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“Of course I’m used to it!” Josie wasn’t too surprised, because after arriving in Austria he discovered that compared to the love of black tea in the UK and the US, Austrians have a more diverse taste in tea, including fruit tea, herbal tea, green tea, black tea, rooibos tea (originating from a shrub in South Africa), and even white tea.

Green tea is more popular than black tea.

The only difference is that Austrians don't steep their tea; they boil it.

This is mainly because, like other Europeans, they do not have the habit of drinking hot water, so they do not boil water separately.

Josie picked up the cup, took a small sip, and the familiar aroma of green tea lingered on his lips and teeth, making him pause slightly.

"Is this Longjing tea?" Josie asked in surprise.

Although brewing the tea slightly ruined the flavor, he was a Zhejiang native in his previous life and was quite fond of tea. He could still taste the familiar flavor, and the grade seemed to be quite high.

"Huh? You've been to that Eastern country? Your Chinese is really good!" Randolph was also a little surprised because Josie pronounced the words "Longjing" in perfect Mandarin.

"No, but I live in Chicago, where there's a Chinatown. I learned it from those Chinese people," Josie casually said, trying to cover it up.

“I see.” Randolph didn’t doubt it and nodded, then asked Josie, “By the way, your parents?”

“Food poisoning! He died two years ago.” Although Josie showed no sadness, she still pretended to be deep in thought.

"I see. It's such a pity. But it seems you're doing well. Your parents in heaven must be very pleased!" Although Randolph had already guessed that the Kahns had most likely met with misfortune, he still felt a little sad when he actually heard it. "By the way, how long do you plan to stay this time? If you want, I can sell this house back to you at the original price."

"Sell it back to me? Why?" Josie asked, puzzled, upon hearing Randolph's suggestion.

“Actually, before the war, I was planning to travel and see the world, to live in a different place. But then the war broke out, and your father didn’t want to work for Mustache and wanted to leave. But he couldn’t find a buyer in time, so I took over temporarily. Now that you’re back, I think it’s a good idea to return the house to you, and I don’t think you’re short of money now!” Randolph explained, adding a slightly sarcastic remark at the end.

Such a luxurious motorcade, a beautiful female assistant, and bodyguards.

It would be strange if someone couldn't afford a country house like this.

"I see. Of course, I'd be happy to buy this house back!" Joey nodded upon hearing this. Although he hadn't originally planned to buy the house back, since the other party had brought it up, he had no reason to refuse. It wouldn't cost much anyway, and he could hire a few people to look after it. In the future, when he became more famous, this place would just be a former residence or something.

As for accommodation, there's no need. Neuschwanstein Castle isn't far away. Why not stay here instead of such a nice place?

So the two settled the matter in a few words. Josie, who was not short of money, quoted a price that was much higher than the market price, and Randolph agreed immediately.

However, both Josie and Ophelia could tell that the other party agreed so readily not because the price was high enough, but because they didn't really care about the money.

This inevitably aroused the curiosity of the two of them.

"So, Uncle Randolph, where are you planning to go next?" Josie asked, knowing that Randolph was preparing to leave Austria.

“I’m planning to go to Norway!” Randolph replied.

“Norway, ah, that’s a wonderful place!” Upon hearing Randolph’s reply, Josie nodded… Unlike her original world, this world’s Norway was a place even the King of Gods praised and was willing to perish there.

In the future, Thor will bring the remaining Asgardians to Earth and establish a new Asgard, which is also Norway.

How could it not be a good place?

"By the way, are you also planning to take these puppies with you?" Josie asked, looking at the four puppies wriggling in their mother's arms.

"Haha, so you've taken a liking to these little guys. I was originally planning to take them all with me, but if you like them, I'll give them to you. You'd better treat them well, as they are all of the purest St. Bernard bloodline!" Randolph laughed when he saw Josie's expression, and pointed out the purity of the bloodline with a hint of meaning.

