Chapter 143 13
At a time when preparations were in full swing at the Pluto Church.
Still the same black muscle car, the Ford Raptor, slowly passed through the last neighborhood.
Sweeping in the direction, York glanced at Erin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, clutching her knees without saying a word.
Since the beginning of the departure, the other party has always been stiff, but her expression has always been gentle and calm.
It's a bit of a cover-up.
Yorkes couldn't help but laugh, "Nervous? ”
Erin stiffened her head and looked at the priest, only to see a wise light flowing in the priest's deep eyes, and she knew that what she had deliberately concealed would not be able to hide from the priest.
"Sort of, I'm afraid they won't like me."
Because of her nervousness, Erin exhaled softly from her mouth, as if exhaling the nervousness in her heart.
Yorkes retracted his gaze, remembered the believers who had accompanied him all the way to Pruto Church, and smiled,
"Don't be nervous, they are all very nice, literally good, the important thing is that they have been looking forward to your arrival for a long time."
Erin was puzzled and stared at the priest.
But Yorkes kept his mouth shut, who let him, the only clergyman of the Pluto church, not be in the church at every turn, and the believers have been complaining for a long time......
As it turns out, it is.
When the Ford Raptor arrived at the Pluto church, they had just entered the church, and all the worshippers present had just skipped him as a priest and all flocked to Irene's side.
The core of a conversation can be reduced to a single sentence.
"Kid! You're finally here......"
“……”
Watching the little nun slowly become relaxed under these warm smiles and friendly greetings, York took a special look at Jeffrey and Baker, who were sneaking over, and then glanced at what the believers had prepared and arranged.
A large space was made in the middle, and a long table full of fruits, vegetables, snacks and other foods stretched down in the aisle to encircle the Pluto Church.
The neat rows of stools are decorated with flowers, and the walls on both sides are decorated with ribbons and decorative items......
It's simple, but it all makes people feel that it's really welcoming Erin.
"Well done, Robert, thank you for your hard work."
Yorks nodded his head in affirmation to Robert, who had been standing next to him with a smile on his face.
Robert bowed his head slightly, smiling brightly.
"Father York, this is what I have to do."
Yorks reached out and patted the strong man with a happy face, and looked at Jeffrey and Baker, who had already walked over.
These two guys came to the church without resting because they were obviously tired, and they knew that they must have something to do with him.
Of course, it could also be to report to him yesterday.
But this speculation has been shattered by the file bag in Geoffrey's hand.
Yorkes tend to come to him for something, probably something about the supernatural.
And that's what he likes the most, the more supernatural it is, the more he likes it.
"Two police officers, who are you here today?" York was the first to speak.
Jeffrey stopped, his eyes resting on Robert,
"Father York, can you take a step to speak?"
"Absolutely."
York nodded indifferently, looked at Erin, who was surrounded by believers and asked questions, and answered with a smile, and commanded Robert,
"Robert, tell me when they're done."
"Yes, Father," said Robert, seriously. ”
Hearing this, Yorks walked in the direction of the small room by himself,
"Come with me."
Jeffrey and Baker glanced at each other and hurriedly followed.
Once in the small room, York pointed to the couch and sat down in front of the coffee table.
"Something wrong with last night?"
Jeffrey had just sat down with Baker and quickly shook his head.
"No, Father, things went well last night."
Yorkes knew this, staring at Jeffrey, whose dark circles were getting thicker and thicker,
"So why are you here this time?"
Jeffrey took out the bag of papers he had been carrying and handed them out.
"We recently received a strange case, and we have been a little puzzled, I would like you to analyze whether there is a supernatural element in this."
Really......
Under the watchful eyes of the two men, York picked up the file bag, unfastened the rope, and took out the contents.
A bunch of files and associated photos.
Yorkes just took the things on his lap and leaned back into the sofa chair to look down.
Jeffrey and Baker consciously held their breath, for fear of affecting the priest in front of them.
"The locations of these homicide deaths are all in the 1408 suites?"
Probably knowing the circumstances of the murder, Yorks stared at the room number on the document, and his heart moved.
"Yes, Father." Jeffrey spoke appropriately.
"This 1408 suite is called the death suite by people in the know, and according to the information investigated, these deceased people basically committed suicide after checking in an hour after entering this suite."
1408……
Remembering the number first, Yorks habitually squinted and turned the next page again.
"Seven suicides by jumping off buildings, four overdoses, five hangings, three self-mutilation, and two suffocation......"
Staring at the detailed cause of death and hotel-related statistics, the corners of York's mouth tugged inaudibly.
He removed these various and bizarre causes of death, and his gaze stopped directly at the key place.
All of the cases took place in Suite 1408 of the Sea Bend Hotel.
There were 57 in total, but it was also the sum of all the fatalities that had occurred at the Sea Bend Hotel.
This means that the hotel has a 90 percent occupancy rate, and a total of 57 homicides have occurred.
And all 57 of these murders occurred in suite 1408.
From this alone, York had already concluded that there must be supernatural forces in this suite.
In this world, except for deliberately, except for the Lord who does not make choices for you, only borrows everything implied by him, except for supernatural powers, these many things will not be so coincidental.
In addition to the above, it is important to prove that all the numbers in Suite 1408 add up to exactly 13.
York silently turned the next page,
The number 13, whether in a past life or in this parallel world, symbolizes ominous and unfortunate in the West.
Not only in the minds of all people in the West, but also in the religions of the previous life and in the churches of this parallel world.
13 Contains death.
In other words,13 ideas that are considered ominous in Western culture are related to religion and history.
York deliberately looked up the dates and times of death in these 56 murders, and recalled in his mind the famous events associated with 13.
The Last Supper of Jesus had 13 participants, including Judas, who betrayed Jesus.
In the book of Genesis, Abraham's son Isaac was taken by his father to Mount Moriah as a sacrifice to God, an event believed to have occurred when Isaac was 13 years old......