Vincent instantly stopped in his tracks.
He had intended to test the waters first, because according to Colin, the bookstore was still operating as usual. If the owner of the bookstore was indeed an evil spirit or was affected by supernatural creatures, then at least under normal circumstances, he was still normal and did not show any abnormalities.
This was the same situation he had dealt with in the past.
Some spirits who had committed suicide and remained in the human world would repeat their actions without knowing that they had died.
There were also some evil spirits who could only affect their hosts under certain circumstances. Because they were not strong enough, they could only weave traps like spiders and deceive people to death.
According to Colin, nothing strange had happened before this. It was only last month that he had asked the owner of the bookstore next door to turn on the power switch that something strange had happened.
Therefore, Vincent made a temporary assumption that during that period of time, when the god-level dream beast was being nurtured, the cracks in the dream world had increased, causing some low-level dream beasts to run out.
They had hidden themselves in advance, using the god-level aether waves to conceal themselves and escape the attention of the Secret Ritual Tower and the Truth Society.
He had not sensed the presence of spirits, so it was more likely to be the work of dream beasts or other extraordinary creatures.
Vincent had come fully prepared, but he had not expected an accident to happen at the first step.
The other party was more … awake than he had imagined. He remembered the URL: m.9biquge.com.
Not only did he not show any signs of being possessed, but he had even determined that he was a priest of the Dome Church.
However, this bookstore indeed gave off a very strange presence, and he had felt traces of aether waves when he had walked in.
This meant that there had been an Extraordinaire or an extraordinary creature active here.
For example, the gargoyle on the counter had an extremely cold aura of a vengeful spirit. Vincent instantly felt that he had found the culprit.
Colin's request for help was not groundless, but … the direction seemed to be wrong. There was nothing wrong with the owner of the bookstore, but with the decorations or the bookstore itself.
However, the situation now seemed a little dangerous.
When he had come fully armed to exorcise the spirit, the other party had suddenly asked if he was a priest of the Dome Church. No matter how he thought about it, it seemed to be a warning.
Then … perhaps he had been bewitched.
Vincent's mind spun quickly. He remained vigilant and calmed himself down. Clearing his throat, he walked over and sat down. He said, "Yes, I'm working on a project in this parish."
As he spoke, he carefully "observed" the other party's expression.
Although the clergy of the Church had to be blindfolded at night to prevent them from seeing the moon, they would also receive the unique vision granted by the moon, the "Eye of the Moon". Apart from being able to see things blindfolded or in the dark, they could also see the other party's physical condition.
However, when he looked at the owner of the bookstore, the other party was a completely ordinary person.
Since the problem wasn't with the person, there must be something else that Colin didn't know … The bookstore owner might also be a victim.
He could try to persuade the other party to leave this place first, and then remove the spirit of the gargoyle.
"Work?"
Lin Jie raised his eyebrows. The priest in front of him seemed to be the more conscientious type, and he could clearly hear that there was a hidden meaning in his words.
It was as if he had something to say but was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Since he said that he was working and came to his shop with a purpose, it should be about his work.
Then, what was the priest's job?
Obviously, he was in charge of the believers in the area, carrying out missionary activities, presiding over mass and weddings, praying for the dying, confessing, dying sacraments, and … exorcising demons.
Lin Jie felt that a priest who suddenly came over couldn't be here to preach, and the rest didn't seem very likely.
Then, he thought of what the police officer who came in to investigate said, the owner of the music store seemed to have treated him as an "evil spirit" for some reason.
Lin Jie suddenly understood and showed an amused expression. "It's Colin, right? He treated me as an 'evil spirit,' so he hired someone to remove me as a ghost?"
No wonder he hesitated to speak. Colin actually treated him as an evil spirit because of his misunderstanding, and even specially invited a priest.
This really made people not know how to feel.
Vincent's expression suddenly changed. Fortunately, he controlled himself in time and didn't reveal any flaws, but the silver holy emblem that he had been secretly holding in his hand almost slipped out. He actually knew?!
Lin Jie looked at the "subtle" expression on the priest's face and felt that he could already empathize with him, experiencing the feelings of awkwardness and difficulty, but not being able to directly say it out loud.
This Colin was really a little too much!
He invited a priest all the way here, and in the end, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
From the police officer's tone, Lin Jie guessed that Colin must have firmly believed that Lin Jie was an "evil spirit." This priest was probably also very distressed, so he wanted to find him, the other party involved, to discuss countermeasures.
Lin Jie sighed. "Actually, this is simply a huge misunderstanding. Although I don't know why he thinks so, I'm obviously just a very ordinary bookstore owner. I have flesh and blood, and I like to help people. Also, I helped him before."
He looked bitter and hateful, then thought of something, and said with a very firm gaze, "That's right — the few police officers who came here two days ago also heard Colin's nonsense. I also explained to them, and they can testify for me."
The three police officers had clearly been lying down when they left. Vincent's expression became even uglier.
"Look, Father."
In order to prove his innocence, Lin Jie took the gargoyle that had been on the side all this time.
He said with a smile, "At that time, I didn't have time to tell the three police officers that this was a local product that one of my customers gave me. It's a gargoyle, used to scare away evil spirits and ward off evil spirits. It's a must-have to guard a house. If I were an evil spirit, how could I put a gargoyle on the counter like this?"
Vincent's eyes widened, and his vision suddenly zoomed in on the gargoyle in front of him, and they were looking at each other.
The bookstore owner took his hand and pressed it on the gargoyle. "Father, you can touch it. The craftsmanship of this gargoyle is also very good."
He could almost clearly see that the evil eyes that were blooming with blood-red light contained the souls of hundreds of people who had died tragically. The souls of the dead were constantly wriggling and roaring as they stretched out their sharp claws!
Lin Jie took the gargoyle back and pushed the flower pot over. "And the roses that I personally planted. Look at how beautiful they are. I'm definitely a person who loves life."
Vincent didn't have time to pull his hand back, and it touched the roses again.
He felt his hair stand on end!
The petals felt like flesh, and they were full of sharp teeth. There were also moist, wriggling, and blood-covered spherical objects.
They were like eyeballs!
"Enough!"
Vincent shouted subconsciously. Then, he jerked his head back and retracted his hand.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal falling on the table rang out. Vincent suddenly realized that the holy emblem in his hand had fallen!
"Enough? Oh … Now I can use this sufficient evidence to explain the situation to Colin. "
Lin Jie picked up the holy emblem, smiled, and handed it over. He said slowly, "Father, you dropped something."
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