After briefly explaining the characteristics and territoriality of evil spirits, the lady known as the "magician" continued to write: "Although Susanna Mathis's strength is equivalent to Sequence 5, there are ways 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 just a joke. This plan has too many uncertainties and is almost impossible to succeed:"
"First, the ghost of Montsouris may kill only those who encounter him;"
"Second, even if the ghost of Montsouris killed Susanna Mathis, you would not know 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 ghost of Montsouris may not really kill Suzanne Matisse;"
"Fifth, Charlie must admit it himself before Susanna and he can have a husband and wife relationship in terms of mysticism."
"I've said so much 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 is willing and has the corresponding power."
"You can show your potential appropriately and make Mr. K feel that you are useful to him."
"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 writing letters should be the habit of the "magician". Lumian pursed his lips, rubbed his spirit, 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 fate, and it couldn't be as simple as separating the fate of "encountering the ghost of Montsouris".
In comparison, asking Mr. K for help was indeed an effective method that Lumian had never expected.
This can also quickly bring him and Mr. K closer together to complete Ms. "Magician"'s mission.
After a brief thought, and pondering how to tell Mr. K about the matter 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.
On the first floor, Lumian saw Charlie, wearing a linen shirt and black pants, wandering around the door.
"What are you doing?" He greeted with a smile.
Charlie smiled and said, "Charles, can you accompany 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 there will be no problem this time, and Susanna’s evil spirit has been purified.
“No matter whether there are still problems or not, life must go on. Haha, I heard this from a guest in the bar. 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 get cash back.
You know what? Only cash can make people feel safe, which cannot be replaced by clothes and jewelry, and food is even worse! "
Charlie got excited as he spoke:
"Mrs. Alice said the necklace was worth 1,500 fils, and if I mortgaged it I should get 1,000 fils.
"Oh, God, I have never seen a thousand Fergin 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 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!"
Did you learn to name dishes at the White Swan? Lumian muttered to himself, then 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 that kind of experience, walking on the street, suspecting that everyone is a thief and will come to rob me.
"I felt this way when I brought the necklace back. I was so nervous that I almost fainted. Is it hard to imagine?"
“Yes.” Lumian laughed. “I probably won’t have that kind of experience, not now, and not in the future, because I’ll just make others think I want to steal him.”
For example, Maggot just contributed more than a thousand Fel gold and almost bought the diamond necklace!
Charlie's smile froze on his face instantly.
After a few seconds, he forced a smile and said, "That's why I want you to go to the pawn shop with me."
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 how Charles disguised himself as a lawyer and sneaked into the police station to provide him with important information, and how he helped him survive the threat from Susanna Mathis, Charlie felt that it was nothing.
Even if Charles is indeed a thief, robber, and swindler, he is also 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 was 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 Lumien to a meal of baked meat pies, cream donuts and plum sour wine, of course, including 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 curiously in a low voice:
"Last night they said that the knife was called the 'Cursed Blade'. Will the whole family of a person who is cut by it really die?"
Before meeting Susanna Mathis, Charlie didn't believe such things at all. Even if he heard about 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."
"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 the Cursed Blade that I made up sound familiar? Haven't you heard the legend of the ghost of Montsouris when that madman was sober?"
Charlie's eyes gradually widened, with a look of astonishment on his face.
Charles, you are such a good liar. An ordinary person actually bluffed the evil spirit of Susanna Mathis and allowed both him and me to 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 any 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 out laughing: "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, like a fool's instrument.
Um... .
The story of "Cursed Blade" is great, now it belongs to me, I can use it to scare people in the bar at night!
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" is engraved three words: "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Freely pawning every item, discriminating everyone who pawns something equally, and loving every opportunity to lower the price? Lumian couldn't help but complain in his heart.
How ridiculous it is that a pawnshop would carve republican political slogans 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 the money pawn ticket called Charlie's number.
Charlie went there with great anticipation, and returned as if he had lost his 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 Felkins."