Chapter 576 The tree fell and the hozens scattered
"It takes me a long time to pee."
This sentence was written when Luciano, the godfather of the Mafia, faced the police and explained to them why he had dinner with another godfather Masseria, but why he did not see anyone shooting Masseria indiscriminately.
And this sentence became the headline of the New York Times the next day.
And on this sunny morning, Perode said the same sentence confidently, and his reasons were more sufficient than that of the godfather.
Because Luciano still hosted a banquet to invite the other party to dinner, but the two of them came to Carados' territory.
Moreover, it was Carrados's own decision and personal order to go outside and sit on the lawn to bask in the sun.
For being killed like this, no matter what happens, the old man Perrod cannot be blamed.
What's more, as soon as he came up, some little brats were shouting at him with knives, which made him even more angry~!
As a Paladin with ideals and morals, and a high-ranking member of the Holy See, he did not regard that bastard as 'a heretic with evil intentions who wanted to murder the Holy See's high-level people' and killed him on the spot. He was already an old man.
The heart is kind and the hands are soft.
If Perod hadn't thought that this was the home ground of Kalados, and the people surrounding him were also the disciples and grandsons of Kalados, he wouldn't be asking for any benefits by taking action here.
If a quarrel really breaks out, Carrados's death will be a bit unclear. What's more, Perrod's visit this time is really cooperating with Lorraine's assassins to assassinate Carrados.
There was something wrong in his heart, and Perode's face became even more angry.
Seeing Perode's angry look, the pastor smiled bitterly. Perode was a big shot that a young pastor like him couldn't afford to offend. He couldn't say anything because he was unwilling to cooperate.
The priest could only turn around and look at Mazovia beside him inquiringly.
Mazovia turned his head and glanced at Kalados's body, sighed, and said seriously: "I know you must be very sad when something like this happened. You must know that we have lost a friend, which is also very sad.
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But we did keep peeing just now, and the guards in the yard were behind us, so we didn’t see who killed Kalados, and we didn’t know why someone wanted to kill him. We didn’t even know how Lord Kalados fell.
of."
The pastor looked back at everyone and saw that they also had sad faces, but none of them objected. He nodded and said, "Okay, thank you two adults for your cooperation."
However, Perode was extremely disdainful and said: "What a fart~! It's not good at all, I'm not good at all~!"
He paused for a moment, then roared angrily: "You bastards, my friend was killed. But instead of arresting people, you keep pestering us here.
What on earth do you want to do?
Ah~!
I suspect one of you is a traitor~!
Someone did this on purpose to delay time, prevent the search, and let the real murderer go!"
Everyone was immediately shocked when they heard his heart-wrenching accusation.
Immediately afterwards, Perode glanced over with lightning-like eyes.
Under his angry gaze, everyone's momentum was immediately taken away by him. Even though their hearts were magnanimous, they could not help but feel a little uneasy and took a step back involuntarily.
Perode snorted coldly, then flicked his sleeves and said: "A bunch of wastes who have failed to achieve anything and are prone to failure. Karados is really blind and has found you bunch of losers as his subordinates. He really deserves to be killed."
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Lord Mazovia, let’s go~!”
The priest saw it and hurriedly shouted: "Sir, sir..."
Perode stopped immediately and said with an unhappy look on his face: "What? Do you still want to arrest us and torture us?"
He paused for a moment, then shouted angrily: "You damn boy are trying to shirk your responsibility for your failure to protect me like this. This is not how you shirk it. I've been doing this before."
Mazovia, who was standing next to him, immediately broke into a sweat after hearing this.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought to himself: So that's what happened~! In the past, I just heard that Perode, as a paladin, has been on the front line of investigating heresy cases for many years, with an extremely high detection rate.
high.
No matter what kind of witch, undead, or heretic it is, if it comes into his hands, it will be captured immediately.
I originally thought he was an expert at solving crimes, but I didn't expect that he turned out to be an expert at 'cutting raw pork'.
The priest smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Perode, you misunderstood. We want you to take command and help us catch the murderer."
Perode curled his lips in disdain and said: "What the hell~! You have been making trouble with me here for a long time. With this effort, even a turtle would have fled into the sea long ago. Maybe the assassin has left the Brahma by now."
Tino area.”
He looked at the priest and said in a sinister voice: "If you have the ability, catch the murderer yourself. I'm still under suspicion, so I won't follow you to get involved in this smell~! The person who assassinated Karados was probably someone from the Dark Council.
, I have to rush back and arrange for the Paladins to enforce martial law in Fantino."
