Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 365 Herzog's Notes

After arriving at the 15th floor, Sakura led Lu Mingfei and Eri Yi to change an elevator midway, in order to go to the "ξ" floor which is not open to the public.

The private elevator went up step by step, the glass elevator track turned into opaque steel, the elevator stopped, and the heavy iron door slowly opened.

"We found Herzog's hiding place underground in the western suburbs of Tokyo." Sakura said: "He transformed a natural underground cave into a basement, and we found his notes and personal items in the basement."

"What are his personal items?" Lu Mingfei was curious.

"There are many collections. After entering, we found that there were 623 expensive antique mechanical watches neatly hung on the wall. In addition, in the compartment, we found 6522 out-of-print vinyl records. He There is also a room dedicated to the collection of books. 5542 rare books are kept in glass display cabinets. He seems to have a fanatical collection habit. He collects everything from Buddha statues in the Nara period to classic erotic paintings. Eight Easter eggs made by the Tsar's jeweler Faberge were found."

Ying led Lu Mingfei and Eriyi through the long corridor and stopped in front of a security door. After successive verifications of irises, fingerprints, vocal cords and ID cards, the heavy gate opened.

Bright lighting illuminates the trusses, and ceiling-high shelves line the room, displaying a wide variety of collectibles.

Every piece of antique mechanical watch is turning, the appearance is well preserved, and there are no traces of wear and tear.

The out-of-print vinyl records are covered with a protective film, and one is posted on the wall. The rare books are packed in a sealed transparent glass box and embedded in a small square area inside the wall.

"Are all of Herzog's collections here?"

Lu Mingfei walked through the gaps between the shelves, feeling like he was in an antique museum.

Erika carefully picked up a watch and swung its mainspring.

"Most of them are here," Sakura said, "but some have already been sold."

"Sold it?" Lu Mingfei wondered, "Why did you sell it?"

"Because of the lack of money, our capital chain is not optimistic, so Mr. Oshi Uesugi made a decision to sell all Herzog's collections. His original words: These are the things that the stinky mouse touched. He despises it if it piles up moldy in the warehouse, so it's better to sell it to the idiots outside for money."

"Father-in-law really said that?"

"Yes, Master Uesugi Takeshi also said that he would sell all the antiques in the family warehouse for money. Our technicians are currently building a cross-country antique trading website. After the construction is completed, Herzog's collection There are also antiques in the family warehouse, all of which will be listed on the website.”

"How much is the stuff in this warehouse estimated to sell for?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"It's hard to estimate. The price of antiques fluctuates very much, but based on the few collections we have identified, it is estimated that the value is at least 80 billion yen."

"So many!" Lu Mingfei was surprised.

"But for the projects we are going to implement next, it is only a drop in the bucket, and we will have funding problems for a long time to come."

"Maybe I can help." Lu Mingfei thought to himself how many billions of funds he still has under his name.

He forgot, let's see when he can ask Su Enxi.

Speaking of it, he remembered that he was still a creditor of the Sheqi Bajia, as if the Sheqi Bajia owed him a lot of money.

"Aren't there his notes, experimental records, diaries and other things?" Lu Mingfei walked around but didn't find any paper materials left by Herzog.

"Yes, there is about a cabinet of files. He is a very rigorous researcher and must take notes in everything. He seldom uses electronic files and prefers to write them by hand. All these materials are now piled up in the temporary office of the vice principal. The vice principal continued for a week. They're all studying his notes."

"What's written in it?"

"We couldn't read it. The paper was full of sketches and it read like a child's scribbles, but the vice-principal seemed to be able to read it."

"I understand that feeling." Lu Mingfei recalled the time when his high school math teacher answered the finale questions for the top students in the class.

The blackboard is full of incomprehensible mathematical symbols and English letters. If elementary school students enter by mistake, they may think that this is an English class instead of a math class.

"Is the vice principal free now?" Lu Mingfei still wanted to read those notes.

"The vice-principal hasn't come out of the office for a week. He eats and sleeps on the desk. Those files make him more obsessed than spirits."

"Take me to him, I have something to say to him."

"Yes."

A few minutes later, Lu Mingfei came to the room that was the infirmary not long ago, and walked a few steps forward, crossing the big vault door, which was the bedroom that Erika used to have.

Sakura walked to an office with a closed door and knocked lightly on the door, but after waiting for a few seconds, no one responded.

"Has the vice principal gone out?"

"The vice-principal only opens the door for meals these days. We brought him trays at noon, and only took away the dirty dishes when we delivered dinner. He doesn't know about you and Miss coming back to shoot micro-movies."

Sakura knocked hard on the door this time.

"What are you doing! Didn't I say don't bother me!" The vice principal's voice sounded a little irritable.

"Lu Mingfei and Miss are back and want to visit you." Sakura said loudly.

