After hearing Patrick's question, everyone did not dare to neglect, and shook their heads hurriedly, saying: "No one, no one anymore."
When Patrick saw the hesitant look on Ruilin's face, he knew that they were hiding something. Observation of words was a compulsory skill in the Holy See. The higher the rank, the higher the level of the skill.
Patrick couldn't help but the light flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "Really?"
Under his condescending gaze, Ruilin's face turned pale with fright. He knew how ruthless the kind-looking cardinal opposite him was, so he quickly lowered his head and said hesitantly: "This is
This matter...this matter, and...Father Fessy also knows about it."
He paused, looked up and saw Patrick's unhappy face, and quickly added: "He picked this thing up with us at the time, but he didn't open it to look at it. Instead, he handed it to us and asked us to put it away.
I took this thing back and left in a hurry."
Patrick glanced at him coldly, suddenly understood, and said, "Is he going to follow the salt dealer from Nai'an again?"
Ruilin Nuo made a few noises, nodded, and said to himself: Boss Feixi, I really can't help you anymore.
Patrick was furious at that moment. He slammed the table and cursed: "That bastard~! Can't you understand the situation~! At this critical period, you provoke those damn Naian people. You don't know that they are the same as Obham."
Man, what if something happens? It’s not serious or serious~!”
He cursed for a long time before he stopped, and then ordered the attendant next to him angrily: "Go and see if Feixi is back? If he hasn't been killed by the salt merchant yet, let him come over and see you.
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The attendant hurriedly agreed, and then hurried out of the door.
Patrick snorted coldly. He ignored the priests in front of him and looked down at the documents in front of him, hesitating in his heart.
He has always had a suspicious personality, but when faced with these documents, the disease immediately relapsed.
He thought to himself: Is this thing real or fake? What a coincidence. Just when I was thinking about moving Lawrence Hongyi down, he was tricked by someone. He was surrounded by scandals and had no choice but to abandon him.
select.
I was just thinking about picking up Jerome Redcoat when ready-made evidence came to my door. Is this a coincidence or a conspiracy?
If it’s a conspiracy? Who would do this? If it’s a coincidence, is it too much of a coincidence? Could it be that the Father’s blessing really forces me to become the pope…”
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel excited, but then he gave up the idea.
‘The Glory of God the Father’, this kind of thing was originally made up by Vatican to deceive the people. Priests who reached the level of bishops have long since ceased to believe in religion.
If this thing really existed, we would have spent our whole lives working hard for the landlord's family, using our daughters to pay off the debts, working hard for decades, and not even being able to afford a thin-skinned coffin when we died.
It’s not that ordinary people don’t understand this truth, it’s just that they are unable to change their humble status and can only anesthetize themselves. They cannot enjoy life and hope to go to heaven afterwards. There will be bacon on the trees and milk flowing in the river.
And I have become a red archbishop. If I still believe in this at this time, I will look very stupid and naive~! I am so ashamed that I can't bear the rats in the sewer of the cathedral.
At this moment, I heard footsteps outside the door.
A priest walked gently in from outside the door.
He came to Patrick, bowed to him and said, "Sir, are you looking for me?"
Patrick snorted coldly and said, "Fessy, how are you doing today? I heard you went out for a stroll again?"
Feixi was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, sir."
Patrick leaned back, hiding his face in the shadows, observing Feixi coldly, and said, "Have you encountered anything else?"
Feixi hesitated for a moment, then looked back at the priests behind her, then smiled calmly and said: "It seems that I picked up a bag. I don't know the details. I just said that if there is anything valuable, I will share it with you."
Sir, you understand. The people below us often do this too."
Although Patrick's face was expressionless, he smiled secretly in his heart.
The Holy See also vigorously promotes that "if you find anything you find, you must turn it over to the public." Taking away other people's things is considered stealing and violates the precepts of the Holy See. After death, you will go to hell.
However, the employees within the Holy See are very clear in their hearts that this is just to deceive the common people.
After these things were handed over to the public, everyone took those things, used them when they should be used, and sold off what should be sold.
When the owner came to the door, he told the other party that he had never seen it before. No one among the common people dared to question the credibility of the clergy. Everyone believed what the priests said.
These are also the unspoken rules at the grassroots level of the Holy See, one of the ways for priests and priests to make a little money and make some extra money.
