Today it was surprisingly lively. There were a lot of black, low-key and luxurious vehicles parked in the parking lot that were rarely seen on the road in the past.
There were many heavily armed security personnel walking around under the thick shade of trees. They were wearing the same family clothes but belonging to different branches. Occasionally their eyes would meet with each other, and they were full of alertness and vigilance.
In the manor meeting room.
The quiet sunlight in the morning shines in from the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, making the tables and chairs made of handmade leather in the conference room shine.
As the door of the conference room was pushed open from the outside, more than a dozen senior figures from the Bart family of Tianhu in simple clothes walked into the conference room.
The most eye-catching one among them is a young man, Dizzy Bart, the eldest son and heir of the strongest branch of the Bart family.
In this conference room today, an important meeting is about to be held - all the elders and young people in power need to draw up a plan as soon as possible (fighting for
)The distribution of power in the Tianhu Bart family.
Everyone took their seats in the conference room,
Eyes are watching, nose is watching, and everyone is thinking about their own little calculations in their hearts. No one speaks.
Because the only bloodline left in the second generation of the Tianhu Bart family, the woman named Aphra Bart has not yet come.
Ta-ta-ta-!
There was a sound of footsteps outside the conference room.
The next second, the door was pushed open again.
The first person to catch everyone's attention was an elegant woman wearing a secretary's outfit, and then she was the real owner this time.
Aphra Bart.
Behind Aphra Bart were two tall men with stern looks. They looked like they were followers of a large family, and they walked in without saying a word.
The old people sitting in the conference room glanced at this inadvertently, but secretly laughed in their hearts, and said with a smile that women are women after all, and it is normal to be panicked at this time, but what is the use of bringing two bodyguards into the conference room?
?
No matter how crazy they are,
Could it be possible to take action in the family meeting room?
The middle-aged woman Aphra Bart walked to the head of the conference room. The secretary next to her opened the black leather chair, but the woman did not sit down immediately.
She just stood there quietly,
He quietly stared at the people around the oval conference table, his face as calm as a deep pool of water.
The air seemed to be silent for a moment.
Everyone seemed to realize something - in a thousand-year-old family like the Jiu Family, family background determines everything.
In the past, the elders and elders from these families would have relied on their old age to show off their talents.
When we arrived at the meeting room of this manor, no one at the main table sat down, and no one dared to sit down casually.
But today.
The old people have all taken their seats.
At this moment, the atmosphere was a little solid, and you could hear pindrops in the air. Some of the juniors who followed were sitting on pins and needles. They looked at each other awkwardly and stood up one after another.
After all, from the moment they are born,
Every year I come to this master's manor, I have already developed this habit of respecting others.
But those old people still didn't move at all. Even though they felt a little driven by habit in their hearts, they still sat there with expressionless faces when they remembered the purpose of coming to this conference room today.
at this time,
The ninth-level old man who had accompanied Dizzy Bart earlier raised his eyebrows and stared at the woman standing at the head.
Thinking of the purpose of coming here today,
As a ninth-level god-level expert, he opened his mouth and tried to suppress the opponent's momentum first.
Unexpectedly, he just opened his withered lips before the words could be spoken.
The woman standing at the head of the conference table suddenly smiled at everyone, and sat down with a dignified and elegant manner. The old man suddenly choked.
He glanced at the woman, his face slightly gloomy, but in the end he suppressed his words without saying anything.
Aphra Bart,
The "eldest princess" of Tianhu's Bart family glanced at the old and young people around the conference table, and she knew very well what these people were thinking.
However, as the host of this family meeting, she could only say step by step, "Everyone must be aware of the changes that happened within the family last month. My father and others were killed in the World Bank Building. The world was shocked. The world government and
The Adjudication Division has jointly issued a clear order to seize the lawless clown masked man at all costs."
"no offense."
Unsurprisingly, a different sound rang out from the conference table. An old man walking on crutches picked up a handkerchief and covered his mouth and coughed.
