【225】Hughes
That's right, since Long Hao has obtained the friendship of the Austro-Hungarian emperor, he will not be hindered even at the forefront of the aftermath of this explosion! After finishing some things, he will be ready to go to Budapest City to contribute a little to Zheng Gongxiao winning that shocking bet and add a guarantee!
In the next few days, Long Hao did two things.
First, he asked Princess Schellingmere to lead her family and completely finalized the exclusive agency rights of Zhongshan Soul in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This made Princess Schellingmere extremely satisfied and made a splash! It can be seen that Schellingmere's situation in the family was not good before, but with this agency contract worth tens of thousands of yuan, her status in the family will undergo a drastic change, and countless people will flatter.
The scenery is unlimited and the spirit is full of energy, which makes Princess Shelin Mill's favor for Long Hao stronger!
Second, Long Hao, in line with the principle of being a human being, made full use of Joseph I's casual promise, gave a speech on the blue Danube River, "fried rice" of the basic theory of "Quantum Mechanics" again in a lecture hall that had just been repaired and could accommodate 20,000 people.
It has to be said that although Vienna is called the capital of music, there are quite a lot of humanities scientists and physics enthusiasts. In a large lecture hall in the remote suburbs, there were more than 10,000 people sitting on the day of the speech, which is the largest number of attendances and attendances in Long Hao’s ‘Continental Tour’.
Moreover, during the speech, Joseph I and Queen Elizabeth also came to support him personally, so Long Hao's reputation as the "Master of Physics" reached an extraordinary level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire!
After the speech, Long Hao received nearly a hundred invitations from various wealthy nobles. It can be said that "Earl of the North Sea" has become the most hotly discussed word in Vienna in the next month!
Seeing that the matter was almost done in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Long Hao explained a few words to Juertai, and took the breeze that had been hanging on the top floor of the main castle these days to experience the "heart of nature", boarded the royal train, and drove to Budapest in a very high profile.
The capital of Hungary, Budapest City.
The history of this city is not long, as mentioned earlier. It was formed by the merger of two ancient cities on both sides of the river bank in 1873. Because it relies on the Danube River, it is geographically a transportation hub and has convenient travel, so it gathers many merchants and has a very developed economy.
On the political level, this place is nominally a vassal state of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but in fact it is under the dual jurisdiction of the Executive and the Parliament. Emperor Joseph's decree is not effective. Therefore, the municipal management of Budapest can be described as very chaotic and can even be called an "anarchy".
However, it is precisely because of the chaos, disorder and frequent violence in Budapest that all European forces have taken root here. Various dark forces are deeply entrenched in Budapest. They regard this place as a paradise for making money and a paradise for killing! In secret, a large amount of funds have poured into Budapest, in just over ten years. The superficial prosperity of Budapest has far surpassed Vienna!
Among them, the largest of the various dark forces is arms dealers. In the late 19th century, when D-MiG was underdeveloped, arms dealers were undoubtedly the largest profits. Therefore, Budapest became the game grounds and slaughterhouses for arms dealers from all parties!
It was an ordinary evening, and an iron-armored ship floated on the calm Danube River. Its displacement was not large, only a few hundred tons, but it was installed on one side of the deck with a thick medium-sized gun barrel, looking around with a fierce look.
The national flag of any country on this armored ship was not hung, it was so bare and magnificent, and parked on the surface of the river reflected by the sunset. Around a kilometer, no small boat dared to approach, but... in Budapest, which is almost anarchic, this is not a big deal.
The outer part of the iron-armored ship is dark and inconspicuous, but when it comes inside, it has a magnificent banquet hall that is decorated like a palace. In this hall with various luxurious decorations of about 80 square meters, only one dining table is placed, and three people sit around it.
The dining table is full of delicacies that are rare on weekdays, steaming and fragrant. Any dish is a sky-high price of several thousand pounds. Even the current minister and the elders of Budapest may not be able to afford it!
On the main seat of the dining table was a Westerner with a fifty-odd and deep nose, and a gloomy and cold air all over his body. His eyes were half open and half closed, like a tiger resting slightly. The dress on his body was made of the highest-end material and the most precious style. He was seen chewing a piece of unknown tender meat into his mouth and chewing it carefully. From time to time, he drank a sip of rich and blood-like wine without saying a word.
It is obvious that the Westerner is the protagonist here. When he was having a meal, the two white men next to him were sitting upright, lowering their heads, and sweaty on their backs of their necks. They seemed to be afraid to breathe.
