Chapter 145: Deception

After roughly explaining the characteristics and territorial nature of evil spirits, the lady known as "The Magician" continued to write:

"Although the strength of Su Shanna Ma Disi is equivalent to Sequence 5, it is not impossible for you to deal with her. You can use that knife to strike Charlie, swapping the fate of 'encountering the Monsuri ghost' onto him. Once Su Shanna Ma Disi is finished off by the Monsuri ghost, you can then swap the fate of 'encountering the Monsuri ghost' back and store it in the knife again.

"Alright, I'm joking above. This plan has far too many uncertainties and is almost impossible to succeed:

"First, the Monsuri ghost might only kill the person who encounters him;

"Second, even if the Monsuri ghost finishes off Su Shanna Ma Disi, you have no way of knowing, and thus cannot swap the fate back in time, which would affect Charlie;

"Third, Charlie is likely not an orphan; his parents, brothers, and sisters might still be alive. Whether the Monsuri ghost will leave Trier to kill people is currently unknown to anyone;

"Fourth, the Monsuri ghost might not necessarily be able to truly kill Su Shanna Ma Disi;

"Fifth, Charlie himself must also acknowledge it for Su Shanna and him to possess a marital relationship in the occult sense.

"I'm saying so much mainly to tell you not to think this way, and not to do this. From the fact that you took Charlie as a 'hostage,' one can see that you have a corresponding tendency.

"Actually, this is both a crisis and an opportunity.

"For you, the best solution is to seek help from Mr. K and ask him to assist in dealing with the threat of Su Shanna Ma Disi.

"Remember, seeking help is an effective way to bridge the relationship between people and gain the other party's trust. Of course, the premise is that the other party is willing and possesses the corresponding ability.

"You can appropriately display your own potential to make Mr. K feel that you have utility value.

"I wish you all the best, and I wish you to gain Mr. K's initial trust as soon as possible and become a member of that organization."

Lu Mi's first reaction after reading the letter in his hand was that Ms. "The Magician" liked to ramble, loved to drag the topic far away before pulling it back, and would find a high-sounding reason as an excuse. Moreover, she always had some absurd, almost joking ideas, which formed a sharp contrast with the concise and succinct reply from Lady "Hela."

This style of letter-writing should be Ms. "The Magician's" habit... Lu Mi pursed his lips, rubbed his spirituality, ignited a flame, and burned the paper in his hand.

After reading the two letters, he also gave up the idea of using "Fallen Mercury" to solve the matter of Su Shanna Ma Disi. After all, he and Su Shanna did not just have an intersection in a very short fate; it could not be as simple as stripping away the fate of "encountering the Monsuri ghost."

By comparison, asking Mr. K for help was indeed an effective method that Lu Mi had not thought of at all before.

This could also quickly bridge the relationship between him and Mr. K, so as to complete the task of Ms. "The Magician."

After a little thought and deliberation on how to tell Mr. K about this matter and how to display his own value, Lu Mi changed into gray-blue worker overalls, put on a dark blue, near-black duckbill cap, and left Room 207.

Arriving on the first floor, Lu Mi saw Charlie wearing a linen shirt and black trousers, pacing at the main entrance.

"What are you doing?" He greeted with a smile.

Charlie piled on a smile:

"Xia Er, can you accompany me to the pawnshop? I'll treat you to breakfast and lunch!"

The official name for a pawnshop is a pawn brokerage or pawn company.

"Going to the pawnshop?" Lu Mi approached Charlie and asked the latter question in a lowered voice, "Is there nothing else wrong?"

Charlie looked left and right and smiled bitterly:

"They told me there's no problem this time; that evil spirit Su Shanna has already been purified.

"Regardless of whether there is still a problem or not, life must go on. Haha, this sentence is what I heard from a guest at the hotel; does it sound very cultured?

"In short, for people like us, not working for a day means walking to the edge of bankruptcy. Before long, I might have to taste the flavor of hunger again. I must hurry and mortgage that diamond necklace to exchange for cash. Do you know? Only cash can give people a sense of security; that's not something clothes and jewelry can replace, even food is a bit worse!"

Speaking of this, Charlie gradually became excited:

"Mrs. Ai Lisi said that necklace is worth 1,500 Jin Bang; mortgaging it should get me 1,000.

"Oh, God, I haven't seen a full 1,000 Jin Bang placed in front of me since I was born. Even if I become a waiter foreman, it would take years, or even more than ten years, to save up such a sum of money!

"At that time, we'll go to the White Coat Street cafe for lunch. I want a serving of Diwaer meat broth, a serving of coarse salt red wine beef, and a serving of apple tenderloin!"

You didn't learn anything else at the Bai Tiane Hotel, but you learned how to recite menu items? Lu Mi inwardly criticized and asked thoughtfully:

"You want to ask me to protect you?"

Charlie chuckled:

"With such a large sum of money, I'll be afraid if I carry it alone. Xia Er, you might not have had that experience yet, walking on the road, suspecting that everyone is a thief and will come to rob me.

"I had this feeling when I brought that necklace back before; I was so nervous I almost fainted. Isn't it hard to imagine?"

