The North American Gourmet Demon Handbook

Li Shanze tried his best to keep a straight face and not show any surprise.

Kate, who was in a relaxed state of mind, was caught off guard and spit out her coffee with a "puff", rudely spraying it all over Mrs. Robert's face.

Mrs. Robert was so shocked that her mouth opened and closed like a stranded goldfish. She didn't care about the coffee all over her head and face. She asked her son in surprise, "Ilya, what did you say?"

"You asked me how I turned from evil to good and embraced the true faith, didn't you? It was him, this angel, who enlightened me this morning!"

Mrs. Robert was completely stunned. She looked at Li Shanze in disbelief and couldn't say a word.

Mr. Robert took the handkerchief from Kate, who looked apologetic, and mechanically wiped Mrs. Robert's face, which was sprayed with coffee, as if she were dumbfounded. "Elijah, tell me what happened this morning. Tell me seriously."

The devout Robert and his wife had been looking forward to the appearance of an angel for a long time. However, what the old couple could not accept was that their son was talking nonsense. How could an angel be Asian?

It is true that Mr. Robert admires Li Shanze very much, but that does not mean that he can accept how this Asian boy became an angel - based on the general geographical level of Americans, they would definitely not understand that Jerusalem is also in Asia.

"Wait a moment, Mr. Robert, I have something to discuss with Mr. Elijah in private. I think he must have made a mistake."

Li Shanze said quickly.

No, brother, if you keep talking, what happened during the day will be exposed in front of this female cop!

Don’t dare to say anything careless, don’t dare to say anything careless.

Li Shanze used his unquestionable strength to help Ilya, who was kneeling on the ground, up. He put his arm around Ilya's shoulders, greeted Robert and his wife with a smile, and then took Ilya out of the chaotic room.

Li Shanze's smile was very convincing. After seeing this confident smile, Robert and his wife calmed down immediately and got rid of some incredible panic and confusion.

Since Mr. Li said that it was his son who made the mistake, then it must have been his son who made the mistake.

But Li Shanze was actually not as calm as he appeared, he was quite nervous inside.

Although he was nervous, Li Shanze did not forget to wink at the witch - this was a reminder to prevent the young witch from letting the cat out of the bag.

Charlie followed subconsciously.

What kind of evil witchcraft is this! Can she actually brainwash people? Can she make people worship evil ogres as holy angels? Such a wicked witch should be sent to the stake as soon as possible!

Kate's hands were shaking with anger, she was furious.

She completely erased her sympathy for Charlie, the "evil heretic witch", and replaced it with an eagerness to get rid of the heretic.

Kate's eyes burned with rage, and even her golden hair glowed faintly.

026 Unexpected Techniques

Kate's barely concealed anger naturally caught Mr. Robert's attention.

Oh my goodness, Martha was right! Kate really was having an affair with Mr. Li! Look at how jealous Kate was after Mr. Li sent Charlie away with his eyes! She was practically going to eat poor Charlie alive!

Originally, Mr. Robert thought that such a statement was just a boring pastime and groundless speculation by his wife as a woman.

After all, Mr. Li is from Chicago (Mr. Robert believed Li Shanze's fabricated background) and is Asian. How could he have any past with Kate, who looks like a cowboy girl?

However, in the face of the clear evidence, Mr. Robert could not help but believe his wife's judgment.

If there wasn't a past, why would Kate take the initiative to invite the man to live in her house? Why was she so angry at Xia Li, another girl who approached Li Shanze?

As the saying goes, a husband and wife are of one mind. Mrs. Robert and her husband's thoughts are almost synchronized at this moment.

It's time to wake up, girl! Stop being obsessed with that man!

Mrs. Robert went one step further than her husband. She bravely stood up and stopped Kate who was angrily trying to catch up with Li Shanze and Xia Li.

In a rage, Kate turned her sharp gaze like a sword to Mrs. Robert who was blocking the way. Her eyes were full of power, with an indestructible will and a fierceness that could destroy everything, as if she wanted to pierce Mrs. Robert alive.

Mrs. Robert was so frightened that her legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, after Kate realized that it was Mrs. Robert who was blocking the road, she regained some composure from her anger, quickly retracted her gaze, and supported Mrs. Robert who almost fell to the ground.

After firmly supporting the powerless Mrs. Robert, the policewoman still felt guilty.

Kate, Kate, you have to seriously reflect on yourself. How could you use your power on an innocent and kind civilian like Mrs. Robert?

You shall not rob a man because he is poor, nor oppress the poor at the gate, for the Lord will defend his cause, and he who robs him will take his life.

The female police officer was reciting scriptures in her heart and repenting, so she was naturally stopped by Mrs. Robert.

