deformed bone

Ivo suddenly paused, his eyes fell on the other side of the corridor.

"Hey, what is that guy doing?"

He lowered his voice and said coldly.

Isaac followed his gaze, and Anna was talking to a pale woman in a black robe.

The moment he saw the woman, Ai Zac's eyes suddenly became much colder.

"Madeleine..."

One word at a time, he said the woman's name coldly.

Isaac doesn't like Madeleine at all.Of course, you can also say that this is anger - but things really got out of control from that night.Calvin's slight concern for Madeleine led to an irreversible situation.Moreover, the reason why the Adventists pressed Calvin so hard was probably because of Madeleine's informant.

Madeleine looked much older than her actual age, not exactly radiant when she was still working as a whore, but she was far better than the living zombie now.And she has also become an official believer, which can be seen from her all-black robe and the special cross hanging on her chest.Her hands were folded and pressed in front of her lower abdomen, but on her skinny fingers were two conspicuous and exaggerated rings, one of which was inlaid with amethyst and the other was a ruby.According to the information obtained in advance, Isaac knew that it represented "a devout servant" and "willing to give reverence to the Lord" among the Adventists.When Ai Zac noticed this, his inner wariness and doubts about Madeleine suddenly rose to the peak - only the believers with a fairly high status, at least those who have made some contributions in a small group like the House of Asylum Only a human being can wear such a ring.

He vaguely remembered that not long ago, Madeleine was just an ordinary believer who hadn't yet joined the official church.In a short period of time, she must have done something to be able to have those two rings that represent status.

"You know that woman?" Voy looked towards Isaac.

Isaac nodded curtly: "She worked in the bar under Redbeard's site." He didn't mention Calvin, "...It was her daughter who was wandering the streets before...Is Anna asking her? "

"Yes, she was the discoverer of the body, and she was going to pay her allegiance to Imogen's chambers—I mean, cleaning."

"Tsk."

Isaac let out a disdainful staggering sound.He walked towards Madeleine and stood next to her for about a minute or two. Madeleine seemed to see Isaac.Her face was gray, her eyelids drooped to cover half of her pupils, and her whole face drooped.

After Isaac entered her field of vision, she squeezed her eyes hard, but did not fully open them.

"Oh, my God, Mr. Isaac."

She quickly recognized Isaac.

Isaac originally thought that Madeleine would behave as mean and sharp as before, but what surprised him was that Madeleine showed a disgusting sweetness and flattery when treating him .

Isaac nodded towards Anna, indicating that he would start the questioning next.

Anna quickly stood aside, but Isaac knew that this woman would carefully observe Madeleine and his every move in the next time.

Isaac breathed out silently.

"Hey Madeleine, I'm sorry I might have to give you another recap of what happened this morning. I need to know..."

"Hey, I've told this lady as much as I can think of." Madeleine interrupted him quickly, "I wish I could help you, Priest Imogen is a Good man, he is the most devout servant of God you can imagine, it is really unbelievable that someone would do such a thing to him..."

A faint hint of helplessness was revealed on Anna's face: During her questioning with Madeleine just now, almost half of the time was spent listening to Madeleine sing about Imogen's deeds.

Compared to Anna, Isaac looked natural, his expression was indifferent, and he looked at Madeleine sharply.

"How is the wound on your neck? Has it healed?"

He didn't ask directly about the Imogen tragedy, but out of the blue, he asked about Madeleine's wound, which still had a piece of tape wrapped around it.Madeleine's shoulders trembled, and the mask of the gracious smile was torn.Isaac unsurprisingly accepted the resentment and anxiety expressed by Madeleine, and of course, panic.

This woman is hiding something.

Isaac understood this immediately, and he exchanged a surreptitious look with Voy and Anna.

"Under God's grace, my wound is close to Da'an."

Madeleine said dryly, her eyes rolling under drooping lids.

"That's good, otherwise Isa should be worried again, she has always loved you very much, otherwise she wouldn't have made the oolong incident a few days ago. Oh, it was the alarm that night." Speaking of this, Ai Zac deliberately He sighed deeply. Under the disguise, his tone was unusually gentle, like reminiscing about old friends, "Ah, by the way, how is Isa? She should be terrified that something like this happened. .”

Ai Zac originally just wanted to use Isa as an entry point for the next level of dialogue, but he did not expect that the moment his daughter's name was mentioned, Madeleine's breath suddenly changed significantly.

"She is fine! After such a horrible thing happened, she will naturally stay in the room and pray devoutly to get God's care and stay away from darkness and bad luck."

Madeleine stared at Isaac fiercely, and said word by word.

Isaac was stunned.

However, in the next second, it seemed that Madeleine herself realized the problem of the sudden change in her attitude, and she faked a smile.

