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Because Enzo mentioned Bayonetta, Shen Ye asked in a surprised tone: "By the way, Enzo, I suddenly want to meet this woman who can make a mercenary businessman like you feel hateful."
"My advice is don't get in touch with her. She is a witch who brings misfortune. I have done business with her several times, and each time I lost all my money."
Enzo said a little annoyed, of course, it was not because Shen Ye said he was materialistic, he was a businessman, and it was normal for him to be materialistic.
"She was brought here by a business partner of mine. Her name is Bayonetta. Although she is abominable, she has a nice figure and is the same height as your girlfriend. Now that I think about it, I wonder if they were lost sisters."
"Forget it, let's not talk about such unhappy things. If you really want to see her, I can take you to a place tomorrow. Hehe, my friend, that's a good place."
After saying this, Enzo pulled out a chair and made an inviting gesture to Shen Ye.
"Please take a seat. Although you said that your highest praise for sweets is not sweet, you still hope to taste the cake made by my wife and daughter. They will be very happy."
Faced with Enzo's enthusiastic invitation, Shen Ye temporarily put aside other thoughts, sat on the chair, and took the cake that the little girl Edna handed to him on tiptoe.
"Thanks."
Shen Ye touched the little girl's head. The frightened girl quickly ran behind Enzo. He had no choice but to smile helplessly and picked up the spoon.
Just as he thought, the cake was so greasy that he could not stand it. However, it was also well-intentioned. He did not show any discomfort and ate it calmly.
But halfway through the meal, he noticed that Enzo's wife had her hands clasped in front of her, apparently praying.
"My wife is a Puritan." Enzo whispered to him helplessly.
"Understandable." Shen Ye nodded in understanding, but he felt a little amused in his heart. It was hard to imagine that Enzo, such a sarcastic man who dared to make a deal with the devil, had a Puritan wife.
Perhaps because she felt that there were guests at home, Enzo's wife finished her prayer quickly and then picked up her knife and fork to eat.
Because they were guests, Shen Ye did not talk about sensitive topics such as demons and angels during the meal. He just picked out some of his experiences in China to liven up the atmosphere. It was obvious that Enzo's family was very curious about the country, so they listened very carefully.
Thus, the dinner was spent in a very harmonious atmosphere.
After dinner, Enzo suddenly had something to do, so he went to the living room to answer a phone call. Enzo's wife took their daughter Edna to wash the dishes. Finally, Enzo's son Ed took Shen Ye to the room prepared for him.
After waving goodbye to the cute little boy, Shen Ye closed the door, lay down on the bed, then took out his cell phone and called Jeanne.
In fact, he should have called Jeanne when he got off the plane, but Enzo kept talking about other things and he didn't have any chance or time.
Soon, the cross-border call was connected.
"Honey, your call came at the perfect time. I just got up." Jeanne's lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.
Shen Ye smiled and said, "It seems that I made the right decision not to call you immediately after I got off the plane."
"Then I'd rather you call me when you get off the plane. It doesn't matter if I wake you up. At least I'll be very happy."
"Hearing this makes me want to buy a plane ticket back right now."
"Don't worry, dear. I will go to the US in a while. You just stay there and wait for me."
"All right..."
However, before Shen Ye and Jeanne could finish their phone call, there was a knock on the door.
Shen Ye said to Jeanne, "Wait a moment," and then looked out the door and asked, "What's up?"
"Something's going on, and it's urgent." Enzo's voice came from outside the door.
So Shen Ye had no choice but to say sorry to Jeanne, hung up the phone, and then went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Enzo couldn't wait to say, "Come out with me."
"What's wrong?" Shen Ye asked curiously.
"My business partner died suddenly, and I have to go collect his body."
"So what do you want me to do? Help you carry the body? Or do you want to temporarily play the role of a clergyman and let me give you a hand?" Shen Ye said jokingly, because he did not see any sadness in Enzo's eyes.
At the same time, he also guessed who the dead person was.
"My wife is more suitable for mourning than me. I just think that the death of my partner was very strange. You may not know that he is not an ordinary person, so I need your help to hold the scene." Enzo is a cautious person. He was worried that he might encounter danger when collecting the bodies this time, so he set his sights on Shen Ye.
"Okay then, but it's really bad luck to encounter something like this right when I get here." Shen Ye shrugged and did not refuse.
"I feel it's unlucky too, but there's nothing I can do. If I don't go, that woman alone may not be able to handle it. She is more suitable for fighting and killing rather than playing the role of a nun." Enzo muttered irrelevantly and took Shen Ye out.
Getting in the sports car, Enzo drove towards the slums of the city.
On the way, Enzo kept talking.
"That guy runs a bar called Gates of Hell. Customers who usually go there call that bar the Hell Bar. I heard that he has a deep connection with the devil, so I think he should go to hell with the devil."
"It's a good thing, you know? He deserves to go to hell, and of course, the best thing that can happen to me is that I don't have to pay for all that booze."
"But who told me that he and I are partners? Well, our relationship can be even deeper, we can be considered friends. So, as a friend, although I also want him to go to hell soon, I still have to arrange his funeral. So I have already made a phone call and prepared the best oak coffin for him."
In this way, with Enzo talking all the way, the convertible sports car arrived at the slums of the city.
Of course, it is called a slum only because the environment here is dirty and the security is poor, but the road is still passable, so after turning around in the slums, Enzo parked the car in front of an inconspicuous-looking bar.
Getting off the car, Shen Ye glanced at the neon sign above the bar. The dark red light made the words "Gates of Hell" look extremely creepy.
Just as Shen Ye was about to follow Enzo into the bar, a cat's meow caught his attention.
Following the sound, Shen Ye raised his head higher, and then he saw a black cat lying on a protruding eaves at the top of the bar.
As if noticing Shen Ye's gaze, the black cat stood up and looked at Shen Ye in a human-like manner. There was a hint of scrutiny in its dark vertical pupils.
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