"Lu Mingfei?"

There was the sound of turning tables and cabinets inside, followed by hurried footsteps, the door was opened, and the vice principal who hadn't left the room for a week appeared in front of the three of them, looking sloppy and haggard.

His beard grew wildly, his white hair was shiny, his nails were long, his eyeballs were bloodshot, his gray coat was stained with oil, and a grain of rice stuck to the collar.

As soon as the door was opened, there was an unpleasant smell wafting out. After all, he hadn't showered for a week, and he didn't look like Flamel's mentor at all. With his current image, throwing it on the street and putting a bowl in front of him would definitely There will be well-wishers throwing coins into the bowl.

Eriyi pinched her nose and took a few steps back, fanning herself with her hands as she retreated.

Sakura didn't show any particularly big reaction, but in fact she quietly held her breath.

But the vice-principal didn't care about other people's opinions. He said excitedly, "I was looking for you! Come on, come in with me!"

"Vice principal, why don't you take a shower first?" Lu Mingfei said tactfully.

"What kind of bath! How can I have time to take a bath now!"

The vice-principal seemed about to grab Lu Mingfei's hands and drag him into the room, but Lu Mingfei made a nimble step and avoided the oily hands sideways.

It can be seen that the vice-principal is studying Herzog's notes and forgetting to eat and sleep, but Lu Mingfei came here to shoot a micro-film played at the wedding with Erika, not in a stinky room with a stinky Smelly old man to discuss a dead pervert.

"You young people, when you go to the battlefield, you will know that it doesn't matter whether you take a shower or not?" The vice principal caught his breath and let out angrily.

Lu Mingfei shrugged and stepped out of the way.

"Take me to the bathroom. I'll be back in 15 minutes. You'll be waiting here for me." The vice principal said to Sakura with a sullen face.

"Yes." Sakura nodded, and at the same time used the microphone hanging on her collar to call other people to clean the room. The main purpose was to remove the peculiar smell in the room.

Lu Mingfei and Eri Yi sat and waited, chatting about what they would shoot tonight.

After 15 minutes, the cleaning staff left, and the vice-principal came back after taking a shower. His hair was still wet, and he changed his clothes. It seemed that he was looking for a white coat. Obviously, he just went to the bathroom and took a quick shower, but luckily The smell on the body was washed off, and it may be that the shower gel covered the smell.

"Now we can talk." The vice-principal stroked his beard.

"What did the vice principal find in Herzog's notes?" Lu Mingfei opened the door.

"Well, I found a lot, gained a lot, quite a lot, I must admit that the man is a genius." The vice principal sat on the seat behind the desk.

"Can Eliyi come in?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Yes, of course, why not." The vice-principal stretched out his hand to invite, "We will only talk about what I found in my notes today, and I will organize these things in a short time and send them to North Carolina in a way that you can understand." Ma's database."

Lu Mingfei moved two stools for himself and Eriyi, and sat in front of the desk. There was a mess of old papers piled up on the desk, and some new A4 papers, but they were full of symbols, probably the drafts of the vice principal. .

Lu Mingfei picked up a few and looked at them. They were written with a pen, some places were circled, and annotations were made in red ink. The annotations seemed to be in Russian, which he could not understand at all.

"The one in your hand is his notes on studying Deadpool's embryos. He found that Deadpool would prefer blood to meat during the embryonic period. He put a bucket of blood and a piece of raw meat in front of the embryonic Deadpool, and died. The waiter gave priority to drinking blood, and he experimented on a hundred different deadpool embryos, and the results were the same," said the vice principal.

"He's doing a controlled experiment?"

"Most of these notes are records of his experiments. They used the records of indigenous methods widely circulated among scientists in the former Soviet Union. Most people who understand them have buried them in the soil. But when I was a professor at Moscow State University, From a friend who knows how to do this, I got his notes and corresponding notes from him in exchange for a bottle of Tiltridge Farm Vineyard Vintage."

"Herzog is a scientist from the former Soviet Union?"

The vice-principal nodded: "It is mentioned in the notes that he originally served in the army and was a scientist trained by the state, but in 1971 he received a signal from the higher-ups to go to the North Pole to implement the 'Black Swan' project."

"Black Swan Harbor?"

"Yes, it's the Port of Nowhere that was bombed in 1991. Although I don't want to talk to you about this man, but since you're so interested, I'll tell you his story first."

The vice-principal took out an old cowhide notebook from the drawer, about the size of a palm, and could be carried around with him. The pages had already turned yellow, and every page was filled with words.

"This is Herzog's pocketbook, filled up 20 years ago, recording his life in Black Swan Harbor, and some strange things, and there is a name mentioned over and over again, 'Bondallie husband'."

"Bondarev, I seem to remember that there is such a person, who is it?"

