I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 350 Contrast? There is a time when you cry

The meeting after many years was unusually dull. Apart from the initial greetings, the two didn't even know how to continue the greetings.

In the awkward silence, Katie's eyes moved to the blonde girl next to Angela.

At such an important occasion, it was not Uncle Robert who came, but a person she had never seen before, who caught her attention.

"Who is this……"

Seeing that Katie had doubts about Emma's identity, Angela immediately put her hand on the latter's shoulder and introduced her.

"Her name is Emma, she is my niece. Four years ago, she lost her father and came to live with us..."

After finishing speaking, Emma also greeted at the right time.

"Hello, nice to meet you, Sister Katie."

The latter looked to be twelve or thirteen years old, about the age of a junior high school student.

She has a sweet and lovely face, a gentle and well-behaved smile, and even stands half a body length behind Angela.

It neither overshadows the main theme nor seems too alien.

It is hard not to have a good impression of a girl who is so well-educated and exudes a superior aura.

No wonder Aunt Angela was so close to her.

"Let's sit down and talk."

After the four of them sat down, Angela carefully placed the sleeping child in her arms on the stroller beside her.

"Is there something wrong, Uncle Robert?"

The first thing Katie did after she sat down was to inquire about the whereabouts of her uncle who had contacted her.

But he soon noticed the sadness that flashed across the other person's face.

"Sorry, I didn't know..."

"It doesn't matter……"

Angela sorted out her emotions and explained why Robert was not able to come.

It turned out that a week ago, when he was repairing the car as usual, the jack suddenly failed, crushing his lower body, and the garage door was closed due to a power outage for some reason.

Robert struggled in vain and finally passed out. If Angela had not forgotten to bring her keys and turned back halfway, she would have been crushed to death in the garage.
"Although he was sent to the hospital as soon as possible and his life was saved, his legs were confirmed to be paralyzed and he will never be able to walk freely again."

Katie's heart sank when she heard this.

When the acquaintance heard the news again, he turned out to be a disabled person with hemiplegia.

This is really...

She glanced at Su Fan beside her, and seeing that the latter had no reaction and no intention of continuing the conversation, she took the initiative to speak.

"Aunt, I just noticed that in your description, you mentioned the jack failure and the garage power outage and closure... Do you think this is a coincidence?"

"Do not……"

Angela shook her head.

After the accident, she sent the jack in for testing and also checked the wiring that supplies power to the garage.

There was nothing unusual about either.

The strangeness of the incident made her feel cold, and she immediately thought of the recent rumors of ghosts and the dead.

But it was just a suspicion in my heart and I was not completely sure until another incident happened.

"After Robert's accident, I have been in charge of his diet and daily life in the hospital."

"It was not until Emma took the initiative to take over the task and relieved me of the burden that I was able to go home and rest."

That day, Angela returned home exhausted and groggy. She just held her child for a while and then fell asleep on the sofa.

"I was suddenly struck by a chill while I was sleeping. When I woke up, I found that the baby was no longer in my arms."

In such an emergency, Angela hurriedly searched the room for the child.

I also checked the swimming pool outside, but still found nothing.

Until the sound of a TV was heard from the study not far away.

Angela opened the door following the sound, and saw the baby sitting in front of the TV, apparently watching the pictures on it.

"The TV was clearly showing black and white images, which were not attractive at all, but he was watching it intently..."

Recalling that scene, Angela's voice seemed to tremble slightly.

The pale light from the TV screen was reflected on the child's face, and his young, naive eyes remained motionless.

A well, dark flowing water, an empty chair, a woman combing her hair in front of a mirror, a man standing by the window looking into the distance...

Flies crawling, black centipedes popping out of nowhere, burning trees, and ladders leaning against white walls...

The meaningless images were more like flickering nightmare clips than videotapes. Each scene was so weird and evil that even an adult like Angela could not help but feel nauseous and retching.

At the end of the video, the malice of the photographer is not concealed at all.

The woman combing her hair jumped into the sea and died, the ladder on the wall fell down, and the well mouth that appeared at the beginning was blocked by a big rock. The video froze on an ancient mirror located in a desolate forest, and then the signal was interrupted and garbled.

Angela was so scared that she turned off the TV and immediately picked up the child.

Holding the soft and warm child in her arms, she felt more relaxed and at ease.

However, the next second, the landline phone in the room suddenly rang.

Angela hesitated for a long time, but still went to answer the phone carefully. A cold girl's voice came from the receiver.

"What did she say?"

Katie asked immediately.

"She said...seven days..."

After getting the answer, Katie felt a tightness in her heart.

You don’t need to think too much to know what this so-called seven days represents.

Angela's face turned pale when she said this, and she twisted her hands together but still couldn't stop shaking.

Seeing this, Emma on the side put her hand on him, patted him on the back, and comforted him softly.

A white-collar worker in her forties is so fragile that she needs her teenage niece to comfort her. Has the psychological trauma caused by the video really reached this extent?
Katie was shocked, but she gave up the idea of asking further questions.

When the person who has suffered injury describes the scene at that time, it can also be considered as secondary injury.

Given my aunt's current mental state, it's no longer appropriate to continue questioning her.

However, just this little information is enough to conclude that what the aunt and uncle encountered were by no means third-rate ghosts, but evil spirits with extremely strong resentment and malice!

Katie subconsciously glanced in Su Fan's direction again, but saw that the latter's attention was not on Aunt Angela at all.

Instead, his attention was still focused on Emma. Not only that, his black eyes, which had always remained calm in Katie's impression, actually revealed a hint of profoundness. Then he stood up and walked towards the outside of the restaurant.

This also caused Katie to think.

"Sorry, excuse me."

