The North American Gourmet Demon Handbook

Kate asked unhappily, "A ring bought you off? Are you willing to be a lackey of this evil and cunning ogre?"

Xia Li naturally defended Li Shanze: "I won't allow you to say that about Li! Li is a good person!"

Kate calmly said, "Is this how he brainwashed you? What about Elijah? How did Elijah treat him as an angel?"

"What brainwashing? You're such a weirdo! I don't know what's going on with Mr. Elijah Roberts either! Ah, but speaking of brainwashing, it's related to the case where I was wrongly accused..."

Seeing that the horse was chasing the stolen vehicle and it would take some time for it to catch up, Charlie began to explain the details of her injustice.

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"Oh, damn it! These daring thugs are shooting at us. Where's your gun? Shoot back!" Elijah said anxiously as he heard the bullets flying on the bulletproof glass.

In fact, now that Elijah had gotten over his initial confusion, he had begun to doubt his own judgment. If the person sitting in his car was an angel, why was his car stolen? Why didn't he use his divine power to punish these thieves, for example, by turning them into pillars of salt?

Once faith begins to waver, the educated mind becomes much more intelligent.

Elijah then remembered that he had heard on the radio that the group of poachers had framed a "witch", which meant that Ms. Charlie Butner was actually a witch.

Although before today, Elijah thought that witches were just ignorant folk superstitions and looked down on them.

But now, he suddenly realized that the strange things he had encountered were more like those made by a witch - especially the rifle turning into a badger, which was a scene straight out of a cartoon - rather than the magnificent scene of an angel descending to judge.

After realizing this, Elijah's tone towards Li Shanze was not as polite as before.

"Unfortunately, all my guns were left in the car. Now they are using my guns. To be precise, your accomplices' guns, including yours." Li Shanze certainly noticed the change in Elijah's attitude, but he didn't want to be entangled by a religious lunatic. He was happy to see Elijah come out of the illusion that he was an angel, so he said in the same unpleasant tone.

Hearing Li Shanze say this, Elijah became even more furious: "Those are all my guns! I have a legal gun license!"

"Very good, now at least we can explain to the police the source of the guns." Li Shanze clapped his hands and said with satisfaction.

He's not a real angel after all! A real angel wouldn't have to worry about legal gun ownership!

Listening to the rock music resounding from the pickup truck in front, the unbridled crazy shouting, and the firepower being vented like firecrackers, coupled with Li Shanze's calm and composed attitude, Elijah became more and more furious.

"You don't even have a gun with you?" Elijah asked again unhappily.

"Do you really want me to carry a gun with me when I visit your parents?" Li Shanze asked back.

Ilya was speechless for a moment.

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"That's right, Mr. Elijah Robert can also testify for me!"

Charlie had already finished telling about her grievances and the methods used by the poaching gang in one breath.

Hearing that the "blasphemous object" had just been used yesterday, Kate, who had been on high alert, relaxed.

Because this blasphemous ring would take at least ten days to fully charge, she at least didn't have to worry about Charlie using it against her.

In fact, although Xia Li concealed the process of the firefight with the poaching group - which also made her statement full of loopholes - Kate, who witnessed Li Shanze and Xia Li working together to kill the thieves gang, was able to imagine the real process.

It seems that this little witch is truly innocent and not evil.

The female police officer has already figured out whether Charlie is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid, and is also convinced that she is innocent. Therefore, the female police officer actually no longer has the intention to kill Charlie.

This also reaffirmed Kate's determination to rescue Charlie from the "sinister and cunning" Li Shanze.

Li Shanze, the cunning ogre, couldn't have failed to realize that Xia Li's confession was full of loopholes, but he still let her come to me. He must have a backup plan.

Kate sneered confidently.

Oh, and I know what his back-up plan is. He'll use our deal as leverage and force me to ignore the fact that he took down three poaching gangs this morning.

As long as I expose the contradictions between Xia Li's previous and subsequent statements at this time, such as how this blasphemous object ended up in her and Li Shanze's hands, and the cunning Li Shanze forced me to ignore this, I can further gain Xia Li's gratitude.

Oh, I won’t let him have his wish.

So Kate decided not to expose Charlie's words first, but to lead the way first.

It would be better to expose Li Shanze's wishful thinking in front of him and see how he responds next.

As for Charlie... Kate decided to test Charlie further.

