CHAPTER XVII
In the police car outside the Duanmu Hotel in the town, in one of the red off-road vehicles, Mu Tianyu was in the back seat. www.biquge.info He told the police that he had clues about the wax museum, and if he followed, he might find it. The police officer surnamed Tan was worried that he couldn't explain to the above, but the missing people had a lot of backgrounds, and they took this opportunity to follow the young man in front of them to find out.
"You guys go back to the bureau first, I have posted the information of the missing person notice to the whole town, and if anyone provides clues, report to me as soon as possible." Officer Tan instructed that in this operation, he only dispatched two young police officers to cooperate, male police officer Dong Hao and female police officer Chen Fang. Looking at Mu Tianyu next to him, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, he coughed. "Ahem...... You, since you know the clues to the wax museum, please show the way. Although there was nothing wrong with the identity of the other party, he was still suspicious of him.
"There have been a lot of disappearances here, don't you police have a clue?" In fact, Mu Tianyu didn't know where the wax museum was, the reason why he chose to get into the police car was to learn more clues, and it was rare that he could calm down when he lied to the police officer.
And Officer Tan naturally fell on the road. "In recent years, the number of disappearances in this town has indeed increased, but we have issued a notice to the outside world, explaining that the rumors of the wax museum are false, and at the same time warning the world that this town is located in the middle of nowhere, and there are incidents of wild beasts attacking people from time to time. But there will always be a group of people who don't know whether they are alive or dead! Do you understand how I feel? I'm sitting in this position. He stared at Mu Tianyu beside him, and said with a low emotion: "I'm afraid I'm going to lose this uniform before I retire, you can't understand the reason why I hate you people."
"I can help you solve the case." Mu Tianyu said indifferently: "The reason why I am looking for a wax museum is just because I don't want to see more people killed because of this. In the past few hours, as soon as he closed his eyes, the "accidental" car accident would come to his mind, painful in his memory, and the screams of the innocent woman, resounding in his mind, lingering, burning fire engulfing everything.
The crimson off-road police car gradually deviated from the streets of the town, driving on the deserted mountain road, the dense forests on both sides were full of shadows, and everyone was heavy. "Are you sure you're going this way?" Officer Tan couldn't stop the doubts in his heart and asked.
Mu Tianyu didn't answer, just nodded. He looked out the car window, and in the silence of the night, the moonlight wrapped around the branches, and then slipped away quietly, and then began to be restless, and the howling cold wind became even more violent. The car swayed, and the road surface turned from flat to rugged, and on this country road, I didn't feel the slightest comfort, on the contrary, there was a thick shadow in my heart, which was difficult to fade.
"That's it." In the quiet valley, only the sound of the friction between the wheels and the dirt was made, and suddenly, Mu Tianyu said, "Pull over, this is it." ”
As the vehicle stopped, the three police officers looked at the endless darkness in front of them, and as the headlights looked, there were bursts of gloomy fog in the dense barren grass. "Where is this?" Officer Tan asked with a frown, his uneasy right hand touching the holster tied to his waist.
"Follow me and you'll find out." Mu Tianyu replied in a deep voice, pushed open the car door, and a cold wind poured in, diluting the heating in the car in an instant. The surroundings were desolate, the sky was gloomy with no stars in sight, and with the only light source, the headlights were dimmed. He waded towards the grass on the side of the mountain road, turned around and whispered to the three police officers who had just gotten out of the car: "Just halfway up the hill ahead, follow me." ”
"Oh, this place is so cold." The male police officer Dong Hao wrapped his coat and trembled: "It's still warm in the car." ”
"Are you afraid of the cold?" Officer Tan stared back at Dong Hao. "If it's too cold, go back."
"No, no...... Not cold. Dong Hao hurriedly explained, looking embarrassed.
"I don't think I've seen this place somewhere, so I can't remember it." Chen Fang frowned and analyzed, and also felt this cold aura, and put the scarf tied around his neck on his stinging cheek.
