musicians of old

Chapter 486 We may not meet again (4K [-]-in-[-])

In the early morning of the next day, there was a cool and radiant daylight through the clouds. Two black cars, one large and one small, sprayed heat waves and gradually drove away from the bustling urban area of ​​San Porto.

The temperature in January is as cold as it was before the New Year. There are persistent cold winds and dense drizzle in the suburbs, as well as the frozen dry and brittle land—you can hear its texture from the sound of tires rolling.

The configuration of the inspection team was very streamlined. There were two drivers and two assistants on both sides, Ms. Hermosa and "Bishop Lavoisier" who accompanied Roy, plus the head priests who contacted each diocese when they arrived. The number of people could be more than ten.

The bulky box-type three-row car led the way in the front, and the car followed behind. Roy and her aunt sat in the back seat, and Fanning was in the passenger seat.

I have had a lot of experiences in the same ride, and I have a lot of them in various positions. Perhaps, by shifting the sitting posture or line of sight to a moderate angle, you can see a more complete figure in this or that mirror, instead of an awkward glance from the corner of the eye.

Of course, Fanning is always resting with his eyes closed, or looking straight at the windshield. At the end of the road there are white and flowing clouds and mist. As for the near sides of the car windows, the wet grass, the shrubs hanging with crushed ice slag, and the bloated snow scarecrow are all very unique scenery.

Today's Roy is wearing a bright white and flawless woolen trench coat, which is enough to know when meeting and greeting.

At this moment in the car, she took off the silk scarf on the windbreaker, her long untied hair was naturally and gently draped over her shoulders, holding a few stacks of newspapers in her hand, and she showed a look of great interest while reading:
"Recognize the situation and give up illusions. Although I heard Bishop Lavoisier say it at the dinner that day, but now I see these large-scale bold headlines on the official church media, municipal official media, and authoritative art media in your country. I still feel that it is a bit powerful?"

After the baptism festival, within a day and a night, the name of "Antoine Lavoisier" could be said to be known to the whole church, including the two countries of Janus and Theolein. In terms of a wider scope than the congregation, the artistic response of "Mass in B Minor" is also eye-catching.

It was the first night.

From the next day, with the appointment of the post, the signed interview article "Recognizing the Situation and Abandoning Illusions", which was interviewed by Cardinal Richelieu of the Western Continent, Bishop Lavoisier and Vice-Presiding Judge, and Pope Janin XIX in person, was published in more than a dozen official Janus newspapers and radio stations together with the report on the premiere of "Mass in B Minor".

Inside the church, the Pope released the unified caliber of "Father Lavoisier devoted himself to studying scriptures and arts, broke through the triple realm and was born to teach".

The official media made the first report, and other media followed up and reproduced the evaluation.

"Mainstream" does not mean that everything is "official". Many self-contained folk mouthpieces and comments from an unofficial standpoint also have considerable social influence.

At first, some voices believed that the church had been dissatisfied with the long-standing evils in the country for a long time. Now, taking advantage of the opportunity of Lavoisier's birth to teach, to issue a strong and wide-ranging warning to some people, it can more or less play a restraining effect;

Another part of the argument claims that the current external situation is too complicated, and that after the war, the operating logic of the state apparatus has changed. The internal conflicts between churches, politicians, high-level military officials, soldiers, nobles and factory owners are not so "black and white". Lavoisier's strategy is completely the opposite of "long-term planning".

However, on the third day, the head of a large media company that held the latter view was directly taken away by the Inquisition at the church headquarters for "smuggling and collusion with heresy."

Moreover, some military personnel related to it were also implicated, and preliminary evidence was directly displayed outside the church.

Thinking about it this way, looking at the bottom of the interview, there is even an itinerary of Bishop Lavoisier's visit to various places and times when he took office.
"There are a lot of people in every city who don't believe in sincerity now, and they will definitely tell everyone these words loudly." Fan Ning, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, still closed his eyes and meditated. "If those people who are included in the list are still unwilling to be vigilant, it will come true one by one. Miss Roy has seen a lot, and she will think that she is used to it."

"Getting used to it." Roy couldn't help blinking.

Compared with Janus and Tiolein, there are indeed some differences.

Although it is also the missionary country of the Church of the Holy Sun, since the rise of the Special Inspection Office 200 years ago and the vigorous development of industrial technology, the proportion of believers in Tiolein may not have dropped much, but the proportion of "general believers" has increased greatly.

Well, however, the principle is the same to publicize and build momentum first, and then plan actions. Roy thinks this is the first link of Father Lavoisier's plan.

