Chapter 329: The Real Guillaume Bénet

As that memory of the fake Guillaume Bénet was enlarged, Lu Mian saw the small living room at No. 50 Vincent Street.

Guillaume Bénet, with a majestic temperament, stood in front of the single sofa and said to the owner of the memory:

"Take this money and go to City Wall Street to find the most famous courtesan.

"But you must become me and wear a mask."

The owner of the memory bent down respectfully and humbly:

"Yes, Archbishop."

This memory ended here. Lu Mian completely confirmed that the Fate-gifted person in front of him was a substitute deliberately "created" by Guillaume Bénet.

He should have developed some more Fate believers, selected one from them who came from southern Intis and could withstand three gifts in a short time, and let the other party choose the "Summon Abyss Magic Flower" and "Invisibility" abilities exactly the same as his, to achieve the effect of perfect disguise without needing to act, relying on the negative effects of contract abilities.

Of course, "Transformation Technique" is the core and is indispensable.

From this perspective, Guillaume Bénet didn't ignore the negative effects coming from special contracts. This might have been considered from the beginning, or it might have been realized after he reviewed his past behavior after receiving dangerous revelations from fate, but regardless, this fake Guillaume Bénet using "Transformation Technique" should be a bait.

Lu Mian suspected that around "Dill" Brothel, there should be other Fate believers lurking. They secretly observed the fake Guillaume Bénet, and once something happened to him, they would immediately report it to the real parish priest in some way.

In that way, whether Guillaume Bénet chose to run away, leave the product of the "Substitution Technique" to block the disaster, or set a trap to eliminate the enemies trying to deal with him, he would be more composed.

Combining the scenes in the fake Guillaume Bénet's memory, Lu Mian believed that the real Guillaume Bénet usually lived at No. 50 Vincent Street, but let the product of the "Substitution Technique" be active on the surface to cover up his own existence.

After figuring this out, Lu Mian felt a bit annoyed.

If Albus hadn't discovered the fake Guillaume Bénet in "Dill" Brothel, he, who skipped the bait and directly locked onto No. 50 Vincent Street, would definitely not have rushed to "teleport" here after knocking out the product of the "Substitution Technique," and would have had a good chance of finding the real Guillaume Bénet.

Of course, if two Guillaume Bénéts hadn't "appeared" at the same time, Lu Mian wouldn't have thought of the possibility of the "Substitution Technique" and would likely have been fooled, unable to bring disaster to the real parish priest again.

Thinking of this, and thinking that the real Guillaume Bénet had already been alerted, Lu Mian gave up the plan to search for nearby Fate believers, ended the "Summoning Dance," opened the "Wall of Spirituality," and said to Franca and Jenna, who were in the shadows in two places:

"Go to No. 50 Vincent Street now."

Currently, he could only hope that there were still clues left there or that Anthony Reid, who was responsible for monitoring the place, had corresponding gains...

Franca and Jenna walked out of the shadows one after another, not wasting time asking about the current situation, and let Lu Mian grab their shoulders, opening "Spirit World Travel" again.

After a momentary dizziness, the figures of the three appeared in the small living room of the building at No. 50 Vincent Street.

There were no butler, manservant, or maid here, and the "Substitution Technique" product lay alone on the carpet.

Lu Mian, who had finished looking around, walked over, squatted next to the "substitute," and used various methods to finally wake him up.

As soon as the fake Guillaume Bénet opened his eyes, he saw a strange face.

He rolled over and sat up, shouting in fear:

"Who are you? Why did you break into my house?

"Get out! I want to call the police, I want to call the police!"

He remembered that he had just been attacked, using a method similar to a curse!

Lu Mian directly pulled out his revolver and pressed it against the fake Guillaume Bénet's forehead.

The "substitute" immediately went quiet.

"Where is the real master of this house?" Lu Mian asked in a deep voice.

The fake Guillaume Bénet seemed to have been stabbed, blurting out:

"I am the real master of the house!

"I am the master of this house!"

Lu Mian curled his lips and said with a smile:

"Then I have to sympathize with you. Your wife took everything valuable and ran away with the butler. The manservants and maids took whatever they saw, leaving only such a house.

"And in a while, the police will come to arrest you on charges of murdering tramps, holding cult rituals, and involving huge fraud."

These words were half-made up and half-inferred. The purpose was to scare that "substitute" and "help" him break free from unnecessary fantasies.

——From the fact that the mistress, butler, manservant, maid, coachman, and gardener all fled No. 50 Vincent Street, Lu Mian inferred that they should all have been developed into Fate believers by the real parish priest. Only in this way could various cult rituals and abnormal activities be kept completely secret, and only in this way could those people cooperate without loopholes to complete the "Substitution Technique."

And the fake Guillaume Bénet at "Dill" had the Sequence 7 "Contractee" level, proving that the parish priest had held rituals to pray for gifts in Trier more than once. That would inevitably have innocent people become sacrifices. The best candidates were undoubtedly the tramps.

After listening to Lu Mian's words, the fake Guillaume Bénet looked left and right in fear and confusion, shouting loudly like a prayer:

"Paulina! Paulina!"

Paulina... Sure enough, it was that "Condiment Beauty." Unfortunately, she is now an evil god believer... Lu Mian looked at the fake Guillaume Bénet, who gradually fell silent because no one responded, his eyes becoming desperate.

"Do you have anything you want to say?" Lu Mian asked the question again.

The fake Guillaume Bénet shivered all over and said:

"I am real, I am really the master of this house!

