That night, a jaw-dropping piece of news shocked the entire continent. The Pope of the Dark Church, Melford Fiske Rutledge, was unexpectedly assassinated in the room of the Dark Church's headquarters. More than ten assassins used an unknown method to sneak into the Dark Church, and then launched a surprise attack on Pope Rutledge, causing the death of three high-ranking members of the Dark Church, as well as several guards.
When most of the people of the continent received this news, it was already the morning of the next day. Everyone was shocked by this news. They didn't expect that the Pope of the Dark Church would actually be assassinated. Wasn't it said that the Dark Church had tens of thousands of Dark Knights? What were they doing? And the believers of the Dark Church naturally collapsed. For them, this was simply the collapse of the sky.
This matter naturally had to be thoroughly investigated. Most of the ten assassins were surrounded by the Knights of the Dark Knights, but they weren't captured alive. Some of them took advantage of the chaos to escape, and the ones who were captured directly chose to commit suicide when they saw that they couldn't escape. They were completely dead soldiers.
It was reasonable to say that the security measures of the headquarters of the Dark Church should be very complete, so how did these assassins get in? Everyone was a bit confused. They only knew that these assassins were wearing the armor of Dark Knights, and they seemed to be members of the Dark Knights. However, no one seemed to be able to recognize which squad they belonged to.
"Someone must have let them in." Everyone thought of this. If there was no insider, then the possibility of letting these people in was really too small. There was an insider in the Dark Church? Everyone looked at each other.
For the time being, they still couldn't find the insider. Everyone certainly wouldn't admit it, so who would take the blame for this? However, everyone seemed to have the same guess about the mastermind of this matter, and that was Li Huailin.
Yes, the timing of Pope Rutledge's death was too strange. It happened to be the time when Li Huailin proposed supervision. Then, both sides had just discussed the authority of the supervision authority. Of course, the discussion was very intense. Then, at night, Pope Rutledge died. It was too much of a coincidence. No matter who it was, the first thing they thought of was Li Huailin.
However, there was no evidence. There was no one alive at all, and there was no direct evidence to prove that these assassins were sent by Li Huailin. And now, the Dark Church's side was also a bit confused because the Pope suddenly died. Without a leader, the situation was a bit chaotic.
"This won't do. We need to get even with the mainland government. This is definitely their doing. They wanted to completely control our church," an elder of the church said in agitation during the emergency meeting.
"Get even with them? Are you going to start a war with them?" Another elder said mockingly, "I've already said it before. With our current strength, how can we fight against them?"
"Could it be that His Excellency the Pope's matter is over? Today, he can assassinate the Pope. Tomorrow, he can assassinate us. Don't tell me that we should just wait for death here or obey him? "
Originally, there were still a lot of people of the Dark Church who were inclined to lean towards Li Huailin's side. But now, they didn't dare to say it directly. After all, the Pope of this side had already died. At this time, how could they still say that they want to lean towards Li Huailin's side? Indeed, they were afraid of death, and also afraid of losing their current position. But they also wanted face, so at present, they were in a dilemma.
And just when the wind and the waves were the fiercest, all the high-level members of the Dark Church were in chaos, Li Huailin's side did something that they couldn't accept. That was, Li Huailin actually sent someone to participate in the emergency meeting here.
The person he sent was naturally Geert. After receiving the order from Li Huailin yesterday, Geert naturally stayed here. And the next morning, Geert directly came to participate in the meeting. Naturally, the reason was very sufficient. Yesterday, both sides had already agreed to establish a supervisory body. Since that was the case, the Continent's government naturally had the right to participate in the meeting. They couldn't just tear up the contract just because Pope Rutledge was dead.
Naturally, what he said was reasonable. But all the top brass of the Dark Church were stunned. This Continent's government was too shameless. It was very clear that His Excellency the Pope Rutledge was assassinated by the Continent's government, but now, they were swaggering to participate in the meeting? Could they not be so shameless?
Naturally, although they said this, they really couldn't stop Geert. Previously, everyone believed that this matter was done by Li Huailin, but there was no evidence. Even if they said that the Continent's government was the murderer, they would directly deny it and ask "where is the evidence?" And the contract was indeed signed by Pope Rutledge yesterday, so he indeed had the right to sit in on the meeting. (At present, it was only confirmed that he had the right to sit in on the meeting, he didn't have the right to vote.) Therefore, there was no way to stop him.