As for the practice of "public itinerary", it is also a psychological means of deterrence.

But it didn't take long for her to realize that she had completely underestimated the impact of Bishop Lavoisier's investigation in Lepic and the premiere of "Mass in B Minor", as well as the deterrent power of this "Guidelines for Reporting and Surrendering" based on the usual thinking of the Northern Continent.
When the car passed through the small town of Lebic again, drove out of the city gate in the southwest direction, and completely left the jurisdiction of San Porto, she saw a group of people waiting in front of the road and two carriages on the side of the road from a distance.

Two in front and four in back, two were tied on the ground.

"The Diocese of Tochalan, Puntua County, Priest Lake Jacob came to see him."

The leader was a middle-aged man who stepped forward, with a "bearded" appearance that is more common among priests.

"Welcome His Excellency Bishop Lavoisier to accompany Ms. Roy and her party to inspect our diocese." Another deacon who greeted him also saluted.

"Thank you. But this is it?" As the car approached and the windows were rolled down, Roy looked at the two wrapped up like zongzi on the ground in puzzlement.

Another officer-like man with white gloves bowed deeply:
"I am awake."

"My father has a serious liver disease. After witnessing the Mass, he immediately went for the long-delayed and undecided abdominal operation. It was a very dangerous thing, but he passed it completely safely. After confessing to Priest Jacob, the priest suggested that I come to see His Excellency together."

Fanning found himself running into an acquaintance, the officer who was Brigadier General Boles with whom he had dealt with that night at Lebic!

"I fully explained the issue of smuggling to the priest, and referring to the bishop's warning in the interview, I added a quarter of the money I got and returned it to the dioceses where the goods originally came from."

When Brigadier General Boles was explaining the question, his eyes darkened first, then brightened again. A strange lantern emitting a kind of thin and alert light unexpectedly floated in front of his face out of thin air.

Through the black and ink-like complex hollow frame, his eyes saw piles of dazzling and fragmented reflections that flashed quickly in his pupils in the bright golden flat lamp cavity embedded in it.

The sound of swallowing saliva sounded.

Borth felt something pass by his neck—sacred, pure, sharp, invisible.

I also felt that the eyes of Bishop Lavoisier sitting in the car seemed to be staring at him without any emotion through the "other world" of the lamp cavity.

"He can perceive my state when I say these words. No, he can directly and clearly illuminate and see the picture passing through my skull!"

He was glad that he did not hold back when he explained before, calmed down at this moment, pointed to the two people on the ground and continued:

"These two guys are informants in the secret organization. I didn't catch them, but before I provided the information I could provide, I have not strictly disciplined the people below, which led to the collusion with heresy. Also, there are some 'higher' clues, which have been given to the priest."

Priest Jacob respectfully handed a pamphlet to the car window:

"The Diocese of Tochalan still has some preliminary clues, which have been summarized together and are waiting for further processing, so they can be shown to Bishop Lavoisier."

He also stated: "In the past few nights, the Pope has conceived dreams in batches and summoned more than 100 priests from Janus. The saint is also watching from a high place. We must have sufficient determination to follow the will of Bishop Lavoisier."

Fan Ning raised his hand, and the "Night Watchman's Lamp" turned into a shuttle-like light, entered the car window, and fell back into his hand.

He motioned to Priest Jacob to pass the brochure to the assistant in the front car, and then said softly:

"I made it clear that day, that if a man confesses his sin before the verdict, and repays the wrongeder according to the appraised price, plus one-fifth to the wronged person, he will be forgiven."

"Brigadier General Boles caught the false master at that time. He deserved credit. Now he speaks the truth and is vigilant and repentant early. The crime he committed is a sin that has room for forgiveness, and the compensation is more than the law. The priest of your city will pay for it all for him."

"Go back to the carriage, lead the carriage to the church, bring some meals to the guests, take the idolaters into the admonishment room, then go to the street, and explain carefully to Miss Roy about the establishment of the academy."

"Thanks for your mercy." "According to what the bishop said." The two standing in front immediately expressed their views.

So, as soon as they entered the border of Puntua, the road turned into two cars and two carriages.

At dusk, during a meeting with another parish approached, a similar situation occurred again.

The priest took the mayor of the local small town to meet the confession in person, and arrested a deputy official who had the problem of harboring smugglers
Churches from all over the world have seen a surge in the number of people who come to confess and repent, and people who turn in ill-gotten money, food, and cloth also come to the door from time to time.

Roy knew that what she saw was just a matter of "proportion", but she was really surprised.

