Violet Orchestra

It is certainly not surprising that Hodge has friends. After all, even a lonely person may have one or two close friends. There is no contradiction between the two.But with Maleditz's previous convictions, even if Violet didn't want to, he had to put a question mark on the credibility of this Mr. Gallegon.

They can't afford another Dewindola incident, it's too much trouble, Petra's severed hand has just recovered, it took him a lot of thought to take care of it, he really doesn't want to go through it again.

He beckoned the waiter to order two glasses of hot wine, and invited Hodge and Galegon to sit down at the table where he had just been sitting, and observed each other indiscriminately during the process.I didn't think it was from a distance before, but upon closer inspection, Gellegan's age should be quite young, and the sideburns under the hat have turned white. Although the clothes look passable, they are not at the level that can withstand observation. The jacket and trousers are both It looks a little rough, and life is obviously not rich.He wears a felt hat that has been carefully cared for, but it is so old that it is starting to fade. When talking to Hodge, he will subconsciously get closer, and the hand holding the cane also trembles imperceptibly, perhaps not only because of life. Difficult, and even the body has problems.

As the waiter brought the wine, Violet joined them in by passing the glass—Hodge was talking to Gallegon about his elderly mother—"It's my first time in Dormenoche , I didn’t expect to meet a local when I first entered the country, Mr. Housekeeper, you never said that you still have old friends here.”

His voice is pleasant and charming, and it is difficult for anyone to feel disgusted. Even if he interrupted the conversation to some extent, no one expressed any dissatisfaction with him.

Hodge turned his head and glanced at him, as if he didn't expect him to interrupt suddenly, and replied with some doubts: "Well, I didn't think about it before, I just saw the name of Galegon on the signboard of the tailor shop in the town, That’s when I suddenly remembered that his family lives here.”

"That's it..." Violet nodded thoughtfully, turned to Gellegon who was obviously also looking at him, and smiled standardly at him, "It seems that I was abrupt, sorry."

"It's nothing." The other party waved his hand indifferently, and raised his glass to signal him, "I still want to thank you for the wine, young man."

The poet accepted the fact that he called himself a "young man" without any hindrance, and chatted with him quite naturally. The two left Hodge with a surprised face, and quickly chatted enthusiastically, which was not at all like the first meeting.

"Just now I heard that your family owns a tailor shop? That's great. Recently, I have a piece of fabric brought by an oriental businessman. The weaving method and color are very exquisite. I am wondering what kind of clothes or accessories to make. Maybe I should use it for your reference, maybe I can get very valuable opinions."

"My family's tailor shop is now run by my wife, and it's still a little famous in the town." Gallagher touched his beard, "If you want, you can bring fabrics to the shop tomorrow, she must be very happy to see you To a handsome young man like you."

"Really? That's really great." Violet showed just the right expression of surprise on his face, and called the waiter to refill a glass of wine for him, "I will visit Madam tomorrow morning."

They chatted for a while about several common fabric techniques and cutting techniques. It was not until Galegon looked down at his watch and stood up to leave because it was too late that he sent the other party out of the hotel gate with a look of regret.

It seems that Galegon looks like a real tailor, who has a deep understanding of these aspects, and doesn't seem to memorize them temporarily, and answers smoothly and naturally.But even though the other party answered all the questions he asked fluently, he still felt that something was wrong. Why is this...

Violet watched him go away, and then returned to the hotel thoughtfully, meeting Hodge's puzzled eyes.

"What's the matter with you?" he asked, "That's my comrade in arms, there will be no problem."

"Really?" Violet asked back, "Do you still remember Malediz? Although it may not be polite to say so, I think... the comrades who appeared at this time may not have good intentions. Come to catch up with you."

Hodge's face froze, and he added with some dissatisfaction: "Galegon and I used to be in the same unit, he won't be like you said—"

"I hope so. Of course, I don't want any accidents on the next journey. After all, this is Domonochchi, and it couldn't be more 'safe'." Violet interrupted his defense for his friend and stood up. Lai waved in the direction of the hotel entrance, "Now, I think you should explain to everyone why you didn't keep the agreement and left the hotel alone without telling anyone."

Hodge followed his gaze back and saw three people walking in from the door.

Elaine, who was walking in the front, had an anxious face at first, as if she was worried about something, but when she saw Hodge, her expression suddenly changed. It was a complex expression mixed with joy, confusion, and a little annoyance.This performance is already subtle enough, and Petra, who was following him, was much more straightforward. After seeing Hodge, she rolled her eyes, showing an expression of "I knew it", and walked past Elaine to where they were in two or three steps. In front of the desk, he knocked on the table with an unfriendly expression.

