Winter in London is cold and humid, and months of rain have caused the whole city and all the creatures in the city to grow green hairs.
The gray dark clouds pressed overhead, and when Gu Xichen's twin-rotor helicopter smashed the clouds and fell to an altitude of only more than 300 meters above the ground, the London that appeared in front of him was as foggy as described in all novels, and everything was shrouded in an unpleasant gray haze.
Far and near, more than fifty towering sterling silver crosses and the incessant ringing of bells tell all outsiders that this is a city ruled by religious forces.
Under the orders of Gu Xichen, the helicopter flew over the low city of London at an ultra-low altitude, and finally landed in a neat man-made forest on the southern outskirts of the city.
The neat birch forest was sad in the cold wind and rain, and the countless big eyes on the trunk stared coldly at the ancient evil dust who jumped down from the helicopter, and the elite warriors of the Hell Angel Mercenary Regiment behind him couldn't help but shiver.
Patches of mist no more than a meter high swirled in the wind on the ground, and Gu Xichen couldn't help but scold: "This is really a good place to shoot horror movies." ” One hand grabbed Gu Xichen's sleeve violently, and Gu Xichen almost instinctively punched the person behind him away.
The man who caught the ancient evil dust was a middle-aged blond man named Jack, who was short and weak, and the most experienced appraiser of the Hell Angel Mercenary Regiment, proficient in the appraisal and valuation of all kinds of jewelry and artworks.
Because of the special nature of this mission, the bearded captain asked Jack to come to London as an attaché of Gu Xichen.
At this time, Jack, who was drenched in beating, grabbed Gu Evil Dust tightly, and he trembled and muttered in a low voice: "Dear captain, this place is too evil."
"Hmm" Gu Xichen squeezed Jack's shoulder hard, and he pulled out a pistol from his waist and stuffed it into Jack's hand.
"This place is really evil, so protect yourself."
Jack looked at the pistol in his hand without tears, and several mercenaries patted Jack's shoulder with a low smile, and hugged him and followed behind Gu Xichen.
There was a leafy trail in the birch forest, and after walking south for about half a mile, a dozen English foxhounds suddenly burst out of the bushes in front of them.
This pure-blooded excellent hound bared its teeth and roared at Gu Xichen, Gu Xichen snorted coldly, he glared at this group of fierce dogs viciously, and more than a dozen foxhounds immediately clamped their tails and groaned and fled backwards.
A bald old man in a neat tuxedo, stiff and stiff like a city of London under the rain curtain, walked slowly down the path, he glanced at the scattered foxhounds with a little surprise, and bowed slightly to the ancient evil dust.
"You are here, and the master is waiting for you in the study."
Gu Xichen didn't say a word, he just turned around and motioned for Jack and the others to follow him.
The bald old man led the group around the path twice, and the front suddenly opened up.
In the middle of the dense birch forest is a crescent-shaped lake, and directly opposite the lake there is a meadow of about ten hectares, and a quaint granite three-story castle stands on the grass.
To the left of the castle was a stable, from which the high-pitched neighing of horses continued, and more than twenty shiny thoroughbreds were restlessly gouging their hooves in the stable.
"Oh, so many treasures," Jack muttered in a low voice, "Captain, at the current market price, a good thoroughbred will cost at least 50 million of our clients."
Gu Xichen's eyes widened in surprise, he turned around and squeezed his eyes at Jack: "Brothers, be careful, a person who can afford to raise so many thoroughbred horses has a problem with capital turnover, our work this time is not necessarily easy Damn Uncle Beard, he won't be deliberately cheating on me, right?"
In addition to Jack, a professional, there were also thirty elite warriors of the Hell Angel Mercenary Regiment who followed Gu Evil Dust to London.
These fighters are not villains from federal prisons, but special forces soldiers who have retired from the regular army of the Union.
These people are the elite of the elite, the warrior of the warriors, and they also analyzed that this mission will not be so simple Satisfied to see that the originally relaxed team members became serious and serious, Gu Xichen looked up and down at the ancient castle in front of him, and followed the bald old man over.
More than a dozen middle-aged men and women dressed in the most traditional servant uniforms stood in front of the ancient castle to greet Gu Xichen and his party, the bald old man led Gu Xichen and Jack up the stairs through the spacious hall on the first floor, while the other thirty warriors were left in the reception room on the first floor, hot milk tea and snacks were waiting for them.
Walking up the spiraling mahogany staircase to the second floor, passing through a corridor 100 meters long and covered with a thick woolen carpet, the bald old man led Gu Xichen to a wooden door.
