Mystery: Lucky

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 the 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 hadn't been for the presence of the old gentleman with "Eye of Wisdom", "Black Snake" might have blocked him afterwards... However, it's not necessarily that "Black Snake" would have had no chance.

Alice glanced at the "Black Snake" vaguely, and without the need for divination, she could easily see the rich aura of death on the "Black Snake" - 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.

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

An old man with gray hair and 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 gaze on her softened a little. Then, the old gentleman's voice sounded: "You made me cry so much that I felt a little embarrassed."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you..." She wiped away her tears while trying her best to control her eyes, and Alice finally regained her vision.

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

Seeing him turn around and leave the church, Alice hesitated for a moment, then stood up and followed quickly and asked: "You seem...as if you feel deeply about this?"

"I had a lover when I was young," Old Neil looked at Alice's tear-stained cheek, sighed, and told about his past, "We had 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 very 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 clearly.

"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 questioning of 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."

After a while, Alice, who was sitting opposite Old Neil with a cup of sweet iced tea, had stopped crying. She smiled at Old Neil with apology: "I'm so sorry, old man, I didn't mean it, I just..."

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

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

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

"I... I may never see them again," Alice's eyes flickered and she whispered, "Even if we meet again, I can't face them as I used to..."

"They, they may think they have lost me forever." Even though every sentence was filled with maybe, Alice's eyes were still full of sadness.

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

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

But, he was right. Even if I can't see him, I still hope that the one I love can be happy...

"Thank you." Alice finally stood up and bowed deeply to the old man who used to be just a name exchange and now was a complete stranger.