Chapter 349 New Commission
While Su Fan was observing, the struggle between the stone box and the wood carving seemed to have taken a new turn.
The stone box wrapped in the black sticky aura began to tremble, and then the gray aura suddenly broke free from the shackles of the demonic power and turned against the guest.
It seemed to be stirred up by the devil's provocation and awakened from its slumber.
The gray color, which had seemed lifeless and at its mercy before, almost effortlessly suppressed the black aura representing the devil.
Su Fan was slightly surprised when he saw this.
Neither of them has a mysterious existence residing on them, and even the remaining power is just as thin, but the struggle between the two actually takes on a one-sided form.
Looking at the demonic power that was about to be forced into a desperate situation and dying, a strange idea suddenly appeared in Su Fan's mind.
The nature of the stone box is a passage connecting a certain place, so it will inevitably be contaminated by the atmosphere at the other end of the passage.
On the other hand, if it is impregnated with another force, will it cause a change in the destination on the other side of the channel?
At this thought, Su Fan suddenly took action, interrupted the connection between the wood carving and the stone box, suppressed the awakening gray aura, and then wrapped the box in a bath towel again.
Before leaving the room, Su Fan did not forget to take a look at the wooden sculpture.
After the instructions just now, the demonic power above was consumed to a great extent, but the rest was enough to be used as evidence in court.
[I never thought that one day I would need to collect things from hell demons. 】
Su Fan sighed in his heart, then turned around and closed the door.
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In the afternoon.
In the house where Tom currently lives, Su Fan frowned and checked again with some uncertainty.
"So, you watched the motivational speeches of so-called successful business people, and then you got excited and directly invested your money in the stock market?"
"...That's right."
Katie felt a little embarrassed to say it, but she finally admitted it.
"How do you know that the other person is a truly successful business person... Nowadays, there are many people who want to make money from 'motivated young people' like you."
Su Fan sighed.
Everyone desires success, which is also a business opportunity in itself.
So people who package themselves and sell so-called successful experiences came into being.
To put it simply, it is “selling courses”.
Buy their courses, and in addition to getting a bunch of specious nonsense, you'll also get a dry wallet and a few maxed-out credit cards.
There are people in this life who believe that after just a few courses, they can copy the path of success and reach the top of their lives.
"But she's really a director of the Mayfair Trust..."
Katie defended herself a little, took out her notebook, searched for her viewing records, and finally opened the video and sent it to Su Fan.
The latter's face originally had a disapproving smile, but after seeing the eloquent black old lady on the video, he stiffened.
"Study is a kind of wisdom."
"When you are convinced that your investment direction is correct, you must bet quickly without hesitation, even risking everything."
"To tell you the truth, I discovered such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity not long ago."
"No one understood my decision at that time, and my colleagues around me even started plotting to remove me from my current position. But I still didn't care."
"Because I believed in my judgment, and the result did not disappoint me."
"Of course I must also thank the chairman of our trust foundation, Miss Ron Mayfair. If she had not made a significant contribution to it, I would not be able to sit here and talk to you..."
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"The Mayfair Trust would not have achieved such a significant success."
"All in all, Stud is a kind of wisdom and understands the applause."
As applause came from the loudspeaker of the laptop, Su Fan couldn't help but pinch his eyebrows.
This old lady also lectured others on how to sit down, which was outrageous.
"Even if the identity of the other party is true, the path to success cannot be copied. The same operation, the same situation, and different people may perform it, and the results may be completely different."
"Most of what determines all this depends on luck and timing, that's why there's 'go with the flow'... Don't look at this kind of thing in the future, your brain will be damaged."
Su Fan didn't hesitate and closed Katie's notebook directly.
By the way, Tom helped carry Katie's luggage back after he arrived.
Now Tom was in the kitchen preparing food for Katie.
“This is a time to rest in peace and recuperate.”
"This...I'm afraid it won't work..."
Katie hesitated for a moment, not feeling confident enough to answer.
"Huh?"
Under Su Fan's gaze, Katie immediately explained everything.
When she was short of funds, she received a call from her uncle and aunt who had adopted her before.
It was said that there might be something supernatural happening in their home and they urgently needed someone to check it out.
"Didn't they not believe it at the time? Why did they turn to you for help at this time?"
Tom's voice came from the kitchen.
The latter walked out with the meal he had prepared, but the meaning in his words was not so friendly.
Seeing Su Fan looking like he was waiting for an explanation, Tom started to explain.
Over the course of a year, Katie and Tom no longer felt strange and alienated from each other when they first met, and they communicated with each other about what had happened during their separation.
When it comes to life, Katie naturally cannot avoid the house of her uncle and aunt where she stayed before becoming an adult.
Both of them are white-collar workers with stable jobs, and their financial conditions can fully support the cost of raising two children.
They also arranged a place for Katie to live during the boarding period and provided a lot of help for her to go to school.
But the problem is that the two of them don't believe Katie's story about the strange ancient mirror and the truth behind the enchantment and murder, and she is strictly prohibited from talking about it or conducting investigations.
Because both of them are staunch atheists.
And this was one of the main reasons why Katie left there as soon as she came of age.
Tom, who knew this, naturally had no good impression of them.
"You have to know what is going on when it happens to you...and you also know the trend in recent times..."
Katie paused.
"But the main reason is that they said that going to help this time will be paid."
Hearing this, Tom hummed twice.
"That's pretty much it... But you're definitely not going to be able to help in your current state. You should find a reason to refuse later."
"No need to refuse."
