Chapter 1 Cardinal

Europe.Vatican.

On the magnificent St. Peter's Square, a group of white doves of peace are hovering and flying.

There were endless tourists wearing costumes from all over the world, some were busy taking photos, while others were focused on listening to the tour guide introducing the ancient sites, which was very lively.

Christina, who had changed back to the nun's suit, walked through the square and quietly walked towards the famous Sistine Chapel.

Around the church, a group of mighty guards wearing feathered helmets, red, yellow, blue and colorful uniforms, and ancient spears, firmly guarding the entrance and exit.

They are all members of the Vatican Guards, and they are all selected from devout believers. After rigorous training, they are all skilled and capable of fully responsibilities in protecting the Vatican itself and important figures in the Holy See.

Although their clothing and weapons look very primitive, they are just appearances. In fact, there are countless small weapons hidden in their bodies of the era. If necessary, they can easily destroy the regular army of hundreds of people.

However, these serious guards spontaneously bent over and bowed to her in venerable respect. In the Holy See of the Tyrant Church, Christina's status was extraordinary.

In the church, the Virgin Mary's like the next white-haired priest greets Christina.

Is the bishop awake?

As expected, he woke up two days ago!He has been waiting for you, go in!

Christina nodded and walked into an open side door next to it.

When Christina left, the priest sighed behind her: He slept longer and longer, and the frequency was getting higher and higher, which was really worrying!

After passing through a dark and twisty passage, Christina came to a door locked from inside. She closed her eyes and stretched out her right hand to face the door handle. After a few seconds, the door opened automatically.

Behind the door is an elevator. After entering the elevator, Christina clicked the button with the number seven, and the elevator began to descend with a dull rumbling sound.

With a beep, the elevator door opened, and a world that was completely out of place with the medieval church outside appeared in front of Christina.

Rows of computers, large screen LCD TV walls, various state-of-the-art modern medical equipment, medical staff coming and going in white uniforms...

Under the church, there is a huge medical research institute full of modern atmosphere.

Christina, in a nun's uniform, was obviously a little out of place. When she appeared behind the open elevator door, the bustling crowds calmed down, and everyone was focusing on her.

Just like the flowing stream encountered obstacles from reefs, after a little delay, everyone took their place and continued their work.

Through these bustling crowds, the road ends with a thicker, titanium-cast door.

Before Christina entered the door, she opened automatically with a click without waiting for her eyes to the retinal scanner that was holding the door.

Christina walked into the door.

There was only a very faint light in the room.There was a huge glass test tube flat inside, soaked in light green liquid, a baby-like humanoid creature soaked in it.

The reason why he is said to be a humanoid creature rather than a baby is that his head is surprisingly large and accounts for three-quarters of his entire body.

More than ten detection rods are connected to him, and the other end is connected to dozens of the most advanced human body scanners in the world today.

No matter how he looks, he looks like a deformity caused by a gene mutation.

There was no light in the room, only the indicator lights of those medical instruments emitted a very faint cocoon light.

The lights cannot be turned on here because he suffers from severe photophobia. A little bit of ultraviolet ray will kill him and he can only live in the darkness all his life.

The moment the door closed, a kind voice sounded in Christina's mind.

You're back?

I'm back!

Christina didn't say anything, she closed her eyes and communicated with him with all her heart.

You killed your father?

Yes!

Hi……

Didn’t you tell me to go to the East to destroy the demons?He was hiding there, I wiped him out, the nightmare you worried about was over, the future changed, you have to recalculate it!

All you destroy is the demon of the past, but the demon of the future escapes from the front!

Yeah?Hi...but finally one missing...

While talking, the environment around Christina was constantly changing, from a confined and dim ward to a garden full of flowers and sunny.

On a bench next to a fountain, an old man wearing the costume of a late-millennial scholar and gray-haired man sat leisurely on the bench, with his slightly cloudy eyes open and looking at Christina with a smile.

He stretched out his right hand to Christina and said gently: Don't worry, come and let me see what happened to you in the magical East...

Christina walked to the bench and sat down, her body tilted, like a well-behaved kitten, leaning half of her body against the old man's thigh.The old man's hand drooped down and gently pressed it on her forehead.

The surrounding environment changes again: everything the female Templar encountered in Dragon City, the scenes of killing her father, the meeting with Fang Qiang, the conversation with Yulan, the experience of parting, and the scenes of scenes, just like filming, the entire garden became a movie screen, and these shots were quickly screened within seconds.

When everything stopped, the scene finally freezes in the scene when Fang Qiang met and Christina and shook hands.

Ah, this young man...

