Just after Leo entered the private library of the Hans family manor, Berger Hans immediately left the manor house and followed the path beside the orchard to the outside of the holiday cabin located on the edge of the manor.

When he arrived outside the house, he opened the door and walked in. He saw a middle-aged man sitting at the desk in the house, writing something important, even if Berger Hans walked in.

, this person did not even look up.

Berger Hans also did not disturb this person, but walked aside and found a chair to sit down, quietly waiting for the other person to finish writing.

If there are people who know the Hans family in Belluc City here, they will definitely recognize the identity of this middle-aged man at a glance. The other person is Roger Hans, the former patriarch of the Hans family branch in Belluc City, that is,

A well-known figure who was jokingly called Roger the Freak by the powerful people in Beluke City.

Although the nickname "Roger the Freak" sounds like a contemptuous name, the person who gave him this nickname did not have any contempt at all, but instead had strong fear, because in that person's eyes, Roger Hans was

A freak with abilities beyond ordinary people.

The Hans family encountered several crises when they established themselves in Beluk City. Roger Hans, who was not the patriarch at the time, not only easily resolved these crises through some means, but also solved several hostile forces by the way, and

The family's power in Beluk City has been expanded to a certain extent, and his outstanding abilities shocked those who knew the relevant events. They all called him a freak or a monster. Over time, he got such a nickname.

However, I don’t know why Roger Hans inexplicably gave up his position as the patriarch and chose to live in seclusion a year after he succeeded as the patriarch of the branch, before he had time to show off his talents. He was less than thirty years old at the time.

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Many people in Beluk City at that time were confused about this and used various means to inquire about the information. The final result was that Roger Hans seemed to have offended a big shot that he could not afford to offend and had to choose to give up.

Everyone retreated to apologize to the big shot.

Although this rumor was vague and full of rumors from beginning to end, and there was no accurate statement as to who the big shot offended was, the Hans family did not stand up to clarify the rumor. Instead, it seemed

As if by default, such rumors were allowed to spread in Beiruk City, so this rumor was eventually regarded as fact.

However, some people think that Roger Hans is a very ambitious man, and he will never be willing to retire at such a young age. The so-called offended big shot is probably fake, and everything is just Roger Hans.

The purpose of the strategy is to make people think that he has really retired, and then he can continue to control the Hans family secretly and deal with those hostile forces.

There are many people who support this kind of statement, but as Roger Hans did not appear in front of people again in the following ten years, and the Hans family in Beiruk City did not make any expansion plans, most of them

Most of the time, it was just to consolidate the results of the past, and thus the theory that Roger Hans's retirement was a conspiracy gradually lost ground, and was completely replaced by the rumor that Roger Hans offended a big shot and was forced to retire.

However, if there are people who know the situation in this room, it can be seen from the current attitude of Berger Hans towards Roger Hans that the former patriarch still has a strong influence on the Hans family branch in Beiluk City.

control, it is even possible that the conspiracy theory speculation is true.

After about ten minutes passed, Roger Hans stopped writing, inserted the pen into the pen holder, then folded the written paper, put it into an envelope, and stuffed it into a box next to the desk filled with similar letters.

in.

Roger Hans suddenly turned his head and asked a question in a somewhat confused manner: "What was Leo Dodd's state like when you saw him?"

Berger Hans was stunned for a moment, recalled carefully, and then carefully told everything he saw when he saw Leo.

Roger Hans also listened very carefully, and asked for more detailed information from time to time, until he heard Leo walk into the library with a very relaxed expression, and even did not show a trace of panic when the library was slowly closed.

Finally, he stopped asking, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said, "I'm afraid this Leo Dodd is also that kind of person."

"That kind of person?" Berger Hans was stunned, took out a square box from his arms, looked at it, and then said with a puzzled face: "Are you mistaken? If it is that kind of person, I will

Why doesn’t the secret treasure respond?”

If Leo were here, he would definitely be able to recognize that the secret treasure that Berger Hans mentioned was actually the most commonly used trace energy detector during the early colonial period of the Earth Federation.

The environment of some colonized planets seems to be very suitable for human habitation, but in fact the rocks or creatures on these planets may contain trace amounts of energy that are extremely fatal to humans. Therefore, in the early colonial period, when various protections were not in place, this was needed.

A trace energy detector is used to avoid dangerous trace energies that may be encountered.

Roger Hans shook his head and said: "I have said before that the reaction of the secret treasure can only be used as a reference. Some people may have certain characteristics that can avoid the detection of the secret treasure."

Berger Hans shrugged disapprovingly, put away the detector again, and said: "So what if Leo Dodd is that kind of person? We and he are not enemies, but collaborators..."

"Collaborators? We were also collaborators with the Bates family back then. What was the result?" Roger Hans looked at his cousin with disdain. In his eyes, his cousin may have good abilities among the family.

But the character is just a bit inappropriate.

Berger Hans curled his lips and did not argue with Roger Hans.

"How did you go about the things I asked you to investigate?" Roger Hans asked again.

Berger Hans replied: "We have checked everything and found nothing unusual."

"Impossible!" Roger Hans shook his head and said: "The disappearance of the Monte family must be related to that guy. He must have hidden things in Monte Manor that we have not found before. I am sure that Leo...

The Dodds chose Monte Manor because of that guy's legacy."

"I think you are paranoid." Berger Hans said disapprovingly: "The manor has been abandoned there for so many years. You go there to check repeatedly almost every year. If there is anything hidden, you would have found it long ago.