With that said, he flicked his sleeves, took Mazovia with him, and the two of them walked away.
No one dared to stop them, they could only watch them leave.
When the two figures of Perode disappeared outside the door, everyone couldn't help but look at each other.
These people present are all the confidants of Karados, and they are not fools. What Perod said makes sense. Your Excellency was assassinated on the lawn in broad daylight, and no one has seen the assassin until now.
Someone here must be a traitor~!
Only by colluding can we achieve something.
So who is this person?
The loyal men of Kalados looked at each other with suspicion and vigilance in their eyes. They pressed the handle of the sword tightly in their hands.
That paladin was indeed a sophisticated man. With just a few words, he successfully planted the seeds of 'suspiciousness', the most evil thing in human nature, in their hearts.
This can't be blamed on them. After all, they have never even heard of such a thing as sniping from a distance of 300 meters.
Until this moment, their thinking was still stuck in the misunderstanding. They thought that Carrados was kidnapped like the other bishops and priests who were killed. They took that strange alchemical weapon and aimed it at the head.
The gun exploded in the head.
At this time the pastor stood up.
He raised his hands and said: "Everyone, now is not the time for us to be suspicious. The top priority is to catch the assassin. Send people out to block the intersection quickly and prohibit suspicious people from entering and exiting. Then we will conduct searches and patrols. This is the right thing to do. As long as we are caught
Assassins, you will know who the traitor is after just one trial."
Someone next to him said coldly: "Pastor Feixi, this is where we, the archbishop's closest confidants, are qualified to give orders. You, an outsider, had better keep your mouth shut."
Pastor Feixi was so angry that his whole body was shaking, he clenched his fists and looked at the man angrily.
His lips trembled a few times, wanting to say something, but in the end he closed his mouth with a gloomy expression.
Someone next to him said: "Why can't Pastor Feixi speak? Among us, he is the only one who has offended Lorraine and was expelled. Relatively speaking, his suspicion is also the least. I think it should be
Let him lead us..."
Another priest in a red robe immediately shouted, "Why, why? What qualifications does he have? An outsider wants to lead us..."
The man sneered and said, "You do have the qualifications, but are your abilities good? You can't even memorize a multiplication table. What can you do?"
The red-robed priest immediately turned red with anger and shouted sternly: "You... what do you mean? What do you mean... Are you very powerful? You didn't get up by selling your butt."
"You... are looking for death~!"
Seeing that no one was presiding over the scene, the two men started to fight. At this time, another knight shouted angrily: "Stop arguing~! Now you are all suspected..."
Everyone nearby immediately shouted, "Cassido, no matter how suspicious we are, it's not as big of a suspicion as yours, right?"
The knight immediately became furious, and drew out his sword with a clang, saying: "What are you trying to do? My Lord has just died, and his body is not yet cold. You don't want to avenge me, but instead are fighting for power here. This is how you repay me."
Is it because of the kindness of knowing someone?"
Another thin man next to him sneered and said: "Cassido, what do you want to do? My Lord has just died, and you don't want to help him take revenge. Instead, you are fighting for power here. Is this how you repay your kindness?"
The thin man was extremely sharp. Although the words he said were almost word for word, he did not change them and responded to the knight in full.
The knight was so angry that he immediately swung his sword at him.
The thin man puffed up his chest, pointed at his heart, looked at the knight and said contemptuously: "Here, chop like this."
The people nearby saw it and hurriedly stopped the knight.
The snarky thin man put down his hand and continued: "Among us, I think you are the most suspect. Everyone here hasn't figured out what's going on, so you just slap the blame on you. Are you the one?
That traitor?
Or maybe you wanted the position of the master, so you took the opportunity to kill the master~!"
The knight's chest was about to burst with anger, and his eyes were completely red.
He looked at the thin man and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Short, don't go out there and spray blood. If you have the ability, let's have a fight."
The thin man saw the knight's face turned red and the veins on his forehead jumped. Everyone almost couldn't hold him. He immediately took a step back timidly and said: "Do you want to kill people and silence them? You are very capable. Then
So what? The thing about being a traitor does not mean that whoever is more capable is not. If that is the case, I can be sure that the pig in the backyard pig pen is definitely not a traitor."
The knight was so angry that his hair stood on end and he shouted in hatred: "I...I will fight with you..."
With that said, he broke through the obstruction of everyone with all his strength, waved the long sword in his hand, and was about to pounce on them.
