Anthony's father believes in Orthodox Christianity, but as for Zhou Sen, Anthony did not force him to believe in religion, so for now, he does not have any religious belief.
Anthony was already ten years old when he adopted him. In many families, ten-year-old children, apart from being mentally retarded, actually understand a lot of things.
Zhou Sen himself became sensible very early.
Zhou Sen is Chinese, so his family still celebrates the Spring Festival every year, which is a meal of dumplings on New Year's Eve.
Then buy two bunches of firecrackers and set them off in the yard.
There are no rituals like ancestor worship.
Very simple.
It's like this every year, nothing new and boring.
This year, Zhou Sen went upstairs after eating dumplings. Although he bought firecrackers, he was not in the mood to set off firecrackers. According to the past family rules, elderly people did not set off firecrackers on New Year's Eve.
Father Anthony is dead. Although his body has not been seen, the Japanese will not fabricate such news to deceive themselves.
Therefore, there is a high probability that he will never see Father Anthony again.
Although it was a remnant of the original feelings, Zhou Sen was still a little bit infected and a little sad.
Open the book "Russian Fables" that I bought at "Yi Gu Zhai" during the day.
In fact, Zhou Sen is not very interested in these Russian fables. Generally speaking, the fables of many countries and nations have similar meanings.
He wanted to know about the fable of "The Hunter and the Wolf" that he heard on the radio. Although it was somewhat similar to our own story of "Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf", this black-eyed snow wolf was different from the Zhongshan wolf.
It did not repay kindness with hatred, but chose to fight with its former tribe at all costs, and finally sacrificed itself to save the hunter.
The Russian people's understanding is somewhat different from ours. They even dare to raise ferocious beasts like black bears. They are worthy of being a fighting nation.
This story can also be understood to mean that wolves also have spirituality and know how to be grateful, which is much better than many people who are wolf-hearted and dog-hearted.
The hunter also saved his life because of his original kindness. Every drink and every peck was God's will.
What Zhou Sen wants to know is why this fable was suddenly played on the radio late at night, and this is by no means a supernatural event.
It must have a purpose, but he can't unlock the secret yet. Maybe the original body can, but he is not sure whether some of the original body's memories were lost when they were passed to him. Anyway, in this regard, He really couldn't remember it.
The answer can only be found from the details of this story.
If he hadn't happened to see this "Russian Fables" at "Yi Gu Zhai" today, he would have never remembered it.
There was indeed such a story about wolves in the catalog, but when he was in the bookstore, there were so many people and he couldn't calm down to study it.
I finally waited until I could concentrate on nothing else.
Zhou Sen read this fable carefully. It was indeed about the grudges between a wolf and a hunter.
But this story tells about an injured wild wolf. The hunter wanted to kill it and skin it, but when he saw the wild wolf's eyes begging for mercy, he was moved. He rescued the wild wolf and brought it back to his residence for treatment. The wolf recovers from his injuries and returns to the forest, and then every once in a while someone will give the hunter some pheasants, hares, etc.
Hunters do not have to hunt and can live a life without worrying about food and drink.
The story is very short and has the intention of guiding people towards good deeds, but it may be even more misleading to children.
After all, the harmonious coexistence between wolves and humans only exists in stories. Once someone believes it to be true, it would be a tragedy.
Different stories, spread, reprocessed through art, and told by different people, may be two stories from the original story.
After carefully comparing the details of the two stories, Zhou Sen still found some differences. They were both wolves. One was driven out of the pack when he was young, one was injured, and the color of the fur and eyes was emphasized, while the other There is no such detailed description. One lives with the hunter day and night, and the other is released into the forest after recovering from his injuries. The final ending is also different. One is fighting with his former tribe for the hunter, while the other is just Catch some game to repay the favor...
Black eyes, driven out by the tribe...
It seems like I am talking about this. I have never heard of wolves having black eyes. Only humans have them, and they are a color unique to yellow-skinned Chinese people.
After being expelled from the tribe and adopted by Father Anthony, he was indeed squeezed out by a group of beggars, unable to get anything to eat, and was on the verge of death from hunger.
The encounter with the little Snow Wolf in the story is almost exactly the same.
As for the rest of the story, it hasn't happened yet, so there's no way to compare it. If the hunter is Anthony's father, he is already dead at this moment, and there is no need to save him.
Zhou Sen was suddenly startled. Isn't this too impossible?
If so, why would the Japanese fabricate such a big lie to deceive themselves?
The more you think about it, the more confused your mind becomes.
Forget it, maybe he thinks too much or doesn't think about it anymore. Let's sleep for a while and forget everything when he wakes up. Anyway, he doesn't want to get involved in these things.
But can you escape?
…
Regarding the reconstruction and expansion plan of Ningxiang Pavilion.
