In the square black building, an old man wearing a custom-made black formal suit with silver hair looked very energetic. His face without much emotion was full of the kindness and gentleness of an elderly man. He stood facing the bright sunshine and outdoor garden.
In front of the conference room window.
In this boxy, coffin-like black building, this conference room may be one of the few that can enjoy such light.
Gru Wiseman.
He sat as the first adjudicator of the Beijing Adjudication Department.
He has never personally taken action in decades, but he is known to everyone as the real person in charge of the Judgment Division. Even the mere mention of his name is enough to make the hearts of prominent dignitaries in countless countries tremble.
At this moment, the old man stood in front of the blinds in the conference room and raised his hand to pull the rope. As the angle of the blades changed, a large area of sunlight was blocked out of the window, leaving only a ray of light refracted through the gap.
There was a soft squeaking sound.
The office door was pushed open from the outside.
There was no knock on the door.
Because in the black building of the Adjudication Division, those who can enter this office do not need to knock on the door, and those who do not have the right to enter this office naturally have no chance to knock on the door.
Ta-ta-ta-!
The sound of high heels hitting the floor slowly came, and a tall and slim figure walked in. The woman's long black hair swelled back, and there was a distant coldness in her dark blue and slender almond-shaped eyes.
"I heard that you are looking for me." The Third Judgment made 'Empress' Dorothy Alita look at the old man's back.
"That's right." The old man turned around with a gentle smile on his face, "If I remember correctly, our meeting in the afternoon should be an hour later. Haha, ladies should enjoy more privileges.
You don’t need to be so early or on time next time.”
"It was my mistake. If it disturbed your thoughts, I can go out and wait for another hour."
Dorothy Alita did not have any emotional ups and downs because of the old man's friendly attitude. She just lowered her eyelids slightly, bent down and was about to retreat.
"That's not necessary."
The old man smiled and waved his hands, turned around and walked back to the sofa to sit down. He reached for the tea set on the table in front of him and said, "What would you like to drink?"
"Just clear water."
"Try the tea you brought back from the lady at Lion Rock last time."
"Thanks."
The old man picked up the exquisite silver tea set, and first made a cup for the cold woman sitting in front of him in the dense water vapor, and then poured another cup for himself.
The light refracted through the gap in the blinds fell on the tea, like a small white snake meandering around.
The two of them picked up the teacups almost at the same time, took a sip gently, and immediately put down the teacups. The dimly lit conference room fell into a brief silence.
"There are still two months until the World Conference."
The old man broke the brief silence, smiled and said softly, "At this time, there will always be some interesting undercurrents under the calm water. But this year, perhaps there have been too many changes in our Adjudication Department.
The undercurrent seems to have become a little more turbulent.”
In the dark conference room, opposite the small square table, Empress Dorothy Alita gently put down the tea set in her hand, lowered her gaze slightly and said:
"Recently, the 'rebel' forces active in Shangjing and the Grand Duchy of Tagos on the northern border of Bama River are indeed somewhat restless. I heard that there are also some politicians and businessmen involved in them. Do they worry you?"
Hearing the words of Empress Dorothy Alita, the smile on the old man's lips couldn't help but grow stronger, "I will never look down on any human being, whether it is the 'revolutionary army' among humans or the powerful people in the country.
No matter how much trouble they've gotten over the years, it's never really worried me about it, do you know why?"
Dorothy Alita pondered for a moment, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she said in an unhurried voice, "Probably because no matter how they play their cards or what cards they hold, when everyone has to bet, all the cards are pushed
When you are at the table, you always have the ability to take all the chips.”
Hearing the woman's words, the old man smiled noncommittally, "Haha. But I haven't done anything with anyone for many years."
"The lion will not lose its due deterrence just because it takes a nap." Dorothy Alita said calmly.
The smile on the old man's face slowly bloomed, and he suddenly shook his head and said, "He is a smart boy. The old fox from Tianhu Bart's family chose to give up on you. It should be the choice he regretted most in his investment career."
Having said this, the old man paused and continued, "But there is another reason that you have overlooked. Whether it is the revolutionary army among humans or the controllers of national power, they all possess quite outstanding 'foresight'.
When these people come together, their first consideration will never be how to overthrow us and overthrow the world government."
