Chapter 22: The Touch of Darkness (4)

The next day was a sunny day. As usual, he dressed up and went to work.

As soon as he entered the door of the executive department, his colleagues and subordinates greeted him as usual, but, perhaps, it was an illusion? Why did they think they were pointing behind their backs? When they looked back and wanted to ask what was going on, everyone died down as if nothing happened.

The atmosphere is not right.

He came to his office and sat down, sorted out the "Investigation Report on the Situation of the Secular Monks" that he was going to hand in next week, and was just about to get a cup of coffee, when suddenly a clerk came to tell him that Archbishop Whitemire had an invitation and that he was in the conference room.

Magnum was stunned: "What, isn't the date of the report next week?"

"The subordinates don't know. But, though, well......"

"What's wrong?

"My subordinates suspect that it will have something to do with last night's incident?"

"What happened last night?"

The clerk's gaze flickered slightly: "Uh, this...... Perhaps, it has something to do with that magical image?"

"What magic image?"

"Well, it's hard to say about this subordinate, you...... It's better to be careful. ”

"Inexplicable. Magnum snorted coldly and pushed the door out.

As soon as he went out, he met the Minister of the Congregation of the Priesthood, Roanta, who greeted him warmly: "Hi, my dear Magnum, you look good, I heard that you have been summoned by the archbishop? ”

The Congregation of the Priesthood is responsible for the training and administration of the full-time clergy, and is equally powerful. It belongs to the same ministry as the ministry of secular monasteries, and the ministers of the ministry of the ministry often choose one of the ministers of the ministry of priesthood and secular monasteries, so this guy and Magnum are political enemies, and the relationship between the two sides is quite bad.

Let's put it this way, if Magnum accidentally fell, then the banana peel on the ground must have been deliberately thrown by Roanta.

Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief!

Magnum said coldly: "Thank you so much! Is there something wrong? ”

In normal times, Roanta would definitely argue with Magnum about who comes first and who comes first, but today he was uncharacteristically out of the way, smiling and making a "please" gesture.

Magnum is very strange, no matter what, since he takes the initiative to be soft, there is no need for Lao Tzu to be like you.

As he walked past the other party, Roanta smiled and said, "Good luck on your journey, Sur." Then, laughing and leaving.

Magnum suddenly fell into an ice cave.

Sur? This is his code name within the Secret Order, how did he know about this secret?

After standing for half a minute, Magnum looked back in shock, trying to see the clue in his opponent's face, but Luanta had disappeared around the corner of the hallway.

Is it impossible to have your identity exposed?

He broke out in a cold sweat.

Since this guy knows the code name, he must have some kind of evidence that is extremely unfavorable to me, if he escapes now, he will confirm his heretical identity, and he can only save himself by meeting the archbishop and insisting that the so-called evidence has nothing to do with him.

What went wrong?

With apprehension, he came to the door of the conference room and knocked on the door.

The archbishop raised his voice, "Come in." ”

He pushed the door open and entered, and found that in addition to the archbishop, Paul the director of the Inquisition, and Trisson, the dean of the seminary, were staring at the magical images cast on the white wall.

Seeing him come in, Archbishop Whitemire whispered, "Magnum, come, sit down and watch together." ”

It seems to be a drama, and the dialogue in it is full of heresy, wait, is the person in it himself?

Magnum was shocked and jumped up suddenly: "Archbishop, I ......"

The archbishop said with a pleasant face: "Sit, sit, be patient." I'll talk about it after reading it. ”

After the video ended, Magnum collapsed in his chair and muttered, "No, it's not true, it's not true!"

Paul, the head of the Inquisition, said: "Governor Magnan, it really can't be fake, if you have a clear conscience, why worry?"

Trisson, the dean of the seminary, said: "This image is incredible, it is a heretical confession, and if it is all fake, then this director is too good." ”

Magnum gritted his teeth and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"The authenticity of the technology needs to be checked, and this work is left to the alchemy department under our seminary to study - the academic matters can be left to us. As for your role in it, that's not for us to judge. ”

Magnum said angrily, "Now that you've all decided, what are you calling me to do!"

The archbishop said, "Magnum, overnight, the ministers of the nine departments of the Holy Sect each received an identical image, and they also signed their real names. ”

Magnum said hatefully: "There must be some ill-intentioned people who have found some bastards who are similar in shape and appearance to play this play!"

Paul smiled and said, "If you can make them do whatever it takes, you will also frame you, how much enmity do you have with them? I understand to tell you, the person who came to deliver the image has not left, he said, this matter will not give a clear answer, I would rather live in prison!"

What Paul means by this is that people are now protected by me, and you know the means of the Inquisition, don't try to play any tricks.

Magnum knew very well that if he couldn't explain this matter clearly, he wouldn't have a chance to speak.

He decisively betrayed his teammates: "All three of them are fake, it is unlikely, the factory owner and the priest may have been contaminated by heresy......"

The archbishop interrupted him: "I just ask, is this matter related to you?"

Magnum couldn't retreat, and his neck stiffened: "No! I was at home last night, so I couldn't go out!"

This is a half-truth, and he uses the fact that "I didn't go out last night" to avoid "whether it is related".

The archbishop sighed heavily and got up to leave. Trisson glanced at him, shook his head, and left.

There was silence in the darkness, Magnum was stunned, his brain seemed to be hollowed out, he couldn't think of anything, and he couldn't move.

The thick darkness was like an endless black wall, holding him in the air.

Got it wrong?

Paul's voice came from the depths of darkness: "The factory owner and the priest have been tried, and they have confessed to you. Sur, how long are you going to pretend?"

Paul's voice seemed close at hand, but out of reach: "I called you here to see your attitude and consider whether or not to give you a decent death." Unfortunately, you got it wrong. ”

The footsteps faded away.

The darkness of complete silence embraced Magnum.

Magnum burst out laughing, full of despair and reluctance.

Gradually, the laughter took on a fervour: "O God of Light, your true believers, will be martyred for you! No matter what the cost, your kingdom will be all over the earth!"