Chapter 448 Angel or Devil

"Hello, Father James, have you been promoted now?"

At the entrance of the Christian town, Mike met his old acquaintance Father James.

A row of clergy followed him, and it seemed that they were blocking the town.

"Mike, long time no see~" Seeing the support staff, James forced a smile on his face, but the smile looked a little awkward.

What happened in the Christian town this time is definitely a stain on the church.

"Tell me about the situation here~"

Looking at the heavy dark circles on Father James' face, Mike didn't tease him.

"When I came, the situation here was already very serious. Several clergy were killed, including a cardinal..." Father James talked about the situation in the church.

The radicals of the church came here happily to look for miracles. As a result, before they were happy, several "blasphemers" residents were killed here.

Among them, Alice's uncle, the priest of the local church.

The blasphemer mentioned here does not refer to blasphemy against God, but specifically refers to people who question Alice, the initiator of the miracle.

After the radicals of the church realized that something was wrong, they also started the exorcism ceremony.

Then, the cardinal who was responsible for presiding over the exorcism ceremony suddenly melted the Bible in his hand during the exorcism ceremony, and then he was gently patted on the chest by the Black Madonna [Mary] incarnated by Alice.

Then, there was nothing else~

The cardinal received a box lunch on the spot.

At the same time, other clergy who participated in the exorcism ceremony were also found by the Black Madonna, and several of them were killed during the escape.

So far, the first batch of clergy who came here, those who survived, all left the Christian town overnight because of fear.

That's why Father James was sent here to deal with the aftermath.

"The surviving clergy couldn't tell the specific situation at that time. They only knew that the girl named Alice had a lot of evil energy." Father James said that he didn't collect much information.

Then, he let a middle-aged man with a stubble beard behind him and said, "His name is Negan, he is a reporter from the Apple City Times. He was the first person to realize that Alice had a problem."

This reporter named Negan looked to be in his forties, with a somewhat decadent temperament and a lot of white hair in his messy hairstyle.

In fact, his life has been really bad recently, and the purpose of coming to the Christian town is to relax.

"Hello, Negan. Can you tell me what you know?" Mike looked at the middle-aged man.

He didn't need to read his mind to know that this haggard middle-aged man had something to hide.

"Okay, okay~" Negan seemed a little afraid of the man in black, and his eyes flickered: "In fact, I don't know much, I just guessed that Alice should be possessed by a demon..."

"By the way, I found out from local documents that a demon was once sealed under the ancient tree in front of the church here. Maybe you can find some clues there."

Yes, Mike was right. The middle-aged man named Negan in front of him was indeed a little bit afraid of the Man in Black Organization.

The reason may be that he had cursed the Men in Black not long ago, or to be more precise, he had cursed the X Special Team in the Men in Black.

Now that he has seen the real owner, he must feel guilty.

As for why he cursed Team X, the reason is also very personal.

Before, Negan was an excellent Times reporter and a staunch atheist.

He did not believe that there were gods, demons, or even vampires, werewolves, etc. in the world.

Therefore, when he wrote current affairs news before, he always adhered to this style.

Until...

The Men in Black announced to the public the existence of supernatural creatures such as aliens and vampires.

Negan's point of view was no longer tenable, and he almost lost his job because of it.

If you calculate it this way, there is nothing wrong with him cursing the Men in Black or Team X.

"Okay, then let's go to the church first." Mike looked at Negan meaningfully and agreed to his proposal.

With Mike's current strength, he is not afraid of being deceived by others. Anyway, the other party will be unlucky in the end.

"If faith cannot bring justice, kindness cannot bring hope, but the devil can satisfy your wishes and give you a new life... How will you choose between God and the devil?"

On the way to the church in the Christian town, Father James, who was walking in front of Mike, suddenly asked Mike for advice on philosophy.

Of course, this was not because the other party suddenly went crazy, it was probably related to what he had encountered recently.

You know, Father James's previous view was: God should stay in heaven, or in people's beliefs, and should not interfere with the lives of mortals.

This is a disguised "atheist".

And now his doubts sound a bit like complaining about the inaction of "God".

