Chapter XXXVIII: The Blood Sacrifice Section 2
On the outskirts of Hedong, the church, the unfinished outer buildings stand in the dark shadows, only the chapel in the middle as the main building has been half completed, the fifteen-meter-high spire has been erected on the gilded cross, the two statues representing the angel of benevolence at the door of the church are quietly bowing their heads, their hands are in the shape of prayer, and the raindrops fall on the stone statue, leaving two deep tear troughs under the face of the angel, so that others can look at it, as if the angel is crying. A flash of lightning struck and brought the statue to life. The dozen or so soldiers of the Sixth Regiment guarding outside the prayer hall tightened their uniforms and looked at each other, looking at a thin figure that appeared in the glare of lightning.
It was very strange that she was not wearing any signature clothing, but a wide raincoat, even if it was to protect herself from the rain, she would not even cover her face with a thick canvas! "Who!" The captain of the team leader was bold, they had been notified in advance, they must strictly guard against the sneak attack of the first elder, his team was actually just a clear whistle, but because of his duty, he didn't want to stand in the cold wind in the middle of the night to interrogate others. A few flashlights shone brightly, and the visitor lowered his head and put his hands on his chest in prayer. Despite the darkness of the day, the militiamen could see the comer clearly, and their beautiful, soft eyes were slanted at the crowd opposite. Changing his tone to a milder tone, the team leader continued to interrogate: "Who the hell are you, what are you doing here in the middle of the night!" The other party covered his face, according to his previous knowledge, coupled with the style of the person in front of him, the other party was estimated to be a member of the big leader's cronies of the guard, and the captain, who felt a little different, still had to perform his duties. However, everyone was completely unsure of each other's origin, which alerted almost all the team members, and the sound of the bolt pulling open sounded slightly. "I have come to Mr. Priest for something important! I beg you! Let me pass! The visitor spoke in an almost pleading tone, watching her gaze begin to become evasive, and the team leader understood something.
"Girl, I'm not one of those people in the military department who is not easy to negotiate, this is not the place for you to stay, you go, hurry up, lest the patrol will come, and when the time comes, I will not be able to deal with it!" The captain of the team was a middle-aged man, his calloused hands left the holster on his waist, and his gaze became much gentler, "Let's go, it's too late if you don't leave, don't come here, Mr. Priest won't see you!" Quick, get out of here! "Urging the other party briefly, the captain's tone has changed to pleading." I have walked so far just to see Mr. Priest, and I will not go without him! Uncle, I beg you! The middle-aged man's eyes flickered again, but his tone did not loosen: "You can't see him!" Now there are people everywhere watching! Let's go! Girl! Get out of this land of right and wrong! The girl bit her lip and fell to the ground all of a sudden, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, "Uncle!" She almost wailed, "Let me pass!" I beg you! “
The team members were stunned, the appearance of this completely strange girl was originally very abrupt, if she was allowed to enter the scripture hall, no one would know what would happen, but it seemed that this was just a very ordinary girl, if she hadn't covered her face, everyone might have let her pass. But in this kind of night, no one can bear her veins, and if Mr. Priest is really in danger, then he will definitely not be able to eat and walk around! The law and discipline in the army alone is enough for a few brothers to drink a pot! But the squad leader urged there, "Girl, let's go, hey, I really can't help you or anything, let's go, let's go, it's really too late!" "Not far away, the lanterns representing the patrol horses have begun to appear at the corner of the forest, and it is an extraordinary time, and Fred's cavalry regiment has all changed to patrol mode, temporarily replacing the duties of the fifth garrison regiment, so that they can have time to reorganize." You see, the men of the cavalry regiment are almost here, so go quickly! The squad leader's tone became more and more urgent. But the girl's stubborn eyes told those present how firm her will was.
The sound of horses' hooves approached slowly like the opening gong of the imp in the underworld, and almost all the members of the militia of the Sixth Regiment who sympathized with this girl sweated in their hearts, here are all unbuilt house shelves, there is no way to hide people, if you run out of the wilderness, you will soon be discovered by the cavalry regiment, a lone woman, if she is taken by some wolf-hearted and dog-lung people, what will be the result of bestiality? Seeing that a beautiful delicate flower was about to fall on this rainy night in late autumn, the middle-aged man who led the team suddenly turned a little pale! What to do!
