I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

Regarding the distribution of candies, Pei Xiang found it a little tricky.She racked her brains for a while, and finally came up with a very appropriate solution.

"Well, Ace," Pei Xiang looked at Quincy's sneaky back in front of him, and suggested enthusiastically while following him, "To be fair, you can also give me a bag of fudge as a gift. Then... I will put I will give you half of my gift, okay?"

"Split me in half?"

Ace paused, and carefully calculated how many half of 36 are in his heart again?Also, after subtracting fifteen from 36, how many are left...

Pei Xiang gave an outspoken "Yes", thinking he was very generous.

"In this way, you, who had nothing at first, can get eighteen more fruit jelly candies at once, and they are generously shared with you by a good friend. Hey, just think about it for a while, and you will know that those jelly candies represent beautiful friendship Must be super sweet."

Ace: ...

——It is indeed a super sweet and generous friendship.

"In this case, in order to repay this deep friendship, Amy, I shouldn't just give you a piece of candy as a gift."

Ace spoke softly, and his handsome brows were full of warm smiles at this moment. It was obvious that he was moved by Pei Xiang's selfless suggestion.

Hearing that there were more gifts, Pei Xiang tidied up the broken hair around his ears reservedly, his eyes were watery, and there was a little expectation hidden in his reservation.

Frankly speaking, she was also quite interested in Mrs. Matt's raisin pumpkin pudding.

Seeing this, Ace slowed down and said very sincerely:

"Amy, after I go back, I will definitely help you make an appointment for the year-round nursing check-up project of Dr. Stoke in the town. Once a month, all expenses are covered."

Pei Xiang blinked, confused for a moment.She thought to herself, who is Dr. Stocker?Nursing check what items?

--what? !

"Doctor Stock, it's the..."

Pei Xiang suddenly took a breath, and immediately looked at Ace with the eyes of a class enemy:

"Is that the new dentist in town?"

Ace smiled and nodded, with concern in his eyes:

"It's a dentist. After observing this period of time, I think you will need an annual card for the dentist's office, Amy."

Pei Xiang: I did eat a lot of sweets recently, but...

Couldn't help closing his mouth tightly and licking his neat and healthy little white teeth quietly, Pei Xiang felt that he had been completely let down by his friendship.

——*——*——

Quincy walked a long way, not because the destination was so far away, but because he was used to being cautious and vigilant.Even though he didn't find any stalkers behind him, he went around in circles several times, and finally approached the location indicated on the note cautiously.

In the dark basement of a small, shabby general store, Quincy held up a lantern to see clearly the old man who had sent a message urging him to come here.

"Xenos, my loyal friend, why are you back?"

The man called Xenos sat sickly in the corner, looking weak and weak.

He has a big frame, a thick neck and a square face, dark eyes, and messy curly hair whose original color can't be discerned, but is entangled randomly on his head.

"Quincy, you're finally here. Tsk, it's been a long time, my old man."

The man leaning against the corner grinned, revealing a row of crooked teeth.

Quincy looked at his former friend by the light of the lantern, secretly evaluating his current state, and if... then this hidden danger would be completely resolved.

"Hey, gray hair, do you see clearly?"

Xenos looked at Quincy with twinkling eyes mockingly, slightly bent one leg, revealing the gun in his hand:

"If you have any memory of the past, you should remember my marksmanship, Quincy. Believe me, even if I am so weak that I can only move one finger, I will send all the bullets into your black heart inside."

Quincy showed a smirk. Of course he remembered how difficult it was to deal with Xenos holding a gun. No, it should be said that Xenos has beast-like intuition and talent in fighting and killing. Few people are as good as him opponent.

"If Thornfield appears here, that person may be able to draw with Xenos." Quincy's mind flickered, and this idea came up.

But there has never been any if in this world, because the hearty and brave Captain Thornfield has been killed by Quincy and Xenos.His body was buried on an uninhabited island, and his two children now regard Quincy as their elder and benefactor.

"Xenos, why did you put yourself in such a mess? Are you seriously injured? Wait, there are police detectives everywhere in the city these days, and the rumors are very tight. It is said that they are looking for a man who killed many people. The fugitive of ... is that you?"

"Heh, how do I know who those little white faces with weak legs are looking for trouble?"

Xenos bared his teeth and sneered a few times, without directly admitting it, but his eyes were bright with arrogance and complacency.