"I choose...whoever brings me the most benefits, I will believe in him." Mike answered indifferently.

God? Devil?

Mike only believes in his own strength. As long as he is strong enough, no matter what God or devil you are, they are all brothers.

"Forget it, I shouldn't ask you~" Father James, who was immersed in his inner world, shook his head speechlessly after hearing Mike's answer.

However, this also effectively interrupted the tangled thoughts in his mind.

More than ten minutes later, the group arrived at the church.

Before they got close, they saw a girl with a holy aura in front of the church, leading a group of "believers" with dull expressions, praying to an extremely ugly dead tree in front of the church.

The scene looked very strange~

"That girl should be Alice." After consulting with everyone, Mike continued: "All the strange events here should be caused by her. Have you ever thought about getting rid of her directly?"

This is equivalent to physical exorcism.

Demons may be immune to physical attacks, but people possessed by demons are still flesh and blood. In this case, weapons can be used to exorcise demons.

"No, Alice is innocent. Her original intention is to help others, but she is controlled by the devil." Negan seemed to know some important inside information, and then he started to defend the girl.

As for Father James, he chose to keep silent.

He had seen with his own eyes that Alice helped many residents in the Christian town and cured their long-term chronic diseases and terminal illnesses.

And all the residents need to pay is their faith in [Maria].

The "devil" is helping humans, but God has not appeared, which is why Father James was confused before.

"Blessings cannot come out of thin air, there must be something wrong with those believers..." Mike strode towards the dead tree, wanting to see the power of the devil.

But the girl named Alice seemed to be afraid of Mike. Before he approached her, she took the believers into the church and closed the door from the inside.

"Are you playing hide-and-seek with me?" Mike stood under the dead tree, where the girl had stood before, and shook his head in boredom.

If he wanted to, he would definitely be able to stop the girl before.

But Mike could feel that the girl named Alice just now had no other breath on her body, just an ordinary human being.

In other words, the devil behind the scenes is not here now.

"Hey, why is there a broken doll here?" At this time, Father James, who also came under the dead tree, found a half-buried little doll from the roots of the tree.

The doll was covered with exorcism charms, and the outer circle was tied with a layer of red rope to seal the devil.

Father James, who came from the church, was very familiar with these methods.

"There is indeed a demon here. This is the sealed demon [Voodoo Doll], but who broke it?" Father James picked up the scary doll, and his face gradually became solemn.

Generally speaking, this kind of doll that seals the demon is kept in a very secret place and will not be discovered by outsiders at all.

And the doll in Father James's hand should have been dug out and then specially broken.

At the same time, Negan, who followed by the side, saw the broken doll and his guilty look could hardly be concealed.

"Well, I feel a little uncomfortable and want to go back and rest." In order to avoid being seen as not in a good state, Negan found a reason to leave.

"Go, have a good rest. We will deal with the things here..." Father James, who regarded Negan as an ordinary person, did not think much.

As Negan left, the cross walked to Mike and whispered: "Boss, I feel that there is something wrong with that person. Do you need me to monitor him?"

The killer's perception is indeed sharp.

Needless to say, the Cross must have seen that Negan had a secret.

"No, we can just wait and see~" Mike shook his head and rejected the Cross's proposal.

As for what happened to Negan, Mike, who has the ability to read minds, knew everything clearly.

Yes, Mike had just used mind reading on Negan and knew that the [Voodoo Doll] was deliberately crushed by the other party.

The reason was also ridiculous. Negan, an atheist, accidentally found the voodoo doll under the dead tree on the night he first came to the town, and then wanted to use this thing to make a big news.

Of course, he didn't know the function of this voodoo doll before, but he just saw that this thing was strange and had a strong horror color, so he wanted to crush it and take a few photos, and then go back to make up a bizarre story.

Trying to use the method of "fighting poison with poison" to regain his position in the newspaper.

After all, if you can't beat it, just join~

It's not shameful.

But Negan couldn't figure out that his little unintentional act would cause such a big trouble for the town here.

His departure before was more like an escape out of guilt.