There were slight wrinkles on the old man's wrinkled face, "It is important to catch the lawless gangsters who killed the family head, but Tianhu Bart's family is the financial backbone of the world. After the family head's accident, not only external rumors spread, but also internal people's hearts were shaken.
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"In my opinion, at this time, it might as well be left to the Judgment Division and the World Government to capture the murderer. Stabilizing the situation within the family is still the most important thing."
After the old man finished speaking, other clan members at the conference table also spoke out in agreement.
"People cannot be resurrected after death, so I am sorry."
"Yes, we still need to appease shareholders first."
"Well, we can't let the family be in turmoil any longer."
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conference table chair,
The woman Aphra Bart, who was listening to everyone's discussion with her eyebrows lowered, raised her eyebrows slightly. The discussion quickly became quieter and disappeared. Her voice remained steady and soft as she asked:
"So how to stabilize the situation?"
The voice fell,
You could hear needles dropping on the conference table.
Everyone attending this meeting today has their own opinions on how to stabilize the situation.
But the only thing they have in common is that
We cannot let the woman in front of us take over.
Even if it is a temporary agent, because the other party is a direct line, even if it is a woman, it is a direct line. Once they are in power, it will be difficult for them to pull the other party down.
"The Tianhu Bart family has been passed down for thousands of years, and the family is rich in talents, but it's a pity that there are only a few men in this generation." The ninth-level old man who had been unable to speak finally spoke, his tone unhurried.
Others quickly recognized the key word in the other person's words, male. In order to ensure the purity of the family's bloodline, the nine aristocratic families have always relied on male inheritance. This is also their biggest support for gathering here today.
No matter how pure the blood of the woman in front of me is,
But she is a woman after all.
Aphra Bart glanced at the ninth-level old man indifferently, and said softly and noncommittally, "I have helped my father handle family affairs for many years, and I think I am quite skilled in the management and operation of the family. If you elders don't have any objections, why don't I come here?"
The position of acting head of the family."
"inappropriate."
The ninth-level old man spoke directly, concisely and concisely, looking directly at the woman and said:
"Tianhu's Bart family is in charge of the world's finance. People are uneasy after the family leader's accident. The most important thing now is to appease people's hearts. No offense. If the eldest lady, you act as the family leader, outsiders may not feel at ease. Instead, they will feel that the Bart family is useless.
people."
"Yes, the most important thing now is to appease shareholders and investors."
"In this case, why stick to the direct line."
"Yes, extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures."
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Everyone immediately started talking.
In the corner, Okumura Baldi, the western commander of the Dawn Revolutionary Army, who was sitting at the corner of the conference table, smiled, picked up a cup of tea, and said softly to Higashinohara behind him, "Did you see it? These are the Nine Families that live high in the clouds.
What do you think?"
"It's no different from a market vendor."
Higashinohara standing behind the man said.
However, his eyes were fixed on the man's back, and a faint doubt appeared in his heart.
At first, when he followed Okumura Baldi into the convoy of the side tribesmen, Higashinohara only thought that he was assuming the identity of one of them.
But it was only when he sneaked into the conference room and no one around him responded to their presence that Higashinohara realized that things were not that simple.
The ability this man possesses is most likely a mental ability that can change other people's perceptions.
Thinking about this,
Higashinohara couldn't help but think of Okumura Baldi's younger brother Simon Baldi, who was called the "Dawn Mentor" of the Western Army and died from his injuries in the Battle of White Swan Port.
What the other party awakened was the same mental ability of talent sequence 28 [Naraku], but the man in front of him could deceive so many people, and the ability he controlled was obviously more terrifying than the so-called [Dawn Mentor].
Higashinohara's face couldn't help but look thoughtful.
If this is the case, then it is no wonder that he was able to organize the Dawn Revolutionary Army and have been active for so many years under the eyes of a heavenly city like Kyoto City and the World Government.
