Seth von Seibil, the Marquis of Xiangshan, the Minister of Commerce of the Omar Empire, and the current vice president of the 'Sunflower Chamber of Commerce', Ms. Phoebe von Sebier. ”
The identity of the aristocracy will always be introduced with a large list of titles, titles, identities or something, and social relations are clear at a glance.
Wren had never heard the woman's name.
But the biography of the "Marquis of Xiangshan" Seth von Selbil is recorded in the "Wisdom Brain", which is quite inspirational.
I heard that twenty or thirty years ago, he was also a little viscount, and later climbed all the way to the position of the Minister of Commerce of Omar, and successfully squeezed into the circle of high nobles of the Omar Imperial Capital, and became famous.
Old Man Tust finally couldn't hold back, and asked in a slightly trembling voice, "May I ask this lady, do you know a lady named 'Irma Garcia'?" ”
Hearing this, the lady named Phoebe looked at the old man quietly, and said lightly: "I don't know." ”
She lied.
Of course she had heard of the name.
Because this is her mother's name before she was married.
But she didn't want to have anything to do with the old man who looked like he wanted to crawl out of the cemetery.
Since his father became the "Minister of Commerce", the Lopez family has become Omar's hottest business magnates, and they are used to seeing too many poor relatives who want to make friends with a little connection.
Tust still didn't give up, and said again: "She has a red mole at the corner of her lips and long burgundy hair. She was as beautiful as you when she was young..."
"I'm sorry, old gentleman, I don't know the man you're talking about."
The lady smiled gently, planning his words.
Hehe, hunters who live in tents?
There is not even a single room on the camp machinery city, it is definitely not the five major families of the "Radiant City", nor is it any high-ranking nobles of the two empires.
Although she didn't show any abnormality on her face, she looked down on this kind of low-level person from the bottom of her heart.
Replying to this sentence, it is still for the sake of the boxing gloves.
Otherwise, these inferior civilians are qualified to talk to her?
The noble lady turned her gaze back to Wren and directly turned back to the topic just now, "Mr. Wren, what do you think of my proposal just now?" ”
When Wren saw this, he probably understood, turned his face and asked, "Grandpa Tust, what do you think?" ”
If this woman and Old Man Tust are really old, it is not impossible to sell face.
Tust didn't look at the lady, and said, "Little Wren, that's your business, you don't have to ask me." I just thought this lady looked a lot like a friend I used to know. ”
After a pause, the expectation in his eyes finally dimmed completely, "It seems that I admitted my mistake..."
Hearing this, Wren raised his eyebrows and said to the lady, "I'm sorry, ma'am. I have no idea of selling loot for the time being. ”
"Don't you really think about it anymore?"
"Yes."
"The price is negotiable."
"Don't talk about it, don't sell it."
Hearing this, the smile on the noble lady's face instantly retracted.
The housekeeper on the side couldn't help it for a long time, and couldn't wait to jump out and scolded: "Have you figured it out? It's okay if you use despicable means to win my young lady, do you really think that this thing is yours in your hands? You..."
"Forget it, let's go."
After all, the noble lady was a businessman who knew how to weigh the pros and cons, although the housekeeper said what was in her heart, but she didn't intend to tear her face completely, "Since the little brother is unwilling to cut his love, it would be a pity." ”
Hmph, inferior people who don't know how to lift!
She had heard of the previous competition, and in order to win the competition, she even used three indiscriminate means; Now that I look at it, it's really an insatiable face.
"No."
Wren snorted coldly and didn't bother anymore.
......
drove away those uninvited guests,
Wren began to tinker with potion materials again, and it's no wonder that serious scientists don't like too much socializing, these behaviors are really a waste of time and experience.
And the old man Tust was still lying in his chair sluggishly, and did not come back to his senses for a long time.
Wren didn't bother him, quietly packing up the potion.
Carl Jr. was also on the sidelines to help clean up the shattered glass test tubes on the floor.
Suddenly, the old man spoke: "Boy Wren, little Karl, do you want to know why I was so out of shape just now?" ”
Carl didn't quite understand the emotional world of adults, and blinked suspiciously.
Although Wren thought of something, he pretended not to know and asked, "That lady reminds you of some old people?" ”
Tust nodded, his cloudy eyes getting deeper and deeper, flashing with a divine light of remembrance.
"When I was younger, I loved a girl. She also has this burgundy hair... Oh no! To be exact, they look almost identical. ”
He pondered for a moment, recounting the past thirty years ago, which had never been mentioned before.
At the mention of the girl in his heart, the old man's face was filled with a warm smile that he had never seen before.
