Chapter 39: The Secret Meeting (Part II)
"I don't know if any of you here have faith,"
An old man who had been silently following the entire process of the meeting slowly stood up and spoke suddenly.
In the eyes of everyone, he was the only religious member of the group, the highly respected Master of the Clunian Order, Bruno. He participated in the group as an independent representative of the Pope, and it is conceivable that his illustrious background must have been a great responsibility.
The Cluniac Order is a branch of the Benedictine Order, one of the Catholic monasteries, also known as the "Reorganization of the Benedictine". The congregation was founded in 910-919 by Berno in the province of Burgundy in central France. Berno's advocacy of rectifying monastic discipline and strictly abiding by Benedict's rules was echoed by many monasteries. In the 11th and 12th centuries, the Reformation spread throughout the Western Church, known as the Cluny Reformation.
Later, the leader of the movement, Hildebrand, became pope, namely Gregory VII, officially established the celibacy of the Catholic clergy as a canon, and advocated the supremacy of the church, openly intervening in politics and competing for power with secular monarchs.
"As a Christian, my faith is unquestionable! As for the change mentioned by Vincent, both out of my own faith and as a scholar of religious studies, I remind you to pay attention to it"
"I believe that what these people are doing, regardless of their purpose and position, is a desecration of human civilization! Blasphemy against our holy faith! Desecrate! Desecrate! ”
Bruno's voice and his right fist trembled with excitement. Ed hurriedly stepped forward to sit down with the old man, who seemed to be about to fall.
Bruno took a sip of the warm water that Ed handed him, gasped heavily, and continued with great effort:
"Of course,......, of course, I participated in this event not to doubt my Lord's faith, but precisely to ......, precisely to prove the truth of our faith!"
"Hmmm......"
Vincent, who was leaning back in the chair opposite, scratched his gray, slightly upturned brow with his right index finger and let out a long voice, as if he had something to add.
Sure enough, as soon as his deliberately prolonged sigh ended, he immediately expressed it in a quick tone:
"I'm very tolerant of different ideas and beliefs, which is what makes up our diverse culture. It's just that what we're holding today isn't an academic seminar. It's a press conference! ”
"Everyone must be soberly aware of the situation we are in, and now there is a more advanced intelligent species than our civilization, which is warning us! I don't think he would have been a representative of Jesus! ”
"You! You ......"
Bruno seemed to be stimulated by Vincent's words, and his face was very ugly with anger, and he was short of breath, and began to breathe out of breath.
"Well, guys, we're not kids, and the good times we have arguing over a piece of candy I don't think we've had anymore. Let's take a look at the rest of the information." Dong Qi intervened in a timely manner and resolved the emotional affairs of the two.
The projection equipment continued to work, and the next picture seemed more like a sitcom.
It's a tasteful café with French handwriting on the windows. It was easy for anyone in the conference room to guess that the footage must have come from somewhere in France, and that the café must have been equipped with a monitor.
Gathered around a round table were three Europeans. One was a middle-aged man who was slightly fat, and his aristocratic temperament could hardly hide the cunning eyes characteristic of a merchant. Opposite him, sat a handsome and flowing young man.
The middle-aged man's gaze seemed to inadvertently glance at the moon phase watch on the young man's right wrist. Due to the distance, the audience could not see the brand of the famous watch clearly, but from a distance, it looked as dazzling as starlight.
The middle-aged man's expensive dress highlights his wealth. No wonder the well-informed couldn't help but look at the watch.
The young man's handsome face and temperament seemed to be too perfect, and not only the ladies present were attracted to him, but the eyes of the men were also inexplicably focused on him.
Next to the middle-aged man was a middle-aged man with a thin face, and from the preliminary conversation, it was guessed that he should be the middle-aged man's assistant or subordinate.
"Mr. Martin, how is your business lately?"
The young man asked, burying his head as he sorted the vegetable salad on the porcelain plate in front of him very orderly and patiently with the spoon in his hand. He moved with great care and concentration.
The boss named Martin suddenly turned his head and glanced at the skinny monkey manager beside him.
The sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked guy immediately raised his face, looked like a villain was triumphant, and said in a provocative tone:
"My boss just closed a big deal and made $2 million! My God! 2 million, have you ever seen so much money?! ”
After saying that, both of them stared straight at the young man's face, as if observing his reaction.
The spoon stirred in the young man's hand seemed to tremble, and he did not look up, and his face was silent without any expression for 3 seconds. Then he looked up with a smile and said calmly to Martin:
"Mr. Martin, your wife and children are okay lately."