24. Chapter XXIV

If this year's New Year's parade, Via's performance was an unexpected surprise, then the next two episodes made the nearby villagers feel that it was worth the trip to the town to watch the performance.

After the last program, Mayor Werner took the stage to speak, and the content of his speech was nothing more than some officialdom clichés, summing up the work of the past year, looking forward to the plan for the new year, and by the way, praising and praising his hard work and hard work in the construction of the town.

"Last October, there was an unfortunate accident in our town, ten teachers and students from Roy Middle School were on the way to Luofeng Mountain, encountered a heavy snowstorm and were trapped in the mountain, we got the news and immediately concentrated personnel to rescue, every policeman, firefighter and doctor in the town participated, it is because of everyone's joint efforts that the situation was brought under control, and the students were not hurt too strictly, I would like to express my gratitude to all the rescuers, and apologize again to the parents of the students."

Speaking of this, Mayor Werner bowed to the people in the audience, and his sincere appearance was very popular, and everyone applauded.

But Via, on the other hand, felt that Mayor Warnard was acting coyly, he wouldn't not know what his daughter had done in this matter, and he wouldn't have known Teacher Heller, who was the last to carry the black cauldron.

"We decided to reward and recognize some of the biggest contributors to the rescue process, starting with police officers"

Mayor Warnard gave his name one by one, including the firefighters who first spotted Vanessa, the police officers who rushed back from vacation to save lives, and the doctors who did their best to treat the injured students.

Each of the people whose names were called walked up to the stage and stood on either side of Mayor Warnerd. They had all been notified in advance that there would be this commendation session tonight, and they put on their uniforms or formal clothes early.

"The last one is the ranger of the village of Fürth Morgen, Mr. Theoher, who braved the snow and rushed into the mountains to save three students and one teacher on his own, and he is a well-deserved brave."

Via was not surprised to hear Theo's name, Theo deserved such an honor, while the rest of the villagers of Feltmorgen were glad to have such a brave and virtuous ranger in their village, as if they had forgotten that just a few months ago, Theo was a reclusive freak in their eyes.

"Mr. Theoher, please," said Mayor Warnerd, looking at the audience with a smile on his face, and he thought that in the next moment, a man should come up in a hurry with an excited expression.

But a second passed, and a tenth passed, and a minute passed, and there was nothing but a buzzing audience.

Mayor Wernard was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile, "Mr. Theoher is introverted and shy, and he is embarrassed to show his face in front of so many people, so let's give him courage and applaud him." ”

The others applauded along with Mayor Warnerd.

The applause thinned and eventually disappeared, but Theo still didn't show up.

Mayor Warnerd's face became rather embarrassed, and he stared at Chief Philip, who was sitting in the third row, and asked him with his eyes.

Mayor Philip was innocent, he had already told Theo that the mayor would present an award to him for his heroic deeds at the New Year's parade, and Theo agreed at the time, and it was Mayor Philip himself who drove Theo to the town tonight.

There weren't enough seats, and Theo didn't want to sit either, so he kept standing in the aisle next to Philip's seat to watch the show, and Mr. Philip himself had to watch the show, and he had to chat with acquaintances, so it was impossible to keep an eye on Theo, he didn't know when Theo left.

Mr. Philip was also anxious now, and stood up and looked around, but there was Theo's shadow somewhere.

The discussion was louder, and they were very interested in this ranger named Theoher, a little-known man who dared to release the mayor's dove.

"Didn't Theo come?" John asked Via.

"Here, I saw him just now," Wei Ya also felt strange, Theo is not a person who does not believe in his word, and besides, the mayor's reward is not a bad thing, it is an honor, and Theo has no need to refuse.

"Probably Mr. Theohull has something to do tonight," said Mayor Wernerd, who had never dared to slap him in the face in public and make him unable to step down.

He could already imagine the sneers the other mayors were sneering at him behind his back after tonight.

The clever Chris played the award music at the right time, and in the midst of the rousing music, Mayor Warner smiled and presented medals to the others, in addition to a prize of 10,000 Swiss francs each.

With applause and cheers, colorful fireworks burst into the sky, instantly lighting up the night sky, and everyone took the opportunity to take photos with each other to celebrate the arrival of the new year.

Viagra stood between Manina and John, holding their arms, and Uncle Robert holding the camera and taking pictures of them.

