3. Dog-blood routines
I told Lamia about Betty's offer, because there was some kind of bloody drama in the last century, and such frivolous misunderstandings often create conflict, so I better be honest.
Lamia asked, "What is she looking for from you?" β
I said, "I want to know that too." β
Lamia laughed, "Her book is really interesting - you and Salvador are jealous, haha, maybe she really likes you." β
I hurriedly said, "How is that possible?" She's just a mercenary liar. β
Lamia pointed to her shoulder, and I massaged her, which is a good sign, maybe there will be drama tonight.
"I'm not worried about what's going to happen to you two, just don't let El Salvador see it," she said. β
I said, "How can it be so coincidental?" How could such a vulgar plot happen in real life? Even second-rate homes don't use this routine. β
Lamia laughed: "Third-rate ones may be used, such as Betty." β
We talked a few more words, and Lamia pointed to the bed, which was a code between us.
Alas, I'm going out again in two days, and she's actually.... But I really don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade.
But maybe it was Betty asking me out that spurred her to be competitive, or maybe she wanted me to go into sage mode so that I wouldn't be seduced by Betty.
In the morning, I went to the coffee shop and waited another ten minutes, and Betty was late. She put on makeup exquisitely, and she looked charming and moving.
But when I saw her, I was angry and said loudly, "Today you please!" β
Betty said: "It's natural, how is Lamia lately? β
I said, "Of course." β
Betty asked, "What about El Salvador?" β
I was annoyed, "You still have the face to ask?" Didn't you go with that lieutenant colonel? β
Betty sighed, "Actually, it's only temporary, Lucien.... The lieutenant colonel is very favored by Ms. Tifeng, who is undergoing training to become a ... Authorization of the Bloodline. β
I gloated, but I didn't show it on my face, I just said indifferently: "You regret it?" β
Betty said: "No, I didn't like him from the beginning, I just used his contacts with the publisher, I always had a dream of becoming a family, and I had to seize the opportunities of the times." β
The black coffin is a time when everything is in ruins, any industry is very promising, she is right, in the era of suffering, a book, a song, an opera, can greatly inspire people's spirit, become a legend.
I said, "You are using my name and that of El Salvador, using our merits to put gold on your face!" β
Betty lit a cigarette and handed it to me, I shook my head, she took a puff and said, "I heard some rumors, it was said to be you.... Contributed to the succession of a new consul, didn't it? β
I said, "Yes and what?" β
Betty sighed: "No wonder they are all praising you, saying that you are the hero of the Black Coffin, and the newspapers are rummaging through your exploits, and you have become a celebrity of the Black Coffin, a great star of pioneering, and the guardian of mankind." β
I was amazed and delighted, but I didn't know that my reputation had reached such a point.
"You must be very busy these days, and if you have time to walk around the middle floor, you'll find the streets talking about you," Betty said. β
I was so excited that I was about to have a heart attack, and I had to twist my thigh flesh to keep myself from laughing out loud in pain.
Betty added: "I talked to the editors of the publishing house, and they asked me to borrow the heat of the book, and I was going to write a long-form detective series, and the main character of the story was a fishbone Longinus, mainly about you, about your secret experiences in the process of pioneering, but I needed first-hand material, your personal feelings. You're not a Ranger now, so you're no longer bound by a non-disclosure agreement, are you? β
I finally regained my composure and said, "Why should I work with you?" β
Betty said, "For every book I publish, I'm willing to pay you thirty percent of the proceeds. This is from the previous one. She handed over a thick envelope, and I was dazzled by the gold dollars inside, at least 200,000 gold dollars.
I said, "Really, you are so polite, you know me so well, do you think I am such a greedy person?" Then, I looked up and said to the waiter, "Give this lady a large milkshake, the most expensive one, and count it on my account." β
Strange, why is that envelope of hers missing? Strange, why did that envelope end up in my pocket? It's a strange world.
Betty smiled, "I just like your cheerful personality." She gave me another copy of the agreement, and said, "You can read it carefully, it probably says that you will give me exclusive secrets, and whatever I ask you, you must tell me the truth, and you must not tell another writer, or you will pay double the liquidated damages." β
I said, "Are you sure?" Some secrets lead to murder, why do you think I went to prison some time ago? Because I see things that I shouldn't see. β
Betty bit her lip and said, "I'll be careful, and from now on, I'll meet you quietly and hide the agreement between us." And you, try not to tell me anything too dangerous. β
I said, "When you have money, you'd better hire the best bodyguards and live in the most secret place." β
Betty said, "Thank you for the advice you gave me. She agreed with me to meet the code, and all of a sudden, she said in my ear: "You tell Salvador to forget me, I don't need him to support me, I can support myself." β
We shook hands and she hurried away.
