Chapter 325 95: Disguise

Feeling unlucky in the first place, Ito was too lazy to stay any longer.

He glanced at the helicopter in the sky, took a few steps, flipped over the fence, turned on the [Stealth], and quickly disappeared in the steep woods.

At this time, the rescue helicopter arrived with fire-fighting missiles mounted on it.

Although the fire had been put out, there was still a lot of flammable material and they were worried that it might flare up again, so after notifying the people in the chapel a few times, they launched the fire missiles.

The originally charred area seemed to have been repainted white, and for a moment, white dust rolled, adding a sense of mystery to the statue of Christ.

On the other side, a ladder rescue vehicle also arrived and drove away the crowd of onlookers. After the white dust became less dense, they broke down the door to allow the people in the chapel to come out in an orderly manner, distribute supplies and conduct on-site inspections.

Those whose conditions were not so serious were placed outside the previous burning area to get some fresh air and relieve themselves, while the injured were put on rescue vehicles and sent to the nearest hospital in batches.

“God! Praise your mercy and compassion.”

The priest ignored his injuries and the residual warmth of the ground, and knelt down respectfully towards the statue of Christ.

Some believers who were resting saw this scene and followed, kneeling in front of the statue of Christ, praying or crying.

The statue of Christ silently gazes at everything in front of it, just as it has been for hundreds of years.

“Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!” The mayor pointed at several of his subordinates in his office and roared, “I have already explained the situation to the President, and he promised to ask for support from the Holy See. Your mission is to investigate. If you encounter any obstacles, just tell me and I will clear them for you! I only have one request, and that is fast! Find out the results as soon as possible!”

After a long tantrum, the mayor asked his trembling secretary to prepare for the press conference. He was thinking about how to minimize the impact of what happened today.

Tuk-tuk-tuk.

The mayor’s chief of staff rushed back urgently.

“Mr. Paes, while danger exists, it also presents opportunities. We don’t need to downplay the impact of this matter. On the contrary, we should magnify it and express our importance.”

After hearing Mayor Paes’ rough plan, the staff pondered for a few seconds and organized the general language they had in mind when they came.

Paais’s anger had gradually subsided and he had calmed down a lot. When he heard what his aide said, he seemed to have grasped something and motioned for him to continue.

“Excuse me, this incident concerns the reputation of the Church of God. Believers all over the world will be watching us to see how we handle it. Keeping a low profile will only make them think that we are accomplices of the murderer.”

“So we must show due attention. In addition to setting up a special task force and inviting the Holy See, we should also put our attitude on the side of the victims, do our best to compensate and comfort the victims, and use not-so-decent and vulgar words to draw a clear line with the murderer, or even declare war.”

“Not only can we use this opportunity to get in touch with the Paladin Superhuman, we can also make the Superhuman who appeared at the fire scene a hero and try to establish contact with him as well. In this way, we who have been suffering from the inability to establish a communication channel with the Superhuman, may be able to have two Superhuman friendly forces, at least not falling too far behind the world.”

Paes pointed out the problem: “Aren’t you afraid that the Flame Extraordinary was directing and acting on his own?”

“We can only say that this possibility exists, but there is no need to do so. From the review, it is more likely that this was planned by an ordinary mafia organization. We don’t need to focus on such a small possibility, and we have enough reasons to shirk responsibility. Unless the people from the Holy See really find something wrong, it will not be too late for us to cut ties in time.”

Pais agreed with his staff’s words. The only risk might be that the fire extraordinary person was most likely Ito Makoto.

This is a famous dangerous supernatural being, and it seems that he is not very popular in the supernatural world. Showing goodwill to him may risk offending other forces.

However, they could also pretend to be ignorant. After all, they had never produced a supernatural being. So they pretended not to know that the supernatural being was Ito. Their respect for him was only to repay his kindness in saving the tourists. It was natural and irrefutable.

Besides, Ito might not really contact them on his own initiative.

If we can make contact, the benefits will outweigh the disadvantages.

“Draw up a report. I need to convince Mr. President.”

Pais looked at his watch and didn’t hesitate.

“I have arranged for the injured to go to the nearest best private hospital. Now, let’s go visit them.”

St. Anthony’s Hospital.

Maria did not dare to go outside the confines of the hospital building.

The location here is so great that as soon as you go out, you will accidentally see the statue of Christ that is mottled by the flames.

