Chapter 541: Complex but Human Heart
Joshua didn't know Hissashi was extremely dissatisfied and continued saying, "...The Snake said to the Woman: 'Did God really say that you are not allowed to eat fruit from any Tree in the Garden?'"
The Woman said to the Snake: 'We can eat fruit from the Trees in the Garden, but only the fruit from the Tree in the middle of the Garden, God said: 'You must not eat it, nor touch it, lest you die.''
The Snake said to the Woman: 'You will not necessarily die, because God knows that on the day you eat it, your Eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, able to know Good and Evil.'"
"So, the Woman saw that the fruit of that Tree was good for Food and pleasing to the Eyes, and also desirable for gaining Wisdom, so she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her Husband, who was with her, and he ate it."
"Then the Eyes of both of them were opened, and they Realize they were naked; so they sewed Fig Tree leaves together and made coverings for themselves."
"Then the man and his Wife heard the Sound of the Jehovah God as he was walking in the Garden in the cool of the Day, and they hid among the Trees of the Garden to Dodge the Gaze of the Jehovah God."
"But the Jehovah God called to the man and said to him, 'Where are you?'"
"He answered, 'I heard your Sound in the Garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.'"
"And he said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the Tree that I commanded you not to eat from?'"
"The man said, 'The Woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the Tree, and I ate it.'"
"Then the Jehovah God said to the Woman, 'What is this you have done?'"
"The Woman said, 'The Snake deceived me, and I ate.'"
"So the Jehovah God said to the Snake, 'Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all Livestock and all Wild Beast! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat Dust all the Days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the Woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your Head, and you will strike his Foot.'"
"..."
Hissashi couldn't help but interrupt again, "Master, that's too much! Who eats Earth? I never eat Earth, Earthworms eat Earth, does he even understand?"
Chi Feichei: "..."
Hissashi was actually listening so seriously.
Feimo smacked his lips, "So annoying."
Chi Feichei: "..."
Okay, Feimo was also listening quite seriously.
"...To the Woman he said, 'I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to Children. Your desire will be for your Husband, and he will rule over you.'"
"To Adam he said, 'Because you listened to your Wife and ate fruit from the Tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat Food from it all the Days of your life. It will produce Thorns and Thistles for you, and you will eat the Vegetables of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your Bread until you return to the Earth, since from it you were taken; for Dust you are and to Dust you will return.'"
Joshua recited peacefully, his unhurried Speech Pattern probably already a habit.
"Adam named his Wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living."
"The Jehovah God made Clothes of Leather for Adam and his Wife and clothed them."
"And the Jehovah God said, 'The man has now become like one of us, knowing Good and Evil. He must not be allowed to Reach Out his Hand and take also from the Tree of Life and eat, and live forever.'" ..."
"The Snake said eating it wouldn't necessarily lead to death, and people indeed didn't die. The Snake said eating it would make them like God, knowing Good and Evil, and people indeed knew Good and Evil after eating it," Chi Feichei walked to the Wall Side, looking at the pile of Things, and said calmly.
Chi Feichei continued speaking, his Tone still calm, as if stating a fact, "Joshua, people should Understand how to distinguish Good and Evil, think carefully, who is it that wants to help people? Who is it that deceives and curses people?"
Before deceiving people, one must do their homework and find a breakthrough point.
"I..." Joshua lowered his Head even further, his Gaze firm, "I am willing to dedicate my life's Loyalty to you, I came here for this purpose. 60 years ago, I was born, my Parents were devout Christian Believer, they named me Joshua, they told me it Means 'God helps', and also Means a shy, intelligent, Independent, loyal Believer."
"I received Baptism at birth to wash away Sin. In this life, I believe in the Commandment, guiding people to goodness, telling them to worship him, serve him. Apart from him, I have no other God. I do not worship any other Divine Statue, nor covet anything that belongs to others... I am his disciple, yet he abandoned me."
"The people I once Reach Out to help, they denied everything I did that Day, they rushed into my Patient Room, accusing me of being a sinner, they smashed my Things, and beat me."
"The people I once treated with love and tolerance, they flaunted their power at me with ferocious Expressions."
"The vagrants I once provided Bread and Clear Water to were also mocking and ridiculing me."
"My God, my Lord, I prayed in my Heart, Expectation them to Check on his Believer."
"God did not See my Predicament, did not remember my efforts, he did not hear my Voice."
"At that time, I was still abiding by his teachings, I was Still patient and lenient. I went to the Church for Repentance, but God completely abandoned me, he nailed me to the Stake."
...
Chi Feichei listened quietly.
What truly caused Joshua's Belief to collapse was actually people, Fellow Birds within a certain Group.
Some say that a person who has done many evils can be Praised for doing one good deed, while a person who has always done good deeds will be scorned for doing just one evil deed.
This phenomenon exists, but in fact, when a person who has done many evils does a good deed, people will also Suspect his Motive, Suspect that he is just acting on impulse, and their Hearts will Still not forgive him or Trust him so readily. It's Just that they want to prevent this person who might Damage them from damaging them again, so they give encouragement; while a good person who does an evil deed, people also Know that it is Just a mistake, Know his essence. But precisely because they Know he is good, people dare to unreservedly reveal their own Malice.
People All have a herd Mentality, and the Standard of Good and Evil recognized by the general public will also be the Standard for Evaluation Good and Evil in individual Subconscious.
If this Standard is represented by scores, adding for good, subtracting for evil, then most people are above the passing line. Out of a total score of 100, most people are at 60 points.
Some people want to raise everyone's scores, those are benevolent people with a heart for the world, naturally there are also people who are not so selfless and generous.
For people at 40 or 50 points, those people feel contempt in their Hearts, and also feel that the other party is not worthy to be with them, not worthy to be compared with them, so they are naturally more tolerant.
30 points is a boundary.
For people at 10 or 20 points, those people will find it incredible, either worrying about being corrupted and staying away, or feeling that these people will lower the overall score, wanting to try to pull them up, or feeling that these 10 or 20 point people should be eliminated.
And for existences like the Organization with an average negative score, those people will feel terror, unable to imagine that someone can score negative points, while thinking about quickly eliminating them, they are also afraid of that Mentality that can score negative points.
Not to mention anything else, Gin alone is enough to pull down the Organization's overall score by 80 points... cough, anyway, seeing a Group of people with an overall negative score of nearly 100 points, more or less there is a feeling of being frightened, right?