After a burst of noise in the conference room,
It finally quieted down.
The woman sitting at the head of the conference room faintly glanced at the branch elders and ambitious young branch disciples present.
Suddenly, she swept away the previous ambiguity and said straight to the point, "If it is to appease and stabilize the hearts of the shareholders and investors of the World Bank and World Finance, I think you don't need to worry too much. After it is announced that I am the acting owner, the shareholders and shareholders
Shareholders will feel at ease."
Facing the woman who suddenly became strong,
The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly felt a little suffocated, and everyone's expressions were a little unsightly.
"I'm afraid that's not the case."
The ninth-level old man said in a deep voice.
"Oh? Why? Just because I am a woman?" Aphra Bart glanced sideways at the other party.
But a smile suddenly appeared on the face of the ninth-level old man, and he shook his head and said, "Of course it's more than that. Everyone here must know whose hands our family leader died in the World Building."
What exactly happened at the World Bank Tower late last month?
In the past few days, the World Government has not fully disclosed it to the world due to various considerations.
The purpose is to give the Tianhu Bart family some time to stabilize and maintain the stability of the world's financial system.
But any so-called "secret" in this world is never a secret to people of the upper class.
Many major shareholders of Tianhu Bart's World Bank must have received the news, not to mention the children within these families.
As soon as the ninth-level old man's words left his mouth,
Everyone around the conference table looked at the woman in a strange way.
Not saying something doesn't mean you don't know it.
Everyone here knows better than anyone else that the ultimate purpose of the "Clown Mask Man" who killed the head of the Bart family and two generations of heirs that day was to rescue Dorothy Alita.
And in this incident,
The daughter of the woman in front of me,
What role did Dorothy Alita play in this assassination that shocked the world? Did she abandon her ancestors and become the assassin's help?
No one knows this.
However, the more this happens,
The more people can't help but speculate.
"With all due respect, if the mother of a wanted criminal by the World Government and the mother of the assassin was placed in the position of acting head of the Bart family, I'm afraid it would only make people more frightened."
At this point, the old man paused and suddenly said in a faint tone, "After all, no one knows whether this is a self-directed and self-acted drama."
As soon as these words are spoken,
There was a sudden silence in the conference room!
Everyone was shocked by the straightforward words of the ninth-level old man. They sighed in their hearts for the other party's unscrupulous remarks towards the master's family. They immediately realized that this most powerful side bloodline of Tianhu Bart's family might have no influence on the acting head of the family today.
It is inevitable to win.
When the young man Dizzy Bart, who was about to be promoted to the throne next to him, heard the old man's words, he suddenly couldn't help but feel excited and couldn't help but secretly glance at the woman on the throne.
Unexpectedly, the woman's face remained calm. She looked away from the ninth-level old man and said calmly, "In this case, I want to know how many of you here will object if I become the acting family?"
The voice fell,
Everyone at the conference table suddenly looked at each other.
No one is a fool,
It is indeed very unusual for the woman in front of me to express her position under such adverse circumstances.
But after a long period of silence, interests finally trumped reason.
People around the conference table expressed their opposition to Aphra Bart, who was sitting at the head of the table, inheriting the position of head of the family.
A smile appeared on the lips of the ninth-level old man, and he stared at the other person lightly and said, "Did you see it? It's not that I'm targeting you, it's that everyone disagrees. I'm afraid those elders who are in seclusion and broken mirrors will not agree with a traitor and
The suspect’s mother became the acting patriarch.”
"Is that so?" the woman said calmly, and then suddenly said, "But what does that matter?"
The ninth-level old man's face sank when he heard this, and he said in a solemn voice, "Don't forget that the successive heads of the Tianhu Bart family have asked the elders to personally acknowledge the support of the elders and the children of the side branches. Do you think anyone here supports you?"
The conference room suddenly fell into an eerie silence again.
A smile suddenly appeared on the face of the ninth-level old man.
