A Wizard's Survival Guide to the 20th Century

Chapter 218 162. People in Dog Street

"Mr. Fortes did ask me to help as usual...but this is not a show, although you may not believe it..."

Miss Eli held her arm, lowered her head and said.

"I know your actions can't fool anyone." Levi smiled and said.

Levi was not surprised by Gray's honesty.

Both Fords and Gray knew they were coming, but at this time, Gray was helping in the bakery.

Levi was confused at first, but after a brief thought, he understood what Fortes meant.

"Sometimes strategies don't require careful arrangements and weaving lies, as long as you show everything you have generously. I think Mr. Fortes did exactly this." Levi put his hands in his pockets.

"Surprising, I thought you wouldn't believe that I can bake bread..." Gray opened his mouth slightly.

"This makes it more real, more like a person than a monster." Levi looked at Miss Eli and said.

"That's..." Levi felt a familiar feeling.

Levi looked around and saw that most of the people left here were women and children in skirts.

"At that time, things like this happened here all the time, not only loan sharking, but also prostitution, robbery, revenge... Gangs and robbers were like police here. They seemed to be able to decide anyone's life or death."

After walking here, Levi discovered that Dog Street was actually much bigger than he thought.

"Maybe they just took a fancy to a person's watch, maybe they just took a fancy to his wife or daughter... Just because of this reason, they can raise their pistols, just like a child reaching out to get the candy they want, of course. The ground shoots bullets.”

The two people walked inside side by side.

A house on the side of the road attracted his attention. There was a huge black machine inside, making a rumbling sound. Clothes drying racks were crowded at the door. Two children who looked to be in their early ten years were pulling out of a house. Take out the clothes from the big tub and hang them on the clothes drying rack.

"Let's go, I still want to see if there is anything else he wants me to see."

……

The outermost straight road is just the front of this block, and the horizontal road at the back really connects the alleys of Dog Street and the residential areas.

"He owed usury to the gang. I tried to mediate with the gang, but failed... They took advantage of my absence to cut off his head and hang it on a tree." Gray replied calmly.

"What happened to her husband?" Levi watched as one of the half-year-old children skillfully stretched his trousers, put a pair of trousers on the clothes drying rack, and took out another piece of clothing from the tub without stopping.

"The laundry is just a little shabby." Gray followed his gaze and looked over. "It belongs to Mrs. Kalai. Her husband passed away. Now she and her two sons are the only ones left here."

"When did this happen?" Levi looked away and asked softly.
"It was a long time ago, at least before Mr. Fords and the others came here." Gray raised his head, as if recalling that time.

The floating light brought down the warmth, and the weeds growing in the corners on both sides happened to be wrapped in the sunlight, as if someone had deliberately planted them there.

"I have tried to change this place, but my intimidation, threats...even negotiating terms will only lead to greater revenge. I will always be absent, but their eyes can stare at them all the time. With the person I want to protect." Gray lowered his head and considered his words.

"In such an atmosphere, even I feel an unspeakable despair."

"Is this your hometown?" Levi's eyes moved slightly and he suddenly asked. "Hometown? No, no, my hometown is Texas."

"Really." Levi's expression remained unchanged and he took a deep look at Gray, "Then why do you have such a soft spot for this place?"

Gray closed his mouth, several changing expressions flashed across his eyes, and remained silent for a while.

"Maybe it's because I've been here for a long time. At first, it was just because a friend was entangled by the gangs here, but gradually, I got to know everyone here."

"When I saw how they relied on me, but I couldn't respond to their reliance, I felt a strange sense of guilt, as if I was more hateful than those robbers and criminals." Gray raised his head. , showing a wry smile.

"You should know what they call me."

"Angel?" Levi asked.

"That was mentioned by a dead pastor. Although he was not a good person himself, he emptied his Bible and hid methamphetamine and smoking devices... Ah, please don't spread this. I promised him to keep it secret. ." Gray seemed to feel more relaxed and continued.

"He can't even memorize the entire Bible, and only remembers one sentence. Every time during Mass, he will come up with many gospels that he made up and speak them back and forth. The result is that they are all long and unnutritious."

"Of course, he also did a lot of good things, such as secretly selling the Jesus statue in the church to buy medicine for the children."

"He later died of physical exhaustion due to drug abuse. At the last moment before his death, he could no longer move, but he still wanted to take a drink, so he asked me to help... To be honest, I didn't know that he was still taking drugs until then. This thing."

"I think it may be because of the hallucination caused by drugs... He held my hand before he died. He called me an angel and asked me if he could not go to hell." Gray sighed, "I still want to Ask him, he is the more professional one in this area."

"Maybe not, some good pastor would steal the statue of Jesus and sell it." Levi couldn't help complaining.

"Ha, that's right." Gray smiled, "What about you? Are you professional?"

"I'm an atheist." Levi shook his head.

"Atheism, what do you believe in?"

"Mark...no, it should be Karl here, and there are a few others, although they are not famous yet."

"Karl." Gray's eyes showed a surprised expression, "So, aren't you..."

"Yes, otherwise why would I put so much effort into deciding to help you? Is it because I don't earn enough money?"

Levi smiled, raised his head, and looked at the clear sky.

"So... maybe we can have a little more trust."

……

The two of them stood aside, quietly watching the two children drying their clothes. The older one seemed very focused. The younger one turned his head and saw the two of them. He then showed a sincere smile and waved to Gray. He waved his hand.

Miss Ely smiled slightly and made a shushing gesture.

(End of this chapter)