When he broke up with a certain immortal, although Eriksen patted his chest and packed the ticket, he must let the Germans bleed hard, but when he carefully considered this matter alone, he inevitably muttered in his heart.

In the final analysis, most of the time in someone's previous 20 years of life played a role of just a son-in-law, eating, drinking, eating and waiting for death, and the time to do serious things is very little. This also determines his extreme lack of experience in dealing with serious things.

So when he calmed down and thought about this problem, he felt unreliable, and he felt like he was walking on thin ice. This is definitely not a lie, with the complete collapse of the Nobel family's business in Russia, and the whole family on the verge of falling apart, any shock can no longer withstand it.

When encountering such a major problem, even Eriksen, who has always been used to being light, has to be more careful, he desperately needs an experienced person to guide him, fortunately, their old man is still alive, although the old man is not very successful in his life, but at least he has more experience than him.

When Erikson walked into his old man's study, he was surprised to find that there were other guests in the study, who were not actually any guests, it was his uncle Emmanuel. Nobel, the once illustrious oil magnate, is now completely absent from his former glory, like he is twenty years old, sitting in his brother Eric Brown. In front of Nobel, the two are not like brothers, but like father and son.

Not just old, Eriksson had never seen such a depressed, decadent Uncle Emmanuel, who smelled of a grave, like a dying man. He had never noticed that Erikson was coming in. He babbled to his brother about his grievances.

"There's no way to get by!" He paused his cane in disgust. "They rejected my loan application! Damn dog mongrel. Half a year ago, they begged me to borrow a little more money, and they were going to kneel down to me, and now, they turned their faces and didn't recognize anyone! ”

As he spoke, he picked up the black tea on the table and took a big sip: "And those damn political brokers, who used to wag their tails at us, but now." I called them for a little favor, and these bastards dared to push back, especially Louisson, who dared to let his secretary stand in my way. If I hadn't been supporting him, would he be where he is today? ”

The more Emmanuel spoke, the more angry he became, and the cane in his hand repeatedly slammed against the floor, making a cacophony of sounds.

"The most infuriating thing is the damned Bolsheviks! These damn bandits are not reasonable at all, they confiscate my oil refinery and oil fields, they even freeze my funds in Russia, what right do they have to do this! ”

Erickson glanced at his old man. It seems to be asking, "Am I better off going first?" "Because in recent times, his relationship with this Uncle Emmanuel has not been very good.

Before the October Revolution. He warned the uncle to move his property quickly, but he did not listen, and as a result, the whole family was driven out of Russia by the Workers' Red Guards, and 90% of their wealth was lost.

It should be said that Eriksen did not make any mistakes in this matter, he had fulfilled the obligations of a relative. But Emmanuel didn't see it that way at all, and he felt that his nephew was not doing it properly, which caused him to suffer a huge loss. Especially when he heard about the relationship between Erikson and a certain immortal, he even thought that Erikson was a big sinner of the Nobel family who would not be saved, who did not talk about family affection.

Anyway, it was a very unpleasant quarrel, and Eriksen felt that his uncle had put all the blame on him, as if he were pushing the Bolsheviks to tear down the Nobel family. The conscience of heaven and earth, Erickson can swear to God that he is definitely not such a villain, whether it is before or after the incident, he is trying to find a way. But this Uncle Emmanuel just turned a blind eye and insisted that he was a sinner.

After the end, even Erikson was annoyed, he didn't owe anything to Emmanuel, and he has always been kind enough to help, why should I carry this black cauldron, I didn't inform you, it was you who was indifferent at the time, and now you have suffered a loss, and you have been beaten upside down, there is no such reason!

Therefore, Eriksen didn't want to deal with Emmanuel at all, that is, for the sake of seeing that the other party was an elder, he didn't care about him in general, and chose to retreat. But his concession could not be exchanged for Emmanuel's understanding, just like now, suddenly realizing that his eldest brother was glaring behind him, he subconsciously turned his head, and at a glance realized Erickson's existence, and immediately fired again:

"Isn't this my good nephew Erickson? Why, seeing that Uncle Emmanuel was in trouble, he doesn't say hello now! ”

Erikson was speechless for a while, why didn't he say hello, the problem is that your old man's temper is too big, I haven't flattered you since I greeted you, at least you will be blinded, or at worst you will be sneering, and sometimes you will hit someone if you don't agree with each other. I ate a hot face sticking to your cold ass?

