Chapter 287: The Order: Original Sin
"No, I'm not with Sir Galahat. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ info In fact, I persuaded Sir Galahat to give up his presence in the headquarters of the Indian United Company, and he promised me that he would not do it again. I believed him, but he betrayed my trust. β
Lucan denied the facts and still held the charges on Galahat.
"I've seen Sir Galahat with the rebel leaders, and I'm too far away from them to hear their conversations. But they seem... Get to know each other. They were about to leave a place where the rebels were often hiding. β
Then, Lucan stood up again, "I'd better explain what happened earlier." At that time, I was met with Sir Garahat with the Prime Minister, who had made a series of baseless allegations against the United Corporation of India and was determined to find Master Hastings.
I was worried that he would be too impulsive to kill, so I politely agreed to act with him. Later, after some time, I thought that Galahat should have calmed down, so I talked to him again. He acted as if he was convinced by me, promising me not to trouble the company and Master Hastings again, and I believed him. β
Igrein stood up again, "Not long ago, I followed a man to a rebel gathering, and at that time I could not confirm that the man I was following was Sir Galahat, until... I found his coat discarded near the rebel hideout. β
Then came Lucan, "As his commander, I tried to convince him to drop those charges, but I know now that he didn't follow my advice. β
Then, again, Igrein, "When we arrived at the headquarters of the United Company of India, we found Lord Hastings wounded by a prisoner. β
The Prime Minister said from the stage, "Summons Lord Hastings. β
The door to the council chamber opened, and Hastings walked in from the outside.
"Lord Hastings," said the Chancellor, "do you identify Sir Galahat as your attacker?" β
Hastings raised his head and said, "Late last night, Sir Galahat, together with the rebel leaders... and her henchmen invaded our headquarters. After knocking down several of the guards, they entered my room with the intent to murder me. What he has done must be condemned. β
Tang Tu looked at the knights present and sighed in his heart.
The three of them have become tigers, and the knights have been controlled by the prime minister's family of three, even if Tang Tu takes out the evidence of the picture instrument now, it will not change the status quo, and even trap himself in it.
In fact, Tang Tu's previous interjections and rhetorical questions have caused the dissatisfaction of the prime minister, which can be seen from his attitude and eyes.
Galahat had served the Order for hundreds of years, and when something happened, these people didn't even give him a chance to defend himself.
Tang Tu sighed in his heart, no wonder there has been constant civil strife in the Order since its establishment. Being too close to the center of power has long since caused these knights to lose their hearts, and they are just a group of people gathered for their own interests.
The time for testimony is over, and it is time for the final verdict to be announced.
"Venerable knights, what do you think of this prisoner?" The Prime Minister asked.
Lucan was the first to stand up and express his decision, "guilty. β
And then there is Igrein, "guilty." β
And then... Every knight stood up and took a stand, and every one of them had an attitude of "guilty". Until Lafrenière slowly stood up and said the word "guilty" with difficulty. In the end, it was Tang Tu, and he could only say "guilty".
The Prime Minister took the small silver kettle that Galahat had worn around his neck and announced, "The sentence is death." The prisoners were placed in the catacombs of Westminster Palace to await the day of execution. β
At the end of the meeting, Galahat's charges were finally decided, but Tang Tu's task had not yet been completed, and the straight-line task of investigating the truth was still there.
That said, the truth is much more than that.
Coming out of the conference hall, Tang Tu went directly to Tesla's underground laboratory.
"Tesla, I have something to tell you..."
By now, Tang Tu had roughly guessed the plot behind, and many of his previous inferences were wrong.
First of all, Galahat didn't turn into a werewolf or a vampire, he was locked up only because he was falsely accused.
Then, it really wasn't an Assassin environment, so Galahat's leap was dangerous.
Now, what Tang Tu has to do is to fill this loophole and save Galahat.
Tang Tu knew the date when Galahat escaped from the catacombs, and since the system would not prepare a haystack underneath, they would make a haystack underneath themselves.