Instead of comforting her aunt like Emma did, she immediately followed Su Fan's footsteps.

Seeing this, Angela, who was already frightened, trembled even more violently.

She held Emma's hand helplessly and couldn't help sighing in her heart.

After all these years, Katie is still the same Katie.

I had been with her day and night for six years, but I didn't even want to say a few words to her. All I had eyes for was that frivolous boyfriend.

So chilling.

In comparison, Angela felt closer to Emma, and at the same time, she felt a little dissatisfied with Katie.

the other side.

Katie followed Su Fan all the way and stopped at a slightly further place.

"That Emma is wrong?"

Su Fan had just stopped when he heard Katie's straightforward question behind him.

But he didn't answer, just turned around and looked at Katie with interest.

"Why, you don't like her?"

"No, I just trust your judgment." Su Fan smiled slightly and didn't say much. He just took out the evil-suppressing talisman that he had prepared long ago from his pocket.

"In that case, you should give this thing to your aunt."

Katie was confused, but didn't say much. She reached out and took the talisman that Su Fan handed to her.

The moment she got hold of it, she vaguely felt the righteousness contained in it.

"This……"

Katie was shocked, her eyes widened.

She didn't know that Su Fan could also draw talismans.

So, the person in front of me is a disciple from a famous family who has inherited the master's teachings?
At this moment, many speculations about Su Fan's identity flashed through her mind.

"Tell her that this talisman can ward off disasters and protect her family from being harassed by evil spirits. As for the price... it will be 800 pounds."

"Eight...eight hundred?"

Katie was stunned.

"Why? Selling it cheap?"

The exchange rate between US dollars and British pounds is roughly the same price.

The price hasn't increased for such a long time, how could anyone not be able to afford it?
Oh, maybe it’s because my uncle and aunt don’t work hard enough to earn money.

"No no no..."

Katie shook her head hastily.

Although she was full of questions, she turned and walked in the direction of Angela and Emma.

He told the two of them everything about the talisman's effects, precautions and usage.

After hearing this, Angela seemed skeptical.

"You mean, I just need to carry this note with me?"

"It's that simple?"

"It's that simple."

Katie nodded.

Of course the talisman can be activated, but ordinary people don't know how to call upon its power, so it's useless.

"Then, you will need to spend 800 pounds to buy this precious talisman."

"What did you say?!"

Angela screamed when she heard the price.

This shout not only attracted the attention of other guests in the restaurant, but also woke up the child on the side, who immediately burst into tears.

Angela was in a panic and before she could comfort her, Emma took out the little doll from her pocket and started to play with it.

Seeing that the child was temporarily stabilized, Angela breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately frowned.

"A piece of paper costs 800 pounds? Even if it's made of pure gold, it's not that expensive!"

"Aunt, nothing made of gold can save you from your current urgent needs."

Maybe it was because she had been with Su Fan for too long, but Katie was not as angry as expected when faced with her aunt's doubts. Instead, she explained calmly.

"Don't worry about being cheated. You will soon know whether it works or not. If you are not sure, you can just do an experiment."

But then you might have to buy another one.

Katie added in her mind.

"……it is good."

Angela had a gloomy face, but finally nodded, counted out eight hundred pounds from her wallet, and slapped it in front of Katie.

"Keep the money for now. If this thing doesn't work..."

The middle-aged woman in front of him didn't say anything else, but the threat in her words was self-evident.

After Katie counted eight hundred, she handed the talisman over.

Angela stood up immediately after receiving it.

"Emma, let's go."

Emma stood up, pushed the stroller, and followed Angela, who was walking quickly. The smile on her lips seemed to have a slightly different meaning.

On their way to the restaurant exit, the two happened to see Su Fan.

Angela snorted coldly, rolled her eyes at the latter, and quickened her pace.

Emma was behind him, as quiet as before, but in the corner, she suddenly turned her head.

She narrowed her eyes, no longer looking like a good girl. Her expression was filled with strong contempt. Then she lifted the hem of her skirt mockingly, revealing her white legs underneath.

Emma's movements were very small and her timing was very clever. No one present saw this except Su Fan.

In everyone's eyes, she is still the girl who looks like an excellent student and meets all parents' fantasies of a student preparing for an Ivy League university.

Su Fan kept that meaningful look from beginning to end until the two of them left the restaurant.

【Little bitch, you will cry someday. 】

Su Fan chuckled softly and returned to his seat.

The table that was originally full was now occupied by only Su Fan and Katie.

"Feel sorry."

As soon as she sat down, Katie apologized.

"I didn't expect Aunt Angela's character to be so bad... She hasn't improved at all..."

"It seems that my prediction that she would restrain herself because she needed help was too naive."

It is a great insult to the guests for the host to leave the table without serving the food.

She herself didn't care, but it was wrong to cause Su Fan to suffer together.

I originally thought that I would be greeted with cold words from Su Fan, but I didn't expect that the young man just opened the menu and spoke lightly.

"I just asked, they ordered the menu in advance and paid for it when they made the reservation."

"It doesn't matter if they don't want to eat it, we can just enjoy it. You're living in poverty outside, and now you need to recover from your injuries, so it's just right for you to have a good meal."

"You, you don't mind?"

Katie was stunned.

"I mind, very much."

"But it doesn't matter. I guess your aunt will come to our house again in a few days and beg you for another talisman."

Su Fan said casually.

"Isn't one enough?"

Katie immediately thought of this possibility and asked tentatively.

"I have to save people to the end. I don't have the habit of doing things halfway."

"Then why?"

"Accidents happen. The thing was indeed given to her. It's possible that it was handled improperly or something unexpected happened, right?"

"This... shouldn't be the case..."

Katie was a little skeptical.