Verse 16: Who is knocking on my window?

The man in black standing on the bell tower clasped his hands on his chest and looked at the city below, on the distant horizon, the sun had just jumped out, completely dispelling the darkness that enveloped the earth.

"Look at these stupid mortals." He looked at the people on the street and pouted.

"Yes, stupid mortal." The parrot on his shoulder learns to speak.

"Boss, don't blow the wind on it, come down and eat." The subordinates below shouted.

So the man walked down to the top of the bell tower, sat down at the small round table, looked at the worms in the bowl and frowned: "Have we not had enough money lately?" ”

"Yes, we wanted to rob the caravan, but someone was one step ahead of us, so we had to go hungry." The halfling who spoke said as he filled his boss with a small bowl of worms: "Eat, boss, these worms need money to buy in my hometown." ”

"That's your hometown, not mine." Despite saying that, the man in black involuntarily took the bowl.

As a small cult, the only paternal love is the man in black as a priest, the halfling as a believer, and the other two gnomes as the middle level of the organization.

There are also some shrimp soldiers and crab generals below, which are not worth mentioning.

Half a month ago, two dwarf brothers, defeated by hunger and hopelessness, one hanged and the other quit.

Of course, this is for halflings who are believers, but in fact, one was betrayed by the man in black to the Church of Justice, and the other was betrayed by the man in black to the Church of the God of War.

…… That's right, the man in black is an agent of Sidney's Joint Military Intelligence Headquarters, a pretender sequence, and a puppeteer of Ladder Four.

Having joined the organization as an undercover agent thirteen years ago, he never imagined that he would become the leader of this small organization.

Three years ago, he had a brief exchange with the superior who had assigned him to the organization's undercover service, a veteran agent of the Sidney Joint Military Intelligence Headquarters, Lotter.

"Three years later, three years later, three years later, three years later, and three years later, I'm now a pastor in this damn organization! If nothing has changed, the next time you see me, you should call me Your Excellency Bishop!" ”

"You see, if you become a bishop, you can baptize me when the time comes."

The old fellow looked nonchalant as if his subordinates were bishops, and he still had a light on his face.

Come on! This is a serious evil god! Although they believe in a non-existent evil god, who knows when a certain neurotic in the subspace will receive their prayers...... That's a lot of fun.

"Boss, today is the day of prayer, remember to come back early at night, everyone is still listening to your sermons."

"I know, besides, I'm not going out to play during the day, and if I don't find some fat sheep, we'll have to drink wind next month!"

The man in black who had eaten the bugs stood up and withdrew from the subordinate's bell tower.

This small attic is the residence of the keeper of the bell tower, where the halfling lives as a caretaker, and 50 years ago, the circle was invented, and since then the caretaker is no longer deaf.

Thanks for the procedure.

Walked down the bell tower and glanced at the time on the pocket watch, 0745 in the morning.

Putting on a top hat that had come from the head of a sufferer, the man in black straightened his collar and stepped through the stinking ditch, through the alley, and into the street.

Today is a monthly meeting day, and the old guy will be waiting in the café in the center of the city for his subordinate, who has been mixed with the priest.

Damn, I didn't make a good impression of my opponent in last year's contest to become a bishop, otherwise I would have made fun of that old thing today.

"Mr. Casaman." A familiar neighbor raised his hat to the man in black: "Rest today, right, my child is really hard for you." ”

The man in black smiled and raised his hat: "Hello, Mr. Elda, school is out today, your child is okay." ”

"When I came out, he was still sleeping in bed." The well-dressed gentleman smiled and nodded: "Don't bother you, I have something to do." ”

"Have a nice trip, Mr. Elda." Seeing him leave, Casaman moved on.

Passing by the Church of the Goddess of the Harvest, Casaman paused for a moment - he was born in the northern provinces, and the northern provinces of Sidney were quite bitter compared to the south, and for as long as he could remember, Casaman remembered that his family would run out of food from time to time.

Having starved his sister to death and his brother to death, Casaman learned to dig out rats from burrows in the field, and lived to the fifth year.

That year, a priest from the Church of the Goddess of Harvest came to the village with his team, built a canal for the villagers, renovated the mill, and told the villagers how to use manure and how to deal with weeds and pests.

So he became a believer in the goddess of the harvest.

It's a pity that it's been thirteen years, and I haven't done a prayer, nor have I chanted her name, and now I don't even have a chance to take a second look.

Casaman resented the old man for making him an undercover preacher and a lie evangelist.

But Cassaman also understood that the world was too dangerous for someone to sacrifice, and from the age of five, Cassman swore that no brother or sister would die no more.

Therefore, he was willing to go to this hell.

As he turned to leave, Casaman saw a werewolf girl and a small boy walking out of the church.

Ah, what a beautiful picture, when I was young, I also left the church with a girl I knew well and went to explore the world.

Remember...... She also had such beautiful ears and such a beautiful long-haired tail, but he forgot ...... Forget what she looks like.

It's been fifteen years...... My Goddess, I beg you, may this beauty be eternal, may this friendship be eternal.

