Chester''s heart beat when he was sitting on the train, even if he was sitting in the first class of the neat train.
After about a year and a half of long investigation, inquiry, sorting and design, the imperial railway department finally launched first-class service on the whole line. The reason why the emergence of first class is so slow is that the terms first class and second class have triggered protests from some social and ideological activists. They believe that the launch of this service on steam locomotives is a restoration of class concept and an attempt to artificially increase social class.
This view has to be said to be very wonderful. What''s more wonderful is that this view has an unbelievable audience, especially the provincial elegant people''s group, calling for the restoration of this dangerous thought and the increase of contradictions in different fields of society after the elimination of the concept of class hierarchy.
Therefore, the issue of first class has been discussed and studied repeatedly, and no less than ten hearings have been held. Finally, the imperial Supreme Court held that the purpose of establishing first class is to enable passengers to enjoy better treatment on the journey, which has nothing to do with social class level. Anyone can take first class as long as he spends money, no matter what race or occupation he is.
That is to say, tramps and beggars can''t buy first-class tickets even if they have money.
At this time, Chester was hard to settle down. The death of Andy brothers cast a shadow over him. Just as Klaus didn''t know who did it to himself before he died, Chester didn''t know who did it to Anton brothers, what was the purpose and motivation. He didn''t know anything. He even once suspected that the death of Andy brothers might have something to do with Abe''s death. After all, the brothers have only done this recently.
And this made Chester tremble. If it was really for this reason, would those who did it do it to him? After all, he played a very disgraceful role. He not only sought to seize Abel''s estate, but also sent him back to God. Would those killers choose themselves.
So after handling everything in anxiety, he packaged and sold Abel''s accumulation of more than ten or twenty years, and got on the train to Otis. He believes that if someone wants to kill himself within Dooling''s control, he must first consider Dooling''s opinions.
First class service has just been launched. There are only 12 independent seats in a carriage, which ensures the privacy and privacy of every passenger.
The knock on the door woke Chester. After he asked in a low voice, there was a sweet voice from the crew outside the door. He opened a crack and saw a young girl standing in the aisle with all kinds of drinks in the cart. The second prohibition issued by the Empire seemed meaningless to the crew system, just as it didn''t know it at all. Except for high alcohol, there are slightly lower ones.
"Do you need anything to drink, sir?", a six dollar ticket provides a simple meal and two free drinks.
Chester felt a little nervous. He looked at the wine on the cart and was a little confused. "Give me a glass of wine that can relax me, thank you!"
The steward quickly picked up a wine bottle, poured a glass of wine for him and put it on the saucer at his hand. "Please take your time. If you need anything, you can press the green button on your left hand. I wish you a pleasant trip."
Chester closed the hatch after thanking him again. He took the wine and took a sip. When the spicy liquid rolled in his mouth, he had a desire to spit it out, but he still swallowed it. The flame poured into his stomach along his throat. After an exciting reaction in his stomach, the heat flow completely melted away, and he was relieved.
It only took him less than three hours to get to Otis from nano lindes. He fell asleep for a while. When he woke up, the radio in the train was telling all the passengers that Otis had arrived. He held his forehead and shook his head. His eyebrows had been screwed together. I don''t know if it was an illusion. He felt a little pain in his stomach. He checked his suitcase, picked it up and got off under the guidance of the steward.
He stood on the platform, identified the direction and left quickly. The girl who poured wine for him had been staring at him in the window until he couldn''t see him.
The fast pace made the whole body move. Chester covered his stomach from time to time. He always felt more and more uncomfortable. He guessed whether it was because he didn''t eat. I''ve been in the process of mental tension these days. I often forget to eat when I''m busy. I don''t think of it until I feel hungry. He raised his wrist and looked at the time. There was still a while before the time agreed between him and Turin. He found a small restaurant on the roadside and asked for a local specialty, crushed beef mixed with steamed wheat kernel.