"Hey, what are you busy with?" A sturdy and broad figure appeared on the stairs of the scripture hall, "What's wrong?" Why don't you make a sound! "It's the madman Zhu Weihong!" Hey, hey, what's the matter, you guys say something! The team leader hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Deputy of the regiment, this woman, she has been on the road for most of the day, just to find Mr. Priest to confess, you see, in the middle of the night, there is no place to take her in, let her have a place to rest, you see, is it arranged, fortunately, she has also been inspired by God, and has walked so many roads, which is enough to show her piety!" The girl's eyes flashed with hope, and under Zhu Weihong's gaze, she nodded at the middle-aged man with grateful eyes. Then, then, hehe, come in, there is a pile, pile, pile of miscellaneous things in the hall, yes, you can live in someone, come with me. "Looking at Zhu Weihong with a smirk on his face, he doesn't look like those squinting people at all, although he is still a little vigilant in his heart, but time waits for no one, and the patrol is not far from here!" Which uncle, I'm tired of you, please lead the way! "Hey, come with me, I'll take you over there first!" Zhu Weihong is also familiar, in fact, no matter who he inhabits in the settlement, he is polite, and he has no style of being the head of an army at all. Before the sound of horses' hooves reached the hall, the madman pushed open the heavy door of the hall, and the girl followed him closely, like a panicked chick behind a hen. Stepping into the wide scripture hall, the dimness and stuffiness inside made her stunned all of a sudden, different from the outside, on a rainy night in late autumn, the outside air is very moist, and this place without ventilation facilities gives people a depressing atmosphere, if it weren't for the various religious objects that were placed in place, the girl thought that she was back in the basement prison that made her have countless nightmares! "Uncle, uncle." Then the lightning flashed, and the girl saw the madman groping on the table and chair in front of the prayer hall, "Hey, hey, I'll point, point, wax!" After a while, it will be on! Huh? The madman's mouth was full of words and words, but it didn't matter, and the girl, who had escaped the terrible patrols outside, could see that this crazy man had no ill will towards him, and that the price he had taken was to be rewarded! After a while, the madman fiddled with two silver candlesticks, each candlestick was lit with four milky white candles, candles with orange-red bright circles illuminated most of the interior of the scripture hall, this scripture hall that can accommodate two thousand believers at a time The true appearance of the scripture hall was finally revealed in front of the girl, the white and towering dome was all *** style, and only one of the pillars supported the circular dome pressed from eight directions! Statues representing the angels of Jupiter and various saints are arranged in various parts of the dome, a temporary oil painting, and the oil image of the saint representing the betrayal of Jesus is fully and beautifully rubbed on the right side of the prayer hall, on the left, the holy painting of Moses parting the Red Sea and leading the people of Israel to the land of Canaan, and on the ground leading to the Holy Cross of the Martyrdom of Jehovah, there is a red carpet that the believers spent countless nights making, and perhaps the furnishings here are much more cold than those pre-apocalyptic cathedrals, But for those who have been reformed outside, this is already the best blessed place where their souls can be purified! Looking at the holy cross cut from a single piece of white marble not far in front of her, the girl suddenly had an urge to worship, as the madman played there, the melodious organ sounded, the solemn and sacred taste became stronger and stronger, the girl involuntarily knelt down on her knees, and bowed and worshipped! When she raised her head again, there were suddenly two more terrifying monsters in front of her!
