Don't be too surprised. It is impossible for Ethela to keep evidence of her dirty tricks in her own hands, and Susan, a special career woman, cannot put evidence that threatens the chief of the Southern District Police Department in her own home. So Zach was ready to go to a place that Susan thought was safe and private.
And where is this place? It's Mary's Church in Crawley. hehe.
Zach looked at Crowley who was feeding pigeons in the church backyard with mixed emotions, "Are you very free?"
"Not at all." Crowley answered, "It's just that if you don't feed it now, you might not be able to see it in the future."
"Are you going to eat them?" Zach asked coldly.
Crowley looked at Zach in surprise, "What are you thinking? It's autumn, aren't they going to fly away?"
"Pigeons don't have this habit." Zach curled his lips and was speechless. Fallen angels are just like this. They were created by the Holy Lord and were not 'promoted' from humans. They have no common sense about this world. The only thing they know about this world is people. They don't actively want to know about it, they are forced to do so by the Holy Lord. Some resisted for a while, but lost. They forever added the word "fall" in front of the angels and became the first batch of demons.
Crowley held a handful of bread crumbs, said oh, and then frowned, not knowing what she was looking at, "Why didn't anyone tell me this?"
"Where's your container? Where's Jessica?" Zach really didn't want to care about this, but he still wanted to remind Crowley, "Don't show up randomly when you have nothing to do. You have a container and an identity. You are a citizen of Barton, so be careful."
"No one will see me." Crowley raised her hand casually to gesture in the direction of the church. The service was in progress, "I stay here most of the time and don't go out. Why would I tie Jessica up?" Laurie impatiently waved away the pigeons in front of her and looked at Zach with raised eyebrows. "Unless you want me to use her body to talk to you~"
Crowley put her hand on her chest. You know what she means. Her vessel, Jessica, can hear the sin in other people's hearts.
Zach chuckled and shook his head, "I'm her 'Mr. One Hundred Dollars', she likes me, I don't have a problem with it."
Do you still remember that chance encounter in Ixton? During the investigation of the Siren's spontaneous combustion incident (xxii, 28, Zach encountered Jessica making food for the homeless people in Ixton).
"I know about your little encounter." Crowley clapped her hands and brushed away the fine crumbs. I don't know what the meaning of her doing this is. Anyway, she didn't use a container and it was solved in a few flutters. Why did she have to be so anthropomorphic? Are you performing for a vampire? "Speaking of which, I haven't thanked you yet for 'sending' such a rare container to me."
In the Chapman incident, Zach asked Jessica to run, but she ended up running into Crowley's arms.
"You're welcome." Zach pouted. Because he remembered that the angel's container was also a gift from him. Compared with Ike and Jessica... I really couldn't tell the difference. One guy has been a crazy woman for most of his life, and the other guy was persecuted to death by the Sabbat. If these two guys who belong to the opposite poles of the Holy Lord's faith want to treat such a container as a treasure, Zach will have nothing to say.
Zach didn't want to waste any more time with Crowley, "I'm looking for Sister xx. I know where she lives. Should I go by myself, or should you lead the way."
After all, this is Crowley's territory, and Zach's host-guest etiquette is here. There's really no need to be picky.
"I'll lead the way." Crowley smiled and walked in front.
The living area behind the church is large. But not all of them are rooms for clergy. A small part of them were once used by Barton's reformatory to house orphans.
After the war, the number of war orphans decreased, and the orphanage under the Quinn Group, which was the reason why the Donner family delayed the funeral before the South District... uh. Let’s not go too far—
After the war, the 'resources' of Quinn's orphanage were reduced, so the orphans were taken away in the name of a formal reception institution, so the correctional home behind the church became idle. Occasionally take in some poor people who have lost their motivation for life. There is a more sacred saying. Let the light of faith ignite the fire of their lives.
Oh, by the way, you should have guessed it. Susan and Louise have similar life experiences. They are both orphans, but unfortunately they are not war orphans. They are 'unworthy' to enjoy the Quinn-style charity and can only be in the correctional institution. grow up. The person Susan trusted to store the negatives was the nun who raised her. I won’t mention her name. Everyone knows that it’s just a body of the devil now, so it’s not important.
