Chapter 324 I Didn’t Provoke You
The story of "Dagon" is very simple. It tells what happens to a person who commits suicide.
The protagonist mistakenly entered a mysterious place in the ocean - it is not called mistakenly entering. He fell asleep on a small boat, but when he woke up the next day, he found that the boat was stranded in the swamp.
The dark swamp is full of animal carcasses, including familiar animals and completely unknown animals. The swamp is so big that it is as vast as the ocean.
When the tide recedes and the swamp becomes hard enough for walking, the protagonist walks towards the black hill. If you get lost, you must first go to a higher place to check the situation.
When he climbed up, he saw...
In general, this story is not discriminatory, it just fleshes out the Dagon esoteric sect that appeared in the previous "The Haze at Weymouth".
“So Dagon is the god worshiped by the frogmen in Weymouth?” “I am jealous of Gu Lu’s talent. It is obviously just an anti-discrimination novel that comes out of nowhere, but it still creates such a huge world view. "Is Dagon the Old One who existed on this planet tens of millions of years ago?" "It turns out that the Weymouth frogmen are called deep divers." "They just saw Dagon." "Driving me crazy"...
Readers are discussing, because there are more and more readers in the UK, and some people analyze the appearance of Dagon. In fact, it is very similar to the Weymouth Deep Diver, not quite like the enshrined one. A god, more like a giant deep diver.
Wait a minute, the short stories about craftsmanship are really awesome. Two or three stories can achieve such results.
Closer to home, it was "Weymouth Madhouse" that allowed Bournemouth to break through.
The story describes that the villain (the heroine’s father, Ephraim) comes from Weymouth and controls the body of the male protagonist, who is from Bournemouth. According to the book, there are many people in Bournemouth who are under control...
"First of all, we Bournemouth people have no objections to Gu Lu at all!" Allen almost went crazy. He had been watching Weymouth people's jokes at home before, but in the blink of an eye he saw the name of his hometown.
Alan's confusion was quickly answered on the Bournemouth Forum, because they are friendly cities to the evil Weymouth.
The sister cities in the UK and internationally are still different between the two countries.
For example, Fog City has established sister city relationships with more than 30 cities, such as Seattle, Toronto, Chiang Mai, etc. The purpose is for both cities to actively carry out exchanges.
The "sister" cities of Bournemouth and Weymouth are actually a support system, which allows the developed to bring along the poor. Of course, it won’t be of great help. It can only be said to be better than nothing. After all, foreign municipalities have very great autonomy.
For example, Bournemouth is a popular bar clubbing destination for the British. People from Weymouth will get a discount.
“I knew that Weymouth is evil, why should we become its friendly city?”
“I heard that we in Bournemouth also provide Weymouth with services every year. A lot of supplies. Why does the town hall use our taxpayers’ money like this?”
This statement is obviously overthinking. In a socialist country, this situation is still possible, but capitalism does this unless the town executive no longer wants to do it.
But there are actually a lot of people who believe this kind of rumor. It seems that Allen, who is still a college student, feels betrayed.
Alan started to call the town hall, but unfortunately he couldn't get through.
“We are just like the protagonist Edward in the book, who was harmed by the deep divers in Weymouth. We are also harmed by the evil in Weymouth.”
“Friendly cities must be cut off immediately, Otherwise, our town will definitely be the protagonist of the next article by the Chinese author.”
Wait for the remarks.
It made sense. Allen decided to protest at the town hall. Cardboard and markers, the basic props for protest, were available in every household.
"By the way, ask Kang to come over and help..." Allen was about to call his younger brother, but his finger failed to press the dial button.
Kang Siyuan is an international student from China who came to Bournemouth University. At best, he is Alan's little brother. To be honest, Allen often bullied him, ran errands to buy things, took the blame, etc., more than once.
"Kang is also from China. Kang seems to also love writing and has submitted articles to newspapers..." Allen suddenly felt a chill in his back.
Isn't it the trumpet Gu Lu? !
