Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 42: Sudden bad news, your wife is dead
"Good day, Your Excellency the Archbishop."

Early in the morning, when Yu Jin was about to leave St. Samuel Church, he met Archbishop Anthony who had been waiting at the door for some time, and greeted him as usual.

"Good day, Mr. Ember."

Archbishop Anthony had a gentle smile on his face as always. "Your room will be kept for you. You are welcome to come back anytime if you need it in the future."

"Besides that, even if he no longer lives here, Mr. Ember can always come to the church to pray to the goddess..."

As he spoke, Anthony suddenly paused, with a slightly strange expression on his face.

Because during all the time that Yu Jin had lived here, he seemed to have never seen Yu Jin pray to the goddess even once.

But the other party is a genuine follower of the goddess after all, maybe he has a special way of praying.

His devotion to the goddess cannot be denied because of minor differences in rituals.

"I will."

Yu Jin nodded slightly, but he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he waited for a long time.

After confirming that Archbishop Anthony had no other words to say, he left St. Samuel's Church and headed to the Backlund Detective Agency behind St. Samuel's Church.

Subsequently.

As expected, he saw the Al Hassan team in the detective agency lobby.

This time they finally stopped playing cards and played chess instead.

However, Yu Jin guessed that the reason was probably because Luo Luota was not there, so they could only play chess as they were short of one person.

And when they saw the embers, their expressions were shocked.

"Praise the goddess!"

Al tapped his chest four times clockwise and said excitedly, "It's a miracle that you would come to work on your own initiative! This must be the answer to my prayers to the goddess! Praise the goddess!"

"No, I don't think so."

Borgia complained, how could the goddess respond to such a boring prayer?
"Where's Ms. Lorota?"

Ember inquired.

"She should be absorbing maid energy in the cafe right now."

Borgia picked up a chess piece from the chessboard and held it in his hand, explaining, "She always said that there are three things in life that are necessary: ​​coffee, dessert, and a maid."

"anyway."

Yu Jin looked at the two people who were still playing chess leisurely, and his expression was a little strange. "I have always wanted to ask, why is it that every time I come here, you are either playing cards or chess? Is our team so free?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

With his back to the ember, Al turned around and glared at him, "Do you think everyone is like you? You have been a member of the Nighthawks for nearly half a month, but you have only reported in three times, and the total time you have spent at the headquarters is less than an hour!"

"We are different from you! We have to go to work on time every morning, and even eat and sleep at the headquarters. We can only sleep two or three hours a day! In the words of Emperor Roselle, we get up earlier than chickens and sleep later than dogs! Don't compare us with you, that's an insult to us!"

“It’s actually quite free.”

Borgia glanced at Al and didn't give him face just because he was the captain. He casually dismantled his plan, "Backlund is the capital of the Kingdom of Loen, so naturally there are many Beyonders in the major churches."

"Take us Nighthawks for example. From what I know, there are at least hundreds of Nighthawks."

"But with so many Beyonders, it's impossible for them all to stay at the headquarters."

"In fact, the Church of Evernight has branches in almost every district of the capital. The Night Watchmen usually work in teams all over the capital to perform tasks, each doing their own job to protect the city."

"As for our team's mission, it is to stay at the headquarters and wait for orders. If there is an emergency that other teams cannot handle in time, we will take over. However, there are enough Night Watchers in the capital. If there is a problem that other teams cannot handle, it will be handed over to the Red Gloves for handling. Under normal circumstances, we are not needed."

"So most of the time, our mission is to carry the seals to support other nearby cities, just like the time we supported Tingen not long ago."

"But this kind of emergency may not happen once a month, so..."

Borgia paused and said seriously, "Most of the time, we are really free."

"So, do you understand?"

"understood."

Yu Jin nodded slightly. It was just a low-profile red glove. It was easy to understand. However, Yu Jin still looked at Al Hassan with a bit of weirdness.

Given your working status of slacking off almost every day, what qualifications do you have to look at him as a class enemy?

"Where are you free?"

El Hassan was furious when he heard this. "Isn't it a sign of working hard if you go to work on time every day? How can work be easy? How many people are there these days who stick to their posts like us and don't leave without permission? Why don't you tell me where we are idle?"

Borgia said nothing, just looked down at the chessboard.

The captain seemed to be in good shape today, so he probably didn't have a chance to steal another chess piece.

But if I don’t steal the chess pieces, I won’t be able to win, right?
"And you!"

Al Hassan scolded Borgia, then turned his gaze to Yu Jin, looking at him warily and suspiciously, "You don't want to leave again, do you?"

"will not."

Yu Jin shook his head slightly, walked to the sofa and sat down. Under the strange looks of the other two, he said in a deep voice, "In fact, I have been seriously considering whether to come to work recently."

"..."

Veins bulged on Al Hassan's forehead, his fists were hard!

What does it mean to seriously consider whether to come to work? !
If you don't want to come, then don't come. No one can do anything to you anyway. You still get your salary every week.

And you actually came here to mock me again, right?
Is there no one who is trying to deceive me by keeping watch at night?

Just as Yu Jin was seriously considering whether to come to work, Al Hassan was also seriously considering whether to punch him.

A figure suddenly appeared at the door.

"Al."

The visitor looked at the three people in the hall and called out in a somewhat dry voice.

"Simon."

Al looked at the slightly haggard look of the visitor, his expression suddenly became serious, and he asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

Simon is also Backlund's Night Watchman.

The last time their team went on a business trip to Tingen, it was Simon's team that took over their duties and was on standby at the detective agency.

But looking at Simon's appearance, it was obvious that something had happened!

"Eve is dead."

Simon said in a hoarse voice, "Al, I heard that Lolota from your team has been promoted to 'psychic'. I hope you can help me. I owe you a favor."

"Eve is dead?!"

Al and Borgia were both shocked.

Simon Herbert, a Sequence 7 nightmare like Al.

Eve is his teammate, a Seer Sequence Beyonder who was recently promoted to Sequence 8 ‘Joker’.

They had just met not long ago.

But now Simon suddenly came to tell them the sad news of Eve's death.

That was an official Beyonder? ! How dare someone attack an official Beyonder in Backlund?
"Lorota should be in the cafe next door. I'll go call her."

Borgia immediately stood up and said in a deep voice.

"Go back quickly."

Al nodded solemnly.

Simon was his good friend, and the deceased Eve was also Lorota's best friend and an official extraordinary person.

For both public and private reasons, they all have to help.

(End of this chapter)