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"Harvest goddess, you are the savior of the peasants."

Marin looked at the inscription on the base of the statue and read it.

"This is the first sentence of the prayer of prayer."

A tall, lanky boy stood beside Marin, looking like a personable little gentleman - if you ignore the dark circles on his face.

Ah, by the way, I forgot to introduce, this is Jamie Schelling's own brother, Liula Schelling, yesterday I saw my brother injured like that, he was the first to rush up in today's training battle, but he was punched twice by Marin, and he has received four treatments for moderate injuries, and he has not faded yet.

Then Marin taught the seniors here a lesson one by one, which quieted down the originally angry cubs.

"Don't you even understand this, it's really useless, don't you have no brains." He opened his mouth, like a forked tongue of venom flying through the air.

Marin stepped out of the way and made a gesture: "Let's do it again at the training ground?" ”

The guy fled as fast as he could.

This made Marlin very sorry, if only some people could have bones as hard as their mouths.

Speaking of which, after Jamie Schelling woke up yesterday and learned about the situation of Marin and Faye for the first time, he and Marin were too soft, and in the face of such a good boy who knows his mistakes and can change them, Marin is not in the mood to beat his younger brother anymore - one more friend and one more road, the kind of car wherever he goes, and if he doesn't agree with his family, he is either insane or two hundred and five.

Besides, this kind of half-sized boy doesn't know the height of the sky, and it is for his good to be beaten a little, as for when he can feel the 'kindness' from strangers, it really varies from person to person.

"Hey Marlin, shall we go out for a walk." Jessica waved to Marlin at the door.

Marin walked over: "What about the others." ”

"I'm watching Mimian make elixir, and I've been kicked out of Elixir E." Jessica was a little embarrassed, which made Marlin smile and take her hand: "Let's go." ”

"Hmm." The wolf girl smiled happily.

Walking out of the church, Marin squinted, the streets were sparsely populated in the early morning, and as he swept the streets, he saw a man in black.

Well...... It looks a little thick, but considering that the weather is not hot enough in the early hours of the morning to take off your coat, it is not a strange person.

"Where are we going to play?"

"Yesterday I heard that there are delicious southern Thai refreshments in Chengzhong District, shall we try them?"

After listening to Jessica's words, Marlin was also a little eager to try - these same black-haired strangers looked similar to Marlin's previous life, and although they had a strange temper, they still made very pleasant snacks anyway.

So he followed the map in his hand, and Marin saw the man in black again, this time standing in front of a stall, seemingly haggling with the stall owner.

Looks like a decent gentleman, why bother talking about a few copper plates and fruit sellers?

Marin thought about it, and could only blame it on the boring pleasures of life of rich people, after all, this is a world where you can believe in evil gods for a few taels of fat on your chest, and it should be normal for a nobleman to have such an innocuous little problem.

Perhaps, this is also a new life of aristocratic mixed eating and waiting for death romanticism.

With this in mind, Marin and Jessica walked through the inner gate that led to the central part of the city.

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Carrying a small bag of apples, Casamane took a note as he paid for it.

This is an observation point set up by the organization near the central part of the city, and in many cases, valuable information and news of fat sheep come from here.

This was also deliberately set up by Kassamem, otherwise he and his organization would have starved to death.

I glanced at the address – 799 Nancy Avenue across the street from the Happiness Cafe in the city.

"Confirmed?"

"Confirm."

After a brief exchange, Casaman thought for a moment and nodded. Then I walked to the inner gate that led to the central part of the city.

It just so happened that I met with the old thing at the Happiness Café at noon today, and I just went to the picking point first to see what was so good about the one who could be selected as a fat sheep.

Café Happiness is said to be a century-old shop, Casaman disagrees with this, Café Happiness has survived to this day, more because the entire café and the four-story apartment upstairs are the property of the owner's family, and secondarily because the coffee in Café Happiness is really delicious, just like the muffins they make are always so delicious.

Obviously a decent and rich gentleman, why should he inherit his family's coffee shop, maybe it can be more profitable to rent it out.

After thinking about it, Casaman can only blame it on the boring pleasures of life of rich people, after all, this is a world where you can believe in evil gods for a few centimeters under your crotch, and it should be normal for a rich man to have such a harmless hobby.

Perhaps, this is also a kind of rich man-style mixed eating and waiting for death romantic new life.

With this in mind, at the door of the coffee shop at Casaman Station, I saw number 799.

It was a small three-story building, and on the balcony facing the street on the third floor, there were all kinds of clothes, all of which looked like beautiful silk fabrics.

This is a good thing from southern Thailand, each horse is worth a lot of money, it seems that there is indeed a fat sheep, now the problem is that he has not seen the fat sheep himself, the most important thing to do business is to know himself and know the other, the strength of the confidant, the weakness of the other, only in this way is called eating the fat sheep, not a kick to the iron plate.

