After explaining what was going on on the ship, Elrond recruited the three captains of the Universal Trading Company and the men the company had arranged to come over and set up a branch office to his side for a face-to-face meeting before he packed his bags and was put into a backpack. Only then did he pack his bags, being on the backpack, purchase a cigarette at random on the street, and stuff the American souvenir into it before turning back to the naval base and knocking on the door of Colonel Tichy's office.
Seeing Elrond, who pushed in the door with his luggage on his back, Colonel Tichy hurriedly stepped forward to stop the other party's military salute and said, "Lieutenant Elrond, is this ready to depart? I'll have my adjutant send the airfare over right away."
Apparently thinking that Elrond had come over to pick up the airfare. Seeing Colonel Tichy's movement, Elrond hurriedly said, "Mr. Colonel, there's no hurry for the air ticket, it's not too late to get it from your adjutant when I go out later. The main reason I came over this time is that there is something I want you to help me with."
Colonel Tichy didn't hesitate to speak up once he heard that Elrond needed his help, "Oh! If there's anything you need, just tell me, come on, let's sit down and talk."
With that, he led Elrond to sit down on the sofa in the parlor area, and Elrond also politely opened his mouth and said, "It's like this, Mr. Colonel, the transport ship that came with us this time isn't owned by the Global Trade Co! Their director just approached me and said that he wants to invest in a branch in Rio de Janeiro and buy a specialized dock, and asked if he could get your help."
"It's a small matter! Brazil welcomes everyone to invest, this kind of thing they can just go directly to the city government to negotiate ah!" There was no way for the army to intervene in this type of investment right now, so Colonel Tichy said with a slight question.
"That's for sure, they actually left for the city hall. But, because of the unfamiliarity of the place. So, it was asked if there was anyone I knew well enough to take care of them, but they don't treat their friends badly."
"Oh! I wonder, what kind of care do they want?"
"I'm not very clear about this specific one, they mainly want me to come and communicate first, and if you are willing to make a friend on your side, their head will come over to pay you a special visit later on."
"Of course I'm willing to make friends, you tell them that I won't be going out today, let them come over to me anytime. For this small matter to make you make a special trip, it seems that this company and you are not very close, huh?" Colonel Tichy clearly said with a sense of testing.
"Hi! See what you said, the owner of this company is a friend I met when I took the American test, since we are friends we certainly help each other don't we? I'm sure you'll be a friend too no?" Elrond also said deliberately blurring his relationship with this company.
"Haha ..... That's right we're already friends, and we're good friends with the Americans." Colonel Tichy laughed out loud.
Elrond felt as if he had caught something, and as if he had caught nothing. And without thinking too much, he opened his mouth and said.
"That's right we're all friends, so since that's the case I'll go back and let them know and I'll head home. I'll see you when we get back."
With that Elrond rose and prepared to take his leave. Colonel Tichy saw that Elrond had missed a cigarette on his seat after he got up. Not forgetting to remind him, "Well I'll see you when we get back and don't forget to bring your cigarettes."
Elrond smiled and said, "In here is a little bit of local specialty I gave you for the first time we met, I hope you don't mind." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Colonel Tichy can not help but stare, the United States has what native products, look at the packaging of this cigarette, obviously is the local cigarettes ah! Still opened the seal, pick up a look, only to see a few bundles of green stuff inside.
Hastily looking up at Elrond, he only saw that Elrond was already carrying his backpack and walking away. In his heart, he couldn't help but sigh, "Lieutenant Elrond really is a good friend."
Elrond out of the naval base stopped a taxi, directly killed to the airport in Rio de Janeiro, this time the Rio de Janeiro airport is not this time the domestic can be compared, this time the Rio de Janeiro airport is the United States of America Pan American Airways investment in the construction of the airport, has already been opened can be directly flown to New York flights to the international airport. From this, we can see that Brazil at this time is already very developed, if not after the Cold War period of continuous turmoil, I believe that Brazil's development will be very rapid.
Airplanes are indeed too much faster than ships, even the propeller planes of this era, Elrond smoothly arrived at his original hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil after less than two hours of flight, the airport of Sao Paulo at this time is very simple, the pick-up crew is directly by the tarmac, so Elrond saw at a glance two military Willys Jeep parked at the side.
