Chapter 216

After cursing Termiboros, Lu Mian saw Franca tie up the cloth bag containing the spoils and hang it on herself.

He suddenly remembered one of the abilities of a "Miser" and reminded her:

"Aren't you afraid those 'Misers' will find us based on the lost property?"

When he told Franca about the Old Pigeon Cage, he had already mentioned that the group of evil god believers seemed to be able to sense where items that belonged to them but were lost were located.

And unlike the pervert Hu De acting on his own, Lentas was executing a mission according to orders and might have things given by Maip Maier on him, so that his whereabouts and the location of the destroyer could be determined after he had an accident.

Franca sneered:

"That kind of ability definitely has time and range limits. By the time the people at the Old Pigeon Cage discover Lentas is missing and want to lock onto us, it will be very, very difficult.

"Moreover, with Charlie here, they can find us however they want if they are willing. It's the same whether we take these things or not. Charlie is equivalent to the item Susanna Mattis lost—no, the lover she lost."

Charlie listened in a daze, not knowing what Xia Er and "Red Boots" were communicating about. It wasn't until his name appeared in Franca's mouth that he roughly understood his own "situation" and said with a bitter face:

"She and I are not lovers..."

"No way, she is strong enough to think so unilaterally." Franca comforted Charlie without much sincerity.

Lu Mian was persuaded by Franca, no longer tangled in the abilities of a "Miser," pulled out the ritual silver dagger, and treated the wound simply and quickly.

Then, he bent his waist and back, grabbed Lentas's corpse, carried it to the empty hole blocked by the pile of rubble, and stuffed it into the passage the "Actor" had dug himself.

Charlie watched with a face full of fear, sighing that Xia Er was worthy of being a gang leader who killed until the Poison Sting Gang was afraid, and then focused his gaze on Lentas's shirt, vest, trousers, and boots.

They looked quite new. If they were stripped off and taken to a pawnshop, they could at least be exchanged for two Felkins... Charlie opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't speak.

Franca nodded approvingly:

"Not bad, knowing how to clean up the scene and delay the time for the enemy to realize something is wrong.

"I'm just worried that Maip Maier is very cautious. If he hasn't waited for Lentas to return after midnight, he will bring people to find this place directly and discover the corpse. At that time, under the condition that it's uncertain whether Lentas has been spirit-mediumed, he might choose to abandon the Old Pigeon Cage theater and move the remaining members of the Bliss Society. Hmm, maybe it doesn't need to be midnight; Susanna Mattis will urge him if she keeps waiting for Charlie and he doesn't show up, if they have a way to contact each other."

In this way, the subsequent strikes by official Beyonders would fall into a void, leaving behind hidden dangers.

Franca then added:

"Fortunately, Susanna still can't leave the altar these two days, and the altar can't grow legs and run away by itself. Official Beyonders can at least solve Charlie's problem."

"Not necessarily." Lu Mian retorted, "The evil god altar cannot be inferred with normal logic, just like I never thought before that men could give birth to children."

"Ah?" Charlie became more and more dazed the more he heard.

He heard every word Xia Er and "Red Boots" said very clearly, but when combined, he didn't know what they meant.

Franca was silent for two seconds and nodded solemnly:

"Also, the main body of that altar looks like a huge tree stump, and tree stumps might possess life. At that time, it can pull itself out, become a tree man, and run away with Susanna."

Speaking of this, Franca clapped her hands and said:

"Right, tree spirit, tree spirit, how can it be called a tree spirit without a tree?"

Lu Mian felt that Franca's guess might really be close to the truth to a certain extent.

He remembered that when he wore the "Secret-Peering Glasses" at the Golden Rooster Hotel, he saw huge brown-green roots underground, extending in all directions in the soil.

Susanna Mattis's tree stump altar might be a part of those brown-green roots extending out. Once encountering a crisis, it just needs to shrink back... As thoughts flashed, Lu Mian crawled into the passage and pushed Lentas's corpse into the empty hole blocked by the pile of rubble.