"what happened?"

Huo Qi was frightened by her aggressive appearance, he didn't dare to touch her scales, so he had to shut up and bow his head to listen to her lecture.At first, Petra just felt that it was useless to search for a long time and was a little unhappy, but Hodge put on this look of beating and scolding, and she had nothing to do except to give a few words.

Violet gave her a seat, stepped aside to watch the show, and whispered something in Elaine's ear.After hearing what he said, the young man was obviously a little puzzled, but he still nodded, turned around and went out according to his instructions.

Birkins, who was at the end, entered the door too late. He only saw Elaine nodding and went out. He didn't understand what charade they were playing, so he leaned over and asked the poet, "What's the matter?"

"Just now our butler brought his 'comrade-in-arms' back as a guest, and I met him, so we chatted a little bit." After all, it was on the first floor of the hotel, and there were other strangers sitting beside him, so Violet didn't say too much To be blunt, I just briefly explained the situation with cryptic words to let Birkins understand the basic facts, "I have an appointment with that gentleman to visit his tailor shop tomorrow, so I ask the young master to buy some snacks for me, As a gift for tomorrow's visit."

Birkins nodded knowingly, indicating that he understood: "It's right to bring a gift for a visit. Let him go."

On the surface, Elaine was asked to prepare a "gift", but in fact, Violet just asked him to go out to find Gallegon.Before they came back, Galegon had just left the hotel, and his features were quite obvious—there were not many people wearing hats in this town, so as long as he was walking on the road, Elaine would definitely be able to spot him.

Although it was Hodge who took the initiative to go to the other party to reminisce about the old days, when he saw a wanted criminal who had been missing for ten years suddenly appearing in front of him in another form, Galegon accepted it so easily, and went back to the hotel with Hodge to continue " No matter how you look at it, this is really suspicious.

When they returned to the upstairs room, Elaine also came back. Facing Violet's questioning eyes, he shook his head and said helplessly, "I didn't find it."

Violet frowned and put down the teacup in her hand.

"But he just left, just before you entered the door..."

"I searched around and asked a few ladies who were chatting on the side of the road, and they all said that they hadn't seen such a person passing by." Elaine was also very puzzled, "If you just left, how could you disappear like this? quick?"

Violet glanced at the silent Hodge, and pointedly said: "It seems that Hodge's 'old friend' is not as reassuring as he said."

If there is no problem, why would you change clothes immediately after going out or take a small road to stay away?Consciously hiding and hiding, this is not the behavior of ordinary people, unless he has some urgent business, for example... going to report on Hodge, and exchange him for the 800 gold coins promised on the arrest warrant?

After telling everyone about his analysis, he stood up, and while putting on his coat, he signaled Elaine to get the luggage: "Let's leave now, don't waste time."

"...Wait." Hodge whispered.

Violet looked back at him.

"Galegon and I used to be comrades in arms who fought side by side in a trench. He...would not betray me." He spoke with difficulty.

The poet stood in front of him, carefully looked into his eyes, and interrupted with some sympathy: "It's a pity, I don't think even you yourself believe this sentence now."

"..."

"Think about it, in the face of 800 gold coins, how valuable is the friendship of a little 'comrade-in-arms' so long ago? He is obviously not doing well. This bonus is enough for his whole family to eat and drink for several years. He hesitates to betray you."

Sometimes it's not that the feelings are not deep enough, but that there are more important things worth giving up feelings for. After all, many things will become less important in front of money, which is the case for most people.

Hodge obviously also understood this truth. In the end, he slumped his shoulders and followed Birkins to carry the luggage without saying anything.

Now that they had successfully reached a consensus, they quickly packed up their things and went downstairs. Birkins, who was the last to leave the room, was responsible for hanging the luggage from the window, and Elaine was downstairs to meet him, and left the hotel as quietly as possible.In order to minimize the movement of leaving, they did not even return the room-this would attract the attention of the hotel owner and may cause them trouble.

Hodge was listless all the time, and he didn't recover a little until he got in the car. He took the hot water from Violet and sighed.

"Where are we going?" he asked.

"Run as far as you can before making plans. It's a bit unrealistic to think about it now." Violet glanced out of the car window with a solemn expression, "I'm afraid the temptation of the 800 gold coins is really great, Guy Le Guin may have taken a small route to inform you, and someone has already caught up."