"However, I did kill several idiots who dared to raise their guns in front of me. Hey, those uniformed people chased me everywhere because of the number of people. Of course, I will kill a few short-lived ghosts who are chasing after me. I got two guns for nothing, hehe."

Quincy ignored Xenos' flaunting mood, and just concluded with a calm face:

"It really is you. You are now a wanted criminal. As long as you are caught, they will definitely sentence you to death."

Xenos shook the gun in his hand, and said with a grin:

"So I came to you. Quincy, you have to help me get out of this damn place. I need some money. Yes, you have to give me a lot of money. I want to go abroad and live a happy life."

"I've always been willing to help friends who are in trouble," Quincy said in a slippery tone, "but I won't do charity endlessly. Xenos, I remember we agreed at the beginning, you help me deal with it Thornfield, I'll give you a handsome reward. Let me think about it, it's not a small amount of money. It's a full one-third of my net worth. After that, we don't owe anyone. It's gone."

"So, you're not willing to help me out?" Xenos stared at Quincy like a poisonous snake.

"I can help you evade capture and send you to the ship, Xenos. I will give you some money, but not much. To be honest, my life is not very easy, my friend."

"Oh, come on, Quincy, you don't have much truth in your mouth." The wanted man with the gun stood up slowly while leaning on the wall, and then approached the person opposite with a sneer, "I know quite well what will happen to those who trust you , unfortunately, they are all used by you to the bone, just like that Thornfield boy. So, I will not listen to your nonsense, Quincy, give me enough money, otherwise, we two We're done together."

Facing Xenos who was approaching step by step, Quincy frowned subconsciously.The fugitive standing up straight had a body like a steel tower, coupled with his dark and ruthless demeanor, it could bring great pressure to Quincy just from the visual point of view.

Xenos squinted his eyes. He noticed Quincy's momentary shivering and fear, and he was proud of it, so he continued to threaten:

"I have a lot of murders on me. Once I am arrested by them, I will definitely die. If this is the case, why should I die alone? Quincy, don't forget what you have done, you and I collaborated to kill Captain Thornfield! That was the first time I killed someone, hehe.

"Also, did the shipwreck accident really have nothing to do with the quality of the hull? If not, why did you ask me to help you in such a hurry? Heh, Quincy, do you really think I don't have any evidence? Do you really think you can throw me out of America like a loser? Stop dreaming, Quincy!

"Quincy, you are a smart person, you have to think about it seriously, if there is nothing that can restrain you, will I ask you for help when I am injured and weak? Others can't see your face clearly, so I still don't know you What kind of cunning scum is it?"

The threatening words came to Quincy's ears sentence by sentence, making his head buzz, and the thing he was most worried about finally happened.Xenos, who had been away for many years, returned, squandered his money, caused countless troubles, and then began to use the original handle to threaten and blackmail.

"Xenos is an insatiable blood-sucking leech. Once I am entangled by him, unless I completely eliminate him, I will never have peace."

As soon as this idea popped up, Quincy's desire to kill Xenos to avoid future troubles became even stronger.It's just that Xenos is very defensive and powerful, so he is not so easy to deal with, especially if he can't attract the attention of others.

Quincy seemed to be threatened, he staggered back two steps, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then tried his best to explain with a tight voice:

"I, I really don't have that much money now. The business of the shipyard has not been as prosperous as it used to be. You...you should understand that after the ship sank, my family's business has declined a lot. Although, although the committee later The result of the investigation is that the shipwreck accident is not directly related to the quality of the ship itself, but there are still many people who refuse to take the big ship manufactured by our shipyard, and some customers are very jealous of this kind of thing and simply cancel the cooperation.

"These difficulties... You should be clear, Xenos, you were there back then. Even, even in order to prevent Thornfield from continuing to investigate the truth of the sunken ship, you and I joined forces to kill him and kill him.

"Even though the truth of the shipwreck was covered up and Thornfield shut up forever, the business of the shipyard was still greatly affected. I am now, alas, just struggling. To be honest, I used to occasionally Just imagine, if you make a fortune abroad, will you help me based on your past friendship."

Xenos wasn't completely deceived by Quincy's misfortune, but he did restrain his aggression a bit, and asked with doubts:

"Depending on your means... Maybe you will be affected in the first few years, but as long as the limelight passes, you will definitely be able to turn around again. Quincy, don't lie to me, you don't want to know what kind of revenge I will take means."

