My love game is too abstract

"What kind of appraisal agency are you! I could find a stray dog on the side of the road that would do a better job than you! You're calling my genuine treasure new!" The old uncle got agitated, his face turning red.

"It is new, completely new, newer than new." Tao Hu continued to inflict true damage.

"You, you..." The old uncle clutched his chest, looking as if he was about to have a heart attack.

He snatched the longsword from the appraiser's hand and pointed at the two of them:

"I'm going to complain about you! Just wait! I'll let the entire collection circle of the royal capital know what kind of place this is, letting two young girls do appraisals here, bah!"

"I see, you probably thought Hailey looked like a newbie, that's why you came to her for appraisal, right?"

A voice rang out from behind the crowd, belonging to a middle-aged man dressed like a gentleman, wearing a black vest, square-rimmed glasses, and standing ramrod straight.

"Chairman Lawrence." The appraiser named Hailey stood up and respectfully addressed the newcomer.

"Chairman Lawrence?" Yarrow raised his eyebrows at the man.

When he came in earlier, he saw the introduction plaque on the wall near the entrance, and it featured this Lawrence, the chairman of the Willow Gold Exchange.

When the old uncle saw this person, the momentum on his face immediately deflated by more than half, but he still stubbornly said:

"Lawrence! Look at the kind of people you're hiring to do appraisals! You're even letting outsiders chime in here, saying my treasure is new, I'm telling you, you have to compensate me for my reputational damage!"

"The Willow Gold Exchange will never bury any treasure, unless it's not genuine," Lawrence said expressionlessly.

"You, you dare to say mine is..."

"I noticed you as soon as you came in. You lingered around these appraisers, and finally chose Hailey, who seemed to have less experience. Your purpose was probably to get an appraisal report and then send it to auction, right?" Lawrence said.

The old uncle looked flustered as if his thoughts had been exposed, averted his gaze, and mumbled something under his breath.

"If you're in a good mood, how about coming to my office for a cup of tea, and then I'll personally take a look at the authenticity of your treasure?" Lawrence said.

"Tch, a bunch of people with no vision..."

The old uncle hugged the sword and stormed off.

Lawrence then turned to the appraiser Hailey, his tone a little more serious: "Hailey, this time, if this young lady hadn't reminded you, you would have disgraced our exchange."

"Yes," Hailey lowered her head and said dejectedly, "I understand, Dad, I'll practice more when I get back."

"Dad?" Yarrow looked at Hailey and then at Lawrence, and found that the two did indeed resemble each other somewhat.

Lawrence looked at Tao Hu and Yarrow, and gave a gentle smile:

"Good afternoon to you both, and, Miss Tao Hu, thank you very much for your reminder, so that our exchange didn't issue a false certificate."

"It's nothing, I just wanted to show off a little." Tao Hu said with a grin.

Yarrow saw through things more clearly. Judging from the conversation just now, even if Tao Hu hadn't interjected, this chairman, who had been paying attention to this side all along, would have stepped in to stop his daughter from issuing the certificate.

"My name is Lawrence Terrell, I don't know what your names are."

"Tao Hu,"

"Yarrow."

Lawrence looked at Tao Hu, his voice lowered a little: "If it's convenient, could Miss Tao Hu please tell me which family you're from?"

Like others, he felt that Tao Hu belonged to a well-known beastman family. Beastmen with appearances more similar to humans like her were usually from some large families.

"Big family? I'm not—"

"Ahem, sorry, it's not convenient to disclose." Yarrow interrupted Tao Hu.

When you're out and about, only say three parts of what you know. Since the other party thinks they're from a big family, then so be it.

"Oh."

Lawrence's face showed an "I understand" expression.

"Then may I ask, Mr. Yarrow, what is your relationship with Miss Tao Hu?"

"I'm her guardian," Yarrow said.

Lawrence showed another "I understand" expression.

He straightened his expression and said to them: "Here's the thing, just now, Miss Tao Hu's understanding of history and appraisal knowledge really shocked me. Even from that far away, she could accurately see the problem with that item."

"You flatter me, hehe." Tao Hu said, scratching her head.

"Moreover, your vision is also very unique. Just now, when choosing coins, you accurately selected the ones with the best quality, right?" Lawrence continued.

This sentence made Yarrow feel a little uneasy, and he frowned: "Uh, could it be that you've been watching us all along?"

"Yes, it is the duty of the chairman to pay attention to the safety of every guest in this store," Lawrence said righteously.

"What kind of duty is that?"

Lawrence turned to Tao Hu: "Well then, I have an impolite request. If Miss Tao Hu has ample time, could you occasionally come over and guide my daughter Hailey? I will pay you the highest hourly wage, or, if you're not interested in money, you can pick something you're interested in from my collection."

"Huh?"

Tao Hu was completely confused by these words. Her ability can only see the information of the current item. If there's nothing for her to look at, she doesn't know anything about the history of the other world, how can she guide others?

Not knowing how to respond, she turned her pleading gaze to Yarrow.

Yarrow saw her predicament and said to Lawrence: "I'm sorry, it's not convenient for my young lady."

"That's a pity," Lawrence seemed very disappointed.

"If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving?" Yarrow took Tao Hu's hand and turned to leave.

"Wait." Lawrence called out to them, "I want to show you something, something you might be interested in. If you're not too busy, could you spare a moment?"

Yarrow and Tao Hu exchanged a glance.

This Lawrence clearly values Tao Hu's appraisal ability, but he really doesn't want to have too much contact with this kind of shrewd businessman.

But at the same time, he's also very curious about what Lawrence will show them.

Let's go take a look, he can't possibly eat them.

"Then we'll be intruding."

Lawrence led them to the second floor, through a corridor covered with a red carpet, and came to a door made of birch wood planks.

Lawrence took out the key, opened the door, and led them inside.

Inside was an exhibition room of more than a hundred square meters, with more than a dozen display cases, but these display cases didn't contain any treasures or rare items, but some everyday items that can be seen everywhere in daily life.

Yarrow saw that the display case closest to the door contained a pure black book, with the words written in bright white, twisted handwriting on the cover:

"Death Note"

"Wait, isn't this…"

Yarrow was shocked on the spot, and then looked back at Lawrence in horror.

Why is there a Death Note here! And is this guy actually the holder of the Death Note!

"Uh, Yarrow, that notebook seems to make people who have their names written on it immediately get diarrhea," Tao Hu said.

"Diarrhea, isn't it kicking the bucket?" Yarrow looked back at the notebook and asked Tao Hu: "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, that's what my ability says." Tao Hu nodded.

"That's right, it has such an effect," Lawrence stepped forward and said, "I personally tried it out."

Yarrow stared at him for a long time, and said with a sympathetic tone:

"That must have been unpleasant."

"Yes, it was very unpleasant, and it was in front of many people at the time."

So it's not a Death Note, it's a Socially Awkward Death Note.