Chapter 188: Speak up
"Evidence?Three days ago morning, someone saw Count Benn appear in the central square of Lua City, and he just admitted it himself, what evidence is needed, could it be that the Statue of Light will fall on its own? ”
When Simmons heard that the girl asked him for evidence, he couldn't help frowning, he could find a hundred people to testify against Viscount Ben in this matter, but it was the physical evidence that was difficult. Before coming here, not only did Bishop Dennis explain to him, but he also did a lot of homework and understood the ins and outs of the matter. According to the guards who were on duty near the square that morning, the collapse of the statue was completed in an instant, and if this can be done, I am afraid that the strength of the perpetrator is not trivial, although Viscount Benn is a nobleman, but the strength of the family is limited in the east of Higg, and he himself does not practice martial arts, let alone a magician, so he will definitely not be able to do it, this Simmons knows better than anyone else. The reason for the collapse of the statue has not been found at all, Viscount Benn is just taking the blame, who told him not to go early or late, he has to appear in the square when the statue collapses, who is responsible if he doesn't take the blame? And Viscount Benn is different from other nobles near Lua City, although his fief is around Lua City, but he himself is low-key, and has rarely walked around with the magnates of Lua City, if Lua City Lord or General Camp interferes in this matter, Bishop Dennis is estimated not to choose him in the end, but the fact is that both Lord Lua City and General Camp are obedient to Bishop Dennis, sacrificing a small nobleman who has nothing to do with them in exchange for Bishop Dennis's support is a good thing for them, so they not only did not obstruct it, but praised Dennis's resolute approach。
So the final result is that the crime of horse bandits and the destruction of the statue is borne by Viscount Benn alone, as for whether Bishop Dennis has other purposes, Simmons, the new head of the guard, has no way to speculate, but Bishop Dennis has always been a master who takes one step and sees three steps, and at the same time he ordered the arrest of Viscount Benn, he also sent a secret letter to the Templar Order, and the griffin knight of the Templars personally sent it to Vanston to be handed over to the Emperor Hepburn, what was written in the letter is not clear to anyone except Dennis himself, but it is obviously related to Viscount Benn's crime.
It is precisely because Simmons understands that if this matter is really reasonable, the church side does not take the slightest reason, but fortunately, the truth in this world is always in the hands of the strong, and the church is undoubtedly the strong, so he will not reason with the other party, and he does not even plan to give the other party too many opportunities to reason. He gave a look to one of his men with crossbow arrows beside him. The man saw the way he looked at him and immediately understood what he meant, and he quietly reloaded the crossbow with an arrow, and slowly raised his hand in the direction of the girl.
"It's pure nonsense, Viscount Benn himself admitted that he had gone to the central square that morning, when did he admit to destroying the statue? Besides, how did he destroy the statue? As for the motive for the crime, it is even more nonsense, Viscount Benn and his wife are well-known in the east of Higg, and Mrs. Benn is a devout believer, and has a very good relationship with the local priest team, and has always been dedicated to the Holy See, they also went to Lua City to worship, and they will never do anything to destroy the idol, if you don't believe it, you can call the priests of nearby villages and towns to confront them and see what they say!"
The girl grasped the two keys to the question, and a series of rebuttals, justified and well-founded, turned Simmons's face black and speechless.
Simmons was the new head of the Lua Church Guard, and he was supposed to wait a little longer, but due to the unexpected disappearance of De Hiero, Bishop Dennis had to ask General Stephen to arrange for him to come in advance. Moreover, after he came, the first task assigned to him by Dennis was to arrest Viscount Benne's family, if this task was thwarted by a few words from a strange girl, not only would his new official be discredited, but it would also be difficult for him to gain the trust of Bishop Dennis in the future. So after hesitating for a moment, he really couldn't find how to refute the girl, so he could only avoid the topic.
"How Viscount Benn destroyed the Statue of Light, it is up to him to confess to Bishop Dennis, I am only responsible for arresting people today, and no one can stop me. ”
God has always taught his people to have a spirit of "fraternity, mercy, and equality," especially the people of the Holy See, as servants of God, who are responsible for spreading God's will and edifying the people, and who are responsible for leading by example. I have long heard that the Lua Church has done a good job in popularizing the faith of God, because the Lua Church has been helping people in the east of Higg according to God's requirements, spreading the idea of the benevolence and fraternity of the God of Light, and has won the recognition and support of the general public. However, today you forcibly arrest people without any evidence, with a face of bullying and indiscriminately killing innocents, not only do you not take God's teachings to heart, but also defile the holiness of the Holy See and the brilliance of God, and it is precisely because of the existence of you, the moths of the Holy See, that the glory and brilliance of the Holy See will be covered with dust, and some people in the world will be skeptical of the doctrine of the God of Light and be wary of the Holy See, and the glory of faith will not be able to shine on the entire continent for a long time. You are the real blasphemers, and I want to tell Cardinal Raphael what you have done here today, so that he can give an account to thousands of believers. ”
The girl was not frightened by Simmons' unscrupulous attitude, but became angry, pointed at the church guard in front of her, and reprimanded him with dignity.
"There's no need to go to the trouble of seeing Cardinal Raphael, wouldn't it be better for me to send you directly to the God of Light. ”
Simmons' face was red at the girl's reprimand, and the girl's determined eyes told him that her threat was not a joke, and that she would really go to Cardinal Raphael to complain. As far as Simmons knows, although the Lua Church belongs to the Diocese of Higg and is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Hig, in fact, because of the brilliant achievements of the Lua Church in the east of Higg and the Pope's appreciation of Bishop Dennis, Dennis does not buy Raphael's account very much, which determines that the relationship between the two people is not harmonious, and Raphael did not come to participate in this celebration, because Raphael's work in the entire Hig diocese is not very smooth, especially after the one-sided war, the prestige of the Holy See has been greatly hit, and the opposition forces in the Higg court have also taken the opportunity to rebound, Emperor Higg, who was very cooperative with the work of the Holy See, was not as obedient as before, which made Raphael have a strong sense of crisis, especially when the Lua Church under Dennis's control was doing well, so if it was really as the girl said, he could directly find Bishop Raphael, but I was afraid that Raphael might really take the opportunity to make trouble and cause trouble for Dennis, which would obviously not be beneficial to him, the new head of the guard.
Regardless of whether the girl's threat was true or not, Simmons would never allow this to happen, and with a grim glint in his eyes, he gave a look to the crossbowman beside him, who had been his follower for many years, and immediately understood what he meant and pulled the trigger.