In mid-April, in the Hürtgen Forest on the border between Germany and Belgium, the low roar of the engine broke the silence of the past.
In the dense forest, two black Mercedes-Benz trucks, led by a half-track motorcycle painted with hunting camouflage, slowly walked along the gravel road next to the "Jonas and Okan Brothers Outdoor Products Store".
Driving deep into the forest.
Sitting on the driver's seat of the half-track motorcycle was Wei Yan, who had come from Timov Castle in Austria, escorting the statue. Sitting side by side on the back seat of the half-track motorcycle were the two men behind him.
The two owners of that outdoor store.
Just from the mouths of these two old guys who are over fifty years old, the words "Uncle Dominic is like this", and "My father Okan used to be like this", or "My father Jonas used to be" are among the prefixes of these sentences.
, Wei Ran guessed the identities of these two old guys.
What's more, the names of these two old men really save time and effort. Okan's son was named "Little Jonas", and Jonas's son was named "Okan II". These "each other"
The brotherly relationship of "Dad" also saves Wei Ran the trouble of remembering the wrong name.
Along the mossy gravel road and over a small slope, when Wei Ran took the truck behind him, passed through the temporary entrance and exit on the barbed wire fence, and finally stopped at the moat of Elk Castle, it was originally full of goods.
The stone bridge, the potted pine trees inside the castle, the camouflaged scaffolding, and the ivy growing on the scaffolding have all been cleaned up, revealing the original appearance of the castle.
There is even a crane with a hoe parked outside the moat next to the small bridge, and on the platform inside the castle, there is already a forklift waiting in advance.
"Just drive in!" Okan II, who was sitting in the back row, said loudly while puffing on his cigarette.
Hearing this, Wei Ran immediately controlled the half-track motorcycle belonging to an outdoor store under his buttocks, drove across the broken bridge across the moat with a squeaking noise, and finally stopped at the bridge that had all the pine tree camouflage removed.
In the yard.
Before the car stopped, Okan II and Young Jonas, two old guys who combined were definitely over a hundred years old, jumped out of the car neatly, or got into the forklift parked on the platform, or
Climbed into the operating room of the crane.
Seeing this, Wei Ran quickly directed the two trucks to stop outside the moat, and personally untied the canvas covering the cargo bucket, revealing the bronze statues shipped from Timov Castle in Austria.
With the help of the crane and forklift, the statues were lifted from the cargo bucket to the platform, and then the forklift sent them into the church that had been cleaned at some point, and placed them in an orderly manner.
Under that holy statue.
After getting the permission of the two old men, Wei Ran used the cover of his backpack to take out the Rolleiflex camera in the metal book and took another group photo of the reunited friends in the church.
"Young man, take this."
As the door of the church was about to be locked again, Okan II reached out from the cab of the forklift and took out a fake sealed file bag and handed it to Wei Ran.
"What's this?"
Wei Ran took the file bag and took a look. The seal of the paper bag was not only stamped with the date, but also signed by Carlos' lawyer in German and English.
"Mr. Dominic's supplementary will, given to you."
Okan II had already closed the wooden door of the church while he was speaking. He locked it and said, "You can read it first. After reading it, we have another thing to tell you."
Upon hearing this, Wei Ran immediately tore off the seal of the file bag and took out a will written in German and English.
After a quick glance, Wei Ran raised his eyebrows in surprise, then subconsciously looked up at the two old men standing a few meters away.
"We don't know anything."
Young Jonas said first, "If you finish reading, we will get down to business."
Taking a deep breath, Wei Ran carefully put away the will and said, "I've finished reading it."
"Uncle Dominic said that from now on, you will be responsible for supervising the Elk Foundation."
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Kan II lit up a cigar and said in a puff of smoke, "Frankly speaking, this is a good thing for us. Before this, we had been worried that Lily or Sebastian would take over the Elk Foundation."
"Worried about Sebastian?"
Wei Ran repeated doubtfully, worried that Lily, that greedy woman, was still normal, worried about Sebastian...
Seemingly sensing Wei Ran's doubts, Jonas also lit a cigar, sat down on the steps at the door of the church and explained, "If that stingy bastard Sebastian takes control of the foundation, he will
The maintenance of this castle will definitely be terminated immediately after the death of Uncle Dominic."
Okan II added, "Although this castle doesn't even have interior decoration, monthly maintenance also costs thousands of euros in labor costs, plus annual roof maintenance.
It’s a huge sum of money that we two old guys can’t afford.”
"Uncle Dominic said that you will ensure that this castle will always be well maintained, is that true?" Little Jonas asked.
"Yes...it's like this." Wei Ran grinned, "I promise."
"In this case, we are relieved."
Okan II immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Young man, we don't know what was written in Uncle Dominic's will, let alone what was written, but he sent someone to deliver an envelope to us the day before yesterday.
In addition, he told us on the phone that when the Elks Foundation encounters serious financial difficulties, you can bring Sebastian to the mill to find us and open the envelope he left with us. "
"Of course, whether we are willing to hand over the envelope to you depends on whether you will supervise the foundation's dedicated maintenance of this castle."
