Chapter 536: Are There Many Question Marks?
"I'm not clear on the specifics either," Stout's voice was very low. "About five minutes ago, a riot broke out on the Street in Area A. People All started running around, and I also heard Gunshot. Now the Police are coming this way..."
"Is it convenient for you to evacuate?"
Stout was silent for a moment. "No problem, I can safely evacuate!"
He understood why Raki asked that.
He was in the Building in this Area. If something happened nearby and the Police started a Search Command, being caught evacuating with a Sniper Rifle would definitely lead to his Capture.
However, he was confident in avoiding the Police's Search Command.
As an excellent Sniper, after reaching a High Place, observing the evacuation Route was essential.
"Then evacuate as soon as possible."
"Beep."
The Earphone Communication was cut off.
In a Black Car by the Roadside in the distance, Chi Feichei sent an Email to Rum, telling him about the Accident.
In addition, Stout's situation over there also needed to be reported, not only to Rum, but also to The Boss.
To prevent Operative from being captured or turned during an Action, The Boss had to be informed of any such potential risks.
After waiting for a while, News from Crow arrived first.
Chi Feichei stared at the Email on his Mobile Phone, speechlessly put it away, lowered the Car Window, and lit a Cigarette.
About ten minutes later, Yingqu Yan Nan also received an Email. He opened it, glanced at it, and his expression turned odd. "Boss, new News. Signed by Curaçao. The content is... a Group of People suddenly appeared on the Street over there, opening fire on the Crowd with Guns, causing some Deaths and a stampede. The Police and Paramedics have already arrived, and there are also suspected FBI Agent. Casualties are still being determined, but among our people, two Outer Member are already dead. Specifics will be confirmed later."
"Uh-huh."
Chi Feichei responded softly, acknowledging the information.
Curaçao... He hadn't expected Rum to dispatch even this capable subordinate.
It was probably for the Military Official matter, this was just a side effect.
Yingqu Yan Nan was silent for a moment. "Is this... Normal?"
Everyone was in position, ready to move, and suddenly their people were gunned down by some random attackers, with the rest lost in the chaos.
This Situation...
It didn't feel like the Organization's usual style.
"Normal. Core Member have also been inexplicably blown up during Actions," Chi Feichei said, looking out the Car Window as he smoked.
Yes, the World was just that bizarre.
He didn't know if Yingqu had many question marks, but when Gin received News of Tequila's Death, he must have been utterly bewildered.
It was supposed to be a safe Action. Tequila went over happily, Gin was ready to provide backup, and Tequila did successfully retrieve the Box. But it was a Box swapped by a Culprit. Tequila inexplicably became a scapegoat, blown to Black Coal.
Now *that* was psychedelic.
Or maybe, it was Because Tequila was in the Crowd and got a few extra glances from the Death God Elementary School Student.
"Core Member, huh..." Yingqu Yan Nan sighed, sounding moved.
He thought Core Member were all formidable, but they could still die inexplicably?
"The sky has unpredictable Wind and clouds, and people face unforeseen Disaster," Chi Feichei suddenly remembered something and turned to Yingqu Yan Nan. "Remember to avoid two people in future Actions. One is Belmode, and the other is Conan, the Little Boy from Mori Detective Agency I know."
"Why?" Yingqu Yan Nan was puzzled.
"Belmode is self-willed, you can't read her Intentions. In Actions, she doesn't care if you live or die, no team spirit at all," Chi Feichei criticized Belmode, then added, "As For Conan... he's a Plague God."
Yingqu Yan Nan looked at his Boss being seriously superstitious, speechless, then glanced down at his vibrating Mobile Phone. "Cleveland's Email. He says a Terrorist Attack occurred near the Transaction Location, but he's unaffected and hopes the Transaction can proceed."
Chi Feichei waited for over ten minutes, received Emails from Crow and Rum, and sent a flurry of Emails back before driving away. "Tell him the Transaction continues. To avoid detection, have him send Bodyguard to Check out the riot Situation over there."
Going there now was risky, but Cleveland hadn't contacted the FBI or anyone like that, no Suspicion of betrayal. Crow had also confirmed Cleveland's Location wasn't affected.
A Transaction could be attempted.
Confirming the Transaction for this evening was Because he needed to retrieve the Document before Cleveland handed it to anyone else.
Cleveland's Father and Boss were in a Company meeting today and wouldn't be Home until late.
After Cleveland got the Things, he couldn't hand them over immediately or Call, so he'd have to wait somewhere.
For Cleveland, the safest Place should be his own Home, with Bodyguard everywhere.
Everything was prepared. APTX4869 was already with Underberg, who was stationed near Cleveland's Residence. He and Rum were responsible for confirming the casualties, which was also arranged.
If they missed today, who knew how long they'd have to wait for the next opportunity, and they'd have to go through all this trouble again.
Besides, Cleveland insisted on bringing Bodyguard to the Transaction and transferring money only after seeing the Things. This wasn't Extortion, and they didn't have an overwhelming Advantage, so they had to agree.
Taking this Opportunity, they could divert some of Cleveland's Bodyguard and also prevent Cleveland from reneging on the deal or having Bodyguard attack them after getting the Things.
Given the Gun availability in America, being attacked by a Group of People would be very Troublesome.
...
Arriving near the Transaction Location, Chi Feichei stopped the Car, checked his Mobile Phone for Emails, and handed the Document to Yingqu Yan Nan.
Of course, his Hands were coated.
"Do as we discussed. I'll Call you after the Money arrives. If he goes back on his word, tell him he's responsible for the Consequences. No need to argue. Leave immediately after coming out. If you're not out in twenty minutes, it'll be considered an Action gone wrong."
"Understood." Yingqu Yan Nan put on Gloves, took the Document, opened the Car Door, and walked into a Bar at the Street Corner ahead.
Chi Feichei watched Yingqu Yan Nan Go To inside and started contacting people.
"Underberg, your Location?"
"Near the Humphrey Residence, confirming if the Security Arrangement from Intelligence is accurate."
"Okay, after confirming, prepare for Infiltration."
...
"Midorikawa, report."
"Wayne Walkerly has arrived and is approaching the Goal. Four Bodyguard around the Goal left fifteen minutes ago. Now there are two. They've begun contact..."
...
Bar.
In a dimly lit booth, two Bodyguard sat with Cleveland Humphrey on the Sofa.
Seeing Yingqu Yan Nan in Sunglasses and Black Clothes approach, the two Bodyguard immediately became alert, vigilantly staring at him.
"I brought the Things." Yingqu Yan Nan walked to the Table Front, sat on the Sofa beside it, and handed over the File Bag, wearing Gloves.
Cleveland Humphrey impatiently took the File Bag, opened it, and flipped through the Document inside, bursting into laughter.
Yingqu Yan Nan frowned, reminding him in a low voice, "Mr. Humphrey, you'd better control your Emotion. If the Adams Family finds out you have this Document, you might not make it Home safely! Also, as agreed, you should Transfer the money now."
