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Leonard pulled up the collar that covered his chin and looked at the full-length mirror, doing his best to create an official look.

His waist was straighter than ever, his hands were pressed against the seams of his trousers, the metal emblem of the night on his chest was shining, and his tie was meticulously tied, even the top button was fastened.

This outfit and serious expression made his whole person look new, exuding an air of competence and reliability, which made people want to ignore his young face and believe that this was a senior police officer.

Although it looked quite like that, after just six seconds he was broken, and he was very unaccustomed to pulling the collar out, and he wanted to roll up his sleeves and pull out the tightly stuffed corners, and he felt uncomfortable.

He writhed in front of the mirror for a while, and in the end did nothing, keeping the outfit that had transformed his image 180 degrees.

"Old man." Leonard whispered, "Am I really going to do this?" I'm so unaccustomed to it, I feel awkward to walk. ”

After saying that, he felt a pain in his head, and Pales slapped the unremembered brain with Leonard's hand, without the slightest concern of beating it even less intelligent.

The old parasite said angrily, "You should thank yourself for being still in the armor at that time!" Didn't you notice a crow on her shoulder? It was a mythical creature, she was face-blind, and the crow didn't have that problem! ”

"If it weren't for that armor to block your face and breath, you should have put on your monocle when you looked in the mirror today!"

Leonard rubbed the painful area with his hand, and still muttered two sentences: "I won't necessarily run into ...... again"

Paris snorted, and Leonard also shrunk his neck, looking at the sky and whistling to pretend that nothing happened. He also knew that he was very unconfident in what he said, after all, it had only been three months, and he had encountered that terrifying demon again!

- Apparently, he didn't know that he had also met a "passerby" on the night he was chasing the demon dog, so he actually met again not long after the arrival of the god of Tingen.

…………

Two days ago, after he woke up from his hospital bed, the old man of the parasite reminded him: "She has memorized your voice and will talk less in the future." ”

Leonard was startled and almost asked. Sost, who had just brought hot tea, saw it and swallowed back half of the sentence that came to his lips, and listened to the old man continue to babble in his head:

"I've taken the relevant memories away, and it's for your good."

"What?!"

Leonard was in a hurry, but he couldn't help but speak, and saw Sost looking at him in surprise, and after a few seconds of staring at each other, Sost patiently asked, "Are you dissatisfied with the church's compensation measures?" You are a wounded and have an opinion to raise. ”

Captain Sost was talking about this, and thankfully, I was almost exposed...... Leonard breathed a sigh of relief, pretended not to hear the old man's cold snort, lifted the bandages on his head and face, and said to Sost with a smile: "No, I didn't hear clearly, I feel that my ears are a little less sensitive when I am injured, can you say it again?" ”

"Hearing impairment? Do you want to get checked? ”

"No, no, I'm feeling better now!"

“…… That's good. Sost looked at Leonard suspiciously for a moment, and found his astonishment suspicious. Leonard simply tried his best to widen his eyes to make himself look innocent and innocent, plus he was usually a little off the line, Sost didn't take it to heart, just thought it was the rest of his life, this young man was a little emotional.

He cleared his throat and continued to repeat the notice above: "Archbishop Anthony has praised you for hearing about your courage (Leonard's toes are beginning to tighten the sheets). Originally, according to the regulations, you should have been given some rewards and substantial subsidies, but considering that you fought bravely after I made the decision to retreat and temporarily avoid the front, there was a suspicion of disobeying the order, so the merits were offset and the reward given to you was revoked. ”

Sost's voice rose a few degrees.

Leonard nodded vigorously to indicate that his hearing had returned.

"In this quest to hunt down demons, you confronted the enemy twice and managed to kill Jason Beria once. But then you acted recklessly and unwisely. You were wearing seals '1-42' at the time, so it can't be due to the 'Apostle of Desire''s ability to interfere with emotions before he died, but because of your personal reasons, is it convenient to say? ”

After Sost finished speaking, he looked at Leonard seriously, and Leonard wiped his nose, which was a little itchy by the bandage, with his fingers, and calmly nonsense:

"Because I was a bit of a puzzle at the time, and I mistook that stranger for Jason Beria."

Parles couldn't help but make a choked sound.

