Civilization Guardian Front

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西元2001年1月31日9：00...

Dormy House, near the Avalle Bluffs...

After eating the breakfast that came with the accommodation, the black-haired girl in a black silver-pattern dress jacket walked out of the hotel gate and hiked to the Avalle Cliff.

Yesterday, when I went to visit Luo Ping's house, because the owner refused to open the door, her companion still chose to stay outside.

Tifa, who originally planned to wait with Chios, was persuaded by the other party to go back to town and find a hotel to spend the night.

Even though she knew Chios was capable of getting this done...

But deep down, there is still a little loss.

"I hope I can help you, Chios..."

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ding dong...

The doorbell rang in Robin's mansion.

Lying on the velvet sofa in the living room, the black-haired young man in a white aristocratic dress opened his eyes at this time, the eyes were as pure as amethyst, and there was no daze at all when he woke up.

Looking down, the smooth honey-colored hair came into view.

A petite girl in pale yellow pajamas was crouching on the young man's body. Her light body made it almost impossible to feel the oppression of the weight.

Hearing the familiar ringtone, her eyelids trembled slightly.

"Huh...huh?" whispered a little confused in a nasal voice, the girl stood up holding the young man's chest.

Due to the long sleep on the side face, there was a red mark on the fair and soft skin of her left cheek.

Rubbing his eyes with his little hands, Riko finally forced himself to open his eyelids, only to realize that he was actually sitting on Chios' waist.

Memories of the night before flooded my mind...

Because Chios brought too many delicious sweets, he accidentally ate too much during the chat, and the result was drowsiness.

She didn't remember exactly when she fell asleep, but she only remembered that she leaned against Chios at the end, and when she regained her consciousness, it was like this.

However, an eight-year-old girl doesn't know much about heterosexual contact in her heart, and all she can feel is peace of mind.

And, I don't know whether Chios will be uncomfortable by himself.

(Riko...it shouldn't be very heavy, right?)

Considering that she ate so many sweets yesterday, the girl thought a little uncertainly.

Chios returned a reassuring smile to Kamiko's peeping gaze, which seemed a little disturbed.

Seeing that the other party's expression was normal, without reproach at all, the girl immediately showed a pure smile.

"Good morning, Chios."

"Good morning, Riko."

Chios patted Riko's little head, picked her up from his waist, and placed her on the sofa seat next to her.

"I'm going to check who is outside the door. The other party is so polite, we can't be rude and refuse to respond."

Hearing this, the delicate girl with honey-colored hair nodded obediently.

Three minutes have passed since the doorbell rang.

Visitors who did not get any response seemed to be sure that someone would answer the door, showing full patience and not rushing to press a few more times.

Slowly smoothing out the wrinkles on his clothes while walking, Chios came to the gate of Robin's mansion, without even looking through the peephole, he pushed down the doorknob and pulled the door back.

The moment he saw the tall, black-haired woman outside the door, he raised his eyebrows pretending to be surprised.

"Tifa, why are you here?"

"Because you haven't returned to the restaurant all day, I asked the store in the town and I think you are most likely to be here..." The girl with one hand on her hip responded to the youth's question with a gentle look of helplessness. :

"Yesterday in Marie Antoinette, after listening to Mr. Pierre talking about Robin's family, you have been in a daze, and you really came here alone..."

Speaking, Tifa also raised the phone in his hand.

"At least give me a call and don't make me worry about you."

Chios who was inside the door gave a shy smile, as if he really felt guilty about it, and replied in an apologetic tone:

"Sorry, I didn't think about it for a while."

The two, who had designed the door-to-door script in advance, performed a very vivid scene of "a young man who left the team and did not return, and a girl seeks someone to come to the door".

Following Chios lightly, Riko hid behind the pillars of the living room and the porch. Riko, who thought that no one would find out, listened to the conversation between the two at the door, and didn't think there was any problem at all.

Leaning out from behind the pillar, the girl looked at the young man for the final confirmation:

"Chios, is this someone you know?"

"Well, that's right, let me introduce you..."

Chios nodded, taking a step sideways to avoid blocking the view between Riko and Tifa.

"Tifa Lockhart de Libery, my travel companion to Etretat."

Riko looked at the black-haired woman outside the door. The silver-patterned black dress on her body was obviously designed as a pair with Chios. She was tall and curvy, with a gentle and generous smile on her beautiful face. It is easy to make people feel good about her.

"Hi, I'm Feng? Riko? Robin IV."

The girl folded her arms politely and bowed to Tifa.

"Nice to meet you, Riko..." The girl covered her mouth with her bare hands and chuckled, but her almond eyes quietly glanced at Chios next to her.

"Hope Chios didn't bother you when he was at your house."

Hearing this sentence, the young man curled his lips slightly, not intending to defend himself.

Riko, on the other hand, believed it and waved her arms in a panic.

"No, it won't! Chios is nice to Riko, really nice!"

"Yeah... that's fine."

Tifa breathed a sigh of relief, as if she was really relieved by this.

(This woman is not addicted to acting, is she...)

Chios rubbed his eyebrows.

"Okay..." He took the initiative to intervene in the conversation between the two, turning his face to the girl who is the owner of the house and suggested:

"It's not good to chat at the door all the time, how about we go in, Riko?"

"Okay, of course, please come in."

Riko nodded in agreement.

