Directly north of Bama Island is a high mountain. The guild hall on the top of the mountain is Lanewood's favorite place to live. He and his wife Milia will live here every time, enjoying the condescending feeling.
And today, we have a visitor here.
Dimitri Howard is the first child adopted by Rennix, and he is also the real second brother in the family. He is not like Lane Wood. If Lane Wood perfectly inherited Rennix's ambition and determination, then Dimitri is more like Rennix's free and unpredictable side.
"Brother, it's been such a long time."
Dimitri was holding a pipe with a lazy smile, and beside him was a more bohemian man. Lanewood opened the door and saw the two of them. With a rare smile on his face, he let the two of them walk in.
"Nice to meet you, Jack Swan, our great adventurer."
After letting the two of them into the living room, Milia served tea for them, and then sat next to Lane Wood.
Linewood revealed the man's identity when he opened his mouth. The man was not surprised. He raised his hand slightly to salute, and then said: "So, it seems that this guy Dimitri invited me because he was prompted by you?"
"Hint? No, no, no, I clearly told my brother to invite a friend who has enough courage and courage and is trustworthy." Lionwood laughed.
"I understood what brother meant as soon as I heard it. Ha, is there anyone more reliable than you among the people I know?" Dimitri picked up the tea and drank it all, smacking his lips, "Sure enough, I still can't get used to it. Tea, Miria, can you have some good wine next time?”
"If you don't need to talk about important things, that's fine." Milia lowered her eyes and smiled.
"Drinking can easily cause trouble...but you are indeed an exception." Linewood gestured to Milia, who nodded, got up and went to get the wine.
"What did Lu Ning say?" Dimitri asked.
"It's not long to live, about three months." Linewood sneered, "Watanabe Fuchiko, the new nutritionist's judgment is similar. But three months is enough for father to drag this party over. Wait for us Once you leave this island, you won’t have the chance to find out what his good stuff is.”
"Maybe because he believes in God?" Jack said with a smile.
"That's just an external image. What he believes in in his heart is definitely not God. He will only believe in things that are truly efficacious. Otherwise... what's going on with those people who are recruited to the island every year?" Dimitri laughed. Said, "Brother, what do you think?"
"Isn't that a very simple question?" Lionwood whispered, "Even if he is old, he is still our father. His experience and experience are far better than ours. Do you think he has never thought that we will have any influence on his legacy?" Plot?"
"Humph, I remember you said that your father loved the family very much." Dimitri said.
"Back then? Dimitri, don't say things like this that make me feel funny now." Linewood clasped his fingers, "We have to maintain the semblance of family harmony."
"Yes. Then, dear brother, can you explain what other shocking plans your father has?"
"What do you think he's looking for in people with strange abilities? What do you think someone who is dying but still has a lot of wealth and power is looking for?" Lanewood said. "He knows we want his legacy, but Of course he will not give up what he owns easily, whether it is wealth or life."
"Tsk, is it really true?"
"Milia." Lionwood whispered, and a bottle of wine suddenly appeared on the table.
Dimitri and Jack's eyes suddenly widened.
"This is not some mechanism." Milia appeared behind Lanewood's seat, "Invisibility is a common power."
"Common?" Jack narrowed his eyes, "I wonder how long Madam has been here?"
"About a minute." Milia answered.
"But across the chair and my brother, you can make the wine bottle appear on the table, which means that even if something leaves you, you can make it invisible... It's very interesting."
"Can your surprise be less artificial?" Linewood said, "I don't believe you can't understand my hint, let alone underestimate your father. Among these adopted sons and daughters, you are the only one whose abilities I appreciate."
"You're still so arrogant, Lionwood. I hope your arrogance doesn't make you think you can easily defeat your father."
"I am the one who has been educated by my father for the longest time." Linewood asked Milia to sit next to him and raised his chin slightly, "Now that you have said this, how about you evaluate our younger brothers and sisters?"
"oh?"
"Felicia, our good sister. After taking over her part of the company, she began rapid expansion. In just a few years, she merged and defeated more than a dozen competitors in various ways. Our opponents are probably struggling with antitrust prosecutions recently."
"Money can bring her a great sense of security and confidence." Dimitri nodded, "It's just that it makes her very tired."
"She enjoys it, what do you care about her? Besides, this guy Juno Ito... you should have heard about him."
"Luxury hotels, amazing delicacies from the mountains and seas, dinners for the upper class... right? He is indeed very talented in this area." Dimitri said, "There is really no one who can match him when it comes to eating, drinking and having fun. But apart from his talent in this area, his own abilities are really not that great. It was also his luck that he found the woman Saotome."
"Arisa Saotome is not a simple woman. She is very tolerant and can find Juno Ito, a guy who has no interest other than organizing banquets." Linewood said.
"I don't have the same point of view as you, Lionwood." Dimitri laughed. "On the contrary, I think Juno Ito has found a good opportunity to focus on his hobby. It is indeed his luck to find Saotome. But is this what Juno Ito also wants?"
"Ha. That's possible. After all, he is someone specially trained by the old man..." Lionwood nodded, "Next, Huo Yinglong. He really likes to find a quiet place."
"Because he needs to cultivate his moral character, right? I originally thought that a violent guy like him did not meet my father's selection criteria, but I didn't expect that my father would choose him as his adopted son. There are obviously many better children in the same batch." Dimi Terry said.
"Father has his purpose, I'm sure of it. What about Cynthia? She has found four or five girlfriends. Compared to that little girl Mayuri Daida, I think Cynthia's private life is more corrupt."
