In the quiet room, Charlotte put down the letter. Then he took out the envelope from the can with Carlo's name on it and opened it.
Soon, all five letters on the table were read through, and Charlotte also pieced together the date in December 1941 from the letters written by his father Harry to all his friends. Everything that happened deep in the deserts of North Africa, and all the truth about the treasure.
"It turns out that the treasure turned out to be..." Charlotte got stuck mid-sentence. He really didn't know how to describe the treasure.
"At least for Mr. Harry and his friends, this is indeed a unique treasure, isn't it?"
Charlotte couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. , "Indeed, for my father, this is indeed a treasure, a treasure that he did not find until his death."
The living room was silent for a while, and those who could not understand Italian Herbert gently touched the heel of Wei Ran's shoe with the heel of his leather shoe. Unfortunately, the ungrateful latter did not bother to translate to him what they were talking about.
After a long time, Charlotte carefully put all the things on the table into the open tin cans, and then put the cans into the wooden box. Then she said to Wei Ran, "Victor, I I would like to ask you to help find the recipients and see if any of them are still alive. Of course, I will pay you a satisfactory commission."
"At least the reporter Pell has. No more." Wei Ran paused, then wrote down a brief description of Pioneer News reporter Pell's follow-up on the metal notebook.
“Where are the others?” Charlotte asked.
Wei Ran spread his hands and said, "I need to check if the others are still there. I didn't expect that soldiers from three countries would be involved in this treasure."
"Then I'll leave it to you." After Charlotte said this, she changed the subject, "I heard Sophie say, are you going to bring a few friends over to play?"
"This is indeed the case. Planning, probably in July or August."
Wei Ran secretly said that it was indeed the case. When he told the red-haired girl named Feng Shufen from China about this matter, he really wanted to help Suisui. The second and main reason for finding a tourist attraction suitable for summer is to see if that girl was sent by Charlotte to spy on him.
But now that the so-called treasure has come to light, and Charlotte has spoken out about it so frankly, then naturally this matter has been revealed.
"Tell me in advance when the time comes, and I will help you arrange everything."
Charlotte said sincerely, "Thanks to you this time, I was able to find these Although they are quite different from what I originally expected, I have to admit that this is indeed a treasure."
"Then I'm sorry"
Wei Ran was happy. He agreed, and then said, "Mr. Charlotte, I have been here for a week, and if there is nothing else, I am ready to go back."
"In this case, I will ask Herbert to send it to you. "Charlotte said without hesitation.
From this point of view, the red-haired girl Feng Shufen, who had been working as a tour guide for Weiran in the past few days, was indeed right. This strange old man is worse than a Finn. Finns don’t want to socialize at all.
However, before Charlotte could speak to Herbert, the old man in camouflage clothes who had been sitting in the corner spoke and just listened to him. In standard Italian, he said, “Charlotte, let me take him to the airport, as I’m about to go back to Edinburgh. ”
“That’s fine, I’ll bother you then”
Charlotte seemed to have extra trust in this old man. While speaking, she stood up, hugging the wooden box and holding her hand. Walking towards the study, he said, "Victor, wait a moment, I have some gifts for you. "
"Isn't this old man quite generous? "Wei Ran muttered to himself, easily overturning the evaluation he had just made of him in his mind.
In just three to five minutes, Charlotte walked out of the study and put a suit in a wooden box. The silver moka pot inside was handed to Wei Ran, "Take it, this is the main product of my family's silverware workshop after my father came back from the war. ”
“Thank you for your gift, I like it very much. ”
Wei Ran glanced at the contents of the wooden box and then gently closed the lid. In addition to a set of silver Moka pots specially used for making Italian coffee and a coffee pot made of the same material, Wei Ran In addition to the powder jars, there are six bone china cups with trays.
“I’m very happy that you can say that,” Charlotte said, handing Wei Ran a check, “This is fifty thousand. GBP is the cost of your investigation. Young man, I am waiting for your good news and for your next visit to Fort Augustus. "
"I am also looking forward to this day, so Mr. Charlotte, goodbye. ”
Wei Ran happily put away the check and followed the taciturn old man in camouflage clothing, Matt, to leave the room on the second floor. As for Herbert, he was left behind by Charlotte. Unfortunately, , Wei Ran couldn't understand a few English words, so he had no idea what they were talking about.
