Chapter 14: History
Cheng Bin had already seen those brooches in the drawer just now, but unlike the cufflinks, the brooches were all to be convex shaped, although Cheng Bin didn't know the hibiscus, but as long as he saw that several brooches in the drawer were all the same shape, he didn't need to think about it to know that this matter was not quite right.
That's why he didn't choose a brooch, it's not that he forgot, but he deliberately omitted it.
There was no need for Isabel to explain, Cheng Bin also knew what the family emblem of the Constantine family represented, and couldn't help frowning.
Emily noticed the change in his expression and explained, "This means that you are employed by the Constantine family. ”
This is also a reasonable reason, generally speaking, important employees of a family are also eligible to use the family emblem of the employed family, after all, this can be seen as a kind of belonging in addition to a status symbol.
He coughed, resisted the urge to take off the brooch, and smiled at Emily, "So, my pay will be the same as New York?" ”
"Any idea what I'm worried about?" Emily said, "I hope you don't put this brooch to shame." ”
Cheng Bin laughed, he skillfully tied the cuffs, and said to Emily, "In terms of how easy it is for me to get it, I thought you wouldn't have this worry." ”
Emily laughed, and Cheng Bin found that there was always an indescribable variety of flavors in her smile. She said: "Strictly speaking, I am now the second generation of the Constantine family, so I have the power to give some people the power to use my family crest, which is not a big deal, unless you use this capacity to make a big deal." ”
She raised her hand and patted Cheng Bin's arm, and it was clear that she had planned to pat him on the shoulder if possible - if Cheng Bin hadn't stood so straight.
"I don't know what your previous experience was, but I suggest you learn to pursue a sense of ritual." "My husband has said that glory requires a sense of ritual to support it," she said. ”
Cheng Bin laughed gently, he shook his head and said: "I don't think that the sense of ritual of borrowing Huabei to eat a big meal can bring glory, and in fact, glory has always been quite easy to buy, and the cost performance is also very high." ”
"What?" Emily asked, confused, "What were those two words you just said?" ”
Isabel shrugged her shoulders and said, "I think he has another language, one that we have never heard before." ”
"As I said, I know a lot about what is necessary and what is not." Cheng Bin said to Isabel: "This part is also included. ”
Emily gave him a deep look, "You know, the first time I met you, I thought you were mysterious. ”
Then the maid brought a watch, which she carefully handed to Emily in a soft case.
Emily took the watch directly, looked at it in her hand, and said to Cheng Bin: "This is the watch that my husband bought when he participated in an auction in Wangcheng back then, and it was left over from the previous era. My husband bought it not because it was expensive, but because it came from the East and was scarce. ”
She chuckled softly and said, "I think its mystery suits you well." ”
Cheng Bin smiled and reached out to take the watch in her hand.
It was a classic whitesteel three-hand watch, with some signs of wear and tear on the cowhide strap, but it was quite old, and it was clear that Emily was right, her husband had bought it for his collection, and probably never wore it.
Cheng Bin's gaze swept over the abstract bird pattern above the dial, and he flipped over the dial casually, and then his expression changed.
The bottom of the dial of this watch is engraved with a line of letters - "SEA-GULL", but this does not matter, it is the text and pattern above this line of letters that attract Cheng Bin's attention.
The back of this watch is divided into three parts, the top is a semi-surround text, the middle is a logo composed of red, white and blue, and the red five-pointed star pattern in the middle is depicted in white with two simple characters, arranged up and down.
Looking at Cheng Bin, who suddenly fell silent, Emily's face showed a sly smile, and she said, "Do you know this kind of writing? ”
She said, "Is this watch expensive?" ”
"Nope." Cheng Bin shook his head and said. He naturally put the watch on his left wrist and said with some sadness: "This is a replica of the public sale, to commemorate the first watch used by a certain army, it is not precious." ”
He said to Emily, "I know it's presumptuous to ask, but can I buy it?" ”
"I'm afraid I don't have the right to dispose of my husband's property." Emily cleverly said, "But if you can work for the Constantine family all the time, of course you can use it all the time." ”
Cheng Bin glanced at her very seriously, shook his head lightly and said, "It may not be as important as you think." ”
"What if this is just a side benefit?" Emily made a gesture and motioned for Cheng Bin to follow her, "We've stayed long enough, and since you promised to provide protection for Isa, then at least you should be familiar with the environment here." ”
"So......" she said, "let's talk as we go."
Cheng Bin did not refuse her offer, but walked quickly back to the bedside and inserted the revolver and the accidentally obtained Glock 18 into his belt.
"I need a quick-draw holster, preferably with a leg holster." Cheng Bin said: "If you don't know what it is, you can go directly to the staff of SOD. ”
"No, I don't." Emily said, "I've seen my husband's bodyguards use that kind of thing, and I think Mr. Goozhun can provide it." She looked at Cheng Bin and said, "I just don't understand, why do you know that kind of thing?" ”
Cheng Bin glanced at her, and Emily laughed. "Okay, I got it." "You know a lot of useful and useless knowledge," she says. ”
"Purely personally, this knowledge is useful," she says. ”
"Thank you." Cheng Bin replied politely.
Over the next few days, the three of them tour the mayor's mansion under Emily's guidance. The space here is not big, but the decoration is gorgeous, the interior design is very orderly, according to Emily, this is not the first generation of Maple Leaf Town mayor's official residence, but rebuilt on the basis of that.
"In the 37th year of the new calendar, a gang of bandits attacked Maple Leaf Town, and Azeroth led the town's inhabitants to put up a stubborn resistance in this building, repelling them, but the place was also destroyed.
"Later, the Constantine family sent architectural experts from the royal capital to redesign and build the residence."
Emily said lightly, "That's when I met Azeroth. ”
She stopped, looked at Cheng Bin and said, "The way you look at some times always reminds me of him at that time." ”
Cheng Bin coughed and did not answer the question. Instead, Isabel said with great interest, "Were you fighting alongside Mr. Azeroth?" She glanced at Cheng Bin intentionally or unintentionally, and said, "Just like me and him last night?" ”
"I'm sorry." Cheng Bin said gently: "I'm afraid we didn't fight side by side last night. He corrected: "It's more appropriate to call it an escape." ”