Looking at the mother and son hugging each other in front of him, there was a hint of envy in Charles' eyes.
Although West didn't know which timeline 010 sent him to, nor did he know what he experienced.
Judging from his current appearance, it is certain that he must have experienced all kinds of unimaginable hardships in the past hundreds or even thousands of years.
But no matter what he had been through, at least at this moment all his efforts had paid off and he was back home.
Charles walked to the statue that the bandaged mother had knelt before. He looked coldly at the three evil eyes full of mystery and said, "What's the point of worshipping these things of yours, you disgusting rubbish!"
With a "crack", the statue's head was crushed into pieces by Charles.
Just at this time, he heard two brisk footsteps behind him. It was West's younger brother and sister, who were going home from school.
"Brother! You're finally back!"
"That's great! We think about you every day."
"Mom and I are so worried about you!!"
The two excited siblings were like koalas hanging on the bandages, trying to get a response from each other.
Faced with this kind of thing, Bandage, who had always remained calm in the face of various crises, showed a panic expression for the first time.
Although these people were his family, they felt very strange to him and he really didn't know how to deal with them.
Seeing his first mate in trouble, Charles walked over and helped him out.
"I owed your family a portrait. Stand still and I will draw one for you now."
Seeing that the famous Governor wanted to paint a family portrait for her, Elena was obviously a little uneasy.
But after repeated persuasion from Charles and Linda, she finally agreed reluctantly.
The family changed into their best clothes, stood facing each other, and watched the Governor in front of them paint on the drawing board.
The four of them had happy smiles on their faces. Maybe they were not very rich, but at this moment, they were happier than most people in Dihai.
Charles painted very slowly this time. It took him nearly two hours to completely complete the work. This was the highest level he could achieve.
When Elena brought her son to see the contents of the painting, tears flowed again.
On the drawing paper, besides her and her three children, there was a man standing next to her, her husband Kevin.
"You... you saw him? Could the legend be true? Can madmen really see ghosts?"
Looking at Elena's excited expression, Charles was stunned for a second, then slowly nodded.
"Yes, I can see ghosts. In fact, he has always been by your side protecting you. He asked me to tell you that he is sorry for you. Please forgive him."
Irina grabbed West's clothes with shaking hands. "Child, did you hear me? Your father is always here. It is because of his blessing that our lives will get better and better!"
Waiters looked at Charles with a hint of gratitude in his eyes. This result was much better than the real reality.
Charles waved to his first mate, picked up his drawing board and walked out of the cozy basement with Linda.
Walking on the bustling streets of Hope Island, Charles felt a little emotional for a moment. The bandage incident was a happy ending. He hoped that his future self could be like him.
Next to him was Linda looking at Charles with envy, "Sometimes, cheating isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I can't do this kind of thing right now."
Charles said with a hint of melancholy in his voice: "I can't revive her husband, nor can I restore her son to his original state. This is the only thing I can do now."
Charles shook his head. "No need. What happens next is up to the first mate himself. Whether he tells his family the truth or not, let him decide for himself."
After saying this, Charles asked Linda, "You just got off the boat. What are you going to do later?"
Linda was a little stunned. The captain had never asked such a question before.
"I will go to the prison later to see how much progress they have made with their relics."
"Don't be too tired. We finally got back to shore. Take a good rest first. We can deal with other things tomorrow."
After Charles finished speaking, he kicked his feet against the wall next to him and quickly jumped between the roofs towards the Governor's Palace.
Linda looked at the rapidly shrinking background, turned around and walked towards her apartment. When she arrived at her door, she was holding a bag of grilled fish in her hand.
When Linda pushed open the door, she saw a short man lying on the table, writing something with a pen in his fist. It was Salin, the man adopted by the Rope Man.
"Ah!" When Salin saw Linda coming back, he excitedly dropped the pen in his hand and kept nodding his head against her chest.
The fragrant grilled fish immediately attracted Salin's attention. He happily held the bag of grilled fish and started to eat it intently.
Linda ignored him and walked into her study. She opened a thick notebook full of notes and began to read it carefully.
This was given to her by her teacher before she left. Compared with her extremely experienced teacher, she still needs to learn more, and the age gap must be made up by hard work.
After this sea mission is over, she will probably have some time to study.
She hopes that the next time she goes out to sea, she will be able to get closer to her teacher's level. Although this is a little unlikely, she is working towards this goal.
Linda watched intently and before she knew it, it was already night and dark outside the window.
"Gulp gurgle~" A strange sound came from the direction of the kitchen.
Linda looked up at the door, ignored it, and continued to busy herself with her own things.
"Knock knock knock." Someone knocked on the study door and a man's voice came from outside.
"Dinner is ready."
Linda put the book down, stood up and walked out.
On the table in the living room, besides a pot of mushroom chicken soup and some bread, there were also two beautifully cut fruit platters.
"Too much salt." Linda said after tasting the chicken soup.
"I'm just a blind man. Aren't you making things too difficult for me?" Odric, who was hanging upside down on the ceiling in a black cloak, said calmly.
Lingda sawed the bread into several slices and threw them into the chicken soup. After the bread had completely absorbed the soup, he put the chicken meat and the bread into his mouth with a spoon.
In the spacious living room, the only sounds were Linda's chewing and the ticking of the clock on the wall.
Odric's words broke the silence. "How's the matter with the first mate?"
"He went home." Linda would answer concisely.
(End of this chapter)