Personality V: I will save everything

"Isn't this outrageous?!" Kreacher widened his eyes and shouted in disbelief (=_=). His expression looked helpless and shocked.

After listening to Kurt's incredible speculation, Kreacher's doubts surged like a tide.

He began to seriously doubt Kurt's mental state. Compared with Servi, was Kurt the one who needed to be sent to see a doctor more?

Thinking of this, Kreacher couldn't help but shook his head, but at this moment, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind - ah, it seems that there is no need to send Kurt to see a doctor.

After all... Kreacher slapped his forehead suddenly, and suddenly remembered that the man standing in front of him seemed to have really escaped from a mental hospital!

If this is the case, it means that Kurt has already been diagnosed with some mental illness.

In that case, should I remind the relevant personnel?

For example... uh, it seems that Lydia has always been in charge of handling matters concerning Kurt... Yes, that's right, it must be like that!

Should I go to Lydia and suggest that she increase the dosage of Kurt's medicine? But if I rashly go to remind him, will it cause unnecessary trouble?

After all, this kind of thing is quite sensitive... Kreacher was in a dilemma and couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Looking at Kreacher's slightly playful expression, Kurt couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking that this guy's mind was really clear at a glance! Just by the slight changes on his face, he could guess what he was thinking so accurately -_-|| .

Kurt took a deep breath, trying to keep himself calm, and then said:

"Okay, Kreacher, put those messed up thoughts of yours away! I've long been no different from a normal person. The one who really worries me now is you! Don't you realize that Servi looks like a guy who might commit domestic violence at any time?"

Hearing this, Kreacher raised his eyebrows, and looked up and down at Kurt with a torch-like gaze. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he slowly said with a barely perceptible smile:

"Oh? Really? But I remember clearly that just two days ago, there seemed to be a 'brave and fearless' brother who claimed that he saw the legendary unicorn with his own eyes. Then he ran around the street like a madman and was almost hit by a speeding carriage."

Kreacher rolled his eyes at Kurt, and then continued, "And at the last moment, who risked his life to pull this man back from the wheel of death? Well... think about it carefully, who could this person be?"

"......................" Kurt was completely silent now. Thinking back to that incident, he still felt scared.

You know, because of that accident, he was almost tied up and sent to receive compulsory treatment by Lydia.

This incident caused quite a stir at the time.

Putting aside other things, just the name Kurt Frank can be classified as a public figure in any case.

The reason is simple, because the work he wrote is so popular! On the streets and after dinner, people talk about this work the most.

What's more, according to some rumors that have spread like wildfire, even the most honorable Queen of England seems to have become his loyal fan.

Such a rising star in the literary world was almost ruthlessly hit by a speeding carriage on the street and nearly died.

If such a thrilling plot is not considered a groundbreaking news, then what else can deserve such a title?

The situation was extremely chaotic at that time, with noises everywhere. Even the usually steady editor-in-chief could not hold back his anxiety and worry, and rushed to Kurt's house, knocking frantically on his door.

(In order to facilitate writing books and discussing the publishing content of the books with the editor-in-chief, Kurt simply moved out. After all, he couldn't trouble Jose Baden to pass on his messages every time. The other party was a count, not his mouthpiece.)

The knock on the door was deafening, as if the entire door was going to be dismantled in the next second, just to confirm as soon as possible whether Kurt was safe.

After all, Kurt is undoubtedly a vital "cash cow" for the entire publishing house.

The livelihoods of all employees in the publishing house depend almost entirely on Kurt. It is no exaggeration to say that everyone depends on Kurt for their meals.

If he really encountered an accident, then this publishing house would probably have to end up being disbanded on the spot.

Kurt was so angry that his face turned red and he was speechless. For a moment he didn't know how to respond.

In a panic, he suddenly had an idea and pushed Jeffrey next to him to the front, shouting anxiously: "Jeffrey, please say something quickly! Don't you think so too?"

Jeffrey, who was suddenly pushed out, stood there at a loss, his face full of astonishment and confusion.

He had no idea what was going on. He was just standing quietly by, listening to the heated argument between Kreacher and Kurt. How come the focus of the topic shifted to him in the blink of an eye?

However, at this moment, the situation was urgent and ready to explode. Kurt's eyes, full of expectation and help, stared at Jeffrey, as if silently forcing him to stand up and support him. Faced with such pressure, although Jeffrey was extremely reluctant, he really couldn't make up his mind to reject Kurt outright.

"I............"

Just as Jeffrey was hesitating and about to speak, he heard an angry shout: "Shut up, Jeffrey, this matter has nothing to do with you." It turned out that Kreacher had taken action again and pushed Jeffrey back to his original position without mercy.

"Kurt Frank, don't think you can just pull out an innocent person to be your shield just because you can't win the argument with me. This is clearly a conflict between the two of us, and it has nothing to do with Jeffrey."