The old man's eyes, which were half open and half closed, were completely opened at this moment, and his eyes were as bright as stars in the sky, staring firmly at Fang Qiang's body...

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When Christina entered the closed door, everyone in the institute stopped the work at hand again and focused all their attention on the door that had just been closed.

To the everyone in this institute, the man who lives in the door is mysterious and unfathomable.

Except for a very few senior personnel who know his origin, most people don’t know where he came from and what kind of person he is.

But one thing they know is that the person who lives in the door has the power to influence the entire world.

The reason for this idea was that in his very few sober time, the supreme heads of several most important countries in the EU, including France, Germany, Italy, etc., would send special envoys and even come in person to visit this shameful person, and the Pope of Vatican is a regular visitor here.

He must be the apostle sent by God to the earth!

Almost everyone thinks so in their hearts.

After Christina entered, she came out in less than half a minute.

The white-haired priest was waiting for her outside the door, and he was the special envoy of the Pope.

Looking at the other party's inquiring gaze, Christina said lightly: The bishop has begun to fall asleep again. The next time he wakes up, it will be one hundred and fifty-three days later!

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At the same time, it was evening in Long City and the lights were on.

A premium Ferrari sports car stopped in front of the city's most famous Italian restaurant in Sicily.Two well-trained waiters stepped forward quickly and opened the left and right doors at the same time.

A pair of well-dressed men and women got out of the car and looked at each other and smiled.

The man is famous brands from head to toe, with his hair shiny and shiny. You can tell at a glance that he is a rich man; the woman is wearing a bright red dress, with her chest and arms exposed, and wearing heavy makeup. Although she is not a stunning beauty, her appearance is still quite charming, and there is a charming and enchanting style between her eyebrows.

One waiter got into the driver's seat and drove the sports car to the underground parking lot, while the other waiter was diligently leading the men and women to the restaurant door.

Are you Mr. Fang Qiang?Are you Miss Wei Hong?Ha...Welcome, please come with me!

The restaurant manager came up with a smile on his face, nodded and greeted him, and personally took the two to the best seat in the middle of the hall.

The restaurant is very exotic, with transparent skylights and glass, and the overall red and white tones reveal a strong Italian atmosphere.

There were red carpets along the road, and waiters in standard Italian work clothes stood in two rows, and everyone was applauding and welcoming.

The last two waiters held up a huge banner with a line of gold-plated characters: Warmly welcome Miss Wei Hong!

Seeing all this, Wei Hong widened her eyes, looking surprised and happy.

how?Miss Wei, don’t you like the atmosphere here?

Fang Qiang noticed her expression and asked deliberately.

How could that be? Of course I like it!

Wei Hong hurriedly said, I just couldn't imagine that you had arranged such a big battle to welcome me... Alas, would it be too eye-catching to treat me alone like this?

Fang Qiang smiled and said: What are you afraid of?I have wrapped up here, and there will be no one else coming to interfere with us today!

Wei Hong was amazed and looked around the entire restaurant again, her face full of dazzling and intoxicating expressions.

In the past, I only saw this luxurious show of booking in novels and movies. I didn’t expect that I could experience it myself today. Wei Hong suddenly felt like she was dreaming and her vanity was greatly satisfied.

But how did you know I would choose this restaurant?

Wei Hong still has questions. It was only twenty minutes ago that I asked to eat here, but they had been setting up this posture for a long time...

Fang Qiang shrugged and said gracefully: I made a phone call yesterday and booked all five-star restaurants in the city. No matter which one you choose, the show is the same!

Wei Hong Ah said, and in addition to joy, he also had more awe and admiration in his eyes.That is the unique admiration of a vain woman who loves wealthy people.

Fang Qiang was extremely proud, but on the surface he pretended to be calm and calm.

I met Wei Hong, but it only took half a day to meet him.

However, with his deliberate style that he showed at all times and everywhere, this greedy woman had envious jealousy, believed in his identity as a rich man, and had no doubt about the lies he encountered in the swimming pool.

When Fang Qiang said she wanted to treat her to a meal, she nodded on the spot and agreed.

After the two of them took their seats, the waiter put on a snow-white tablecloth and arranged the cutlery. The manager personally delivered the menu.

You can do it!

Fang Qiang smiled and waved his hand, and handed the menu to Wei Hong.

Wei Hong opened it and saw that it was all in English and Italian. The beautiful letters were flying all over the paper, completely unaware of what she said, but she was embarrassed to admit that she was ignorant and hurriedly covered up: I can eat whatever I want, but you will decide...

How can I do it? Ladies order food, this is the rule!

Fang Qiang knew her dilemma, but he was determined to tease her and insisted on asking her to order food with a smile.

