Chatty Hollywood

"Alexis? I remember the name..."

The bartender Campbell tried to remember while wiping his glass,

"She was a regular visitor here and I heard that she was an actress, but she committed suicide two years ago."

"Suicide!?"

Campbell's answer, which she wasn't sure about, really frightened Charlize. She suppressed the fear in her heart, pretended not to care, and said regretfully,

"God, why did you make this choice? How could you give up your life so easily!?"

"Yeah! Why!?"

Campbell also seemed to be aroused by Charlize's words. He gently put down the wine glass that had been wiped for a long time, and sighed.

"I vaguely remember that day, she was wearing a red coat, she was very attractive. A lot of men went to talk to her, but she didn't pay any attention, just sitting there by herself, drinking whiskey after glass. By the way , is the position where you were drunk last time."

"Come on, where was last time!?"

Hearing this, Charlize could barely hide her fear,

"Is it last night?"

"No, it was the day before yesterday. Speaking of which, you were drunk for two days in a row. Is there something wrong with you?"

Seeing that Charlize didn't answer, Campbell picked up the wine glass and continued to wipe,

"Actually, I couldn't remember what happened so long ago. It's just that the feeling you gave me that night was very similar to her at that time. Ah, I'm sorry!"

Realizing that what he said was very unlucky, Campbell hurriedly apologized to Charlize, but the girl who was shocked didn't have the heart to pay attention to it——

"That Alexis really committed suicide after leaving this bar, and she happened to be sitting where I sat the last time before the accident..."

A creepy feeling rose in Charlize's heart. All this is too coincidental! No, is this really a coincidence?

Originally, she was a little dubious about Charlotte's words. She suspected that the video the other party showed her was recorded when she was hypnotized by the other party. Therefore, when the other party suggested that she come to the cider house to ask if anyone knew the so-called Alexis, she agreed without hesitation—in her opinion, temporarily leaving the other party's sphere of influence would help Clear your mind for yourself and debunk this possible deception. However, the current investigation results gave her a heavy and horrifying blow.

"Should I leave this bar quickly? I always feel cold in it."

Although she understood that this was a psychological effect, it was difficult for Charlize to control herself from being afraid. This is not a story that looks scary but is far away in the movie, but it really happened in the girl's life. Being the heroine of this kind of movie is something to be celebrated, but to be involved in something this weird in real life...

Charlize couldn't help shivering. At this time, she noticed that she had already left the bar and was walking on the side of the street in a daze, and not far in front of her was the overpass where she committed suicide before—it was also the Ellie in the mouth of the bartender Campbell. The place where Kesis committed suicide.

"Is this the place?"

Before the shock in Charlize's heart turned into fear, she was distracted by a somewhat familiar voice—Charlotte Booth was standing aside with her arms around her shoulders, looking at her playfully.

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Before, after discussing with Charlize, after letting the blonde girl go to the cider house to ask about "Alexis", Charlotte left the blonde girl's house. The superficial excuse was to prepare some props for catching ghosts and exorcising demons, but in reality it was just the opposite——

After he came out of the girl's rented apartment, he just took a slight turn and hid, until the girl came out, and he stayed far behind.

Although his tracking skills were very average, Charlize was restless all the way because of what he had experienced before, so he didn't pay attention to his surroundings at all, so naturally he wouldn't find him.

"She actually went to the bar yesterday instead of calling 911. It seems that she really believed what I said."

Charlotte left on purpose. Although she had her own purpose, it was also to give the girl a buffer time to clear her mind. To his relief, the girl chose to believe him in the end—of course, even if the girl made the opposite choice and called 911, because he had already left, the police could not catch him—Jiaotu still has three caves, his once How could the "masters" and liars who are famous for not leaving a few behind?

"If everything goes well, we can start hunting ghosts and exorcising evil spirits soon. But, can I really do it?"

Although she put on a masterful demeanor in front of Charlize, Charlotte knew that it was just the result of the old ghost's training. In the face of ghosts, although he has a wealth of theoretical knowledge, but considering the situation before time travel, he has never practiced it once. This is the same as no matter how many courses you have taken from Teacher Cang, if you haven't been there in person, you are still a beginner. Charlotte's current mood is actually quite similar, excited, nervous, full of expectation and uneasy.

"What method should I use?"

Although through the previous contact, it can be judged that the "Alexis" haunting Charlize is not some supernatural monster, but just a female ghost with little knowledge. They may not even realize that they have died and become ghosts. But the problem is that although I have been able to use spells because I have traveled to this era, I have only just started to practice in essence, and I can't use many tricks because of lack of mana...

"Looks like I'm really going to use a trick like the old ghost said!"

Having made up her mind, Charlotte still followed Charlize at a leisurely pace until she came to the place where the incident happened last time——

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"Is the place where Alexis died the same as the place where you had an accident last time?"

Facing the elusive Charlotte, Charlize was very uncomfortable for a while, and she was stunned for a long time before she realized:

"About two years ago, Campbell, the bartender at the Cider House, told me."

