Underground of St. Selena's Church, inside the guard room outside Chanis Gate.
Leonard Mitchell leaned back on the back of the chair, raised his legs and rested them on the edge of the table, his eyes empty and without focal length.
Even after the treatment of ritual magic, his face was still very bad, just as if his serious illness had just been relieved but had not started to improve.
At this moment, the strong men sent by the church are re-arranged the seal behind the Chanis Gate. Because of the loss of St. Selena's ashes, their opinions were conflicted. Some people hope to use new holy relics to make up for the lack of power, and some people think that it is not necessary to be so troublesome. After all, for the entire Church of the Goddess of the Night, holy relics are very rare and precious. The idea they put forward is to reduce the positioning of the Nightman Squad, and transfer items that have the characteristics of living or have difficulties in sealing here to the headquarters' Quiet Church or Beckland Diocese, leaving only the easy-to-guard part.
They intend to send a telegram and request the Pope to convene a meeting, which will be decided by the archbishop and senior deacons.
Leonard had no feeling at all about these arguments. He felt that he seemed to have become a living corpse, without pain, sadness, excitement, abnormally numbness, and even unwilling to face others, and just hoped to stay alone in the corner.
He occasionally flashed a few doubts, that is, why the murderer took away only Klein's extraordinary traits and left captain Dunn Smith's.
Da, da, da, da, footsteps echoed in the corridor, and Sigat'an, wrapped in a white bandage on his right arm, appeared at the door of the guard room.
While Dunn and others besieged Megoos and tried to rescue Tingen, she and the internal guardians of Chanis Gate were also fighting against some seals. If it weren't for the Punisher and the Mechanical Heart members arrived in time, if it weren't for the reinforcements sent by the Church, she would have lost her life miserably.
But even so, the old internal guard failed to persevere until the end and died in his post.
Leonard, I found that there was a telegram in the captain’s office that had not been decoded, which should have been sent from the temple before.Part-time writer Sigat'ang spoke.
Leonard's green eyes turned, and he finally came to life. He vaguely remembered that he had indeed heard the sound of a new telegram entering before, but the battle was about to break out, and neither he nor Klein had the heart to pay attention.
What is the content?Leonard found his voice unusually dry.
The white-haired and black-eyed lady Sigat'an replied without hesitation:
Be careful of Ince Zangwell, be careful of seal ‘008’.
Inszangewell, the defected archbishop, the failed promotion 'guard'... The seal '008', a quill that looks ordinary... Leonard whispered in confusion at first the memories he could dig out, and then turned his ear.
He suddenly narrowed his eyes, and the depressedness and depression disappeared at the same time.
So that's it... Leonard retracted his legs and stood up, as if flames were burning in his green eyes.
He looked at Sigat'ang and said:
I plan to apply for the 'Red Gloves'.
Red Gloves are synonymous with the elite teams of the Nightkeepers. Generally speaking, each Nightkeeper team is stationed in the local area and has its own jurisdiction. Without permission, it cannot go outside the jurisdiction to hunt criminals. However, some evil guys always shoot one shot and change another place, which causes a lot of inconvenience.
To this end, the Church of the Goddess of the Night specially established the Red Gloves within the Night Watchers. They are strictly selected elites and even mastered some holy relics. Their mission is to reinforce the Night Watchers team that sends signals, and to track and capture the evil people being watched without restrictions.
In some circles, they are called Trail Chasers and Hunters.
‘Red Gloves’?But their minimum requirement is Sequence 7... and the danger faced by ‘Red Gloves’ is twice as high as that of the ordinary Night Guard Team.Sigathang said with concern in confusion.
Leonard outlines a smile without a smile:
I'm almost ready to be promoted.
His eyes turned cold, and he gritted his teeth and said silently:
I want to take revenge!
Inszangwell, you must live and wait until I become stronger!