The old man's words are still unfulfilled.
Empress Dorothy Alita had a thoughtful look on her face when she heard this, and slowly continued:
"The first thing they think about is the 'profit cake' when everything is over, and how delicious the portion of the profit cake they have been able to get is."
"That's right."
The old man nodded approvingly:
"The history of mankind is one of repeated internal strife and disputes. If the profit cake after the war is not as delicious as imagined, then I think many powerful people do not mind continuing to be dogs."
The old man smiled gently and said in a relaxed tone, "So, no matter how turbulent the situation at the World Conference has been over the years, I have never worried about any big problems. Haha, what the powerful people of mankind have"
Their foresight is destined to make them unable to go far."
"That's a pretty good joke, isn't it?"
Empress Dorothy Alita did not smile, but lowered her eyebrows and fell into deep thought. Then she raised her head for the first time, with some doubts in her slender dark blue eyes and said, "If those surging undercurrents are not worthy of your
If you are worried, then the reason for your appointment with me today is..."
Suddenly, the smile on the old man's face faded slightly. After picking up the teacup and taking a sip, he put it down and said softly, "I may not care about their faults, but you have to pay the price for making mistakes, right?"
"Some people in Tagos, north of the Bama Canal, are trying to make a move recently and meet privately with the leaders of the 'Revolutionary Army'. I need you to go to the north of the Bama Canal," the old man said.
"Do you think the humans in Tagos will take the opportunity to unite with the revolutionary army active in Shangjing during the World Conference and start a rebellion?" Empress Dorothy Alita asked with a frown.
The old man was silent for a moment, chuckled, shook his head and said, "No, I'm not worried. They don't have the guts."
"Then what is the purpose of my trip?" Dorothy Alita asked puzzledly.
The old man looked at Dorothy Alita and said in a leisurely tone, "Human beings are very strange creatures. When they get together, they will start fighting among themselves, but if they suddenly appear, it will threaten them."
When faced with external pressure in life, they will surprisingly unite."
"Like a thousand years ago?"
"Just like it was a thousand years ago."
The old man nodded slightly and continued, "I need you to go there and act as an 'external pressure' for those who are ready to take action, so that they have the courage to unite and the fish that surfaced will be better able to close the net. You
Don’t you think so?”
Dorothy Alita remained silent.
She did not ask "who is responsible for closing the net".
There is no doubt that in the current situation of the Judgment Division, the only person responsible for closing up the bloody giant web is the man who is ranked above her among the adjudicators, with the corner of his mouth always mixed with madness and murderous intent.
The second judge.
The Demon Sword, Puso Wiseman.
Haha, so I am only qualified to be a fuse?
"You don't have to be disappointed."
The old man seemed to have guessed what the other party was thinking. He chuckled, shook his head and said:
"I have always had the same expectations for you, but Pusuo's child's style is more suitable for handling this matter."
"The events in Wano have made some people's ambitions begin to expand. The Adjudication Division needs an iron-handed "bloody closing" to re-assert our voice to the world, so that those who are ready to take action can be frightened and returned to their homes."
Bloody closing?
Thinking of that man's past, all those "prey" he played with to the point of despair, even death was a luxury. Dorothy Alita couldn't help but feel a hint of instinctive disgust in her heart.
However, at this point in the conversation this afternoon, she knew it was time to end, so she stood up and bowed slightly:
"I see."
But when she was about to reach the door of the conference room, the old man behind her suddenly said, "Child, I appreciate your kindness in the past, but this time, please remember not to walk into that darkness too gently."
"As assistance, Inquisitor Michus under the command of the Second Judgment Envoy Pusuo will go with you to Tagos in the north of the Bama Canal."
Empress Dorothy Alita couldn't help but stiffen slightly when she heard this. She paused and wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.
Low eyebrow walked out of the conference room.
The northern boundary of the Bama Canal.
Metziya International Airport, United States of Tagos.
An hour passed in a blink of an eye. Night fell, and through the glass curtain wall of the airport, you could vaguely see the lights of the city in the distance gradually lighting up.
Outside the international arrivals hall.
Carrying large and small bags of luggage, the exchange student team of Takehara Minami looked around like aimless geese looking for the airport pick-up staff from Stafford Private Sword Academy. The expressions on their faces gradually became dull.
