Chapter 80: Old Acquaintances (Supplement)
January 1, 1351, New Year's Day.
At an intersection in the Beckland Bridge district, the elder Kohler, wearing a thick jacket, walked briskly to the residential area on the left, holding a bag of bread.
And there are many people in his vicinity who are rushing home with food in their arms, all of whom have just been collected from various "charity relief points" using "food stamps".
Since being rescued by Miss Sharon, who is too beautiful to be real to be in New Year's Eve, Kohler Sr. has been arranged to go to Port Priety to help Miss Sharon's younger brother, Mr. Marić, take care of his youngest daughter, Venna. Although Mr. Marić is a gangster and looks terrible, old Kohler, who has been with him for a long time, knows that this gentleman is also a very kind and talkative person in nature, and Miss Venna is a good boy who is obedient and sensible.
He would be a friend of Detective Sherlock Moriarty, and not just because he was Miss Sharon's younger brother.
They had been living well in Pritzhaven that year, but the outbreak of war had thrown the port city into chaos, and even Miss Venna's school was closed, so Mr. Marić had to move back to Beckland.
And the elder Kohler also followed them back to the city where the "wind" last year almost blew down his "straw".
Thinking back on the bits and pieces of this year, compared with a year ago, old Kohler, who was obviously much stronger and had a rosy face, sniffed his nose and sniffed the smell of bread in his arms.
"It smells so good! The quality of the bread distributed by the Bryan Charitable Foundation is really good, and Miss Venna must have liked it." Old Kohler sighed, and quickened his pace into a laneway, and entered the innermost house.
It was the house that Mr. Marić rented, and the weekly rent was as high as 14 soles, and the elder Kohler had lived for decades and had never lived in such a good house. As soon as he reached the door, Kohler was stunned, for there was a sound of talk coming from the house, and Mr. Marić was usually still working at this time.
He subconsciously thought that he had entered a thief, and thought that Miss Wen Na might be in danger, so he hurriedly opened the door and rushed in.
But then he saw a familiar figure with a big beard, and beside this bearded gentleman stood a delicate and beautiful lady who looked like a doll.
"Detective Moriarty, Miss Sharon, you're here?" Old Kohler exclaimed in surprise.
And then he realized that Mr. Marić, who was always unusually pale, had also returned home early.
"Old Kohler, long time no see." The bearded Sherlock, aka Klein, replied with a smile.
He did not see each other for a long time, and since Khloe Sr. followed Marić, Klein also went to see each other once before going out to sea, confirming to each other that Sharon and Marić were really his friends.
Speaking of which, Klein initially disagreed with Marić for Khloe to take care of the little girl Venna, after all, Marić was involved in the Rose School, and it was too dangerous for an ordinary person to follow Kohler and could die at any time.
But he soon figured it out again, as old Kohler had heard from an alcoholic:
"People like us are like straw in the ground, when the wind blows, they will fall, and even without the wind, they may fall themselves......" Where is it that a poor person like Kohler, who has no ability to resist risk, is not in danger? What's more, he already owes Miss Sharon a life-saving grace, and he deserves to work for it.
As for why Klein returned to Beckland? Naturally, because it was New Year, he did not want to suffer alone in God's forsaken land. If there are no conditions, forget it, but since Abner is very spiritually strong and can maintain his projection for a long time, what is there to be polite about him and his fellow countrymen?
When he first developed the "Fool" function, he didn't think to be polite to himself!
"Old Kohler, put the bread down, Sherlock and Sharon have brought a sumptuous dinner." Marić said, a rare smile on his face.
These dishes come from Klein's "Rose Estate" and are cooked by professional chefs, which are naturally much better than the bread at the relief point.
In this regard, the elder Kohler shirked at first, but was soon moved by the hospitality of several people, and he did not dare to enjoy it before
The feast I want to come.
Although because of the war, Klein only had the kind of dishes produced by the "Rose Farm" itself, but for Kohler, it was already a delicacy that made him feel like he was dreaming.
Everyone present was "their own people", and no one would pay attention to etiquette, so everyone ate their share "quietly", until Old Kohler even licked the grease on the surface of the plate, Klein wiped his mouth, took out five "movie tickets", and said with a smile:
"Tonight there will be the premiere of 'Battlefield Roses' by 'Bryan Films' at Ossaith Square in Jowood, and I got the tickets, so let's go and enjoy this new movie together as a New Year's gift for myself." In front of the house at 17 Minsk Street.
Mrs. Starlene Summer, who had dressed up briefly and tried to look as decent as possible, took her husband's arm and walked with her children to Place Aussey on foot.
The family is all devotees of the "Goddess of the Night", and they were lucky enough to get tickets to the new movie on the previous "Winter Rite Day".
For the Summers, who had not held banquets or balls for months, had not attended various clubs and salons, and had used all their savings to stock up on food, this was already a rare form of "entertainment".
"Why don't you have a premiere in the theater? Even if there were seats in the open square, it was very cold······ Mrs. Starlene couldn't help but complain to her husband.
"I don't know······ But I've heard that Viscount Berdan personally appointed the venue." Mr. Summerr shook his head.
Since Coim was taken over by the military due to the wartime bill, the former manager has lost his job, but fortunately he is still a good "accountant", and he has recently been hired by the "Bryan Film and Television Company", which is short of talent, and finally has a source of income.
As the couple spoke, their children were whispering, imagining what the plot would show in the movie.
They are twins, a boy and a girl, and they are both cute. Ossaith Square is not too far from Pinster Street, and the group walked for nearly half an hour to reach their destination.
However, because there were so many people, the police cordoned off and ordered people to line up to enter and avoid stampedes.
Perhaps because of the large number of people, the Starlings only felt that the closer they got to the square, the warmer it became, as if the cold winter wind had been blocked by the crowd and did not blow into the place.
At this moment, Mrs. Starling suddenly saw a familiar figure and said in surprise, "Detective Sherlock, you are also coming to see this movie?"
Her voice was very penetrating, at least ten meters away from her, Melissa, who was looking for a seat with her brother Benson, suddenly turned her head: "Detective Sherlock?!"