A Wizard's Survival Guide to the 20th Century

Levi got out of the car, walked through a hidden alley, and opened the door of a certain house from a courtyard.

Behind this door is the utility room of Chen's Chop Suey Shop. You can open another door to enter the small restaurant.

The door was opened, and the doorbell rang twice, making a "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding" sound.

Old Chen turned around and saw Li Wei, who was dressed like a dog, walking over. He was stunned for a moment, and it took him two or three seconds to recognize who the person was.

"You're lucky. If you had come two hours earlier, you would have fallen into a trap."

"I heard Sun Mouse say that the gang members are here, right?" Li Wei said, "Do you hear me clearly? Are you here to find me?"

"Probably, unless we have a second wizard named Li." Old Chen said, "I just don't know if he is here to win you over or to hunt you down."

"To me, it's both the same," Levi replied. "I can't get on their pirate ship, and I won't be captured. If they find me before I leave Bridgewick, then We can only stop it with the coming of troops."

"Do you want to confront them head-on?" Lao Chen asked.

"As long as I bite them painfully, it will be enough to let the gang members know that I am not someone to be trifled with." Levi smiled, "Do you know the information about the people who are chasing me?"

Old Chen held up his cigarette, blew out a circle and said, "I know, the people who came to my store are makeup artist Ren Owens and interrogator Hank Henshaw."

"Owens generally does not directly participate in battles. His E-level witchcraft is "beautiful makeup", which changes the appearance of himself and others, and D-level witchcraft "body management" can draw out fat from other people's bodies, but this takes a certain amount of time. Direct contact, just be careful not to be attacked by him."

"Interrogator Henshaw is a little more troublesome, but he is good at assisting and interfering. His E-level witchcraft is "interrogation", which can make words contain power, making the person who hears involuntarily want to answer his questions. The louder the voice. , the stronger the effect. We don’t know about D-level witchcraft.”

"The one you have to be really careful about is their superior, one of the four deputies of the Bridgewick Gang. His other information is unclear, except that he is a beast type and his trait is [honey badger]."

Levi nodded, committing the information to memory.

Then, he pretended to open the suitcase, but actually secretly took out the urn of Lao Wang placed in the space.

"Old Chen, take this."

Lao Chen took it and saw the three words Wang Fushun written on the iron plate.

"This is..." Old Chen said in surprise, "I thought you threw his body into the river to feed the crocodiles."

"When he was alive, one of us had to die, and I couldn't hold anything back." Li Wei said, "Now that he is dead, there is no need to add insult to injury. There is definitely no way to keep the whole body. Leave the ashes and send them back to his family. , which can be regarded as the end of the two-year friendship between me and Lao Wang."

The reason why Li Wei came to see Lao Chen was to ask him to help arrange Lao Wang's funeral affairs. Asking for information about gang members was secondary.

Levi didn't expect the gang members to move so quickly. He thought it would take a few days for the gang to discover Lao Wang's disappearance.

Old Chen paused for a while and said: "I will handle this matter. He is from Fujian and Yue. It should not be difficult for me to find his family."

"Okay." Levi said.

Lao Chen put the urn on the table, held his knees and sat back on the stool. He glanced at Levi with emotion and suddenly said: "If you die outside one day, I will definitely pick you up and burn you."

Why does this sound a bit strange?

Levi shook his head and changed the topic: "Old Chen, do you want to take advantage of this opportunity to go back to Siris?"

"Now that the situation in Siris has stabilized, a merchant government is always better than an emperor. If you go back now, with your cooking skills, you can be a master chef for at least 20 more years."

Lao Chen trembled, and a few wisps of ashes fell from the cigarette butt in his hand.

Levi continued: "Bridgewick is not a permanent place. When you get older and lose the value of a contact person, the gang will target you sooner or later. Now their attention is on me. This is Best chance to get out of here.”

After listening quietly, Old Chen took a deep breath of smoke.

After a long while, he smiled bitterly and said: "I originally had two sons and a daughter, as well as a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law."

"They were all very filial until the army's cannon blew up our house. The eldest son was broken into several pieces on the spot, and my daughter was not spared either."

"There is only one second son left. Some people say that he was captured by the army and later fled to Phoenix."

Levi was silent.

"That guy is a liar."

"Well, it is indeed."

"I know, I will help you pay attention." Levi said.

There was only smoke in the hotel, and an old-fashioned wall clock kept clicking.

"It's time for me to go." Levi stood up and picked up his suitcase.

"Wait a minute." Lao Chen called to him, then walked to the cashier, squatted down, and moved something out.

It was a walnut box with a series of letters printed on it.

Lao Chen blew off the dust on it, walked up to Li Wei with the box in his hands, and put it down gently.

He opened the box, revealing an exquisite jet black revolver and a box of 24 bullets.

"This is a Webley revolver. It's a rare thing after all. It was given to me by a Hampton man. It's of no use to me, so you can take it." Old Chen held the pipe in his mouth.

Levi picked up the gun and tried it in surprise. He didn't expect that Old Chen could have such a thing in his hand.

"There's no charge, right?" Levi asked with a sideways glance.

"of course."

"Then I'll take it." Levi folded the gun from the middle, pushed in the bullet, and gave it a try.

The weight was heavy. He had done target shooting in his previous life and knew the general usage of the gun, but he really had no confidence in his accuracy.

After secretly putting the gun into the space, Levi smiled at Lao Chen: "I'm really leaving. If I stay for a while, the gang members will come."

Lao Chen said: "Okay, by the way, there is one more thing."

"What?" Levi was confused.

"Watch less of that stuff, it's not good for your health."

Lao Chen pointed at the magazine under Levi's arm, and the latter realized that he also had a copy of "Tutu Gongzi" with him.

Li Wei's face turned red and he didn't know how to explain it, so he had to give Old Chen a blank look and quickly opened the door and left.

Lao Chen, who stayed behind, couldn't help but let out a long sigh after watching Li Wei walk away.

The hour hand ticked rhythmically.

After a long while, he murmured: "Seriously, if you die outside, I will definitely pick you up and burn you..."