North America: An Extraordinary Life Beginning with Exorcism

Chapter 20 Heresy
"Father!"

Green took out the silver coin and asked directly, "Do you recognize this thing?"

"silver?"

Father Peter looked at Green doubtfully and took the silver coin.

He held the edge of the silver coin in his hands and put it in front of his eyes, taking a closer look.

Then Father Peter's expression changed. He quickly glanced around and pulled Green into the room.

"Where did you get this?"

He slammed the door shut and whispered to Green.

"Father Gabriel gave it to me. It was among the letters he left for me."

Hearing this, Father Peter's expression became even more confused.

He thought for a moment, then said, "Follow me!"

Having said that, he turned and walked towards the bedroom.

Green looked at Father Peter's back, paused for a moment, and then followed him.

When he came to the bedroom, he saw Father Peter sitting at the table with a book in his hand, flipping through the pages. From time to time he would hold up the silver coin to compare it with the book.

"Father, do you know the origin of this thing?"

Green sat down next to Father Peter.

"I have some impression, but I still need to confirm it!"

Father Peter, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, flipped through the books quickly.

Soon, he shouted loudly: "Found it!"

Green immediately came over.

There were several hand-drawn pictures on the yellowed pages, which looked exactly like the silver coin in Father Peter's hand!
"Blood money?"

Green frowned slightly and read out the annotations next to the picture.

"That's right!"

Father Peter took out a high-intensity flashlight from somewhere and carefully looked at the details of the silver coin.

He looked up and saw the confusion on Green's face.

“You may not have heard of blood money, but you definitely know the other name!”

Father Peter looked at Green and said word by word, "Judas's thirty pieces of silver!"

After hearing this, Green finally understood the origin of the silver coin.

This thing comes from a very famous story in Christianity.

As we all know, Jesus, the founder of Christianity, had twelve disciples, one of whom was named Judas.

Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver and revealed his whereabouts to the chief priests of Judas.

This ultimately led to Jesus' arrest and crucifixion.

Thirty silver coins were the price of a slave at that time.

Afterwards, Judas came to his senses and chose to commit suicide to end his life.

The thirty pieces of silver he had received for betraying Jesus were scattered.

This event is the famous "Crucifixion of Jesus", one of the core events in the Christian faith.

Green picked up the silver coin from the table and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes.

The magic circle on the wrist did not react at all, and the naked eye could not see anything special about the silver coin.

"This thing..."

Putting the silver coin down, Green looked at Father Peter: "Is there another story behind this thing?"

Hearing this question, Father Peter looked embarrassed.

Seeing him like this, Green didn't intend to keep him in suspense.

"Early this morning, a friend of mine was possessed by an unknown being and asked me to hand over the silver coins."

He looked Father Peter in the eye and continued, "My friend was seriously injured and is still in the hospital." "On my way home, a few more homeless people were possessed and continued to yell at me to hand over the silver coins."

"Father, you must tell me what's behind this damn silver coin!"

At the end, Green's voice suddenly rose.

Father Peter's expression changed constantly after hearing this. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he slowly spoke, "This concerns a heretical faction within the Vatican."

His voice was a little deep. “They believe that suffering is necessary on the road to holiness. If there are no difficulties, they will create them.”

"So Judas was the Lord's true comrade. He had long known the Lord's identity and had teamed up with the Lord to perform a play."

At this point, he glanced at Green, who was looking very interested, and continued, "In their records, Judah did evil in order to do good."

"And according to them, evil is a necessary condition for the existence of good, so evil is also good."

Green raised his eyebrows and commented, "That's an interesting idea, Father. Please continue."

Father Peter showed no anger at this comment.

He swallowed before continuing, "This heresy is called the 'Cainite Sect.' Their core belief is that doing evil is the same as doing good, and Judas' thirty silver coins are one of the sacred objects of the Cainite sect."

"The Cainite relics are all related to the destruction of Jesus, so they have the same magical power as normal relics."

Hearing this, Green couldn't help but ask, "So the ones who possessed my friend are the Cainites? Why did they want to steal the silver coins?"

"I do not know."

Father Peter's face showed a hint of confusion. "The Cainites were purged once in the last century. Logically, their lineage should have been cut off."

As he spoke, he reached out and touched the silver coin: "I'm only telling you the story behind this silver coin. As for your possessed friend, perhaps I can help take a look."

Hearing this, Green subconsciously glanced at Father Peter.

"You also know exorcism?"

"I understand a little bit."

Father Peter nodded, looking very confident in his abilities.

"Wait until he wakes up."

Green didn't refuse.

Although he had learned a lot of knowledge from Father Gabriel, he could not find any clues about the existence of the spirit that possessed James.

In this case, it would be better to let a professional priest from the Vatican take a look at the situation.

Green stood up, looked at Father Peter and said, "Thank you for your explanation, Father. I'll be leaving now."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to take the silver coin away.

"Wait!"

Father Peter suddenly reached out and stopped Green's actions.

He stood up, looked Green in the eyes, and said solemnly, "This silver coin is a special object with divine power. It is not only a sacred object of the Cainite sect, but also a special sacred object among orthodox sects. So for your safety, it is best to hand the silver coin over to the Vatican for safekeeping."

Green's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at Father Peter with a sincere face, but still shook his head.

"Thank you for your kindness, Father. It would be better if I could carry this thing."

Having said that, he no longer hesitated, grabbed the silver coins and put them in his pocket, then turned and walked out of the bedroom.

Father Peter walked Green all the way to the car.

Even when Green drove his pickup truck to the corner, he could still see Father Peter standing in front of the church gate in the rearview mirror.

"Cainites..."

Green held the steering wheel with both hands, thinking about Father Peter's words while driving.

Based on the current situation, he couldn't be sure that the sect that possessed James and the beggar was the one he had never heard of before.

However, we can investigate based on this clue.

Thinking of this, Green took out his cell phone and made a call.

"Hello! Seve!"

(End of this chapter)