4 Whitehall Street.
There is the largest morgue in the entire city. It is buried deep underground and is very close to many government agencies. There are also some horrific legends circulating.
"That doesn't sound auspicious..."
In the past, when dignitaries passed by, they would mutter something like this in a low voice and then leave in a hurry.
But today, after a whole night of spiritual turbulence, the fear has become a reality. The garrison force responsible for guarding the morgue has mobilized a large number of machine guns to suppress the strange monsters that have resurrected from the dead.
Residents who passed by late at night can testify that the gunfire never stopped, and uninformed people thought that a commotion broke out within the police station.
"slower."
"Yes, wrap it in oil paper and add a few more layers."
In the distance, one can see the busy figure of Officer Wensley. In front of him, there are carriages, the roofs of which have been removed to hold iron coffins. They are square and can just fit an adult. The human kind.
"morning."
Duke jumped off the carriage and said hello to Wensley with a smile. He couldn't wait to go to the morgue to find out the operating principle of the mechanical monster as soon as possible.
"Good day."
Wensley pinched his eyebrows, and when his eyes swept over Lu Li and others, a warm smile appeared on his face. However, he was really tired and in a very bad mood, so his smile was uglier than crying.
And Lu Li didn't care. We were all old acquaintances, so there was no need to pay so much attention.
On the contrary, the mental outlook of the senior police superintendent and the corpses wrapped in oil paper mixed with deodorizing charcoal in front of him deserved more attention.
"these are?"
Facing everyone's curious eyes, Wensley sighed and began to introduce what happened last night.
In the early hours of the night, he and Vincent left Buckingham Palace. When passing the headquarters, the old man decided to work all night to sort out the files on his hands.
Immediately afterwards, two messengers were sent from the church to remind the police to guard the morgue and be wary of strange happenings. After saying that, they left a cart of barrels and hurried towards the military camp——
holy water.
It is said that the wooden barrel contains holy water prepared by the clergy in an emergency, with consecrated salt and some holy oil added to it.
As for efficacy…
Wensley's words were much more reliable than metal bullets. The bodies of the corpses that got up and walked at night were as hard as fine steel. It took a long time of machine gun fire to smash more than a dozen corpses and make them quiet.
In the end, the holy water worked. It greeted the walking corpse directly. Even the most ferocious monster became particularly docile and lay quietly on the ground after its face was covered with holy water.
"Looks like we missed a lot last night."
Bai Yu lowered his head and stared at the wrapped body. After sizing it up for a while, he added: "Are they the ghosts that climbed up from the ground last night? Except for a little corpse odor, there is nothing unusual at all."
As a vampire, he is particularly sensitive to the decaying atmosphere of darkness and depravity.
However, there was nothing unusual about the corpse tied to the carriage, nor could it create any sense of crisis.
"As the church bell struck six o'clock, all the walking corpses spontaneously ignited and turned into ashes."
Officer Wensley shook his head, and while instructing the police officers to strengthen the ropes, he explained, "The bodies to be taken away are all the bodies that were lying quietly in the cold room last night and did not get up to participate in the commotion."
"In order to prevent accidents from happening again, they must be moved to a nearby church as soon as possible, where the priests know how to deal with them."
As he spoke, the horse looked up to the sky and neighed.
Driven by the whips in the hands of the police officers, they began to run into the distance, raising a puff of smoke and quickly disappearing from sight.
"Well, the world has changed overnight. It is foreseeable that we can no longer sleep peacefully recently, and we need to expand the police force as soon as possible."
Wensley let out a sigh, then turned around and walked towards the hall, saying again: "There are a few injured police officers who haven't had time to deal with them. Let's take you to the morgue first. The only mechanical monster left there is. "
"Injured?" Lu Li became more energetic.
In the East, after a zombie scratches or bites a person, if the injured person cannot be treated in time, there is a high probability that the person will transform into a corpse. In the West, there is a similar saying, but glutinous rice and cinnabar are turned into holy water.
"That's right, he suffered trauma in the chaos. You know, the bodies of those walking corpses are harder than fine steel, and the fingernails are also..."