The girl covered her mouth, and the sudden fright made her fall backwards suddenly, and two huge red-haired Dobermans came to her silently, without mercy, these trained guards regarded the girl who trespassed into the hall as an intruder, and for the intruder, there would be no forgiveness! The eyes full of fierce light have completely locked the prey in front of him, the sharp canine teeth have suddenly opened, the blood-red long tongue is maliciously swallowing, licking the upper and lower corners of the mouth from time to time, with the best way of attacking, the two vicious dogs, one left and one right, approached the girl who was curled up on the ground, and completely covered the girl's humble body with his hideous shadow. "Quiet, quiet, this is the temple of the Lord, my children, shh A gentle voice rang out, and in the porter in the back hall of the prayer hall, a young man dressed in black priest's clothes stood just out of the doorway, "Come, children, this is the house of the Lord, and you must show respect to everyone who comes here to pray!" As soon as they heard the appearance of the little priest, they hurriedly jumped away a few steps, barking a few times at the little priest's dissatisfaction, and it could be seen that the little priest's orders did not play any role in them, and the Doberman Pinscher who did not buy it did not put away the vigilant posture at all, and still viciously crossed in front of the girl and the little priest, but Zhu Weihong did not know where to go. The situation became awkward.
"Ah, who is it, who comes into this sanctuary of the Lord in the middle of the night, a lost lamb?" A soft and humble voice rang out from behind the foyer, and Christopher, supported by a madman, appeared.
"Come, come, my boys, come!" Didn't go to greet the girl right away, Christopher shouted softly to the two big dogs, and the Doberman Pinscher who was cut off and left with a tail stubble shook the little short tail very obediently, and made a whining and flattering sound in his mouth, and hurriedly trotted and stood next to the priest, and kept squeezing the priest's palm with his head, causing the priest to caress their heads, but even in front of the tall priest, the body of these large mutant dogs made the priest look much thinner, purely in terms of momentum, The two murderous fellows have added a touch of punishment and inoffensive authority to Mr. Priest's Holy Spirit aura inside. "You are very good, very obedient, children, come, let us meet this lost lamb and listen to her words." After calming the two boyish dogs, Mr. Priest politely made a gesture of invitation to the girl. "Come to the confessional room in the back, kid, I can feel that you have a lot to say!" Mr. Priest led two large dogs and walked slowly to the back hall.
The lightning on the wall decoration of the church is constantly crossed, and the shadows in the house are also distorted by these uninterrupted lights, forming a strange pattern, making the back hall, which is much smaller than the front, full of depressing taste, this diametrically opposite feeling makes the girl become a lot more restrained, but she doesn't have so much time to be depressed, she has to complete her own things, there is an attack on the high-rise, for the safety and defense of priests and other figures, it is not as simple as it seems, It's not just the outside that there are a large number of light and dark militia units. Even the interior of the scripture hall is hidden by a lot of guards from the internal guard force, and from the moment the girl entered this place, there were more than one pair of eyes staring at her in the dark! Especially in this room, that kind of depressing stuffiness is one of the feelings that girls feel!
A muffled thunder sounded, and the wind and rain outside intensified.
In the confessional room, Christopher was doing it properly, and the two big dogs were honestly lying outside, while vigilantly paying attention to the movements around them. "Father, I'm guilty!" The girl hesitated for a moment before she began to speak, "Go on, child, I'm listening." ”
"I ask you to tell me, if the Father really has a spirit, will He forgive those who have sinned?" The girl's tone was choked, and there seemed to be a great deal of hesitation in it. "The Holy Spirit of the Father is everywhere, and He will show His presence to devout believers with various foreshadowings. Do not blaspheme the Holy Spirit of the Lord, my child! The priest's last sentence was almost majestic, "I beg the Lord to forgive me for my offense, Mr. Father, it was my fault!" The girl replied very obediently, and the girl with a sincere tone lowered her head, her mask never taken off. Heavenly Father has forgiven you and continued, Child, the night is long, and I still have time. The priest breathed a sigh of relief and gently persuaded him. Father, if those who have made mistakes, they have made up their minds to repent, will anyone forgive them? "You're talking about something very vague, kid, can you elaborate on that?" I always feel that there are a lot of intricate elements in your words, don't you doubt me? My baby? The priest's rhetorical question surprised the girl opposite, she originally thought that a small linguistic logical trap could lead the pious priest opposite into her ditch, and the strategy of knowing this kind of talk did not work at all in front of this middle-aged man! I can't afford it, Mr. Priest, I ,,," "I had a hunch that a special visitor would arrive tonight, but I was not in a position to win her trust. Lord, give me patience and let me undo your lost Lamb. Drawing the cross, Christopher continued to wait for the girl's reaction. I didn't mean that! Mr. Priest, please don't misunderstand me so much! I came this time to put thousands of lives at risk,,,,, "Even through a screen, the girl could clearly see that the priest had raised his head and began to murmur prayers. That kind of action, which had already told the girl, that Mr. Priest's patience had been consumed to a certain extent.
