You don't even want to call me godfather

He stepped over the priest, walked in front of the crowd, and as they watched, he raised his gun, aimed at the suitcase, and pulled the trigger.

The gunshots were followed by explosions and flames that engulfed the entire monastery.

Whether it was the beastly priest, the bystanders who knew the truth but did not report it, or Hexi himself, they were all burned to ashes in the flames of the explosion.

After a long time, the explosion in the monastery attracted residents and passers-by in the surrounding area. Upon hearing the news, the executors and the garrison came to investigate and deal with the follow-up matters.

And in the confessional of the church where Hexi lived, specks of light lit up and gradually gathered into a human figure. Hexi, who should have died in the explosion, reappeared here.

"Dong dong."

Someone knocked on the door of the confessional. Hexi opened the door and saw Boyi standing outside with a towel in her hand.

"Wipe it off, look at what you've done to yourself."

She looked at Hexi with disdain, but her words revealed a hint of concern.

"Thank you," He Xi took the towel and wiped his face clean, "But only in this way can we avoid suspicion. No one will go after a dead person."

"Then you have to be more restrained. What should you do if you encounter special situations one after another?" Bo Ye frowned slightly, seeming to be dissatisfied with He Xi's attitude. "My ability can only guarantee your life once. After you use it up, you have to ask me for another one."

"Thank you, I'll keep an eye on it."

Looking at Boye, the fallen angel, He Xi did not feel as painful as he felt when he saw other people.

It's ridiculous that the evil thoughts in the hearts of those so-called Lateran citizens may be even more serious than those of some fallen angels.

At least, Hexi could accept it and look directly at the fallen angels in the organization without being influenced by their thoughts.

But people like that priest are everywhere in this world.

Chapter 40 Ring Device

The notary office is not large, but it is distributed in various areas of Lateran, just like a police station, but it is also like a court, with law enforcement power. High-level executors can even exercise special powers and execute fugitive fallen angels or prisoners.

"Raphael, Benhong, give me your work IDs and wait in the lobby first," Ou Ya said to the children when they returned to the notary office, "Asa, come in with me."

"Ah good."

Azazel obediently followed Ou Ya in and stopped in front of a window. He turned his head to glance at Raphael and Ben Hong who were standing not far away, thinking about something absent-mindedly.

"What are you thinking about?" Ou Ya nudged Azazel's back with his elbow and said, "You've been worried since we were on the way back to Rutland, and you've always been a step behind. Now that the girls are away, you're willing to talk to me, right?"

"Eh? This..." Azazel seemed a little dull in this regard. He kept looking at the ground under his feet, as if hesitating. "Well... Actually, I was wondering why Ou Ya never told me about your past."

After a brief thought, Azazel gave up the idea of ​​asking about Raphael and Ben Hong, as he felt it was a bit inappropriate.

But he didn't notice that when he turned his gaze back, Raphael in the hall also took the opportunity to leave for a while with Ben Hong.

"Well, I'm the executor who was demoted from Section 1, so now I'm leading you guys in Section 2 to carry out official duties. You should have heard about this from Raphael," Ou Ya originally thought it was a big deal, but Azazel was just making a fuss, so he explained to him, "You kids are all newcomers, so before I'm sure you have enough combat capabilities, I will supervise and assist you in your work, and avoid missions that are too dangerous."

"That is to say... we are still in the training period, right?"

Hearing this, Azazel asked.

"The job of hunting down criminals is very dangerous. Sometimes you may need to leave Lateran, and may even come into conflict with other countries or forces. It is as dangerous as a battlefield. Who would let a fresh graduate go to the battlefield?" Speaking of this, Ou Ya was unusually serious. While handing his work permit through the window, he said, "Your mother, Section Chief Xila, asked me to train you when you graduated. I will take you to hunt down more dangerous criminals only when you can handle things on your own."

"Mother..." When Azazel mentioned Xila, his mood suddenly changed again. He thought of his sister who had not returned for a long time. "She should be able to handle things on her own. I don't know how long it will take."

"Don't worry, we will never be short of time, just like Lateran will never be short of prisoners." Ou Ya put the work permit returned from the window into his pocket and handed one of the several brand new work permits handed out to Azazel. "Here, your new work permit."

"Ah, okay," Azazel took the ID subconsciously, but after pondering it for a few seconds, he realized the problem, "Wait, why do you have a new work permit?"

