Chapter five hundred and fortieth IX Jinshan(1/2)
The train dining car resumed normal work, and soon served all the dishes and food for Zhao Daxin and the others. The five brothers and sisters didn't have the heart to savor them carefully. They were full. They packed dinner for Luo Lie Alice and the second senior brother Wang Tao, and returned to the sleeper carriage together.
Luo Lie could not fall asleep. As soon as he closed his eyes, the bearded man with a fleshy face flashed in his mind. He covered his neck with his hands but could not cover him with a tragic look of blood coming out. "I killed him! I didn't have to kill him, I just needed to use a flying knife to shoot down the gun in his hand!" Seeing the eldest brother coming in, Luo Lie couldn't help but tell.
The eldest brother handed the lunch box to Wang Tao, and asked Alice to go over to eat too. Then he sat next to Luo Lie and comforted him: "You did nothing wrong. Xiao Qi, if you didn't kill that guy cleanly and neatly, just shot the gun in his hand, but he still had the ability to hurt your master's sister-in-law, right? Also, your master's sister-in-law is pregnant, but she can't stand the tossing. Xiao Qi must have been eager to protect the master's sister-in-law at that time, so he made a ruthless move."
A little smile appeared on Luo Lie's face and he asked, "Is she okay with the master sister-in-law?"
Zhao Daxin smiled and said, "Isn't that good, fortunately, she can be safe and sound, don't worry, I just ate a big burger."
Luo Lie finally laughed: "Senior Brother, when you have a son, you must let him worship me as your master."
Zhao Daxin raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "Do you want to take revenge? Is it true that your hatred is too strict with you?"
Luo Lie nodded and said, "Well, you guessed it. Wait until your son falls into my hand, hum! I feel sorry for you if I don't hit him for a day."
Zhao Daxin smiled and said, "What if your master's sister-in-law gave birth to a daughter?"
Luo Lie said: "Well... Then I will work with her to beat you eight times a day."
Zhao Daxin's words unraveled Luo Lie's heart, and the feeling of discomfort in his heart became much better. Although his bearded look flashed from time to time in his mind, at least he would not tremble or retching anymore. When he went to bed at night, Luo Lie was worried that he would be awakened by a nightmare, but strangely, he slept very peacefully that night. When he woke up, the train had already entered California.
In other words, in another eight hours, you can reach your destination Kingsoft.
He didn't eat the night before, so when he woke up in the morning, Luo Lie felt hungry, so he dragged Alice to go to the dining cart to eat. As soon as he got in the dining cart, he saw Helen Powell.
"Hi! Nuoli, I'm so happy to see you again. Are you ready to accept my interview?" Helen obviously waited for a long time, so as soon as Luo Lie got into the dining car, he was seen by Helen. She immediately got up to greet him and greeted Luo Lie enthusiastically.
For women, it is definitely an unpleasant thing to be entangled by another woman. Even though they know that the purpose of entanglement of the woman is nothing more than a simple interview. Therefore, without Luo Lie speaking, Alice immediately retorted: "I'm sorry, ma'am, I think Mr. Nuoli has not completely recovered, so it is not convenient to accept your interview..." Alice, who was still polite at first, suddenly became angry as she spoke, gritted her teeth and continued: "Not now, no later, no longer! I hope you can understand this."
Helen smiled and shrugged her shoulders slightly, replied, "Beautiful lady, I think you can't completely represent the person involved, right? Mr. Noli."
Luo Lie smiled faintly, shook his head slightly, and said, "No, ma'am, you were wrong, she can represent me. I really don't want to accept your interview, sorry!" After that, Luo Lie took Alice's hand and passed by Helen, came to the bar of the dining car, and ordered two breakfasts. When Alice passed by Helen, she couldn't help but raise her head and shook her arrogant look.
While waiting for the meal, two foreign colleagues from the Global Circus also came to the dining car. As soon as they saw Luo Lie, they immediately walked over and gave Luo Lie a big hug: "Nuoli, I have heard of it, it's great, Nuoli, you are the hero in our hearts!"
Luo Lie forced a smile and said, "No, actually, I'm afraid too."
