London.

A vintage car of modest style and color, but actually priceless price, was parked in front of Barclays.

Founded in 1690, Barclays is the oldest bank in the United Kingdom, with a history of more than 300 years, and is one of the largest banks and financial institutions in the world.

Three figures stepped out of the vintage car.

One is a woman with outstanding temperament, wearing a gray-green ruffle dress, a crooked off-white top hat, and holding a new blue handbag from Chanel in her right hand.

A Victorian suit with a black swallowtail and white belly tied around his neck, a gold pocket watch chain peeking out of his breast pocket, and a scepter in his right hand that symbolizes power, surrounded by thirteen inconspicuous crystals.

There is also a blonde hair and blue eyes, a neat classical aristocratic riding attire, and a black corset on the upper body, which further reflects the perfect curves of the graceful figure and the plump posture that is about to come out.

Elizabeth Bedwell, Marcus Bedwell, and Lucy Bedwell.

Lucy followed her uncle and aunt into the bank, and Marcus received the custom key to the security door that Barclays used to keep the belongings of the top VIPs, numbered 13, from the smiling bank president.

In the West, 13 is an unlucky number, representing evil, demons, diseases, disasters and other bad symbols, one says that Jesus had a dinner with his disciples before his death The 13th person to attend the dinner is Judas, a disciple of Jesus, and another said that in Norse mythology, the fire god Loki is the 13th among the gods, he himself is evil and cunning, he deceived and instigated the dark blind god Hoder to kill his brother, the god of light, Badr, and became the 13th mourner at Badr's funeral. Since then, there has been a superstition in the West: if 13 people are present at the funeral, then one of them will die the following year.

However, the Bedwells still used the number 13 to keep their belongings in this bank, alluding to King Arthur and his twelve Knights of the Round Table.

Marcus seems to be the most in favor of this, and he seems to be particularly fond of betrayal, betrayal, demons, sickness, and so on.13 His scepter is surrounded by 13 small crystals.

Marcus nodded slightly in thanks to the old bank president, who was still personally greeting customers, and the latter looked respectful.

Marcus led Lucy and Elizabeth slowly towards the depths of Barclays, full of powerful and rich people along the way, and the three of them came to a heavy titanium alloy gate, the number "13" was engraved on the top of the gate, Marcus nodded slightly, and opened the titanium door with the key.

The scene in front of him shocked Lucy, who had just changed back to her original name not long ago, that behind the 30-centimeter-thick titanium alloy door was actually a large door, to be precise, the old stone staircase that led to the depths of the ground after Marcus pushed open the door.

While the other wealthy and powerful kept in the custody of the second-largest bank in Britain were either tons and tons of gold, priceless jewelry, or famous paintings and antiquities related to celebrities, the Bedwell family gave the bank a bronze wall to keep secretly, but it was an old stone staircase that led deep underground.

It's incredible.

Marcus was the first to step on the stone staircase, and as soon as the soles of Marcus's leather shoes touched the stone staircase, the space inside the stone staircase suddenly lit up, and a candle lamp on the edge of the wall that seemed to be made of modern technology lit up, guiding everyone to wind their way downward.

Marcus nodded slightly to Lucy and Elizabeth behind him, motioning for them to follow.

Lucy followed Marcus, and Elizabeth, who had broken off, closed the titanium safety door behind her after entering.

Marcus led Lucy and Elizabeth to the bottom of the winding stone staircase, and then pushed open the door at the bottom.

There is no such thing as a cave.

It turns out that there is a secret base belonging to the Bedwell family hidden beneath the underneath of Barclays.

The structure of the base resembles that of a small city, with a number of pedestrians dressed in Victorian costumes, all of whom are members of the Bedville family, and it is hard to imagine that the family of the one-armed knight who lived in seclusion to a secluded church until his death after the Great War actually flourished and grew so much without witnessing the scene.

Rao had experienced many battles against God, and Lucy could not hide the surprise on her pretty face, covering her wide open mouth several times along the way.

Marcus's scepter tapped lightly on the stone slab, occasionally nodding slightly to the respectful gaze of his fellow family members, who was now the backbone of the family, inheriting the position of patriarch that originally belonged to Lucy's father, and was the highest ranking in the family.

