Chapter 379: An Unexpected Encounter
Dick is not very clear about the conversation between Moratti and Facchetti, but he also knows that it is not so easy to clean up the players, after all, the redundant personnel accumulated by Inter Milan over the years can only be cleaned up slowly, and in addition to cleaning, it is also necessary to strengthen the strength by buying people.
He doesn't mind being a villain, and through his own initiatives to make Inter Milan's first team more streamlined, and at the same time he also knows that Moratti has no money, if it is still the same as before, if there is still a deficit of tens of millions per year, I am afraid Moratti will not be able to support it - in fact, Moratti has lost the support of his family recently, if it were not for the second-in-command Tronchetti has been supporting him in the back, Moratti may have already begun to feel that he could not support it, and he retreated to the second line to let Facchetti manage properly, There are also considerations in this regard, but he couldn't let go of it before, and if Dick came to be this villain, he was also very happy.
After signing the contract, Dick soon left Milan and flew straight to Monaco to have fun - but when he arrived at the Casino de Monte-Carlo, he looked around the casino but couldn't find Charlotte......
The lack of finding Charlotte made Dick feel a little lost, and it also made him feel that gambling money was meaningless—always playing absentmindedly, looking around every once in a while, to see if Charlotte would suddenly appear—how could he think gambling was interesting when he was absent-minded?
Dick went to the Casino de Monte Carlo for three days in a row, and every day he wished to see the grinning little girl greet him, but every day he went to the casino, he was not able to see Charlotte.
After three days in Monaco, he finally began to feel very bored, and considering that he might be extremely depressed if he continued like this, Dick finally decided to end his leave early and return to Dortmund......
Instead of being depressed in Monaco, it is better to go back to Dortmund at this time and recuperate for a few days, so as not to always be cranky in the next game, which is not good.
So Dick settled the room bill in advance, and then left Monaco by plane, and when he just stepped on the plane, a few mysterious people who had been watching him closely for the past few days called: "Your Royal Highness, Dick has returned to Germany from his vacation early." ”
Prince Albert, who got the news, was thoughtful, Dick would definitely not have made an appointment with Charlotte when he left at this time, although he had disappeared for a few days after leaving Dortmund, but it was Christmas in those days, maybe he went to some friend's house for Christmas, and he came to Monaco after the New Year obviously to have fun, which proved that he was a complete outsider...... In that case......
Albert fell into deep thought.
Dick flew back to Dortmund quite depressed, and when he returned to Dortmund, he had nothing to hide, nothing more than that he went out for a walk, and he was not afraid of being bumped into by reporters.
When he appeared at Dortmund Airport without concealment, Dick immediately attracted onlookers.
Although it was a colder time, the tourists in the airport and the Dortmund fans immediately spotted Dick, although they rarely disturbed Dick, but at this time, just after the New Year, people seemed to be much more relaxed, so they came to Dick to ask for autographs, as if looking for Dick to sign autographs on this day can bring good luck and wishful thinking.
Seeing this group of workers coming to ask for autographs (Dortmund is located in the Ruhr area, which is a famous industrial area in Germany, Dortmund's fans are basically workers, while Schalke's fans are basically absenteeism), Dick's mood seems to be much better, anyway, he has nothing to do, so the fans do not refuse to sign autographs - Dortmund fans like to ask Dick for autographs, because Dick's autograph is not in English, nor in German, and certainly not in Spanish, Instead, it is signed in Chinese, and in the minds of many Europeans, the Chinese square character also seems to carry a hint of mystery.
It took two or three hours for the fans to disperse – Dick arrived at the airport around 4 p.m., and by the time the players had dispersed, it was already 7 p.m.......
After a wry smile, Dick called a taxi, and he got into the car and drove towards his home.
In Germany, the temperature change in Dortmund is relatively large, the winter can generally reach about minus five or six degrees, and the maximum temperature in summer can reach 26 degrees, now is the coldest day of the year, and it has just snowed a few days ago, it is still relatively cold.
Dick lived in the local rich area of Dortmund - in fact, in the entire Ruhr area, Dortmund is a gathering place for the rich, although there are many local workers, but historically the average income is relatively high, Schalke is a civilian area, mainly absenteeism, which also caused the confrontation between the two teams.
When the taxi came to an intersection, it was blocked by the snow ahead, and Dick saw that it was not far from his home, so he asked the driver to stop the car, paid the fare, and walked towards his home alone.
The place where he lives is an apartment rented by the Dortmund club, although it is rented, but the environment and facilities are quite good, Dick belongs to the bag to move in, he did not plan to stay in Dortmund for too long, so he neither bought a house in Dortmund, nor did he make the rented apartment very good, basically kept the same, only his study is a little messy.
