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The security guard at the door finally understood why Gao Kui had said that he would complain later that he hadn't paid enough.
In less than two minutes, the two basement floors of the nightclub were almost emptied. The security personnel from the Sheqi Bajia family who rushed over after hearing the commotion found that it was Gao Kui who fired the shot. They all stood still and dared not make any rash moves. They could only call the family's liaison department for assistance.
At Gao Kui's signal, the hostesses in the private room left, thanking him before they left. They still remembered this incredibly generous and handsome young man.
Gao Kui sat directly opposite the biker gang member who had first discovered him, his hands casually holding the black and white pistols. His golden eyes were fixed on the other person, and he asked expressionlessly, "Where is he?"
The biker's expression changed the moment he saw him. Clearly, he knew that Aso was indeed his girlfriend and probably knew some of the details. There was no need to press him for answers anymore.
What kind of eyes are those?
The most piercing and terrifying gaze the biker gang had ever seen was that of Genjiro, the head of the main family. His eyes were so sharp they seemed capable of cleaving open a chest, and although it was only a fleeting glimpse, they remained unforgettable for the biker gang.
At this moment, Gao Kui's eyes were a million times sharper than Genji's, in the eyes of the biker gang. Genji's eyes were only naturally sharp; they hadn't shown any emotion when he looked at Gao Kui before, but Gao Kui's eyes were full of killing intent.
No, it wasn't murderous intent, but rather the intent to judge.
The biker gang was reminded of the superhero movie "Ghost Rider" which was released just last year. In the movie, Nicolas Cage played Ghost Rider, who had an ability called "Judgment Eye," which could judge sinners with just his eyes.
If the person being watched is guilty, their soul will be burned by the fires of hell, and those with grave sins may even be judged and killed.
It might have been an illusion, or it might have been due to overwhelming fear, but the biker gangster truly felt a pain in his soul, a pain that completely overwhelmed the agony of his knees being pierced.
This left him only able to groan and grit his teeth while clutching his bleeding knee, afraid to even cry out in pain, let alone meet Gao Kui's gaze or lie.
"I'm just following the boss's orders..."
Trembling with fear, the biker gang member revealed everything: "It was Mr. Hiroshi Sakurai from the main family who asked me to do this. He gave me some photos and said he wanted me to kidnap that girl. At first, I didn't agree. I saw you at this store a week ago and know that you have a good relationship with Director Gen."
However, Mr. Hiroshi Sakurai said that the relationship between the main family and you was not as simple and pure as it seemed, and that this was Director Gen's order. In the end, I was persuaded.
After kidnapping the girl using some tricks, I delivered her to the main headquarters as instructed by Mr. Sakurai Hiroshi, and after that, I don't know anything..."
In the movie "Let the Bullets Fly," after Zhang Mazi is ambushed, he interrogates the fake Zhang Mazi, who keeps asking, "Can you exchange the truth for my life?"
In "Detective Conan", every time Conan encounters a murder case, he first searches for clues and logically deduces the murderer before the murderer finally admits that he did indeed kill the person.
Gao Kui felt that if he were to travel into the world of "Detective Conan", the suspenseful and reasoning plot would probably not exist. Once he activated his Golden Eyes and scanned each person, the murderer would jump out and confess because he couldn't bear the pressure.
Golden Eyes is really useful.
"Thank you for your cooperation," Gao Kui said politely.
"You're welcome."
The biker was equally polite, forcing an awkward smile despite the pain and fear; he had never been so polite in his life.
The smile he had just managed to muster vanished, replaced by endless panic. The biker gang clearly saw Gao Kui slowly raise his pistol and gradually pull the trigger with his index finger.
click... click...
The internal mechanism of the pistol made a faint clicking sound as it meshed together, like the sound of gears turning in time, or perhaps it really was the sound of gears turning in time.
When the gears rotated to a certain angle and the corresponding teeth meshed together, time really stopped. The music from the stereo, the groans of the biker gang, and everyone's heartbeats all disappeared.
Gao Kui carefully observed the expressions of the several bikers. Their features and eyes were filled with a mixture of emotions such as fear, panic, and regret. These emotions were intertwined and seemed to be summarized as a painting: Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream".
The gun suddenly turned, pointing at the person who had appeared out of nowhere in the private room. Gao Kui pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"Oh!"
The gunfire erupts in a moment of stillness, but after the bullet leaves the barrel, the stillness changes again. Every time the bullet travels halfway down the remaining distance of Emmanuel, the "time" required for the bullet to hit the target is doubled by Emmanuel.
