Chapter 197 The investigation is not to find the murderer
Walking around in the alley, Mizam lowered his head and passed through the triangular flags and clothes drying racks hanging in the alley. The houses around him ranged from wooden houses to It became a stone house.
After crossing a flower bridge between two stone houses, Mizam nodded to the soldiers guarding the intersection and walked towards the inner area.
This place is far away from the dock and close to the church. It is the wealthy area of the entire Feiliu Castle.
Through the streets with neatly laid floor tiles, Mizam walked to the side door of a courtyard. The gatekeeper sat on a small horse and dozed lazily.
"Old Hammers!" Mizam woke the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper glanced at Mizam sleepily, stood up, and knocked on the door: "Open the door, it's Priest Mizam."
A few seconds later, there was a call from inside the door. There were several sounds of unlocking, and an honest and honest manservant opened the side door and invited Mizam to enter.
This small garden is beautifully decorated. The green fence walls are as delicate and green as spring. Hundreds of white cypress orchids are in full bloom, cut into the shape of a rooster and a cross.
A huge stove is in the center of the garden, and billowing heat waves are coming from the stove.
Archbishop Constance sat beside the fire, and opposite the archbishop sat the cramped Barneyfors. Two soldiers were holding "Segar" in black and kneeling next to him.
Standing in the middle of the garden, Bishop Matteo of Lvwa Township waved his right hand back and forth and stamped his feet fiercely: "Your Excellency, how did the entire Qianhe River Valley become like this!
Look Look at my robe. When I came to the city today, someone threw a bucket of shit on me.
I asked the night watch guards to find the murderer, but they pretended to search it and actually told me that I couldn't see clearly. The murderer’s face is indistinguishable, but I can see it clearly!
Not to mention the workers...”
Archbishop Constance waited impatiently for Matteo to get to the point. Seeing that he was chattering endlessly, he interrupted: "Where is the progress of the Warren Taylor case? Has the murderer been caught?"
< br>Matteo's tongue wet his dry lips: "Not yet."
"Not yet?" Constance repeated Matteo's words with emphasis.
“We are already trying our best to trace it, especially Knight Rosso, who has been chasing the murderer day and night, and has been sleepless for three days, but the nearby citizens and villagers are protecting Valenteil...”
The Warren Taylor case, this was the news that Mizam heard on his way back from Rapid City.
Warren Taylor, the manor steward of the knight Rosseau of Green Hollow Township, secretly killed thirteen members of the knight's family at night while the knight was out suppressing the mob, and then fled on horseback.
Valen Taylor’s current motives are unknown, but any fool can see why the forty-five-year-old still childless Valen Taylor changed his temperament drastically.
Nothing more than Blue Blood Wine.
Mizam couldn't help but sigh secretly. No matter which of the three incidents of flood, Juanno, and Blue Blood Wine happened alone, the church was confident that it could be easily suppressed.
Even if there were only two of them, the church would be able to suppress them with some effort, but when three things exploded at the same time, the situation became somewhat uncontrollable.
"...It is now certain that he ran towards Rapids City. We tracked him along the way...The most abominable ones are the workers, villagers, and even the local roving priests.
How many times have I seen this clearly? There were pieces of blood-stained clothes, but when we asked the nearby villagers, they insisted that they didn't know.
A group of our night guards had clearly seen him before, but the local refugees pretended to cross the river and stopped on the bridge. The guards were crowded on the road, preventing us from arresting him, and letting him run away.
The villages and merchants along the way were unwilling to provide us with any supplies, but were willing to take the damn Wallen Taylor in for free..."< br>
"Okay, I understand, there is no need to continue." Constance rubbed the sides of the bridge of her nose with her slender fingers, "Ah, Juano should be executed later...the past is gone. Chasing, let’s think about the current problem.”
Constance burned Juano to death in order to suppress the dissent of the people of the Thousand Valleys and ensure a moment of silence.
When the papal edict was issued and he was promoted to cardinal, he ignored the floods in the Thousand Valleys.
But now the news has just been announced that Juanno is dead, the rivers in the Thousand River Valley are clear, and the world is at peace. In the blink of an eye, there is the blue blood wine scandal and the murder of the Duke of Kush.
If this thing hadn't happened, Constance would have packed up and prepared to go to the Holy City to take up his post.
But once the Blue Blood Wine came out, although Grandiva was still arguing with Pope Johnny VIII about the Changsong City incident, there was no guarantee that he would take a chance on his promotion card. There may be interference from other bishops who were unsuccessful in the election.
For example, if Grandivar asked him to suppress the rebellion in the Thousand Valleys before leaving, or to concurrently serve as a cardinal, suppress the rebellion before taking office.
How long will this suppression last?
The most important thing is that Johnny VIII is not in good health. If he delays it like this, Johnny VIII will die one day. In the end, he has not had time to enter the Cardinals. Isn’t it over?
There is no other way but to push the blame.
Constance looked at Barney Forth. Originally, he thought that this young man had reached his current position at a young age and had a bright future. But now it seems...
