I kill gods in my dream

Chapter 294 Party Struggle (4.2k)

Edmund was confused when he heard the yield of those explosives.

Because in the short time since he and Herman discussed and confirmed their cooperation, even if Herman turned upside down, it would be impossible for him to gather so many explosives, unless they had long wanted to blow up the Papal City.

But if that's true, why bother cooperating with him.

In other words, the situation was a bit beyond their expectations. This was not the plan he had agreed with Gehrman. Instead, he accidentally discovered the arrangements made by the real cultists under the Papal City.

While he was shocked, the knight also reported: "I heard that people from the trial found a cultist there who was planning to detonate those explosives, and they are now hunting him."

Hearing this, Edmund was a little overwhelmed.

Because he was not sure whether the cultist being hunted was a real cultist or Gehrman's manpower executing the plan.

If this had anything to do with Hermann, he would have been caught.

According to the capabilities of the trial court, he had no doubt that the plan between him and Gehrman would be revealed. In that case, he, a senior deacon, would not be able to live.

But if these are true cultists, are they planning to take action at this time? ? ?

He looked at the knight with a bit more vigilance.

Fortunately, everything did not go to the edge of getting out of control, but turned around.

Another knight arrived, hurriedly ran into the hall, grabbed the knight who came in earlier, and gave the order to retreat.

"Let's go, His Majesty the Pope has not issued a state of emergency. We cannot enter here and must return to our normal duties immediately. Moreover, the Pope ordered us to guard all entrances and strictly check anyone entering or exiting."

This sentence shocked the knight who came in earlier, and also made Edmund breathe a sigh of relief.

At least, the coup will not break out at this time.

As long as these knights still care about the Pope's orders, the situation has not yet reached a critical moment.

However, the knight who came over didn't just want to take his companions away, he also wanted to tell the people present.

"Everyone, the Pope has announced that he will hold discussions on this matter, and invites all archbishops and senior deacons of each department to be present for discussion."

"Ok."

Edmund immediately responded, feeling nervous again.

It seems that this matter has attracted the attention of the Pope, and he has realized that someone within the Holy See may be colluding with the cultists, so he plans to test all high-level personnel for this meeting. If there is any excuse for not going, or if no one can be found, Wait, that's no different from Mingpai saying he has a problem.

As for whether the traitor can be caught on the spot, that depends on whether there is evidence.

We have to wait until the trial court catches the cultist.

Thinking of this, Edmund, who was watching the knight go out, did not leave immediately to go to the meeting hall with other colleagues. Instead, he quietly dialed a number and tried to confirm.

"Hello?" he asked in a low voice.

But the person on the other end of the phone seemed very nervous. Even when he spoke, he was in a hurry, and he could still hear the gusts of wind.

"Hello?! What are you doing?!"

"You are not the cultist who is being chased, are you?"

Edmund felt that he had already guessed the answer, but he couldn't help but want to confirm it, and the result made him black-eyed.

"Yes! Is there any way you can tell them to stop chasing you!?"

"Why did you do this?"

He was so excited that he almost lost his temper.

Because if the other party is caught, he will also be buried with him, how could he not be excited? However, Herman on the other end of the phone seemed to be more anxious than he was.

"How do I know? I just wanted to do things as planned, but in the end, everything was done, but what happened was that I entered an explosion point that a cultist had prepared long ago, and it happened to be raided by the trial court. What a coincidence. What a coincidence! Is there something else you haven’t told me?!”

"I can't get involved in the affairs of my trial court, and there is also trouble on my side. Get out of there quickly and contact us after the matter is resolved."

Edmund was in trouble. He was a senior deacon in the Hub Hall, so it would be good if he was not targeted by the Tribunal. But if he intervened, it would really cost his life.

Moreover, he will now follow other colleagues to discuss matters in front of the Pope. Once Herman is caught, he will not be able to run away, but it is impossible not to go.

So, after hanging up the phone, he gritted his teeth, calmed down his excitement, pretended that nothing happened, and followed other colleagues towards the meeting hall.

When they arrived, the place was already crowded with senior members of the Holy See who would not see each other for several days.

