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"No, guess again, big sister."

Albert shook his head, directly denying the woman's answer.

"Oh, let me guess, is it the fragrance of flowers? The castle garden is full of beautiful flowers in this season."

The woman smiled and pointed to the garden on the hillside over there.

"No."

Albert's answer became cold, as if he was somewhat disappointed with the woman.

"The fragrance of the flowers has been diluted by the evening breeze. Their petals belong to the forest, not to the people."

"Really? If the scent of flowers belongs to the forest, then what kind of smell should belong to us?"

Without answering Albert's question, the woman asked him directly instead.

"Blood."

Albert uttered a word lightly.

"what?"

The woman was distracted and stunned for a moment.

"It's blood, big sister. The evening breeze smells of blood, the smell of everyone's blood."

Albert raised himself from the little round table.

The golden hair was gently blown by the evening breeze. Under the last rays of sunset, Albert smiled faintly at the woman.

"Blood?"

The woman's body trembled as she smiled, and the emotion flowing from her eyes was silent sorrow.

"Little brother, I'm sorry..."

The exquisite silver pistol was taken out of his pocket, and the cold muzzle was pointed at Albert's brow.

Chapter 173 Turmoil in Heikemedia

As the reservation time approached, the lights in the banquet hall flickered, and everyone's eyes were focused on the exquisite and gorgeous podium along with the flickering lights. A middle-aged man with short silver hair was standing there with a smile.

Floyd Hekmedia, the current head of the Hekmedia family, is a world-renowned shipping magnate.

"Everyone who has come from afar, your presence is an honor to our Heikemedia family. Let me briefly reveal to you that there will be an important guest at tonight's banquet."

"Important guest? Who will it be?"

"Could it be that Morgan Rand?"

"That's impossible. The Morgan family hasn't appeared in the public eye for quite some time. The last assassination attempt left Morgan Rand in the hospital for half a year."

"Hey, speaking of assassination, it can't be that Hermes."

"This is even more impossible. The person who attended the cocktail party a while ago was attacked by terrorists. How dare he go out so far now?"

"That's not necessarily true. This is a secret gathering, and it's not as ostentatious as a cocktail party. Besides, I heard that the Hecmedia family has been cooperating a lot with Hermes Technology recently."

"That's great! I've been wanting to meet Master Albert for a long time. He's so cute..."

"Hey hey hey, ma'am, this is a public place, please pay attention to your appearance, don't do it in this barber shop!"

The guests in the audience started talking about it. Those who were invited to this secret banquet were either from famous families or business tycoons. They naturally had a keen political awareness. They naturally wanted to make friends with someone who could be called an important guest of the Hekmedia family. This kind of connection is hard to come by!

As a group activity that has been held throughout human history, even with the development of technology, the core of the banquet will not change much, it is nothing more than singing and dancing, banquets and unexpected carnivals...

Before it was manpower, now it is technology. Fortunately, for the sake of face, the banquet remained within the normal range and no abnormal things appeared.

"So now can anyone answer my question, where is Master Albert now?"

While the guests were enjoying the banquet, Freud was anxiously asking the servants who had been made anxious by him in the backstage.

Because just now, S, Albert's personal secretary, came to him with a shocked expression on his face.

Albert is gone!

When she collected the structural drawings and returned to the observation deck to look for Albert, she discovered that her young master had disappeared!

Although she could not rule out the possibility that Albert had a sudden idea, she still instinctively sensed something was wrong. If Albert was going to do something, he would definitely inform her in advance. It was impossible for him to just leave without saying goodbye. Moreover, she couldn't even get through to the terminal now. So the only possibility was...

Albert was in "danger".

Although she was extremely anxious, S still remained calm and looked for Floyd as soon as possible. After all, it was very difficult to find a child in such a crowded and complicated castle. She had to rely on the power of the Hekmedia family.

When S came to question them, Floyd was also deceived. No wonder they hadn't seen Albert for a long time. It turned out that he was kidnapped right under the noses of their Hekmedia family!

It's worth it!

Not to mention what would happen if something unexpected happened to Albert, the kidnappers' act of kidnapping in Edinburgh Castle was already a slap in the face of the Hekmedia family.

"Damn it, who on earth is so bold as to do such a thing?!"

At this moment, faced with this unexpected and shrewd shipping tycoon, he was also panicked. If his grandmother knew about it, not to mention whether he could survive, the other party would probably skin him alive to make Albert apologize.

"Quick, immediately retrieve all the surveillance data in the castle, and check the guests for any suspicious individuals!"

Seeing Floyd's dark face, the followers naturally did not dare to delay and hurried to the system control room of the castle to operate.

"I'll go with them so nothing is missed."

S took the initiative to ask to check the surveillance with her entourage. After all, she was the person who knew Albert best here. As long as there was any footage of him, she could recognize him immediately.

"Thank you, Miss S."

But before S and his entourage had left for long, a young man who looked somewhat like Freud walked into the backstage.

"Casper, you're here just in time, come to me..."

Floyd was relieved to see that the person coming was his son. He must find the murderer before his grandmother knew about it, and this matter must not be made a big deal.

"Father, your plan may fail."

Casper interrupted his father directly and spoke in a joking voice.

"what?!"

When Floyd heard what Casper said, he immediately thought of the worst possibility.

"Great-grandmother Maria wants you to come over, now, right now!"

Casper made a gloating expression. He was already very dissatisfied with his cold-blooded businessman father, and now he was happy to see him get into trouble.

"Damn it, Casper, you are still my son after all. You have achieved what you have now thanks to my help. Take over the affairs here for me immediately and make sure to find the murderer. Do you understand?"