β... Tesla, listen, make sure the haystack is in that position on that day, and as for Sir Galahat's Blackwater, I'll take care of it. β
Galahat was not an assassin, and even if he had a haystack, jumping from the roof would cost him half his life, and he would have to rely on blackwater to save him.
The black water of Galahat was placed in the Holy Grail of the Council Chamber, and Tang Tu had complete confidence in getting it, just waiting for that day to come.
Next, Tang Tu changed his clothes and went to the Whitechapel district, where he found Ivy and Lannie.
β... We'll get Galahat out, but we need a safe place for him to hide, and I hope you can help me. β
"That's fine, we have a safe house next to us that can be used to house Galahat."
"Well, please wait for my news."
Coming out of the Whitechapel area, Tang Tu found that it was already dark, but when he returned to Westminster Palace, it was dawn again.
Tang Tu picked up the newspaper at the door, the date on it had already reached that day, the day when the mission began Galahat's escape from the catacombs.
Tang Tu first went to the place where the haystack was placed to confirm it, and then returned to the Palace of Westminster to wait.
The system didn't make him wait too long, listening to the chaos in the corridor, Tang Tu knew that something must have happened to Galahat.
Tang Tu came to the corridor and happened to meet Lafayette, "My lord, what's wrong?" β
Lafayette frowned, "There's something going on in the catacombs, it's Galahat." β
Lafayette didn't stop and ran away, and Tang Tu immediately turned around and went to Tesla's underground laboratory.
"Tesla, there's a movement, I'm going to steal the black water, I'll leave it to you over there, we'll see you in the safe house on guard."
"Leave it to me, sir."
"Stay safe, don't let them find out, and when you come back, give that evidence to Monsieur Lafayette, the only person we can trust is him."
Coming out of the underground laboratory, Tang Tu activated his stealth and secretly entered the meeting hall.
There was no one in the council hall, the stealth effect disappeared, Tang Tu stood in front of the Holy Grail, stretched out his hand and was about to take out the small silver pot of Galahat, when a voice alarmed him.
"What are you doing?" It was Lucan's voice.
Tang Tu took a breath, took out the small silver kettle and hid it in his arms, then turned to look at Lucan.
"Lord Lucan, why are you here?"
"I'm asking you, you're stealing Blackwater? Why? Are you also a traitor? β
Tang Tu knew that he couldn't hide it, so he simply laughed, "My lord said that he was joking, you know better than anyone who is the real betrayer." β
"You're indeed Galahat's accomplice..."
"What a sin... My lord, now that there is no one else here, why not admit it? That night, I was there and watched the adults transform into werewolves, but you didn't even notice me. β
Luken's face sank, "Sure enough, you already know, but it's a pity that others won't believe you." β
"I know, I'm just a newcomer to the Order, and you can even frame Lord Galahat, so I'm nothing. But, Lord Lucan, people are watching, and there will be a day when your faces will be exposed. β
Tang Tu approached the door as he spoke, but as soon as he moved, Lucan also moved.
Lucan is the head of the knights, and even if he does not become a werewolf, his combat power is above Tang Tu. However, Tang Tu didn't plan to fight with him, what he wanted was to find a chance to leave.
However, Tang Tu miscalculated again, since Lu Ken appeared here, he must have been eyeing him a long time ago, and once the two sides tore their faces, it would be a battle of life and death.
Tang Tu didn't hit Lucan because he didn't want to alarm the others, but Lucan didn't care, so when Tang Tu took out the long sword, Lucan took out a firearm.
Tang Tu died, undoubtedly dead. The feeling of death he hadn't experienced for so long that he had forgotten that he had one more privilegeβthree chances at resurrection.
Tang Tu did not choose to resurrect immediately, he chose to resurrect on the spot after watching Lucan leave.
The resurrection time limit was ten minutes, Tang Tu simply changed into a phantom cloak, threw a blessing card for himself, and rushed to the agreed place at full speed.