The senior deacons of each hall, as well as a group of bishops, all gathered here, and even the Grand Inquisitor of the Tribunal was present.

Edmund glanced roughly, and soon noticed Bishop Alessandro next to the Pope. This sinner who intended to launch a coup was standing next to the Pope, talking to the Pope with an angry face, until The Pope waved his hands repeatedly before stopping reluctantly, and then scanned the people present with eyes that were almost spitting out anger.

It was as if he planned to declare them enemies directly and help them be burned at the stake.

But in the end, the bishop's angry eyes, together with the noise of the people in the meeting hall, lowered as the Pope's old but still dignified voice sounded.

"Everyone, I invite you to come here because something has happened that jeopardizes the foundation of the Holy See, in every sense of the word."

"Is it because of the explosives discovered during the trial? But weren't those explosives found in a wine cellar outside the city? How could they harm the Holy See?"

Questions were raised.

The Pope explained unhurriedly: "Because similar explosives were found in more than one underground building of the Tribunal, this is enough to prove that there has always been a force trying to underground in this city. These dangerous items are deployed even in the outer areas of the Papal City.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the meeting hall was in an uproar. This was the first time they had heard of these things.

Edmund himself was a little confused, but he had expected this. After being shocked, he took the time to observe the expressions of everyone present. Needless to say, the people in the trial had calm faces and had already considered this matter. Not surprising, obviously the investigation revealed many similar situations.

The Pope also behaved very calmly. As the pope who is about to be crowned, although he has not yet gone through the formal etiquette ceremony, he already has substantial power and title.

The Inquisition had always reported directly to the Pope, so it was normal to react calmly. After all, it had been known for a long time.

But Bishop Alessandro didn't react much to this. He still had a sullen face and looked full of anger.

This is not strange, even if it is not strange. But it also seems strange.

There can be many reasons to explain it, such as because the city is quite deep, or because I had anticipated this kind of scene during the report, so I was mentally prepared. Of course, it is also possible that as the mastermind of colluding with cultists, he has a clear grasp of the burial situation of the explosives, and may even have personally sent people to cover it up.

Edmund lowered his head and said nothing.

This was not the time for him, the little deacon, to talk nonsense, while the great inquisitor continued to speak.

Those gloomy eyes swept over everyone present, and his voice was as cold as the cold wind blowing in the twelfth month of winter.

"Before today, no suspicious persons were found in the explosives in the underground buildings. Until today, there was a suspicious target who planned to detonate those explosives and blow up the city wall. Therefore, we have enough reasons to suspect and arrange a All these forces plan to take action in the near future, although I don’t know why it is this time.”

At this point, the Grand Inquisitor glanced at Bishop Alessandro very vaguely, but his words still contained no accusations and continued impartially:

"But they must have some purpose in choosing to come here when the major ancient families are preparing to attend the Pope's coronation. For this reason, I suggest postponing the coronation for a few days until the suspicious target is captured and the surroundings are safe. Make plans again.”

After hearing this, everyone was silent. Even the old Pope, after pondering for a moment, wanted to agree.

But all this was stopped by the angry Bishop Alessandro.

"Postponement?! You are going to put the Holy See in a position of shame! In front of so many ancient families, you shirk the set date, break your promise to everyone, and make this scandal known to everyone. When the time comes, Once people mention the Holy See, they will laugh at us as rotten old stubborns who don’t even know there is a bomb planted under our feet!”

Bishop Alessandro waved his fist angrily and yelled at the red-faced Grand Inquisitor.

"We should declare a state of emergency immediately! Send all members of the Knights to the streets! Search for those damn cultists and give up that ridiculous conspiracy!"

"Alessandro! What do you mean?!"

The Grand Inquisitor was angry.

Bishop Alessandro showed no sign of weakness and sneered: "What do I mean? How long have you been investigating in the Tribunal? In the end, no one was found?! Who doesn't know the horror of the Tribunal? But you have been struggling for so long. , and in the end there wasn’t even a clue, who knows what’s going on?”

