You don't even want to call me godfather

"Ding."

The elevator door opened and Hexi walked in. He pressed the button for the first floor and leaned against the elevator wall.

"Wait a moment."

Just as the elevator door was about to close, a hand reached in and the elevator door opened again based on the sensor.

The owner of the hand also walked into the elevator. It was Ou Ya. He stood in front of He Xi with his back to him.

Because he kept his head down to avoid others seeing his face, He Xi did not realize the identity of the visitor.

The two of them stood there, one in front of the other, until the elevator door closed completely.

"Sometimes, exchanging a life in the legal profession for fewer important people being killed is a very good deal," Ou Ya spoke first. "Isn't that what politics is? What do you think, He Xi?"

He turned his back to Hexi and spoke calmly, as if this man was not the criminal he wanted to arrest.

"We've been apart for a long time, shouldn't you give me, your old friend, a warm hug?"

Seeing that Hexi was still silent, Ou Ya turned his head and said.

"Then you'll probably strangle me and break my spine, and I don't want that."

Hexi raised his head slightly, revealing his dark eyes, and his hands behind his back were also making some small movements.

"That's right. After all, I've always broken all kinds of 'toys' because of my great strength." Ou Ya smiled, but then returned to a serious expression. "Tell me, He Xi, why do you want to kill people?"

"..."

He Xi didn't say anything, but silently raised his hand holding the thing in front of his chest.

"Don't you want to say it..."

Ou Ya spoke in a low voice, he turned around and without hesitation threw a swift and heavy punch at He Xi.

"Boom!"

Hexi lowered his head to avoid the fatal punch. Ou Ya's fist left a deep fist mark on the elevator wall.

"I heard that you don't take those young people on dangerous missions."

Hexi opened his palm and revealed what was in his hand.

It was a small bomb, the same one used against Azazel and Raphael.

"But now, it's just you and me."

As Ou Ya finished speaking, the bomb in He Xi's hand burst into light.

"You're really making it difficult for me—"

“Bang!!”

He Xi did not give Ou Ya a chance to continue speaking. The thing in his hand exploded. The small suicide explosion even caused the elevator to be severely deformed and stuck in the elevator shaft.

Ou Ya stood there unharmed, with a thin layer of substance attached to his skin, while He Xi had turned into a pool of blood.

"...You clearly know that this kind of attack can't hurt me at all..."

Looking at the pool of blood, Ou Ya fell silent.

What kind of reason could make him willing to die together with others rather than reveal the reason why he killed someone?

But after a few seconds, the blood on the ground began to flash, and the light quickly spread throughout the elevator.

Then, the pool of blood disappeared in the light, along with the blood that splashed on Ou Ya.

"This is……"

Ou Ya frowned and looked around the elevator. Apart from the elevator walls that were deformed by the explosion, it was as if He Xi had not existed just now.

"It seems...things are getting a little out of control."

Thinking of this, Ou Ya felt a little annoyed. He grabbed the deformed elevator door and forcefully pushed it open to both sides.

……

After leaving the hotel, Ben Hong looked up at the window where Koshei had been before, and an unusual light flashed in his eyes.

After walking through several streets, Ben Hong came to an inconspicuous photo shop.

She took out a few films she had taken earlier from her bag and placed them in front of a woman who was snoring softly.

"Make me a copy of each, Cecia."

Unexpectedly, this woman was one of the fallen angels that Azazel had seen on the wanted wall of the notary office before.

But unlike her appearance in the photo, her halo is pure white, not the black color unique to fallen angels.

"Hmm..." Cecia opened her eyes dazedly. Seeing that the person coming was Ben Hong, she stretched lazily and stood up. "I think I said before that you should call me Miss Yi now. I don't want to be discovered and arrested because of your leak."

"Who told you to commit so many crimes and disappearances?" Ben Hong seemed to be very familiar with Cecia. She checked the camera and didn't forget to criticize Cecia. "By the way, please take care of the camera for me. I don't know if it was dropped before. There is a problem with the zoom of the lens."

"You just know how to bully me. I know, I know. I'll help you fix it." Cecia scratched her hair, looking accustomed to it. "Remember to find some rare things for me to taste later."

"I'll try to get you some when I can go abroad again," Ben Hong said. Suddenly she thought of something and took out another item from her bag. "Oh, this is for you. It was dropped by a creature I met abroad last night."

That thing was actually the thorn that had pierced Koshe's leg before and was pulled out by Ouya. It was the thorn of the worm.

"Hmm? It's quite rare, for you," Cecia's eyes lit up as if she had seen a treasure, and then she asked, "But the blood stain on it..."

"It's 'that person's'."

As Cecia's eyes changed from confusion to surprise, Ben Hong stuffed the spike into her hand.

"Where's 'Adam'?"

Just as Cecia put away the spikes, Ben Hong looked around the photo developing shop and suddenly asked about this name that only appeared in the mouths of fallen angels.

"His words will wait for you in the back."

Cecilia understood what Ben Hong meant. She walked to the door and turned over the "Open" sign on the door to reveal the "Closed" side.

