Lin Xu: Bro, What Are You Doing Here Too?

Los Angeles.

Lin Xu opened an exorcism agency downstairs from John and hired John as his only employee.

At this point, there were still ten years until the events of Hell, and he didn't want to just wait around. (In the movie, John mentioned Batman and Robin to his apprentice; Batman hadn't even been created yet.)

Besides, Kamar-Taj is the real expert at dealing with demons, and we might as well try to improve our chances of winning over God.

John examined the gold bar in his hand. "Tsk, you really think highly of me, 100 ounces a month."

"You're dreaming. This is for six months."

"Okay... but aren't you afraid I'll run away?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xu walked up to him and suddenly struck out, slapping him in the chest.

In an instant, John felt his gaze shift backward, and in front of him stood another John, motionless in the same spot.

"What? What am I doing...?"

"It's nothing, just a Soul Separation Technique."

Upon hearing this, John immediately panicked. "Quickly, put my soul back!"

Lin Xu ignored him and waited a while longer, but there was no sign of Heaven or Hell, so he was somewhat disappointed.

It seems that although they really wanted this soul, the rules couldn't be broken; if someone wasn't dead, they weren't dead.

With a casual pull, John's soul returned to his body.

"Phew... Shit, you..."

"What's wrong with me? Should I try again?"

"No, no, no! I promise I won't run away!" John quickly waved his hand.

To be honest, in all his years of exorcism experience, his soul has left his body before. But each time, his soul would involuntarily go to Hell, find clues, and then forcibly return to the human world using magical artifacts or sacred objects.

This is the first time that a soul has remained in the human world after leaving the body.

At the same time, in his mind, Lin Xu's strength had risen to a new level.

Just then, a round, chubby bald man appeared at the shop entrance.

"John, I was going upstairs to look for you, what are you doing here?"

Hi, Hennessy.

Father Hennessy looked up at the firm's name, somewhat curious. "Kamar-Taj Exorcism Firm. I know Taj, it means crown in Arabic. What does Kamar mean?"

John laughed, "You should give yourself some time to relax. Kamar-Taj, Marvel Comics is quite famous."

"You know John, I'm always busy."

"What does someone so busy want from me?"

When the topic turned to business, Father Hennessy immediately became serious. "There's something I can't handle, and I'd like to ask for your help."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xu, who was like an invisible man, immediately popped out and stood between the two. "Ahem, hello, I'm his agent and boss. You can discuss anything with me."

At the same time, Lin Xu carefully observed this drunkard who was similar to Valkyrie.

The only difference is that Valkyrie drank voluntarily, while this one was forced to.

Hennessy, whose name includes alcohol, possesses the ability to probe into other dimensions through skin contact, with the side effect of requiring him to drink alcohol afterward.

However, this ability can cause problems in daily life, so he usually wears a cross to suppress it.

"Uh... hello."

Hennessy pulled John aside and whispered, "You're not going to work alone anymore?"

"He gave me 100 ounces of gold for six months." (Based on the 1992 gold price, that was roughly five times the average wage.)

"Gulp~ So much?" Upon hearing the amount, Hennessy almost wanted to resign from his position as a priest. With this salary, what's the point of being a priest?

"Alright, just say what you want to say!"

Hennessy glanced back at Lin Xu, trying to suppress the distracting thoughts in her mind. "Do you know who this year's Best Actor is?"

"Have no idea."

I haven't paid attention to that.

"Well, it seems your entertainment life is rather lacking," Hennessy teased.

He then added seriously, "Actor Anthony won the Oscar for Best Actor this year for playing a cannibal, but he seems to have gotten a little too into the role; police found two sets of human bones in his home."

John frowned slightly. "You mean?"

Hennessy met his gaze, then gave him an affirmative look.

"Gluttony? Weren't they supposedly sealed away by the Wizard Shazam? Or were they just ordinary ogres?" (From "Genius Comics," 1940)

"... I don't know, because I can't beat any of them."

Where is he now?

Ravenscar Asylum.

John turned to look at Lin Xu. To be honest, he really wanted to meet this cannibal. If it was the normal version, he could easily take it down, but if it was truly Gluttony, wouldn't that be perfect for boosting his sales figures?

Yes, for both the firm and Heaven, it counts as a performance record.

"Lin, what did you say?"

"We weigh plants while working!"

"... boss?"

"Okay, let's go take a look."

To be honest, Lin Xu wasn't interested in cannibals or anything like that; after all, the idea sounded rather disgusting. But he was quite interested in this particular person.

From the moment Hennessy was introduced, he had a vague sense of familiarity, as if he had seen this person before.

This is divine intuition.

After leaving the office, Lin Xu began to look around.

Hennessy, where's your car?

"... I don't have a car."

"John?"

"I don't have any either..."

"Tsk, two penniless bastards. Where's the mental hospital?"

Hennessy seemed a little confused, but still said, "About six kilometers to the northeast."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xu instantly turned northeast, his Heavenly Eye activated, and he passed over numerous buildings to see the so-called Ravenscar Asylum.

Then a Mystic Portal appeared before the three of them.

"What?" Hennessy looked surprised. Could it really be that convenient?

Constantine, however, glanced back at the agency's sign after seeing the fire-ring portal.

Kamar-Taj, is it really such a coincidence?

Or perhaps the cartoonist had seen Lin Xu perform magic before and used him as a model for Kamar-Taj. As for Lin Xu saying he was under forty, John didn't believe it at all.

Where can you find 40-year -Old Gods these days? The youngest is almost 5,000 years old.

Soon, the three of them crossed the portal and arrived at the top floor of the mental hospital.

Hennessy suppressed her doubts and led Lin Xu and John to Anthony's hospital room.

"Stop right there!" The police officer on duty stopped them.

Upon seeing this, Hennessy quickly pulled out his clergy certificate. "Please make an exception."

The officer took the identification and glanced at it. "You only have ten minutes, and the suspect is not emotionally stable."

"No problem."

Seeing the police officer open the door, Lin Xu took the lead and went inside.

An elderly man sat on the hospital bed, staring blankly out the window, repeatedly muttering, "I didn't do it, I didn't do it..."

When Lin Xu saw what the person looked like, he fell silent instantly.

My dear brother, if you're not going to die in Marvel, why did you come to DC?

I went to the hospital, but it wasn't food poisoning; it was just a cold and a chilled stomach, probably caused by that glass of cola with ice...

I've decided, starting tomorrow... I'm giving up ice!