I'm starting a mythical revival in Tokyo

Chapter 179 i want to play a game
The tragic condition of the chapel did not cause any ripples in the local area.

Are you kidding? This is Rio!
So many people die every day, what do a bunch of little brats count for? It’s a trivial matter not worth mentioning.

Compared to the life and death of these children, the change of the Christ statue is what they are most concerned about. This is not a good sign. Christians are in North America, and this bloodthirsty Christ statue in South America does not look like it has anything to do with Christ.

"Devil, it's a devil!"

"That's right! Absolutely, the devil is coming!"

“This is the Lord’s punishment!”

"Want to atone your sins? An indulgence costs $10."

The indulgence business suddenly became popular, and people in the neighborhood generously donated money to buy indulgences.

They were not so enthusiastic about priests when Christ took them away, and it would be strange if these indulgences printed by swindlers and so-called bishops were any use at all!
The priests who still remain in Rio de Janeiro are either members of a cult that deceives people in the name of Christ, or they are government officials who are looking to make money.

The indulgences they printed probably weren’t enough for their own use, and Christ had abolished the indulgences, so if they wanted to repent, they could!
Go to church. All confessions made without going into the confessional are invalid.

The Christian Church has two largest sources of income.

One is the tithe, where believers donate one-tenth of their monthly income to the church, and the other is indulgences.

There is no upper limit to the income from indulgences. It is said that it can redeem any sin as long as you buy it. This thing once made more money than a money printing machine.

But when Christ came, He abolished this thing. If it were not for the real Christ, no one would be able to do this.

Do the people in this slum know about this?

Obviously they don't know. If they knew, they wouldn't buy it. But who knows. After all, those people selling indulgences look decent and speak sweet words. They don't sell them expensively. Why not give it a try for this little money!
“Boss, are we really going to do business here?”

In response to his men's questions, the pot-bellied Rooney rebuked.

"You are talking nonsense. Look at this statue of Christ. It is so lifelike. With this thing, how can you be afraid of not making money?"

Rooney is a fake priest who is blinded by greed, but it cannot be said to be fake because he used to be a priest.

But he was later excommunicated because he misinterpreted the Bible and assaulted a little girl.

You have to know that the right to interpret scriptures is a power that only the Pope has, and no one else is allowed to touch it. Although Protestantism allows bishops to interpret scriptures themselves, who made them join the Christian Church?

Besides, we are all interested in little boys, but he is actually interested in little girls. This is heresy!
He was only excommunicated and not sent to the stake, so he was born in a good era.

Of course, this punishment may have something to do with the fact that he gave several girls to the South American cardinals. He earned leniency for himself through his own efforts.

And in the days that followed, he continued to make money in the name of the church, and no one bothered him, which might not be unrelated to this incident.

Because he would regularly go to the cardinal's house to attend banquets, but what kind of banquets were they?
Well, it’s a private party and I can’t disclose it.

Crisis is also an opportunity. The bloody incident in this small church allowed Rooney to sell tens of thousands of indulgences a day. This was a much faster way of making money than before, so he naturally set his sights on the church.

He believed that with his eloquence and persuasion, he could make a fortune with the help of this miraculous statue of Christ, and maybe even establish his own sect and become a pope himself.

So what if it's Christ? This is Rio de Janeiro, where even Christ had to take to the streets with a gun!

Since Christ has given up this place, let me be the Christ here!

"Hurry up, the Lord's gift will come."

Rooney, who entered the confessional with his secretary, was in high spirits. He was so excited at the thought of ruling Rio in the future.

"Katena, your confession has been heard by the Lord, drink the holy water."

After swallowing the thick white holy water, Cattina opened her little mouth and let Rooney check that she was not hiding anything.

Hiding holy water is a great sin, Rooney taught her.

Rooney was expelled from the church because a female secretary accidentally stole the holy water from him.

Stroking Catena's hair, Rooney said with a smug look on his face.

"Katena, I will build a monastery to train girls who are dedicated to the Lord. You will be the abbess in the future and you must teach them well."

"Yes, Father, I will bring the Lamb of the Lord to the Lord for Him to enjoy."

Catena was very happy. As an orphan adopted by Rooney, it was her greatest honor to be able to contribute to the Lord.

The pot-bellied Rooney took a sip of the local specialties shipped from Colombia, and walked out of the confessional holding Catalina, who was only as tall as his waist.

To be more precise, they were squeezed out; the door of the confessional was too small. Fortunately, Catharina was also small, otherwise both of them wouldn't have been able to fit inside.

"Hutt! Come here."

"What's the matter? Boss."

Rooney pointed to the confessional and said, "This confessional needs to be bigger. It's too narrow."

It's not that you're narrow, it's that you're too fat!
Hut glanced at Katna beside him and added in his mind: "And there are two of them."

"The cleaning of the church will be completed tomorrow."

Hu Te frowned, thinking that this was too dangerous: "Work overnight? A bloody incident just happened here, the workers don't dare to do that."