Cleveland Humphrey quickly stopped laughing, intending to hand the Document to Bodyguard, but hesitated and clutched it to his chest. "Transfer isn't urgent..."
"Don't you find it Weird that I came alone?" Yingqu Yan Nan interrupted. "In ten minutes, if my Companion doesn't receive confirmation of the Money transfer and doesn't See me leave safely, Paul Adams will know you're here with this Materials. Of course, you can Call your family to pick you up, but before they arrive, our people will come in and deal with you."
"Don't rush," Cleveland Humphrey was a little annoyed by Yingqu Yan Nan's Attitude, but considering he had the Things now and was guaranteed to profit, and the other side was clearly prepared, he didn't want to risk it. He took out his Mobile Phone. "I didn't say I'd renege. The Swiss Bank Account, right? I'll Transfer it now... By the Way, how many of you are there? You must be making a lot this time?"
Yingqu Yan Nan remained silent, waiting.
Not going back on his word? Did he think he was stupid?
His attempts to Draw Out Information were so clumsy, yet he still tried.
Dealing with this kind of person was irritating.
About five minutes later, Yingqu Yan Nan answered his Phone Call, heard Chi Feichei confirm the Money had arrived, and hung up.
"Happy Cooperation, Mr. Humphrey."
Cleveland Humphrey watched Yingqu Yan Nan Go To the Bar Entrance, then turned to a Bodyguard. "Follow him, be Careful."
100 million US Dollar. If he could get it back, it would definitely be better to get it back.
The Bodyguard Nod and followed after Yingqu Yan Nan left.
Yingqu Yan Nan didn't get into a Car, but walked straight to the Street Corner, hailed a Taxi, and left.
The Bodyguard passed Chi Feichei's Car Side, not noticing anyone in the Car by the Roadside, walked to a Car, opened the Car Door, and got in.
Chi Feichei lowered the Car Window. As the Bodyguard reversed, he flicked a Transmitter out, sticking it to the Rear of the bus. After the Car left, he Call Yingqu Yan Nan. "Wayne Walkerly, someone's following you. Transmitter G07 is attached to the Car. Use your Mobile Phone to Check their Location and find a Method to shake them off."
"I know." Yingqu Yan Nan responded.
Chi Feichei hung up, got out of the Car, attached a Transmitter and a Bug under another Car, then Call Saki Midorikawa.
"Midorikawa, did the Goal Call anyone else?"
"No, seemingly preparing to leave."
"Uh-huh, you can stay inside a bit longer, no need to follow."
Cleveland Humphrey didn't wait for anyone else, took his remaining Bodyguard, got in the Car, and left in a hurry.
Home!
Chi Feichei drove after them, monitoring the Transmitter's tracked Location and the Bug's audio, and called Underberg.
Infiltration begins!
Shooting Cleveland on the Road would be easy, but a shooting involving someone like Cleveland would easily cause a Sensation. It was best to make Cleveland die of Natural Death at Home.
With the Surveillance Camera and Security deployment Situation provided by Rum, Underberg's Infiltration Action, and APTX4869, causing Natural Death wouldn't be difficult.
Originally, it would be more suitable for him to infiltrate. With Hassashi, Infiltration would be easier. But as Action commander, his Task was to provide backup, ensure Underberg's Action went smoothly, relay Action updates, and arrange Rescue or Silencing if Underberg was captured...
Rush to the front lines? Impossible. He should obediently stay in the Rear.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 537: End of Action
Late night, 9:47 PM.
Humphrey Home, a Car drove into the Manor.
The patrolling Bodyguard made Cleveland Humphrey feel much more at ease, and his Mood also became cheerful. After getting out of the Car, he entered the Door and went Upstairs directly.
He hadn't had time to take a close Look Before, and he had to appreciate the Document content again.
Of course, the Bodyguard were also driven out by him.
His Home was full of Bodyguard everywhere, and there was no safer Place than Home.
Upon arriving at the Room, Cleveland Humphrey locked the Room Door, threw the Document onto the Table, poured himself a glass of Liquor, sat on the Sofa, and made a Phone Call to the Fair-weather Friend disguised as Chi Feichei.
"Hi, Friend, thank you so much!"
"What?"
"Although it cost a lot of Money, it's worth it to get this thing!"
"Cleveland? What's wrong with you? I don't know what you're talking about..."
"Are you still pretending nothing happened? Okay, okay, I got it, I'll contact you again Afterwards when things are over!"
In the Rear Wardrobe, Underberg, wearing simple Black Clothes and a Black Baseball Cap, opened a Crack in the Wardrobe Door, observed the Situation in the Room, and quietly put on a Gas Mask.
Directly feeding Medicine would leave Trace of Struggle, and Fingerprints might also be left on the Corpse's cheeks.
Forcing Cleveland to Take Medicine with a Gun is prone to Accidents. Once Cleveland resists and makes any Movement, the Bodyguard guarding Outside will rush in.
Knocking someone unconscious and then feeding Medicine will also leave Trace on the Corpse.
Even if Sleeping Pill are used to make Cleveland fall asleep first, an Autopsy can also detect the residual Sleeping Pill components.
Then the only Method left is to use Inhalation Anesthesia to make Cleveland fall asleep. As long as the dosage is controlled, and the Hypnotic Gas is allowed to dissipate Outside the Window later, no Trace will be left...
On the Sofa, Cleveland did not notice that someone was Staring at him from the Wardrobe behind him. After hanging up the Phone Call, he took out a packet of Powder from his Clothes Pocket.
In the Wardrobe, Underberg was stunned for a moment, and did not move again, just standing in the Wardrobe wearing a Gas Mask and waiting.
More than ten minutes passed, and Cleveland's Mental State began to trance.
Underberg clenched the Gun in his right Hand, quietly opened the Wardrobe Door and walked out. He walked all the way to Cleveland, but the other party did not have the Reaction a Normal Person should have.
"You? Why are you here?" Cleveland didn't know who he mistook Underberg for, and patted the Aside of him, "Sit."
"I brought you something," Underberg used his right Hand wearing Gloves to hand the Document in his arms to Cleveland, "Take a Look."
"What?" Cleveland took the Document and flipped through it casually.
Underberg was a little Speechless, and quietly picked up the Document on the Table and put it away.
Originally, the Document he brought was to be stained with Cleveland's Fingerprints after Cleveland's Death to replace the original Document.
Unexpectedly, this Fellow is so Cooperative...
"What messy Things?" Cleveland threw the Document on the Table casually.
Underberg took out a small Box, opened it, took out the APTX-4869 inside, and put it in Cleveland's Hand, "Then try this, good Things."
"Really?" Cleveland happily took the Medicine and swallowed it directly.
In less than a minute, Cleveland Humphrey fell on the thick Carpet, hardly making any Movement.
Underberg squatted down, probed Cleveland's Breath, and took out his Mobile Phone to Call.
