Chapter 403: Afternoon [2]
Chester's heart pounded as he sat on the train, even as he sat in the first class of the neat train that had just appeared.
After about a year and a half of lengthy investigation, inquiry, combing, and design, the Imperial Railways finally launched a first-class service on the entire line. The reason why first class appeared so slowly was because the two designations first class and second class sparked protests from some social-thought activists who saw the introduction of the service on the steam locomotive as a restoration of class notions, an act to artificially increase social class.
This view has to be said to be very strange, and what is even more strange is that this point of view has an unbelievable audience, especially the provincial Ya group calls for the restoration of this dangerous idea and the increase of contradictions between different fields of society after the concept of class hierarchy has been eliminated.
Therefore, the issue of first class has been repeatedly discussed and studied, and no less than ten hearings have been held for this purpose, and finally the Supreme Court of the Reich held that the purpose of establishing first class is to provide passengers with better treatment during the journey, regardless of social class, and anyone can fly first class as long as they spend money, no matter what race or occupation they have.
That being said, homeless people and beggars will definitely not be able to buy first-class tickets even if they have money.
At this time, Chester's heart was difficult to settle down, and the death of the Andy brothers cast a shadow on him, just as Klaus didn't know who did it to him before he died, Chester didn't know who did it to the Anton brothers, what the purpose was, and what the motive was, he didn't know anything. He even suspected that the death of Andy's brother might have something to do with Abel's death, after all, the brothers had only done this in the recent past.
And this made Chester's heart tremble, if it was really for this reason, then those who did it would not do it to him, after all, he played a very dishonorable role, not only plotting to rob Abel's inheritance, but also sending him back to God, whether those killers would choose themselves.
So after dealing with everything in anxiety, he packed up all the accumulation of Abel's ten or twenty years and sold, and got on the train to Otis City. He believed that within Doolin's control, if someone wanted to take out him, he had to consider Doolin's opinion first.
The First Class service has just been launched, with only 12 separate cabins in one carriage, ensuring the privacy and privacy of each passenger.
Chester was awakened by a knock on the door, and after a whisper of inquiry, the sweet voice of the flight attendant came from outside the door, and he opened a crack to see a young girl standing in the aisle with various drinks in the cart. The second prohibition issued by the Empire seemed to mean nothing to the crew system, as if it were not known that there was such an ordinance. In addition to spirits with a high degree of strength, there are also slightly lower ones.
"Sir, do you need any drinks?", the six-dollar ticket provides two complimentary drinks in addition to a light meal.
Chester felt a little nervous, he glanced at the drinks on the cart, a little dazed, "Bring me a glass of wine that can relax me, thank you!"
The flight attendant quickly picked up a bottle and poured him a glass of wine, and placed it on the saucer at his hand, "Please use it slowly, if you need anything, you can press the green button on your left, I wish you a pleasant trip." ”
Chester thanked him again and closed the hatch, he took a sip of the wine, the spicy liquid tumbling in his mouth made him want to vomit, but he swallowed it anyway, and the flames poured down his throat into his stomach, and he was relieved that the heat had completely dissolved after a stirring reaction in his stomach.
It took less than three hours to get from Namiringdes to the city of Otis, and he fell asleep for a while in a daze, waking up to the announcement in the train telling all the passengers that the city of Otis had arrived. He shook his head with the corner of his forehead, his eyebrows were already twisted together, I don't know if it was an illusion, he felt a little pain in his stomach. He checked his suitcase, picked it up, and got out of the car under the guidance of the flight attendant.
He stood on the platform and quickly walked away, the girl who had poured him the wine staring at him from the window until he was out of sight.
Chester's rapid pace made his whole body move with him, and Chester covered his stomach from time to time, he always felt that his stomach was getting more and more uncomfortable, and he wondered if it was because he hadn't eaten. In the past few days, I have been in the process of mental tension, and I often forget to eat when I am so busy that I don't remember until I feel a strong feeling of hunger. He raised his wrist to look at the time, and there was still a moment before the time he had agreed with Durin, and he found a small restaurant on the side of the road, and asked for a local specialty, ground beef mixed with steamed wheat kernels.