Now as soon as he heard Emmanuel taunt again, Eriksen suddenly couldn't stand it, "I greet you?" During this period of time, when do you care if I say hello to you, when do you either pretend not to hear, or just abuse you, I don't want to feel uncomfortable! ”

Emmanuel was furious, slammed his cane on the floor, and shouted angrily: "Eric, look at it, look at it! This is your good son! How dare he speak to me like that! You think that my oil company has been confiscated and my property is gone, so you don't want to recognize me as a poor relative, do you? ”

This made Eriksen annoyed again, if their family really didn't want to recognize Emmanuel as a relative, they wouldn't have helped them after they returned to Sweden in disgrace. For more than a month, if it weren't for the fact that his old man had been thinking of a way for Emmanuel, his little industry in Sweden would probably have disappeared, but now it's good, taking advantage and scolding his mother, this Nima is simply not a thing!

Eriksen couldn't take it anymore and wanted to talk to Emmanuel in person, but he had just spoken. The old man of his family spoke: "Erikson. What kind of attitude do you have! How to talk to your uncle! Apologize immediately! ”

Although it was Erikson's 10,000 reluctance. But his old man still respected him very much, so he could only reluctantly say: "I'm sorry, Uncle Emmanuel, I just said the wrong thing, you don't remember the villain, don't be like me!" ”

"You see, you see," who thought that Emmanuel would not accept the apology at all. said angrily: "What kind of apology is this? There is a little respect for my uncle, okay, don't apologize, I just heard two dog barks just now! ”

Erikson's nose was crooked, if it wasn't for the old man to stop him, he would have to be furious, and he didn't give Emanuel any good face, so he found a place to sit down casually, ignoring this unreasonable uncle.

But just because Erickson doesn't speak doesn't mean that Emmanuel doesn't speak either. He was even more unhappy than Eriksen, and he couldn't hold back the conversation as soon as he opened it. "Eric, I must warn you, don't look at your good relations with the Bolsheviks for the time being, but you don't know who will sit in the world of Russia! Britain, France, the United States, and other countries have intervened, and soon the situation in Russia will change, and at that time, what the Bolsheviks have stolen from me, they will have to spit it out to me with interest! I'll leave it here, and let you boys do what they want. In the future, no matter how big or small, I'm welcome! With that, he turned around and left in a rage.

"You're welcome, you're welcome, as if you're polite!" In the direction of Emmanuel's departure, Erickson cursed, then turned around and asked, "Dad, what is he doing today?" Why is there so much anger? ”

Eric. Nobel sighed, to tell the truth about his attitude towards this cousin, he was not satisfied, but how to say that it was also a family, so he could barely endure it.

The old man sighed: "He touched a gray nose today, the bank refused to lend him a loan, and several dogs he used to raise turned his face and didn't recognize people, so he came to me to complain!" ”

"Loans? What is a loan for? Erikson asked inexplicably, "Didn't you just lend him a sum of money?" Why did he ask for money again? ”

To be honest, Erickson also has an opinion about lending money to Emmanuel, although their family has no oil industry in Russia, but they still have a little industry in Sweden, although there is no oil so profitable, but it is no problem to maintain the family without worrying about food and clothing.

But the family didn't seem to have turned back from the luxurious life in Russia, and thought that they could maintain the previous way of life, so they spent a lot of money, so there were immediate financial problems.

If it weren't for his old man helping to fill in the holes, the appearance of this family would probably be even greater, but the family didn't think about it at all, but took it for granted, which was quite annoying.

"If it's borrowing money again, you can't say yes! The money we have worked so hard to earn is not for them to squander! Erikson puffed up.

"It's not a splurge! It's about getting down to business! "Eric. Nobel sighed again, "And your uncle's family is not pure squandering, they just haven't recovered from the previous blow for the time being, and no one can accept it, it's normal to have a low ebb period, it's good to pass this period!" ”

Erikson didn't believe in any nonsense at a low ebb, in his opinion, this family was purely self-defeating and ready to die, and he had no patience to save those who were ready to die by themselves.

Immediately, he sarcastically said: "Do the right thing? What's the matter? If Uncle Emmanuel really wants to do something serious now, he should regroup and take care of the rest of the business...... And now, all he thinks about all day long is how to get back everything he has lost from Russia, is that possible? ”

Eric. Although Nobel felt that his son was right, Emmanuel was a little naïve, that the change of power in Russia was inevitable, and even if the Bolsheviks were ousted, the new regime would not necessarily return the property, and when would the benefits of being swallowed up by the violent institution of the government be spit out?

On the contrary, this cousin of his made up his mind on this road, and now he is trying to get his property back at any cost, and it has reached the level of a magic barrier, and today he went to find a bank loan, which is actually to finance a Russian party that has never been heard of, on the grounds that this party promised to return the property of the Nobel family after seizing power.

