After disembarking from the God of War and entering the Holy Crown City, he rushed to the original base of Riptide and saw some incredible scenes. Many priests became very active. They went to the streets and preached their doctrines. They even left various slogans on the walls at both ends of the street, such as, "If you want God to save you, you have to save yourself first. This land of blasphemers will only be despised by God!", "Freedom of faith! Long live faith, long live freedom! " Wait, what was more interesting was that Han Jin also saw a strange slogan. There were three lines, symmetrical on the left and right. On the left side of the first line was a line of white characters, "Great God of Light," and on the other side in bright red, "God of Death, full of rotten stench." On the left side of the second line was a holy angel, and on the right side was an evil abyss demon. On the left side of the last line was the Church of Justice, and on the right side was a big "?". The meaning was obvious. The one who fought against the God of Light was the God of Death, and the one who fought against the angels was the devil. Then what was the one who fought against the Church of Justice? It was the first time that Han Jin had seen such a heuristic slogan. He almost laughed out loud on the spot.
However, among the various standards, most of them were allusions to Han Jin. No one dared to write out Han Jin's name.
Many eloquent priests took turns to give speeches on the street. There were many onlookers. To be honest, there were too few forms of entertainment in this world, especially for ordinary civilians. Listening to the priests' speeches was also a way to pass time. When the patrols of the Security Bureau passed by, they did not interfere with the priests and just pretended that they did not see them.
It was a bit pretentious! Han Jin sighed in his heart. Chief Magistrate Schumann was one of his men, and the Security Bureau followed his will. It was precisely because the Security Bureau allowed the clergy to do whatever they wanted and never interfered that Jeddis had suspected him.
Did Adolf notice it as well? What would he do?
While pondering, Han Jin and Sassoux approached the barracks. Knowing that Han Jin was coming, Schumann and Chipango rushed to the barracks and waited at the gate.
"Sir, you are finally back!" Schumann sighed with mixed feelings.
"Milord!" Hallister was his good friend, and their relationship was no worse than that of Han Jin and Morrisons. However, because of his status, he couldn't go to Hallister's door and ask for mercy. He didn't even dare to ask Han Jin for mercy, because Han Jin had other plans, and he was one of the people in charge. He couldn't do anything rash, so he kept his anger in his heart. After holding it in for so long, of course his expression wasn't good.
"The two of you have done well!" Han Jin smiled.
"Actually, I didn't do anything." Schumann smiled and said, "It's just that I've become friends with Bishop Haisz. For his sake, I naturally can't go and deal with those believers. Hehe … Haisz is very grateful to me."
"Seashell? Did he support those priests? " Han Jin was stunned. Haishiz was Chipango's main public relations target, and Haishiz used to be very conservative. Why did he suddenly become radical?
"No, I often see him teaching those priests a lesson." Schumann replied, "But … it seems that he can't control the situation."
"Even Jeddes can't control it, let alone him." With these words, Courtini walked up from behind.
"Courtini, why are you here?" Han Jin couldn't help but frown. He arranged for Courtini to live in the city to get him out of the public's sight. He had other plans.
"Milord, I have no choice." Chipango continued, "Those guys are too bold. They dared to attack Miss Qi Li in the Holy Crown City. Is there anything they won't do? I'm afraid … they will break into the barracks and attack Miss Qi Li again. You took everyone away. I can't trust the people of the Holy See, so I can only go to Courtini. "
"Did anything happen?" Han Jin asked.
"No, it's been peaceful these days."
Han Jin pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go and see Qi Li."
"Milord, this way." Chipango stepped aside.
This was a fixed barracks. Of course, the soldiers wouldn't live in tents. In the past, Dismark had built rows of relatively simple barracks, but Chipango had chosen a very inconspicuous room to house Qi Li, which was connected to the kitchen. Judging from the smoke on the wall, it seemed that it was the cook's room. It could be seen that Chipango was short of manpower. He didn't even dare to protect Qi Li openly, but had to hide. As the head of the secret service in the Holy Crown City, it was ironic that Chipango had no sense of security. This was also a warning to Han Jin that in addition to expansion, he still had many important things to improve.
"Courtini, how's your investigation?" Han Jin asked while walking.
"Milord, when I first received your message, I didn't believe it at all." Courtini smiled bitterly, "Most of my brothers have followed Milord Zagunéd since a long time ago. They have experienced a lot together. I really didn't believe that there was a spy among them. But later, I talked with Miss Qi Li for a long time. The problem … should be with them."
"It seems that you still haven't found out?"
"I need time, milord." Courtini said, "Although there were only six people I sent to Black Raven City to find Miss Qi Li, I can't rule out that they communicated with each other after they came back and leaked the information. It can be said that all of them are suspects, even I can't get rid of it …"
"Courtini, since I can inform you in the first place, it proves that I trust you." Han Jin interrupted Courtini, and then said slowly, "Whether you feel guilty or want to test me, don't say such words in the future."
