Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Yanfeng Lizheng naturally didn't know about these weird rumors. He only cared about one thing!

Advance letter?

Kotomine Risei's frown deepened. It was obvious that even though he didn't like surfing the Internet like most young people, he had naturally heard about the hottest news in Taito District... no, even in the entire Neon area, especially since Ze Yuezhi had just donated money to the church some time ago.

However, although the other party looked handsome and elegant, his intuition told him that he was not trustworthy, so when some details of the other party being shot were revealed, Yanfeng Lizheng was not surprised.

However, in order to thank the other party for the money he had taken, he still prayed for him for a while. He just didn't know whether the other party would be tortured even more miserably by the devil in hell after being blessed?

He didn't care about that.

As for saying that the money donated by the other party is dirty?

He is not a pedantic person. In his opinion, money is money. As long as he uses the money donated by others to help more people in need, then the money is meaningful.

But what he couldn't imagine was why the 'forecast letter' was related to the church he was in charge of?

At this moment, he instinctively glanced at Leticia, who was also looking surprised, and it was obvious that he had thought of a possibility.

But he didn't say much, just silently took Leticia to the lounge.

At this time, some believers who had not left were gathered in front of the door of the lounge and whispering to each other.

However, when they saw Kotomine Rizheng, they gradually quieted down. But when Kotomine Rizheng walked past, a woman who was about the same age as Kotomine Rizheng mustered up the courage to speak.

"Father Kotomine, I just heard there was a 'warning letter'. Could it be related to the incident at the Zeyue Building..."

The woman had gray hair and her clothes were quite simple, but her temperament was very different from everyone else. It was obvious that she came from a well-off family. She had not only heard rumors about what happened last night, but had even talked to some of the parties involved. Naturally, she knew what the "pre-warning letter" meant.

Could it be that someone in the church has committed the same unforgivable sin as Ze Yuezhi?

Facing the believers' questions, although Kotomine Risho's expression remained serious, his voice was neither hurried nor slow.

"I believe in my colleagues. They are all children who have the same strong faith in the Lord as you..."

As Kotomine Risei finished speaking, the originally noisy crowd calmed down significantly.

It was obvious that Yan Fengli's reputation among the believers was beyond doubt, but then his voice gradually became serious.

"But if someone really does commit a crime, I will definitely not cover it up, and the criminal will be brought to justice!"

After saying this, he bowed slightly to everyone.

As the door closed, although the crowd was still talking, at least everyone had calmed down.

But on the other side, Kotomine Risei's expression became more serious.

Away from the noisy crowd, they soon arrived at the door of the lounge where many people were gathered.

The priests and nuns who were also discussing the matter quickly gathered around Kotomine Risei as if they had found their backbone.

There is only one exception——Watanabe Kazuya!

The other party is exactly the target of the 'warning letter'!

He had been silent at first, but when he saw Kotomine Risei, he looked extremely panicked, but he quickly calmed down.

"Father Kotomine, the lounge is filled with 'warning letters' for some reason. I suspect someone is playing a 'prank'!"

Watanabe Kazuya is not young anymore. He is in his forties and can be considered an old man in the church. He has known Kotomine Risei for more than ten years. Perhaps it is because they are familiar with each other that he looks quite calm.

Yan Fengli Zheng did not comment on this, but just nodded at him and walked into the lounge.

The decoration style of the church lounge is similar to that of the restaurant, both of which are relatively modern and minimalist, but there are also some "religious" decorative patterns.

At this time, the wall with the painting of "The Last Supper" was covered with notices, with only one part exposed.

As an old priest, Kotomine Risho recognized the other party's identity at a glance - Judas!

Yes, it was Judas who betrayed Jesus!

I picked up a notice that someone had torn off and dropped on the ground.

As rumored, there was a gold coin stuck inside, but Yanfeng Lizheng was not moved at all. He just opened the notice letter and glanced at the "preview letter" that was made up of lines of words cut from newspapers.