After he came out, he retrieved the calcium carbide lamp, picked up the enemy's lantern, and observed the structure of the tunnel ceiling and the surrounding rock walls, occasionally extending his palm to pat and hammer.

"What are you doing?" Franca, who was thinking about leaving underground Trier quickly, asked in confusion.

Lu Mian said calmly:

"Finding a suitable place to put a bundle of explosives, burying that corpse completely, and, it can't cause too much movement, letting Susanna deep underground and Maip Maier inside the Old Pigeon Cage on the ground notice."

At the same time, it must be guaranteed not to bring about a collapse of the ground, otherwise, there would be a collapse of houses.

It can be seen that when connecting underground quarries, sewers, and various tunnels, municipal workers made very effective reinforcements for these areas and would do repairs regularly. Occasional small collapses don't affect the safety of the ground and its use at all.

Soon, Lu Mian, relying on his "Hunter" ability, locked onto a depression on the side of the empty hole and stuffed a bundle of detonators there.

"It's a pity, no suitable tools and materials, otherwise I could make some trigger-type explosives under the corpse. When Maip Maier finds it, in his agitation, he tries to move the corpse, and boom." Lu Mian squatted there, saying not without regret.

From eating the first portion of potion until now, he still hadn't had the opportunity to practice the "Hunter's" bomb trap and show his own explosion aesthetics.

Charlie's heart jumped wildly as he listened, feeling that Xia Er was worthy of being the most famous gang leader recently.

"Indeed a 'Hunter'." Franca exclaimed.

Lu Mian then took out a match and lit the fuse.

Then, he stood up and walked toward Franca and Charlie not fast or slow. When passing by the pile of rubble, he also threw the lantern into the dug-out passage.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Charlie saw the fuse was about to burn to the end and reminded Lu Mian hurriedly.

He himself had his calf muscles tensed, ready to pounce behind the rock wall next to him at any time to avoid the coming explosion.

Lu Mian, wearing simple formal attire and canvas trousers, had just walked seven or eight meters, leaving the front of the empty hole, when the detonators exploded behind him with a boom.

The whole tunnel trembled slightly, the stone wall on the side of the empty hole collapsed with a crash, and the already unstable empty hole was buried for the most part.

Firelight lit up, and rubble splashed, but none of it pointed at Lu Mian's back, only affecting the place two or three meters away from him and the tunnel in another direction.

Lu Mian didn't look back and didn't dodge, walking to the side of Franca, who was smiling, and Charlie, who was completely stunned.

Franca gave a thumbs up with her right hand and clicked her tongue:

"Let's go."

After speaking, she turned around nimbly and walked toward the underground Trier exit they had just entered.

Behind her, clusters of black flames rose silently, igniting the blood on the ground, igniting the smell in the air, igniting those red and white things.

Charlie's eyes went straight, as if he had fallen into a psychedelic dream.

It wasn't until Lu Mian patted his shoulder that he turned around and followed as if he had lost his soul.

On the way to the ground, Franca said with a smile:

"Tomorrow or the day after, let's look at Charlie's situation, and we will know if Susanna Mattis and that altar have been completely cleared."

"See if Susanna Mattis has come to look for him?" Lu Mian, carrying the calcium carbide lamp, deliberately scared Charlie.

If it were judged this way, Franca would definitely have to say two days later, not tomorrow or the day after.

Charlie shivered and asked stammeringly:

"Ho, how to see?"

Franca smiled lightly:

"If official Beyonders don't come to look for you, that means you have truly gotten rid of that nightmare of Susanna.

"If they specifically look for you and provide you with a very good job, then congratulations, hope will dance with danger."

"What, what do you mean?" Charlie didn't quite understand.

Franca didn't explain, asking back:

"If you were asked to be a quarry policeman, with a monthly salary of 300 Felkins, but you might have conflicts with smugglers, cave adventurers, and bounty hunters every day, with a certain probability of sacrifice, would you be willing?"

