In the darkness of the night, a swarm of light-seeking mosquitoes flew outside the gas street lamp cover.

They scurried around, and the crackling sound was clearly audible, but it did not affect the two men and women sitting side by side under the street lamp.

One of the two was tall, wearing a slightly tight tuxedo and white shirt, with a top hat taken off and placed at the side, revealing short brown and yellowed hair and a tough face.

Apparently Arthur.

Beside him, a tall and graceful lady was chatting with Arthur with her head tilted sideways, smiling.

They looked like they were just making small talk, but that was enough to amaze Mellen.

The cultural outlook of the country under my feet is somewhat similar to that of England in the early 19th century, although it is not so strict in terms of men and women, but the overall style is still very conservative.

However, if it weren't for the fact that the clothes worn by the two were very "retro", Melen would have thought that he had seen a couple who had crossed over in modern times and were in an ambiguous period.

"It's not been more than five hours since Arthur and I were separated, and this intimate sitting posture has obviously developed feelings for each other......"

Silently calculated the time, Melen looked admiring, "Five hours, take down a young rich woman, he's too awesome......"

Mellen didn't think that Arthur, who had a "big feud", would be hooked by some wild flower during the mission, so the lady sitting with him was Jim's.

Although the image looks a little different from the rumors, the rumors are not reliable.

In comparison, seeing is believing.

But if this is the case, Arthur's "revenge" speed is too fast.

Love at first sight?

Mellen doesn't think so.

Because in this world, even if it is love at first sight, the progress of both men and women will not be so rapid.

So the answer is clear, Arthur has already used those little tricks that he taught him to use them superbly!

The first practice can have such an effect, this talent, so that Melen is a little envious.

Then, he glanced a few times at the little yellow-haired Kevin next to him, who was still sluggish.

Kevin and Jim are good friends, and Mellen already knows that.

And now that Arthur has taken Jim and his mother down, will Kevin inform that Jim next?

After the announcement, Jim must have been annoyed and angry, and then did something, but no one could be sure......

Merren wasn't sure, because he didn't expect Arthur's revenge to go so smoothly, so he didn't plan it in advance.

"Kevin's mouth must be gagged first, otherwise the time to deal with it will be too rushed."

The thought crossed Merlen's mind.

However, just as he was thinking about how to tie him up with the little yellow hair next to him and tell him not to move, Kevin, who had been in a daze for a while, suddenly held back a sentence.

"You can't—how can you!?"

Kevin's voice was low for the first half of the sentence, but when he turned his head to see Merlen, he was startled.

Mellen was surprised to hear this.

He thinks that even if Kevin would be shocked that Arthur had soaked up his best friend's mother, he wouldn't be so "restless", right?

Didn't you soak up your mother, are you so confused?

Didn't even notice who was standing next to him?

"I just said hello to you."

Because he was thinking about the next set, Melen replied in a rather dissatisfied tone, hoping to suppress the other party with momentum first.

However, what he didn't expect was that before he could get out of the way, the other party took the initiative to get in.

"Listen to me, you must not tell anyone about this."

When pulling Melen to the building next to the intersection and away from the tryst man and woman, Kevin said in a serious tone, "Especially not let some newspapers know!" ”

Your attitude is a bit amazing......

Seeing this, Melen was thoughtful, but his face was full of confusion on the surface.

"Why? Isn't it just a couple having a tryst, what's the matter? ”

……

It seems that this cunning bastard doesn't know who these two are.

Kevin secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Although the body has become very different, once you have seen that beautiful face, you will never forget it.

So he recognized at a glance who the "lady" sitting with Arthur was.

It is precisely because of this that he is full of nervousness.

My friend Jim had just robbed Arthur's fiancée not long ago, and now my friend's father had turned his ill-intentioned eyes at Arthur himself......

This kind of thing really wants to be exposed, but it's a big joke in the wizarding world!

Although there was a lot of stalemate with Jim tonight, it was precisely because of this that Kevin would take a special fancy to this matter.

Because he actually had a little bit of guilt for Jim.

After all, he is a partner who has played since he was a child, and now Kevin chooses to deceive Jim because of his own interests, although he doesn't say anything on the surface, but in his heart he doesn't act like a nobody.

At the very least, he didn't want to see Jim become the laughing stock of the wizarding world.

Therefore, Kevin naturally wanted to seal Merlen's mouth so that he would not go out and talk nonsense.

However, just when he thought that Meren didn't know the identities of those two people and that he could casually lie and fool the past, he saw that the other party suddenly looked like he had a sudden realization.

"Oh, I remember, that big guy must be Arthur from the Meteorological Society, right? He's famous. ”

"The one who sat with him, huh...... Looks like someone from the Ernest family......"

He seemed to be on the verge of discovering the truth.

Kevin's face tightened when he heard this, and the center of his mind turned for a moment, and suddenly said:

"That's right, he's Jim's mother, Lady Susan Corrien Ernest, currently serving on the Wizarding Supreme Court. Her ex-husband is the deputy director of the Department of Magical Communications. ”

"So you should know by now why I told you not to reveal this, right?"

Mellen was thoughtful.

If Arthur had seduced the mother of his enemy Jim, it would have been a huge blow to the Ernest family.

So it's understandable that Kevin, who has a good relationship with Jim, is so serious at the moment.

However......