"Oh, I'm sorry...you know children are always curious about such terrible things, and I am very angry about it, you know, it was the death of the Reverend Imogen Paine after all... Really too Terrible."

She said intermittently, the expression on her face was indeed true love for Isa, but for some reason, Ai Zac looked at Madeleine, but there was an inexplicable chill behind her back.

He was always a little lost in the ensuing questioning, but Madeleine did not seem to know much.

She went to Imogen's room at [-]:[-] a.m. with a bucket and a rag to tidy up (Isaac was a bit shocked by the time, but it is said that among Adventists, getting up at [-] a.m. and praying to the angels for morning class is a very normal schedule), she knocked on the door several times, but did not get a response from Imogen, at the same time, there was a steady stream of stench coming from the crack of the door.

So Madeleine opened the door tremblingly, and found the bloody wall and the unknown object in the toilet.

She didn't realize that it was a dead body at the time, she just simply felt that something was wrong. At around five o'clock in the morning, the first police officers rushed to the scene after receiving the call and found Imogen's dead body in the toilet.This is quite a typical Red Deer modus operandi, and soon the entire police station was put into operation, and then Ai Zac and others arrived...

"Wait, you noticed something was wrong at [-]:[-] in the morning, so why did you call the police almost two hours later?"

Isaac couldn't help asking.

Madeleine lowered her eyes, she looked a little shaky.

"It was my... my mistake... I've already told that lady, I really didn't realize that there was... Imogen Priest in the toilet. It was so dark, that filthy blood The smell made me faint, and by the time I woke up, it was two hours past. God, I just left Priest Imogen in a place like that..."

Tears rolled down Madeleine's withered cheeks.

In the end, Isaac had to end the interrogation early, because several other Adventists came to help Madeleine away, and told the police forcefully that Madeleine was a member of the church with a rather hostile attitude. I'm exhausted and need to rest.

After Madeleine left, Isaac took Anna's previous records, his face was very gloomy.

"There is a problem," he said briefly.

Anna nodded silently.

"She's trying to hide something..."

"No, I think the Adventists are hiding something." At some point, Ivo came behind Aizhak and Anna, and his eyes fell on the Adventist members downstairs. When he spoke You can barely see the movement of his lips.

"The two hours between the discovery of Imogen's body and the reporting of the crime are too suspicious—I never believe that someone can faint for two hours under such a smell."

Anna added.

"Compared to that, what is more interesting is the phrase she said, 'filthy blood'. You should have noticed that she almost blurted out the phrase and did not show any doubts about the stench. She saw Going up...even a little accustomed to it."

Isaac tapped his fingers on the railing.

"Then, here comes the question." He suddenly turned his head and glanced at Voy and Anna. "First, what is the person using the two-hour time difference for? Second, what is the so-called 'filthy blood'?" What is it?"

On the first floor of the Asylum House, Madeleine, who was being supported slowly through the living room, lowered her voice and spoke.

"How is it? I should be doing well, right? There shouldn't be any problems, right?"

In the black robe, her cheeks were flushed because of some kind of strong excitement, her eyes were shining brightly, and she was haggard in front of Isaac and others.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Brother Madeleine."

The person supporting her said softly, his fingers tightly grasping Madeleine's slender arm like an iron hoop.

When he spoke, his tone was calm, without any ups and downs, and it sounded like a robot in human skin was speaking.

However, after receiving his affirmation, Madeleine quickly became happy and cheerful like a six-year-old child who has been praised.

"Oh, that's really great...it's really great." A reassuring smile slowly appeared on her face, "Then, my dear daughter Isha, should she be selected? She should be able to enter In that holy rank, be a candidate? I know her hair color is still a bit dull, but I swear it's just caused by malnutrition. As long as she can be selected, she will definitely be the most suitable one. She really is The smartest and purest child! I really have no way to watch her sink in the filthy world of mortals. I want her to enjoy the glory of God and the love of God with me...or, better than me Go one step further and become the one who is truly holy..."

Perhaps because of the affirmative answer, Madeleine became a little rambling.

"Even if Priest Imogen leaves, the selection should continue, right? My little Isha can definitely..."

"Yes, she can. Because of your piety and selflessness, she has this precious opportunity." The person who supported her patted her hand and said calmly, "You are a good mother, she Will appreciate it."

"Oh my god……"

Tears welled up in Madeleine's eyes, but this time they were tears of utter joy.

"Thank you Lord, thank you to our lofty angel, our Son of Light - I am thankful, I am grateful, I am touched."

She murmured and repeated this sentence, and the people beside her slowly led her into the dark and narrow corridor.

In the oil painting above the fireplace in the living room, the corners of the angel's mouth, which Isaac considered to be lifeless, slightly curled up. He looked as if he was staring at Madeleine's back.

Little by little, the thin shadow dipped into the darkness.

And "Angel" is just silent.