"What does it mean to be dead but not dead?" Harley asked doubtfully.
"I don't know for sure. Adrian Veidt is not a Christian, and his file in the Golden Hall is not exhaustive." Zaulie said.
"Adrian is a Jew and was born in a very traditional Jewish family..." Harley wondered: "Did he convert to Buddhism just because he learned Chinese Kung Fu?"
In the Watcher's documentation, it appears that the Pharaoh did not change his faith.
"Are you related to Buddhist gods?" she asked.
Zaulie's face was full of embarrassment, "We know each other, but we only just nodded."
Harley said solemnly: "Adrian is not an ordinary person, his life and death is related to the security of the multiverse, I'm not kidding.
Think about it for yourself, I have always been unwilling to do anything for my own benefit, either for my own benefit or for the overall interests of the multiverse.
If it was for my own benefit, there would be no need to go back and forth like this, and I would force him to spit out the benefit I wanted that day."
These words were so sincere that Zhaulie could not find any loopholes, so he could only bite the bullet and find the heaven through the golden hall...
After waiting for more than half an hour, he opened his eyes and said with a tired expression: "Adrian did convert to Buddhism, a belief that was formed around 1986."
"In November 1985, the alien octopus caused a massacre of three million people. The next year, he believed in Buddha Falk. That bastard is so cunning!" Harley scolded.
"Buddhism emphasizes putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha immediately. If the gravity of sin is equal to the length of the butcher's knife, Werther must be holding a 400-meter-long butcher's knife.
Once he enters Buddhism, won’t that big butcher’s knife help him become a Buddha and an ancestor in one step?”
She was a little excited.
"Adrian's soul did not go to heaven." Zaulie said.
Harry was stunned, "Didn't you say that he converted to Buddhism?"
Zhaulie said: "He has a name in Buddhism, but his soul has not passed away. The Buddhas don't know what happened specifically."
"Then is he dead?"
"I don't know. It seems like he is dead, but also like he is not dead. His state of existence is very strange."
Harry's face looked uncertain for a while, "I'm going to pry off his coffin board."
"Wait!" Zaulie quickly stopped her and said with a twisted expression: "Can you give me a mobile phone from Paradise Mountain?"
"What to do?" Harry asked.
Zaulie's eyes flashed slightly and he said vaguely: "I'm guarding the gate here. I'm a little bored and want to play games on my mobile phone."
Harley almost choked on her saliva.
Fortunately, she is a spirit body now, not a physical body.
A strange picture emerged in her mind: the holy light was bright, the majestic and sacred Silver City was the background, the towering gate, an angel commander in a mighty armor, squatting on the threshold, with a nervous face and sweaty nose,
He pressed the buttons repeatedly with both hands, shouting, "Hold on, tie the string, get ready for a wave."
The picture was so beautiful that she didn't dare to think too much about it.
However, it was rare for Boss Zha to make a request, and it was not too much. Of course she would not refuse.
Early the next morning, she flew an airship and delivered a large box to Silver City.
"What's in this? I just want a mobile phone." Zaulie asked doubtfully.
Harley opened the large suitcase, revealing a hip-hop style T-shirt, a jacket, basketball shoes of the same style as James, a gold chain as thick as a spatula handle, a bright watch, a nose ring, earrings, a bright leather belt...
...
"When you play games, you will definitely make a few friends. I have helped you get a complete set of identity information. Not only can you apply for a game account at will, but you can also use social networks to chat with friends.
Since you want to socialize, you must often post and take pictures, so you have to dress normally!"
Harry thought he would refuse, but Zaulie looked grateful and accepted immediately.
——This guy definitely doesn’t want to play games! He wants to socialize, who should he be friends with?
Harley was surprised and suspicious, but she didn't show it on her face. When she returned to Earth, she quietly followed Zaulie's activities - he immediately paid attention to Los Angeles fashion designer Shannon.
Shannon, a beautiful and intellectual young white woman with long black hair!
"It's over. My connections in heaven are about to be lost."
During the flight to Europa, Harley held up her cell phone and exclaimed.
"What connections?" Ivy didn't know why.
It was discovered last night that the Pharaoh's soul was missing, and the next morning, the "Pharaoh Investigation Team" consisting of Ivy, Carlisle, Darth Vader, and Harley set out.
"Zauliel, he is finished and will become a fallen angel."
Carlisle was surprised and asked: "Archangel Zauliel is loyal to heaven and is God's confidant. How could he fall?"
Harley sighed: "If he falls in love with a mortal woman, what else can he do except fall?
Based on Zauliel's familiarity with Shannon, I guess he is probably her guardian.
A guardian angel falling in love with the woman he protects is very Hollywood and romantic, but it is a huge scandal."
"Could it be that you're overthinking it?" Carlisle murmured.
"I wish I had overthought it."
...
"He is dead. He died more than 48 hours ago. He died of powerful ricin poison. It is completely consistent with what I expected." Ivy looked at the corpse with a distorted expression in the coffin and said with certainty.
In the woods five kilometers outside the castle, Harry and others found the first grave of the Eden people.
Well, this is not the first time that people died in the Garden of Eden, but the previous Edenites were thrown out of the small world by the Pharaoh and landed on the surface of Europa, becoming part of the corpse banner without a grave.
Harley wondered: "When a person dies, the body is here, but where does the soul go?
And why is it a strange state of neither life nor death?"
"Could it be that Dr. Manhattan did something? It's neither life nor death. It sounds like a quantum state." Carlisle said.
