Seabirds scurried under the eaves, white sea foam slapped on the black rocks, and the silhouette of a ferry floated at the end of the sea.
The white gauze curtain was slightly fluttered by the sea breeze, which also blew the old man's silver hair and the hem of his elegant suit.
The old man stood in front of the window with his hands folded. He was wearing a crisp black suit and his back was straight. Viewed from behind, his figure looked like a strong young man with white hair, but the old age could not be concealed.
"I think you should close the window. Maybe this will allow us to have a pleasant meeting experience." The girl who just opened the door and entered the meeting room said, "right, Angers?"
This is Portofino, a famous tourist seaport town east of the Rigellian coast in northwest Italy. The scenery is beautiful, especially in midsummer.
Brightly colored houses surround a small green bay, backed by dense green mountains, and facing the vast blue waves of the sea. The exterior walls of the houses are painted in bright colors, pink-green, yellow, and brown, which are in sharp contrast with the green hills and blue-green sea water.
.Sailboats come in and out of the harbor in twos and threes, where the passion of the sea and the gentle tranquility of the harbor meet.
The Gattuso family has the absolute right to speak in this land, because he brought prosperity and prosperity to this town. Until now, everything is like a brilliant bubble in the sun. Without the support of the Gattuso family, it would be
Exploded instantly.
Therefore, for the past ten years, the regular meetings of the Kassel College Board of Directors have been held in this seaport town. Local residents and tourists can always see top luxury cars one after another at certain times.
Driving towards the castle on the top of the mountain under the scorching sun.
Careful people can find that the number of vehicles entering and exiting each time is fixed, usually six... Sometimes a luxury car will be replaced by a mountain bike.
This means that the castle will receive six distinguished guests at a time.
"Beautiful Lisa, I thought I would see you last." Angers hugged the girl enthusiastically, "I remember when your mother took you to dinner parties in the past, you always walked in with your skirt in hand at the last minute.
Banquet Hall, because at that time, all people's eyes are focused on you."
The girl said dissatisfiedly: "That's putting on makeup and choosing a dress! Waiting for a lady to put on makeup and dress up is the basic quality of a gentleman."
The girl wore makeup like a European lady, a black veil, an expensive waist-skirt, and a fur waistcoat. She pursed her lips slightly while talking and laughing, and her facial features were as delicate as the sculptures of famous Greek figures. At this moment, she was beautiful
Portofino lost a bit of color in front of her.
Elizabeth Laurent, twenty-two years old, comes from the Laurent family, an important component of the Secret Party.
The Laurent family is also one of the largest syndicates in Europe, engaged in mining and finance. She is the patriarch of this generation and a member of the school board. She is also a powerful woman in the outside world. Only in Angers does she call her a little girl.
Only when she is famous will she show her agility that matches her age.
The sea breeze was blocked by the glass and could not blow into the room. Angers and Elizabeth Yin stood side by side and chatted. On the wall in front of them hung portraits of secret party leaders in the past.
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It was approaching noon, and the high sun seemed to cast a dazzling halo over Portofino, except for the people in the dim conference room. No matter how strong the sun was, it could not illuminate the faces of these men and women.
face.
Only one of the seven seats in the conference room was vacant, with four men and two women sitting in the remaining seats.
The vacant seat belongs to the Beowulf family. At every regular meeting, even if no one from the Beowulf family is present, the school board will always leave an empty seat to show respect.
After all, the likes of Angers, Lisabeth Laurent and even the Gattuso family were all new members of the mixed race. Before the industrial revolution, in the era of sword-slaying dragons, Beowulf was one of the most prominent surnames.
The long poem "Beowulf" in Nordic mythology was written based on the history of this family.
The reason why the Beowulf family has been absent from the school board of directors in the past hundred years is also very simple, because he strongly opposes the secret party's establishment of the college.
There are two very old men sitting on both sides of Angers. They are too old to tell their age. They are all wearing crisp black suits, with dark red handkerchiefs stuffed in their jacket pockets. One of them is twisting red sandalwood beads.
He was mumbling words, but if you listened carefully, you found that he was actually reciting Buddhist scriptures in Chinese, which seemed a bit inconsistent.
The other was holding a cane, with a solemn and majestic expression. He was stroking the cane in his palm, like an old king stroking his scepter. He was the acting head of the Gattuso family, Frost Gattuso.
Below is another girl. It is hard to imagine that there is such a young girl in this conference room that symbolizes the top authority of the mixed race.
Wearing a decent skirt, it neither shows the youthfulness of a girl nor deliberately creates a sense of maturity. Her long golden hair is tied on top of her head, and there is a little baby fat on her face, which makes people wonder if she is nearby.
high school students accidentally entered this meeting...
Her little face had a serious expression, and her sitting posture was meticulous, like a good student in class. The butler wearing white gloves stood behind her with his head held high.
The last middle-aged man was also the last to arrive. He was the most incompatible with this exquisitely decorated and luxurious conference room. He looked out of place sitting among the guests who were all dressed up.
He is actually wearing a yellow sportswear! He also wears white sneakers and a pair of black-rimmed glasses. He looks like an ordinary office worker. When you see him, you will think of the parked cars in a luxurious castle.
That mountain bike.
"It's really embarrassing! How can I, an office worker, keep all the dragon-slaying warriors and business elites waiting for so long?" said a middle-aged office worker lying on the long table. He boredly took out the copper coins in front of everyone.
Ling picked it up and put it on the bicycle helmet, "But as expected, this time the school board meeting still didn't come together."
"According to your statement, the school board has never been together since its establishment." Frost said calmly.
The crisp bell rang, and it was Angers who was sitting in the first place and rang the bell. Angers was also the principal of Kassel College and attended the school board meeting on behalf of the secretive Kassel family.
"Now that everyone has arrived, the meeting officially begins." Angers put down the bell and said, "I remember the last regular meeting of the school board was two months ago, right? Director Frost, why did you summon us in a hurry today?
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Frost frowned before he could speak, and the furrows on his face highlighted his anger.
"Principal Angers, do you still remember that Cassel College is under the rule of the school board?" Frost suppressed his anger and said: "So many things have happened recently, why are you the only one who has the power to do so?"
"As the principal, campus governance is my job, and the school board does not need to think about increasing benefits for me! As for the 'dictatorship' thing you mentioned," Angers spread his hands nonchalantly: "For example?"