"Raki, Task completed successfully."
"The Human is dead?"
"There is no Breath anymore."
"After Clean Up the Trace, confirm Death again, and then withdraw. The Car is at the Street Corner, and the Key is in the Car. If an Accident occurs, try to lure People All to the Street as much as possible, and I will assist you in evacuating."
"Ok."
Underberg inspected the Wardrobe he had stayed in, Clean Up the Weird Trace, and inspected Cleveland's Breath again. He walked to the Windowside, sprayed some Mist on himself with a small Spray Bottle, took out his Mobile Phone and Looked at the Time, while calculating and verifying the Situation through the Sound from Outside, patiently waiting.
Patrol personnel with Dog passing by...
Another team of patrol personnel passing by...
20 seconds!
Black Shadow leaped out of the Window, jumped to the First Floor in a few leaps, and ran to a Shadow in no time.
A group of Bodyguard leading Dog passed by. The Dog in front lowered its Head and sniffed, Sense an Abnormality Scent, but the Scent did not interest it at all, like some kind of weak Creature.
Soon, the Dog passed by without Reaction.
Black Shadow rushed out quickly, flipped over the Wall with minimal Sound, jumped off the Wall, ran to the Street Corner, got into the Car, and left, all in one go.
On a Building Top nearby, Yingqu Yan Nan, who had shaken off the Tracker, stood by the Terrace, observing the Street with Binoculars.
Aside, Chi Feichei put down his Sniper Rifle, not in a hurry to leave, flipped out a Match from his Pocket and lit a Cigarette, put the extinguished Matchstick back into the Matchbox, took out his Mobile Phone and sent an Email, "Can you do it?"
The location of the Humphrey Home is very particular. There are no suitable Sniping locations nearby. This is a High Place very suitable for Observation of the Vicinity Street, but it cannot See the Courtyard and the front Window, facing a diagonal angle of the Houses.
Therefore, he asked Underberg to try to lure People All to the Street if an Accident occurred, and he would Sniping remotely to Cooperate with Underberg's evacuation.
He didn't know how Underberg was Action inside, but the Speed of jumping off the Wall and running to the Car Just Now, participating in international sprint competitions, could win a Champion back.
And the Speed of driving away was also very smooth.
Yingqu Yan Nan recalled the Performance of the Black Shadow he saw, and nodded heavily, "No Problem!"
"Let's go." Chi Feichei sent the Email with his Mobile Phone, squatted down, and packed up the Sniper Rifle, "You follow up next."
Next, several waves of People All will go to confirm whether Cleveland Humphrey is dead one after another.
At the same time, someone will also confirm the Police's Investigation Situation to verify whether Underberg's Action has gone wrong, and whether the Police will Judgment Normal Death, Suicide, or Murder.
Whether they have follow-up Action depends on these.
...
That night, Chi Feichei stayed in the Room and tapped on the Computer.
The List of APTX-4869 added another Person, and the Medicine was brought by him, so he had to leave a Code Name Signature.
As for the 'State' column, it remains to be confirmed.
When a Core Member confirms Cleveland's Death, the State will be changed to Death, and then Signature.
If no one See the Corpse all the time, then, after a Few Days, the State will become Unknown, until a Core Member can confirm Death and Signature for the Death State.
Chi Feichei didn't Look much, and after confirming that Cleveland Humphrey's Name was added, he exited the List, sent an Email to Non-Ink, and went to some Forums in Boston.
Looking for Post, looking for Post about Vampire.
There have been many Vampire Rumors Recently, but he is looking for some old Legends of this City.
While Chi Feichei was browsing the Forum, Non-Ink flew into the Room from Outside the Window, "Phew... the Snow has begun to melt, but it's still very Cold, Master, what do you want me for?"
"Come Over and take a Look at this..."
Chi Feichei moved the Computer to the left a little, so that Non-Ink could See the Photos and introductions on the Screen.
It was Joshua, the Father (Priest) who performed the Baptism Ceremony for Sawada Hiroki.
Recently, in some Forums with Spiritualism, in addition to the Halloween Vampire Matter, the Father (Priest) was also being talked about.
Some People Say that Vampire really appeared, that it was a Messenger of the Demon, who came to induce their Father (Priest) to fall.
Yes, most of the Posters called Joshua 'our Father (Priest)', which shows how much respect Christian had for Joshua Before.
Judging from the News revealed by some Posters, Joshua accepted Baptism and became a Christian since he was a child. After graduating from the Philosophy major of a certain University, he became a Father (Priest), and it has been more than 30 years since then.
Joshua, who just turned 60 years old today, is a fanatical Christian, believes in the existence of God, adheres to the creed that Christian should abide by, has performed Baptism Ceremony for countless People, and is also a listener and comforter for many Christian when they Repentance.
After he left the Church and disappeared, many People were missing his goodness. Although Before, these People were also in Anger, feeling that Joshua's Fever was Because he was not pious enough, Because he violated the Lord's Intention...
Looking forward, in the Post a Few Days Ago, some People were still showing off that he ran to the Hospital and scolded Joshua, and also Throw the Book on Joshua's Table.
Non-Ink squatted in front of the Computer and Looked.
Hassashi also approached with great Interest, Looked at what happened to Joshua in the past few Days, and couldn't help but Say, "Master, Humans are really Weird. A Few Days Ago, those who blamed and expelled Joshua were them, and now those who miss Joshua are also them..."
"Humans are really complicated." Non-Ink tilted his Head and Looked at the Screen, "Master Means, this Person can be used? Let him be the legal holder of our Base Houses?"
"His Faith has been inseparable from his life. For such a Person, as long as you Go Over and act like a Ghost, you can get Loyalty beyond your Imagination." Chi Feichei Said, "Of course, he can't stay here anymore. You can let him Go To other Places to do other Matters, replace you and me to come forward, to buy some Real Estate, and prepare for your Base in advance. You can also find him again if necessary."
Before he Saw Joshua's History, he couldn't Imagine that there really are such People in the World.
The Military Official behind Wataru Ichiro is already persistent enough, worshiping every week, but his Behavior is not very particular, while Joshua is supervised by the public. Even when he reached the point where Fundamentalist spurned him, no one broke out that he had done anything wrong.
The only wrong Matter is his Fever for unknown Reason.
Listening to Faith, Saying Faith, and abiding by the Rule of Faith every Day, even if there were other Ideas in his Heart originally, after more than 30 years, he would get used to Faith and become a Mad Action taker of Faith.
"Where should we Go To find him?" Non-Ink was a little regretful, "If I had known earlier, I would have let Crow Staring at him. Unfortunately, I didn't care about such a Person Before, and now he has hidden, and even other People can't find him..."
Chi Feichei brought up another Webpage, "Here."
On the Webpage was a Forum Post from six years ago, with some photos taken deliberately gloomy and terrifying, as well as Text descriptions.
