Chapter 81 "Treatment Plan"Title of the Book: Secret: Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be God Author's name: Abandoned. Chapter word count: 2040 words Update time: 2025-06-27 16:35:48
The secret letter between Mr. Fool and Mr. Emperor has been passed to Miss Justice!
When Lu Mingfei saw the male servant of the Hall family, he was completely stunned. It felt like Emperor Xian of Han used blood to convey the imperial edict, crying and begging Dong Cheng to spread the news of the emperor's misfortune, but after leaving the house, this guy didn't go to find Uncle Liu, whose hands were over his knees, but turned around and ran to Cao Ze's mansion.
But the thief Cao was indeed quite good-looking, with blond hair, blue eyes, a rich family background, a pretty face, a slim waist and long legs, and was not like an ordinary person. He was nicknamed "Backlund's most dazzling gem". Compared with him, the emperor's uncle who lived under someone else's roof was really nothing. Even a fixed mail address would take several days to be confirmed.
Now, the secret of the imperial edict has come out. Audrey invited Lu Mingfei to attend the literary salon this afternoon. I don't know whether he will smash the cup as a signal and hundreds of swordsmen will rush out to chop him into pieces, or they will drink plum wine and say that the only heroes in the world are you and Audrey...
Lu Mingfei sat in the carriage and thought about all sorts of things. Finally, his mind stopped at the picture of a white girl in the style of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He couldn't help but laugh out loud. In fact, sending the wrong letter wasn't that serious. Although Klein was a poor and petty person, Lu Mingfei had to admit that his IQ was probably on par with his, and he wouldn't write shameful things in the letter.
"If I remember correctly, Audrey receives a lot of invitations every afternoon." He tapped the wooden board and spoke to the butler sitting outside with the coachman, wondering, "How could you have time to invite me this afternoon?"
"Miss does have a literary salon this afternoon," the butler replied.
Lu Mingfei then asked: "Does she want to invite me to participate?"
"You are free to choose to attend the salon or wait in the reception room for a while." The butler said. This topic should have been discussed when he invited the other party, or he should have offered the choice after the carriage stopped. But Lu Mingfei's behavior of readily agreeing to the invitation and getting into the carriage made the butler completely unable to interrupt. He happened to ask at this time, so he could only continue with the topic:
"Miss Audrey knows that you are not good at dealing with other noble ladies and ladies."
What a considerate and good girl. Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief. It was really hard for him to sit for hours in a female salon filled with the sweet smell of perfume, black tea and snacks. So after telling the male servant that he would go to the reception room to wait, he did not speak again until he was led into the manor. He remained silent.
He thought he was going to play stare-eyes with the deer head hanging in the reception room, but as soon as he sat down, he saw a dark letter on the table next to him, and it was signed by Mr. Moretti who was far away in Tingen.
"... not only did she predict that I would not attend the salon, she even guessed where I would sit?" Lu Mingfei's mouth twitched as he picked up the letter with the scent of moonflowers. The stars surrounding the crimson moon were intact, proving that the girl had no intention of spying on his first "inquiry". But he still couldn't help but complain in a low voice:
"Klein, you are really stingy. You even used church stationery for the 'psychological consultation' letter. Did you not get the postage reimbursed by the government?"
Just as he expected, Klein didn't write anything meaningful in the letter. He just roughly explained that he had just experienced an accident and almost lost his life. He was always overly alert in his daily life recently, occasionally waking up in the middle of the night and being irritable when he woke up. He hoped that Dr. Ricardo could provide some help...
After eliminating the two possibilities of PTSD and the sequelae of taking potions, Lu Mingfei felt that the problem could be solved as long as he reduced the frequency of calling Mr. Fool in the middle of the night. The consultation fee was a revolver worth 3 pounds.
"Da Da——"
His knuckles tapped against the wooden door. Lu Mingfei straightened his back and said, "Come in." After seeing the maid Anna open the door to the living room for Audrey, he smiled and teased, "Do you have to knock on the door in your own home?"
"After all, we have guests." The girl, who was more homely today, smiled and replied. Her eyes fell on the boy in the corner of the living room and the envelope in his hand. Her smile became more charming. "I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long."
