When Locke woke up again the next day, he was back in his own body.
Hannah was worried about Wei Na and walked out of the bedroom with thick dark circles under her eyes.
Locke made a warm breakfast for her, which was still flavored mashed potatoes made from potatoes.
Erin also returned to her body again and tasted the food made by Locke.
Simple ingredients but wonderful flavor, Erin began to like potatoes.
【Ding! Feeding the witch was successful! 】
[Randomly obtain an ability of the witch]
【Getting it now...】
[Acute hearing: Your hearing has been improved. You can clearly hear what others are talking about within a range of 100 meters. 】
[Road to advancement: After hearing 1,000 secret conversations, you can be upgraded to a secret peeper]
[Secret Peeper: Able to hear other people's voices and thus understand the secrets in their hearts. 】
[Due to the repeated ability extraction, proficiency +100]
[Sharp hearing: 106/1000]
I drew the same ability again. Could it be that Miss Irene, who claims to be all-powerful, actually only has these few skills?
Locke looked at Erin suspiciously.
He decided to take some time to read "The Witch's Apocalypse" and find out what kind of witch Miss Irene belonged to.
Last night, the generous Eileen had promised to lend him the book, but she had not yet fulfilled her promise.
At the same time, Locke summarized the rule of proficiency bonus obtained by repeatedly drawing the same ability, which is about one-tenth of the base number. For example, [Witch Affinity] can be promoted by just chatting with 10 different witches. After repeated draws, the bonus will be directly +1 proficiency point, while [Hearing Acuity] and [Body Coordination], which require 1,000 secrets to be promoted, directly add 100 proficiency points.
Coupled with the 6 secrets he heard intermittently before, Locke's hearing acuity has now reached 106.
Hannah finished her breakfast, put on black clothes and a lady's hat,
"Locke, I'm going to Weena's funeral. Do you want to go with me?"
"certainly."
Wei Na has been a guest at Hannah's house several times, and her relationship with Locke is not bad, so Locke feels that he should go too.
Hannah nodded slightly, waiting for Locke to put on his coat, and the two of them left the apartment together.
Along the way, Hannah was in a very low mood, and Locke didn't know how to comfort her.
Wei Na's funeral was organized by a small funeral company. Her family was much better off than Hannah, so she could afford such a decent funeral.
Wei Na was lying in the coffin, and many relatives and friends came to say goodbye and sent white roses.
Her face was covered with unrefined makeup, and her golden hair was like withered grass, losing its former luster. Her fair skin was covered with thick blush, and she was lying stiffly, holding a bouquet of white roses in her hand. flower.
Father Barnes of the Cathedral of Life stood at the front holding a golden leaf and read the eulogy.
Many of Hannah's acquaintances came to the funeral, including almost all reporters and editors from the Kosolk Evening News.
Including the obese editor-in-chief Lloyd Harper, who had rosacea.
Hannah frowned instinctively when she saw him.
Free wine, drinks, and desserts were provided at the funeral, and Locke took the black cat with him to look for delicacies to feed her.
As a result, the black cat didn't eat anything, but Locke himself drank a lot of drinks, which caused him to frequent the bathroom.
"Did you say that Wei Na's suicide was related to Lloyd?"
"Shh, you can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing. Do you still have your job?"
"Did you just see Hannah? She looks very haggard."
"Yeah, it's so pitiful. If I hadn't been married, I would have been willing to help her. Poor Hannah, she can't find a job and has to raise a useless younger brother. Her life must be very tight."
Locke was in the bathroom and heard someone talking about his sister Hannah outside the door, so his ears perked up.
"It's impossible for her to find a journalism-related job. I really wanted to remind him, but I was afraid that Lloyd would find out."
"Lloyd is spreading rumors about her seducing superiors and creating fake news, ruining her reputation. No newspaper will definitely accept her. I hope she can think of it soon and find other jobs."
Two reporters from the Kosolk Evening News washed their hands and whispered to each other.
They didn't expect that such a low-decibel conversation would be heard by Locke in the bathroom.
At the same time, Locke also received system feedback, a reminder of +1 for sharp hearing.
[Sharp hearing: 107/1000]
It seems that those with keen hearing must hear secrets to gain proficiency.
Locke remembered that the Lloyd they were talking about was the editor-in-chief of the Kosolk Evening News, Hannah's immediate boss.
Was Hannah actually fired because she offended the editor-in-chief?
And this editor-in-chief is most likely related to Wei Na's death.
Hannah usually has a warm and generous personality, so how could she offend the editor-in-chief?
Locke could only think of one possibility.
Lloyd fell in love with his sister Hannah, but Hannah refused, so he held a grudge. Not only did he fire Hannah, he also spread rumors and slandered Hannah, causing her to never find a job in a related field.
Lloyd's purpose in doing this was probably to make Hannah cry and beg him.
What a disgusting bastard.
Locke left the bathroom and returned to the funeral.
Erin, a picky eater, finally found something she could swallow, a brightly colored cherry pie.
Unfortunately, just when she stretched out her claws to grab a piece, Locke picked her up.
Locke picked up the cherry pie and handed it to Erin.
The result showed that feeding failed.
Well, it certainly won’t work if you don’t make it yourself.
I have to make sugar when I go back!
Carry some candy with you!
This is a good way to get it done once and for all.
Locke saw cherry pie and was inspired to make candy.
Locke looked around, but did not see Hannah. He could only ask the familiar person next to him, Ari.
"Ari, have you seen Hannah?"
"She went to the dense forest over there with Editor Lloyd."
Ari pointed in the east direction of the cemetery.
Locke passed by Ari and immediately took three steps and two steps, quickly heading east, and pricked up his ears to catch Hannah's voice.
Moments later, Locke heard Lloyd talking to Hannah.
"Hannah, how are you? Do you regret it? Do you want to go back to Kosolk Evening News?"
"Can I still go back?"
"Of course, as long as you agree to be my mistress, the door of Kosolk Evening News will always be open to you."
"Lloyd, I won't promise you."
"hehe."
Lloyd sneered, "Stupid Hannah, haven't you noticed that no newspaper is willing to accept you after you've been looking for a job for so long?"
Hannah gritted her teeth and glared angrily at the fat-headed Lloyd.
"It's because of you!"
"That's right, it's because of me. If you don't promise me, I will cut off all your livelihood options. No matter how talented you are in journalism, you will never get ahead in your life and can only be a sewer rat in the Pat District. Living a ghetto life.”
Lloyd smiled with a twisted expression, and Hannah was shaking with anger.
Snapped--
A loud slap hit Lloyd's face.
Lloyd and Hannah were stunned.
Hannah's eyes turned red instantly when she looked at Locke who suddenly appeared.
Lloyd covered the swollen left side of his face and pointed at Locke angrily,
"Damn it! You slum bug, how dare you hit me!"
Locke looked at him coldly and uttered a clear word in his mouth,
"roll!"
