Mystery: I can change things in books

Chapter 114 Prayer
There was a long silence in the conference room. They stared at the briefing in front of them, but no one spoke.

Chris thought of Fred. The reason for his injury was that he was stabbed by a "mole" on the way to deliver a charm to Horik.

He appeared near the surveillance location without any disguise. Neither the Nighthawks nor the Punishers would make such a low-level mistake, and he did not react at all when the "Mole" approached.Admittedly, there were reasons for "The Mole" to use his extraordinary abilities, but Fred still made a fatal mistake.

Horik also made mistakes. His surveillance plan was incorrect from the beginning. Nighthawks or Punishers would never send just one person when monitoring wild Beyonders.To Chris's surprise, Albert knew and agreed with Horik's flawed plan.

Coupled with the various situations he discovered when he first joined the Mechanical Heart, Chris believes that the management of the chaos within the Mechanical Heart is not just the responsibility of Albert alone. The most important reason is that they have not encountered danger for a long time and unconsciously relaxed his vigilance.Just like a monarch who lives in a corner, he is at a loss when the enemy troops approach the city.

Excluding the injured Fred and civilian Bob, and if we remove Anne who has no combat experience, there are only four of them who can participate in the battle.

Finally, Albert broke the silence. He stood up, put his hands on the table, and said slowly: "In the afternoon, I will go to the Holy Numbers Church first and ask Bishop Tolby and the staff. Then I will stay in the suburbs all night."

He looked around at everyone: "Which one of you wants to go with me?"

Before he finished speaking, Chris raised his hand. He didn't even give others a chance to think: "Captain, I'll go with you."

Horik looked at Chris in surprise. He was not as brave as he is now last night.

Anyway, I'm still going.

Chris had already made up his mind. He vaguely felt that the enemy hiding in the shadows was coming for him.

He had read the previous action logs of the Mechanic Heart. In the past year, they had cracked three cases involving hidden existence, arrested and imprisoned ten suspects, and only two of them were Extraordinary. Just an ordinary person who was bewitched.

And since he joined the Heart of the Machine, the Tequila Tavern case alone resulted in the death of four police officers. Afterwards, the "Mole" killed three teenagers and detonated a bomb in the rich district. He was also identified as " Member of the Witch Cult.

This secret organization has not taken any action since the emergence of the Fourth Age, but now it takes the risk of being discovered and takes the emerald from Chris.

Chris crossed his hands and held his chin. Everything happening around him was too strange, but he didn't think his secret had been discovered.

"Count me in."

Horik raised his hand, he was still a little arrogant.He is also eager to catch the person behind all this.

"Okay," Albert nodded, "Then let's go to the Church of the Holy Numbers now."

There were surprisingly few pedestrians on the road. Originally, this was the time when the villagers went out to sell handicrafts. Now, the fixed stalls on the roadside were empty, with only a few old and peeling wooden tables.

"Everyone is gone..."

Albert said to himself that he was a Sequence 7 "appraiser" and had extensive knowledge, but he would rather face enemies who were crazy and irrational than enemies who targeted civilians.

The three of them walked to the Holy Numbers Church and could hear the prayers of believers in the church from a distance.Bishop Tolby is conducting an impromptu atonement ceremony for the believers of the God of Steam and Machinery.

"The rotating gears, the solid triangle, the endless steam..."

"God will forgive your sins and spare your souls..."

"Under the protection of the golden triangle, you will sleep soundly, no longer have nightmares, the illusory sounds will no longer linger in your ears, and the illusions in front of you will dissipate like steam..."

"Steam up!" "Steam up!"

The believers chanted in unison along with Bishop Tolby. Each of them closed their eyes tightly and drew the Holy Triangle on their chests.Many of them had been suffering from insomnia for several days, and their spirits were already on the verge of collapse. They could only find peace in the church.

After the atonement ceremony was completed, the believers reluctantly left the church, and some of them would come back after the sun went down.They leaned against the wall of the Holy Numbers Church and slept with their clothes on, saying that this way they could be protected by the God of Steam and Machinery and would no longer have hallucinations.

"Albert, hello."

Bishop Tolby stroked the Holy Triangle on his chest and showed a tired smile.

Albert drew a triangle on his chest: "Hello, Bishop."

"Is Fred feeling better?" Tolby asked, his voice cracking.

"Steam, he is much better now. I believe you will be able to meet him soon." Albert replied.

Tolby smiled: "That's good. Unfortunately, something happened recently and I didn't have time to visit him in the hospital."

"We're here to solve problems," Abbott said.

Tolby nodded slightly, made a gesture, and the three of them followed him into his small office.

Although it was said to be an office, there was actually a table in the small space. After Tolby moved a chair for Albert, Horik and Chris had no place to sit and could only stand behind the captain. .

Tolby took out a bag of coffee powder from the drawer, shook it, and asked, "Would you like some?"

Albert waved his hand.

"Oh, then I need some, please wait a moment." Tolby poured the coffee powder into the water glass and walked out.

Five minutes later, he came back with a cup of steaming coffee.The steam generator can make a cylinder of cold water boil in 5 minutes. Thanks to this great creation of Emperor Russell, villagers in the suburbs can drink hot water for free.

Tolby drank all the coffee in the cup. When he put down the water glass, Albert asked worriedly: "Tolby, are you hallucinating too?"

Tolby nodded, shook his head, yawned, and replied slowly:
"I've been suffering from insomnia recently. Even if I work hard during the day, I can't fall asleep no matter what when I lie in bed at night. I try not to think about anything, but I can only sleep lightly for two or three hours at dawn."

He met Albert's questioning gaze and rubbed the corners of his eyes: "I haven't had hallucinations for the time being, but other people, including many believers, said they heard women crying and saw ghosts at night. If Hallucinations are more severe outdoors."

Night, women's cries, ghosts.

Chris thought this might be a conspiracy of the Witch Sect.But, what is the Witch Sect doing in the suburbs?

Misty Village was the former stronghold of the Morse Trappist Order, and the emerald he found there also ended up in the hands of Mrs. Sharon. She is now...

Thinking about this, Chris thought of a possibility: Helena Gustave.

(End of this chapter)