"A rather special situation has occurred recently," Ou Ya pointed to the largest wall in the notary office. While explaining to Azazel, he quietly gestured to Raphael and Ben Hong who reappeared in the hall, "Remember Abraham and Gui'er who were captured by you and Raphael before? Gui'er was originally the executor of the notary office. When she defected to the Fallen Angels, she took away an important device, and Abraham escaped, taking that device with her. Her whereabouts are unknown. If we don't update the certificate system, they will have a great chance of blending into the crowd."

Azazel looked towards the wall that Ouya had just pointed at.

There were many wanted poster-like notices posted on the wall, with the criminals' photos and names printed on them.

"These are all fugitives. If you have the ability, you can kill them directly when you see them," Ou Ya explained to Azazel again, "But at this stage, if you see the faces above, it's better to run away as soon as possible. You can't defeat prisoners of this level. Abraham's success that time can only be regarded as an accident."

There is no sarcasm intended, Ou Ya is just stating the facts.

"Is this so..."

Azazel responded verbally, but his eyes kept imprinting the photos and names on the wall into his mind.

Cecia... Abraham... Bo Yi...

Little did he know that while he was memorizing these names, Raphael, with a ring-shaped device on his halo and another in his hand, quietly slipped up behind him and stood on tiptoe.

"Click."

A device identical to the one on her halo was now attached to Azazel's halo, instantly blocking out the light emitted by the halo.

"Hey! Great success!"

Raphael raised his hands high, as if cheering for the success of her "sneak attack".

But Azazel just stood there and didn't react.

He seemed to have noticed Raphael's approach a long time ago, but did not take any action because he saw a prisoner who made him somewhat puzzled.

"Kule?"

"This is a fallen angel and a fugitive. However, for some reason, the notary office has been unable to obtain a photo of her. The only information they have so far is her name."

Looking at Azazel's thoughtful expression, Ou Ya said thoughtfully.

"Asa...what's wrong with you?"

Raphael asked worriedly. In the past two days, since the incident with Abraham, Azazel has been in this strange dazed state several times in a row.

"It's okay, I'm just a little curious." Azazel touched the device on the halo and changed the subject stiffly. "It's really magical. It can block all light and I won't feel dizzy."

After all, generally speaking, if you are covered by the aura of the Sakota people, you will feel a strong sense of dizziness.

"Hehehe, right, right, that's what I thought when I put it on just now."

As expected, the carefree Raphael was dragged off the topic. He was very satisfied with Azazel's reaction and smiled foolishly.

But Ou Ya is not as easy to fool as Raphael. How could he not see that Azazel is worried about something?

As for Ben Hong, she just watched, or more like observed the behavior of several people.

"Stop playing around, both of you. You don't need to wear that thing outside of special missions. It will only cause trouble."

But Ou Ya just looked at the children in front of him with some hesitation and said.

He has witnessed too many things over the years, and he understands that it is better not to pursue some things.

So he chose to pretend not to know.

"Hey~ Uncle Ou Ya is always like this, we just finished a mission..."

Raphael's enthusiasm was dampened and he complained.

"Then here comes the next mission," Ou Ya said, shaking the list he had just handed out from the window. "As for the case that happened today, the criminal brought a large amount of explosives to blow up the monastery and died in the explosion along with the hostages. According to records, this type of suicide crime is not the first time it has occurred. There is reason to suspect that it is an organized criminal gang."

"Eh~ Do we have to do even this kind of mission?" Raphael rested his head on Azazel's back dejectedly, "Are we executors or arrest commissioners..."

"Well... after all, it's a job for the notary office. Apart from the official job, it's also a job with a client," Azazel said comfortingly, his body tilting with Raphael's weight, "It's just like finding a cat or repairing a car."

"Come to think of it, this does seem to be a task with a client, and the client is..." Ou Ya thought of something after hearing this. He carefully read the task list, then frowned in confusion, "Mo De?"

"Eh?" This time it was Ben Hong's turn to be confused. She was staring at them and seemed a little overwhelmed. "Don't, don't look at me. I don't know either."

"Hiss... things seem to be getting more troublesome."

Ou Ya stroked his chin, pondering something.

"Wait, you can't go in here!"

At this moment, the administrator's voice suddenly came from the entrance behind them.

"Please move aside. I'm looking for someone."

"Miss, please don't embarrass us."

Several people looked towards the door of the notary office and saw the purple figure and her anxious look.

She also noticed several people standing in the hall.

