Valdés was Cristante. The two of them had worked together in Blake's organization for more than ten years. They had been through life and death situations together. They had saved each other's lives in battle, so their relationship was very good.
However, because Valdés was cultivating some kind of spell, he needed to meditate and not engage in battle easily. Therefore, he could no longer work in Blake's Agency. Therefore, he was transferred from the frontline unit to the headquarters of the Church of the Storm in San Antis. He was responsible for guarding the secret underground of the headquarters. It was a relatively leisurely job.
Recently, Cristante, who was the director of intelligence in Blake's Agency and the biggest intelligence leader in the Church of the Storm, had returned to the headquarters to report to Pope Ilsanc about the work situation in Blake's Agency. He also wanted to see Valdés, his former best friend, reminisce about the old days. He did not expect to encounter such a troublesome matter.
After hearing Valdés' words, he glanced at the black metal box that his old friend had pushed over. Cristante's serious expression immediately relaxed a little. He waved his right hand gently and kept the black metal box into his space ring. Then, he said very sincerely to Valdés, who was sitting opposite him, "Thank you very much for this!"
Even though Valdés had only bought him three days of time, which was not a lot, Cristante was still very touched by his old friend. Valdés' job here was to receive reports from his subordinates and report them to Cardinal Hummel as soon as possible. Although his job was very easy and not heavy at all, and he could use his free time to train, because this matter concerned the life and death of an official Magus of the Church, his job had a very high requirement in terms of timeliness.
Under such circumstances, Valdés was able to make the decision to buy three days for Cristante to investigate Milik's death. He had already done his best and taken a considerable risk. If the higher-ups found out, Valdés would definitely be punished. Therefore, it was quite generous of Valdés to do this for his old friend.
In response to Cristante's gratitude, Valdés waved his hand indifferently. Then, he said to Cristante earnestly, "The death of Milik can be a big or small matter. You must deal with it carefully. Don't let anyone have any evidence against you!"
At this point, Valdés hesitated for a moment, but he still gritted his teeth and continued in a low voice, "Cristante, I heard that the higher-ups are not very satisfied with your current work. They plan to transfer Lena, who is in charge of the intelligence work of the Loen Diocese, to Blake's Agency to be your assistant and assist you in your work!"
Although Valdés' words were very official and there was nothing unusual about them, it was self-evident what Valdés was trying to say based on the first half of his warning.
After hearing Valdés' words, Cristante, the head of the intelligence department, did not hide anything in front of Valdés, who had been friends with him for decades. He revealed some of his true feelings and said with a slight sigh, "When I met His Holiness the day before yesterday, although His Holiness did not say it directly, he deliberately pointed it out to me."
"If nothing unexpected happens, the matter of Loen's Lena being transferred to Blake's Agency is already a foregone conclusion. After she finishes handing over the job in Loen, she'll be able to take up a position in Blake's Agency in at most three months. Sigh, this is also a warning from the higher-ups who are not satisfied with my recent work … "
"So, you must do a good job with Milik's death. Don't give the higher-ups any excuses!" Valdés' expression was a little unpleasant, but he continued to persuade Cristante.
Cristante listened to Valdés' words and did not say anything. He only nodded slightly.
Although Milik had some ability, due to his domineering nature, he was rather reclusive and unsociable. Coupled with his rather extreme style of doing things, he wasn't well-liked in the Church of Storms. He wasn't well-liked by his peers in the Church, and he even had a bad relationship with some people. He had once fought with them.
However, because he was appreciated by Cardinal Hummel, who was under only one person in the Church of the Lord of Storms, Milik could be considered a rising star in the Church of the Lord of Storms.
Now, the matter of Milik's death was easy to handle elsewhere. After all, the Church of the Storm was a big organization with deep roots in the Kaman Empire. In order to maintain and expand their influence, the Church of the Storm had to fight with other wizard forces every year. A few official wizards would die every year, and there was no lack of rising stars like Milik among them.
Therefore, although the death of a rank 1 Wizard like Milick was not a small matter in the Church of the Lord of Storms, if one really wanted to talk about how big this matter was, it was actually not that big.
However, Hummels, a Cardinal with a high position and power, was a difficult hurdle to deal with. No matter how unpopular Milik was, he was still a clear supporter of Hummels. Usually, he would follow Hummels' lead and do a lot of things for Hummels, be it in the open or in the dark.
Therefore, now that Milik was dead in the execution of a mission given to him by the church, it was reasonable for Cardinal Hummel to ask about Milik's death, express his attitude, and put pressure on Cristante, the head of intelligence.
Moreover, Cristante heard that a few days ago, in order to appreciate Milik's loyalty to him, Hummel even made an exception and handed over the Storm Token, which represented his authority as a cardinal, to Milik. If that was really the case, as the person who sent Milik to carry out the mission, Cristante would really have a headache. He would have to face a lot of pressure from Hummel.
After realizing that this pressure was on him, Cristante felt bitter in his heart, but also a touch of relief. He was glad that he came here today to catch up with his old friend, Valdés. Otherwise, he would not have been so lucky to be the first to know about Milik's death.
Valdés had done his best to buy him three days of time. Although the situation was still troublesome, Cristante, as the Director of Intelligence for Blake's Organization, could still conduct some investigations within these three days. He would be able to turn the situation around so that he wouldn't be at a loss as to what to do next.
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