Chapter 213: Meeting Parents Remotely

Tingen, at 2: pm, at the entrance of No. Narcissus Street.

After Old Blue left Old Jack to Swain at the Dragon Bar and his own son Little Jack, he slipped back to Daffodil Street on his own as he had other important things to do.

Creaky, the door was opened shortly after the doorbell rang, but the person who appeared was not Benson or Melissa, but a black and white dog, Alfu!
"Woof!" Ah Fu showed an excited expression on his face, and pounced to the old man's legs. It was worth it that he would do divination while taking a bath every morning! Sure enough, something good happened today!

"Afu? Why are you at Moretti's house? Why don't you stay at home?" Old Blue bent down and touched the dog's head. He had never been home, so he could only ask in confusion.

"Klein! Uh... Mr. Blue?" Melissa's voice was excited at first. After she arrived at the door and saw that there was no other figure behind Old Blue, she greeted him with a little disappointment, and then said:

"Mr. Blue, are you back from Backlund? How is Klein? He wrote to me a few days ago saying that he ran into you in Backlund...Did he say when he would be back? Uh... No, please come in and talk inside!"

"Okay, Melissa, I do have some news about Klein for you and Benson. Yes, good news, all good news!" After saying that, Old Blue patted Alfu's head and walked into the house carrying the old suitcase next to him. He saw Benson holding a newspaper. The brother with a receding hairline and a face that looked very similar to Klein said:

"Mr. Blue, you have done a great thing in Backlund! The entire police system will be proud of you, and our family will shine with your arrival!" Benson felt the thick calluses on Old Blue's face when he shook hands with him for the first time. In addition, Klein said that his company had connections with the police department, so he deduced that Old Blue must often hold a gun and belong to the police department... The publicity of Old Blue in the Tingen Morning Post further confirmed this speculation - the law enforcer who shot and killed criminals, the policeman.

Old Blue had expected that the newspaper industry in this world was extremely developed. What happened the night before would spread all over Loen the next morning. The "culprit" was Roselle... The invention of the wired telegraph and the laying of steam train tracks. The former allowed news to spread quickly, and local newspapers wrote manuscripts based on the news and printed them overnight; the latter allowed the printed newspapers to be distributed to major cities within a day.

Roselle even laid an undersea cable to the southern continent... Of course, this was not a good thing. It was normal for Roselle, who started the colonial era, to be abandoned by his own daughter. It was also normal for his fellow time travelers who truly understood Roselle's deeds to spit and dance in front of "Lao Huang's" grave.

But... "the head follows the butt", from the perspective of the people of the Northern Continent, Roselle is an undisputed "hero"... After all, if the God of Death of the Southern Continent really conquered the Northern Continent in the "Pale Age"... the reverse "colonization" of the people of the Southern Continent would not have the slightest mercy or sympathy.

Of course, if it didn't happen, it would be useless to assume. Old Blue couldn't interfere with such things for the time being. It was a matter between countries and continents. Add to that the "heavenly" forces in the southern continent... the situation would only become more complicated.

"It's all just empty names, nothing more than empty names," Old Blue nodded to Benson, raised the suitcase in his right hand a little, indicating that he couldn't shake hands for the time being, and then walked to the living room and sat on the single sofa. Alfu took the opportunity to lie down at his feet obediently.

Old Bruce placed the suitcase on the table. Before he could open the buckle, he heard Melissa say:
"Do you want coffee or tea? Well, we have Filmore coffee and the Marquis tea that Klein bought..."

Old Blue saw Melissa's eagerness, so he said, "Coffee...right, it's just right to relieve your fatigue. Well, Melissa, don't be busy. Let your maid go to the bar and come sit with Benson. I just happen to have something to give you."

"Okay, okay!" Melissa ran to Bella's room and told Bella, who was struggling to read the newspaper, to make some coffee before sitting on the sofa next to her brother. At this time, she saw that the suitcase brought by Old Bruce had been opened, revealing several brown file bags. Under the file bags was a black handbag with exquisite workmanship? Square...

Next to the bag was a delicately wrapped paper bag with the "Backlund Philips" logo on it... I couldn't tell what was inside for now. Old Blue saw Melissa coming back and said with a smile:

"Let me first talk about the issue you are most concerned about. Don't worry, although this is Klein's first time in Backlund, he has adapted quite well. He is on a business trip. Well, the Blackthorn Security Company he works for has a partnership with the police department and is considered a semi-official organization. Benson should know that this type of company has very good benefits, and there is no need to worry about travel expenses." After seeing Benson nod, Old Blue continued:
"And Klein works hard. He is also very talented in finding, collecting, and protecting antiques. When I was about to leave Backlund, I specifically met with him. I heard that he had been promoted and received a raise. I didn't ask how much his weekly salary was, but it would not be less than 10 pounds."

"10 pounds!" Benson and Melissa were shocked. This weekly salary was a bit too high in Tingen! Uh, but it was okay in Backlund...

Old Blue picked up the file bag next to the black camera bag and untied the string while saying:
"You definitely don't have the same feeling as me if I just say that... But it doesn't matter. I took a photo with Klein before... Yes, this is it."

Melissa took the photo subconsciously. In the photo, Klein was wearing a formal suit with a smile on his face. On his left arm, which held a cane, was a shopping bag like the one in the suitcase. He raised his right hand and pointed out his index and middle fingers... It was indeed Klein! And he was a very gentlemanly Klein! There were many goods in the background. He seemed to be shopping? Shopping in the department store mentioned in his letter? Melissa wanted to hand the photo to her brother, but she saw that Benson also had the same photo in his hand...

Facing Melissa's slightly puzzled look, Old Blue explained while flipping through two other photos and handed them over:
"Multiple prints can be made from the same negative...

"Also, Klein has made some very good female friends in Backlund. Well, they can be considered colleagues, right? I thought maybe you would be interested in this..."

"Ah! Really?" Melissa took it with shining eyes. She saw that the photo was a group photo of Klein and three ladies at the dining table. Klein's expression was a little stiff... but it was harmless!

These three ladies have different temperaments. The two blonde ladies have delicate facial features, but one is still young and immature, while the other has a playful smile...

The remaining lady had curly brown hair, a pretty face, and wore a long dress with a ruffled collar... Hmm?! Melissa suddenly brought the photo closer to her eyes, and she discovered the blind spot! This lady... seemed to be looking at Klein out of the corner of her eye! And Klein still looked stunned!
Melissa wanted to twist Klein's head over to the brown-haired lady so that he could take a closer, frontal, and serious look! Klein is so stupid!
She immediately looked up and asked Old Bruce:
"Mr. Blue, may I ask, what is the name of this lady? How did she and Klein know each other? What is her family background?"

After Old Blue handed the photo to Benson, he took a sip of the coffee that Bella brought him and said:

"Well... this lady's name is Fors Wall. She is a colleague of Klein's, someone he's quite familiar with.

“She used to be a clinic-based doctor and is now a best-selling author.

"By the way," Old Blue once again took out two beautifully packaged books with frantic signatures on the covers from his suitcase and pushed them onto the table in front of the two of them.

"These are works autographed by Fors. When she left, she told me to bring them to you. Yes! Klein has already introduced my family to her, and all she has left is for her to meet them in person!" Old Blue spared no effort to assist, as he still had many autographed books!
“Really?” Melissa smiled so much that she almost burst out laughing. She quickly took the book and read it: “Storm Heights. I think I heard Elizabeth say…”

(End of this chapter)