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    Qin Shiou shook hands with Ferguson, and sure enough, he introduced himself and said: "I work at the Peace Tower. I am a, well, a guard. Of course, if I want to introduce myself, I prefer to introduce myself as a bell ringer, so you can  Call me Quasimodo.¡±

    Quasimodo is a character in the world-famous novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". He is a bell-ringer with an extremely ugly appearance: a geometric face, a tetrahedron nose, a horseshoe-shaped mouth, and uneven teeth.  , one-eyed, deaf, hunchback

    However, he is almost the kindest, most upright, and bravest of all the male characters in the book, possessing all the virtues that a man should possess.

    Qin Shiou said: "Then you are a very handsome bell ringer. By the way, man, your job is not bad, right?"

    Ferguson laughed and said: "Fortunately, at least it is enough for me to support my family. This is thanks to my previous meritorious service in the army, which helped me get such a job."

    As he spoke, he shook his head unwillingly and said: "In the past, in the army, we were like heroes, blaming Fang Qiu and pouring out our blood. After retiring and entering the society, it is not easy to find a job like mine.  "

    "But now, at least you can survive in a safe and calm environment. In fact, you don't have to be a hero, right?" Qin Shiou said lightly.

    Ferguson shrugged, said nothing more, and invited them to go up to the Peace Tower to have a look.

    There is an observation deck on the Peace Tower, which is the tallest building in Ottawa. Standing on it, you can overlook the city and the beautiful Ottawa River behind.

    Qin Shiou and Wei Ni were overlooking the beautiful scenery. Ferguson made coffee and brought it to them. He smiled and said: "Usually when I am upset, I will drink a cup of coffee here. After drinking it, I will always feel much better."

    Drinking the fragrant coffee, Qin Shiou said: "That's right, man, I don't have anything to worry about now, but drinking coffee here and looking at the beautiful scenery makes me feel much better."

    Ferguson laughed and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see the carillon again. That's the best guy here, it's a huge guy!"

    The carillon is one of the main bodies of the Peace Tower. It consists of 53 bronze bells, covering four and a half octaves, with a total weight of 66 tons.

    Ferguson introduced: "It's a pity that you came at the wrong time. If you come in the afternoon, you can hear its loud sound at one o'clock."

    Finally, the two went to see the four-sided clock of the Peace Tower. In a room there was the original movement of the clock. It was put into use in 1927 and was synchronized with the official observatory every 30 seconds to keep the time accurate.

    But now this kind of movement has long been eliminated. Since 1970, big clocks have used motors to keep time, which is more accurate.

    This chance encounter added a lot to their visit. When they left, Ferguson gave the two a bell, saying that it was removed from the Peace Tower during the internal replacement and could be used as a souvenir.

    We wandered outside until eight o'clock, when the Capitol Building and various departments began to go to work. There were some places you could visit, such as the Library of Congress and the Hall of Parliament, etc.

    The interior decoration of the parliament hall was magnificent. Qin Shiou felt that if any public officials told him that foreign government office buildings were more economical and low-key in the future, he would definitely slap these people. At least judging from the decoration of the parliament hall, Qin Shiou did not see it.  There are no government buildings comparable to it.

    The layout of the hall maintains the same decoration and seating arrangement as the British Parliament. It is rectangular in shape. The podium is the focus of the room. The ruling party sits on the right and the opposition parties sit on the left.

    Next is a visit to the Library of Congress. To get to this place, you have to go through a long corridor.

    Winnie introduced him, saying that this corridor is one of the most important buildings in Capitol Hill and has made great contributions. Once there was a fire in Capitol Hill, this corridor isolated the library from other buildings, thereby protecting the library from being damaged.  fire.

    The main reading room of the library is a vaulted hall, with a statue of Queen Victoria standing in the middle and surrounded by statues of Canada's previous prime ministers.

    Walking in the library, Qin Shiou couldn't help but sigh and said: "Fortunately, the fire was avoided, otherwise so many books would have been destroyed! What a loss it is!"

    Winnie said: "It's not just a matter of books. The library building is an all-wood structure. Once it burns, it will quickly destroy this place."

    Qin Shiou scratched his head and asked, "Building entirely of wood? Why does it feel like it's made of stone?"

    Winnie introduced: "That's right, the Capitol Building used to beWasn't the wooden building destroyed by fire later?  Lessons were learned during the reconstruction, and everything was changed to stone structures. At that time, only this library still retained an all-wooden structure.  "

    "About forty or fifty years later, Capitol Hill suffered another fire. This time the stone-made Capitol building was spared from the fire, but the library caught fire again. So when it was rebuilt, stone was used as the main body."

    Qin Shiou laughed softly and said, "This Capitol Hill is in conflict with the fire, right?"

    The library administrator started working. Someone recognized Qin Shiou, greeted him, praised his bravery in the murder at sea, and then asked him why he didn't bring the two little stars Huzi and Leopard.

    LaLaWang followed Heidao today because Qin Shiou would have a meeting later and it would be inconvenient to bring them to Capitol Hill.

    He explained this, and the old administrator looked regretful, saying that he liked Labradors very much, was a fan of tigers and leopards, and specially registered a Twitter number to follow LaLaWang for the sake of the two little guys.

    Qin Shiou politely thanked Huzi and Leopard. The administrator gave him a book, which was an introduction to Labrador retrievers, introducing this dog from all aspects.

    After walking around, the sun rose and the temperature in Ottawa warmed up. Qin Shiou bought two cups of hot milk tea and found a place in the square to sit down and rest with Wei Ni.

    Not long after they sat down, a little squirrel suddenly ran over. It looked at Qin Shiou curiously, sniffed, looked at him doubtfully, then slowly came closer and jumped on his leather shoes.  Sit down.

    Winnie raised her camera to take a photo, but then she smiled and decided not to do so because she was worried about scaring away the little squirrel.

    Qin Shiou guessed that the little squirrel should have been attracted by the aura of Xiao Ming on his body, otherwise even if the animals here were not wary, they would not get so close to people.

    Canada¡¯s ecological environment is really outstanding, even if Ottawa is the capital. In addition to small squirrels, they also saw a group of fat marmots in this square.

    The little groundhogs whizzed away, and some white pigeons whizzed over. Qin Shiou rested in the square with Wei Ni for a while, and then left after checking that it was almost time for the meeting.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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