105 Gypsies Part 1 (2/2)

Those words made Tang En feel extremely flattered to have people pin their hopes on him like they did for Nottingham Forest's legendary figure, Clough. Their expectations for him made him feel a sense of accomplishment. He even felt that when he led the team in the second half of the season and advanced all the way into the playoffs, the prestige and expectations that the fans pinned on him then was much lower than they had for him currently, when he became part of the youth team.

Perhaps people tended to place higher expectations for the things that they were unable to attain at the moment.

Right when Tang En was reveling in front of the television, his phone rang.

”Mr. Twain, I've found the person you tasked me to find.”

Half an hour later, Tang En and Moore were already onboard the train from Nottingham to London.

”Freddy Eastwood, born in 1983 on the 29th of October in Epsom, located southwest of London. Currently, he is staying with his wife as well as his son, who is not even one-year-old yet, at Basildon.” Moore, who was seated opposite Tang En, remained calm and collected, and he continued to speak slowly. Tang En, on the other hand, was very eager to meet the person. ”Once we reach London train station, we will take the subway before taking a bus there.”

Tang En shook his head, and said in a somewhat excited manner. ”No, no, Mr. Moore. There's no need for so much trouble. We'll rent a car and head there directly.”

Moore remained expressionless, and his body swayed to the rhythm of the moving train. ”Mr. Twain, looks like you can't wait even a minute longer.”

”That's right, Mr. Moore,” Tang En chuckled. ”Truth to be told, I can't wait to meet him immediately!”

”I can understand how you feel, Mr. Twain. But, I heard that he had been fouled intentionally in a youth match in the first half of the year. As a result, he broke his leg.” Moore said slowly as he looked at Tang En without blinking. At that moment, Tang En had already felt that something was not right. ”At that time, he was still on Westham United's team, and their opponents for that match was—Nottingham Forest.”

The smile on Tang En's face immediately turned stiff.

They directly called a car rental company at the London train station. A black rental car came to pick them up, driving them toward Basildon, which was located in the northern part of London.

Tang En, who was seated in the car, was no longer as excited as he was when he departed. He sat at the back quietly as he looked out of the windows at the wilderness and buildings which flashed past in an instant.

If Tang En really met Eastwood, how should Tang En approach him after revealing the motive of his visit and his background?

The wilderness outside the car gradually decreased. Row upon row of buildings became increasingly common. They had finally reached Basildon.

After they entered the town, Moore made the driver pull over by the side of the road.

”We will have to walk in from here on.” Moore said to Tang En.

Tang En got out and looked at the environment around him. They were currently at the National Highway Section A127 which connected London and Basildon. There were houses on both ends, and two rows of shrubs which separated these houses from the highway. Despite much of the leaves falling due to winter, it still appeared to be rather dense.

Moore led the way in front without saying anything, while Tang En followed behind him quietly. After his interaction with this old man, Tang En discovered that Moore was not someone who liked to talk. So, Tang En did not take much of an initiative to strike a conversation with him.

After walking for a short distance, the ground below their feet was all muddy and difficult to walk on. The shrubs on both sides of the road also gradually increased. Tang En felt that they were not looking for a person, but observing wild animals.

”Where does he stay?” Tang En could not help but ask.

Right at this moment, Moore stopped. He turned his head around and said to Tang En, ”We're here, Mr. Twain.”

Tang En took a step forward from behind Moore, and then looked around at the surroundings. This was undoubtedly a small residential area, and the area was filled with old-style red-bricked houses. In the middle of the buildings was an empty space that was surrounded by shrub bushes.

After that, Tang En saw that there was a long yellow wagon parked in the middle of the empty space. There was even a white-colored curtain laced with designs of flowers inside the car. Outside the car were two red-colored foldable chairs, three pails full of water and a few empty bottles. At a not-so-faraway distance, there was a rope with both of its ends attached to two trees. On it hung a few clothes with flower designs, which appeared to be female clothes at first glance.

Seeing this sight made Tang En's mouth gape wide in astonishment. After a long while, he finally recovered from his shock and asked the silent Moore, ”This… this is his house?”

Moore nodded his head.