Thinking of this, Allen immediately called Kang Siyuan.
Dududu——
The phone rang three or four times and Kang Siyuan answered.
Seeing the caller, disgust appeared on his face, as disgusting as he hated British food.
"Dear Kang, do you have time today? If so, can you do me a favor? If not, forget it, but I will invite you to dinner tonight, and you must be there."
The other party's first words left Kang Siyuan confused.
What new tricks do you want to play? ! Kang Siyuan responded that he had time and was worried that the other party would cause trouble later.
"That's great, buddy, I know, you are my best friend." Alan said on the phone.
Ten minutes later, Kang Siyuan cautiously arrived at the agreed park.
The park is quite big, and people gather on the lawn. Some bring picnic mats to eat, and some play with their pets.
"Thank you so much, Kang, my good brother." Allen came up and gave him a hug. He was half a head taller than Kang Siyuan, and he was on the football school team, so he was also strong.
"Good brother, I remember you were submitting articles to the newspaper. Can you show me your work? I must support you." Allen said again.
"I've sent two or three articles, and I'll bring them to you when I get back." Kang Siyuan felt that Allen was possessed, or that it was very difficult for him to help.
At this point in his thoughts, Kang Siyuan looked ugly.
But contrary to what he thought, he went to the town hall to protest and demand that aid to Weymouth be cut off.
The demonstrations and protests in the UK are not as frequent as in France, but they are still basic. Kang Siyuan has long been used to it. What really makes him stunned is, just because of the novels of Chinese writers? !
The Town Hall is a single-family yellow mud-colored building in Westcliff District.
When we arrived, seventy or eighty people had started to protest.
"James, Clooney, and Brown are here too." Allen went up to meet him and saw a few acquaintances.
"Of course, we have to save Bournemouth." "We can no longer have anything to do with Weymouth." "Protest for Bournemouth!" the three responded.
Immediately afterwards, Allen joined in, holding up protest signs and shouting slogans: "Save Bournemouth, abandon Weymouth!"
Holy shit, is Gu Lu so stupid? When did Chinese writers have such influence abroad?
Actually, there are more than 100,000 people in Bournemouth, and most of them don't pay attention. For example, the family breadwinners in their 40s and 50s, they care more about football.
But the problem is that the people who pay attention are those who can speak out, which directly leads to the minority representing the majority.
It seemed like the whole town hated Weymouth because of Gu Lu.
"Wait a minute, Allen is so nice to me today, isn't it because he is afraid?" Kang Siyuan suddenly thought.
“After all, Gu Lu is such a pissed-off person that he would target the reporter’s family, his family, and his entire hometown with just one wrong word.”
What Kang Siyuan was thinking at the time may now be After seeing it all, I thought, "Gu Lu is really a great person. At least the British know that Chinese people also have hot tempers."
I must buy two copies of Gu Lu's works after returning to China, Kang Siyuan thought to himself.
According to the "Bournemouth Daily News" of the next day, "There was a big parade in the city, and it was difficult for the people to vent their dissatisfaction with Weymouth!"
The mayor of Bournemouth must also listen to public opinion and be accurate It is said that the public opinion of dozens of people is not important, but the opinion of dozens of marchers is very important!
The local newspapers and the Dorset newspapers are also adding fuel to the fire.
So the mayor couldn't bear it anymore and unilaterally announced at the press conference the next afternoon, "Weymouth has been developing very well since it became the venue for the sailing competition of the 2012 Summer Olympics. So. There is no need for sister cities to exist..."
Good guy! Good guy!
Portsham is a small village, so people jumped up and down, and the police officers even went directly to find the Van Zestone family.
And Weymouth is a large city. How can the town hall get into trouble because of two or three novels? It is very calm. At what level does it need the town hall to respond?
One sentence summary is "guaranteed".
But now, the governor of Weymouth Town Hall can't sit still, and the friend city has severed diplomatic relations. Although I didn’t get any benefits, I was completely embarrassed when someone took the initiative to break off the relationship!