The Blue Blood Orphanage was broken out by Saint Sun, and the Duke of Kush was also killed by Saint Sun. Saint Sun was broken out from the territory of Barnifus. They went to capture Saint Sun's short hair. Not only did they fail to catch it, they actually let him His reputation grew.
Ku Yi Ku Barney Fus, let him bear the blame. Barneyforth was very familiar with the look in Constance's eyes. It was this look when he passed the blame to his subordinates.
Barneyforth immediately started to tremble. He could not blame his subordinates for this matter, because asking his subordinates to do such a big thing would also be dereliction of duty.
“Your Excellency, I offer you my tribute.”
Stepping out of the shadows, Mizam saluted Constance.
This Mizam was sent by the Pope to Prince Condai and has always been known as Prince Condai's lobbyist and counselor.
“So it’s you, our priest Mizam.” Constance stood up, opened his arms, and kissed Mizam on each cheek.
This is the French way of expressing intimacy.
"Your Excellency, I know you must be worried about the Qianhe River Valley issue now, which actually allowed those short-haired rebels to flourish until today." Mizam got straight to the point and said directly, "I am too stupid to catch him. Live in St. Sunhorn, but we caught another important person.”
Mizam looked at the dazed Barneyfus, who then woke up from a dream and shouted to the soldiers guarding "Sehgal": "Bring over Sehgal, who will be chosen for the next day. ”
Under the escort of several soldiers, Segal Hoss, formerly known as Drort, tied his hands behind his back and was pushed in front of Constance.
"Is this?"
Mizam narrowed his eyes and looked at Sehgal. Sehgal shuddered and swallowed the urge to tell the truth: "I am a short-haired soldier. On the second day, I chose Pope Segal Hoss Galal. As for the witches Jeanne and Horn, they are just my nieces and nephews."
"No., on the second day, I chose the Pope? "Matteo stepped forward and circled around the serious-faced bearded man, "Where did this savage come from?"
"Your Excellency, this is really Horn's uncle Segal. He can also draw portraits of the two short-haired leaders, Demon Sun Horn and Witch Jeanne."
And his imagination is even more amazing. It is outstanding and can definitely satisfy the curiosity of nobles.
"Stop joking with me, it's obvious..."
"Are you indeed Segal Galal?"
"Exactly."
"Okay, okay." Standing up, Constance stepped forward and hugged Mizam and Barneyfors in turn, and even made up for the two missing kisses when he met Barneyforth.
"You two have made great contributions." Constance sat back on the chair, holding on to the armrest of the seat, with a playful expression on his face, "You two have made such a great contribution, but you have not publicized it. ?”
“These small achievements of ours are not worth publicizing,” Barneyforth stepped forward and said, “Because your commanding and planning achievements far exceed our execution, so we sent people to publicize it. Some, mainly to highlight your contribution.”
“Oh——” Constance’s playful expression suddenly brightened, “Oh, what credit do I have, it’s just a little planning. Make peace with him. "
Turning to look at Sehgal, Constance became more and more satisfied and wanted to kiss him twice.
Under the pretext of suppressing short-haired men, Constance spent so much money, recruited so many soldiers, and spent so many days. Wasn't it just to win over the Salvation Army, add to his resume, and prove that he had stabilized the Thousand River Valley?
As a result, the Salvation Army was tossing around, killing the Duke, and destroying the Blue Blood Orphanage. Didn’t that make them look incompetent?
Caught the Pope who was chosen side by side with Horn on the second day, we can declare victory and win.
With this cover, he can quickly go to the Holy See City to become a cardinal and enter the upper echelons of the Holy See under the pretext of escorting felons.
Even if it is found to be fake, he is already a cardinal. It is understandable that he was unaware of it before.
Once he reaches the position of a cardinal, it is not that he breaks the law;
This method was proposed by Mizam. He is a member of the Pope. Doesn’t the Pope know?
The Pope will definitely pretend to be confused and try his best to show the power of himself and his power to prevent the people below from peeking into his authority.
"Such a repeat offender should be imprisoned by me personally and sent to the Holy See to meet with the Pope and make a bitter statement that although the Salvation Army is powerful, it is only a matter of time before he is executed." Constance said righteously.
Mizam and Barneyfors looked at each other and knew that the matter was done.
"What about these troublemakers? There are still rebellions..." Bishop Matteo was confused. The archbishop is gone. Who will take charge of the overall situation?
"What kind of rebellion? The shorthairs are besieged in the Black Bone Swamp. Isn't the rebellion suppressed?" Constance glanced at Matteo dissatisfied, "Divide a portion of the land near Fort Joan of Arc. Wouldn't it be better to give Prince Condai a few more months to stay?
As for the troublemakers, we can say that it is just an individual behavior of a certain parish. We have launched a thorough investigation and will definitely clean up the entire street. The wine network taught me a lesson!”
“Oh, Sir, we can’t investigate this. What might we find out?” Matteo was immediately shocked.
Constance turned sideways and faced Matteo, but did not speak. There were some things he could not say.
Stepping forward, Mizam put his arms around Matteo's shoulders and explained in a low voice without any concealment: "Sir Matteo, the investigation is not to find the murderer."
"What is that for? ?”
“To prove that we have indeed taken action”
(End of this chapter)