The torrential rain became more violent, with a howling wind, dragging the whole world into the vast white ocean, and with the thunder rolling in the clouds, the dark clouds obscured all the light, and it was like day, but it was like night.

In this gray and dark day, the prayers in the White Chapel are still the same, and people sit together, singing praises in the candle flame like a sea.

Joy suddenly had an unreal feeling, as if the whole world had collapsed and destroyed in this rainstorm, and only this small church would be the last refuge in this apocalypse.

"James...... Moriarty. ”

Joey slowly pronounced the man's name, and a faint smile appeared on his approachable face as if he had been called.

"The atmosphere was really nice and I enjoyed the rainy days. ”

Moriarty looked at the collapsing world outside the window and couldn't help but say.

"Harsh exterior environment and comfortable surrounding...... Such a comparison will always make people feel happy. ”

He asked, looking at Joey's face again as he spoke, with some curiosity.

"So, Joey...... Shall I call you that?"

Joey has always been wary of the man in front of him, but like he said, such a contrast will always make people feel happy, Joey was a little dazed, and nodded slightly for a while.

But then he suddenly woke up, this is not something he usually does, as if he was aware of the anomaly, his voice was slightly cold.

"You're from the Black Mountain Hospital?"

"Well, yes, it's just my part-time job, after all, saving the world is a good job. ”

Moriarty said eloquently, he is indeed a good psychiatrist, even if you are full of vigilance, in his gossip, you can't help but follow his train of thought, this feeling Joey has experienced in another person, but that person is full of bad words.

"The ghost place in the Black Mountain Hospital has very high requirements for psychological quality, and doctors can't treat themselves...... So I need a place to satisfy my sense of salvation so that I can have the ability to go back to that hell and continue to do good. ”

He spoke in a relaxed voice, like a well-known friend gossiping with Joey about recent events...... But it was clear that they had just met.

Joey struggled to keep his guard up, and he could feel the difference, like a psychedelic realistic dream, you know it's fake, but you can't find a loophole.

"Doctors at Montenegro hospitals rarely come out part-time. ”

As a sub-department of the purification agency, Joey also knows a lot about the Black Mountain Hospital, and the entrance and exit of that place are strictly guarded for secrecy.

"But there's always a special case, isn't it?"

Moriarty said as he brought a chair for Joey, but instead of being in the crowd, it was placed on the other side of the stairs. Joey sat down opposite Moriarty.

"You don't seem to like me very much. Moriarty said.

"Perhaps. ”

"Is this because of specialization?"

Joey's pupils narrowed slightly, and he stared at Moriarty, who was reflected in the mirror, but after a while, Moriarty laughed.

"Don't be so nervous, Joey, we're colleagues in a way. ”

All of Joey's reactions could not escape his eyes, and the subtle changes in Joey's eyes were revealing Joey's thoughts at the moment.

"Insider?"

"Sort of. Moriarty replied.

As a sub-division of the purification agency, the main composition of the Black Mountain Hospital is different from the others, it is open to the public, but the other part is secrecy and is responsible for receiving people who have been injured by demons.

So there are two kinds of doctors there, those who know about demons, and those who don't.

"You knights are like that, you knights who have been specialized and have closed their hearts to fight the erosion, and you reject all attempts to snoop, along with doctors and demons.

Maybe that's why you don't like me, after all, what we psychiatrists have to do is get you stubborn guys to open up. ”

"You've violated the rules of secrecy, Moriarty. ”

Joey, still grimacing, warned Moriarty that there were other people in the church, and that the cheering people were sitting not far away.

"What they can't hear, they're so immersed in their own pleasure that they don't pay any attention to us. ”

Moriarty said and looked to the other side, the crowd chatting hotly, and Higg joined in, they were like a group of friends who had known each other for many years, each with a smile on their faces...... But the smile was a bit stiff, as if everyone was putting on a clumsy performance.

"Joey Joshua, this isn't the first time we've met...... For me, to be exact. ”

Moriarty said and thought back, which was why he knew that Joey was part of the purifier.

"On top of a file, it was supposed to be the first time we met. ”

He spoke to himself.

"You were a celebrity in the Black Mountain Hospital at the time, everyone thought you wouldn't be able to get out of the hospital, and we also prepared a comfortable ward for you in the sanatorium......"

Joey's discomfort was even worse when he heard this, he had already tried his best to forget those damn memories, and before Moriarty could finish speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave, even as the thunder billowed outside.

"Joey, you were discharged from the hospital, but according to the treatment process, you didn't have any counseling other than regular psychological evaluations...... Have you come out of the shadows?"

Joey's steps stopped, and he turned slowly.

"It's not about you. ”

"Why doesn't it matter, I'm a doctor, and I need to keep you 'heroes' healthy. ”

Moriarty looked at Joey quietly, no one knowing what he was thinking, and then he deliberately accentuated his tone.

"No, Joey, you haven't come out yet. ”

Joey didn't want to pay attention to Moriarty anymore, he walked quickly to the door, pushing the door open with all his might, as if as long as he didn't listen, those voices didn't exist, but like a strange spell, Moriarty's voice kept echoing in Joey's head.

"If you really come out of the shadows, then why do you come to the mutual aid society? to make friends, to hear about other people's miserable lives, to give yourself a deformed sense of happiness, and to say something more damned?

Joey, running away won't solve the problem. ”

The thunder fell, Joey raised the black umbrella, he was about to leave, but then he saw it.

The stagnant water beneath their feet began to slowly change color, as if they had been impregnated with dye, and they turned red, and then the rain curtain that fell did it, as if it were a falling red curtain.

Under this heavy curtain, there were footsteps, and the steps were so cheerful, like a group of children playing happily in the water, and then they came.

Child after child appeared behind the veil, all with the same countenance, and the young face had burning holes that seemed to be pierced by red-hot metal.

The nightmare that he didn't want to look back on came to him, and Joey froze in place, letting the children surround him little by little, slender arms scratching at Joey, tearing off pieces of flesh from his body, tender teeth gnawing at the hard bones, making a frightening rustle.

Accompanied by a chilling nursery rhyme, the children happily dispersed and ran back behind the curtain, leaving only meat crumbs and bones in place.

The strong wind blew through the dark umbrella and blew it high, and it wasn't until the icy rain completely wet Joey that he woke up slowly, as if everything had just overlapped nightmares.

Then he half-knelt down and clutched his heart vigorously, as if someone was stirring it with a sharp knife.

"Hah...... Ha ......"

Joey breathed hard, the cold air pouring into his lungs, and he coughed hard, embarrassed.

"Are you alright? Joey. ”

Moriarty pretended to be concerned, and as the thunder fell, the burning fireworks were extinguished in his eyes, and he gently patted him on the back with a strange smile.

Joey didn't speak, but forcefully broke away from Moriarty's hand, took a deep look at the strange man, and Joey walked into the majestic rain curtain without saying a word.