shadow striker

Perhaps Yue Yihuang had already guessed the following story when he heard that sentence.

His mother was too weak, a woman who needed protection and love.And his father, who was too ambitious, was not suitable for such a weak woman standing by his side.

What his mother wanted was a stable, ordinary, and warm life.But his father felt that his mother did not understand his troubles, nor did he understand his unwillingness.

After going bankrupt, the contradictions between the two people's differences in personalities and life ideals were quickly exposed, and many small and big conflicts arose.Eventually, the two separated.His mother left the city alone with him who was still young.And his father stayed on, paying off debts and sorting out the legacy of that project.

"What happened after that? Do you still have contact? How is he doing now?"

"No contact. But after I married Juan, I heard from his former friends that he married the daughter of a high-ranking official. Thinking about it, he should be doing well now. In fact, he had someone come to me and said he hoped Look at you. However, I selfishly refused, I don't want him to disturb our peaceful life. In this matter, I feel very sorry, Yihuang."

Hearing this sentence, Yue Yihuang laughed.Now, he has grown up.He put his hand on his mother's shoulder, and said to her:

"But he should remember my name, doesn't he?"

"of course."

"That's enough. He must know that we are doing well now. Although he may not recognize me, it is hard to believe that Yue Yihuang, who is playing in Serie A, is his son."

Saying that, Yue Yihuang walked out of the study, going downstairs to see his younger brother, but before he walked out of the room, he turned around and said:

"Actually... I thank you very much. Thank you for bringing me to Barcelona. Nothing could be better."

While in Barcelona, ​​Yue Yihuang experienced the life that ordinary boys of the same age would have.Sleep until you wake up naturally in the morning, do nothing but lie on the bed in a daze, sleep again in a daze, wake up, get up and eat the love breakfast prepared by your mother at the dining table.Go out during the day and hang out with friends in Barcelona.

Although, in such an important festival as Christmas, many friends who are not in Barcelona go back to their country and spend it with their families, just like Iglesias.But among his friends, there will always be people who stay in Barcelona.Such as Tarien, such as Enzo.

It's just that these two belong to the two same-city derby teams, Barcelona and Espanyol, and they refuse to go out for a walk together, or have a lunch, or have a drink.According to Enzo, he is a person with principles and positions. As the main player of the Espanyol team, if he meets a Barcelona player on the street, shaking hands is enough. Together, it's not good to be seen by fans, and it's even worse to be photographed by the media! ! !

Therefore, Yue Yihuang had no choice but to stay with Enzo for half a day, and go to Tarien after another half day.

Go home at dinner time, watch TV with the family after dinner, or go out for a drink with friends.Such a life is beyond the imagination of Yue Yihuang in the middle of the season.I feel a little guilty, but it's winter break, isn't it?

This is the night of Christmas Eve, countless families gathered around the dinner table, enjoying the gathering and happiness of the New Year.

When the clock is about to strike midnight, the adults begin to lead the children under their own Christmas trees.Unwrap the gifts that have been piled there one by one in surprise and anticipation.

It was also at this time that Pope Benedict XVII, the spiritual leader of the world's 11 billion Catholics, walked into St. Peter's Basilica wearing the most solemn cassock to preside over the Christmas Eve Mass commemorating the birth of Jesus.He led the priests to the altar and read the Christmas Eve sermon.St. Petersburg, with its long history and splendor, looks extremely solemn at this moment.

The believers looked at the Pope with full piety.

In this Catholic church with a very special meaning in the world, there are very special chapels on the left and right sides of the church for people to worship. It also has many religious murals, lifelike white marble statues, and The stained glass is full of light under the light.

The Pope's four personal bodyguards and the Vatican Guard cannot stand too close to the Pope at such a time.Therefore, they can only stand in the enclosed main hall at this extremely important moment, or look vigilantly at every place in St. Petersburg Cathedral where dangerous elements may be hiding, or vigilantly look at Believers who are here today like the Pope.

As the highest rank among the four personal bodyguards around the Pope, Lancer indicated with his eyes that he was standing on the other side, and his companion with shoulder-length black curly hair would pay more attention to whether there were any suspicious people among the believers present.

Lancer's eyes swept over every believer present, from the front row to the back row, and from their demeanor and behavior, he could tell whether these people were just believers who simply came to attend the Christmas Eve Mass.

Then...he found a few... believers who made him feel very strange.

Yes, those people were just looking at the statues of the angel and the Holy Spirit in the main hall of the church with devout eyes from beginning to end, and they didn’t want to distribute half of this piety to the Pope who was reading the sermon on Christmas Eve and other countries. bishop.