It's better to lie than to go to jail. Leonard's face does not change, the eight winds do not move, and his face is as thick as a city wall. Parles was about to sneer a few words, but saw Sost nod thoughtfully: "I understand." ”

Sost had already guessed that the negative effect of 1-42 would not only slowly shred the user's body with a knife light, but also affect the user's spirit. Leonard only had more than thirty seconds left at the time, and the time to wear 1-42 was almost at the limit, and it was not impossible to misjudge under the dual negative effects of mental and physical effects, but it was very reasonable.

After all, Leonard's behavior has always been very calm and casual, and even Sost was taken aback by the explosive emotions at that time.

It's normal if it's affected by a negative effect.

"So, Captain Sost, is there anything else?"

Leonard wanted to talk to the old man more, and complained a few words about why he had stolen his memories when he begged like that, so he began to send off guests.

Sost only thought that the injured had not recovered and needed to recuperate, and he didn't care, and directly talked about the part of the work-related injury allowance. He took out the document with the coat of arms of the female saint from the handbag he was carrying, and when he saw that Leonard's arm was unfavorable, he thoughtfully chose the most important words:

"Compensation for work injuries is £200 and the church reimburses medical expenses. It's a pity that the credit for 'killing Jason Beria once' is offset because of your recklessness and does not count as merit. But you don't need to be too upset, Archbishop Anthony has always cared about you, and he still praised you in the file of the Templar. If you perform well in the future, you will soon be able to accumulate enough credit for promotion. ”

Leonard's eyes lit up when he heard 200 pounds, and the final promotion was the icing on the cake. However, as a single man who eats and lives in the church, there is a high probability that the 200 pounds of money will be deposited directly into the bank. The church also paid for potions, so there was no need to look for recipes to buy materials. Usually there is not much expenditure except for food, a few pounds is enough to eat at least a week, so Leonard does not have any specific concept of large sums of money.

It's almost like "I can go to my favorite restaurant every day for the next half a year to get three meals a day".

Sost read the document to Leonard and took it back, saying that he would put it at Leonard's residence when he returned it.

He then pushed the door open, and Leonard moved his muscles and bones slightly, feeling that his internal injuries were almost healed, and all that was left on his body was some flesh wounds from 1-42.

Seeing that he was almost fine, Leonard finally put his mind at ease. He wondered if the hospital was a good place to talk to the old man, so he put on his hospital gown and limped out of the ward to go through the discharge procedures. The discharge procedures were handled smoothly, and the church's subsidy was also received in a timely manner, which solved the dilemma of not having a wallet with him when he was injured and hospitalized.

Now in winter, food can be left on for a long time. Leonard bought two or three days at a time and rested in his dorm room.

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Back in the present, Leonard spun around in front of the mirror a few times, tightened his shoelaces, and said uncertainly:

"Wouldn't it be strange that I suddenly changed my style?"

"You also know that it's sloppy to not button well?"

Parles complained for no reason: "A little self-aware, boy, I'm doing this to let you live a few more days." ”

"What are you doing when you hit the devil that day? Not to mention that she almost died, and forced me to take action to save your life, if she hadn't rushed to do something else, none of you and I, nor your companions and children, would have survived, and you wouldn't have had time to pray. ”

"I know, I know, you've been reading this for two days."

Leonard made a pose, already quickly accepting his new image: "Do I look like Her Excellency the Sword of the Goddess?" ”

"His Excellency Cessima's signature look is to pull the collar and look straight ahead, which is very oppressive, and I find me to be quite suitable."

"Old man, look, am I handsome?"

Parles: "Huh. ”

Parles: "I can figure it out, you kid doesn't understand the seriousness of the matter, so you have to play a dress-up game for yourself here." ”

Leonard looked sideways in the mirror to see the effect, grabbed his hair back roughly, and said in his usual tone, "After all, there's not much more I can do than not speak in public, old man." ”

"Like you said, I'm too weak, so weak that I can't even control my emotions, and when I meet her, I almost lose control, and only if I don't know her, can I save my life without knowing anything."

Leonard recalls the day he hunted down Jason Beria, seeing that the target he swung his sword at was a gray shadow that was indistinct, unable to accurately judge gender and height and body type.

And when she recalls that when she spoke to Captain Sost, her voice was also processed by Paris, and every word was pulled out from Leonard's memories of what others had said, sometimes male and sometimes female, sometimes big and sometimes small, weirdly hoarse, making people goosebumps when they heard it, and extremely effective in making Leonard unable to judge what he had heard.

