The Story of the Seventh World (9)
When Su Hang came to the restaurant, there were already many people eating lunch in the restaurant, and Yaheng was sitting at the innermost table and chatting with Alfred. After Su Hang asked the waiter for a lunch that he often eats, he came to Yaheng's table.
"How's your rest, are you feeling better?" Yaheng asked.
"Yes, I slept soundly last night." Su Hang took a sip of milk and said.
"The housekeeper of the dean's house at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst called in the morning and said that a car would be sent to pick you up at noon to take you to the manor." Alfred said at this time.
"Do you need to call Morin?" Su Hang cut a steak and put it in his mouth as he ate it.
"No need, let him rest!" Yaheng took a sip of tea and said.
Su and Hangzhou chatted and ate lunch, and after the meal, several people came to the bar to chat about the unfinished topic of the restaurant. After a short time, a man dressed as a soldier walked in at the door of the bar, walked straight to the position of the bar and asked Morton, who was bartending, and asked, "May I ask, which one is Su Hang and Yaheng?" ”
"I saw the three people in the back who were chatting, that's it." Morton pointed to the location of Su Hang and the other three and said. At this time, there were not many people in the bar, and there were no people sitting together, all of them were sitting scattered, and the table in Suzhou and Hangzhou was very conspicuous, not to mention that they were also sitting at the innermost table.
The soldier walked straight to Su Hang's table, looked at Su Hang and the three of them, and said, "Which of you is Su Hang and Yaheng, I was sent by Dean Charles to pick you up." ”
"I'm Yaheng, this is Su Hang, I'll arrange things and then go." After Yaheng finished speaking, he and Su Hang left their seats together, came to the outside of the bar, and explained some things today to Alfred.
Yaheng explained some things to Alfred, mainly saying that if he didn't come back in the evening, he asked Alfred to call the merchants in London and say that he would delay the day in the city of London.
After arranging things, Su Hang and the two got into the car driven by the soldiers and went to the manor outside the town, and on the way, Yaheng and Su Hang chatted about the things to deal with when they went to London this time. In less than a quarter of an hour, Su Hang and his party arrived at Roberts Manor, which was the first time that Su Hang had a close contact with this private estate located outside the small town of Irish Town.
From the memories that came from the fusion, Su Hang knew that in that high-tech era, almost no one lived in the manor, and the ministry was a high-rise building. It seems that there are still people in the upper floors who will build it, but it is all built on alien development land, not on a primitive planet. Looking at the manor in front of me, it was still shocking.
The gate of the manor was slowly opened by the doorman at the door, and the car drove into the parking lot on the side of the manor gate. At this time, a tall and lanky man was wearing a set of dark British clothes, a new string tie, and a pair of sheepskin shoes. He looked to be about forty years old, and his short, swarthy hair looked energetic and capable.
The tall and thin man walked over and introduced himself first, "I'm the butler of Roberts Manor, Scott Cook. ”
"Just call me Steward Scott."
"Dean Charles is taking care of work, let me take the two of you on a tour of the manor first." Steward Scott said slowly and logically towards Su Hang and Yaheng.
"I'm sorry for you, Steward Scott." Su Hang said after looking the thin executive up and down.
After the steward Scott nodded, he led the way in front and took Su Hang and the two on a tour of the manor, and the butler told Su Hang and Yaheng about the origin of Roberts Manor. In 1710, Queen Anne gave a few hundred hectares of land outside the town of Irishtown to Arthur Roberts, Duke of Wellington I (ancestor of Charles Roberts), in recognition of his contribution to a foreign war in July 1703 that cost the Duke his left arm. There is a small lake in the Roberts Manor, which is beautiful and picturesque. Beyond the manor's massive arches is an expansive turquoise lawn and an infinitely high blue sky. The grassy slopes undulated on both sides, and a wide and neat corridor in the middle led to the palace in front. On the lawn, on the shore of the lake, under the temple, the sun was shining, and valiant soldiers were patrolling.