OK... Siga seemed to have guessed Leonard's thoughts and sighed, our team members will have half or even more new faces. Even the Night Staff Team, such tragic tragedy is rare...
Leonard's eyes darkened, he bit his teeth and said:
Have you deal with the body?
Um.Siga nodded invisible.
Leonard took a sudden step and walked towards the door:
I went to inform their family.
I'll face the scene I don't want to face the most.
I'll go...
…………
At No. 2 Narcissus Street, Melissa sat in a single sofa, repeatedly studying the three tickets in her hand, studying the text on it, and studying the printed date and seat number.
Benson sat on the side of her, looking at her focused sister with a smile, her body posture was very relaxed.
Suddenly, they heard the sound of the doorbell being pulled, jingle, jingle.
Melissa glanced at Bella, a maid who was busy in the kitchen, and stood up with the three tickets casually, and ran to the door in small steps.
Her black hair is much moister than before, her face is no longer thin, she has more beautiful blood color, and her brown eyes are even more bright and vivid.
Twist the handle and pull the door open, Melissa was stunned for a moment because she didn't know the visitor.
This is a young man with ink hair and blue eyes. He looks very good, but his face is extremely pale and there is a deep sadness in his eyes.
Who are you?Melissa asked in confusion.
Leonard specially wore a black formal outfit on the white shirt and replied hoarsely:
I am a colleague of your brother Klein.
Melissa's heart suddenly stumbled, and she instinctively looked behind Leonard, but she found nothing.
She asked inexplicably with a trembling voice:
Where is Klein?
Leonard closed his eyes and took a breath:
Sorry, your elder brother Klein died at the hands of a vicious criminal to save some people, he is a hero, a real hero.
Melissa's eyes widened little by little, her body shook slightly invisibly, and the three tickets in her hand were unable to slide to the ground.
They face upwards and have the name of the drama "The Return of the Earl".
…………
In Moretti's living room, Leonard hardly dared to look at Melissa and Benson opposite him.
But his mind always flashed through the other person's appearance:
The girl, full of youthful atmosphere, opened her eyes and said nothing, her pupils had no focus, and was quietly like a doll.
The man who was somewhat similar to Klein tried to maintain a normal posture, but he was always stunned from time to time and could speak half a beat slower.
That's how it is. I'm sorry for not being able to stop it in time. Black Thorn Security Company, the police department and those who have been helped have promised you a pension, which is about 6,000 pounds... Leonard said with a slight gaze.
Suddenly, Benson interrupted his words and asked in a hoarse voice:
Where is his body?I'm asking Klein's body?
He pursed his lips and paused:
When will we see him?
Within the company, it's OK now.Leonard answered with sorrow.
OKBenson pulled the corner of his stiff mouth and said, I'll go to the bathroom first.
Without waiting for Leonard to respond, he quickly entered the bathroom on the first floor and closed the wooden door with a loud bang.
Walking to the toilet, Benson turned on the faucet and let the tap water hang down.
He bent down, buried his head, held the water in both hands, and kept patting his face.
As he patted, his movements suddenly paused, and it had not changed for a long time. There was only the sound of running water echoing in the entire bathroom.
It took a few dozen seconds before Benson raised his head and looked at the washing mirror. He saw that his face opposite him was covered with water droplets, and his eyes were so red that he could no longer hide it.
…………
A few days later, a corner of Raphael’s cemetery.
After Dunn's funeral, everyone gathered in front of a new tombstone, with black and white photos of Klein, and photos with a strong bookish atmosphere.
Melissa stood in front of the grave pit, her eyes were distracted and there was no focus, but Elizabeth next to her was constantly wiping her tears.
Leonard, Benson, Fry and Bright walked over with the coffin and placed it in the grave pit.
After the pastor's mourning and their respective prayers, the soil began to fill the land, and the black coffin was covered little by little.
At this time, Melissa half-squatted down and threw the copper whistle that was found on her brother.
