13 steps to heaven

No matter how much it was whitewashed, it was still a hasty funeral - it was delayed for too long, it was only a business for the funeral home, and the family was not fully prepared to entertain the large number of guests......

But it was such a chaotic funeral, and Zach, as the owner of the funeral home, even though he hid in the lounge behind the church the whole time, still received a special thank you from the people.

From the guests, "Mr. Gallagher deserves a real funeral like this, thank you, for giving us the opportunity to say goodbye to Mr. Gallagher." ”

From the family, "Thank you Grande, maybe we shouldn't have wasted time on Allen's side in the first place and came directly to Grande." If the father|husband|grandfather|uncle...... It would be gratifying to know that so many people will miss him. ”

From the deceased himself, the old man who is not good at expressing himself binds the spirit, "Suck, vampire...... Anyway, thank you. ”

Even, from the angel Camille-

"Do you want to see it? Konstantin lent out the courtyard of the living quarters, where Gallagher would enter heaven. ”

"Sir, aren't you going to watch the funeral ceremony and then, well, leave? Zach asked the departed, Mr. Gallagher's Bound Spirit.

"Heavens, Mr. Angel said, the last ritual prayer will be passed to heaven, I think, I don't have the courage to look at that picture, so...... Let's listen to their final goodbye to me from afar......"

Zach didn't say anything, and looked at Camille, "No, I've seen it." Four centuries is a long time, and there are many cases where this kind of thing happens occasionally. ”

"I haven't seen it. Louise, who had the process materials in her hand and was ready to remind the people in the main hall of the church about the process, raised her eyebrows, "Has Matthew seen it?"

Matthew shook his head naturally.

"Then let's go and see. Zach pouted, "Nothing to look at, don't expect too much." ”

It's a meaningless reminder that when you look at an old man in heaven, no one knows what to expect.

In the backyard of the church's living area, there was no demon in sight around, and even Mike chose to avoid it. It's not that there are any taboos as everyone thinks, Zack and Louise, who are also on the side of the Holy Lord's faith sinners, not to mention a pure curiosity young wolf Matthew. It's just a psychological awkwardness. Well, how to describe it, the unemployed young people who went to the interview at the same time, one entered the factory full of sweat smell, and the other entered the tidy office. are all guys who live their lives seriously, but the final treatment is so different. Probably this awkwardness, try to be considerate.

However, there was a strange man sitting in the corner in this backyard, mourning something alone.

Zach waved his hand, motioning for Camille to get them, and he picked up the job of the owner of the funeral home, and walked over to the man, "Sorry sir, guests shouldn't be here, please go back to the main hall, if you need to be alone, you can go to the lounge and wait, there will be a final farewell ceremony in a while." ”

The man looked at Zach with a sad look on his face, "Oh, yes, I'm sorry. "Get up and get ready to leave.

Camille in the middle of the backyard didn't make any special moves, just stood behind old Mr. Gallagher and waved his hand, a faint white light appeared in front of Mr. Gallagher, and a trace of gold hanging perpendicular to the ground slowly opened, extending up and down, and then turned at two right angles. The outlined shape seems to open a door in the space.

It's really not worth looking forward to, that's all. Camille nodded, and Mr. Gallagher took a deep breath as a human was accustomed to, and raised his hand to press the door outlined by the golden slit.

"Well, are you Mr. Grande?" The man who was about to leave suddenly turned around, it was impossible for this ordinary human to know that the door to heaven was open in this backyard, he looked at Zach and asked very sincerely.

"I am. Zach nodded.

"Oh, I want to say thank you. "It was a worthwhile funeral and gave me a chance to say goodbye to Mr. Gallagher, thank you, I won't forget it." ”

The official words had been said too many times in the non-stop thanks, and Zach didn't bother to repeat them, maintaining the professional expression of a funeral director, and only nodded, "Please come here." ”

Zach led the way and sent the man back to where he belonged.

When I returned to the backyard again, I thought it was over, but Mr. Gallagher still kept his hand pushing the door and suspended in the center. Those who watched this last journey, including Camille, were full of helplessness and could only wait.