Just when he still wanted to say something,
Suddenly, the two middle-aged men behind Aphra Bart who had been standing quietly as bodyguards since they entered the conference room suddenly took a step forward.
"I support."
The old man's face suddenly darkened, and he was about to blurt out "What is this" subconsciously, but the other person's next words made him breathless.
"I represent the Tianshi Clan. My wife is unable to be here. Please forgive me. The Tianshi Clan is willing to support my wife as the acting head of the family."
The middle-aged man mentioned two "ladies" in his words, but without further explanation, everyone knew who the first lady in the other person's words was referring to.
That is naturally the lady in charge of the Tianshi clan.
Everyone's breath suddenly stopped!
Even the way he looked at Aphra Bart became strange, secretly wondering when did this woman find such foreign support.
The ninth-level old man's face was gloomy as he was also tricked by the other party. He stared at the middle-aged man and said, "When will it be the turn of outsiders to intervene in the Tianhu clan's family affairs? I'm afraid you still can't decide the Tianhu Bart family.
The position of the leader of a clan."
Everyone around the conference table also reacted.
They all looked at the middle-aged man with unkind expressions and silently expressed their objections.
"Then what about the Tianlong clan?"
Suddenly, the young man who had been standing quietly on the other side behind the lady also spoke. While speaking, he took off the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose.
Tianlong Clan?!
In an instant, everyone widened their eyes and saw the pair of hot gold-plated vertical pupils under the other person's sunglasses, which was the symbol of the Tianlong clan with the purest bloodline.
As soon as this identity comes out,
The other branch tribesmen suddenly hesitated.
It's not because the Tianlong Clan is more important than the Celestial Lion Clan. To this day, the Nine Families control all walks of life in this world. They may be strong or weak, but they are both giants and there is no guarantee that one of them will definitely win over the other.
What really made them hesitate,
It is the special meaning of the three words "Tianlong Clan".
You must know that the Tianlong Clan was once a royal family in the history of the Nine Families. The Tianlong Clan, which was the royal family a thousand years ago, did have certain decision-making power over the positions of the heads of the other eight families.
Even though the Tianlong clan later withdrew from the stage of history due to various reasons, the identity of the royal family was no longer there.
However, the old guys from the major families who follow the tradition will still notify the head of the Tianlong clan when they inherit the position of the head of the family, to show respect for that period of history.
Now that the third generation head of the Tianlong Clan appears here, clearly stating that the Tianlong Clan supports Aphra Bart's position as the acting head of the family, coupled with the equally large Tianshi Clan, everyone suddenly has a bad premonition in their hearts.
The ninth-level old man was slightly startled.
His face suddenly became more and more ugly.
After finally seeing the opportunity laid out for many days, how could he be willing to give up? He suddenly stood up from the chair, pointed at the woman with hair and hair, and angrily said:
"First, there was a licentious woman who collaborated with an adulterer to assassinate the head of the family, and then there was a collusion with outsiders to seize the position of the head of the family! Are you finally going to reveal your true face today?"
This is already equivalent to an angry scolding.
But it’s easier to arouse public outrage!
Everyone here couldn't react.
The Tianlong and Tianshi tribes are not philanthropists. They took advantage of this moment to support that woman in her position. I am afraid they have already taken a fancy to the Tianhu Bart family's property!
We can't let them succeed!
A clan elder on crutches also wanted to stand up to share the hatred. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a dazzling electric light suddenly lit up in the conference room.
Order.Thor!
Be more focused!
Tsk-!
It's like when the light bulb was powered on, the voltage was too high and something exploded!
The ninth-level old man whose hair and beard were sprouting one second ago,
The body is still standing in the same place,
However, his head was blown to pieces and was completely charred, and there was a pungent smell of burnt protein in the air.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this!
That old man is a ninth-level powerhouse!
Even if he is old and stuck at the first level and cannot make any progress, he is still a ninth-level powerhouse.
He was actually killed by the opponent in one blow!
