An ordinary person's daily life (8)
The scene in front of me was so ordinary that Patton didn't feel any problem.
Although he felt a little familiar, he didn't think it was strange:
How come the scenes you see every day are not familiar with each other?
His eyes moved and looked into the sky. He saw the crimson moon hanging quietly, radiating light, making people's mood settle down involuntarily.
At this moment, Patton seemed to have lifted the invisible burden, his body and mind were extremely relaxed, and he no longer had the panic, anxiety and irritability he had before.
His spiritual intuition told him that the incident of Vernar ended here and would not affect his life again.
"The storm is above, thank the Lord for his blessing." Patton immediately clenched his right fist and whispered to himself.
Without that worry and tension, he felt exhaustion rushing out from the depths of his soul, flooding his brain, limbs, and every cell in his body.
Patton couldn't help but press the back of his hand against his mouth and yawned, but there was a little more comfortable smile on his face.
He stopped in the study room, turned around and left here, returned to the bedroom, took a bath in an enjoyable state, and drank a small glass of red wine.
That night, Patton did not dream anymore and slept extremely soundly.
When he woke up in the morning, his spirit was relaxed and his pleasure surged, as if he had gained a new life.
After looking at his wife who was still sleeping beside him, Patton got up carefully, changed his clothes, and walked around the house.
He had never found his neighborhood so beautiful before:
The air is fresh, the environment is peaceful, the scenery is pleasant, and even pedestrians are so well-educated.
This made Patton feel better and more beautiful. He once again realized that the matter of Vernar was over and he returned to the life of ordinary Ninghe.
He kept in this mood and returned home and enjoyed breakfast with his wife and children.
During this process, he even told his wife a joke published in the newspaper, which met a small request from the children.
Seeing the smiles on his wife and children's faces, Patton felt sincerely satisfied.
Then, he put on his coat, hat, and cane, went out to ride a trackless public carriage, and came all the way to the "Ruen Antiquities Collection and Protection Foundation" located on the edge of the city.
Entering his office, Patton regained his past rhythm. He didn't get busy with work, but prepared black tea with some strange herbs for his home.
Just by wearing black tea, he leisurely read the newspapers that he had not subscribed to at home. Then he picked up the letters and documents he received and reviewed them one by one.
This process and such rhythm make him feel extremely comfortable.
The only dissonance is that Patton is still a little worried about receiving the letter from Vernar again.
However, this concern has not become a reality.
About a quarter of an hour later, the door of his office was knocked on.
"Please come in." Patton picked up the cup and drank a sip of black tea.
The person who pushed the door in was the deputy director of the "Compliance Department". He looked ordinary and had no characteristics, but felt friendly.
"Did you sleep well last night?" Pacheco asked as he stood at the door.
"Very great." Patton did not hide it.
Pacheco nodded and said with a smile:
"It seems you have indeed escaped the impact of this matter."
But Patton didn't say the "nightmare" he had, and asked instead:
"And you?"
"I'm sleeping well, too." Pacheco responded with a smile. "The police have completely taken over this matter. It is said that he found Vernar last night. Unfortunately, he seems to have suffered misfortune."
"Pity, may he be at peace." Patton did not say that he would protect him, because Vernall had turned his back on his belief in the "Lord of the Storm". If there was indeed "blessing", it would be lightning and storm.
After saying that, thinking about the help Pacheco had provided before and the other party's affectionate attitude, Patton took the initiative to say:
“Enjoy lunch together later?”
"Did you treat me?" Pacheco said with a smile.
"Of course, I'm glad to know such a friend as you." Patton stood up and bowed with a gentlemanly demeanor.
Pacheco nodded gently and said:
“Then I’ll wait for your invitation at the Compliance Department.
“Before 12 o’clock?”
"No problem." In addition to thanking the other party, Patton also felt that knowing the deputy director of the "Compliance Department" would be of great help to the future work progress.
Moreover, he believed that Pacheco should be better than ordinary people in some aspects, just like himself.
After watching Pacheco leave his office, Patton sat down again and breathed slowly silently.
As an ordinary person with normal IQ, he could see that Fernard's affairs were full of weirdness and involved issues in the fields of mysticism and religion.
In addition, he was actually very interested in the division of the Tamara family, the secret history of the Quaternary and the details of the encounter with Vernar.
But he knew that he could not go into it. It was the greatest luck for an ordinary person to see that the part of the iceberg surface was not dead. If he wanted to figure out the specific situation under the water, he would inevitably be drowned.
The past archaeological experience made Patton dare not take risks, nor did he want to take risks.
For him, curiosity may be the least valuable thing.
After a while of secret emotion, Patton continued to work.
When it was almost 12 o'clock, he put down his items on the table, picked up the coat and top hat hanging from the coat rack, left the office, and walked outside the "Compliance Department".
Dongdongdongdongdongdong, Patton knocked on the wooden door in front of him.
Soon, Pacheco opened the door and glanced at Patton and said:
"Give me another five minutes, I still have something to deal with."
"No problem." Patton replied without any mind.
"Come in and wait." Pacheco said casually.
Patton was not polite and stepped into the "Compliance Department" and found a chair to sit down.
His eyes moved at will and found that there were about six to seven "Compliance Department" personnel.
Just then, he heard someone knocking on the door.
Before the "Compliance Department" employees got up, the door creaked open.
The first to enter was the vice chairman of the "Ruen Antiquities Collection and Protection Foundation".
This is an energetic old man. He looked around, his eyes stayed on Patton for a moment and said:
“It seems everyone is there.
"I'll introduce you to a new colleague."
While speaking, the vice chairman took a few steps forward, allowing the new employee of the "Compliance Department" who was following behind to reveal it to everyone's eyes.
This is a woman in her twenties with a high nose bridge, plump lips, dark gray eyes, a pretty face, and wearing a common blue long dress.
However, there was no expression on her face, and she didn't look like a real person, and she was closer to a wax figure.
Patton and Pacheco's eyes suddenly solidified.
The vice chairman continued to smile and said:
"She will serve as deputy director of the Compliance Department, like Pacheco, whose name is Yalishia Tamara."
(A daily life for an ordinary person)
ps1: Of course, ordinary people cannot go deeper into the daily life. This is the presentation of the iceberg surface and does not involve below the water surface. Well, it is also a narrative attempt.
ps2: If the final part is simply for the effect of fear and does not consider the three views of the characters, then it should be written like this:
While speaking, the vice chairman took a few steps forward, allowing the new employee of the "Compliance Department" who was following behind to reveal it to everyone's eyes.
This is a woman in her twenties with a high nose bridge, plump lips, dark gray eyes, a pretty face, and wearing a common blue long dress.
Patton and Pacheco's eyes suddenly solidified.
At this time, the lady's mouth was raised and her smile was bright and natural:
"Hello everyone, I'm Yalishia Tamara."
Chapter completed!