Chapter 369 Reselecting the Bride
Rome, Italy.

Flooded with sunlight, the desk hand-carved by a 19th-century Venetian craftsman is low-key and luxurious. This was once the position of Frost Gattuso, who managed his family’s hundreds of thousands of employees around the world without leaving his home.

But with the death of Frost, the Gattuso family seemed to be cursed and ushered in a series of changes. This “desk of power” has not been filled with contracts again for a long time.

At this time, a man was sitting at the desk. He seemed a little sleepy and dozed off out of boredom. An old man with white hair and beard stood trembling in front of the man, not daring to make a sound.

This old man’s status in the family far exceeds that of Frost. He is an elder that both Frost, the acting head of the family, and Pompey, the nominal head of the family, have to bow and salute when they see him. He is an old man who has truly lived for hundreds of years relying on dragon blood.

But now, he stood beside the man like a servant, waiting for him to wake up. Even though he had something very important to report, he still waited patiently, as if he had to abide by the rules even if the world would be destroyed in the next second.

It was unknown how long it had passed before the man finally slept enough. He opened his eyes and saw the old man. He was a little surprised: “Oh, why are you here? Has our Caesar been delivered?”

“Yes.” The old man bowed and said, “Caesar has been accepted by the Chen family. The Chen family has gathered all the girls of the right age, and will match their genes next.”

He paused and showed a look of regret: “It’s a pity that we can’t contact Chen Motong. Otherwise, if we kill Chen Motong, our plan will be more successful, instead of being as risky as it is now.”

“Don’t even think about Chen Motong. With Yuan Zhinv here, we don’t stand a chance.” The man shrugged, as if he had already recognized the facts: “The risks don’t matter. The main thing is that we don’t have much time.”

Chen Motong is not important. What is important is the spirit of the White King. Only when Chen Motong dies can they use the spirit of the White King to create the next bride. But now they can’t contact Chen Motong, let alone kill him, so they have to give up.

But fortunately, there is no requirement that the bride must use the spirit of the White King. Anyone with the White King’s bloodline, or even an ordinary person, can be the bride as long as the genes are suitable.

But in this case, the risk will increase a lot.

If possible, they would definitely like to minimize the risks as much as possible, and it would be best to make plans when there is absolutely no risk, after all, they have been preparing for so many years.

But as the men say, they ran out of time.

There is a powerful enemy named Yuan lurking inside, and a black monster is about to wake up outside. If you delay any longer, you will either be hacked to death by the powerful enemy or be eaten alive by the monster. The only difference is who kills you and how you die.

Such a situation can be said to have reached a dead end. If one wants to survive and fulfill one’s ambitions, one can only make some risky plans, such as re-selecting a bride who may not be so suitable but is worth a try.

The old man probably understood this, but he just didn’t want to admit it. He sighed and said, “What a pity…”

It is indeed a pity that the good situation was ruined due to a momentary negligence. If they had killed Genjiro, nothing would be here now. After all, she was so weak back then. If they hadn’t let her go, she would not have survived until today.

Thinking about it now, I really regret it.

But compared to the old man, the man was obviously more open-minded. He did not think about those meaningless assumptions, but just said: “Let’s take the risk if it’s bigger. If it doesn’t work, we can think of other ways. Which girls are there?”

Upon hearing this, the old man quickly handed over a stack of photos and explained, “Most of them are girls with excellent bloodlines, but there are also some ordinary people. The Chen family has trained many ‘containers’ over the years, and I hope one of them can come in handy.”

“If all else fails, creating a new ‘container’ may take some time, and we may not be able to wait that long…”

The man nodded and said nothing more. He reached out to take the photos and spread them out on the desk one by one. One beautiful girl after another smiled brightly at the camera. They were all young and beautiful, making the desk look brighter.

Suddenly, his gaze paused, and the old man who had been watching him all the time followed his gaze and saw a pure and beautiful face.

The girl in the photo is wearing a white cotton dress. She has long, soft, straight hair, delicate features and fair skin.

She had no other decorations on her body, only a “Hello Kitty” hairpin in her long hair. The sunlight shone on her cotton skirt and skin, and everything seemed transparent.

