The breeze blew through the pine forest, and the continuous grassland undulated slightly. The sky was very blue, and the sunset was very beautiful.
On the top of the hill, the white and gray flat-roofed buildings with large glass walls reflected beautiful orange-red light under the setting sun.
There were no walls here, nor were there any armed soldiers. It was just a beautiful and very large mansion on the top of the hill.
There were no skyscrapers at the foot of the hill, only buildings scattered on the plains below the hill, perfectly blending into the surrounding environment.
Compared to Fog City, this place was so beautiful that it did not look like a city on the wasteland.
The mansion on the top of the hill and the beautiful city at the foot of the hill all belonged to Bernhard, who was standing in front of Gao Qi.
Bernhard stood in front of his house. He was wearing a black suit, and his blond hair was combed back. His green eyes were very deep, and his nose was very high. He had a well-defined face that looked very tough.
If a person's posture could really be described as a javelin, then it would be Bernhard.
Bernhard's expression was very serious. When he raised his head slightly and looked down at people with a scrutinizing gaze, coupled with his overly tough face, he gave Gao Qi the feeling that this person was very proud.
He exuded a serious and stubborn aura, which made him look more like a general commanding thousands of troops than the legendary world's richest man.
Bernhard, who stood there like a statue, finally moved. He reached out his hand, and when he shook hands with John, he said a few words with a serious face.
He did not understand at all. It was definitely not English, but when Bernhard reached out to Huang Fei, he said in fluent Chinese, "Hello, Mr. Emperor. Welcome to my humble abode."
What was the meaning of aura and power? Bernhard embodied it incisively and vividly. Even Huang Fei, who claimed to have seen the world, could not help but say in fear and trepidation, "Hello, Mr. Poulenc."
Bowing slightly, Bernhard reached out his hand to Gao Qi and said sincerely but too seriously, "Hello, Mr. Justice Messenger."
When Gao Qi shook hands with Bernhard, he only felt that Bernhard's hand was very cold.
"Hello, Mr. Poulenc."
Bernhard turned and pointed at the wide open wooden door and said, "Please come in."
After entering the door, they were greeted by an unbelievably large living room. Huge crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, large oil paintings hung on the walls, and marble statues decorated the living room. However, the people standing behind the door were not maids, but people wearing white coats with badges pinned to their chests.
The strange staffing made this place look less like a home and more like a hospital or a research institute filled with scientists.
Only a middle-aged man in a black suit who looked like the legendary butler looked normal. He said something to Bernhard, and then Bernhard replied in a language that Gao Qi did not understand.
The temperature in the room was not low, but Gao Qi felt a little cold because of the atmosphere in this super luxurious house and the furnishings here. Especially the people here, they gave off a very cold aura.
The language barrier was really annoying, but Bernhard quickly waved his hand and said to Huang Fei in Chinese, "Please come to my conference room to talk."
After passing through the living room, a banquet hall, and two closed doors, Bernhard walked into a very large room. There was a long circular conference table inside, and three stacks of documents were neatly placed on the table.
Bernhard stood next to the conference table. He pointed to the documents on the conference table and said, "This is the confidentiality agreement. Please read it carefully and sign it. If you violate the content of the confidentiality agreement, I will complain to the bounty hunter guild and reserve the right to take action to eliminate the consequences. Please."
With a serious expression as usual, Bernhard sat directly at the end of the conference table.
Now Gao Qi believed that John was definitely not Bernhard's friend.
Bernhard did not have a trace of anger. Such a person usually did not have many friends, and looking at his attitude towards John, it would be strange if John could be friends with him.
John did not show the slightest dissatisfaction with Bernhard's tone and behavior. He sat at the conference table happily, picked up the pen next to the document, and flipped to the last page to sign. But just as he was about to put the pen down, Bernhard said a few words very seriously.
John shrugged helplessly. Then he put down the document and began to read it carefully one by one.
Gao Qi also sat down, but he immediately realized that he could not understand the confidentiality agreement. He did not even know what the words on the document were.
Huang Fei, of course, could not understand it either. He looked at Gao Qi and whispered, "This … Just sign it."
Gao Qi shook his head. He looked at Bernhard and said, "Mr. Poulenc, we can't understand this confidentiality agreement."
Bernhard bowed slightly and said, "Sorry, my mistake."
After that, Bernhard said to the butler standing at the door, "Print two copies of the confidentiality agreement in Chinese and send them here immediately. Also, call three on-site interpreters."
Bernhard spoke Chinese. His butler, assistant, or anyone else could also speak Chinese. This meant that everyone, including John, could speak Chinese. They could communicate in Chinese, but the butler still turned around and left immediately.
