"Haley, where are you going? The locker room is over here. "The security guard pointed to the side.
Before that, Haley seemed to have walked in the wrong direction.
When Arnold heard that, he subconsciously adjusted his glasses. But when he did that, he realized that his glasses had been taken away by Caroline. He immediately rubbed his nose and hurriedly said, "I know. I just want to go to the toilet."
The security guard shrugged and said, "There's a bathroom in the locker room."
"Ha … Really? Yeah, there's one in there. Haha." Arnold nodded.
"Haley!" Unexpectedly, the security guard suddenly stared at Arnold without blinking and walked up to him. "Don't tell me it's you …"
"I … What's wrong with me?" Arnold tilted his head.
"Don't tell me it's you …" The security guard's body was about to press on him, which made Arnold subconsciously step back. In the end, he directly leaned against the wall. The security guard suddenly said, "Don't tell me you're thinking of stealing the bar now!"
"Steal the wine?" Arnold was stunned.
The security guard looked around and lowered his voice. "Let me tell you, the supervisor found that a lot of good wine is missing. I don't know who told him that someone secretly took the wine here to sell for money … Bro, I haven't done anything for a long time. You just came back. Don't ask for trouble!"
"Oh … Oh, okay. Thank you." Arnold nodded.
The security guard smiled this time. "Well, hurry up and get the things. Go back and greet your boss … By the way, Haley, do you look a little different?"
"Do I?" Arnold pushed the door open and walked in, leaving the security guard with his back. "Maybe my hair is a little longer. I haven't had a haircut recently."
"Is that so?" The security guard shrugged and didn't care.
He quickly unlocked the locker in Haley's locker room and poked his head in. He seemed to be curious about what was inside. However, Arnold closed the door of the cabinet and looked at the security guard at the same time.
The security guard laughed and whistled as he walked away. "I'll wait for you outside. Hurry up!"
Arnold nodded, then shone his flashlight into the cabinet. He saw that there was a black bag in the cabinet, so he used the bag to put everything inside, regardless of size. After a final check, he made sure that he did not miss anything …
Not long after, A Nuo went out of the door. The security guard was smoking outside. Seeing Haley come out, he accompanied him out of the Kata Club, talking and laughing.
Caroline seemed to be a little impatient from waiting. She walked up with a sullen expression, causing the security guard to gloat for a while.
"Brother, you're on your own now." The security guard patted him on the shoulder and returned to the security booth with a flashlight.
When Arnaud saw Caroline walking in front of him, he patted the bag in his hand, indicating that he had taken something. Caroline nodded at this time, seemingly relieved.
Arnold suddenly whispered, "The Oscars owe you an Oscar!"
Caroline rolled her eyes at Arnold and snatched the bag from his hand. Then she lowered her voice and said, "Let's get out of here quickly."
Arnold nodded. The two quickly left while the street lights were not on. They planned to check the things in the bag in this safe place.
Unexpectedly, not long after they left, several men in short-sleeved shirts appeared in front of them. The men directly blocked their way.
Bumped into a robber? This was Caroline's first thought, but she quickly denied it. This was because the locals were rarely robbed.
Generally speaking, only foreigners or tourists would encounter more robberies.
"What do you want to do?" After all, Caroline was also a person with a gray income. At least she would not panic completely.
One of the men sneered, "You finally dare to show up, Haley? Catch them! "
The man suddenly waved his hand, and several big men rushed up at the same time. In a few seconds, they directly restrained Arnold and Caroline, making them unable to struggle.
"What do you want to do! Let me go! Let me go!! " Caroline wanted to bite the person who caught her, but soon her head and upper body were covered with a bag.
She could only hear screams. It was Arnold's screams — he seemed to be beaten by these men.
Ah —!! Ah —!!
"I'm not Haley … Ah —! I'm really not … "
"B * stard! You swallowed our things. Do you think we can't do anything to you if you don't show up?! "
"Take her away! Bring her back. I'll take care of this guy and make him spit it out for me! "
Caroline became more and more frightened. She couldn't see anything. She could only feel herself being pulled around. In the end, she seemed to have gotten into a car. Then, someone reached in and covered her nose. This hand was also holding a towel.
She smelled the scent of almonds and then fainted.
...
...
Chi chi — chi chi — chi chi!
The car radio could only emit an electric sound, no matter which channel it was tuned to. Orphie shook her head and simply turned off the car stereo.
The situation on the road was very bad — the power outage caused the red street lights on the main road to stop working. Now, they could only rely on the traffic police to temporarily direct the traffic. It would be strange if the road conditions were good.
The car stopped on the road. Orphie picked up a bottle of mineral water and took a sip in annoyance. Then, he casually threw it on the passenger seat — the bottle hit something.
It was a work permit with Orphie's face on it. It was his identity — he was the country's Minister of Security.
After several persuasions from the secretary, Orphie finally stopped the work at hand and planned to go home to rest for a while, take a shower and change clothes.
But he felt that his time would be wasted on this congested road.
At this time, Orphie's phone suddenly rang — because he had been in the control center of the Ministry of Security, the strange pulse during the storm outside did not affect his phone.
"Hello, this is Orphie." Orphie activated the Bluetooth. "Barbara, what's the matter?"
The caller was Barbara, a Filipino maid hired by him.
"Oh!" he heard Barbara say happily. God, Mr. Orphie, I finally got through to you. It seems that the communication has been restored. I have been looking for you! "
"Some areas should have started to recover. I happen to be in the service area," Orphie said casually. "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Sir, the school is closed. I brought Louis back from the dormitory and just coaxed him to sleep," Barbara said dutifully. "Sir, you haven't been home for a few days. I want to ask you, are you coming back tonight? If not, then I won't get off work. "
"Oh … I'm sorry, Barbara. I'm too busy." Orphie pinched his eyebrows. "How about this? I should be home soon. When I come back, you can get off work."
