Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

"This is the story my grandfather told me," Bill Hall shrugged. "This history cannot be verified. I am not sure how much exaggeration there is in the story my grandfather told me, but I am sure that my ancestor must have been an outstanding and smart person. Only by daring to take risks and escaping from crises can he get so many treasures, just like an investor who seizes the opportunity to invest and then retreats smartly before the danger comes, so that he can get returns beyond the imagination of ordinary people." Chi Feichi believed that there was not much exaggeration in the story, and wanted to further test the situation of Bill Hall's family. He said, "Anyway, these things can prove that your ancestors have made extraordinary achievements. If I were Mr. Hall, I would definitely be reluctant to sell so many things." "Although I am also a little reluctant, my father and I are really not interested in collecting these things. Compared to this, we prefer banknotes, gold and gems. I think it will be better if they are in the hands of people who cherish them. This may be a good thing for those who cherish them, for them, and for me," Bill Hall smiled and said mysteriously, "In fact, after my ancestor left the Holy Knights, he also sold some gold and silver objects on the road. However, before his death, the ancestor told his descendants that there were nine treasures that could not be sold casually, so my father kept these things that he was not interested in..." "Nine treasures? Are they the items for this auction?" Yueshui Nanatsuki did not let Chi Feichi talk alone, pretending to be attracted by the topic, looking at the auction list and counting, "However, boxes, ox horn cups, swords, rings, jars... There are only eight things here, right?" "Yes, there was originally a large cloak," Bill- Hall stretched out his hand and gestured a long frame in the air, "But the cloak still has the curse of the wizards. My grandfather said that the cloak was placed in the underground treasure house with eight other things. From a certain day, it would make people who entered the underground treasure house lose consciousness and secretly absorb the vitality of people. My grandfather fainted inexplicably several times when he entered the underground treasure house. After waking up, he felt weak and dazed. He couldn't recover for several days. This happened several times. When my father was a child, he sneaked into the warehouse and encountered a similar situation. Later, my grandfather thought that this was the awakening of the wizard's curse. For the safety of his family, he asked people from a nearby church to take the cloak away and gave the cloak to the church." "Could it be because of the thin oxygen in the basement?" Smith joined the topic with interest, "The basement is often It is in a closed state, and the oxygen inside is thin, so the people who just entered will faint due to lack of oxygen, and the mental confusion and weakness are actually the sequelae left by lack of oxygen in the body for a period of time. "

"I think so," Bill Hall smiled helplessly, "My grandfather believed in the legend of the Holy Knight and the Wizard. He said that after he handed the cloak to the church, a priest came to the house and prayed, and then this kind of thing never happened again, but I think it might be that the people in the church helped adjust the ventilation of the underground treasure house, so that the ventilation of the underground treasure house has improved. Unfortunately, my father sold the farm when he grew up, and the next owner of the farm rebuilt the farm. Now, it may be completely different from when my grandfather managed the farm, so the truth of this matter cannot be confirmed, and I haven't been back there for a long time. "

Another foreign man couldn't help but join the conversation with a smile, "This is actually a good thing. If the cloak is really cursed, handing it over to the church can ensure that your family will not be harmed by the curse. If it is just a ventilation problem in the basement, then the church should help your family solve this problem. Entering the basement is very dangerous due to lack of oxygen and shock. If it is not handled in time, it will cause family members to be in danger of life. It is a serious safety hazard for children. From this point of view, Mr. Bill's grandfather is actually a wise man who knows how to make choices!" "Maybe," Bill Hall said with a smile, "but I think he always does the right thing in a muddle." "I'm sorry to interrupt the conversation of the distinguished guests," a male waiter in a tuxedo walked to the tea table and reminded gently, "but the auction will start in three minutes, I hope you don't miss the time. "

Just when Nanatsuki Yueshui was hesitating whether to try again or leave directly, Chi Feichi had already stood up neatly, and seemed to have no nostalgia for the previous topic, "Since the auction is about to start, let's say goodbye first. I have to go downstairs to find a friend. We will have a chance to talk again another day."

Suzuki Jirokichi and Bill Hall also stood up, said goodbye to Chi Feichi, greeted each other, and left the small living room one by one and returned to their respective lounges.

Chi Feichi led Nanatsuki Yueshui down the stairs. When Nanatsuki Yueshui wanted to speak, he whispered to stop her, "Wait a minute..." Nanatsuki Yueshui was confused. Seeing Chi Feichi stop and look back at the staircase on the second floor, he also looked.

Chi Feichi confirmed that there was no one at the staircase on the second floor, then he retracted his sight, reached out and took out a button-sized black object from the inside of the back of his dress jacket, and said to the black object, "Have you heard enough? If you want to go to the second floor, come to the staircase quickly. I will wait for you for three minutes at most. ”

"This is..." Koshizui Nanatsuki looked at what looked like a micro-eavesdropping device in Chi Feichi's hand in surprise. He thought about all the people who might have installed eavesdropping devices on Chi Feichi. Combined with Chi Feichi's attitude, he quickly thought of When they entered, Kuroba Kaito, who was standing behind Nakamori Ginzo, seemed to retreat a little toward the door, and confirmed to Chi Feichi in a low voice, "Kaito? Is that when we entered?"

