chapter 2 come from darkness

In Zhongzhou Kingdom, as a city second only to the imperial capital Youzhou in importance, Huating has 24 hours a day, and almost every corner is filled with busy scenes.

This is especially true at stations.

As Zhongzhou's status in the world has steadily increased, Huating's development seems to have reached a peak. More and more people have begun to come to this bustling big city to look for opportunities. People are coming and going in the station. In a hurry, dense crowds can be seen everywhere in every corner of the station.

There are so many people.

This is Ricarlo Lee's first impression of Huating.

Wearing coarse clothes and holding a paper bag in his hand, he followed the crowd out of the station. He felt uncomfortable from the inside out.

There were too many people, too fast, this was his only feeling.

This city seems to be exuding an invisible pressure all the time. Everyone around him is walking in a hurry. This ultra-fast pace is like a terrible infectious disease that can easily infect everyone. , so everyone's speed became faster and faster, as if they wanted to exhaust themselves to death.

Ricarlo Lee felt calm. He had just arrived. Even if he was assimilated to the rhythm of this city, he didn't assimilate so quickly. He walked out of the station, bought a bottle of mineral water that cost one yuan and took a sip. Ricarlo Lee stood there with a calm expression and waited.

An hour ago, when he was still on the road, he took out the business card from the paper bag and dialed the number on it.

He was a country bumpkin who had just walked out of the virgin forest. The mobile phone he used to make calls was borrowed from a very kind-looking aunt. The person who answered the phone was a woman who sounded very young. Her voice was cold and she called herself Ethel. The name is very weird and completely opposite to the cold tone. The two parties agreed to meet at the exit of the station in an hour. Calculating the time, it should be almost the same now.

Ricarlo Lee suddenly laughed.

Ethel.

For him, this name really means something.

A young girl who happened to be walking by Ricarlo Lee heard Ricarlo Lee's laughter and subconsciously took a few steps away. She frowned slightly at him with undisguised disgust in her eyes.

Ricarlo Lee was indeed not ugly, but he was not handsome at all. In addition, he was wearing coarse clothes at this time, carrying a bottle of mineral water in his hand, and tightly holding a paper bag that obviously contained no money. He looked completely invisible. He has the image of a bumpkin in the world. If a person like this smiles stupidly at anyone for no reason, the other person will probably not be in a good mood.

The ordinary-looking young girl glared at Ricarlo Lee and turned to leave.

Ricarlo Lee took a sip of water and laughed it off.

To this city, he is indeed a country bumpkin who has spent most of his life in the virgin forest, but he does not feel that there is anything to be ashamed of. Having a grandfather who has experienced ups and downs in life has made his nineteen-year life Ups and downs but fulfilling, from the heart, Ricarlo Lee never feels that he is any worse than his peers. Now he has a perfect starting point. He firmly believes that as long as he is given time, what others can have, sooner or later, he will also have.

And this time won't be too long.

A brand new black Audi slowly drove into the station, finally came to the exit and stopped in front of Ricarlo Lee.

The driver's door opened, and a woman with a delicate appearance but a cold face stepped out of the car, walked straight to Ricarlo Lee, and said expressionlessly, "Mr. Lee? I am Ethel."

"I am Ricarlo Lee."

Ricarlo Lee smiled and looked at the woman in front of him seriously.

She is about thirty years old, less than 1.7 meters tall, and has a delicate appearance that can even be said to be beautiful. With a bare face, her whole person gives people a crisp and neat feeling. The only pity is that her expression is too She is cold and cold, making people feel chilled in their hearts. If her expression can be softened, it will definitely not be difficult to attract the attention of the opposite sex when walking on the street.

Pedestrians nearby also began to cast their sights here intentionally or unintentionally. Although Ethel's temperament was a little more permeable, she was still a beauty after all. The beauty's luxury car suddenly appeared in front of a silly-looking country bumpkin. The scene was very inconsistent. And, pedestrians coming and going are happy to pay more attention.