"Of course not." Lu Mingfei shook his head and shook the letter in his hand. "I just finished reading Mr. Moretti's inquiry letter."
He showed the contents to Audrey openly. The girl sat on a chair beside him and read while waiting for her personal maid to put the small table and black tea in order. Then she took a sip of the black tea and said, "It sounds similar to the symptoms of some veterans."
There are self-organized veterans clubs in Backlund and even in various cities in the Kingdom of Loen. The members of these clubs have also been the main force of the House of Commons in recent decades. Audrey's brother Alfred will most likely become one of them in the future, so she has a certain understanding of these clubs and even veterans.
"This mental illness was first proposed by Emperor Roselle, who named it 'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder'." The girl recalled the psychology books she had read recently and couldn't help but sighed: "It wasn't until recently that I learned that the emperor also made achievements in psychology."
"..." Lu Mingfei turned on the "audience" mode, but still followed the agreement and did not observe the girl's micro-expressions. He lowered his head to appreciate the black tea and exquisite snacks.
"Did I say something wrong?" Audrey asked, tilting her head. Suddenly, she remembered that the boy in front of her, like Mr. Fool, could read the diary of Emperor Roselle. She thought there was some hidden secret in it, so she said embarrassedly, "Mr. Lu Mingfei, have you seen other versions? Now many people are making up the Emperor's 'famous sayings', and I have no way to tell them apart."
"No." Lu Mingfei felt that the treatment of Emperor Roselle was almost the same as that of Brother Xun, who had two jujube trees at his doorstep. If one took into account his living habits and his habit of talking nonsense, he might even be like Edgar Allan Poe, the kind of guy who would start making up stories as soon as a dash was given. So he shook his head and said:
"I am just shocked by your erudition, Audrey... Let's first discuss how to deal with Mr. Moretti's condition."
"Well... according to the book, this symptom requires communication and medication." The girl's attention was diverted, her eyebrows knitted together, and she said seriously:
"If Mr. Moretti was in Backlund, and you or I had been promoted, we could have secretly used some 'abnormal' means, but he is in Tingen, and he is a clergyman... I suggest praying to the goddess, and using 'Full Moon Essential Oil' or a potion with a calming effect. The former is easy for clergymen to obtain, while the latter is a little more expensive."Chapter 82 "Justice"Title of the Book: Secret: Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be God Author's name: Abandoned. Chapter word count: 2119 words Update time: 2025-06-27 16:38:25
A bit professional.
Unlike the girl who read and studied a lot for the psychological clinic, Lu Mingfei had never been exposed to any psychological knowledge except for the micro-expression observation ability that comes with being an "audience". All his energy recently has been focused on the East District, and he is unable to provide a systematic diagnosis and treatment plan.
Not to mention Audrey's detailed analysis that combined the actual situation with extraordinary factors and even took the price of the drug into consideration...
It was a pity that the consultant was a liar. He didn't suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder at all, and the girl's kindness was wasted. Lu Mingfei silently gave Klein a middle finger in his heart, and gave one to himself who suggested that the other party write a letter for consultation, and then nodded in agreement: "It's worthy of Dr. Hall."
"What are you talking about!" Although Audrey had also imagined the scene of treating patients and the patients smiling and praising "Dr. Hall", she still felt a little embarrassed to be said directly. Her face couldn't help but turn slightly red, and she lowered her head and complained, "Don't call me that."
"Like you don't want to be called 'Backlund's most dazzling gem'?" Lu Mingfei added maliciously.
"Yes!" The girl's voice was a little sharp. She anticipated Lu Mingfei's next teasing and said with puffed cheeks: "Even diamonds are not allowed! The same goes for diamonds!"
"…Sometimes I really wonder if you've 'broken the rules'."
"Hmm? Why?"
"You know me too well, it's like you're reading my mind with the audience." This includes but is not limited to predicting that he would not attend the literary salon, would choose to wait in the corner, and even predicted his nonsense. If it were someone else, Lu Mingfei would definitely complain that the other person was a worm in his stomach, but considering that the girl might not be able to accept such a topic that would affect her appetite, he could only swallow it and said:
"I always feel like I have no secrets in front of you."
