Stephanie immediately did as she was told.
Both Stacy and Artemis couldn't help but glare at the traitor. Didn't you say that you were going to show off your power to the wizard? You're behaving like a puppy.
Unfortunately, they couldn't think of a way to warn Stephanie, and could only follow.
After sitting down, Luke looked at the three girls standing across from him. "No need to be so polite. Please take a seat. Butterfly, give each of them a glass of ice water. "
Butterfly said, "Yes, Lord Wizard."
Looking at the three girls who still hadn't sat down, Luke nodded. "You can stand if you want. I'll get straight to the point."
"Butterfly reported on your recent training. It seems you've all been working hard." He leaned back to make himself more comfortable. "So, I'm here to give you a small reward."
Looking at the weird smiling mask, Stacy couldn't help but say, "Don't pretend to be a good person! We don't want a reward. What we need is freedom. "
Luke chuckled and wagged a finger. "No, Miss Stacy, you're mistaken about one thing. I never said I was a good person, and I don't need to pretend to be one in front of you. "
Looking at Stacy's ugly expression, he continued to attack her. "And you're not good children. It's a waste to give you freedom. In any case, if you keep doing whatever you want, sooner or later you'll be sent to a special prison or some secret research lab. You won't need your freedom then. "
Stacy was angry. "It's none of your business."
Luke crossed his arms. "I'm sorry, but I'm not a member of the underage rights protection organization. You don't have the right to refuse my supervision, much less the ability to do so. "
As he spoke, he looked at the twins. "Besides, Miss Stacy, you don't have the right to make decisions for them."
Stacy immediately retorted, "The three of us have always been together. We've always been together."
Luke chuckled. "Ladies, please tell me, are you really willing to unconditionally support all of Miss Stacy's decisions, including continuing to commit all kinds of illegal acts at the risk of being arrested by special departments in the future?"
There was already a slight rhythm to his Cockney accent, and his voice was gentler and less aggressive, like a kindergarten teacher guiding a child.
Stephanie's lips moved, but she finally held back the words on the tip of her tongue. She lowered her head in silence.
Artemis, however, subconsciously shook her head. "I don't want to rob anymore, and I don't want the police …" She suddenly stopped and covered her mouth in shock.
She didn't know why she would say what she was thinking.
Stacy's face paled and she turned to look at her. "Art, you …"
Luke interrupted her. "You have your own will, and you want to do whatever you want. They had their own ideas and were not willing to become criminals. They listened to you before, so why can't you listen to them now? "
Of course, he would not give them a chance to communicate with each other.
The last time he hypnotized the three girls, he took advantage of the successful hypnosis to give the twin sisters a psychological suggestion.
The question just now was a psychological suggestion. The sisters boldly said what they were thinking.
Stephanie, the older sister, was a bit weaker, but she was also a bit more considerate. In the end, she refrained from saying anything.
Artemis, on the other hand, was a straightforward person, and immediately blurted out her true thoughts.
At that moment, Stacy opened her mouth in the face of his question, but didn't know how to answer.
If Luke, an outsider, wasn't around, given her prestige in the group of three, the sisters would still listen to her in the end.
But Luke suddenly brought up the issue of who was in charge and put it on the table.
She couldn't just say that she was the smartest and the best, so the twins should listen to her, right?
There was someone in front of her who was even smarter and more powerful, and had arrested all three of them.
"Whether you're friends or sisters, you have no right to ask them to commit crimes at the risk of going to jail and losing their lives," Luke said unhurriedly. "Otherwise, this friendship is worth less than dog sh * t. At the very least, it can be wiped clean, but this kind of selfish friendship will bind them to you and make them take risks and commit crimes with you for the rest of their lives. "
Sweat broke out on Stacy's forehead. She wasn't an idiot.
Luke's meaning was very simple. He was certain that the three of them were equals.
Then, it would be up to the three of them to decide what to do and what not to do.
If she dared to disagree, she wouldn't be able to stand on her own two feet, because Luke had already defined this behavior as selfishness.
In fact, it was indeed selfishness.
It was hard to say that it wasn't selfishness to blindly ask a friend to do something for her and always feel that she was in the right.
Luke, however, chuckled inwardly. As expected of a child! How many people weren't selfish? Those who weren't selfish at all were saints.
He never minded admitting that he was a selfish person.
But if he wanted something, he would do it on the premise that both sides were mutually beneficial, and he wouldn't force it, much less use friendship to "extort" his friends.
No friendship could withstand this kind of endless extortion.
Making the other party feel that it was more beneficial to listen to his suggestion would make it easier for them to maintain and deepen their friendship.
Dustin, Elsa, and Elizabeth, and the other police officers, had all benefited from their interactions with him, and had built friendships step by step.
And it was hard for empty friendships to last long.
In fact, Stacy wasn't that bad.
It was because of the side effect of Elementary Replication that she was more outgoing and strong-willed, and she naturally took the lead in this small group of girls.
If she were really that smart, she wouldn't have been stumped by Luke's sophistry.
Stacy's expression changed from red to black, and then to red again. Luke was afraid that she would burst out in anger.
After thinking for a moment, she reluctantly retorted, "But they don't want to be locked up like this."
Luke couldn't help but laugh. "I'm not your friend. Why should I ask for your opinion?"
Stacy's face twitched, and she wanted to go berserk. This wizard was even more shameless than she had imagined.
Luke looked at Stacy, who was about to explode, with great interest, and finally comforted her. "Alright, let's stop joking. I'll only give you a chance to change your fate. It's up to you whether you want to do it or not. You don't have to ask for my opinion. "
Seeing that Stacy was about to interrupt again, he raised his index finger and gestured for her to keep quiet. "You're talented enough, and don't need to rely on crime to survive. So, I'm investing in you in advance. You might be able to get a generous return in the future. "
The three girls looked at each other.
They had lost their families when they were young, and lived on the streets by swindling people. No one had ever talked to them about such a serious topic.
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