The executive officer of Weymouth first accused Gu Lu, "The Chinese writer Gu Lu is like a witch, and the pen in his hand is like his magic wand, attacking us in Weymouth. In the novel The content is all vicious slander, there is no [Weymouth face], and we don’t have Devil’s Reef here..."
There was a long sequence, Mr. Executive Officer was very angry, anyway, it was to clarify and ask Gu Lu to apologize.
Then the conversation changed and the executive continued:
"Mr. Kane van Zesestone, although you are now settled in London, you are also a powerful person who came out of Weymouth. People from Mouth, please don’t hurt your hometown. "That’s right, if it’s not so compelling, then there are so many things? Executives are named and criticized.
How many people can get criticism from their hometown leaders? This heavy "honor" made Kane anxious and angry.
"Why should you blame me? This is all the fault of the evil Chinese!" Kane read the news from the Guardian.
The Internet is hotly discussed, and with so many people paying attention, major British media will naturally follow up and report on it.
"The evil ones now are not the Chinese people, the evil Weymouths, the evil ones are our Van Zestone family!" The anger contained in his father Quinn's voice can ignite people.
"I asked you to apologize last week, but you didn't listen and said that the Chinese people had no new tricks. What now?" Quinn said, "You have become a sinner in Weymouth."
As he spoke, Quinn threw the newspaper next to him towards his son. The rolled up newspaper was still quite heavy, and there was a "pop-" sound.
"Quinn, what are you doing? Don't do this," said Mrs. Van Zestone.
"Don't be like this? Tell yourself, what did Aunt Alice tell you last night?" Quinn's voice rose instead of falling.
"What did Aunt Alice say?" Kane asked.
Aunt Alice lives in the village of Portsham, very close to him, and she liked him very much when she was a child.
Mrs. Van Zestone was silent for a while before saying, "Our house was splashed with paint, and the flowers and plants in the front yard were damaged."
Why should they? This is a crime! Kane didn't say anything. He took a deep breath and picked up the newspaper on the ground.
"The Sinner of Weymouth: Kane Van Zestone"
"..." This title became the last straw for Kane. Kane said to his parents, "I know how to do it."
Kane picked up the jacket on the sofa and drove to the newspaper office.
Wrote a manuscript and gave it to the editor-in-chief, Mr. Monroe.
Then I was called to the editor-in-chief’s office.
"No, no, no, Kane, why do you want to apologize to the Chinese people? You shouldn't apologize." Monroe said, "Our entire newspaper office supports you, you want to declare war on him."
I was very touched that when the whole world gave up, his boss still supported him. In the past, he had secretly scolded Monroe for being inhumane, but now Kane discovered that he had completely misunderstood.
Now that I think about it, since the book signing incident, the publication rate of his articles has been higher. Kane realized later that it was the editor-in-chief who took care of him!
Looking at Mr. Monroe’s head, it feels much more pleasing to the eye.
But...
If he can bear it on his own, Kane can still do it, but his relatives cannot bear it.
"Thank you Mr. Monroe, I can't be so selfish. I should apologize to the Chinese people." Kane said, "I can't let my parents bear the bad consequences for me."
"So Please sir." Kane said sincerely.
"No, "The Sun" does not allow you to apologize." Monroe stopped pretending and turned the computer screen in Kane's direction.
["I like Gu Lu's stories, so I bought "The Little Prince", but the story of The Little Prince is not good."
"We would also like to thank Kane from the Sun. If he hadn't stepped on a landmine, we would have I can't see these works."
"Portersham Asylum" is so well written. I realize that I can't control my body, and I feel that my mind is being controlled. I swear. I will never look for a girlfriend from Weymouth unless she is as beautiful as Kate Beckinsale."
"The Sun kicked the bucket, hahaha, I bought the Sun today. newspaper, Van Zestone Kane is still alive and has written an article [Gu Lu's Crime as a Writer]"
"Will there be two more stories published next week? Don't apologize, you will only lose your reputation, and we readers will lose interesting stories."