After about ten minutes, the Westerner finally wiped the tender flesh on the plate. He wiped his mouth, raised his head and let out a long breath, and then said leisurely: "Let's tell me, Kalanka, my dear niece is actually married? And it was not until the wedding that I, the uncle, learned about this news?"
This Westerner is Kalanka's uncle: Hughes.c. Rothschild!
The two people next to her, one named Puskas and the other named Distefano, were both subordinates of Hughes stationed in Budapest. The most recent task is to closely monitor Kalanca. If she dares to participate in the gambling game, then add some information to let her quickly "destroy herself".
Everything was planned very well, but who knew that just two days ago, Kalanka suddenly came to Budapest and held a simple but legal wedding with an oriental under the witness of several elders. After the wedding, Kalanka announced with a high profile that she would let the oriental named "Zheng Gongxiao" represent her in this invaluable bet!
This incident not only caught Puskas and Distefano off guard, but also attracted Hughes.
"Sir Hughes, yes, it's our intelligence error... In fact, our people have been staring at Kalanka in Vienna, but I don't know what method she used to get rid of our guard and appeared in Budapest all of a sudden!" Puskash kept wiping his cold sweat with his handkerchief and answered carefully.
"Yes, yes, I didn't expect that all the elders were bribed by her. Humph! The wedding was held too suddenly, and we didn't have time to destroy it!" Distefano's lips trembled slightly and he stammered.
"Hmph... they are all waste!"
Hughes's eyes were filled with cold light, and it seemed that the surroundings immediately fell a few degrees, and a cold snorted out. As a result, Puskas and Distefano fell from the chair in fear. They knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"Woooo...Mr. Hughes, please calm down! Woooooo...Please forgive us! Woooooo..."
Puskas and Distefano were so shocked that they were completely out of possession. They were considered Hughes's direct confidants and knew Hughes the best: whenever he finished eating "children's brain flesh", he had two choices!
First: In a good mood, reward subordinates with great rewards;
Second: I want to take surgery with my subordinates, use blood to eliminate anger, and use death to interpret his prestige!
One of the two is without exception. Now it seems that Lord Hughes will never be in a good mood, which means... Puskas and Distefano are in great trouble!
Hughes took out a toothpick made of green jade, and elegantly combed the meat between his teeth slowly: Well, this time the child's brain is not very fresh, and he is stuffed with teeth...
With this, the great and wise Lord Hughes also wants these two bad things to look good!
Hoho, there are so many pregnant women in Budapest and abandoned orphans in the ruined family, can’t we find a little more delicate? This is a great dereliction of duty!
Hughes glanced at the bottom and shivered, two people who were quailing Rushuang. He snorted: "The old rules are the same. This time you do not do well. I must give everyone an explanation! Otherwise, if this continues, how can I maintain my prestige? Well, I won't say much. You know the rules... You two choose a way to choose the 'Atonementor'. It's fast. Next, I have to deal with my niece, hehe... what's wrong with playing cards!"
Atonement is a person who sacrifices his life for his negligence!
Puskas and Distefano heard this. They stopped trembling, looked at each other, then suddenly burst out, took out their weapon, and rushed towards Hughes, the main seat!
Damn, since you don’t let us live, then let’s be you first!
However, the two of them were immediately lost. Two sharp arrows flew from some corner of the hall, and accurately shot into Puskas and Distefano's calves.' Ah!'. The two men screamed miserably and fell to the ground immediately. The red blood flowed out from under their calves, and instantly it was filled with precious and gorgeous carpets.
"Tsk tsk tsk tsk, you have followed me Hughes for so long, and I have seen me dealing with the Atonementer for no less than ten times. Are you still lucky? Idiot!"
Hughes's face on the main seat did not change at all. He looked at the two subordinates who were covering their calves on the ground with cold eyes and a hint of pain. A hint of ridicule flashed in his pupils, cruel: "What a pity, I heard that you two played a good shot. I originally planned to enjoy your skills after dealing with my cute niece Kalanka! Now it seems that even if you don't die, you can't do it!"
At this time, two burly men in black and holding giant crossbows walked behind Hughes. The sharp arrow made of steel had been put on the bowstring again. One end of the crossbow was aimed at Puskas and Distefano. Although they had lost their ability to move, the two men in black were still aiming meticulously and ready to fire at any time.
The sharp arrows strung Puskas and Distefano's calves together. The bones they turned out were vaguely visible and several muscles were broken. It is conceivable that even if they escaped today, they would have to spend the rest of their lives in a wheelchair.
"Please, please...Mr. Hughes, please spare me, please spare me..."
