Stephanie immediately did as he was told.
Stacy and Artmeth couldn't help but stare at the traitor: "We agreed to give a wizard a warning when we see him? You're acting like a puppy."
Unfortunately, they couldn't think of how to remind Stephanie and could only follow passively.
After sitting down, Luke looked at the three girls standing opposite him and said, "Don't be so polite. Please take a seat. Butterfly, give each of them a glass of ice water."
Butterfly: "Yes, Master Wizard."
Luke looked at the three girls who still hadn't sat down and nodded: "You can stand if you want. I'll just get down to business."
"Butterfly reported on your recent training. It seems that you have all worked very hard." He leaned back to make himself more comfortable: "So I will give you a small reward."
Stacy looked at the weird smiling mask and couldn't help but said, "Don't pretend to be a good person! We don't want any reward, we want freedom."
Luke chuckled and raised a finger and shook it. "No, Miss Stacy, you got one thing wrong. I never said I was a good person, and I don't need to pretend to be a good person in front of you."
Seeing Stacey's ugly expression, he continued to attack her, "And you are not good kids either. It's a waste of freedom even if it's given to you. If you keep doing this, sooner or later you will be sent to a special prison or a secret laboratory, and then you won't need freedom anymore."
Stacey was annoyed: "We don't need your help."
Luke folded his arms across his chest and said, "I'm sorry, but I'm not a member of the Juvenile Rights Protection Organization. You don't have the right to refuse my supervision, nor do you have the power to refuse my supervision."
As he said that, he looked at the twin sisters: "Besides, Miss Stacy, you are not qualified to make decisions for them."
Stacey immediately retorted: "The three of us have always been together, and we have always been together."
Luke chuckled. “Tell me, both of you, are you really willing to unconditionally support all of Miss Stacy’s decisions, including risking being arrested by the special department and continuing to commit various illegal acts in the future?”
His London accent had taken on a slight rhythm, and his voice seemed softer and less aggressive, like a kindergarten teacher patiently guiding children.
Sister Stephanie moved her lips, finally holding back the words that were about to come out of her mouth, lowered her head and remained silent.
But her younger sister Artmesser shook her head subconsciously: "I don't want to rob again, and I don't want to be caught by the police..." At this point, she suddenly stopped and covered her mouth in surprise.
She didn't know why she spoke out her thoughts all of a sudden.
Stacey's face turned pale and she turned to look at her: "Art, you..."
Luke interrupted her: "You have your own will and want to do whatever you want. They also have their own ideas and don't want to become criminals. They listened to you before, so why can't you listen to them now?"
He certainly wouldn't give them a chance to communicate with each other.
The last time he hypnotized the three women, he took advantage of the success of the hypnosis to give the twin sisters psychological hints.
The question just now was a psychological suggestion, and the two sisters boldly expressed their inner thoughts.
The elder sister, Stephanie, was a little softer in character, but also more considerate, and in the end she held back and didn't say anything.
But her younger sister Artemesse was outspoken and blurted out her true thoughts right away.
At this moment, facing his question, Stacy opened her mouth, not knowing how to answer.
If Luke, an outsider, wasn't there, given her prestige in the small group of three, the two sisters would eventually listen to her advice.
But Luke suddenly brought up the issue of leadership and put it on the table.
She couldn't just shout that she was the smartest and most capable, so the twins should listen to her, right
There is someone in front of them who is smarter and more powerful and has captured all three of them.
"Whether you are friends or sisters, you have no right to ask them to commit crimes at the risk of going to jail or losing their lives." Luke said slowly, "Otherwise, the value of this friendship is not even as good as shit. At least shit can be wiped off, but this kind of selfish friendship will bind them and make them take risks and commit crimes with you for the rest of their lives."
Stacy's forehead was slightly sweaty, but she was not an idiot.
Luke's meaning was simple, which was to confirm that there was an equal relationship between the three of them.
Then what should and should not be done should be decided by the three of them together.
If she dared to disagree, her position would be untenable because Luke had already defined such behavior as selfish.
In fact, this is indeed selfish.
It is hard to say that it is not selfish to always ask friends to make contributions and always think that you are right.
Luke laughed secretly in his heart: He is indeed a child! How many people are not selfish? Those who are not selfish at all are saints.
He never mind admitting that he is a selfish person.
But if he asks for something, he will do so based on the premise of mutual benefit, and he will not force it, let alone use friendship to "blackmail" his friends.
No friendship can withstand such endless blackmail.
And making the other person feel that it would be more beneficial to follow his advice will make the friendship between the two parties easier to maintain and deepen.
Colleagues in the police station like Dustin, Elsa, and Elizabeth all benefited from interacting with him and built up friendships with him step by step.
But empty friendship is always difficult to last.
Actually, Stacey isn't that bad.
Or maybe it was because of the side effects of primary replication that made her personality more extroverted and assertive, and she naturally took the lead in this small group of girls.
If she were really that smart, she wouldn't be stumped by Luke's sophistry.
Stacey's face changed from red to black, black to red again, and Luke was afraid that she would fart in anger.
After thinking for a moment, she reluctantly said, "But they don't want to be locked up by you like this."
Luke laughed: "I'm not your friend, why should I ask for your opinion?"
Stacy's face twitched and she felt like losing her temper. This wizard was even more shameless than she had imagined.
Luke looked at Stacey, who was about to explode, with interest, and finally spoke to comfort her: "Okay, no more jokes. I will only give you a chance to change your own destiny. It is up to you to decide whether to do it or not. You don't need to ask for my opinion."
Seeing that Stacey wanted to interrupt again, he raised his index finger and made a silencing gesture beside his mouth: "You have enough talent and don't need to rely on crime to make a living. So I am investing in you in advance, and you may get a rich return in the future."
The three girls looked at each other.
They lost their loved ones early, and lived on the streets, making a living by cheating and deceiving others. No one had ever talked to them about such serious topics.