Was this the style of the richest man in the world?
Those who were truly rich would never show off their wealth superficially. Instead, they would immediately deliver whatever they needed, including people.
Gao Qi did not look at the documents. He could not understand them anyway. Instead, he took out his fountain pen from his pocket, the one given to him by Professor Su. He sat upright and waited for the new confidentiality agreement to be delivered.
Five minutes later, the butler walked into the conference room with three people and two stacks of documents. He began to talk to Bernhard, who was sitting at the conference table.
Bernhard waved his hand. Then, a young and beautiful blonde girl stood beside John, a slightly plump middle-aged woman stood beside Gao Qi, and a man in his thirties stood beside Huang Fei.
"Hello, Mr. Messenger of Justice. My name is Mia. I've passed the CET-8 exam. I'm a Chinese translator for the Bavarian Instrument Factory. I've been to City One twelve times for business translation. May I be your translator?"
"Yes, thank you."
Everyone was doing things that weren't necessary in a serious manner.
The butler took away the documents in front of Gao Qi and placed the new documents in front of Gao Qi. Gao Qi picked it up and saw a confidentiality agreement written on the top. Then, there were several confidentiality clauses.
The Chinese document was much longer, but there were still more than ten pages. This was the first time Gao Qi had seen the confidentiality agreement, so he carefully read every clause of the agreement.
The first clause was that he was not allowed to disclose any information he had seen in Bernhard Rudolph Pluck's house to anyone at any time.
The second clause was that he was not allowed to disclose any information he had heard in Bernhard Rudolph Pluck's house to anyone at any time.
The third clause was that he was not allowed to disclose the location of Mr. Bernhard Rudolph Pluck's house to anyone at any time.
The fourth clause …
Gao Qi soon felt a headache coming on. Things that could be explained in just a few sentences were listed in the confidentiality agreement. There were more than ten clauses listed in the confidentiality agreement, and all of them had to be clearly stated.
There was a limit to strictness. Bernhard's confidentiality agreement was simply a synonym for rigidity. Basically, there were as many as 230 clauses that required strict confidentiality, including the contents of the oil painting in the living room.
At the end, it was the punishment for violating the confidentiality agreement. This part was also detailed to the point of being cumbersome.
Gao Qi finally finished reading the confidentiality agreement. It took him 20 minutes.
Although it was cumbersome, it was only cumbersome. There were no obvious traps in the contract. Gao Qi picked up his pen and unscrewed the cap. However, when he was about to sign his name, he was suddenly stunned.
He almost signed the name 'Gao Qi'. Fortunately, Gao Qi came to his senses in time. Then, he obediently wrote down the words' Envoy of Justice '.
After signing his name, he screwed the cap back on the pen. When he put the pen back into his pocket, Gao Qi raised his head and saw Bernhard looking at him.
The confidentiality agreement was delivered to Bernhard. Bernhard looked at Gao Qi's signature and nodded. Then, he said something very solemnly.
The translator beside Gao Qi immediately whispered, "Mr. Poulenc said that very few people carry a pen with them nowadays."
Bernhard could speak Chinese. However, after the translator arrived, he began to speak his mother tongue.
Gao Qi was stunned for a moment. He nodded at Bernhard and said, "Yes, very few people carry a pen with them nowadays."
Bernhard spoke again. At the same time, the translator said to Gao Qi, "Mr. Poulenc said that the smoothness of your pen is not good. He can give you the pen in front of you. This is the best pen. You don't have to use this obsolete old pen."
Gao Qi smiled and said, "Thank you, but I don't need it. This pen is a gift from my teacher. I won't change it."
Bernhard could understand, but he still nodded after Gao Qi finished translating.
"Sorry, but if this pen has a special meaning, then of course, you don't have to change it."
This sentence was relayed by the translator. Bernhard could speak directly, but he still spoke his mother tongue. Gao Qi was extremely uncomfortable with this mode of conversation. However, he also knew that he was not qualified to give any opinions, and Bernhard would not accept his opinions.
Bernhard lowered his head. He looked at the signatures of the three people one by one. Then he put the document away and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Emperor, you can go and see my daughter now. Please confirm whether my daughter has any superpower. If so, what kind of superpower she has and the strength of her superpower."
Huang Fei had been impatient for a long time. After hearing the translator's words, he immediately said, "No problem, go now."
Bernhard still said indifferently, "Mr. Barak, Mr. Justice Messenger, please wait here for a moment."
Huang Fei was stunned for a moment. Then he pointed at Gao Qi and said, "He can't go?"
"No."
Huang Fei immediately shook his head and said, "That won't do. He can't not go. He's my assistant."