"You! You! Why do you say that?!" The Grand Inquisitor's face turned blue and white.

Everyone knew that this was a fatal accusation.

It was hard for Edmund not to guess what was going on in these words.

After all, there are only two situations, either he is ineffective in doing things, or he is colluding with heretics. No matter which one he is, he cannot sit in the position of Grand Inquisitor.

As for Bishop Alessandro, in his opinion, he was no less suspicious than the Grand Inquisitor.

When the Grand Inquisitor tried to be safe and proposed to postpone the time, the bishop happened to pop up again and shouted about the majesty of the Holy See. Although this reason was correct, it sounded a bit worried about the long nights and dreams.

However, maintaining the original time is suspicious, and delaying the time is also suspicious. Who knows if the cultists are planning to accumulate more power?

Overall, there are many doubts.

But in the case of these two people, one is a reformist and the other is a traditionalist, such an argument becomes reasonable again.

As for the Pope, who was caught between the two men, he felt at a loss.

Extremely consistent with the identity of a moderate, caught between two extreme factions, not knowing how to balance and appease.

"Okay, you ask me why I say that, then tell me, have your people caught that cultist?!"

The dispute between Bishop Alessandro and the Grand Inquisitor continued.

Facing the questions raised by the bishop, the Grand Inquisitor was a little overwhelmed.

And the report of a member of the trial court rushing into the meeting hall made this issue even more intriguing.

"Report! The target is missing!"

"Gone?!"

Bishop Alessandro repeated it through gritted teeth and glared at the panicked Grand Inquisitor. This made the inquisitor even more confused and asked calmly: "How could the target disappear out of thin air?! Where did he go? where?"

"I don't know. The target has all kinds of strange tricks, which catch the members we are hunting off guard."

"Trick? What trick?"

"It seems like various playing cards, and... uh... magic." The member of the trial court who reported the report looked at his immediate superior's face that had turned purple, and lowered his head in embarrassment.

And Bishop Alessandro, not surprisingly, said sarcastically: "Oh, are the members trained by the Trial Institute at this level? As an extraordinary person, he was tricked by magic."

The Grand Inquisitor, with a really uneasy expression on his face, shouted: "Find him for me! Search the whole city and find him for me!"

"Yes!" When the members of the trial heard this, they hurriedly crawled out.

Bishop Alessandro did not continue to ridicule the trial court. Instead, he turned to the Pope and said in a deep voice: "In the whole city, the only hotel that is most likely to harbor cultists is that one. Let me take people in." Search and you will definitely find the results.”

After saying this, before the Pope could reply, the Grand Inquisitor on the side had already made a mistake and shouted: "Are you crazy!? All fights are prohibited in that hotel, including extraordinary ones, and all matters must be resolved outside the hotel! Even if he What can you do if you hide inside?! Are you going to violate their rules?"

"It is because of this ridiculous regulation that those cultists have room to live. We should have bulldozed their ridiculous hotel long ago!" Bishop Alessandro said unceremoniously.

Hearing this, Edmund's heart trembled.

If that 'cultist' was really found, he would be doomed.

Fortunately, the Pope, who had been listening to the argument between the two, spoke.

The old and calm voice overcame the noise of the crowd and injected a sense of peace into everyone's hearts.

"I have listened to the opinions of both of you. We are all for the Holy See. Don't hurt the harmony. In my opinion, the coronation will continue as usual, but the martial law of the Knights is not necessary. Just guard the main roads in the city. Increase the number. Patrol with manpower to ensure safety in the near future, let the trial office continue to pursue, and don't alarm our guests.

As for the hotel, the Holy See has maintained it for so long and has always been impartial among the major forces. This has allowed us to maintain good relations with the major forces and become a link between them. How can we destroy the balance at this time? ? And many of our guests live there, so you can go in and check, but don't break the rules.

Say hello to them. If the target is really inside, it's impossible to stay there forever. Just send some people to monitor the surroundings. "

After some peaceful words, the atmosphere in the meeting hall finally became less tense.

Edmund also breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was that hotel, as long as Herman didn't leave, nothing would happen.

(End of this chapter)