【Summer Five】Iron City Wall

After a few more days, the snow globe was finished.

The professor asked them to send a letter and gave the address.Xia You took a closer look and found that it was near the landmark building in Zhongcheng District, so it was easy to find.

"My old bone can barely move, but that kid... I don't like to see you very much." The old professor was a little sad when he said this, like every ordinary father. "I'm counting on you guys, just hand over the things to him."

They left the compound, stopped a car nearby, and headed straight for the city center.

John Manderson—the only son of the client—worked in the council area of ​​the third district.This area has a lofty name, but it is really just a bunch of old houses with decent decoration. A lot of high-ranking officials lived in it, and a few buildings were vacated for offices.

Security guards checked their work IDs and led them into the municipal building.Standing above the steps of the main entrance are two stone lions, one on the left and the other on the right, about the height of two adults. Both of them bared their teeth and claws, their eyes stared like copper bells, and they acted like guards.

"Please wait in the reception room for a while." The security guard ushered the two into the red-carpeted foyer, with a decent attitude: "Representative Manderson is discussing matters and will be there soon."

Xia You looked around this spacious and retro hall, and was attracted by the gemstones and agates inlaid on the ceiling.

"No way, who is responsible for designing this?" Wutiao sat down, sank deeply into the leather sofa, and pointed at the air angrily. "You can still watch?"

Xia You, who was focused on evaluating the price of treasures, came back to his senses and said casually, "I've been paralyzed for a long time. Is it not common for these people to have no normal aesthetics? Why don't you come and help me look at the crystal in the middle if you care so much?" Drill--the color is very good, it must have been placed for a long time."

Thinking about it this way, since Wutiao has greatly raised Xiayou's aesthetic standards, the only thing that catches the eye is the large empty arena that Andre participated in designing except for doing it himself.

That guy is also a rare talent, Xia You thought.He came back after wandering around, and was about to ask about the origin of a certain porcelain vase, when he suddenly heard furious arguments coming from behind the corridor door.

"That's why you want to be the dog of the church!?" The voice was full of anger, and the words were so clear that they could be heard clearly without leaning against the wall.

Xia You flinched reflexively, stepped aside lightly, and listened to the conversation inside.Not to be outdone, the person being scolded sounded like a young man in his early twenties, but it was loud enough for the whole room to hear.

"Who are you talking about, you rotten stinky old man! Bishop Nelson is coming to visit in a few days, so you say whether to issue a decree!"

"No! How can a scam group play you around? Let me tell you, the Torch Society will never get any money from me. A church and a 1% tax cut are impossible!"

"Oh? What's the use of a dead dog barking here? Look at who is sitting in the nine seats of the House of Lords! They can crush you to death with a single finger. Any serious laws and regulations have already been issued in the first district, so shameless." , I think you are an idiot..."

"If it weren't for the full support of the Communist Party, how could He De, a broken religious group, enter the House of Lords? That family is all lunatics, and there has never been a normal head in so many generations. It's not going anywhere, let's rot in the sewer as soon as possible!"

The direction of the conversation gradually became strange, Xia You heard half of it, and the hand hanging by his side was gently held.

Wutiao stood next to him, showing an impatient look behind his sunglasses, as if he hadn't listened to the intensifying "battle situation" in the office.He wanted to say that eavesdropping was not good, but suddenly there was a series of loud bangs, as if things were being smashed, accompanied by a louder than loud argument.

It's really hard not to hear it, Xia You thought for 0.1 second, resolutely gave up his conscience, turned around and continued to listen.

"You said you are a good boy, why do you want to get involved in the muddy water? The old dog Nelson promised you a lot of benefits, and he kept clamoring for him to build a church and reduce taxes. I think he would like to turn the church into a mutual aid association, everyone. Let's all go home!"

The younger one retaliated furiously: "I don't care about making money, but your posturing is disgusting! If you don't seize the opportunity, you will regret it later. You'd better not kneel and crawl to me for help!"

"John Manderson!" The roar slammed down heavily, Xia You was shocked when he heard footsteps towards the door, and hurriedly pulled five of them back to the sofa, squatting one on each side, pretending to be decent.

The office door was slammed open, and then slammed back viciously.The curly brown-haired youth came out angrily, with an angry expression on his face, and went straight to the stairs, without giving half a look to the lounge.

Presumably this is Professor Manderson's son, the recipient of this order.Xia You was stunned for two seconds, Wu Tiao had already grabbed the package and jumped up from the sofa, straddled the coffee table and the fence with long legs, and jumped steadily in front of the young man, just blocking the way down.

John had a mean look, especially at the moment when he was angry, his eyebrows were almost flying into his hair.When he saw Wutiao, he didn't even ask, he just stretched out his hand to push it, his action was so rude that he didn't seem to care about the steep stairs behind him - Xia You grabbed his arm that was outstretched in the air, jumped over the railing, and put the letter in Wutiao's hand Pull it out and put it under the young man's nose.

"We are the 'postmen' hired by your father." Xia You said in a business-like and polite tone: "Please accept the order."

Ten minutes later, the three of them stood outside the side door of the city hall, looking like they were meeting secretly.

"Why does the old man want you to come?" John was not polite, his aquiline nose almost shot up into the sky.Wutiao has always been a character of "you pull me more than you". He pushed the bag with the snow globe in front of him, and stared at him coldly through the sunglasses without saying a word.