"Is she an actress?"

"How did you know?"

"Because this kind of ghost like a water ghost always likes to entangle people who are in similar situations to themselves in life."

In order to strengthen Charlize's trust in herself and facilitate future actions, Charlotte patiently explained,

"You were possessed by her that night because you lost your role and got too drunk to give her a chance. But think about it, every night, there are countless drunks wandering the streets of Los Angeles, both men and women, Why did she choose you alone? Because you have similarities!"

"You mean, because that Alexis is also an actress, that's why she chose me as the object of possession? But that's all? There are so many actresses in Hollywood—could it be said that she would commit suicide? Is it the same as me, because the development is not going well?"

Following Charlotte's logic, Charlize also came to a deduction that made her very uncomfortable.

"Almost! If an actor commits suicide, it's basically either depression or poor development. Depression is basically the way a big star dies, but this Alexis is unknown, so it can be ruled out, and the rest, of course. It just didn’t go well.”

Charlotte sighed, and gave Charlize a complicated look,

"There are a lot of girls like you who come to Hollywood from all over the world hoping to become famous overnight. Most of them end up in obscurity, only to watch their youth die in vain. This feeling of putting in a lot of effort and getting nothing, makes People are spiritually suffocated and dead. On the road of pursuing ideals and success, there are countless "corpses" of such losers. The difference is that some people are still alive, but become walking dead, while others are really turned into a corpse."

"So she attached to me when I was drunk because I lost the role, is it because she has the same disease as me?"

Charlize bit her pink lips unwillingly, almost bleeding from the bite,

"Does she think that I, like her, am a loser who cannot persist?"

"A ghost of that level is unable to make a 'confirmation' thinking!"

Charlotte knew why the girl in front of him was not reconciled, but he had nothing to do about it, so he could only continue to explain,

"Until the ability is enhanced to a certain level, ghosts can have spells, memories, kill, and destroy, but they can't think, they can't recognize, because they have no brains!!"

He tapped his head, which was still covered with gauze, with his fingers,

"Without this place, naturally there is no way to think or judge. Ghosts of this level are just a vague mental body. They can only feel vaguely. As long as they are attracted by enough dark emotions, they will will appear—so, to be precise, Sally, it wasn't 'Alexis' who chose you, but you! You chose 'Alexis'!"

Charlotte's words hit Charlize's heart like a heavy hammer, her blood rushed to her face, her mind was buzzing, she wanted to refute, but she didn't know how to speak. Seeing her pitiful appearance, Charlotte sighed, but did not let her go:

"Actually, the memory of a ghost of Alexis's level is also very chaotic. In the case of being possessed for a short time, she can't do anything against the will of the possessed person. She can only amplify A certain emotion of the possessed person, through the brain of the possessed person, makes—"

"enough!!!"

Charlize interrupted Charlotte's chatter with a scream so loud that it startled some nearby passers-by looking hurried. However, seeing Charlize's sharp expression as if about to kill someone, they all wisely chose to continue on their own paths. But Charlize didn't care about these, she looked at Charlotte resentfully, at this bastard who ruthlessly opened his scars:

"Yes, as you said, the decision to commit suicide was originally made by myself!!! I am weak, I have no talent, and I am afraid that I will remain unknown for the rest of my life! I am afraid, I am afraid, and I don't have the courage to fight with you. Those bitches who are better at acting than me are competing! I want to cheat, I want to lick those bastards' balls, but I don't have the guts to undress in the dressing room! I drink to drown my sorrows, I always want to kill myself, but I dare not admit it, so I had no choice but to shift the responsibility to that 'Alexis' who didn't know whether it existed or not, and this gave you, a bastard, a chance to laugh at me!! I, I..."

"Do you regret it?"

Charlotte didn't comfort the hysterical Charlize, who was close to collapse. He just quietly looked at the red-eyed blonde girl who was about to cry, and asked quietly,

"Do you regret it? Do you regret being an actor? No matter why you became an actor in the first place, do you regret going this way now?"

"me……"

"In a person's life, there are countless setbacks waiting for us. When we fall down once, the only way is to get up again and continue walking on this muddy life path until we can no longer get up. Then, you Can you get up now, Charlize Theron? If you can, stand up straight and don't get down!"

Charlotte glared at Charlize viciously,

"To defeat Alexis is to defeat your own weakness! Are you willing to fight again?"

"I, I, I would!"

Even though she was severely reprimanded by a man whom she had just met a few times, a warm current rose from the bottom of Charlize's heart. She pinched her nose, resisting the soreness in her eyes, and didn't cry out.

"Although it sounds like a fool, although you are probably a liar, I am still willing to give it a try!"

"Yeah?"

Charlotte suddenly smiled, looking very happy,

"Then the most important condition for exorcising ghosts is here!"

With that said, he smirked again,

"Unfortunately, this 'I do' is not the right time!"

Charlize blushed suddenly.