Knowing that this was the special car that Colonel Tichy had arranged for himself by contacting the Garrison, he walked straight up to it, only to see a Captain's officer come down from the passenger seat of one of the cars and look at himself; it was obviously Captain Abubakari Blackwell that Colonel Tichy had spoken of.
Elrond said with a standing salute, "Good day sir, I am Lieutenant Elrond of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force Navy."
A few people on the other side also gave a military salute and the captain officer spoke up, "Hello Lieutenant Elrond, this is Captain Abubakari Blackwell, I received orders from Colonel Tichy to come and pick up the plane, welcome home."
After saying that he came up and gave Elrond a warm hug.
"Thank you so much Captain Blackwell, it would be quite inconvenient to be over here without a car!" Elrond said politely.
"Haha .... Don't be polite, come on let's get in the car, I'll send you home, we'll talk while we walk, you can talk to me about how to kill German devils on the battlefield in Europe." Captain Blackwell is a yellow-brown skinned mixed race, very enthusiastic for people, obviously very eager to be able to go to the battlefield for real.
Saw that there are two cars, know that one is specially reserved for himself, send yourself should be trying to give yourself a strong voice, after all, Colonel Tichy also said that now the Japanese in Sao Paulo is not particularly peaceful, Elrond also want to make more contact with the local garrison to make friends. Of course, he would not refuse, and directly boarded Blackwell's jeep.
The two chatted about their experiences in Europe along the way, and the vehicle drove in the direction of Puerto Santos in St. Paul.Elrond's home was on the outskirts of the city near Puerto Santos. Captain Blackwell heard that Elrond had captured many Italians and killed a few German soldiers on the battlefield, and marveled and envied him. When he heard that he had been wounded and transferred to the Navy, he said it was a pity that Elrond had missed the opportunity to kill in battle.
Vehicles in Elrond's guidance down to Elrond's Chinese village, Elrond saw the villagers on the road, are familiar faces, have uncle uncle called, everyone at first looked at the uniformed Elrond, did not react. When Elrond called them, they reacted to who they were and greeted them.
He also talked to his neighbors, "Isn't this the boss of the Elrond family? I heard that he ran away from home two years ago to join the army, but now he's back and looks like he's doing well! He's in a jeep!"
"That's right, at that time, the old man of the Elrond family was very anxious, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find him. I heard that it was only after he sent a letter home that he realized that he had gone off to become a soldier."
"That's right! All the wild boys who played well with him were dragged over there one by one for questioning, but no one said where he went. I remember his mom fainted a few times!"
"Now that the outside world is in chaos, going out to become a soldier is a dangerous camp, I can't imagine that I can still come back in one piece now. This is also considered to be a great fate."
"To be able to come back in a jeep, it looks like you've made a name for yourself. It's true, it's still the mischievous kids who dare to break in, and maybe they'll make a name for themselves!"
"Then you don't say, how many of those who go out and wear it can be the ones who really make a name for themselves! Those that go out and never come back you don't say."
"Alas! Alas! Everyone, don't quarrel! The return of this Elrond family's boss is considered a happy event, so when the time comes, all of you will go and see and send congratulations to the others."
Everyone's discussion was not collected into Elrond's ears, looking at the surroundings, his mind from time to time flashed through the original body's childhood memories, every path, every small ditch, there is the figure left behind as a child. The closer you get to home the more complicated Elrond's mood is, perhaps it is to see Elrond's mood, chatting all the way to Captain Blackwell also quieted down, quietly looking at this quiet and peaceful village, looking at each Elrond greeted people, although he could not understand the Chinese Elrond they said, but also can see the enthusiasm of the villagers.
Elrond thought in his heart, I do not know if his father will not allow him to enter the door, after all, father and son every time they talk is not two sentences will trip up, when leaving home is also because they do not study, and not willing to keep their own family farm to live, have to run out of the big city to see the world, and his father had a big fight, before leaving home in anger.
The mother who loves herself the most doesn't know what kind of heartbreak she is going to have! While thinking about it, the car had already driven to the entrance of his own small yard.