13 Mingke Street

Chapter 28 The Source of All Evil

13 Mingke StreetA limited edition high-end "Santelan" drove into the hospital and smoothly backed into a parking space.The competent night shift security guard of the hospital parking lot walked over to collect the parking fee, but when he reached the car door and looked inside, he found that there was no one in the car that had just parked.

The night shift security guard patted his bald head due to working night shifts too often:"Oh my, am I seeing a ghost?"At the entrance of the hospital department, Alfred, dressed in a blue suit, took off his gloves as he walked inside.The ward was on the first floor and Alfred quickly arrived at the door.He took a deep breath and tapped his left hand with his right hand's five fingers, hoping to calm himself down quickly.However, before he could prepare himself, the door to the ward opened from the inside.Standing in front of Alfred was Karen, her upper body soaked in blood and her face pale.Alfred only took a quick glance,then immediately knelt down on one knee:"Great messenger of God, your loyal servant Alfred has come to answer your call."

"Come in."After speaking, Karen turned around and walked back, sitting down on a chair next to the hospital bed.Alfred noticed that the hospital room was now in a mess, especially the bed, which was covered in blood stains.On the tiles and walls, there were also scattered bloodstains.A black cat was lying weakly on the windowsill, and when he entered, the black cat glanced at him.Alfred was a little confused and at the same time asked with great respect:"Great one, have you been injured and hospitalized?"Then he felt that this question was not appropriate and repeated:"Great one, have you been hospitalized due to injury?"After asking the second question, Alfred suddenly felt that his intelligence tonight was difficult to face.

Karen tilted her head and gestured towards the bathroom on Alfred's left."Yes."Alfred reached out and removed the mop from the handle of the bathroom door, then pushed the cabinet below it away. He then opened the bathroom door.In front of the toilet, a woman wearing a nurse's uniform was lying on the ground with her forehead against the tiles and her arm stretched out in front of her, motionless.Alfred's eyes turned red immediately, activating his demon eyes.This woman was already dead, awakened by the Order of the Awakening Arts and under a prohibition.Huh?No, there was another consciousness present within this woman's body.Alfred covered his left eye with his left hand.

At the next moment,A few drops of fresh blood flowed out of his right eye like tears.He put down his hand and took out a clean handkerchief from his sleeve, wiping his right eye.Inside the nurse, there is a bewitching demon!Alfred took a few steps back, walked out of the bathroom, and looked at Karen.Perhaps after the stab from Dis, although his body had not fully recovered, his courage had indeed grown.Facing Alfred's gaze, Karen calmly spoke:"Take her away."Alfred knelt down on one knee in front of Karen and said:"Great one above, please allow me to express the most sincere gratitude on behalf of Miss Molly. I will take her to Miss Molly and convey your care from the great one."

"Um?""What does this mean?"Although she didn't understand, Karen still nodded slightly.Alfred walked into the bathroom again. At this point, it seemed that the prohibition was starting to dissipate. The previously motionless nurse suddenly lifted her head, her eyes completely covered in white.Alfred closed his eyes and after ten seconds, he opened them again. At this point, the white in the nurse's eyes had been replaced by a red glow, and a faint red light began to emanate from her body.The new layer of seal belonging to Alfred had been successfully applied.Then,Karen watched as Alfred carried the nurse out of the bathroom."Your injuries..."Karen didn't hide her wounds or her weakness, but calmly said, "I'm fine."

"This is my fate."After a pause,Karen waved her hand,"Just focus on your own tasks.""Yes, please forgive my interference."Alfred carried the nurse out of the ward.After he left, Karen turned to look at Puer beside her and asked,"What did he mean just now?"Although Puer was weak from his injuries, he couldn't help but sarcastically reply,"Why does the great you need to ask a cat?"

Karen thought for a moment and remembered that Mrs. Molly had begged him for something when he left No. 128 that night."Puer, what is a purified body?""Purification is the process of becoming a servant of God, and servants of God are the foundation of the major churches. Therefore, a purified body refers to the body of a clergyman. For safety reasons, a fully purified body should at least be above the level of a servant of God and have a divine body.""A divine body? Is it easy to obtain?""It's not easy, because every member of the church is registered. After they die, their bodies will be collected by the church.""You mean, collected?""Yes, because their bodies are one of the materials and very useful. So, it's difficult to obtain a divine body from outside. Through normal channels, it's impossible to obtain one. If someone kills for it, they will anger the church and face terrible retaliation. However, the body that Alfred just carried out can be considered a purified body.""Can be considered?""Yes."