"Although I really want to say that this is the most basic quality of an 'audience', I really didn't cheat." Audrey clasped her hands together, winked and smiled playfully, and suddenly her true colors came out: "Besides... I don't seem to know you that well. Just like I still don't know what happened in the East District, and I only found out that you were going to sell your property in the East District after reading the newspaper."
Normally, she wouldn't pay so much attention to this matter, but who can blame the boy for having two previous convictions? The boy in front of her always seemed to like relying on others, but he was more stubborn than the most untamed horse, always taking everything on his shoulders. If it weren't for Mr. Fool's reminder, Audrey wouldn't have known that they had been attacked by the Aurora Society.
Moreover, Audrey didn't know much about the East End. The suffering there was too far away for a noble lady. The girl had only heard about life there, but the daily environment limited her imagination. She couldn't imagine that there were patrolmen who would beat up homeless people covered with only a layer of torn paper because of the Poor Law; she couldn't imagine that there were gangs rampant there, thieves, prostitutes, and illegal drugs; and she didn't know that countless people starved to death on the streets every day...
"300 pounds can buy the life of a lead-poisoned female worker and let her parents stop pursuing the matter" is the cruelest thing Audrey has ever heard.
This price is not even enough to buy a decent hunting dog!
She didn't want to objectify her good friend Susie, but the price of a well-trained hound was around £450 to £700, and Susie was a gift from Earl Hall when he bought them, which would only be around £300 in cash.
I'm sorry, Susie. Audrey glanced at the living room in a panic, but didn't find the very human golden retriever hiding in the corner. She breathed a sigh of relief and continued:
"Mr. Lu Mingfei, can you tell me what you did there?"
"I hired two maids." The boy avoided the question. "You know, I'm not very good at taking care of myself. Mrs. Valerie's prices are a bit expensive for me. If I go there a few times a month, I'm afraid I'll have to live under a bridge... By the way, can Annie help me train them?"
"Of course, as long as Anne agrees." Audrey did not make a decision for her personal maid. She frowned and expressed her dissatisfaction with the boy's change of subject, but she still sighed and did not continue to ask:
"It seems like you really don't want to say it."
"There's actually nothing much to say." Lu Mingfei was still fighting back.
The girl stared at him for two seconds with her emerald eyes, so deep that it seemed as if the air had condensed into colloid. Then she took out a piece of paper from her shoulder bag. The ink on it was very new, the Chinese characters were crooked and ugly, and a little damp, but not smudged or blurry. It had a faint smell of tobacco, which made Lu Mingfei feel familiar.
"This is the diary of Emperor Roselle that I just collected." Audrey pushed the paper to the boy, "I'd like to take this opportunity to let you read it to avoid the same kind of accidents that happened before."
This makes more sense. A letter of inquiry from Tingen did not necessarily drag Lu Mingfei from St. Samuel Church, and curiosity about the East District was not enough to drive the noble lady to run out during the literary salon, but using this as an excuse to ask him to help identify Roselle's diary was in line with the girl's enthusiasm for the "Tarot Club".
Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief quietly, picked up Russell's diary and read it. While looking at the contents about "Oil" and "Patriotic Health Campaign", he asked in a relaxed tone: "This should be the last debt you owe to Mr. Fool, right? The progress is very fast."
"Thanks to today's literary salon." The girl smiled and nodded.
"There are many nobles who are curious about Feifan." Lu Mingfei continued the topic, "Who is the collector? Does she have other diaries?"
"I didn't ask any further questions." Audrey's eyebrows curved, and her smile was still bright, but the boy felt something was wrong. Then he heard her continue, "The collector is a famous writer."
Lu Mingfei paused.
"She is your friend, Fors Wall, the author of Stormy Heights. We had a very pleasant chat." The girl continued, "Mr. Lu Mingfei, I am a 'spectator'."
