After realizing the true identity of the jewelry designer, Varina became nervous.
First of all, he just used the extraordinary ability of "misleading", so the other party may have noticed his identity as an extraordinary person;
Secondly, what the other party did just now, if it was not to sabotage his plan, it was to spy on himself.
No, you have to beat it back!
After making up his mind, Varina took the opportunity to say after Roger and Varden exchanged their compliments:
"Mr. Alucard, I heard that in addition to being a master of jewelry design, you are also an excellent psychiatrist. With all due respect, can I visit you?"
He has an accentuated pronunciation of the word "psychiatrist."
Mr. Alucard turned his head when he heard the sound, and what he saw was Varina's eyes full of malice.
Of course, this fleeting moment can easily be dismissed as an illusion.
But he is a Sequence 7 "psychiatrist", and I believe he can never be wrong. So...this is a threat?
He was stunned and regretted his previous casual probing.
He was a little overconfident, but he didn't expect that the other person was not an ordinary extraordinary person, but could be so sharp, and could determine his sequence with just one sentence.
You know, he has just confirmed that the other party is indeed an extraordinary person. As for the sequence, I can only say that it has been narrowed down to one of "lawyer", "scammer" and "instigator".
But this is incompatible with the maliciousness just now... Could it be that he is a "cold-blooded person"? !
Mr. Alucard's thoughts were racing, and he quickly showed a rather warm smile, "If it is a formal visit, you are welcome."
"Yes, if I'm free during the day."
Varina smiled and nodded, having a more accurate grasp of Mr. Alucard's attitude - it seemed that he had chosen to follow his heart.
Of course, he will not let down his guard because of this. After all, he has to "be careful with the audience."
Fortunately, Mr. Alucard did show sincerity. In the subsequent verbal exchanges between Roger and Varden, he also began to use language to guide and soften the attitudes of both parties.
He and Varina cooperated, "misleading" and "persuading" followed by "pacifying", and soon the two protagonists abandoned their prejudices and shook hands to make peace.
"Everyone, regarding the gambling these days, I think I can give you a result at today's afternoon tea party." Roger held the large jewelry box and shouted to attract the attention of all the guests.
Walden took a step forward, reached out and opened the jewelry box in Roger's hand, showing the exquisite diamond necklace with a large aquamarine pendant inside, and said:
"Roger and I jointly decided to make peace with each other and cancel the bet."
Roger followed up and said: "This 'Heart of the Blue' necklace will be owned by Varden and I to bear witness to our friendship."
This unexpected ending surprised the guests who came for the afternoon tea and made them talk a lot.
"Kacha!"
Reporter Mike, who was well prepared, seized the opportunity and captured the scene of the reconciliation between the two.
He hurriedly put it in the small book in his pocket and wrote down this key piece of information, "Roger and Varden canceled the bet and reconciled, and the bounty hunter Rexxar seems to be the key person."
…
Before the tea party ended, Varina was reminded by the servant to stay last and leave.
In the foyer of the villa, he met Roger who had just seen off his guests.
Roger looked at Varina, showing a hint of disappointment, "You did a very good job, so I planned to double your bounty."
"Unfortunately, because of your caution, my victory was not obvious enough."
He looked at Varina, shook his head and said, "As you said, you are indeed just a bounty hunter."
"However, you still completed my commission, so the reward will not be less for you."
The manservant on the side stepped forward and handed over a bulging envelope.
Varina took it without checking it, stuffed it into his pocket, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your generosity."
"I hope there will be another chance to cooperate next time."
After saying this, he put on his top hat, nodded and walked out of the hall.
…
Although there were some twists and turns, the result was finally good.
On the carriage ride back, Varina opened the envelope, counted it, and found that the last bounty amount given by Roger was 600 pounds.
Do the math, add in the 300 pounds from Varden, and you owe Maric some more. Even if you take into account the material premium, getting the two main materials for the Sequence 7 "Witch" potion will no longer be a problem in terms of money.
The premise is that Maric's circle is strong and he can find two materials.
Then, Varina thought about the "psychologist" Mr. Alucard.
With the help of a brief "reasoning state", Varina recalled that this gentleman was a member of the Psychological Alchemy Society and was also the person in charge of reviewing Miss "Justice" Audrey's joining the Psychological Alchemy Society in the future.
It shouldn't be a big problem for the time being.
This is Varina's final judgment.
After all, he only exposed his identity as a bounty hunter, and the other party exposed more. If they hurt each other, the other party would obviously suffer more.
As for the longer future?
By that time, he had probably become a "witch" and had changed his identity, so there was no need to worry.
Returning to his residence, Varina was surprised to find that Qili was not there.
This is rare. Didn't she always stay at home in the past?
However, considering that she is also restricted by the Witch Sect, maybe she has a new mission, which is not abnormal.
Varina shook his head, tidied up, took a bath in the bathroom, and got into bed to catch up on his sleep.
He hadn't slept for nearly two days and one night.
If he were still an ordinary person, I am afraid that Varina would be dizzy during afternoon tea and would be completely unable to lead the reconciliation ceremony he designed, let alone have a brief confrontation with a "psychiatrist".
…
Varina thought he could sleep until the morning of the 14th, but apparently he miscalculated.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the witch boss woke him up.
"I bought you dinner," Qili pointed to the wooden lunch box she put on the table and said, "Also, tell me what you have been busy with these days."
There was no feeling when he was asleep, but after being woken up, Varina did feel hungry.
Anyway, he didn't eat less of the food Qili brought, so he got up and went to the bathroom to wash up briefly, then came back and sat at the table to start working.
After the meal, he roughly described to Qi Li the first bounty mission he had completed, along with the reasons he had made up.
"That's it. I did use my instigation ability to dominate the development of the entire incident, but there was very little feedback from the role. It can be said that there was almost none."
"So, I still need to continue to explore and find better ways to play."
Qili sat cross-legged on his bed, holding her chin with her left hand. After listening to Varina's statement, she worded her words carefully and suggested tactfully:
"Perhaps, playing the role of 'instigator' requires more than just 'instigating', but more importantly, inducing evil desires in the target's heart and producing some rather bad consequences?"
Alas, of course I know this... I even know the fastest way to digest it, just like Triss's behavior in the original work... But I don't want to do it to such a bad level...
Looking at the silent Varina, Qili said in a gentle tone:
"It doesn't matter, you have time to try slowly."
"I have selected two new 'assassins' in the past few days. I will give them any tasks."
Varina was speechless after hearing this. He felt that he had suffered too much kindness and his heart was a little heavy.