People who grew up in a religious atmosphere, even if they are not so firm in their belief in God, will be bombarded with such images, and find it hard to believe what kind of person would dare to blaspheme the existence of God in this way.

Anger, fear, and confusion all flooded my mind.

It’s like a bomb that kills a specific group of people, but the killing range is global.

Now, less than an hour after the attack, the Holy See has issued a public statement expressing that the terrorist attack on the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio was a provocation and insult, that the participants would not be forgiven, that hell had reserved prime seats for them, and that God’s messengers on earth would send them to hell.

In addition to religious forces, ordinary national forces have also characterized this behavior as a terrorist attack and issued advance wanted notices for the organizers and planners of the action, waiting for the Holy See to find the person and then they will immediately fill in the name.

Although, by then, there would probably be corpses all over the ground.

But there are not many opportunities to improve the Paladin’s favor, and the difficulty is not high. On the contrary, if you don’t jump out and say a few words, what if you are remembered later?
Anyway, there is no harm in showing support from a distance.

Maria sat in the chaotic waiting area, amid crying family members, running nurses, and reporters looking for prey like hawks.

Maria’s father came back from the crowd, took out the small bag that reserved the seat, sat on the chair, and handed the bottle of water in his hand to Maria.

“It seems that most of the injured people were sent here. I heard that the government pays for their treatment. It’s much better than our previous treatment.” The father did not talk about his wife who was undergoing surgery, but instead turned the topic to this group of injured people.

“After all, the impact is too great.” Maria replied dryly, holding the water bottle.

The father looked at Maria’s profile, hesitated, and swallowed his words.

In fact, he suspected that the explosion in Rocinha was man-made, as he had seen some gang members doing sneaky activities that night.

But there’s no need to tell Maria about this.

He wouldn’t even investigate because that would never end well.

The fact that the authorities couldn’t find out anything could only mean that they were either doing it in secret or that the authorities were bribed. Either way, it was not something that an ordinary person like him could overturn.

“Mr. Mayor!”

“Mayor Paes!”

“May I ask if the mayor has found the mastermind behind this incident?”

“Why did something so serious happen? Is Rio’s response to drone control too late?”

Paes did not respond, and the police cleared a path for him to reach the injured family members.

“Please believe us, we will definitely take full responsibility for the injured. This is undoubtedly an anti-human terrorist act. I will urge the investigation team to find the murderer as soon as possible.”

“Ahem, sir. If it’s because he couldn’t bear the blow and had a heart attack, does the government have any corresponding funds?” Maria’s father struggled to squeeze out of the crowd, coughed a few times due to his old injury, and asked with hope in his eyes.

If possible, he would definitely like to relieve Maria of some pressure. Paais had not considered this situation, and the staff whispered a few words in his ear at this time, and Paais nodded.

“God bless the devout people. Your words have given me great inspiration. I will set up a special fund to solve the situation you mentioned. Please pay more attention to the official announcement.”

This kind of person who became ill because of witnessing the burning statue of Christ is certainly not a big deal, but if he shows his attitude and promotes it with great fanfare, he will definitely win applause and the favor of the Holy See, and it is not his money that is being used, so why not do it.

When Maria’s father heard what Paes said, he didn’t quite believe it, but at least he had a glimmer of hope.

But at this time, Maria’s father’s operation was completed, Maria’s eyes regained their spirits, and she rushed forward quickly.

“Doctor. My mother…”

“You never said it would lead to such exaggerated consequences!”

“Damn it, the whole world wants our lives now, and your Voodoo God’s healing is useless!”

Ato was so furious that he even pulled out his pistol and roared at the voodoo ambassador’s head at the top of his lungs.

The voodoo ambassador’s face was extremely calm, as if what was pointed at him was not a gun but just a branch.

“BonDie will bless all those who believe in him, Mr. Ato. I don’t understand. We have always been companions. Everything we do is to gain the appreciation of Bondie and Ogun. If you don’t believe it, you can go and check it out. I can feel that your terminal illness has been cured.”

After hearing what the voodoo ambassador said, Ato’s accumulated anger was dissipated by the relief that his terminal illness had disappeared. Looking at the voodoo ambassador’s confident look, he couldn’t help but believe it.

“Then, then does Bondie have any instructions or grace? I also want to remain useful and continue to serve Him.”