Although I am not used to writing vertically, there is nothing I can do about it. People in this era are accustomed to this way of writing and reading. You can't do something new and different. (It’s not that it’s not written horizontally, it hasn’t completely formed a mainstream habit yet)
When he got up early the next morning, after breakfast, Zhou Sen locked himself in the bedroom. He didn't want to stay in the study anymore.
Started writing books at the desk.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, other people would visit each other's houses to pay New Year's greetings and visit relatives. He was alone, didn't have many friends, and had no relatives to go to.
Since he didn't have to go to work, he might as well stay at home and write out the plan for Ningxiang Pavilion. He was afraid that after this point, he might not have time.
Zhou Sen locked himself in the room, his thoughts were surging, his mind was not distracted, and it was as if there was nothing external. Even Lucy was just lying on his lap, very well-behaved, not daring to make any movement for fear of disturbing the master's writing.
"Master Wasim, there is a gentleman outside the door who calls himself Migunov and wants to see him!"
"not see."
"But he claimed to be an acquaintance of Mr. Anthony, and said he came here to pay a special visit and to wish you a happy New Year." Irina explained.
"Invite him to the living room to serve tea, and tell him I'll be there in a moment." Zhou Sen was writing to the key point. He didn't want to be interrupted, but he couldn't turn away the guest, even though he didn't know him.
"yes."
A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Sen, wearing a nightgown, a thick coat, and slippers, came downstairs with Lucy in his arms. If the other party hadn't said he was an acquaintance of Anthony's father, he wouldn't have wanted to see her at all.
With a high nose bridge, brown eyes, slightly curly hair, and two tawny beards, the Russian man in front of him, who was slightly shorter than him, looked young.
When he saw Zhou Sen, he actually took off his hat and bowed to him.
This was the etiquette used by subordinates to meet their superiors during the Tsarist Russia era, but now, this is no longer the norm.
"Mr. Migunov, it seems we don't know each other. Why did you come to see me?" Zhou Sen came over and sat down on the sofa.
"I am here to visit you on behalf of Mr. Rozaevsky, and I would like to say to you, Happy New Year!" Migunov said respectfully again.
"Let's talk about it."
"Mr. Rozaevsky wants to talk to you about Mr. Anthony Robin," Migunov said.
"What are we talking about? I don't even know him. What's there to talk about?"
"Master Wasim, you may not know that Mr. Rozaevsky is Mr. Anthony Robin's loyal comrade-in-arms and partner."
"Really? How come no one has ever mentioned it to me?"
"This may be a matter of timing. There are some things that Mr. Anthony Robin did not tell you, but now, you must know something. This is your responsibility and obligation." Migunov explained with a shrug.
"Okay, tomorrow at 10:30 in the morning, I'll wait for you at the North Restaurant of the Madier Hotel. I'll wait for you in a while." Zhou Sen thought about it for a moment. He could refuse. The other party would definitely not give up. Instead of being harassed constantly, It's better to meet him once and listen to what he has to say.
"Okay." Migunov agreed immediately. The purpose of his coming was to get Zhou Sen to agree to meet. As for where to meet, that was not a problem.
Rozaevsky, Zhou Sen has never met this person, but as an Ice City policeman, he naturally knows this person.
This guy is one of the "anti-Soviet, anti-communist" Belarusian leaders in Bingcheng, and he is also a lackey of the Japanese.
He is the legendary Russian traitor.
He also served as the deputy director of the Russian Expatriate Affairs Bureau of Japan in Ice City. Needless to say, the Expatriate Affairs Bureau was a secret service agency, which was created by the Japanese to conduct spy work among Russian expatriates in Ice City and in the Soviet Union.
This person wanted to see him simply because he was here for Anthony's father's "pastor" status. He didn't want to take on this role at all. It would be best if someone could take over.
After eating a few bites at noon, Zhou Sen returned to his room and continued writing his "plan". Anyway, he had nothing to do for the day.
Zhou Sen has been writing all afternoon, and his writing fingers are a little painful. He has never written so carefully by hand in his life, except when he was in school writing love letters to the female classmates he had a crush on, which was really exhausting.
Meow!
Lucy was a little dissatisfied. The little master hadn't rested at home for a long time, and he didn't even play with it. Her little paws scratched his arm desperately.
"Okay, Lucy, don't make trouble. I'll finish writing in a while, and I'll play with you, okay?" Zhou Sen quickly stretched out his hand to comfort this clingy little thing.
This little thing is quite spiritual. If it weren't for it, he would definitely not be able to discover some of the secrets in the family on his own.
Including the climbing marks in the fireplace chimney in the case of Serkin's murder, he was also inspired by Lucy's climbing marks and determined that the marks in the chimney were forged.
Its purpose is simply to mislead the police in the direction of their investigation.
Susanna is indeed not a simple woman, but she has now regained her freedom. I don’t know if she has left the Ice City or is lurking in a corner.
He had a feeling that he would meet this Susanna again.
