"...a memorial service will be held at the Municipal Theater at 7:30 tonight."
Some sounds came from the taxi's radio, but no one in the car seemed to pay much attention to the fact that the eldest and second cousins sandwiched Caroline, while Lawyer Carlo sat in the passenger seat.
Lawyer Carlo's original plan was to just take a bus there.
But the eldest cousin said that we should take a taxi, and they would pay the fare at the worst, so Lawyer Carlo readily agreed.
"Caroline, do you have a good relationship with your second cousin?" There was some silence in the car. Lawyer Carlo tried to find some topics. He saw that Caroline and her second cousin were holding hands all the time, even though they were covered with clothes.
This seems a bit strange.
But who doesn’t have some weird hobbies?
The second cousin just gave Lawyer Carlo a cold look, which made the lawyer shrug his shoulders. Out of boredom, he simply put on his headphones and started playing with his mobile phone.
Seeing this, Caroline lowered her head and whispered in her 'second cousin''s ear: "Can you please take off my handcuffs? It's easy for someone to break them in the hospital and cause trouble."
The 'second cousin' just showed a family-like smile towards Caroline, and then looked out the window without any plan.
Caroline leaned back on the chair in frustration, feeling increasingly uneasy. In fact, she had been trying to find a way to escape since she came out of the simple factory in Boston.
Including when she said she wanted to spend money to buy her life in the factory, everything was just to delay time and look for opportunities to escape.
It's just that she didn't expect that the 'eldest cousin and second cousin' would watch her so closely, and would not relax at all, and would not even let her touch anything.
She is just a member of the lower class of society who engages in sex work, not a special elite. She has thought of almost all the ways she can think of, and now it seems she can only resign herself to fate.
By the way, the 'second cousin' also had a gun on him.
"Oh! The hospital is here!" Lawyer Carlo suddenly turned around, smiled happily, and showed a look that showed a good show.
To Caroline's surprise, when she was about to get out of the car, she suddenly found that her handcuffs were missing. The 'second cousin' pretended not to know anything, but directly put his hand on her shoulder.
He pushed her almost all the way. The 'eldest cousin' followed closely behind, leaving no chance for Caroline.
…
When Caroline saw Nia again, she seemed much weaker and her complexion was even worse. The ward was bright, but there was a sense of depression that was visible.
The whole ward seemed to be dimmed because of Nia's dejected aura.
Caroline's mood was a little complicated.
Nia was very tired, which seemed to be a side effect of an anti-cancer drug she was taking.
Lawyer Carlo directly took Nia's withered hand and whispered in her ear the purpose of his visit.
Perhaps it would be a blessing for Nia to have such a person speaking softly in her ear at the end of her life, Caroline thought.
Caroline knew that it would be difficult for her to know the follow-up of Nia's case, but there was no doubt that when Nia's last wealth, which she used to fight the disease, was defrauded by her and Carlo's lawyer, she would be waiting for her.
A night without dawn.
Sorry, Nia...
While Nia was awake and witnessed by Carlo, who held a legal lawyer's license, Caroline personally signed the power of attorney and several other documents.
"Can I have a few words with Caroline?" Nia said slowly, her voice tired.
Lawyer Carlo nodded and politely gave up his seat.
Caroline glanced at her 'second cousin' subconsciously, and the other party nodded. They knew all the tricks of the show better than Caroline.
"Come here..." Nia tried to raise her hand, but she could only lift it halfway and simply gave up.
Caroline quickly took the place of lawyer Carlo and sat next to Nia, almost leaning on Nia's pillow.
"Nia, tell me, I can hear you." Caroline almost put her ear to Nia's lips.
"I...I actually made a will..." Nia gently held Caroline's palm, "For you..."
Caroline opened her eyes suddenly, "Nia..."
"No matter... no matter whether the operation succeeds or fails in the end, Lawyer Carlo... he will give you something..."
"Nia, I..."
"Actually, it's not much..." Nia shook her head: "After deducting the treatment fee... it's not much..."
"Why?" Caroline was silent for a while, "Because...because I'm the only one here to visit you?"
"One of the reasons." Nia said weakly: "Thank you for being willing to accompany me when I was most alone. Although... although you came less and less often, but... in the past six months
, what I look forward to most is your arrival..."
"Nia..."