Josie, however, clearly did not pay attention to this point and did not know that the truly purebred Saint Bernard had actually become extinct by the 19th century. Later Saint Bernards were actually crossbred with large breeds such as Newfoundlands and Great Danes.

His knowledge of Saint Bernards was limited to their name and legendary stories.

Chapter 97 Research Institute

A convoy slowly drove along the winding mountain road into the area surrounding Neuschwanstein Castle.

At the end of the road lies Neuschwanstein Castle.

However, because the castle is located on a cliff, the road faces the side of the castle, and you have to go around to reach the main gate.

But just as the convoy reached the end of the road, two machine gun emplacements appeared at the intersection ahead. Not far behind the emplacements was a castle, with several jeeps and military trucks parked in front of it.

"Who are you people!" Upon seeing the convoy arrive, an American soldier, gun raised, cautiously stepped out from behind a machine gun emplacement and stopped the convoy, asking the question.

The bald eagle patch on his shoulder and the spade playing card on his helmet clearly indicate that he is a member of Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.

It's simple that E Company members would appear in this place; Josie had already informed General Taylor when the Return to the Eagle's Nest plan was being executed.

Once the main strategic objectives of the Return to the Eagle's Nest plan are completed, troops will be sent to occupy the area.

Since it was named Return to the Eagle's Nest, even though the Eagle's Nest was not of high strategic importance, it still became one of the targets of the Allied forces. The 2nd Battalion of the 506th Regiment, where Winters was stationed, was responsible for the task of capturing the Eagle's Nest.

Neuschwanstein Castle is very close to the Eagle's Nest, less than 100 kilometers away, and it is not a strategic location, so it would not be difficult to occupy.

So General Taylor, taking advantage of the situation, ordered the 506th Regiment to occupy Neuschwanstein Castle as well.

Colonel Sink, commander of the 506th Regiment, who was well aware of the relationship between Josie, Winters, and Aldo, would obviously assign this mission to which unit after receiving the order.

After the bodyguard in the car in front handed several documents and papers to the Easy Company soldier for verification, the soldier said something to the bodyguard.

The two then walked together toward the car where Josh was.

"What's going on?" Vito, who was in the passenger seat, immediately got out of the car and walked over to ask.

"Boss, Sergeant Ridman said the main gate of the castle has been damaged and is temporarily impassable. We can only enter the castle through the side gate," said the bodyguard in the car in front.

“John Martin?” At this moment, Josh rolled down the car window and asked the American soldier. When he heard the bodyguard mention Sergeant Martin, Josh knew who the man was.

Although he was quite familiar with Easy Company, Josh didn't know everyone, after all, there were over a hundred people. However, he did have some impression of a few soldiers, and he had actually seen John Manding Josh a few times when they were at the Rainbow Club in London.

“Yes, Mr. Kahn!” Sergeant Martin was very pleased that such an important person as Josh remembered him and saluted Josh.

Although Josie wasn't part of the military system, most of the soldiers in Easy Company knew this important figure.

"What happened when you said the main gate was blown up?" Since this place was about to become Josie's property, he was naturally very concerned.

"That's right, sir. When we arrived here, it was occupied by a Hydra research institute. Although there weren't many people, only a few dozen, they were quite stubborn. They blew up the city gate and tried to resist by taking advantage of the terrain. We didn't have many ways to attack at the time. However, that night, our company commander infiltrated the castle by himself and killed most of the Hydra soldiers who were trying to resist. Heaven knows how he did it!" Sergeant Martin said vividly.

Upon hearing this, Josie suddenly realized that Aldo must have used the beast-transformation potion he had given him again; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to single-handedly break into such a dangerous castle and kill dozens of Hydra soldiers.

Fortunately, only one city gate was blown up, and the main structure of the building was not damaged much.

But... why is there a Hydra here?

“Thank you for your information, Sergeant Martin. Would it be convenient for you to take me to see Aldo now?” Josie said.