When he came here the last two times, he felt that Otis was really a rural city. Only rural people would use steaming to deal with wheat kernels, and he didn''t think it was so delicious. But after returning to nano lindes, he was most impressed by Otis city. In addition to the young mayor, it was this kind of ground beef mixed with steamed wheat kernel. The beef and soup are completely covered on the steamed wheat kernel, and there is a goose egg yolk on the top. After stirring, the mellow taste is combined with the unique taste of beef, which is unforgettable for a long time.
While eating, he thought about what to talk about when he met Dolin later. He decided to give up more interests to win ahead of time. Andy brothers are dead and Abel is dead. He knows he can''t afford the public transport operation right of a city, so he must have a choice.
Abel used to have a lot of contacts, so he can.
Andy brothers are OK, because they are cruel enough that others won''t mess with these two guys.
But he alone can''t.
He didn''t try. He had been working for Abel before. At that time, those big people would meet him and listen to him. But when Abel died, he found that none of the contacts he thought belonged to him wanted to see him. At this time, he realized that he was not a big man at all. He was just a small man who couldn''t be smaller. He didn''t even have the qualification to see those people.
Now his only idea is to give up more income, hold Turin''s thigh tightly, and then find a remote place to live a rich and plain life in a few years until the end.
Suddenly, a stream of heat gushed out of his nasal cavity. He quickly raised his face and reached out to touch the liquid flowing out of his nostrils. The scarlet blood surprised him a little. He pushed open the dish, dropped a dollar, took out a handkerchief to plug his nostrils, and needed to cover the excess handkerchief with one hand. He left the restaurant a little embarrassed.
After walking for about ten minutes, I waited in the city hall door for a while before I stepped upstairs. Outside Dooling''s office, he took off his handkerchief and stopped the nosebleed, but he felt the blood clotting in his nasal cavity, which made him uncomfortable. At the same time, the abdominal pain became more severe, and he began to doubt whether he had eaten or drunk anything unclean.
When he was playing outside with his friends in his childhood, he drank a little river water because he was too thirsty. As a result, his stomach hurt for two days.
He took a deep breath, wiped away the dry blood stains outside his nostrils, took a deep breath, summoned up his momentum, patted himself on the cheek, sorted out his tie, and knocked on the door of Dooling''s office.
"Come in!"
The moment he opened the door, a seemingly sincere smile appeared on his face. He first greeted Du Lin, and then sat in the chair opposite Du Lin, "Mr. Mayor..."
Before he had finished, he was interrupted by Dooling.
"I heard your boss died?"
Chester was stunned for a moment, his brain immediately boiling, and countless excuses flashed in front of him. He finally decided to tell the truth, "it''s true. This is very painful news. I was just working for Mr. Abel outside." the regret and grief on his face were as real as those trained in the opera house, and even his eyes were red, "Now I''ve taken over Mr. Abel''s company, so I thought of asking to see you. The problem of urban public transport discussed last time may need to be revised."
Dooling put down his pen. He leaned back and sat on the chair, clasping his fingers and pressing them on his legs. "How to change it?"
"I''m going to..." he suddenly raised his head and took out his handkerchief to press his nostrils. Just at that moment, he took a breath. A solid touch slid down his nose into his throat. At the same time, the heat flow appeared again, "I''m very sorry, I''m impolite."
"Mr. Abel''s death has dealt a serious blow to me, and I''m not feeling well recently..." he continued to talk about business: "On the original basis, I decided not to receive any subsidy from the city hall. At the same time, I also hoped that the city hall could become a shareholder. I read the information of several famous developed cities in the Empire. The public transport systems of these cities are in the hands of the city hall."
"I think this is very beneficial to the next operation. On the one hand, the city hall can supervise our work. At the same time, there are no artificial obstacles in coordination, which is conducive to the sound development of public transport companies."
Du Lin was very interested in this proposal. He pondered for a moment. "Your idea is very interesting. I think it''s good. What about the details?"
Chester put the suitcase on his lap, rolled his eyes down, opened the suitcase with one hand and took out a document and put it on the table, "this is my plan..."
"Poof!"
He thought he was going to lose face, but he actually lost his life.
The blood mist stained the papers in his hand, and his eyes tilted absently on the floor.