Zach stood next to Louise, pouted lightly, and whispered, "I'll say, there's nothing to see." ”

Louise nudged Zach.

"Gallagher, it's simple, just one step forward. Camille spoke, "You will be in heaven, the place where your lifelong faith belongs." Only, one step. ”

"I, I know. Mr. Gallagher's voice trembled a little, "God, heaven." Yes, what does it look like?"

"You can see for yourself. Camille replied, "One step." "I guess this can be seen as a sign of patience at the limit, after all, we all know how much effort it takes to put Gallagher at this point.

"Yes, yes. I, I can see for myself. Mr. Gallagher fell silent in a meaningless reply. Yes, it's the silence that doesn't take that step.

"Maybe the gentleman wants to be on his own. Zack's tone seemed to have seen too many people who had come over, "Louise, Matthew, I've seen it, let's go back and give Mr. a little privacy." As he spoke, he had already signaled to Camille, beckoning his people to prepare to leave, after all, the funeral process still needed to be presided over by the people of their funeral home, but there was no way to wait here all the time.

"Wait a minute!" Mr. Gallagher actually stopped them, "Guy, Grande, I, well, I know the guy just now......"

Zach frowned and glanced at Camille. Camille was helpless, and there was no other expression on his face.

The two guys who were the only ones present who had seen the Earthbound Spirit move to another stage of life knew what the situation was at this point. It's the love of the world.

It should be easy to understand, it is clear that there is no unfinished business in this world, but it is still stagnant, grasping at irrelevant things and trying to continue its presence in this world......

"Of course. "Zach, our vampires understand because they've seen it, but they can never empathize," Mr. Gallagher, this is your funeral, and the people who have come to say goodbye to you are people you know. "Finally, help Camille, the only angel in the Federation, it's not easy," they've said their goodbye, it's your turn, Gallagher. ”

This encouragement was selectively ignored by Mr. Gallagher, "Hehe, he's a good boy...... and actually started a self-conscious conversation with "Zach responded". Of course, an old man like Mr. Gallagher, who has lived a full life, can say that anyone is a child, "although he has gone astray, but, hehe, he is still a good child." ”

Camille was already shaking her head, glancing at Zack, lowering her gaze and staring at Ike's hand in a daze.

Zach wanted to ignore the people who went straight away, and if people wanted to stagnate, no one could push them. But Zach suddenly felt reminded of something, and the man, as if he had seen it somewhere, pouted, "Gone astray?"

Definitely glad that his existence in this world had been taken over and continued, Mr. Gallagher looked at Zach with a smile, "Yes, yes. When I was young, I impulsively made a mistake and spent a few years in prison. "That's talking about the man just now.

Zach also remembered where he had seen the man. The day before yesterday, the Southern District Police Department, the case file of James and Weiss's investigation. Don't forget, the preliminary investigation of the two police detectives, the case record of the protesters at the Allen Funeral Home who is the most suspected of disappearance. Weiss once said, "There are few people in the Southside, and there are only so many restless people, and this protest has made them all." ”

That person had just protested. Zach frowned and looked at the smile on Mr. Gallagher's face, "I just remembered one thing, that person participated in the protest against Allen's funeral home just now, your funeral was postponed several times, and he has a share of the credit, do you still think he is a 'good boy'." ”

Zach didn't mean anything else, and quickly cut off the old man's thoughts, where to go.

"He has his own problems. Having made a mistake, Gallagher began to defend others. Well, it's not surprising, if no one protests, he will be cremated, and the funeral he wants will not come true here at Grande, he may think that protesting is a good thing, "I also heard some protests when I was in Allen, he, he also had to ......"

Zach was curious, after all, it was related to the Allen Funeral Home that would be the future of the Grande industry, "You know a few ...... about protests"

A dark shadow descended from the sky and crashed into Mr. Gallagher.

The golden light of the crack in the door opened in an instant, and the last expression that engulfed this world in an instant was the bewildered Gallagher.

