"That school with a long name is related to vampires?"
Jenkins didn't think of this. He bent down to deal with the fire in the fireplace, hung the poker aside, and walked to the counter again while wiping his hands with a wet towel.
Father went on to say:
"Investigators found a mysterious student in the school, and later found that he had no shadow, and then everything came to light. He and his friends blocked the wall."
"Infected?"
"Yes, and it was directly infected by the demigod vampire. I only heard the news this morning. The church finally determined the cause of the tragedy in that alley—the vampire has been looking for a special human being who can perfectly match the power of the vampire. Humans. And a special item guided them to that alley. The vampires determined which one was the target by sucking up the blood, but that desperate action failed."
Jenkins took a few seconds to digest this information, and automatically equated "special human beings" with "human beings related to real phantoms", and "special items" with "omniscient mirror".
"Failure... So, the two families that were not attacked that night had their targets?"
"If the vampire's divination is correct, then it is indeed the case. But it has been so long, and no one in the two families died except the girl who was accidentally involved in the reanimated corpse, which shows that the divination has a high probability. has a problem."
Dad replied.
Jenkins knows that the Omniscient Mirror cannot tell lies, but it has the potential to tell incomplete truths. This means that maybe the human being they are looking for has important connections with the two families in that alley, rather than living there.
"Finnie Fishford? George Liverpool? Or someone else?"
He didn't know if his thinking was wrong, but it was absolutely necessary to ensure the safety of the girl Fenny and find the missing Liverpool.
With only one final weekend left until the New Year's Eve, even Jenkins could detect the excitement in the air.
All the shops along the Fifth Queen's Road hung up festive decorations, and even Papa's Antique Store had a circle of small sequins that could reflect the sun on the outside of the signboard. Jenkins climbed up the ladder to get it, and he was so clumsy that he almost poured the whole bottle of glue on the shoulders of the old man who was holding the ladder for him below.
For the last wave of shopping before the year, all stores are having discounts and promotions. Although Jenkins will be at church for the holidays, he still needs to buy some groceries. He found that the price of white bread has mostly increased by about 40%, and then sold at a 10% discount, which means that it is actually much more expensive than the usual price.
In order to prepare candy for the children in church, he took his cat to the candy store. The store only sells sweets and has no business dealing with expensive desserts, making it the most popular store on the street for kids.
The price of sugar remained high, making good candy out of the reach of the average household. Stores will not sell candies by weight, but will price them in units of "pieces".
When Jenkins passed by the candy store in winter, he saw children wearing cotton gloves lying in front of the window more than once, eagerly looking at the candies wrapped in colorful and green sugar wrappers in the glass window, which made some memories belonging to the original owner suppressed. Can't help coming to my heart.
Probably knowing that Jenkins will buy its share, the cat has always been very well-behaved on the man's shoulder. It likes the smell of the candy store very much, and its little nose keeps sniffing around.
"Can I give you a suggestion?"
Walking past the shelves, Jenkins said, standing next to a waiter with a paper bag.
"Of course, you can say it."
The young man had a gentle smile, an easy-going face, and short, shaggy brown hair reminiscent of a harvested wheat field. That kind of smile full of happiness and joy is very harmonious with the festive atmosphere.
"If you're going to pretend to be a candy store clerk, at least wear a uniform like everyone else."
As he spoke, he pointed to the actual clerk a few feet away from the two of them, tiptoeing to remove the cardboard boxes from the top shelves.
"You see, even if you can think of a way to make everyone who sees you think that you are the real clerk, for a determined person like me, you can still detect something wrong through this."
"No, no, you found me not only because of your strong will."
Even though there were other people around, no one seemed to notice the strange conversation taking place here.
"Can you tell me your name and number? I'm curious about that."
The whole body is full of dazzling aura, this is a walking [Superior]. Jenkins had an easy time talking to him because he wasn't dangerous.
"Of course, the number and name given to me by the Orthodox Church is B-07-3-6411, the happy candy giver. Hi, I like this name very much."
As he spoke, he stretched out his finger to touch the empty red wooden box on the shelf, and the colorful candies filled it again.
"Look, if you can eat the candy I gave you, you will be lucky for the whole day. Of course, you can't be greedy, otherwise you will suffer disaster~"
He spoke as if he were singing, but the tone was unflattering.
"You seem to be able to see that I'm different?"
Jenkins asked.
"Yes, although I don't have great power, but my perception is very strong. For example... you have a crime coin?"
Jenkins did have two in his pocket. They were harvested from the last weird fake world event. After buying "return tickets" for himself and his friends, that was all that was left.
"Indeed, so what can you sell me?"
He reached into his pocket and showed him the two green coins in his palm.
"It seems that today is not only your lucky day, but also mine."
He had that relaxed and happy smile again. The two walked to a corner to prevent others from walking while standing still. From the beginning to the end, no one noticed the strange conversation taking place here.
"In this era, it is very rare to meet customers who trade with sin coins. I can give you some discounts. I don't know, distinguished guest, what do you need more now?"
"Yes... Sorry, I have to think about it."
He smiled embarrassedly, originally wanted to say "ability", but immediately realized that he didn't have any spare bubbles for the new ability to exist.