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Chapter 1051, Section 1046: A Surprise Inspection (4k)

After reaching an agreement, Tianyao began to devote himself to studying and improving martial arts. Although he repeatedly emphasized that he was no less than Shenquan, Ma En could still feel a strong sense of disparity.

He also tacitly avoided mentioning anything about this, letting the Heavenly Demon conduct his research on his own. After all, time wasn't the real issue for him; the most important thing was his safety.

With this in mind, he did nothing but carry out his normal activities, which allowed him to spend two days peacefully without encountering any familiar faces or experiencing any unexpected events. The entire hospital was also incredibly calm and peaceful, as if the whole world had always been in harmony.

This tranquility even gave Marx and Engels a subtle illusion, as if the brutal war he had recently experienced was nothing more than a distant dream, and that this ordinary life was the only ever-present reality.

Even this feeling of laziness gave him a slight urge to relax.

However, just as he began to have this misconception...

bang bang.

Ma En, who was hiding in his room, heard a dull knocking sound coming from outside the door.

After a moment's hesitation, he decided to first ask a question to the outside world:
Who's outside?

A forceful female voice came from outside the door:
"Marx and Engels?"

Somewhat puzzled, Ma En walked over and opened the door.

Standing at the door was a woman dressed in a magnificent priest's robe, but she possessed an even more dignified and elegant demeanor and appearance than the robe itself, and she had a face that Ma En somewhat recognized.

Beneath that devout expression lies Lin Chao-heng, one of the three leading congressmen in the former Federation.

Seeing this face at this moment is definitely not good news, because it not only means the complete fall of the Federation, but Chen Yun also warned him about the other priests, and Lin Zhaoheng is definitely not an easy person to get along with.

If things go as he expected.

When he opened the door, Lin Zhaoheng acted as if Ma En didn't exist at all, and immediately lifted her leg to go inside, forcing Ma En to make way for her.

She completely ignored him, instead walking directly to the middle of the room without any hesitation, and began to scrutinize the entire room with extreme care. Then she turned to look at Ma En and said coldly:
"Go stand at the door."

Faced with this situation, Ma En knew he had no choice but to stand at the door and observe Lin Zhaoheng's every move. Fortunately, he shouldn't have anything to worry about.

After all, he had checked the room several times himself, and there shouldn't be anything suspicious inside. The most suspicious thing here was the Heavenly Demon in his mind, but that shouldn't be something that could be discovered with a simple check.

At least Chen Yun didn't realize that Serah was in his mind at the time.

Just as Ma En had predicted, Lin Zhaoheng began ransacking Ma En's house, as if digging for evidence in a suspect's home, without giving any thought to Ma En, who was standing at the door.

Her behavior even subtly conveyed a sense of threat, as if she wanted to make herself feel pressured and tense. If she were some kind of hidden criminal, perhaps such a surprise inspection could indeed have some effect.

Lin Zhaoheng turned the room upside down and dumped everything he could find on the floor right in front of him, leaving no corner untouched, searching under the bed and in the gaps between various cabinets.

After she had dumped everything she could find on the ground, she turned to look at Marne:

"Is there anything you'd like to say?"

Marx and Engels asked, puzzled:
What do you want to say?

Lin Zhaoheng questioned coldly:
“Tell me your sins.”

Mar and Eng said in confusion:
“I don’t know what sin I have committed, Your Excellency, and I have recently lost most of my memory, so even if I were guilty, I couldn’t explain it.”

Lin Zhaoheng nodded, offering no rebuttal, and directly gave the order:
"Okay, then come with me for a check-up. I've already completed your discharge procedures, so you can just come with me."

Maren also remembered Chen Yun's warning. According to her, some pastors and theologians felt that the devil had never left their bodies, so some radical pastors wanted to completely destroy the devil along with themselves.

It's likely that Lin Zhaoheng wanted to seize the opportunity to take her away because she knew she had memory problems.

If I really leave the hospital with her, I might be secretly executed immediately.

There was another important reason why he came to this conclusion: the guy playing the pastor at this moment was Lin Zhaoheng, one of the three giants of the Federation.