"But that woman, that woman is a devil. She secretly seduced someone I don't know and hid him in the basement!

"She, she is having an affair with a devil!"

Having an affair with a devil... in the basement... is it to meet the real parish priest? Hmm, Guillaume Bénet's negative effect of desire for intercourse always exists and won't disappear just because he made two substitutes... Lu Mian looked at the fake Guillaume Bénet, who still refused to admit that he was not the master of No. 50 Vincent Street, raised his left hand, controlled his strength, and gave him a punch behind the ear with a *slap*.

The fake Guillaume Bénet fainted again.

——Lu Mian intended to quickly search the house next. If he let such a guy run around and shout, it would easily lead to accidents.

He stood up, rubbed his head, which was aching, and asked Franca and Jenna:

"Is there any feedback from Anthony Reid?"

"No." Franca shook her head gently. "It seems he followed your plan and went to track that lady named Paulina."

Lu Mian said "Hmm":

"Then we search here and wait for his feedback."

Franca pulled her black hood and emphasized specifically:

"Three in a group, don't separate."

This is the "territory" of evil god believers. Even if they have fled, they may leave some problems. If they search separately and encounter accidents, others won't have time to rescue them.

In similar official actions, to act separately, there must be at least three in a group, or within a range where they can see each other with the naked eye.

Lu Mian didn't hesitate and pointed to the stairs outside the small living room:

"Go to the basement first."

When they walked down the stairs one after another, Franca tilted her head slightly and said to Jenna in a low voice:

"The whole process of Xia Er communicating with that fake just now is a classic demonstration of instigation. Analyze the intention and purpose of each sentence after you go back."

"Hmm." Jenna, like a dry sponge, tried hard to absorb knowledge.

Not long after, they arrived outside the basement. Lu Mian turned his body and said to his two companions:

"Let's make some preparations before going in."

To prevent possible residual Fate power or strange creatures.

Soon, Lu Mian, who had changed his appearance again with his hair becoming half-long, pushed open the dark brown wooden door of the basement.

It looked ordinary here, piled with various sundries, with no abnormalities.

Just when Franca was about to perform "Mirror Divination," Lu Mian, who lit the gas wall lamp, discovered some traces with the "Hunter's" ability to observe the environment.

Amidst the *za za za* sound, he opened a secret door.

Behind the door was a staircase leading deeper into the underground.

The three continued to go down, moving forward cautiously, and arrived at a spacious but simple hall lit by gas wall lamps a few dozen seconds later.

They didn't know if Guillaume Bénet had created this himself or if he had blocked a part that originally belonged to Underground Trier and modified it slightly, turning it into a private "territory."

In the center of the hall paved with stone slabs was an altar, surrounded by scattered white human bones, complete sheepskin, cowhide, and the skins of giant canine animals.

Seeing these, Lu Mian was stunned for a moment, thinking of one of the five special ritual magics that came with the "Mendicant Monk":

"Beast-Making Technique"!

And at the same time, he also thought of the cats, birds, and dogs in the building above, thought of the large brown dog squatting beside the fake Guillaume Bénet.

Large dog... large dog... "Beast-Making Technique"... In an instant, Lu Mian knew where the real Guillaume Bénet was hiding.

He used the "Beast-Making Technique" to turn himself into a large brown dog, actively active in front of the "substitute" and in the eyes of the people around in this form!

And as long as he recited the unlocking incantation set in advance, he could quickly shed the skin and turn back into a human!

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In the small living room, the unconscious fake Guillaume Bénet had another nightmare, not knowing whether it was real or fake.

He carefully pushed open the door of the guest room and, through the crack, saw in astonishment his beautiful wife Paulina lying on the soft bed, naked, being pressed by a large brown dog, while a plate of medium-rare steak was placed on the bedside table next to it.

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Lu Mian gritted his teeth and told Franca and Jenna about the "Beast-Making Technique" and his guess in a somewhat loud voice, adding at the end:

"I hope to find that damn dog. No, he should have already taken off that dog skin now."

"Beast-Making Technique"... human turning into a dog... Jenna felt a burst of fear.

The mystical world is so strange and scary!

The three worked together and searched for traces quickly.

Not long after, Jenna picked up something from the gap in the stone slab and shouted happily:

"I have a gain!"

Franca ran over and found that it was a brown dog hair.

The two walked together to Lu Mian, who was focused on searching for clues, and showed it to him.

This made Lu Mian exceptionally happy, suspecting that Guillaume Bénet, this dead dog, had escaped through an underground secret passage and hadn't left with Paulina and the others.

Then, they found several more brown dog hairs and, following the dog hairs, found another secret door.

After opening the secret door on the rock wall, Franca performed a simple "Mirror Divination," obtained a revelation that there was no problem, and then followed Lu Mian and Jenna inside.

Just then, Jenna, who was in the middle of the team, had her eyes blur, losing the figure of Lu Mian in front, while Franca was still following behind her.

Without waiting for Jenna to speak, Franca looked around and frowned:

"The two of us are back in that sacrificial hall just now."

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After Lu Mian passed through the secret door, he came to a place like a quarry cavity.

There were no gas wall lamps here to provide lighting. He took the initiative to create a ball of crimson flames.

Almost at the same time, he noticed that Jenna and Franca hadn't followed.

So they got separated? Lu Mian was surprised and suspicious. In the abandoned mine, a low shout suddenly sounded:

"Lu Mian Lee!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 330 =====