Tianjin people will never lose SAN

Chapter 34: Clean Lewis
The unfortunate guy now understood how wicked Liu Yonglu was, and he raised his hand to teach them a lesson, but in the dim light, he saw the six fingers on the left hand of the little boy pushing the cart.

Son of the devil!

The man put his hand down again, took out a pound from his pocket obediently and handed it respectfully to Liu Yonglu, then rinsed his hand in the bucket.

He had just "enjoyed" Liu Yonglu's Fuling water and went back to queue when the person next to him asked him.

"How about it, can it really bring any good luck?"

"Ah...ah, it works really well. I felt a big difference as soon as I touched it."

People often have this kind of mentality. They feel downcast when they are unlucky, but they will feel better immediately when they see others are unlucky. This guy is the same. If he is the only idiot on the street, he will definitely feel aggrieved and will drag a few others down with him.

After he promoted it like this, several people immediately went over to "enjoy it".

While Liu Yonglu was doing his shady business, he glanced at the street. Not long after, he saw a gorgeously decorated carriage passing by. The lady in the carriage, who was wearing a gorgeous hat, slowed down and looked at him.

It's done. Liu Yonglu is showing off today just for Dorothy. He had memorized the time and place where Dorothy would go to the wax museum during his surveillance a few days ago. Today, he wants to rely on her to lure Lewis into the trap.

Sure enough, five minutes later Dorothy entered the wax museum and knocked on the door and went straight into Lewis' study.

"Dear, guess who I saw on the way here?"

Lewis was still writing furiously, his wrist almost dislocated. He asked impatiently without looking up.

"Who?"

"Your Mr. JR. Nivar."

"Oh? What did he come out for?" Lewis became interested. He stopped writing and walked to the window to look down.

"They're selling Fuling water in the nearby Red Tree Lane."

"Lucky water? Something similar to the indulgences of the Saint's Sect?" Lewis frowned slightly, but then relaxed. He figured out the purpose of Liu Yonglu's action.

The top leaders of the cult were required to pay a certain amount of "donations" every month. This amount of money was barely acceptable to the other top leaders, after all, these people were either nobles or wealthy businessmen, with families and businesses, and could afford it.

But Mr. Dou couldn't do that. He was a mystic scholar who had traveled from other countries and probably didn't have much savings, so he came up with the idea of ​​a small business selling Fuling Water.

It was my fault for being careless. I should have made it clear to Mr. Dou in advance. As long as he could rebuild the cauldron, he wouldn't have to worry about the money.

"I don't know if it's a bluff like the Saint's, but I heard from people who have tried it that it works well."

"Oh?"

Lewis raised his eyebrows, but he still had several hundred words to finish his diary assignment for today, so he glanced at the diary on the table hesitantly.

"You went to support Mr. Bean, he would be very happy, so he would not have any objection if you wrote less in your diary."

Dorothy's words touched Lewis' heart. Now as long as he was not asked to write a diary, he would do anything. Thinking of this, he picked up his coat from the hanger and left the wax museum.

In Mangrove Alley, Liu Yonglu was still shouting with a copper basin on his head:

"Touch it and see if it works. Ten pence isn't a lot of money. Who wants to touch it?"

The unlucky guys who had tried it in the alley didn't leave, but stood on the street, carrying out their alternative viral marketing of mutual deception.

"Kandela, why don't you give it a try? I tried it just now, and my mind seemed to have gained peace, a peace that I hadn't even experienced in front of the statue of the Saint."

"If I had known there was blessed water, I would not have gone to confession, and my sins would have been forgiven today."

"I pray that my child can become an excellent blacksmith's apprentice. I have a feeling now that this kid will be able to do it."

"It really worked. I just found... a penny on the ground at the corner."

Those who were doing free publicity for Liu Yonglu all had strange looks on their faces, as if they had just vomited or were trying hard to hold back their laughter, but this did not stop batches of fools from being fooled into coming and "experience" Liu Yonglu's unethical business.

At this moment, the crowd suddenly made way for them, because many people noticed that it was Mr. Lewis coming over.

Most of the townspeople don't know Lewis' hidden identity, but his public identity is well-known to everyone. He is a famous philanthropist and businessman in the town. His words carry considerable weight in all matters, big or small, in Axel Town.

Seeing him join in the fun, the townspeople automatically stepped aside to show their respect. Lewis, on the other hand, was humble and gentle, and greeted many of the townspeople.

"Mr. Dou, what about Fuling Water? Let me try it too."

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Lewis?"

Liu Yonglu pretended to be surprised, but then lowered his voice and whispered, "These are just little gadgets that can't be put on the table, but the things we have saved up will be of great help to our sect."

Lewis nodded frequently after hearing what he said. After careful consideration, he estimated that this was a forbidden spell that Mr. Bean had learned before joining the cult. When he traveled to various countries, he had also heard a saying that a person's luck is also a kind of energy that can be collected and used. Maybe Mr. Bean's current work is an important part of recasting the new cauldron! Then he had to work harder today to support his work.