Wensley frowned. He thought of the police stations in other neighborhoods. Some were in good condition, while others had not yet been contacted.
In addition, the civil order is not optimistic. There will definitely be a large number of murder cases, and the people who report the crime will come one after another. In this way, it comes back to the problem just mentioned——
The police force is insufficient.
Of course, Mr. Vincent came up with a temporary solution to this problem.
Some of them are handed over to semi-official organizations such as neighborhood self-defense forces, and some are reported to the police station, which issues bounty tasks to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of talented people in the private sector. The official only needs to send people for review.
During this period, Scotland Yard will also cancel all holidays, make every effort to stabilize social order, and deliver a perfect answer to Her Majesty the Queen, who has a wait-and-see attitude.
"It just so happens that I am a general practitioner and can help treat the injured first."
Frankly speaking, Lu Li didn't think his understanding of mechanical creations was as good as Duke's. He just had nothing to do, so he went to do a favor and see what the wounds caused by the so-called walking corpses looked like.
Officer Wensley obviously hesitated for a moment, but considering Lu Li's ability, he still gave him full responsibility.
After all, the church was very busy, and the messenger they sent made it clear that if someone is injured, use holy water to treat it, either internally or externally. If you want the wound to heal faster, find a surgeon to suture it. good.
In this way, the investigation team began to branch out.
Duke, the chief technical advisor, and Pan Ming, who had some knowledge of potions, led Bai Yu and the others to the underground morgue, while Lu Li and Officer Wensley went to treat the wounded.
"If the assassination of the Queen was not of such great importance, I would really like to ask you to help deal with other cases. Murder cases that were relatively rare in the past are happening one after another..."
"The waterworks must be well controlled. People died inside. Once a plague breaks out, the situation will be even worse, because the contaminated water will flow through the pipes to thousands of households."
The two chatted quietly.
Wensley talked about some of the situations he knew and worried about the cases that had not yet been reported, while Lu Li stood by and silently collected information, estimated the current situation, and at the same time gave a few reminders.
"I know that the church and the royal family have formed a rapid response department and will definitely take the lead in taking over these areas that are related to people's livelihood."
Wensley knew some of the inside story, yawned, and said helplessly: "I didn't expect that I would encounter the spiritual tide in my lifetime. According to legend, ancient myths and epics are not without traces, most of them actually happened, and All during the period when the spiritual tide was active.”
While speaking, the police officer, who had a strong sense of justice and responsibility, raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Li, reading some information from his calm face.
Lu Li did not hide this. Looking into those eyes, he said frankly: "I have just speculated that the spiritual tide is recovering. In fact, I came up with this term myself. Of course, we also have some things that ordinary people don't have." special power."
"It's called Spiritual Tide. Whether it's old files from hundreds of years ago or the church, they all call it that."
Wensley nodded. He has a strong ability to accept things. In another time and space, he once witnessed Dr. Watson drinking magic potion and turning into a giant, and he was still able to maintain his sanity.
Therefore, there was no confusion or questioning.
A few minutes later, the two arrived at the police infirmary. There were six or seven police officers sitting here. Some of them were in good spirits, but their faces were a little sallow. They must have been frightened. Some of them looked like they were about to die.
"What's wrong? They all look like this. Didn't the church say that holy water can drive away evil spirits and stop bleeding and relieve pain?"
Officer Wensley tried to cheer up his capable officers. Yes, they were capable and clean. As the first batch of law enforcement officers who were exposed to strange things, only they could get over the hurdle in their hearts. Promotion and salary increase were no longer a problem.
Of course, hard work pays off. From now on, when Scotland Yard sends people to deal with strange incidents, priority will be given to those with practical experience.
"Heart disease, you need to see a psychiatrist..."
Midway through his words, Lu Li paused. Let's not talk about whether psychiatrists have appeared in this era. In this case, the best person to seek help should be a priest. Westerners believe in Christ.
This argument absolutely cannot be verified.
I think back when Lu Li was still a rookie and joined the Allied Forces to participate in Operation Market Garden. There were clergymen on almost every plane. They held up crosses and shouted to the Holy Father, Holy Mother, and Holy Spirit. Then, everyone got over it. I lost my fear of heights and gained the courage to continue fighting.
