May 30, 9 a.m., North Brook District.
The sky was overcast, a gloominess hanging in the air, almost a week since the last torrential rain.
Inside the church.
Bishop Slivka put away the recording pen, nodding to himself as he looked at the young Exorcist sitting calmly across from him.
"Mr. Du Wei, the matters concerning the Goliath Winery and Dusk Bell Church have been mostly recorded. The church is very satisfied with you, I must say, you've done quite well. Next, we will et with Ms. Victor. After completing the record, I will convey the details to the church, and then you will receive the benefits you deserve."
As he spoke, Bishop Slivka gave Du Wei a friendly smile.
The loss of too many Exorcists was a concern for the church; the more elite they were, the more valuable they beca.
Moreover, although Du Wei joined the church midway, he had shown great responsibility.
He enjoyed the benefits from the church but also bore the corresponding responsibilities.
This was rare.
Because Exorcists who joined midway often did not have the strong will that those trained by the church possessed.
Therefore, they were more prone to tunnel vision and found it more difficult to beco elite Exorcists.
As Du Wei sat across from Bishop Slivka, he couldn't help but show a gentle smile upon hearing the latter's words.
Then, he said softly, "This is my duty."
In fact, the implication behind the other party's words was very clear.
The credit was still Du Wei's; they were rely there to wrap things up, you could say that this was a different kind of gilding.
Only the person being gilded was not the bishop, but Du Wei himself.
At this mont, another bishop who had co with Slivka spoke in a deep voice, "Let's set off now, the sooner we resolve this, the sooner we can make a trip to Esselgreen."
Slivka humd in agreent and said, "Jon, make sure you've got everything ready."
Jon pointed to the white briefcase with a combination lock at his feet and said tersely, "It's all in here."
Having said that, he picked up the briefcase and walked out.
They passed by Esselgreen on their way here, and so Exorcists who joined them had been sent there to handle related affairs.
After the New York incident concluded, they had to et up with the Exorcists they had brought to Esselgreen.
Seeing this, Slivka could only show a slightly apologetic smile to Du Wei and Father Tony, who hadn't spoken much, "Jon's child will always remain in Massas City; lately, his mood hasn't been very good. Don't mind him," he said.
Du Wei and Father Tony both shook their heads to show it was alright.
...
Around 10 a.m.
The trio, excluding Father Tony who stayed at the church, arrived at a city hospital.
Upon entering the intensive care unit.
Du Wei imdiately slled the scent of disinfectant mingling in the air.
What ca into view was Goliath Viktor, lying in a hospital bed, facing away from everyone.
Her voice was hoarse, carrying an undertone that was grim and hard to disguise, "I already know why you are here, ask whatever you want."
The tone was defeated and numb.
After the incident at Goliath Winery, she had survived, but her face had been utterly disfigured. Her features were dissolved into an oil painting, nearly driving her to collapse.
Du Wei glanced at Bishop Slivka and Jon, then pointed to himself.
It ant that he would be the one to start asking questions.
Both bishops suddenly caught on and nodded at him.
So, Du Wei slowly walked to the bedside and gently said, "Miss Viktor, our main purpose for coming here is to discuss your family's affairs with you, which of course is related to your current plight."
Viktor's body jerked, but she did not speak.
Seeing this, Du Wei once again spoke softly, "The item that your grandfather, Howard Victor, obtained all those years ago, you should know by now, it's sothing extrely evil. It's also the source of your family's rise to prosperity and subsequent decline."
"Moreover, every generation of your family goes through the sa experience; you could see it as so sort of malice directed at your family."
Viktor's body shuddered, "I've actually been thinking a lot lately. I think I understand what you an. After my father died, a lot of information in the family began to disappear. This might have been done deliberately."
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Du Wei humd in acknowledgnt, "Indeed, as for who did it, the Church has now identified a target. So, we ca to see you, mainly to confirm so related information."
Behind him, Bishop Slivka had already started the voice recorder, and Jon held a briefcase, staring intently at Viktor.
Viktor remained silent for a while and then suddenly turned her head.
Du Wei raised his eyebrows, what he saw was Viktor's face, wrapped in gauze.
Even so, it was clear to see that Viktor's nose and mouth had completely vanished; her entire face appeared to have caved in.
Viktor said hoarsely, "Mr. Du Wei, I am glad you were not frightened by , but you should know how cruel it is for a woman to beco this inhuman, ghostly figure."
"I want to know if those who exploited our family will be punished!"
Du Wei turned to look at Bishop Slivka, who nodded and said gravely, "I promise you, Miss Viktor, they will indeed be punished."
Viktor said angrily, "How should I cooperate with you?"
Bishop Slivka replied, "My colleague will perform an inspection on you, and the Church will handle the matter afterwards."
Viktor took a deep breath, staring blankly at the ceiling of the hospital room.
"Do as you will."
Upon hearing this, Jon opened the briefcase and took out a pristine white sheet of paper, "Please close your eyes, this will take a mont."
Having said that, Jon held the white paper with both hands and approached Viktor to begin the inspection.
After quite so ti had passed.
A slightly chilly breath appeared on the sheet of paper.
Faintly, a bizarre face erged on the surface of the paper with black lines, slightly blurred, but the facial features and contours were still distinguishable.
This was the appearance that the naked eye could see.
Du Wei, standing on the side, quietly entered the state of Spirit Vision.
In his view, the entire sheet was enveloped in a grey, foggy mist, boiling as it were, with twisted faces tumbling through it, all malignant in appearance.
There were n and won, old and young, and among them was the face of Goliath Viktor.
Seeing this, Du Wei couldn't help but frown, feeling the Joker Card in his pocket turn slightly cold. He thought to himself, "This must be the residual imprint of the Evil Spirit."
Even in its weakened state, the Church still had ans beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
He was just unsure whether this paper was the special detection thod Du Wei had ntioned about the Evil Spirit.
At that mont.
Bishop Jon collected the paper and said lightly, "It's finished."
Turning to Du Wei and Bishop Slivka, he said, "The Viktor family has been corrupted by the Evil Spirit since Howard, but it seems the people of Dusk Bell have used their family as a tool to cultivate the Evil Spirit. It finally matured in Goliath's generation, which is why those terrible things happened."
Bishop Slivka nodded, "Let's visit the winery again; we might find traces left by Dusk Bell."
As Du Wei was about to agree, his cell phone suddenly rang...
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