Floyd said in a commanding tone.

"Oh, I understand. After all, if that person really gets into trouble because of this nonsense, none of us can escape."

Although he was unhappy, Casper still agreed to Freud's request. After all, they were a family with blood ties, and he didn't want his...

"Oh, what nonsense!"

Watching his father's hurried departure, Kashiber first relaxed his frown, then took out a communicator from his pocket and gave an order in a tone that was as consistent as possible: "Hey, Chijida, tell the soldiers that the game of cat and mouse has begun."

In the luxurious room deep in the castle, Floyd no longer looked like the high-and-mighty shipping tycoon he had before. He was seen lying on the ground in a dishevel, banging his head.

"Grandmother, this is all my fault. Please give me another chance. I am willing to guarantee with my life that I will find Master Albert back!"

Floyd's forehead was bleeding, but he still didn't stop.

"Snapped!"

"Waste!! How could I have a waste offspring like you!! How dare you call that person by his name!!"

The middle-aged woman in the main seat kicked Floyd on the shoulder and knocked him to the ground.

It can be seen that Maria is extremely angry now. She has regained her youth through Albert's cell reorganization through hair transplantation, and has long been a loyal believer of Albert under the subtle influence of genes. Now when she hears that her master is in danger because of her, she gets anxious on the spot!

Maria stood up from the main seat and yelled at Floyd, without showing any sign of her usual dignity. "Seal off the entire castle immediately. If anything happens to that guy, I will skin all of you losers in public. Do you understand?"

"Understood, I'll do it right away!"

Floyd was trembling with fear. As a person who grew up under the majesty of his grandmother Maria, even though he usually only had the demeanor of a business tycoon, he was still scared to death when facing the shadow of his childhood.

Chapter 174 Koko Hykmedia

As mentioned earlier, castles in ancient Europe not only served as political centers, but also had certain military functions. In some ancient European wars, fierce castle attack and defense battles would occur.

Therefore, as the largest stronghold of a prominent family and a powerful force, how could it be possible that it did not have a backup plan for emergency risk avoidance?

Edinburgh Castle, a famous castle in Europe, has an unknown secret passage underground that allows people to reach the mountains and forests outside from inside the castle.

When the era of peace came and the castle itself became an antique for viewing, this so-called secret passage was no longer important. Even the current owners of the castle, the Hekmedia family, had never used it. Well, at least it has never been used until today.

In the castle's underground storage room, the guards had been sent away in advance. The woman with white hair and blue eyes pointed a gun at Albert and urged him to follow her instructions.

"Big sister, have you really thought about the consequences of doing this?"

Albert didn't look like he was being kidnapped at all. He walked leisurely while talking to the woman behind him with a smile.

"..."

No answer, the expected silence.

Because many times, language is an outlet for emotions, and once the floodgates are opened, it is difficult to regain calm.

"Since Big Sister doesn't want to answer, how about letting me guess?"

Since the woman was silent, Albert spoke for her.

"My elder sister wants to kidnap Albert Hermes, who is very important to the Hecmedia family, to force them to agree to your request..."

"But Big Sister is not sure in her heart whether Albert Hermes has enough weight to make them make concessions, so you plan to kidnap Albert first to observe the reaction of the Hecmedia family."

The true thoughts hidden in the other person's heart are meaningless in front of Albert's mind reading.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Big Sister should have accomplices, and those accomplices should be people you value. That's why you took the risk alone and didn't let them enter today's banquet to assist you."

"Only in this way can you use the excuse that they are unaware of your plan to carry out the expansion even if it is exposed, and take the blame on yourself..."

Having said this, Albert suddenly turned around and looked at the woman.

A smile as warm as the morning breeze appeared in the woman's eyes under the dim light of the passage, but it made people feel cold and an inexplicable fear surged in their hearts.

She read something in Albert's eyes, something hidden beneath his smile.

"keep going."

Under Albert's brief gaze, not everyone is Batman. The willpower of mortals has its limits after all. Even if the woman is meticulous and eloquent, she can only utter simple words at this moment.

"Hey hey hey."

After just a glance, Albert turned his head and continued forward.

"Well, big sister, tell me your name now. After all, we are already 'closely related', aren't we?"

"..."

"You still don't want to tell me, do you want a reward? I didn't expect that big sister still has a childlike heart~"

"Then tell me now, I can give you a little reward. Believe me, that will be what you want most right now, hehehe~"

Only Albert's laughter echoed in the narrow corridor, and the gloomy atmosphere was like a scene from a horror movie.

"...Koko Heikemedia."

After a short silence, the woman somehow said her name. Perhaps she couldn't hold back her curiosity, or maybe it was fear...

"Koko...it's a nice name, and it matches big sister's personality very well."

"Sister Koko, who can plan such a drama, is undoubtedly a thoughtful person..."

"Oh, I almost forgot, I haven't rewarded you yet, um, let me tell you what you care about most."

Koko didn't answer. She had never been so silent before. In the past, she could handle dangers calmly even if they meant losing her life. But now, the situation was truly critical, and the consequence of failure would not be as simple as death.

It is undeniable that pressure has the ability to shut up any cheerful person. If it doesn't, it only means that the pressure is not great enough.

"Please rest assured, big sister. I won't kill you afterwards. But if your accomplices are still so 'selfish', then I won't suggest crushing a few more ants~"

There was a creepy smile in Albert's tone as he spoke these cruel words.

Hearing Albert's words, Coco's hand holding the gun couldn't help but tremble slightly. She was not afraid of death, but that didn't mean she had no weaknesses.