Chapter 1020 Ghosts of the Past
Chicago time, 2:30 late at night. Ice cellar alarm half an hour ago.
Schneider was sitting in the office of the Executive Department handling official duties. The whole office could only hear the sound of documents being turned, and the iron surface refracted by the lamp on the desk, and the hissing sound of the old bellows emitted evenly underneath.
The document on the desk was the last document that needed approval tonight, but it was this document that made Schneider twist his fingers on the red seal for a long time without making a decision.
"About the marriage application of "A" grade student Chen Motong (student number A09003)", the applicant is Caesar Gattuso. It should be Caesar Gattuso. During the day, the whole college was in trouble about the engagement. There was such an uproar that even the head of the execution department, who was under disguised house arrest in the execution department, more or less got an idea from the rumors. But he didn't expect that the victim would act so quickly. The news spread during the day, and the application form was submitted from Novo in the evening. The horse passed into his hand.
The application template is very old. At a glance, you can tell that it was probably copied from somewhere by Caesar. It lists the resumes of him and Chen Motong, how they met, and the time they spent together. At the end, it even shows a copy of the application form that he and Chen Motong used. The blood sample analysis obtained by the Department of Genetic Sciences showed that the bloodline of Caesar and Chen Motong's future offspring was highly stable, and the attachment stated that they would continue to contribute to the sustainable development of hybrids in the future (it may be required) Second child?).
Logically speaking, this document should not have reached Schneider's hands. The marriage applications of students like Caesar and Chen Motong will most likely be transferred to the relevant category of "bloodline secrets" and directly bypassed. The executive department and department offices submit it to the president and vice president for guidance.
However, since the investigation team has recently surfaced, the principal has disappeared, and the vice-principal is also rushing to do some strange things. Most of the affairs in the college have been handed over to Schneider, Angers' most trusted person, and this document has also been handed over to Schneider. It naturally flowed into his hands.
Schneider held the document, his silver-grey eyes scanning the line after line. He was thinking about the deeper meaning hidden under this application. At this point, Caesar Gattuso submitted a marriage application. Does this mean that Caesar is extending an olive branch to the school board?
From his point of view, Caesar represents the power of the student union in Kassel College. He announced the engagement and celebrated it before the hearing that will be held soon. It feels like watching from the other side and continuing to play music and dance. This means that the student union has collectively Have you taken the position of the investigation team?
It is actually reasonable to think about it this way. After all, the investigation team comes from the school board. They cannot be regarded as external enemies. At most, they can only be regarded as enemies of Lionheart Club President Chu Zihang and honorary member Lin Nian. As a student union, they should be eager to see them. Until the lion's heart that has been suppressing them will be liquidated.
If the student union chooses to support the investigation team this time and directly bring down the two twin peaks Lin Nian and Chu Zihang at the hearing, then the student union will probably have the dictatorship of the Cassel College students' voice in the future.
Others may think that thinking in this way is too "making a mountain out of a molehill", but Schneider, as the head of the executive department for so long, has long seen clearly that the "student organizations" in this college are not just like-minded people. It is a similar organization, but more inclined to the traditional American "fraternity" model.
The creed of fraternities gathered in many American universities is to stick together for warmth, fight for interests together, share what is needed, and work together to clench a fist to a level that would scare anyone. Going back further, you can refer to workers' associations, and going back further It can also be considered that the dock coolies formed cliques and became a typical example of the evil forces.
The cohesiveness of the fraternity is beyond imagination. As long as the organization has strong enough centripetal force and a charismatic leader, most of the fraternity members will contact each other and help each other even after graduation. No matter how long it takes, they will admit that they are Being a member of a fraternity maintains this collective sense of honor for decades or even a lifetime.
In the eyes of truly thoughtful people, the struggle between the two student organizations, the Student Union and the Lionheart Club, has long since escalated into a competition between two party organizations in the future. It is by no means a petty fight like the funding struggle between the Jazz Department and the Opera Department. No, it is very likely that the party that actually wins the struggle will become one of the secret parties that holds real power in the future, and its power cannot be underestimated.
The current situation is that the Lionheart Club has always had more influence in the college than the Student Union. Now the Student Union has a chance to make a comeback, and the method is fair and square. It is difficult not to consider whether Caesar, as the President of the Student Union, will take this opportunity. He testified at the hearing that he was cruel to Lin Nian and Chu Zihang. Although there are different opinions on Caesar's side, at least in Schneider's opinion, the marriage application in front of him has revealed too much.
Red seals were stamped on the document. Schneider rejected the application and pointed out in the guidance that the application will be reported to the school board truthfully and it is recommended to reapply after three months.
It wasn't because Schneider was leaning toward Angers that he rejected the marriage application because of his personal feelings. He gave the red seal of rejection because he knew very well that whether he approved or rejected the document, he would not have much influence on the final result of the document. Big meaning.
Not to mention whether Caesar Gattuso's marriage application is approved or not, even Angers and the vice-principal cannot make a decision, let alone him. In the end, the application still needs the approval of the school board above. The destination is Norma’s archives or the incineration plant.
The engagement of the heir to the Gattuso family can be as small as everyone celebrating the engagement ceremony at a one-night party. It can also be as big as alarming the entire mixed-race upper class and even the celebrities and powerful people in the superficial world. , Jazz Princes.
