Chapter 54: Charlie. Wood
Charlie. Mr. Wood is forty-six years old. The privileged life gave him a slightly chubby but healthy body, and his weather-beaten temples were gray at this time. Although to Charles, this ordinary man looked no different from any ordinary middle-aged businessman, everyone present except for Charles's side gave him great respect. Even Lao Bo, an unruly man, bent down at this moment and respectfully called the old man.
Charlie. Wood, who has spent most of his life in the village of Garmic on the border of Rhodok, has grown from an ordinary peasant boy to a wealthy businessman who has experienced all kinds of bloody ups and downs, but in fact he is not as ordinary as he appears.
Charlie. Wood is a philanthropist and responsive to anyone. He never makes any empty promises to others, nor does he advance verbal rewards that are not actually there; He will not give up his commitment because of difficulties, nor will he make excuses that there are other forces in this world that are more powerful than himself to restrain his hands and feet. For him, whether the people who came to him for help were his relatives or friends, whether they were able to repay his help or not, as long as they could do one thing, the most important thing, as long as those people themselves declared and acknowledged their friendship with him. As long as they can do this, no matter how poor or humble the person is, Old Man Charles will take his difficulties to his heart, and will do everything to solve his suffering.
For Mr. Charlie, every guest he receives, whether he is poor or rich, whether he is famous or inactive, Charlie himself can do it equally. He showed the right amount of enthusiasm for everyone and never neglected anyone, and that was his way of dealing with the world.
Because of this, he made a lot of friends in the time of Gamiqi, all of them. He helped these people solve their problems, gained their friendships, and when others needed help, he would in turn seek out these people to help him solve their problems. All the people he came into contact with could be his friends or his enemies. All people respected him, and all the same people feared him.
But all of this was inconsequential to him before yesterday. After all, he had left Garmic, and everything there was long gone. Maybe his hands were unclean before, but he has transformed, and now he just wants to be an ordinary and kind middle-aged businessman, guarding his family, having no quarrel with the world, and abiding by the law.
But all peace and harmony were shattered yesterday, and as Old Man Charles himself once said, the world is unpredictable. In fact, if those hooligans could get the punishment they deserved after the trial, or as long as they sincerely repented of what they had done, Old Man Charlie would not have thought of using his own means to get justice for what he wanted, and there would be no conflict in front of him.
Old man Charlie himself understood that Charles was just a little nobleman under the fence, but he still did his best to give Charles enough respect. Because his long life experience has already told him that even the most humble person in the world, as long as he can polish his eyes, sooner or later there will be a suitable opportunity for him to take revenge on the most powerful person. And it is precisely because of this truth that Charlie has such a humble attitude towards everyone. It is precisely because of this that all his friends admire him.
Charlie was hunched at the moment, looking so old and frail, and he stretched out his hand as if begging for something. Karl saw his father's weak appearance and hurriedly stepped forward to help him. Charlie gasped a few times before he spoke: "My lord, please believe me, believe the words of me, a poor man who is about to sink into the ground!" We really have no ill will towards you and your friends, and if you really have any feelings, it is sincere friendship and kindness! How could we possibly make a move on our friends! ”
Speaking of this, Charlie pushed away his son's hand that he was using to support him, and coughed heavily a few times in great emotion, and he slowed down before he spoke again: "You know, something unfortunate happened in our family. This also caused our friends to be very nervous, so they had such an unpleasant misunderstanding. I acknowledge our mistake and am willing to make amends. Once again, I sincerely implore you to believe in our sincerity and not to doubt our friendship, okay? ”
Charlie's eyes were so bright and blurry in the moonlight, and Charles tried his best to read something out of his eyes, but regretted to find that he could not find anything. Charles lowered his head, as if pondering whether he should believe the words of the businessman, who seemed to have grown old overnight.
After a moment, Charles raised his head and said with great seriousness, "Tell me, then, my friend, what exactly do you want to do!" What kind of secret makes you so nervous, if we are really friends, then please tell me the truth! If you can't, then we're afraid we don't have much to say! ”
Charlie forced back the "friends" who wanted to come forward and scold Charles angrily with a stern look, and then said in a quiet voice: "You also know that my daughter and son have suffered such misfortunes. My youngest son is my pride, he is so brave and filial, he broke his legs to protect his sister! And what about my daughter? She used to be like an angel, and I vowed to protect her with all my might, but I didn't! My daughter, my life! She used to trust people so much, but never again! ”
At this point, he couldn't help but stop, and it took him a long time to recover, but the great pain made his voice begin to dry out.
"I tried to defend my rights through the law, but the result? They were released like they were all right, and they stood there smiling at me like fools. I understood then, I had shed enough tears, it was their turn! What the law gives them is justice, not mine, I want to use my own way to achieve fairness and justice! So now, you get the idea! We're going to kill someone, a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye! “
Charles looked at the excited crowd and barely knew what to say. Perhaps, as a captain of a noble knight, he should have stopped such illegal acts, but his emotions told him that this was not his jurisdiction, and he did not need to pay attention to these things at all.
Charles felt stupid at the moment, and when he didn't leave the house, he felt so clever and decisive. But what about when you leave home? Only then did he realize that his insignificant cleverness was not enough in the eyes of others, and his careful planning was just a routine operation in the eyes of others! All of this frustrated Charles, who had thought he wasn't that stupid!
But now is certainly not the time to think about this, Charles waved his hand, motioned to the people around him to pick up Joseph, who was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, and then bent slightly to Old Man Charlie not far away.
"Sorry friends, I'm sorry to disturb your rest, it's too early for us to go. We never know what you're trying to do, but we wish you and your friends success, goodbye! “