"Because the nurse's body was 'revived' by your ability, the spiritual energy within has been activated. Unless it is a special type of body, this trigger is irreversible, just like fuel burning out and the fire going out.Removing the original spirituality from the body and returning it to the soul is called purification, or half purification.""So, the judges of the Order of the Gods can create an unlimited number of these purified bodies as long as there are enough corpses?""That's why I said it's only half purification, because the bodies of the clergy not only go through baptism, but they also use their own divine souls to re-infuse the body. And that seductive demon, being sealed within that body by you, is essentially taking on a similar effect. After purification, the body, without considering the bodies of the clergy, requires a corpse that has been 'awakened' and has consumed the original host's spirituality, along with a demon in the form of a soul to infuse it, in order to form. It's like when Mary does makeup for a corpse, she always cleans the body first before applying makeup, and every step is necessary.""Oh, I see now."Puer reached out his paw and said, "You seem to have forgotten one thing. You should have him clean this ward before carrying away the body."

"I haven't forgotten." Karen shook her head and explained, "I was just nervous when I saw him, he mistook me for a great being. If it wasn't for Dias not being home and my fear of the corpse suddenly coming back to life, I wouldn't have called him.""In fact, you don't have to worry at all, I know what he's thinking." "What do you mean?" "Did you forget what I told you during the day? He either sees you as a true god or a summoned evil god. In fact, except for your own denial, you have fulfilled all the elements of an evil god's arrival. No matter how he investigates or looks at you, he won't find any flaws, because you have no flaws, Karen." "But now, I am weak, right?" "Whether it's an evil god or a true god, they both need a long time to recover after their arrival. They are weak at the beginning, this is a well-known fact. Otherwise, Mr. Hofen wouldn't have strongly demanded that Dias kill you, including me." "You?" "Yes, I have always hoped that Dias would kill you, because I know how you arrived and the price and taboo he had to pay to 'awaken' you."

As I said before, apart from your own denial, not only Alfred and Ms. Molly, but all of us feel that you are an evil god.""Why are you telling me this? Are you trying to boost my confidence?""I don't know, maybe it's for the sake of the fish and pudding we had during the day."...Hospital entrance;Under the cover of night, Alfred, carrying a corpse, saw Dis standing in front of him.In fact, shortly after Karen made the call, Dis had returned from the hospital where Mr. Hofen was located. After receiving the message from Mary, Dis came to this hospital at the fastest speed.Dis's gaze fell on the corpse on Alfred's shoulder;"Your Honor, I want to remind you that as a servant of the gods, you have been somewhat negligent."After saying that, Alfred walked past Dis and went down the steps.

Dis hesitated for a moment, but did not stop him and instead entered the hospital building...."Meow..."After seeing Dis enter the ward, Puer let out a weak and mournful cry, as if a poor woman on her deathbed was lying weakly on the bed.But Dis ignored Puer and walked to Karen, squatting down and reaching out to undo Karen's blood-stained clothes, checking his wounds."The wound has reopened," Dis said."But his life is saved," Karen could tell that Dis was genuinely worried.Dis looked around and seemed to only just notice Puer, who was also seriously injured. He asked, "What happened?""Meow~"

"Speak.""You can ask Karen," Puer said."He's injured and not able to talk much right now. He needs rest.""..." Puer.After listening to Puer's account, Dis nodded:"I'll go check on the first floor."With that, he left the ward and went straight down the stairs to the first floor.In the morgue, there were many bodies, some of which were involved in disputes, while others were temporarily stored here without anyone claiming them.Just like how there are always people who break traffic laws and run red lights, not every body can quickly find its final resting place.One body, that of an old, thin woman, sat on a stretcher with her mouth open.

But she was just a shell, with no trace of spirit left in her body.After leaving the basement, Dis came to the nurse's station and woke up the unconscious nurse."Did I... fall asleep?" The young nurse murmured, rubbing the back of her head."The patient in room 3 had a wound that burst open and bled a lot.""Oh! Yes, I know, I'll contact the doctor right away."When it was just barely light outside, the doctor and nurse arrived at the room. Although they were surprised to see blood all over the bed and floor, they assumed it was from the wound and quickly took Karen back to the operating room to re-stitch the wound.Because of the anesthesia, Karen didn't wake up until the afternoon.When he woke up, he found himself in a different room and Mina was sitting by his bed. Seeing him awake, Mina asked with concern, "Are you feeling better, Karen?""Much better."