"Of course, sir, please follow me!" Sergeant Martin nodded, greeted the three remaining comrades in the bunkers on both sides, and led Josie and the others toward the side gate of the castle.

After passing through a side door and navigating several more winding corridors within the castle, Josie finally found Aldo writing something on the second floor.

"Josie, I've been waiting for you! I'm so happy to see you!" Upon seeing Josie's arrival, Aldo quickly got up and gave Josie a bear hug.

“I’m very happy too. I heard that you single-handedly stormed into the heart of the enemy and took down the Hydra soldiers stationed here. You were incredibly brave.” Josie patted the other’s shoulders and said with a smile.

"Hey, others might not know what's going on, but you do!" Aldo shook his head and whispered, then glanced at Ophelia behind Josie and asked, "Why did this woman come along too?"

"Haha, let's not talk about that. I brought you a lot of good stuff from Vienna. It's all in the car. Why don't you send someone to get it?" Josie said.

"Oh? That's great news! There must be a good bar here. This place is too remote; you can't even find a decent bottle of wine in town!" Aldo asked, his eyes lighting up.

“Of course, there’s not only good wine, but also fresh fruit, and fresh beef and vegetables that we just bought in a nearby town!” Josie nodded.

"Martin, have your men in the second platoon move some things. We'll have a good celebration tonight!" Aldo ordered John Martin, who was standing to the side.

"Yes, sir!" John Martin saluted and hurried out.

"I heard from Martin that there's a Hydra research institute here, what's that all about?" After Martin left, only Josie, Aldo, and Ophelia remained.

"You still haven't told me what's going on with this woman?" Aldo looked at Ophelia with some displeasure and asked Josie.

He still harbors resentment about the experience of being taken advantage of and mind-controlled by this woman.

“I’m sorry, Lieutenant Aldo. After all, we were on opposing sides back then, so it was something we had no choice but to do. I apologize for that. But now we both work for Mr. Kahn, so let’s not dwell on the past!” Seeing Josie’s look, Ophelia smiled and apologized to Aldo.

"Sherlock, Josie, is this true?" Aldo asked Josie in disbelief after hearing Ophelia's words.

“That’s right, Ophelia is one of us now, and she’s trustworthy!” Josie nodded in confirmation.

Aldo glanced at Ophelia, then at the collar around her neck, and silently gave Josie a thumbs up.

“It’s quite simple. In the early stages of the war, this place was used by Hitler as a warehouse for art looted from France. After Bavaria was occupied by Hydra, it was used as a small research institute, guarded by a major and a few dozen guards. In addition, there were a dozen or so researchers studying some strange things. We in E Company were just a bunch of ordinary soldiers, and none of us knew anything about those things,” Aldo shrugged.

"Did you know that such a research institute exists?" Josie couldn't help but look at Ophelia beside her.

“No, I’ve never heard of that!” Ophelia shook her head.

"Didn't you report it?" Josie asked Aldo again.

“Of course, I sent a briefing to the battalion headquarters, but it seems they don’t take it seriously!” Aldo smiled and winked at Josie.

Josie immediately understood what the other person meant and smiled with satisfaction. "Then take us to see it!"

Chapter 98 Bucky Barnes

Led by Aldo, the three quickly passed through corridors and arrived at a room on the first floor of a side building of the castle.

Here, there is a cellar, which is where the research institute is located.

According to Aldo, the castle has several cellars, but most of them, like the rooms upstairs, are not yet finished.

Only two had been cleaned and renovated. One, a smaller one, was used as a normal cellar, while the other, a larger one—the one they were going to—had been converted into a research institute.

"Lieutenant!" Two soldiers guarding the door saluted when they saw Josie and her group arrive.

Aldo returned the greeting, then took out a set of keys and opened the door.

With a creak, the door opened, and what appeared before Josie and the others was a large wooden hall that looked like a warehouse. The light inside was dim, and the hall was filled with various works of art.