Chapter 125: Remuneration for the Commission
"The Lord of Hell, the Murder House, the Name..."
Among them, "Murder House" sounded very familiar, but William couldn't recall where it was for a moment.
He guessed that the force behind the Ram Demon had already completed its descent.
But for some reason, the other party couldn't show their face yet.
Perhaps that existence wasn't strong enough yet, so they needed to avoid the Church's sight.
And the fact that the other party paid such a huge price to hide the name of that "Lord"...
This was enough to explain the latter's importance.
"Status is noble, yet not fully grown..."
William narrowed his eyes.
"Seems like I unintentionally bumped into a big fish."
But he only thought about it and had absolutely no intention of catching this "fish."
This "Lord of Hell" obviously had big plans and must have prepared for being discovered long ago.
Going to look for them rashly would simply be rushing to die.
Moreover, William had just heavily injured the other party's "subordinate."
"It's better to leave this kind of 'good deed' to the higher-ups." William rubbed his chin and decided to report this matter to the Church.
After all, the "Sacred Words" had mentioned that evil was about to descend on the world.
As a member of humanity, this was also his obligation.
However, before reporting, William needed to communicate with Lorraine and the others in advance.
Try to minimize his presence in this event as much as possible to avoid his secrets being discovered.
Thinking of this, William turned around, just in time to meet the gaze of this acting exorcist.
He raised an eyebrow and hurriedly checked the condition of the three unconscious people.
"Don't worry, their lives are not in danger." William said as he opened the Exorcism Bible.
Fortunately, the three had drunk the Holy Water given by William earlier and carried many amulets on them.
Therefore, that aura did not cause them substantial harm.
Lorraine breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"Father William, can you wake them up?"
"Of course."
Accompanied by his voice, the residual evil was quickly purified, and the three finally woke up.
"What happened to me..." Ed shook his head vigorously.
Lorraine told her husband what had just happened, and the latter hurriedly got up to thank him.
"The situation just now was very unusual; we have to ask you to report it to the Church..."
Hearing the priest giving up the credit, the Warren couple was obviously surprised.
"How can this be? Without you, we couldn't have dealt with that demon at all..."
But William insisted on this, so the Warren couple could only accept.
However, the latter insisted on paying William double the remuneration to thank him for his help this time.
William did not refuse this.
On the other side, Mia had no objection to their decision.
So after packing up the holy artifacts, William bid farewell to the Warren family and left.
Dei Cathedral.
The Warren couple, dressed neatly, followed behind a priest.
Before long, the three came to a room with an iron plate printed with "Archbishop's Office" on the door.
Knock... knock.
The priest knocked on the door.
"Come in."
A deep voice sounded from inside.
Creak.
The priest gently pushed open the door.
"Archbishop Hermann, Mr. Warren and Ms. Lorraine are here." He bowed slightly.
The Warren couple also bowed.
"Oh, you are here, please come in!"
Hans Hermann was originally sitting behind a wooden desk. Seeing someone coming, he hurriedly stood up with a smile and came to the door.
This Archbishop had a head full of white hair, was quite old, and wore a pair of round-rimmed glasses.
But when he smiled, his face was full of kindness.
Hans crossed himself on his chest and returned the bow, looking just like an ordinary community priest.
"Archbishop Hermann, sorry to disturb you." Lorraine spoke with a smile.
"Oh, Lorraine, just call me Hans."
Hans waved his hand.
"You actually completed it? No injuries, right! Tell me about it quickly..."
He invited the Warren couple into the room.
Then he nodded to the priest who led the way: "Thank you for your hard work, you may go."
Inside the room.
Lorraine recounted the process of the exorcism and also told Hans about the "Lord of Hell."
Of course, it was a "modified" version of the facts.
"Please report this matter to the Church." Lorraine said solemnly.
Hans looked surprised upon hearing this and stood up unconsciously.
"Th... there is actually such a thing."
He paced constantly in the room.
"It seems the disaster mentioned in the 'Sacred Words' has arrived."
Then Hans bowed deeply to the Warren couple again.
"I thank you on behalf of the Church. This information will save many people's lives." He looked sincere.
"We just did our duty."
Lorraine also hurriedly stood up, then she hesitated slightly and spoke again.
"Regarding the remuneration for this commission..."
She didn't mention the reward for the intelligence; judging from importance, the former would obviously be richer.
But that was obtained by Father William, and the Warren couple didn't want to profit from it.
The couple only wanted to get that bottle of five-year vintage Holy Water.
"Oh, of course."
Archbishop Hans raised his head, but immediately showed a troubled look.
Seeing this, Lorraine's heart sank.
"Archbishop Hermann, has something changed?"
Hans sighed upon hearing this and slumped into the chair.
"I am very sorry, that bottle of Holy Water has been taken away by the Diocese above. I understand you worked hard for a long time for this. This is the Church failing to abide by the contract, and also my dereliction of duty...
I asked for a bottle of two-year vintage Holy Water from Dei Church. Although this is not enough to make up for our fault, please accept it..."
Archbishop Hans hurriedly got up and took out a wooden box from the drawer.
Then he handed it to the Warren couple apologetically.
Lorraine's face was a little pale; she didn't expect this result.
For this bottle of Holy Water, the couple had spent a lot of effort on the commission.
They collected various materials and personally risked contact with demons.
If it weren't for Father William, the two might have died during the exorcism process this time.
But all these efforts were in vain.
Although two-year vintage Holy Water was also valuable, for their daughter Judy, a holy artifact of this quality no longer had any effect.
But Lorraine dared not raise an objection.
The couple were acting exorcists and did not have orthodox Church status.
Once they angered the higher-ups, Lorraine and Ed might lose the authorization of the Church.
"It doesn't matter, Archbishop Hermann, this is not your fault."
Lorraine forced a smile and waved her hand.
"This is your item; we cannot accept it."
"Lord, this makes me feel even more guilty." Hans lowered his head.
A moment later, he seemed to have made a decision.
"Dei Cathedral preserves a bottle of six-year vintage Holy Water."
"When the former Archbishop Lancaster Merrin was in office, he issued a commission regarding this holy artifact, but no one has been able to complete it."
Hans' tone was serious.
"That evil spirit statue comes from an archaeological excavation site in the Middle East..."
He described the content regarding this commission.
"We are willing." Lorraine's tone was firm.
Ed also nodded seriously.
Seeing this, Hans smiled with relief.
"You are the bravest children I have ever seen. May the Lord bless you."
He crossed himself piously.
After handing the commission contract to Lorraine, Hans saw the couple off.
Bang.
The moment the door closed, the smile on Hans' face disappeared instantly.
He walked expressionlessly to the wooden desk, no longer having the previous kindness.
On the table were several files with the words "Philadelphia Disabled Children's Asylum" written on them.
Hans picked up the phone on the table and quickly dialed a number.
"They took that commission."
His tone was indifferent; he hung up after saying just this one sentence.
Then Hans changed his clothes and opened the door again.
"Archbishop Hermann, do you need to go out?" The priest who led the way earlier was guarding the door.
"Oh, why are you guarding here again? You work too hard." Hans patted the other party.
"It is my honor to serve you." The priest bowed.
"Good, good."
Hans nodded with a smile.
"I am planning to go to the Asylum."
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