Despite the biting pain in the calf, Puskas and Distefano still had their lips purple and sweating prostitutes: "We have been blinded for a moment, and please... Lord Hughes, seeing that we have followed you for so many years..., there is no credit, and there is also hard work. Let us go! Wuwuwu... We still have wives and children to raise..."
Facing the two subordinates crying heartbrokenly and blood flowing under them, Hughes was not moved at all. He threw away the jade toothpick, took out a golden file, and filed his nails: "Haha, although you have broken the rules, Hughes, I, have always been a clear reward and punishment! Dark Demon, go, stop the blood for them. If both of them die, they will break the rules I set!"
The two men in black-clothed clothes, called the "Dark Demon", nodded and put away their crossbow. They took out a circle of white bandages and a translucent medicine bottle from somewhere, walked forward, and tinkered with Puskas and Distefano's legs.
Although the two of them were terrified and howling again, the blood stopped surprisingly.
The faint nail ash fell on the carpet, Hughes said lightly: "I'm very puzzled, your friendship is so good? Actually, I'm very fair. If you do something wrong, someone will always fight against it! The atonement is the one who resists the blame. You should be very clear. Only one of you needs to die, and you don't have to make such a miserable appearance!"
"Huh...his...huh...his..."
Faced with Hughes' calmness, Puskas and Distefano, who had just stopped bleeding, looked pale. They gasped, but the fear in their eyes could not be erased.
"Hey, it seems that you have enjoyed it in Budapest for too long and have long forgotten the ruthlessness of fighting to get to the top!"
Hughes finished filing his nails and blew it. He said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of your family. I will not abuse your lover and illegitimate son... But the rules cannot be changed, and you still have to decide a sinner and use his life to maintain my prestige! Well, you are only one breath away from death, so what method should the sinner decide? According to the rules, you only have ten minutes, well, the dark demon, how long has it been?"
A dark demon next to him took out a pocket watch, glanced at it, and handed it to Hughes: "It's already nine and a half past..."
"Oh, there are 30 seconds left. You can decide quickly, otherwise the time will come and both of them will not be able to live!" Hughes held the pocket watch and suddenly smiled, like a demon who was specifically deceiving people's hearts in hell.
“29…28…27…”
The cold countdown spit out from Hughes's mouth, Puskas and Distefano on the ground glanced at each other, then suddenly glared and began to shout at each other.
"You go and be atonement. I will help you take good care of your family. Believe me!"
"Go, I will recite your good dear. I still have an eighty-year-old mother. My youngest child doesn't even call him dad!"
Both of them begged each other for sacrifice in the face of death.
“15…There’s not much time…13…12…”
"Damn it, bastard, I'm the one who brought you into the game. You have to respect your teachers and commanders, you should die!"
"Nonsense, you donkey ballerina, I have better abilities than you. What else do you do besides embezzling and accepting bribes and playing with women? You, you should die the fuck!"
The two of them began to expose each other's shortcomings, scolding and scolding each other, allowing Hughes to listen on the side, enjoying himself.
"3…2…1! Okay, the time is up, you two have disappointed me so much! Atonement, you both are! Go, Dark Demon, use the good ideas I came up with last night on them!"
Closed his pocket watch, Hughes smiled slightly, stood up and walked out of the golden hall, ignoring the two incompetent subordinates curled up in mud behind him.
The Atonement Game is Hughes' favorite entertainment program. Although he always claims to be punished by "maintaining prestige", he himself knows best that in addition to the taste of a child's brain wandering between his tongue and teeth, the Atonement Game is the delicious meal he yearns for.
Whenever a sinner dies in his carefully designed "death mode", he will be particularly excited, and his entire soul seems to be sublimated, combined with heaven and earth, combined with nature, and released in the screams of the "sinner"!
I have to say that Hughes is a very rich, cold-blooded... pervert!
As night gradually fell, an iron cage fell from the armored ship and sank to the bottom of the river, containing Puskas and...a group of piranhas transported from Africa.
Listening to the terrible scream of Puskash's only head exposed on the water, Hughes turned on the phonograph and danced a beautiful waltz on the deck: "Oh, how wonderful, what an unforgettable memory to be able to taste the taste of being eaten little by little? Oh, praise you, my God, you have made me ** again!"
After Puskas died, the medium-sized turret on the armored ship began to crunch again. Distefano was tightly wrapped in a blanket and stuffed into the black cannon chamber...
"Oh, I admire myself so much. What a unique and gorgeous way of atonement for letting the atonement be shot out from the barrel!"
Chapter completed!