Standing on the street was obviously not the way to go, so Casaman walked into the café, and he was a little surprised: "Hello, your boss." ”

The young man who was wiping the table at the counter paused for a moment, and then glanced at Kassaman: "My uncle is not in good health, and he went to the hospital of the God of Mercy today. ”

Uncle, ah, Casaman remembered, the boss always said that he had a nephew, a nice boy, and now he looked like a handsome young man: "Well, then bring me a cup of black coffee and a little muffin." ”

"No problem, sir, you must be an old guest, please choose your own seat." The young man began to get busy as he spoke.

Sitting in a single chair in front of the window facing the street, Casaman waited, taking a bite of an apple from a small bag.

It's very sweet, it's the kind of taste that I liked with her the most.

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At the same time, Camila of the Church of Justice was sitting on the second floor of the café, looking at the man in black who had just walked in, he frowned: "Is it an old guest?" ”

"Yes." The café owner who said that he was going to the hospital to see a doctor nodded vigorously: "Your Excellency, he is an old guest for at least ten years. ”

"Then he shouldn't be suspicious, Beta Group, has there been any progress on the surveillance of 799?" Camila turned her head to look at the window.

"Half an hour ago, the hostess of number 799 appeared on the balcony, and fifteen minutes ago their children appeared in the courtyard...... Ah, the kid came out. ”

Camilla got up and walked to the window and saw the well-dressed little guy.

A cute boy with red lips and white teeth, it seems that he is walking in the direction of the central district, and from what I knew before, he should be going to the library.

"He gave Price, who was pretending to be a beggar, a silver coin, damn it, it's amazing to be rich." A colleague by the window sighed.

"This is probably the upbringing of a rich man." Camila smiled, "Tell the Deta group, keep up." ”

The family of No. 799 became targeted a month ago, and an enthusiastic citizen reported that the family had no faith.

Speaking of which, there is no problem with the unbelievers, and what makes Camilla feel that the problem is that the family's life is too regular.

As the head of the family, the man has a huge amount of money in the bank of the god of wealth, and his daily life is to eat interest, go to the salon to play cards, go home at night to accompany his family, and on the fifteenth of every month, he will go to the apartment under his name to collect rent - yes, this man has two four-story apartments in the west of the city, and the money is so rich that Camilla has a headache.

As the hostess, the lady had a proud mind and a beautiful appearance, and she would take care of it at home in the morning, and according to the parishioners who had already blended in, the lady was more skilled in cleaning than she was, and in the afternoon, she would attend tea parties hosted by some local ladies.

As the eldest son, the sixteen-year-old boy was always fond of hunting, and was very important among the young men of the locality, and in less than a month he had organized several parties, and was now the leader of the little gentlemen of the city.

And the child who just walked out, as the second son of two children, he studied in the business school under the name of the god of wealth in Chengbei District.

It seems that there must be someone in this family who believes in the god of wealth, but the reality is that no one in this family has a religion.

This is a bit confusing, and in the following investigation, Camila's investigation team found that the family disappeared on the 20th of every month.

Yes, disappear.

The surgical irradiation can confirm that there is no one in the house, because she is afraid that there will be some inexplicable mechanism in the house, Camila did not let people in, but judging from the situation, there is indeed a problem.

So this 24-hour surveillance has been going on for a week.

Alpha is tracking the man, Deta is tracking the second son, Gamma is tracking the eldest son, and when the hostess goes out, Beta will follow.

It's a foolproof process.

The bishop of the god of justice thinks that it is not appropriate to capture the family directly, they should put a long line to catch a big fish, and Camilla also thinks so, so I hope there will be a breakthrough today.

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Marin and Jessica followed the map to the central part of the city, where they found the Thainan shop at number 806.

The decoration in front of the door looks like a southern Thai, and when he opened the door, Marin sniffled, full of the smell of green onions, which is really nostalgic.

Found a location facing the street, as soon as Marlin and Jessica sat down, a little cutie came over with a menu, and everyone in Sidney was dressed completely differently, Jessica said something about the big red long slit dress before, Marlin looked at it, and felt that this slit was only open to the calf.

"What do you want to eat?" Although he appears to be from the South, this little guy speaks the lingua franca fluent and has a Sidney northern accent.

As for why Marin knows...... It's not because my adoptive father speaks with a northern accent from Sidney all day long, and his tongue is about to go to the sky.

"Do you have any signature dishes?" Marin simply replied in Thainan - the difference between Thainan and Chinese is in writing, and there is not much difference in pronunciation, so Marin has an advantage in dialogue.

When the little guy heard this, he immediately laughed: "We have the best dessert and the fried noodles that everyone has said they have here, do you want them?" ”

Marlin glanced at Jessica and motioned for the lady to take precedence.

Jessica nodded, "Don't put green onions, I'm not used to this taste." ”

"No problem, what about you." The little one looked at Marlin again.

"A little more fried noodles and scallion oil, and a large portion of sweet and sour tenderloin." Marin said.

The second recipe made the little guy pause, and then she smiled happily: "No problem, it's an honor to meet a diner like you in a foreign land." ”

When he was gone, Jessica glanced at Marin: "What is sweet and sour tenderloin?" ”

In this regard, Marin smiled: "When you eat it, you will understand." ”

Don't worry, you stupid wolf, how could I hurt you.