Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 55 [The Happiest Day]

Palen dreamed that he was back to that night again.

The sound of gunfire continued to ring in his ears, and he could only hide under the bed and tremble.

Everything outside is unknown, and his strongest supporter, his brother Qiao An, is dead.

He didn't know what fate was about to happen to him.

The tragic situations of the losers in countless family struggles flashed through his mind. He could only stuff his fist into his mouth in fear, trying his best to avoid making any sound, so as to comfort himself that no one would discover that he was hiding here.

Then, he was violently dragged out from under the bed by a pair of strong hands.

Palen woke up.

He sat on the bed, breathing heavily, his eyes red. He almost suffocated to death in his dream.

He quickly grabbed a bottle of wine next to him and took two sips, and his mood finally calmed down a little.

But when he thought about what he had to do tomorrow, he still felt scared.

Can he really do it?
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A new day has arrived.

The weather was still nice and sunny, but the air was getting colder and the whole air was filled with the smell of impending snow.

It is indeed the time. At this point in time, the coldest wind is about to sweep in from the North Sea.

In another half month, perhaps the entire Winster will be covered in ice and snow.

Ethan could clearly feel the extreme cold when he got up. If his body had not been transformed by the "Name of the True God", he would have been thinking about where to get a pair of long johns.

After washing up and changing into a casual sky blue dress, Ethan looked very relaxed.

He didn't think today was anything special.

Even if the person who will judge him later is the world-renowned painter Pubol, that's it.

Breakfast was seafood soup with rice and a small piece of cod. On such a cold morning, you need to eat something hot to get through it.

After Ethan finished eating, he drank a glass of mulled wine and felt better.

When taking a bus to the University of Winchester and passing through the city, Ethan found that banners welcoming Pubol were hung on some main roads.

The influence of this great painter is much greater than imagined.

Arrived at Winster University at ten o'clock in the morning.

Today, Winchester University is much more lively than usual.

You can tell from the fact that the school parking lot is almost half full.

These people all came to see the great painter.

However, Pubol has not yet arrived at the University of Winchester. His visit today is at 11:00 am. After visiting the campus, he will have lunch at the school and then continue the communication. Three o'clock in the afternoon is the time he has left for Ethan.

Ethan didn't care and just treated it as a social exercise.

Those who can come to Winster University today must be well-known people in Winster City, otherwise they would definitely not be able to get an invitation letter.

If Ethan wants to gain a foothold in Winster's upper class society, he will have to deal with these people. This time he can be considered to have met them in advance.

Ethan walked up the stairs and was stopped after only a few steps.

I looked back and saw Bob Olde.

Ethan did ask for an invitation for him today.

Bob's mental state is getting better and better, and it even seems that the hair on his head has grown thicker.

He was holding the hand of a little girl and walking up step by step.

"Good morning, Bob."

"Good morning, Master. This is my daughter Monica. Monica, come and call me Master."

Bob patted the little girl's head, unable to suppress the happiness on his face.

He had never felt so strongly that working for the Pauletta family was the best choice in his life.

In the past, he would never have been qualified to attend such an event. He was just a second-rate lawyer. Yes, he was indeed a graduate of the University of Winchester, but his academic performance was average at the time, his family background was not good, and he didn't know any important people. He could only do dirty work in the law firm, such as being a gangster lawyer.

Only the most outstanding students with the best family backgrounds among his classmates, or people like Murphy, could come to such occasions.

Now, he came with his daughter.

This was the happiest day of his life.

"Just call me Brother Ethan. Hi, Monica, how are you? How old are you?"

The two of them talked as they came into the school.

As soon as he showed up, many people looked over.

This is inevitable. After all, he has now become a celebrity in Winster University and the hidden protagonist of today's event.

It's impossible for everyone not to pay attention to him.

El naturally discovered him too.

Originally, El was talking to a middle-aged man, but when he saw Ethan, he immediately ended the conversation and walked quickly towards Ethan.

"Ethan, you're finally here, you..."

It can be heard that El still has no confidence, and his words almost seem to imply that you should run away.

"Good morning, El. Let me introduce you. This is my family lawyer, Bob, and his daughter..."

Ethan interrupted him and began to introduce Bob.

At this time, Sophia also came and quickly came to greet Ethan.

Sophia was accompanied by some guests from the legal and political circles, who also greeted El.

Taking advantage of this gap, Ethan introduced Bob to Sophia.

Bob is a lawyer, but he just couldn't get in touch with this level before. Now with the help of an intermediary, he immediately started talking to people in the legal and political circles.

During the conversation, it turned out that some people were even from the same class as Bob.

Bob felt as if he was flying in the clouds, and it felt very unreal.

How could he have such a pleasant conversation with these people one day?

A staircase that he could see slowly unfolded before him.

This is truly the happiest day.

After Ethan showed Bob the way, he and Sophia walked away.

"Ethan, are you nervous?" Sophia couldn't help but ask him.

"Nervous? Not at all. Art is something you either have or don't have, right?"

Ethan laughed.

Sophia laughed too.

Only Anya was kicking stones out of boredom. One of the stones she kicked out hit the wall heavily.

At around 11 o'clock in the morning, the great painter Pubol finally arrived.