The girl smiled at the camera. When this photo was taken, she seemed to be reading a book, holding a copy of “The Lover” by Duraka in her arms. Among the many photos, she is not the most beautiful, but definitely the most literary and pure, like an angel descended to the earth.

The old man didn’t know the girl. He tried to guess the man’s thoughts and asked hesitantly, “Does Caesar like this type?”

“No, Caesar doesn’t like the artistic style.” The man said slowly: “There are others who like the artistic style. I’m just a little surprised.”

What was he surprised about? The man didn’t say, and the old man didn’t dare to ask.

……

The girl sat in the car, curling her fingers uneasily. The scenery outside the window kept passing by, gradually becoming more and more unfamiliar. It was an area she had never been to.

“Uncle Chen, where are we going? How far is it?” The girl finally couldn’t help but ask softly. She always had a feeling of uneasiness in her heart, but she couldn’t tell why.

“It’s almost there.” The man called Uncle Chen comforted him, “Wenwen, don’t worry. I’m just going back to the old house to take a look. There’s nothing to worry about.”

The girl nodded and said nothing more.

This was a very low-key Passat. In the car sat Chen Wenwen, who had just come out of school. She had just finished a class when she received a call from home, saying that they had something and asked her to take a leave of absence.

Then she quickly got on the car and was taken to the so-called old house, but this was the first time she heard of such a thing as an old house. Chen Wenwen’s family was not poor, but it could not be said to be very good either, just an ordinary well-off family.

But the two words “old house” exude a sense of antiquity, as if it were some aristocratic family. It was also at this time that Chen Wenwen realized that her family was actually a small branch of a very powerful family, but because it was too marginalized, her family never mentioned it.

And now it was suddenly brought up because the old house wanted to see Chen Wenwen. Chen Wenwen’s parents were also very surprised, but they did not dare to disobey the order and immediately called Chen Wenwen out of the school.

Through the conversation with Uncle Chen, Chen Wenwen roughly understood that it seemed to be something like a job interview. It seemed that the old house wanted to pick a girl to do something, so all the girls of the Chen family who were of appropriate age were recalled, including a branch of the Chen family that they had not been in contact with for many years.

Knowing that many girls would be there, Chen Wenwen was not so worried. She knew that although she was pretty, she was not outstanding. No matter what the old house needed girls to do, it would not be her turn.

She was still thinking about school. She had missed a few classes, which might affect her evaluation. Although she didn’t care much about the scholarship, she was running for the president of the literature club recently, and she would have more support if she was evaluated. Suddenly, the car braked suddenly, and Uncle Chen cursed inwardly. It seemed that there was a car accident or something else ahead. The road was blocked, and the police set up a long cordon and were clearing the area.

Uncle Chen got out of the car to negotiate, and soon returned, saying to Chen Wenwen with an apologetic look: “Wenwen, the vehicles ahead are prohibited from passing, so you may need to walk over by yourself.”

Chen Wenwen was stunned for a moment. Before she could say anything, Uncle Chen said, “The old house is not far away. It’s about 100 meters ahead. Go straight along this road. Turn right at the end and you will see many houses. The largest and oldest one is the old house.”

“It’s easy to recognize. The old house is one of those old houses. Someone will take you in at the door. Just tell me your name. I’ll wait for you here and take you back to school later.”

It seemed that everything was arranged. Chen Wenwen could no longer say the refusal that was on the tip of her tongue. She nodded and said softly, “Okay, thank you Uncle Chen.”

“Yeah, be careful on the road.” Uncle Chen comforted him, “Don’t be afraid, you should just be going through the motions and will be back soon. Just answer whatever they ask, no one will bully you.”

Following his instructions, Chen Wenwen opened the car door and got out alone.

The weather was fine when I just left school, but now all I can see are thick dark clouds, and it seems like it’s going to rain soon.

Chen Wenwen thought about it and couldn’t help but quicken her pace. She wanted to finish this inexplicable interview quickly and then go back to school to see if she could catch the last class.