Marcus takes Lucy and Elizabeth into a building in the heart of a small city that appears to be a church but is actually the site of an important family meeting.

There was only one round table inside the building that was large enough to seat thirteen people, and at this time there were already ten gray-haired old men sitting around the round table, all of whom were the living patriarchs of the Bedwell family, the oldest of whom was over a hundred years old.

Marcus, Elizabeth and Lucy sat down at the round table, where everyone was equal and allowed to speak as much as they wanted, as was the rule of King Arthur's time and the Bedwell family.

"So, the meeting begins." The oldest, over a hundred years old, struck the small brass bell on his desk, and let out a dull, thick bell that echoed for a long time in the conference room that had been guarded from the outside by special personnel after entering from Marcus and his party.

“Lucy Bedivere, the direct descendant of the man who was removed from the family, is going to return to our family now. What's your opinion (Lucy Bedwell, a direct descendant of the man who was removed from the family, is now planning to return to our family, what do you think)? The oldest senator was the first to throw out the discussion points of the meeting.

"I totally agree." Elizabeth supported her niece and smiled kindly at Lucy.

Marcus didn't say anything, but nodded.

Lucy's expression was calm and cold, but she still showed a shallow smile at the gaze cast by her own uncle and aunt.

“I don't agree. That man is no longer a member of our family. He broke the rules of family lineage, married an ordinary foreign woman, and defiled the purity of the noble lineage of our Bedivere family. Tainted the purity of the noble bloodline of our House of Bedwell)! A gray-haired, age-spotted senator shouted, "The blood in that guy's daughter's body is not pure enough!" ”

The corners of Lucy's mouth tugged at a sneering smile, if you really want to talk about blood, how can you ordinary people compare with yourself who have been injected with the "God Killer Serum"? It's just that compared to the Bedwell family, the God Butcher Organization is more secret and can't be known, not to mention that he has broken away from the God Butcher Organization, otherwise Lucy would want to point at the patriarch's nose and curse and refute it on the spot.

As soon as the elder with age spots on his face said this, the other elders at the round table immediately echoed him, and it looked like the meeting was over.

An elder was about to say something, and his mouth was already slightly open.

Marcus coughed lightly twice, interrupting the discussion between the elder and the stumbling in the conference room, "I think that the n-aive idea of purity of blood within the family should have been eliminated for a long time. Nowadays, there is no real distinction between dignity and nobility, and everyone is equal. My brother... The original patriarch has been expelled from the family by you, and has not brought any trouble to the family since then. Even after being chased by the gang to the death, the family has not given Lucy's father any help. Even if you call it “punishment“, I think it is enough. What's more, there's a foreign saying that it's not as bad as the family, so there's no need to extend it to his descendants. What's more, half of Lucy's body really belongs to our Bedivere family (Elders, I think the naïve idea of blood purity within the family should have been completely eliminated a long time ago. My brother... The original patriarch has been expelled from the family by you, and he has not caused any trouble to the family since then, and even the family has not given Lucy's father any help until he was hunted down by the gangs until he died, even if you call 'punishment', I think it is enough. What's more, there is a saying in a foreign country that if it doesn't hurt the family, then there is no need to carry it over to his descendants, not to mention that half of Lucy's body is indeed the blood that belongs to our Bedwell family)."

The patriarchs were not disgusted by Marcus's sudden speech, and the patriarch who was the first to speak did not look angry, because the person sitting at the round table represented the equality of words, and there was no distinction between status and seniority.

“Marcus, although you are now the head of Bedivere family, and you took the lead in the extermination of gangs that threatened our family with destruction and death some time ago, you should not forget who pushed you to this position, who gave you the status and power you have now, and who helped you to pacify the family All kinds of objections are from us, the elders present. What we rely on is the rules passed down from one family to the present. Without these rules, the Bedivere family has not developed to the scale of today, and has long been destroyed with the death of ancestors. And some time ago, he took the lead in the extermination of the gangsters who had a destructive and deadly threat to our family, and took a lot of credit, but you must not forget who pushed you to this position, who gave you the status and power you have today, and who helped you soothe all kinds of dissent within the family, all of us are the elders present, and what we rely on is the rules that have been passed down from the family to this day, without the existence of these rules, the Bedwell family would not be able to develop today's scale, It has long since perished with the death of the ancestors)." An old man with a gray beard spoke out hatefully, his eyes revealing a vulture-like cruelty.