"The betrayer consumed by greed, Mr. Watanabe Kazuya.

The demon who used money to make you betray your faith has been killed.

But the fact that you betrayed the Lamb of God to the devil will not disappear!

We who know all this will take away your twisted desires today!

From the Phantom Thieves of Hearts——————"

After reading the preview letter, Kotomine Risho was unable to tell for a moment whether this preview letter was a real preview letter.

But he understood the meaning of the notice.

The so-called 'devil' undoubtedly refers to 'Ze Yuezhi' who has been shot dead. In connection with the crimes committed by Ze Yuezhi, the so-called 'selling the Lamb of God to the devil' should refer to the other party betraying believers and causing them to fall into the clutches of Ze Yuezhi.

But is this letter credible?

Kotomine Risei had already made some judgments.

But he didn't say much, just gestured for Watanabe Kazuya to come in.

"I can't confirm whether these 'warning letters' are true or false. If they are false, then the troublemakers must be caught. If they are true..."

Kotomine Risho didn't say anything more, but his meaning was self-evident.

He was silent for two seconds, then took out his cell phone from his pocket and handed it to Watanabe Kazuya.

"Call the police."

Looking at the cell phone that Kotomine Rizheng handed to him, Watanabe Kazuya wanted to smash it directly on Kotomine Rizheng's face.

But he didn't dare.

It was not only because the other party was highly respected, but also because he had seen the concrete pillar in the backyard of the dormitory broken by the other party's punch.

He felt that he was not as resistant to blows as the concrete pillar.

So no matter how many ideas he had, he could only accept it helplessly.

After opening his phone and entering the emergency number, he hesitated for a few seconds but finally pressed the alarm button.

Because Kotomine Risei seemed to have given him the right to choose, but in fact he had no choice at all.

After all, if he doesn't want to be decent, the other party has plenty of ways to make himself decent.

"This is 'Tokyo St. Mary's Cathedral'. I'm calling the police. Someone's playing a prank in the church. They've posted a bunch of 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' notices in the lounge."

After saying this, Watanabe Kazuya quickly hung up the phone. It was obvious that the case had been accepted.

"Whoo~"

Watanabe Ichiya let out a breath unconsciously and returned the phone to Kotomine Risei.

Perhaps it was this behavior of his that earned him the trust of many people.

But no one knew that he was more panicked than anyone else at this moment. After all, he did give some of the believers' information to Ze Yuezhi, and even revealed the matter about 'Leticia' some time ago.

Otherwise, why would Ze Yuezhi donate money to the church?

Are you anxious about having too much money to burn?

You know, Ze Yuezhi's "self-explosion" last night made him unable to sleep all night, and his bad condition today was also related to it. However, in his opinion, his acquaintance with the other party was just an accident. At the same time, he was just a small shrimp, and he should not be worthy of Ze Yuezhi to leave much information about him. Since he didn't arrest him directly, then maybe he would have a chance to become a "fish that slipped through the net"?

He did not regret betraying others, but he regretted why he did not hide himself more.

But he never expected that he would be targeted by the Phantom Thieves.

It can only be said that he deserves this bad luck. Who asked Leticia to look so similar to the 'Saber' that Lan Ke has been thinking about?

Even if Lan Ke wanted to ask other people for information, he didn't know where to start. After all, there were too many, so he simply packed up all the "clues" and handed them over to the police.

Only him!

Lan Ke plans to handle it himself.

After all, it's like when performing surgery. If you happen to see a lesion in the patient's body, you can naturally solve it as long as conditions permit.

However, he had a big heart and performed pretty well, at least fooling most people.

As for Kotomine Risei, although his expression was serious, he did not comment. He just told everyone to do what they were supposed to do, but not to disrupt the scene.

It was obvious that although he had already made a judgment in his heart, he still held on to the last glimmer of hope.

Maybe I guessed wrong?