"Mr. Kikuchi, are we being ignored?" A student in the exchange team couldn't help but ask.
Kikuchi Natsuhi wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his scanner-like gaze swept back and forth among the people holding signs outside the airport reception hall. His eyes revealed a longing that was about to come out, but this longing did not find a home in the end.
He didn't turn his head, and seemed to be answering and saying to himself, "Don't worry, don't worry, I contacted them before departure, and the time is almost up. Let's look for it again to prevent missing it."
It would be strange if this could be missed.
Higashinohara thought to himself.
He has the blessing of [Nine Eyes and Six Paths], and he has already scanned the signs outside the airport pick-up hall. Some are accepting people, some are soliciting customers, and some are selling things (hints)
The only one who didn't pick up Takehara Minami and his party.
But at this moment, Higashinohara suddenly noticed a girl wearing a bright yellow suit and school uniform striding over in the crowd with her long legs!
The girl's burgundy hair was like flowing fire. She held a large hot dog in her mouth and chewed it hard with her face distorted in the wind.
But what is surprising is that the girl chewing a hot dog while running had some time to take out a whiteboard from the handbag swinging back and forth, lowered her head and scribbled something on it, and then raised it in one go.
Top of head.
Higashinohara glanced at it and couldn't help but twitching his mouth slightly, because the white board clearly said "Welcome exchange students from Wano Country Takehara Minami Private Academy".
"Well, I think I should have seen it."
"Where is it?"
Kikuchi Natsuki suddenly became energetic.
Higashinohara raised his hand and pointed, and everyone's eyes followed. They were looking at the girl swallowing the hot dog with a "ferocious face", and their expressions suddenly became complicated.
The next moment, the girl raised her head and swallowed the remaining hot dog in one gulp. After chewing a lot, she touched her smooth belly with satisfaction. Soon her eyes noticed the Higashinohara group who had walked in front of her at some point.
Both sides looked at each other.
The air was quiet for two seconds.
Higashinohara looked at this girl with burgundy hair. Judging from her appearance, she should be from the west of the Cross Continent. She couldn't tell which country specifically.
Objectively speaking, although the girl in front of me has a somewhat "rough" style, her figure and appearance are actually quite impressive.
She has long legs, blue eyes, and three-dimensional and exquisite facial features. The bright yellow school uniform paired with a white shirt and a loose tie looks intellectual and sexy.
He thought the situation would be awkward for a while.
Unexpectedly, after the girl who had just swallowed the hot dog regained her breath, she immediately threw away the whiteboard and enthusiastically bent down to hold Higashinohara's hand. She rubbed it back and forth a few times like a salty uncle. You could even faintly hear the laughter of "hehe".
He bent over enthusiastically and said:
"Hello, hello! My name is Fanny Nancy, a third-year student at Staffordshire Private High School. You can just call me Fanny. It's been a hard journey. I'm really sorry today! I took a nap in the afternoon. A little bit.
Already slept, hehehe."
In just one sentence, Higashino almost had sparks thrown out of his hands. He turned his head and looked at the sky outside the airport and the bright street lights in the city.
You call this a nap?
Higashinohara calmly withdrew his hand and said politely, "Hello, this is our leading teacher."
Fanny felt her eyes blur, and the comfortable smooth feeling in her hands disappeared. As soon as she turned her head, the leading teacher, Kikuchi Natsuichi, stretched out her hand with a smile on her face.
Ahem
Fanny coughed dryly and politely stretched out half of her hand to shake Kikuchi Natsu's hand.
Divide at the first touch.
Just like the fear of contagion during flu season.
Kikuchi Natsumi twitched the corner of his mouth, glanced at Higashinohara's angular and sculpture-like profile, and thought to himself, I am a teacher and I have the education not to be angry. A smile appeared on his face again and he said:
"Thank you Miss Fannie for coming so far to pick us up. Can we go to school now? It's not too early."
"certainly."
Fanny nodded immediately and said enthusiastically, "My car is outside. Everyone, follow me. We will report to the school first and arrange accommodation as soon as possible to prevent the guys from the admissions department from getting off work."
After finishing speaking, she looked straight at Higashinohara, "Does any classmate need help with your luggage?"
Higashinohara looked at her eagerness and politely declined.