The two were silent for a long time, and then the priest removed the thin screen and faced the girl directly. It can be seen that the pain on the priest's face, his forehead has been twisted into a big Sichuan character, his eyebrows are very uncomfortably drooping, as if he is enduring great pain, the folds on his face are all stacked upward, and he looks extremely sad!
"Kid! Are you still unwilling to show your true face to the Lord? The priest sighed very regretfully, and the lightning swept across the sky again, and under the girl's tearful gaze, the rough canvas mask that covered her face slipped silently, and a pale and blood-lost face appeared in front of the priest, in all fairness, if it was in Cheng Ping's era, a girl with such a face was definitely the first choice for most boys! It is a pity that because of long-term malnutrition, or living a life of displacement and precariousness, the years of suffering have left an indelible mark on this young girl's face! The most shocking thing is that on the girl's cheeks, a thief word with gold dust is particularly conspicuous!
The priest stretched out his palm and stroked the girl's cheek, his trembling hand pointing out the pain in his heart. "Heavenly Father, Father, what a sin and cruelty! I ,,, me,,, I never thought you would be treated like this! Forgive me, forgive me, child! Forgive me! Christopher's heart was as painful as a knife at the moment, "Who can, who can do such a bestiality!" Who can! Tell me, Mo Kui, my child, tell me! The crying priest completely lost his reserved expression, hugged the girl, just like a father who saw his daughter suffering and was grief-stricken, Mo Kui's grievances for many days were suddenly released, and the middle-aged man in front of him did give himself the feeling of being like a loving father, and he couldn't suppress his feelings, wow, he fell into the priest's arms and cried loudly!!
The Doberman, lying outside the gloomy confession, heard the movement inside, and muttered and roared in a low voice with dissatisfaction, and above the dome of the hall, several pairs of bright green eyes exchanged glances with each other.
After crying for a while, Mo Kui sat back in his original position, and the feelings of catharsis had calmed the girl down at this moment. "Father, I'm here to tell you something, I'm afraid, you've been completely blinded!" Puzzled, Christopher rubbed his eyes clouded by tears, "You say, kid, I'm listening!" "The person you know and trust has long since changed, and his heart is no longer towards the people!" "Child, I beg you, don't say that, you have already been punished for that incident before that!" The priest admonished with concern, his voice betraying the fear in his heart, "Listen to me, let those things be a thing of the past, give up the idea of revenge, child!" Hatred only breeds more hatred! And killing will only destroy the homes of the devout believers! I plead with you, child! "Christopher has completely become a bitter fatherly attitude, constantly persuading." Father, you don't understand, he has caused more than most people can imagine! "I don't want to understand, those things are not something I can understand, I firmly believe that God has arranged for it, otherwise, I would not be here, and I would not have met the apostles of the Lord!" "The one you know is not an apostle of the Lord, he is a believer in Satan the Devil! Look, you know, he killed the people of the three seedlings! It's like slaughtering livestock! When you see ,,,, you, don't you have a little compassion? Mo Kui wailed, his tone full of loss, "Ah,,, those people are all innocent old people and children, and the youngest of them is only sixteen years old!" Yes!! Ah,,,," Mo Kui howled loudly, panting uncontrollably, her hands were clenched tightly, as if she was going to grasp something, her eyes were also a little bloodshot with hatred, and others could see that this girl had fallen into the realm of exhaustion. Almost hissing and roaring, Mo Kui continued to vent his dissatisfaction: "He rashly started a war, drove the crowd to fight those man-eating demons, he whipped his soldiers, and tricked them into working for him with lies!" But leaving a painful family to continue to struggle in this apocalyptic environment! He destroys hope and destroys our homes! Father! In a sad tone, she continued to bewitch the figure she regarded as her eldest relative, "Can you still call such a person an apostle of God?" Christopher was shocked by this series of words, and his breathing couldn't help but become a lot shorter, his face suddenly became pale, and then dimmed, and sometimes became extremely red because of the provocation of Mo Kui's words, and finally, almost out of strength, Mr. Priest covered his face and sighed incessantly. Father! I beg you, listen to me, and put an end to this chaotic world! When Christopher heard this, he stood up violently, and pointed at Mo Kui with a trembling hand, "You ,,, you ,,, child, you took a great risk, and you came here late at night just to say this to provoke me!" A cold temperament returned to Mo Kui's body, and the silent girl didn't know when she had pulled back the mask covering her face, leaving only a pair of very unfamiliar eyes staring at the priest. The ominous chill made the priest take a few steps back.