Another colleague said: "No, Nuoli, you are a hero, do you know? Those robbers have been rampant for almost ten years, and even the police can't do anything about it, but as soon as you take action, you captured two alive and killed one. Tsk tsk, we are all proud of you!"
Alice gets along very well with her colleagues on weekdays, and these two colleagues are quite familiar with each other, and the most important thing is the male colleague. Therefore, Alice seems generous and takes the initiative to joke with the two colleagues: "Do you know Nuoli is powerful? Humph, when you see Alice again in the future, you must be respectful, otherwise, think about it, will you be more powerful than the robber?"
The two colleagues laughed and said, "If you see Miss Alice in the future, you must take a detour."
The waiter of the dining car delivered the breakfast ordered by Luo Lie, but Luo Lie was not happy to stay in the dining car for dinner, so he asked the waiter to pack his bag and took Alice and left.
Helen came up again, and before she could speak, she was blocked by Luo Lie. Helen smiled bitterly and spread her hands, watching Luo Lie and Alice leave the dining car, and immediately approached Luo Lie's two colleagues.
"Hi, two handsome gentlemen, good morning, it's my luck to meet you. This is my business card. I am a reporter from the Kingsoft Post. My name is Helen Powell..."
In the evening, the train finally arrived in Kingsoft.
Anderson, who arrived in Kingsoft first, was already waiting at the station. The boss came to greet him in person, which made all the actors and staff of the Global Circus feel very handsome. Although they knew very well, the boss came to the station to greet him in person because of Peng Family Ban.
The organizer of the performances set the Wien Hotel for the performers of the Global Circus. The Wien Hotel is not the most famous hotel in San Francisco, but its decoration facilities are the most luxurious and complete hotel.
This hotel, which was built five years ago and has just opened now, is located on the Gold Coast of Kingsoft. The entire hotel design is based on golden tones and is filled with a rich European royal style. The hotel lobby contains French bronze decorations, Italian music fountains, French crystal lanterns, and even jade carvings from the Qing Dynasty.
This level of hotel is naturally expensive, and the lowest standard room in the hotel is also a double room. The daily fee for a double room is $10, which means that the daily accommodation fee for every actor in the Global Circus is more than $5.
For this Kingsoft performance, the Global Circus sent more than 50 actors, not including the logistics personnel who transported various participating animals, as well as auxiliary personnel such as feeding props and makeup. Of course, except for the actors, others are not qualified to stay in the Wien Hotel.
Even so, the organizer spent more than 400 dollars a day on arranging food and accommodation for the Global Circus. Of course, the organizer is not a charity. The purpose of their invitation to Global Circus to perform in Kingsoft is to make money. These fees will naturally be converted into the performance ticket price.
They set a sky-high ticket price of three dollars per ticket for the performance of the Universal Circus, which almost surpassed the ticket price of the most popular musical and dance dramas performed by Broadway's top theaters.
Such a high ticket price cannot stop the enthusiasm of Kingsoft citizens to buy tickets to watch the performances of the Global Circus. The more than 2,000 tickets on the first day were sold out in less than two hours. The next two extra performances were sold for more than 90% on the same day.
When people who were hesitant were planning to buy tickets the next day, they were sad to find that although some tickets were sold out, they could only ask for tickets at a higher price from those who had already bought tickets.
The luxury hotel has a strong temptation to Alice, but compared to going home, it is still much worse. "Senior brother, can I not live with everyone? I want to stay with my mother for a few days. Don't worry, I won't delay rehearsals and performances."
Zhao Daxin said: "Of course, Alice, I wish you happiness."
Alice turned to Luo Lie and said, "Nuoli, don't you want to see Ms. Celena? Now is a good opportunity!"
Luo Lie replied: "Of course I want to, but..." Turning his head and looking at Zhao Daxin, and getting Zhao Daxin's approval, Luo Lie happily stepped forward and grabbed Alice's hand: "Let's go!"
Zhao Daxin called out the two of them behind him, took out a few US dollar denomination bills from his mouth, and handed them to Luo Lie: "Call a taxi with Alice, as this will save a lot of time. You can stay at Alice's house for dinner in the evening, but you must return to the hotel before nine o'clock."