"Most people in our line of work have no choice, but since we have taken this road... we can only go on and try... try to find another way out."
Caroline looked at Nia, and Nia's eyes also fell on her, but Caroline felt that Nia's eyes were somewhere else.
She said: "I thought, I thought...I thought I had found it..."
Memories are very torturous things. They are like a flood that is about to break down its embankment. It suddenly weakens at a certain point and then breaks through with the force of thousands of troops.
Nia...is a 'senior' who once took great care of her.
She has aged long ago and her appearance has faded. She dresses richly every day and sits on the street. Sometimes she smokes a cigarette and becomes motionless while sitting. She will not move until the ashes of the cigarette are burned out.
Do you know how to make a man happy and make him ejaculate faster? There is a little trick...
You can let a man kiss you anywhere on your body, but only your lips.
I have lived alone for a long time, so I have learned to cook more or less. Isn’t it a waste of money to eat outside every day? In fact, I think my cooking skills are pretty good.
You must learn to protect yourself. Hold this thing and spray the eyes of those who don't pay, and then kick their dicks.
I started doing it when I was fifteen.
Someone you have loved? Is there anyone you have loved?
In fact, it would not be bad to open a cafe by the sea. It might be even better if a guy who can play the guitar comes to sing love songs to me every day.
Caroline, I seem to be sick...
Caroline, will I die?
"Nia!" Caroline suddenly grabbed Nia's palm, "You will be fine, the operation will be successful... it will be successful!"
Nia smiled slightly, maybe she felt relieved, "The money in the will is not much...but...but after you get it, maybe you can try to study...you are much younger than me...a way out...should be there...
…”
"It will be fine...it will definitely be fine!" Caroline said sadly.
"Finally..." Nia slowly closed her eyes, as if the accumulation had reached the limit, "If you can't believe it, don't believe it. They are...animals that are good at deceit..."
"Nia... Nia?" Looking at Nia who suddenly closed her eyes, Caroline suddenly became frightened, "Doctor! Call the doctor quickly! Doctor..."
She tried to shake Nia's shoulders, but Lawyer Carlo stopped her, reminding her: "She just fell asleep. The medicine she took made her drowsy. Don't wake her up, she is still very weak."
Caroline only nodded.
Outside the ward door, the 'eldest cousin' suddenly started talking to Lawyer Carlo, and at that moment, the 'second cousin' quickly cuffed Caroline's hands again and covered them with clothes.
Seeing the two people holding hands, Lawyer Carlo seemed not to be surprised, but he still said enthusiastically: "Okay, everyone, have a nice cooperation. I believe that in a few days, we will be able to get a very good amount of extra money."
.”
"Lawyer Carlo?" 'Big Cousin' suddenly smiled: "Do you have a card? Maybe we will have a chance to deal with you in the future."
"Oh! What an honor." Lawyer Carlo smiled and handed over his card.
It often happens that gangsters and lawyers who treat their professional ethics as bullshit are like firewood. Caroline is not interested in the sudden mutual affection between the two.
A nurse next to me happened to be pushing a cart by at this time, with various medicines and medical tools on it. She just took advantage of the 'eldest cousin and second cousin' not paying attention, and quickly pushed it from above
He took something and stuffed it into the bag of his clothes.
Lawyer Carlo and Caroline said goodbye in front of the hospital.
After that, the 'eldest cousin' asked the 'second cousin' what to do next, and the 'second cousin' said: "Take this woman back, wait for the lawyer to get the money in a few days... You go
Follow this lawyer and see where he lives."
They still do things carefully.
The 'eldest cousin' nodded and followed Lawyer Carlo quietly.
The 'second cousin' suddenly grabbed Caroline's arm and said coldly: "Let's go, stay with us for today. We will take good care of you, Miss Caroline."
"Wait a minute... I want to go to the bathroom." Caroline stopped suddenly and covered her stomach, "Really!"
The 'second cousin' frowned, then pulled Caroline and walked back towards the hospital without saying a word.
He took Caroline to the women's restroom on the first floor. Seeing that there was no one around, he quickly pulled Caroline into the restroom. The 'second cousin' chose the one for Caroline.
Toilets for human use.
The 'second cousin' opened the handcuffs on his hand, then locked them on the handrail next to the toilet, and then said calmly: "I'll give you ten minutes."