As soon as Patrick left school, he became a bishop. He had a relatively high political level. Compared with those who worked hard to climb up from the bottom level, it was much smoother. Although he had never been at the grassroots level, these little people below him
He also had some knowledge of tricks. In the Holy See, these small tricks have become unwritten rules, and no one will care about them.
At this time, when he saw that Feixi took the initiative to confess, he could not help but dispel some of his suspicions and said: "Tell me the whole process of your encounter."
Feixi was also extremely calm and told the entire incident from beginning to end.
Patrick felt relieved when he heard that what he said was no different from what Ruilin and others said.
He stretched out two fingers, gently pushed the document over, and said, "What do you think?"
Feixi was stunned for a moment, then picked up the documents, glanced at them briefly, and then had a look of shock and astonishment on his face.
In the end, he put his hand on his forehead and said happily: "It's a blessing, a blessing. Fortunately, when that heartless guy dropped something, Lorraine in front of me didn't touch it..."
When he said this, he suddenly realized that he had made a mistake and hurriedly stopped.
Patrick was startled for a moment, and then he suddenly understood. He kept looking at the problem from his own point of view, wondering whether this was true or whether it was a trap set by others.
But on the other hand, this thing is equally important to Lorraine and others. They also urgently need to move Jerome down. Whether he or Lorraine's people get this thing, the effect is the same.
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He looked at Feixi and thought to himself: Yes, it can indeed be said that, and when Feixi slipped up, he also revealed his own secret of following Lorraine and others. This shows that this matter is most likely to be a
coincide.
Then he moved his eyes away from Feixi's face and continued to think silently: "But, this is also very possible."
The cardinal archbishop lived up to his suspicious personality. At this time, the look on his face was still uncertain, and he still couldn't fully believe it. From this point of view, Patrick was indeed a qualified cardinal.
Feixi didn't dare to say anything more and stood aside respectfully with her hands lowered.
Patrick didn't say anything, but turned his head and looked out the window thoughtfully. Looking at the scenery outside the window, he began to think, tapping the table with his fingers, making "dong" and "dong" sounds.
Everyone knew that the old man was suspicious again, so they didn't even dare to breathe loudly for a while, so they could only stand quietly. The room became quiet again, and the priests began to beat nervously in their hearts.
After a while, a plain-looking priest came in. But as soon as he came in, everyone felt a lot colder. It seemed that the man had a unique cold constitution.
Feisi glanced at him calmly. That man was Patrick's secret agent. He was cold and vicious, and was one of Patrick's confidants. Father Feisi couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat, and he pinched a handful of it in the palm of his hand.
Khan, secretly thought: Don’t make any mistakes...
But then he calmly looked away and lowered his head.
He was not worried that anyone would see his flaws, because no matter who he was, he would feel a little scared when facing this notorious spy leader. Even if he was from the same faction as him, the priests saw
The eyes of this spy leader still make me feel uneasy. Those sharp eyes always seem to be focusing on how to kill people.
If you act too normal at this time, it is an abnormal behavior. It will make people wonder whether you are guilty or covering up something.
The priest bowed slightly to Patrick and said, "Sir, we have already checked it out."
Patrick immediately became energetic and thought to himself: If the whereabouts of the messenger are unknown or his behavior is abnormal, it means that this must be a trap set. And...
He raised his eyes and glanced at everyone coldly, and continued to think: And among these people, there must be a traitor.
How could an outsider know them, know when and where they passed by? Moreover, after they picked up something, they would not return it to the owner, but would divide the stolen goods privately. If someone wanted to return the envelope to the courier, this would
Wouldn’t it be impossible to continue acting if you were in a drama?
Without the help of the traitor, it would be absolutely impossible to grasp the movements of these people in such detail and accurately, and ask them to bring this letter to me obediently.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, revealing a hint of a hideous smile.
He doesn't have so many good intentions when it comes to traitors. Moreover, he doesn't have the patience to carefully search for traitors one by one. The most common method is to treat all these people as traitors and torture them severely. In the end, a gap will be opened.
Although this method is cruel, it is undoubtedly the most effective.
He said coldly: "How to say?"
The priest said: "Sir, we have investigated. The messenger did find something on the road today, and many people witnessed it.
And some people also saw that he finally walked towards the chapel where Jerome Red lived with an annoyed look on his face.