Dare not? Tsk, Rooney also grew up here, he would not know what kind of people here are!
Extending two fingers, Rooney said proudly: "Twice the wages, tell them, I will pay twice the wages, and I want to see a clean and new church tomorrow, otherwise they will not get a penny!"

What is this place? This is Rio Geneno!
There is nothing here that money cannot buy. If there is, it's just that your price is not high enough! People here can sell their wives and children for money, just like he did when he bought Katrina.

With just $500, the three-year-old Catena became Rooney's property.

After ten years of training, she became a qualified female secretary.

You actually say you are afraid of ghosts in a place like this! There are dead bodies everywhere in this slum, why don't you move away?

It’s just that I don’t have money!
Would you still be afraid of ghosts if you can make money?
Of course they were not afraid. Once the double wages were offered, the originally lazy workers immediately started working at full capacity.

It didn't even take a whole night, just one afternoon, for the entire church to be completely brand new. You would definitely not find any traces of blood or minced meat from the murder inside, not even the smell of blood. After using dozens of bottles of air freshener, all the smell was gone.

Rooney looked at the church with satisfaction. Not only the floor and walls, but even the lifelike statue of Christ had been washed with a high-pressure water gun by the workers, almost washing his pants off.

"Well, that's pretty much it."

At this time, the foreman rubbed his fingers and asked: "Father Rooney, you see the work is done, the wages ..."

The meaning is very clear, the work is done, pay me quickly!
"Don't worry, your money won't be lost."

Rooney looked down on them in his heart, thinking, what a bunch of ignorant poor fellows, do you think everyone is just like you, splitting a dollar into two parts?
The reason why Rooney has been able to enjoy a carefree life in Rio for so many years is that he never owes anyone any wages. Good reputation is the basis of cooperation.

With so many dignitaries buying services from him, if his credibility was poor, he would have been thrown to the dogs by the big shots long ago.

He never had to carry money with him. The petite and cute Caterina took out her wallet and settled the wages neatly.

A secretary is not just for show, he or she should do all the work.

"Huth, take your men to guard here tonight and don't let those homeless people and kids come in to cause trouble again."

"Ah! Boss, this..."

"Don't worry, I will send a team of nuns to pray. Don't be afraid. The Lord will protect you."

The main thing is that if they knew what we did, they would probably kill us.

Huth is not like Cattina, who has been brainwashed since childhood and obeys Rooney's orders. He knows all about Rooney's dirty deeds.

The biggest reason why someone like him is still alive is that he is tight-lipped and has no ambition, so he poses no threat to Rooney.

Knowing that his opposition was futile, Huth could only stay in the church with his men. Fortunately, these men were all adopted orphan thugs who had been brainwashed since childhood and had no fear of Christ. Otherwise, even if Huth was willing, they might not be willing.

A bloody incident occurred in the church, making it exceptionally quiet at night. Even Hut was a little uncomfortable with the silence.

Their base was on the mountain, and they fell asleep to the sound of gunfire every night. But today there was not even a single gunshot here, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Ah!
Hut opened his eyes and realized something was wrong. Even if there was no gunshot, there was no sound of the nuns and their men who had just been sent in!
The nuns under Rooney are naturally not real nuns. They are girls like Cattina.

Rooney is never stingy with his subordinates. Even Cattina sometimes prays for Huth and the others with these nuns. Why is there no sound today?

Have those young men, who are only fourteen or fifteen years old, changed their gender today?

impossible!

He had just prayed with a nun, and they were praying so passionately, how could there be no sound!

Huth, who became suspicious, walked out of the office with a pistol in his hand. There was a big bed here, which was specially used for rest.

The auditorium was silent, with only the lights still on. Pizza and Coke were scattered all over the floor, and the nuns' clothes were also scattered on the floor, but there was no one there.

The only sound in the entire church was Hut's own footsteps.

"Paro, Gult, where have you been!"

There was no blood, no gunshots, and everyone suddenly disappeared as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth.

"Grass!"

Hut cursed and ran towards the gate. He didn't want to stay in this damn place anymore. It was the same to guard the gate outside!
Just when he was about to rush out of the door, the door suddenly closed by itself.

With a clang, the door was closed tightly and no matter how Hut shouted, it would not open.

"Damn it! What's going on!?"

Like the kids last night, Hut emptied the magazine towards the door lock, and then he was also frightened and at a loss when the door lock automatically restored itself, just like them.

At this moment, there was a crackling sound from the statue of Christ, like the sound of a person stretching his muscles.

The statue of Christ, with blood flowing from his hands, walked away from the cross with bloodshot eyes. Today he looked more like a living person than he did last night.

Hut knelt down and prayed. It was the first time in his life that he prayed so devoutly, hoping that Christ would come to save him.

But as he had thought before, if Christ knew what they had done, he would have thrown them into hell instead of saving them.

But the one in front of him was not the real Christ. The bloody statue of Christ walked up to him and stopped, speaking in his deep voice that was like the impact of a stone.

"Huth, I want to play a game with you."

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