She promised not to use her "audience" ability on Lu Mingfei, but she also reminded the boy that he was the type that was easy to deceive. Long before she stepped into this house, Audrey already knew roughly what Lu Mingfei had experienced in the East District, but those were all "retellings" from a third person. If possible, the girl still wanted to hear him confess to her in person.
I just want to lend a helping hand to the East District, it's not something to be ashamed of.
"I am 'Justice'." Audrey pushed the gold pound far more than the one on the house sale advertisement toward the boy and said with a wink, "Like you said, I actually know you very well. For example, I know you won't give up so easily, and selling the house is probably an excuse. For another example... maybe I can let those two houses be named Hall and let you continue to be my employee."Chapter 83 The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lieTitle of the Book: Secret: Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be God Author's name: Abandoned. Chapter word count: 2047 words Update time: 2025-06-28 18:10:00
What Yin Susu said is absolutely right!
The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie!
It happened to be sunny outside the window, and the marble floor of the living room was covered with red velvet. Lu Mingfei, at a loss, looked down and saw that the girl's calves were dyed a baby-like red by the brilliant light, and in front of her skirt, which was as soft as a swan's wings.
It was really terrible... He stared at the beautiful scenery with empty eyes. The guy opposite him, whose appearance was comparable to that of a witch, was not satisfied with being a boss in the psychological clinic. He even wanted to steal his title of "Don Quixote" and intended to drive the masked hero of the East District to become "Sancho"...
"Why not thunder now?" Lu Mingfei recalled his random thoughts in the carriage. Although the topic was a bit off, he really needed a thunder to scare the white porcelain spoon in his hand off, and then laugh and say that he was really timid. Let's put the previous topic aside and don't mention it again.
Unfortunately, fate was not on his side, and Lu Mingze was not bored enough to help him out, so he could only argue dryly: "Those two houses already have buyers."
"Archbishop Anthony?" Audrey asked after thinking for a moment.
Lu Mingfei looked up without any false surprise, then shook his head and said, "It's not him. Why do you think the buyer is Archbishop Anthony?"
"Because I think you will buy the two houses yourself." The girl analyzed seriously, "Change your identity and act in the East District secretly, but the property transaction requires the seller and the buyer to be present at the same time... The most likely person to cooperate with you is His Excellency the Archbishop."
Except that it was Bishop Elektra instead of Archbishop Anthony who gave the idea and cooperated, the process and results were almost completely correct!
If it were in the past, Lu Mingfei would have shamelessly said that the female knight was really a genius, and compared to her, the reincarnated Crouching Dragon was like a firefly meeting the bright moon, and then he would have told her all his plans, and by the way, he would have caught an innocent golden retriever to ride on. But at this moment, the boy was like a stubborn donkey, and he was not going to give in no matter what Audrey said, and he kept saying the same thing over and over again -
"You don't belong there."
Miss "Backlund's Most Dazzling Gem" had never seen such a stubborn guy before. Even the exhaust pipes in the factory area were still spewing smoke at different rhythms, but the guy in front of her only responded with a dry sentence...
Don't be angry, don't be angry. Audrey took a deep breath and reminded herself, and suddenly remembered the famous saying of Emperor Roselle, which roughly meant that self-righteous kindness may lead to bad results for others.
So the girl puffed up her cheeks and said in a frustrated tone:
"Well, maybe my visit to the East District will only cause you trouble, so I won't buy it... But as a friend, and out of empathy for the residents of the East District, I will provide you with a tiny amount of funds."
"Thank you for your understanding." Lu Mingfei sighed and breathed a sigh of relief, "I believe in your credibility and kindness, but you don't have to support me."
He got no response.
Because the girl who was not sure whether she was angry with him or fighting with herself and finally reconciled had lost her color. The younger brother in a small suit appeared in front of Lu Mingfei again, coating the sunny living room with a layer of gloomy gray. He sighed like a philosopher thinking about life, and he could talk about grand topics such as "life" and "fate" when he opened his mouth.
"Brother, have you heard of the 'Kumari Goddess'?" Lu Mingze raised his head and continued to pretend to be deep.