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“This is the current public opinion on the Internet, and you should conform to the public’s wishes.” Monroe said.
If you apologize and Gu Lu stops writing, won’t the popularity be gone?
Monroe can still distinguish between an explosion and sustained heat.
As for the bad reputation - laugh it off, does The Sun have a reputation? For The Sun, it is enough to have hot spots and sales.
"?" Kane looked up at Monroe. His forehead was eye-catching. He must have done too many evil things and couldn't grow hair, which made his hairline so high.
"Take your apology back, and you can continue to write the same content as the previous two days." Munro said, "The readers will thank you, and we at The Sun will also thank you."
< br>"What about my parents?" Kane asked.
Monroe said, "We will also thank your parents."
"If you don't let me publish it, I will go to other newspapers." Kane tried to calm down.
"Mr. Kane," editor-in-chief Monroe said coldly, "then you will be fired, and the newspaper will be held accountable, because your wrong speech at the book signing has caused bad damage to the reputation of our "The Sun" Influence. ”
Fake! Does The Sun still have a reputation?
Kane wanted to strangle Monroe in front of him, because he knew that if the newspaper really took him to court, the chance of losing the case would be too high.
Sooner or later you will become bald!
The effect was achieved. Editor-in-chief Monroe no longer pressed forward, and his tone was soft, "Mr. Kane, you are still young, don't worry."
Am I young? Aren’t the Chinese authors younger than me? Kane stared closely at Monroe.
In the end, Kane withdrew his apology. For the first time, he regretted that he should not have joined "The Sun". He was once an ideal reporter and a person who could choose...< br>
There was a little-known town, and I had my wrong thoughts - but when Bournemouth cut off its sister city, it suddenly became honest.
Yes, if Gu Lu only wrote based on one city, it would not be terrible at all. The scary thing is to sit in a row!
We have obviously entered modern times and are civilized people, so why do we still have such feudal behavior?
The attack on Bournemouth in "Weymouth Asylum" has been completed. If you don't know, I believe that the next run-down town will be booked.
“This Chinese man, relying on his talent for writing, does evil things!” thought the executives who had given up their caution.
Things abroad are similar to what Gu Lu thought, and the country has also begun to take action.
"The kitchen is dangerous, go there." The kitchen staff saw Gu Lu and others blocking the door and started to chase them away.
“It hurts when oil splashes on your body.” The staff continued, “There are also knives and other things.”
"We want to see the ingredients used in the kitchen." said Zhang Liru, who was originally standing behind Gu Lu.
"If there's anything interesting to see, let's go for a walk." Upon hearing this, the staff's face became gloomy, as if the door was closed in front of them, and their tone was full of resistance.
At this time, Lao Gou, the person in charge of the kitchen, also came over. He interrupted, "Why are we making noise here?"
"We students are eating in the canteen, and we have the right to see it. What did you eat?" Zhang Liru said decisively.
"What's the point of having rights? There are so many things to do when you're not big." Lao Gou scolded. The Sichuan pattern on his forehead was like a black and hard whetstone, sharpening his eyes. sharp.
This expression and look were so scary that Zhang Liru took two steps back.
Gu Lu took out the red school badge and said, "This is the supervision badge. You should recognize it."
Yes, King Gulu's school badge can supervise and inspect the safety of the canteen food at any time. Regarding this point, Gu Lu went out of his way to confirm this with Director Hu yesterday, and Director Hu made a heartfelt assurance that the supervision and inspection rights were clearly explained to the contractor.
It is indeed clear that Lao Gou's expression changed, remembering Director Hu's words, "The last canteen contractor was dismissed because he was dissatisfied."
"I don't know him, I don't know him. "What are you going to do?" Lao Gou said, "I can't put it in today. The worst I can do is apologize tomorrow." Just get over it today and check again tomorrow.
There's so much you can do in one night.
"Are you sure?" Gu Lu clearly saw the change in the other person's face.
The argument was loud and attracted crowds of students.
(End of this chapter)