When passing by the group of policemen, Chen Wenwen took a curious look and found that they seemed to be looking for something, or someone, and were searching very seriously. Before they looked over, Chen Wenwen retracted her gaze and quickly left.

She was a very clever girl and didn’t want to get into any trouble.

But sometimes, even if you don’t want to cause trouble, trouble will find you.

Just as she followed Uncle Chen’s instructions, turned right at the end of the road, and saw the quaint courtyard, she noticed a blond and blue-eyed boy sticking his head out of a dark alley not far from her and taking a look.

He was a very young foreign man, dressed in shabby clothes but still looked noble. He was just very cautious in his movements, as if he was avoiding something.

The two people’s eyes met in the air, and Chen Wenwen realized something in an instant. She thought that the person the police were looking for was probably this boy. Before she could react, the boy suddenly moved.

Chen Wenwen didn’t see his movements clearly at all. She only felt that in the blink of an eye, the man came to her side. Before she could scream, he covered her mouth and forcibly pulled her into the dark alley.

Chen Wenwen opened her eyes wide in panic, but the man was too strong, so strong that she couldn’t break free at all. All her struggles were suppressed, and she couldn’t even make a sound.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m not a bad person.” The blond boy spoke. This guy who looked like a foreigner actually spoke standard Chinese. “I won’t hurt you either. Just take me away from here and I’ll let you go.”

The man looked directly into Chen Wenwen’s eyes and said, “I’ll let you go, but you don’t scream, okay?”

Chen Wenwen nodded hurriedly, and the man slowly loosened his hand upon seeing this. Chen Wenwen did not scream, but she was extremely frightened. She kept gasping for breath, and her heart was pounding.

“Who are you?” Her voice trembled as she whispered, “I can pretend I didn’t see you. Don’t hurt me.”

She thought the man was a fugitive, thinking that since he was being chased by so many police officers, he might have committed some heinous crime, and she was very afraid that she would become a victim.

“I’m really not a bad person.” The man smiled bitterly. “I was caught here and finally escaped. But I’m not familiar with this place. As long as you take me away, I will let you go immediately.”

Chen Wenwen didn’t dare to say that she was not familiar with it either. Apart from nodding, she didn’t dare to do any other actions, for fear of angering the other party.

As if he sensed her fear, the man sighed and seemed a little helpless: “I’m really not a bad person, forget it, let’s leave first.”

“By the way, my name is Caesar, you can just call me by my name.”

At the same time, in the old house, a stern-looking middle-aged man asked in a low voice: “Has Caesar not been found yet?”

He was undoubtedly a very serious man, as serious as a Terracotta Warrior. His oppressive feeling made people around him dare not speak at all, and they all lowered their heads and pretended to be quails.

The man was the head of the Chen family and Chen Motong’s father.

“We haven’t found him yet.” Someone said tremblingly, “But we’ve notified the police to block off the area. He shouldn’t have gotten far. But the girls have arrived one after another and are all waiting outside.”

“Well, let them wait. Gattuso hasn’t noticed anything, right?” the man asked again, his voice expressing no emotion.

“No.”

“Very good, then find him before they find him.” The man said coldly, “If you can’t find him, you know the consequences.”

Everyone responded immediately, and before leaving, the person who had reported earlier hesitated for a moment, then faced the man’s oppressive gaze and spoke:

“Master, I caught two women at the scene where Caesar disappeared. They are very likely Caesar’s accomplices. What do you think we should do?”

“Two women? Are they of blood?” Patriarch Chen frowned, a hint of coldness flashed across his face: “Can you confirm their identities?”

“He should have a bloodline, but his identity has not been found yet. However, I guess he is from Kassel College, but his strength is not strong, and his bloodline should not be high. He is probably just an ordinary commissioner and will not say anything no matter what you ask.”

“Okay, very good, you’re still stubborn, right?” The man sneered, “Then let’s torture them and see how long they can keep their stubbornness. Kassel Academy has ruined so many things for me, and finally someone has fallen into my hands.”

“Take them to the basement. I want to personally supervise the interrogation.” There was a hint of cruelty in his eyes. “I want to see who dares to come to my Chen family and make trouble!”

(End of this chapter)