Roque will not move out of the dormitory until the penthouse is built.
With money in hand, Rock was not stingy with spending it. Anton also wanted to lead some people to repair it himself, but Rock drove them all into the training ground and went to the market to hire a few people to repair it. The material used was of course marble.
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After living two lives, this is Rock's first real home. Rock cherishes it very much, just like a squirrel preparing for the winter. He went to the market in the morning to buy two curtains, and in the afternoon he went to the dock to hire two people to mow the lawn. Slowly
Slowly, step by step, you turn this haunted house into a home according to your own vision.
Cecil Rhodes has a very high status, but he is not in Cape Town, but in Kimberley, and Kimberley is now being besieged by the Boers. Rock doesn't know how the Cape Colonial Government will deal with it. This should be
It is also beyond the scope of the power of Police Chief August Russell. This is not something Roque can interfere with. The only thing Roque can do now is to wait.
As for August Russell's one-week deadline, I guess August Russell himself forgot about it.
Oh, no, August Russell asked for ten days, Austin Burns asked for one week.
It was another bright morning. Rock went out early to find a plumber to see if he could restore the fountain in the rockery to work. Not far after he walked out of the dormitory, he heard screams coming from the alley next to him.
It's not a scream, it's the kind of wailing "beep babbling", as if you are trying hard to say something, but you can't.
Rock immediately became alert, opened the leather buckle on the holster at his waist, and slowly leaned over with his hand on the handle of the gun.
In the middle of the alley, several local Boers were beating a man with sticks. The man who was beaten had been knocked to the ground. Although the man held his head in his hands and curled up into a ball, Rock still recognized him at a glance.
That person is none other than Zach.
"Stop, don't move at all!" Rock jumped out, holding a gun in both hands and yelled.
The men holding sticks turned around and ran away when they saw Rock. Rock didn't fire, and the distance was already more than 20 meters. Even if he fired, the probability of hitting the target was low.
Zach was seriously injured. His head and arms were broken. Those people were very cruel and may have broken ribs. If Rock hadn't passed by, Zach might have been beaten to death by them.
"Are you looking for me? Why don't you go to the pier?" Rock didn't understand why Zach appeared here. According to Rock and Zach's agreement, if there is any news, Zach should go to the temporary resting point on the pier to find it.
Rock.
Zach shook his head with a dull expression and looked at the corner next to him.
A torn blanket and a straw mat were piled haphazardly under the corner, and next to them was a kicked-up wooden bowl.
Rock was surprised: "You are living here these days?"
Zach nodded, his eyes a little red.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the doctor first." To be honest, Rock doesn't have to do this, but as a human being, the greatest virtue is compassion for the weak. Rock can shoot smugglers without hesitation.
He also gives alms to beggars, which is not a conflict.
Jonathan Jackson's hospital is always so busy, and Jonathan Jackson was overjoyed to see Rock.
"Luo, it's great to see you. How do you feel? Are you doing a review? I applied to Mr. August Russell several times. Mr. August Russell said that you were on a mission and didn't have time to come.
Get checked, how'd it go, did you do your job?" To Jonathan Jackson, Rock was as useful as a guinea pig.
"Sorry, doctor, I'm still at work and can't cooperate with your examination for the time being. Please check him out. He was beaten just now." Rock didn't want to be examined, so it was more serious to bandage Zach quickly.
As a doctor, Jonathan Jackson still has a very professional ethics. Although Jonathan Jackson was very curious about Rock, but seeing Zach's appearance, Jonathan Jackson let Rock go for the time being.
"Luo, I'm so happy to see you." Melody's voice was still gentle after not seeing you for a few days.
"Melody, call me Locke. I have been naturalized in Cape Town. Locke is my English name." Locke's attitude towards Melody was completely different from that of Jonathan Jackson. He took the initiative to introduce himself as a gesture to his friend.
respect.
"Really? That's great." Melody was truly happy for Rock. Unlike Austin Burns and Henry, Melody and Rock had no interest relationship, and this relationship was more pure.
Well, it's just a friendship.
normal friend.
"I bought a house on Mill Street. If you have time, you are welcome to be a guest." Roque sincerely invites him to become a Cape Town citizen. In addition to the Chinese policemen, Roque also needs to expand his social circle.
"Mill Street—" Melody rolled her eyes upwards, thinking cutely and hard, and suddenly she seemed to remember something and exclaimed.
"Yes, that's the haunted house." Rock then realized that the haunted house was now "famous".
"You are so brave!" Melody's expression was a little tangled, she didn't want to refuse Roque's invitation, but she was also instinctively afraid of the haunted house.
"It doesn't matter. You know that we Chinese are all good at witchcraft, so we have the secret method to turn disaster into good luck. Don't worry, no matter what happened in that house, it will not affect you." Luo Ke made a fool of himself, regarding witchcraft,
This is one of the rumors about Chinese people in Western society.
"Okay, okay, I'll go when you have a rest." Melody said, she would believe whatever Rock said. However, Rock was not entirely lying. For the sake of keeping the house, Rock did
I have thought of many ways.
Of course, Luo Ke will definitely not listen to Luo Yi and replace the statues of Greek gods with Master Zhong Kui. It is still okay to put a "Taishan Stone Gandang" in the living room. The construction progress of the wing room is also normal. It won't take long for Luo Ke to be able to do it.
moved.
This cannot be said to be Rock's superstition. Rock didn't know much about mysticism, but he maintained a basic respect for it.
Rock is not an arrogant man and does not think that the whole world revolves around him. Eastern Feng Shui and Western beliefs. Since these traditions have been passed down for a long time, they naturally have their own tenacious vitality. Rock does not blindly follow them, but he does not oppose them either.
The attitude towards the occult is that one would rather believe something exists than something that doesn’t exist. For example, if something like a haunted house has no impact on Rock, of course it would be best, but what if it does?
Rock is definitely not willing to use his life or health to verify the existence of the haunted house, so he puts a "Taishan Stone" in the living room. If it cannot control the house, just use it as a decoration.
Anyway, in the eyes of Westerners, Easterners are all weird.