Chapter 12 The Man Who Mailed the Paintings
I didn't wake Xu Jialin, closed the door and retreated, seeing that it was still early, I went downstairs to buy breakfast, and when I came back, the three of them were in a hurry in the hall.
"You didn't tell us about it early this morning and left, I thought you were ......" Mo Xun stopped talking, and I could see the worry in her eyes.
"Think what's wrong with me? I've bought my ticket to Tianjin, let's have breakfast and let's go! I raised the bun I was carrying and smiled at them.
"Ah Ye, you got up really early." Xu Jialin patted me on the shoulder, a look of praise on my face.
"Brother Xiaoye, are you in good health?" Ji Yue had two big dark circles under her eyes, and she didn't forget to care about me, which made people feel distressed.
"It's total, come over and eat!"
"It's useless for us to go too early, there are too many people during the day, and it's not good for us to carry out the operation." Mo Xun began to analyze the situation for us.
"We went early to study the terrain, and it would be easier to move in the evening."
After a while, we reached a consensus, and it was already afternoon when we arrived at the Tianjin Church, at the southernmost end of Binjiang Road Commercial Street, it stands to reason that evil spirits would not appear in such a prosperous place, and it was still a church, which was very unreasonable.
I was so attracted by the solemnity of the church that I didn't really want to disturb the peace if it wasn't necessary.
The exterior of the church is made of red and yellow tiles, and the three zigzag towers are covered with green copper sheets, each with a bronze cross on the top.
We went in at this time just in time for the 3 p.m. mass, and we followed the congregation into the audience.
The first thing that catches your eye is the main interior color of lake blue, white, and light yellow, which gives a fresh feeling, and there are various patterns carved on it, and 14 columns are arranged from the entrance to the altar to form a three-way corridor. The central tall dome is crowned by an octagonal drum base and a supporting arch. The dome and side windows are painted with stained glass inlays. The interior walls are painted with many frescoes, and the decoration is quite gorgeous, which is full of religious mysteries.
Normally, a mass lasts about 1-2 hours, and a few of us sit quietly in the back row and listen carefully. It made me feel like I had never felt like I had ever felt before.
During the Mass, it was forbidden for tourists to walk around the church, so I asked Ji Yue and Xu Jialin to stay, and Mo Xun and I sneaked out to check the terrain, after all, the goal of the four of us acting together was too big.
Mo Xun and I didn't dare to stay in each place for fear of being kicked out by the staff. We were here for about half an hour, and we didn't notice a hint of evil.
"Are you sure the evil spirit is in this church?"
Mo Xun scratched his head and frowned, "It is true that there is no evil aura felt on it. ”
"You mean there's a basement here?" This surprised me very much, her idea is a bit exaggerated, how can a good church have a basement?
"If that priest is perverted enough, he's going to have to find a place to hide his crimes."
"And where do you think the entrance to the basement is?"
"Let's go back first! The most dangerous place is the safest place, perhaps in the confession booth. Mo Xun's face was full of confidence.
I half-convinced and followed her back to the lobby, the Mass was over, and Mo Xun insisted on going to the confessional pavilion to find out.
The three of us waited outside the church and walked along this road, where there were many old houses with unusual shapes. We wonder if evil spirits once lived here?
While I was thinking, Mo Xun called to ask us to meet.
"Brother Xiaoye, I can't feel my brother's breath, he must not be in the church." Ji Yue looked at me disappointed.
"Don't worry, we'll find that evil spirit and your brother."
Xu Jialin pulled me aside and whispered to me: "Your words can only coax Ji Yue, you should know better than me, if we can't find the evil spirit, Ling'er's first seven days will pass, everything will be over, and we won't have much time." ”
Every word of his words was like a knife, and every knife stabbed me in the heart, where can I go to find evil spirits in such a large church?
"It's good that you didn't go too far, otherwise I would have been tired of looking for you." Mo Xun sat on the steps at the door of the bank, panting heavily.
"Found in the confessional booth?" I think it's redundant for her to go, and I don't believe there is any basement at all.
"You're an anxious person, can you let me take a breath, I've come all the way to find you." Mo Xun glared at me angrily.
"Sister Xun, just tell us quickly! I'm really worried about my brother. ”
"Yes! Ling'er couldn't afford to delay his time. ”
Ji Yue and Xu Jialin were helping on the side, Mo Xun cleared his throat, "Let's find a restaurant to have a beautiful meal!" ”
Seeing the three of us with blue faces, she immediately changed her words and said, "Okay, I won't tease you, although there is no underground entrance in the confession pavilion, I found the person who mailed the oil paintings." ”
"Who is it?" The three of us were on the same page, and it was definitely good news for us.
"I saw the church staff holding something like a drawing board to someone from the logistics company, and there must be something wrong with that staff." Mo Xun said mysteriously.
"We're going to the church door now and wait for that guy to come out, he's certainly not going to be in church all the time." With that, I lifted my legs and walked in the direction of the church.
"Wait for us, let's go together." They quickly followed.
We stood outside the church and waited, people came and went, many of the believers had already left, and Mo Xun still didn't find the staff member.
"Do you remember what that man looked like?" My mood is getting more and more irritable.
"I'm sure I remember, he must not have left."
"It's been two hours, so why don't you have to stand here stupidly?"
"Look, it's that guy." Mo Xun stretched out his hand and pointed, and I followed the direction of her finger to look, this person looked about the same age as us.
We didn't hesitate and quickly followed, for fear of being discovered by him, we distanced ourselves a little.
The man stopped on the side of the road and looked around.
"No, he's going to take a taxi." Mo Xun took the lead in speaking.
"I'll go and lead him to a place where there are few people, and you will stop him again." Ji Yue took the initiative to ask for help, gestured to Mo Xun, and walked away with her head held high.
Is she going to use a beauty trick? Soon Ji Yue walked up to the man, then clutched her chest and pretended to be scared, leaning on him.
The man hurriedly helped Ji Yue, and without knowing what the two of them were saying, they went to a remote alley.
"Ji Yue succeeded, let's hurry up."
Xu Jialin and I were afraid that something would happen to Ji Yue, so we took the lead in following, and let Mo Xun take charge of the wind behind, seeing that Ji Yue and the two were already far away from the crowd, find the right time, I nodded to Xu Jialin, ready to start.