The expression on Marcus's face changed, and he stared at the bearded elder who had poked at his point, "Since you admit that I am the clan leader of this family, I will use the clan leader's right to abolish this bulls-hit clan rule of " keep the blood purity and forbid intermarriage with civilians“. When my brother was expelled from the family by you, I had a great opinion on you. The elders of the Bedivere family have a high status (since you admit that I am the patriarch of this family, then I will use the power of the patriarch to abolish this bullshit "keep the blood pure, do not intermarry with commoners", when my brother was kicked out of the family by you, I had a big opinion of you, the high-ranking patriarchs of the Bedwell family)! ”

"You!" The bearded elder who was scolded was out of breath, and his eyes were about to pop out.

"Enough!" The oldest and highest-ranking patriarch had an angry look on his face, "Now, the family is separated from all kinds of troubles. It's not the time for internal strife! ”

"I have no objection to Lucy's return, but she has to hand over a sample that belongs to the family and is taken away by the man." An old senator with a gloomy face that could drip out of water stared at Lucy like an owl of prey.

"Believe it or not, I don't know what you've been looking for, and my father never left me anything." Lucy crossed her fingers with her hands and elbows on the table, scanning the elders, looking like a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, even if she is not on this round table where she can speak on an equal footing without fear, Lucy is not at all afraid that these old guys are older than herself, you must know that the enemies she has faced are much more terrifying than these old guys.

“It's impossible. If you don't hand it over, I'm not going to admit that you belong to our family! The patriarch's tone became equally gloomy, and the momentum on his body was like a volcano about to erupt.

“Then you should die. I'm not here to beg your permission, just to tell you that I'm back! My father did nothing wrong. I will take back everything you owe my father! My father has done nothing wrong, and I will take back everything you owe my father, all right)! Lucy stood up directly and slammed the table in front of her with great disrespect, shocking all the elders on the spot, "And I don't have the time to chat with you bad old men here. I have to go back to equestrian lessons. My equestrian teacher is a handsome and beautiful man."

Lucy still has one thing to say, she will definitely find out the truth about the death of her parents, who is the real mastermind, although her relatives and compatriots say that her parents died in the gang to seek revenge, but her intuition tells her that all this is not so simple.

The elders of the elderly family were choked and speechless, and could only blow their beards and stare at them, especially the power of Lucy's last words, which was far more lethal than before, and which of the elders with bloated bodies and loose skin present was not heroic and graceful when he was young, followed by a group of admirers behind his buttocks? It's just that the years are not only a pig killing knife, but also pig feed.

The quick-witted Lucy knew that this argument and discussion was not as it appeared to let the elders express their opinions and vote to decide whether they could return to the family, in fact, Uncle Marcus was able to return to the family by virtue of the power of the patriarch, and Aunt Elizabeth also made explanations and promises, and from now it seems that this so-called meeting was just a formality to get a secret out of his mouth that he didn't know, it seems that when his father was expelled from the family, Took something very important.

Lucy's heart always felt that the current family was a little treacherous, and there seemed to be an undercurrent surging everywhere.

Marcus secretly gave Lucy a thumbs up, signaling "well done", dealing with these old guys, you can't calmly convince people.

Marcus stood up, took the scepter that symbolized the supreme power of the family and tapped it on the ground, and said, "Then in the name of the patriarch, I hereby declare that the meeting is over. Whatever your opinion, Lucy will return to our Bedivere family! Although I can't really abolish the clan rules related to bloodline passed down by my ancestors, you can't change my clan leader's decision at all. Unless you impeach my clan leader. But no one is more suitable for this position than me at present, and the number of impeachment votes you need is not enough. You need to know that most of the family members are on my side. As Lucy said, we are here just to tell you the fact that Lucy has returned to the family! Although I can't really abolish the ancestral rules about blood, you can't actually change my decision as a patriarch at all, unless you impeach me. But for now, no one is better suited to this position than me, and you don't need enough votes for impeachment, since most of my family is on my side. As Lucy said, we're just here to tell you about Lucy's return to the family)."