The church in the town of Ramitan had formed self-defense forces before, but because there was no training of instructors, they were at best civilians with weapons, and during the first exchange of fire with ** forces, the fighting lasted only half an hour, and the number of casualties reached two-thirds, and even the church was occupied, and Father Peter had not yet come to Basilan at that time.

"What then? Let them fight with big knives and bandits? I can provide training in knife skills. I said half-jokingly.

"Father Peter means to buy weapons from local gangsters, and we Caesar can get on the line with Philippine arms dealers." The goddess looked at me.

"It's nice to pay attention, bring the list out, and I'll talk to them in the evening." I volunteered to stand up and say that buying arms is not something that can be done by believers who are full of God, and that those arms dealers are ruthless.

"The problem is, the church doesn't have any money!" The goddess paused for a moment and said helplessly.

"And what weapons do you buy? Wait a minute, you ...... You don't want me to take the money, do you? I pointed to my nose and looked at the goddess in disbelief.

"Of course, why would you stay?" The goddess took it for granted.

"Ahem!" Father Peter coughed at this time, and said with embarrassment: "Well, as you can see, the church here doesn't even have the money to rebuild the church, and the funds approved by the churches in various districts every year are pitiful, and most of them rely on donations, but look at this ghost place, the city is small, the population is not large, and there are always wars, how can it be possible to raise money." ”

"So what?" I think he has a lot to come.

"I know you Caesar have money, and although it is difficult to speak, I still hope that you will help these poor believers for Thea's sake." Father Peter looked at me expectantly, as if their fate was in my hands, and I even felt that it would be a grave sin to refuse.

"Why don't you help?" I suddenly turned my head to look at the goddess, and I always felt that something was wrong, the goddess had money there, why did she have to let me pay for it?

"I ...... I can't come up with that much money! The goddess bowed her head and did not dare to look at me.

"Can't get it? What do you mean? I frowned slightly, although I hadn't checked the goddess's account, but I thought it was no less than me.

"Thea's money has been donated to churches in Africa and Southeast Asia." Father Peter sighed and explained the reason for her.

I looked at the goddess in amazement, I didn't know that she had donated all the money she earned from birth and death for so long, I don't know what my mood was, whether I should be proud that I found such a great woman, or should I scold her for being a loser.

"What do you see? Take a few million dollars with you, where is so much nonsense, believe it or not, I'll donate all your money. The goddess suddenly raised her head and almost hit me in the face.

"Go contact the arms dealer, you negotiate and I'll swipe the card." I suddenly pulled the goddess's head and kissed her the face, I don't know why I did it, I just felt that I should give her more love.

Retrieved the Philippine arms smuggling list from the database, a long list, selected a guy who had worked with him before, dialed the phone, the business was negotiated with him by the goddess, and after negotiating the price, the transaction place was about the seaside, and the time was one o'clock in the morning tomorrow.

Sitting on the benches in the hall in a daze, the clergy who were hiding in the safe house had long since come out, the church was full of people, and a lot of damaged things were rebuilt by themselves.

In addition to the clergy, I saw several teenage and eighteen-year-old girls and ** year olds who did not look like members of the church, I did not see crosses in them, and they did not have the habit of drawing crosses on their chests.

"Uncle, this is for you." A childish voice interrupted my silence, and when I turned my head, I saw a little girl with braided hair reaching out to me with a candy in her palm.

I was stunned for a moment, then laughed softly, reached out to take the candy, and then touched her head, and the little girl smiled happily at me and ran away.

"People of this age still take children's things." Thea walked in from outside the church and sat next to me, looking complaining.

"You used all the money you earned to buy candy for these kids?" I asked softly as I looked at the child's back.

"Isn't it good?" The goddess asked me with a smile.

"Is it a kind of redemption to use the money earned from killing people to save people?" I lay on my side on the Goddess's lap and looked at the fresco of the Virgin Mary at the vault.

"Don't think too much, you're different from me, it's my responsibility and it has nothing to do with you." The goddess gently rubbed her fingers against the side of my face.

"If I could be saved, I'd rather be like you!" I smiled wryly.

"No amount of good deeds can cover up the sins committed, and people like us will never be saved." The words of the goddess are cruel, but they are a reality that we have long recognized, this is the path of mercenaries, the road to the gates of hell little by little.

After a moment of silence, I suddenly remembered something, looked at the goddess and asked, "What's the matter with those children?" ”

"I heard from the priest that they rescued them from the traffickers, most of these children are homeless, even if they have a home, they can't find anywhere, they were supposed to be sold to the Middle East and South America as prostitutes, but fortunately the priest found out and rescued them in time." The goddess looked at those innocent children with a hint of maternal overflow on the corner of her mouth.

"Even children?" I asked in surprise.

"Children are more valuable, haven't you heard of a young prostitute?" The goddess gave me a blank look.

"What a pathetic!" I actually felt compassion for them, which is an emotion that I haven't seen in a long time, and I haven't sympathized with anyone since I became a mercenary, because sympathy and pity will cost me my life, which the devil has taught me.

"Look how cute they are, like angels!" Thea looked at the children playing with a smile on her face.

I didn't speak, I closed my eyes softly, listened to their silver bell-like laughter, and fell asleep before I knew it.

When I woke up, it was already dark, the goddess was not beside me, I raised my hand and looked at my watch, it was eight o'clock in the evening, the hall was lit up, I sat up from the bench and turned my head to look, everyone was sitting on the bench, with their eyes closed and their hands on their chests, making a wish, and there were words in their mouths.

I know that they are praying to God, which the Goddess often does, and they have just gone through a war, and they need to calm their fears in this way.

I looked around, and the goddess was also inside, sitting in the first row in front, and I knew that I couldn't disturb at this time, so I had to sit honestly in my chair and stare at the cross on the altar in a daze.