Luo Lie took the money and nodded to show that he remembered it.
Celena lived alone. In order to save money, she rented a single apartment near Anthony's clinic. The conditions of the apartment were very average, or even a bit simple. When Alice found this apartment building, she felt sore in her nose and she burst into tears: "Celina is so frugal for me, but she doesn't need to do this. Her income in Anthony's clinic is not low, and I have a very good job and income. She can live better!"
Luo Lie held Alice's shoulder and sighed: "I feel sorry for my parents in the world!"
Alice didn't understand this proverb very well, so she turned her face and asked, "Nuoli, what does this sentence mean?"
Luo Lie was about to explain when he heard a middle-aged woman's voice coming from not far behind him: "Alice? Is it really you? Alice!"
Alice could tell that it was her mother Celena when she heard the voice. She immediately broke free from Luo Lie's arm, turned around, and rushed over: "Mom, I am Alice, I am your little canary."
The mother and daughter hugged each other excitedly, leaving Luo Lie aside.
After a while, Alice calmed down a little, and then she remembered Luo Lie: "Mom, I'll introduce you to you. This is the Nuoli I mentioned to you many times in the letter."
Celinena stared at Luo Lie for a few seconds, couldn't help but cover her mouth, and said in surprise: "Oh my God, it's unbelievable that you are that little angel Nuoli?"
Luo Lie opened his arms and replied with a smile: "Yes, Celena, I am Nuoli. The name Nuoli was given to me!"
Celinena shouted, threw down the bag in her hand, opened her arms, and came forward, hugging Luo Lie tightly: "God, you were still a child back then, but in a blink of an eye, you became a big man!"
Luo Lie said: "Celina, you've been missing for four years, are you okay?"
Celinena let go of Luo Lie, took two steps back, looked Luo Lie carefully, and couldn't help but praise: "Not only is a big man, but also a very handsome big man. No wonder Alice likes you so much!" Celinena said, hugging Luo Lie again and kissing Luo Lie on the cheeks.
Alice and behind her said angrily: "Celina, your little canary is not as superficial as you said. Even if Nuli changes, she is no longer so handsome. Alice loves him the same way and will never change."
Celinea heard Alice's complaint and let Luo Lie go, and then took the shoulder bag handed over by Alice, and smiled happily, "Oh, I forgot, you two must be very hungry, Celinea invites you to dinner."
Alice pouted and twisted her body and said, "But, I want to have dinner made by my mother."
For most people, the food made by mothers who ate as children may be unforgettable for the rest of their lives. Perhaps Celena remembered her childhood because of Alice’s request, and her face immediately showed a sense of happiness. "Okay, then let's eat it at home tonight."
Celena's cooking skills were quite good. She ate a starter and a main dish by Luo Lie, so that the desserts behind her could not be eaten. During the meal, Alice told Celena about her past events when she left Kingsoft and went to New York to study and work. In fact, Alice mentioned these things in the letter, but Celena was still as full of curiosity and surprise as she heard of for the first time.
"Oh, mom, I almost forgot to tell you the most important thing. Our Nuoli is a great hero. He killed a robber on the train and captured two robbers alive with his senior brother."
Celinena exclaimed: "God, this is so terrible. Nuoli, where did you get such a courage to resist the robbers? God, you have to know that those robbers are all cruel guys who kill people!"
Luo Lie smiled faintly and said, "Celina, at that time the robbers were going to invade Alice, and I had to protect Alice. In this world, only Nuoli could bully Alice, right? Alice."
Alice giggled, "But Alice is protected by the eldest brother, and there are also the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth brothers. They will all stand on Alice's side, so Nuoli, you'd better be honest. There will be no good end to bullying Alice."
Luo Lie curled his lips and smiled bitterly: "Yes, that's right, I've suffered many losses for this, but Nuoli is a persevering person. Even if it's so difficult, he still has to bully you."
The two of them were just a joy to Celina, but she wrote down Luo Lie's first sentence, because the robbers wanted to violate Alice, so Luo Lie was willing to take such a great risk to resist the robbers.
"Alice, I am so happy for you. It is really your blessing to meet a boy like Nuoli who is responsible and courageous. You must cherish it!"