Leonard looked at the scene with a very sad heart and admired the girl's strength. After learning the bad news, she kept crying or making trouble, and was so silent that it made people feel distressed.
The tomb pit was filled and the stone slab was covered. Leonard finally looked at Klein's tombstone. His epitaph had three lines:
The best brother;
The best brother;
Best colleague.
In the sad atmosphere, the people from the Black Thorn Security Company gradually left, and Selena and Elizabeth also said goodbye at the urging of their families, leaving only Benson and Melissa at the scene.
I went to hire a taxi cart... Benson was in very bad condition, as if he hadn't slept for a long time.
OKMelissa nodded slightly.
Watching her brother's back fade away, she looked back at the tombstone in a daze.
Suddenly, she squatted down and buried her face in her arms.
In the silence, Melissa suddenly cursed:
Fool!
She cried out, crying silently, constantly crying, and she couldn't stop crying.
…………
Raphael Cemetery at night.
Azk, who had a bronze complexion, stood in front of Klein's grave with a bunch of white flowers. He didn't speak for a long time, and finally sighed and said to himself:
Sorry, I was ten minutes late.
But I should know who it is...
He bent down and put down the bouquet, turned around and left the cemetery, and left Tingen, but did not take the copper whistle away.
The crimson moonlight shines here, with indescribable quietness and desolation.
Suddenly, the stone slab that sealed the tomb pit was turned around and a slightly pale hand stretched out from the soil.
Extend it out!
Wow!
The slab was pushed open and the coffin lid was pushed open, and Klein sat up and looked around with a little daze.
His memory was still frozen in the pair of bright leather boots and the palms holding Santa Selena's urn. Then he felt like he was sleeping dreamlessly. No, there was also a scene that seemed to be burning, but I couldn't remember it.
Klein instinctively lowered his head, unbuttoned his clothes, and looked at his left chest. He saw the hideous wound and the missing piece of heart squirming and healing, just like he saw the gun hole in his temple recovering rapidly from the mirror. The only difference is that this time it is slower and more difficult.
Leonard Mitchell leaned back on the back of the chair, raised his legs and rested them on the edge of the table, his eyes empty and without focal length.
Even after the treatment of ritual magic, his face was still very bad, just as if his serious illness had just been relieved but had not started to improve.
At this moment, the strong men sent by the church are re-arranged the seal behind the Chanis Gate. Because of the loss of St. Selena's ashes, their opinions were conflicted. Some people hope to use new holy relics to make up for the lack of power, and some people think that it is not necessary to be so troublesome. After all, for the entire Church of the Goddess of the Night, holy relics are very rare and precious. The idea they put forward is to reduce the positioning of the Nightman Squad, and transfer items that have the characteristics of living or have difficulties in sealing here to the headquarters' Quiet Church or Beckland Diocese, leaving only the easy-to-guard part.
They intend to send a telegram and request the Pope to convene a meeting, which will be decided by the archbishop and senior deacons.
Leonard had no feeling at all about these arguments. He felt that he seemed to have become a living corpse, without pain, sadness, excitement, abnormally numbness, and even unwilling to face others, and just hoped to stay alone in the corner.
He occasionally flashed a few doubts, that is, why the murderer took away only Klein's extraordinary traits and left captain Dunn Smith's.
Da, da, da, da, footsteps echoed in the corridor, and Sigat'an, wrapped in a white bandage on his right arm, appeared at the door of the guard room.
While Dunn and others besieged Megoos and tried to rescue Tingen, she and the internal guardians of Chanis Gate were also fighting against some seals. If it weren't for the Punisher and the Mechanical Heart members arrived in time, if it weren't for the reinforcements sent by the Church, she would have lost her life miserably.
But even so, the old internal guard failed to persevere until the end and died in his post.
Leonard, I found that there was a telegram in the captain’s office that had not been decoded, which should have been sent from the temple before.Part-time writer Sigat'ang spoke.