"Be careful later, I think this young man is not simple, he is rigorous in his work, calm in thinking, he is by no means an ordinary person, and he is not like an outlaw, so no matter what happens in the future, once he realizes that he is plotting wrong, he will be subdued immediately!" Officer Tan whispered beside the two young police officers: "Send a location communication to the bureau and be ready to respond at any time." ”
"What are you talking about? I need your torch to light it up, quick, before midnight. Mu Tianyu beckoned.
Walking through the grass, with the help of the only flashlight, he gradually moved away from the road behind him, and then, even the headlights disappeared completely into the darkness.
Yarn ...... Yarn ......
Hidden in the surrounding strange movements, it is the cold currents that are at work, they walk through the weeds, and make this terrifying sound, like enemies lurking in the depths of the darkness, they are waiting for an opportunity to move. Until a faint light appeared in front of him, the old mansion located in the barren mountains appeared in everyone's sight.
"Oh my God, that's, that's the wax museum!" Dong Hao couldn't calm down and stopped in fright. Chen Fang and Officer Tan, who were beside him, did not speak, staring at the light source that was gradually approaching.
"That's right." Mu Tianyu turned around and said, "This is the missionary church, presumably you have not forgotten it." ”
"What are you doing here?" Officer Tan asked, "Mission! We are not believers. He was disgusted by this, and even deplored that his sincere prayers had not been exchanged for his wife's life, and he watched her close her eyes with tears in his hospital bed. If you want us to pray to the gods, then don't bother, I'm not a superstitious person. ”
At this time, from the courtyard of the house, under the shadow of the dim lamp, a figure appeared. "Mu ...... Mr. Mu, is that you? ”
"Yes, sorry for the interruption at such a late hour." Mu Tianyu nodded at the middle-aged man under the lamp. "Do you have eyebrows about the diary?"
The priest noticed the person who appeared behind Mu Tianyu and said in surprise: "They are?" ”
"The local police, they came for help."
"Help? No, I didn't say anything like that. If that's the clue you're referring to, I'm afraid we won't have to stay any longer. Officer Tan immediately stated that he was very resolute.
Seeing that the priest didn't say a word, he turned around and walked into the mansion, Mu Tianyu turned to the three police officers and said: "This matter is definitely not what you think at the moment, if you want to know the truth about the wax museum incident, come in with me." As he spoke, without looking back, he went into the chapel.
The remaining three police officers looked at each other, and Officer Tan, who was the leader, sneered. "After more than 20 years, I didn't expect to return here now." His mind was still resounding with the old days, and for the sake of his wife's deteriorating condition, he came all day long, day and night, rain or shine, and bowed before the gods, hoping only that the wings of the angel would protect his wife from the torment of the disease. "I no longer believe in miracles, I no longer wish that your heart would be moved by your gifts, and I will never ......," he sighed to himself, his eyes wandering.
"Team Tan? Team Tan ...... Are you okay. Chen Fang patted him on the shoulder. What do we do now, do we go in, or do we ......"
("This is not what you are thinking at the moment, if you want to know the truth about the wax museum incident, come in with me.") In his mind, Mu Tianyu's firm tone echoed, and Officer Tan froze. Let's wait and see how he finds out the truth of the matter. With that, the three uniformed police officers also stepped into this desolate and secluded missionary church.
"Why, you're letting them come." The priest looked at Mu Tianyu in front of him in confusion.
"They should know the truth."
"The truth? No, it is absolutely impossible, the dogma clearly directs, the priest has to ......"
Mu Tianyu interrupted him. "Now there is a crisis of faith in the whole town, which will lead to the continuous breeding of evil forces, and so many innocent lives will be lost because of it! Don't you understand? I don't know if the so-called sets of dogmas and canons are as inviolable to you as the majesty of the Holy Lord, but they only apply in times of peace, and now, in extraordinary times, in extraordinary ways. ”
Mu Tianyu took a deep breath, he glanced back at the three police officers who slowly walked into the corridor, and then continued to whisper to the priest: "The police have a certain prestige for ordinary people, and it is only appropriate to rely on them to pass on the power of this faith. I know that there are some things that are difficult to choose unless absolutely necessary, but there is no way out now. This is your only chance to save this town, so be careful. ”
The priest understood Mu Tianyu's good intentions, but he never expected that an ordinary mortal could understand the problem of faith, and his curiosity about him deepened.
