Chapter 63
The agents from the Divine Investigation Bureau left, leaving Sean alone in Daisy's office.
"Twenty years ago, all the members of the Judas Circle died?" Sean blinked, his thoughts flowing, "All members of an organization died at the same time, either because they suffered a disaster that destroyed the religion, or they were killed by the divine court. All were arrested and sentenced to death...
“Judging from the current ban, the latter scenario is more likely.
"In other words, the Judas Ring should be an organization that cannot exist now..."
Sean recalled the badge that Aaliyah drew: "I am convinced that this symbol is the symbol of the Ring of Judas - the proportions that Aaliyah drew are exactly the same as the symbol of the Ring of Judas.
"If it turns out that everyone in Judas Ring has been executed as Henry said, then someone is doing something illegal in the name of Judas Ring.
"Of course, there is another possibility. That is that the Holy Court failed to wipe out all the members of the Judas Ring organization, and some remnants are hiding secretly. They are still acting in secret with the intention of overthrowing the Salvation Cult!"
Sean thought about it and suddenly discovered something: "Aaliyah said that his kidnapper was very careful not to let her find out their details. Someone accidentally let Aaliya see the medal, and they quickly corrected it. mistake……
"If the other party is using the name of Judas Ring, then there is no need to hide the person he kidnapped!
"They are so taboo, so careful, so cautious. There is only one possibility - they are the remnants of the Judas Ring back then!"
Sean opened his eyes and found Daisy standing in front of him, with a worried expression on his face: "Sean, you don't look good..."
Sean smiled: "I've been so tired these past few days."
"Why were those people looking for you just now? Is it because of Aaliyah's matter?"
"No, it's not. I was working as a contributor to the newspaper, and a report affected a big shot. They came to find out about the situation."
"It doesn't affect you at all, does it?"
Sean led Daisy to sit on the sofa, intending to chat: "No - they are very grateful to me." Sean smiled, "The Holy Court still pays great attention to discipline and public image."
Daisy looked like she was relieved: "It's okay... Holy Father, I've been restless these past few days, and there's no news from you. I thought something happened to you!" She wore a The gloved hand placed on the back of Sean's hand, "You know, I have never dared to say it. What happened to Aaliyah is a bit weird. I'm worried that you will be harmed."
Daisy was hinting that Aaliyah's matter involved some supernatural factors - in fact, they had already had this consensus after the photo incident, but they just never said it out loud.
"Don't worry, I can handle it." Sean stared into Daisy's eyes, "Your detective friends should pay attention to safety. If you don't have the corresponding abilities, it's better not to go further." Sean certainly hopes that the investigation will make progress. , but he also didn’t want ordinary people without a background as an explorer to be killed because of investigating this matter.
"My friends are also Mr. Bill's people. They can handle this kind of thing."
Sean suddenly realized a fact: the detectives in New Testament City must have been exposed to the knowledge of the mysterious world. Because among the cases they take over, there must be evil elements.
Daisy took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table, put it on the ivory stem, and was about to pick up the lighter...
Ding, ding!
Like a gentleman who has been smoking for many years, Sean skillfully lit his lighter and placed the flame in front of Daisy.
Daisy looked at Sean with some surprise - in her impression, Sean would not behave in such an overly attentive manner.
Sean had a wry smile on his face.
In the obviously brighter firelight, Daisy looked into Sean's eyes, slightly absent-minded.
The dark and deep eyes are like the night sky. There are two points of fire in the night sky, like the moon...
Suddenly realizing that her movements had stopped, Daisy quickly lit the cigarette and lit it. To ease the embarrassment, she looked at the detailed "Joshua Passion Picture" on the steel lighter and said, "It's a beautiful lighter."
"It was a gift from a friend. It can ward off evil spirits." With a click, Sean closed the slightly hot lighter and put it back into the inner pocket of his coat like a naughty puppy being stuffed back into its cage.
In order to speed up the investigation and remind Bill's detectives to pay attention to safety, Sean informed Daisy about the "Judas Ring" and told her: "Don't spread the word. Talking about this organization may be severely investigated by the divine court." .
"Also, it's very dangerous if this organization targets you. So be careful when telling your story."
After a moment of silence, Daisy's eyes flickered: "Sean, the look in your eyes just now reminds me of someone - oh, I'm starting to reminisce about the past again, and you definitely don't want to hear it..."
"No, no, I'd love to." Sean noticed that Daisy had been troubled, and he was also curious.
Daisy took a puff of cigarette, squinted her eyes and spoke slowly: "His name is Peter Ritchie..."
"He also has a pair of eyes that are as dark and as deep as the night sky. He is also smart, sharp and... has extremely strong will and determination...
Sean knew that the strength of the soul would be reflected in the eyes, and ordinary people would think that the explorer's eyes were particularly deep or bright. "This means that Peter Rich has a strong soul." Sean thought silently.
"...He is really similar to you - not in appearance, but in the way he feels."
Sean noticed that there was a smile on the corner of Daisy's mouth.
"Actually, everything I have now, everything I can barely maintain, is all Peter's hard work."
"He is..." Sean had a guess.
Daisy blinked slowly: "Yes, he is my ex-husband."
"Peter and Bill were competitors at first and had some unpleasantness, but they both admired each other and later became very good friends. This is why Bill and I still maintain a friendship to this day.
"If Peter didn't have that kind of hobby, I'm sure he would be a big shot in the underground world of New Testament City by now - there would be no need for a weak woman like me to run those... businesses."
A big puzzle in Sean's mind was finally solved. He has always felt that although Miss Daisy is mysterious and cold, she has some softness in her heart - as a single woman with a gang background, this is very contradictory.
"Peter, what are his hobbies?"
"Gambling." Daisy narrowed her eyes, "He is not a gambler who lost all his wealth because of gambling, he is a genius gambler.
"He is extremely smart and has seen through almost all gambling games. Because he used several casinos as banks to withdraw money, he was on the blacklist of many casinos..."
"He used the money he won from those casinos to open his own underground casino. This is why he entered the underground world - he was not a born criminal, he just loved gambling."
Sean was very interested: "Listen to what you said, he has never lost gambling and made a lot of money. If this is the case, this should not be a bad habit."
Daisy smiled, with a dark smile: "You are right, if you must win every time you gamble, then this is a legal profession of robbing casinos, not a bad habit.
"Unfortunately, what Peter wants is not to win money." Daisy extinguished half of the cigarette in the ashtray.
"What does he want?"
“He wants that heart-pounding feeling of winning a reversal after a desperate move.
“He once said that only in those moments did he know the beauty of being alive.
"So, in pursuit of that feeling, no matter how much money he wins, he never stops taking risks."
"What happened next?" Sean leaned forward unconsciously.
Daisy's eyes turned cold: "Because Peter expanded too fast and threatened some big shots, we encountered a very troublesome situation. After experiencing many dangers, they forced Peter to participate in an extremely ridiculous bet - someone wanted to follow him Bet your life.”
Sean took a deep breath: "You should be careful at this time and just ignore it."
Daisy seemed to have returned to those years, with her eyes in trance and a bleak smile on her face: "This is the part that surprised me the most and made me have a vague premonition - Peter agreed."
