Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

"Brother Lai, are you sure this attack on the Holy City has any hope?"

Hope's face was filled with worry.

He had been on tenterhooks the entire journey. Although he had left Fika, Lai Gou'er insisted on bringing him along for the attack on the Holy City.

The more he thought about it, the more uncertain he felt. Lai Gou'er wouldn't tell him anything either.

However, today it seemed there were matters to be arranged for him. He was summoned alone to the cabin, where two fairly large maps were laid out on the desk.

One was a replica of the internal map of the temple that he had drawn, and the other was a map of the Holy City.

Lai Gou'er, holding a magnifying glass, studied the maps without looking up, saying, "This matter will definitely succeed!"

"We'll be landing tomorrow. I have some things here that need your help to execute. Brother Hope, come and look at the map."

Lai Gou'er looked up and waved at Hope.

Hope stepped forward.

Lai Gou'er pointed to the map and said, "The most important parts of the temple are almost all located on Temple Mount."

"The Doctrine Department, the Ritual Sacraments Department, the Bishop Department, the Clergy Department, each department has its own residence... As for the armories, they are distributed in five or six locations throughout the city."

"Although the Holy City is called the Holy City, I think its military strength is not worth mentioning. The Holy City has been peaceful for too long, and no one dares to challenge its authority. It has long been a case of having the name but not the reality."

"Our army only needs five hundred men, fully equipped with firearms, in groups of twenty, to directly attack the inner chambers of each department of the temple, and kill the church officials in one fell swoop! Then set fire to the city."

Hope swallowed hard, his mind somewhat dazed.

Lai Gou'er analyzed seriously, "Strike the snake at its vital point, capture the leader first. When the person giving orders dies, the city will inevitably be in chaos."

"As for the other soldiers of our army, they will be ambushed in advance on both sides of the main streets. Once the Temple Army and other defense forces come to support, they will immediately step forward to besiege them."

"And the soldiers outside the city will take the opportunity to break through the gates, attacking from both inside and outside! If the enemy doesn't know our true strength, their morale will surely be in chaos. Once the fire starts in the city, the matter will be settled!"

"What do you think? Isn't it very bold?"

Hope's old face fell. "It's indeed quite bold, but I don't understand. How can the soldiers be in the city one moment and outside the city the next?"

"We haven't even entered the city yet, where are we going to ambush people in the city?"

Lai Gou'er smiled and said, "Now that we're here, I won't hide it from you. Who said we don't have anyone in the Holy City? Not only do we have people, but we have many people, and they're carrying equipment."

"What! When did you set up manpower?" Hope asked in surprise.

"Just after Father Solje left the Holy City, Da Jing had already begun to deploy and develop armed forces in the Holy City."

"Could it be, the Mutual Aid Society!?" Hope immediately thought of the slums.

Lai Gou'er nodded slightly.

Hope murmured, "So that's how it is..."

Father Solje's successful departure from the Holy City was entirely thanks to the power of the slums.

And the most important thing in the slums is the Mutual Aid Society.

Sometimes, thinking back, it feels a little strange. Where did these poor ghosts get the courage to riot collectively?

It turns out that people from Da Jing were instigating behind the scenes.

But that's a little too scary... When did these two groups of people unite?

"But... are those people reliable?"

"They couldn't be more reliable." Lai Gou'er said, "Don't worry, my people will definitely not have any problems. I can't risk my own life."

"Brother Hope, I have already made them alert and ready to cooperate with my actions at any time. But this time, I need perfect cooperation between the inside and outside, so I need your help."

Lai Gou'er took out two fireworks for signaling, and a token.

"This token is for identifying identities. If you hang it on your chest and walk around the slums, someone will take the initiative to contact you. As for this thing, it's for sending signals. The people of the Mutual Aid Society will naturally recognize it and know how to use it."

The current Mutual Aid Society in the Holy City is no longer the simple Mutual Aid Society that helped the slums in the beginning, but has infiltrated a large number of Brotherhood members to facilitate activities in the Holy City.

Hope took the things, feeling somewhat conflicted and embarrassed: "Aren't you afraid that I'll betray you?"

"I've been thinking about this question all the way here." Lai Gou'er said slowly, "People's fear of the church is ingrained in their bones. You're just a businessman, and you could betray us at any time."

"But after thinking about it, I think you're a good person, and a very smart good person."

"There's nothing to say about the corruption of the church. Your biggest concern is probably about Da Jing, but you should have talked to Duke Alvis when you came. I initially used force to intimidate the Duke and occupied the port. Later, the court sent people to form an alliance and compensate us."

"I think this already represents the court's attitude. You should trust Da Jing."

Hope nodded in agreement unconsciously.

Indeed, Lai Gou'er was right.

Before leaving Fika, he had learned that Da Jing had befriended Fika and was willing to compensate for the occupation of the port with goods.

He had also dispelled a lot of fear about Da Jing in his heart.

Such an operation would be a miracle if it happened to the church.

Da Jing seems to be a partner who values morality and rules.

On the other hand, he had already betrayed the Holy City once, leaking the internal structure of the temple.

Even if he betrays them again and helps the Holy City, he won't have a good outcome when things are over.

The church... he knows too well, settling accounts after the autumn harvest is inevitable. He has no way out.

"Alright, since I've chosen to cooperate with Da Jing, I'll naturally do it wholeheartedly. I'll take these two things and give them to the Mutual Aid Society."

Lai Gou'er smiled: "I knew you were reliable. You'll get a lot of benefits in the future. If I tell my Big Brother about your contribution, the benefits you get in the future will definitely exceed what you have now."

"Your Big Brother... I've heard about him so many times, what kind of person is he?"

What kind of person can be a beggar in the toilet, and a servant who ran away with someone else's young lady.

"How should I put it... capable in both literary and martial arts, and very handsome." Lai Gou'er changed the subject and said, "By the way, you know the situation in the city in much more detail than I do. Do you have any other ideas you can suggest?"

Hope pondered: "I don't understand fighting, but you're right about one thing."

"The church has been stable for too long. In fact, the guards in the city have always been very lax. Although those people are tall and strong, they basically have no other skills besides extortion and flattery, and the same goes for the soldiers guarding the city."

"After I enter the city, I can buy some wine on the day of the action and get the soldiers guarding the city drunk. That way, it will be easier for you to attack, how about that?"

Lai Gou'er was overjoyed.

"Good! If you can do it, that will be another great contribution, and we can save many brothers from dying! Our ship will be able to dock tonight. After you land, we will leave and stay at sea."

"Five days later, we will take action under the cover of night and ambush outside the city in advance! At that time, we will wait for the signal to act!"

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