The production crew was estimated to be filming in Africa for a month, so Michael could take the opportunity to track down the Phantom Wolf’s leader here. After all, he had been hiding here in Africa all these years.
Besides, he wanted to investigate the Michel Family too.
The Michel Family was an ancient and mysterious family residing in Eastern Europe. They had been established over several hundred years ago, and Michael had heard of them when he was younger; there was a time where he even thought that they were the legendary vampires described in fictions.
The Michel Group was involved in various businesses such as electronics, mining, crude oil and so on. They were very influential in Africa, controlling numerous large metal mining factories in the country.
Michael and Harry had made an earlier request to meet the person in charge of the Michel Family. They arrived at the place punctually according to the agreed time.
Unfortunately, they came at a wrong time; it just so happened that Fass wasn’t around at the moment. The one who was responsible for meeting them was the second-in-command of the Michel Group and Fass’ younger brother, Linus Michel.
Upon arriving at the place, Michael saw a magnificent castle as soon as he got out of the car. It wasn’t just a castle—it was a city. Surrounded by high walls, the place was heavily guarded; it couldn’t even be destroyed by the mere power of a legion of army.
Michael had seen the castle once before in a photo which had been provided by Abel along with some other information. However, he was amazed by its grandeur when he actually saw it with his own eyes now.
Harry was in awe when he saw the castle as he said, “This castle is quite interesting; it’s quite auspicious in terms of geomancy. Look, there’s a moat over here. According to Daniel, the moat is exactly in the shape of a terrain, which looks like a dragon in accordance to our Cethosian geomancy concept.
With the building on top of the origin of the dragon-like terrain, it looks like a dragon flying high up straight into the sky following the terrain, indicating that the master of the house will prosper greatly with this geomancy formation.”
A stream of river with the width of more than ten meters was constructed around the castle. There were a total of four drawbridges constructed at four sides of the castle, which were located on the east, south, north, and west side respectively. They acted as the castle’s entrance and exit routes.
The castle was heavily guarded, which appeared rather unusual. Although it was reasonable for such a heavily guarded castle to be built in Africa, which was a chaotic place full of wars, the castle seemed a little too overly guarded…
Harry and Michael entered the castle through the drawbridge under the protection of several bodyguards. Upon entering the castle, they noticed the inside looked completely different from the outside; the decorations inside the castle were extremely lavish and splendid!
In the castle, there was a lake and a field surrounded by woods. They saw a magnificent yet ancient manor after driving into the castle for quite a while. As they entered the manor, Michael stood in the middle of the large and spacious lobby which looked just as majestic as Buckingham Palace.
He saw a number of classical paintings from all over the world hanging on the walls along the corridor; with just a glance, one could immediately tell that those were authentic pieces.
The attractive images of the duo were reflected on the smooth, shiny surface of the lobby floor. Since they were here to visit the local prominent family—the Michels—as part of the movie production crew, they dressed up considerably.
They soon caught sight of Linus; he was a tall, Caucasian young man with a height of about 1.9 meters. His ocean blue eyes looked strikingly beautiful. In his elegant tuxedo, he strode across the smooth and shiny mirror-like floor toward Michael and Harry slowly. His blond hair appeared very eye-catching as he stood in front of the duo.
“Mr. Murray, Mr. Winston, it’s a pleasure to meet both of you; I’ve heard a great deal about you.” Linus greeted them in precise and fluent Cethosian language without any Eastern European accent at all. His pronunciations of each word were very accurate as well.
Nonetheless, Michael and Harry were not surprised by that since they had done a background check on Linus prior to visiting him.
The young man must’ve possessed his own extraordinary skills since he managed to become the second-in-command of the Michel Family before he was twenty years old. According to rumors, he could speak ten different languages.
When Fass was not around to represent the Michel Family, he would be the one traveling to different countries and representing both the family and company during business meetings. This led many to think that he was the actual person who controlled the Michel Group.
Several overseas magazines who were highly influential had published a volume on ‘The Most Popular Bachelors in the World’ this year, and Linus ranked first on the list.
The second person was a prince from a petroleum-exporting country, while Ethan barely made it into the top ten. As for Michael, he had been on the list last year, but was now excluded since he had gotten married.
After the three exchanged brief greetings, they sat down.
“It’s a pity that our schedules aren’t aligned. My brother went back to his hometown to settle some family business, and I think he will only be back after three months. If both of you are still here by then, my brother will definitely visit you in person.”
The Michel Family was the oldest family in Eastern Europe; they were also an influential and noble family as well. One could see the unusual level of sophistication and education it offered to its family members from the way Linus presented himself. Linus was a humble, courteous and charming gentleman.
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