There were two small rooms for taking headshots in the photo shop. Led by Cecia, Ben Hong entered the small room on the right. There was no photography equipment inside, only a staircase leading to the basement.

They walked down the stairs to the entrance of a secret room, where Cecilia pushed aside the curtain with her hands and entered with Ben Hong.

"You are here, Ben Hong."

In the secret room, a man called 'Adam' sat there, on the wall behind him was a map and a huge network of relationships connected by pins and strings.

Whether they were people from the notary office, fallen angels, representatives from various countries attending the International Conference, the Pope, the military commander of the Lateran See, musketeers, etc., all were nailed to the wall with their names.

And at the center of this web of relationships are Koshe and Iris.

There was a chessboard on the table in front of Adam. He seemed to be playing chess with himself. When he heard the sound of Ben Hong and Cecilia coming, he raised his head and revealed half of his face that was burned.

His face, except for the burns on his face and his slightly older age, was almost exactly the same as Koshe's.

He looked at Ben Hong and uttered a low voice.

"You, have you seen 'me'?"

Chapter 44: Collapse of Faith

Outside the building, a large number of light particles suddenly appeared in the engineering vehicle that Azazel and Raphael had noticed earlier.

The light particles gathered into a human shape, and Hexi appeared in the engineering vehicle.

"It looks like you're in some trouble, Hexi."

Bo Yi, who had been talking to him, said in the headset.

"I was entangled by that stubborn old man Ou Ya, but... Fortunately, I have your ability to help me, otherwise I would not be able to escape."

He was breathing slightly, as if the pain of the explosion when he died was still lingering in his body.

"Before you come back, I can only give you this blessing once. From now on, you have to rely on yourself."

"Of course... I have prepared a way out in advance."

Because of the previous explosion, the area is now surrounded by passers-by and guards who have rushed here after hearing the news.

Hexi took a deep breath, put the car in gear, turned around and drove out of the parking space, and passers-by naturally made way for the construction vehicle.

Just as he had originally planned, he drove in the opposite direction of the building.

"Dong dong."

But on the way, a slight sound came from the cargo box connected to the front of the car.

"Bang bang bang bang-"

Immediately afterwards, a series of bullets were fired from behind the passenger seat, penetrating the seat and even shattering the front windshield.

"brake--"

The sudden change frightened Hexi. Seeing that he was about to hit other vehicles in front, he decisively turned the steering wheel, stepped on the brakes, and drove onto the pedestrian road before stopping.

The outer shell of the cargo box that was pierced by bullets was kicked open by the people inside the box, and a blond head stretched out.

"See, Asa! I told you there was something wrong with this car!"

Raphael held the rifle and prepared to climb out of the cargo box.

"You're the one from the Eurasian team - you're kidding!"

He Xi was panicked for a moment. He didn't have any extra bombs on him, so he had to open the car door and flee in panic.

But the other man was one step faster than him. Azazel rushed out from the iron door behind the cargo box of the engineering truck, pointing the long gun in his hand directly at Hexi's forehead.

But he hesitated for a moment, then moved the muzzle of the gun towards Hexi's calf and pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

Deprived of the ability to move, Hexi felt his center of gravity unstable for a moment. The intense and continuous pain almost made him fall to the ground. He bumped into the car body and immediately pulled out the pistol that he had not used for a long time.

But after a brief thought, Hexi did not choose to shoot because he knew the consequences of doing so.

"It seems that you have to change your base."

After saying this to Boye, Hexi took off the headset and crushed it with his fingers.

Raphael climbed out from the gap in the cargo box, grabbed the driver's seat with his left hand, and threw his body out of the car.

As soon as she landed, she immediately pressed the muzzle of her rifle against the back of Hexi's head.

Seeing this, Hexi had no choice but to give up. The blessing given to him by Boye had been consumed during the confrontation with Ou Ya, so he didn't dare to act rashly now.

Then he let go of his grip, the pistol fell to the ground, and raised his hands to the sides of his head.

"Uncle Ou Ya, we caught the criminal!"

At the same time, Raphael excitedly reported the situation here to Ou Ya using the walkie-talkie.

"boarding."

There was a burst of noise from the intercom, followed by only these words from Ou Ya.

"brake--"

Ou Ya drove the car they came in and stopped on the road next to the three people. With the window open, Ou Ya shouted to the two men, "What are you standing there for! Get in the car!"

"Ah, eh? I know...I know!"

Although he didn't know why Ou Ya was so anxious, Raphael still obediently untied the handcuffs hanging around his waist and put them on Hexi's hands.

Azazel also stepped forward and pressed Hexi's hands behind his back. The two of them dragged Hexi, whose leg was injured, and threw him into the back seat.

Raphael sat in the passenger seat, while Azazel simply went into the back seat to keep an eye on Hexi.

Seeing that everyone had gotten into the car, Ou Ya changed gears, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

On the way back to the notary office, the wound on Hexi's calf was bleeding continuously, but he still lay on his side against the car door without saying a word, as if thinking about something.

Maybe he was wondering why he lost to two inexperienced kids.

"Speaking of which, Ou Ya, why are you in such a hurry?"