"Seeing their deaths and seeing more people choosing to leave the world in this way, I really want to do something. But I am just a priest, a priest who does not believe in the existence of gods." Father Fitch said.
Lin En suddenly realized that his initial guess was correct.
The weird time of death is indeed someone deliberately using it to spread fear and then make profits.
It’s just that this ‘profit’ is not ‘private interest’, but a noble ‘public interest’.
"Are you squeezing out the last of their value and creating the idea that there are demons in the world, so that everyone will be more attached to the church?" Lynn basically understood what Father Fitch was spending so much time pushing these suicides to die in their own way.
What.
"To be precise, it's the creation of gods." Father Fitch gave a briefer and more precise description.
"Creating a god?"
A priest who doesn't believe in the existence of gods decides to create gods?
"This world has fallen to such an extent that I, an ordinary person, can no longer stop or change it. Therefore, I need to use the power of gods. But gods do not exist in this world. If I want to use the power of gods, I must first do it myself.
Create a god." Father Fitch said.
"So you need to first create a non-existent demon with your own hands, then destroy it in the name of the church, gods, and priests, so that people can believe in the existence of gods, and finally use the influence of gods to change the world?" Lynn asked Father Fitch
There was not the slightest doubt about his integrity.
[Eye of the Peeper] has never made a mistake.
Rather than bullshit intuition, he believes more in the abilities given to him by the real ‘gods’!
"Yes." Father Fitch admitted, "As for the reason why they chose to leave the world at eleven o'clock in the evening, it is very simple. In our religion, eleven o'clock in the evening is the time when the evil spirits are at their strongest. They chose this
Time is most easily associated with evil spirits."
When the curtain of this strange case was lifted, a priest over fifty years old was revealed, trying to change the world with an ordinary person.
absurd.
But apart from the absurdity, there are also some parts that touch Linn, who is an extraordinary person.
The few who cannot tolerate the degradation of the world are doing what they can.
Matt is just a small chimney sweep, and all he can do is bravely ask for unpaid wages.
Capa was just a small reporter. All he could do was stick to his heart and pursue the truth that was concealed by the powerful.
Caesar and Winston are just mining farm owners who are insignificant on a world scale. All they can do is improve the treatment of workers and maintain the greatest fairness within their capabilities.
Eden is just a lieutenant in the Public Security Bureau, an anomaly in the Public Security Bureau, but he has never compromised or complicit in others. He sticks to his ideals and upholds justice that has been repeatedly trampled on.
Reiner's status is noble, but it is still far from enough to fight against the world. However, while he knows this very well, he has not wavered in his belief at all.
Now, it's Father Fitch.
As an ordinary person who doesn't believe in the existence of gods, he actually thought of ways that no one expected to make the world a better place in his own way.
Although everything has just begun.
But in Linn's mind, while Father Fitch was creating a god, he himself also acted like a god.
"I still have a question." Linn admired Father Fitch and asked, "The fourth victim drowned in his own bathtub. This is too difficult..."
"Remember when I told you that before I became a priest, I was a doctor?"
Lin En's heart moved slightly: "It's you..."
"I used some channels to help him get chloral hydrate." Father Fitch revealed the answer to this puzzle.
Chloral hydrate.
A sleeping pill that was very popular in the 19th century.
Its biggest problem is that its side effects are very strong, and higher doses can be enough to cause death.
This also explains why the fourth deceased vomited before drowning, and why he was able to suppress his survival instinct and drown himself.
The former is caused by the side effects of chloral hydrate, while the latter is caused by a large dose of chloral hydrate, which will greatly amplify the effect and lead to unconsciousness and shock.
It is not certain that the fourth deceased actually died of a drug overdose, but due to the current level of criminal investigation, it cannot be detected, so it can only be regarded as a superficial drowning.
"There's one more thing I can't understand." Lin En said thoughtfully, "These people didn't die in your hands. On the contrary, you made their terrible lives burst out with value again and helped them redeem themselves.
Help other people. So why did you kneel in the 'confession' booth all night long? In my opinion, this is supposed to be self-confession."
"Because I didn't respect these deceased people and concealed the truth about their deaths. At the same time, I was also deceiving more people." Father Fitch was a little conflicted, but he was surprisingly clear about it.
He did not glorify his behavior by deceiving others or using the dead because his ultimate goal was to help everyone.
He was doing all this with a guilty attitude.
This moved Linn again.
Even if the corruption value is [-50], such clear thinking is extremely rare.
There are many people who think that the essence of what they do is good, and whitewash some of the evil in the process to make everything appear high-sounding and natural.
