The old man with the goatee moved his finger gently, and the red pill was accurately flicked into the black and white vase in the middle of the secret chamber.
"Clang!"
The red pill fell into the vase and made a very clear sound. However, three seconds later, a burst of red smoke with a strange fragrance drifted out of the vase and began to spread in all directions in this small secret room.
The old man with the goatee didn't seem surprised by the appearance of the red smoke. He stood there with an indifferent expression, as if he was waiting for something.
The old man with the goatee didn't have to wait for too long. The red smoke filled the secret chamber for about a minute. The source of the red smoke, the black and white vase in the middle of the secret chamber, emitted a faint energy fluctuation. With the appearance of this magical fluctuation, the vase gradually became illusory. After a few more seconds, a light screen appeared above the vase, and on the light screen appeared the figure of a middle-aged Caucasian man in a white robe with white hair. He was very sturdy and had an elegant temperament.
If Connor appeared in this secret chamber at this moment, he would definitely recognize at a glance that the person on the light screen was his mentor — Secret Society's Professor Reyes!
At this moment, Reyes didn't seem to be in a very good mood. The smile that seemed to always hang on his face in Connor's impression had also disappeared. Reyes on the light screen stared at the old man with the goatee in the secret chamber and whispered, "Edward, have you found Victor's body?"
Hearing Reyes's inquiry, the old man with the goatee, who was the current Loen Church of the Storm Bishop Edward, shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Professor! The body of Victor's butler has already been reduced to ashes in the fire at the Oyarr Flour Factory. I'm very sorry, but there's nothing I can do! "
Although Edward's posture was very humble and his attitude was very sincere, after receiving Edward's reply, Professor Reyes on the light screen didn't say a word. He just looked at Edward quietly.
The calm Reyes made Edward feel very pressured. He knew that this didn't mean that Reyes wasn't surprised by this matter. On the contrary, it meant that Reyes was very angry about this matter!
Realizing this, Edward lowered his head and didn't dare to look into Reyes's eyes. He sighed silently in his heart. In fact, he had hidden something from Reyes about the issue of Old Victor's body. Old Victor's body wasn't completely reduced to ashes in the fire at the Oyarr Flour Factory as he said. Part of Victor's upper body had already been found by him a few days ago.
Although part of Edward's body was found, Edward still decided not to tell Reyes the news after some consideration. As for the reason why he did so, it was very simple. Among the remains of Old Victor's body in the Oyarr Flour Factory, Edward had found Old Victor's upper body that had been severely ravaged, abused, and humiliated …
Due to the decades of master-servant relationship between Old Victor and Reyes, Edward ultimately chose not to tell Reyes the truth. Hiding this from Reyes didn't mean that Edward had any bad intentions towards him. In fact, after witnessing how powerful Old Victor was, Edward had developed a sense of respect for Reyes. In addition, Reyes had evidence against him for betraying the Church of the Storm. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Edward would never betray Reyes.
As for the reason why Edward chose to hide the truth about Old Victor's body from Reyes, Edward was a smart man. He knew that once Reyes knew the truth about Old Victor's body, Reyes would definitely fly into a rage, and someone would have to bear the wrath of a Secret Society professor. However, now that Reyes and many of his men were in Bernabeu, the capital of the Cayman Empire, they couldn't leave for the time being. Therefore, the heavy burden of tracking down Old Victor's murderer had to be borne by Edward!
If it was possible, Edward wouldn't mind helping Reyes resolve this problem by handing the person who killed Old Victor to Reyes. However, the problem now was that although Edward had already locked onto the identity of Old Victor's murderer, the murderer was nowhere to be found. Edward had mobilized all his men in Loen and used all his connections, but he still couldn't find the murderer!
Since he couldn't find the murderer, telling Reyes that Old Victor's body had been mistreated about Old Victor's death was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire. It wasn't a wise decision for Edward to make, and he was causing trouble for himself!
Under Reyes's gaze, Edward persisted for more than ten seconds, but eventually, he couldn't resist the silent pressure. He gritted his teeth and took the initiative to say, "Although I didn't find Butler Victor's body, my search over the past few days wasn't fruitless. I've basically locked onto the identity of Butler Victor's murderer!"
After hearing Edward's words, Reyes's calm eyes finally wavered. He said in a deep voice, "Who did it?"
"Marguerite Rodriguez!" Without hesitation, Edward spat out a name under Reyes's gaze.
Hearing this unfamiliar name, Reyes pondered for a moment before looking at Edward in the secret chamber. He said calmly, "Who is she?"
"She's a trusted aide of Cardinal Elena, an advanced Sorcerer-Apprentice. Mr. Professor, you know that Elena had already begun to suspect me before I succeeded in becoming a bishop. During the last riot in Loen, although she was disgraced by your arrangements and returned to the Church's headquarters in a sorry state, she secretly suspected me even more. It's just that she didn't have any evidence, so she couldn't do anything to me."
"So, in order to gather evidence of me and the Secret Society in Loen, Elena placed her trusted aide, Marguerite Rodriguez, into the Church of the Storm in Loen to monitor my every move!"
"This Marguerite Rodriguez is very cunning, and she has the help of Elena's intelligence network and connections in Loen. I've tried to get rid of her time and time again, but she managed to escape!" Edward explained to Reyes on the screen.
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