Luo Lie responded before Alice: "Celina, thank you."
Celinena asked suspiciously, "Why do you want to thank me suddenly? Oh, I understand, you are remembering the fact that you got sick four years ago. I am a nurse, and taking care of patients is my job, so you don't have to care too much."
Luo Lie shook his head and said, "No, Celinena, you misunderstood. I mean, thank you for raising such an excellent daughter."
Alice suddenly shouted: "Nuoli, you use improper words, you can't just say excellent, you must emphasize beauty."
Celinena smiled and said, "Of course, it's better to add another word, rude."
Alice couldn't help but be angry when she heard this: "Mom! You can't say that to your daughter."
Luo Lie said: "The reason why I don't use beauty to describe Alice is because Alice's beauty is obvious to all, and even the blind man can feel it." When he said that the blind man was blind, Luo Lie's heartstrings were suddenly moved. It has been four years since the blind man An Zhai returned to China with his master's old ghost for four years. At first, he still had some letters, but in the past two years he has no news. Is the blind man okay? Is the master okay?
Alice and Luo Lie were in a close relationship. Seeing that Luo Lie looked different, she immediately knew the reason, so she comforted her: "Nuoli, don't think too much, An Zhai and Master will be rewarded."
Upon hearing An Zhai's name, Celina thought of the little fat man four years ago and asked curiously: "Nuoli, is An Zhai the little fat man who escaped from Cao Bin's Anliang Hall with you?"
Luo Lie was slightly depressed, but he still told Celinea about An Zhai's situation afterwards, and finally said: "An Zhai is my best friend. When we were kidnapped, he had the opportunity to escape, but he gave up the opportunity to escape for me. He was hit by a bad guy's iron stick on his forehead, and he almost died." But then he thought that An Zhai was lucky in disguise and made a pair of nighthawk eyes. Luo Lie couldn't help laughing: "Although that iron stick failed to take An Zhai's life, he also turned his eyes blind. In broad daylight, even if it was only three or five meters away, he couldn't see a face clearly."
Alice interrupted, "So, we nicknamed him Blind."
Celinena said with anger and said, "Alice, you can't joke about other people's pain. This is very impolite."
Alice defended: "But, this is what An Zhai asked for!"
Luo Lie stopped the mother and daughter from continuing to argue, and then said, "Alice is right. An Zhai likes the nickname blind man very much. In addition, he is not really blind. He just can't see things clearly under the strong light. When the light dimmed at night, he could see clearly. My master said that his name is Nighthawk Eye, and maybe one of them could not be released for a hundred years."
Although Celena is just a nurse, she has been visiting Anthony for a long time and knows a lot about medical knowledge. She thought about it carefully, but she could not think of any medical book that had recorded or explained An Zhai's situation. She could only sigh and said, "This is really a medical miracle!"
Seeing that it was almost eight o'clock, Luo Lie was thinking about the warning that the eldest brother had to return to the hotel before nine o'clock, so he was about to say goodbye. Alice was reluctant to leave but could only get up and see him off, and said, "Nuoli, please tell the eldest brother that I will meet everyone on time at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and participate in the rehearsal."
Celena exclaimed, "Alice, what are you talking about? Rehearsal? Oh my God, are you really going to perform on stage?"
Alice said proudly: "Of course, Nuoli and I will still perform the finale!"
Celinena covered her eyes and said in pain, "God, what did I do? I didn't believe Alice. I thought what she said in the letter was just comforting me. What should I do? Why didn't I buy a ticket?"
Alice hugged Celena and said, "Mom, don't be sad. Three dollars a ticket is too expensive. If you want to see Alice's performance, I can perform with Nuoli at home for you!"
Celinena was really in pain. She still covered her eyes and shook her head, and tears oozed out of her fingers.
Luo Lie said: "Celina, I can go and ask Mr. Anderson little, maybe he still has the remaining tickets."
Celinena then let go of her hands, her eyes filled with tears, and said, "Thank you, Nuoli, I really want to see Alice standing on the stage. But why didn't I believe what Alice told me in the letter? I really don't deserve to be a mother."
To be continued...