American TV series: Start with the little Sheldon's wool

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.

Behind them was a row of clergymen, and it seemed they were trying to blockade 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 this Christian town is definitely a stain on the church.

"Tell me about the situation here~"

Looking at the dark circles under Father James' eyes, Mike stopped joking with him.

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

The radicals from the church came here with great joy to look for miracles, but before they could be happy, several "blasphemers" appeared here.

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

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

After the church radicals realized that something was wrong, they also began an exorcism ceremony.

Then, the cardinal who was in charge of the exorcism ceremony suddenly had the Bible in his hand melted during the ceremony, and then he was gently patted on the chest by the Black Madonna [Mary] who was transformed by Alice.

And then, nothing happened~
The cardinal received a box lunch on the spot.

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

At this point, the clergy who first arrived here and those who survived all left the Christian town overnight out of fear.

That's why Father James was sent here to clean up the mess.

"The surviving clergymen couldn't explain the specific circumstances at the time. They only knew that the girl named Alice had a lot of evil energy." Father James said that he had not collected much information.

Then, he let a middle-aged man with a moustache come forward and said, "His name is Negan, and he's a reporter from the Apple City Times. He was the first person to realize that there was something wrong with Alice."

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

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

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

He didn't need the ability to read minds to know that this haggard-looking middle-aged man was hiding something.

“Okay, okay~” Negan seemed a little afraid of the man in black, his eyes flickered as he said, “Actually I don’t know much, I just guessed that Alice was 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. Maybe you can find some clues if you go there."

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

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

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

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

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

I don't believe in the existence of God, the devil, or even vampires, werewolves, etc.

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

until……

The Men in Black organization announced to the public the existence of supernatural beings 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's nothing wrong with him cursing the Men in Black Organization 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. In the end, it will be the other party who will suffer anyway.

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

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

Of course, this is not the other party suddenly going crazy, it is probably related to what he has encountered recently.

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

This is all considered a disguised form of "atheism".

But now his doubts sound a bit like complaints about "God"'s inaction.

"I choose... whoever brings me the most benefits, I will believe in." Mike replied indifferently. God? The devil?
Mike only believes in his own strength. As long as he is strong enough, he doesn’t care whether you are God or the devil, you are still his younger brother.

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

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

Ten minutes later, the group arrived at the church.

Before getting close, I saw a girl with a holy aura in front of the church, leading a group of dazed "believers" to pray to an extremely ugly dead tree in front of the church.

The scene looks very weird.
"That girl should be Alice." Mike consulted his subordinates and continued, "All the strange incidents here should be caused by her. Have you ever thought about getting rid of her directly?"

This is the equivalent of a physical exorcism.

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

"No, Alice is innocent. Her original intention was to help others, but she was controlled by the devil." Negan seemed to know some important inside story and immediately began to defend the girl.

As for Father James, he chose to remain silent.

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

All the residents need to pay is their faith in Maria.

The "devil" is helping humans, but God does not appear, 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 devil's power.

However, the girl named Alice seemed to be very afraid of Mike. Before he could get close to her, she took her believers and hid in the church, then 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 had wanted to before, he would have been able to stop the girl.

But Mike could feel that the girl named Alice didn't have any other aura on her. She was 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 at the roots of the tree.

The doll is covered with exorcism symbols, and there is a layer of red rope tied around the outer circle 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, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

Generally speaking, these dolls that seal the devil are kept in very secret places and will not be discovered by outsiders at all.

As for the doll in Father James's hand, it seemed that it had been dug out and then smashed to pieces.

At the same time, Negan, who followed nearby, could hardly hide his guilty expression after seeing the broken doll.

"Well, I feel a little uncomfortable and want to go back and rest." In order to avoid being noticed that he was in an unwell condition, Negan found an excuse to leave.

"Go and have a good rest. We will take care of things here..." Father James, who treated Negan as an ordinary person, did not think much about it.

As Negan left, Cross walked up to Mike and whispered, "Boss, I feel like there's something wrong with that guy. Do you need me to monitor him?"

The killer's perception is indeed sharp.

Needless to say, Cross could tell that Negan had a secret.

"No, we can just sit back and wait." Mike shook his head and rejected Cross's suggestion.

As for what happened to Negan, Mike, who has the ability to read minds, knows it all.

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

The reason is also ridiculous. The atheist Negan 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 the voodoo doll before. He just thought it was strange and had a strong sense of horror, so he wanted to crush it, take a few photos, and then go back to make up a bizarre story.

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

After all, if you can't beat them, just join them.

No shame.

However, Negan just couldn't understand how his small, unintentional action would cause so much trouble to the small town here.

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

(End of this chapter)