Chi Feichi nodded, crushed the bug into pieces with his fingers, and then put the broken parts of the bug into his coat pocket and whispered, "He should be waiting for me at the door, except for the Suzuki family." Man, I'm the one most likely to be exposed to Suzuki Consultant Fishing's new lures."

"Collect intelligence in advance?" Nanatsuki Koshizui was dumbfounded. "Ms. Chikage has told me before about the importance of collecting intelligence in advance, but I thought that mages don't need to start collecting information so early."

"Magicians should start collecting information earlier, so that they can think about the content of the performance and prepare magic props in advance." Chi Feichi continued walking downstairs, took out his mobile phone, and dialed Koizumi Hongzi's number. "Hongzi, do you want to come to the lounge on the second floor... By the way, Kaito put a bug on me before. I thought he wanted to come to the second floor, so I also informed him..."

In a lounge in the corner of the second floor, Mizuno Yoshikazu sent Suzuki Shiro and Suzuki Tomoko to the door.

Feimo Shota followed Mizuno Yoshikazu. After the Suzuki couple left and Mizuno Yoshikazu closed the door, he followed Mizuno Yoshikazu back into the room, sat on the sofa, and reached out to pick up the auction list on the table.

There was nothing he could do about his cheap uncle insisting on coming. After all, his invitation letter came from Mizuno Yoshikazu...

Although Mizuno Yoshikazu wanted to accompany him, the invitation letter never reached him. He was considered a child brought by Mizuno Yoshikazu and did not need an invitation letter.

Mizuno Yoshikazu sat next to Feimo Shota and saw Feimo Shota opening the list of auction items. Thinking that he had never given any valuable gifts to his nephew, he thought that if his nephew liked something, he could help buy it. He asked aloud, "Xiao Mo, is there anything you like in this auction?"

"There are two items that look pretty good..." Feimo Shota wrote down the auction order of the two items that Chi Feichi said, and then reached out and put the list on the table in front of Mizuno Yoshikazu, "By the way, you also See if there’s anything you like, I’ll buy it for you as a gift.”

Mizuno Yoshikazu: "?"

Wait, he should be the one to say these words, right?

Seeing Mizuno Yoshikazu's surprised look, Feimo Shota took the initiative to explain, "My father has invested abroad before and accumulated a lot of money. Xiaoshu likes to watch monkey documentaries recently. I want to buy the little monkey stone statue for him." As a gift, I also want to buy something for myself. If my uncle likes something, I can buy it for you. You can just give me a gift next time."

Mizuno Yoshikazu felt that a certain shota's concern for his younger brother was very good, and he should support it, so he did not insist on paying the bill himself. Seeing that Mr. Mo didn't act like a joke when he talked about buying gifts for himself, he thought about accepting it himself. Gifts from nephews can also bring people closer to each other. At most, I will get a more valuable gift in two days. I looked at the list of auction items and thought about it. I chose something whose auction price cannot be too high. "If you want to say that I like it, Yes, then auction item No. 3, the bell..."

"But, the thing I like is this bell," Fei Mozhengtai showed a little embarrassment on his face, "Uncle, can you choose another one?"

The owner asked him to buy, in addition to the little monkey stone statue of the Red Magic Family, this bell that was suspected to be an artifact of other Magic Family.

He thought that the owner should have considered that these two items were more like children's toys and could easily attract children's attention. In addition, the final auction price would not be too high. As a child, it would not be surprising for him to buy it, so Only then were these two items assigned to him to take pictures of.

Although Miss Witch should have prepared high imitation replacements, it is best for these two items to be owned by him, so that even if they are replaced with high imitation replacements, he will not find anyone to identify the authenticity.

"So this is what Xiao Mo likes. It seems that we have very similar visions," Mizuno Yoshikazu smiled and got closer to his nephew, and looked at the list of auction items with some embarrassment, "Since Xiao Mo likes bells, Just give the bell to Xiao Mo, as for me..."

Feimo was worried that Yoshikazu Mizuno would select boxes and jars that didn't look like the auction price would be too high. He reached out and turned the page in the album, "Uncle, let's take a look at the gems. These gems are very beautiful."

Mizuno Yoshikazu was moved and happy when he thought that his nephew wanted to buy him a gift. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that his nephew was the most sensible child in the world. He smiled and said, "It is indeed beautiful. So which piece does Xiao Mo think is suitable for me?"

Fei Mozhengtai: "..."

Well, the day of pretending to be a human cub to deal with enthusiastic humans has begun again.