Afternoon tea time, Hillston District, Mr. Hindelas's mansion.
A special afternoon tea and jewelry appreciation exchange salon is underway.
There were many invited guests, but everyone obviously understood that this afternoon tea was unusual.
To exaggerate, it is a battlefield.
Later, the bet between the two young men Roger Syndras and Varden Gramir will come to an end and the winner will be decided.
Two young people were sitting together and talking cordially.
Next to them is Mr. Hilbert Alucard, a jewelry designer and psychologist with outstanding talents.
The two people's bet was about the "Heart of Ocean Blue" diamond necklace carefully designed by him.
Hilbert Alucard is a man in his forties, who seems to have some Southern Continent ancestry, and his skin color is brown.
He has brown hair and blue eyes, and his facial features are not outstanding, giving people a silent and reserved feeling.
Although he participated in the conversation between the two young people, he mainly observed them with a smile. His occasional responses were simple syllables such as "um" and "ah" or more direct nods and shakes.
But even so, his response was always just right, without giving people the slightest hint of impoliteness.
Near them, Mike Joseph, a news reporter from the "Daily Observer", was writing quickly in a small notebook, and would look up at their expressions from time to time.
At his feet lay a heavy portable camera.
Obviously, this thing will come in handy later, helping him record famous scenes that will be at least in the news headlines this month.
In addition to these core figures, the other invited guests also have a lot of background.
There is a female manager of a jeweler in Philips Department Store, a senior associate professor at Backlund University who loves collecting, and a connoisseur from the National Gallery...
Of course, many ladies and ladies who love dressing up and loving jewelry also came, but the most important one, Miss Britney, did not come.
Varina is an alternative.
He did not belong to this circle and had no acquaintances on the court. After a short period of time after the opening, he sat alone, drinking the high-end Queen's black tea and watching the men and women on the court.
With the help of the "instigator" ability, he can easily detect hidden negative emotions such as showing off, comparison, jealousy, etc. from the words of these people, just like the threads on a ball of wool.
As long as he wants, he can grab these threads, dig deeper little by little, and eventually pull out a large piece of darkness deep in other people's hearts.
From this aspect, Varina suddenly felt that the "instigator" was not powerful enough.
The "Mind Reader" can detect all emotions and can grasp people's hearts with extraordinary accuracy, which is no more than twice as powerful as the "Instigator".
However, considering that if it was a battle, he could defeat ten "mind readers" by himself, and the "mind readers" did not have magic-like active skills, Varina's psychology was restored to balance.
Besides, it's not like he can't "read minds."
Varina felt that as long as he digested some more "Instigator" potion and reduced its pressure on his spirit, he could use the "Connection" ability while maintaining a meditative state.
Doesn't this mean "mind reading" is accomplished in disguise?
Of course, this is forced mind reading, and people will notice it.
"Young man, do you rarely attend such parties? Why have I never seen you?"
A middle-aged man wearing silver-rimmed glasses and a square face sat near Varina holding a cup of coffee.
Varina smiled and asked, "Can't it be the first time I meet someone from a different circle than yours?"
"Yes, this is a possibility...well, or this is the fact."
The middle-aged man continued: "However, I found that you have a sense of alienation from almost everyone. You are obviously not a party regular."
"In fact, this is the first time I've been to a party like this."
Varina smiled, "I am a bounty hunter, and it is just a coincidence that I can attend this party."
He planned to use his identity to make the middle-aged man lose interest in talking to him.
But this trick obviously didn't work. The middle-aged man took advantage of the situation and said:
"Bounty hunter? Then you must have special strengths and abilities..."
"Sorry to interrupt, the gentleman over there is calling me."
Varina pointed at Roger, Varden and others on the other side of the living room, smiled apologetically, and got up from the sofa.
As soon as he got close to the two protagonists of the afternoon tea, he heard them calling him to take out the piece of jewelry.
Varina took out the large jewelry box from his arms, glanced at Varden, and handed it to Roger.
This is the most difficult level in his "reconciliation plan" - how to make two people who think they are winners curb their pride and live in peace with the loser.
"Let me introduce to you, he is Rexxar, a bounty hunter who is good at solving problems." Roger patted Varina on the shoulder and introduced him to the other three.
Fortunately, Roger's words were not too explicit... Varina hurriedly spoke out at this time to save the balance that was about to tip.
He said in a humble tone: "Actually, I am just a bounty hunter. What I am really good at is finding help and solutions to solve problems."
While Varina was speaking, Mr. Hilbert Alucard glanced at him in surprise.
"Rexa is indeed a master at solving problems," Varden agreed at this time: "He thought of a perfect way to prevent any of us from losing face."
"You think so, Roger?"
Mike, the news reporter on the side, looked back and forth between the two protagonists and kept writing in his hand.
These words are a bit dangerous... Varina was about to interject to lighten the atmosphere when he heard Mr. Alucard's calm voice:
"Honestly, I would like to ask these two gentlemen, which one of you likes the jewelry I designed more?"
Damn it, this guy has no good intentions... Varina's heart sank when he heard this, and he was keenly aware that this jewelry designer was trying to provoke conflicts.
"Ha ha."
He laughed a few times to temporarily attract attention, and then said:
"Forgive me for being presumptuous. I think both gentlemen like your design very much. It's hard to tell who likes it more."
Varina used a quasi-spell of verbal "misleading" on this sentence to completely separate the two concepts of "love of design" and "win or lose in gambling" and eliminate the association between Roger and Varden.
This time, when Varina spoke, Mr. Hilbert Alucard looked at him deeply.
After completing this step and seeing both Roger and Varden begin to praise and praise Mr. Alucard's design, Varina had the energy to reflect on his sudden change in attitude.
Since the beginning of afternoon tea, he has been staying next to the two protagonists, but he always gives people a kind of transparent feeling... And just now, if it weren't for the obvious instigation in his words, Warina even noticed that Can't bear his malice.
Only then did he realize that this guy was no ordinary person!
Varina recalled the guests' impressions and perceptions of Mr. Hilbert Alucard and found that in addition to being a jewelry designer, he was also a psychologist.
psychologist!
No wonder.
This guy is not a psychologist, he is a "psychiatrist"!