"I've played Super Mario, the one where you can grow bigger by eating mushrooms, throw fireballs by eating sunflowers, and 'bingling' by eating stars." Lu Mingfei was talking nonsense, looking around vigilantly. After all, when Lu Mingze appeared, it usually meant something unexpected happened. Who knew if Audrey had discovered some secrets this time, or if a thief had appeared somewhere and tried to commit a crime in Earl Hall's mansion?
"Anyway, I don't want the next plot to be that the devil Bowser appears and takes the princess away. If there is such a possibility, you should solve it as soon as possible."
"You also know that this girl is a 'princess'?" Lu Mingze said angrily, "If it was a girl with a worse personality, she would have been irritated by your attitude. How can we talk about falling in love, being shameless, growing old together, sighing about youth in the sunset and saying how lucky I am to have met you in this life?!"
"My suggestion is that you watch more Animal World. It's not time for you to get horny yet." Lu Mingfei waved away the happy life that the other party had deliberately created in front of him, and said with a bit of exasperation at having his beautiful fantasy punctured: "Get lost!"
"Really not moved?"
"What the hell!" He raised his hand and smacked the little boy on the head. "Do I look like the kind of guy who's obsessed with love? Love is like Sadako, it's a ghost. We've all heard of it and seen it on the screen, but no one has ever seen the real thing."
"But there are really ghosts in this world. There is one in the Brave Bar you wanted to check out before." Lu Mingze first had a surprised expression as if he had misjudged you, and then he bared his teeth in a mean way, trying to scare Lu Mingfei, but after waiting for a few seconds and seeing no interesting reaction, he said helplessly:
"It seems that the sight of Mr. A squirming after being blown to pieces left such a deep impression on you that you are no longer afraid of ghosts."
He sat cross-legged in the air, with his instep pressed against his knees like he was practicing yoga, and there was not a speck of dust on the soles of his shoes facing upwards: "So, brother. In this world, ghosts really exist, and of course love exists too..."
"If you say something like 'praying isn't the only thing I need to kneel down for' again, we'll have a bloody fight today." Lu Mingfei closed his eyes and added very self-awarely: "If I can't beat you, can't I bite my tongue and commit suicide?"
"No! Let's get down to business!"
"put."
"Okay." Lu Mingze didn't care that the topic was diverted by Lu Mingfei, nor did he care about the other party's increasingly irritable chat style. He resumed the original conversation:
"Brother, in Nepal of our original world, there is a group of 'Kumari goddesses' - they wear gold and silver and are born rich. Someone feeds them, someone wipes and cares for their bodies, their feet never touch the ground, they are carried by people for close distances, and they ride in sedan chairs for long distances. Their job is to accept worship without crying or laughing... Sounds familiar, right?"
Lu Mingfei frowned: "Audrey is not that incapable of taking care of herself."
"I didn't say who it was." Lu Mingze propped up his chin and smiled evilly, as if he had received bribes from Backlund's top rich woman and showed up specifically to help her persuade Lu Mingfei to bring the other person along when he was being a hero. He bewitched:
"A young, beautiful assistant with a slim waist, long legs and lots of money, many people wouldn't dare to be so bold even in their dreams."Chapter 84 Lu Mingfei: I'm so high!Title of the Book: Secret: Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be God Author's name: Abandoned. Chapter word count: 2059 words Update time: 2025-06-28 18:10:00
Lu Mingfei actually knows that he lacks a way to control his mouth. Whether he is nervous or simply bored, he will blurt out a lot of nonsense. He is the kind of guy that other parents will point at from a distance and whisper to him not to learn from him. As his younger brother, Lu Mingze is no less impressive. In addition to the grand topics that are deliberately mysterious, he can also speak all kinds of clichés. He can perform a lingering romance that is no less than "Romeo and Juliet" and "Butterfly Lovers"...
But they are still a little different. Although Lu Mingfei's nonsense is not very nutritious, it is the real thoughts in his head, and what comes out of Lu Mingze's mouth...
Don't trust it completely.
"Bring a chair over here. Looking up at you makes my cervical spine hurt." Lu Mingfei didn't respond to the boy's tempting topic. He turned his neck with a stiff clicking sound, pointed to the French window not far away, stood up and picked up his chair, "Just leave it there."