"Dyota is just an insecure child. Not long after she became an adult, most of the property was divided between us. She is probably very worried about her share, and she is even more worried that her boyfriend has also been arranged... Look Look at Felicia, Mayuri still needs to grow up." Dimitri said with a smile, "Of course, compared to Juno Ito, little Mayuri is the unlucky one. The boyfriend she suspected turned out to be real Everyone has problems...Haha, people who don’t know the inside story may also misunderstand it.”
"So you don't like Cynthia."
"You can't say that between family members, Lanewood." Dimitri shook his head, "Cynthia is indeed a very unique girl, but don't forget that I am also a person with a similar personality. I treat other people's Sexual orientation and personal life don't matter at all, I only care about whether the person and I can talk to each other, and in this regard, to be honest - chatting with Cynthia is much easier than chatting with you."
"Ha." Lanewood chuckled.
Dimitri handed the bottle to Jack. Jack took out a multifunctional knife from his pocket and pried off the bottle cap, then poured it into Dimitri's empty tea cup.
"Thanks, old friend." Dimitri picked up the cup, and this time he began to sip the wine in the cup as if tasting tea. After taking a few sips, he put the cup down and said, "So what do you want to say? What? Big brother? Are you saying that the old man specially selected seven of us children who meet the requirements of the seven deadly sins to complete some mysterious ritual? "
"Humph, since you noticed it, didn't you think of the problem?" Lionwood snorted coldly, "He trained the seven of us, starting with me. If this is really preparation for a certain ceremony, wouldn't it? Said that this plan has been prepared since my father was young? So is this really the first time to prepare for this kind of ceremony? My dear brother? "
Dimitri also stopped laughing.
"Rennix Howard became prosperous and grew rapidly at the age of twenty-one. At the age of twenty-six, he had already established the prototype of his own business empire. At the age of thirty-five, his wealth and power were at the peak of his power. His only biological son, Lane Wood, was born in Rennix. Born at the age of twenty-nine. The life story of Rennix Howard before the age of twenty-one...is almost impossible to find."
Boom!
There was rolling thunder outside the window, the sky was already gloomy, dark clouds were spread over the sea, and a storm was gaining momentum.
It's half past three in the afternoon. Lanewood glanced at the clock on the wall and suddenly felt that it was not night yet, but it was already dark outside.
"Linewood... we are going back. It looks like there will be a heavy rain at night, and maybe a thunderstorm." Dimitri stood up and took the bottle of wine in his hand.
"Yeah. See you at the family dinner tomorrow."
"Tomorrow...haha, Linewood, do you like watching detective and mystery movies?"
"What?"
"Isolated island, isolated from the world, a seemingly harmonious family, a dying patriarch, a huge amount of wealth...and now, incredible abilities are added to it." Dimitri raised his eyes and glanced at Milia, "This is a Excellent case preview.”
"Really? Well, I hope you're not the corpse when you wake up tomorrow morning, Dimitri." Linewood said calmly.
"Hahaha, indeed, it is you... Lanewood. Jack, let's go and give my brother and his wife some private space."
With that, Dimitri and Jack left.
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At the end of the corridor on the fourth floor of the drowsy main building, in Rennix's room.
Rennix had risen from the easy chair. He walked towards Tsuburaya Temple Sora with his hands behind his back.
There were a few more people in the room at this time than when Felicia visited.
"Mr. Writer, you have already met several of my children." Rennix's breathing was steady and his words were clear. At this time, he did not appear to be ill at all.
Tsuburayaji Sora nodded repeatedly and showed Rennix the filled notes he had written.
"This is a very good subject, isn't it? I hope you can witness and record all this. I will help you, and my friends will also help you, but, as we agreed before, this story is yours It cannot be published at the moment.”
"Of course, Mr. Rennix, that's why I'm here, and I agree to your conditions." Tsuburaya Terakura said.
"Gustave." Rennix turned to his old friend at the door.
"Your choice is very good. Among these children, even the most cowardly Mayuri Shirota has some thoughts." Gustav put his hands in his pockets. Every time he puts on this posture, it shows that he is serious. treat something.
"Of course, under my education, they will not lack ambition and desire. If they want to maintain the industry in their hands, they cannot rely solely on the people under them. If they are incompetent, they will quickly eliminate that useless waste."
"Do I need to remind you? You have left sufficient equity for these children. Even if you want to sideline them, unless you are really a fool, it will not be that easy."
Behind the curtain of the room, a graceful elderly woman suddenly appeared and spoke.
"Nowadays, if anyone believes that they will be able to control everything if they have an advantage in equity, they are really stupid. Justina, I am not that old fool yet." Rennix waved his hand, "But I am very happy, I My old friends, you have once again responded to my invitation, and we are reunited again."
"Howard, it's not just the children who are interested in your inheritance." Lian Qingyi, who was sitting there like a magic stick, spoke, "In my opinion, the new servants on the island, as well as the ones you are looking for, The doctors, nutritionists, lawyers, accountants who come... they are not blind, they will die if they can see you."
"Haha, it seems that the news that my inheritance does not have to be inherited by relatives has been exposed. This is a secret, and even my children don't know it. So how did this secret get exposed?"
"Yes, old friend, I'm just reminding you about this." Lian Qingyi picked up his beard, looking like he had figured it out.
"Indeed, I still have a lot of old and new friends. Fortunately, this time I invited everyone who knows this secret to the island." Rennix smiled, "They will bring such a secret that involves huge wealth Do you want to tell others what happened? It’s hard for me to guarantee, but I don’t need a guarantee, because they are the only ones who threaten me and betray me. As for the people they know, they don’t even want to touch me. "
Click.
Gustav had already locked the door, and his sharp gaze passed across the faces of everyone in the room except Rennix.
"Don't worry, Gustave. We have half a month to guess which one or which old friends want my things." Rennix slowly walked back to Anle Next to the chair, he lay down again, "After all, the storm will cover everything, and this will become a closed world."
(End of chapter)