Xia You knew that this person was not a good person, so he decided to make a quick decision.He watched John open the letter roughly, and explained patiently: "These are old Professor Manderson's wishes, please keep them well, write a reply letter, and we will forward it on your behalf."

After browsing ten lines at a glance, John snorted coldly, raised a thick stack of paper in his hand in front of Xia You, exerted force with both hands, and slowly and firmly divided the letter into two.The sound of broken writing and fiber breaking was amplified by the autumn wind and reverberated in the quiet political area, cooler than the red maple sticking out of the wall.

As if it wasn't enough, he squeezed out a sneer from his throat, repeatedly folded and tore the paper carrying the words of love, and with a wave of his hand, pale and crushed pieces of paper flew all over the sky.

"Tell that old man," John held up the snow globe that was still wrapped in wrapping paper, without looking at it, and threw it to the ground with all his strength, "no, yes, again, out, now, now, I, before!"

The strengthened glass couldn't resist a full blow, and it was smashed to pieces at the same time as the cowboy stars inside.The crystal clear sand lay on the asphalt road, stained with dust and no longer white.

Everyone was stunned.John stared blankly at the loosened wrapping paper, his fists were still trembling, but there was indeed a complex pleasure between his brows.

Until the chin was hit hard, the fierce fist wind brushed across the cheekbones, and he was thrown away on the spot, knocking down two horses.

"Jie!" Wutiao couldn't help shouting, "What are you doing?"

Xia You stood where John was originally, and his right fist hadn't been retracted yet.There is a layer of iron-gray metal clinging to the elbow, and the scales are scattered and undulating, enough to exert ten times the strength of ordinary people.

He took off the driving armor and said, "Don't you want to do it?"

Wutiao jumped up and hooked his shoulders, laughing loudly: "I couldn't help but give him a shot, and he was just satisfied with the beating."

John, who staggered up, had blood all over his face, his nose was crooked, and his eyes couldn't focus for a while.While covering his nose with his hand, he yelled angrily: "Hit people! You are finished. I am the representative of New Wisconsin. I will catch them all in minutes and never come out!"

Xia You was fearless, but thought it would be more pleasing for this unfilial son to have a broken nose.Wujo understood him, and twirled his fingers around his waist a few times, eager to draw a gun to make some holes for him.

Before anyone could make a move, someone suddenly approached at the street corner.That person's accent is very unique, like a noble and reserved aristocratic accent, but it also has the most "vulgar" worker's quirk.

He hesitated and asked, "Are you... Wu Hejie?"

"It's just in time!" John rushed forward, showing his horrible face at the man, and cursed: "Andre, how dare they beat me! As a partner, why don't you call someone to clean up?!"

The blond young man looked at Xia You, then at John, and covered his face with his hands.

Then very slowly shrugged, bent over and laughed wildly.

The leader of the Revolutionary Army, Andre Enzolas, told Xia You that they will make a big move next week. This time, they will get online with John from the government department to form a mutually beneficial and win-win relationship, which can be regarded as a partner.

John seemed to avoid Andre quite a bit. Hearing that Xia You and Wutiao were old acquaintances, he stopped clamoring to turn them over to the prosecutor's office, and stared at them with hatred. "The plan must be carried out," he said to Andre irascibly, "Anser will not let go no matter what, it has been a week, and Bishop Nelson will never give me another chance if it drags on; then you will also lose your guidance and be risked." counterattack."

"I understand." Andre put his shoulders on his shoulders, hooking people to go out, "Go to 'over there' to discuss, and I have to clean up the blood on your face."

Before leaving, Andre turned around and made a few mouth shapes, and Wutiao recognized the words "waiting for news from Johnny".

The alleyway returned to calm, only the scraps of paper and glass debris on the ground witnessed what had just happened.Xia You didn't have time to think deeply about the reason why Andre appeared here, she just felt confused for a moment, and didn't know how to react.

"Big move?" He muttered to himself, "Could it be that the rebels are going to move on the ground?"

The wind blew the leaves down, and Wu Tiao kicked at the large piece of glass: "It doesn't matter, we have to go back to work anyway."

That's not bad.Not only did the recipient fail to reply, but even the order itself was dead, lying in the dust like a broken relationship.

"Anyway, I played very well," Xia You pretended to be relaxed, "I haven't exercised my fists and feet for a long time, and it's not bad."

Back in the compound, they told Professor Manderson what happened, except for the part about beating people and Andre.

Xia You thought she would face the anger, but the professor just sighed deeply, and his back slumped, as if he had aged ten years.He seemed to have expected it, or maybe this kind of thing had happened too many times, and even the sad or angry emotions were worn out.

"In the past, I really ignored him and was too inconsiderate, so that now I have grown up to be unscrupulous." The old professor said heavily, "He always thought that I didn't want to get involved in the political world and failed to pave the way for him. Now Difficult to walk more red."

"I think I probably owe him something, and I can only bear all the sins. But you have been involved in a scandal for no reason, and I am so sorry for breaking your mood."

Even though Xia You repeatedly emphasized that they had nothing to do with each other, the old professor still insisted on adding a sum of compensation after the final payment, and persuaded the two to stay for a few more days, using the study as they please, as an apology.

Xia You didn't like it, and it wasn't easy to shirk, so he could only be invited.Days passed, and the doorbell that few people cared about suddenly rang. When I opened the door, I saw an old acquaintance whom I hadn't seen for a long time——Jonny Yachtenberg.