Mystery: Lucky One

Chapter 59 Chapter 22 Goodbye Old Neil

The atmosphere in the living room, lit only by one candle, was as silent as a solid.

After a few seconds, the fat pharmacist muttered: "Why don't you leave your address? Then I can get something from your body."

Alice, who knew Klein's address, had to admit that her heart skipped a beat for a moment.

Klein pretended not to understand, looked at Black Snake and said: "If I don't gamble, I have no chance of living. If I gamble, there is at least a little hope. I will not sit and wait for death to come."

Alice once again sighed in her heart that Klein was really good at acting.

After hearing these words, the old man "Eye of Wisdom" closed his open mouth again.

"I admire your character very much!" "Black Snake" laughed.

"I also appreciate it. Several of my friends used to have this kind of character. Now I go to their tombstones every year to place flowers." The fat pharmacist said sarcastically again.

If it weren't for the presence of the old Mr. "Eye of Wisdom", "Black Snake" might have blocked him afterwards... However, it's not necessarily that "Black Snake" would have no chance.

Alice glanced at the "Black Snake" vaguely. She could easily see the rich aura of death on the "Black Snake" without the need for divination - agreeing to the fat pharmacist's commission brought him close to death.

Fortunately, I am self-aware... Alice sighed inwardly.

After the transaction was completed, the Fat Medicine Master once again inquired about the medulla crystal of the "Elf Fountain" and returned without success.

……

When Alice came to the church to pray again, she saw a familiar person.

An old man with gray hair and wearing a classic black robe was sitting in front of the church, praying quietly like everyone else.

Alice watched this acquaintance whom she had only met once pray, get up and leave, and then stood next to her: "You seem to know me?"

Alice was suddenly startled, and then she realized that the emotion she showed was too obvious - the moment she saw Old Neil, she uncontrollably recalled her life in Tingen City.

Captain...Roxanne...Ms. Daly...Leonard...and the others...

What would happen if they knew she and Klein were dead? Will you cry? Will they be sad at the funeral? Who would have collected the body for her? I wonder what their expressions will be when they see her body...

The sadness that was distracted by the embarrassing scene when I woke up in the cemetery finally emerged again the moment I saw a familiar person.

"No, I'm sorry, I just, I just saw that you remembered some things from the past, some people..." Alice stood up in a hurry, apologizing in her blurred vision.

Alice couldn't see Old Neil's expression clearly. She could only feel that the eyes falling on her softened a little. Then, the old gentleman's voice sounded: "You made me cry so much that I felt a little embarrassed."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you..." She wiped away her tears and tried her best to control it, and Alice finally regained her vision.

"You must have experienced something very sad." Old Neil's eyes seemed to be missing something.

Watching him turn and leave the church, Alice hesitated for a moment, stood up and followed quickly and asked: "You seem...as if you feel deeply about this?" "I had a lover when I was young," said the old nanny. I looked at Alice's cheeks still stained with tears, sighed, and told about my past, "We have a very good relationship, and we almost got engaged..."

"What happened next?" Alice asked softly.

"Later, she suddenly became seriously ill. I...I tried many methods and invited many reputable doctors, but there was no solution." Old Neil's expression was full of reminiscence.

Alice noticed Old Neil's pause, and she guessed that the other party might have tried to use ritual magic to save the lady, but unfortunately...

"You must be sad." For a moment, Alice seemed to feel the sadness of Old Neil. Finally, she sighed and said just this sentence.

"Yeah, I'm very sad." Old Neil stopped and looked at Alice with a meaningful look. "At the beginning, I was very sad. Everyone was worried that I would do something to hurt myself. , I told everyone to reassure them, but I still think about it..."

This is because he is worried that he will lose control... Alice thought with some understanding.

"Until everyone felt relieved about me, I didn't forget that incident. I was even tempted by others, and almost..." Old Neil paused and did not finish his words, but Alice already understood the whole thing. the truth.

"So, what made you change your mind?" Alice thoughtfully led the topic in the direction that Old Neil wanted.

"Because I understand one thing," Old Neil looked at Alice with soft eyes and said in a gentle voice, "No matter what, no matter where you are, the person who loves you will definitely want you to be happy."

No matter what, no matter where I am, the people who love me will definitely want me to be happy...

For a moment, Alice remembered many things. She remembered the voice in her dream that told her to "run, don't look back", the eyes of everyone who fell in front of her, the captain's hand holding her shoulders from behind when Megaos appeared, and Leonard's question to her. Who is more of a protagonist, him or Klein...

Alice felt her vision blurred again. In a daze, she only heard Old Neil sigh: "Go sit in the shop next to you for a while."

A moment later, Alice, who was sitting opposite Old Neil with a cup of sweet iced tea, had stopped crying. She smiled apologetically at Old Neil and said, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Old Man, I didn't mean to, I just …”

"It's okay," Old Neil smiled gently at Alice, "I understand the sadness of losing an important person."

"No, I didn't lose them," Alice smiled softly, "They are all still there...Fortunately, they are all still there, and everything is fine..."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Old Neil looked at Alice and asked.

"I... I may never be able to see them again," Alice's eyes flickered and she whispered softly, "Even if we meet again, I won't be able to face them with the same identity as before..."

"They, they maybe thought they had lost me forever." Even though there was a possibility in every word, Alice's eyes were still full of sadness.

"Even if you live somewhere where you can't see each other, I think the other party will hope that you live a better life in another world." Old Neil said warmly.

Alice opened her mouth, but failed to respond - to some people, she really lived in another world.

But, what he said is right, even if I can't see it, I still hope that the person I love can be happy...

"Thank you." Alice finally stood up and bowed deeply to the old gentleman who had only exchanged names with each other and was now a complete stranger.

(End of this chapter)