The first two times he came here, he thought that the city of Otis was really a country, and only the countrymen would use it to make wheat kernels steamed, and he didn't think it was so delicious. But when he returned to Namelinders, what impressed him the most about the city of Otis, apart from the young mayor, was this kind of ground beef mixed with steamed wheat kernels. The beef and broth are completely covered with steamed wheat kernels, and there is a goose egg yolk on the top, and the mellow flavor of the stirring is combined with the unique flavor of the beef.
While eating, and thinking about what he would have to talk about when he met with Durin later, he decided to give up more of his interests to win early. Brother Andy is dead, Abel is dead, and he knows that he can't afford to run a city's public transportation, so he has to make a trade-off.
In the past, Abel had a very wide network, so he could.
The Andy brothers are okay because they are ruthless enough, and no one else will be okay to provoke these two guys.
But he wasn't the only one.
It's not that he hasn't tried, he's been helping Abel before, and at that time, the big guys would meet him and listen to him. But when Abel died, he realized that none of the connections he thought belonged to him were willing to meet him. At this time, he realized that he was not a big person at all, just a small person who could not be smaller, and he was not even qualified to meet those people.
Now his only thought is to give up more profits, hug Durin's thighs tightly, and then find a remote place to live a rich and ordinary life after a few years until the end.
Suddenly, a hot current gushed out of his nostrils, and he quickly raised his face and reached out to touch the liquid flowing from his nostrils, the scarlet blood surprised him a little. He pushed away the plate and dropped a dollar, took out a handkerchief to plug his nostrils, and at the same time needed to cover the extra handkerchief with one hand, and left the restaurant a little embarrassed.
After walking for about ten minutes, I waited inside the door of the city hall for a while before I walked up the stairs. Outside the door of Doolin's office, he removed the handkerchief, and the nosebleed stopped, but he felt the blood clotting in his nasal cavity, which made him a little uncomfortable. At the same time, the abdominal pain became more intense, and he began to wonder if he had eaten or drunk something unclean.
He remembers when he was a child playing outside with his friends, because he was too thirsty, he drank a little river water, and his stomach hurt for two days.
He took a deep breath, wiped away the dry blood stains from his nostrils, took a deep breath, plucked his cheek, straightened his tie, and knocked on the door to Doolin's office.
"Come in!"
A seemingly sincere smile appeared on his face the moment he pushed open the door, he first greeted Durin, and then sat down on the chair opposite Durin, "Mr. Mayor......"
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Doolin.
"I heard your boss died?"
Chester was stunned for a moment, his brain boiled instantly, and countless excuses flashed in front of him, and he finally decided to tell the truth, "That's true, this is very sad news, I happened to be out working for Mr. Abel at the time. The regret and sorrow on his face were as real as those of the actors who had been trained since childhood in the opera house, and even his eyes were a little red, "Now that I have taken over Mr. Abel's company, I thought of asking to see you, and the issue of urban public transportation that we discussed last time may need to be revised." ”
Durin put down the pen, he leaned back in his chair, his hands clasped together and pressed on his legs, "How?"
"I'm going to ......," he suddenly tilted his head, took out a handkerchief and pressed it to his nostrils, and at that moment he took a breath, and a solid touch slid down his nose into his throat, and at the same time the heat flowed again, "I'm so sorry, I was rude." ”
"The death of Mr. Abel has dealt a very serious blow to me, and I have been feeling a ......little unwell lately," he continued, "On the basis of the original basis, I decided not to pay a penny from the town hall, and at the same time I wanted the town hall to take a stake. I flipped through the information of several well-known developed cities of the empire, where the public transport system was in the hands of the town hall. ”
"I think this is very beneficial for the next operation, on the one hand, the city hall can supervise our work, and at the same time, there is no artificial obstacle to coordination, which is conducive to the healthy development of the public transport company. ”
Durin was very interested in this proposal, and he pondered for a moment, "Your idea is interesting, I think it is good, but what about the details?"
Chester placed the suitcase on his lap, rolled his eyes down, opened the suitcase with one hand and took out a document and placed it on the table, "This is my plan......"
"Poof!"
A strong desire to spit could no longer be suppressed, and he thought he was going to lose face, but he actually lost his own life.
The blood mist stained the papers in his hand, and his eyes fell to the floor in distraction.