Quincy smiled wryly, his voice hoarse:

"How dare I lie to you. At the beginning, I also had similar thoughts. I thought that after a few years, no matter what method I used, the business would gradually improve. It's a pity that I was unlucky and missed the few years when I had to avoid the limelight. I have made an important change in shipbuilding technology, and I have fallen behind step by step. And because of the money I gave you, I don’t have enough funds, so, alas, the operating conditions of the shipyard have been barely maintained.

"In the past few years, I have been struggling and trying to find a chance to turn around. To tell you the truth, my methods have never been very aboveboard, but they are finally effective. If, I mean, if you find me half a year later, the shipyard Maybe your situation has improved, but unfortunately, you just caught up with me when I was struggling."

Quincy's narration is full of true feelings. Although he may be suspected of crying poor, he did tell the truth about the plight of the shipyard.

Xenos also felt Quincy's rare sincerity, but he was not rare, nor would he be sympathetic.He only cares about the actual benefits he can get in front of him.

So, he snorted coldly and ordered directly:

"Since the shipyard can't continue to operate, let's sell it. In short, all I want is money, and I want it now. Don't tell me that half a year later, I can't wait for that time. If you are not willing to sell the shipyard, go to borrow money."

"How much do you want?"

"Just as much as last time, nothing less."

Quincy took a deep breath immediately. He tried his best to suppress the anger in his chest, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and asked:

"Xenos, you must force me?"

Xenos aimed his gun at Quincy, his face full of determination:

"Unless you plan to die with me, otherwise, you have to accept my threats. Quincy, no matter how many plots and tricks you have in your mind, you must listen to me now. Because you can't kill me, and you are afraid that I will be killed." Others discovered our whereabouts and exposed our little secret, heh."

"I am indeed afraid, but if you have me cornered, I would rather we die together."

After being extremely angry, Quincy suddenly calmed down completely.He quietly looked at Xenos who was threatening him, and expressed his firmest intentions in the most peaceful and quiet tone.

Xenos squinted his eyes, staring intently at the desperate expression on Quincy's face, feeling a little hesitant in his heart.

However, he quickly remembered how insidious and cunning this person was, and how greedy for life and afraid of death.That is to say, Quincy will not take decisive and tragic measures unless there is a real desperate situation.

"Quincy, do you know? Your expression now is indeed very deceptive. When Thornfield found out that you used substandard cheap materials to build the ship, which caused the accident, when he questioned you, you were Challenged him to a duel with that look. Then he believed you, thinking you just wanted a decent death and the honor of the Quincy name.

"Hey, how could Thornfield expect that you, who are determined to die, will set up an ambush during the duel, and let me take the opportunity to attack him. Ha, look at the fate of the last fool who was deceived by your expression, Quincey, put away your hypocrisy and do as I tell you."

Quincy's complexion became very ugly at a certain moment.

Xenos held a gun in one hand and patted Quincy on the shoulder with the other:

"Stop trying to play tricks, my friend, go and raise money, I can give you three days. Of course, after you leave, I won't stay here anymore, so don't think about any conspiracy up.

"Besides, you have to pray for me every day, praying that I will not be caught or killed. Because only if I live and live freely, your scandals will not be exposed to the eyes of the world, understand? I Xeno I'm not stupid Thornfield, I'm always on guard against you, cunning and vicious gray Quincy."

Quincy only felt that the hand on his shoulder seemed to be the hand of the devil from hell, which made him tremble with fear and wanted to break it off with all his strength.

Just as Quincy and Xenos came and talked about terms, Pei Xiang and Ace who followed quietly exited the passage in the basement and reappeared in front of the shelves of the grocery store.

Glancing at the unconscious grocery store owner, Pei Xiang asked softly:

"Is this Xenos one of the parties in the conflict you encountered before?"

Ace knew that what Pei Xiang was talking about was the gunfight he encountered in the dark alley when he was interrogating the maid, so he gave his own opinion.

"I was standing on the other side of the wall and I didn't see the fleeing man, but I remembered his voice. Adding his injury and the content of his communication with Quincy, it should be the same person. "

Pei Xiang believed in Ace's judgment.

Ace carefully analyzed again:

"If Xenos is the vicious wanted criminal, then let's go and notify the guards to catch him. As that Xenos said, once he is arrested, there is only one way to die, so he doesn't need to replace him at all. Quincy hides the crime.