Every detail of Earl Hall's mansion reflects refinement and comfort. In addition to windows that ensure light and ventilation, a floor-to-ceiling window is designed in the reception room that is large enough to see most of the garden. Whether it is day or night, as long as it is not foggy, the stars hanging in the sky can always cast light here, providing a good communication environment for both the host and the guest.
That was also where the round table in front of Lu Mingfei and Audrey should be, but in order to accommodate the position he chose, the maid Annie moved the table and chairs over.
Now, Lu Mingze moved the chair back with a grunt, without using any means beyond ordinary people's cognition, just like an ordinary boy helping his parents with work. Lu Mingfei, who had already sat down, seemed like a ruthless supervisor.
"This is exploitation of child labor." The boy climbed onto the chair, panting heavily and wiping the non-existent sweat, "I am so tired."
Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes. He thought the boy would snap his fingers and the chairs in the living room would jump to the French window as if they were enchanted by life. Unexpectedly, when he saw him moving the chairs, Lu Mingze also fell from mid-air. So he pursed his lips:
"Is this what we call sharing happiness and difficulties together?"
"Of course not." Lu Mingze shook his calves and spread his hands, saying, "It's obvious that you enjoy the good fortune and I bear the hardship… Even if you don't do it yourself, I will take the initiative to help you move the chair."
His movements were casual, but his voice was extremely serious.
The different-colored sunlight shone on the two brothers who were sitting side by side, dyeing their skin pale. Coupled with the full set of black and white suits, Lu Mingfei felt that they were like old photos trapped in a frame made of floor-to-ceiling windows. The combination of black and white blocks made their faces blurred, leaving only the golden eyes with mandala patterns slowly turning.
Whether it is a chair or a throne, I will bring it to you. This is what Lu Mingze has been doing. No matter which world line, no matter how many times it is restarted, he is committed to pushing Lu Mingfei to the throne and holding the highest power and authority...
But this time, in this world that both longs for and rejects them, Lu Mingze softened his heart a little - perhaps just like the ending of "Things About the Ming Dynasty", the author did not write about how things had changed after the Qing army entered the pass, but instead wrote about Xu Xiake and the heavy snow that seemed like it would never melt away.
Great achievements and lasting fame are nothing compared to living your life the way you like.
"You're even more twisted than me." Lu Mingfei suddenly spoke up, facing his brother's surprised gaze, and continued, "Things like throne, power, and happiness are really hard to understand."
"Why…" Lu Mingze didn't say a word.
"Because we are in tune with each other." In fact, it was the "audience" potion that did the trick. Even though Lu Mingze stood at the top of the sequence by virtue of his status, he would never be on guard against Lu Mingfei, but would just hide things from him out of habit.
Last time in Mrs. Valerie's shop, Lu Mingze took the initiative to avoid looking away, and he had already sensed something was wrong, so this time before officially starting the topic, Lu Mingfei asked the boy to move the chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Sitting side by side, they had no way to hide!
"You little brat, you still want to influence my decision. You can't tell the difference between a big king and a small king, right?" Lu Mingfei reached out and rubbed his brother's head again, grinning like a villain: "Before the stage falls, the 'audience' must act as if they know nothing about the ending. Thanks to the little liar Audrey and the acting rules she gave me before, how about the 'audience first law' I summarized?"
"You even lied to your brother, who is as close as blood to you. You are a qualified scumbag." Lu Mingze had no expression on his face. His face was as stiff as a corpse. He didn't let other thoughts be conveyed through micro-expressions. He said with a tight mouth:
"I am very relieved."
"It seems that my growth potential may be 'A+'..." Lu Mingfei said complacently, symbolically digging his temple with his index finger: "Although it can only be used once, the feeling of revealing the riddle man really makes me so high!"
"Then go and become the savior of the evil!" Although Lu Mingze still had no expression and his voice was flat, one could hear that his words were a little disarming. He turned the topic around to a point that would easily disarm his brother, "Your 'princess' has great potential for growth, so why can't you try to trust her?"