It doesn't mean that you shouldn't do good deeds because it will cause some losses.
But some people only see that they have done good things in the end, but have lost the most basic respect for some of the people who were harmed in the process.
It seems that without this level of respect, the final result will not change.
But precisely this is the case. Father Fitch’s behavior of maintaining respect and seeking inner peace is so precious!
At this moment, Lin En also understood why the mission requirement was only to find the culprit, but not to bring him to justice.
From a perceptual point of view, Father Fitch not only does not deserve to be punished, but deserves praise.
The question is, what should Eden do if he chooses to help Father Fitch hide the secret?
Since the murderer has not been found for a long time, he will bear the main responsibility, ranging from being demoted to being kicked out of the Public Security Bureau, in order to express the anger of the people.
This incident stumped Lynn.
On the one hand is Father Fitch, who is trying to create gods and use the influence of gods to change the world.
On the one hand is the outlier in the Public Security Bureau, the enthusiastic, upright and uncompromising Lieutenant Eden.
They are all good people.
In a society where good people are in short supply, they should be valued, protected and supported.
But now there seems to be no middle option, and we can only cruelly choose one of the two.
"What are you thinking about?" Father Fitch asked when he saw Linn was silent for a long time.
"There is something that may not be very good for you." Linn thought about it again and again and decided to tell Father Fitch about the dilemma he was facing. "...If I help you keep the secret, Eden will be in a very bad situation.
If I help Eden bring you to justice, all your efforts will be in vain."
"So that's it..." Father Fitch thought about it.
For a while, it was also difficult for him to make a choice.
Linn looked at the time.
It's already five o'clock in the morning.
The mission is basically completed, and the mysterious existence will probably pull him into the library at any time to redeem points this time.
He wanted to find a way to protect both parties within this limited time.
This not only allows Father Fitch to try his method, but also allows Eden to give an explanation to the Sheriff's Department.
However, his abilities are limited.
To achieve this, it is best to find a scapegoat for the priest.
But first of all, it is not so easy to find a scapegoat. After all, ten lives are at stake, and no innocent person is willing to admit it.
Secondly, if someone admits it, then this matter has nothing to do with the devil, and Father Fitch's plan to create a god will be shattered.
No solution.
Between Father Fitch and Adjutant Eden, one person must be affected.
Their ideals cannot be developed simultaneously.
"Let me confess all this." After a long time, Father Fitch broke the silence and made a major decision.
"You..." Linn agreed in his heart that this was the best way, but he did not want to see Father Fitch's efforts go in vain, and he would have to be punished for his "monstrous words."
"I have said more than once that I am very happy to see you."
Linn's heart was heavy.
Perhaps in order to make Linn feel relaxed, Father Fitch smiled deliberately: "I thought that people like you were very few or even non-existent. Therefore, I can only work hard to change the world.
Try it, and do it in such a shameful way."
"Alas..." Linn was unable to help Father Fitch.
"But I unexpectedly discovered that there are people like you. Your appearance allows me to see more hope for the future than creating gods. After all, relying on the deception of gods will only make people fear from the bottom of their hearts, and
You cannot understand anything from the bottom of your heart. This method of treating the symptoms but not the root cause is best used only when you are forced to do so."
"Changing the world through reasoning is no less difficult than using gods." Lin En did not underestimate the power of faith.
"Do you know why I don't believe in the existence of gods? Because I don't like to arm my vulnerable parts with fantasy. This is a kind of escape, and what we need is to face it head-on and face it until it is solved." Father Fitch held the opposite opinion.
"Then why do you want to be a priest?"
"This is a good job that can understand the true inner thoughts of many people. I don't agree with belief in gods, but I admit that gods that do not really exist also have extraordinary power. This is also why I see the world becoming like this.
The appearance, you will think of the reason for the change through the creation of gods."
There was another silence, and Lin En let out a long sigh: "So, are you sure?"
"Sure." Father Fitch's tone was very sure. "Previously, I was working hard in a way that I didn't agree with but now that I have seen that there is a way that I agree with, I am more inclined to support it."
you."
"We didn't actually do anything, did we?"
"You have done a lot," Father Fitch said. "It takes a lot of courage to face problems head-on. Only with such courage can we hope to open up a new world. Otherwise, timid people can only live in sweet dreams at best.
, in a beautiful dream that can wake up at any time."
"I will find a way to help you reduce your sentence." Lynn could only comfort Father Fitch.
"It doesn't matter." Father Fitch was as calm as ever, "I am kneeling in the confessional booth tonight. On the one hand, I want to repent, and on the other hand, I am waiting for you to find me and find the truth."