Chapter 41: Live in the Present

"godfather!"

With a bang, Ou Ya broke open the door and rushed into the house with a musket in hand, followed by the others.

But at this moment, Koshei was the only one in the room standing by the window, looking out. He turned around and looked at a few people.

"She got away," he said. "I'm sorry I couldn't stop her."

Ou Ya was stunned for a moment. He looked around the room and found that there was indeed no sign of any other person. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"No, I'm glad you're okay," Ou Ya put away his gun, looked at Koshei, and said, "Compared to arresting criminals, the personal safety of the representatives of the International Conference who came to Lateran is a more important priority."

"She left through the window," Koshe said calmly, as if the appearance of the fallen angel was not surprising, and pointed out the window, "She said her name was Kule."

"Kule!"

Ou Ya showed a rather shocked expression when he heard this, and the same thing happened to him as well, as did Azazel, who had just heard of Kule.

"I'm sorry, I don't remember her face," Koshe said in advance, knowing the procedures for witnesses to testify against a criminal, in order to avoid trouble, "so I may not be able to give a portrait description."

"No, no, these are not important. Please don't worry. We will take care of it." After learning the general direction of Kule, Ou Ya thought quickly, put on his gun, and walked out the door quickly, while ordering, "Ben Hong, you stay here and protect the Godfather's safety at all times. Asa, Raphael, follow me."

"Yes!"

Azazel and Raphael were already used to chasing down criminals, so they immediately left with Ou Ya.

Before leaving, he looked at Koshei with some doubt, and then after being patted on the arm by Raphael, he trotted out and kept up with Ou Ya's pace.

Only Koshe, Iris, and Benhong were left in the room.

The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

……

"Ouya, why are we in such a hurry to chase her out?" Azazel, who had just arrived outside the hotel, asked Ouya who was trying to find the direction. "We don't know what Kule looks like, and we don't even know the direction she left. What's the point of being so anxious?"

"Kule is the only prisoner who has not had a photo for such a long time. Regardless of whether the person who broke into the Godfather's room and claimed to be Kule is him, this is a rare piece of information," Ou Ya recalled the direction facing the window of the hotel room and said, "It will be very beneficial for us to complete the notary office's intelligence database."

"But... how can we find her without ever seeing her?" Azazel was puzzled by Ou Ya's inexplicably high fighting spirit. He pointed out the crux of the problem, "Besides, since the other party is a fallen angel, and she is so cautious that the notary office has no information about her, then just the time we wasted here, she should have escaped from our reach."

"Azazel," Ou Ya suddenly realized something in his anxiety. He turned around and stared at Azazel. "Are you thinking about the previous incident again? Didn't I tell you to think about why you--"

"Yes, Uncle Ouya," Raphael interrupted Ouya who was about to get angry and cut in to add insult to injury. "I remember that you never let us participate in this level of fallen angel hunting mission. Besides, the target of our mission is not Kuler."

There is no doubt that Raphael is the one who knows Ou Ya the best, but at the same time, she is also the one who knows Azazel very well.

As a partner for such a long time, when Azazel raised the question, Raphael already knew his intention.

"...You two kids..." Looking at the two people in collusion in front of him, Ou Ya's anger gradually subsided, and finally he just sighed, "Oh, forget it, after reporting this matter, I will investigate the bomb murder case first."

Seeing that Ou Ya did not pursue the matter any further, Azazel breathed a sigh of relief.

Because when Ou Ya is angry, he is really scary.

On the way back to the notary office, Azazel kept walking behind, thinking alone, not knowing that Raphael had come to his side at some point.

"Asa...are you still holding a grudge against what happened before?"

Looking at the absent-minded Azazel, Raphael asked with some concern.

During a previous arrest mission, Azazel, a rookie executor, accidentally fired a shot during the operation, nearly killing the prisoner.

Although the emergency situation during this mission was not even considered excessive law enforcement, Azazel was not punished.

But Azazel said that the reason he hit the fallen angel prisoner with that shot was that he had no ill will towards them and had no intention of resisting.

This was different from the criminals they had encountered before, so he was a little suspicious.

Finally, after investigating through Oyato's connections, he learned that the fallen angel originally owned a drugstore, and was corrupted because he shot and killed a robber who broke into the store to rob. At that time, his child was in the store.

Perhaps one of the things Ou Ya regretted most in his life was telling Azazel the cause of the prisoner's crime.

A capable and passionate young man fell into a long period of self-contradiction.