Dragon Raja: I practiced Naruto ninjutsu next to Lu Mingfei.

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"I've heard that temples are actually places where nuns and priests often have affairs. Doing immoral things under God's watchful eye is even more exciting..."

"Bullshit!" Su Xiaoqiang spat, her face flushed slightly. "I think this is the truth!"

Gu Ran smiled, simply put his arm around her, and reached out to pinch her pert little bottom through her jeans.

At this moment, Su Xiaoqiang lay on Gu Ran's body and looked down at the ground. She finally saw two security guards shining flashlights at something. They were whispering in German, which she couldn't understand.

Gu Ran understood; the two were talking too loudly, which alerted the security guards who came to patrol.

One of the security guards said, "Is it haunted?" Another security guard said, "With Jesus and the Three Kings here, there shouldn't be any ghosts. It's probably just God whispering."

The two security guards seemed to be religious as well, so they made the sign of the cross together in front of the cross of Jesus and began to pray and bless each other, asking God for protection.

After completing a set of religious rituals, they finally left the cathedral.

Gu Ran, carrying Su Xiaoqiang, instantly teleported to the mark he had left at the entrance.

"Where else do you want to go?" Gu Ran asked, holding Su Xiaoqiang's hand.

Su Xiaoqiang took his hand and shook his arm. After thinking for a moment, she said, "There's nowhere I want to go, but I'd love to stroll around the streets with you at night."

"it is good."

"But I don't like walking, so you'll have to carry me."

"it is good."

Su Xiaoqiang happily jumped onto his back again, hugged his neck, and pressed her chest against his back.

Suddenly she remembered a night during her first year of college Christmas break in Shanghai, when she was also strolling around the streets. At that time, they hadn't had a physical relationship yet, nor did they have many desires; they just wanted to get closer to each other's hearts.

Now, their hearts are close enough and they understand each other well enough, so what they seek now is inner peace when they are together.

So, at this moment, just like back then, it seems no different; they still love each other as much as before, and understand each other even better.

“I’m a junior now and I don’t have many classes, so how about we rent a place in Los Angeles?” This was something Su Xiaoqiang had been planning, and now she brought it up to discuss with Gu Ran.

It takes her about ten hours to fly from Shanghai to Los Angeles, while it takes Gu Ran about six or seven hours to fly from Chicago to Los Angeles. This place is considered the midpoint between them, so they can meet more often here.

"No need for that trouble. I've already completed all my credits, so I can go straight to an internship in my junior year," Gu Ran said with a smile. "I've also chosen my internship location; it'll be in Japan."

The decision to locate the branch in Japan was a well-considered one. The branch in Japan is currently in dire need of rebuilding, and the Executive Bureau of Japan also needs to send people there.

However, the people at the main campus of the academy have always been reluctant to go to Japan, so not many people are willing to sign up voluntarily.

However, in such matters, the secret society can forcefully assign the task, or the board of directors can place its own forces there.

In this situation, Gu Ran felt that he could take the initiative to go there. He had already completed his coursework and could go to various places for internships, just like Chu Zihang.

Moreover, there are many advantages to going to the Japanese branch. Firstly, his work in the Japanese branch is more free and less constrained. Secondly, Japan is relatively close to China, so he can often go back to Shanghai to play with Su Xiaoqiang.

Thirdly, the people of the Snake Clan actually have great respect for him. He can control the people of the Japanese branch without relying on Angers' remaining influence, and he doesn't need to rebuild his prestige.

Therefore, all things considered, Gu Ran plans to intern in Japan and work at the Japanese branch after graduation.

Of course, he's only a junior this year, and graduation is still a long way off... Moreover, if he can't survive Ragnarok safely, he probably won't be able to graduate from school.

Su Xiaoqiang was overjoyed to hear that he could do an internship in Japan, as it would only take two hours to fly from Shanghai to Osaka, which was faster than flying to Tokyo.

"I don't know how to get a multiple-entry visa for Japan," Su Xiaoqiang said with some worry.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it for you. It's just a matter of a word," Gu Ran said with a smile.

With his connections in the Sheqi Eight Families, getting a visa would be quite easy.

"Then we can meet once a week?" Su Xiaoqiang asked happily.

"We can meet as many times as we have time."

"Great!" Su Xiaoqiang said happily, "It's worth having a drink with!"

"Want some more?"

"The beer here is delicious!" Su Xiaoqiang said coquettishly.

"Aren't you afraid of getting fat like a little pig?" Gu Ran asked, patting her bottom gently as he carried her on his back.

Beer is actually high in calories, especially craft beer, which has a higher malt content and therefore a higher calorie count, hence the nickname "liquid bread."

"I'll just lose the weight again." Su Xiaoqiang chuckled on his shoulder. "Would you dislike me if I became as fat as a pig?"

"No way, I'll just get fat together with you."

"No, no, no, I can get fat like a pig, but you can't. You have to stay this handsome," Su Xiaoqiang said in a commanding tone.

Gu Ran was both amused and exasperated, but finally smiled and said, "Okay."

The two went to Cologne's bar street, bought beer for Su Xiaoqiang, and after they had done shopping, they went back to the hotel to rest and sleep, waiting for the Nürburgring game the next night.

*……*……*

The next day, local news in Cologne reported that security guards at Cologne Cathedral said they had heard some strange noises the night before, and one of the guards even took out his phone and started recording.

However, the recording only contained a few seconds of "uh-huh" sounds, and then there were no other sounds. Both security guards insisted that they heard it inside the church, but they couldn't see anyone.

