Chen Ang's choice obviously surprised Lawyer Luke. He carefully observed Chen Ang and the others for a while before speaking: "Of course, Mr. Constantine. This master key can open all the doors of this house..."

Chen Ang seemed to have not reacted and still smiled and said, "It was my request that was abrupt!"

"But who would have any intention of this house?" Lawyer Luke smiled: "This house may have been very valuable before, but it is really big. We have lived here for more than four generations, and we don't have the money to warranty this big house, so it is already dilapidated. It's a country town that's really not worth much!"

Nick interrupted: "But there must be many antiques in such an ancient house! That's a very valuable thing! So you can't give this key to him..."

Lawyer Luke smiled and said, "Both are trustworthy people, and the 200,000 inheritance can be very helpful to us. We plan to leave here after obtaining the inheritance. We are old! We need better medical care and pension conditions. With that money, we plan to move to New Orleans."

"Besides, all the antiques were put away by us and placed in a house in the attic. There was the only door in the house that could not be opened with a master key."

Chen Ang took the key without hesitation and thanked: "Thank you for your generosity, and the conversation with you was really pleasant. You are a knowledgeable person. You are like a person who has witnessed the changes in the history of this town and the times. I am really interested in history. This house has a long history. It is like a gallery of time, some old-time styles and characteristics, which are preserved very well here... Can we visit it?"

Lawyer Luke welcomed: "After dinner, you can browse it as you like. It's too old! It's useless except history!"

Several people leaned against the fireplace for a while and chatted in the restaurant for dinner. The dinner was made of chickpeas and mashed potatoes, which was a classic country style. After dinner, lawyer Luke apologized: "I am used to sleeping for a while after dinner. You know the habit of the country people. Our nightlife here is very boring and usually goes to bed early!"

Chen Ang and Nick looked at each other and nodded to show that they understood that the separation between American cities and rural towns is very serious. International metropolises sing and have developed nightlife, but rural towns are simple and boring. The traditional Puritan living habits still dominate here. Although rural towns are now beginning to be dominated by entertainment, young people's various parties and entertainment lives are no worse than urban areas.

But the couple is really traditional. They are like the most conservative American Puritans.

Some hunchbacked hostess took Chen Ang and the others to the room where they were resting. The room was on the second floor. When they opened the door, a faint musty smell floated out. The house was quite big. Although it smelled a little moldy, it was still clean. Chen Ang touched the tabletop and there was no gray at all.

This is a big house with thirty houses.

Chen Ang also arrived suddenly and he came one afternoon earlier than Nick without any prior notice.

People who live in big houses know that it is not realistic to maintain the house for a long time. The kitchen that is not a habit of fire will fall into dust. As long as you don’t use it, the corners of the bedroom you sleep in will fall into dust. This is still the room of a young man, let alone two widowed middle-aged couples.

How could they have the energy to clean up more than 30 rooms? It should be covered with white cloth everywhere, and most of the unused rooms should be sealed.

Chen Ang put down his luggage and went to find Nick. Nick lived next to him. As soon as he stepped in, he found that it was also clean and smelly, but there was no dust on it, even in the corner.

Nick did not talk about Chen Ang's sudden call to him here, but instead took out some information from Chen Ang like a chat. Their words were so clever that they exchanged a lot of information, but it was very natural. At the same time, they did not disclose a single sentence about their identity.

It's enough for the eavesdropper to understand nothing.

“There are many portraits and sculptures of religious symbols, including the Virgin, the Son, and some biblical figures.” Nick joked: “You should be very interested!”

"What I'm even more curious about is..." Chen Ang pointed to the top of Nick's big bed in the room, and something hanging from the ceiling opposite the one that was sewn with buttons on the eyes, about the size of someone's palm. The other organs of the doll's face, the nose and mouth were painted with a clumsy brush as graffiti.

"What does it feel like when you are lying on the bed, opening your eyes to look at this thing?"

Not only was Nick not afraid, but after Chen Ang said this, he was still a little curious. As soon as he lay back, a black bald head fell to the head of the bed, his eyes facing the doll: "It's quite cute... If I had a daughter, I would play with her with the doll, you know I would be the kind of father who can put down his figure and have a good affinity."

"You must first have a daughter!" Chen Ang said in a blunt blow.

"And, before you have a daughter, you must first have a wife, but you don't..."

Nick lay on the bed and said, "I just went to the toilet. Can you imagine it? Such a big house doesn't even have a mirror! I was curious for a moment and asked the woman who brought me over. She said: The mirror is a door and will let you see bad things. If you want to live alone in such a place quietly, it is best not to see the mirror. So..."

"So she secretly flipped your luggage?" Chen Ang said calmly.

"She has a very light hand, but I can still find out...it's not easy to hide from me." Nick said: "It sounds like she has also flipped through your luggage. But the secrets of people like us are not easily discovered...Is she looking for a mirror?"

"It is possible for superstitious elderly people to do anything!" Chen Ang didn't seem surprised.

"And did you smell it?" Nick got impulsively and got up to sniff around. He turned to Chen Ang and said, "There is a faint stench here... There are many kinds of stench, which I am very familiar with." Nick's relaxed expression gradually changed. His eyes became a little sharp at this moment, but this feeling soon disappeared.

He became a black man who likes to be funny again.

Chen Ang walked around the house. He lifted up the stall on the ground with his feet. Under the stall at the door, he drew two straight lines with white and red powder to block the door.

"Is this special meaning?" Nick asked.

"Salt can block evil damage, and red brick powder has the effect of blocking the enemy's approaching in Haitian witchcraft." Chen Ang twisted the white powder and easily determined that it was salt and it was unfiltered coarse salt. The red brick powder was a little difficult to judge. Fortunately, he was familiar with the mysterious culture of various countries and regions.

"We usually use cinnabar in our place!" Chen Ang lowered the carpet and said.

"Is cinnabar more useful, or is it more useful?" Nick asked curiously: "I have never seen you handle a case before! I asked me to tell you that when I saw your resume, I was really surprised."

"It's useful in the hands of experts. We follow the rules..."

"Oh! Tell me the truth!" Nick said: "Now we are partners, aren't we? Tell me some little secrets in your industry!"

Chen Ang said helplessly: "Okay! I'll say something... In folk witchcraft, there is a principle that is very important. If you believe, you have it, and if you don't believe it, you don't! Some magic relies on energy to play a role, just like Kamataj. The mages collect energy and turn energy into weapons, so I say they act according to the rules. But there are some magic, they rely on belief and their role."

"The will of the mage makes it effective!"

"So at that time, the will of the subject was also very important. Once you don't believe in witchcraft, its power will drop greatly because the world is material, witchcraft is conscious. Consciousness can act on consciousness, but it is difficult to act on matter."
Chapter completed!