Crowley didn't take Zach to the address Susan told her. Instead he went to the Old Correctional Institution.
Zach saw the bustle.
Nuns and some priests shuttled among the people in rags, making beds, distributing clothes, serving tea and water, and even scrubbing the bodies of the incapacitated.
However, the facilities in the correctional home are too old. Many people are huddled against the wall with a blanket, waiting for the nuns to come.
What Zach saw was a look of dejection, decay, and illness.
Zach frowned, "What's going on?"
"It's been raining for more than two weeks." Crowley said calmly, "How healthy do you think those homeless people who have only cardboard and trash can lids to shelter can be?" Crowley casually snapped her fingers and looked far away. In the fireplace in the main hall, the flames were raging, and several rickety figures slowly approached, accompanied by overlapping coughs and sneezes.
Cooling flu, remember.
Zach raised his hand and pressed his nose. It wasn't that vampires, like humans, hated germs, but Zach smelled that someone's blood had gone bad. Zach looked in one direction and frowned, "Someone died."
Crowley also looked in the same direction, moved her fingers expressionlessly, and a certain door opened and closed on the ground instantly. In less than 0.1 seconds, a soul already belonged to hell.
There is a priest walking in that direction holding a holy book. Let’s stop looking...
Zach was not prepared to encounter such a scene on this trip, and frowned at Crowley, "If you want to save these sick homeless people, be serious and don't be so hypocritical."
"Are you serious?" Crowley raised her eyebrows, as if she was mocking the vampires around her for asking too much from a demon like herself. Hypocritical demons are already very rare, so why don't you let the truth and goodness come to your rescue? "How serious are you? Since a week ago, homeless people have been coming here one after another. I gave them shelter from the rain, warm beds, and enough food, and then emptied all the church's medicine reserves."
Zach didn't answer, and it was obvious that Crowley was running out of patience. "In the end, I even let some mid-level demons possess me and treat diseases, but what? Huh." Crowley glanced around, "They keep coming, huh, and they keep coming back. Because we have food here. .Free accommodation.”
Crowley glanced at Zach and said, "That's what you see now. Unless I can cure all the homeless people in Barton at the same time, I can't keep wasting my men's time on them." Here. This place has become a breeding factory for diseases. If they stay here, sooner or later they will be mine. And believe me, I don’t want such a soul."
Zach was silent for a while and looked at Crowley. "I'm not here to draw blood. I'm not going to do it either."
Crowley actually smiled, "Did I ask you to let it go?" Who is being hypocritical!
Crowley turned around with a victorious smile and waved, "Follow me, the person you are looking for is over here."
Zach glanced at the homeless men again, followed without saying a word.
The room of about thirty square meters should be the kitchen here, with several stout nuns busy working there. Prepare lunch for those guys waiting to die who are greedy for free food, "xx. The vampire is looking for you." Crowley called out, and at the same time waved to Jessica, who was actually here to help, "Jessica, come here, you Here comes Mr. One Hundred Dollars."
Naturally, Zach smiled.
"Do you still need me to accompany you?" Crowley said in an impatient tone.
"No need." Zack replied with a curl of his lips.
Crowley disappeared. Throw away a sentence, "Jessica will come to me later."
Jessica was really happy to see Zach. She quickly pulled off her apron, wiped her hands and walked over, "Sir, we meet again."
The joy is mutual. Zach is happy to see that this crazy woman who was once lost in her talents is now doing well. However, Zach has helplessness on his face, "It seems that you still can't let go of your former wandering life." Zach tilted his head and motioned to the guys waiting to eat and die outside the kitchen, "They are doing the same thing as the last time we met."
"We can't just watch and ignore it." Jessica also had helplessness on her face and pursed her lips, "Although it's useless, you must try your best to do something."
Zach nodded. There were some things that were not suitable to be asked in front of Crowley, "Why don't you contact Becky's shelter?" Quinn's product promotion pilot site, remember, there is a gimmick to provide homeless people with Free medical coverage. It can only be a gimmick, we all know what Quinn's drug is.