The Gates of Heaven and Gallagher, which had no viewing value, disappeared into the middle of the backyard. Camille stared at the black mist falling from the sky, "Mike, right, well, thank you." ”

"No thanks. Mike's voice, the black mist rolled and drifted away, "I just can't get used to watching this old man rub around." "Oh, I'm afraid it's the awkwardness of a factory and an office that I explained before.

Zach opened his mouth, watched Mike disappear, and finally shook his head, "Alright, that's it, Louise, it's time for us to preside over the next process." ”

Louise and Matthew seemed to be in a daze, and were pushed by Zach a few times before they reacted, nodded, and started working.

Zach didn't go along and walked over to Camille, "You know what Gallagher said. ”

"I don't know. Camille looked like she was finally done, and glanced at Zack, "Sissi said that you already know about his relationship with Ellen's son, so there is nothing to hide from you. She did the job of convincing Gallagher from Alan's side, and Sissi might know anything, you can ask her. ”

Forget it, Zach waved his hand, "Do you know what she's going to do about Sissi? ”

"Yes. Camille nodded, "She told me, I still want to thank you for giving her a good idea, otherwise as a saint, it is still a little inappropriate to do this kind of thing." ”

You know what this is talking about, that Sissi is going to show Nick hell. Zach's good idea is for Crowley to create this hell......

Zach pouted and left. Because sure enough, angels don't care about such things at all, and it's useless to say more.

The final farewell ceremony has begun, and the guests will meet the deceased in the coffin one by one and then leave, and the rest is the burial ceremony.

Zach is looking for the previous man in the crowd, and Zach has always had some questions about the protest against Allen, since he has met him, let's ask.

Found it, and when the other party put a flower on the coffin, pursed his lips and turned to leave, Zach stood beside him. Under the cover of sadness and sadness in the crowd, Zack's eyes were directly red, "Do you have time to talk?, sir, I have some questions about Mr. Gallagher I want to ask you, you won't refuse." ”

"Well, Mr. Grande, you, you ask. ”

"I see that you avoided Mr. Gallagher's family, and you did the same before, hiding alone behind the church. As Zach himself said, the powerful half of Toredo's seductive pupils in social life came from observation, "Is it because of your protest against Allen's funeral home, because you, Mr. Gallagher's last leg of life, have been postponed several times." ”

The man's thick neck began to be stained with a slight flush on his face, and it was obvious that he could not hide the embarrassment, "I, I said I was sorry, I hope Mr. Gallagher can hear me." ”

"Mr. Gallagher, who was about to be buried in the coffin in the ground, couldn't hear anything. Zach wasn't going to give comfort, what he wanted was to implant this guilt deep into the other party's brain through the eyes of charm, so that he could get an answer, "Well, I think you must have a last resort." Did you know that Alan was also unable to run because of the protests? "Guilt multiplied by two.

Zach noticed that the roots of the man's ears had turned dark red, "I, as the owner of the Southern District funeral business and Grande, should buy the Allen Funeral Home." So please understand that I am still interested in the merits of the protest, can you give me an answer? I have always wondered why the protest has suddenly ...... after so long."

"I'm being threatened!" Zach didn't finish his words before the other party collapsed and suddenly became louder.

Zack pressed the other party's shoulder, quickened his pace, left the eyes gathered in the church, walked along the porch, walked to the side of the wall where no one approached, and took away his red eyes with a saving thought, anyway, the other party had already spoken, "You say, threaten." ”

"A little over a week ago, I was suddenly threatened by my boss that if I didn't go to Allen's funeral home to protest, I would be charged with violating the bail agreement and sent back to prison......"

Zach waved his hand and stopped the guy, because he saw Wes, who had accompanied Old Mel to the funeral.

"Detective Wes. Zach beckoned, "Come here, this gentleman is telling me something interesting, I think Mr. Detective should be interested." After Wes obediently came over, "Presumably, something that will let you interrogate Nick more." ”

If the man ran to protest because of a threat, then what did Nick protest for, and it turned out to be a kidnapping. Didi said suddenly, maybe not so suddenly. (To be continued.) )