The woman sitting in the front seat couldn't help but be slightly startled when she saw this, and glanced at the young man behind him whose eyes were blazing and flashing with lightning.
After all, I didn’t say much.
She knew it very well.
From the moment she found herself from these two major families, from the moment she agreed, the control over the development of things was no longer in her hands.
But she must do it.
for myself,
Also to reveal the daughter of the sea.
The young man with a faint flash of electric arc in his eyes stood behind his sunglasses, looking down at everyone present arrogantly, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
Giles Rhine.
The third generation young master of the Tianlong clan.
He rarely had the opportunity to step out of the family. This time, he was entrusted by the family leader with the task of supporting Aphra Bart as the acting family leader. He had always planned in his heart to complete it brilliantly.
The reason why he used the thunderous method just now was partly due to the hint from the head of the Tianlong Clan before leaving, and on the other hand, it was the reaction of these people after hearing his self-reported identity as a Tianlong Clan.
He did not see any awe and respect in the eyes of these people, which made the third-generation young master who learned about the identity of the Tianlong clan's royal family from history very dissatisfied.
If placed in history, his status is a "prince", how dare these people disrespect him!?
but now.
He liked this feeling of being awed.
The young man said calmly:
"The Tianlong Clan and the Celestial Lion Clan support Mrs. Aphra Bart, the first direct heir of Tianhu Bart's bloodline, to become the acting head of the family."
"Who is in favor? Who is against?"
Rolling thunder swept across the conference room,
Everyone glanced at the man and fell into a wordless silence.
The young man nodded with satisfaction and was about to bow down and say something to the woman in front of him, but at this moment a smiling voice came from the corner.
"I
Of course I have no objection,
But I want to borrow something."
The voice fell,
The conference room suddenly became quiet,
Everyone's eyes turned to the man sitting in the corner.
Which branch of Tianhu's Bart family is this?
How dare you speak?
However, upon seeing this, everyone was immediately stunned.
Because the smiling middle-aged man sitting in the corner of the conference table with only two attendants behind him turned out to be a completely unfamiliar face.
A disciple from the side branch sitting next to him also widened his eyes, pointed at the other party incoherently and said:
"Impossible! The person sitting here is obviously Uncle Niccolo, and we just said hello. How is this possible?!"
Giles Rhine, the third generation young master of the Tianlong Clan, also had a serious look on his face, staring at him with eyes flashing with electric arcs.
The other party was clearly sitting there motionless, but he actually saw several double images in his vertical pupils.
He suddenly couldn't help but become vigilant, and suddenly he seemed to think of a certain man who had been active in the underground of Shangjing for more than ten years. He couldn't help but stare at the man and said word by word:
"Void. Manzo!"
A thousand hidden objects in the void?
Higashinohara, who was standing calmly behind him, couldn't help but feel something in his heart. He subconsciously thought of the purple epic ability ranked between talent sequence 10 and 20 in the talent sequence periodic table he had browsed.
Talent sequence 17.
Purple Epic [Void Ten Thousand Treasures].
It is said that it can manipulate brain signals, control consciousness, analyze everything, and depict and reproduce it.
Thinking of this, Higashinohara glanced at the man in front of him attentively, and suddenly there were several blurry double images in his eyes like that young man.
For a moment, Higashinohara couldn't help feeling that this leader of the revolutionary army who was hiding in Shangjing was really cunning.
Most probably I don't trust him yet.
The two of them were so close in the car on the way here. Fortunately, he suppressed his impulse and didn't make a move rashly.
Otherwise, even if he gets the fatal blow, he still might not know whether he is the one who killed him. Thinking about it now, the fact that the other party would give him this chance was probably a test for him.
in silence,
Aphra Bart, who was sitting at the head of the conference table, calmed down and looked at the uninvited guest at this family meeting.
She frowned and asked:
"What do you want to borrow?"
"Easy to say, it's the clan monument of the Tianhu clan."
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