Sinisterium Pawnshop: Exclusive to Malevolent Objects

　　On the screen was a sensational news article, with images attached below.

　　"The Filthy Internet Celebrity Circle! The notorious female internet celebrity Candy Lulu has been caught doing something shocking in public, exposing her ugly side! She will do anything for attention, and there's an urgent need to clean up the internet celebrity circle..."

　　The accompanying image was a screenshot of a lavishly made-up woman making various indecent gestures in front of a live camera, with a smile on her face that suggested she was either foolish or deranged.

　　It gives a very sick, very neurotic feeling.

　　"Boss, you say, is it that Lulu from yesterday?" Hu Zi asked forcefully.

　　"Who knows." Lu Fei shook his head.

　　Yesterday, when Lulu came with Bing Bing, she was so bundled up that he didn't see her face.

　　Just one name doesn't prove anything.

　　Bing Bing, Lulu, these kinds of names sound like fake ones.

　　"I don't think it's a coincidence; it must be her. Didn't Bing Bing say she was losing followers!" Hu Zi found a lot of information about Candy Lulu online.

　　Candy Lulu was one of the first internet celebrities to become popular, known for her sweet style, and had always been very popular, with several million followers. But something happened in the past week, and she suddenly went crazy in her live stream, making all sorts of indecent gestures, which was shocking.

　　After that, a lot of negative news came out, such as plastic surgery, being a mistress, and even drug use, causing her popularity to plummet rapidly.

　　"She was already so popular, why would she need to expose herself to get attention? I looked at these pictures, and she seems to be not quite right!" Hu Zi studied them for the whole morning.

　　"Boss, is it because of the unclean thing on her?"

　　"If it really was Lulu from yesterday, it's quite possible," Lu Fei said.

　　In this day and age, it's not uncommon for internet celebrities to fall from grace, but someone like Candy Lulu, who suddenly has a drastic change in personality and ruins her own future, is truly rare.

　　Even from the screenshots during her live stream, you could see that her expression and mental state were not normal. If it wasn't due to the influence of something unclean, then it must have been a drug addiction as mentioned in the rumors.

　　Neither of them expected that their suspicions would be confirmed that very day.

　　In the afternoon.

　　With a strong scent of perfume, a female customer dressed in a long, ankle-length sun-protective shirt and wearing a wide-brimmed hat, walked in.

　　"Hello, may I ask what you need?"

　　Lu Fei put down his teacup and politely stood up.

　　"Manager Lu, you said yesterday that if there's anything to pawn, I could come find you," the female customer said, her voice familiar.

　　Lu Fei was momentarily stunned, then quickly realized that the person in front of him was none other than the female internet celebrity Lulu.

　　She was already dressed in long sleeves and pants, and she even wore a loose, ankle-length sun protection shirt over them. On her head, she had a large sun hat, and her face was covered with a mask and sunglasses as usual.

　　She even wore gloves on her hands and long socks on her feet, wrapping herself from head to toe, not exposing an inch of skin.

　　He had heard that women nowadays were very concerned about sun protection, but this level of coverage was somewhat exaggerated.

　　Lu Fei glanced behind her.

　　This time, she came alone.

　　"Miss Lulu, please sit down. What would you like to sell?" Lu Fei politely gestured for her to sit, once again flashing a friendly smile at his customer.

　　Hu Zi tried his best to control his gossipy eyes and turned to pour water.

　　"I've heard that Sinisterium Pawnshop specializes in taking in unclean items." Lulu sat down, her eyes staring intently at Lu Fei through her sunglasses.

　　"Yes," Lu Fei could feel her tension and unease, "We take in anything that is evil."

　　"Are you 100% sure you can take it in?"

　　"Miss LuLu, I don't even know what you want to pawn, how can I make a promise to you?" Lu Fei said with a smile.

　　At this moment, Hu Zi brought over a glass of water and placed it in front of Lulu, then he stood behind Lu Fei with an expression as if he were watching a show.

　　Lulu hesitated for a while, unzipped her jacket, and took off a uniquely-shaped necklace from around her neck.

　　"I want to pawn this."

　　Lu Fei noticed that there were fine scars on the skin of her neck, but he didn't say anything about it.

　　"If you don't mind, I'll have a look first."

　　Lulu nodded and put the necklace on the counter.

　　Lu Fei put on gloves and picked up the necklace.

　　The pendant of the necklace was a small rectangular plaque, about the size of a pocket watch, strung on a red string, and embedded with a very small photograph.

　　The photo shows a black and white portrait of a woman, who has an indescribable eerie beauty.

　　Her eyes are distinctively black and white, with unusually large pupils.

　　The corners of her mouth are slightly upturned, showing a smile.

　　But there is no warmth in her eyes; covering her mouth, she appears expressionless.

　　It's the classic case of smiling with only the lips, not the eyes.

　　The most peculiar thing is her gaze, which is unfocused and devoid of any light.

　　Lu Fei frowned.

　　This dull, lifeless look with dilated pupils—aren't these the eyes of a dead person?!!

　　But how could a dead person smile?

　　Could someone have pried open her eyes and hooked the corners of her mouth to take this photo?

　　Lu Fei glanced at LuLu.

　　"The person in this photo isn't you, is it?"

　　"No." LuLu hesitated for a moment, then removed her mask and sunglasses.

　　A sweet face was revealed.

　　She had on heavy makeup—thick foundation, intense eyeliner, exaggeratedly long false eyelashes, and bright red lipstick—but none of it could conceal her pale complexion.

　　Lu Fei and Hu Zi couldn't help but exchange a glance.

　　This LuLu was indeed the same Candy LuLu who had been exposed online!

　　Although they were shocked, both maintained their professionalism and did not show it.

　　"Then who is the person in the photo?" Lu Fei asked.

　　"I don't know." LuLu shook her head.

　　She looked exactly like the woman in the photo. If there was any similarity, it would be the eyes. Her pupils were larger and darker than most people's.

　　After a close examination, Lu Fei noticed that she wasn't wearing colored contact lenses; she must have been born with large eyes.

　　Black and white photos are usually posthumous portraits. Who would carry a posthumous portrait of an unknown person as a necklace?

　　"Mr. Lu, can you tell what kind of necklace this is?" Lulu's dark eyes fixed on Lu Fei, her gaze scrutinizing him carefully.

　　Lu Fei knew that this internet celebrity had not yet fully trusted him. He smiled and said, "Miss Lulu, you should know about the amulets from Nanyang, right?"

　　"Yes," Lulu nodded.

　　"Amulets are divided into positive and negative types. Positive amulets are made and blessed by monks in official temples, using materials such as herbs, pollen, and metals. Negative amulets, on the other hand, use more sinister materials, such as oil from corpses, hanging ropes, and ashes. Although both types of amulets have the effect of bringing good luck and warding off evil, negative amulets tend to show results faster compared to positive ones." Lu Fei explained calmly.

　　"And your necklace here is actually a type of negative amulet."

　　"It's called the Jannie Sister, or Sister amulet."

　　"However, most negative amulets house small spirits, while this Sister amulet contains the spirit of a young woman."

　　"Yes, this is the Big Sister Talisman!" A hint of relief finally appeared on Lulu's tense face. "The seller told me that the Big Sister Talisman is more powerful than regular shadow talismans and has more functions."