Aito slowly put away the pistol, his tone becoming extremely gentle and expectant.

“There are too many pagans here, and Bondie’s ability is limited. However,” the Voodoo Ambassador gave a veiled look to his bribed Aitor’s confidant, “there are solutions.”

“Please tell me. I will do whatever I can.” Ato asked urgently.

“First of all, have you cleared out all the people who knew that you were the one behind this? Except for the confidants present here.”

“It’s all cleared, but there’s no need for extraordinary help. As long as the police are willing to conduct a thorough search, they can find the gang here. Moreover, Ambassador, your image has been seen by many people.”

Aitor threatened gently.

He still hopes that the voodoo ambassador can help him escape capture, but he is afraid that the other party only cares about himself.

The voodoo ambassador didn’t care and smiled: “Then I’ll feel relieved.”

He waved his hand, and the people who had just received his glance carried out two bodies.

The appearance of these two corpses is exactly the same as the attire of the voodoo ambassador and his assistant.

Because when they appear in the eyes of other people, most of them are dressed in strange clothes and heavy makeup, so they can just find two people with similar body shapes to replace them.

Ato clapped his hands and understood what the voodoo ambassador was thinking.

“What do you mean? Faking death!”

“But it’s hard for me to find a similar body right now, and most importantly, the police have my fingerprints and DNA, so I can’t fool them at all.”

Ato’s excitement came and went quickly, and he immediately realized that he couldn’t use such a method.

But the voodoo ambassador shook his head and looked at Aitor with a strange smile.

“I never said anything about faking my death.”

Aito looked puzzled: “So what do you mean?”

“Faking death is not reliable, so we can only ask Mr. Aitor to really die.”

Before he finished speaking, Ato’s expression changed drastically, and his right hand quickly reached for the pistol he had just put down.

But before he could draw his gun, everyone around him, except the voodoo ambassador and his assistant, suddenly froze at the same time, their eyeballs rolled back, their heart beats dropped to extremely low levels, their body temperatures dropped rapidly, and they seemed to have become zombies, standing quietly with their hands hanging down.

pat.

The pistol fell to the ground.

The assistant watched all this happen and felt his scalp tingling. He was sweating all over and lowered his head. Apart from trembling, he dared not move.

Something’s wrong, something’s wrong!
I am considered a middle-level figure in Voodoo, and I know very well that Voodoo has no extraordinary means at all!
Even the so-called voodoo dolls and zombies are nothing but tricks, they are just the precise dosage of pufferfish toxin based on accumulated experience.

And this person is definitely not the voodoo ambassador that he is familiar with! Absolutely not!
He was not too familiar with the Voodoo Ambassador, and as an assistant he also played a supervisory and balancing role, so he would not send two people who had a good relationship abroad at the same time.

In addition, Rio is a relatively important expansion direction for Voodoo, and the possibility of its subordinates becoming independent cannot be tolerated.

He continued to recall, slowly sorting out the context from the unusual things in daily life.

Just a few days after arriving in Rio, the ambassador fell seriously ill, and it was during those days that the abnormalities in his character gradually became apparent.

I originally thought that I didn’t know him well enough before, but now it seems that I have to question whether this person is the original one.

So were the radical measures he took really intended to create channels of communication between Voodoo and other supernatural beings?

Or is there another purpose?
The assistant’s mind was confused.

Snapped.

The ambassador clapped his hand on his assistant’s shoulder.

The assistant shuddered, almost unable to hold back his laughter.

He raised his head tremblingly, looking at the familiar yet strange ambassador with fearful eyes: “Sir, I will obey you in everything. Absolutely.”

“Oh, don’t be nervous. You just need to remember one thing.” The ambassador smiled and said gently, “We are the most loyal members of Voodoo. We come here not only to recruit believers, but also to announce our existence.”

“Ming, understand!”

The ambassador waved his hand, and the two corpses, dressed in the same manner, slowly stood up and stood beside the assistant.

“Gather all those gang members together. I have a great gift for them.”

The assistant left the room with a sad face, under the “protection” of two zombies who were unknown whether they were dead or alive.

After watching the other party leave, the ambassador slowly took out a slate-like device from his arms.

“Lord Augustus, Non-Drug Report, Rio has achieved its initial objectives.”

(End of this chapter)