Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

The old woman's face was ashen, but even so, she did not want to fight Chen Zhao.

No matter what the considerations are, it is not wise to take action against Chen Zhao.

If she were younger, she would probably tear the man in front of her into pieces, wring him out and stuff him into the cellar.

As I get older, although my magic power accumulation is stronger, my energy, physical strength and even consciousness are not as high as before.

Instead, her clerk, the red-haired girl, looked like a fried rooster, with red and black energy balls appearing in each of her hands.

Chen Zhao felt the magical power of this red-haired girl, a magical aura that he had never seen before.

It probably wasn't the magic system he was familiar with.

When the old woman saw the red-haired girl's magic, she immediately frowned and shouted: "Weier, stop, it's not your turn to do anything here, put away your magic."

If she wanted to take action, it would be her, not Weier.

Since she has no intention of taking action, what's the point of Wei'er taking action.

At least for now, the old woman has no plans to break up with Chen Zhao and the Supernatural Association behind Chen Zhao.

"Sir, what kind of explanation do you want?"

"Why you sold that wooden comb and your intentions."

The old woman took a deep breath, calmed down, and then turned to Weier and said, "Weier, look at the account book to see if the wooden comb he mentioned was sold in our store."

Even now, the old woman still doubts Chen Zhao's words.

Wei'er glared at Chen Zhao fiercely and opened the account book dissatisfied.

"When did it go on sale?"

"About two months ago."

Wei'er started to rummage, and finally she found the sales record in the ledger.

Wei'er is a clerk in the store. Of course she needs to record the things she sells.

And because the old woman doesn't know how to use electronic devices, her recording method is also recorded in this ledger.

Wei'er took out another purchase list for comparison.

After more than ten minutes, Wei'er's expression condensed.

The old woman noticed Wei'er's expression and her heart skipped a beat. There was no real problem.

However, the old woman remained calm and looked indifferent.

"Weier, have you found it?" the old woman asked lightly, trying to stay calm.

Weier nodded slightly: "The wooden comb is a consignment item, and the consignor is Rouen Faxiben."

As soon as she heard this name, the old woman became uneasy.

Rouen Faxi was a relatively famous alchemist.

But his fame does not lie in how great he is or what works he has produced.

And because of his bad reputation, he dares to try almost any magic item.

From Asia to Africa, then to Europe, and finally to America, he left his notoriety.

"You haven't checked whether his consignment is harmful?" the old woman scolded.

Her magic shop accepts consignments from alchemists and then collects commissions from them.

However, in order to ensure your business reputation, consignment items also need to be inspected.

"I checked..." Weier was so anxious that she almost shed tears.

Chen Zhao still had a cold face, and he didn't know if they were playing a double act.

He will not make an easy decision before he investigates clearly.

The old woman sighed, and her head felt big when she heard that it was Rouen Faxiben's consignment.

The name is synonymous with trouble.

Now she is 80% sure that the problem lies with Rouen Faxiben.

Wei'er must have checked the consignment.

But with her level, how could she possibly outplay Rouen Faxiben, an old fox.

Rouen Faxi could have concealed himself from Weier's inspection as long as he put on a little disguise.

Let's not talk about Rouen Faxiben's alchemy level. Just mentally, the two of them are not on the same level.

And Rouen Faxiben's personal deeds are really too bad.

Dare to do any taboo experiments and props.

I'm sure Rouen Faxi made some evil magic props this time and used them to deceive people.

"It's obviously just an ordinary psychic prop..." Wei'er complained softly. She still felt that Chen Zhao was provoking trouble.

"Sir, I think this is our fault." The old woman quickly understood the situation.

Whether it was force or reason, she had no advantage.

No matter how strong she is, no matter how wide her connections, and no matter how senior she is, she can't compare to the Local Snake Supernatural Association.

So take the initiative to give in, and then push the responsibility away.

"We did not check whether there was anything wrong with the consignment. We are willing to compensate the victims and pay a fine to the Paranormal Association."

The old woman kept her attitude very low, and first expressed that the problem was with us, but our problem was relatively minor, and we were also among the victims, and we had a good attitude of admitting our mistakes and accepting punishment. You can't insist on crushing me, an old woman. Bar.

"To compensate the victim, you should contact the victim yourself. I will give you the victim's contact information. As for the fine, our Supernatural Association does not need it. You can bring Rouen Faxiben to the headquarters of the Supernatural Association." Chen Zhao said calmly.

Chen Zhao was not worried about the old woman's lack of money. This looked like an old magic shop, but in fact the sales were not low.

At least the people in their association spend more than one hundred thousand dollars here every month.

Chen Zhao mentally assessed that the monthly turnover of this store might exceed two million US dollars.

Even the compensation given to the victim Shaila and the deceased Sean may not be able to make the old woman bleed.

The old woman frowned, losing money was a small matter.

Just as Chen Zhao guessed, she had plenty of money.

It's not even an exaggeration to say that she is a billionaire.

She accepted hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.

But if she wants to capture Rouen Faxiben, she will be in big trouble.

Rouen Faxi has been causing trouble for many years, but she has not been caught yet.

You don't need to think about how capable he is to know.

If you want to capture him, how much money will you need to spend?

"Sir, you see there are only two of us in this store, Wei'er and I. Do you think we have the ability to capture Rouen Faxiben?"

"If you don't have the ability, you can find someone."

This store has been open for nearly a hundred years, and Chen Zhao believes that the old woman's connections are definitely not limited to the two people in the store.

The old woman probably knows more people in the supernatural world than everyone in the Supernatural Association combined.

If she was willing to spend a lot of money, it would be more than enough to capture an alchemist.

And this matter was originally her fault, so she also had this obligation.

Of course the old woman considered this problem and she was willing to lose money.

But I don't want to get into trouble.

She was in business, so what kind of thing was she looking for someone to catch an alchemist?

And that's no ordinary alchemist.

Just then, a middle-aged man with messy hair walked in.

"Hello, Miss Weier, Ms. Mephisto, I'm here to collect payment."