It's a row of side-by-side apartments, there are no high floors, the highest is two or three floors, Dick lives in a bungalow, he doesn't like to live on the upper floors, there is a small garden behind the apartment, there is a lawn, Dick likes to sit in the garden and bask in the sun when he is not doing - of course, it is quite a luxury to want to bask in the sun at this time.
The road was quiet, only the rustle of Dick stepping on the snow, the snow was not small a few days ago, and there was still a lot that had not melted, perhaps because the New Year had just passed, there were no people on the streets, only the street lamps illuminated Dick's route.
Quickening his pace, Dick walked into his apartment, and just as he was about to push open the low door at the wooden fence and enter, out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to see a dark shadow under the tree on the left side of the fence......
Dick was a little strange, but he didn't think it was a homeless man or some kind of bad man, Dortmund has always been safe, and because there are more wealthy people living here, the security is a little better - there is always injustice in this world, and the places where the rich get together, whether it's security or whatever, is always slightly better.
"What kind of wild animal is it?" Dick hesitated, so he didn't dare to rush forward, but picked up a softball bat from the fence - it was secretly placed there when he was worried about security when he moved in, and then he didn't care about it - he didn't expect it to play a role at this time.
After thinking about it, Dick felt that it was better not to take any chances, so he coughed, picked up a softball bat and held it in front of him, and shouted, "Who's there?" ”
The dark shadow moved, but made no sound—which made Dick think it was a wild animal—and he stooped down and grabbed a rock from the ground to smash it, preferably scaring them away......
Just as he was about to smash it, the black shadow suddenly let out a scream.
", it looks like someone is talking." Dick didn't understand much, only that it didn't seem to be German or English, and then he saw the black shadow pounce on him, and Dick was startled, and was about to throw a stone at it, and then with the help of the moonlight reflected in the snow, he could see the other man's face clearly......
"Charlotte? Why are you here? Dick, who was taken aback, hurriedly threw away the rocks and softball bat in his hand—it would not be fun to accidentally injure this little girl, and the next moment, Charlotte, with her teeth and claws, rushed into Dick's arms......
"You bastard, where have you gone! I've been waiting for you here for two days! You're only coming home now! I'm! ”
Charlotte scolded while smashing Dick's chest, although she was still young, but the strength in her hands was not small at all, after being beaten several times, Dick couldn't stand it anymore, and took an opportunity to grab Charlotte's hand with both hands, and was about to scold her angrily, but Dick closed his mouth.
Charlotte's hands were cold when he grabbed her—although she seemed to be dressed a lot, but how long had she been outside in such weather?
Thinking of this, the anger that had just been pounded out by Charlotte immediately disappeared, Dick shook his head, and then let go of his hand: "Enough of it, right?" Let's go in and talk about it, at least you have to drink a cup of hot tea to warm up, it's not good if you have a cold. ”
"Of course I'm going in!" Charlotte grunted and said, "But I haven't played enough!" ”
Dick shook his head, then pushed open the fence door, then opened his own door, and let Charlotte in.
Because Dick was not at home these days, there was no fire in the house, and Dick walked around the house, and then found that he didn't even have a chance to make a cup of hot tea - there was no hot water at home......
Looking at Charlotte, who didn't even wear a coat, Dick shook his head, then took out a coat he was wearing from the closet, and then wrapped her tightly with the coat in Charlotte's surprised gaze, and then slapped her with satisfaction: "Okay, let's go out and drink something, eat something!" ”
Charlotte, who was wrapped up with only a small face, looked at Dick in surprise and said loudly, "Don't you even have a cup of hot tea at home?" ”
"I've been out for ten days, how could there be these things!" Dick said, spreading his hands.
"Where the hell have you been? I've been waiting for you in the casino since I knew the Bundesliga winter break began! As a result, I didn't even arrive for you! Hurt me, I sneaked out to find you during the New Year's party at home! Stayed alone in Germany for three days! Charlotte yelled.
“…… You didn't wait for me to come to Dortmund? Dick was stunned.
"Of course, I thought you bastard wouldn't go to Monte Carlo again!" Charlotte snorted.
"Why, in fact I just spent three days in Monte Carlo, and I just haven't been able to meet you every day." Dick said with a hint of guilt in his heart: "Okay, okay, it's my fault, let's go out for a bite to eat...... I got off the plane at four o'clock, but I was blocked by the fans to sign and sign until now, and I haven't even eaten yet. ”
"Well deserved!" Charlotte's mood suddenly improved, and she smiled like a flower: "Let's go, where to eat?" ”
As Dick and Charlotte walked out of the apartment side by side, Prince Albert was still meditating in his study: "Where did the child Charlotte go......