How could he still be hiding in the manor..."

"Then how do you explain that the manor is haunted?" Roger Hans was very dissatisfied with his cousin's attitude and said: "You know we have checked so many times and there has been no haunting, but they are just renovating.

As soon as I got to the manor, haunted things happened frequently, so I was sure that there were things buried in the manor that I hadn't discovered, and those things were the real legacy left by that guy."

"I think you are really crazy." Berger Hans said a little irritably: "You are too obsessed with the things left by that person. You have been under house arrest here for so many years because the family does not want you.

Aren't you still awake after becoming the second smiling Todd?"

Roger Hans was silent for a long time, without retorting, but said solemnly: "I want to meet that Leo Dodd, please help me make arrangements."

"Impossible." Berger Hans refused without hesitation: "Now Leo Dodd has become the most critical figure in the reform of the federal army. If something happens to him..."

Roger Hans interrupted Berger Hans and said coldly: "Do you think something will happen to him, or what do you think I will do to him?"

Berger Hans stared at his cousin. After a while, he turned his head and said, "I will try my best to arrange it, but whether he wants to come to see you or not is beyond my control."

Seeing Berger Hans relent, Roger Hans' tense face relaxed. Then he saw him take out a box from his desk drawer, handed it to Berger Hans, and said: "

You give this to him, and after he reads it, if it is as I guess, he will definitely come to see me."

Roger Hans took the box and weighed it in his hand. It felt very light. He wanted to open it to see what was inside, but Roger Hans stopped him and said, "You can't do this."

look."

"Is this thing harmful to others?" Berger Hans frowned and said.

Roger Hans said truthfully: "Yes, the things in this will indeed have some adverse effects on ordinary people, but as long as they don't continue to look at this thing, the adverse effects will soon disappear. For that kind of people, the things in this will have some adverse effects."

The thing is like an invitation, as long as he is also interested in the truth of this world, then he will definitely accept the invitation."

Berger Hans frowned and said with great dissatisfaction: "You are crazy! Didn't I just say that? Leo Dodd is very important to the Federation. If something happens to him..."

Roger Hans made a calming gesture and said: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Even if my judgment is wrong, that Leo Dodd is just a little tired. He will only think that he is in trouble."

Reading in the library for too long will make your brain dizzy, and there won't be any other problems."

Although his cousin had already made a guarantee, Roger Hans was still somewhat resistant to this matter. After a moment of silence, he put the box in his pocket, seemingly ready to listen to Roger Hans' words.

, an invitation from Roger Hans to Leo.

Afterwards, Berger Hans did not leave the manor, but stayed inside the manor, waiting for Leo to come out of the library.

Originally, Berger Hans thought that Leo might need to stay in the library for a full period of time before coming out, but what he didn't expect was that just about a day later, Leo was ringing the bell in the library to come out.

"Would you like to eat something first?" After seeing Leo walking out of the library, Berger Hans knew that Leo had not eaten anything in the past day, so he asked.

"No need." Leo didn't show any signs of fatigue. Instead, he looked very excited. Although the books in the library did not reach the level he expected, they were rich in content and could form a perfect complement to his database.

He added that some questions that had no answers before have now found corresponding answers. The next thing he has to do is to completely absorb and integrate these materials, at least to the extent that they can be accessed and used at any time.

Berger Hans immediately extended an invitation and said: "There is someone who wants to see you. If Mr. Leo thinks there is no problem, I hope you can go and meet him. Of course, if you don't want to see that person again, it doesn't matter.

I will arrange for someone to take you back to Belmont Manor now."

Leo hesitated for a moment, looked at Bergerhans, and guessed who the person who asked Bergerhans to extend the invitation was. When he didn't think of the answer, he asked directly.

Leo originally thought that Berger Hans would cover it up, but he didn't expect that as soon as he asked, Berger Hans gave the answer and said: "It's my cousin, the former patriarch of the Hans family in Beiruk City.

Roger Hans."

When Leo heard this, he immediately remembered the information about Roger Hans. When collecting intelligence information about the Hans family, Roger Hans, a short-lived figure, was also a focus of collection, especially Roger Hans.

After watching the several battles for power and money that he helped the Hans family complete before becoming the patriarch, even Sylvia couldn't help but sigh that the other party's planning ability was very good, and it was a rare talent on the Velen continent.

For this reason, Leo and Sylvia were both curious about the reason why Roger Hans suddenly retired when his power was at its peak. They did not believe the rumors circulating about the so-called offending big shots because they knew about the Hans family.

After their strength, they didn’t think there was anyone in the Otter Federation who could pose such a big threat to Roger Hans.

, so they speculated that the reason for Roger Hans's retreat may have come from within the Hans family. Only in this way could there be no subsequent acts of revenge by the Hans family, and could Roger Hans remain silent.

With his retirement, the replacement of the patriarch of the Hans family branch in Beiluk City could be so smooth without any trouble.

Now that such a legendary figure in the Hans family wanted to see him, he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

At the same time, when Leo recalled Roger Hans' information and guessed the other party's intentions, Berger Hans mistook Leo's thinking attitude as the other party's unwillingness to see Roger Hans, so he took out

He picked up the box that Roger Hans gave him, handed it to Leo, and said: "He said you will go see him after seeing the contents of this box."

When Leo heard this, he did not tell Roger Hans that he actually wanted to meet Roger Hans. Instead, he took the box and opened it and looked at it. He saw a wooden statue inside the box. Although this
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