Based on the current situation, the New World usually doesn't cause drastic changes in the personality of those who have been distorted, except for special cases like Elysium. Therefore, the fact that Lin Zhaoheng is in charge of this matter also indicates something.

This federal congressman is no good.

Marx and Engels immediately added:
“I’m sorry, Pastor Chen told me not to leave here, and she said she would take care of my situation.”

Lin Zhaoheng frowned:
"Are you trying to scare me with Pastor Chen?"

Marx and Engels shook their heads:

"Pastor Chen specifically told me that she would be fully responsible for my affairs and that I could not accept guidance from any other pastor. I felt that I should trust her request."

“If you have any other opinions, Pastor, you can discuss them with Pastor Chen. I can make a phone call and have her talk to you. If she agrees to my leaving, I have no objection.”

Lin Zhaoheng clearly did not want this to happen:
"Of course, if you don't want to come with me, I won't force you. I know Pastor Chen knows you, but her behavior has been somewhat of an abuse of her duty."

"Her overprotectiveness towards you is well-known within the church, which often leads to her being criticized. If you are truly grateful to her, you should consider her feelings a little more."

"With just a simple check, I can clear her of these rumors. Think about it carefully. Right now, everyone thinks she's protecting you. The way to prove her innocence is to get others involved."

“If I just perform the most basic examination on you, she will have far fewer doubts.”

Even if Marne knew the inside story of the new world, and even if he was not thinking clearly right now, such words could not fool him.

He said with an innocent expression:

“If Pastor Chen agrees, I have no objection. I can call her first to ask, since my mind is not very clear right now and I can’t make a decision on my own.”

Seeing that he still wouldn't fall for it, Lin Zhaoheng showed a hint of displeasure and raised her voice:
"Do you know what crimes you have committed? You killed your own wife with your own hands. Don't you have any desire to avenge her? Don't you have any hatred for that devil?"

"Do you know that if this drags on, it might use your body to commit even greater carnage? By then, it will be too late for you to regret it."

Marx and Eng said with a puzzled look:
"But I really don't know, I don't remember those things at all. If you really want me to reflect on the crimes I committed, it's not impossible to make better choices because of those things."

"But you should at least give me some time to figure out my past. I can't make decisions for my past self now. Dr. Qin is actively treating my problem, and it might be effective soon."

"If you'd like, you can wait until I've recovered enough of my memories, and then let me make a decision based on the actual circumstances at the time. I might then be willing to leave here with you."

"And if I still resist your advice at that time, you are free to take a tougher approach."

"I don't think this process will take long. At most, it will take a few months, and at best, it might even take a few weeks. What do you think of this proposal?"

If Lin Chao-heng's goal is truly to eradicate evil, this shouldn't be an unacceptable proposal, and it would be perfectly acceptable for Marx and Engels as well.

Months later, whether heaven still existed was another matter entirely. But Lin Zhaoheng's expression remained icy cold:

"You wish! Do you think I'd be held back by such a petty trick? In a few months, the devil inside you might succeed in his scheme. We must not miss any opportunity to fight the devil."

Hearing her say that, Ma En was basically certain that Lin Zhaoheng would not budge. Her reason for refusing his proposal was simple: she knew very well that she would have no chance of succeeding after a while.

She probably sees her amnesia as a precious opportunity.

Upon seeing this, Marx and Engels also shook their heads:

“I will not go with you. Pastor Chen is a saint, and I believe that as a servant of the Lord, she can make a wiser decision in this matter. I also believe that she is not blinded by our relationship.”

“If she has really gone astray, the Lord will naturally guide her on her path. In fact, when Pastor Chen came to see me last time, he even took me to see The Voice of the Returned and taught me to pray regularly.”

"How could I possibly not believe in such a saint?"

Faced with Marx and Engels's stubborn resistance, Lin Chao-heng was not discouraged:

"Since you are so resistant to my help, you must have been bewitched by the devil. In that case, I will have no choice but to take you for treatment."

As she spoke, she reached out and grabbed at Ma En.