Kreacher pushed Jeffrey aside forcefully and made a "go play somewhere else" gesture while glaring at Kurt angrily.

Jeffrey: Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?

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So Jeffrey walked alone and silently to a secluded corner, squatted down, and curled himself into a small ball.

He was filled with fear and anxiety. On the one hand, he was worried that Kreacher and Kurt would really quarrel and cause an unmanageable situation.

On the other hand, he was even more afraid that the raging fire would suddenly spread over and mercilessly burn his body.

At this moment, a figure approached quietly. It turned out to be one of the orphans in the orphanage, a little boy named Henry. He came to Jeffrey carefully holding a plate of cookies and whispered, "Here you go, uncle."

Geoffrey actually had some impression of this child. Kreacher had mentioned Henry to him many times before, praising the child for being well-behaved, sensible, and very smart.

However, Kreacher did not agree with Henry always running out to find various odd jobs to earn meager wages to ease the financial pressure on the orphanage.

However, this little guy just didn't listen to advice. Every time Kreacher found him secretly doing odd jobs outside, the child would swear to never do it again in the future, but the result was often that not long after, he would sneak out to work again without Kreacher's knowledge.

Since Kreacher is not here, Jeffrey thinks he can help Kreacher find out why this kid named Henry is always thinking about going out to make money. Besides, he has nothing to do here alone, so he might as well kill time.

"Henry, can you tell me why you always go out to make money without telling Kreacher? There is no shortage of clothes or food in the orphanage here, and Kreacher is very good to you. Why do you always think about making money?"

Jeffrey originally thought that he would hear the innocent words of a well-behaved child from Henry, who wanted to relieve the pressure on the dean, or he didn't want the dean to have to work so hard.

However, Henry's answer caught Geoffrey completely by surprise.

"Because it's an equal exchange, I don't want to be thrown away."

If you don't understand why Geoffrey is shocked, just say that Henry is only ten years old.

Then, Geoffrey heard a tragic story from Henry.

Like most miserable children, Henry had an alcoholic and abusive father and a cowardly and incompetent mother.

One day, his mother couldn't stand his father's violence anymore, so she ran away. His father didn't want to look for her, but quickly married a new woman, who also gave Henry two younger sisters.

Henry originally thought that his situation would be better if he had a different mother, or that having two younger sisters could share his father's attention and make him less sad.

But he was completely wrong. His father was very kind to that woman and the two sisters. They were like a family, and Henry was the outsider. He was driven by his father into a cold warehouse with drafty windows on all sides.

He was beaten by his father, despised by the new woman, and even his two sisters pointed at him from time to time, saying that he was dirty and smelly, despised him, and insulted him.

He could only look through the glass at the happy faces of the family of four in the house, and he felt like an outsider.

The most common phrase Henry heard every day was, "You should be grateful. At least we are willing to give you a bite to eat."

What happened later made Henry a complete outsider, because his father died and the woman his father married remarried another man.

Henry no longer belonged to this family. His status in the family was even lower than that of the pets in the yard, because at least they remembered to feed the dog, but Henry was completely forgotten by them.

So one snowy day you and I left the so-called home, not even known to anyone. Anyway, there was no difference between the outside and that place, cold and hungry.

Henry wandered the streets like that until one day he stole food from an old beggar. After being beaten up by Henry, the old beggar taught him some pickpocketing skills.

Henry lived like that. When there were not many people around, he begged in a corner. When there were many people, he moved among the crowd, stole their wallets, and used the money inside to buy food.

"Until later I stole Uncle Dean's wallet."

In fact, it would be more accurate to say that he was discovered rather than stolen, because as soon as Henry put his hand into Kreacher's pocket, he was discovered by Kreacher.

After all, Henry's little tricks were nothing in Kreacher's eyes and were easily discovered by Kreacher.

But even if he was discovered, Henry didn't care. The worst that could happen was that he would be beaten up by the man in front of him, or he would be sent to the police station directly.

But if he had to choose between the two possibilities, Henry would rather be sent to the police station, because then he would have a place to sleep tonight.

After all, it wasn't the first time that he was found and sent to the police station. The police didn't care about the life or death of a street kid like him. At most, they would symbolically lock him up in the detention center for a few days and then release him.

Henry didn't want the man in front of him to beat him up. If he was to be beaten, he hoped that he wouldn't beat him too hard, because if he was injured too badly, he wouldn't be able to steal for several days and would have to beg on the street, and he might not be able to survive.

But what Henry never expected was that a little street rat like him actually had a third choice...

Because the man neither beat him nor sent him to the police station, but took him to a place that looked like a palace in a fairy tale book...

Without doing anything, the man gave him a bath, changed him into clean clothes, and later gave him a hearty meal.

Henry hadn't had a full meal for a long time, so he stayed here. After all, there was food and drink here, and he wouldn't be beaten.

It was not until later that Henry learned of this place, which was called an orphanage.