Thinking of this, Lewis took out the money, stood on tiptoe, and put both hands in! After putting them in, he even rubbed his hands twice as if washing his hands.

"It feels like there are rich ingredients in it. This long, soft strip must be frankincense. Mr. Dou is very thoughtful." He rubbed it while holding it in his hands.

"Mr. Bean, how long does it usually take to soak?"

"It's fine if you think it's okay. Time is not important. What matters is whether you are sincere."

Lewis took his hand out of the basin and was about to take out the silk scarf from his pocket, but when he raised his nose to smell it, he smelled a foul smell.

He frowned and followed the smell for two seconds before he locked his sight on his own hands. When he took a closer look, he almost vomited.

At this time, Xiaohu next to him came over again, pushing a cart.

"Swish, swish, a pound."

Lewis looked at his Mr. Bean with an incredulous look, as if to say "Are you kidding me?" And Liu Yonglu responded with his signature inexplicable smile.

"It's all normal procedure. The lucky water is a formula obtained from... a witch. Most people can't handle it. You have to wash your hands immediately to dilute it after touching it."

When Liu Yonglu saw that his goal had been achieved and there was no need to continue cheating people, he put the basin of dirty water down from his head and took the initiative to help Lewis wash his hands.

Lewis felt numb at this time, from his hands to his scalp. He was abused in every way at home when he was a child, and he was the one who did the bathtub and toilet cleaning. So after killing his father, he developed a habit of not touching anything dirty.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yonglu's unethical business today helped him break his vow.

Lewis felt better after soaking his hands in the cool and clean well water, but he didn't know that Liu Yonglu had secretly replaced his bracelet while helping to stir the water in the bucket!
This bracelet was made by a blacksmith in advance by Liu Yonglu. It is similar to the one on Lewis's hand in style and color. As long as Lewis doesn't actually use it to open the drawer, there will be no problem with it for a while!

The impact of the Fuling water on Lewis was too great. After he dried his hands with a white silk scarf, he smelled them again. There was still an unpleasant stench that made people unwilling to imagine.

He was in a daze and did not respond to Dorothy's concern. He went back to the wax museum on his own. The first thing he did when he got back was to tell his wax figure to prepare two large buckets of bath water.

Lewis's reaction was completely within Liu Yonglu's expectations. His undercover mission had come to an end today. He would steal the diary at night and flee far away.

"Xiao Hu, go pack your things and wait for me at the town entrance. I'll sing you Lin Chong's Night Escape tonight."

Xiaohu didn't say anything. After helping Liu Yonglu clean up the copper basin and bucket, he grabbed the corner of Liu Yonglu's clothes.

"Tsk, don't follow me. What I'm going to do later... is a little dangerous. It's not convenient to bring you along."

Liu Yonglu was preparing various tools for use in the evening, while Xiaohu's dark, empty eyes were staring at the wax museum in the distance. He seemed to be able to feel the silent wailing of the twisted souls inside.

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At one o'clock in the middle of the night, Liu Yonglu tiptoed into the wax museum. There was an inconspicuous window. When he came here before, he had secretly put a thick piece of paper under the window, and it was not closed tightly.

He found Lewis' study without any effort and pushed open the door. The spacious study was quiet. Liu Yonglu opened the curtains to let the bright moonlight in.

Anyway, after stealing the diary today, they have already torn their relationship apart, so there is no need to care about any details. Liu Yonglu even looked at the five wax figures on one side of the study with interest.

The little boy was bending over and scrubbing the toilet with a brush, while two little girls were cleaning the bathtub with towels. The middle-aged people who looked like their father and mother were washing clothes and sweeping the floor respectively.

"They are a hard-working family. Lewis is really clean and the figurines he made are so neat."

As Liu Yonglu spoke, he poked the wax figure with his fingers. After playing with it for a few minutes and feeling that he was ready, he squatted in front of the desk and opened the drawer with the key.

The diary lay quietly in the middle of the drawer. Liu Yonglu specially tied a cloth bag in his clothes. He didn't hesitate and stuffed all the diaries, letters, and any information that could be taken away into the pocket.

As he was plugging away, he felt something was wrong. There was a movement in the room, very slow and light, like the sound of someone swinging a plastic toy.

Liu Yonglu raised his head slightly and glanced across the table in the moonlight. There was nothing strange. In front of him was still the study door and the row of five wax figures.

As soon as I lowered my head and tightened the cloth bag, I heard the strange sound again, and it was closer.

He looked up again and still didn't notice anything wrong, but after careful consideration, he discovered that something was wrong. The five wax figures seemed to be closer to him.

But because they maintained their initial postures and movements very synchronously, he didn't see the problem in the dark.

Thinking of this, Liu Yonglu straightened his clothes, stood up suddenly, and looked directly into the dull heads of the two girls' wax figures!

It's a new day again. Let's read some novels to relieve boredom, have a good laugh, and forget all the unhappy things.

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(End of this chapter)