Originally being stabbed is a very scary thing, but after experiencing last night, everything seems less frightening. The wound on my chest doesn't feel like anything anymore."It's all because the nurse on duty last night fell asleep, but that's also because Nasi, who was supposed to take over her night shift, didn't show up last night. This morning, the director sent someone to her house, and her family said she didn't come back yesterday. Now they're considering whether to report it to the police."Karen had a feeling that Nasi was probably the poor nurse who died last night.The voice she heard during the day when she was investigating the hospital's staff being killed on the basement floor was probably hers. The reason why all the staff were present during the investigation was probably because she was supposed to finish her shift at that time.She was already dead. According to Pu'er's explanation, her body had lost all the spiritual energy stored in it after being "awakened" by herself, so when Alfred carried her back, it was like she was donating her organs to Mrs. Molly.Karen thought to herself, only by thinking this way could she alleviate some of her guilt."By the way, your grandfather arranged for you to go home for treatment today." Mena said with a smile."Okay."It seems that Dias is not comfortable with me living alone outside, even with Pu'er as my companion.Speaking of Pu'er, where is she?

Karen looked around and didn't see Puer's figure. He must have gone home, he also needs to rest and recover."So, from now on, every afternoon, I will accompany the doctor to your house and help you with IV and dressing changes."Karen understood why Mena was so happy."Thank you for your hard work.""It's nothing, actually it's easier for me, I can be lazy."Of course, the premise is that this kind of service requires higher medical expenses, such as transportation and additional allowances for medical staff."My little Karen, I'll take you home."Uncle Mason walked into the ward and, according to his father's instructions, he needed to take his nephew home today."Master Karen.""Master, we're here to take you out of the hospital."

Paul came in with a stretcher and after entering the ward, he put down the four wheels of the stretcher. Then, Paul and Lorne each stood at one end, one grabbing Karen's neck and the other grabbing Karen's leg. Seeing this scene, Uncle Mason immediately scolded, "Damn it, you're carrying my nephew, not a guest. His wound is on his chest, do you want to reopen the wound that was just stitched up?" Paul and Ron looked at each other and then laughed together. "Sorry, young master, we're used to carrying dead bodies, not living ones." Next, under Mina's command, Ron and Paul carefully lifted Karen in their arms and placed him gently on the stretcher. Next, Karen lay on the stretcher, which had been used by countless guests, and was pushed out of the hospital building, experiencing the perspective of the Inglese family's guests.

"Um,This is the hearse that will be used to pick him up.At that moment, a mother and daughter happened to be passing by in the parking lot."It's such a pity, to pass away at such a young age.""Yes, he was so handsome, what a shame."...Karen.Paul and Ron once again lifted themselves up, just like they did in the hospital room, and were placed onto the hearse.Then, to Karen's surprise, she was also lifted into a coffin."What is this..."Uncle Mason, who was driving the car, laughed and said, "I just ordered a new coffin for another guest this morning, and I purposely didn't unload it when I came to pick you up. It's much more stable to ride in the coffin during the bumpy ride."

Karen remembered how Mr. Mosang and Jeff embraced each other in the bumpy hearse;After some thought, she accepted the reality of lying in the coffin to avoid the shaking.In fact, there was a cushion inside the coffin, and it was quite comfortable to lie inside. In addition, you could directly and deeply experience the "inner peace".In addition, there was even a pillow in the coffin, and there was a groove next to it with cigarettes, a lighter, and a deck of cards inside.The hearse was heading towards home.Ron leaned against the side of the coffin, smiling at Karen, while playing with a copper coin and asking, "Young master, is it comfortable? I specially added an extra layer of cushion.""Thank you." Karen noticed that Ron was playing with a copper coin in his hand and asked, "Ron, what do you have in your hand?""Oh, I found it, it's copper, not worth much, but it feels good in my hand."Paul, who was sitting next to them, sneered, "It's not found, he stole it from a corpse next to us while we were transporting our own client in the morgue yesterday."

"Sigh, what kind of stealing is this? The person is gone, aren't things meant for the living? I just can't stand wasting things.Also, isn't it strange? Ever since I started carrying this thing with me, I feel so energetic. I drank half the night last night, but I don't feel tired at all today. I can't bear to put it down, so I just keep it in my pocket.""Ron, can you show me this copper coin?""Hmm?" Ron hesitated for a moment, showing a reluctant expression, but still placed the hand holding the coin in front of Karen. Karen reached out and took the coin.There was no special feeling, it was indeed made of copper, with the image of a queen engraved on it. But it was hard to tell if it was from the history of the Kingdom of Rulan, as it could also be an ancient coin from another country, or even a mass-produced children's souvenir from an amusement park.But just as Karen was still examining the coin,Suddenly, she felt liquid dripping on her body,Looking up, she found it was Ron's saliva;Originally, Ron was lying on the edge of the coffin,But now, his eyes were dull and lifeless, and saliva kept dripping from the corners of his mouth as he mumbled:

"My money...my money...my money..."