In the dilapidated mission hall, the candlelight is eternal, and this mottled vicissitudes are engraved in the eyes of everyone. "Ahem......" Officer Tan, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't bear it, and he snorted and asked, "Where is the clue you said?" Could it be in this dilapidated ruins? ”
"Officer, watch your words!" The priest roared, and he stared coldly at Officer Tan. "This is the mission hall, with the nameplate of the angelic gods, do not tarnish its holiness with your filthy words."
"Mission Hall?" Officer Tan sneered and said mockingly, "Do you think it's appropriate to use words like that to decorate this dilapidated ruin?" Father, I thought you were long gone, you hadn't seen you for twenty years, and it seemed that you had received your due, like a homeless old man. ”
"Sheriff Tan......"
"Nope." Officer Tan took a step forward. "I'm already the deputy director, you can call me Deputy Director Tan."
The priest shook his head helplessly and sighed deeply: "Are you still haunting what happened twenty years ago? ”
"Lingering? Don't ......" Officer Tan's contemptuous expression showed anger. "This pain is unforgettable! Day after day, year after year, like a scar on my soul, forever imprinted in my bitter hatred. ”
"I deeply regret the death of your wife, but as I said twenty years ago, she is not a believer, and the Lord will not show mercy to her because of your prayers. Even if she finally entered the chapel, it was out of profit, not from inner faith, and the power of the light could not bless a ......" The priest paused for a moment and sighed: "I can't bless a dishonest person." ”
"You!" Officer Tan was furious, he couldn't stand his deceased wife, and he was slandered unwarrantedly, even if he was wearing a uniform, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
The priest was unmoved, his cold eyes, even if they were helpless, did not have the slightest fear. "You were also a devout believer, and what have you done? The crime of twenty years ago, I remember vividly, it was you, it was you who led a group of people to destroy this place! Destroyed the faith of the world! You murderer! can actually be promoted to deputy director, God is really blind! ”
"yes, when I leave this place, I'll do it! I should say that I was once blind! ”
"Enough!" At this time, Mu Tianyu roared angrily: "A priest, a deputy director of the police station!" Think about the conversation between you, are you still worthy of the position you hold? Mu Tianyu let out a long sigh and stood between the priest and Officer Tan. Although the separation of life and death is the most painful, but what is the difference between distorting the worldview and blind hatred and the walking dead? ”
He turned his head to look at Officer Tan. "You, as a policeman with a human name, should suddenly be enlightened, and you blame faith for the incurable disease and cannot be saved, the only miracle in this world is interpreted as rare, not everyone can happen to be seen by miracles. You should really think about how you have been qualified from the position of sergeant to deputy director in the past 20 years, and you must have fulfilled your expectations! Which time did you deal with a case when you were not frightened and your life hung by a thread? Who is it that gives you safe shelter in the dark? Mu Tianyu pointed to his neck. You have a visible gunshot wound to the right neck, the bullet has grazed through the major artery, and it is only less than an inch, and you are in danger! Isn't that enough to prove that it was your faith that saved your life? ”
Mu Tianyu's face was solemn, and he then looked at the priest again. "You, Father, the priest of the missionary church is above the missionary, and in the midst of tens of thousands of psychic people, the Holy Lord has chosen you because you have a loving heart. Pray and confess for the critically ill, exceedance for the repentant, and guide the light for the confused. However, look at you now, your face is full of arrogance, resentment, and unwillingness. To pass this hatred on this poor and innocent people? You should be ashamed of what you did! ”
In the mission hall, everyone in the mission hall, including the other two police officers present, and the only son of the priest in the corner, were silent, and all looked at Mu Tianyu quietly.
Still...... After being silent for a long time, Mu Tianyu sighed, looked at the watch in his hand, and whispered: "Midnight has passed, let's start doing things." (To be continued.) )