The bullet kept moving forward, and time was infinitely subdivided by Emmanuel, ultimately causing the bullet to never truly hit Emmanuel.
This is Zeno's paradox, the Achilles paradox.
The premise for this paradox to hold is that time can be subdivided infinitely.
"That's a bit of a foul, isn't it?"
Gao Kui looked at the bullet hovering in front of Emmanuel, seemingly still but actually still moving, and said, "Time has a smallest unit. This Zeno's paradox should not be possible in the real world."
Whether it's stopping time, reversing time, or destroying a galaxy in the blink of an eye, theoretically, it can all be done by following the fundamental physical laws of the universe. At the very least, there are possibilities and conjectures that can be achieved.
However, Zeno's paradox can never be realized in the real world because it clearly violates the underlying logic of the universe.
"But we are God."
Emmanuel leaned back on the sofa, holding a glass of champagne and smiling broadly: "We are both fully human and fully divine. We existed before the world was created. The universe, the world, logic, concepts, narrative layers, physical laws... everything is our creation."
There's nothing we can't do if we set our minds to it.
"Right now, all I want to do is blow these bastards' heads off, so don't stop me," Gao Kui warned Emmanuel fiercely.
If Emmanuel hadn't shown up, he would have already shot each of those bikers to death and then driven off to Genji Heavy Industries.
Emmanuel's appearance at this moment clearly indicated his desire to protect these biker gang members. Fortunately, Emmanuel stopped the flow of time; otherwise, Gao Kui would have had no interest in arguing with him.
"The question is, do you really want to kill them?"
Emmanuel stared at Gao Kui, or perhaps at what was behind him: "Think about it carefully. The crimes they committed are not punishable by death under the laws of most countries on Earth. You were neither acting in self-defense nor in a heroic act. Your shooting at them is undoubtedly intentional homicide."
This is a grave sin, both in human law and in God's law.
"It doesn't matter. I am an S-class hybrid from Kassel. The laws of most countries in the world cannot judge me. As for God's law, do you really think God's law can judge me?"
"What do you mean?" Emmanuel narrowed his eyes.
"Am I not the Holy Son?"
The roles between the two are reversed. Gao Kui, who used to be lectured and manipulated by Emmanuel, now lectures Emmanuel with classical allusions.
In John 8:58, Jesus said, “Before Abraham I was.” This statement highlights Jesus’ completeness as a human being and his timeless divine nature.
The covenants between God and Adam's descendants in the Bible have no effect on me, so I can do whatever I want.
Chapter 157 God’s Will is in My Hands
Gao Kui was not unaware of the personality and mission of the Son of God. While his understanding of the relevant concepts and core doctrines of Christianity may not be comparable to that of professional theologians, it far surpasses that of most believers who merely pay lip service without seeking deeper understanding.
The reason I felt guilty about my suicide and wallowed in self-pity before was simply because I didn't think I was special and didn't fully believe that I was the Holy Son.
However, as events unfolded and time went on, Gao Kui became increasingly convinced.
Since I am the Holy Son, what else is there to say?
Man, Water watching a love show? Mamba Otto.
Are you really?
Emmanuel gazed at Gao Kui, or perhaps at Gao Kui from behind, and solemnly asked, "Many patients with grandiose delusions believe that they possess extraordinary wisdom, supreme power and status, and omnipotent abilities."
In addition to grandiose delusions, you also have severe schizophrenia, as well as other accompanying mental illnesses.
You should know that what you have seen and heard over the past few months may still be a half-real, half-fantasy of yours. Even now, you are not necessarily convinced that you are the Holy Son, are you?
What are the costs of guessing wrong? I think you should be very clear about the consequences of violating the Ten Commandments and the covenants.
Emmanuel, who had always affirmed Gao Kui's identity as the Holy Son, began to question it contrary to his usual behavior; he had no choice but to do so.
Behind Gao Kui, Emmanuel saw another figure, a figure that Gao Kui himself had not noticed, a figure that no one else was qualified to see, a figure that only Emmanuel could see.
He was tall and slender, with a face that rivaled Gao Kui's, so handsome that it was hard to tell if he was male or female. He wore magnificent and sacred armor and a cloak that symbolized victory. He held a greatsword in his right hand and a scale in his left. A pair of pure white wings spread naturally on his back, and his whole "person" was radiating a kind of sacred aura.