The thin man kept backing up and shouted loudly: "Everyone, come and see, everyone, come and see. Cassido, I found out about the traitor. He is going to kill someone and silence him~! Kill and silence him...
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As a red archbishop, Carrados is extremely proficient in politics and has spent his life checking and balancing power.
At this time, his body was still cold after his death, and the gangsters under him were already fighting fiercely for power. As for catching the murderer and avenging him?
come on~!
Although we are not as good as those politicians with far-sighted vision and perseverance, we are all qualified politicians. And the only thing that qualified politicians have in common is that they are all sons of bitches~!
If the murderer is really caught, where else can anyone find such a useful hat and slap it on the head of a political opponent?
Revenge for Lord Karados?
Of course, when the old man was still alive, he was brave and active in this kind of thing. But now that he is dead, who will you show it to?
Even if the assassin is caught, so what? Anyway, Kalados is dead, and the most important thing now is the property and resources of Kalados.
Is revenge for him more important than grabbing more money, keeping a mistress and raising a mistress?
What's more, who in this courtyard doesn't know about this matter? This matter was done by that lord!
But who has the courage?
Lord Kalados was so awesome, so powerful, so awesome and magnificent. He was also the first heir to His Majesty the Pope, yet he was killed by him without anyone noticing.
Go and avenge him yourself and settle the score with Lord Luo?
In this era, to put it bluntly, the boss is the one with the toughest fist. As the governor of a border town that was considered the most powerful country, and the son-in-law of the royal family, Lord Lorraine had people and food in his hands, not to mention the mysterious but arrogant henchmen.
military.
Not to mention saying the words "revenge", even if you have this idea in your heart and others see it, maybe in the next second, your head will be blown off by those SS soldiers and you will become a corpse.
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And now, Karados has just died, and it is a time when people's hearts are unstable. If we don't fight for more rights now, and wait until everyone understands and fight for it again, it will not be easy.
At this moment, these people began to envy the traitor hidden among them. Carrados's death was a great achievement. Lorraine would receive various rewards, and with the protection of the SS, his future would be bright.
The old tree of Carados has fallen, and they, the hozens, are trying to find their own way out.
Someone was quietly observing the people around him to see who was more likely to be Lorraine's undercover agent. If he could see the clues, it would be too late to take refuge now.
Therefore, everyone just kept making noises to fight for more rights for themselves.
At this moment, a sharp voice was heard shouting: "Fire~!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment. They turned their heads to look, and immediately became frightened.
I don’t know when, but black smoke started rising from the backyard.
The billowing smoke was like a black dragon, twisting and rolling, rising straight into the sky.
When Feixi saw this, she immediately stood up and jumped up, shouting loudly: "Leave two people to guard the body of the Lord, and the others will go to put out the fire with me. Hurry, go and put out the fire~!"
Saying that, he took the first step and rushed over.
Seeing this, the rest of the people looked at each other hesitantly,
Feixi turned around and saw that they were still standing there hesitating. She stamped her feet anxiously and shouted: "Why are you so stunned? You don't even know what time it is."
Even though everyone was extremely reluctant, they followed Feixi and ran towards the fire scene.
When they arrived at the backyard, they saw an even more shocking scene.
Those green-skinned gangsters who were the mercenaries hired by Karados at a high price already knew that their boss was dead.
These ruffians knew that their new boss had been sent by Lord Luo to kill him without anyone noticing in broad daylight in front of two high-ranking figures in the Holy See. They felt frightened at that moment.
That lord actually sent a peerless assassin who could become invisible~! Who can guard against such an assassin?
This kind of character is definitely not something that a small-time character like me can deal with~! Instead of putting in the effort, I have to take the risk of being killed...
These despicable scoundrels are all experienced, but just in their minds, they chose the most promising and bright road - running away~!
But running away requires money. And after working for the boss for so long, I haven’t been paid.
As qualified gangsters with ideals and culture in the feudal era, they would not be like those powerless and powerless migrant workers who would only resort to self-mutilation to seek wages.
Everyone likes to do things by themselves and have enough food and clothing~!
Therefore, while the gang of priests and knights in the front yard were fighting for power, these ruffians had already begun to grab things.
Madonna paintings by Raphael, sculptures by Michelangelo, jewelry from Florence, gold jewelry from Saipana, silk from Seris...
The luxury of these big shots at the Holy See Headquarters is well-known in the mainland. Royal families in many countries are not as lavish as a red archbishop.
Karados, an old guy, has been fishing for money all his life, and he has a lot of good things in his hands. It is an eye-opener for these crude mercenaries.