Fortunately, the safe house is not very far away, Tesla has already brought Galahat here, Tang Tu hurriedly took out the black water and gave it to Galahat.
Tang Tu's first life had entered the final seconds of the countdown, but Galahat had not woken up yet.
Tang Tu only had time to tell Tesla to hurry back to the Knights, and then died.
Tang Tu's body was lying next to Galahat's bed, Tesla didn't seem to notice anything unusual, muttering that Tang Tu was just too tired to fall asleep, so Tesla left.
Tang Tu did not resurrect immediately, and it was not until he saw Galahat wake up that he chose to be resurrected a second time.
Tang Tu helped Galahat up from the bed and asked, "Lord Galahat, how are you feeling now?" β
"Is that you? Assassin A, why are you here? Where is this and why am I here? β
"This is the rebels' safe house, and Tesla and I took you out of the Order and hid here. My lord, we are running out of time, what are your plans now? β
"You and Tesla? Why did you save me? β
"Actually, that night, I was at the headquarters of the United Corporation of India, and I hid on the balcony and recorded the whole process with a videograph made by Tesla.
Originally, I thought I could use the records as evidence, but I don't know who else the Knights could trust. I was worried that if you did something wrong, not only would you not be able to prove your innocence, but it would also make everyone fall deeper and deeper, so I only told Tesla about it. β
"Do you have proof?"
"Yes, but I'm afraid that there is a problem with more than just the Captains of the Order, the Prime Minister... Ms. Igrein... They all had strange attitudes, so I didn't know what to do. β
Galahat was silent. Tang Tu was anxious, his time was limited, this was the second resurrection, but the task was still not over, and it seemed that the plot was not complete.
"Lord Galahat... What are your thoughts? β
"I'm going back to Westminster, let's go to Tesla first to get some weapons, and then go to Lucan, I have a question for him."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Now the problem comes, half of the countdown to Tang Tu's second resurrection has passed, and now there are only five minutes left to live, and it is too late to reach Westminster Palace at all, unless...
Tang Tu grabbed a carriage without hesitation, "Lord Galahat, please get in the car, our time is urgent." β
Galahat hesitated for a moment and got into the carriage, "Assassin A, I'm sorry to get you involved. β
Tang Tu threw off the horsewhip and whipped the horses like crazy.
The carriage was running wildly on the road, Tang Tu's driving skills were not as good as Van Gogh's, the carriage was shaky, and several times it brushed the trees and lampposts on the side of the road, and there was a scolding on the street, and Tang Tu couldn't hear it.
"Don't say that, my lord, you are my mentor, and I am also a knight, and what we do is for the honor of the Order, but I am afraid... To what extent the Knights have been infiltrated by hybrids? β
"Assassin A, do you think I did something wrong with Mallory? Fought with the hybrids for centuries, and in the end our brothers ... Our chief is a hybrid, so what's the point of what we've done before? What is the war for? β
"Lord Galahat, with all due respect, the Knights are too close to the center of power, and even say that the Knights have the power to influence the king, and at the same time the Knights do not belong to any individual, which makes the Knights easy to be exploited.
For example, in this incident, it is obvious that Hastings took advantage of the Knights, but the Knights seem to have no other choice, because Hastings is too involved in British interests, and if something happens to him, it will deal a big blow to British politics and economy...
This is the contradiction that the Order will face, the war that has been insisted on for centuries has come into conflict with the interests of England, whether to abandon the previous principles, or to ignore the interests of the country? β
β... I didn't expect you to see it so thoroughly, that's why the Prime Minister stopped me and Parsifal from investigating, he must have known about it a long time ago..."
The carriage stopped behind the Palace of Westminster, and Tang Tu's time was only more than twenty seconds left.
"My lord, how do we get in?"
"From the sewers, you can go down this position directly to Tesla's lab."
"Then, my lord, you go in first, and I will go to you as soon as I hide the carriage."
"Okay, stay safe yourself." (To be continued.) )