This is an Old House, without ancient Vampire Legends, but a Murder Case once happened there. The House owner went Crazy and Kill two People by 'Impalement'.
The Prototype of Vampire Count Dracula is Vlad III, the Voivode of Wallachia in the Middle Ages.
Vlad III once Impalement more than 20,000 Turkish Soldier on Spear, and then inserted the Spear into the ground to let the Corpse on the Spear bleed out and slowly rot. Because of this, 'Impalement' has also become a Murder Method of Vampire Count Dracula in the evolution of Legends.
The reason why the House owner of that Old House Murder in this way is that he himself is an extremist who worships Vampire.
"Before and After Joshua's Accident, Vampire Rumors were spreading, and After the original Faith collapsed, he is likely to also believe in Vampire Rumors and Go To there," Chi Feichei brought up other Webpage again, all of which were different Forum Post, "Although the Church sent many People to find him, and also focused on looking for Places with Vampire Legends, this Place is no exception, but he is still most likely to hide here..."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 538: A Guest Who Arrived One Step Ahead
Late at night, 2 AM.
A Car sped past Preaching Mountain, then passed the Hospital where Joshua used to stay. Not far after driving out, it stopped by the Roadside.
"Master, will he really be hiding in this kind of Place?"
Hissashi craned his neck to look Outside the Car Window, "There's a Church over there, and it's not far from the Hospital he used to stay in. This Place isn't considered remote either, it's very easy to be found, right?"
"Hiding in plain sight," Chi Feichei looked towards the building complex on the left side of the Street, "He left the Hospital at Night, and the Hospital didn't discover he was missing until the next morning. They couldn't find him, and afterwards, the Hospital Report to Police and told the Church. The Police and the Church began searching for him, and it's easy to overlook this kind of Place because in their minds, one Night is enough Time for Joshua to leave very far. Currently, the Police are considering the possibility that he might have been murdered by others."
"Then is it possible that he really was murdered?" Non-Ink asked.
"Possible," Chi Feichei said, "But first, let's put aside the possibility of him being murdered and look at the possibility that he's hiding here. Back then, in that Case, the Culprit was shot dead on the spot for resisting arrest. After the Case was closed, there were many Suspicious Points, such as where the Culprit's Weapon was bought. The Police have never obtained corresponding Testimony, and from the old Photos, the Victim was Impalement to Death with a Spear on the Ground, but there were a large number of lacerations on his body, and the Blood left in the Room at the Crime Scene didn't match the Bleeding amount of two people..."
"The Culprit received Blood?" Non-Ink clicked his tongue.
Humans become very terrifying when they become twisted.
"The Police also made this Judgment and did a Blood Reaction Test at his Home," Chi Feichei paused, "No, apart from the Room at the Crime Scene, there was no Blood Reaction anywhere, on any Container, so the Police speculated that he directly used his mouth..."
Non-Ink: "..."
Hissashi asked in confusion, "What's wrong with directly using his mouth?"
"Pay attention to a few Details."
Chi Feichei didn't bother with the two Pets and continued analyzing.
"In the Photos we saw before, there was a Photo of the Study. There were some Books about Vampires on the Bookcase. From the book covers, you can also see the Situation of those Books being flipped through. Some Books about Vampires that are Reckless and vulgar were hardly flipped through, while "The Vampire", "Carmilla", and "Dracula" were flipped through more often."
"These three are very classic."
""The Vampire" was written in 1819 by a British poet's personal Doctor. In the Book, the Vampire protagonist was transformed from a murderous living Corpse into a British Gentleman Appearance."
""Carmilla" is a novella by a British weird fiction Writer between 1971 and 1972. In the Book, the female Vampire protagonist is described as beautiful and full of charm."
""Dracula", Dracula, is an 1897 Gothic horror Novel by an Ireland Writer. Dracula, the protagonist in the Book, is a refined and elegant Gentleman, which is also the basis for many Vampire Film and Television adaptations."
"The second Detail, the Things on the collection shelf, there is a set of Romanian traditional Clothes. Romania has always been the Place with the most complex Vampire superstitions. In the Novel "Dracula", Dracula's Residence is also in Transylvania, Romania. In addition, in the Case description, nails were nailed into the heads of the two Victims. This is an Old Custom in Romania to prevent the dead from becoming Vampires, indicating that he specifically went to Romania."
"The third Detail, judging from the introduction on the Post, the Culprit was once a very successful Merchant. Looking at the Situation in all the Photos, the Room is very tidy, and Things are placed very carefully. The Clothes in the Wardrobe are ironed without a single Wrinkle. The Decoration has a retro charm, and even at the Crime Scene, there is not too much messy Blood Stain. The Photos were taken after it was abandoned, and the Situation of the Corpse was not photographed, but at the Crime Scene, only a little Blood was left on the Ground under the Spear, and other Places were too clean."
"In addition, the Culprit used Impalement as a Method of Murder, which probably shows that this is a person who, after his Mind went crazy, still pays attention to Life taste, extremely worships elegant Vampires, especially Dracula."
Chi Feichei concluded, "It's hard to believe that such a person would directly use his mouth, especially after hearing that both Victims... were homeless people."
Back then, this Case was also a representative of madness. In Boston that year, Vampire-related culture was also attacked to a certain Degree.
This kind of thing is really hard to say. Some people just treat some Works as Fun, but a very small number of people just become mentally ill.
However, people are also good at forgetting. This Case was only discussed for a while that year, and then its Popularity was Replace by various Cases, and related Posts are about to sink to the Seabed.
If he hadn't been patient enough to search, he really wouldn't have been able to find the Details of this Case.
"Then the Blood and the Things for holding Blood..." Non-Ink tilted his Head and pondered, "Were they Throw away by him? No, if the Culprit really fanatically worships Vampires, he shouldn't Throw away those..."
"There is a Place in this House that the Police didn't Discovery, it might be a Secret Chamber," Chi Feichei concluded, "After the Murder Case happened here, Joshua once came on behalf of the Church. He might have Discovery the Secret Chamber left by the former House owner."
"Hiding in plain sight again, and the mysteries of the Case from previous years, if Joshua can really think so much, he's really not simple," Non-Ink looked at Chi Feichei, "However, Master, could this be the Choice you would make if you were standing in Joshua's Stance? Actually, he didn't think so much and ran far away long ago..."
"No, I wouldn't make this kind of Choice. Hiding here has no Food, and he will have to Go Out sooner or later. Going Out will be discovered. If I wanted to run away, I would choose to leave here earlier. Even if the Police would lock down my whereabouts based on Taxis and other Information, I would find a remote Place and circle around a few times to find a way to get rid of them. Moreover, Joshua hasn't committed any major Sin, he just Say some Statements that the Church doesn't like. He can completely change Place. After being found by the Police, he can just Say that he wants to live a peaceful Life, or even Retirement in that small Place," Chi Feichei looked at the building complex, "My Judgment is that he is here Because the Police have not found any Clues of him leaving Boston, and he has not been found by the Church all this Time. The Church has Search Command very strictly in other Places. If he were in other Places, it is very likely that he would have been found already. Those Places can be ruled out, leaving only here..."