They didn't even let go of the dirty, unwashed underwear in the laundry room~!
——Although those things are not valuable, they are also embroidered with the coat of arms of Kalpidan, the most famous clothing store in the Holy City. If you take them to the countryside and say that they belong to a certain nun, there is no guarantee that there will be one or two rich and wealthy people.
The heartless bumpkin bought it at a high price.
These ruffians were like locusts, looting everything in sight.
In the chaos, maybe someone knocked over the candle, or someone was trying to cover up the evidence, so they immediately set the house on fire. Once the fire was over, no one would care anymore about how the original things in the house were gone.
Although the fire was rising, the mercenaries were still carrying big and small bags, as if celebrating the New Year, carrying the things they had just snatched, running back and forth happily, trying to find some more things to stuff into their heavy bags.
in.
When Feixi and the others came to the back and saw the mess, they were stunned in shock.
When the mercenaries saw them, they immediately shouted and ran away.
At this time, a strong wind hit, and the fire immediately dimmed.
Immediately afterwards, the fire head suddenly jumped up like a lying tiger, taking advantage of the wind. The red fire shot into the sky, and the burning wood crackled.
The flames rose, and the heat wave rolled into the face, making people almost suffocating. The faces of everyone grilling were painful, and they had to step back.
At this time, in the small building, after confirming that Carrados was killed, the two snipers quickly disassembled the long rifle into parts, put them back into a box, picked up the shells, put them away, and cleaned up the scene.
, then put on a black ascetic robe, covered his head with a hood, quickly walked out of the attic, opened the courtyard door, and then walked out slowly.
Although this small building is still within the garrison range of Carrados's men, it is located in a remote place and the surrounding residents have already moved away.
Moreover, this place has been ransacked several times by those ruffians, and there is not even a grain of rice left. Not to mention people, not even a dog. That's why they sneaked in here and used it as a sniper site.
The two of them walked quickly along the remote path according to their original plan.
They were wearing ascetic robes. There were a lot of people dressed like this in this place. Even if they met a patrol, they didn't have to worry about anyone questioning them.
Moreover, ascetic monks have always had little luck, and there is no need to worry that someone will take the opportunity to extort money.
But when they turned a path and were about to cross the street and walk to the opposite path, a mercenary suddenly ran over from the street and happened to pass them by.
When the mercenary saw the two of them, he hesitated for a moment, weighed the heavy package behind his back, still felt a little unwilling, and shouted: "Stop."
The two people immediately stopped in astonishment.
The mercenary glanced at them suspiciously and saw that their faces were all hidden in the shadow of their hoods and could not be seen clearly. Then he touched their suitcases with the knife in his hand and asked in a greasy tone unique to a gangster.
Said: "What is inside this? Open it and let me see."
Obviously, if there is something in the suitcase, Uncle Marcy will not just take a look.
The two men in black looked at each other.
One of them asked coldly: "Are you sure?"
Maxi immediately waved the knife and said viciously: "Nonsense~! Of course I am sure that Karados is dead. Now everyone is looking for a way to survive. You open the box quickly, otherwise the uncle's knife will be rude."
As his words fell, the man in black without a box in his hand immediately crouched down and rushed over like a cheetah.
Marcy was shocked at the moment.
Before he could react, he had been pulled into an alley. A cold dagger was placed on his neck.
He looked at the cold faces of the two people and suddenly understood: Just... these two people killed the Cardinal of Karados~!
Maxi immediately felt a chill rising from the depths of his heart. All the hairs on his body stood on end.
He begged in a low voice: "Don't... don't kill me... don't kill me. Two eldest brothers, I... I was wrong. I was really wrong. Please, don't kill me. I have eight people at home."
An old mother of ten, and a baby waiting to be fed..."
The man in black looked at him coldly, with a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes, and whispered: "When you robbed others, didn't you think that they also had eighty-year-old mothers and babies waiting to be fed?
What a strange logic.
In the next life, be an honest person~!"
As his words fell, Marcy suddenly felt a pain in his chest, and then his knees softened and he slowly sat down.
Before he fell into coma, he couldn't help but wonder, right? Why didn't I think that when I robbed others, they also had mothers and children?
The two men in black saw him fall, then looked at each other, and then left quickly.
They rushed all the way to the river, got on a small boat, and finally came to the middle of the river and boarded a three-sailed speedboat.
The clipper then set sail with the wind and headed towards the sea.
Behind them, the fire burned more and more fiercely.
This fire, recorded in history, burned for seven days and seven nights before it was extinguished...