He suddenly stretched out his right hand in front of Lu Mingfei, and twisted a square card between his fingers like a magician. It was a neatly cut copy of the Backlund Morning Post - the fifth section, Ernst Company's purchase of goods, and the notice of the "Eye of Wisdom" extraordinary gathering mentioned by the great detective Isengard.
There were too many troubles in the past two days, and Lu Mingfei completely forgot about it because he didn't go to the "Brave Bar" to check it out.
"This is yesterday's newspaper. You should remember the interval and intensity of the knocks." Lu Mingze said, "The venue is in the Bridge District, which is considered to be a slightly better slum in Backlund. Since you think she is the coal ash in the alchemy furnace and is not qualified to challenge a high-difficulty dungeon like the Monkey King, let's do a casual dungeon to test it first... If the task is completed, I will reveal a 'secret' to you next time we meet."
"Hey, don't involve innocent people when issuing missions!"
"I can teach you this magic trick of conjuring small cards to please girls." Lu Mingze answered irrelevantly, and his stubborn attitude was exactly the same as Lu Mingfei's. "Otherwise, I will insert the relevant memories directly into her head."
Lu Mingfei gnashed his teeth and asked, "Why do you insist on getting Audrey involved?"
"Is this the 'secret' you set for me?" The boy remained expressionless. "I'll give you the answer when the task is completed."Chapter 85 Bribery? Magic?Title of the Book: Secret: Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be God Author's name: Abandoned. Chapter word count: 2121 words Update time: 2025-06-29 17:46:17
With Lu Mingze's departure, the world finally regained its color. The girl's distorted hair was bathed in sunlight again, glowing brilliantly golden red against the red velvet. The naturally drooping part was as smooth as silk, while the braided part formed a small crown behind her head.
God is so unfair. Some people look like innocent princesses even with a stupid expression on their face.
"Hmm..." Audrey felt her eyes a little sore and blinked hard twice. Suddenly, she found that Lu Mingfei, who was originally sitting opposite her, had disappeared along with the chair. The confusion of space and time made her a little dizzy, but she quickly adapted to it. She turned her head to look at the shadow cast in front of the French window and asked in a low voice:
"Has He been here?"
"Yeah." Lu Mingfei turned his back to her, twisting the "task scroll" left by Lu Mingze with his fingers. After much deliberation, he decided to take the girl to the Beyonder gathering. After all, the Tarot Club was too single-channel. No one knew when Klein would recruit new members, what the new members would be through, what sequence, and whether they could provide subsequent formulas and materials...
One day she will have to attend other extraordinary people's gatherings. Instead of attending those where the organizers and safety are unknown, it is better for Lu Mingfei to take her to attend a gathering with a semi-official background. As for other things, they can talk about it later.
"What happened?" Audrey asked cautiously.
Just like Lu Mingfei felt that his adopted brother would only appear at a critical moment, Audrey also had a stereotype about the mysterious little boy - the first time they met was when she discovered that Lu Mingfei could understand Rosel's language, the second time was when Lu Mingfei reunited with Mr. Fool, and the third time was when she met Mr. A...
Miss Backlund's most dazzling gem looked around vigilantly just like Lu Mingfei a few minutes ago, and continued to ask in a low voice: "Is there an enemy? Where is the body... We can't let my father and my Beyonder bodyguards know about this, right? Do you know how to deal with the body?"
After all, that boy who wasn't cute at all didn't look like someone who would help deal with the body. However, for Mr. Lu Mingfei's sake, it wasn't necessarily the case. Or maybe Lu Mingfei had already dealt with the body himself and was now resting because of exhaustion... Audrey muttered in her heart. She should have been terrified of bloodshed, but the more she thought about it, the more excited she became.
Even if she herself doesn't feel involved, conspiracy and fighting are an indispensable part of extraordinary life!
"...Calm down." Even without turning on the "audience" mode, Lu Mingfei could guess what Audrey was thinking, because he was thinking the same thing just now. If the big devil Kuba really came out and wanted to kidnap the "princess", he would definitely let Lu Mingze clean up the traces after taking action.