You can imagine the scene in the spring when everything comes to life. The grassy slopes are dotted with small flowers, and the lake is as horizontal as a mirror, reflecting the reflection of the blue sky and water lilies; The occasional waterfowl passing by did not disturb it in the slightest, but made it even more quiet.
Su Hang sighed sincerely: "The manor is really big! Yaheng beside him nodded casually as if in agreement, but he didn't say anything, just looking at the manor. When Su Hang and the others visited the manor, on the second floor of the house directly opposite the gate, a middle-aged man watched Su Hang and the others with a telescope in his hand, of course, he was mainly observing Su Hang, after all, Yaheng had lived in the small town of Irish Town for so many years, and it was too easy to understand him, so he would understand it with a little investigation, but Su Hang was different, he had not been here for a long time, and he had basically not left the hotel, and outsiders only knew that he was a bartender in the Rock Hotel.
"Dean, this person, we have investigated, but we know very little." A burly British man stood behind the middle-aged man and said.
"What did you find?" The middle-aged man did not look back, but still observed Suzhou and Hangzhou with a telescope.
"Su Hang, age unknown, should be close to twenty, one meter ninety-five tall, once lost his memory, was rescued by Yaheng, the owner of the Rock Hotel, at sea." Said the British strong man.
"Ralph, can you say something I don't know?" The middle-aged man put down the telescope in his hand, turned his head to look at the British strong man, and said in a flat voice.
"Dean Charles, the name Su Hang is not his only name, this name should be related to his mother, and he also has a name called Aldrich Baker."
His father is British, his mother is Chinese, his father is a navigator who has lived at sea for a long time, and his mother's identity is unknown. They were shipwrecked while searching for Korean treasures, and so far no survivors have been found, except for Suzhou and Hangzhou. ”
"This is the information we have been able to collect so far, this is a detailed report of the places that Su Hang has visited, the food he has eaten, and the things he has done every day since he entered the small town of Irishtown." Ralph, a strong man in England, handed a stack of papers stored in a folder to Dean Charles.
Charles, who had taken the report, turned and walked into the house, followed by Ralph. Dean Charles walked into the study, sat down on the couch and flipped through the report, and Ralph sat down next to the dean.
After reading it in detail, Dean Charles looked at Ralph and asked, "Some time ago, Su Hang went to the bank?"
"Dean, the bank can't find any news, and they do a good job of keeping the customer confidential."
"You go check if Su Hang's father has been to Barcline Bank and make sure." Dean Charles stood up, put the report in the file bag on the bookcase, and said.
"Okay, Dean." Ralph said.
There was a knock on the door, and after Dean Charles said please come in, the door was opened from the outside.
A young woman dressed as a maid walked in, holding a tray in her hand, and two glasses of crimson red wine were placed in the tray, and the woman placed the two glasses of wine in front of Dean Charles and Ralph respectively, looked at Dean Charles and said, "Dean, this is the Graf red wine you wanted." ”
"Okay, you go out first!" Dean Charles said. The maid turned and left the room with the tray in her hand.
"Dean Charles, guests are still waiting!" Ralph took a sip of the red wine in his glass and stood up.
"Okay, news soon, I don't like to wait too much." Dean Charles put down his wine glass and looked directly at Ralph and said.
"Wait, that word never appears in my dictionary." Ralph said with a smile, turning to leave the room.
The room fell silent, and Dean Charles sipped the red wine, leaned back on the sofa and thought about things, until he drank the red wine in his glass, got up and opened the door and walked downstairs.
"Alberta, tell the butler that I'll be waiting for them in the living room." Dean Charles, who walked downstairs, commanded the maid.
"Okay, Dean." Alberta said, and walked quickly towards the location of the butler and the others.
Steward Scott led the two to the center of the manor, which was a small garden in the manor, and due to the season, there were no flowers in full bloom in the small garden, but you can imagine the beautiful scenery when it was in full bloom.