Ethel turned a blind eye to the strange looks around him. After confirming Ricarlo Lee's identity, he nodded and said, "The boss is here to pick you up in person. Get in the car."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a soft sound behind her.

In Ricarlo Lee's sight, the rear door of the Audi slowly opened, and a slender and graceful calf gently tapped the ground on a pair of black stiletto heels.

A tall young figure got out of the back seat of the Audi and looked at Ricarlo Lee.

At this moment, Ricarlo Lee only saw a pair of eyes as bright as the stars.

Ethel turned around and looked at the boss who suddenly appeared from the car with a surprised look on his face.

The woman who took the initiative to get out of the car took two steps forward gently and stepped on the ground with her stiletto heels. The clear sound seemed to hit the hearts of all men.

Ricarlo Lee face was dull.

The woman's eyes are complicated.

"I'm Gladys."

After a brief silence, she reached out her hand and said, "Gladys Walker."

Ethel's eyes became more and more surprised. In the entire Huating, everyone who knew her mysterious boss also knew that the boss would never shake hands with anyone of the opposite sex. Why was the bumpkin in front of him given such preferential treatment? Has the sun come out in the west?

"Huh? Oh, I'm Ricarlo Lee."

Ricarlo Lee suddenly came to his senses and grabbed Gladys Walker's little hand, which was soft and gentle, like warm jade that is rare in the world.

Ricarlo Lee was so confused that he even turned red for a moment.

In his nineteen years of life, what he was most proud of was his state of mind. Even if evaluated by his grandfather Varuna Lee's harsh requirements, he could still be described as "flawless and flawless", but at this moment he felt like he was still. However, Shui's state of mind exploded with huge waves.

Ricarlo Lee took a deep breath, and finally his eyes fell on Gladys Walker's face again.

The woman in front of him can be said to be the most perfect woman he has ever seen in his life.

Her figure is slender and tall. She is at least over 1.75 meters tall barefoot and wearing high heels, which is enough to make most men feel ashamed. She has a face that can be said to be alluring, with sharp and delicate lines, especially It is a pair of bright eyes, calm and profound, which can make all men sink into it willingly.

She stood quietly in front of Ricarlo Lee, letting Ricarlo Lee hold her little hand, coldly and coldly.

Like snow on the horizon.

Like the moon in the clouds.

Misty and uncertain, like a fairy who will ride on the wind in the next second.

She is independent from the world and has unrivaled elegance. This is probably the kind of woman she is talking about.

Ricarlo Lee subconsciously tightened his grip.

Ethel's eyes suddenly turned cold when he noticed this detail, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his whole person.

How keen is Ricarlo Lee's perception? Before Ethel could speak, he had already realized his gaffe, and quickly let go and said, "Sorry, President Walker."

"It doesn't matter. If you want, you can just call me Gladys in the future."

Gladys Walker calmly retracted his hand and said in a soft tone.

Ethel turned his head to the side and resisted the urge to yell, but in his heart he was extremely dissatisfied with this bumpkin who dared to tease his boss.

Gladys Walker's eyes were in a trance for a moment. At this moment, even Ricarlo Lee could clearly feel that the mind of the perfect woman in front of him seemed to be wandering to nowhere, but she quickly came back to her senses and chuckled, "Let's go Let’s talk about the car.”

Ricarlo Lee nodded and followed Gladys Walker into the back row of the Audi amidst the envious eyes of passers-by.

With an increasingly cold face, Ethel Huo started the car, and the car quickly left the station and entered the wide and neat streets of Huating.

In the back row of the car, Gladys Walker immediately picked up an extremely heavy notebook from her side as soon as she sat in the car. The blue cover looked old. She opened it gently and flipped through it. There was already some yellow inside. The paper was covered with dense writing. Gladys Walker closed the notebook and held it in his hand, saying softly, "Go get something to eat?"

"good."