Aunt Liz asked Manina, "Where did Dick go?" And why didn't he perform, we're looking forward to seeing your two kids on the same stage. ”

Manina waved her hand, "Since he was in high school, John and I can't take care of him, let him be." ”

Via had already explained to Manina and John why Dick couldn't play the guitar.

But Manina asked her, "Where did he go before?" Why didn't you protect your guitar? ”

John also said in a reproachful tone,

"Dick is a man, whether it is man-made or accidental, he is responsible for his negligence, and this is what he must do."

In fact, Manina and John were disappointed in their son.

The year before last, after the show was reported, he was unsettled because of a girl and had no intention of performing.

This year, because of this girl, he took the old path, and almost got rid of Via.

The liveliest part of the crowd was still around Mayor Mare and Via saw Mayor Warnard talking to Kellan, his face full of smiles, if it was an elder to a junior, his demeanor was too friendly. Vanessa stood beside her mother, her eyes almost glued to Kailan, anyone could see her feelings for Kailan, and this was probably the effect she wanted, to show her sovereignty.

The mayor's sister's family was not far away, and Laura said to her mother, Daisy, "Mom, I'm tired, let's go back first." ”

Daisy had already noticed that her daughter's watch tonight was very abnormal, she kept looking at her watch, looking around, and the strangest thing was that when the girl named Via performed, her face suddenly turned pale and anxious, and now it was not twelve o'clock, and she was a night owl and came home noisily.

Daisy has a gut feeling and asks her daughter, "What the hell is going on with you today"

Before Daisy could finish her sentence, Laura's gaze suddenly fell behind her mother, and a glimmer of joy welled up in her eyes, and the next moment she was terrified.

Daisy turned back and saw a young man striding towards them, guitar in hand, with the light on his back, his face clouded, and his expression unclear.

The young man approached, and Daisy recognized him as Dick, her daughter's former boyfriend.

Dick looked menacing, but with a smile on his face, he walked up to them, and he first greeted Daisy and her husband politely, "Can I say a few words alone with Laura?" ”

"Of course," Daisy thought her daughter and Dick were back together, and the young man just loved tossing. She grabbed her husband and took her youngest son a few steps away, leaving room for the two of them.

Dick looked down at Laura, his brown eyes as if they had turned black.

Laura unconsciously tightened her shoulders and looked at him calmly.

Dick suddenly lifted his guitar and raised it in front of Laura's eyes, as if to hand it to her, and Laura, who was so frightened that she took a step back.

Dick laughed, as if he didn't know or care what Laura had done, and he said, "You see my guitar is broken, I can fix it without much effort, but I think it's too old, so I decided to throw this one away and buy a new one."

He lifted his guitar high and fell down hard, even though there were fireworks in the sky, the thud of the guitar hitting the ground still shocked everyone.

Everyone looked over and saw the cracked guitar on the ground, and they were shocked, they all knew that this was Dick's beloved instrument, and Dick used to bring it to the stage at the town's performances, but now he threw it on the ground like garbage.

What's going on?

Dick was oblivious to the gaze of others, patted the dust on his hand easily, and still smiled at Laura and said, "By the way, I have no interest in everything you have done in the past and in the future. ”

After he finished speaking, he didn't hesitate, turned around handsomely, and left in style.

Laura lost her soul and stumbled, almost losing her feet.

She knew she and Dick were finished.

Vanessa, who was closest to her, immediately trotted over and held her, and Vanessa saw that her eyes were red and tears welled up uncontrollably.

Vanessa was furious, staring at Dick's back, trying to chase him to settle the score, but Laura grabbed her arm heavily,

"Do you still want to hurt me?"

Seeing the resentment in her cousin's eyes, Vanessa was so angry and angry that she actually leaned close to her ear and fought back, "You can't catch a man by yourself, and you still have a face to blame me, it's ridiculous." ”

The meanness in Vanessa's tone made Laura's heart half cold, she didn't see Vanessa's true face until now, and the close sisterhood since childhood was just so cheap.

In the eyes of others, this scene is just my sister's intimate comfort to my lovelorn sister.

Kellan looked at them, and then at Dick, who had already walked over to Via and her family, as if he understood something. At this time, he asked Mayor Warnard to take his leave.

Mayor Warnard tries to keep him, but Kellan refuses.

Before Kellan got into the car, he looked in the direction of Via, and he saw that Dick seemed to be explaining something to his parents, and then smiled and hugged his parents and Via, and the family of four took a group photo in front of the camera.