The helplessness on Jessica's face became more intense, "I contacted you, but there seems to be a strict screening and review process there. It's very difficult to move in now. Just waiting for the review process, these people with no mobility can no longer hold on... Jessica shook her head quickly, "I'm not saying that Quinn Group's charity is not good, it's just..."
Zach didn't want to explain anything to Mrs. Quinn. This was Quinn's style. Can you see clearly? The former orphanage was built as war orphans, leaving aside 'ordinary' orphans like Louise and Susan. Now, the situation is exactly the same. A certain drug is promoted to relieve the pain of veterans, naturally leaving aside the 'ordinary' homeless people who are actually suffering from the disease.
Only when goals are clear can results be significant. The former Quinn Group was able to achieve great results in rescuing countless war orphans after the war, and became the largest shelter institution. It's the same now. In the future, they will show that they have brought a turning point in the lives of many veterans in pain. When this achievement is realized and the end of the past war begins to fully accept orphans, Quinn will not waste resources on other people. Tramp's. Audit, don’t kid yourself.
Zach patted Jessica and said, "Just do your best." Zach could only do his best in front of this woman who had a good impression of him. He turned up his sleeves and casually took one from the edge of the desk. Wan, "You can't save everyone even if you drain all the blood from my body. You make your own choice."
No one expressed thanks except Jessica. Naturally, the nuns working here as coolies can only be low-level demons. They really don't care about the lives of those outside. They only want to avoid the fresh vampire blood, which is fatal to them.
The only nun who walked towards Zach was not brave but impatient, "Why are you looking for me?"
Zach handed the bowl filled with half a bowl of elixir to Jessica, and looked at the nun, who looked about fifty, with green onion stains on her rough hands, "I'll get what Susan left here for you. .”
The nun frowned, "Who asked you to come?"
"Susan."
After seeming to think for a while, the nun spoke, "I need her to prove it herself, otherwise I won't give it to her."
After carefully taking away the bowl, Jessica, who came over again, interrupted, "Sir, are you here to get those negatives?"
Zach raised his eyebrows, a little surprised that Jessica knew about this. Of course, he was even more surprised that the low-level demon in front of him actually rejected him. The reason was not to ask Crowley for instructions, but to confirm with Susan
After being surprised, Zach nodded first to Jessica, then looked at the nun, "What about asking Crowley for it?"
The nun shook her head, "I only want Susan's confirmation, not Crowley's."
Zach touched his nose and looked at Jessica, because Zach found Jessica pulling her gently, "xx, give it to sir, you know this is right, I can hear that Susan is about to What are you doing with those negatives? It’s a sin, and sir is here to help her clean up her sins.”
But the nun pushed Jessica's hand away, "No." She glanced at Zach and shook her head calmly, "This body, her original soul, has one and only one wish, that the child she took care of will be able to achieve something." Achievement, whatever it may be, cannot be nothing like an abandoned orphan.”
Zach frowned but didn't interrupt.
"Crowley said, choose your own container, and then live the life the container should live. This is the only way for us to survive in this world."
Zach didn't know what to say, was Crowley sick
No.
"Leaving hell and coming to this world does not mean that we have terminated the initial trial of our faith and escaped the punishment in hell. This is our punishment, being trapped in someone else's body and living someone else's life, for we are already demonic souls Atonement.”
"This makes no sense." Zach shook his head, "This atonement is meaningless. As Jessica said, you are creating new sins."
"It is meaningless." The demon nun was discussing with the vampire. "Atonement is endless punishment with no end. You have seen angels make mistakes and fall and fall into hell, but have you seen demons ascend and enter heaven? .”
The nun took one last look at the vampire and shook her head silently, "Just like you vampires, you have indulged in the eternal life of punishment and regard it as pride. Is it ridiculous? Does it make sense? You go, without Susan's confirmation, I No one will give it to you. If this container is still alive and she is facing a proud vampire, she will answer you like this, I know, but there will be no difference. "
The moment the nun turned around and walked away, Zach thought deeply, "What if it was Louise who requested it."
This nun's name has to come out because—
Teresa turned her head at Louise's name, "I... let me think... I, I will visit Grande..."
"Make the right decision." Zach nodded, "Sister Teresa." turned and walked away. (.)