"But I have another worry. Xenos claims that he has the handle to threaten Quincy. Frankly speaking, I doubt the real existence of those handles, and I guess Quincy is also suspicious of this matter.

"Amy, if we notify the police to arrest people now, and Xenos's words are unfounded, will Quincy get away with the crimes he deserves? He is not even charged with harboring fugitives. Because this is the first time they have Meeting, Quincy has every excuse to exonerate himself."

Pei Xiang sighed, and said in a deep voice:

"I understand that the safest way at present is to 'let' Xenos and Quincy work together, the closer the relationship between the two of them, the better for us.

"During this period, we can take the opportunity to investigate the matter about Mr. Thornfield and the real cause of the shipwreck accident, and it is best to find strong evidence to prove that Quincy committed a crime.

"Of course, it's nothing if you can't find out, because Quincy must have gotten involved with Xenos at that time, and he can no longer use high-sounding reasons to prove his innocence, at least he has to bear the charge of harboring a murderer. But, I don't really want to do that."

Ace was not surprised at Pei Xiang's disapproval.

He has long discovered that although both he and Pei Xiang are most likely from another magical and magical world, they may not even be human beings.But compared to his own indifference to the human race and ignorance of some social values, Pei Xiang's "human" traits are more obvious.

"Amy, are you worried about that Xenos' behavior? Worried that if you don't arrest him as soon as possible, but let him move freely outside, he will kill more people casually, right?"

Pei Xiang nodded, and said in a gentle voice:

"That Xenos...has no respect for human life anymore. If he is allowed to continue hiding outside, then he may kill some innocent people in order to ensure that he does not reveal his whereabouts."

"Then what do you want to do?"

——If I plan to kill him directly, I will go to the basement to solve the trouble now.

"I plan to use the formation knowledge I learned in my dream to trap these two people in the basement without water, food, medicine or any other daily necessities. Then, let them slowly explain the truth of the year and provide some proofs valid evidence of his crimes."

"You should have done that to Quincy a long time ago," Ace grumbled.

Pei Xiang smiled and shook his head: "No, I didn't know that Quincy had killed people before, um, he might even be the culprit of a shipwreck accident. I just think he is a profiteer with dirty business methods, so I don't know This kind of more drastic measures will be taken.”

Ace knew that Pei Xiang had his own rules of conduct in mind, so he stopped suggesting anything, but started to help Pei Xiang get busy, and asked for some knowledge of formations by the way.

By the time the two of them had arranged everything, it was already getting dark.

Pei Xiang rubbed his empty stomach, decided to end today's work, and return to the hotel with Ace to eat and rest.As for the two people who suddenly couldn't find the exit in the basement, it was out of her concern.

By the way, there is also the grocer who harbored the fugitive Xenos.He was still unconscious, and according to Pei Xiang's estimation, this person would not regain consciousness until the next night.But just to be on the safe side, Pei Xiang drugged him a little more before leaving.

On the way back, this time they actually happened to pass by Mrs. Matt's dessert house, and the two couldn't help thinking about the distribution of candies.

Ace remembered the question of returning gifts, and immediately turned around and walked into the dessert room.On the other hand, Pei Xiang was slightly distressed because of the "Dentist's annual card warning". She wandered back and forth ten meters away from the dessert house, looking around frequently, which seemed to be a bit of a dilemma.

Just when she was struggling, Ace came back with fruit jelly.

"Amy, here's a bag of fudge for you."

Pei Xiang snorted and didn't take it immediately, but announced very seriously:

"I accept your gift, but I decided not to give you half of the candy. In this way, you don't have to go to the dentist to apply for an annual card because you are grateful for my friendship. If you must do it, keep it for yourself Use it."

Ace nodded with a smile and did not refute any of Pei Xiang's decisions.

Seeing that he was so talkative, Pei Xiang also laughed.At the same time, she thought happily, in this way, not only did she get rid of the dreaded annual card for the dentist, but she also had a whole bag of 36 gummies in total, which was a double blessing!

"Thank you, Ace, you are really the most understanding friend."

Pei Xiang, who took the bag with a smile, weighed the candy in his hand, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

She opened the bag suspiciously, and suddenly found that half of the fudge was missing.

——Although I don’t count them, I’m sure they can’t be wrong. I’ve practiced my eyesight!