Chapter 47: The King
Mike Talos, the city defense officer of Jiaye City, personally led the team, and a group of city defense soldiers followed closely behind, and they were completely dispersed in two rows from southwest to northeast in a semi-encirclement formation! The 100 people in the front row just plowed through the fruit forest like a jujube, and as long as there was no movement, they immediately continued to rush forward!
The other 100 men in the back row cautiously searched for any information that the Assassins might have left in the grass on the ground!
His eyes kept scanning up, down, left and right, and the Staro City Defense Officer hadn't completely recovered until now!
The great Pope is dead!
How so!
Although I don't know what the others think now, Talos is confused!
The god of war, the wise man, and the leader who originally believed in it collapsed in an instant!
"My lord, I found this!" Talos, who still couldn't accept the reality, suddenly heard the report from his subordinates and hurriedly raised his head!
"Is this a mulberry cloth?" Talos saw a piece of black mulberry cloth that had obviously been forcibly torn off from his subordinates' hands, and immediately grabbed it in his hand: "Everyone keep chasing! The assassin can't run far! I'll go and give the evidence to the king!"
The three outer layers of the King's Guard kept all the important personnel in the middle, except for a few medical personnel and priests!
After some detailed inspection.
In the end, all the medical staff had no choice but to step aside!
The assassin's marksmanship is too accurate!
Only one shot was fired, but it directly pierced the Pope's heart! The so-called rescue is actually just a walk-in, and when the medical personnel first saw the hole in the Pope's chest, they already knew that there was no help!
However, if they don't do anything, His Royal Highness the King in anger will definitely chop them to pulp on the spot without saying a word!
And Heath-Morgan didn't have any expression on his face now, just sat next to the Pope, letting the bright red blood soaking through his neat white gown little by little!
The scene was silent, except for Heath Morgan, almost everyone present even became cautious about breathing!
The king, who has just lost a loved one, is likely to anger some people!
At this time, Talos also rushed with a strip of cloth, and the guards made a gap when they saw this, and Talos adjusted his breathing slightly before stepping into the crowd again!
"Your Highness, this is the strip of cloth that the assassin was forced to leave at the scene after being hung by a tree branch, it should be a mulberry sackcloth from the Jinwu Kingdom of Dongzhou!" Talos half-knelt in front of the king and stretched out his right hand, and a black rag was displayed in front of everyone!
When the piece of fabric managed to get the king's attention, Talos continued, "The city defense forces are continuing to speed up the hunt for the Assassins, so I'll get the evidence first!"
At this time, Archbishop Lal, who had been standing in the innermost circle, looked at the rag and was stunned: "Lord Taros, show me this sackcloth!"
Hearing this, Talos looked at the king, and when he saw that he did not stop it, he handed it into the hands of Ral!
Repeatedly watching the rags in his hands, Archbishop Lal turned his head to look at Clark beside him: "Your Excellency, do you look familiar?"
Clark recalled slightly, nodded in acknowledgement, "It's similar, but, is it possible?"
The city lord of Forns also walked to the side when he heard the two of them talking, looked down at the rag in Lal's hand and frowned: "Okay! Whether it is possible or not, let it be judged by His Royal Highness!"
As he spoke, he took the rag from the hand of Archbishop Lal, came to the king, crouched down in front of him, handed the rag into the hands of the lord of a country who had just lost his father, and explained softly in a voice that could hardly be heard by others!
And Heath-Morgan frowned and listened, pondered, weighed something!
Occasionally raising his eyes and scanning the people around him, especially on Officer Clark, his gaze stayed very often!
This feeling of being given special attention made Clarke's whole body creepy!
Although he could be sure that he had done nothing, and that he was completely loyal to both the King and the Pope, the whispered words of the City Lord of Forns made him feel a hint of danger!
Maybe it's just a delusion, but Clark is already thinking about how to prove his innocence!
After hearing Ferns's whisper, Heath-Morgan slowly got up: "I declare in the name of the king of the Maple Leaf Country, Morgan IX! All officials who know a man from the Golden Crow Kingdom named Yu Zheng will be temporarily relieved of their posts! Wait for the Pope's assassination investigation to be completed, and then make another decision!"
"Also!" Heath-Morgan turned his gaze to Archbishop Lal: "Everything is simple for this Ash Mountain celebration!
After speaking, he bent down to pick up the cold body of the old Pope, and looked at Archbishop Lal again, who bowed his head and received the order: "Lal, my dearest brother, send my father back to the city with me!"
Hearing the king's address to himself, Ral's eyes turned red in an instant, and he bowed his head slightly and stroked his chest as a cover: "Yes, great Morgan IX!"
With that, he picked up the scepter of peace stained with viscous blood and mud, and carefully wiped it off the cloth robe he was wearing! With serious eyes, he followed the king with the restored deep and shining scepter in both hands, and walked in the direction of Jiaye City!
The small courtyard rented by Liu En and the gates of the large number of private houses around it have all been planted with the banner of the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce!
At this moment, this corner of the south of the city, which is usually crowded with pedestrians, has been occupied by black gold merchants wearing black backgrounds and red-edged shirts!
It was still the skinny financial officer, who gently turned into the alley, and walked dozens of meters to Liu En's small courtyard and pushed the door in!
"My lord, the plan has been successful!" the man entered the courtyard and closed the door with his backhand, and after nodding at Paul the larvae next to Liu En, he stroked his chest and reported.
"Dead?" asked Liu En, still smiling.
The man nodded slightly: "It's dead!
Hearing this, Liu En glanced at Paul, who was standing beside him: "How did the assassin deal with it?"
"After escaping, I will commit suicide by oral poison on the road to Alpine City, and my wife and children will be guaranteed to have no worries about food and clothing!" Paul replied succinctly, leaning over slightly!
"Good!" The smile on Liu En's face became even more obvious, and he stood up lightly, and summed up in an extremely dignified tone: "The great Pope was assassinated and killed! The assassin was killed before he returned to his master!
Paul looked at each other, bowed his head and replied, "My lord lives!"
The news of the assassination of the Pope of Gray Mountain spread far and wide, and it was confirmed by the secret agents of various countries in less than two days, and appeared on the desks of the kings and key officials of various countries as quickly as possible!
Jiaye City, after the hasty opening of the Gray Mountain Celebration, the hat of the political officer was also unknowingly put on the head of a middle-aged man with a big belly!
Originally, Clark's young secretary disappeared without a trace almost at the same moment!