Chapter 146 Cheating
After briefly describing the characteristics and territoriality of evil spirits, the woman known as the “magician” continued:
"Although Susanna Mathis's strength is equivalent to Sequence 5, you still have a way to deal with her. You can use the knife to hit Charlie and exchange the fate of 'encountering the ghost of Montsouris' with him. After Susanna Mathis is killed by the ghost of Montsouris, you can exchange the fate of 'encountering the ghost of Montsouris' back and store it in the knife again.
“Okay, the above is a joke, there are too many uncertainties in this plan and it is almost impossible to succeed:
“One, it’s possible that the Montsouris ghost only kills those who encounter him;
"Second, even if the ghost of Montsouris killed Suzanne Mathis, you would not know about it, and you would not be able to change her fate in time and not affect Charlie.
"Third, Charlie is probably not an orphan, his parents, brothers and sisters may still be alive. No one knows whether the ghost of Montsouris will come out of Trier to kill people;
“Fourth, the Montsouris ghost may not really kill Suzanne Matisse;
“Fifth, Charlie himself must admit it before Susanna and he can be considered husband and wife in the mystical sense.
"I've said all this mainly to tell you not to think that way, and not to do that. The fact that you took Charlie as a 'hostage' shows that you have the same tendency.
“In fact, this is both a crisis and an opportunity.
"The best solution for you is to seek help from Mr. K and ask him to help you deal with the threat from Susanna Mathis.
“Remember, asking for help is an effective way to bring people closer together and gain their trust. Of course, the prerequisite is that the other party must be willing and have the corresponding ability.
"You can show your potential appropriately and make Mr. K feel that you are useful.
"I wish you all the best. I hope you can gain Mr. K's initial trust as soon as possible and become a member of that organization."
Lumian's first reaction after reading the letter in his hand was that Ms. "Magician" liked to ramble, and loved to take the topic far away and then bring it back, and find a high-sounding reason as an excuse. Moreover, she always had some absurd, almost joking ideas, which was in sharp contrast to Ms. "Hela's" refined and concise reply.
This style of letter writing should be the habit of Ms. Magician... Lumian pursed his lips, rubbed his spiritual power, lit the flame, and burned the paper in his hand.
After reading the two letters, he also gave up the idea of using "corrupted mercury" to solve the matter of Susanna Matisse. After all, he and Susanna had more than just a short intersection in their fate, and it couldn't be as simple as separating them from the fate of "encountering the ghost of Montsouris".
In comparison, asking Mr. K for help was indeed an effective method that Lumian had never thought of before.
This can also quickly bring him and Mr. K closer together to complete Ms. "Magician"'s mission.
After a little thought, and pondering how to explain this matter to Mr. K and how to demonstrate his own value, Lumian changed into a gray-blue worker's uniform, put on a dark blue, almost black baseball cap, and left room 207.
When he reached the first floor, Lumian saw Charlie, wearing a linen shirt and black trousers, wandering around the door.
"What are you doing?" he greeted with a smile.
Charlie smiled:
"Charles, can you come with me to the pawn shop? I'll treat you to breakfast and lunch!"
The official name of a pawnshop is a pawn shop or pawn company.
"To the pawn shop?" Lumian approached Charlie and asked the latter question in a low voice, "Is everything alright?"
Charlie glanced around and smiled bitterly:
"They told me that this time it's OK, that Susanna's evil spirit has been cleansed.
“No matter whether there are still problems or not, life must go on. Haha, I heard this from a hotel guest. Doesn’t it sound very cultured?
"In short, for people like us, not working for a day means we are on the verge of bankruptcy. It won't be long before we are hungry again. I have to mortgage the diamond necklace and exchange it for cash. You know what? Only cash can give people a sense of security. It cannot be replaced by clothes and jewelry. Food is even worse!"
At this point, Charlie gradually became excited:
"Mrs. Alice said the necklace was worth 1500 fergins, and if I mortgaged it I should get 1000.
"Oh, God, I have never seen a full 1000 Ferkins in front of me in my life. Even if I become a head waiter, it will take me several years, or even more than ten years, to save up such a sum of money!
"Then we'll go to the White Coat Street Cafe for lunch. I'll have a serving of Duval broth, a serving of beef in coarse salt and red wine, and a serving of apple tenderloin!"
I didn't learn anything else at the White Swan Hotel, but I learned how to name the dishes? Lumian muttered to himself, and asked thoughtfully:
"You want me to protect you?"
Charlie chuckled and said:
"I would be scared to carry such a large sum of money by myself, Charles. You may not have had the experience of walking on the street and suspecting that everyone is a thief who will rob me.
"I felt the same way when I came back with that necklace before. I was so nervous that I almost fainted. Is it hard to imagine?"
“Yes.” Lumian laughed. “I probably won’t have such an experience, not now, and not in the future, because I will only make others think that I want to steal him.”
