Chapter 244 This acting...
The old cowboy was silent for a moment and then nodded.
"My contract with him is to escape death."
The old cowboy then recounted his situation at the time.
150 years ago, he was a federal marshal.
There was no FBI or other federal law enforcement agencies in that era.
There are sheriffs in different places.
As the first federal agency at the time with interstate law enforcement capabilities, the Federal Marshals Service is quite valuable.
However, due to greed, he teamed up with the prisoners to rob the federal convoy transporting gold coins. In the end, because the prisoner was caught, he was also wanted.
He was finally caught by other bailiffs in a small western town, tried on the spot, and sentenced to hanging.
So he confessed to God the night before his execution, but he never expected.
God didn't come, but Mephisto did.
He was given a contract, asking him to do something for him, which would save him from being hanged.
And so he signed the contract.
Then he waited in prison for a whole night, but the executioner did not come.
When he was wondering, he accidentally touched the prison door, and the door that was supposed to be locked opened.
When he walked out of the police station, the place was littered with the bodies of police officers and sheriffs.
Even the town's mayor and some staff members were not spared.
A large number of civil servants died in that town.
So he immediately picked up his equipment and left.
From then on, he wandered around the west until he finally arrived at the small town of St. Van Gogh.
It was originally an ordinary western town, but after he arrived, the people in the town went crazy and attacked each other.
In the end, more than a thousand people in the town were killed in the crazy internal fighting...
Johnny heard the old cowboy's story and pointed at Mephisto angrily.
"Look, how many people have you harmed?"
Based on Luke's understanding of Mephisto, this guy doesn't seem like a devil who would do massacres on the earth like an executioner.
Ever since he learned from Lucifer how powerful his master was, Luke knew that Mephisto was no match for his master.
Since he can serve as a warden honestly, it means that there must be something restraining him.
So there must be a reason for those horrific things.
Sure enough, Mephisto glanced at Johnny with disdain and said in a mocking tone:
"What do you know? You think Carter Slay was executed with justice? No, it's just that those people are more greedy than him. They want the gold coins in his hand, all the gold coins."
"These people have already colluded."
"When the town of Saint Vanganza was first established, it was a group of people composed entirely of cult members."
"During their cult rituals, this group of people killed countless outsiders. Do you know all this? No, you don't know. You know nothing and yet you come to accuse me?"
"I gave you great power, but you only thought about picking up girls? Is this how you use the justice in your heart?"
This was the first time the old cowboy heard Mephisto explain the reasons, and in the end, everything he wanted to say turned into a sigh.
Just like he just said, they knew nothing but just blamed Mephisto for not giving them more.
His ridiculous justice was not justice at all, but ridiculous self-righteousness.
Johnny was also left speechless by Mephisto's explanation.
Fortunately, he had Rosanna by his side, leaning closely against Johnny and giving him spiritual comfort.
Luke patted Mephisto on the shoulder.
"Okay, Uncle Mo, they don't know you, but I do. Don't worry, I will have a good talk with them."
Mephisto also sighed.
Damn it, luckily I have good acting skills... If those Oscar judges don't give me the golden statue, I will take them all away...
"Uncle Mo, do you still have the spirit of revenge?"
Mephisto shook his head.
"No, the old cowboy's was reused. After the first Hell Knight died, he gave it to him again."
"The strongest spirit of vengeance, Zatanos, gave it to Johnny, and I got these two by begging Lucifer's father."
"If you want it, go find Lucifer. This guy has a lot of it. He's in charge of it."
Luke nodded and patted Mephisto's shoulder again.
"Okay, Uncle Mo, don't get excited, go back and rest, I will make arrangements for the two of them."
Mephisto nodded gratefully to Luke.
A circle of fire rose from the ground, and Mephisto left.
After Mephisto left, Luke also breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn, this old guy is such a good actor...
The old guy said he didn't have the spirit of vengeance in his hands, but Luke didn't believe it.
But it does make sense that Lucifer has more than him. After all, they are fallen angels and they are all under Lucifer's jurisdiction.
Ignoring the old cowboy and Johnny who were thinking about their lives, Luke came to the body of the Blackheart Demon.
He stretched out his hand, ignited the fire of hell, and began to cremate the black-hearted demon.
In a short while, the Blackheart Demon's body turned into ashes.
Luke turned on the communicator.
"Hobbes, are you guys here yet?"
"Boss, we're here, outside the town."
"There are two piles of ashes at the entrance of the town, where we parked. Collect them. There is also another one here in the town. Let someone come in and collect it. The battle is over."
"Okay, boss."
In fact, when they arrived at the outskirts of the town just now, Lilith had already transmitted the images taken by the drone to them in real time.
At first they thought they were filming a movie.
But when Luke appeared on the screen, everyone realized that this was not a movie, but a real battle taking place in the town.
This was the supernatural event that Luke had mentioned to them.
Everyone fell silent after watching the battle just now.
They found that there was no chance of winning no matter how hard they tried.
The high-tech equipment that Luke equipped them with allowed them to easily defeat their opponents in previous battles.
But now they realize that they are facing just ordinary people.
When faced with supernatural events, they have no experience at all and no chance of winning...
Luke didn't know their inner thoughts, nor did they know that it would be difficult for them to encounter a demon of Blackheart's level in the future.
It was Mulder and Tobery who came in to collect Blackheart's ashes.
The two people who were originally very funny now looked serious.
The eyes looking at Luke were full of respect.
Luke came up to Johnny and Rosanna, who were showing off their love, and handed them two business cards.
On it is Lilith's phone number and the address of the base.
"I'll give you a few days. Rest up, pack up, and report to me."
Johnny took the business card and Rosanna looked at Luke in surprise.
"I also need to go?"
Luke smiled and looked from Johnny to Rosanna.
"You want to live apart from Johnny? Don't worry, I can also give you a job as a news anchor in Los Angeles."
Then he turned and looked at the old cowboy.
"You are all alone. Let's go back to your little church to pack up your things and you can come back to Los Angeles with us."
The old cowboy thought for a while and asked Luke:
"My old friend is going with me, and I can't leave him."
Luke answered him with a smile.
"Don't worry, it's okay even if you have a group of horses. Let's go and talk about your treatment..."