"Without Food, could he already be dead?" Non-Ink asked.
Chi Feichei opened the Car Window, "Then you have to Go and Check."
"Master, aren't you going with me?" Non-Ink was embarrassed, "I don't know Human Language, I can't Communication."
"No wonder you insisted on having me send you here..."
Chi Feichei was not very interested in this kind of mysterious pretense, and as a Human, showing up might destroy the sense of mystery, but when necessary, he was also willing to Help Non-Ink.
"Okay, let's Go and Check first, and find that hidden Place."
Chi Feichei made a Decided, and without further delay, he went to the Trunk of the Car to find a Black Robe and a Mask, put them on, and walked into the Alley.
...
There were not many residents near the old Residence, and there was not a single figure on the Street late at Night.
Under the dim yellow Street Lamp, melted Snow water dripped from the Eaves and Wall Side, and a sharp and piercing cat meow came from a distance from Time to Time. Not only did it not bring a bit of vitality to this Place, but it made it seem even more eerie.
Chi Feichei walked through the unlocked Main Gate, raised his Eyes and Looked at a Car parked in the Courtyard, and quietly approached.
There was still Temperature remaining on the Car hood...
There were no Traces of Cars repeatedly entering and exiting in the Courtyard...
Not Godfather's Car, nor would it be a Car model that a 60-year-old Man would choose. A pendant of a Popular Band in Boston five or six years ago was still hanging in the Car...
Black pebbles were stuck on the Car wheels...
The Sun marks on the Car, the subtle Scratch Mark on the Rear of the bus, the Soil on the mudguards, the distance between the Car Seats, the faint Scent emanating from inside the Car, the Stain under the Rear Car Window...
A Male Guest, probably around 30 years old, a First Time visit, who just arrived from Port Beach not long ago.
"Master," Hissashi, who was hiding under the Black Robe to keep warm, directly spoiled the ending, "There are people in the Attic, not under the triangular tip of the Rooftop, but under the sloping Rooftop on the right side. It seems that when it was designed, the top of the Room below was deliberately pulled down a bit, leaving a space, um... there are two people."
"A Guest has arrived." Chi Feichei left the Car Side and walked towards the House, repeating Hissashi's Words very softly to Non-Ink.
Non-Ink consciously flew into the air and circled around the Rooftop, trying to find a Place where he could observe the Situation Inside the Room first.
Chi Feichei raised his Head and Looked at the layout of the Rooftop, stretched his Hand out of the Black Robe, and gesticulated to Non-Ink in the air.
Chimney.
...
Inside the Chimney connected to the Fireplace on the Third Floor, a Wooden Ladder leaned crookedly.
The wall bricks in the middle section were removed, and a small space Inside was lit by faint candlelight.
At the Entrance, the Floor was paved with black and white bricks into a large and complex Pattern.
The Wall Side was filled with Tools stained with black stains and rust, and some biscuits and Bread with relatively new packaging were piled up, as well as two small black long Boxes.
Near the Corner, Joshua, with white Hair and still wearing a Patient Gown, knelt on the Ground, looking down at the Ground motionlessly, like a Sculpture, only the faint rise and fall of his Chest proved that he was still alive.
A Middle-aged Man in a Black Robe stood aside with his back to the Door. On the Hat he put down was a tough face full of ferocity. He looked around left and right with boredom, "Father (Priest), it's really hard for you to find this Place."
"You also found this Place." Joshua still didn't move, "And I'm not a Father (Priest) anymore."
"I wanted to Go to Preaching Mountain for a Circle, and I followed you here when I passed by and Saw you," the Middle-aged Man walked to the Wall Side and looked at the two black long Boxes, "Consider my Proposal, Joshua. You can get Bombs by yourself, even when those people Outside are searching for you everywhere. Your Ability makes me admire you, and you are looking for this Thing for the same Purpose as us, right? Those Heretics Outside are really disgusting. We should send them to Hell and accept..."
"Is Belial your God?" Joshua suddenly asked.
The Middle-aged Man was stunned, "No, our God is Satan, and only Satan."
Joshua couldn't help but raise his Head and glanced at the Man, his Line of Sight focusing on the large Inverted Cross white Pattern on the Man's Black Robe.
Middle-aged Man: "..."
For some reason, from Joshua's Glance, he Saw... contempt?
Joshua was about to speak when he caught sight of a Crow at the Door from the corner of his Eye, and suddenly froze.
The Crow had pitch-black feathers with a blue sheen, and its scarlet Eyes were looking at them, with a meaning of scrutiny that only Talent would have, and it was stopping right in the center of the Pattern at the Entrance!
Just as he was stunned, the Crow tilted its Head to Look at him, flapped its Wings and flew out, and flew up along the Chimney again.
"Joshua?" The Middle-aged Man saw Joshua suddenly Turn Head and Staring at the Door, turned his Head in Doubt, and also heard the sound of Wings flapping, "What Thing..."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 539: The Real Meaning of the Holy Spirit Gate
On the Second Floor of the Old House, the Study.
Chi Feichi was standing in front of the Bookshelf, speaking softly on the Phone Call with Koizumi Akako.
"This is the Pattern."
"I received the Email... It's very similar, but it's not the one I drew previously," Koizumi Akako said, "That Pattern of mine in Red Magic represents Concealment, while your Pattern should be the Pattern of the Holy Spirit Gate..."
"Holy Spirit Gate?" Chi Feichi recalled a bit, "I only know of a Pattern born from the Cthulhu Mythos created by the American Novelist Howard Philip Lovecraft, called the Death Spirit Gate, which is somewhat similar to this."
"Uh-huh... wait a moment," Koizumi Akako over there dawdled for a long time, "Death Spirit Gate... Found it, the Meaning explained Online is the same as the Holy Spirit Gate, it has the Meaning of Protecting and Resisting Evil, and at the same time, it is an Entrance leading to older Deities. When I use Magic and need to borrow the Strength of dangerous Deities like Satan, I will prepare a Holy Spirit Gate. It is indeed an Array Diagram used to prevent being Murdered by cruel Gods. The Death Spirit Gate was probably imitated by the Creator from the Legend of the Holy Spirit Gate, the drawing method is Wrong, it's fundamentally of no use..."
"Even if the Meaning wasn't misinterpreted, that's good enough." Chi Feichi asked, "Does Satan really exist?"
"Yes, do you want to meet him? Then when you come back, I'll summon him for you once, but it's just a Projection, and the Projection's Strength isn't much either," Koizumi Akako was seemingly still flipping through the Website, "Speaking of misinterpreting the Meaning... The Death Spirit Gate seemingly has been regarded as the Logo of Satan and Evil these years, when it's clearly the Logo of Resistance against Evil..."
