Esther lives in a four-story building near the castle.
It should have been newly built or renovated in the last 20 years. Different from the heavy and serious houses around it, it uses warm colors, unrestrained style, luxurious and grand.
"It's still a little short, not perfect." Shang Jianyao commented "tsk tsk".
Genova, who was sitting beside him, asked very honestly:
"What's wrong?"
Shang Jianyao pressed down the car window, stretched out his arm, and pointed at the building:
"Isn't it in the old world entertainment materials? Such a building needs to be matched with a beautiful garden, preferably full of roses."
The building had neither a garden nor a lawn, but a concrete plaza was encircled in front of it for parking and extending the distance from pedestrians on the street to drop bombs into the house.
"The weather here is also not very suitable for gardens and lawns." Genova explained earnestly.
Shang Jianyao raised his hand:
"Go to the greenhouse garden, cold-resistant lawn, you have to prove yourself if you have money!"
Genova was unable to refute for a moment.
At this time, Sandro parked the car, came to the jeep of the "Old Tunes Group", and said to Shang Jianyao and others:
"Will you follow me in now?"
"No need to apply in advance?" Jiang Baimian asked in surprise.
Even if Sandro is now a good brother of Shang Jianyao, as Esther's security supervisor, there is no reason to violate professional ethics and bring people into the house without the permission of the employer.
He can help introduce and convince Esther that he is worthy of the status of "good brother".
Seeing that the "Old Tune Group" is very responsible, Sandro showed a slight smile, nodded and said:
"I will take you to the reception room on the first floor, and then go to ask the boss."
This is within the scope of his powers and responsibilities, and is not beyond the norm.
He then added:
"But robots can't follow, nor can they carry military exoskeletons and bionic intelligent armor, and try not to bring more conspicuous assault rifles and submachine guns."
Then you probably don't know, hello brother is much more dangerous than a robot... Jiang Baimian muttered in his heart.
The next second, she saw Shang Jianyao open his mouth.
She suspected that this guy wanted to ask "Can you bring a nuclear bomb?", so she responded to Sandro first:
"no problem."
She immediately pushed the door and got out of the car, and said to Genava, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong:
"Old grid, white, red, you stay here and look at the supplies in the trunk."
She used the Honghe language, but it did not affect the way she addressed Bai Chen and Long Yuehong.
Their Red River names were White and Red.
Seeing that Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao had taken off the grenades and other items on their armed belts, Sandro first nodded with satisfaction, and then kindly reminded:
"Actually, you can bring a pistol for self-defense.
"Of course, you can trust me completely, and you don't need to worry about anything."
"I plan to bring this." Shang Jianyao said, pointing to the only remaining black flashlight on the armed belt.
"What does this do?" Sandro asked in confusion.
Shang Jianyao picked up the flashlight and introduced with a smile:
"It looks like a flashlight, but actually..."
Just when Long Yuehong thought that this guy was going to talk nonsense about "it's actually a laser transmitter", Shang Jianyao turned on the flashlight and let the yellowish beam shine to one side:
"It's actually a flashlight."
This almost flashed Long Yuehong's mind.
"But it is very sturdy and heavy, so it can be used as an iron hammer." Shang Jianyao waved his flashlight a few times, as if he was holding a hammer or a mace.
Jiang Baimian resisted the urge to cover his face and said to Sandro:
"We definitely trust you and don't need to bring any weapons."
What she didn't say is that the strongest and most powerful weapon for herself and Shang Jianyao is herself.
She has the ability of an Awakener, an electric eel-type biological prosthesis, and Shang Jianyao is an Awakener who has explored the depths of the "Spiritual Corridor".
Sandro said with some relief:
"Then let's go in."
With him leading the way, the heavily armed guards along the way did not stop them at all, allowing them to enter the four-story building.
The furniture and furnishings here match the style of the house, with luxury and beauty as the mainstay.
Jiang Baimian looked around at random, and was led by Sandro into a reception room with a fireplace.
"Do you use coal for heating in winter?" Shang Jianyao was very interested in this matter.
It is strictly forbidden to burn coal in the living area of the underground building of "Pangu Creatures", and ordinary residents cannot exchange for coal.
"No, it's decoration." Sandro shook his head. "Near Gustburg, the production of anthracite is relatively small."
He didn't introduce what heating was used here, after all, he didn't sell houses.
He pointed to the ceiling and said:
"Wait a minute, I'll go up and report to the boss."
"No problem." Jiang Baimian responded with a smile.
Sandro came out of the parlour and went up the stairs.
On the third floor, secret surveillance increased.
As Esther's security supervisor, he couldn't be more familiar with this, and he turned a blind eye and climbed the stairs to the fourth floor.