Speaking further up.
For people at 70 points, these people don't take it seriously, they are jealous, but firmly believe that it's not that they can't do it, Just that they are unwilling or haven't done it.
For people at 80 or 90 points, these people Realize that they may not be able to do it, admiring them, occasionally also feeling inferior, and then annoyed by their own inferiority. When the Opportunity to make the other party lose points arrives, in order to maintain that little balance in their Hearts, they will pull that person down, exaggerate the Stain to criticize, and try to lower more points, making him the Same as everyone else, so they can comfort Oneself: Look, people at 80 or 90 points are also the Same as me!
And for people at 100 points, in order to cater to their own Fantasy of perfection in their Hearts, they are reluctant to let that kind of person lose even one point, becoming imperfect, so that person becomes a saint.
Even for people at 99 points, these people also feel that it is a flaw, an uncomfortable flaw, and want to exaggerate their contributions, trying to make up for that one point.
Of course, there are also some people who try to raise everyone's average score, and there are also some people who try to lower everyone's scores. There are compassionate people, and there are also people who hold Resentment against any score.
Complex but Human Heart.
But in general, in Joshua's specific Group, Joshua was that person with 80-plus points. When they Discovery they could pull him down, many people did so.
'Pull him down, he is also the Same as us, I won't feel inferior when facing him anymore.'
'What I can't do, he also can't do, yes, he's not that good...'
'I haven't been abandoned or punished by God, he has, indicating that he is more worthless than me, great, the Feeling that he was superior to me before was Just an illusion...'
'Everyone dislikes him, if I Performance even more dislike for him, everyone should agree and Praise me...'
They didn't Really think Joshua was that unforgivable, Just venting the Malice in their Hearts, comforting themselves, joining in the Excitement, and seeking attention.
"...I saw clearly their Appearance," Joshua was Still recounting, "I feel unworthy of the suffering I once endured, the anger I swallowed. I Don't Understand what I have been doing for so many years, what I have done. I began to loathe everything about my past, loathe those Statement, even loathe the Name Joshua..."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 542: Koizumi Akako's Transnational Assist
In the Secret Chamber without Doors and Windows, the candlelight was still flickering and burning.
The Old Person, wearing a hospital gown and with white hair, was kneeling on the Ground, their expression filled with resentment and sadness.
"My Parents said, the standard you use to measure others will also be used to measure you. I have always been tolerant towards others, but others have never been tolerant towards me."
"My Parents said, with the Lord protecting me, I don't need to fear. What can humans do to me? But others can smash my things, beat me, and make me suffer."
"My Parents also said, those who persecute us should be blessed, only blessed, not cursed. But God previously cursed and exiled those who had not persecuted him."
Chi Feichi: "..."
Dealing with Religious Followers is truly hypnotic.
He remembered the Father (Priest) from the baptism ceremony that day, who could talk about the Lord and God for a long time without getting tired. He inexplicably felt a bit like his mind was wandering.
"God said, for those who hate him, he will surely pursue their sin, from father to son, until the third and fourth generation. For those who love him and keep his commandment, he will show them mercy, until a thousand generations..."
Joshua looked towards the corpse on the Ground, his face filled with anger and ferocity. His voice trembled but was forceful, "But there is none! It wasn't him who punished those who hated him, nor did he show pity to those who loved him. Not even one generation, let alone a thousand!"
"Caw!" Feimo let out a loud cry.
It seemed like agreement, but Chi Feichi knew Feimo was just startled by Joshua's expression. That sound basically meant—
'Holy crap!'
"Moreover, I have dedicated my Issho to God, and there won't be a thousand generations either," Joshua raised his hand, holding his head in pain, "After so many years of service, all I have gained is pain and confusion. What exactly was I doing this for? Perhaps this is God's test, but what remains after the test? Was I just meant to enter his kingdom after death? No! I'm not going in! Whether alive or dead, I will abandon everything and throw myself into the embrace of the Demon. I don't want to persist anymore, he cannot save me..."
Chi Feichi Jingjing looked at Joshua.
He didn't understand the feeling of belief collapsing. Moreover, Joshua's appearance was also beyond his expectation.
So, it's best for people to believe in oneself.
Joshua again lowered his head and said, "I have been kneeling in This Place for two days, longing for the Demon to wash away all of my past! If I must bear the consequences of my past foolishness, I will die and decay in This Place, and my soul will also belong to the Demon!"
Chi Feichi stared at Joshua. After two seconds, he asked, "Who do you think I am?"
He was a bit confused. What did Joshua take him for? A Satan believer who gained strength? Satan? Satan's Apostle?
Joshua's scalp numbed from being stared at. Remembering the strange vision just now, the sharp claw, and the eternally calm purple eyes he saw in the Church, he said with certainty, "It is the Lord to whom I dedicate everything!"
While he was painfully waiting, it was Chi Feichi who accepted him. Then from now on, he will also take Chi Feichi as his Lord.
Chi Feichi turned around, looking at the pattern on the Entrance, "That is a pattern evolved from the Holy Spirit Gate that resists evil, and I am also not a Demon."
Attempting to twist Joshua's ideology a bit—stop believing in Satan or God, believe in nature.
Joshua nodded earnestly, "I understand. Jehovah is spreading rumors and fooling the public. The Lord is the real Holy Spirit!"
Chi Feichi: "..."
Well, he supposed he understood.
Without faith, Joshua would truly die.
That was not just over thirty years of faith, it was ideology that had been instilled since he could remember as a child.
Joshua's Parents were devout followers, and probably most of their friends were too. From a young age, people told him to believe. Everyone used various examples to persuade him, facing it with a devout and earnest attitude. Then, Joshua would also think—deities exist, the public cannot see them, it's just that they haven't done enough.
Until his belief collapsed, Joshua still believed in those existences. He was just because God didn't care about him, he wanted to betray his original faction and turn towards the demon's side.
Talking about science with this kind of person is the same as talking about metaphysics with someone who has belief in science. It's impossible to communicate.
Moreover, Koizumi Akako also said, there indeed is such a thing as Satan projection.
He didn't care about so many things. No matter if it's science, Conan-ology, or metaphysics, as long as it's useful, it's good 'ology'.