Seeing this, he immediately shouted:

"Help!"

Snapped.

Lin Zhaoheng immediately covered his mouth, and his hand was flashing with light. Instantly, he felt a force pierce his mouth, directly sealing his ability to speak.

Although Ma En felt that he was not powerless to struggle, and that his internal energy could even break through the seal, he still did not directly use martial arts to resist.

If all else fails, he will indeed have no choice but to fight back with martial arts. However, he still needs to plan the entire process of "going mad" in order to avoid being killed as a devil.

In this situation, the best outcome would be for him to be sent underground as a mental patient.

This could also create opportunities for him to come into contact with the Divine Fist and the gods, and in fact, this wasn't particularly unacceptable to Marne, because even if he couldn't come into contact with other mental patients...

He also had a backup plan—at this moment, the Heavenly Demon in his mind was still diligently preparing for the V-level Undying Technique, so that he could cultivate in the solitary confinement room and then find a way to escape.

"Let's go."

She pushed the door open, intending to forcibly take Ma En away...

"what are you doing?"

The moment she opened the door, Ning Changkong, who was standing opposite Ma En's room, asked a question.

The girl leaned against the wall with a natural expression, as if she had always been there and had never left.

Lin Zhaoheng hadn't yet realized how difficult the other party was to deal with, and simply said:

“I am a pastor, this is none of your business.”

But the girl did not back down at all; instead, she took a few steps forward.
“I’m sorry, no matter who you are, you are not allowed to take Ma En away. He is my follower, and Pastor Chen also instructed me to take care of him. In fact, not only me, but many people around us have been instructed by her to do the same.”

Lin Zhaoheng said with a cold smile:

"So what do you intend to do? Stand in my way, this pastor? I wouldn't mind taking you with me."

But the girl remained calm and composed.
"So someone noticed when you arrived, and he has already sent someone to contact Dr. Qin to contact Pastor Chen. Even if you fly away with him now, Pastor Chen will appear in front of you very soon."

Lin Zhaoheng remained firm in her stance, stating:

"For the sake of the great returnee, offending a saint is not an unbearable price to pay. Some acts of justice require taking risks, and I am well aware of this and have long been prepared for it."

"Do whatever you want, I'll take him with me. You're just reminding me to finish this quickly."

"And if she really comes here to stop me, then I have something to say."

Then, she prepared to take Ma En away from there.

The girl suddenly stood in front of her:

“But if I have evidence that there really is a demon at this moment, it’s not on Marne, it’s actually hiding in Marne’s house, and your current behavior is because you’ve been bewitched by that evil demon.”

Lin Zhaoheng revealed a contemptuous expression:

"What nonsense are you spouting? Get out of my way!"

Clearly, she didn't think Ning Changkong's words made any sense or logic, nor did she think it was possible.

The girl spread her arms to block her view:

"Give me a chance to prove myself. If I can't prove what I'm saying, then I'll call the messenger and have him stop and take Marne away from you. How about that?"

Hearing this, Lin Zhaoheng finally showed a look of attraction:
"can."

Ning Changkong nodded:
"Come with me..."

Then, she walked over to Marne and looked at him calmly, saying:
"Wait here for us for a bit, and don't wander off anywhere. I'll find a way to prove that she has a problem. I've sent Xiao Le to find Dr. Qin. You can ask her if you need anything."

Then, without explaining the meaning of her words, she turned and walked into the room that Ma En had originally been in, and Lin Zhaoheng, who had left a divine spell on Ma En, followed her in.

However, Ma En could sense that Lin Zhaoheng seemed to have other motives at this moment. Rather than wanting Ning Changkong to prove something, it seemed more like she wanted to take her away from public areas like the corridor.

Nevertheless, Marne decided to trust the judgment of the divine eye.

After a short while, the divine magic on him seemed to dissipate naturally.

But Ning Changkong and Lin Zhaoheng still did not leave his room.

He waited a while longer, but they still didn't come out.

Sensing something was amiss, Ma En walked over and slowly opened the half-closed door...

There is nothing inside.