The 'second cousin' quickly closed the door, looked at the doors and windows of the ladies' bathroom, then walked out, and then leaned against the wall outside the bathroom.
…
…
"Three days ago, we experienced a despair in our lives here. Some of us have unfortunately died in this disaster..."
In front of the theater, people dressed in black, holding white candles in their hands, lined up quietly.
There were many white roses placed around, and the candlelight dyed them yellowish white.
In addition to the emcee's speech, faint weeping sounds could be heard, probably from family members or friends who had lost loved ones in the disaster.
In the distance, a black private car was parked. The back seat of the car was out, and the windows were just rolled down. A pair of indifferent eyes swept over the crowd in front of the theater door.
"Why not let these people hold a memorial service in the theater?" A voice suddenly asked.
That was also sitting in the back seat of the car... Cosni. Naturally, she was accompanied by Doflamingo, who had transformed into Dr. San Franco.
The reason why I ask this is because during this memorial service, Saint-France secretly operated early on, allowing people to reject the memorial service's request to apply for a venue, and only allowed the space in front of the theater to be opened.
In fact, since the hijacking ended that day and the security department and police searched the scene, the theater has been in a closed stage. After all, there had been a gunfight inside and many things were damaged.
"Didn't I tell you?" Saint Fran said.
"Nuclear bomb?" Kesni was stunned for a moment, then frowned. She was still meeting with Vita from the 'lk brotherhood' in St. Paul in the morning, and rushed back here at noon, non-stop.
When Saint-France told her the reason why he chose to sponsor the renovation of the theater, Cosni regarded it as an unimportant joke.
"Of course I'm joking." St. Fran laughed strangely at this time, "Actually, before Roger died, he hid something very important to me. Nothing was found on his body. The police said
Bian probably didn't find it either. So I suspect that the things are still hidden in this theater."
"What is it?" Kesni asked with a frown.
St. Fran said calmly: "If you can find it, you will know...Okay, let people keep a close eye and don't let any suspicious people in. I suspect that Roger's people are not dead yet. Although Roger said
He is a lunatic, but not a fool. He should still have remaining subordinates who did not directly participate in the hijacking, but are providing support outside..."
"Then I'll stay here." Kesni nodded.
"No, you should accompany me to the banquet." St. Fran shook his head: "Just tell the people below to do things. In addition, hurry up and find Bucky as soon as possible. There is something I want to ask.
Ask him."
"I understand, father."
"Drive." St. Fran ordered the driver in a deep voice.
The car drove out slowly, and almost at the same time, two figures were slowly walking over from where the car was parked. They were also looking at the memorial service in front of the theater.
One person lowered his voice and said, "Miss Youye, when you brought me here, you asked me to attend this memorial service, right?"
The visitors are surprisingly... Bucky and Yuye, the club's maid.
The maid lady's eyes inadvertently swept past the black private car that had just driven away, then looked at Bucky and said calmly: "It's not a participation, it's a performance."
"Performance?" Bucky blinked.
The maid said at this time: "These people are in a very interesting situation now, which you can use just in time. Listen, it is a bit troublesome for you to develop your own beliefs. Under normal circumstances, it will even take a long time.
That way the effect will be slower. But because of the hijacking incident, you have a good chance."
"I still don't quite understand..." Bucky shook his head.
The maid said calmly: "They heard some news. At the same time, they are also wondering about something..."
"What's going on?"
You Ye said calmly: "My master once made a group transaction with these people. The master did not hide anything..."
"This..." Bucky was startled, and vaguely seemed to have thought of something.
"Go ahead and use your miraculous power. Let me see how many followers you can gain in one night." You Ye smiled slightly: "Let me see how high your potential is."
"But I..." Bucky wanted to say something else.
But in the blink of an eye, the maid lady disappeared out of thin air. Bucky knew that this woman might have been hiding and observing him in the dark.
There was no plan beforehand, and no specific explanation of what needed to be done, so he just let himself go directly on the stage? Bucky smiled bitterly, gritted his teeth, and walked towards the crowd.
…
On the rooftop opposite the theater building, the maid girl was holding a piece of street food pastel.
I bought this from the stall of the guy who set up a stall on the street.
But last time it was Boss Luo who bought it, and he bought two copies. Tonight, it was the maid who bought it, and she only bought one copy.
She ate quietly, the night breeze ruffling her hair.