For example, Maggot just contributed more than a thousand Fel Gold, which is almost enough to buy that diamond necklace!
Charlie's smile froze on his face instantly.
After several seconds, he forced a smile and said:
"That's why I wanted you to come with me to the pawn shop."
He really began to doubt how Charles made his money. This neighbor was obviously capable and smart, but he had never been in a hurry to find a job. He wandered around every day, looking like he had no shortage of money, but he lived in the "Golden Rooster Hotel" instead of the "White Swan Hotel".
Thinking about Charles pretending to be a lawyer and sneaking into the police station to provide him with important information, and thinking about how he helped him survive the threat from Susanna Mathis, Charlie felt that this was nothing:
Even if Charles is really a thief, robber, and swindler, he is a thief, robber, and swindler who risked his life to help me!
Lumian was satisfied with Charlie's frightened expression and asked with a smile:
"Which pawn shop are you going to?"
"I heard that the prices at several pawnshops in the Observatory District are more reasonable." Charlie had already had this idea.
Lumian nodded:
"I just happened to be heading to the observatory area."
He planned to ask Osta Trull for Mr. K's contact information.
Charlie was extremely happy and spent a huge sum of 1 Filkins to treat Lumian to a meal of baked meat pies, cream donuts and plum sour wine, of course, which also included his own portion.
Lumian accepted it calmly without any hesitation.
Walking out of the chaotic street, Charlie saw Lumian heading straight for the public carriage stop, and followed him with a little heartache.
He looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he asked in a low voice out of curiosity:
"You said last night that your knife is called 'Cursed Blade'. Is it true that the whole family of a person cut by it will die?"
Before meeting Susanna Mathis, Charlie didn't believe such things at all. Even if he had heard of them, he only used them as bragging topics and nourishment for speeches. But now, he suspected that Charles really possessed a magical weapon.
Lumian tilted his head and looked at Charlie with a smile:
"Want to try it?"
Charlie shuddered and smiled awkwardly:
"I believe you."
"Really? But I was just bluffing Susanna Mathis last night. I'm just an ordinary person, and I would have been dead if I hadn't done that!" Lumian said with a smile, "Doesn't the story of 'Cursed Blade' that I made up sound familiar to you? Haven't you heard the legend of Montsouris' ghost when that madman was sober?"
Charlie's eyes widened as he heard this, and he looked stunned:
Yes, isn’t that just the legend of Montsouris’ ghost modified a bit?
Charles is such a good liar. An ordinary person actually managed to bluff the evil spirit of Susanna Mathis and let both him and I survive!
I'm just a braggart in the bar and occasionally cheat people, I can't compare with him at all.
People who are brave and smart will definitely get rich!
Seeing that Charlie really believed the lie he had just made up, Lumian tried hard to control himself from laughing out loud.
He asked seriously:
"Are your father and mother still alive? Do you have brothers and sisters?"
"..." Charlie was stunned for a moment, and jumped to the side like a frightened rabbit, "Why are you asking this?"
Is there really a "Cursed Blade"? Is he now trying to find out who else my family members are?
Lumian burst into laughter:
“You’re not really scared, are you?
"You're too easily pranked, aren't you?"
Thinking of the incident with the idiot instrument, Charlie slapped his forehead in annoyance.
He could hardly tell which of Charles's words were false and which were true.
However, after being pranked, he became even more certain that the "Cursed Blade" was fake and adapted from the legend of the Montsouris ghost.
Charles likes to use fake things like this to deceive people, just like the fool's meter.
Well... the story of "Cursed Blade" is very good. Now it belongs to me. I will go to the bar at night and use it to scare people!
The two took a public carriage to the observatory area. Charlie asked for directions several times and finally found the pawnshop called "Phil's Pawn Shop".
It is located in a seven-story off-white building with pilasters, arches, reliefs, large windows, etc.
Above the majestic gate, "Phil's Pawn Shop" are engraved three words:
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Freely pawning every item, discriminating everyone who comes to pawn something equally, and loving any opportunity to lower the price? Lumian couldn't help but complain in his heart.
How ridiculous it is that a pawnshop actually carved the Republic’s political slogan on its door!
There are several counters in the pawnshop hall, with rows of benches in front.
At this time, there were dozens of people sitting there, waiting for the clerk to assess the value of the items and call their number.
Charlie found an empty counter with familiarity, handed the diamond necklace in, and received a note with the name of the item to be identified and the corresponding number.
After a while, the counter responsible for dispensing money and pawn tickets called Charlie's number.
Charlie went there full of expectations and came back like a lost soul.
"What's wrong?" Lumian asked puzzledly while flipping through the newspapers in the hall.
Charlie said in confusion and disappointment:
"That necklace, that necklace is fake, it's only worth 12 Felgin..."
(End of this chapter)