"How much knowledge do you have about Churches that believe in Satan?" Chi Feichi still couldn't help but asked a bit.
"In the past forty to fifty years, those Churches that discovered underground churches believing in Satan would all record them," Joshua recalled, "I once served as the Godfather of the oldest Church in Boston. I have some knowledge of the situation of all Churches. Of course, what could be recorded were just Satan churches with scale..."
Joshua said a bit about the large Churches in various countries that believed in Satan.
This world does not have Anton, but indeed, in 1966, someone established a Satan Church, triggering a mad rush among Satan followers in various countries to establish churches.
Churches that dared to face public supervision and still exist were not that bad.
"What do you think is the real doctrine?" Chi Feichi again asked.
"The doctrine that my Lord said is the real doctrine." Joshua said with a devout expression.
Of course, the Lord he spoke of at present is not the same as the Lord he spoke of previously.
"Joshua, calmly face your past, there is no need for self-loathing. That was your own choice, and you should calmly bear the consequences of the choice you made," Chi Feichi's voice was cold and earnest, "You still have one last opportunity to choose. You can go find a suitable place to retire, you can join other Satan churches, or even choose to admit your own mistake and return to the original Church. Of course, you can also choose to stay. But after you stay, I do not allow any form of betrayal!"
Joshua closed his eyes. Hearing these two phrases, 'This is my own choice' and 'calmly bear the consequences', he suddenly felt relief in his heart. He felt he had received salvation, and pain, confusion, and entanglement all left him. Opening his eyes, he said resolutely, "I am willing to stay and dedicate my Issho to the Lord! No matter if the Lord is God, Holy, or Demon, I will no longer waver. I will bear all consequences for the choice I have made. Yes, this is my choice. I am willing to dedicate my body and heart to the Lord, rejoice in the Lord's joy, grieve in the Lord's sorrow, and never betray!"
The surrounding area suddenly lit up with circles of red light, forming a complex and profound magic array diagram. A black-robed projection appeared in the array diagram.
Joshua felt shock and mad joy in his heart, and quickly lowered his head.
Was his vow recognized?
Chi Feichi looked towards that projection. Hongzi arrived truly timely. Was she intending transnational cooperation with his charlatan behavior?
Around the Secret Chamber, Koizumi Akako's low voice sounded, "Your Lord is the Child of Nature. Nature is the world and everything, including cosmic chaos. Jehovah is in the world, and Satan is also in the world..."
While Joshua was lowering his head and Jingjing listening, that projection walked beside Chi Feichi.
"What are you doing?" Chi Feichi asked in a low voice.
Are you really here to play transnational assist?
"I suddenly remembered witchcraft persecution, and felt a bit unhappy. Previously, countless Witches were burned to death, and among them were also Children," Koizumi Akako frowned a bit, and said in a low voice, "Pull the people from over there, count me in. Moreover, maybe he can help find things afterwards. When I need help, you cannot refuse. Okay, your Place is too far, mine cannot last for long. I'll go first."
Koizumi Akako came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
After the projection vanished, the red light array pattern dimmed bit by bit, and finally completely vanished.
In the Secret Chamber, the candlelight once again became the only light source.
"Joshua, I will temporarily help you change your face, give you a temporary identity, give you sufficient wealth. You should leave This Place and go to various places to walk around," Chi Feichi said, "Remember, Joshua, I do not reject other religions. You can go understand and accept their good side, but I do not allow betrayal."
Joshua said solemnly and slowly, "Everything is in nature. My Lord is inclusive of everything. Joshua will walk All Under Heaven for the Lord and scatter the Lord's glory everywhere."
Chi Feichi had nothing to say. Realizing Joshua seemed to want to go out and preach, he again reminded, "Joshua, Believers do not need to be spread throughout the world. As long as they are absolutely loyal, intelligent, and have strength. Fools will only ruin the reputation."
No matter what Joshua wanted to do, he didn't care. As long as he helped Feimo collect land, that was enough.
But he also didn't want to set up a large target for those Denominations that considered everyone but him evil to attack.
Moreover, if there were too many people, the internal would also become complex. Maybe bad guys would utilize them and do some extreme things, ruining the reputation.
"I will surely follow my Lord's will." Joshua said with a sincere expression.
Chi Feichi helped disguised Joshua, arranged the two bombs at the Wall Corner next to the corpse, took Joshua to jump down the Chimney and leave the Secret Chamber. Once outside, he drove Joshua away from the House and detonated the bombs.
In the explosion and firelight, that Middle-aged Man's corpse was swallowed.
The entire old House, having endured the erosion of years, could no longer withstand the blast wave and collapsed with it.
Chi Feichi gave Joshua a sum of money and had the Shinchi Group send Joshua away on a cargo plane to another country.
Also taken away by Joshua were the two Crows specially delivered by Feimo.
He used a bit too much 'secular power', and didn't know if it will destroy the sense of mystery.
But with Koizumi Akako's assist from before, it shouldn't be too bad, right...?
Meanwhile, on the airplane, Joshua, wearing another Old Man disguised face, stood on the Deck, looking at the morning sunlight lighting up the skyline, and murmured with a solemn expression.
"Only my Lord walks the world, feeling everything in the world, feeling human joy, anger, sorrow, and grief."
"Only my Lord is tolerant of everything, inclusive of everything."
"My Lord is powerful, but not high and mighty."
"My Lord saved me and allowed me to escape suffering."
"The Lord loves me, like loving his Child..."
The person next to him was curious, "Are you a Christian?"
"No," Joshua said earnestly, "My Lord, Child of Nature."
"Is... is that so?" The person next to him looked at Joshua with a stunned expression.
He didn't know what kind of weird religion this is. But regarding others' faith, he still shouldn't interfere.
Joshua still looked at the morning sunlight, murmuring with a devout gaze.
"The Lord's Believers need to have great wisdom. I have made a vow before the Lord and received validation, I am the Lord's Apostle..."
The two Crows standing aside looked at each other.
This person is really something. They can even talk to themselves for half a day...
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 543 This Is a Miracle
Two days later.
In a House in a Small Town in France, Joshua was paying attention to the news from Boston.
The destruction of the 'Vampire House' was reported in the news. Afterwards, someone found gold bars in the Ruins, nearly 500 gold bars...
"My Lord is merciful."
Joshua murmured.
Yes, this must be a blessing from the Lord upon the World.