"It is." Lu Mi laughed, "I shouldn't have such an experience, not now, and not in the future, because I only make others feel that I want to rob them."

For example, Ma Ge, who just contributed over a thousand Jin Bang, almost enough to buy that diamond necklace!

Charlie's smile froze on his face instantly.

After several seconds, he managed a smile:

"That's why I hope you can go to the pawnshop with me."

He really suspected Xia Er's way of making money just now. This neighbor clearly had the ability and the brains, yet he was never in a hurry to find a job, wandering around every day, looking like he wasn't short of money, but he lived in the "Golden Chicken Hotel" instead of the "Bai Tiane Hotel."

Thinking of Xia Er pretending to be a lawyer to sneak into the police station to provide him with important information, and thinking of the other party helping him survive the threat of Su Shanna Ma Disi, Charlie felt this was nothing:

Even if Xia Er really was a thief, a robber, or a swindler, he was a thief, robber, or swindler who had adventurously helped me!

Lu Mi was satisfied with Charlie's frightened expression and asked with a smile:

"Which pawnshop do you plan to go to?"

"I heard that several pawnshops in the Observatory District have fairer prices." Charlie had already thought about it.

Lu Mi nodded:

"I happen to be going to the Observatory District."

He intended to find Ao Si Ta Te Lu Er to ask for Mr. K's contact information.

Charlie was exceptionally delighted and spent a huge sum of 1 Jin Bang to treat Lu Mi to roasted meat pies and cream donuts with plum sour wine. Of course, this also included his own portion.

Lu Mi accepted it calmly, not being polite at all.

Walking out of Luan Street, Charlie saw Lu Mi heading straight for the public carriage stop and followed him with a bit of heartache.

He looked around, and seeing no one, asked curiously in a low voice:

"You said last night that your knife is called the 'Cursed Blade.' Will the people cut by it really have their whole family die?"

Before encountering Su Shanna Ma Disi, Charlie didn't believe such things at all. Even if he heard about them, they were just bragging material and nourishment for his speeches. But now, he suspected that Xia Er really possessed a magical weapon.

Lu Mi tilted his head and looked at Charlie with a smile:

"Want to try it?"

Charlie shivered and smiled sheepishly:

"I believe you."

"Really? But I was just bluffing Su Shanna Ma Disi last night. As an ordinary person, I would have died if I didn't do that!" Lu Mi said with a smile, "Don't you find the story of the 'Cursed Blade' I made up familiar? Haven't you heard the legend of the Monsuri ghost when that madman was sober?"

Charlie's eyes gradually widened as he listened, his face full of astonishment:

That's right, wasn't that just the legend of the Monsuri ghost with a slight change?

Xia Er is really too good at deceiving people. An ordinary person actually relied on bluffing to deceive the evil spirit Su Shanna Ma Disi, letting both me and him survive!

I only brag and occasionally deceive people in the bar; I can't compare to him at all.

Bold and brainy, such a person will definitely get rich!

Seeing that Charlie really believed the lie he had just made up, Lu Mi tried hard to control himself from laughing out loud.

He asked with a straight face:

"Are your father and mother still alive? Do you have brothers and sisters?"

"..." Charlie froze for a moment and jumped a step to the side like a frightened rabbit, "Why are you asking this?"

Could it be that there really is a "Cursed Blade," and he now wants to figure out what other family members I have?

Lu Mi burst into laughter:

"You weren't really scared, were you?

"Are you too easy to prank?"

Thinking of the fool instrument incident, Charlie patted his forehead in annoyance.

He was almost unable to distinguish which of Xia Er's words were fake and which were true.

However, after being pranked, he was even more certain that the "Cursed Blade" was fake, adapted from the legend of the Monsuri ghost.

Xia Er just likes to use such fake things to deceive people, just like the fool instrument.

Hmm... the story of the "Cursed Blade" is very good. Now it belongs to me; I'll go to the bar tonight and use it to scare people!

The two took a public carriage and arrived at the Observatory District. Charlie asked for directions several times and finally found the pawnshop named "Feier Pawnshop."

It was located in a seven-story off-white building, with pilasters, arches, reliefs, large windows, and so on, all present.

At the majestic main entrance, above "Feier Pawnshop," three words were carved:

"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

Freely mortgage every item, equally discriminate against everyone who comes to mortgage things, and love any opportunity to lower the price? Lu Mi couldn't help but inwardly criticize.

A pawnshop actually carved the Republic's political slogan on the door; how ridiculous is that!

There were several counters in the pawnshop hall, with rows of benches placed in front.

At this time, dozens of people were sitting there, waiting for the clerk to appraise the value of the items and call their number.

Charlie familiarly found an empty counter, handed the diamond necklace in, and received a slip of paper with the name of the item to be appraised and the corresponding number.

After a while, the counter responsible for giving money and pawn tickets called Charlie's number.

Charlie went over full of anticipation and returned as if he had lost his soul.

"What's wrong?" Lu Mi, who was browsing the newspapers placed in the hall, asked in confusion.

Charlie said in a daze and disappointment:

"That necklace, that necklace is fake, it's only worth 12 Jin Bang..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 146 =====