"Even if Hastings wanted to kill Rob, it doesn't prove that he is the mastermind behind the Church of Patience," Lilith said. "Besides, the Church of Patience hadn't started its activities six years ago."
"You're right. So, what really made me suspect Hastings was actually something else. No one in this world has ever seen the mastermind of the Church of Patience, and I'm no exception. However, in order to invite me to join his cause, he exchanged several letters with me. After that, I carefully examined those letters. He was very cautious. Whether it was the handwriting or the letter paper, I couldn't find any useful information. However, I made an unexpected discovery on the ink. Have you heard of the Black Velvet Flower?"
"What's that?"
"It's a deodorant. When added to the ink, it can reduce some of the smell. The effect is similar to several other deodorants on the market. But now, there are very few people who use Black Velvet as a deodorant to make ink. As far as I know, there are only Black Velvet fields on Kalman Island, and Kalman Island is my fief."
D 'Addarion raised his eyebrows.
"Yes." Megson nodded. "The ink used by the Matthews family was provided by me, but only a few people knew that there was Black Velvet in it. The detection of Black Velvet in the reply letter meant that the guy was a member of the family.
"In order to confirm my suspicion, I found the craftsman who made the ink and asked him to find a way to add different ingredients to each new bottle of ink. Three months later, I wrote another letter. After receiving the reply, I immediately began to test the ink. Finally, it was confirmed that the bottle of ink was sent to Hastings' study.
"This result was beyond my expectation, but I have to admit that Hastings may be the only person in the Matthews family who is qualified to be the mastermind. I don't know much about him. He is one of the few people in the family that I can't see through at all," Megson admitted.
"Why did the head of the Matthews family take the risk of becoming the enemy of all mankind to deal with Rob?" D 'Addarion was interested.
"Hastings and I said that this is for the good of humanity as a whole." Megson paused. "I kind of believe what he said because he has never met His Holiness, and there is no grudge between them. If it were not for this reason, there would be no reason for him to provoke His Holiness and put the Matthews family in danger. Of course, the people from the Church of Patience have always been strange, so we can't believe everything they say.
"This is all the clues I can provide you. After learning that Hastings might be the mastermind behind the Church of Patience, I stopped the investigation, so I don't know what happened after that."
"Why? Aren't you curious?" asked Lilith.
"I'm curious, but you haven't been in contact with Hastings. He's the most unfathomable person I've ever met, and I don't want to be his enemy. I've already discovered part of his secrets. Emotionally, I do want to further verify my conjecture, but rationally, I know I should leave. In fact, whether Hastings is the mastermind behind the Church of Patience or a cross-dressing fan, it has nothing to do with me," Megson said. "I don't want to get into trouble because of my curiosity."
"But I'm afraid it's not up to you now," D 'Addarion said. "If you are willing to be a witness to identify Hastings, then on behalf of the Church of Sorcerers, I can also pardon you for a series of collaborations and betrayals to mankind."
"But our previous agreement …"
"Your previous agreement only guaranteed that you can live, and I," D 'Addarion pointed at his nose, "will decide where you can live. It can be prison or your lovely little garden."
"It seems that I have no choice." Megerson's expression was still calm. Perhaps he had already guessed this result, but he quickly accepted his current situation and said, "Hastings left the Royal City after he retired. He did not return to the Matthews Family's territory, but lived in Azure Bay, where he has a private recuperation manor."
"This is why I like to deal with smart people." D 'Addarion snapped his fingers. "Let's go to Azure Bay now."
Lilith was responsible for escorting the black-robed man to the Sorcerers Association's prison. D 'Addarion, who could not wait any longer, had already teleported to Azure Bay with Megson.
This was a very quiet seaside town, mainly for tourism and fishing. It had not been attacked by the war. Before dawn, there were already fishermen packing up their fishing gear and inspecting their fishing boats, preparing to go out to sea. Under the guidance of Megson, the two soon found the castle where Hastings lived, but they did not encounter a single guard at the door.
"Something's wrong," Megson muttered. "With Hastings' cautiousness, even if the security of Azure Bay is good, it's impossible for him to remove the guards."
D 'Addarion squatted down and touched the marks left by the wheels on the roadside. "A carriage just left here half a magic hour ago. It seems that he has gotten the news in advance and escaped."
"How is this possible?" Megson looked surprised. "Tonight's incident, besides the four of us … Wait a minute," the viscount's expression changed. "Is it the Red Devil kid? He can contact Hastings directly? "
Megerson sucked in a breath of cold air. Everyone, including him, ignored the messenger of the weapon and equipment store. His identity as a middleman became the best disguise. Everyone thought that he was just a small character, but they didn't expect him to be the true confidant of Hastings. Megerson then thought of something, and his face turned a little ugly.
If that guy was not an ordinary middleman, then he should know a lot of things. However, when he saw Megson's abnormal behavior at night, he did not remind him at all. Instead, he allowed Megson and the black-robed man to be caught by D 'Addarion. From this point of view, he was indeed ruthless.
Megson gritted his teeth and suggested, "Since he just left not long ago, we should still be able to follow the wheel marks."
"No," D 'Addarion refused. "I don't want to race with two legs against four legs."
Megson was speechless. Now was not the time to be willful. At this point, they were about to catch the mastermind of the Church of Patience. A normal person would have to work hard.
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