Volume 2 Amber Chapter 86: Port Black Market
Rebecca's leg injury has almost healed.
She was very happy today because her good friend Gabriella came to the manor to see her.
Gabriela's mother and Mrs. Pompey were close friends. They had a good relationship and often attended salon parties for noble ladies together.
Rebecca and Gabriella have known each other since childhood and attended classes together at the Hypericum Girls' School.
Rebecca happened to miss her friend a little, so after saying hello to her parents, she and Gabriella left Pompeii Manor and planned to go out for a walk.
"Rebecca, I haven't seen you for almost two months!"
Gabriella wore a high-necked tutu for traveling, a long cape under the ruff, and a Capote bonnet. Rebecca's outfit was similar, but with lace ruffles on her leg-of-mutton sleeves and a lighter color.
"Is your leg really better? Will we be okay walking this far?"
Gabriella said with concern.
"It's okay. Father has already consulted a doctor. As long as he doesn't do strenuous exercise, he'll be fine."
Rebecca said.
The two walked for a while and unknowingly reached the dock area. Gabriella suddenly said mysteriously:
"Rebecca, do you know the mysterious realm?"
"Mysterious realm..."
Rebecca suddenly remembered what had happened in the past few days. Her family was kidnapped and unable to move like sculptures. Then she witnessed Mr. Jack fighting with the enemy.
"I heard that there are supernatural powers in this world, just like magic... No, it should be called magic! It's very magical and very powerful!"
Gabriella said excitedly.
"The man who caused the riot in the 'Cui Ti Zoo' incident a while ago was a supernatural being with mysterious powers!"
"He's not the one who caused the riot!"
Rebecca was a little angry.
Mr. Jack saved everyone!
He is my knight!
Not a bad guy!
Gabriella looked at Rebecca in surprise, wondering why she was so excited.
"All right……"
She chose not to talk about it anymore and changed the subject:
"Rebecca, I heard there is a black market here, with some mysterious shops hidden inside, where you can buy some items that are only available in mysterious areas...
Do you want to go look for it? Maybe we can have magic too!"
After listening to this, Rebecca became eager to do something.
To be honest, she felt that Mr. Jack was perfect and there was a distance between her and him.
"If I had magic, Mr. Jack would be shocked, right?"
Rebecca thought to herself and chuckled.
Gabriella gave her a puzzled look, and Rebecca immediately controlled her expression and returned to normal, then said calmly:
"Okay, let's go!"
Gabriella smiled, took Rebecca's hand, and started looking on the street.
Whether it was coincidence or fate, the two of them actually found the market hidden at the dock, but they didn't know that this was the black market.
The two of them just thought it was curious and started walking around inside.
When Chen Lun saw the two of them, he did not come forward to say hello.
Because he found that behind Rebecca, there were several sneaky people lurking in the dark .
"Rebecca! Look!"
Gabriella excitedly shook Rebecca's hand and pointed to a store on the corner.
The words "Witch House" were lit on the shabby signboard, but because the light bulb was old, the word "witch" was not lit, and it was easy to be misunderstood when looking at it from a distance.
The two looked at each other and then walked into the store.
A young woman with thick eyeshadow was leaning on a recliner behind the counter, smoking a pipe. She looked like the owner of the store.
She gently took off the pipe with her slender white fingers, glanced at the two of them casually, and said:
"Sorry, we're closed. Please go back."
"ah?"
Gabriella was surprised, and then she saw a middle-aged customer in the store, looking at old items. So she pointed at the man and questioned:
“Why are there still customers when we’re closed?”
The woman rested her elbows on the table, her head resting on her wrists, her long hair languidly spread out.
She took a sip from her pipe and smiled softly.
"Because this is a smart guest, and you are not."
"What's the meaning?"
Gabriella frowned.
"Teacher Mollymore?!"
Rebecca suddenly spoke up.
Gabriella turned around and saw Rebecca's expression was very surprised. She followed her gaze to the middle-aged guest and after a quick look, she found that the other person was actually the history professor of Hypericum Girls' School.
"Oh, it's Rebecca and Gabriella."
The middle-aged man turned around and smiled.
He wore a pair of glasses and looked very scholarly.
"Why did you come here? It's not safe at night."
Professor Mollymore shook his head slightly and admonished .
As he spoke, he walked up to the counter with a clay pot in his hand and took out the gold pound to pay.
"It's four gold pounds... It's fake as always, Miss Rosa."
The woman took the four gold coins and asked calmly:
“If you know it’s fake, why buy it?”
Professor Mollymore touched the lines on it and said sincerely:
"Although the jar is fake, the workmanship is genuine and the patterns are consistent with those of the old times, so it is of great research value."
"You see, this is a smart person, knowing it's fake, but willingly paying for it."
Rosa smiled.
When Gabriella saw her smile, she didn't know why she felt ashamed of herself. She didn't have a stunning appearance, but she had an unparalleled charm.
Gabriella turned her eyes away, not wanting to look into those calm yet moving eyes.
"So what you're saying is that we're too dumb to recognize fakes and be fooled?"
There was a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.
"Since it's a business, why do you have to remind us? Isn't it good enough to make money? I don't believe there are such kind-hearted scammers!"
Gabriella was a little annoyed, not only because she was looked down upon, but also because it was obvious that there were no real mysterious realm props here, and she was unwilling to accept it.
"Because I don't want any trouble, little girl."
Rosa turned her pipe upside down and tapped it gently against the corner of the table to shake out the ashes.
"There is nothing here that you want, please go back."
Gabriella wanted to say something, but was stopped by Rebecca.
"Forget it, let's go, it's getting late."
"But... okay!"
Gabriella was very angry , but she finally compromised.
Professor Mollymore, who had been standing by, spoke up:
"Do you need me to take you home?"
"Don't worry about it, sir. We will escort these two young ladies..."
At this time, a frivolous voice was heard.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw four or five men in black coming into the store. They blocked the door and surrounded Gabriella and Rebecca .
"I don't know you!"
Rebecca said.
She was a little scared. If she had known, she would not have run so far and come to such a remote place.
"Miss, you are being willful again. The boss has instructed us to protect your safety... It's getting late, let's go back now."
The man in black said this, and prepared to drag the two men away.
Professor Mollymore wanted to say something, but found himself being pointed at with a musket.
The man held a flintlock rifle and shook the muzzle in a mocking manner to show his threat. His companion also pulled out a gun and pointed it at the boss Rosa. But the latter looked calm and quietly lit new tobacco with a match and smoked his pipe.
Suddenly, the leading man was startled and found himself floating in the air.
"The boss also told me to take you home."
A strange male voice came from behind him.
A black-haired young man appeared out of nowhere and gently picked him up like a chicken.
"Go back to the waste house."
