The next day, in the morning.

The sun rises, darkness and evil reced, and the earth returns to light.

The corpses that had been ravaged all night retreated to the sewers or other dark corners.

Lick your wounds or savor the aftertaste of last night's hunt and wait for the next night to come.

Chen Gou left the jewelry store where he had huddled for the night and came to the checkpoint on the border between Red Hook and Manhattan.

Due to the fall of the Red Hook District, the New York Council of Security has locked it down entirely, and all those who want to go out are subject to strict screening.

The way of screening is not complicated, and the results are available in a matter of seconds.

It only needs to be swept over the surface of the skin with a medical ultraviolet lamp, and if there are no wriggling streaks, it proves that it has not been infected.

Otherwise, they will be caught red-handed, and then isolated, or even humanely destroyed.

Chen Gou quickly passed safely.

Compared to the Red Hook District, Manhattan, which is still under human control, is significantly more prosperous.

The rich are still in the prime of life, drunk and dreaming of death.

It seems that all human beings have one thing in common - they don't shed tears when they don't see the coffin.

Chen Gou inquired all the way and soon came to St. Benedict's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

Of course, he didn't remember the name of this church, there were many churches in Manhattan, but this was the only one presided over by a cardinal.

Cardinal Paul inside knows the whereabouts of the "fallen light".

St. Benedict's Cathedral was built in the 19th century, and the 1.5-square-mile neo-Gothic classic building resembles a castle, which shows that the archbishop is quite good.

Chen Gou walked through the door and handed the priest in charge of the reception a gold ring that had been scavenged from the jewelry store last night, and asked to meet the archbishop.

This proves that the law of money makes the devil grind works anywhere.

Practice proved to be useful, and Chen Gou secretly named it "Chen's First Law".

Chen Gou was soon led into the archbishop's study, and saw the archbishop wearing a small red hat on his head, wearing a black church robe, and a long red belt around his waist.

The archbishop looked up from behind the desk, glanced at Chen Gou, who looked like a young man, and lowered his head to write something: "Child, if you want to repent, then start now, I only have five minutes for you." ”

"If repentance is useful, why are the demons outside rampant and not seeing God's light?" said Chen Gou grinning as he sat down on the chair across from him and smiled.

English is the official language of the Holy See for the Covenant of the World of Canglan, so there is no obstacle for Chen Gou to communicate with the archbishop.

The archbishop looked up again, this time at him and said, "It seems that you are not here to repent, so tell me your true purpose." ”

"I need the Fallen Light. Chen Gou's fingers tapped lightly on the smooth mahogany tabletop.

"The Fallen Light is an extremely precious artifact, and IMHO, you don't seem to have enough money to get it. The archbishop squinted and pursed his lips.

"May I ask what you mean by 'sufficient', Your Excellency?"

"Five million dollars worth of gold. ”

Chen Gou smiled: "I have something more precious than five million dollars of gold. ”

"For example?"

"Do God's will and use the 'Fallen Light' to destroy the Bloods outside. ”

"I have not received such a will from God...... Your Excellency, please come back, the mayor would like to ask me to speak a few words at the charity dinner tonight, and I still have a speech to write. ”

Words are not speculative, the cardinal sends off the guests directly.

Chen Gou got up to leave, and when he walked to the door, he suddenly turned his head and asked, "Your Excellency, do you still fear God?"

The archbishop's face was ugly and he did not answer.

Chen Gou didn't expect his answer and left.

Does he have five million dollars worth of gold?

No.

So Chen Gou either went to rob a certain vault, or he went to rob the cardinal archbishop.

But he wasn't going to choose either.

Robbery?

That's what rough men do.

Crime is also an art, especially legal crimes.

He wants this sanctimonious god stick to take the initiative to offer the "Fallen Light" himself!

Throughout the day, Chen Gou spent the day at a coffee shop that was still open.

In the evening, the archbishop left the church in a car to attend a charity gala hosted by the mayor.

In the dead of night, Chen Gou quietly slipped in through the back door of the church.

He brought the archbishop a gift - a bloodworm in a sealed glass bottle.

This was specially brought by him from the Red Hook area, and he put it directly in the storage space to pass through the level, without knowing it.

From the beginning, Chen Gou expected that the archbishop would not cooperate.

The church has no professional security guards and guards, and is extremely lax, with only a dedicated night watchman for the vigil.

With Chen Gou's attributes, he didn't waste much effort to transfer the night watchman away from the mountain and into the interior of the church by throwing stones.

And in front of another desk in the archbishop's study on the second floor, he found the priest who fell asleep on the table because he was too sleepy.

That is, the one who received his money during the day and agreed to introduce him to the archbishop.

Chen Gou poured out the blood worms from the glass bottle and landed on the back of the priest's hand.

The bloodworm sensed the blood flowing under the skin, recovered from its "weak" state, and squirmed excitedly, burrowing into the skin......

After the blood worm parasitizes, it will cause the human body to "metamorphosis" growth.

until it finally turns into a rejuvenated corpse.

This process can be long and short, varies from person to person, and usually takes place within a week.

Chen Gou quietly paid attention to the priest's situation every day.

It was found that from the third day onwards, he stopped showing up and closed his door under the pretext of illness.

He was clearly aware that he might have been infected, after all, the newspapers and television were overwhelmingly reported every day, and the symptoms on his body were clear as soon as they were compared.

But he didn't dare to speak out, and he didn't dare to ask outsiders for help.

He knew very well what would happen to those who were infected.

He would rather hide alone in his room and pray and repent to God than be locked up as a monster.

He was then strapped to a hospital bed with various medical devices inserted into his body and used as test subjects until he was dissected after losing his research value......

As for so many people in the Holy See, why did Chen Gou choose him?

It's very simple, you have to do things after receiving the money!

Three days later, in the evening, Cardinal Paul was praying in church under the statue of Jesus crucified.

Suddenly, a young priest who had just joined the company limped and ran out of the side door in a panic, his face full of horror.

"The bishop is not good, Father Eno he, he ......"

"What's wrong with Father Ino, is he well?" the bishop asked, reassuringly.

The thin young priest swallowed his saliva and said, "No, he...... He was infected and had just killed Nonan with a disgusting tongue......"

The cardinal's eyes widened: "Impossible, Ino has never been to the infected area, how can he be infected......"

Before he could finish speaking, he stopped, because Father Ino, who had turned into a revived corpse, appeared through the side door with what appeared to be a staggering but actually fierce step and pounced.

"Bishop, what are we going to do? Ino is crazy!"

The young priest tried to continue his escape, but it was too late, he had broken his leg while he had just run, and he was not retreating as fast as the old cardinal.

The corpse's thick, fleshy tongue catapulted out of Father Ino's open mouthparts, stabbed him in the throat like lightning, and stabbed into it, causing him to roll his eyes and collapse.

"Lord, save us, we are dead!"

"Lord, save our ......"

At this critical juncture, the only thing the powerless archbishop could do was to turn around and pray to the statue of Jesus.

It was the best thing in his life, and the only thing he learned.

When he prayed, he was already in despair.

In his decades of service to the Holy See, he never saw a miracle from God, although he feared God in his heart.

At this time, it was just a sudden illness and rushed to the doctor.

However, this time the Lord really "appeared"!

"Sinner, do you deserve the Lord's forgiveness and redemption for what you have done in the past?"

From behind the statue of Jesus, a majestic, hoarse voice was heard.

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