"Definitely willing!" Charlie blurted out.

Although quarry policemen are dangerous, most of them are still alive!

If Susanna Mattis hasn't been completely purified, official Beyonders will provide Charlie with a job that is easier to be protected by them, and those jobs often don't have low salaries? Lu Mian roughly understood what Franca meant.

The three left underground Trier, bypassed alleys, crossed street barricades, came to White Coat Street from a quiet and deserted path, and entered the apartment Franca was in on the 6th floor.

Franca pulled off her hood, threw the cloth bag containing the spoils next to the coffee table, half-lay on the recliner, and pointed to the sofa and back chair opposite with her chin:

"Next, it's just waiting until dawn."

After Lu Mian and Charlie sat down separately, the living room became extremely quiet.

This made Charlie very uncomfortable. He looked at Xia Er and said:

"You actually possess those magical abilities."

"If I didn't, how could I kill Margot and Aite and become the protector of the Breeze Dance Hall and the Golden Rooster Hotel?" Lu Mian laughed.

"Also." Charlie thought for a moment and felt this made it easier for him to accept.

The three chatted one sentence after another, and the long and short hands of the cuckoo wall clock gradually pointed to midnight.

The darkness outside the window had always been very quiet.

At this time, light footsteps came from outside the door, approaching quickly from bottom to top.

"Jenna... I forgot she was coming over tonight!" Franca sat up with a swish.

She looked at Lu Mian, then at Charlie, hesitated for a few seconds, closed her eyes, and waited for Jenna to open the door herself.

In the sound of a click, Jenna, wearing a white short top and an off-white fluffy short skirt, pulled back the spare key and walked into the apartment.

She saw Lu Mian at a glance, and then discovered Charlie.

"You, this is, what are you doing?" Jenna didn't hide her confusion, her gaze moving back and forth between Lu Mian, Charlie, and Franca constantly.

Franca forced a smile:

"Too boring, we plan to play 'Fight Evil,' do you want to join, the kind with two decks of cards?"

Jenna stared suspiciously for a few seconds, feeling that Franca shouldn't want to explain the real reason in front of Xia Er, so she pointed to the guest room:

"Fuck, it's so late, what cards are you playing? I have to be busy until night tomorrow, I have to sleep now!"

She waved at Lu Mian and Charlie, turned around, and walked into the guest room.

Lu Mian looked at Franca and asked calmly:

"Why not tell her directly what we are doing?"

Jenna herself could also be considered a victim of the Old Pigeon Cage problem; she was almost raped by the pervert Hu De.

Franca was stunned:

"Right, why didn't I say it directly..."

There was nothing to hide!

She looked at the closed guest bedroom door, intending to tell Jenna the truth later.

Lu Mian asked casually:

"Jenna is usually very busy, what is she busy with?"

"You don't know?" A joyful and proud expression gradually appeared on Franca's face, "She is a performance apprentice, learning drama. Hey, it's not like before. I heard that in the last era, when being an apprentice, as long as you signed a long-term contract, you could learn for free and have food and housing included. Now, not only do you have to pay a tuition fee, but you also have to bear all the expenses yourself."

As she spoke, Franca saw Lu Mian's expression become solemn.

Lu Mian frowned and asked:

"Which theater is she an apprentice at?"

"I haven't asked..." Franca also had associations and answered in a low voice.

At this time, Jenna opened the guest bedroom door, came out holding a pile of things, and prepared to go to the washroom.

"Which theater are you an apprentice at?" Franca stood up and asked.

Jenna responded in confusion:

"Why are you asking this? You weren't curious before."

Seeing Lu Mian and Charlie also looking at her, she couldn't help but curse:

"Why the fuck are you looking at me?

"Shit, what does it have to do with you which theater I'm at?"

After discovering that Franca and Lu Mian were both serious, she hesitated for a moment and muttered:

"Fuck, this isn't something that must be hidden!

"I'm at the Old Pigeon Cage theater."

(End of chapter)