Ricarlo Lee nodded directly. When he came out of Licun, he only brought a few hundred yuan in banknotes. After buying the ticket, he only had a pitiful three yuan and fifty cents left in his pocket. A box lunch in the car was too much. It's fifty, Ricarlo Lee has endured it until now, and he is really hungry.

"Let's go to Brown Enterprises to eat private food, and then prepare some daily necessities for you. Tomorrow I will take you to Sky Academy to arrange your admission. Ricarlo, in Huating, you can contact me for anything. I will try my best to solve it. My mobile phone will The phone is on 24 hours a day, you can call me at any time.”

Gladys Walker stroked the notebook in his hand and looked at Ricarlo Lee beside him, his tone was very serious.

Smelling the faint fragrance of the beauty beside him and looking at the dreamlike face in his sight, Ricarlo Lee's heart beat faster again. He forced himself to look away, nodded and said, "I understand, thank you, President Walker."

Gladys Walker frowned, obviously not very satisfied with the title President Walker, but he didn't say much.

Ricarlo Lee also fell silent, looking at Huating outside the car window in a daze.

There are rows of tall buildings, cars whizzing by, well-dressed pedestrians strolling on the streets, old people holding children's hands and laughing.

There is also the warm sunshine that is rarely felt on the border.

Scenes of grandeur kept regressing as the vehicle moved forward.

Ricarlo Lee eyes were in a daze, and his pale face looked complicated and sad.

He thought again of the father he had never met.

Twenty years ago, his father was one of the top special operators in Central Continent, but at the peak of his career, he died in the most humiliating way on the border between Central Continent and Annan.

The charge was treason.

unambiguous evidence.

If the most influential treason case in recent years had not occurred, his life from childhood to adulthood would probably have been different.

Just like these people outside the car window, or even better.

He didn't think the high-rise buildings and cars outside the window were very attractive, but for the first time, this country bumpkin who had lived in the lush forest all year round felt that a place with sunshine and laughter was the place where people lived.

The scenes of prosperity before him were a beautiful scene that he could never have imagined in his dreams.

Ricarlo Lee suddenly thought of the camps on the border, of the veterans who had been exiled to the border with his grandfather for many years after his father's treason, and of Xenon's words.

Xenon said that he could work hard to overturn his father's case and restore his innocence.

If my father was really innocent back then, who was responsible for the treason case that year?

Who killed his father?

"Who are they? What do they want to do? Why is all this happening?"

Ricarlo Lee doesn't know who they are yet, but he is certain that if they really exist, then they definitely have the strength to stand at the top of this city, or even the entire Zhongzhou Kingdom.

The scene outside the window became more and more prosperous.

Ricarlo Lee pursed his lips tightly, feeling pressure inside, but more importantly, he had endless fighting spirit.

"What are you thinking about?"

Gladys Walker, who was always keeping his eyes on Ricarlo Lee , suddenly asked.

"They shouldn't be living in that place, not really."

Ricarlo Lee stared at everything outside the window and murmured to himself.

A smile appeared on Gladys Walker cold and delicate face. She seemed to understand what Ricarlo Lee meant, but she seemed not to understand. "Some people say that the city of Huating has been lonely for thousands of years and glorious for one century. It is a city that has risen from zero." City of Miracles, Ricarlo, if this comment were applied to you, how would you feel?"

A thousand years of loneliness, one glorious century...

Ricarlo Lee eyes were still looking out the window, as calm as water, and he smiled and said, "How can I do this?"

Beside him, Gladys Walker sighed softly and subconsciously opened the thick notebook in his hand that was already a few years old.

On the yellowed paper, hundreds of words appeared on the page, like a diary written by someone.

To be fair, the handwriting on the paper is not beautiful, but it has a sharp edge that hits the face. Every stroke penetrates the back of the paper, and the words are like swords, as sharp as any!

Gladys Walker's eyes stayed on the last sentence of the diary, and he was in a daze.

"Everything under the sun is vain. I come from darkness with eternal majesty."