"It's definitely not Dr. Manhattan's arm. If he wanted to interfere with Pharaoh's affairs, he wouldn't have asked me to kill him before he left." Harley shook her head.
Returning to Earth with a lot of questions, she received a call from the Oklahoma State Attorney's Office.
Video communication, with a prosecutor on the other side.
"Congressman Quinn, I'm Paul White from the State Attorney's Office."
The middle-aged black man considered it and said: "Did you know that Cassapa Quinn was accused of participating in the genocide?"
"Oh, what a misfortune for our family!" Harry sighed.
Paul's face twitched a few times, and he said cautiously: "Because the evidence of the crime is solid, there is almost no possibility of Kasapa overturning the case. According to normal procedures, he will be sentenced to death."
Harley was silent for a moment and said: "Quinn Group will set up an 'anti-racial discrimination relief fund' to help people of color safeguard their rights.
In addition, for the families of the victims of the White Night incident in Salta, I will personally provide a set of "Family Rebuilding" plans worth more than $3 billion."
The black prosecutor's expression became much kinder when he saw her, "Congressman Quinn, I wonder what your plans are for Casapa Quinn?"
"I will always confess to the Blessed Virgin for him."
The prosecutor gritted his teeth and said directly: "I received a call from Mr. President and he asked me to help you solve this case.
Well, I can help you solve this case, exactly according to your wishes."
"Oh, Mr. President also said he would give me a surprise on Christmas day, and it turns out the surprise is here." Harley suddenly realized.
Then she shook her head and sighed: "Mr. White, I understand what you mean, and I also know the president's good intentions.
However, the Constitution of the United States is above everything else, above my personal will and emotions."
The prosecutor was startled. With your reputation in Washington, you don’t look like a law-abiding person!
"No special arrangements will be made for your grandfather at all?" he confirmed again.
"I don't need it in life. After death, I will save his soul for him. He will always be my grandfather, and I love him, but...well, I just hope God can forgive him."
Harley can't act too cold, otherwise what will happen if others accuse her of being ruthless?
Paul couldn't figure out what she was thinking, so he could only follow her words: "Your grandfather misses you very much. He has been making requests to the prosecutor to see you again."
Harley looked complicated and said: "Tell him that I will meet with him, but I have to wait until he completes his sentence."
"Congressman Quinn, Oklahoma has the death penalty. With your grandfather's crime, he will definitely be executed. After serving the sentence, the person will be gone." Paul reminded again.
Harley said impatiently: "Death is not the end, even if others die, I can still talk to their ghosts.
In the dead of night, I summoned him from the world of death, face to face, without being disturbed by outsiders, and we could talk as much as we wanted and as long as we wanted."
Paul shivered twice, said "I understand" and hung up the phone quickly.
Just after finishing the phone call with the Oklahoma prosecutor, the Gotham Police Chief came to the manor in person.
"Sister Harley——"
"Don't call me sister, you don't deserve it!" Harley interrupted him with a disgusted look.
Harvey Bullock sneered and said: "Boss Quinn, Lei Xiaogu and a group of Arkham fugitives have controlled the gas network management system of Naihe Island.
Now, through negotiators, they are making demands to me - 1. Pardon all Arkham prisoners for their crimes; 2. Lift the blockade and let Lei Xiaogu and his Shadow Warriors leave Gotham - or blow up half of Naihe Island.
"
"Are you guys making a lot of noise these days?" Harley asked.
Bullock said respectfully: "Under the guidance of your thoughts, the mayor, the governor and I all attach great importance to this case and work very hard to solve it.
There are 52,000 official police officers in Gotham. On the day of the gas crisis, more than 15,000 GCPD officers were armed and participated in the manhunt.
To this day, there are still two thousand GCPD responsible for sealing off the entire city to ensure that terrorists led by Kagemusha cannot escape Gotham.
In addition, the state National Guard has also arranged a special force of 200 people to be ready for a strong attack at all times."
Harry said: "If you work so hard, why do you ask Lei Xiaogu to flee to Naihe Island?"
Bullock said excitedly: "Boss Quinn, it's not that our GCPD is incompetent, it's Lei Xiaogu who is too cunning.
He was already prepared!
According to Bateman's investigation, since two years ago, shadow warriors have disguised their identities and sneaked into Gotham to develop black forces.
In the past six months, the underground world of Gotham has fallen into chaos, and the number of outsiders has increased day by day.
Even the living space of local gangs has been squeezed, and an unknown number of them are from Lei Xiaogu.
For example, the White Russian Gang that controls the sewer smuggling system in the west of the city, the Middle East Gang on Naihe Island...the key members are all Kagemusha.
It is precisely because of the assistance of Gotham gangs that our encirclement and suppression operations have repeatedly failed."
Harley poured herself a glass of wine and asked casually: "What do you want from me now?"
"Do you agree to Lei Xiaogu's negotiation request?"
"You decide."
"My decision is useless!" Bullock said helplessly: "Lei Xiaogu and Arkham represent the Riddler. They are both smart people and know who is the boss in Gotham.
Therefore, they made it clear that they will not detonate the bomb only if you personally promise, boss - to let the shadow warriors leave and not pursue the crimes of the Arkham fugitives."
"Now that Bateman wants to be the boss, he is the one who caused all these bad things. Let him take care of it," Harley said.
"Alas, he has been dealt with." Bullock said with sarcasm on his face: "This morning, he sneaked into the factory to detect the enemy's situation, but his back was broken by a big man named Bain.
He picked her up and folded her on her knees, like folding sugar cane. With a click, her spine was broken, and I don’t know if she’s dead now.”