In addition, someone reported that they actually saw an outsider coming to Jerome Redcoat and taking advantage of the opportunity to confess, he whispered to him for a long time. "
When he said this, he seemed to have forgotten the following content. He took out a piece of paper and continued: "Although I don't know what he said to Jerome. But according to inquiries, after the messenger left,
Jerome in red was still very angry and said, "What can I say? That man just talked nonsense to him."
They also talked about all the things like ‘put cooling oil on the soles of your feet to make others wet the bed’.”
With the sound of "Puch", someone couldn't help laughing. Then he realized that he had lost his temper, and hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands and closed his mouth.
Patrick glanced up and then continued to ask: "What happened next?"
The priest also remained calm and continued: "Later, after the priest finished talking with Jerome Red, he immediately walked out of the side door, and no one saw him again. Our people are now
He was still standing outside and still didn't see the messenger come out. I asked people to keep an eye on the water and land routes out of the city. Even if he quietly left the church, he couldn't hide from our eyes."
Although the people around them knew that they shouldn't, they were still curious about it. This was what happened in the morning. The spy leader had found out everything clearly. It was obvious that he was very powerful.
Moreover, he even knew what Jerome had said. From this, we knew that there must be a spy around the cardinal archbishop. The secret device was placed under the nose of his competitor.
Thinking of this, these priests felt a chill in their necks, and they became even more frightened of the great cardinal in front of them.
At the same time, everyone was a little bit impatient and wanted to see what was written on that piece of paper. Who was the spy who was playing Infernal Affairs?
They took a few glances, but they could only see that the paper in the priest's hand was white, and nothing else could be seen.
At this time, after the priest finished reporting the situation, he slowly stuffed the page back into his arms.
Patrick thought for a moment and said, "What do you think?"
The priest said: "I think this matter is probably a coincidence. The links are intertwined with each other and are extremely close. In order to cover up, Jerome in red probably told a lie.
And the messenger disappeared mysteriously in the end, and no one inside even saw where he went? This is very difficult to do, and it can fully prove that this matter is true. Because only people within them can cover it up so easily
Wherever you go, leave no trace."
He paused, and then added out of professional sensitivity: "But it doesn't rule out that someone deliberately set a trap and wanted to frame me."
Patrick nodded in agreement and said, "You are right. We cannot rule out any possibility."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ruilin hesitating to speak. His heart suddenly moved and he turned his head and said, "Ruilin, what do you think?"
"Ah? Me~?" Ruilin was stunned for a moment, and when he saw everyone looking at him, his face turned red for a moment in excitement.
He hurriedly bowed and said stammeringly: "My lord...my lord. I have a humble opinion and am immature. If I say something wrong, please don't laugh at me."
Patrick looked at him with interest, smiled and said, "Oh? Tell me about it."
Ruilin pointed at the document and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether the other ones are true or false. The key question is, is this document true? If it is true? What should we do?"
Patrick was horrified for a moment. He looked at Ruilin and said: "Ha, the young man from our hometown has grown up and his brain has finally opened up. This insight is indeed extraordinary. He immediately grasped the key issue."
Ruilin blushed and bowed: "Thank you... thank you for your compliment."
Then he quickly added: "This is all because of your good teaching."
Patrick smiled proudly, then patted the documents gently and said: "These documents are absolutely authentic. Just the seals on them cannot be imitated by anyone. Very few people have seen such seals, let alone
What's more, the names of the people mentioned above also have noses and eyes, so I have a certain impression of them.
These checks are also drawn from the Imperial Bank's account, and you can tell whether they are genuine or not as soon as you take them to the bank. Many of those treasures are also specialties of Posis. All of them are absolutely unmistakable."
At this point, he laughed and said: "Remember that proverb? How to identify a duck?"
He paused, and then continued: "It looks like a duck, sounds like a duck, and flies like a duck, then it is a duck."
When everyone heard him talk about this lame humor and knew that the gentleman was in a much better mood now, they all breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that until now, they had been cleared of suspicion.
Some people even complained in a low voice in their hearts. If they had known this, they should have just found a place to throw those things away. Instead of bringing them to him, they were really asking for trouble~! These things are really hot to the touch.
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But even so, they did not dare to show it, for fear of arousing new suspicious eyes from Patrick.
Patrick looked at Ruilin and said, "What do you think we should do?"