A kind of uneasiness that cannot be expressed in words suddenly attacked him.

His intuition told Lancer that there might be something wrong with those people.

But right now, Lanser couldn't directly stride up to those believers who probably didn't intend to do anything in full view, and question them or search them.Therefore, Lancer could only turn his head and look at the Vatican guards standing beside him, signaling that he should take those believers who made him feel wrong to other places for interrogation in the gentlest way possible.

The accident happened at this time.

A young man among the suspicious believers that Lancer was staring at closely opened his eyes after closing his eyes and praying silently for a while, and he looked at the Pope in his eyes... there is nothing more obvious than that Killing intent and hatred.

"Danger!! Please get down, sir!"

Just when the young man took something out of his arms, Lanser rushed towards the Pope who had read the Christmas Eve sermon to the last paragraph with extraordinary reflexes, and pushed his shoulder with one hand and held it with the other. the back of his head, to keep his head from hitting the ground and hurting it.

Almost at the moment Lanser rushed over, the gunshots that terrified the entire Christmas Eve rang out.

There was blood splashed out, but that did not belong to the pope's blood.

That was Lancer, who was shot in the right arm while protecting the pope.Screams sounded in the solemn church, and the scene became chaotic in an instant.However, the gunfire did not stop. While those ordinary believers were screaming, rushing towards the gate, or hiding under the benches, five thugs armed with guns and disguised as believers began to jump onto the chairs, and from those Quickly ran across the bench, walking forward while shooting.

Among them were four men and one woman.

It's unbelievable...that they were shooting with such reverence at the same time.The Vatican's Swiss Guard stood in front of the pope in yet another critical moment.

The three Pope's bodyguards except Lanser all took out their pistols, but compared to the unscrupulousness of those thugs, they really couldn't unscrupulously shoot in the direction of the chaotic fleeing crowd.

Therefore, they could only stand in the front row of priests, bishops of various countries, and the Pope until... Lancer, who had already been shot, shot at the five thugs.

Yes, when he was shot in the right arm, he switched the pistol to his left hand. His precise marksmanship allowed him to drive the bullet directly into the body of a man holding a gun.At such a moment, he could no longer consider whether he should save the lives of those thugs.

After one shot, he followed up with another, directly hitting another thug who was about to shoot him.

It wasn't until the moment he hit the opponent that Lancer realized that the one he shot was the only woman among the five thugs.

The other three men exclaimed the name of the woman who had been shot, and then cursed "devil!"

Amid those shouts, Lancer suddenly realized that the five thugs... were all French.

In the chaos, several soldiers of the Vatican Guard were shot, and more than one priest was injured by stray bullets.However, within 15 minutes, the pope's loyal guards once again resolved the crisis for him.It's just...the Vatican is powerless and impossible to hide the chaos this time.

The upper torso of the five thugs were hit by bullets, and it was almost impossible to save them. The two personal bodyguards of the Pope stayed by the Pope's side, while Lancer, whose arm was hit by a bullet, walked towards the Save those thugs whose lives were lost.

He wanted to pry something out of their mouths before they died.

About... who on earth are they, and why did they attack the Pope on Christmas Eve.

The woman he hit earlier was not breathing.And a young man who was hit in the right rib was looking at Lancer who was approaching him with an almost fierce look.

"Evil, demons...you have long turned your back on the Lord! You are evil Catholic traitors!! After you die, there will be endless hell waiting for you!!"

The man gasped heavily, and cursed Lancer viciously in French with difficulty.Hearing the curse, Lancer's face remained unchanged, but he just squatted down with one hand on the ground:

"Who are you, and what is your intention to create terror on Christmas Eve?"

Hearing Lancer's question, the man smiled: "The Templars came to avenge the evil Pope. Although we failed, our will will not die. You...you will live in fear. Because, The brave Templars will not forget their will..."

As he said that, the man, who had realized that he would not live long, sang the hymn sung by the choir that was often heard in churches in a broken tone.At the end of the song, the man began to call a woman's name over and over again.

"Vanessa... Vanessa... Vanessa..."

Hearing that name, Lancer, who had remained calm until just now, suddenly shrank his pupils.He looked at the young man who had reached the end of his life in surprise, and then found that he was wearing two chains, one gold and one silver, around his neck.

Blocking the sight of others with his body, Lancer pulled the two chains out, but saw the silver cross and... the golden necklace pendant.It was a golden necklace pendant with patterns printed on it that could be opened.He opened the necklace pendant with his left hand, but saw a photo that he absolutely did not want to see at this time and this place.

Before the police stormed the St. Petersburg Cathedral, Lancer ripped off the gold necklace and put it in his pocket...