Marguerite's words immediately put Connor in an awkward position. Marguerite's words immediately struck a chord in his heart. He and Marguerite's interests were too close, and he didn't wish for Reyes to know all of this.
After a brief silence, Connor looked straight into Marguerite's beautiful, smiling eyes and said in a deep voice, "I won't deny that I do have such thoughts, but we've been working together for such a long time. I really don't wish for anything to happen to you!"
"Don't worry. The most dangerous place is the safest place. No one will think that a priestess of the Church practices Blood Witchcraft!" Marguerite's beautiful face still maintained a smile, but her tone had a hint of self-mockery.
Hearing Marguerite's explanation, Connor's expression softened. Marguerite was right. No matter how thorough and detailed the Church's search was, it was still targeted at the outside world. The risk of Marguerite being discovered was very small. And the Secret Society would definitely think that Marguerite was a Dark Warlock hiding in Loen. They definitely wouldn't think that she was a member of the Church!
"During this period of time, I won't take the initiative to contact you, nor will I come to your place. If you want to find me, go to the Empire's Department Store. There's no way you can find Leoni there!" Marguerite wiped the smile off her face and changed the topic.
Hearing Marguerite's exhortations, Connor knew that this was the best solution at the moment. He nodded and solemnly said to Marguerite, "Be careful!"
Smiling at Connor, Marguerite's figure flashed and disappeared into the darkness outside Connor's apartment. Her figure flickered on the bustling streets of Loen's east district. Feeling the increasingly cold air in Loen this month, Marguerite's heart was burning. This wasn't just because she was certain that the Dark Warlock organization that Connor mentioned was looking for her, which was far more terrifying than the Secret Order of Benfica, was the Secret Society that Connor belonged to. This naturally proved that Dr. Gurcy's private hospital that she had snuck into was indeed a Secret Society, and it was definitely a very important one. Otherwise, the Secret Society wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to find her.
Marguerite was very satisfied with Connor's attitude. Connor had obviously received the news that the Secret Society wanted to capture her, but Connor didn't choose to sell her out. Instead, he tipped her off. This made Marguerite very happy. This at least meant that Connor's position in her heart wasn't low …
In the apartment, Connor narrowed his eyes as he leaned against the sofa, smelling the faint fragrance left behind by Marguerite. His mind was racing. He had suspected that there were people from the Secret Society in the upper echelons of the Loen Church of the Storm, and today, Marguerite's message had indirectly confirmed this. The Secret Society was looking for Marguerite, and the Church of the Storm was also conducting a large-scale search. Connor boldly guessed that this was the effect of the spy that the Secret Society had planted in the upper echelons of the Loen Church of the Storm, allowing the Arbiters of the Church of the Storm to serve the Secret Society without their knowledge!
Thinking of this, Connor was stunned by his own thoughts. If it was really as he thought, then how high was the rank of the person that the Secret Society planted in the Loen Church of the Storm to be able to do this?
"Adair!"
With this in mind, a name subconsciously surfaced in Connor's mind. The owner of this name was the bishop of the Loen Church of the Storm, Adair! He had heard from Marguerite that Adair was the newly promoted bishop of the Loen Church of the Storm. Back when Constantine was still the bishop of the Loen Church of the Storm, this old fellow was a bigshot who controlled all the Arbiters in the Loen Church of the Storm. He had been in charge of the Loen Arbiters for decades, and he had only given up his authority to control the Arbiters recently after he was promoted to the position of Hierarch!
Without a doubt, Connor believed that the Loen Arbiters had been operating for decades, and that everyone in the Loen Arbiters were probably his people! Moreover, this person was now the bishop of the Loen Church of the Storm. Everyone in the Loen Church of the Storm was under his command. Even the person who had taken over the leadership of the Loen Church of the Storm was most likely Adair's confidant. If there was anyone who had such power in the Loen Church of the Storm, Adair would definitely be at the top of the list!
On second thought, Connor also found something suspicious about Adair. This guy was only promoted to bishop after the Dark Sorcerer riot after Constantine's death. It was said that this old fellow had made great contributions in quelling the Dark Sorcerer riot. Not only did he lead the Arbiters to annihilate many Dark Sorcerers, but he also personally killed several high-ranking members of the Dark Sorcerer organization, including an official Sorcerer!
Connor had always had a question. His mentor Reyes was undoubtedly the instigator of the Dark Sorcerer riot. Reyes had set up such a huge trap, killing the former bishop of the Church of the Storm, and even blowing up the headquarters of the Loen Church of the Storm. What was his motive?
After all, Reyes had paid a huge price. Not only had he left Loen to prevent those old monsters from the Church of the Storm from coming after him, but he had also spent a lot of money and effort to organize so many Dark Sorcerers and Dark Sorcerers as cannon fodder!
He had paid such a huge price, and Reyes seemed to have killed quite a number of people from the Church of the Lord of Storms during the riots. He had blown up their headquarters, and apart from dealing a blow to the Church of the Lord of Storms' prestige in Loen, Reyes and his Secret Society didn't seem to gain any other benefits. The benefits of plotting and triggering the riots were definitely not proportional to the price he had to pay! This was something that Connor couldn't figure out. He knew very well that his mentor Reyes was definitely a person who wouldn't wake up early if there were no benefits. Therefore, Reyes, who planned the riot, must have achieved his goal through other means unknown to him!
When he thought of Edward's promotion, Connor couldn't help but come up with a bold idea. What if everything Reyes did was to help Edward get promoted?
The bishop of the Loen Church of the Storm was a spy for the Secret Society. When this crazy conjecture appeared in Connor's mind, he couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. Although he didn't have any evidence to support his conjecture, based on his understanding of his mentor Reyes, the possibility of his conjecture being true was very high!
Slowly exhaling a turbid breath, Connor closed his eyes slightly. He subconsciously recalled the faint smile on his mentor Reyes's face that he hadn't seen for a long time …
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