As for whether the Lord felt he disturbed the people nearby and gave them compensation, or if the Lord was happy because he gained an Apostle and bestowed blessings upon others, none of that mattered. What was important was that he needed to quickly design a Church Logo for the Church.
And in Boston, his Lord...
had fallen into a state of withdrawal.
...
In the Hotel, Yingqu Yan Nan occasionally looked up at Chi Feichi, who was silently eating.
It had been two days.
For two whole days, the Boss hadn't said a single word.
Initially, he just thought his Boss was in a bad mood and didn't take it seriously. But for two full days, the Boss didn't talk to him, didn't talk to Feichi, and even when Feimo occasionally came over, the Boss would just silently get a fruit without saying a word. He even stayed holed up in the Hotel reading all day, not going to find that Child Sawada Hiroki... It was too abnormal!
Chi Feichi quietly ate his meal.
Whenever he thought about speaking these past two days, Joshua's rambling of 'Oh Lord, Oh Lord' would pop into his mind.
Dealing with a Religious Follower was too terrifying.
He wanted Jingjing. Don't ask who Jingjing is.
After finishing the meal, having someone collect the cutlery and bring hot tea, Yingqu Yan Nan finally couldn't help but speak, "Boss..."
Chi Feichi looked up at Yingqu Yan Nan.
Feichi looked up at Yingqu Yan Nan.
"Cough," Yingqu Yan Nan broke into a sweat, "Regarding Cleveland, things are pretty much settled..."
Cleveland Humphrey's death has been confirmed by Core Member.
It didn't cause much of a stir, and there were no reports.
The Humphrey Family didn't even plan a proper funeral; it was just a burial attended by Family members.
"They called the Police at the time, and the Police Officer went to investigate. However, the Autopsy Result was sudden death due to Cardiac Arrest," Yingqu Yan Nan took out his mobile phone and pulled up an email. "That Guy was a Drug Addict. He didn't tell anyone what he was trading before. The Bodyguard only knew he spent a large sum of money to buy a Document. The Humphrey Family believes he spent 100 million US Dollars on a Ledger that wasn't very useful for striking against the Adams Family while he was delirious, and then unfortunately died suddenly. So they were too embarrassed to publicize it. Curaçao's email also said that the Police Department has already Closed the Case..."
Chi Feichi nodded, not surprised.
There is no such thing as a Perfect Crime in the World. If people like Conan or Kudo Yusaku went to the Crime Scene, they might find some Trace. What they needed to do was try their best not to attract the attention of such people.
At the time, it was judged by the Police as Natural Death. After a period of time, the Traces were also mostly Destroyed, making further Investigation difficult.
And even if it was found not to be a Natural Death, at most it would only pinpoint the person who traded with Cleveland Humphrey. Based solely on the Testimony of two Bodyguard, they could only identify Yingqu Yan Nan's Disguised Face, and it was a Disguised Face wearing Sunglasses under dim Light.
No other Traces, no Evidence...
Staying at the Crime Scene and trying to create an Alibi after committing the Crime was the most unwise thing to do.
"Also, the matter of someone suddenly carrying a gun and Shooting Spree on the Street that day, which caused the death of two of our Peripheral Member, has also been Investigated clearly. The Cause was the Bank Robbery Case involving 130 million US Dollars," Yingqu Yan Nan looked at Chi Feichi. Yes, it was the Robbery Case they orchestrated. "Because the Amount Involved was too large, the FBI is Investigating this Case. They went to the Ds District but didn't find any useful Clues. Afterwards, they wanted to Investigate the Explosive Source and, by the way, cracked down on several Black Market Arms Trades, which angered an Arms Dealer. That day's Shooting Incident was that Arms Dealer's Retaliation and also a Warning to the FBI not to cut off their Livelihood, otherwise, they don't know what they might do..."
Chi Feichi picked up the cup of hot tea and took a sip.
Choosing the Ds Area back then to distract attention was indeed correct.
Yingqu Yan Nan saw that Chi Feichi still didn't say a word and added, "Boss, The Boss said that if your body or... emotion is wrong, I should report it to him. You haven't been speaking, should I send an email to let him know?"
He had wanted to send an email in the morning, but he had promised Chi Feichi that even when facing The Boss, Chi Feichi would come first.
On one hand, he was worried about reporting to The Boss and putting the Boss in a difficult situation. On the other hand, he was worried about what might happen if the Boss continued in his state of withdrawal if he didn't speak up... It was too difficult.
"I'm fine, I just want Jingjing." Chi Feichi finally spoke, picking up a book.
Yingqu Yan Nan was helpless, "Okay..."
For an entire afternoon, Chi Feichi sat, reading a book and having afternoon tea, not saying a single word the entire process.
Yingqu Yan Nan: "Boss, what do you want for dinner?"
Chi Feichi: "..."
His gaze meant 'whatever'.
During dinner.
Yingqu Yan Nan: "Boss, how about having Chinese cuisine delivered for dinner tomorrow?"
Chi Feichi nodded. Chinese cuisine was good. This Hotel even made roast duck.
After finishing the meal, Chi Feichi took Feichi back to the Room.
Takatori was too noisy...
Yingqu Yan Nan sat in the Living Room, lighting a cigarette with a melancholic air.
The third Day was almost over, and the Boss had only said one Sentence. He wasn't making Phone Calls or sending Emails.
What's wrong?
...
Back in the Room, Chi Feichi continued reading.
Feichi lay aside, yawning.
Master said he wanted Jingjing, so everyone should want Jingjing together.
Time passed minute by minute. Feichi took a nap, woke up, and looked up.
Master was still reading...
Wait!
"Master, your eyes..."
"What's wrong?" Chi Feichi put down the book, looked towards Feichi, and from Feichi's round black eyes, vaguely saw the transformation in his own left eye. He immediately got up and went to the Toilet, entering the Door and checking in the mirror.
In his left eye, the sclera was gone!
The entire eye turned into a chaotic purple. Inside, a black line was swimming, forming a circle. The end continued to extend, drawing out a pentagram...
Feichi followed into the Washroom, Whoosh! He leaped onto the Sink, looked at the transformation in Chi Feichi's left eye, and asked with expectation, "Master, are you going to have a new ability again?"
"Possibly." Chi Feichi was not certain.