Scottrade's housekeeper introduced that this small garden covers an area of dozens of hectares, and the whole garden was designed by the famous British designer 1 Philip Webb. Designer Philip passed away many years ago, but his reputation in the UK is unmatched. He founded the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings in London, where he and another famous designer designed the Red House, one of Britain's most iconic buildings of the era. His works are quite idyllic, and the whole of the small garden also reflects his style, natural and simple.
"Steward Scott, the dean is waiting for you in the living room." Alberta walked briskly and conveyed the dean's orders to the butler.
"Okay."
Steward Scott led Yaheng and Su Hang out of the small garden and came to the living room of the main building at the main entrance of the manor. Dean Charles was a middle-aged man with a head full of black hair with a few silver strands hidden in it, and although he had a few silver hairs prematurely, he could not hide his piercing eyes, which were obviously caused by his overwork. At least 1.85 meters tall, tall and straight.
When Su and Hang looked at the legendary military academy dean Charles, Charles was also looking at Su and Hangzhou, for Yaheng, the local hotel owner, Charles only observed a little, after all, whether it was from the people around him and Ralph, there was no need to waste time observing him.
Charles's gaze stopped on Yaheng for a moment, and then turned to Su Hang's body, compared to Yaheng, he was more interested in Su Hang, a Chinese-British mixed-race, not because he had never seen a half-blood, he had also seen a lot in the army, but at this point in time, the half-race appeared in the small town of Irishtown, which made people a little suspicious.
Su Hang gave Charles the impression that the young man was physically strong, and his short brown ink hair made him look energetic and not decadent. His dark black eyes are as dazzling as black pearls, and he combines the advantages of China and the West, so that people can't find any problems for a while.
The two sides observed each other for only a few seconds, and Steward Scotto saw the opportunity to cough slightly dryly, ending the "first impression" of both sides.
"Lucy, three cups of coffee." Steward Scott instructed the maid standing at the door, who was familiar with Dean Charles's taste butler, and when he was just visiting the garden, the housekeeper also learned about Su Hang and Yaheng's habits.
"Mr. Selter, Mr. Chu, I'm interrupting the lunch break of the two of you." Dean Charles was the first to break the silence and cause a buzz.
"It's an honor for Charles to have your invitation." Yaheng said.
The simple topic greeting broke the initial awkward nothingness between the two sides, but Su Hang felt as if this was the legendary 'awkward chat', the two sides really had nothing to say at the beginning, and Dean Charles couldn't talk about the attack as soon as he came up, but Yaheng really had nothing to say, and you originally called us here.
Next, Charles and Yaheng had about ten minutes of "inquiry", both sides were chatting about something, and Su Hang listened with his ears and basically did not interject. Scott, the butler, followed the maid out of the living room after the maid's coffee had been brought in and placed in front of several people.
1 Philip Weber, an architect in the 19th century, is a famous British designer and is known as the "father of the Arts and Crafts Movement".
After a short time, Yaheng and Dean Charles finally brought the topic back to the topic, without waiting for Dean Charles to ask anything, Yaheng briefly recounted what happened that day, Su Hang added a sentence or two from time to time, and Dean Charles sat on the sofa drinking coffee while listening to Su Hang.
After the whole thing was said Yaheng's mouth was dry, and he really didn't quench his thirst after drinking coffee, Yaheng looked at Dean Charles opposite and asked, "Does Dean Charles have water?" ”
Looking at Yaheng, Dean Charles casually picked up the phone next to the sofa and commanded into the phone: "A glass of water is delivered to the living room." Then the phone was scratched off.
"James and they were taken to a hospital in London this morning and were attacked." Charles, who put down the phone, looked at Su Hang and said, observing the expressions of the two.
"Oh my God! I really don't know whether to live or die, someone dares to attack your family many times, how is it now? Yaheng suddenly heard the news and asked with a shocked face.
"Dean, things shouldn't be too bad!" Su Hang's eyes stared at Dean Charles and said.
"Mr. Chu, how did you know that they were fine?" Dean Charles's eyes suddenly focused on Su Hang and said.
"Isn't it obvious that if things had reached the point of no return, the dean would have sat in the Metropolitan Police Department in London instead of here." Su Hang shook his head and said.