Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 1251 Mr. Dugal

It rained all night and finally stopped in the morning.The whole city is filled with the warm breath from the ocean. Although it is late autumn, Liverpool, which is close to the Atlantic Ocean, does not have the breath of winter yet.

The people who go to work in the morning still carry an umbrella with them, who knows when it will rain again.

At this time in the British Isles, it is the rainy season, and it is normal for the rain to continue all day long.

People who live here are obviously used to this kind of weather, and only newcomers will make a fuss and complain about the weather in Liverpool.

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Before Ji Wen Dugal entered the office, everyone in the office was discussing yesterday's city derby with great interest, but when he appeared, all discussions disappeared.

Nobody even dared to look at him.

He's the oldest man in the office and he's a die-hard Everton fan.In the "Liverpool Echo" he works for, Liverpool fans account for the majority. Take the office of the "Civil Service" section as an example. In this office, he is the only Everton fan.

Dugal didn't seem to notice this change in his colleagues. He greeted everyone calmly, took off his coat and hung it on the coat rack, and sat in front of his computer.

He is the editor of a section dedicated to the public at the Liverpool Echo.

Many letters, e-mails, and phone calls are received every day, all because citizens want to publish various notices and news in newspapers.Such as lost and found, such as missing person notices, such as statements, such as announcements...

Ji Wen Dugal is responsible for handling these requests, and it doesn't mean that they will all be published in newspapers, and they need to pass the screening.

And there is a fee for it.Newspapers are not charities.

Dugal was so calm not because he really didn't hear other people's comments, but because he was used to it.

It took him three years to learn to calmly accept losing the derby in the same city.Everton really can't take advantage of Liverpool now. If you want to understand this, there is nothing to be outraged about.Liverpool is stronger, which is a natural result.

Although his heart is actually very painful.

The best way to make yourself forget the pain of failure is to work.

Instead of watching today's news, he turned on the computer and started working.

The arrival of Dugal also announced that the discussion in the office about last night's game was over.

Dugal is the oldest person in the office, and regardless of the animosity between the two teams, Dugal is still a good person, and he is very enthusiastic-this may be a must-have quality for a person in charge of serving the public .

Enthusiastic and kind person, he is naturally very popular in the office.So everyone is very savvy and won't discuss Liverpool's game in front of him, especially after the city derby.

When Dugal just started working, an elderly man came in the door. He looked depressed when he entered the door, and then he went straight to the table closest to the door and said to the newspaper staff sitting behind the table: "I want to Publish the notice of the missing object..."

The young man behind the desk nodded, and began to take out a pen and paper to record: "Okay, sir. May I ask what you need to ask for?"

Unexpectedly, this simple question stimulated the old gentleman. His emotions suddenly became agitated, his face flushed, and he couldn't stop opening his mouth. He talked incoherently, and kept waving his arms .

"Yes, it's a ticket...it's a ticket! It's a ticket! I lost it...I don't know when or where I lost it, but when I got home I found...I Can't find it anywhere, I can't find it...that ticket is very important to me! Very important! We are very sad to lose it...I didn't even sleep yesterday, I last night Sleep well... I came early today, I hope I can get your help
……me……"

The young man frowned, but he still couldn't understand what the old man said.All he knew was that the old man had lost a ticket, but it was just a ticket. Is it that important?Of course he knew that there was a Liverpool derby last night, which was the focus of the local media today.

No matter how focused it is, the tickets for this game are not rare and have no commemorative significance.

He didn't understand why the old gentleman valued this ticket so much?
You must know that many people have already torn up the tickets to vent their anger during the game.

Is this old gentleman a Liverpool fan?

That's not necessary, Liverpool has not lost to Everton in four seasons.Does this ticket have any special significance?
The old man was still talking endlessly there, dancing and talking, but he was still incoherent.

His voice gradually became louder.

In no time he had the attention of the entire office.

Dugal was too noisy to continue working. He stood up and looked towards the door: "Heath, what's going on with you?"

The young man called "Heath" pointed to the old gentleman and said to Dugal: "Uh, Mr. Dugal. The old gentleman said he lost a ticket, and he wanted to put a missing item notice..."

When he said this, Heath had a strange expression on his face.He felt that the old man should be a Liverpool fan. He didn't know what would happen at this sensitive moment after letting Mr. Dugal know his identity...

But Dugal walked around from his seat, walked up to the old gentleman, and first reached out and patted his shoulder as a comforting gesture.

