Durin's Diary

Chapter 687 You're Worried

The head of the Veldora family was sitting in the private room of the Eternal Pavilion, enjoying his rare freedom.

There is no endless work, no endless business, and life is so beautiful that when the waiter walked in, the white-haired old man was stunned for a moment, then reached out and held the hand of the young man sitting next to him who was reaching into his arms.

"It's okay. Mr. Peck is my guest. My child, your alertness is a good thing, but don't be too alert. No one will use knives or guns in Yongyuan Pavilion."

The youngest son of the Veldora family looked at Peck in surprise as he placed the dishes from the large wooden tray on the table in different categories.

His grandfather looked at Peck and smiled: "If I didn't know your situation well, I would have thought that you were a waiter in your childhood, Mr. Peck."

"I'd actually rather put a gun under the tray, but Secretary Ace and Secretary Sora repeatedly assured me that you're reliable and that you'll definitely give me a surprise. And the rule of never using weapons is a rule passed down by Lord Durin, so I can only sit before you as a negotiating representative." Having said this, Peck plopped down on the other side of the round table. He took out his cigarette case, flicked a cigarette through, and offered it to the old man before looking at the young man. "Your grandson, do you smoke?"

"He doesn't smoke. Young people nowadays always like to go their own way, unlike us back then." Marquis Veldora sighed as he casually picked up some food for himself. "Come to think of it, I haven't seen the two secretaries in a long time. Here, this is my letter. Please pass it on."

Peck took the letter and noticed it was not sealed.

"Let's check it out. Safety first. After all, it was old Jason who contacted me before. After he left, I haven't been able to contact the two secretaries for several years."

Now that he said so, Peck took out the letter, shook it, and then looked at the contents.

After a long time, he raised his head and looked at the old man in front of him with a hesitant look on his face: "Are you... Crow?"

When Peck was heading north, he heard this call sign from his second mentor. This was a very secretive comrade who had been lurking in the north. If someone reported this call sign while he was assassinating a noble, the assassination must be stopped immediately.

After all, you can't really kill your own comrades.

"Yes, Crow, it's been a while since anyone called me that. Jason never knew my call sign until his death. Roy did know it, but that young man passed away long ago. Before today, only Sora and Ace knew whether I was a human or a ghost." Having said that, Marquis Veldora turned his head and looked at his young grandson: "Don't stare at me with your eyes, child, and don't think I don't know that you are secretly joining the Northern School in college. Mr. Jason has several apprentices, and your professor is one of them. The fact that you can be his student means that you have been accepted by him, right?"

The young member of the Veldora family scratched his head in embarrassment.

"So there are no outsiders at our table, right?" Peck said with a smile. He didn't hesitate to pick up the wine on the table and pour himself a glass: "Austin's matter..."

"Sola told me to take good care of Austin and leave my granddaughter to him. I'm relieved." Marquis Veldora said this and looked at his young grandson again. "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Grandpa didn't bring you to the Eternal Pavilion today to watch you perform a puppet show with Mr. Peck."

The young man then picked up the chopsticks.

"Peck, our king is pregnant. I wrote about this in a letter. Originally, it was meant to be delivered to a courier, but I felt such important news needed to be handed over to the most reliable person. So, I used your channel to establish a new communication line under the guise of smuggling." Marquis Veldora smiled at this. "Don't worry, young man. This smuggling line stretches from Lublin in the east to Farol in the south. My king is well aware of this."

"That's great." There's no need to worry about accidents with this smuggling channel - you see, this trading channel has shares from Duke Durin, the King, and the Secretary.

No one could afford to offend him, and no one wanted to. After all, no one in this world could say they'd had enough of life. "So, regarding Austin, does your granddaughter have any other prospects? I don't want my friend to get himself killed just because of a relationship," Peck asked the old man in front of him, clumsily picking up the tenderloin with his chopsticks.

The latter laughed heartily: "You better take it easy. If you make me die of laughter, you'll be in big trouble."

After saying that, the old man waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. Austin is the editor-in-chief of the God of Wisdom Daily. He just did a great job in Orekhov City. The church and I will keep an eye on him. He also has His Excellency Du Lin's gold cigarette case, which is much more useful than your silver one."

Peck shook his head: "It seems that I was worried for nothing."

"If I were Austin, I'd be delighted to have a friend like you. I'm also pleased to see you young people so united." Marquis Veldora said this, seemingly reminiscing about the past. "I still remember when I was young, we all got together and asked, 'Let's take a group photo.' So we stood together, with the taller ones standing at the back and the shorter ones at the front. I still remember that little brother Ixu was pampered by us and sat in the center of the front row."

The old man laughed out loud when he said this.

His grandson hesitated for a moment. "Are you talking about Duke Ish Elsh?"

"Back then, he was just Lord Ish, but now you should call him Elder Ish. The current Duke of Ish is Durin." His grandfather corrected him, and the old man looked at Peck again: "By the way, what did you think of Austin and Julie before you knew my identity?"

"I think love is a matter between two people, but if Austin is reluctant to take action one day, I will do it," Peck said truthfully.

Marquis Veldora nodded, then he looked at his little grandson: "Child, do you know why I brought you here today?"

The child shook his head: "I don't know."

"Your father and your two uncles all know my identity, but your brother, your cousin, your sister, and your cousins ​​all don't know. Do you know why?"

The old man looked at him, waiting for an answer.

The young man thought about it, nodded, and then shook his head.

"Nod, you know; shake your head, you don't want to do that, right." Marquis Veldora asked with a smile.

The young man nodded.

This time, Peck joined in Marquis Veldora's laughter.

He and the old man opposite him laughed so hard that tears came out.

(End of this chapter)