As soon as he thought about this, he made the sign of the cross according to the way he remembered, and said a series of words:
“Fear knocks on the door, faith opens the door, and there is nothing outside.”
It's a pity that he doesn't have anything to do, otherwise Lu Li could have made a full cameo as a priest.
Just as I was thinking about it, the light appeared magically. It was not bright, but it was real and made people feel at peace.
"This this……"
Wensley was tongue-tied. He felt that the world was getting crazier and crazier. Last night, he had recited the contents of the Bible countless times in his mind, but no miracle appeared.
at the same time.
Lu Li was also stunned. He just wanted to comfort the wounded on a whim, but in the end, he made such a big noise with a few random words.
"Heavenly Father."
I saw that the police officers' wounds healed rapidly, and the fear that hung in their hearts disappeared without a trace.
"Heavenly Father."
Someone shouted, and then everyone began to agree. Everyone became a believer, the most devout kind. It can almost be concluded that before the spiritual tide revived, the papal guards had never been so devout.
However, they did not regard Lu Li as their heavenly father, and no one would think of him in this regard.
Can high-ranking clergymen do this?
After calming down, Wensley had a more reliable answer in his mind.
But...does Lu Li look like a Christian? He has worked as a detective, a grassroots officer, a security guard, and a secret investigator. He has left a brilliant mark in the history books of the ancient East. He has also led a mecha team to protect human civilization in the future era.
Only non-sectarians.
Whether it's Taoism, Buddhism, or God, he doesn't worship excessively. If I have to say it, Lu Li is a pragmatist.
He will trust whoever can bring him benefits. If they can be compatible, that would be great.
"Is this your ability? It looks very..." Officer Wensley couldn't find an adjective for a moment. The spiritual tide was revived, and what the church showed made people believe in Jesus Christ more and more.
Accordingly, Lu Li, who was able to perform miracles, also became God's spokesperson in the world.
As time passed and Lu Li calmed down, he also thought of a reliable answer——
The stone church is known as an ancient sanctuary but has been invaded by evil gods. The door is engraved with scenes of Archangel Michael fighting monsters.
There, Lu Li heard the content of Chapter 4, Verse 7 of the New Testament 2 Timothy, that is, from now on, there is a crown of righteousness reserved for you, and the highest God from the West expresses his approval. .
In addition, when celebrating the Lantern Festival in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Nestorian God who claimed that Laozi had transformed into a beggar expressed his goodwill to him——
Zhou Zongde died, and Qingjia rose to the west.
Daoguang of the Tang Dynasty is huge, and the scenery is fanned to the east.
Since then, Lu Li has had a deep connection with Nestorianism. From this perspective, it is understandable that he can summon the holy light and heal the wounded.
But is Nestorian Tianzun really God?
To this day, Lu Li still can't understand the relationship, but now he is indeed taking advantage.
A werewolf who releases the Holy Light can use the road to travel through time and space, go back to the past, or go to the future, which is really exciting.
To be honest, except for the first entrance exam, Lu Li had never experienced such a smooth start, as if he had failed.
It's just... to what extent the Holy Light Technique can be used, he just imitated the military priest he met before, and cured several wounded people with a few casual words.
How about trying other sentences?
In fact, besides the one about fear, Lu Li also knew another one:
Our Father in heaven, lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Because the kingdom, power, and glory are all yours forever and ever, Amen!
Maybe it will have an effect, maybe it won't, but Lu Li feels that he needs to be more studious. When he goes to church, he needs to read a Bible and learn more about God's sayings. He doesn't ask for omniscience and omnipotence, or he can follow his words. He wants to get a low-end version. Pretty good too.
This accident made Lu Li think a lot. It was not until a long time ago that he noticed that several pious eyes were looking at him, and Officer Wensley also looked curious.
"I have loved the Bible since I was a child, and sometimes I would think of things about the Kingdom of God in my dreams."
There is no way, you have to find a reason to fool it, and no one will check it, unless the bishop of the church, or the pope living in the Vatican, can really communicate with God.
It just so happened that Lu Li also wanted to meet him.
