Chapter 145: Your Grandfather
Tang De sat on a stool, his eyes were red, and bloodshot crawled all over the whites of his eyes. He looked directly at his youngest son, full of remorse, if he hadn't been so focused on business, maybe Tynes wouldn't have had such a catastrophe.
Indeed, it is a disaster, which can no longer be described as a disaster, and he will lose this child forever.
His throat was on fire, his mouth was bitter, and he wanted to open his mouth to say something, but in the end he could only turn into a sigh. At this time, it was too late to say anything, and the moment the judge's gavel was struck, there was no room for reversal in the matter.
Tynes shrugged his head, the tears on his face hadn't completely dried, and he was at a loss.
At this age, there is no real concept of death.
What is Death?
Just close your eyes?
He had seen dead people, and he didn't feel anything terrible, but after all, it was someone else, and now it was his turn to die.
Does it hurt?
Can you catch your breath when the rope is tightened around his neck? He tried to hold his breath for a while, and he couldn't stand it for ten or twenty seconds before he couldn't stand it and opened his mouth. The thought of the possibility that he would be strangled to death made his body tremble.
Why did it turn out the way it did? He vividly remembered knocking on the back door of the jewelry store and entering it, and stuffing the jewelry and cash box in his bag. Then the startled Night's Watch came downstairs, with a stick in his hand, and Tynes' first thought was to run, and he ran away as fast as he could. The money they harvest is enough to keep them splendving for two or three years or more, and there is no need to take any more risks.
But the night watchman chased after them, and followed them closely.
One of his companions turned and ran toward the Night's Watch with a dark face, and all that remained in Tynes' ears was what the man had said as he turned - we had to stop, or we would be in big trouble.
Soon, the companions returned, and the night watchman fell to the side of the road.
Tynes asked him what had happened, and the man said that he had just taught the Night's Watch a lesson, and that nothing special. He said that he had been beaten with several sticks and that he had some wounds on his body, and that he had given the dagger pinned to his waist to Tynes for safekeeping, and that he would return it to him the morrow.
It's just a dagger, there are so many things here, a dagger doesn't matter at all.
Yes, he didn't stab anyone, and he didn't kill anyone.
But why is this happening?
Donde suddenly stood up, leaning forward and lying across the table, he hugged Tynes's head tightly, and the tears could not be stopped any longer.
"Father, lose money...... Is it okay?", Tynes mustered up his courage, guilt, sadness, and fear, and the overturned five-flavor bottle turned his heart upside down.
"It's not about the money....... Tang De choked up, even in the face of being cheated out of all his family property and owing a lot of debts for it, he has never shown such a vulnerable side, he can still smile at his family, saying that money is just a small thing. But now, the judge's verdict shattered all his pretense and defense.
Tynes looked up at his father, who was close by, "Why? Can't I pay them back? I gave them back all the stolen things, and then paid a lot of money to the family who died, why not?"
Tang De squeezed out an ugly smile, he let go of the child in his arms, and arranged his clothes and hair for him, "My child, you are a man, you should bear the mistakes you have made. I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for my family, how I want to be hanged in your place....... Under the excitement, Tang De choked up again, "Some things are not as easy to ...... as we imagined." ”
Tynes yelled a little hysterically, "I didn't kill people, why do you want me to take this responsibility? I'm not a man...... either." He frantically pushed Tang De away, and his hands that were locked in shackles slapped the table hard, "I didn't kill people, why, why?"
He raised his head, his face was hideous, and he stared at Tang De viciously. After a while, he suddenly burst into tears, "Dad, I'm afraid of ......." ”
As soon as Tang De was about to say something, he felt some movement around him.
He turned his head and saw a well-dressed young man, smiling at the father and son.
"Who are you?", after cleaning up his mood, Tang De noticed the staff covering his face at the door, and subconsciously wiped the tears on his face.
Hano pulled a stool from the gang and placed it behind Rosie, who sat down without looking.
Some court staff watched from the sidelines, but no one dared to lean over, and they all looked at the people who had been beaten before, for fear that they would lose face.
Rosie casually picked up some documents on the table that needed to be signed, glanced at them a few times, and then tore them to pieces, "Do you know Thor?"
What would it be like to meet Thor?
Tang De's mind didn't turn for a while, but he still thought for a moment and shook his head, "I'm sorry, I don't know Thor. As he spoke, he looked at the torn papers on the ground, and suddenly a surprise was born in his heart.
He cautiously asked, "Are you?"
Rosie didn't answer the question, and said with a smile: "Think about it again, he should be your grandfather." ”
"My grandfather?", Tang De was stunned for a moment, and then a shocked expression appeared on his face.
Thor is a taboo name, and his grandfather and father were devastated for a long time because of this name, and his grandfather did not even get rid of the bad luck brought by this name until he died. At that time, the ruling class was on strict guard, and everything related to the church was caught in the scope of attack. Donde's grandfather couldn't find any work, and no one dared to use him.
Even if he started a small business on his own, no one dared to risk the crime of being an enemy to do business with him.
As a last resort, Tang De's grandfather could only go to the countryside to open up wasteland and farm the land to support his family. His maternal line had become so tormented that it had severed its ties with each other. It can be said that since he became an adult, Tang De's grandfather can only struggle to survive alone, and Thor was facing a transformation at that time, and he was already thinking about becoming an ascetic, and there was no way to give Tang De's grandfather more help.
It was in such a background that Tang De's grandfather lived alone, found a virtuous but equally poor woman, fell in love with his honest and dutiful woman, and gave birth to Tang De's father. Tang De's father was not a peaceful person, since he became an adult, he wanted to get rid of the life of being with the fields, but in the same way, he did not have any way to change his destiny except farming. Whether it is a business or a part-time worker, it will eventually be disturbed by the imperial ruling class.
However, his father did not like his grandfather in one thing, that is, he did not accept his fate, and by chance, he heard that the Federation was better than the Empire, and it was better for him, so he went to the Federation alone to seek development.
The federal government does not suppress people and things related to the church as openly as the empire, but it also puts up many obstacles. Fortunately, Donde's father was smart enough, he used a fake name and a false identity to become a sailor and work on a boat.
Boats that float on the water for three hundred days a year do not care whether the sailors on board are murderers or wanted criminals, as long as they do their jobs honestly. Donde's father accumulated a lot of experience, and with the money he earned, he bought a small boat and began the process of making a fortune. He fished for sea fish and smuggled the Federation's in-demand goods to the empire through secret shipping lanes, amassing a fortune by the age of forty.
But unfortunately, it was finally discovered by the Federation, and in the process of fighting smuggling, he was arrested, confiscated his property on the surface, and deported.
With his savings, he returned to the Empire. With Fabio and Heinsse on the political stage of the Empire, and Saul losing news, Donde's father has a chance to breathe. Compared with the previous relaxed environment, he had a stage to display his talents, and soon he became an excellent businessman and had a lot of money.
Unfortunately, the hard life on the sea caused him to suffer from severe rheumatism and some other diseases, and he committed suicide in his fifties.
Tang De, who had not long been married, inherited his father's property, and with more excellent brains and skills, he ran the family business prosperously, until he met a swindler.
If it weren't for Rosie's repeated mention of the name, he wouldn't have figured out which strange guy Rossi was talking about.
Tang De looked at Rosie in amazement, isn't Thor dead yet?