[Pride and Prejudice] Red and Black Queen

Lord Henry Wharton, the notary, raised his hand, and everyone fell silent.

Dorian Gray and Friedrich North, who were a hundred steps apart, raised their guns and aimed at each other.

At this moment, the scene was tense, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

Sharp-eyed viewers can also see both men have their fingers on the trigger.

"boom--"

There was a gunshot, and the gunpowder smoke drifted from the muzzle in Friedrich's hand.

However, Dorian Gray, who was also holding the gun, let go of his hand when he pressed the trigger, letting the ring in front of the flintlock trigger hang on his fingertips, and hung the gun quite chicly.

There was still a faint warm smile on his face, but a flower of blood splashed on his chest.

With that smile on his face, he leaned back and fell down limply.

Suddenly, several screams erupted from the crowd.

Someone kept shouting: "Dead man! Dead man!"

Holding the gun, Friedrich stared blankly at the figure of Dorian Gray lying on the ground, with a dazed expression. He never seemed to have expected that Dorian Gray would choose to hang the gun instead of attacking during the duel. he.

His lips trembled, and he whispered: "Dorian Gray, what are you going to do?"

However, Dorian Gray, who was lying on the ground, had no ability to answer him.

Seeing the result of the duel, Lord Henry Wharton hurriedly indicated that the result of the duel was valid.

All the people who had been hiding in the rooms on both sides rushed out at once, and almost everyone was scrambling to see Dorian Gray's "corpse".

Neither Lord Henry Wharton nor Friedrich could squeeze in because there were so many spectators.

"No, not dead! Dorian Gray has his last breath!"

"My God, do you want to find him a doctor?"

"What on earth is Mr. Gray thinking? Why doesn't he attack?"

Yeah, that's what Friedrich wanted to ask too.

Friedrich clenched the gun in his hand and approached step by step.

Seeing his gloomy face and the gun in his hand, the onlookers immediately made way for him.

Friedrich came to Dorian Gray, lowered his head, and looked at the pale Dorian Gray.

A bright red flower exploded in his heart, and his bitter clothes were soaked in blood.

Friedrich squatted down and asked, "Why?"

Dorian Gray seemed to be aware of his words, and his head moved slightly.

Friedrich raised his voice and asked loudly, "Why? Why didn't you shoot!"

Dorian Gray had a reminiscing look on his face, as if he had thought of someone good, and the gentle expression on his face couldn't be more gentle.

He said softly: "Because someone told me that I should pay for the sins I owe."

"Mr. North, I shouldn't have fired back at you. I'd rather take a bullet."

He looked into Friedrich's eyes, "So, can the matter between me and the North family be over?"

Friedrich nodded with a complicated expression, "Okay, the North family will not trouble you again, you... If you have any requirements, just ask, and I will try my best to satisfy you."

After all, Dorian Gray looked like he was dying.

Dorian Gray paused and smiled with difficulty.

"Can Miss Wickham be sent for me?"

"I want to say that I finally lived up to Miss's trust. Thank you, Miss Wickham, for never thinking of giving up on me."

Miss Wickham?

Before Friedrich could react, a woman's voice came from behind him——

"I'm already here."

A scent of flowers flew past Friedrich, and the hem of his black robe rose and fell.

Friedrich was in a trance for a while, and the aroma in his memory seemed to break through the ground.

He saw an impossibly beautiful lady kneel beside Dorian Gray and hold his hand.

His heart seemed to be broken for a moment, beating fast.

With tears in her eyes, Qiao's expression was sad and gentle, "Please don't give up on yourself, persevere, and I will try my best to save you."

Dorian Gray lifted the corners of his mouth and smiled contentedly.

Joe quickly checked Dorian Gray's body, and said, "He's not dead yet, and he can be saved. Find me a clean and hygienic place first."

Julia Ship, who was Dorian Gray's assistant, immediately said, "Come with me, I know there is a good place."

Joe asked someone to help him lift Dorian Gray up, but her wrist was held by Dorian Gray.

Dorian Gray said weakly: "Before that, I have one more important thing."

Julia Heap said worriedly: "What do you have to say now? Mr. Dorian Gray, your life is more important."

Dorian Gray looked at Julia Heep, his eyes gradually focused.

System: [Good guy, this person has been beaten in the heart, how can he still talk so much? 】

Joe laughed: "That's why I said it was a drama."

"Don't worry, no one will notice this. They will only feel that Dorian Gray is still working so hard at this time, which is really pitiful and admirable."

Joe showed a worried look on his face, "What are you going to say?"

Dorian Gray struggled to his feet.

Joe made an effort at once to lift him up.

Although neither of them asked Friedrich for help, Friedrich put his hand on Dorian Gray's other side.

He did this, partly because he had made Dorian Gray look like this, and partly because he suspected that this Miss Wickham was the unknown lady he had met in church.

I hope so, otherwise he can only wonder how hard he is.

Because after he fell in love with the mysterious lady in the church, he actually fell in love with this lady who passed by him at first sight.

She is the only lady who can make his heart flutter twice, right?

The two helped Dorian Gray up, but they didn't understand what he wanted to say, and the people, contrary to the dislike of Dorian Gray in the past, actually cheered his name, as if he had won the duel.