I...I can't understand foreign languages...

Wei Hong believed it and had to whisper the truth in a humble manner, her pink face turned red with shame.

Fang Qiang was secretly funny. Whether it was the show or ordering food, they were all strategies he deliberately arranged. The purpose was to constantly shock the woman's momentum, make her at a loss, and she felt psychologically lowered, and she would be even more respectful to the man.

OK, then I'll order.Two portions of silver cod, one portion of Milan fried veal, one portion of Italian stewed beef tendon... Well, there are also Rome grilled half chicken, mac and cheese, tomato salami pizza... By the way, two more portions of Italian prawns, minced meat and vegetable soup... A series of dishes were spit out from Fang Qiang's mouth as if they were familiar with. The skillful tone and gestures all showed the confidence that only the rich had, as if they were a regular customer who had been here countless times, and they ordered dishes that Wei Hong had never heard of, which stunned her. The other party's admiration showed a geometric growth trend.

In fact, Fang Qiang is the first time he has come to such a high-end restaurant. He eats such expensive dishes. He can hardly understand the foreign language on the menu. Fortunately, he has already been rehearsed in advance last night and memorized all the things he should remember. Now he uses them to support the store, and he actually does it look like it.

After ordering the dishes, I ordered another bottle of Barolo red wine that had been stored for 30 years. It was opened by the waiter and poured it into the exquisite high-pickled glasses for the two of them.

Miss Wei, I’ll give you a cup!

Fang Qiang raised his glass with a smile, trying his best to imitate the gentleman's appearance in the movie, and his posture and movements were polite.

Wei Hong said coquettishly: Why do you still call me Miss Wei?If you see me like this, just call me Ah Hong!

OK, Ah Hong, then don’t call me Mr. Fang, and don’t keep silent, just call me ‘Brother Qiang’…

Fang Qiang's words were originally a joke, because Wei Hong was obviously three or four years older than him. Unexpectedly, Wei Hong agreed immediately and said happily: Good Ah, Brother Qiang!This name is so friendly, let me respect Brother Qiang first!

As he said that, he giggled and took the initiative to touch Fang Qiang's cup.

The waiters standing next to them all had goose bumps and felt numb, but Fang Qiang was very happy and drank the wine in the glass, and then gave Wei Hong a few more cups. The latter was very generous and drank them all one by one.

The dishes were quickly served and a full table was set up.The violinist not far away began to play, and the melodious sound of the piano was spread all over the restaurant, and the beautiful wines were accompanied by a strong romantic atmosphere.

While using knife and fork to enjoy the food, Fang Qiang looked at the woman sitting opposite him carefully, as if he wanted to see her more clearly.

It should be admitted that Wei Hong's appearance and figure are one in a hundred, comparable to Ye Ling. However, Fang Qiang has seen high-end beauties like Yulan, Christina, and Wen Qing these days. By comparison, it feels that Wei Hong is much inferior, especially because her makeup is too thick, which makes people doubt that her beauty is mixed with moisture.

But no matter what, this beauty is still a beauty, knowing how to dress up to highlight her strengths, especially her plump figure seems to explode from her dress, and it is just right to expose it, making the man involuntarily attracted by the fleshy body when he sees her, and fantasizes about how to strip her naked and crutch onto the bed.

Brother Qiang, why do you look at others like this?

Wei Hong threw her eyes and said delicately.

She thought this expression was very tempting, but she didn't know that no one could compare to the female host Wen Qing when she was acting cute.

Fang Qiang had long been immune. Seeing Wei Hong like this, he only felt interesting. He held back his smile and said seriously: I am recalling the first time I saw you by the swimming pool that night!You were wearing that red swimsuit and swimming in the pool with a beautiful posture. Tsk, you were as beautiful and agile as a mermaid...

Wei Hong said in shock: No!I have to wear a lifebuoy when I go into the water. How could I be as powerful as you said?

Fang Qiang was embarrassed and complained that Yang Wei had missed the explanation for such an important situation, which made him speak nonsense and say, "Well, I mean, the moment you came from the pond, the appearance of the lotus coming out of the water was so beautiful. I was deeply overwhelmed by you at that time... But when I chased me out, you were gone, which made me anxious...

Wei Hong burst into laughter: So Brother Qiang, you spend a lot of money and come to me on advertisements everywhere?

Yes, I am unwilling to eat these days, for fear that I can’t find you, so I don’t know what to do.

Hee, so, are you really in love with me at first sight?

Then there is still fake?I've never felt this way with any girl, really...

Fang Qiang lies with a tough forehead, his face is a little hot. He either forgets the obedient words he thought of in advance or can't say them.

