manynovel Chapter 165 Copper Frame
Chapter 165 Copper Frame
Chapter 165 Copper Frame
After Chris expressed her deepest gratitude, Chen Yuan and Father Iller finally left the house that had been the subject of so much trouble.
Chris stood at the door, her eyes still red, bowing repeatedly.
"Father Chen, Father Iller, thank you so much... really... I don't know what to say..."
Chen Yuan waved his hand and yawned.
"Alright, go back and take care of your daughter."
"Remember, let her rest more these few days, don't let her get frightened, and contact the church immediately if anything seems unusual."
Chris nodded repeatedly, tears welling up in her eyes again.
Father Iller patted her on the shoulder, said a few words of comfort, and then followed Chen Yuan outside.
After walking twenty meters, Chen Yuan looked back.
Chris was still standing at the door, watching them leave.
There was another person standing next to her.
Detective Kindeman.
He followed at a leisurely pace, his hands in his pockets.
The walk back to the church wasn't long, but Chen Yuan felt extremely uncomfortable.
Kindeman followed three steps behind them, not too close, not too far, like a piece of chewing gum that they couldn't shake off.
"Father Chen."
Kindeman spoke, her voice soft, but exceptionally clear on the quiet morning street.
"Can I talk to you...?"
Chen Yuan didn't even turn his head.
"explain."
"Was that girl really possessed by a demon?"
"Um.
""
"How did you determine that she was possessed?"
"experience."
"What experience?"
"Years of experience."
Kindeman was silent for two seconds.
How old is Father Chen this year?
"128 years old."
Kindeman:
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Father Iller walked beside them, listening to the conversation, and his lips twitched.
He glanced at Chen Yuan secretly.
The man's expression was calm, and his steps were steady, as if nothing had happened.
Kindeman did not press the matter of age further.
He changed direction.
"Father Chen, you've heard about Director Burke's case, haven't you?"
Chen Yuan remained silent.
Kindeman continued, speaking in a casual tone.
"It's quite a bizarre case."
"It was the middle of the night when she fell out of the second-floor window and broke her neck. There was only that little girl in the room at the time."
He paused.
"Of course, we've seen many cases like this."
"Sometimes things seem bizarre, but in the end, there's always a reasonable explanation."
Chen Yuan finally turned his head and glanced at him.
"Detective Kindeman, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"Kindman met his gaze and smiled."
"It's nothing, I'm just quite curious about the exorcism profession."
"I used to think it was superstition, but I saw it with my own eyes today. Although I didn't see the process, the result is there for all to see."
He took two steps forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Chen Yuan.
"I know a little bit about what that girl was like before."
"I've seen what it's like now."
"So I'm wondering if there are really some things in this world that can't be explained by common sense."
Chen Yuan remained silent for two seconds.
"oh."
Detective Kindeman:
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This reply caught him completely off guard.
Father Iller:
'
His face remained expressionless, but he was secretly laughing to himself.
Finally, there's someone like him.
At the church entrance.
Chen Yuan stopped and turned around.
Kindeman stopped and looked at him.
The two stared at each other for three seconds.
"I'm going to rest, Iller, this guy is yours."
After saying that, Chen Yuan turned around and walked inside, leaving Jin Deman behind.
Kindman paused for a moment and looked at Father Iller beside him.
Father Iller was also stunned.
The two stared at each other for a long time.
In the end, Father Iller spoke first.
"Detective, perhaps... you should go back?"
Kindeman:
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He looked at Father Iller's old face, which was filled with the feeling that "I don't know what to do either," and remained silent for three seconds.
As a detective, he had already discovered it.
Chen Yuan was the one who presided over the exorcism ceremony.
The priest in front of us, Father Iller, was just an ordinary priest.
It's not that he's ordinary, but that he probably knows less about exorcism than he does.
That look in his eyes carried a hint of disdain, almost imperceptible.
Father Iller sensed it.
His old face stiffened slightly.
He almost said, "Just ask me anything," but he held back.
Kindeman sighed, turned and left.
Father Iller saw him off and then walked briskly toward Chen Yuan's dormitory.
The dormitory door was open.
Chen Yuan was squatting on the ground, taking things out of his backpack one by one.
The Bible is on the table.
The portrait of Saint Joseph, rolled up, leans against the corner of the wall.
The badge of St. Joseph was casually tossed on the table.
The three bottles of holy water were empty, and the bottles were casually thrown into the trash can.
That bronze mirror...
Only bronze remains; the mirror is gone.
Father Iller's heart skipped a beat, and his voice trembled slightly.
"Is it really broken?"
"nonsense."
Chen Yuan didn't even look up.
"How could it not break if it fell from the second floor?"
Father Iller felt as if his heart had been squeezed tightly.
That bronze mirror was an old object from the church's storeroom, older than him.
Although it's not a valuable antique, I've developed a fondness for it after using it for so many years.
It's broken now.
"Are you...are you alright?"
Father Iller struggled to shift his gaze from the mirror's bronze frame to Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan looked up, his face full of confusion.
"Nothing's wrong, why are you suddenly saying that?"
Father Iller:
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It's all because this guy just said he was "going back to rest," which made him think Chen Yuan was injured during the exorcism.
"So you said you wanted to rest?"
"nonsense."
Chen Yuan lowered his head and continued packing his things.
"Would he leave if I hadn't told him he was taking a break?"
Father Iller fell silent again.
That seems... to make sense.
That Detective Kindman looks like a tough character.
If you don't find an excuse to get rid of him, he can talk to you until dark.
"Oh, right."
Chen Yuan's voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Here's your Bible, your portrait, and your badge. Here you go."
He pushed the things on the table toward Father Iller.
Father Iller felt a little relieved when he saw the intact items.
"And bronze mirrors."
Chen Yuan pushed the bronze mirror toward Father Iller as well.
Father Iller:
""
He felt as if his heart had been squeezed tightly again.
Suddenly things started to go wrong.
"you.."
He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, nothing came out.
Heartache.
The heartache that makes it hard to breathe.
"Um?
'
Chen Yuan glanced at him sideways.
There was a meaningful look in his eyes.
Father Iller immediately composed himself.
He strode up to Chen Yuan, picked up the Bible, portrait, badge, and bronze frame from the table, and turned to leave.
His movements were so fast that he didn't seem like an old man at all.
This is not because he felt guilty about eating alone, absolutely not.
He simply didn't want to compete with this young man, Chen Yuan!
"Wait a moment!"
Chen Yuan's voice came from behind.
Father Iller paused.
He turned around, his face somewhat stiff.
"What is it?"