"You're an exorcist, right! I want you to help me investigate the real cause of my sister's death…" Just as Mike and his group walked out of the underground bar, a woman, stopped by the bouncer outside, approached and called out to Constantine.
"I remember you, you're that policewoman." Constantine stopped, staring at the woman, and asked, "What, do you believe your sister didn't commit suicide now?"
Constantine had seen this woman before; at that time, she strongly questioned his identity as an exorcist and firmly believed there were no evil spirits in the world.
"I don't know." Angela shook her head, looking haggard, and said, "But my sister was a devout Catholic. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have committed suicide…"
Catholic doctrine considers suicide a sin of murder, so those who commit it cannot go to Heaven after death; they will only fall into endless hell to suffer.
Angela's sister, as a Catholic, clearly wouldn't be unaware of this, so there were many suspicious points about her death.
"And this, I took an impression from Bella's wrist. She seemed to want to convey something." Angela said, taking out a silk scarf.
The silk scarf had a strange symbol imprinted on it with ink, exactly the same as the one Constantine had on him.
"My guess was indeed correct. Your sister's death was caused by an evil spirit, and there should be a huge conspiracy hidden behind it…" After comparing the patterns on the two handkerchiefs, Constantine looked at Angela and asked, "Can you tell me about your sister?"
Strictly speaking, Father Hennessey's death was also related to Angela's sister.
Initially, Angela's sister, Bella, died very strangely, so the local police officers found Constantine, the exorcist, to take a look and verify if an evil spirit was involved.
However, he was driven away by Angela, an atheist.
But Constantine, as an exorcist, was very skilled. With just a brief glance, he discovered that Bella's death was peculiar.
Then, feeling uneasy, he returned and told his friend, Father Hennessey, about the situation.
Soon after, Father Hennessey was found dead of thirst in a supermarket filled with bottled water, with that mysterious symbol left on his palm.
Now, everything seemed to be connected.
Father Hennessey must have investigated something about Bella's death, which led to him being cursed and killed by the mastermind.
So now, all clues pointed to the owner of the mysterious symbol—Mammon.
"I need to go to the church library now to look up some information related to the mastermind who killed your sister and Father Hennessey." Inspired, Constantine invited Angela to join the investigation team.
And on the way to the library, Constantine continued to question the girl: "Can you tell me the specific situation of your sister? Especially if there was anything strange about her, it will be very helpful in finding the culprit."
"Besides being a devout Catholic, my sister was also diagnosed with a mental illness. She often said she could see ghosts and evil spirits…" Although Angela felt her sister's condition was difficult to speak about, in order to find the real culprit, she still told the truth.
Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "Do evil spirits really exist in this world?"
Angela had a very close relationship with her sister, and she had always firmly believed that her sister did not have a mental illness.
But this couldn't explain why the other party would "talk nonsense" at certain times.
Also, was her sister's death truly caused by an evil spirit, as Constantine said?
These questions had always troubled Angela, which was why the girl looked haggard now.
"Shh…"
Just as the girl was asking the question, Constantine stopped her, signaling her to be quiet.
At this moment, the pedestrians and noise on the street seemed to be moving away from Mike and his group, and the street was gradually separated into two worlds.
And in the world of Mike and his group, gusts of cold wind blew, and the sky immediately darkened. In the unknown darkness, terrifying roars occasionally emanated.
Now, the answer to whether evil spirits existed was right before their eyes, and Constantine didn't need to answer the girl's question.
"You or me?" Constantine came to Mike's side and asked.
Although the surrounding scene was eerie and frightening, the "little devils" hiding in the darkness were actually not very lethal. Otherwise, they would have already attacked instead of just posturing.
"I'll do it," Mike replied indifferently.
Then he snapped his right fingers…
Immediately, a sacred white light rose from the center of the group. As the white light spread, the evil spirits in the darkness revealed their true forms, which were black creatures just like Balthazar.
These evil spirits, who had smuggled out of hell, seemed to be very afraid of pure angelic power. Under the illumination of the white light, they turned into black smoke one after another.
As those evil spirits died, the space where Mike and his group were located seemed to return to the human world, and the surrounding passersby reappeared.
However, those passersby seemed unaware of what had just happened around them.
On the other side, if it weren't for the lingering wails of the dying evil spirits in her ears, Angela would have thought she had just experienced a hallucination.
It turned out that evil spirits really existed in the world, and everything her sister said was true.
Angela, frozen in place, immediately fell into a memory.
[Psychic Constitution (Sealed)]… [Criminal Investigation Experience +86]… [Combat Experience +69]…
While the girl was lost in thought, Mike picked up many traits from her, but they were not very useful.
Even the [Psychic Constitution] characteristic trait was like a chicken rib to Mike, the kind that could be directly discarded.
"What's wrong with you?" The black mist dissipated, and before them were the church and the library. Constantine, eager to find the real culprit, called out to the stunned Angela.
"I, I'm fine…" Angela said distractedly, "I think I remember now, I used to be like my sister, able to see things others couldn't."
Yes, just like her sister Bella, Angela, because of her [Psychic Constitution], could see the souls of the deceased when she was very young.
However, for a child, such scenes were too terrifying, so Angela sealed her mind and intentionally forgot her ability.
And the situation just now made her recall that memory.
"Is that so? It's nothing. I could also see evil spirits when I was very young…" Constantine, having a similar experience, didn't pay too much attention to the girl's words.
Afterward, under his lead, the group entered the library of the Glass Church.
Due to his connection with Father Hennessey, Constantine was not unfamiliar with this place.
Before long, he found a miscellaneous book recording the members of Satan's family.
"Mammon… Mammon…" Constantine, flipping through the pages, suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "I found it! Mammon is Satan's unpopular youngest son, always coveting the human world… His exclusive totem is exactly the same as the symbol we have…"
"He wouldn't have gone to such great lengths just to kill a few mortals. He must have a bigger conspiracy…"
After identifying the mastermind, Constantine was full of energy, muttering to himself while continuing to search through the occult books.
"That's right, psychics… Mammon wants to descend into the human world in his true form through psychics…"
Before long, among a pile of occult books, Constantine found the answer to his conjecture: "The Spear of Destiny, and the Destined Person, combined, can open the Gate of Destiny…"
"I understand now." In a brainstorm, Constantine concluded, "I heard that the Spear of Destiny was brought to the West Coast a while ago, and Bella should have been that Destined Person…"
"Your sister likely knew this, which is why she chose to jump from the rooftop. Without the Destined Person, the Gate of Destiny naturally wouldn't open."
Through subtle clues, Constantine almost guessed the entire truth.
"No, perhaps there's a second Destined Person, and that's me." Just then, Angela spoke, her voice trembling.
Through Constantine's explanation, the girl could already understand the reason for her sister's suicide.
And Angela, having the same constitution as her sister, had a premonition that Mammon would soon come for her.
"You?" Constantine frowned, also remembering what the girl had said earlier about seeing ghosts when she was little.
The characteristic of a Psychic is being able to see the souls of the deceased.
"This is troublesome now…" Constantine muttered, then his expression hardened, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "But this is good too. I was just about to avenge Father Hennessey. How can I do that without seeing the culprit?"
After speaking, Constantine looked at Mike. Having such a powerful ally gave him great confidence in confronting Mammon.