Mrs. Robert was still in shock and speechless, which made Kate feel even more guilty.

At this time, Mr. Robert spoke for his wife: "Well, Kate, since Mr. Li has something to discuss with Elijah, can you give them a little private space?"

Li Shanze's voice also sounded at the right time: "Don't worry, Officer McKenzie, I just said a few words to Brother Elijah. This is a gentleman's guarantee."

As long as I get rid of this female cop who is like a thorn in my side, I will be able to say something useful.

So, Li Shanze decisively seized the opportunity when Kate was stopped by Robert and his wife and spoke.

Humph, how funny, an evil ogre calling himself a gentleman.

However, if we want to get rid of the evil witch, there will be plenty of opportunities when we get to where I live.

Kate sneered at Li Shanze's words and stopped completely.

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Elijah was very well-behaved and was obediently taken to his own bedroom by Li Shanze.

After Xia Li entered the room, Li Shanze closed the door.

The young man, with his head and face wrapped in bandages, fell to his knees again, said a lot of words of repentance and gratitude, and quoted a lot of scriptures - from this point of view alone, the religious education that Robert and his wife gave to Elijah in his childhood cannot be said to be a complete failure.

After Elijah explained everything in detail and in a confusing manner for a long time, Li Shanze finally understood why the young man's attitude had changed 180 degrees and why he regarded him as an angel.

This made Li Shanze laugh and cry. It seemed that supernatural powers were still quite lethal to some people and were enough to subvert their worldview.

Uh, but how can we come up with an explanation to cover up this and make this young man shut up about the police, especially Kate, the difficult female police officer?

Just pretend to be a charlatan and give orders? No, I don't like that. Li Shanze hesitated for less than a second before rejecting this plan.

So, Li Shanze tried to dig deeper to see if there were any other ways to convince this little brother who had fallen into a state of fanaticism.

Well, let's start with his partners in crime.

Li Shanze made up his mind.

"Ilya, little brother," Li Shanze asked, "your accomplice... I mean companion, how long have you known each other? What? Only a few days? How did you meet?"

When Elijah told her about his acquaintance with the poaching gang, Charlie cheered immediately, "I told you I was being wronged! Officer Mackenzie should have been called over to listen! I was framed by those bastard poachers using that strange magical weapon!"

Charlie jumped up and couldn't wait to find Kate.

Yes, but I am still a wanted criminal by the police! The police are after me!

Of course, Li Shanze couldn't let Xia Li find Kate like this - if he knew that Kate already knew everything, he wouldn't stop her.

"Wait a minute, Xia Li." Li Shanze quickly grabbed the impulsive witch. "You did clear the Cleveland case, but what about the three poaching gangs we took out this morning? Although I killed them all, you were an accomplice."

Li Shanze tried to muddy the waters and deceive Xia Li, an innocent and ignorant girl.

"They were the ones who shot at us first! We were clearly acting in self-defense!" Charlie wasn't completely clueless about the law. "We're innocent!"

"Calm down, calm down. Charlie, think carefully about what you're going to say when you find Officer McKenzie."

Xia Li looked at Li Shanze strangely. "What else can I say? Of course I should ask Elijah to repeat what he just said! I'm going to go to the car and get my wooden box as evidence!"

Li Shanze patiently persuaded him, "Think about it, Ilya was one of those people who attacked us. (Ilya dropped to his knees again upon hearing this) Isn't that right? Ilya, get up, get up. Look at this young man who sincerely admits his mistakes. Now he has turned back and turned over a new leaf. Do you really want to send such a good young man to jail?"

Li Shanze moved people with emotion.

Xia Li frowned in distress, reached out and tugged at her brown hair, then said to Li Shanze, "Well, but, but I really was wronged! I want to clear my name! Oh, this is so frustrating! What should I do?"

Li Shanze was almost persuaded by Xia Li's coquettish offensive.

Since there is no good solution for the time being, it is better to delay it and buy some time.

Li Shanze calmed himself down and said, "Think about it, Xia Li. If we just say you were framed by a poaching gang using that 'blasphemous object,' how are the police going to believe us? At the very least, we have to figure out how that so-called 'blasphemous object' actually works. Only then can we definitively prove your innocence."

"Wait a minute, I'll get the box!"

Hearing Li Shanze say this, Xia Li ran away happily.

"Hey! Wait, car keys!"

Li Shanze was unable to respond and could only smile helplessly and shook his head. He took out the car keys from his pocket and waited quietly for this reckless and silly girl to run back to him to get the keys.

Sure enough, after a while, Charlie came running back in a hurry.

However, to Li Shanze's surprise, Xia Li also brought back the box that looked particularly mysterious.