At this moment, Su Fan suddenly spoke.
"Why not make money if you have money?"
Katie and Tom were stunned.
To be fair, it was really unexpected for such words to come out of the mouth of an extraordinary being like Su Fan.
But after thinking about it, he was indeed right.
"But now..."
"Promise first, and I will take care of the rest."
Su Fan said, roughly calculating the expenses for the past few days in his mind.
Well, it’s almost time to raise some funds.
There is some trouble in converting US dollars into British pounds. It is better to earn British pounds and spend British pounds.
Katie and Tom looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
"I understand, I'll call them now." Katie took out the phone number from her mobile phone and dialed it.
After waiting for a few times, a voice came from the other end.
"Katie?"
"It's me."
After receiving an affirmative reply, the voice on the other side sounded a little uneasy.
"Is this time to reply to what we mentioned before?"
"That's right."
"...your reply is..."
"I have accepted your family's commission."
There was no immediate response to Katie's words. There was a burst of chatter on the other end of the phone, mixed with whispers of "Great" and "Thank God".
After a while, some excited voices came.
"Thank you very much. Can I ask when you are leaving?"
"It's not convenient for me to go right now. How about you come to Enfield at a time and describe the situation in person?"
"Yes, of course."
The other end of the phone agreed immediately.
"We can come tomorrow."
"Okay, it's settled, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Katie hung up the phone and couldn't see the joy or sorrow.
Although her uncle and aunt obstructed her from exploring the truth, the kindness of raising her over so many years could not be faked, and it was impossible to say that they were close enough, but it was impossible for Katie to know that they were being harassed by evil spirits and still stand by and watch.
Seeing Katie like this, Tom didn't say anything more and left the room together with Su Fan who had been standing at the door for a long time.
Contrary to Katie's calmness, the farewell on the other end of the phone was full of joy of grasping at life-saving straws.
Putting down his cell phone, the man slumped on the sofa hugged his wife on his side and cried with joy.
"Great...Angela, our child is saved."
The middle-aged woman also had red eyes. She carefully let go of her husband and subconsciously moved her gaze downwards.
The normal lifting of the lower body now has more fixed brackets than in memory.
Seeing this, Angela's face flashed with sadness.
If it hadn't been for that accident, Robert would have picked her up as he did before.
But now, he can only curl up on the sofa, and even walking needs the assistance of other people or props.
Angela quickly hid her emotions. She didn't want her emotions to ruin the happy time the family had finally had.
"Go, Angela, bring our baby."
Angela did not reject her husband's eager words, got up and took the child from the stroller next to her.
The latter's innocent eyes rolled, and when he saw the two adults smiling, he opened his toothless mouth and laughed.
Seeing this scene, Angela couldn't control her emotions anymore and started crying.
"Poor child...why...why is this happening..."
Her body lost strength from the pain and leaned back on the sofa.
Seeing his wife like this, Robert put his hand on his wife's shoulder.
"It's okay, Angela...everything will be fine, just have hope, right?"
While he was whispering comfort, a voice came from the side.
"Don't worry, Aunt Angela, everything will be fine."
Robert raised his eyes to where the sound came from, and saw a young girl wearing a hairband with red eyes walking forward and hugging his wife.
Seeing this, Robert felt extremely happy.
Although adopted less than two years ago, Emma's personality is much more lively and cheerful than Katie's, and she has now fully integrated into the family.
She is good at both character and study, and is sensible and obedient. In the eyes of him and Angela, she is no different from their biological daughter.
"Emma...listen to me, now that I'm like this, I can't go on errands with your aunt."
"It's up to you to go to Enfield with her tomorrow."
"You must take good care of them, uncle, please."
Hearing Robert's solemn instructions, Emma wiped the corners of her eyes and nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, uncle, I will not let you down."
"Good boy..."
Robert stroked the other person's soft blond hair lovingly.
"It's getting late, go wash up quickly and have a good sleep."
"Yeah."
The girl named Emma nodded, then turned and walked up the stairs, returning to the bedroom on the second floor.
Behind her, Angela and Robert looked at her figure and couldn't help but recall another girl who once lived in their home.
Who would have thought that the nonsense Katie said back then would now be confirmed?
It's just that if possible, they hope they never have the chance to know about it.
Because a terrible curse has befallen their family.
The next day.
Inside a restaurant in Enfield.
Angela and Emma, holding their children in their arms, appeared here.
There was still almost half an hour until the meeting time, but to be on the safe side, they arrived early to wait at the table.
The clothes of the two of them can be called dressed up for the occasion.
"Whatever Katie asks later, you can answer truthfully. Don't be afraid."
"Well, I understand, aunt."
While the two were talking quietly, two figures came over from a short distance away.
The iconic long red hair dazzled Angela who was still talking to Emma.
After many years, she saw this familiar face again.
The other party's temperament has changed greatly, and he has almost become a different person.
In any case, Angela could not connect this urban beauty with a capable and confident body to the silent girl with curly hair and freckles in her memory.
Now the other party is no longer a lonely girl who relies on others, but the noble person she came to ask for help this time, who can save her and her family from the fire and water.
The young man who came with her was not so eye-catching.
Apart from her good body proportions, her clothes are very ordinary, even shabby.
What's even more strange is that the other person's eyes immediately fell on Emma sitting next to him, and he just stared at her without any intention of hiding his intentions.
Angela felt a little unhappy, but Minato didn't come out first, because at this time, Katie had already arrived at the dining table.
"Katie..."
"Aunt Angela."
(End of chapter)