The public security of the United Tagos Republic is well known.
What if this unreliable girl takes his luggage and runs away?
Well, although I definitely can't outrun him, there's no need to think about it.
Fortunately, Fanny wasn't that unreliable, and led everyone to a small school bus that probably carried fifteen or sixteen people.
She opened the door from the left and went up, then sat directly in the driver's seat. Like an experienced driver, she directly inserted the key and started the accelerator with a rumble.
Everyone at Takehara Minami Private Academy looked at them sideways. Some people said that Stafford is Stafford. Any student picking up from the airport can even drive a big car so smoothly.
After getting on the bus, Higashinohara sat in the back row near the driver's seat, next to the team leader Natsuichi Kikuchi.
I saw this girl named Fanny slipping into gear and pulling the handbrake, then stepped on the accelerator and leaned back, and the small school bus jumped out of the car like a "bounce".
Looking at the roaring traffic in front of her, Kikuchi Natsu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but said insinuatingly, "Miss Fanny is so skilled in driving, she must have obtained her driver's license very early, right?"
"Driver's license? What's that?"
"Um?"
The air in the car suddenly became stiff!
"Hahaha, just make a joke to liven up the atmosphere."
Fanny's laughter came from the driver's seat, "Don't worry, everyone, I took the driver's license test right after I entered school, and it's been three years now."
“Is there no age limit for taking the driver’s license test in the United Tagos Republic?”
"Yes, as long as you are over fourteen years old."
"Then Miss Fannie passed the exam very early. She must like driving, right?"
"Hey, it's just to support the family."
"ah?"
"Oh, what I mean is to make money by driving for the school. Today, you will be charged 500 tacos for one trip. I can drive seven times in a week like this. That works out to 5,000 per week, 50,000 per month, and 50,000 per year."
"."
Kikuchi Natsuichi was shocked by the girl's words. For a moment, he didn't know whether to admire her arithmetic or her optimism.
But with Fanny's gag, the atmosphere inexplicably relaxed, and everyone curiously looked out the car window as the lights started to turn on, feeling the style of this seaside city.
After about half an hour's drive, the small school bus carrying a group of people from Takehara Minami Private Academy drove into the main entrance of Lakeside Stafford Private Great Sword Academy.
There were many students coming and going at this spot, and the ginkgo leaves made a squeaking sound when the wind blew down the tires against the roadside.
When entering, Higashinohara saw the huge sword-cutting stone statue next to the fountain at the school gate that he had seen in the slideshow before coming here. He could feel the indestructible sharpness and iron-blooded atmosphere even more closely.
After a while,
The school bus stopped in front of a building in the academy.
"Here we are, you should report to the Admissions Department first. Someone will arrange accommodation for you tonight. The curriculum of the Teaching Department should be sent to your mobile phones soon in the next two days. Please pay attention to check and see what is available in the school.
You can contact me at any time if you need help, but you will be charged for it in the future."
Everyone in the car stood up and picked up their luggage, looking curiously at the academy where they were about to study for a whole school year.
When getting off the bus, Higashinohara noticed that although the small school bus driven by Fanny was old and shabby, its security facilities were quite complete. There were even spare weapons in the shelves above the bus, and the windows were all bulletproof.
system.
Thinking of this, Higashinohara couldn't help but asked casually, "Will the school bus of Stafford Private Great Sword Academy be attacked in this city?"
Fanny, who was fiddling with her mobile phone in the cab, was startled. She turned around and saw Higashinohara asking. She couldn't help but said with a smile, "Are you kidding me? Junior, Meiji Mansion is famous for its simple folk customs. Why is the school bus on the road?"
Will he be attacked?"
Higashinohara nodded upon hearing this and was about to get out of the car when he suddenly frowned.
There was an extremely subtle sound of breaking through the air in his ears, and then he saw a loud bang from the huge sword behind the school bus that had just passed by the fountain at the main entrance of the academy!
Countless gravels flew, and some hit the rear window of the school bus, making a sharp crackling sound.
The next second, a shrill siren sounded and echoed over the entire school.
Higashinohara couldn't help but look slightly stunned, and turned to look at Fanny who was sitting in the driver's seat with a dumbfounded face.
Is this what you call simple folk customs?!
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