Chapter 193 Beggar

Gillan went downstairs, went straight across the street, went to the grocery store opposite the rental apartment, found the landlady, Mrs. Maslan, and asked her for the address of the "Atonement Church."

Mrs. Marsland was an amiable person. Not only did she tell Gillan that the "Church of the Atonement" in the capital was located in Simius, she also planned to treat him to a cup of hot tea.

Gillan politely declined, then stopped a taxi on the side of the road and went straight to his destination, Simius.

The carriage drove through the main North Muses Road, crossed the central Triumph area, and headed west.

But during this process, a small incident occurred.

When the carriage passed through the "Imperial Plaza", it was stopped by nearby patrol police for routine inspection. Because in the square, the "statue of the Head of State" is being built in full swing.

The middle-aged coachman had a humble smile on his face and handed over the cigarettes in a flattering manner. Unexpectedly, several police officers had serious faces and did not accept this at all. He also said that the completion of the "Führer Statue" is of great importance and must be strictly investigated to prevent criminals from trying to destroy this imperial wonder.

Just when the coachman was about to be detained by the patrol police and taken to the police station because he did not bring his ID, Gillan expressionlessly took out his "Senior Prohibition Agent" card.

He was in a hurry and didn't want to delay his trip.

Upon seeing the ID, the faces of the police officers surrounding the carriage changed slightly, and they immediately performed an imperial salute with crossed arms. Then I didn't dare to say anything more and just let him go.

The Prohibition Bureau is under the Balance Department, and the two special departments of "Balance" and "Purification" are one level higher than the police department and even the police department.

Therefore, although Gilan's status is not a direct superior, it still prevents several patrol police officers from offending him.

After the incident, the coachman treated Gilan with even more respect. While driving, he thanked him and even stated hesitantly that he and his family had never drank.

The middle-aged man's honest and courteous appearance made Ji Lan dumbfounded.

At the same time, he secretly lamented that living in the empire and wearing such an official coat made it much more convenient. At least you can avoid the little troubles you encounter most of the time.

Another half hour later.

The carriage stopped in a neighborhood north of Simius.

This place is called Mugung Street, and there are seven or eight flower shops on the street. There is also a large flower market nearby. As soon as she came over, Ji Lan smelled the strong fragrance of flowers.

After paying the 10 pfennig fare and a 1 pfennig tip, he got off the carriage and walked straight in along the sidewalk.

Not long after.

As he walked around the corner of the street, he saw a tall and solemn Gothic church located in a square off the street.

The square is surrounded by lawn flower beds, which is pleasing to the eye.

On the left and right sides of the four-column porch of the church, there is a high spire tower. In the center of the tower, there is also a vertical oval stained glass with the pattern of two circling kites with spread wings.

'The church that believes in May Sichen's "Twin Kite"...'

Gilan thought to himself and took steps forward.

When passing by the square, he found many homeless people gathered here. These people were in ragged clothes and unkempt. They used some old newspapers or cardboard to make simple beds, and they were lying on them, sleeping soundly.

Among them, two homeless people attracted Gillan's attention.

It was a young man and an old man.

"Father, father... wake up."

The young man only wore a dirty black blouse, holding the unconscious old man lying down, crying bitterly.

The old man was half-clothed, and his skinny body was covered with various abscesses, bulges, and red spots. Apparently he was seriously ill and his time was running out.

Gilan observed the two of them as they walked.

Suddenly, he stopped and thought to himself:

'interesting……'

Originally, he just wanted to use his spiritual vision to see the old man's condition, but suddenly he discovered that the young man's spirituality was actually glowing with a blue light. The depth of its color is only slightly worse than mine.

At the same time, Gilan also discovered that there was a vague outline deep in the young man's soul. It was a swirling puddle.

‘The kingdom’s brand has been completed… This guy is a level 1 spiritual mystic, and is not far from level 2. ’

Gillan thought to herself.

He stepped forward, pretended to be a pedestrian passing by, took out a 5 Caesar note, and handed it to the young man.

"Go buy some hot food and buy some medicine for your father."

"Ah, thank you, kind sir."

The young man took the money and looked surprised.

His demeanor and movements don't seem to be fake, and he is filled with joy and gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

"What's your name?" Jilan asked casually.

"Femi." The young man said quickly. "Femi Campos."

"Good luck, Mr. Fermi."

Gilan nodded, then held the brim of his hat, turned around and strode towards the church.

After he left, the homeless young man Femi kissed the 5 Caesar note in his hand and laughed happily.

Gilan walked into the four-column porch, and from a closed rectangular guard booth on the right, an old and deep male voice came out:

"Visitor, please indicate your intention."

Ji Lan glanced at the sandalwood window with vertical stripes. It was pitch black inside. He said calmly:

"I want to buy 'Secret'."

"..."

There was silence inside the window.

I don’t know if it was Gillan’s straightforwardness that made the guard speechless.

There was no sound inside for a while.

finally.

Bang.

A lattice was opened under the sandalwood window, and a slender white hand stretched out from it, pointing at the donation box hanging outside the pavilion and signaling.

Gillan glanced at the hand.

There is a ring on his little finger with the image of a golden bow on it.

He raised an eyebrow.

He immediately took out his wallet, took out a 10 Caesar note, and put it into the donation box.

"..."

However, the hand remained indifferent, and there was no more sound from the window.

"Too little?" Jilan said, looking at the wooden window.

Seeing that the other party still didn't talk to him, he had no choice but to throw another 10 Caesars into the donation box.

"..."

The silence remained.

Gillan took a deep breath and continued to invest money.

10Caesar.

Another 10 Caesars…

After collecting 100 Caesars, the old and deep male voice in the guard booth finally came again, but his tone was slightly helpless:

"In Confession Room No. 5, there will be an atonement priest to listen to your sins and confusion."

"Why don't you just say you want 100 Caesars?"

Gilan sighed, turned around and walked in.

The white and slender hand froze, and then slowly retracted it.

When Gilan found the wooden confession room marked "5", he opened the door of the narrow room on one side, went in and sat down, then closed the door and pulled the bolt to seal it.

He took off his hat and coat and placed them on the wooden support on the side of the partition.

Soon, there was the sound of opening and closing in the narrow room next door.

Through the densely packed small holes, a familiar, old and deep male voice came from the other end again:

"Lost, what is your confusion?"

Gillan's expression suddenly became strange.

He did not explain his purpose immediately, but asked:

"You, the priest of the Church of the Atonement, also work part-time as a porch guard?"

"Lost man, you have made a mistake. I am another person."

The male voice on the other side of the partition was extremely serious.