Chi Feichi sorted out his thoughts a bit.
In the Book that the House Owner of this House, who is also the Murderer, had read, several pages were messily drawn with the 'Death Spirit Gate' Pattern. Then he looked for a bit and found a Letter in the Gap of the Bookshelf.
The Content of the Letter roughly meant: My Child, this is the House passed down by the Ancestor, do not change its Plan, you will have a magical Discovery, when it is Opened, you will obtain the gift of God...
Right, it's this kind of Message again, seemingly implying there's Treasure Inside the Room.
Don't know what's going on with this World, the Ancestors seemingly all especially like playing this kind of Tactic.
He walked around Inside the Room, the Plan plus some fixed Furniture and Furnishings, is very similar to the Death Spirit Gate Pattern the House Owner drew on the Book.
In other words, the House Owner discovered the Key to the Secret Hidden in this Mansion.
The Ancestor set up the House Plan as the Death Spirit Gate Pattern, the Meaning is probably to let this House become a Safe Haven that can Resist Evil, but the Tragedy is, because of some people's misinterpretation of the Pattern, it made the House Owner think this is a Pattern representing Evil or Satan, and he went down the Road of pursuing Evil and never returned...
Koizumi Akako listened to Chi Feichi's Analysis, and agreed saying, "Perhaps it's like this, then it's truly a Regret, he completely didn't understand the Ancestor's Intention..."
"Master!" Feimo found Chi Feichi, hopped into the House, looking at the Room, "So magical, this Study is just right directly below that Secret Chamber, and also directly below that Crime Scene on the Third Floor..."
Chi Feichi turned his Head to look at Feimo, he seemingly made a Discovery of Things more interesting than finding Joshua, "Explain the Plan Inside the Room specifically a bit."
Feimo started to say his Discovery.
This Study on the Second Floor, the Bedroom on the First Floor, the Crime Scene on the Third Floor, and the Secret Chamber above the Third Floor, are completely on a Straight Line.
Chi Feichi restored the House Plan in his Mind a bit, "These Houses are all just right at the exact center point of the Death Spirit Gate Pattern..."
"Exact center point?" Koizumi Akako was in Doubt, "Just the exact middle of the Outer Perimeter circular shape? That is the Meaning of the End Point."
"In other words, are there other Important Points?" Chi Feichi asked.
"I'm not sure about the Death Spirit Gate, but this Pattern is the same as the Holy Spirit Gate, both are composed of overlapping circular shapes, Pentagrams, inverted V-shaped Patterns, and inverted '又'-shaped Patterns, just the Details are a bit different," Koizumi Akako said, "For the Holy Spirit Gate, the center of the Circle is the End Point, and also the Place where the Holy Spirit Gate is Opened and the Deities' Projection appears. The Starting Point of the V is the Starting Point, which is the Place where the Human borrowing the Deity's Strength should stand. The Pentagram is used for stabilizing, the final Landing Point of the '又' is the Place where the Strength is transmitted over, in other words, the Door just lets you see the Projection of the Deities borrowing Strength, while the Real Strength is transmitted over from another Point..."
Chi Feichi turned around and went out.
As a Human who doesn't study Magic, he was a bit unclear about the Principle.
Feimo flapped his Wings and flew over.
What? The Matter about Joshua?
How can those Matters be as interesting as watching Master doing Mystery Solving and Treasure Hunt?
Talk about it later!
"As for whether or not the Death Spirit Gate, this kind of Mistake Pattern that was changed later, still has this kind of Meaning, I'm unclear," Koizumi Akako enthusiastically made a Proposal, "Whether or not you want to go check? Go check the place where the stroke begins at that Starting Point of the V, as for which Floor it is..."
"I'm already going, it should be on the First Floor," Chi Feichi, according to the Map restored in his Mind, went downstairs walking towards a Room, "Look at the overlapping part of the Death Spirit Gate Pattern, the Drawing Order is Circle, Pentagram, 又, V, a Group of four Patterns. This Place has three Floors plus the Attic and the Secret Chamber Floor, which is also four Floors. If the Secret Chamber on the Fourth Floor corresponds to the End Point in the center of the Circle, then the Drawing Order should be inverted. The Third Floor represents the Pentagram, the Second Floor is 又, the First Floor is V, the Starting Point is on the First Floor."
The Destination is a Storage Room, inside, some Sundries are placed against the Wall Corner, and thick Dust has already accumulated.
After Chi Feichi entered the Door, he went to the starting point of the stroke corresponding to V, the inner Wall on the Left Hand side, raised his Hand and knocked a bit, there was nothing Abnormality On the Wall, he stomped his foot.
Click.
A subtle light sound came from underfoot.
It seems he found correctly.
But, whether this family's Ancestor made things a bit difficult for the Descendant?
Based on the House Plan and Furnishings, discovering the Death Spirit Gate Pattern was already very difficult.
This kind of Matter, where the Starting Point is at the beginning of the V's stroke, in this Present Society, who can possibly know?
If he didn't have Koizumi Akako, he wouldn't even be able to find it, and would probably also think that Secret Chamber in the exact middle of the Pattern was just everything.
...
Ten minutes ago, in the Secret Chamber.
The Middle-aged Man who didn't see Feimo looked away, seeing Joshua still looking at the Entrance in a Daze, he frowned, "Joshua, what exactly is your Intention? I personally came to give you an Invitation to join my Church, I've already given you a lot of Face!"
After Joshua saw that Crow leave, the Pattern On the Ground still had no Reaction, he looked away in Disappointment, "You don't understand."
A burst of cursing Words floated past in the Middle-aged Man's Heart, he said annoyed, "What?"
"I know him, the original House Owner of this House, he was just that Murderer who did Impalement on two people," Joshua said slowly, "No, it should be three, there was also one when he went to Romania. I've already known him for over twenty years, he was a humble Human until twelve years ago, his Parents' Death, he was just like a changed Human, and started pursuing the gift from the Demon..."
The Middle-aged Man suppressed the impatience in his Heart.
This Old Man is Mentally Unstable, right?
Never mind, Time is still early, and no people have come looking for this Place either, might as well listen to a Story.
"He no longer goes to the Church, he says he should not have Faith in the Lord, his Faith is Satan, is the Demon," Joshua sighed, "I think he is Crazy, he must save him."
"He no need to save," the Middle-aged Man said, "What should be saved is you."
Joshua didn't pay Attention to the Man, still saying Self-Absorbed, "He said to me, he was born destined to serve Satan, he started being obsessed with the Vampire Legend, and also nagging about Words like Opening the Death Spirit Gate and Prayer for Eternal Life, then he killed people, and was shot dead by the Police because he resisted when he was Arrested. Previously, the Humans who lived in this Vicinity found the Church and asked me to come and Pray for Blessings for the Departed Souls who died tragically in this Place, so they could return to the Kingdom of Jesus. Afterwards, when I came over, I walked around Inside the Room and made a Discovery of a Secret, there indeed is a Death Spirit Gate in this House..."