He took a ride to Edinburgh. After waiting for a while, Wei Ran boarded the flight to Germany. .
He was originally planning to go to Finland to ask Alexander about the ammunition, but when he spoke to Jima a few days ago, he learned that all the actors there have been cast and the script has been revised. Completed, except for going to Finland every half month for a week of acting training, everyone has now gone back to their homes. The only one left in Finland is Mr. Noah, and even Ralph. They have returned to Germany to manage their gallery.
Although he missed the opportunity to get some high-precision ammunition by acting in a movie, Wei Ran didn't care. Alexander couldn't run away anyway, so the worst was to wait for them. Next time we gather in Finland, just go there and see the excitement.
And he chose to fly to Germany, so naturally he did it for Charlotte, after all.The clues came from German reporter Pell. Now that the other party wants him to continue investigating the whereabouts of the rest, what he wants to see is, of course, that Wei Ran will leave immediately.
But in fact, there is no need to rush this matter. After all, it is clearly written in the metal book, and the specific location of the "Gubijing Pasta Restaurant" is also given. All he needed to do was just go over and take a look, and then after a while, when he had thought of an excuse, he would tell Charlotte the location of the restaurant.
When the plane landed in Berlin, Weiyan did not stay. He just waited at the airport for a few hours before boarding the flight to Turin, Italy. When the plane landed again, it was already noon on the second day after he left the UK.
We randomly found a hotel to rest for the night. Early the next morning, Wei Ran, dressed in disguise, rushed to the address recorded on the metal book.
In this city, which is close to the Alps and filled with red-roofed houses almost everywhere, Wei Ran spent a whole day leisurely visiting several famous attractions before finally Just as the sun was setting, I stopped at a street corner next to the University of Milan.
Looking at the shop guarding the corner, Wei Ran had a look of surprise on his face. The signboard on this shop was indeed "Gubijing Pasta Restaurant". The appearance of the building was exactly the same as what he saw before he was sent back from the North African battlefield by the metal book.
But the locked rolling shutter door, as well as the rental phone number and various small advertisements for prostitution posted on the rolling shutter door, imply that this place has not been open for business for a long time.
Looking around, not only is it close to the university, but not far away is the church, and there is even a large public parking lot next to the church. No matter what you do in this area, it stands to reason that business will not be too bad.
After thinking for a moment, Wei Ran took out his mobile phone and took a photo of the rental number on the rolling shutter door. Then he strolled into the busy burger restaurant next door and ordered some food. Filled my stomach.
Waiting until dark, he looked at the locked Gubijing Pasta Restaurant again, and finally took a taxi back to the hotel.
In the blink of an eye, early the next morning, Wei Ran, who had been staying in the hotel, used the landline in the room to call the rental number on the rolling shutter door. To his surprise, the person who answered the phone was a little boy with a babyish voice and a rather polite speech.
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Wei Ran said directly, "Kid, I'm going to rent that Gubijing pasta restaurant. Did I call the wrong number?"
The little boy on the other end of the phone replied seriously, "Sir, if you are talking about the Gubijing Pasta Restaurant next to the University of Milan, then I think you made a mistake."
"Then can you decide whether to rent that restaurant to me?"
"Of course not," the little boy said in a coquettish voice, "But you can go to the restaurant and wait there first. It only takes half an hour for me and the person who can decideI can get there. "
"Then I'll go to Gubijing Restaurant and wait. Little guy, what's your name? "Wei Ran finally asked.
"Matthew, sir, what should I call you? "The little boy turned to ask.
After thinking for a moment, Wei Ran replied, "Nicholas, my name is Nikolai. "
"Then we'll see you in half an hour"
"See you in half an hour" Wei Ran finished speaking and waited until a busy signal came from the receiver before hanging up the phone. .
Pulling the curtains and turning on the lights in the room, Wei Ran took out the temporary hair dye he bought yesterday from his suitcase, changed his hair to brown, and then used medical tape to change his face shape. In the end, even his skin color became similar to that of the locals, so he put on contact lenses that changed the color of his pupils, changed into a suit and left the hotel.