He didn't feel it was strange for a bit of weird transformation to happen to himself; he was just a little helpless.
The Three-No Cheat didn't have an instruction manual, and the modification to his body didn't have a definite time.
Fortunately, when the transformation occurred today, he was the only one in the Room. If his eyes had suddenly started changing while he was talking matters with Gin...
That scene was too beautiful, he dared not imagine.
In the mirror, in the purple left eye completely without sclera, the end of the black lines was still moving, forming an inverted '又' (you), and then slowly beginning to outline an inverted V pattern...
Death Spirit Gate?
Chi Feichi immediately thought of Joshua. Just as he was about to call and ask what was happening with Joshua, he realized...
Seems there's no need.
...
France.
In the comfortable Small House, Joshua was leaning over his Desk, seriously outlining the last stroke of the pattern on a white paper.
On the white paper was a purple eye pattern, and neatly drawn inside the eye was a Death Spirit Gate pattern.
By opening the Death Spirit Gate, he saw the Lord and received Salvation. Therefore, when designing the Church Logo, he used the Lord's most special purple eyes as the main body, adding the Death Spirit Gate pattern...
He had drawn this diagram more than ten times, but this time was the best drawing. It seemingly also carried an indescribable spirituality, perfect!
Just as the pattern was finished, a huge purple projection identical to the pattern suddenly appeared in the Air in front of the Desk.
Joshua was startled, then felt ecstatic in his Heart. He subconsciously stood up.
He experienced it himself; this was not some trickery, but a real miracle!
From the Location of the eye projection, a familiar indifferent male voice came, "What are you doing?"
"The Lord's Believer should have their own logo. I took the liberty of designing a pattern!" Joshua suppressed his excitement and answered seriously.
While he was speaking, the pattern drawn on the paper suddenly began to move, separating from the paper, crawling up Joshua's arm along the Tabletop, moving onto the clothes in front of his chest, and then slowly disappearing.
Joshua lowered his head, pulled open his clothes and looked. On the skin of his chest, the pattern he had drawn was clearly imprinted. His heart began to accelerate its beating uncontrollably.
This is a miracle! He, is an Apostle of God!
...
Boston.
Chi Feichi saw everything that happened in Joshua's Room.
The ability brought by the left eye's transformation seemingly was 'binoculars' plus 'megaphone'.
What the right eye saw was still the mirror in the Hotel Washroom.
Looking out with both eyes together gave a feeling of a very jumbled scene.
Closing the right eye and only using the left eye, he could only see the situation on Joshua's side, and the feeling was much better.
This was an ability only connected to the left eye.
He tried to rotate his perspective, but seemingly could only face Joshua. Even if he turned direction in the Washroom, the perspective he could see there didn't change.
The overall angle he could see was probably 180 degrees.
Turning his eyeball...
His left eye seemingly had no eyeball to turn!
At least, in this state, he didn't feel the existence of an eyeball in his left eye at all.
Chi Feichi finished the test and opened his eyes.
The Washroom mirror and Joshua's Room, two different scenes were clearly fed back into his mind simultaneously, causing uncomfortable chaos.
But, he still needed to confirm next whether his left eye could recover to its original state.
If it couldn't recover, he would have to find a method to cover his left eye. This eye looked completely unscientific, with no sclera, and it was quite creepy.
Before attempting, Chi Feichi first made a phone call to Joshua. After confirming that a huge eye projection had appeared on Joshua's side, he asked Joshua to download the UL software on his computer or mobile phone and open a video call.
He turned off the camera and microphone on his end and only watched the situation on Joshua's side.
He stood in front of the mirror, with his mobile phone placed below the mirror.
Chi Feichi closed his left eye. With his right eye, he saw on the mobile phone video that the eye projection on Joshua's side was still there.
If 'Energy Communication' existed between the two sides, then he could judge - closing his eyes was useless, the ability was still ongoing.
Try the 'Silent Mental Method'?
'Close left eye ability...'
Useless.
'Stop left eye ability...'
Useless.
'Left eye recover original state...'
Useless.
'Cancel left eye skill...'
Useless.
Could it be that he had to silently chant with his left eye closed?
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 544: Koizumi Akako: Absolutely No Sincerity!
In the Hotel Bathroom, Feichi was coiled on the Sink, watching Chi Feichi open his eyes for a moment, then close them, then open his left eye, then his right eye...
Originally it was quite interesting, but seeing Master's face look so earnest, it felt impossible to laugh.
Chi Feichi tried 'both eyes wide open and silently reciting', 'only left eye open and silently reciting', 'left eye closed and silently reciting', 'both eyes closed and silently reciting' once. He used every command he could think of.
Useless.
Could it be that the command needs to be spoken out loud?
Whispering, he repeated the above open and close eye procedure once.
Still useless.
Try closing eyes for three seconds for 'automatic turn off'?
Still useless.
After fangs and claws, the Three-No Cheat wouldn't give him a 'one eye' state, would it?
As long as you don't bare your fangs and look closely, the fangs aren't obvious. The claws can be retracted. There's no reason why this eye can't be handled properly.
Chi Feichi was staring at himself in the mirror. His mind was still fusing with the scene from Joshua's side. Suddenly, he realized a possibility.
This ability appeared because Joshua drew the Church logo. Moreover, when it appeared, there was a black line in the eye outlining the pattern. Then, he could attempt to control that black line with his consciousness...
When Chi Feichi focused his attention on the last stroke of the Left Eye's Death Spirit Gate Pattern and imagined that stroke receding, the pattern in his eye also underwent transformation.
The inverted V was eliminated, the inverted '又' was eliminated, the pentagram was eliminated, the circle was eliminated...
In his left eye, the black lines vanished, but it was still an expanse of purple.
The pattern...
Chi Feichi then thought about outlining the left eye, and eliminating it.
The left eye recovered its original appearance.
In the mobile phone video, the huge eye projection on Joshua's side also vanished.
Good, the switch has been found.
Attempting to see if the right eye could be opened using the same method... failure.
Then attempting to speed up his drawing speed.
...
France.
Joshua stood in the Study, watching that eye projection appear, vanish, appear, vanish.
He really wanted to step forward and touch it a bit, but he didn't dare to offend.
As the eye appeared again, Chi Feichi's voice was transmitted.
"Joshua, step forward."