"The note said that Bondarev came to Black Swan Port before Christmas in 1991. He said that he was an officer of the Kberger. The Soviet Union disintegrated and this port will be secretly eliminated. He came to plan and Herzog ruled the world together with the dragon's legacy. Herzog believed his words and was ready to leave with him, but it was just a deception. On the eve of leaving, Bondarev opened his heart. gun, and he fell in the snow."

"Wait, shouldn't Herzog die at that time?"

"Bondarev shot at the left chest, but Herzog's heart was on the right, so he survived by luck. After that, he came to the city smoothly by virtue of his many years of living experience in the Arctic. With his IQ , Making money is the simplest thing, he forged the secret formula of 'beautifying water', cheated a large sum of money from the cosmetics company, and then took the money to Japan, looking for traces of Bondarev."

"There seem to be many contradictions between this statement and what we know. I remember what Yuan Zhisheng heard from Herzog. He came on the Lenin and carried an ancient dragon embryo for the recovery of the White King. sacrifice."

"No, the sacrifice was prepared by Bondarev." The vice-principal shook his head: "As for why I said this, listen to me first."

"The whole story is roughly like this. Bondarev drove the Lenin to the Sea of ​​Japan, and then carved the alchemical inscription of the sacrifice, and sank the embryo of the ancient dragon into the burial place as a sacrifice for the recovery of the holy remains."

"Afterwards, he took three embryos: 'π', 'ω', and 'ξ', which were actually Yuan Zhisheng, Yuan Zhinv, and Uesugi Erika, and entrusted them as babies to the foster family in Dashanli. Live on the edge of the Sea of ​​Japan."

"He was monitoring the movement of the burial place by the sea, and at this time, Herzog was late. Herzog guessed that Bondarev would monitor the burial place, so he rented a fishing boat and went there every day. Wandering in the waters where the Lenin sank, one day he found a small boat carrying sonar equipment, he tracked it down, and fired at the small boat with a submachine gun, turning the cabin of the small boat into a honeycomb."

"Is it Bondarev?"

"It's a dead man with a Japanese face. Herzog can't be sure if this is Bondarev, because Herzog also has a Japanese face. Maybe they all have plastic surgery."

The vice-principal turned a page of his notes.

"He found diaries and notes on the body of the dead, which happened to record the existence of the three brothers and sisters of Yuan Zhisheng, and then he found Bondarev's laboratory, where there was a dead pool that had been built and the evolution of the preliminary research. Medicine, and even the interpretation of "The Ancient Road to the Underworld", we know after that, he pretended to be the king and Tachibana Masamune, and played the story of Jiajia on both sides."

"If this is true, Herzog's development after coming to Japan is too smooth."

"He also thinks so, as if Bondarev came to Japan to pave the way for him, and after paving, he sent all this to the door, so he has been tracking down who is Bondarev."

"Have you found it?"

"The most interesting thing is this. He didn't find anything. He didn't find anything. There were 22 KGB bureaus at the time, but no one in these 22 bureaus had heard of Major Bondarev, and Black Swan Harbor. This Port does not exist in all the secret files, and his own files in the army, it is written that he died of a sudden heart attack, so that he recorded a crazy idea in his notes."

"what idea?"

"The 'Black Swan' project was not at all the task assigned to him by the Soviet military."

"What do you mean?"

"It means that there is a huge organization behind Bondarev. Their research on dragons far exceeds Herzog's. They planned all this. They used some means to forge the 'Black Swan' plan. It is not the Soviet Union but this secret organization that has been providing daily necessities for Black Swan Harbor.

When everything was mature, they performed this play, prepared all the conditions for ascending to the throne, including the relic offerings, materials, and blood exchange materials, and then launched a puppet to feign death at the right time, allowing Herzo Greg took over. "

"If this is true, then why did they do this?" Lu Mingfei asked with question marks all over his head, "Isn't it okay to let your own people come?"

"Herzog couldn't figure out why. Although he proposed this crazy idea, the conditions for ascending to the throne were in front of him, almost at his fingertips. He couldn't think of a reason to give up, even if it was someone else's plan , so what? He felt that as long as he seized the power of the White King, the people behind the scenes would not be his opponents, so he prepared in the direction of Bondarev's plan."

"It sounds like he's been following other people's arrangements."

"He is a genius, but he can't resist the temptation. To some extent, we may have to thank him, because he confirmed one thing, that secret organization, really exists."

"why?"

The vice-principal turned to the last page of the notes and read softly: "Because the White King's awakening was the work of this secret organization, Herzog wrote a sentence on the last page of the notes, 'The White King was exiled by the Black King. In this world, only the power of the black king can recall the soul of the white king', this sentence was written by him 20 years later, last month."

(End of this chapter)