The three came to the living room of Luo Ping's house.

Riko sat on the right side of Chios just like yesterday, and Tifa naturally sat on the left side of the young man.

Chios, who lived among the girls and girls, spoke first:

"Riko, I told you last night that I wanted you to live in England, remember?"

"Remember."

Receiving an affirmative response from Riko, the young man smiled at the other party, and continued:

"We will leave the day after tomorrow. You can start preparing for the move today. You only need to bring your most cherished things. Things like clothes and daily necessities, the family will prepare for you..."

Speaking of this, the young man put his hand on the girl's slender shoulders, and said solemnly:

"One more thing, these two days I want you to stay in the room Tifa booked."

"Huh? Why?"

Riko tilted her head in bewilderment.

Chios and Tifa exchanged glances, and finally Tifa took over the conversation and gave the answer:

"In fact, we recently heard that a notorious criminal showed up in Etretat with no idea what he was going to do..."

"His name is Vlad. He is not a human being, but a vampire who sucks human blood for a living. Not only that, but his prey is usually a figure with the blood of a great man on his body. As the great-granddaughter of Arsen Robin You may also be one of his targets in his eyes."

Hearing this, Riko shrank back in fear.

"Don't worry..." He rubbed the girl's little head as a comfort, and a reassuring and gentle smile appeared on the young man's face.

"For this vampire, I have prepared a grand meeting ceremony for him, and I will never let him hurt Lizi. It is only because Luo Ping's house is too conspicuous that it is easy to become the target of the opponent, so I want you to live in the hotel Two days, understand?"

Infected by Chios' confident smile, Riko's inner fear quickly faded away.

"Um."

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西元2001年1月31日11：00...

Rome, Italy, Vatican...

An independent small country covering an area of ​​only 44 hectares, it is the faith center of more than one billion Catholics around the world and the seat of the Holy See, the highest authority of the Holy See.

Among them, St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica, which can accommodate 30 people, are the most well-known, and there is an endless stream of tourists from all over the world.

On the wide square formed by the arches of two huge semicircular promenades, tourists are taking pictures with mobile phone cameras, standing under the 41-meter-high obelisk and taking photos with it.The devout Catholics looked at the majestic cathedral, drew the cross on their chests, and bathed in the glory of the Lord.

However, on this ordinary day, an anonymous news caused an uproar within the Holy See.

Black Fiat cars drove into Piazza del Sant'uffizio street in the south of St. Peter's Square.

A square building with light orange and beige as the main tone is located here. Although the sculpture decoration on the wall is beautiful and neat, it is inconspicuous in the city of Rome with countless monuments, and it pales in comparison to the cathedral next to it.

The appearance of the building is so low-key, but it is the palace of the Ministry of Faith, the head of the nine holy departments of the Holy See.

The predecessor of this institution was the famous Inquisition Inquisition in the Middle Ages...

It is a court responsible for the investigation, trial and judgment of heresy that the Catholic Church considers. So far, when many people mention the Inquisition, the first thing that comes to mind is torture and burning, and its cruel impression is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In order to adapt to the changes of the times, the Holy See changed its original infamous name and eventually became the Congregation of the Faith today.

Perhaps, as stated in the canons of the Congregation of the Faith: "The Congregation of the Faith, one-on-one or in groups, helps bishops run their ministries as trusted doctrinal teachers. The Congregation of the Faith Holy Ministry of duty."

Or, the Inquisition still exists, but it is carefully hidden under the cover?

It is estimated that only a few people know the truth...

The door of the car opened, and under the escort of the accompanying secretary and guards, five middle-aged and elderly men in red bishop's robes got out of the car, attracting sideways glances from nearby passers-by, and some even picked up their mobile phones to take pictures immediately.

Several cardinals nodded to each other, one step ahead of the entourage, and walked in parallel towards the main entrance of the palace building of the Ministry of Faith.

"What news did Joseph receive to summon us members of the Cardinals of Rome?"

"Problems such as desecrating holy objects and dealing with general extremists are the responsibility of bishops and priests in each region. The only possibility..."

"Heretics, those filthy beings that lurk in the dark, fetid species masquerading under human skin."

As soon as these words came out, all the cardinals frowned slightly.

Given their status and status, it is impossible to show too strong emotions in public. Even such a displeased facial expression is an extremely rare reaction.

It can be seen how disgusted and hated heresy is in the hearts of several cardinal members of the Ministry of Faith.

Without wasting time waving to the people around them, they quietly accelerated their steady steps, and quickly walked into the door of the building in front of them, heading directly to the minister's office on the second floor.

When the bishop's secretary guarding the door saw them, he immediately bowed his head and said:

"Cardinal Ratzinger is looking forward to the arrival of all the cardinals, please come in..."

The secretary opened the door and respectfully invited several red-robed bishops to enter, but then stopped the entourage who were about to follow up.

"The confidentiality level of this convening is the highest. Everyone, please follow me to the lounge beside me and wait for the meeting to end."

The secretaries and guards of the cardinals looked at each other in blank dismay. Many of them were asked not to follow the cardinal for the first time in their lives, and they couldn't react to their thoughts for a while.

The men in red bishop's robes looked serious, turned their heads and nodded to the accompanying people behind them, telling them to follow the secretary.

After the unrelated people left, the five cardinals walked into the minister's office and closed the heavy door.