The Story of the Seventh World (24)
When Su Hang and Corporal Lynn arrived, Osmond had already sat down in a relatively remote corner of the restaurant, passing the time with a newspaper in hand, and waited for Su Hang and the others by the way.
"Newspapers are really one of the indispensable information media of this era! People learn a lot about what they should know and what they shouldn't know through it. ”
Su Hang and Corporal Lynn sat on either side of the round table, and Su Hang looked at Osmond and said.
"Time can change many things, and newspapers are one of them, and I've seen old-fashioned newspapers that are full of partisan slander and touting their own noble sentiments." Osmond said, placing the newspaper in his hand on the table.
"Freedom of speech started with newspapers, and it's changed a lot from what it used to be." For the previous newspaper, Corporal Lynn said that he did not have a sense of identity!
"Look at your appearance, you've made a new discovery!" Osmond looked at Su and Hangzhou and said, half an hour ago, it could be seen that the two of them were still sad, and now they have returned to normal.
"Yes! It was like being blessed by Jesus. Su Hang looked at Osmond and said.
"The case is about to reach its climax, but it's a pity you're going to miss it." Corporal Lynn shrugged his shoulders and said.
"A play like this, I don't usually miss ......," Osmond said earnestly, looking at Corporal Lynn.
"Da la la!" "Da la la!" A burst of moving music came out of the gramophone, and the people in the restaurant instantly fell silent, listening to the relaxed and lively music.
The loud trumpets began with the sound of the guests chatting with each other during the meal, followed by a cheerful and pleasant melody that flowed like a spring, and at this moment everyone listened to the moving and fresh music as if everyone was still.
The music is sometimes melodious, sometimes soothing, sometimes bright and so devoted, and gradually people resume their previous movements as if thawing with the music, dining and chatting, but they all lower their voices and listen to the music resounding in the restaurant, as if the whole restaurant has been invisibly washed.
"The London Symphony No. 93 has been hailed as 'unrivaled' and at the same time 'very Britannian'." Osmond whispered as he listened to the music.
"I've heard it and it brings back memories of my childhood. The London Symphony, also known as Solomon's Symphony, was composed by Haydn at the invitation of Solomon, and consists of 12 symphonies over a period of five years. Su Hang has a deeper memory of the "London Symphony", and her mother likes to listen to it, and she was taken to listen to it many times when she was a child, and her memory is especially deep.
"Music is a great way to relax and relieve stress, but it's not early, and I have to go to the hospital after dinner." Corporal Lynn looked at Su Hang on both sides of the table and said.
"Waiter, order." Corporal Lynn waved to a waiter who was serving drinks not far away.
"Yes sir, please wait a minute!"
"Hello sir, what do you need?" After the waiter sent the drink in his hand to other tables, he came to the table of several people in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
"A salmon and corn soup, that's all."
"Mine is the same." Su Hang said at this time, he ate too much at night and didn't digest it, and ordered relatively little.
"Swap the salmon for medium-rare steak and Yorkshire pudding for dessert, all right." Osmond saw that the two of them didn't eat much, so they didn't order much without wasting food.
"Gentlemen, please wait!" The waiter recorded the meal ordered by the three of Su and Hangzhou and turned to leave.
Suzhou and Hangzhou once again sincerely feel the "strong" of the hotel, it is not only reflected in the appearance and service quality, the speed of serving is also first-class, from Suzhou and Hangzhou they order to the waiter to push the food cart to the front of less than half an hour, of course, it is not to say that the speed is up, the quality is not good, Suzhou and Hangzhou after a few people tasted the corn soup, feel that the soup is very delicious. The quality and quantity are fast, and it does not affect the dining mood of the guests, and it is indeed worthy of being a restaurant in a big hotel!
A delicious dinner, a little less talk than usual, occasionally chatting about the analysis process of the case, after the meal, the group of three took the car arranged by the hotel to Butz Hospital.
Coming to Butz Hospital again, Su and Hangzhou visited the injured Yaheng, and happened to meet Yaheng's attending doctor, Dr. Auston, according to Dr. Auston, soon after we left, Yaheng woke up from a coma, but his eyes were slightly empty and had not yet recovered, but the behavior stimulated by the subconscious of the brain was stimulated, and the patient had not yet fully awakened.
