Startled, Jenkins blinked blankly.
"That's why you reminded me specifically?"
If you think about it carefully, this is really a disaster. People walk in Nolan, and the disaster comes from New Truman. But he quickly thought of another thing:
"Wait, sir, it's not necessarily me. The 12 orthodox churches have holy sons, and the secret churches of false gods may also have them. This is just Miss Bevanna's caution."
Thinking of this, he smiled again.
Captain Bincy didn't know why, so he stretched out his hand and moved the lighting candlestick on the wall, so that the light of the flame could shine on a larger area.
"Miss Bevanna's letter appeared together with the silver in Mr. David's blood. This is a very bad omen. In short, you should be more careful recently. Although this doesn't mean anything, there is no harm in being cautious."
Jenkins' mood was a little heavy, even more hazy than the weather outside. He sighed, and took out the pocket watch from his suit chest pocket, trying to check the time, but then he remembered that the pocket watch was broken when he "accidentally" found the [Doomsday Document], and he hadn't had time to repair it.
"Speaking of which, who is the son of the evil god in New Truman City?"
"[Magic Eye of the Void], that is, the evil god that the illegal bestowers of the [Magic Eye Collection Association] believe in. The matter over there is about to end. After Miss Bevanna returns to Nolan, the situation of the church will be better."
While speaking, he stretched out his fourth finger. It's hard to imagine that a simple love murder would involve so many things.
"Fourth, Mr. David's body is stored in the mortuary hospital on the outskirts of the city in Carfax Field. You should know that the police department is not allowed to store a large number of corpses in the urban area, and only a small number of important ones will be temporarily stored in the police station The coroner's office in the backyard, this is to prevent a disaster like that thirty years ago from happening again... far away.
We discovered by accident that Mr. David's eyes had been gouged out. "
"Only his?"
Jenkins found the point at once.
"No, the twenty-three corpses stored in that room all lost their eyes. It is not yet confirmed whether this is the work of the mentally abnormal among ordinary people, or the bestower is looking for ritual materials. This matter has nothing to do with You have nothing to do, just listen to it as something new."
Captain Bincy took a long breath, and then exhaled slowly:
"Damn heretics, why did they all pop up together?"
After finishing his conversation with Captain Bincy, Jenkins hurried back to the ground and found the main hall of the church. The bishop's sermon had already begun. He stooped and slipped in quietly through the main entrance, and found the old man wearing glasses and listening to the lecture at a farther back position.
There was still an empty seat on the bench next to him, where Chocolate was lying on his stomach and dozing.
The ears shook a few times, and the cat saw Jenkins coming, and jumped to the ground lightly. After Jenkins sat down, the cat jumped up and lay on his lap again.
Compared with the usual churches, the churches of the Reading Festival have many more decorations. Not to mention the gold and silver ornaments hanging on the pillars, even the colorful glass on weekdays is painted with paintings from religious stories.
The main hall was very quiet, only Bishop Parode standing in front of the palm pulpit was speaking.
He held a large book in a heavy gold cover, and wore a brand new eight-piece suit of fuchsia vestments, and the bishop's cloak, ornate conical cloak, with a red wool shawl over the chapel. The waist of the gown is tied with a wide ribbon, and the length of the ribbon and tassels is determined by the rank of the bishop, so it is quite long. The gown was over a white linen tunic with wide lace trim at the hem.
He wears a crown on his head, which is a hat that is worn after wearing sacrificial clothes during the ceremony. It is composed of two pieces of hard cloth in the shape of triangular melon seeds, covered with gold wire or decorated with gems, It is about thirty centimeters high, and there are two streamers hanging down the back.
With a silver chain on his chest, a pendant in the shape of a silver sheepskin scroll hangs. He holds a golden staff in his left hand, which represents his status and pastoral duties. On his right hand, he wears a power ring made of rare alloy. The ring is engraved with The holy emblem of the sage and the name of the bishop are then outlined in gold and silver thread. This is also the seal that must be affixed when the diocese makes important decisions.
Even in the memory of the original owner, this is the most solemn set of clothes that the old bishop would wear only on important festivals. As the age of the bishop gradually increases, the number of times he wears a suit every year is also gradually decreasing. After all, human beings have limits.
No matter how big the church is, it is impossible to accommodate all the believers in the diocese. Therefore, only a small number of believers are eligible to listen to the bishop's sermons during the annual Reading Festival, and most other believers can only follow the procedure to visit holy images and holy emblems, celebrate mass, and then drink the holy bread and holy wine distributed by the priests of the church.
In fact, it is low-concentration wine and some fine-grain bread.
As for what kind of believers are qualified to listen to sermons and participate in all religious activities throughout the day, the original owner does not have this in his memory. For as long as I can remember, the devout Williamettes have been available for church services at any time.
The rest of the Williamettes must have been here today, but Jenkins hadn't seen them yet. Originally, I thought that the whole day's activities would be carried out smoothly, but I didn't expect that just after Bishop Parode finished the second section of "Book of Saints and Sages", Schleich came hurriedly from the door.
Seeing that Jenkins noticed him, he waved quickly. Jenkins was startled, said something softly to his father, bent over and came out the door with chocolate in his arms.
"It's urgent, come here!"
This bearded gentleman is also neatly dressed today, with a red tie sticking out of his white shirt. But the black leather shoes on his feet were obviously the wrong size, and his posture was weird when he ran.
"What's the matter, I just separated from Captain Bincy just now, and he didn't say anything urgent."
"The news that just came from the Holy See is related to gems!"
Under the surprised eyes of the passing nun, two well-dressed gentlemen hurried through the corridor to the back hall at an inappropriate speed. They ignored the old gentleman who almost bumped into him in front of the stairs to apologize, and hurried to the special item Handle the office.
Knocking on the door with his fingers, Schleich winked at Jenkins. He didn't go in, but let Jenkins go in alone.
There are already three men in the office, namely Smith the Keeper of Secrets, Mr. Coppola Bellini, Director of the Office of Special Items, and Mr. Gaskell Peters, Level 7 Granter, Miss Bevanna's assistant. Jenkins had known him before, but had not had a personal conversation.
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