Experts explained that this could be the sound of some animal, perhaps a rat, and there was no need to panic.

This incident didn't cause a big stir; it was just treated as an urban legend, something to talk about after dinner.

Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang, the instigators, slept until noon before slowly waking up in the hotel. Gu Ran then went to get the car to practice driving and stayed there until evening.

……

Nighttime at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

The Nürburgring, officially known as the Nürburgring Circuit, is named after the town of Nürburgring, which is located about 70 kilometers south of Cologne.

This track is a famous motorsport circuit, where many important races are held, and it is also a place where many famous car companies set records and conduct road tests.

Tonight, the track has been closed off and completely cleared out, even the local staff who remained were evicted.

The track is usually not open at night because racing at night is dangerous; it's only open during the day. But Lin Shengquan seems to have some influence and can completely book the track.

Gu Ran drove into the racetrack with Su Xiaoqiang.

At the starting point, about a dozen people had already gathered, using a campfire for light, waiting for Gu Ran's arrival.

"Hey, everyone's pretty punctual." Gu Ran smiled as he got out of the passenger seat and sat on the hood of his car.

There was no engine under his hood, so his bottom wasn't hot at all. Su Xiaoqiang followed suit and sat down next to him.

Not far from the campfire, a man in a white racing suit walked over. He was about 1.75 meters tall, looked quite refined, and appeared to be around thirty years old.

He is Lin Shengquan.

Lin Shengquan walked to the front of the car and looked at the young Gu Ran and the even younger Su Xiaoqiang. Today, Gu Ran was wearing a black combat uniform. His face looked as handsome as ever, but the black combat uniform made him look more rugged.

Su Xiaoqiang was wearing a white tank top, cropped jeans, and white sneakers—a simple outfit that perfectly showcased her beauty.

"Young Master Gu, Miss Su, it's a pleasure to meet you." Lin Shengquan extended his hand, his eyes fixed on Gu Ran.

Gu Ran reached out and shook hands with him, but Su Xiaoqiang didn't reach out. Instead, she linked her arms with Gu Ran's, looking like she was willing to be a decorative vase, as if saying, "Whatever my man says goes."

"Mr. Gu is truly a promising young man." Lin Shengquan looked around and found that no other vehicles had entered, only Gu Ran's car.

He continued, "Moreover, Young Master Gu is quite bold, daring to come alone."

Lin Shengquan thought that Gu Ran knew people in the Mafia and would call a few bodyguards over.

"We're just here to race, not to kill or commit arson or engage in a bloody battle. What's the point of having a lot of people?" Gu Ran smiled and said, "Besides, you have quite a few spectators here, that's enough."

Gu Ran looked around and saw that Lin Shengquan had brought twelve men with him. Each of them was tall and strong, and they were all armed with weapons, including knives and guns, but the guns were only pistols, and they did not have any heavy weapons.

Lin Shengquan smiled slightly upon hearing Gu Ran's words and then asked, "I heard that Mr. Gu is from Kassel College. No wonder, the people in that school are all hidden talents."

Chapter 572 Silent Drift

"Oh? You've heard of our school?" Gu Ran's interest was piqued. Could he also be of mixed race?

“No, my boss has heard about it,” Lin Shengquan said. “My boss said that the people at Kassel College are not to be trifled with.”

"I don't understand," Gu Ran asked, tilting her head. "Then why don't you listen to your boss? And why do you have to provoke me?"

"I only contacted the boss last night, but by then our match had already been arranged."

"I see. It seems your relationship with your boss isn't very close. He didn't even tell you why you can't mess with me." Gu Ran chuckled. "So you're just a lowly pawn being used."

Lin Shengquan frowned.

Gu Ran's guess was correct. Last night, he contacted his boss and asked if he knew about Kassel College. His boss asked him why he brought up the college.

Lin Shengquan then told him about Gu Ran's information. It was public knowledge that Gu Ran was studying at Kassel College, but outsiders didn't know what kind of school Kassel College was.

When the boss heard it was Kassel College, he was silent for a moment, then said he didn't expect to offend someone from Kassel College; it was a bit troublesome.

So Lin Shengquan asked his boss what to do next, but the boss gave no further instructions and hung up the phone.

This left Lin Shengquan somewhat at a loss.

In his view, his boss was almost omnipotent, and that his shady ways of making money were only possible because his boss was backing him up.

Normally, if someone tries to obstruct you, just tell the boss, and he will deal with the obstructor immediately.

But this time, the boss didn't say anything or give any instructions.

This made Lin Shengquan secretly feel that something was wrong.

But he couldn't just sit idly by and wait to die, so he decided to resolve tonight's events in his own way.

"By the way, have you prepared a $100 million prize?" Gu Ran asked with a smile.

Lin Shengquan then came to his senses and gave an unnatural smile: "Of course, as long as Young Master Gu can beat me."

Lin Shengquan's biggest hobby is cars. He has an F1 racing license and often comes to the Nürburgring to practice.

He was very familiar with this track, having run it no less than two hundred times. He would occasionally play betting games with some young masters, and he almost always won, unless he was going to do business, in which case he would deliberately lose.

Therefore, even professional racers are probably no match for him on the Nürburgring.

"Okay, let's go then." Gu Ran stretched and prepared to get into the car with Su Xiaoqiang.

Lin Shengquan was slightly taken aback when he saw that Gu Ran had actually let Su Xiaoqiang sit in the passenger seat.

He asked, "Has Mr. Gu ever driven on the Nürburgring?"

"I've never run before," Gu Ran said truthfully.