"Just lock this girl here first."
In the sect's stronghold on the back mountain, a group of believers, including the Muraki couple, directed the tombkeeper to come to the center of the room and place the still unconscious Xiao Karasuma on a black bed.
The space of this room is quite spacious, as if the walls between several bedrooms and living rooms in the house are connected.
The two external windows are all covered with black curtains, and the surrounding walls are decorated with candle-burning wall lamps similar to European medieval style. After all, this private house has long been abandoned and does not have electricity.
On the pedestal in the innermost part of the room is a wooden statue that is as tall as a person.
The statue looks like a European woman, naked in appearance, in a kneeling posture, with her hands clasped together, praying like a Virgin.
Its appearance is different from that of any saint or god in any European religion. It was obviously created by the sculptor according to his own preferences. This is probably the "lord" of these believers.
In order to move the body of the "Lord" to this back mountain, it took a lot of effort from these believers.
There were circles of candles placed around the statue. After entering the room, believers immediately came forward to light them one by one.
Due to the isolation of outside light, the entire room seemed a little dark at this time, only the light of candles around it was weakly illuminated.
I don't know if it's because there has been no ventilation for a long time, but there is still a faint pungent smell in this room.
"After using her to deceive the policeman, let's sacrifice them both to the 'Lord'..."
Wearing a robe, Mr. Muraki looked down at the unconscious Karasuma and said this.
"Um."
The surrounding believers nodded in agreement one after another. This was the result of their discussion. One of the believers also took out a bundle of black strings from under his robe and tied Xiao Karasuma's hands and feet.
However, for such a long-decided plan, someone actually raised objections at this moment.
"Mr. Muraki, I think... we can't kill her." The gravekeeper also looked at the unconscious little Karasuma. After struggling and hesitating, he finally said these words.
"What did you say?" Mr. Muraki looked at him in surprise when he heard this.
Before he could ask any more questions, a believer immediately asked: "What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't these things we had already discussed last night?"
"Yes, that policeman is about to discover the existence of the 'Lord'. If we don't take action, I'm afraid the 'Lord' will be..."
"Mr. Muraki." However, the tombkeeper ignored these people's words. Instead, he turned to look at Mr. Muraki and asked, "Why can't the 'Lord' be exposed to the world?"
"Because 'Lord' is the most holy existence in this world."
Mr. Muraki replied immediately without any hesitation.
"The eyes of those vulgar and filthy people will only tarnish the holiness of the 'Lord'. Only we, the faithful believers who are willing to follow the 'Lord', can face the true face of the 'Lord'."
With that said, Mr. Muraki clasped his hands together and bowed his head to pray to the statue in the room, and other believers in the room followed suit and made the same move.
The only exception is the gravekeeper.
"But I don't think that police officer is also a vulgar and dirty person."
The tombkeeper also turned his head to face the statue directly, clenching his hands, with a painful expression but firm eyes.
"He is a very good man and an excellent policeman. He has saved many innocent victims and never let go of those who committed crimes... Mr. Muraki, I didn't tell you last night, that Officer, he actually already knows about Kyoko and Mr. Hanada..."
"What?!" Mrs. Muraki, who had been silent all this time, suddenly shouted out loud when she heard this. The other believers also looked frightened.
"You guy! Have you betrayed the 'Lord'?!"
"Asshole! How can you be worthy of the 'Lord' like this? How can you be worthy of the leader?!"
"No, I didn't say anything..."
Faced with the obligatory curses from the believers, the tombkeeper just shook his head calmly. The struggling and painful look on his face gradually faded away, and turned into a smile after achieving extreme inner peace.
"The police officer thought of it himself. He is really powerful. I didn't say anything, but he seemed to have seen through me completely...
He gave me one night in the hope that I could surrender...Ah, even for a person like me who has been burdened with so many sins, the police officer was still willing to give me a chance to change my ways..."
As he spoke, the tombkeeper suddenly burst into tears. He walked forward towards the statue of the "Lord" and slowly raised his hand.
"That police officer is not a vulgar and filthy person. He is the same as the 'Lord'. They are all 'holy', far more holy and flawless than those of us who have committed sins..."
But in the end, he did not actually touch the statue. He stopped one meter in front of the statue. The tombkeeper turned to look at the silent Mr. Muraki and persuaded:
"Mr. Muraki, let's surrender."
"What happened to Kyoko and Mr. Hanada was a crime committed by us. From the moment we killed them, we have become filthy. We killed innocent people, and the 'Lord' will not forgive us. Yes, only by enduring the corresponding punishment can we wash away our sins..."
"Nonsense!"
A believer yelled loudly: "Xingzi and Hanada are filthy people who don't understand the glory of the 'Lord'! No matter how many things we kill that need to be cleaned up, the 'Lord' will not punish me." wait!"
"Oh! Kyoko..." Upon hearing his words, Mrs. Muraki suddenly sobbed.
"Sin is sin, even if you misinterpret the true meaning of 'Lord', it can never be covered up."
The tombkeeper shook his head, but said: "If the 'Lord' is really the most 'holy' existence in the world, then the 'Lord' will definitely not allow us to take the lives of those vulgar people at will..."
"If you don't believe in my religion, you are all sinners!"
"These nonsense! You guy... are you going to betray the 'Lord'?!"
"All quiet."
Finally, amidst the chaos of curses, Mr. Muraki, who had been silent for a long time, spoke.
He looked at the tombkeeper expressionlessly and asked, "It seems that you have made a decision in your mind. What are you going to do next?"
"I will take this little girl back to see the young police officer, and then tell her everything about the Lord and the Order." The tombkeeper said seriously.
"Really……"
Mr. Muraki heard this and nodded expressionlessly.
"In that case, just do what you want..."
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(End of chapter)