Leonard's green eyes turned, and he finally came to life. He vaguely remembered that he had indeed heard the sound of a new telegram entering before, but the battle was about to break out, and neither he nor Klein had the heart to pay attention.
What is the content?Leonard found his voice unusually dry.
The white-haired and black-eyed lady Sigat'an replied without hesitation:
Be careful of Ince Zangwell, be careful of seal ‘008’.
Inszangewell, the defected archbishop, the failed promotion 'guard'... The seal '008', a quill that looks ordinary... Leonard whispered in confusion at first the memories he could dig out, and then turned his ear.
He suddenly narrowed his eyes, and the depressedness and depression disappeared at the same time.
So that's it... Leonard retracted his legs and stood up, as if flames were burning in his green eyes.
He looked at Sigat'ang and said:
I plan to apply for the 'Red Gloves'.
Red Gloves are synonymous with the elite teams of the Nightkeepers. Generally speaking, each Nightkeeper team is stationed in the local area and has its own jurisdiction. Without permission, it cannot go outside the jurisdiction to hunt criminals. However, some evil guys always shoot one shot and change another place, which causes a lot of inconvenience.
To this end, the Church of the Goddess of the Night specially established the Red Gloves within the Night Watchers. They are strictly selected elites and even mastered some holy relics. Their mission is to reinforce the Night Watchers team that sends signals, and to track and capture the evil people being watched without restrictions.
In some circles, they are called Trail Chasers and Hunters.
‘Red Gloves’?But their minimum requirement is Sequence 7... and the danger faced by ‘Red Gloves’ is twice as high as that of the ordinary Night Guard Team.Sigathang said with concern in confusion.
Leonard outlines a smile without a smile:
I'm almost ready to be promoted.
His eyes turned cold, and he gritted his teeth and said silently:
I want to take revenge!
Inszangwell, you must live and wait until I become stronger!
OK... Siga seemed to have guessed Leonard's thoughts and sighed, our team members will have half or even more new faces. Even the Night Staff Team, such tragic tragedy is rare...
Leonard's eyes darkened, he bit his teeth and said:
Have you deal with the body?
Um.Siga nodded invisible.
Leonard took a sudden step and walked towards the door:
I went to inform their family.
I'll face the scene I don't want to face the most.
I'll go...
…………
At No. 2 Narcissus Street, Melissa sat in a single sofa, repeatedly studying the three tickets in her hand, studying the text on it, and studying the printed date and seat number.
Benson sat on the side of her, looking at her focused sister with a smile, her body posture was very relaxed.
Suddenly, they heard the sound of the doorbell being pulled, jingle, jingle.
Melissa glanced at Bella, a maid who was busy in the kitchen, and stood up with the three tickets casually, and ran to the door in small steps.
Her black hair is much moister than before, her face is no longer thin, she has more beautiful blood color, and her brown eyes are even more bright and vivid.
Twist the handle and pull the door open, Melissa was stunned for a moment because she didn't know the visitor.
This is a young man with ink hair and blue eyes. He looks very good, but his face is extremely pale and there is a deep sadness in his eyes.
Who are you?Melissa asked in confusion.
Leonard specially wore a black formal outfit on the white shirt and replied hoarsely:
I am a colleague of your brother Klein.
Melissa's heart suddenly stumbled, and she instinctively looked behind Leonard, but she found nothing.
She asked inexplicably with a trembling voice:
Where is Klein?
Leonard closed his eyes and took a breath:
Sorry, your elder brother Klein died at the hands of a vicious criminal to save some people, he is a hero, a real hero.
Melissa's eyes widened little by little, her body shook slightly invisibly, and the three tickets in her hand were unable to slide to the ground.
They face upwards and have the name of the drama "The Return of the Earl".
…………
In Moretti's living room, Leonard hardly dared to look at Melissa and Benson opposite him.
But his mind always flashed through the other person's appearance:
The girl, full of youthful atmosphere, opened her eyes and said nothing, her pupils had no focus, and was quietly like a doll.