Then he pulled the old gentleman out of the office. There was a small lounge outside the office, which was a place for citizens who came to do business to rest. There was a row of sofas, a coffee table, and a few chairs.

Dugal let the old man sit on the sofa, and he moved a chair to sit opposite the old man.

With a kind smile on his face, he calmed down the old man's emotions first: "Don't worry, sir. You can talk slowly if you have anything to say."

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In the office, behind closed doors, everyone was admiring Dugal's enthusiasm.

"Mr. Dugal is always so enthusiastic..."

"Good man! Good man! But why is he an Everton fan?"

"Shh...be careful not to let him hear it!"

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Dugal didn't know how his colleagues evaluated him in the office. He was comforting Mr. Samuel Mertz who lost his ticket.

He hasn't asked exactly what tickets are missing, it doesn't matter.The important thing is to let the owner calm down first, so that he can reorganize his language, otherwise he will not be able to speak clearly.

Under his constant comfort, Mr. Mertz finally calmed down.

He could finally start to tell Dugal in detail what happened yesterday.

"Last night I went to watch Liverpool and Everton..."

If Dugal was on the scene at the same time, he would definitely be worried about Mertz's words.Aren't you provoking Mr. Dugal?If he gets angry and doesn't help you deal with it, it depends on you!
But in fact there was no change in Dugal's face, as if the Everton-Liverpool game had nothing to do with him.

He just listened carefully to the old gentleman and continued.

In fact, Mr. Merz, a Liverpool fan, went to watch Everton's home game against Liverpool in the same city derby yesterday, and then lost one of his tickets. This ticket is very precious to him. He doesn't know when He lost it, and when he got home, he realized that he didn't have this ticket with him.He immediately returned to Goodison Park, found the groundsman who had not had time to get off work, and asked about the whereabouts of the ticket.

But groundskeepers told him that none of the cleaners or anyone else had delivered another ticket for the game he was talking about.

Disappointed, he returned home, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.So early this morning, before dawn, he got up, and then ran to the newspaper office to publish the notice of the missing item, hoping that someone with good intentions would find it and send it to him. He is willing to pay a lot of money. Thanks!

Dugal listened to this matter patiently, but he had very strong doubts in his heart-he really couldn't figure out what tickets could make the old man so important.

"May I ask, Mr. Mertz. Is that ticket really that important to you?"

Samuel Merz nodded excitedly and said, "Yes! Very very very important! Because that ticket is my son's relic!"

Hearing this, Dugal's expression became serious.Since it is a relic, it is something of commemorative significance, so it is normal for the old gentleman to value it so much.

He pulled Mr. Mertz up and pushed open the office door.

"I'll help you post this missing object notice."

He said.

"Thank you, Mr. Dugal, you are such a good man..." Merz walked in with Dugal, and thanked him repeatedly.

When everyone saw that Dugal took over the matter, they all lowered their heads and thought about what to do.To be honest, such things happen in their offices almost every day, and everyone is used to it.

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Dugal led Mr. Mertz to his desk and motioned him to sit beside him, while he turned on the computer and prepared to record the matter.

As he tapped on the keyboard, he asked: "We need to describe in detail what kind of ticket it is, so Mr. Merz, can you tell me what kind of ticket it is? Like color, size, of course The most important thing is the specific content, which game is this? Time..."

Before he could speak, he heard Mr. Merz say in a trembling voice: "Yes, yes... the tickets for the match between Liverpool, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 1989, [-]..."

The sound of typing on the keyboard stopped abruptly.

The whole office fell into a sudden silence.

Mr. Dugal looked up at the old gentleman, agitated by the reminder of the past.

His lips were trembling slightly, but he couldn't utter a single syllable.

Dugal lowered his head again and tapped the keyboard quickly.

The only sound in the entire office was the sound of him typing on the keyboard, and no one said a word.

But the eyes of those Liverpool fans looking at Merz are different, and some people are even dissatisfied with Mr. Dugal's approach for the first time-if a real Liverpool fan at this time, shouldn't he get up and hug him Mr. Mertz, comfort him?
Sure enough, an Everton fan...

I said, your team lost to us, you don't have to vent your anger here, do you?

Just when they were slandering their boss in their hearts and trying to comfort Merz, Dugal's keyboard tapping stopped again.

After he recorded the matter in the register, he stood up and said to Mr. Mertz with a serious face: "Don't worry, Mr. Mertz. I swear that I will get this ticket back for you! Now, I Take you to Mr. Chris Bascombe."

(End of this chapter)