It seemed that because she was about to clear her name, the smile on Xia Li's face could not be concealed and looked extremely bright.

"How did you open the car door without the car keys?" Li Shanze asked in surprise.

"A friend of mine taught me." Xia Li put down the box with a smile, gathered her hair with one hand, and pulled out the hairpin from her head with the other. She shook the hairpin at Li Shanze, made a poking motion, and then inserted the hairpin back into her hair, neatly pinning it up.

"You really can't judge a book by its cover." Li Shanze couldn't help but sigh.

Miss Witch looks like an innocent and good girl, but unexpectedly she has such an unexpected skill and an unexpected friend.

Li Shanze smiled and gave Xia Li a thumbs up and winked.

The witch's eyes flew from Li Shanze's eyebrows to the corners of Xia Li's eyes. She felt her heart ripple. She also raised her thumbs and smiled happily.

Author's words: Tragedy, I don't know what happened to One Drive's cloud synchronization, the manuscripts are gone, there is only one update today, please forgive me

Thanks to (*О)σ for his monthly ticket and recommendation ticket

Thanks to Wukong for the recommendation

027 Blasphemy

"Come to think of it, I still don't know what's in this box. Li, I haven't opened it since you gave it to me." Miss Witch said with a smile.

Li Shanze waved his hand, stopping Xia Li from rashly opening the box. Instead, he asked Robert's son seriously, "Elijah, is there any special ritual or procedure required to open this box?"

Elijah didn't dare to neglect the question from Li Shanze, the "angel." He carefully and earnestly recalled it for a moment, and after a long while, he shook his head: "No, I don't think they used any special steps to open this box. Their movements were quite casual..."

Hearing this, Xia Li opened the box and then she let out a cry of surprise.

A ruby ​​ring lay quietly on a piece of blood-red silk.

The main body of the ring is made of pure gold, which sparkles and shines brightly under the light. The ring face is inlaid with a huge ruby, its color as deep as blood, as if it contains the pulse of life.

The ruby ​​is cut with exquisite craftsmanship, and each facet reflects dazzling light, but within this light, there always seems to be a subtle shadow dancing.

The ruby ​​shines brightly, but its interior seems to be shrouded in a layer of mist, making it difficult to peek into the secrets deep within. When the light shines through the deep mist, you can vaguely see the lines inside that seem to have life, they are winding like blood vessels, as if they are flowing slowly.

Each side of the ring features a raven with its wings spread, its feathers meticulously detailed and its eyes, set with two tiny black diamonds, gleaming with cunning. Its claws grip the edge of the ruby, as if guarding the gem's secrets and warning those who would covet its beauty.

Li Shanze stared at the inside of the ruby ​​carefully for a while, and finally looked away.

"Okay, I understand why this thing is called 'blasphemy'. It really makes people uncomfortable at first glance."

Li Shanze shook his head and handed the box to Xia Li.

Xia Li was much more excited than Li Shanze. She couldn't wait to take the box. Her eyes lit up and she stared at the ruby ​​ring with surprise and joy.

"So, Elijah, were they using this ring at that time?" Seeing that Xia Li was about to stick the ring in her eyes and couldn't pull it out, Li Shanze hurriedly said to Elijah.

Elijah didn't hesitate in answering Li Shanze's question. He narrowed his eyes and examined the ring carefully under the light. After a moment, he nodded and said, "Yes, it is this ring. But it was much more dazzling then."

"Shining? Isn't it a problem of lighting? You know, just like in a jewelry store, under their special lights, the jewelry will look particularly beautiful." Li Shanze asked.

"It was also a snowy day, with no sun at all. At the time, I even suspected that the ring didn't need any light to shine; it was its own light source."

Then, Elijah added: "But after using this ring, it became dim. Now it is a little brighter than before, but not as bright as when I used it."

Li Shanze roughly understood that the energy in this ring would be exhausted after one use, and it would take some time before it could be used again.

"Okay, what did you do with this ring? How can you convince the police that Xia Li was the murderer?" Li Shanze finally asked the most crucial question.

"They figured out the lady's pattern of behavior and determined that she would buy newspapers on fixed dates. So before the lady arrived, they shot and killed the vendor. Then, they pointed their ring at the police who arrived and told them that the lady was the real murderer who killed the vendor," Elijah said as he recalled.

"Is it that simple?" Li Shanze asked.

"Yeah," Elijah nodded.

"Only one policeman?"

"Yes, only one."

So this ring can brainwash people? Li Shanze frowned, "But how can we get a statewide wanted notice for Xia Li if we only brainwashed one police officer..."

Li Shanze realized that he had made a stupid mistake when he was halfway through his words.