The man who was somewhat similar to Klein tried to maintain a normal posture, but he was always stunned from time to time and could speak half a beat slower.
That's how it is. I'm sorry for not being able to stop it in time. Black Thorn Security Company, the police department and those who have been helped have promised you a pension, which is about 6,000 pounds... Leonard said with a slight gaze.
Suddenly, Benson interrupted his words and asked in a hoarse voice:
Where is his body?I'm asking Klein's body?
He pursed his lips and paused:
When will we see him?
Within the company, it's OK now.Leonard answered with sorrow.
OKBenson pulled the corner of his stiff mouth and said, I'll go to the bathroom first.
Without waiting for Leonard to respond, he quickly entered the bathroom on the first floor and closed the wooden door with a loud bang.
Walking to the toilet, Benson turned on the faucet and let the tap water hang down.
He bent down, buried his head, held the water in both hands, and kept patting his face.
As he patted, his movements suddenly paused, and it had not changed for a long time. There was only the sound of running water echoing in the entire bathroom.
It took a few dozen seconds before Benson raised his head and looked at the washing mirror. He saw that his face opposite him was covered with water droplets, and his eyes were so red that he could no longer hide it.
…………
A few days later, a corner of Raphael’s cemetery.
After Dunn's funeral, everyone gathered in front of a new tombstone, with black and white photos of Klein, and photos with a strong bookish atmosphere.
Melissa stood in front of the grave pit, her eyes were distracted and there was no focus, but Elizabeth next to her was constantly wiping her tears.
Leonard, Benson, Fry and Bright walked over with the coffin and placed it in the grave pit.
After the pastor's mourning and their respective prayers, the soil began to fill the land, and the black coffin was covered little by little.
At this time, Melissa half-squatted down and threw the copper whistle that was found on her brother.
Leonard looked at the scene with a very sad heart and admired the girl's strength. After learning the bad news, she kept crying or making trouble, and was so silent that it made people feel distressed.
The tomb pit was filled and the stone slab was covered. Leonard finally looked at Klein's tombstone. His epitaph had three lines:
The best brother;
The best brother;
Best colleague.
In the sad atmosphere, the people from the Black Thorn Security Company gradually left, and Selena and Elizabeth also said goodbye at the urging of their families, leaving only Benson and Melissa at the scene.
I went to hire a taxi cart... Benson was in very bad condition, as if he hadn't slept for a long time.
OKMelissa nodded slightly.
Watching her brother's back fade away, she looked back at the tombstone in a daze.
Suddenly, she squatted down and buried her face in her arms.
In the silence, Melissa suddenly cursed:
Fool!
She cried out, crying silently, constantly crying, and she couldn't stop crying.
…………
Raphael Cemetery at night.
Azk, who had a bronze complexion, stood in front of Klein's grave with a bunch of white flowers. He didn't speak for a long time, and finally sighed and said to himself:
Sorry, I was ten minutes late.
But I should know who it is...
He bent down and put down the bouquet, turned around and left the cemetery, and left Tingen, but did not take the copper whistle away.
The crimson moonlight shines here, with indescribable quietness and desolation.
Suddenly, the stone slab that sealed the tomb pit was turned around and a slightly pale hand stretched out from the soil.
Extend it out!
Wow!
The slab was pushed open and the coffin lid was pushed open, and Klein sat up and looked around with a little daze.
His memory was still frozen in the pair of bright leather boots and the palms holding Santa Selena's urn. Then he felt like he was sleeping dreamlessly. No, there was also a scene that seemed to be burning, but I couldn't remember it.
Klein instinctively lowered his head, unbuttoned his clothes, and looked at his left chest. He saw the hideous wound and the missing piece of heart squirming and healing, just like he saw the gun hole in his temple recovering rapidly from the mirror. The only difference is that this time it is slower and more difficult.
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