When Su Hang and several people visited Yaheng, they found that there were two more police officers at the gate of the hospital, and there were several more "patients" on the floor where Yaheng was located. It seems that he can't wait to end this case as soon as possible, and he just finished saying that he was "off the net".
Regarding Corporal Lynn's words, Su Hang just smiled and didn't say anything, this case is not a big case, it is not that Inspector Upton has not experienced a bigger case, but the timing is very coincidental! The bombing in the suburbs of London involved the dignitaries of the city of London, and it also had a great impact on the common people.
At this time, it has caused such a big trouble to the National Police Agency, and it can't be done without taking you as a model! You're provoking! Let the London Metropolitan Police be embarrassed and thrown home, those aristocratic lords in London will think that the Metropolitan Police Department is a decoration, and it is a waste that causes the city of London to be unpeaceful, which will affect the trust of those royal dignitaries in the Metropolitan Police Department, and the most important thing is the impact on the special appropriation of the Metropolitan Police Department.
Corporal Lynn told Su Hang about the source of funds for the Police Department, in addition to the fixed part of the royal family, the other part is from the special funds of those dignitaries and nobles. This is also the reason why Superintendent Upton is anxious to solve the case. First, to save the face of the Police Agency, and secondly, who solved the case will also be known by the upper echelons, which is also beneficial for future promotion.
The two cases happened before and after, and both of them are well known, and even if there is no connection, the National Police Agency is also to blame. As soon as the case appeared, it was spread to the ears of the bigwigs in the city of London, who criticized the security problems of the National Police Department by name, and this news was told to Su Hang by Corporal Lynn during a casual chat on the way back to the hotel at night.
Thinking of these, Su Hang also smiled silently in his indifferent eyes.
After visiting the comatose A-Heng, Corporal Lynn proposed to meet John, who was also in a coma, and had been in John's shop all day, but had not seen a real person except for photographs!
There is an old saying that "if you cry for a long time, you don't know who is dead." "I know, but I haven't seen it!
Corporal Lynn's proposal, Su Hang raised his hands in his heart in approval, the outcome of the case is not known yet, why should the victim meet it!
In order to facilitate care and protect them smoothly, Yaheng and John were only separated by a few wards on the same floor.
John's ward is the same as Yaheng's ward, the only thing is that there is an extra ventilator, and this medical equipment is also the latest medical product, which has just been put into use in the city of London this year, which can be said to be a blessing from God for patients like John.
The two white-clothed nurses in the ward were examining the unconscious John, and the white quilt covered half of his body, and the other half of the angle was blocked by the nurse, which was what Su Hang saw when he walked into the ward.
Dr. Alston did not follow Su Hang and the others to the ward, and when John was seen three times a day, there was no need to watch him all the time, and the nurse would regularly check him at fixed points, unless there was an emergency.
A smell of unknown potion that belonged to the ward poured into the nasal cavity when Su Hang and the others really entered the ward, and they couldn't tell what it smelled like, but it didn't smell good. It's a pity that Su Hang is not studying medicine, if he is, he can not only distinguish the special taste, but also check Yaheng's condition.
When Aldrich was a child, he had the intention of becoming a doctor, and he could enjoy the beauty of the sea and the sky in the vast sea voyage, but he also had to bear the diseases caused by sailing at sea, rheumatism and cardiovascular diseases were more common, and this was not only Aldridge and their crew had such a situation, many people who sailed at sea all year round were very likely to get sick. This is just a normal situation, if you go to a city in some country and get sick and bring it back to the ship, it is not uncommon.
However, in the end, Aldrich did not study medicine, but only had brief contact with the ship's doctor, and still did not understand the system.
After Su Hang and the others entered the ward, the nurse's routine examination also came to an end, and then she left the ward with a cart containing medicines.
It was only at this time that Su Hang and others looked at John lying on the hospital bed with an oxygen mask, and the tall John in the photo was lying motionless on the hospital bed at this time, his face was pale and he couldn't believe that it was the handsome man in the photo, his head was wrapped in white gauze, and there was a faint red oozing from the edge of the gauze. The slight sound of breathing came through the oxygen mask, but the eyes were still closed, as tightly as two gates.