Little Jonas added on the side, "We have obtained your contact information from Uncle Dominic, so if one day we call you to complain, you'd better urge that stingy Sebastian to immediately
Bring people here to repair this castle."
"There is no need for Sebastian to know that Uncle Dominic left an envelope for us."
Okan II added, and then looked at little Jonas next to him, and then looked at Wei Ran again, "Okay, there is nothing else. Next time you come here,
It's time to send Uncle Dominic here. Young man, I sincerely hope that day comes later."
"In this case, I hope we will never meet here again." Wei Ran said sincerely.
"Although this wish is very beautiful, no one can defeat time."
Young Jonas crushed the cigar in his hand, "Okay, Victor, you can leave now. Remember to park our half-track motorcycle in the mill and lock the door for us. We will put up the barbed wire later."
Install the fence and then drive the crane back."
"Then...goodbye, gentlemen."
After Wei Ran said a polite goodbye, he picked up his backpack and walked off the platform. He drove the half-track motorcycle and left the Elk Castle with the two trucks that followed, and drove back to the outdoors next to the mill along the gravel road.
supplies store.
Following the instructions, he parked the half-track motorcycle into the mill and helped lock the wooden door. Wei Ran left the Hürtgen Forest on one of the trucks and rushed to the airport in the city.
Halfway through, he couldn't help but take out the will he had just obtained and read it again.
According to the content of this supplementary will, when he was responsible for supervising the Elk Foundation, not only did he obtain the right to use Timov Castle, but the French female architect Léa and her maintenance team would also be directly led by him
, thus bypassing Sebastian, who is responsible for making money.
It is obvious that Dominic, who is about to reach the end of his life, is very worried that after his death, these two castles, which are almost equivalent to the tombs of his family and friends, will be abandoned. He is even more worried about him and his partners, as well as Sophie and Timov.
There is no one to take care of the family, so there is such a supplementary will.
Correspondingly, Wei Ran, who is almost equivalent to a tomb keeper, must also ensure that the two castles are properly maintained in a timely manner - just like he must ensure that Kou Kou can smoothly withdraw living expenses from the foundation. Read the book
At the end of the will, Dominic also clearly mentioned that Okan II, Jonas Jr., the female architect Leia and the lawyer Carlos will jointly supervise whether Wei Ran has performed his work to the best of his ability.
When this person is completely dissatisfied with what he did in the world, that is, when all of them know what he did when he went to the Foundation, even if the heir Koko agrees that he will continue to serve in the Foundation,
All benefits including 10% of the investment and the right to use the castle will also be recovered.
"This old guy, this is an extra lock..."
Wei Ran muttered secretly, and finally put away the will, which was actually unattractive to him.
Two days later, under the escort of the private plane, Weiran, Suisui and others returned safely to Kazakhstan with the fatigue of the long-distance flight and various souvenirs bought in Austria.
Mountain.
Dominic's affairs have come to an end for the time being. He made 3 million US dollars in half a month after being out, and he also found a part-time job at Wei Ran, but he has not been idle.
Because, on the second day after he returned to Kazan, Jima and Maya, who were busy preparing for the filming of a movie about Liuban Forest guerrillas with Karp and others at the Red Flag Forest Farm, came to him with the script.
Door. In this movie, Jima is responsible for playing the role of guerrilla Shura, and Maya, who is participating in the film for the first time, also takes on the responsibility of playing the leading female guerrilla Jaina.
The two of them came here this time to let Wei Ran, who provided the original script, help them, especially the inexperienced Maya, better shape the character of the female guerrilla Jaina.
However, before Wei Ran could finish dealing with these two actors, early in the morning on the fourth day after he returned to Kazan, Xia Shushi, Qin Er and Zhong Zhen, who had not been in contact for some time, unexpectedly remained silent.
We flew to Kazan together!
When Wei Ran learned that these people had come to Kazan, the three of them had already found a seat to sit down in the Time Library and each ordered a cup of coffee.
Even when he walked into the library with Ji Ma, who was joining in the fun, Xia Shushi, a loser, was busy trying to get close to Lola with his Russian that was as good as a melon and an egg.
"Are these your friends?"
Ji Ma, who was holding a script book in his hand, said with a disappointed look on his face, "Why are there all men but no beautiful girls?"
"Even if you are beautiful, do you dare to do anything?" Wei Ran mocked disdainfully.
"Is this a question of whether you dare or not? You...who do you think I am!" Jima asked dissatisfied.
"Scum"
Wei Ran responded blatantly in Chinese, but before he could finish his words, Zhong Zhen, Qin II, and even Xia Shushi all looked over subconsciously, and the expressions on these people's faces were particularly strange.
They unanimously expressed the same question——Shouting ***?
Looking at Ji Ma, who was standing next to him with a guilty conscience, Wei Ran finally sighed in resignation, waved his hand and gestured to Xia Shushi and others, greeted them and walked out.