It was as if Watanabe Kazuya had already glossed over the matter.

Everyone followed Kotomine Risei's orders without hesitation, but at this moment an accident happened.

“Ugh~!!”

Watanabe Kazuya, who had originally looked calm, suddenly began to cover his throat and let out a low roar.

This sudden change startled everyone.

But this is not the end. The moment the other party covered his throat with both hands, Yan Fenglizheng reflexively supported him to prevent him from falling to the ground.

But at this moment, he suddenly began to cover his chest and let out a painful cry.

It looked as if he had had a heart attack.

An old nun with a weak heart quickly took out a 'quick-acting heart pill' and handed it to Yanfeng Lizheng. However, she never expected that after feeding the other party the pill, Yanfeng Li put her head on the other party's chest, as if listening to something.

Soon, everyone realized that Kotomine Risei actually knew medicine.

According to the other party, his teacher taught him when he was learning "fitness skills" when he was young.

But it was precisely because of this that Yanfeng Lizheng became even more confused.

Watanabe Kazuya's heartbeat was relatively fast, but since the other party was screaming so miserably, it would be a problem if his heartbeat was not fast, but other than that, there seemed to be no other problems.

While trying to treat him, he carefully observed Watanabe Kazuya.

Because he was squatting, he saw the only exposed head of "Judas" on the "hanging picture" covered with notice letters.

According to the Bible, the reasons why Judas betrayed Jesus were actually very complicated. He was jealous of other disciples and had a desire for power and money.

But the most impressive thing is that he sold Jesus to the enemy for 'thirty pieces of silver', the price of a slave.

So people often associate it with 'greed' among the seven deadly sins.

Coincidentally, including the "pre-warning letter" in Kotomine Risei's hand, there were exactly thirty pre-warning letters pasted on the painting, and gold coins were pasted inside, as if mocking Judas who betrayed Jesus.

When he thought about what Watanabe Kazuki might have done, he suddenly remembered a passage in 1 Timothy Chapter 6, Verse 10 of the Bible.

“For the love of money is a root of all evil. Some, eager for it, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.”

This is the apostle Paul's exhortation to his co-worker Timothy, advising him to learn to be "content."

At this time, Watanabe Kazuya was covering his chest and screaming as if his heart had been pierced.

But at this moment, there was another commotion in the distance, and soon the crowd was separated, and Josuke Higashikata, with his iconic hairstyle, rushed in first.

"what happened?!"

Coincidentally, the joint investigation team of Investigation Section 1 and Investigation Section 2 was conducting a carpet search in Taito District, and the area that Josuke Higashikata was in charge of happened to be nearby.

So when he heard the order from the command center, he rushed over immediately.

Just looking at Watanabe Kazuya who was screaming with his hands on his chest and the medicine bottle placed next to him, he always felt that this was more like a 'murder case' than a 'phantom thief crime'.

Kotomine Risei was supporting Watanabe Kazuya while explaining to Higashikata Josuke what had happened with a serious expression.

There's nothing wrong with this, but with the background sound of Watanabe Kazuya's screams, the scene always looks a bit weird.

Fortunately, they soon didn't have to listen to it anymore, because Watanabe Kazuya's screams gradually weakened, but before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the original screams turned into loud crying.

Under everyone's incredulous gaze, Watanabe Kazuya knelt on his knees in the direction of Leticia with a thud.

“I am not worthy to be the Lord’s shepherd, I am not worthy!!”

While saying strange things, the other party kept kowtowing, causing Leticia to hide behind the older nun like a frightened animal.

Only Higashikata Josuke's brows were furrowed as if twisted...

Chapter 8: The 'Purity' is too low!!

The order Josuke Higashikata received was that a 'Notice of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts' was found in St. Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo. He requested the nearest police force to rush to the church to protect the scene and wait for the officers from 'Investigation Section 2' to come for support.

But what happened now made his eyebrows twitch.