"Mr. Priest, I can say and do, and more! I beg you one last time, after this evening, I will never have a chance to explain it to you again! "Mo Kui, this resolute girl seems to have strengthened her last determination, and if she can't convince the priest, she won't be able to achieve the ultimate goal of this trip! Just like the red-eyed gambler at the table, the heart that never admits defeat will not stop beating violently until the final flop! He had already shown himself with his expression, and now, waiting for the priest's approval!
With an incredulous gaze, looking at the girl in front of him, Christopher was silent for a while, looked out the window at the cirrus clouds, and nodded.
The three people and two dogs, including the Zhu Weihong, rode a mutated mule, secretly avoided the guards from the dark passage, and it took two hours to walk to a mountain field fifteen kilometers away from R County. But when you get there, Mr. Priest can't calm down!
Stretched between the mountains was a large white blanket, and under the humidity of the rain, the shrunken plastic blanket showed the shape of the object it covered well, and in the time of the lightning stroke, the priest saw clearly that it was a human corpse! The priest took a few steps closer to one of the corpses, Zhu Weihong turned on the flashlight for him very intimately, uncovered the blanket, and a female corpse with a miserable white face was displayed in front of the three of them. The deceased was very young, about twenty years old, and the clothes on her body had not been changed after her death, so it could be seen that this was a young woman! The only thing worth noting is that the corpse did not have any wounds and fatal marks, which is very puzzling, and after examining several corpses in a row, the priest turned his questioning gaze to Mo Kui. I only saw the girl's very strange bleak smile in the rainy night, "Child, what can these female corpses mean?" If we disturb them, it's a blasphemy! Tell me, you can't have driven me all night up the mountain just to get me to see this! Mo Kui was silent, continued to walk to the mountain forest farm full of white corpses, and walked to a place full of corpses, Mo Kui squatted down, opened a female corpse, and began to understand: "These dead people were escorted here two days ago, and then secretly executed!" You see, the time when the corpse spots appeared is basically the same as the time I guessed! "Turned out a pair of plastic gloves, Mo Kui put them on very skillfully, and continued to examine the corpse, at this moment she is as dedicated as a professional coroner." You see, the cause of death cannot be seen from the surface of the corpse alone, and the cunning of the murderer does not leave too many details for us to guess the real cause of death! But look at it again, yes, a little closer. Mo Kui turned over the face of a female corpse and let her lie face up, at the same time, she took out a pair of surgical forceps from the small bag between her crotch, and slowly twisted it on the top of the female corpse's head for a while, and when the priest came over, the three of them saw it clearly, a dark red hole appeared on the head of the female corpse, and she gestured with her fingers, Mo Kui continued to speculate with confidence: "If these conditions are met, we can already conclude that these victims are all mechanically nailed into the brain with some kind of weapon, from the head, just like that, And then let them die suddenly! The priest crossed and whispered continuously. But it's not that simple! Look at it again! "Zhu Weihong, a half-madman, looked like he didn't know how to be afraid, and followed Mo Kui's ass to help, looking heartless and stupid." You see, Mr. Priest, we have examined many corpses and found marks of stickers on their cheeks! Also, you're looking at these. "On the open corpse, almost consistently, the corpse has different degrees of bruises on the arms and legs, and it can be seen that the victim must have been bound before death, and struggled hard during the binding! However, this is not enough to prove the cause of the death of these women, nor can it allow the priest to see the significance of these corpses! Mo Kui continued to lead the people to the hut of the forest farm, in the dim and damp room, the final