He always felt that something was not quite right.

"What does this have to do with me?"

Melen then said: "Such a big joke can't help but tell others, do you know how hard it will be? ”

"But if you do, you'll offend the entire Ernest family."

Kevin threatened: "You don't want to offend two high-ranking political officials at once before you leave your apprenticeship, right?" ”

"That's ...... true"

Melen blinked when she heard this, and there seemed to be timidity on her face.

However, just when Kevin thought he was afraid, and then a dark refresh rose, he heard the whisper in front of him:

"However, I've heard that this kind of thing usually has a hush money......

This guy is such a treacherous villain!

Kevin scolded when he heard this, but nodded seriously on the surface, "Of course, of course there will be hush money, you see this one I am carrying in my hand." ”

As he spoke, he opened the suitcase he was carrying, then pulled out his wand and shook it inside.

As the night shrouded, a little white shimmer was born out of thin air like a drizzle, and then swayed into the suitcase, shining a pair of black boots inside with a particularly clear light.

Meren took advantage of this to take a look.

The boots look a bit like calfskin, beautifully crafted, with a slightly twisted gold pattern on the textured surface.

Under the white magic light, it looks both high-class and mysterious.

"The Boots of the Spirit, also known as the Boots of the Wanderer, became famous two hundred years ago for the famous thief of the wizarding world, Saskia Batusiak."

Kevin explained, "After Saskia's death, this treasure fell into the hands of our Felix family, and it was very valuable, and it was more than enough for your hush money. ”

With that, he glanced at the former life-saving hole card with a little reluctance, and then moved the front of the open suitcase to Mellen.

"What's the use of it?" Mellen asked casually.

"You can use it to enter a state of wonder where you can ignore any buildings in the world, as well as physical attacks, and disappear into people's senses."

Kevin said, "The cap is three times a day, and the duration of each session depends on your wizarding talent. ”

"It won't only last a few seconds, will it?"

"Ordinary wizards are just like that, but with a talented wizard like you and me, they can last at least five minutes."

Kevin still couldn't help but "casually" reveal that he was also a genius, so as not to be too proud in front of him.

However, Merlen didn't have time to pay attention to his little thoughts, and after a few glances at the boots, and after fiddling with his hands a few times, he shook his head under Kevin's inexplicable gaze.

"You'd better just give me the money, I don't really want these boots."

"Why?"

Kevin was stunned, "These are the boots of the wandering gods, a famous life-saving prop in the wizarding world, fools will run to grab it when they hear it!" ”

"Because the boots smell like feet." Mellen replied.

“…… What did you say? Kevin thought he had misheard.

"I mean, these boots that have been worn by I don't know how many people have been put in their N hands, and they smell like feet."

Melen gave him a popular science: "You know, there are several ways to smell feet, because foot odor from sweating too much is not contagious, but if it is because of too much sweating on the feet, it breeds bacterial foot odor, but it is ......."

He said a lot in a row, and Kevin's face became redder and redder as he listened.

It's infuriating!

He had taken off the boots not long ago, and he hadn't had time to send them to be cleaned because his grandfather had told him to give them to Melen as soon as possible.

However, now, a pair of life-saving hole cards that he regarded as treasures were rejected by the other party with a disgusted face......

Or in this ...... Such insulting rhetoric!

Kevin was annoyed and wanted to get his boots back, too lazy to bother with this shameless bastard.

But thinking of what his grandfather had told him before, he never made up his mind.

So in the end, seeing that Melen had finished the popular science unsatisfactorily, he showed an extremely reluctant smile on his face.

"Hearing you say that, taking out such second-hand boots that have a chance to spread the plague is indeed not enough as hush money, and I am insincere-"

"It's not second-hand, it's N-hand." Mellen corrected.

"Well, N-hand ......"

Kevin didn't bother to get angry with him, so he decisively pulled out the magic pocket from his cuff, took out a few blue keys from it and threw them into the suitcase.

"Then add these 600,000 grams of ghost dust, what do you think?"

"Deal!"

Mellen took it when he saw it, quickly buckled the suitcase and carried it into his own hand.

The corners of Kevin's mouth twitched a few times when he saw this, but he didn't say anything.

The guy in front of him obviously guessed that he was going to give him the boots he was going to give them to a long time ago, so he made an excuse for smelly feet.

The purpose is just to blackmail the hush money.

This made Kevin regret a little, he knew that he would have paid directly, and he could avoid a humiliation, what kind of cleverness did he play in front of such a cunning person?

However, instead of being angry, he felt a sense of relief now.

The feeling didn't come from the shameless man in front of him, but from Jim.

His current idea is simple -

Jim, you see, in order to keep your family's scandal from being exposed, I paid so much money and humiliation, and paid so much price, you don't blame me for "cheating" you, right?

If you don't blame me, then I don't owe you anything for this today.

The guilt of "betraying" the friendship was melted away, and Kevin was satisfied.

But on the surface, he continued to tell a few words angrily, telling Mellen not to leak the news.

Mellen hummed yes.

However, when Kevin hurriedly went to Jim, ready to tell the other party about the ugly things his father had done, and "invited credit" by the way, the expression on Mellen's face instantly became serious.

"It's not easy......"

He thought to himself, and when he looked at the two figures sitting side by side under the street lamp not far away, he was full of suspicion.