"Sir, do I need to prepare dinner for you?"
"No, I'm not hungry. You can pack up. When I come back, you can leave, "Orphie said casually. Then, he asked about Louis.
The child was sent to a full-time school. He usually stayed in the dormitory and could only go home during the holidays. Of course, it was not a holiday now, but it was normal for the school to have a power outage.
"Louis is very obedient. He doesn't make a fuss. He just wants you to come back early." Barbara sighed and said, "Sir, you know, Louis is too young. You're so busy, and Dr. Frange often doesn't come back. Louis will feel lonely."
"Thank you for your hard work, Barbara." Orphie did not seem willing to talk about this topic. He quickly said, "I'm driving. Let's talk later. Wait for me to come back."
…
"Then, I'll go home first. I want to go back and take a look too."
In front of the apartment, Barbara, who was almost forty years old, nodded at Orphie and left on her bicycle. After watching her leave, Orphie yawned and returned to his room.
He went upstairs and came to his son Louis's room. Orphie entered Louis's room quietly. He did not turn on the lights. He just used the light from the corridor to come to the bed.
He lowered his head and kissed his sleeping son's forehead. Then, he put the child's arm under the blanket. However, he felt something under the blanket.
Orphie took it out. It was a photo frame.
Orphie's expression was somewhat complicated. Finally, he sighed and put the photo frame on the bedside table. Then, he closed the door and left. He went downstairs. The electricity in this residential area had been restored.
Orphie took out a bottle of sparkling water from the fridge and drank most of it. He was going to take a shower. But at this time, he heard something — the door of the house was opened.
He frowned and came to the living room.
He saw a figure stagger in … holding a bottle of half-drunk wine in his hand. Then, he directly sat at the entrance and changed his shoes. He looked drunk.
This person was none other than Dr. Franky.
"How did you come back?" Orphie walked to Dr. French. However, he did not seem to intend to help him up. He just stood there.
Hearing the sound, Dr. French raised his head. His eyes were half open and half closed. He seemed to be in a daze. Dr. French burped. "Orphie … Oh … You came back …"
With that, Dr. French supported himself against the wall and stood up with difficulty. However, he suddenly lost his balance and was about to fall to the ground. Orphie frowned and reached out to stop him. Then, he directly dragged him to the sofa in the living room.
He pushed Dr. French directly to the sofa. "Look at you! Classes were suspended, and Bara had brought Louis back! So, quickly get rid of the smell of alcohol on you. I don't want Louis to think that his grandfather is a drunk! "
For a moment, Dr. French seemed to be stiff. However, he quickly turned over and lay directly on the sofa. Then, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Orphie gritted his teeth. There seemed to be a nameless fire rising in him. However, he had no way to vent it. He paced back and forth in the living room. He walked very fast. Finally, he wiped his face with both hands and sat down again.
The single-seater sofa was only an arm's length away from the sofa. He looked at Dr. French, who reeked of alcohol. He knew that this old man was not really asleep.
"The day before yesterday, you met Billy at the theater. Why did you do that?" Orphie frowned and asked.
Although he already had some guesses in his heart, he still wanted to hear Dr. French's answer with his own ears. However, the doctor still did not move at this time. It was as if he had fallen asleep.
Orphie wiped his face again. "Actually, even if you don't say it, I can guess a little. Right now, the government won't take out money to support your project. At least, not in the next few years. Billy is planning to sponsor you, right? That's right. If we can really launch a satellite that belongs to us, it will have a great impact on the future situation. "
The sound of snoring came from the doctor.
Orphie sneered. "Hmph, looking at you now, you probably got the cold shoulder from Billy, right? Now that the head of the senate is dead, the various factions will have to reshuffle. There was also the case of the theater, which made this year's leaders very anxious. This was a very good opportunity for those who were not in the public eye. Give up. With this opportunity, Billy won't invest a lot of money on you for the time being. Don't think that those politicians are so patriotic, wholeheartedly trying to suck up to others' cold butts! "
The doctor's snoring sound seemed to have gotten heavier.
Ao Fei heaved a heavy sigh. She leaned against the back of the sofa and looked at the ceiling. After a long silence, she slowly said, "I know that's your dream. But... but we are only mortals after all. There are some things that we can't do, so let's give up. Letting go of yourself is also letting go of others. Back then... if you hadn't insisted on carrying out the launch test, that kind of thing wouldn't have happened. "
The snoring sound suddenly became lighter.
"Every time Louis asked me where my mother went, I didn't tell him the truth..." Orphie looked at Dr. French's back and said bitterly, "What do you think I can tell him? Tell him that his mother, your student, my wife, because of my grandfather's arbitrary and stubborn decision, strongly insisted on launching an unstable rocket without obtaining all the safety data. In the end, it caused the entire... "
"Forget it!" Orphie suddenly stood up. "Just keep sleeping in your own dream and don't wake up... Anyway, after so many years, I've already gotten used to it. But I beg you, what you research is your business, but you'd better not get involved in this whirlpool of power. You're not young anymore. If you want to retire, you can do so at any time. "
"I'm going to take a shower. I have to go back later. There have been a lot of things recently. The president gave a strict order... "Orphie walked upstairs." The school is on holiday for two days. Louis is at home. If you have time, accompany him. If you don't have time, I'll ask Barbara to come over earlier. That's all... Good night. "
The sound of footsteps going upstairs gradually faded away. Only a wall lamp was left in the living room.
He was curled up on the sofa like a homeless person on the street.
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