The parasite erased all traces of possible clues, and Leonard only knew that he had almost been killed by that "she" again - no, if it weren't for the old man, he would have been dead twice.

Parles felt Leonard's thoughts and mood change, and uncharacteristically did not speak.

Leonard let out a breath: "Old man, I am very grateful to you, even if you were trying to protect yourself, you did save me twice." ”

"I think about it carefully, since you said that she is face blind and recognizes people by her voice, as long as I don't speak or change my voice to avoid it, then I suspect that in fact she doesn't really remember who I am from beginning to end, she only remembers you, and uses you to confirm me."

The Nightwatchman's uniform was tailor-made, and the size of the dress fit well, but Leonard still felt that the buttons were a little tight, and he put his hand on the buttons, paused for a long time, and then slowly lowered them, hanging down at his side.

"This star really wants to retire"

That is to say...... Geezer. ”

"There's no Leonard in her eyes at all. She only knows you, and thinks it's me who carries you with her. ”

Leonard's voice trembled a little: "Old man, you continue to parasitize on me, it doesn't matter if you steal a few years of my life." ”

"Because if you go to someone else, whoever you go to will be 'Leonard,' and whoever will die for me...... It's my impulsiveness that makes things worse, and in that case, stay with me, I'll remember your words this time, and I won't speak casually again. ”

“…… Hey, it's rare to see you say so many useful things, you finally know that thing around your neck works? ”

The atmosphere was solemn, and Pales reluctantly teased, slightly neutralizing Leonard's heavy heart, she was about to steal the haze in his heart, but the outstretched hand finally turned into a tapped shoulder action, Leonard felt that one shoulder became a little heavier, and subconsciously turned sideways.

"It's good that you know. If you say so, then I will reluctantly believe you again, after all, it is good for me that you are alive. ”

Leonard nodded and smiled in style.

"It just so happens that you were injured in a demonic event and you look like you're not strong enough and lost, so that your change of dress and style of speech and behavior will also be considered to be a sword that mimics the goddess......"

"Old man, you're so nagging, I know these things."

"Hmph, just after growing your brain, you started to talk back?"

Leonard laughed twice: "Don't talk about this, the sick leave granted to me by the church is still tomorrow, I will go out in advance to report, and by the way, see if there is any situation with Captain South." ”

As he spoke, he pushed open the door and went outside, taking a deep breath of the relatively fresh air near the Dark Night Church, feeling very comfortable.

From the dormitory to the church, you have to cross a small road and then a short shopping street. It's noon, and it's time for the restaurant to open. The road was full of people, and Leonard walked leisurely forward, and he couldn't help but smile when he saw people strolling or trotting forward, full of energy.

Passing by the bakery he frequented, Leonard habitually looked inside. The boss inside also happened to look up in the direction of the store door, the two looked at each other, and the boss said hello with a smile:

"Mr. Mitchell!"

"Would you like a hot dog bun just baked?"

Leonard subconsciously leaned forward, his mouth open from the erection of his collar, and he was almost about to speak. His throat vibrated slightly, and when it came to the mouth of his throat, "Good! "There was no sound.

He instantly calmed down as if he had been poured a basin of cold water on his head, his expression was slightly lonely, and in the face of the boss's expectant gaze, Leonard nodded vigorously and shook a finger.

The boss smiled: "Okay! ”

Leonard's face was calm, and this calm lasted until he walked into the store and picked up the bread that the owner had wrapped. When paying, the boss looked at the usually free and free regulars without saying a word, and asked with concern if he had a cold and a dumb throat, and Leonard just smiled and shook his head.

As he left the bakery, he bit his lip and slowly clenched his fists, squeezing the corner of his clothes hard into his palm.

TBC

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The end of the double watch.

Off topic, about the fact that Aurora will be poor...... How to say it, there is definitely no shortage of money, but if Zhenzao wants to gradually transform his image and believers into a great light, there must be many channels that must be abandoned.

(See Mr. Z's chapter on black eating black, you see how skilled he is)

And as a cult, these channels that must be abandoned may be the main income. Therefore, because of the reduction of the Lord's requirements → channels→ the sharp reduction of scheduled funds, there will be a lot of tight situations.

As for the rent. Even if Aurora will run hundreds of millions of dollars a year, it may not be willing to pay tens of millions of dollars at once to rent a house. Although the final decision was 7w pounds, it was easy to discuss the cooperation between the two sides to discount.