The Middle-aged Man looked towards the Black and white Brick Pattern pieced together at the Entrance, "I know!"
"No, you don't know!" Joshua's Face was Serious, also carrying a trace of disdain.
What he said was not this Death Spirit Gate Pattern at the Entrance, but the Death Spirit Gate Plan of this House.
This foolish Man fundamentally don't know, this Secret Chamber is in the exact middle of the entire House's Death Spirit Gate Plan, accurately speaking, that Death Spirit Gate Pattern at the Secret Chamber Entrance is only the exact middle of the large Death Spirit Gate covering half of the House.
His Friend back then had indeed specially measured it, confirming that there was just the Place to Open the Death Spirit Gate!
Man: "..."
#~%@&/...!
Come on, say it!
Could it be that Pattern at the Entrance is not the Death Spirit Gate?
Joshua refuted with a Sentence, didn't look at the Man again, and continued to say, "This Secret Chamber is at the center of the Death Spirit Gate, when I made the Discovery of this Place, I also made the Discovery of the Things he used back then to Clean Up Blood Stains and transport Blood..."
The Middle-aged Man couldn't help but look towards that pile of Sundries in the Wall Corner, the blackish-brown Stains on top were very glaring.
"Correct, it's just those, on top are all the Traces left behind after the Victim's Blood dried," Joshua said without raising his Head, "But when I found this Place, the Case had already concluded, I didn't want to let people come and disturb him and the Departed Souls of the two people he cruelly Murdered, so I Concealed the Matter of this Place. This time, my original Faith abandoned me, I am willing to devote myself to Darkness, whether it is Satan or the Demon, I am willing to offer my Loyalty and Faith..."
"So only then should you join my Church," the Middle-aged Man couldn't help but say, "We are all devout Believers of Satan!"
Joshua: "No, you are not!"
Middle-aged Man: "..."
(;｀O)o
"You don't know even Belial," Joshua didn't take the Man's flushed red Face to Heart, and said disappointed, "My Friend said back then, 'When the Death Spirit Gate is Opened, you will obtain the gift of God'. After I made the Discovery that the Pattern at this Secret Chamber Entrance is the Death Spirit Gate, I also until regarded it as an Evil Object. When I wanted to Open it, I found that I was the same as him, unable to open the Secret of this Place. I think I probably need to prepare some Sacrifices..."
Chi Feichi, who was slowly rising from Below in the middle of the Entrance Pattern: "..."
This is just a Final Stop, how do you Open it?
The Storage Room on the First Floor is the Starting Point, which is the Entrance. After activating the Mechanism, standing still and no need to move, the Panel underfoot will automatically be carried away by the Mechanism.
While going upwards, quite a few Gold Bars are placed along the Road. Based on the rising Altitude he felt, the Place where the Gold Bars accumulated is probably on the Second Floor, which conforms to the Meaning of Strength represented by the corresponding '又' Pattern.
While the Third Floor has no any Things, it probably exists for the sake of stabilizing the Second Floor and supporting this Secret Chamber on the Fourth Floor, and also conforms to the stabilizing Meaning of the corresponding 'Five-Pointed Star'.
This Place on the Fourth Floor is the End Point, the Exit, which is the End Point Meaning corresponding to the center of the 'Circle'.
The Design is very interesting, but this Mechanism should have no way to reverse operation, it cannot return to the Entrance from the Exit.
Which also led to... making things very difficult for the Descendant.
Sacrifice or whatever, no matter how much you sacrifice, if you can't find the Entrance correctly, you still have no way to Open it.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 540 Is the Father (Priest)'s Mental State Still Normal?
In the Secret Chamber, the candlelight flickered wildly, as if it would go out in the next second.
Joshua still knelt on the spot, blankly watching the Black-Robed Person's figure slowly rising at the Entrance.
In the flickering Light and Darkness, the bricks under the Black Shadow's feet quietly turned over, the whole person seemed to emerge from the Ground, the tall and upright body seemed never to bend, and was as silent as this Transformation.
As the Black-Robed Person emerged from underground, the elongated Black Shadow also gradually extended towards the Entrance, projected onto the chimney brick Wall opposite, and finally completely covered it, like a thick, impenetrable Darkness, slowly and silently devouring something...
The Red-eyed crow he had seen before also quietly perched on the Black-Robed Person's Shoulder, looking extremely docile.
The Black-Robed Person's hat brim was pressed very low, vaguely revealing a fair and sharp chin, which was a feeling only young people have.
And what made him unable to take his Eyes off was the Snake Head under the hat brim that was spitting a Snake Tongue at him.
In the Old Testament Bible, Satan is an ancient Snake, and has nothing to do with Sheep.
And in Genesis, the Snake that tempted Adam and Eve to eat the Fruit of the Tree of Good and Evil also represents Satan.
In various versions of the Bible, it is also mentioned many times: the Great Dragon is the ancient Snake, named Devil, also called Satan, who deceives the whole world...
No, it's his new Master!
Joshua came back to his senses, his Expression and Gaze instantly becoming fanatical.
Non-Ink: "..." Chi Feichei: "..." Joshua's Expression is so distorted...
Middle-aged Man didn't notice that there was another person behind him at all, and questioned Joshua with dissatisfaction, "Belial? What Belial? Don't know what Relationship Belial has with me, a Believer of Satan? Joshua, don't change the Topic! Answer me, are you willing to join my Church!"
Behind him, a calm, cold, and hoarse Man's voice came.
"Some Say, Belial, Samuel, Lucifer, are all aliases of Satan... But the appearance of these three names is much later than Satan, and the latest appearance of the name Lucifer is even taken from Roman mythology outside the Abrahamic mythology system, the earliest, there was only Satan."
Chi Feichei really couldn't bear it anymore.
Although Belial is a later evolved Appellation, as a Believer of Satan, who seems to have a Church under his command, he has never even heard of Belial, is he serious?
In this day and age, if you don't have some Knowledge, don't come out to fool people.
Or Rather, using religion as a Name to fool a person who has been a Father (Priest) for more than thirty years.
Middle-aged Man was startled by the sudden voice, and turned around in astonishment to Look at Chi Feichei.
"Yes," Joshua nodded heavily, his Eyes shining frighteningly in the candlelight, "The earliest, there was only Satan!"
"Which Church are you from?" Middle-aged Man frowned and asked.
He didn't See Chi Feichei emerge from underground, and only regarded him as a 'Colleague' poaching people.
Although the fact is similar, it is poaching people, but not a Colleague.
Chi Feichei said in a hoarse voice, "I am not from any Church..."
"Yes," Joshua nodded heavily again, and said seriously, "You are not from any Church, all the Churches in the world will take you as the Lord!"
Chi Feichei: "..." Is the Father (Priest)'s Mental State still Normal?