evidence was all displayed, and the priest's eyes widened, looking at the murder weapons in front of him in disbelief! It's actually a well-sealed fresh-keeping bag! Mo Kui explained painfully on the side, these hundreds of victims were secretly escorted here, and then, the executioners pressed them down one by one, tied them up, in order to prevent them from screaming, or the principle of secrecy, the executioners used safety film bags to lassoate these poor people who could not move, and then, waiting for these people to slowly suffocate to death! In order to avoid the problem of "corpse mutation" or corpse fraud, the executioners used modified large nail guns on the heads of the victims who stopped breathing! In this way, it is guaranteed that the deceased will not "come back to life"! It will also make those who want to dig for evidence never find the answer! The priest's eyes as he looked at the girl changed completely, "Holy Lord, child, you used to be a forensic doctor?" "No, I'm majoring in history, and that's what my timid boyfriend taught me, who is a student at Southwest Medical College and has two years of internship experience." The priest pondered for a moment, and then proceeded very cautiously: "What you tell me does not mean anything! I know that they are all women who saved the three seedlings from the danger of losing their heads! They were executed, so to speak, to blame! I can't agree with your current attitude! Forgive me, child, all the people here, including those in the executed cities, are heretics! As a clergyman, standing in my own shoes, I have done more than I should have done! Can you say I'm not right? It has always been Mr. Father's long-cherished wish to convert those people who believe in totem teachings to Christ, and he knows that his efforts again and again, constantly using his influence to speak for them, the results are so low that Christopher, a god, is annoyed, and with his trust in Zhang Jiaming, the priest can no longer listen to Mo Kui's advice. Sneering, Mo Kui didn't have an exit to distinguish it, her hole cards hadn't been played yet.
In a shallow newly excavated pit near the forest farm, covered with a large plastic sheet, the priest was completely speechless when he stood in front of the pit! He covered his mouth, tears flowed uncontrollably, but he couldn't stop crying despite his repeated efforts! "O Father in heaven!!! Ahhhhh!!!h You've seen it all!! What a ,,, and what an ,,,atrocity this is!!! Ahhh Due to the loss of control of his emotions, Mr. Priest stumbled forward a few steps, slipped and fell into the pit, regardless of the mud all over his body, he shook off the arm behind him that tried to pull him up, and the priest hugged the objects in the pit and cried loudly! Mo Kui, this girl, who was silent again, didn't have too much to distinguish anymore, silently ripped off her plastic gloves, took out a few immature wildflowers from the backpack behind her, and threw them into the tunnel! A low chant of tears poured into heaven, softly uttered from the girl's mouth:
If I meet you in heaven, will you still remember my name?
If I reunite with you in heaven, will we still be the same as before?
I had to learn to be strong and stand up because I knew I didn't belong in heaven yet.
If I meet you in heaven, will you hold my hand?
If I say goodbye to you in heaven, will you lift me up?
Give me a few more days and I'll find my way because I know I don't belong to heaven yet.
Time can make you fall, time can make you bend your knees, time can break your heart,
You will still pray to Heaven for joy.
Behind that door, I believe is a land of peace,
Then I knew that I would never cry in heaven again!
If I meet you in heaven, will you still remember my name?
If I reunite with you in heaven, will we still be the same as before?
I had to learn to be strong and stand up because I knew I didn't belong in heaven yet.
With sincere feelings, Mo Kui shed tears, and even the stupid Zhu Maniac, who was extremely stupid, hugged the priest and cried so much!
"Heavenly Father! Look at that! This ,,,,,this ,,,,," Christopher, whose voice was already hoarse, held up the object in his hand, his arm stretched straight, and the thing that broke his liver and intestines was actually a doll that was immature and less than a year old!!!!!!!!!