Bringing this matter to the forefront at this time, let’s not talk about whether Caesar is showing favor to the family and the school board, but just saying that Caesar does not have some deep meaning, Schneider absolutely does not believe it, Caesar is indeed in a certain situation In some aspects, he is surprisingly narcissistic and arrogant, but he is not stupid. He knows what others will think of his every move. Although he does not care about other people's thoughts, it does not mean that he will give himself freedom. Looking for trouble.
The waters of the hearing have become increasingly muddy. The matter was originally a very simple matter, with factions hedging and power competing. However, the attitudes and private activities of all parties have made the originally clear-cut water muddy. Before the hearing was held, No one knows what the outcome will be.
After closing the coffin of the marriage application, Schneider packed the documents into a drawer, locked it with the key and got up, ready to finish the day's work and go back to rest. But at this moment, the screen of his mobile phone suddenly lit up, and it showed that he had received it. An email arrived from Norma.
Schneider took the phone and looked at the number and title of the email. It turned out to be a complaint email, directed at the execution department. Usually, the Equipment Department and the Information Department receive the most complaint letters from students. This is the first time in recent years that the Executive Department has received complaint emails. After all, many students dream of joining the Executive Department, and their minds are usually filled with how to implement them. If you leave a good impression on your department, why would you complain to them?
Following the curious nature of human beings, Schneider clicked on the email and glanced at the content inside. His originally calm and relaxed face suddenly tightened, and his silver-gray pupils shrank to a point, which looked like scorch marks because of the accidental frostbite. The folds of the dead skin slowly expanded and moved like ice cracks.
[I heard that you are interested in the 'Prince', and I thought we might be able to chat. 】
His brain, which was originally hazy after staying up late at work, felt like a piece of ice had been stuffed into it. Then a large amount of the extreme northern winter flooded his body from behind. Every nerve in his body shivered violently, and the breath in his mouth seemed to It also breathed out the cold air of Senbai.
In fact, few people know where Schneider's injuries came from. His iron-faced face is like dry tree bark, his lungs are broken like bellows, his blood circulation is contaminated by dragon's blood, and there are countless root causes of diseases all over his body. It was a secret buried at the bottom of the archives of Kassel College, and it was a tragedy that those who knew about it would never want to mention it again.
The incident of “Kalaallit Nunaat” is lost in history.
In 2001, a user named "Prince" on the forum, for unknown purposes, openly published information about broken bronze fragments and strange heartbeats in the Greenland Sea, prompting the secret party to organize a Greenland ice operation.
During this operation, Professor von Schneider led the dive team. His students and fellow compatriots were diving to find the source of the heartbeat, but they all died. When he dived independently, he encountered a dragon and shot it. He was injured, but he was severely frostbitten and contaminated by dragon blood. To this day, he can only rely on a ventilator to maintain his life.
After returning to the academy, he stopped taking students and became the head of the executive department. Chu Zihang, many years later, became his only student as an exception. Over the years, he has been looking for the person with the username "Prince".
For Schneider, this word is taboo and has a unique meaning. It was not the title of 'Emperor' given to Lin Nian, nor the honorific title given to the Crown Prince in the court. In his life, 'Prince' was only associated with one person - the sinner of the Greenland Sea, who once made him lose his students and close friends forever. The culprit.
Various clues later revealed that the 'Prince' deliberately threw the bait to the secret party. No one knew what his purpose was, but it was obvious that he knew what would happen to those who took the bait and dived. In the end, this bait also caused Schneider to lose the most important things in his life, and gave him a hatred that he will never forget until his death.
Schneider had been searching for traces of the 'Prince' all his life to no avail, and after going round and round, on this day when he thought there was no hope until he died, this anonymous email appeared.
After his nerve reflexes came back, Schneider turned around and looked at a hidden button under the desk near the upper side of the drawer. He stretched out his hand and stopped before his fingertips touched the button. The eyes under the iron-gray mask trembled slightly, and finally regained their iron-blooded indifference. He retracted his hand, picked up his phone, quickly wrote an email, and clicked reply.
【Place. 】
There was no questioning of the other party's identity, as this would be a useless exercise. There’s also no fake threat because of the fear of missing out. Some just bite the hook. If this was a fishing trip by a caring person, Schneider, the scarred fish in the fish pond, would almost bite the hook without hesitation, trying to tear off the bait and the person at the end of the fishing line. of deep water.
Wait, long wait.
For Schneider, every second was like a year. He stared at the email on his phone and the anonymous emailer. There was a frightening aura all over his body. No one had ever seen the director of the execution department act like this. There may have been some, but those old friends were buried forever under the frozen soil of the past, and they are back today, clustering around this living corpse-like old man, reminding him of the hysteria pain of.
The screen of his mobile phone rang with a "ding" and he received a new email. He clicked to read it.
[From side to side it fills the whole door, towering over the lintel; it sucks the fire from the red urn and fills the cellar with a bone-chilling cold that is utterly death and void; it changes, turns, Whirling, it seems to be filled with a dark ancient energy vortex; it jumps, stretches, and drags its body forward into the cellar]
After Schneidermo finished reading, he determined the location in his mind, closed the email, edited a new email, selected another recipient, and sent it. After finishing everything, he pressed and held the phone to turn it off and put it in the drawer. He bent down to pick up the oxygen bottle on the trolley, walked to the door of the office, pushed the door open, and was overwhelmed by the darkness outside. All.