"Acting mysterious!" Middle-aged Man looked at the two people 'singing in harmony', and said angrily, "My Church once launched the Sixteen-Person Ritual, launched Punishment, sacrificed hundreds of..."
The Sound stopped abruptly.
A Hand rested on Middle-aged Man's Shoulder, he felt several cold Sharp Blades placed in front of his throat, the Feeling of his Life being grasped made goosebumps rise all over his body.
"I thought it was Anton's Church..." Chi Feichei murmured softly.
According to his Knowledge from his previous life, there are two types of Satan Church.
One is the Evil Church that advocates worshiping Demons, swindling Others' family Money, and performing bloody rituals.
The other is the Satan Church organized by Anton LaVey, a law-abiding Church, advocating facing Reality, living in the Present, not pinning Hope on the afterlife or after death, not following the crowd, affirming the Value of desire, and learning to regulate desire.
They don't even pursue worshiping any God, they take themselves as God, and they are not anti-Christianity, if there must be a Conflict, it is probably that they don't like the Statement of inferiority and self-abuse that people are born sinful.
In his previous life, after he arrived in America, he met a high-level member of the Satan Church.
He also doesn't like the religious concept of 'enjoying happiness in the afterlife, after death', and doesn't like the Ideology of 'if Others slap my left Face, I should actively stretch my right Face over for him to slap'.
If anyone slaps him, he will choose to slap the other person's Face swollen...
But when that Friend invited him to join the Satan Church, he refused, always feeling that joining a Church was weird, and he was also Guarding Against the other party fooling him.
The existence of religion is very Brainwashing, and one has to Guard Against it.
If he really wants to be his own Master, isn't it okay for him not to join any Church?
"An... Anton?" Middle-aged Man was covered in cold sweat, trying to slow down his voice, "No... Friend, put down the Knife in your Hand, we have the Same Faith, don't we? You are also here for Joshua, right? We can Discuss it, one party withdraws, anyway, it's all for Satan..."
Joshua Looked at Middle-aged Man with a sarcastic Gaze, and at the Same time felt shocked, and lowered his Head.
He could See clearly that what was against that Man's throat was not a Knife, but Claws.
Claws that grew out of the Fingers like Fingernails, sharp and pointed, nearly 10 centimeters long, with no Trace of forgery.
At least, at a Glance, people would feel that they were Claws...
The Man was still chattering, "By the Way, I have a lot of Church Funds, beautiful Believers, if you like..."
"Noisy."
Chi Feichei forcefully swiped his Hand across the Man's Neck, bringing up a Blood Flower.
The Man clearly felt the Feeling of his Skin being cut open, looked in horror at the Blood splashing in front of his Eyes, wanted to scream but couldn't make a Sound, and hurriedly used both Hands to cover the Injury on his Neck.
At the Same time as he crashed to the Ground, he finally Saw the Claws on the Hand extended from under the Black Robe, his Expression frozen in fear and Emotion.
Chi Feichei Staring at the Man who was no longer moving, frowned.
Has the Killing Intent been a bit heavy Recently?
After leaving Conan, he seems to have let himself go a bit, and feels more and more deviated from the glorious and righteous Little Friends.
Joshua was still kneeling on the Ground, looking at the Man who had fallen to the Ground, nervously swallowed his saliva, quietly raised his Eye, Saw the sharp Fingernails on that Hand slowly retracting, becoming the Same as a Normal Person's fingernails, and hurriedly lowered his Head in a cold sweat.
He was right, those Claws were not Gadgets, they were not Things that Humanity should have in the first place!
It's Just that, that Hand looked a bit familiar.
He Seemingly had Seen it, Just Recently...
Slender and powerful, with distinct Knuckles, very fair and clean, like the best Art, making people feel at Once Seeing that this was a Gentleman from a noble family who had been pampered since childhood...
"You..." Joshua suddenly Realized someone, looked up towards the figure standing in the middle of the Pattern at the Entrance, "You are Chi... Chi..."
Chi Feichei was silent for a moment, Stepped Forward, no longer using a hoarse voice to Cover-up, and calmly asked, "How did you Discover it?"
No Need to Cover-up, Joshua indeed recognized him.
Joshua was feeling nervous in his Heart, and when he Discovered Chi Feichei approaching, he felt even more as if his whole body was shrouded in invisible Pressure, but as Chi Feichei approached, when he looked up, he also Saw clearly the pair of Purple Eyes hidden in the dim Light under the Black Robe's hat brim, swallowed his saliva, "I, I have liked to observe Others' Hands since I was a Child, Because I think Hands are a symbol of Humanity's Agility, and the most perfect Tool."
Chi Feichei stretched out his left Hand and Looked, Seemingly there was no special Trace that could make people remember, "Do you remember everyone's Hands?"
"No, it's Because it hasn't been long since we met, so I remember," Joshua lowered his Head, his Expression becoming painful, "Also Because, that was my last Baptism, Afterwards, everything became different, I shouldn't have performed that Baptism, shouldn't have performed Baptism for the Devil's Child in the Church..."
"Didn't God Say that he can redeem everything?" Chi Feichei squatted down, looked at Joshua, word by word, like a Demon tempting people to fall, "Noah is my Godson, without my Bloodline, if I am sinful, he should redeem Noah, you are his loyal Believer, keeping the Commandment for a Lifetime, you performed Baptism for Noah without knowing the Situation, and are willing to Repentance, he should also choose to Forgiveness you, in fact, he did not redeem Noah, and also abandoned you."
He is not disgusted with Christianity, Christianity has the Ideology of 'loving God, loving Human, loving Self', opposes infanticide and abandonment of babies, abolishes slavery, is enthusiastic about charity, and has made many contributions to Humanity Civilization.
Many religions teach people to be good, and there are many good character guides, what he hates is Just some bad Things.
For Example, Christianity denies other religions, Says that Children are born sinful, Just Because many years ago a Woman stole an Apple, not being Baptized is sinful, after being Baptized, your Sin is forgiven, and then you have to believe in him for a Lifetime.
For Example, Buddhism requires people to cut off everything and devote themselves wholeheartedly, making people abandon their wives and children, he feels that this violates a Man's Responsibility, and even the Responsibility of being a Human.
If he had to Say, he still prefers Taoism a little more.
Of course, whether he likes it or not has nothing to do with the Present.
If Benefit represents Demon, then he now represents Demon, so what?
Joshua was full of Conflict.
That's right, shouldn't God redeem that Child?
Why do nothing and abandon him?
Or Rather... is this a Test from God?
"Even if I don't like the doctrine of your God, I am willing to step into there for Noah," Chi Feichei stood up, "Father (Priest), please tell me, the content of Genesis Chapter 3."
Joshua was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Chi Feichei was telling him this, recalled it, and recited without hesitation, "Jehovah God created, only the Snake is more cunning than all the Living Creature in the Field..."
Chi Feichei couldn't help but Say, "Who wrote this Book? Did the Snake provoke him?"
(End of Chapter)