Ruilin carefully looked at Patrick's face and said cautiously: "Shall we give Cardinal Jerome back? Just treat it as if it never happened and sell him a favor? In this case, wouldn't he be embarrassed to argue with you, sir?"
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"Hahahaha..." Patrick burst out laughing.
He kept laughing and laughing, with tears streaming down his face. Ruilin looked at his smile and felt a little at a loss for a moment.
After Patrick laughed for a long time, he slowly regained his composure.
He pointed at Ruilin and said: "Ruilin, Ruilin, although you have some knowledge, you are still a young man who has not seen much~!"
He patted the documents and said: "What is this? This is the evidence, this is the case record, so this is also the explosive crystal, this is poison~! It is something that can kill people.
Once it is taken out, it will be another shocking scandal. The Vatican will be furious and will definitely hold Jerome accountable severely.
If I return the information I got to him, it will be equivalent to telling him that I know his details. Not only will he not thank me, but on the contrary, he will be thinking about me in the future. If anything happens, he will be the first to jump.
Come out and step on me so that you can kill people and silence them. This way no one will know his true identity."
Ruilin hesitated and said, "Then let's hold it in our hands and threaten him?"
Patrick laughed and said: "Treat him with it in your hand? How to threaten him? Tell him that I have these documents in my hand and you want to listen to me and withdraw from the election?"
Will he be so obedient?
He will definitely agree temporarily, and then continue to collect unfavorable evidence about me. Finally, he will make an exchange with me. In this way, we will both hold the other's hand, and no one dares to act rashly. Although no one will suffer, the outcome will be the same.
It doesn’t do any good. Instead, it creates huge trouble for myself out of thin air. Isn’t this just looking for trouble?”
He paused for a moment, and then asked: "Why should I throw away the advantage I have for nothing?"
Ruilin thought for a while and said hesitantly: "Then... what should we do? Please make it clear, sir."
Patrick gave a sinister smile and said: "Don't you understand the simple truth that when you pick something up, you have to hand it over to the public? Since we picked it up, of course we handed it over to the Great Council of Light. I believe that the great and holy God of Light and his
The spokesmen in the human world will definitely find out everything and bring justice to Archbishop Jerome.
Let them worry about whether this thing is true or false."
The next day, the Great Council of Light had just been convened. All the dignitaries who attended the meeting had just sat down with yawns. Before Obachm had time to announce the meeting, Cardinal Patrick, wearing a red robe, had already raised the document and said
: "Everyone, confidential information has appeared.
My man accidentally picked up a document yesterday. Later he saw that the matter inside was of great importance, so he handed it to me.
This is about a cardinal archbishop colluding with the royal nobles of the diocese, betraying the interests of the Holy See, appointing those aristocratic pigs who have no qualifications at all, sneaking into our church to serve as bishop and other important positions..."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the red archbishops present changed colors one after another. Some were anxious, some were angry, some were worried, and some looked innocent.
They looked like the apostles in the "Last Supper" painted by the great painter Leonardo da Vinci when they heard the shocking news that one of their own had become a traitor.
In fact, everyone knows this kind of business of buying and selling officials, and they are doing it privately. This is the easiest and easiest way to make money, but you can't get caught, otherwise it will be troublesome.
Under the gaze of everyone, Patrick walked over leisurely and handed the document into Obachm's hands.
Obachm opened it roughly and glanced twice, then raised his eyes and swept his angry gaze across the faces of everyone present.
Finally, he fixed his eyes firmly on Archbishop Jerome, and then shouted angrily: "Red Jerome, you must give us a reasonable explanation~!"
As he spoke, he slammed the documents in Jerome's direction.
Those documents flew into the air, and then fell down like snow flakes, scattering all over the floor.
Cardinal Jerome tremblingly picked up a piece of paper from the ground, glanced at it, and then passed out.
Seeing his appearance, the venue was in chaos.
Everyone rushed forward to rescue him. After all, he was also a red archbishop.
Lorraine sat in the back seat and glanced at him with some sympathy, but then shook her head and thought to herself: If I had known this, I shouldn't have done the wrong thing in the first place. The laws of nature are clear, ***. This sentence
It is a cliché, but precisely because it is true, it has become a common saying.
But at the same time, with the withdrawal of the two candidates, the results of the second election have also come out. Cardinal Patrick and Hilmeria have entered the final stage of the election.