Emmanuel recognized the phantom's identity: Saint Michael, mentioned in the Bible and repeatedly praised and lauded in the Apocryphal and apocryphal texts, known as "like God"—the Archangel Michael, the guardian of Eden.
Unlike the so-called Morning Star angel Lucifer, Michael is a real archangel mentioned in the Bible and recognized by Christian theologians as the highest archangel under God. He was once called the "vice-king of the kingdom of heaven" and "the God who is not called God".
Satan, the lord of hell, is merely his plaything. Lucifer, who enjoys immense popularity among the people, is simply a fan-made mythological character who incorporates some of Satan's personality traits.
Of course, even if Michael's status, power, and rank were so high, it was not enough to make Immanuel fear or be afraid.
Michael is merely "a God who is not called God," while the Son is a complete God; the former is finite, the latter infinite. The former is a created being, the latter is the creator.
What Emmanuel truly feared was Michael's other identity: the guide of the Last Judgment.
Some Christian schools believe that the Last Judgment was initiated by the Father, presided over by the Son, and assisted by Michael. In the Last Judgment, Michael not only had the responsibility of defeating Satan, but also had to assist the Son in reckoning the sins of every soul.
Saint Michael's appearance behind the Son of God signifies that the Last Judgment is approaching, and Gao Kui is one step closer to ascending to the position of "King of Glory," all because of a few biker gang members who are not valued by anyone.
He will judge these sinners and cast their souls into hell and into the lake of fire.
"Of course I know the consequences of breaking the Ten Commandments and the covenant."
Gao Kui said expressionlessly: "Everyone's life is given by God. As God's creations, no one has the right to deprive people of the life God gave them without reason. This is blasphemy against God."
But so what?
I have committed similar crimes before. Four years ago, I was tormented by mental illness and attempted suicide. Since then, I have committed serious crimes.
If I were the Son of God, then this sin would not fall upon me. If I am not, since I have already been guilty of a grave sin, what harm is there in adding another to my punishment?
"No, even if you are not the Holy Son, you are not an unforgivable sinner now."
Emmanuel swirled the clear golden liquid in his champagne glass and spoke eloquently: "With the rise of humanitarianism in Europe and America, some progressive churches have changed their views on suicide. Some believe that suicide by someone who has suffered serious physical or mental harm and whose illness is incurable is still sinful, but no longer an unforgivable grave sin."
Furthermore, you did not commit suicide, but rather attempted suicide. The latter can be considered as unconsciously harming your own body while in a state of mental instability. According to the Vatican Council's ruling on suicide, your behavior does not constitute suicide on a mental and moral level; it is merely an accident.
"That's just the opinion of some progressive theologians and some people in the Vatican." Gao Kui shook his head. In today's Christian world, conservatives are the mainstream.
"There was a time when the dual nature of God and man and the doctrine of the Trinity were just the views of certain factions. How can you assume that such views will not become the mainstream in the Christian world in the future?"
Emmanuel shrugged.
Gao Kui narrowed his eyes slightly, seizing on Emmanuel's grammatical error: "So you mean that God is a forgery, that the true meaning of God, the original meaning of the covenant, and even the identities of the Father and the Son are not consistent, but will change with the development of social structures and the collective consciousness of humankind."
Is it because society and believers need the Trinity and some interpretation of the covenant that the Trinity exists, and that the doctrines of the three religions exist today?
Gao Kui directly points out the essence of religious development from a material and materialistic perspective.
"Quite the opposite."
Emmanuel stopped Gao Kui: "It is not that God's original intention and identity have changed because of social forms and the collective consciousness of humankind, but that people are foolish like lambs lost in the wilderness, and only under God's guidance do they gradually recognize the right path and return to the embrace of the shepherd."
God is now, was, and is forever; the Trinity and doctrine should be interpreted in this way. It's just that God is so great that those at the beginning of time cannot see His full picture. Only through the passage of time and His grace can we gradually discern His radiance.
Emmanuel explained from a theological perspective why the doctrines of a religion are always changing.
"Clap clap clap..."
Gao Kui clapped repeatedly: "Your explanation is brilliant. At another time, I might have been convinced by you, but not today. You call yourself Jesus. Why don't you guess how determined I am to kill them?"
It was quite resolute; Emmanuel knew without guessing that Gao Kui was almost certain to kill them today, as evidenced by the Archangel Michael behind him.
In fact, Emmanuel didn't necessarily want to protect these biker gang members; what he cared more about was Gao Kui's identity and motives in taking action.