After passing through two guard points and asking which room the boss was in, Sandro came to a dark red heavy wooden door, bent his fingers, and knocked three times.
"Come in." The voice inside was faintly tired and slightly old.
Sandro twisted the handle and walked into the room.
This is a fairly spacious sun-tanning room with a reclining chair by the window, and a stack of books, a small cake and a cup of black tea on the coffee table next to it.
The sky in Gerstburg is often gray, and the sunlight has to be filtered through layers to reach the ground. Everyone is quite eager for the sun.
At this time, a half-hundred-year-old was sitting on the reclining chair.
His golden hair has faded a lot, the bridge of his straight nose has a few spots, the blue eyes are surrounded by crow's feet that can't be concealed, and the skin on his cheeks, which are not too fleshy, is obviously sagging.
This is not an icefield, the weather is not bad today, the temperature is not low at all, the calm old man in his fifties is wearing only a light blue shirt with a dark red sweater, and the lower body is gray trousers.
He closed the book in his hand, took off his reading glasses, looked at Sandro and said:
"You brought guests here
"Has the goods been delivered to the warehouse?"
"It was delivered, and there were no accidents on the way. I suspect that the attacker was frightened by a team of relic hunters we hired and chose to give up." Sandro first reported the business.
The latter sentence is half his guess, and half is a rhetoric that he made up to justify his behavior of introducing the "old tune group".
He is just a good brother of Shang Jianyao, and he is not a fool. Of course, he has to find a way to perfunctory the boss, so as not to make him feel that he is being generous to others.
Esther nodded:
"That team of relic hunters is the guest you brought?"
"Yes." Sandro remembered his good brother's advice and did not go into detail about how strong the guests' firepower was.
Esther was silent for a while, as if thinking about something else.
Just when Sandro was a little uneasy, Esther looked at him again and said in a low voice:
"Sandro, you're not acting like you used to be today.
"I'm not saying that you're doing this wrong, but in the past, you wouldn't make up your own mind, bring the guests here directly, you'll arrange them, and then report to me, when I'm sure I want to meet and meet Time will bring them."
The more Sandro listened, the more frightened he became. When he got to the back, there was even a cold sweat on his forehead.
He suddenly woke up and blurted out:
"I was affected by the Awakener's ability!"
Esther nodded lightly:
"really.
"You tell the situation exactly as it was at that time, and don't miss anything."
After speaking, Esther closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair.
He assumed a gesture of patient listening and serious thought.
Sandro talked about his experience while recalling, focusing on the interaction with Shang Jianyao.
After he finished speaking, Esther didn't move for a while.
The director of the Mining Federation opened his eyes and said after deliberation:
"Let's bring them up.
"I want to see what exactly they're going to do."
"That way, your safety is not guaranteed." Sandro stepped into the role of security director.
Esther was silent for two seconds, then smiled and said:
"Don't worry, I won't do anything I'm not sure about."
Sandro could only follow orders.
He went down to the first floor and led Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao to the top floor.
On the way, Shang Jianyao tried to talk to him, but he was indifferent.
So Jiang Baimian knew that he should have lost a brother.
After entering the sun drying room and seeing Esther, before Shang Jianyao could speak, Esther said to him:
"You don't talk."
Esther immediately looked at Jiang Baimian:
"You speak."
Similar scenes seem familiar, Jiang Baimian is used to it, and said bluntly:
"Mr. Astor, we would like to ask you about something."
Esther laughed dumbly:
"Why do you think I will answer your questions
"Can you offer a reward that I can't refuse?"
"How do you know if you don't give it a try?" Jiang Baimian was already mentally prepared and had a corresponding rhetoric, "Why don't you do this, Mr. Esther, first listen to what we want to ask, and then offer a price that you think is suitable. "
Shang Jian Yao babbled and wanted to put forward his own conditions, but no one agreed with him.
Esther was silent for a while and said:
"What do you want to ask?"
"Have you seen this person?" Jiang Baimian reached out and took out the pre-prepared photo from Shang Jian Yao's clothes pocket.
Sandro took it and brought it to Esther.
Esther took a look and said:
"This question was asked me not long ago.
"I do know."
"What we want to know is what they asked and what kind of answers they got." Jiang Baimian finished in one breath, "Okay, you can make an offer."
She used her words without a trace, deliberately didn't mention the possibility of rejecting it, and focused directly on what price to offer.
Esther was silent again, so silent that Jiang Baimian suspected that Shang Jianyao was about to be unable to bear it, and planned to launch an attack to let the other party know what it means to toast, not eat, eat and drink.
Finally, Esther said with a smile:
"I'm not short of money, but I have some regrets that I need someone to help me with."