"He didn't do anything, so he came to plead for you."
"Eh?" Audrey's pretty face, which had flushed with excitement, suddenly became confused. She walked in front of Lu Mingfei and blocked the sunlight with her body. Her shadow completely enveloped the weak boy. After thinking for a long time, she asked doubtfully, "Please?"
He didn't modify her memory, didn't rise into the sky to pose, and didn't blow the enemy to pieces... but instead he begged for mercy for her?! He asked Lu Mingfei to take her to the East District?!
"When did I bribe him?" The girl couldn't help but doubt her memory and looked around suspiciously, "Or maybe there is something 'important' in my house that He needs?"
Otherwise it would be hard to explain why Lu Mingze would speak up for her.
Lu Mingfei couldn't help but be amazed, thinking that Audrey was really infected by him. The two of them had such unconventional ideas that they could win gold and silver medals in the brain bunny hopping competition.
As he thought about it, he followed the other person's line of sight and scanned the room. The powerful mental power brought by the "audience" potion and bloodline allowed him to achieve a similar effect as a memory palace in a short period of time. The reception room from a few minutes ago appeared in front of him frame by frame, and every detail was quickly compared like a surveillance video at 32 times the speed...
Then, Lu Mingfei really found something slightly different—the consultation letter from Klein that was originally on the small table was gone!
Damn Lu Mingze! What do you want this for?! Doesn't this clearly show that Klein's identity is not ordinary?!
Lu Mingfei's eyes twitched, and he had no idea why the other party took the letter away. But he had to cover up for his fellow villager, so before Audrey's eyes were about to sweep across the round table, a crisp snap of fingers was heard in the living room.
"Look." Lu Mingfei showed the girl his palm and the back of his hand to prove that there was nothing in his hand. Then he flicked it suddenly and used magic to show the newspaper fragments left by Lu Mingze in front of her. The paper made a crisp sound like a hard object under this force, and together with the snap of his fingers, it attracted Audrey's attention:
"It's an invitation to an extraordinary party."
"Newspaper?" Audrey's attention was drawn. She covered her mouth in surprise and said, "Ernst Trading Company purchased the goods... from the Backlund Morning Post. Dad subscribes to their newspaper... No wonder I've never heard of a Beyonder gathering. It's so secretive!"
With stars in her eyes, she continued to ask: "Mr. Lu Mingfei, where did you hide it before? Is it an extraordinary ability or a magic trick? It's amazing! Can I learn it?"
"…magic tricks." Lu Mingfei stood on tiptoes to let the chair lean back slightly, avoiding close contact while being thankful for his excellent psychological endurance. Even though he was forced to accept the task by his adopted brother, he was still able to shamelessly learn magic tricks. Now he was even saving his fellow villager's vest from danger.
"If you want to learn, I can teach you when I have time." He put the newspaper scraps in the girl's hands, and explained the code for the gathering of the Beyonders of the Eye of Wisdom. Finally, he poured a bucket of cold water on her with a stern expression: "The gathering time is 8 o'clock in the evening, and the location is in the Bridge District. You should have heard that it is a slum that is slightly inferior to the East District... If you can't even adapt to it, don't mention the East District in the future."
"Okay!" Audrey nodded.
"Also, I'm not responsible for dealing with Earl Hall." Lu Mingfei sucked his teeth, his mind filled with the terrifying scene of him walking up to the Earl, who also had blond hair and blue eyes, and saying that he wanted to take his precious daughter out late at night. He couldn't help but shudder, "I don't want to become a cement pile in the Tussock River at all."
"Dad is not that cruel." Audrey pouted and argued with her old father, raising her head and chest to assure him, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it!"
"Dress simply, preferably with a hood, and remember to wear a mask... Forget it, don't wear the masquerade styles you wear, I'll prepare them when the time comes." Lu Mingfei reminded.
Audrey repeated it again to make sure she hadn't missed anything, and continued to ask, "Are there any other things to note?"
"That's all." Lu Mingfei shook his head and whispered, "This is also my first time attending an extraordinary gathering outside of the Tarot Club, but this time the organizer is one of our own, and he will help."