Under the complicated gaze of the top brass of the Dark Church, Geert slowly walked into the meeting room. Looking at everyone with different expressions, Geert smiled: "First of all, I represent the Continent's government to express our deep condolences for the tragedy that happened to the Dark Church. His Excellency the Pope Rutledge is also one of the people I respect. I didn't expect that he would encounter this kind of misfortune. These assassins are really too hateful."
"You still dare … …" An agitated elder wanted to stand up and roar at Geert, but Bishop Xiluode immediately pulled him back.
"Elder Therok, calm down." Bishop Xiluode lowered his head and said to this agitated elder. "We currently don't have any evidence, so it is useless to say anything now."
"Hateful!" Therok naturally knew what was going on, so he directly waved his hand. "We must find evidence."
The surrounding people also saw this scene, but many of them secretly shook their heads. Even if you can find evidence, you can't beat them. Even if you find evidence, what can you do to them? Besides, in the situation of the Continent's government, even if you can produce evidence to prove that it was Li Huailin who hired people to kill Pope Rutledge, if he refuses to admit it, who would the people of the continent believe?
That's right, many people also calmed down. They were thinking about the purpose of Geert's visit and what they should do next. This time, the Continent's government was ruthless. It felt like a final ultimatum.
"Then let's continue the meeting." Geert casually found a chair at the side and quietly sat down, then said to everyone.
The scene was silent, everyone was looking at Geert. Who would still want to continue the meeting at this time? It was simply impossible to continue the meeting.
"Eh? What's wrong with you all? " Geert asked curiously. "No, the Continent's government only has the right to listen in, so let's listen to what you all have to say. Don't mind me, you all can continue the previous topic."
Everyone looked around, then continued the previous topic. The previous topic was whether they should directly fall out with the Continent's government and find evidence that the Continent's government murdered Pope Rutledge. Now that Geert was here, how could they continue the discussion?
"Let me think, you all should have been discussing the new Pope, right? After all, this is the most important thing now, right?" Unexpectedly, Geert suddenly interrupted.
"New Pope!" Everyone was shocked. Yes, they immediately understood what Geert meant. The other party's target was the new Pope. After all, the Church of Light already had such an example. Geert was preparing to let his own people become the new Pope?
"Now is not the time to discuss the new Pope." Therok couldn't help but stand up and say to Geert. "The Pope's corpse is still cold, and the mastermind hasn't been caught yet. How can we discuss the new Pope now?"
"Eh? Didn't I hear that the assassin was from the Dark Knights? Why is there a mastermind? Who is it? "Geert asked.
"You!" Sellok pointed at Geert and was so angry that he couldn't speak. He really wanted to say, "It's you guys!", but Xerrod pulled him down again. "Elder Sellok, don't say anymore."
"I think the new Pope is still more important." Geert ignored Therok and continued to say to everyone, "Even if you want to catch the mastermind, you have to choose a Pope first before he can command the entire Church. Otherwise, how can you catch the mastermind in such a mess?"
The scene fell silent again. Yes, everyone didn't know what to say. No one dared to express their stance immediately. If they supported Geert now, it would be considered apostasy, which was a bit tragic. But if they opposed Geert, it would be offending the Continent's government. They might even be recruited in the future, and offending the Continent's government now might be equivalent to courting death. Therefore, no one dared to express their stance immediately.
"What's wrong with you all? Am I wrong?" Geert looked around and asked. "According to the information we have received, the most suitable person to take over the position of the Pope should be Black Robe Bishop Loganpu, right? I heard many people say that Bishop Loganpu has the support of the majority of the Church. I also feel that Bishop Loganpu is not bad."
"Loganpu?" Everyone's gaze turned to Bishop Loganpu who was sitting at the side. Everyone knew that the next Pope would also be Bishop Xerrod. Why is it on your side? Could it be …
Yes, most people understood that this Loganpu must be related to the Continent's government. Otherwise, why would they support you? Could it be … you are the mole? The death of the Pope is also related to you?
Under the gaze of a lot of people, Loganpu felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
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