"When I was six years old, I entered the Royal Academy of Sciences at Omar. When I was fourteen years old, I received the 'Senior Mechanic' Medal and graduated with the first place in the academy. Then he worked as a teaching assistant at the academy..."
"I only like to engage in scientific research, and I am interested in positions, honors, patents, communication... All time-wasting behaviors are not interesting. As long as I am given the necessary conditions for research, I don't even want to leave the lab..."
"And she spent the best time of my life with me..."
“...”
Wren listened quietly.
He had heard a rough idea from Bazel before, but the focus was on the "scandal".
Now in the mouth of this old man, he is talking about the most beautiful love when he was young.
Although it's just their bits and pieces in the laboratory, some trivial things in life...
But let Wren, the audience, seem to have witnessed a gentle and sincere love.
He finally understood why the old man had been so out of shape when he saw that noble lady just now.
For a truly top-notch scientist like Tuxter, the emotional world is pure like a mathematical formula, 1+1=2, which can only be equal to 2.
They dedicate all their passion to science, and the little love of life that is left is enough to love one person.
They don't fall in love with someone easily, and once they do, it's for life.
But
This story begins with the hearing,
Wren knew it would end in tragedy.
......
In fact, when Wren heard about the "scandal" of the Royal Academy of Sciences from Bazel, he found several obviously suspicious points.
Tust made a fuss, saying that the second-generation official 'Bridan' had stolen hundreds of his patents.
This is very intriguing, the creation cycle of hundreds of patents is certainly not short, and if it is a one-time theft application, it is easy to arouse suspicion.
If it's a long-term theft process, then you need someone close to Tust who has regular access to Tuxter's research.
The old man was very withdrawn when he was young, and there was only one outsider who could stay in his laboratory for a long time.
That's the girl in his story, "Irma Garcia".
Moreover, the toxin in the old man's body is very special, it is a muscle-wasting toxin that could not be detected by the medical community thirty years ago.
This is a toxin that causes the body to shrink gradually, but does not affect the brain.
If it weren't for the early brain isolation, Tust wouldn't be alive now.
Wren thought of other clues, and the conspiracy surfaced at once.
Some people want him to use his brain, but they also hope that he may die at any time because of his physical condition without causing a change of clothes.
Therefore, there is a need for a chronic toxin that is not detectable.
The "scandal" suddenly broke out, which had a great impact on the then president of the Academy of Sciences.
The investigation process was initiated, and naturally some people suspected "Irma Garcia". If it is really a theft of technology, then this woman's testimony is extremely important.
But unfortunately, in Tust's mouth, his lover committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake because he could not bear the humiliation.
The death of this key figure turned Tuxter's appeal into a "false accusation", and he was eventually ruined and his family ruined.
.......
Then, things turn back to reality.
From a genetic point of view, the noble lady just now is directly related to the girl named "Irma Garcia" in the story.
It's dramatic.
The girl who committed suicide in order to prove her chastity, not only did she die, but also married a nobleman, and now she has become a marquise with a nourishing life.
Obviously, this may be the bloody story of a green tea + actor + spy.
Wren didn't say anything, even though he guessed it wasn't a good love story.
Thirty years is enough time for people to figure everything out.
Probably, the old man Tust had already guessed something.
But in the story he told, he didn't... Even the slightest bit of hatred.
Knowing that she is still alive is the biggest surprise he has brought in the past thirty years.
Finally, Tuunst finished telling the story.
The old man, who was about to die, made his last wish before he died: "If my body allows, I want to go back to the capital of Omar..."
Take a look at the homeland that once hurt him the most.
Look also, the girl I once loved.
Karl immediately said, "Grandpa, I'll go with you." ”
"Grandpa Tust, when you recover, I will accompany you."
Wren knew that his body probably no longer allowed him to cross the mountains and return to the Oma Empire east of the "Alcoron Mountains".
......
After listening to Tuxter's story,
Wren felt that the old man was "obsessed" with feelings, just like his attitude towards science, from the beginning to the end.
Still, it's a good thing.
At least the old man Tust seems to have another "obsession" to live.
......
I don't know why, but it seems to be particularly lively today.
Trouble continues.
Even, alarmed Bazel in the shadows.
"Kid Wren, be more careful these days, it's best not to go out of the base, there may be a little trouble."
"What do you mean... Then the people from the 'Sunflower Chamber of Commerce' will come to me for trouble? ”
"Hehe, just those guys, if you really have bad thoughts, how many Lao Tzu will kill as much as you want, what kind of trouble can it be?"
"And what do you mean...?"
"Do you see the blue-tailed eagle in the sky? They have been hovering over the clouds all afternoon. When the men from the 'Iron Boots' returned to base, they followed..."
“....”