Joshua walked forward, but found that the projection always maintained a distance from him. "Lord, I cannot approach your eye."
Chi Feichi: "Now pick up your mobile phone and go out."
Joshua picked it up, turned around and left the Room. He found that the eye projection was always not far in front of him. "I understand, although I cannot touch the Lord's Eye, the Lord's Eye is always watching me."
Chi Feichi: "..."
Okay, Old Man, as long as you're happy.
Next, was the process of the eye projection repeatedly appearing, vanishing, appearing, vanishing.
Chi Feichi didn't know how many times he experimented, increasing the speed of controlling the eye.
Joshua, Jingjing, waited with great patience, not forgetting to whisper.
"Lord blinked 37 times..."
"Lord blinked 38 times..."
"Lord blinked 111 times..."
"Lord blinked 244 times..."
"Lord blinked 397 times..."
"Lord blinked..."
"Lord blinked 666 times."
After the last time it vanished and he received a phone call from Chi Feichi telling him to go to rest, he silently returned to the Room and wrote down the number.
"6 is the demon logo. Does this foretell the appearance of a demon? No, the Lord is very inclusive. Is he referring to the Church of Demon Faith that I should understand?"
"Caw..." the two crows called out in unison, feeling bored.
"Oh," Joshua recovered from his ponder. He looked at the two crows with kind gaze. "Now the time is already late. Tomorrow I will go again to help you buy computers and mobile phones. You are the Lord's Apostles, and also my limbs, my closest relatives, my..."
The two crows: "..."
How desperate must they be to take on this task?
They should have let the crows from the Legion who like to make noise come over.
...
"Did you really blink 666 times?"
In the Hotel, Chi Feichi was on a phone call with Koizumi Akako.
"Should be. I didn't count. I just listened to Joshua counting. When I intended to start outlining the 667th time, I felt my eyes starting to hurt, so I didn't continue."
"Didn't you feel the existence of Mana?" Koizumi Akako asked.
Playing games isn't without benefit. It made communication much more convenient for everyone. At least she and the Child of Nature could understand.
"There's no feeling of energy flow," Chi Feichi said upon hearing this, and simply used game terminology for communication. "Next, I also need to confirm the Skill Cooldown and Skill Duration."
In summary, his Skill is—
Projecting a weird eye at Joshua's side, while also being able to see the situation on Joshua's side and transmit sound.
The sound transmitted needs to be spoken out loud by himself. Silently reciting is useless.
And the method to activate the Skill is to imagine drawing in the left eye in your mind.
He tried it. He doesn't need to face a mirror, nor does he need to draw too standardly.
In the later stage, to test the fastest time to activate the Skill, he tried the 'Rough Drawing Method'. He quickly outlined the pattern in his mind, and the outcome was also feasible.
But, he needs to outline at least the approximate shape in his mind. Drawing other patterns randomly is useless.
"Then how much time does it take you to activate the Skill now?" Koizumi Akako asked, feeling curious again.
"Three seconds is the limit. The pattern is too complex," Chi Feichi said. "If I had known this kind of thing would happen, I would have told Joshua in advance to design the pattern a bit simpler."
"Are you still hoping to activate the Skill in one second?" Koizumi Akako couldn't help but tease him, then said earnestly, "If you do it deliberately, it might become useless."
"Also correct," Chi Feichi stood In Front of the Open Window. "Previously, the ability came from animals. This time, it came from a Human. It gave me a bit of a surprise. Moreover, I knew Fei Li before I knew Joshua, yet Joshua brought the ability first. Joshua's speed in bringing the ability is also much faster than other animals."
"Probably because Humans are the most spiritual animals. The common ground between Joshua and Feichi is that they recognize you as their Lord, plus absolute loyalty," Koizumi Akako suddenly had an idea. "Hey, Evil Son of Nature, whether or not you want to try to develop more Followers? Maybe you'll acquire various abilities faster!"
"People like Joshua are hard to find. Moreover, I still stick to my previous viewpoint: Quality over Quantity. More people will become very complex," Chi Feichi thought for a bit, and continued, "There is also another problem to confirm. From the same individual, can you only acquire one Skill? Although Feichi provided me with Poisonous Fangs and Heat Vision, Heat Vision requires taking its Snake Molting, which should be considered an Item Ability. Currently, it seems that all individuals only provide one Skill."
"Maybe the first time is relatively simple. Afterwards, acquiring Skills will be a bit more difficult." Koizumi Akako wasn't sure either, and asked again, "By the way, have you tried if other people taking Snake Molting is useless?"
"I tried it on Takatori and Conan. When they were drinking water or beverage, I secretly added a little snake molting powder. It was useless," Chi Feichi paused. "Last time you went to the Laboratory and drank water, I also added some. It was useless. It should be an Item Effect specifically for me."
"Huh?" Koizumi Akako was a bit frantic. "Before you use me for an experiment, can you say something first?"
Chi Feichi: "Sorry."
He just thought, if it was useless, seeing Koizumi Akako with a headache and eye pain would also be quite interesting.
Koizumi Akako: "..."
Absolutely no sincerity!
The two people chatted for a while, then hung up the phone call.
In this World, being able to communicate about topics that Normal People cannot understand with an outlier is a very fortunate thing.
The next day morning, Chi Feichi attempted to activate the Left Eye's Ability again.
There was no obstacle. Activation was a success.
Joshua: "Lord Above, thank you for your gaze!"
To make Joshua stop his religion statements, Chi Feichi considered for a bit. "Joshua, find two movies. Let's watch them together."
Joshua was touched in his heart. How much his Lord cared for and was considerate of his Apostles! "What would you like to watch?"
"Old movies from a few years ago. The videotapes you have there from France will do."
"Okay, my Lord!"
Old movies similar to Charlie Chaplin comedies, black and white films. Joshua probably bought them to watch after he arrived in France.
France old movies, no subtitles, no translation...
Chi Feichi retrieved a portion of French Knowledge from his memory, and remotely watched two movies, nearly three hours long. Finally, the Ability ended.
Starting the timer from when he projected it, the duration was exactly three hours.
And after the eye projection vanished, Joshua sat on the Chair and pondered for a while, repeatedly playing it while rambling.
"Yesterday the Lord blinked 666 times. Today he watched this movie again. This must be the Lord's Revelation. The Lord accepts any Human Civilization, and is inclusive of everything. The Lord forgives my foolishness. I must watch it many times to comprehend the Lord's Revelation..."