Julia Heep, who has always been good at drilling, was about to go up to help, but Dorian Gray avoided his hand.

Julia Ship was stunned for a moment, and immediately said humbly: "It must be that my hands are not serious, and I can't take good care of Mr. Gray."

He was so gentle and humble, but Dorian Gray didn't give him his name at all, and he raised his voice: "I asked Julia Heep to be my assistant today to expose Julia Heep's conspiracy. "

Dorian Gray tells the story of how Julia Heap took over the wealth of his former law firm boss, and how he lured nobles and gentlemen to drink and gamble, make them owe huge debts, and he reaped the rewards .

He even told how Yulia Heep served those nobles, occupied the property of minor nobles or common people, and forcibly married the wives and daughters of those people.

Dorian Gray's words made everyone present gradually fall silent.

"Ahem, in short, Julia Heep is such a despicable and shameless person, and I was one of the people who worked with him in the past, but under the inspiration of Miss Wickham, I woke up in time and stood up to expose this villain."

Because Dorian Gray was about to feel the appearance of God's call to go to heaven, so everyone did not doubt his words.

Julia Heep's expression kept changing, he gave Dorian Gray and Miss Wickham a hard look, and immediately lowered his head again.

Seeing that the general situation was over, he acted humble and pitiful, "I lost my head, it was my fault, and I am willing to change from the bottom of my heart."

His knees softened, and he knelt directly in front of Miss Wickham, "Miss Wickham, please help me, I also want to atone for the sins I have committed like Mr. Dorian Gray .”

Joe was happy in his heart.

This Mr. Julia Heep is simply better than Dorian Gray.

System: [To put it another way, he is even more shameless than Dorian Gray. He saw that Dorian Gray had been successfully exonerated, so he couldn't help being moved. 】

Joe didn't care and said: "Move more, the emotional energy in his heart is constantly tumbling, and he is also a pawn of the devil."

System: [Good guy, before the devil did anything to you, you pulled out his stakes one by one. 】

Qiao smiled and said, "Only in this way will it find me."

Joe looked at Mr. Julia Heep in front of him, showing a holy smile, "God will forgive devout believers, may God bless you."

As she spoke, she patted Julia Ship's head.

Julia Heep, humble and reverent, is a perfect actor.

……

Joe and Friedrich helped Dorian Gray into a nearby empty room.

Lord Wharton followed.

"That... because I was worried that the duel would cause casualties, so I invited a doctor over in advance."

Friedrich hurriedly said, "Then let the doctor come in."

System: [It's over, this body is fine, but the doctor will fix it. 】

Joe nodded and said, "Before the doctor comes, let me treat his wound first. I often go to the countryside to spread the gospel, and I have also learned a lot of healing methods."

Friedrich looked surprised, "Miss Wickham is going to the countryside?"

Joe smiled shyly, "This is my wish."

As she spoke, she tore open Dorian Gray's clothes.

The bitter clothes worn by Dorian Gray are naturally also displayed.

Lord Wharton couldn't help but said: "Why did he do this? Hey, even if you suffer, you have to let others know."

As he spoke, he took off Dorian Gray's blood-stained bittersweet coat, and prepared to show it to those people.

There was only Dorian Gray in the room, with "more air out, less air in," and Joe and Friedrich.

Obviously, Friedrich has already started to deal with the affairs at home, and he has seen many big scenes, but when he is alone with Joe, he always feels like he doesn't know where to put his hands and feet.

He saw Joe take out a pocket knife from his sleeve, and pressed Dorian Gray's chest to start cutting.

Friedrich was taken aback, "You, are you going to bleed him?"

Joe: "I don't support bloodletting, I just want to help him get the flintlock pellets out."

Qiao's operation is also different from others. She can use mental power to create a sterile environment, and she can also use mental power to wrap the knife to make it sterile.

If Friedrich hadn't been here, she would have had to use a physical knife. Normally, in such cases, she would be able to take out Dorian Gray's projectile with mental power.

Friedrich saw that Joe's hands and feet were brisk, and with a quick pick, he picked out the bullet embedded in the flesh, and even blood did not let Dorian Gray flow out.

Friedrich's eyes widened, "This...is this a miracle?"

System: [Just using mental power to stop the bleeding, is it necessary to be so exaggerated? 】

Joe smiled and looked up, "A miracle? No, I've always treated people like this, and it seems that I don't have so many magical powers."

Friedrich looked at Joe more and more differently, wishing to look up at her.

After Joe took care of Dorian Gray, the doctor was late.

The doctor, who was about to administer bloodletting, came in and saw that Dorian Gray was rosy, and he could not have been better.

He looked at Dorian Gray, then at Joe, covering his mouth in surprise, "What kind of miracle is this? You, are you a saint who has manifested herself?"

"Then...you go to see if other patients have the same effect?"

A different light flashed in the doctor's eyes.

Both Joe and the system knew what the doctor was thinking.

It's nothing more than being inspired by the "Pope's Touching Method" and wanting to develop the "Miss Wickham's Touching Method"!

Joe responded twice, and ordered Dorian Gray to be sent home, and he was going to go back too.

She didn't prepare the carriage, so she lowered her head and walked along the muddy street.

Behind her, a dog followed silently, one person and one carriage.

Joe turned his head helplessly and looked at Friedrich, "How long will you follow me?"