It should be noted that there are still people who are lucky enough to stop, or who are seriously bewitched by the secret organization, and there may even be worse. But in this situation, it is still so early, and every parish takes the initiative to attack. One after another, people take the initiative to surrender. The loose clues are pulled layer by layer.

As for the argument that "the contradictory relationship in the wartime state is not black and white", she remembered a piece of "gossip" that flowed out yesterday after the person in charge of a large cultural media territory was arrested——

On occasions where many dignitaries and nobles were present, the Pope said something meaningful:

"Don't look at Bishop Lavoisier with 'political eyes', remember he is a purely 'religious figure'."

In addition, judging from the speech of Priest Jacob just now, the Pope dreamed of interviewing more than a hundred priests, and the saint himself stood behind the platform. This time, the Church of the Holy Sun took advantage of the opportunity of Lavoisier's birth to really rectify the chaos.
Thinking of the current decline of the two schools of thought in Tiolein, Roy expressed his sincere admiration for Bishop Lavoisier's charisma and strength means: "Mr. Priest is born to teach this time, and perhaps the situation in Janus will take on a new look in a few years."

"I won't be here for long."

Roy was taken aback by Fanning's answer on the co-pilot.

"How long is not too long?" she asked.

It stands to reason that for such a core position, the average tenure of three to five years is the most basic. Only in this length of time can some concepts, ideas or methods be effectively implemented.

Even if he has a faster "promotion" expectation, he should still be coaching in this country
"Perhaps it took the same amount of time as Miss Roy's trip," Fanning said.

"Ah, me?" Roy subconsciously counted the progress, "Maybe about four months for me, and it will take two months to go through all the counties. After confirming the list of this round of hospital construction, I will not return to China immediately. I will stay for another two months to follow up and guide the initial construction and operation of some sites, so I will leave in early summer."

"No other preparations?"

"Anything else? Nothing."

After being confirmed, Fan Ning nodded, but thought deeply in his heart.

President McAdam led a team to the Western Continent to secretly discuss the plan of "avant-garde music" with the church. She really didn't seem to know?
Roy didn't realize the meaning behind Fanning's question, she was still sighing: "For me, the Western Continent is just a place to stay, but Father Lavoisier, as such a powerful figure, if he only coaches for four months, it may be too much for Janus—"

She organized words such as "regret" or "rare" in her mind, but Fan Ning emphasized again:

"Only 'this trip' days."

"I think it can take as short as ten days, or as long as twenty, and I can complete a tour of Puntua County and Apel County. At that time, the fate of finding the 'God's theme' will come to me, and this day in the country of Janus will also be a thing of the past."

"Ah! Just over ten days?" Roy finally whispered.

Father Lavoisier has not visited the church for ten days, has he?

She had vaguely heard the term "Theme of God" in the church, but she hadn't connected it with anything else, so she just responded with a polite and regretful expression.

Along the way, from some of Lavoisier's discussions on art management, the other party also has deep insights in this field, and some ideas can be said to coincide with Mr. Fanning.

"That can only be said to be a pity. Originally, as Father Lavoisier's 'deputy presiding judge', the parish that accompanied the inspection, even if it was beyond the scope of these two counties, was also within the supervisory duties. But now that there is an important matter to temporarily leave, and the operation of the chain theater chain, we can only discuss it later."

important things away
The vehicle was driving on the twilight street, Fan Ning looked at the sparsely lit lights outside the window, hesitating about what to mention, and fell silent for a while.

The first day's outdoor trip was over, and the study group needed to work in the evening, and Fan Ning himself had a lot of educational affairs to deal with.

Everyone got off the car in front of the hotel in the small town. At first, the street lights in the courtyard were off, and the fountain had been out of service for several months. The dead leaves were sealed in a thin layer of ice like specimens.The parishioner, perhaps, came to say hello, and the streetlights were partly switched on, but in the backlight the outline of the fountain became a more indistinct shadow.

However, due to the loss of characteristic details, the strengthening of abstract features, and the same night, it is more like the fountain that Fanning once saw in a manor.

Fanning responded to what Roy said 5 minutes ago when the three groups of inspectors, escorts and receptionists separated in the lobby.

He was sure that this was a superfluous sentence that had nothing to do with his current status, but he still couldn't help but want to say, of course, he wouldn't make the transition seem so abrupt:

"For the matter of the chain theater chain, we must wish Miss Xie Roy in advance. The place where the 'God's Theme' is buried is not in the world, and there may not be a time to meet again in the future."

(End of this chapter)