Isn't this Nima daydreaming? There are only people like Emmanuel who are red-eyed. will believe this kind of pheasant partisan nonsense. Even if you invest money in the Social Revolutionaries and the Cadets, it's better than that!

The old man sighed, "I'm glad you just came in." He was just lobbying me to join in the money. It's not good for me to refuse, it's not good to refuse! ”

Erikson replied hatefully, "You are just too polite to them, too accommodating to them!" ”

"No matter how you say it, it's a family!" The old man continued to sigh, "When people get old, their hearts are soft, and they only pay attention to this little thing at home. Speaking of this, the old man suddenly raised his head and asked, "You are not the one who accompanied that Andre. Mr. Petrovich? Why did you suddenly come to my study? ”

Only then did Erickson remember what he was doing, and quickly told his old man the news he had just heard. "Do you think there's a score for this?"

The old man didn't answer Erikson's question directly, but still carefully considered the bends and corners, and after a long time, he said: "Silly boy, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, our Nobel family will recover, and it is not impossible to even go to the next level, you repeat his original words again, I want to carefully consider the benefits and losses!" ”

Seeing that the old man was so serious, Erikson didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly said someone's original words word for word. I didn't even learn it in a bad tone.

"It's unimaginable!" The old man sighed, "I didn't expect the Germans to attach so much importance to this Andrey. Mr. Petrovich. As if he was one of the key factors in leading this peace negotiation, can you tell me what is this for? ”

Erikson knows what he is talking about, compared to his father, he has always been a rookie, "I'm weird! Andrey, let's talk about his position in the Bolsheviks, that's what it is, but without Lenin and Sverdlov, he is nothing. Why did the Germans think he had such ability? ”

"You're definitely missing something!" The old man said very seriously, "There must be some other reason why the Germans attach so much importance to him, and it is probably not related to his position in the Bolsheviks!" ”

"Unrelated?" Erikson scratched the back of his head, he really couldn't think of anything worth mentioning about someone other than his position in the Bolsheviks, and he hesitated to say after thinking about it for a long time: "Do you remember Morrigan?" ”

"Who's Morrigan?" The old man is also inexplicable.

"Morrigan is the witch Henry brought back from Germany, the one who healed Bella!"

After such a reminder, the old man also remembered: "Morrigan and Andre. What does Petrovich have to do with it? By the way, didn't she cure Bella's illness? ”

"This Morrigan later worshipped Andre as a teacher, and it was not she who cured Bella's disease, but Andre!"

"What?" The old man jumped up directly from his chair and asked incredulously, "Is this true?" ”

Erikson replied weakly, "Of course it's true!" ”

Immediately, the old man became angry: "You idiot, then why didn't you tell me earlier, this Mr. Andre has the ability to do this?" Do you know how important this is! ”

Eriksen was tempted to ask rhetorically, "How important can it be?" But seeing that he was very serious and serious, he could only swallow this sentence back.

"You almost made us miss a great opportunity!" The old man said, "If Mr. Andre has that ability, it is normal for the Germans to pay attention to him, right!" This Mr. Andrei is probably very capable in that regard, otherwise the Germans would not be so nervous! ”

Eriksen watched in amazement as his old man muttered something to himself that he didn't understand, and he didn't understand what kind of ability the Germans valued in that area. Because it was useless for him to ask, because the old man's mind was not on his side at all.

"I've decided!" Just when Eriksen's mind was full of questions, the old man waved his hand and said categorically: "From now on, we will do our best to cooperate with this Mr. Andre, and we will fully support him in all his plans!" ”

Dumbfounded, Erikson asked, "Are you crazy?" Didn't you tell me two days ago that you can't put all your eggs in one basket for political investment? ”

"This time, that time!" The old man said with great emotion, then looked at his son again, and said with some incredulity: "I really don't know if your kid is too lucky, a fool has a foolish fortune, or has other talents that I don't know about, can you take such a good thing?" ”

Erikson still didn't understand what was good, and he didn't understand why his old man's attitude had changed drastically, but since the old man said that it was a good thing to cooperate with someone, there was no reason for him not to listen to the old man's orders.

"You must remember that you must do a clean and beautiful job of giving Mr. André's orders, and since he acquiesces in your cruel slaughter of the Germans, you must not be polite to the Germans! Also, aren't you having a headache with food? Don't go to Henry, I'll do it for you!" ”

When Erikson came out of his old man's study, he was dazed, he seemed to have only known his father from this day, it turned out that the old man's amiable appearance was only a disguise, and the real man seemed to be much more shrewd than Uncle Emmanuel, who had been the most successful in the family...... (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you for the second kill Comrade Potato!