After hearing Johnson's explanation, Old Chiesa seemed to have made a decision. He said to Johnson beside him, "You and I are only responsible for observing the situation here. The current situation is beyond our capabilities, so it's not something we should concern ourselves with. Anyway, let's report this to the higher-ups and let them deal with it!"
Just as Old Chiesa finished speaking and Johnson was thinking, the crystal ball representing Milik that had already dimmed suddenly let out a crisp sound.
"Crack!"
Following this crisp sound, the crystal ball shattered into several small pieces and fell to the ground. Seeing this, the two priests, Johnson and Old Chiesa, immediately realized the severity of the situation. After looking at each other, they immediately followed the procedure. Johnson cast a spell to put the pieces of the crystal ball into a special black metal box, while Old Chiesa took out a lock and carefully locked the metal box with his own hands.
After doing all this, Old Chiesa nodded at Johnson and took the box from him. He hurriedly walked out of the secret room and into the depths of the Saint Antis Cathedral. After passing through several restrictions and guards, Old Chiesa appeared in front of the door of a secret room with the special metal box.
Although the door was tightly shut and there was no one in front of the door, Old Chiesa still did not dare to be careless. He bowed deeply at the door, then raised the black metal box high up in the air with both hands.
Three seconds after Old Chiesa raised the black metal box, something strange happened. This heavy black metal box was strangely suspended in the air, and the tightly shut door of the secret room opened a crack, allowing the black metal box to fly in. After the black metal box flew in, a deep and old voice came from behind the door of the secret room.
"Tell me, who's dead?"
"Reporting to Sir Valdés, it's Milik!" Old Chiesa said respectfully to Valdés, who was cultivating in the secret room.
"I got it. You may leave now!" After getting the answer he wanted, Valdés said flatly.
After hearing Valdés' order, Old Chiesa subconsciously wanted to follow Valdés' order and leave the secret room. However, he seemed to have thought of something and froze on the spot with a hesitant expression.
"Chiesa, is there anything else you want to tell me?" Seeing Chiesa standing there, Valdés, who only heard Chiesa's voice but did not see him, seemed to be interested. He asked again, "What's the matter?
"Sir Valdés, it's like this. Before the crystal ball that represents Sir Milick shattered, the light from the crystal ball completely dimmed before it shattered …" Valdés paused for a moment, then continued, "Sir Valdés, it's like this. Before the crystal ball that represents Sir Milick shattered, the crystal ball completely dimmed before it shattered …"
Old Chiesa's words immediately attracted the attention of Valdés in the secret chamber. As soon as Old Chiesa finished speaking, Valdés confirmed again, "Chiesa, you're saying that Milick's crystal ball had already lost its light before his death? How long did that last? "
"That's right. When I discovered this, I was still hesitating whether I should report it to Sir Valdés. Just as I was hesitating, the crystal ball shattered into pieces. As for the crystal ball's dimming state, it lasted for about five minutes!" Old Chiesa thought for a while and told Valdés what he had found out about the secret chamber.
After Chiesa finished speaking, Valdés, who was behind the door of the secret chamber, fell into silence. His silence made Chiesa feel uneasy. Seeing that Sir Valdés was so concerned about the dimming of the crystal ball, Chiesa felt that something was amiss.
Chiesa began to realize that if Milik's crystal ball's dimming state was a big deal, wouldn't it be a waste of time for him to report it to Valdés?
The white-haired Chiesa began to regret his decision. Why did he have to tell Valdés about this? Wouldn't it have been better for him to just follow Valdés' orders and leave?
Just as Chiesa's mind was in turmoil, Valdés' deep voice came from the secret chamber again.
"I know about this. Chiesa, who else knows about this apart from you?"
"Johnson! The two of us were on duty today. We saw the crystal ball's dimming state with our own eyes! " The terrified old Chiesa betrayed his old friend Johnson without hesitation after Valdés questioned him.
"I don't want anyone else to know about the dimming of Milik's crystal ball. Chiesa, if I hear about this from somewhere else, you should know the consequences!" Valdés' calm voice was clearly transmitted into Chiesa's ears.
"Don't worry, Sir Valdés. Johnson and I will definitely keep our mouths shut!" Old Chiesa immediately made a solemn vow and said with determination.
"Very well. You may leave now!" Valdés said calmly.
Old Chiesa was overjoyed when he finally received the order to leave. However, he still bowed deeply to the secret room that Old Chiesa was in before he left quietly. Little did he know that Valdés wasn't the only one in the secret room.
"Are the two of them reliable?"
Cristante asked Valdés with a serious face. If it wasn't for the crystal ball that represented Milik in the black metal box right in front of him, he wouldn't have believed that the arrogant Milik had died in the Navas Forest.
Even though the truth was too shocking, since it had already happened, he could only accept it.
"You're pretty tight-lipped!" Valdés said as he pushed the black metal box in front of Cristante. He then continued, "I can buy you three days at most. Cristante, you have three days to search for the truth behind Milik's death in these crystal fragments. After three days, I will hand over the crystal fragments along with the news of Milik's death to Cardinal Hummel!"
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