Bernhard said with a blank expression, "As far as I know, you don't need an assistant to use your superpower."
Huang Fei was still a little hesitant. Under Bernhard's aura, it took a little courage for him to refute Bernhard.
However, after a little hesitation, Huang Fei still shook his head and said, "I need an assistant now. Without an assistant, I'll be in a bad mood. If I'm in a bad mood, I'll be in a bad state."
Bernhard was silent for a moment. John smiled and said, "I'll wait here. Mr. Justice Messenger, you …"
Bernhard interrupted John. He directly said to Gao Qi, "Mr. Justice Messenger, please come too."
There was no more expression. Bernhard always had the same expression. He stood up and directly left the conference room.
Bernhard walked in the front. Gao Qi and Huang Fei followed behind. Their interpreters walked beside them.
After passing through a long corridor, Bernhard stood in front of the door at the end of the corridor. He stopped, turned around, and said to Huang Fei with a serious face, "This is my daughter's study. She's reading inside. You just need to tell me what I want to know. No matter what you see, don't be surprised, don't make a sound, and don't disturb my daughter."
After saying that, Bernhard grabbed the handle of the wooden door with both hands and pushed it open.
Gao Qi noticed that Bernhard didn't knock on the door.
When the door opened, the first thing Gao Qi saw was a super huge floor-to-ceiling window. On both sides of the floor-to-ceiling window were huge bookshelves. It looked like a library, not a study.
She was wearing a white gauze dress. Her waist-length hair was scattered over her right shoulder. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on her long hair, emitting an orange-red glow. The girl was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with her knees bent. She was reading a book quietly.
Gao Qi could only see half of her face. She was fair, quiet, pure, and gentle. She had a little baby fat, but her side profile was unforgettable.
The girl wasn't as beautiful as John said, but she really made Gao Qi forget to breathe. Perhaps what shocked him was not how beautiful the girl in front of him was, but what he saw cut into his heart.
The mountain was covered with pine trees. In the afterglow of the setting sun, a girl in white sat barefoot in front of the window quietly reading a book. This was the scene that Gao Qi liked.
Huang Fei opened his mouth. His eyes widened, as if he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
Bernhard frowned but he didn't say anything. Huang Fei, on the other hand, said in a low voice after recovering from the shock, "She … has a superpower!"
Bernhard instantly showed a look of shock and joy. This was the first time his expression changed. Then he immediately whispered, "Are you sure?"
At this moment, the girl who had been sitting in front of the window quietly reading a book turned her head. She looked at Bernhard who was talking, and then looked at Huang Fei. She seemed to be disturbed by the sound of the conversation.
The girl's action made Bernhard's expression freeze. He looked at his daughter with extreme surprise.
At this moment, Gao Qi, who saw the girl's face, felt that his heart was about to fall out.
Gao Qi felt that his heart suddenly fell out, fell to the ground, and was hit a few times with a sledgehammer. Then, it was thrown into the air and fell into a bottomless abyss.
It was the feeling of emptiness, the feeling of having no place to put his heart.
In an instant, Gao Qi felt very lost, sad, and sad. This was the feeling of falling in love at first sight, but knowing that they would never have a chance to see each other again.
Now, Gao Qi regretted it. He shouldn't have come.
But Huang Fei was even more surprised. He opened his mouth and looked at the girl with an extremely shocked expression.
The girl stood up. The afterglow of the setting sun covered her with a layer of dark red.
The girl looked at Huang Fei, stood in front of the window, and whispered a syllable.
Of course, Gao Qi didn't understand what the girl was saying, but Bernhard was also shocked and confused. "What did you say?"
No one could answer Bernhard's question.
The girl slowly walked towards the few people who were still standing at the door. She walked slowly and gradually approached them. Because her back was facing the setting sun, her face in the shadows gradually became clearer. After walking in front of Gao Qi and the others, the girl stopped and whispered again.
Gao Qi's translator immediately did his job and said in a trembling voice, "She said peeper. I think this word is more appropriate …"
Huang Fei was trembling, but not much.
Bernhard said in a trembling voice, "What are you talking about, my daughter …"
The girl ignored Bernhard and looked at Gao Qi. She looked at Gao Qi's face seriously.
The girl looked a little confused and surprised. Then, she suddenly looked a little happy, so she smiled, pointed at Gao Qi, and said something with an expectant face.
Gao Qi didn't understand. He was very happy, but he was also very confused. So, he didn't wait for the translator to speak and immediately said, "I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about."
The girl retracted her hand. She looked at Gao Qi and said in an expectant and happy tone, "I can feel your aura. Do we come from the same world? Do you know how to get out of here? Can you take me out of here? "
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