Dean Charles and Lieutenant Avery walked into the restaurant one after another. For an upper-class British person like Dean Charles, the restaurant is not big, but it is different in ordinary people's homes. Only one restaurant is equivalent to Asia.
The first floor of the Heng Hotel is half the size. Although the restaurant is large, it is indeed minimalist in style. This may be related to the fact that Dean Charles is a soldier. He does not like overly complicated decorations. Simple and plain is sometimes good.
The main color of the restaurant is white as a whole. The rose is the national flower of the United Kingdom, which has influenced many British design concepts. The dean’s restaurant is no exception. The rose is the main element and the elegant color is just like the British like to say from time to time.
It's like a bad joke.
Although the restaurant is large, except for a dining table big enough for four or five people to sit with their heads and feet facing each other, there are only simple decorations left in the corner of the restaurant.
I like crowds that are too "boring".
"The Metropolitan Police just called, huh! They are quite slow."
"This phone call came five minutes before you came in. They are really more 'lazy' than those Germans." As soon as Dean Charles sat on the chair in front of the dining table, he started to mock the London police.
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"Dean, the attackers planned carefully, failed to hit a single blow, retreated in time, and did not continue the fight. These masked men are very professional!" Second Lieutenant Avuri interjected.
"Tell me what you know."
"Okay." Lieutenant Avery nodded and told Charles all the news he got from the people in Molin and the clues found in the shooting woods.
As Lieutenant Avery told the story, Steward Scott led the servants to serve the dishes one after another. The dinner was not complicated. Since there were only two people, Dean Charles, it was a very simple "one meat and two vegetables"
, Angus roast beef from Scotland, cream of mushroom soup, carrot platter, and finally a Yorkshire pudding filled with vegetables and meat to end the dinner.
During dinner, after Lieutenant Lieutenant Avery finished explaining what he had learned, Dean Charles looked at Lieutenant Avery, who was "processing" the beef with a knife and fork, and said: "Contact the hospital in London and send James and the others there."
"Tell Lieutenant Scott to have his team go to the hospital tomorrow and they will take him to London Hospital."
"Inform Director Neil to come to my place tomorrow morning."
"The 'participants' from that hotel will also come to my place tomorrow. I will wait for them in the office." After listening to Lieutenant Avery's report, Dean Charles calmly made arrangements without any panic, and issued the tasks in an orderly manner.
Lieutenant Avery, who had long been accustomed to Dean Charles, listened to the dean's arrangements while eating. While talking, he "quickly" disposed of his bowl of cream of mushroom soup with a spoon, and then "processed" the beef.
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After the meal, Dean Charles and Lieutenant Avery came to the living room. Dean Charles leaned on the sofa, thought for a while and then said: "Check that hotel, including everyone in detail."
"Dean, I will investigate as soon as possible." Second Lieutenant Avery, who was sitting opposite, said.
"Get ready to get out of the car. Let's go to Christie Hospital." He looked at Butler Scott who had just walked into the living room and said.
"Okay, Dean." Butler Scott turned and walked out.
"Lucy, bring "The Red and the Black."" Charles looked at a maid passing by the door and shouted.
"OK."
A few minutes later, a youthful but ordinary-looking maid came in, holding a book in her hand and handed it to Dean Charles who was sitting on the sofa.
The book was very clean, but some discoloration could be seen from the outside cover, which read "The Red and the Black" in French. Dean Charles handed the book to Lieutenant Avery, who was sitting opposite, and said:
"Last time I saw you seeing the first edition of mine, you couldn't take your eyes away."
"This is from that guy Algernon. I mentioned it to him last time."
"He has the best 'memory' among the French people I have ever seen. Look at this as an example." Dean Charles pointed to the book in Lieutenant Avery's hand and said.
"I have searched all the big and small bookstores in London and can't find it. I didn't expect it to be found here, Dean." Lieutenant Avery looked at the book in his hand and said to Dean Charles. The preciousness of "The Red and the Black" does not lie in the book itself, but in the book itself.
It was the first edition and has "disappeared" from the world. The book itself carries the author Stendhal's autograph and message.
In fact, Lieutenant Avery also saw "The Red and the Black" from others, but it was not the first edition. Not many of the first editions were sold, which makes it very precious. In addition, after so many years, even more have been preserved.
There are fewer, and after the first edition, there are no author’s signatures and messages, and subsequent ones are all printed.
Lieutenant Avery is a bibliophile himself, and he especially likes to collect the first editions of many famous books. This is a special hobby just like many people like to collect stamps and collect old objects.
In the society at that time, there was a proverb that "if you don't read "Red and Black," you can't get involved in politics. His own "value" is not low, not to mention the signature of the author. Ai
Second Lieutenant Fuli has been looking for this book for four or five years, but either there is no news or it is not the first edition. It is such an unexpected surprise to get it this time!
"Dean, the car is ready." Butler Scott walked into the living room again and said.
"Okay." After saying that, Dean Charles stood up and walked towards the door, followed closely by Lieutenant Avery, holding a book in his hand.
"Woo woo woo" Under the quiet night, two cars drove out of Roberts Manor and headed towards the small town of Dover.
There were fewer people in the town at night than during the day, but there were also many people hanging out in bars and other places. This also made two cars arrive at the entrance of Christie Hospital soon. At the entrance of the hospital, President Charles and others saw him.
A group of police officers from the police station who came here for shift walked straight into the hospital.
The Christie Hospital is not big and cannot be compared with those hospitals in London. It is only three floors high. In addition to the outpatient clinic, there is only one operating room and two temporary wards on the first floor. The remaining rooms are the doctor's office, the nurse's duty room and the bathroom.
The second floor is basically a ward, which is for patients who are not very seriously ill. The third floor is a special serious illness area. It is said that the seriously ill are actually only injured soldiers and police personnel. Generally, there are no wards.
People will have "serious illnesses" and some will go to London for treatment. After all, this is not far from London.