Charles thought for a moment, then said to Shanshan in front of him, "Now is not a good time to talk again. Please keep an eye on her for me. When Mom's anger subsides, I will go and have a good talk with her."
"Don't worry, I'll help you keep an eye on it. After all, if you two really break up, who will I choose to be with?"
Charles smiled softly. After not seeing his daughter for a long time, he realized that she had really changed a lot.
He looked at his daughter who had changed so much and wanted to say something to express his affection, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say and felt a little awkward for a moment.
Looking at his beautiful daughter, Charles, who was not nervous even when facing life and death, began to feel nervous. He didn't know how to deal with the current situation, which was beyond his knowledge.
As if sensing Charles' embarrassment, Shanshan tiptoed and pointed to the door with her white finger, "Dad, there's a new open-air cinema on the island. Do you want to go with me?"
"Well, let's go." Charles breathed a sigh of relief and strode towards the door.
When he walked to the door, he was somewhat surprised to see Margaret standing there, "You are here?"
"As an ally, I am temporarily the acting governor of Ancha Island."
Charles nodded with a complicated expression, then walked out with his daughter.
Margaret looked at the empty telephone exchange, thinking about what had just happened, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
The open-air cinema is located in an open space between tall buildings, and is supported by a large white cloth.
Although it was simple, free things would not be ignored, and there were crowds of people in front of the white cloth.
The story of the movie is about an explorer, who went through many hardships and dangers on the surface of the earth, and finally found the darkness and saved Earthsea.
Although the actors' actions and lines have obvious influence of drama, its merits outweigh its flaws and it can still be considered a good movie.
The father and daughter sat in the middle of the crowd eating dried fish. When Shanshan leaned her head on Charles' shoulder, the awkward feeling brought by the stranger gradually dissipated, and Charles' somewhat tense body slowly relaxed.
"Is this a way to kill their time by having free movies so that they don't have any random thoughts? Is this Anna's work or is it from the Explorers Association?" Charles thought to himself.
"Dad, when are you planning to go back this time?" Shanshan put the salted fish in his hand into his mouth and sipped it gently.
"After I take care of mom's affairs, I will go back almost as soon as Julio arrives. Lily is still waiting for my rescue." Charles said calmly while watching the movie.
With his head tilted, Shining glanced upwards, looking at Charles' scarred face, and said with a hint of pleading in his voice: "Dad, can you not go up? Everything up there is on track, and there is a foundation. There is absolutely no need for you to go up there."
Hearing her words, Charles' heart softened, "Sparkling, but the Foundation is not trustworthy."
"I know, but there are other people watching you, and that doesn't affect you staying down there. If you don't like what your mother does, you can tell her. If you just stay down there, she will definitely listen to you.
"In the end, I actually want you to stay." Shanshan said with a dim look in her eyes. She gently held Charles' mechanical prosthesis with her right hand.
"Dad, we haven't even spent a month together since I was born. To be honest, I'm very unfamiliar with you, and I'm growing up very fast. I heard that the older you get, the more indifferent you become to family affection. I don't want to be like that."
"Is this the only time? What's the point? Mom and I don't want you to take risks. Besides, don't you care about your crew members? As long as you are down there, they won't be in any danger."
There was a hint of hesitation in Charles' eyes. He looked at the white cloth in front of him, but gradually the movie on the white cloth disappeared and was gradually replaced by the faces of various dead crew members in the past.
"Let me think about it..."
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Bandage sat silently in the crowded upside-down train, reading the Dihai Daily in his hand.
"Important news! After the unremitting efforts of Governor Charles, Earth Sea has finally reached a cooperation agreement with the Foundation! The salvation of Earth Sea has reached the final moment!! Material shortages are only temporary, and despair is also only temporary!! Victory will always belong to us!!"
"The secrets of the Foundation are revealed! Where did this mysterious organization come from? Where did their technology, which is far superior to ours, come from? All of this is in the Earth and Sea Daily! Please purchase it on time tomorrow!!"
"Swish~" Bandage folded the newspaper he had just read and placed it on the table. The eyes behind the bandage looked towards another carriage.
That was the carriage that Dipper and his friends were in. He didn't like sitting with the other noisy people. He had been on the boat with them for longer than usual, and now he just wanted to keep some distance.
At this moment, an old man in front of him reached out to grab Bandage's newspaper and made a questioning expression to him. After Bandage nodded slightly, he took it with a smile. "Thank you, young man."
Inside the carriage, all the passengers were doing their own things, shaking their heads to the rhythm of the train, eating bread, reading newspapers, sleeping, and coaxing their children.
At this moment, a right hand with sharp nails stretched out from the side, holding a green apple and placed it in front of the bandaged man. It was Audric's hand. "Want to eat?"
Bandage was not the only one who liked quietness. The ship's doctor Linda and his wife Odrick also sat in the back seat of Bandage. Grace was there too, and the three of them sat together. If you didn't know, you would think they were a family.
"No need..." The bandage blocked the opponent's apple.
"Eat more now, otherwise when you go up again, you will only be able to eat canned food again."
As he spoke, Audric easily split the apple in his hand with his sharp nails and brought it to Grace and Linda's table.
"Peel the skin. Her intestines are injured and she can't eat the skin." Linda pushed the apple back.
"Hey~ Lily is not here. I remember she liked apples the most. I wonder how Lily is doing now." Odrick showed his nails and quickly peeled his apple.
"It's okay. The Pope probably thinks Lily is the God of Light. Lily won't be harmed. What we need to consider more now is the Pope." Bandage said.
"I get angry when I think of this guy! He killed so many people! And he is still alive and well!" Odric said indignantly.
(End of this chapter)