I looked up, laughed a few times, turned my face, and saw Salvador standing far away, looking like I had seen a minotaur scene.
What is this sand sculpture development.
I walked towards Salvador, he turned and walked away quickly, and actually used Yu Sakura, I turned into a shadow and grabbed his arm in an instant, Salvador stopped, well, this scene is still under control, at least not like in Betty I fought with him for Betty.
I said, "I have nothing to do with her." β
It's a clichΓ©, but what else can I say? I'm sorry?
Salvatore smiled bitterly: "Then why did you see her?" β
Should I tell me about the secret protocol? I can probably tell Lamia, but I can't tell Salvador, he's a powder keg right now, and he's obsessed with Betty, and he's going to use the agreement to try to get Betty back, and that's going to make a big fuss.
I said, "I threatened her to sue her for defamation, and she was willing to pay compensation." As he spoke, he took out the envelope and showed it to him.
Salvatore breathed a sigh of relief, saying: "She is also pitiful, since she was a child, she has wanted to get ahead more than anyone else. After a pause, he added, "She is very similar to you." β
I said, "Don't think about it. β
Salvador said: "I want to come to you, you're not at home, I want to come to the mansion to have a look, so I pass by this store." His voice and head lowered, and he suddenly looked up again and said, "I didn't mean to follow you. β
I said, "Don't worry, if you were following me, I would have noticed it." β
Salvador said: "I am here to tell you that I will leave the Black Coffin. β
I suddenly fell into a cloud and asked, "What?" Do you want to go? Where can you go without the black coffin? I will never say yes, and neither will your sister. β
Salvatore said: "When Brother Mirsey was here, I made a request to him to go to the Sword and Shield Society to learn the arts, and he promised to ask for me, and yesterday, his reply arrived, and a count of the Sword and Shield Society was willing to take me as an apprentice, and I would start with the basics, and the Rangers have agreed to let me go to the Sword and Shield Society for the time being." β
I said, "Those styles of the Sword and Shield Society, Master Helsing will know, where do you learn them?" β
Salvador said in a trembling voice: "I just.... I want to get out of here, I want to stay away from Betty, I want to get up a little bit on my own, a little bit to cheer up, I'm really fed up, my sister loves me too much, and you worry about me like a baby. I just want to go on my own, in a strange place... Realize my own value. β
I couldn't help but be silent, in my heart, I agreed with him, he was right, he was the same as me in the waterless village, and even like Betty, he wanted to leave the road that others had paved for us, to leave the people he had longed for, to take risks, to break through, to realize his dreams.
I said, "Waste firewood? β
Salvador asked: "What... Waste firewood flow? β
I said, "You have come to a sect that you are not familiar with, you have been looked at and bullied by your brothers and sisters, you have a very poor foundation, you are a slow learner, and you have been severely scolded by those masters and uncles, but there is a brother and a sister in the sect who are very good to you, and you feel a little warmth from them." β
Salvatore said, "Brother-in-law, are you making up stories? I'm a little miserable. β
I said, "Then, you will find that there are special masters who secretly teach you martial arts at night and ask you to keep quiet. After that, the high-ranking members of the sect were killed, and you were framed and punished, and even the people who treated you well didn't believe you, so you had to fight back, and injured the high-ranking officials of the sect with profound magical skills, and fled in a hurry. Finally, the truth is revealed, the leader of the sect is actually your father, your mother is actually a female demon, and your life experience is between good and evil, so you are destined to have a life of twists and turns..."
Salvatore seemed dizzy, and he said, "What is this?" β
I said, "Protagonist template." β
Salvatore said: "What the protagonist .... But my father and mother are just ordinary people, and the leader of the Sword and Shield Society will not be my father. β
I sighed: "Normally, the plot won't be like this, but now things are unfolding a little too clichΓ©, you have fallen into the divorce stream, and you shouldn't mind using waste wood again." β
Salvatore stared at me for a while and said, "Brother-in-law, something is wrong with you. β
I laughed, groped around my waist for a moment, took out the two daggers I usually use, and said, "This dagger has been soaked with too much poisonous snake blood, and it is permanently poisonous, and even the red demon can be poisoned quickly, although you may not be able to use it, but if something very dangerous happens, you may be able to use it to save your life." β
Salvador cried like a child, and he said, "Brother-in-law, I will miss you and my sister." β
I said, "So do we." After a pause, he said, "Don't forget to ask the leader of the Sword and Shield Society if he is your father." β
Salvador said, "I won't ask if I die." β
I laughed, "Then take him as him, and wish you a better mix than me in the Sword and Shield Society." β
Salvatore said no more, he took the dagger and walked away.