Chapter 1487 Voting

Father Yang's cheeks were tense, the corners of his mouth were unconsciously pursed into a straight line, and the hands holding his knees under the table were bulging with veins due to the force.

finally coming?

Although he already had a premonition before deciding to go to the United States, he still couldn't help being shocked when he heard the proposal to activate the seal.

Not only him, but the other men in gray robes were also obviously shocked mentally, and they exchanged unexplained winks with complex expressions.

Fortunately, all the people present here are very self-cultivated people, and they are full of unshakable faith in the Heavenly Father. If they were ordinary people, they would have been whispering to each other.

Father Yang was delayed because of some personal matters. He came the last and didn't have time to change his clothes. He looked a little different among the gray robes, but he and them didn't care. Clothes are just a form, and the most important thing is the faith in his heart. And the cross hidden under the suit shirt, or dangling on the chest of the gray robe.

They come from all over the world, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Japan, Sweden, South Africa and China. The oldest ones have always lived in San Francisco. This is not distinguished by their nationality, but by the place where they are responsible for missionary work. They are all brothers regardless of nationality.

They rarely get together like this, but thanks to modern technology, they have regular video conferences, so they are not strangers to each other.

Conversely, since they got together today, it also means that the situation has reached a certain level.

The old man in the gray robe expected that this proposal would definitely cause everyone to be shocked, so he stood without sitting down after speaking, with his hands folded in front of his lower abdomen.

After a while, after everyone digested some mental shocks, he said again: "I know that sacred objects should not be touched lightly, but the current situation has gone against the logic of nature. Animals are panicked and would not take the initiative to attack people. There are frequent incidents of wolves hurting people, if we continue to sit by and watch, the situation may deteriorate to the point of uncontrollable."

Another gray-robed man said: "But we have not been able to confirm that these incidents are related to supernatural evil forces. If you use holy objects rashly, the Vatican..."

The old gray-robed man interrupted: "If we cared about what the Vatican thinks, we wouldn't be sitting here today, would we?"

This rhetorical question with an obviously contemptuous tone did not surprise those present.

"Next, let's listen to Chris's opinion, he has experienced similar incidents before, maybe his opinion can be an important reference for us.

"The old man in gray robe nodded to Father Yang.

Father Yang stood up, "Not long ago, there was an abnormal animal incident in Binhai City, China, where I live. Some of you have heard of it, but others have not. In short, that incident originated from cat abuse. , and spread to the whole of China in an unusual trend, many people claim to be confused by a suspicious bronze cat statue and have the urge to abuse cats... This is strange enough, and what is even more strange is that the incident then went to another There seems to be some sort of ally of stray cats who have been extremely abused, united against cat abusers."

Even though the men in gray robes were indifferent to the accusations against the Vatican, their faces changed drastically when they heard this, and they exclaimed: "The bronze cat statue, is it... no! This is impossible! We have already borrowed the help of the saint The power of the relic expelled it 800 years ago, why..."

Father Yang nodded heavily, "Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, a series of signs show that our old enemy has returned, resurrected on another cat god statue, and once again wreaked havoc in modern society 800 years later."

Several other gray-robed men who knew the details said: "That's why you proposed to use the holy relic? But why did you stop the plan in the end?"

Confusion appeared in Father Yang's firm eyes, "Because...the statue of the cat god and the series of vicious incidents triggered by it came to an abrupt end and disappeared completely before reaching the point of no return. not understand……"

The gray-robed people were silent.

After a long time, someone said: "Perhaps, something else stopped it. You know, although we believe in God wholeheartedly, there are all kinds of other believers in this world, and they also have their own sacred objects..."

"Hmph! It's just heresy!"

"Heretical beliefs are also beliefs. If those Germans believed in heresy 800 years ago, how could the statue of the cat god come to life?"

The men in gray robes insisted on their own opinions, arguing endlessly.

The old gray-robed man patted the table, "Everyone, put aside the past, what we are going to discuss today is whether to unseal the sacred object here, and let the glory of the saint bathe this cursed city, Let the sacred faith purify all evil spirits here?"

Someone suggested: "Let's vote."

The old man in gray robe nodded and raised a hand, "I think it's time, this city is no longer worthy of its sacred name, there are homeless people and beggars everywhere, evil animals are doing evil everywhere, and the people in power The dead are empty, the criminals are rampant, and it's time to end this."

Some gray-robed people followed suit and raised their hands, some gray-robed people still hesitated, and some gray-robed people thought that the time had not come yet.

Four of the eight gray-robed men present raised their hands.

Everyone's eyes fell on Father Yang. Although he was not wearing a gray robe, he was still one of them.

Father Yang raised his hand slowly but firmly.

"Okay, more than half of the votes." The elderly gray-robed man let out a long sigh of relief. The people who didn't raise their hands didn't object, but they tended to act cautiously, but the time was fleeting, and blindly being cautious was not advisable, at least he thought so.

He pressed a button hidden under the table, and with a creak, the wall on one side of the round table was separated left and right along the sliding rails, revealing a dark room.

Everyone stood up, pressed the cross on their chests, and bowed their heads in the direction of the dark room.

Stale-smelling air escaped from the dark room.

There was nothing else in the darkroom except one... no, two statues, a man and an animal.

Dressed in a simple robe and barefoot, the man looked down lovingly at the animal, with his hands on top of its head, and his lips were slightly parted, as if preaching to it.

And the animal, to be more precise, was the ferocious beast, which seemed to have been influenced by the man, and lost the ferocity of the ferocious beast in its eyes. It looked up at the man devoutly, with its ears erect, as if listening attentively.

One man and one beast, with a lifelike expression, which shows the exquisite craftsmanship of the carving.