After all, Charlie is just a simple girl. Kate can get more information about Li Shanze from Charlie, which can let her further understand Li Shanze, a cunning and dangerous person, and make it easier for her to target Li Shanze further.

"Okay, Charlie, can I call you Charlie? I believe you are innocent, and I will ask the Ohio State Police to re-examine the case." Kate smiled.

"Really? That's great! Of course you can call me Charlie! Thank you, Kate!" The witch cheered and clapped her hands happily. She looked extremely happy, as if a big stone had been lifted off her shoulders.

However, Miss Witch hasn't forgotten Li Shanze: "And there's Li! There's also the issue of Li's identity! He says he's not an ogre, so you should believe him, Kate! Li is really a good man!"

Kate didn't comment on this, but she didn't argue with Charlie: "Yes, since you said so, Charlie, then I think it should be so."

Hearing that Kate agreed with her and seemed to no longer be hostile to Li Shanze, the witch was in a very good mood. She quietly opened the box, put on the ring Li Shanze gave her, and smiled happily.

Hey, is this ring brighter than before?

After her injustice was cleared, Xia Li, who had never suffered any grievances since childhood, was so happy that she forgot everything else and completely relaxed. Except for Li Shanze, she had put everything else behind her - including Elijah's introduction and description of the ring.

Kate could certainly sense Charlie's relaxed mood behind her.

Very good, now Xia Li has completely relaxed. The next step is to suddenly increase the pressure, see how she reacts to the sudden change in emotions, see what she will say related to Li Shanze, and then prescribe the right medicine.

The female police officer smiled in her heart. She felt that she had already seen the wonderful scene of the pure and kind Xia Li leaving the insidious and cunning Li Shanze.

So Kate started using drastic measures: "No, Charlie. I'm curious, how could a smart girl like you be fooled by Li, a cunning and insidious ogre? Were you controlled by Li Shanze with that ring and became his slave?"

"What! Nonsense! I think it's you, Kate Mackenzie, who is controlled by the ring and has become Li Shanze's slave!" Miss Witch was furious and retorted loudly.

Immediately afterwards, both Charlie and Kate felt a surge of energy flowing from Charlie's fingertips toward the policewoman.

The ring on Miss Witch's finger dimmed, and there was a click, as if something broke.

Kate turned around in surprise. She looked at the dim ring in Charlie's hand, and then looked at Charlie again.

Charlie's mouth opened into an O shape and she looked at Kate in disbelief.

Their eyes met, and the two women stared at each other for a few seconds.

Kate's lips trembled as if she wanted to say something, but she remained silent.

The air on the snowy night was filled with tension, anger and confusion, as if nothing had changed, yet as if everything had changed.

Only Mickey was still running forward silently but step by step, chasing the stolen Ford Raptor.

Ahead, the Hummer that Li Shanze was riding in was not far away.

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030 Panicked Ladies

"You just—" Kate asked in disbelief, staring into Charlie's eyes.

Charlie was stunned for a long moment, shaking her head like a rattle, repeatedly denying, "No, nothing, nothing."

"OK," Kate nodded expressionlessly.

Immediately, the female police officer turned her head and looked forward again. Kate and Charlie remained calm, as if nothing had happened.

Neither Miss Witch nor Miss Police were mentally prepared for the accident that just happened.

Kate was stunned for a long time before her brain barely recovered from the short circuit.

Kate didn't think Charlie was cunning enough to deceive her, so the fluctuation of the spell just now was probably just an accident.

No, that's an illusion! Yeah, that's right! It must be an illusion!

Charlie said nothing happened just now. Well, I must have been too tired from hunting down that cunning ogre recently, so I had an illusion. Well, that must be the case!

Kate could not accept her tragic fate of becoming a slave to the evil and cunning ogre, so she began to escape from reality and even deceive herself.

Miss Witch also couldn't accept the accident that just happened, although she faced reality more directly than Miss Police.

What? The man I like is already married, and I was so stupid as to give him a beautiful woman as a slave?

This accident also forced Miss Witch to no longer escape. She began to face her feelings for Li Shanze, so she began to criticize herself in her heart.

How could you be so stupid! Charlie Butner!

If you hadn't forgotten to take the car keys, you wouldn't have picked the lock; if you hadn't picked the lock, you wouldn't have forgotten to close the car door; if you hadn't forgotten to close the car door, Li's car wouldn't have been stolen; if Li's car hadn't been stolen, you wouldn't have had to ride on the same horse with Officer McKenzie; if they hadn't ridden on the same horse, that inexplicable spell just now wouldn't have worked!