After Su Hang and others visited John, they found Dr. Alston in the hospital office, and learned from him that John had a serious head injury, and the patient may wake up in a few days or a few years, and may even become a vegetative person. In this regard, the hospital hopes that his family will be by his side to accompany him, so that it will help the hospital to treat him.
For the suggestions put forward by the hospital, Su Hang and others are also helpless, his family has no relatives, if there is, it will definitely not be in London, who knows which corner in the UK to stay in!
After returning from the hospital, Osmond first proposed to go back to his room to rest, and left on the pretext that he would have to go to the Metropolitan Police to cooperate with the case tomorrow. Corporal Lynn and Su Hang came to the leisure area, ordered two glasses of whiskey, sat by the window, chatted and chatted, and talked about the story of Su Hang's original life at sea.
The lounge area is a little similar to the restaurant, but the phonograph is a larger model than the one in the restaurant, and it often plays different music to attract customers, even though it is 9 o'clock in the evening and close to 10 o'clock, there are still many customers here to talk about topics that attract each other.
The time was spent in the chatting between Su Hang and Corporal Lynn, and an hour later, Corporal Lynn's sleepiness came up, and he said goodbye to Su Hang and went back to his room to rest, and Su Hang couldn't sleep because he had something in his heart, so he sat alone in his seat drinking wine and listening to music in a daze.
Su Hang, who sat alone in the leisure area, listened to the music from the gramophone in a daze, I don't know when the music changed, very familiar music, what I heard in my ears was a piece of music that even Su Hang who lived on the boat all the year round knew, Symphony No. 6 in F major, also known as the "Pastoral Symphony", which is one of the works of Beethoven who is called "the saint of music" by the world.
There are five movements in the "Pastoral Symphony", and now the second movement is played in the leisure area, describing the "small scene by the stream", in which you can hear the accompaniment of the violin, and the music is played as if you are in a clear stream, feeling the vastness of nature.
The change of music made Su Hang in a daze stop his daze, turned his head and waved his hand to the waiter at the bar, and a slender waiter walked over to him and asked in a harmonious voice: "Hello sir, do you need anything?" ”
"A glass of cherry brandy, and today's Daily Mail."
"Yes sir, please wait a minute!" The waitress turned and walked towards the bar.
Su Hang closed his eyes and listened to the music quietly, and his fingers touched the round table silently, and at this moment, someone walked by and asked him.
"Excuse me, sir, may I sit here?"
Su Hang slowly opened his eyes, raised his eyes to look at the person questioning, and the first thing he saw was an angular face, a tall nose, sharp blue eyes, a jewel-like color, and a military hat with a cockade, looking heroic and extraordinary.
However, it is said that it is a middle-aged person, but it can be seen that this state is better than that of young people! This soldier is different!
Su Hang looked around and found that there were many more people nearby, and the window seat was only available to him.
Su Hang's face was full of surprise, and there were almost a few question marks on his head, what was the situation? I looked at the watch hanging not far away, and it was eleven o'clock that the gang had taken stimulants and stopped sleeping.
Never mind! What do you care about others, there is another one in front of you!
"Yes." Su Hang glanced at the soldier and then said.
The middle-aged man sat down opposite and gestured to the waiter not far away. I asked for a cup of black tea and a scone while looking at the entire lounge.
When the waiter asked the middle-aged man what he needed, he also took the decoction pieces and newspapers that Su Hang wanted.
Su Hang looked at the middle-aged man opposite and saw that he was looking at the people around him, so he didn't rush to talk to the other party, and drank brandy by himself, (the so-called clean drink is to drink pure brandy without adding any foreign objects.) Flipping through the newspapers.
The content of the Daily Mail is not much different from that of the Times, and it is nothing more than the turmoil in the political or business world, which is not only the case in Suzhou and Hangzhou, but now we have seen a newspaper in the city of London that has been in business for decades being sued in the High Court for false reporting. The newspaper will fill a page with the reasons for the court session, and report the relevant news according to the truth.
News like this attracts the attention of the people the most, and after tea and dinner, people share their conclusions after reading the newspaper with others, continue the discussion with those who agree with them, and argue with those who disagree, and use the newspaper report as their talking point.