The two crows: "..."
Don't know if their computers and mobile phones can still be bought back today.
...
On the other side, Chi Feichi began to ponder the Ability's uses.
It seemed his eye just came for the purpose of deceiving people.
A huge eye projection will appear on Joshua's side. Trying to make Joshua go to some place to investigate something, and then for him to remotely observe it, is almost an impossible thing. The goal is too obvious.
As for other uses...
Can he see the World from Home?
Remotely transmitting intelligence, remotely commanding?
"Buzz—"
New email.
Chi Feichi withdrew his thoughts, picked up his mobile phone, and looked at the email.
Paul Adams' email stated that 200 million funds have already been mobilized and are ready for transaction at any time.
Chi Feichi turned around, took the document and binoculars, opened the Room Door, and went out.
In the Living Room, Yingqu Yan Nan, who was sitting In Front of the French Window looking at the computer, turned his head. "Boss."
"Prepare for action," Chi Feichi said. "Get the money from Paul Adams."
Yingqu Yan Nan immediately perked up. "Okay!"
It's not easy. The Boss is finally willing to speak actively.
Chi Feichi took Yingqu Yan Nan downstairs, and sent an email to Rum while he was at it.
[Paul Adams, transaction tonight. —Raki]
As for Paul Adams' side, it's still better to notify him when the time is near, to prevent The other party from making any preparation.
That Guy is much more cunning than Cleveland Humphrey.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 545 Not That Easy to End
Night, 9:35 PM.
A green sedan sped along the Street. The Car looked inconspicuous and ordinary, making it hard to imagine that the person inside had 200 million US Dollar piled up in their account.
In the Back Seat of the Car, Paul Adams was a little agitated and uneasy. "Have our People All been arranged to go over?"
Besides Paul Adams, there was only an Italian Driver in the Car.
"Boss, I didn't expect the other party to choose a place like the Funeral Home. The Gang's People All can't make it over there for the time being, but they will try their best to rush over there. Also, the two Snipers you contacted have already arrived."
"Very good..."
Paul Adams lowered his head to look at the Text Message on his Mobile Phone.
This meeting, Safety work must be done well!
Moreover, he didn't want to be at anyone's mercy. If he could Seize the other party, even if he didn't see everything, he hoped to Grab one or two people alive and find out who was behind it.
With Leverage in the other party's hands, even if the other party promised to give him back the Original Document of those documents he signed, he still felt very uneasy.
He was very clear about one thing: once Extortion begins, it is not that easy to End.
Even if he could get back the Original Document, what he had done was already known by the other party!
The other party chose a remote Road section as the transaction Location, and it was also in the middle of the Night, with very few People All passing by. This also matched his expectations, but what was unexpected was that the other party actually chose a Place like the Funeral Home.
The area around there is flat, with several Auto Repair Shops, making it difficult to hide People All. The nearest Building that can observe the Road in front of the Funeral Home is at least about 500 yards away.
If he hadn't found two retired Snipers, it would have been really difficult to Handle.
In addition, because the Location chosen was a bit beyond his expectations, many of his People All could not be arranged, such as the Gang members he had contacted.
Only three People All were arranged to go over.
Among them, two People All, during the shift change Time at the Funeral Home an Hour ago, impersonated Staff of the Funeral Home to change shifts and had already infiltrated the Funeral Home.
At that Time, these two People All will observe his Situation from inside the Funeral Home and wait for his Command. When necessary, they will rush out and give the other party a burst of fire.
The remaining person, at the Convenience Store near the Street Corner, bribed the Shopkeeper who was originally on the Night shift and pretended to be the Shop Assistant.
That was his Confidant, his strategist, both to observe the Situation and confirm whether the other party had prepared a large number of Personnel to ambush, and also to lead the way for the Gang.
When necessary, he would let the Snipers and the People All in the Funeral Home hold back the other party, and his strategist would tell the Gang People All about his Situation and how many enemies they had.
Whether to provide support or to block off nearby Road sections to prevent the other party from escaping would also be judged by his strategist and then told to the Gang to Cooperate with his Action.
As for the People All who would openly go to the transaction, he and another Confidant would be enough. This person's skills and marksmanship are trustworthy. As long as it is confirmed that there are no large numbers of enemies there, there is no need to worry about his Safety.
Paul Adams sent Text Messages, confirming the Situation with all parties.
The Funeral Home has been controlled, a Search Command has been conducted in the Funeral Home, and there are no other People All. There is not a Ghost on the Street Outside, Safe...
The strategist at the Convenience Store has taken his position, and also said that there is not a Ghost on the Street, Safe...
The Snipers also said that there is not a Ghost on the nearby Street, Safe...
Paul Adams always felt something was wrong and sent a Text Message to his strategist.
[Is it Normal? It's too quiet, Sonny, could it be that their People All are blocking off the Intersection?]
[As far as I know, because there is a Funeral Home in this area, there are no residents. The Staff of the only few Auto Repair Shops have already gone Home. It is true that you won't See many People All at Night.]
[That's good, we're almost there, remember to contact the Gang's People All!]
[Okay, Boss.]
When the Car drove into the Street District, Paul Adams was still not at ease and confirmed the Situation with the two Snipers.
"Hi? Green Car, that's right, it's me, how's the Situation? Okay, I got it."
"Hi? Green Car, yes, that's right, where are their People All? I got it..."
...
On the High Place Building far from the Funeral Home, two Snipers were observing from different Locations. After discovering a Black Car driving over from another Street Corner, they lowered their heads and sent Text Messages to Paul Adams.
What the two of them didn't notice was that there were also two Sniper Rifle muzzles aimed at them.
It is true that these two Points are Suitable for Observation and Sniping near the Funeral Home, but in Places further away from the Funeral Home, there are many Points Suitable for Observation and Sniping them.
"Raki, they are sending Text Messages." Korn observed a Sniper hiding behind a Water Tank through the Scope and said to the other side of the Earphone, "They should be confirming News with the transaction target."
"Can you take care of the other party when necessary?"
"The other party is very good at hiding, behind the Water Tank, but I have a Method to kill him with one shot."
"It's enough to make him lose his Action ability."
"Understood."