Ahhhhh! This whole thing is because of you, Charlie! You're such an idiot! Idiot! Idiot!

The witch was going crazy. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got at herself. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She was about to cry.

No, no, calm down, Charlie, calm down. Nothing happened just now, really nothing happened. Look at this ring, isn't it as dark as when you first saw it?

Oh, that damn ring!

Charlie looked down at the ruby ​​ring that she loved very much. Now she found it disgusting no matter how she looked at it. So she pulled the ring off her hand, threw it back into the wooden box, and then closed the box again with a rough click.

This simple action seemed to have exhausted all the strength of the witch, and she was gasping for breath.

The wooden box closed with a gentle click, which was almost indistinguishable over the galloping horse, but it struck Kate's heart like a huge bell, causing her whole body to tremble involuntarily.

Charlie's mind was so confused that she didn't notice Kate's body tensing up at all.

The witch stared at the box fiercely, cursing in her heart: This cursed and blasphemous thing! It better never see the light of day again!

She lifted the box and wanted to throw it to the ground and smash it to pieces, but when she thought that it was a gift from Li Shanze, she couldn't bear to part with it and quietly held the box back in her arms.

Okay, now, just now, nothing happened, um, yes, it was just an illusion, just an illusion, just an illusion...

After repeatedly telling herself this in her heart but still feeling unsure, Charlie asked Kate for confirmation: "Nothing happened just now, right?"

"Absolutely, without a doubt, nothing happened." Kate answered firmly.

"OK" Charlie nodded expressionlessly.

That’s right, absolutely nothing happened just now, it must be like this.

Charlie let out a breath.

At this time, Kate suddenly said, "Well, Charlie, you should find another place to stay tonight. Don't stay at my house. My house, um, is not very convenient..."

"No problem, that's absolutely the way it should be." Charlie nodded quickly in agreement.

"OK," Kate nodded expressionlessly.

Li must not be allowed to live in Kate's house!

I absolutely cannot allow an ogre to live in my house!

At this moment, the two ladies were in sync and were thinking the same thing.

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"So, can't you use your divine power to punish that damn car thief?" Elijah was getting more and more angry because he couldn't fight back, and he became more and more rude to Li Shanze.

Not only had Elijah forgotten his previous piety towards Li Shanze, but he also remembered his excessive respect for Li Shanze. Not only did he burst into tears but he even knelt on his knees and kowtowed. He wished he could delete this memory from his mind.

For this reason, he took his anger out on Li Shanze.

"I told you a long time ago that I am not an angel or a righteous person at all." Li Shanze smiled.

It's you who are obsessed with religion and you think I'm some weirdo. It's none of my business.

Considering that Elijah was still working hard to drive the car to help him chase the car thief, Li Shanze maintained a moderate view of Elijah.

Li Shanze rolled down the car window, letting the cold wind mixed with snowflakes blow into the car, trying to calm Elijah down.

Moreover, Li Shanze is also happy to see his identity "whitewashed". He does not want to be entangled by ignorant religious lunatics.

At this time, two brightly lit churches appeared in front of the road, indicating that they had arrived at the town center. The sound of sirens also resounded through the sky. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before they recovered the car.

Li Shanze, feeling relaxed, joked, "If I were an angel or some other divine being, divine punishment would fall upon the fleeing Ford Raptor."

Li Shanze's joke flew out of the car with the wind. As soon as he finished speaking, a dazzling and sacred golden light passed by the side of the Hummer.

Li Shanze looked in surprise and found that it was a glowing Pegasus, which flapped its wings and leaped high.

On the back of the sacred Pegasus was a sacred female knight, her body shining with golden light and holding a lance. She had a strong and agile figure.

Behind the female knight, there seems to be, uh, Charlie?

Li Shanze suspected for a moment that he had seen it wrong, and he frowned.

At this moment, the magnificent and breathtaking Pegasus landed precisely on the roof of the Ford Raptor, completely crushing the entire cab of the pickup truck. The female rider's heavy blow penetrated the engine, and the car thieves in the car were not spared from the trampling.

Looking at the street scene that was still moving backwards, Li Shanze suddenly pulled the handbrake.

Squeak——The Hummer's tires screamed wildly and braked at the critical moment.

At this time, the Hummer was less than one meter away from the pickup truck, which had become a mixture of steel and flesh.