"Milord, why would I test you?" Courtini smiled bitterly again, "I don't feel good. You trusted me and gave me such an important task, but in the end …"
"It's just an accident." Han Jin changed the topic, "Have you been with Chipango often these days?"
"Yes, I haven't left the camp for more than ten days," Courtini said. Among the people guarding Qi Li, Courtini was the strongest. Others could leave, but he didn't dare to.
"Do you have any suggestions?" Han Jin said. Cuertini was an experienced 'head of the secret service', so his advice would be very valuable, while Chipango was a newbie. Only by being good at learning would he be able to avoid detours.
"Suggestions? You're referring to … "Kurney's eyes shifted to Chipango." Are you referring to Lord Chipango's suggestion? "
"Not only for him, but also for me." Han Jin smiled, "Tell me!"
"Milord Chipango needs new blood. The power he has … is too weak," Courtini said. In his eyes, Chipango's subordinates were insignificant characters. Spies were supposed to be the most secretive and sharpest daggers in the hands of their masters. When their own people were attacked, they should return a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood, or think of a way to set up a trap to deal a fatal blow to the assassins. They shouldn't pray in secret that the assassins wouldn't come to their door!
"This kind of thing can't be rushed. It's better to have nothing than to have something substandard!" Han Jin said, "Do you have any other suggestions?"
Courtini could tell that Han Jin wanted him to teach Chipango more, so he smiled, "Milord, since I have nothing to do now, let me be Milord Chipango's assistant for the time being."
"Alright." Han Jin nodded.
"Milord, I have a suggestion," Schumann suddenly interrupted.
"Go ahead."
"Didn't the leader of the Dragon Singer Mercenary Group, Milord Dwightsteel, bring a lot of mercenaries with him?" Schumann said, "Milord Chipango was also a mercenary, and he used to live in Isolated Cliff City. He should know a lot of people and can choose from those mercenaries."
"That's right …" Han Jin said, "Chipango, what do you think? Go get in touch with those mercenaries and pick a few of the smarter ones. "
"I can do it, but I'm not as good at judging people as Hallister. Sigh … if only he could help me."
"You brat, you want me to go and rescue them?" Han Jin shook his head with a smile, "Of course he needs to be saved, but now is not the time. Don't worry, Hallister will be fine."
Chipango opened his mouth and wanted to beg again, but Han Jin had already set the tone for this matter, so he could only suppress his emotions.
While they were talking, the group had already arrived at the door. Han Jin pushed the door open and walked in. Although the house looked dirty from the outside, the decorations inside were very exquisite. Chipango must have taken Qi Li's identity into consideration and spent a lot of effort on it. There were two beds inside, and Qi Li and little Joseph, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, were lying on them. There were five or six chairs next to them, as well as a few strong young men and a maid. When they heard the door open, they all turned around and saw Han Jin. Without saying a word, they pulled out their swords and fiercely pounced on him.
"What are you doing?!" Chipango, who had followed them in, shouted.
The young men were stunned, holding their swords. They didn't know whether to advance or retreat.
"Come and greet the Lord!" Chipango said angrily.
"My Lord!" The young men panicked. They all dropped their swords and knelt on one knee.
"Get up," Han Jin said calmly, then turned to Qi Li.
Perhaps it was because of her injuries, or because she hadn't seen the light of day for a long time, but Qi Li's face was much paler than before. She was already very beautiful, but now, her beauty and paleness combined into a kind of sickly beauty. However, she was even more beautiful than before. Qi Li's mouth was slightly open. Her eyes were hazy and filled with mist. One could see how excited she was from her trembling lips.
"My Lord …" Little Joseph's voice was filled with both joy and surprise. He tried to sit up on the bed, but it seemed that he had touched a wound. His nose and eyes suddenly wrinkled.
"Stay here and don't move," Han Jin said, then turned to Chipango. "Where's Sylvia?"
"She's on the other side of the camp," Chipango said.
"Why did you separate them?" Han Jin didn't understand.
"Well …" Chipango's face reddened. He didn't know how to answer.
"You can't put all your eggs in the same basket," Shuman said with a smile. "My Lord, perhaps you haven't heard of this before, but Mister Chipango knows."
Chipango's face reddened even more. He lowered his head, not daring to look at Han Jin. Shuman was exposing his shortcomings, but he didn't intend to blame him. After staying by Han Jin's side for so long, he had his own understanding. When faced with problems, it was better to be honest than to hide them. At least he didn't want to be calculative with Han Jin. Going deeper, if he revealed his shortcomings appropriately and even left a weakness for Han Jin to exploit, perhaps he would be more valued by Han Jin.
"You …" Han Jin was angry and amused at the same time. "Looks like I really should add more people to your team, or else you won't even have this much confidence." With that, he sat on a chair near Qi Li and turned his gaze back to Qi Li.