On the rooftop of another Building, Chi Feichei, wearing a 'Raki Disguise Mask', repeated it in a hoarse voice to Stout beside him, and lowered his head to send out Emails in bulk.
[Action! ——Raki]
Paul didn't know if he was too Confidence, or if he always looked down on a group of extortionists. He didn't even think about it, but the transaction Location was chosen by him.
First of all, Paul is a local tyrant, backed by the Adams family. Many People All are willing to give him Face, and Connections cannot be ignored.
Then we have to avoid Places with Mafia bases.
Rum is also having People All monitor the Movement of Gang members like the Mafia.
According to the News provided by Rum, Paul did contact the Mafia and also contacted two Snipers, but the specific Movement was not found out.
How to respond is up to him to Handle.
Then lure People All out!
The Location of this Funeral Home almost spans the City from the Mafia's Location, which can prevent the transaction from encountering Mafia interference.
It is remote and quiet, and there are even fewer People All at Night, which can prevent Paul from letting a large number of Personnel mix into the General Public and Surround them without their Sense.
There are few High Places around. Within 800 yards, there are only two Sniper Locations Suitable for Observation and Sniping at the Funeral Home, about 500 yards and 600 yards away from the Funeral Home.
These two Points are prepared for the Snipers Paul contacted.
Behind the two Snipers, in Places further away from the Funeral Home, there are higher Places that are very Suitable for observing these two Snipers, which are used to Place their own Snipers.
Korn, Stout, and the Place where he is located are indeed further away from the Funeral Home, at least 800 yards away, but for Korn and Stout, the Task is just to Stare at two Snipers who are two or three hundred yards away from them and have no Altitude Advantage over them. It's a piece of Side Dish.
As for the Funeral Home, he is responsible for Staring at it.
About 820 yards, he can Handle it.
In addition, among the nearest Routes leading to this Place, the three most Important Points have been arranged by him to Place Bombs.
After 9 o'clock, there are no Cars or Pedestrians on these Roads, which is very Suitable for bombing.
Before the Mafia rushes over, these Important Points will be blown up, completely blocking those People All Outside.
Of course, if the Mafia chooses to take a detour to Come Over, his Arrangements will be useless, but if they take a detour to Come Over, by the Time they complete the transaction, it is estimated that the Mafia may not be able to arrive. Unless the other party doesn't want to help Paul, they will not choose those Roads.
Then there are Places nearby Suitable for ambushing People All, only those Auto Repair Shops near the Funeral Home, inside the Funeral Home, and the Convenience Store at the Street Corner.
Auto Repair Shops have large Open Ground, which is not Suitable for hiding People All. People All hiding Inside the Room have to cross a large Open Ground to get to the Funeral Home, which is easy to alarm other People All. Before being Surrounded, People All can run away, so Paul will not choose it.
Then there are only two Places left: inside the Funeral Home and the Convenience Store at the Street Corner.
Paul himself has Leverage in their hands and is afraid that they will Publicly disclose the Leverage regardless of the consequences, so he does not dare to ambush too obviously, such as deploying a large number of Personnel in the Funeral Home... to avoid alarming them.
At least, Paul has to guarantee that he can get those Original Documents first.
Then the Methods Paul can choose to ambush People All are only to let Personnel disguise themselves as Staff of the Funeral Home and Shop Assistant of the Convenience Store, and the number of Personnel that can be arranged is limited.
He provided Paul with the best ambush Locations, but in fact, he had prepared Backup Plan in these Places.
No need to stop or Guarding Against Paul from making Subtle Move, just lure out those Tricks Paul made and Place them all under their noses... Mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!
The transaction Location was inadvertently discovered when he was patrolling the Street, and he and Yingqu Yan Nan went Out at 1 PM and only contacted Paul at 7 PM to inform him of the transaction Time and Location. This Time was not spent idly strolling the Street. Contacting and Arrangement never stopped.
Their People All infiltrated earlier than Paul's People All.
...
At the Street Corner, a green Car drove past the Convenience Store.
The Man dressed as a Shop Assistant in the Shop Looked up, naturally withdrew his Line of Sight, and continued to sit behind the Checkout Counter.
In the Warehouse in the Rear, three Men who had infiltrated and were hiding in the Snack Box received Chi Feichei's Email. They poked their heads out of the Snacks, Looked at each other, approached the Warehouse Entrance quietly, and opened the Door quietly.
The Man pretending to be a Shop Assistant Sense someone approaching, Turn Head and just Saw three Black Clothes figures when he was knocked unconscious by a Gun butt.
One Man supported the person, one took a Gun to check the rows of shelves, and the remaining person took out his Mobile Phone to send an Email:
[Raki, Convenience Store resolved.]
At the same Time, in the Morgue of the Funeral Home...
The 'Corpse' lying on the Platform sat up, walked to a Freezer whose Temperature was adjusted not too low, opened two of the Freezers, and the People All inside immediately climbed out, and turned out two Sleeping Gas from Inside the Freezer.
The three People All acted separately.
One person approached the Duty Room quietly, suddenly opened the Door, threw the Sleeping Gas in and closed the Door. After hearing the Movement of falling to the ground Inside, he waited for a while before opening the Door and found Rope to tie up the unconscious person Inside.
One person went to the Second Floor, avoided the Windows facing the Street, and skillfully checked Room by Room. After discovering two unconscious Staff tied up in a Room, he was stunned for a moment and threw Sleeping Gas in.
Well, to prevent this from being a Trap, another Sleeping Gas must be added.
The remaining person went to the Third Floor, also avoided the Windows facing the Street, checked the Rooms again, went Downstairs to join his Companions, and said in a low voice, "There is no Problem on the Third Floor. There is no need to check the Incinerator area in the Rear. Send an Email to Raki. I'll go get our Clothes. If we don't take Action again, I'll freeze to death."
"5 Degrees, it's not too unbearable, right?" The Companion took out his Mobile Phone and sent an Email in a low voice, and joked, "You should be glad that they didn't Discovery that the Freezer Temperature was wrong, otherwise if they adjusted the Temperature at that Time and stayed Inside for a while, you wouldn't be able to Come Out."
"Aren't you going to kill them?"
"Request! I'm pretending to be a Corpse, Raki said, don't bring a Gun, so as not to cause the other party's Vigilance. I can't Handle two People All with Guns, even if it's a sneak attack..."
(End of Chapter)