When he took a taxi and rushed to Gubi Well again. When I was at the pasta restaurant, I discovered that outside the locked rolling shutter door, there was a girl who looked like she had just graduated from college. She was using a small shovel to clean various advertisements posted on the door. Not far from her, there were A rather cute little boy with naturally curly hair was carefully wiping the dusty floor-to-ceiling windows with a large towel.
Between what seemed to be two siblings, they had already been wiped clean. There is also a washed and whitened canvas backpack and an old skateboard on the bench.
“Are you Mr. Matthew? "Wei Ran walked up to the little boy with natural curly hair, squatted down and asked.
"I'm not old enough to be called Mr." The little boy showed a sunny smile, "So you are Mr. Nicholas who called me? "
"Yes, I am the Nicholas who called you. "Wei Ran smiled and extended his hand to the other party.
"Aunt Monica, this is Mr. Nicholas who is going to rent our restaurant. "
After the little boy named Matthew shook hands with Wei Ran in a serious manner, he raised his head and said to the rather awkward girl standing aside.
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Wei Ran glanced at the girl holding the shovel in surprise, then came back to his senses and said seriously, "Hello, Monica, the location of this store is very good, I think Go in and have a look and maybe I'll rent it if I can. ”
“Then come in and take a look”
After saying this, the introverted Italian girl sighed, and then placed the small shovel in her hand on the bench beside the door. Then he struggled to lift the half-cleaned rolling shutter door.
After seeing the scene inside, the expression on Wei Ran's face turned into astonishment. The restaurant seemed to have been hit by a fire. No, it did suffer a fire, as several tables in the restaurant had burn marks.
"Is this... a fire?" "Wei Ran asked in astonishment.
The girl named Monica nodded, but had no intention of explaining. On the contrary, the little boy next to herMatthew took the initiative and said, "It happened two years ago. There was a fire in the kitchen due to some accidents. The fire burned a lot of things, including the chef we hired..."
" "Matthew," the girl named Monica called in a low voice, stopping the little boy who had no stage fright and didn't know what to say and what not to say.
But not long after Matthew shut up, the girl named Monica, after a brief hesitation, still said truthfully, "That fire burned a chef to death, if you mind. .."
"If you don't mind, can I go in and take a look?" Wei Ran asked before the other party finished speaking.
Monica glanced at Wei Ran in astonishment, then turned to look at Matthew whose face was filled with surprise, and then nodded vigorously.
Stepping into the almost smoky restaurant, Wei Ran walked into the kitchen along the burnt door frame.
The kitchen is not very large, and it has been cleaned very clean, but traces of the fire can still be seen on the roof.
After visiting the kitchen, Wei Ran returned to the restaurant and walked into the bar counter that also had scorch marks to take a look. It had also been cleaned, and accordingly, nothing was left at all.
"Mr. Nicholas, we still have the second floor, do you want to go up and have a look?" Seeing Wei Ran's disappointed look, the little guy Matthew said quickly, "The upstairs is as big as the downstairs. , and the fire did not reach the second floor."
"Should I go up by myself, or will you accompany me?" Wei Ran looked at Matthew and asked.
"I'll accompany you," Matthew said without thinking.
"You can go by yourself." Monica gave the completely opposite answer at the same time.
"Then I'll go up by myself." Wei Ran touched Matthew's fluffy roll, and then walked up the stairs against the wall to the second floor.
Compared with the miserable situation on the first floor, the second floor still retains a strong military atmosphere. Among other things, there are many photos of soldiers hanging on the wall next to the stairs.
Standing at the top of the stairs, I looked at the room on the second floor. Just like Matthew said, this place is indeed the same size as the one downstairs, and even the layout is somewhat similar. It's just that this place has been arranged into a small bar filled with various military photos and military flags.
On the bar facing the stairs, a conspicuous anti-war symbol was pinned out using soldier cards issued by Germany and Italy during World War II. There are even two very familiar photos of Wei Ran hanging on the background wall behind the bar.
Looking at the soldiers from the three countries frozen in the enlarged black and white photo, and the sincere smiles on their faces, Wei Ran sat silently on the high stool next to the bar. .
Taking out the silver flask containing whiskey from the metal book, Wei Ran gently unscrewed the lid inlaid with Lydian gold coins and gestured to the people in the photo. , murmured in a voice that only he could hear, "Cheers to our friendship."