Although he is no longer the simple boy he used to have learned to deceive, he still cannot be as comfortable as a love veteran if he wants to attack a woman he obviously doesn't love.

This situation fell into Wei Hong's eyes, but instead thought this man was very interesting. He didn't seem to be the kind of playboy who specializes in playing with women and keeps talking sweet words. At least he is not very experienced in chasing girls.

So by chance, Fang Qiang felt that it was not natural enough, but Wei Hong admired him very much, and his favorability for him increased a lot.

Ah Hong, in the past few days, I am not only afraid of not being able to find you, but also something else!

What's up?

I'm afraid you already have a husband...

Ha, Brother Qiang, you are so cute!

Wei Hong couldn't help laughing and almost spit out the macaroni in her mouth.

You...you won't really have a master of famous flowers, right?

Fang Qiang pretended to be nervous and asked with a panic look on his face.

Why would I come to the appointment if I have a master?Hehe, I am still single, and my relationship is still blank.Not to mention your husband, you haven’t even found your boyfriend yet!

Wei Hong told lies without blushing, such as being more professional and calm.

Then, can you be my girlfriend?

Fang Qiang looked at Wei Hong sincerely with a affectionate expression.

Wei Hong did not answer, lowered her head, cut the stewed beef tendons on the plate with a knife and fork, and divided them into pieces, as if he was thinking about something.

Fang Qiang asked again, but the beauty shook her head and said: Sorry, no!

This was unexpected, and Fang Qiang said in surprise: Why?

Wei Hong bit her lips and said nothing. After being questioned repeatedly, she gave him a blank look and said: We have only known each other for a long time. I don’t fully understand you, so how can I agree if you say you?In that case, Brother Qiang, you will also think that others are not sincere, and others may even think that I am a greedy woman. Just because you have money, I will agree to everything. That's not good!

If you hadn't known the truth about this beauty, anyone would have thought that she was really a good woman with self-respect and self-respect and no greed for cheapness. You would never have imagined how dark her heart would be.

Fang Qiang secretly scolded her for pretending, but he could only act with her, clapping his hands and saying: Great, just by your words, I confirmed that you are the ideal partner I am looking for!It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand me, you can understand it slowly.Whether you like me or not, I will definitely chase you!

Wei Hong shook her hair and giggled: Okay, then you can chase after her.But I will tell you in advance that it is not so easy for me to catch up!

Fang Qiang also laughed, feeling that his muscles on his face were really stiff. I don’t know if it was a fake smile or a bitter smile, but it was not natural anyway.

He was afraid that the other party would see the flaws, so he waved his hand and the three violin players immediately came over and played a beautiful melody around Wei Hong. The lights in the restaurant slowly dimmed, changing to hazy tones, and the romantic atmosphere became stronger.

For the next hour, the two of them enjoyed a delicious meal in this beautiful atmosphere and chatted from all over the world.

Both sides were surprised to find that their interests, hobbies and habits were extremely similar. Men were like roundworms in women's belly. The topics such as fashion, music and cosmetics they talked about were all the favorites of women themselves.

By the end of this meal, the two had become friends who could talk about everything, and they both felt that they had met too late.

Especially Wei Hong, looking at Fang Qiang's eyes were already affectionate, and she spoke up with Brother Qiang, making her cry so intimate.

In fact, this is because Fang Qiang did enough preparations in advance. He found out as much about this beauty from Yang Wei as possible, so he could only meet his preferences when chatting and make her happy.

Of course, through face-to-face conversations, Fang Qiang also got a deeper understanding of Wei Hong.

Wei Hong's profession is an interior decoration designer, specializing in the decoration of new homes. She can stand alone from the overall layout, drawing patterns to local construction, and is also a skilled talent in this field.

In her industry, the salary she earned was already quite high, but she was used to spending money and couldn't help but want to buy good things, so she often couldn't afford it.

After the meal, after drinking the fragrant Italian espresso, Fang Qiang snapped his fingers casually and called the waiter to check out.

He deliberately showed off his tricks, and what he took out his wallet was an internationally-used platinum credit card.

This limited-issued platinum card can only be used by rich people with assets of more than 10 million yuan, and can be overdrawn unlimitedly, which is definitely a symbol of identity and status.

Seeing this card, Wei Hong's eyes lit up, and she was shining with a greedy light. She was probably fantasizing about the wonderful scene of how to swipe cards and shop in the future.

Fang Qiang saw it and felt disgusted in his heart. He really wanted to scold him in person, but when he calmed down, he thought about it, and he had to endure it, get up and hold her arm, and walked out with a swaggering applause from all the staff at the restaurant.