In this short corridor of about 100 meters, there are no less than twenty extremely famous ancient paintings hanging on the walls on both sides, and it is not necessary for Jack's professional appraisal for Gu Xichen to be sure that these ancient paintings are genuine.
It's hard to imagine that a family that is about to secretly auction off the family's treasures can still keep so many thoroughbreds, fine foxhounds and so many ancient paintings.
The old man was about to snap the knocker, but Gu Xichen pushed the door directly and walked in.
The bald old man was stunned, and reluctantly stepped forward and walked in front of Gu Xichen.
It is a spacious study room of about 200 square meters, with bookshelves on all four walls, and countless books with red leather covers are quietly arranged on it.
There is a circle of comfortable sofas in the corner of the study, and in the middle of the study is a huge jade globe, which is slowly rotating under the drive of the motor.
On the floor of the study were three specially made metal boxes, and several well-dressed men were standing on the sidelines discussing something in a whisper.
The door of the study was violently pushed open by Gu Xichen, and the people in the study raised their heads in surprise at the same time, and the bald old man preemptively said, "Master, I'm very sorry." ” Gu Xichen pulled the bald old man behind him, he hung his hands on his belt and glanced at the few men in the study, and nodded very casually: "I'm sorry, I'm a little reckless."
But I guess it doesn't matter, let's get down to business. ” An old man with a very powerful beard on his head stood up from the sofa, and he stretched out his hand towards Gu Xichen: "Mr.
Evil Dragon, I have read the information faxed by your regiment leader, and your real person is much more powerful than in the photo.
Well, I'm Lawrence Lee, your client this time. ” Taking a deep look at Lawrence Lee, Gu Xichen walked over unceremoniously and sat down on the sofa opposite him.
Cocking Erlang's legs, Gu Xichen said blindly to Lawrence's outstretched right hand: "Then, let's talk openly and honestly, I'm curious, Mr.
Lawrence, with your family background, I don't think you need to sell the family treasure to turn around this time."
Well, I saw the horses in your stable, and the hounds that greeted us warmly, and I could see that you had a good life. ” A young man standing next to the three metal boxes took a few steps forward angrily, he pointed at Gu Xichen and scolded, "You vulgar... ” Lawrence Lee shouted, "Shut up, Mr.
Evil Dragon's suspicions have his justification" The study was quiet for a while, Gu Xichen looked at Lawrence with interest, Lawrence's face changed uncertainly, he sat down with a wry smile, and gestured to the bald old man standing at the door: "Old Peter, tea and snacks, have you even forgotten how to entertain guests?"
The bald old Peter bowed respectfully to Lawrence, and he turned and walked out of the study with rigid and meticulous steps.
Lawrence looked at Gu Xichen, and Gu Xichen also looked at him in a daze.
The two looked at each other for a while, and in the end, Lawrence couldn't resist Gu Xichen's aggressive gaze and was defeated.
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He smiled bitterly and shook his head at Gu Xichen: "Your gaze is really frightening, of course, your professional circle also determines this.
Uh, mercenaries are as cautious as you are?"
"Someone else isn't.
But I'm afraid of death," Gu Xichen's frankness left Lawrence speechless for a while.
Another middle-aged man in the study pointed angrily at the door of the study: "If you are afraid of death, just leave here The mercenary's duty is only to meet the needs of customers, you just... ” Gu Xichen interrupted him, and he shouted unceremoniously: "Mercenaries are just tools, but I am responsible for my people, Mr.
Lawrence, I now feel that you should be in a big trouble, this big trouble is the reason why you secretly auctioned the family treasure, I hope you will be open and honest about this trouble, otherwise, I will advise our head to refuse this mission." ” It was dangerous enough to have a divine unicorn staring at him, and when Gu Xichen found out that there seemed to be something else in this mission, he was not only a mercenary who followed him here, but also began to think about his own life.
"We're just mercenaries, and we only think about the risks we should take.
If a certain limit is exceeded, we will not continue this mission.
Gu Xichen said very frankly.
Lawrence smiled bitterly, and he shook his head, "Actually, Mr.
Evil Dragon, things are not quite what you think.
Even if there is a risk, it does not involve you. ” Before he could finish speaking, a dull engine sound could be heard outside the castle.
Gu Xichen jumped up with an arrow step, pushed open the floor-to-ceiling window of the study, and rushed to the balcony of the study.
A vertical take-off and landing medium-sized transport plane is spitting light blue plasma flames slowly descending from the sky, the plane is still dozens of meters from the ground, the high-temperature plasma flame has dried and led the withered and damp grass, a trace of black smoke rises from the grass, and a large area of turf is destroyed to a mess
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