Qi Li didn't speak, but her eyes were getting misty. Tears seeped out of the corners of her eyes.
"Are you alright?" Han Jin asked softly.
"You …" Qi Li finally spoke, but as soon as she opened her mouth, tears immediately gushed out. She then said in a sobbing tone, "How could you … abandon us?!"
Qi Li was originally a delicate flower in a greenhouse. After her family was destroyed, she had no choice but to leave her hometown. Later, she was protected by Han Jin, Sunier, and the others. At first, she felt inferior and felt that she was a burden to the whole team. However, Han Jin and the others also saw Qi Li's confusion and comforted her. Han Jin, especially, often joked that if Qi Li didn't give him a reward, he would have starved to death. Qi Li also saw everyone's intention to protect her, so she went all out and considered herself as Han Jin's savior.
He shouldn't have left his savior behind!
"You can't blame me, Qi Li." Han Jin said with mixed feelings, "The elves suddenly attacked us. By the time we reacted, the transportation was already cut off. I wanted to send people to pick you up, but the elves had extremely fast silver pegasi. If we were discovered by the elves, we were done for! Later … later on, I sent people to look for you, but they couldn't find you. "
"You can't be blamed? Who is to blame?! " Qi Li continued to sob. These days, she had suffered too much and accumulated too many grievances. She had been walking on the edge of life and death, so of course she had to vent her feelings when she saw the person she trusted.
"It's my fault." Sunier then walked in from outside.
When she saw Sunier, Qi Li became even more excited. She ignored her injuries and raised half of her body from the bed and called out, "Sunier …"
Sunier quickly walked over and sat by the bed. Then, the two of them hugged each other. When they were adventuring in the mountains, the living conditions were very difficult, so they couldn't be too particular. These two women often ate and lived together, so they had a very good relationship. Moreover, Sunier was older than Qi Li and was very strong. She was strong enough to protect Qi Li, so Qi Li gradually played the role of the 'younger sister'. When she saw Sunier, she felt as if she had seen the light of day again. Qi Li couldn't control the excitement in her heart. She didn't care that there were many people around them. She was just sobbing a moment ago, but now she was crying.
"Don't cry, don't cry." Sunier gently patted Qi Li's back.
Seeing that Qi Li had completely lost her composure, Coutini, Chipango, and the others knew that it was inconvenient for them to stay. They looked at each other and quietly left, including the few young people and the maids.
Sassoux and Léger didn't leave. They were very sad, and their eyes were wet.
Sunier coaxed Qi Li for a while, and then Sunier sighed. "It's all my fault. If it wasn't for …"
"It's still my fault." Han Jin continued awkwardly. He wasn't sure if Sunier heard him. Although he didn't shirk the responsibility, and what he said was the truth, he was worried that Sunier would feel uncomfortable if he blamed it on the elves. Moreover, why did Sunier suddenly rush over? There was something strange about this. Was she worried …? That shouldn't be. When everyone was together, Sunier only treated Qi Li as a weak and helpless woman, a little sister that needed to be taken care of. Sunier was also clear about that.
"Listen to yourself. What kind of tone is that?" Why so reluctant? "Sunier said," Keeley, is he not sincere at all? "
"Yes!" Qi Li nodded vigorously.
"Let's ignore him."
"Yes!" Qi Li was still nodding.
"Alright, you guys go out. Let us sisters have a private talk." Sunier said.
"This …" Han Jin hesitated for a moment. "Qi Li asked me to come. We have something important to talk about."
"I … I don't want to … talk to you now," Qi Li said while sobbing, "If you want to talk, talk … talk to Sunier."
Han Jin had been defeated. If it had been someone else who had played a trick on him like this, he would have definitely punished them severely. However, in front of Keeley, who had just escaped from the sky and was still in a state of shock, and Sunier, who looked displeased, he didn't have any temper at all.
Han Jin looked at Qi Li, and then at Sunier. He knew that there was no turning back, so he stood up and walked out. Sassoux and Léger comforted him, and then followed Han Jin out of the room.
"My Lord, why did you come out so quickly?" Chipango was stunned.
"He was driven out." Sassoux interrupted while trying to hold back his laughter.
"Don't talk so much." Han Jin looked helpless, and then looked at Chipango. "Right, add another bed, and move Sylvia here. Let them stay together."
"Is that necessary?" Léger said, "Raphael, won't it be safe if we bring them to the God of War? Why do we have to move them here and there? "
"My Lord, you mean …" Coutini said with a smile, "Those people didn't achieve their goal, right? They were scared off by Adolf once, and then chased into the Holy Crown City. This proves that they are very persistent. Why would they give up? "
"It's easy to talk to smart people." Han Jin also smiled.
"Then I'm not smart?" Léger looked very depressed. "You want to use Qi Li and Sylvia to lure them out?"
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