Qin Shiou shook hands with Ferguson, and sure enough, he introduced himself and said: "I work in the Peace Tower, and I am a, well, it can be said to be a guard, of course, if you want me to introduce myself, I prefer to introduce myself as a bell ringer, so you can call me Quasimodo." ”

Quasimodo is a character in the world-famous novel "Notre Dame de Paris", he is a bell-ringer, with an extremely ugly appearance: a geometric face, a tetrahedral nose, a horseshoe-shaped mouth, jagged teeth, one-eyed, deaf, hunchbacked......

However, he is the kindest, most upright, and bravest of almost all the male characters in the book, and has all the virtues that a man should have.

Qin Shiou said: "Then you are a very handsome bell ringer, by the way, man, your job is not bad, right?" ”

Ferguson laughed and said, "It's okay, at least it's enough for me to feed my family." This is thanks to the exploits I made in the military in the past, which helped me get this job. ”

Saying that, he shook his head a little unwillingly, and said: "In the past, in the army, we were like heroes, squandering Fang Xuan, squandering blood, retiring and coming to society, it is not easy to find a job like mine." ”

"But now, at least you can survive in a safe and peaceful environment, you don't have to be a hero, do you?" Qin Shiou said lightly.

Ferguson shrugged, didn't say anything more, and invited them up to the Peace Tower to have a look.

The Peace Tower has an observation deck, the tallest building in Ottawa, with views of the city and the Ottawa River in the background.

Qin Shiou and Winnie overlooked the beautiful scenery, Ferguson made coffee, brought it to the two, and said with a smile: "Usually when I am upset. I'll have a cup of coffee here and I'll always feel much better after it. ”

Drinking fragrant coffee, Qin Shiou said: "That's right, man, I don't have anything to worry about now, but I can drink coffee here and look at the beautiful scenery." The mood is much better. ”

Ferguson laughed, and he said, "Come on, I'll take you to see the carillon again, that's the best guy here, it's a super big guy!" ”

The carillon, one of the main bodies of the Peace Tower, consists of 53 bronze bells covering 4 and a half octaves with a total weight of 66 tons.

Ferguson said: "It's a pity that you came at the wrong time, if you came in the afternoon. At one o'clock, you can hear its loud sound. ”

Finally, the two went to see the four-sided clock of the Peace Tower, and in one room there was the original movement of the clock, which was put into use in 1927 and was aligned with the official chronometer every 30 seconds to keep the time accurate.

However, this movement has long since become obsolete, and since 1970 the clock has been using a motor to keep time, which is more accurate.

This chance encounter added a lot to their visit. When leaving, Ferguson gave the two of them a bell, saying that it was the bell that was removed when the interior of the Peace Tower was replaced. It can be used as a souvenir.

Wander outside until eight o'clock, the Capitol and various departments go to work, and there are places to visit, such as the Library of Congress and the Congress Hall, to name a few.

The interior decoration of the council hall is magnificent, and Qin Shiou feels that if there is a public knowledge in the future and tells him how economical and low-key the office buildings of foreign governments are, he will definitely slap these people. At least judging from the decoration of the council hall, Qin Shiou has never seen a government building comparable to it.

The layout of the hall is consistent with that of the British Parliament, with a rectangular shape, with the podium as the focal point of the room, and the ruling party sitting on the right. The opposition parties sit on the left.

Next is a visit to the Library of Congress, which has to be reached through a long corridor.

Winnie told him that the corridor was one of the most important buildings on Capitol Hill and that it had been a great contribution, including the Great Fire on Capitol Hill, which separated the library from other buildings and protected the library from fire.

The library's main reading room is a vaulted hall with a statue of Queen Victoria in the center, surrounded by statues of Canada's prime ministers.

Walking in the library, Qin Shiou couldn't help but sigh and said, "Fortunately, the fire was avoided in the first place, otherwise so many books would be finished!" What a loss! ”

Winnie said, "It's not just the books, the library building is all wood, and if it burns, it will quickly destroy the place. ”

Qin Shiou scratched his head and asked, "All-wood building? How do I feel like a stone material? ”

Winnie introduced: "That's right, the Capitol used to be an all-wood building, but then it was destroyed by fire. Lessons were learned during the reconstruction, and all the buildings were made of stone, and only this library still had an all-wooden structure. ”

"About forty or fifty years later, the Capitol Hill was hit by another fire, and this time the stone Capitol was saved from fire, but the library caught fire again, so when it was rebuilt, it was also rebuilt with stone as the main body."

Qin Shiou laughed in a low voice and said, "This Capitol Hill is related to the fire, right?" ”

The librarian started to work, and someone recognized Qin Shiou, greeted him, praised him for his bravery in the sea murder, and then asked him why he didn't bring the two little stars, Tiger and Leopard.

Lalawang followed the black knife today, because Qin Shiou was going to have a meeting later, and it was inconvenient to bring them to Capitol Hill.

He explained this, and the old administrator looked regretful, saying that he liked Labradors very much, was a fan of Tiger and Leopard, and specially registered Twitter to follow Lalawang's number for the sake of the two little ones.

Qin Shiou politely thanked the tiger and the leopard, and the administrator gave him a book, which was an introduction to the Labrador Retriever, introducing this kind of dog from all aspects.

After turning around, the sun rose, and the temperature in Ottawa warmed up, Qin Shiou bought two cups of hot milk tea, and found a place to sit and rest in the square with Winnie.

Not long after they sat down, a little squirrel suddenly jumped up and ran over, it looked at Qin Shiou curiously, sniffed with its nose, looked at him suspiciously, and then slowly approached, jumped on his leather shoes and sat down.

Winnie held up her camera to take a picture, but smiled but didn't, worried about scaring the little squirrel away.

Qin Shiou guessed that this little squirrel should have been attracted by the breath of Xiao Ming carried by him, otherwise even if the animals here were unsuspecting, they would not be so close to people.

Canada's ecology is really good, even if Ottawa is the capital, and in addition to the little squirrels, they also saw a colony of fat and fat marmots in this square.

The little marmots whistled away, and some white doves came whistling, Qin Shiou accompanied Winnie to rest in the square for a while, and saw that the time was almost before the meeting began. (To be continued......)