Mystery: Lucky

Thinking of this, Alice chuckled, cast her soft but emotionless gaze on the man, and asked in an ethereal voice:

"Oh? Have you met other Cassandras?"

The man looked at her in confusion.

"Cassandra," Alice said in a long tone, "the cursed 'prophet'."

This is not a lie. Alice no longer believes in coincidences in the extraordinary world. She firmly believes that even if the person named "Cassandra" is a coincidence at first, it will eventually become true.

If you really want to explain it, just think that the meaning of this name is not very good. Isn't it natural that someone with such a name will have a miserable life in the end?

Alice firmly ignored the possibility that all this was related to herself - after all, it seemed that she would really do something to make people who inherited famous names experience the same fate as famous people...

The look on the man's face was confused and shocked. As if he wanted to confirm something, he repeated Alice's words:

"Cursed...prophet?"

Before Alice could respond, he suddenly became excited again and said angrily:

"It's her! It must be her! She's the one who hurt me!"

Alice recalled Klein's compassionate smile. Even though the man couldn't see it, she still made that expression and comforted her softly:

"Poor child...it seems that she passed the punishment of fate onto you."

"Yes, that's right, that must be the case!" He looked furious, "Damn Cassandra! Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about you, you are a good person, you are different from her..."

Reckless, irritable, gullible, likes to shirk responsibility after doing something wrong and pass the loss onto others...

Combining what she saw in the man with his experiences during this period and the known information, his character traits and general experiences during this period were described by Alice in a short period of time.

He seems to have been seduced with magic potion and addicted to gambling... magic potion, magic potion again!

Alice instantly thought of Evelin, she pursed her lower lip, and her voice became a little colder unconsciously: "What's your name?"

This seemed just right. The man thought she minded what she just said, so he said nonchalantly: "Selwyn Muggeridge..."

"Selwyn," Alice quickly calmed down her emotions, "You are greedy for the gift of fate. She has already given you a reward in advance. What you lose is also the price you should pay."

"A gift from fate?" Selwyn was slightly startled.

Alice said calmly: "You have gained power beyond the ordinary. You are no longer an ordinary person, right?"

"No," Selwyn suddenly became excited again, "That's a deal! I paid for it!"

After paying...A trace of confusion flashed across Alice's eyes - she still didn't understand why a "prophet" on the other side would do such a thing.

...Liar to children!

Moreover, he didn’t even forget to charge money for the Sequence 9 potion formula. Why does he feel that he is quite short of money...

Alice glanced at Selwyn without leaving any trace, and said calmly:

"Of course, you paid for it.

"So you're not losing anything more."

Selwyn seemed to have remembered something, and his face suddenly turned pale. He gritted his teeth and said:

"No...how could this be...how could she not make it clear in advance...I, I didn't agree at all..."

"That's how you get paid in advance." Alice said calmly.

"No!" Selwyn suddenly looked at Alice excitedly, "Please, please help me! Help me find her, help me get my things back, help me..."

"Why should I help you?" Alice interrupted him.

Selwyn became mute on the spot. A full minute passed before he said dryly: "You, you are kind-hearted, you are a good-hearted person, you are different from her..."

greedy.

Alice added another sentence about Selwyn's character traits, but did not respond to this sentence. It took her a while to suppress the twitching corners of her mouth, and then she spoke in a calm voice:

"Tell me what happened to you."

She didn't agree or refuse. To be more precise, she was still immersed in a state of astonishment - someone actually praised her for her kindness?

Alice still has this bit of self-awareness. At least if she was really kind-hearted, she wouldn't be trying to deceive information about the "prophet" here.

As for the reward - geez, isn't it enough to tell him who the real culprit is who caused him to do this?

Alice decided that was enough, so the deal went through.

Selwyn took this as acquiescence, and he immediately began to tell:

“I used to have a very peaceful life. Although my family was not rich, they were able to provide food and clothing and live a decent life.

“I grew up step by step and lived a peaceful life, but secretly, I always longed for an adventure.

"Until not long ago... not long ago, I suddenly met a person.

“She told me that the opportunity for the long-awaited change had arrived, that the gears of destiny had begun to turn, and that as long as I did what she said, I would have the life I dreamed of.

"I actually didn't believe it at first, but her predictions were very accurate. After experiencing danger twice for not listening to her, I started to believe her predictions.

"She told me that the opportunity to change my destiny was just around the corner, but it would cost £1,000 - £1,000, do you know how much money that is?

"If I continue to work, I may not be able to save enough money in my lifetime, so I will, I will..."

He suddenly stopped, biting his lower lip with his upper teeth, and did not speak for a long time.

Alice could not bear it anymore, and took the initiative to expose his unfinished words:

"You stepped into the casino and started your first gambling.

"That time, you won, you were very excited, and you won a huge sum of money for the first time.

"You suddenly forgot your original purpose and used the money to enjoy life, but the good times did not last long, and the money was soon spent.

"In order to make up for the loss, you had to enter the casino again...

"Fortunately, this time did not disappoint you, and you made another sum of money...

"Such stories repeat themselves, but no matter what, you finally got what you wanted, and you successfully became one of those special people.

"You finally realized your dream, didn't you?"

"I, I paid for it. Anyway, I bought the potion with my own money..." Selwyn emphasized again.

Alice smiled under her veil, which no one could see, and whispered:

"No."

"You only paid for the potion. You didn't pay her when she revealed the revelation of fate to you.

"Besides, how do you know that the money you won in the casino is not a gift from fate?" (End of this chapter)