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Chen Ang's choice obviously surprised Lawyer Luke. He observed Chen Ang carefully for a while and then said: "Of course, Mr. Constantine. This master key can open all the doors in this house "
Chen Ang seemed to have no reaction and still smiled and said: "My request was abrupt!"
"But who would have any designs on this house?" Lawyer Luke said with a smile: "This house may have been valuable before, but it is really old. More than four generations have lived here, and we have not The money was spent on maintenance on this big house, so it’s in tatters and this is a small country town – it’s really not worth the money!”
Nick interrupted: "But there must be many antiques in such an old house! Those are very valuable things! So this key cannot be given to him"
Lawyer Luke smiled and said: "Both of you are trustworthy people, and the inheritance of 200,000 yuan can give us a lot of help - we plan to leave here after getting the inheritance, we are old! We need better medical and elderly care, and with that money, we plan to move to New Orleans.”
"Besides, we put all the antiques away and put them in a room in the attic. There is the only door in the house that cannot be opened with a master key."
Chen Ang accepted the key unceremoniously and thanked: "Thank you for your generosity. It was really pleasant to talk with you. You are a knowledgeable and talented person. You are very knowledgeable about the history of this town and the changes of the times." It's like witnessing it with my own eyes. I'm really interested in history. This house has a long history. It's like a gallery of time. Some of the styles and features of the old era are very well preserved here We visited Touch it?"
Lawyer Luke welcomed: "After dinner, you can browse at will. It is too old! It is useless except for history!"
A few people chatted for a while in front of the fireplace and had dinner in the restaurant. The dinner was chickpeas with mashed potatoes, a very classic country style. After dinner, Lawyer Luke apologized: "I'm used to eating Take a nap after dinner, you know—country folk custom, our nightlife here is boring, and we usually go to bed very early!”
Chen Ang and Nick looked at each other and nodded to express their understanding - the separation between American cities and rural towns is very serious. International metropolises have entertainment every night and have developed nightlife, but rural towns are simple and boring. The traditional Puritan lifestyle still dominates here, although now rural towns are beginning to be dominated by entertainment - the various parties and entertainment life of young people are no worse than in the city.
But this couple is really very traditional - they are as traditional as the most conservative American Puritans.
The hunchbacked hostess took Chen Ang and the others to the guest room for them to rest. The room was on the second floor. When the door was opened, a faint musty smell floated out. The house was quite big, and although there was some musty smell, it was still clean. , Chen Ang touched the desktop, there was no dust at all.
This is strange, this is a big house with thirty rooms.
And Chen Ang also arrived suddenly - he came one afternoon earlier than Nick, without any prior notice.
Anyone who lives in a big house knows that it is simply unrealistic to maintain the house for a long time. The kitchen that is not used to open the fire will collect dust. As long as it is not used even slightly, dust will accumulate in the corners of the bedroom where you sleep. This is still A room for young people, let alone two widowed middle-aged couples.
How can they have the energy to tidy up more than thirty rooms? ——This place should be covered with white cloth everywhere, and most of the unused rooms should be sealed up.
Chen Ang put down his luggage and went to find Nick. Nick lived next door to him. As soon as he stepped in, he found that it was also very clean - there was a musty smell, but there was no dust, not even in the corners.
Nick did not talk about Chen Ang suddenly calling him here. Instead, as if chatting, he naturally took out some information about the owner of this house from Chen Ang. Their words were clever and they exchanged a lot of information. However, Very natural, and at the same time not a single word about his identity was revealed.
It’s enough to make the eavesdroppers understand nothing.
“There are many portraits and sculptures of religious symbols here, including the Virgin, the Son, and some biblical figures.” Nick joked: “You should be very interested!”
"What I'm more curious about is" Chen Ang pointed to something hanging from the ceiling opposite the big bed in Nick's room. It was a doll with eyes sewn on with buttons, about the size of a human palm. The other parts of the face, the nose and mouth, were painted with a clumsy brush like graffiti.
"How does it feel when you lie on the bed, open your eyes and look at this thing?"
Not only was Nick not afraid, but he was a little curious when Chen Ang said this. He lay back, and a black bald head fell on the bedside, with his eyes facing the position of the doll: "It's quite cuteif I I have a daughter. I will play with dolls with her, and you know I will be the kind of father who can put down my dignity and be very approachable."
"You must have a daughter first!" Chen Ang said in a blunt tone.
"Besides, before you have a daughter, you must first have a wife, but you don't have"
Nick was lying on the bed and said: "I just went to the bathroom. Can you imagine? There is not even a mirror in such a big house! I was curious and asked the woman who brought me here. She said: The mirror is the door , will make you see bad things. If you want to live quietly and alone in such a place, it is best not to see the mirror. So"
"So she secretly rummaged through your luggage?" Chen Ang said calmly.
"She's very light-footed, but I can still find out It's not easy for people like us to hide it from me." Nick said: "It sounds like she also rummaged through your luggage. But the secrets of people like us won't always be the same." Being discovered so easilyis she looking for a mirror?"
"Whatever the superstitious old man can do is possible!" Chen Ang didn't seem surprised.
"And did you smell it?" Nick moved his nose, got up and sniffed around. He turned to Chen Ang and said, "There is a faint odor here There are many kinds of odors, and I happen to be particularly familiar with this one. "The relaxed look on Nick's face gradually changed, and his eyes became a little sharp at this moment, but this feeling quickly disappeared.
He became a funny black man again.
Chen Ang walked around the house. He lifted up the stall on the ground with his feet. Two straight lines were drawn with white and red powder under the stall at the door, blocking the door.
"Does this have any special significance?" Nick asked.
"Salt can block evil damage, and red brick powder has the effect of blocking enemies from approaching in Haitian witchcraft." Chen Ang twisted the white powder and easily determined that it was salt - and it was still unfiltered. The coarse salt and red brick powder are somewhat difficult to judge. Fortunately, he is familiar with the mysterious culture of various countries and regions.
“We usually use cinnabar there!” Chen Ang said as he put down the carpet.
"Is cinnabar more useful, or salt and red bricks?" Nick asked curiously: "I have never seen you handle a case! Let me tell you, when I saw your resume, I was really shocked. Shocked."
"In the hands of experts, everything is useful. We follow the rules"
"Oh! Tell me the truth!" Nick said: "We are partners now, aren't we? Tell me some little secrets of your industry!"
Chen Ang said helplessly: "Okay! Let me tell you something In folk witchcraft, there is a very important principle - if you believe it, you will have it, if you don't believe it, you will have nothing! Some magic relies on energy to function, like Kama Taj, Mages collect energy and forge it into weapons, so I say they work by the rules. But with some magic, they rely on belief to work."
"The mage's will makes it effective!"
"So at that time, the will of the subject was also very important. Once you don't believe in witchcraft, its power will be greatly reduced, because the world is material and witchcraft is conscious. Consciousness can act on consciousness, but Difficult to act on matter.”
"So, strengthen your faith." (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com