When Charlie closed himself off and concentrated on his cultivation and research, something terrible happened to Haynes.

A priest of the Cathedral of the Holy Edge of Haynes died tragically in the side hall of the church, the body was torn apart by the great force, and there were traces of gnawing and chewing, and the entire side hall and the corridor outside the side hall were in shambles.

Agents of the Haynes Criminal Investigation Department investigated at the scene and found the footprints of an unknown creature, with a dark aura remaining on the footprints, which was a typical evil creature, but the size of the footprints and the combat effectiveness it showed had a large degree of difference, and no relevant match could be found in all the evil creature sightings, so the investigation was in trouble.

If this happened in the past, it could be suppressed by the influence of the Pavel family, after all, the church in the city of Haynes is located outside the parish and is not included in the key list of the church, and the parish priest of the Cathedral of the Holy Blade, Father Kiev, is a friend of the Pavel family, and the two sides have maintained a good relationship and have a good tacit understanding in the past ten years.

Now the situation is different, the relationship between the Pavel family and the church is very tense and sensitive, and it is impossible to hide the death of a living priest.

Mayor Ashley Young was called to the scene, somewhat unpleasant.

He looked at the detective of the Criminal Investigation Department and said dissatisfiedly: "What's the matter? Can't you settle this matter yourself? I hope this matter is limited to the level of criminal investigation and has nothing to do with politics, what do you mean by calling me over?!"

The detective said helplessly: "Mr. Mayor, it's not that I want to call you, but they want you to come over." ”

As he spoke, the Inspector secretly motioned to a proud-looking clergyman in the distance, and Ashley Young saw at a glance that it was a strange saint, his richly dressed, his chest and the relict badge indicated his status, a cardinal priest.

Ashley Yang frowned slightly and said, "You tell me briefly what you have now." ”

Seeing the cardinal priest and the parish priest Kiev coming together, the inspector said in a very fast voice: "The deceased was a registered priest, probably fourth in the cathedral, and the death was very tragic, with fragments of corpses scattered all over the hall and corridors, and there were very obvious marks of tearing and chewing.

We found some footprints, leaving some obvious shadow aura, based on the size of the footprints, we deduced that this creature was about the same size as a Hennes dog, and herein lies the problem, in general, such a small thing should not be so destructive?!

As soon as the Inspector finished speaking, the two clergymen had already walked up to them.

"Marcus Priest, this is the mayor of Haynes, Mr. Ashley Young, this is Cardinal Marcus from the Holy Messiah. "Kiev introduced each other for the two.

After the ceremony, Ashley Young said: "Priest Marcus, we are very sorry and sympathetic to this tragedy that happened in the church, and I will ask the Haynes Criminal Investigation Department to do its best to investigate this case, hunt down this hidden evil creature, and be responsible for both the priest who died in this case and the people of Haynes, and I hope you can understand our situation and give us a lot of support and understanding." ”

Marcus sneered: "Anyone will say anything about the scene, I don't want to hear this, in my opinion, it is not uncommon to use evil heresies to disguise the identity of the person who did it." Isn't the lord of Haynes, that young man named Charlie himself an evil heretic?!"

Ashley Young's face froze, and he said solemnly: "Priest Marcus, I don't know if you have heard the name of Haynes, our city is based on the concept of equality, freedom, peace, and tolerance, and it is one of the top three livable cities in the thousand-year-old empire.

From the past to the present, from Archduke Thomas to his heir, His Excellency Charles, they have insisted on promoting and implementing this philosophy, and I do not believe that this kind of thing has anything to do with our people!

I know that there was a war between the Silver Knights and the Templars recently, both in terms of the size of the number of people and the rules of the war, it was a fair and just battle, as for the battle process, it was something that belonged to the tactical level, I am a layman, I don't want to make any evaluation, I don't think there is anything worth evaluating here, we have all seen a more cruel and cold-blooded war than this, are there fewer examples in magic holy wars?

I also hope that His Excellency Marcus will not bring in undue emotions, look at this case calmly and rationally, and wait patiently for the results of our criminal investigation, we don't want the relationship between Haynes City and the church to be too stiff, which is not a good thing for everyone. ”

may have felt Marcus's unkindness, Ashley Young's tone was also sharp, and his rebuttal was neither humble nor arrogant, reasonable and well-founded, so that the inspector on the side secretly praised it, worthy of the mayor who is used to seeing big scenes, and what he said is so level.

Marcus snorted twice, stretched out two fingers, and said, "I don't want to say anything more, I will give you two days, if there is no satisfactory result, the Holy Sect will make a decision, and at that time, whether it is war or negotiation will be left to you." ”

This is soft and hard, nonsense, and Ashley Yang has no choice.

Even if the Criminal Investigation Department ascertains the truth and gives a reasonable explanation, what can it do? The right to make judgments is in the hands of the opponents, and they are satisfied when they say they are satisfied, and they are not satisfied when they say they are not satisfied.

Ashley Young glanced at Kyiv and said, "Father Kyiv, let's take a step to speak." ”

Kiev showed an embarrassed expression, but at the invitation of the other party, he walked to the side with him.

Marcus ignored the small movements of the two and left coldly.

Ashley Young asked: "Mr. Kiev, this priest has a tough attitude!

Kiev's face was heavy, he nodded, and said: "Mr. Ashley Young, the culture of Haynes determines that it is difficult for the church to develop here, and the church has always used the number of new saints recruited every year as the test standard for the advancement of priests, so my internal level is very low, and this state will continue, which means that I have no right to speak."

I really can't hide this accident, because the consequences of concealing it will be quite severe, maybe I will not only lose my priesthood because of it, but also affect my family, I believe you have a deep understanding of the cruelty of the church, and you can understand my approach.

After this incident, I immediately reported it to the church, and the church directly sent a cardinal, in view of the current relationship between the city of Haynes and the church, I think it should be a bad person, I can only say that you are too unlucky, and provide an excellent reason for the church to attack. ”

Ashley Young said in a deep voice: "So, no matter what conclusion our side comes to it, it will end up resorting to war, right?"

"Sorry, I don't know. Kiev shrugged, paused, and said: "When it comes to war, you and I can't bear the consequences of it, I suggest you ask the city lord for his opinion, after all, it is his decision to fight this kind of war with the Knights Templar, and he should have a clear idea." ”

Ashley Young is also a very decisive person, he thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I see, thank you, old friend." ”

Kiev smiled awkwardly and said, "You see, I can't help much, you can communicate directly with Priest Marcus later." ”

Ashley Young asked, "Mr. Kiev, does the church have a parish priest? I don't think that's necessary?"

Kiev smiled: "I don't know! Depending on the subsequent relationship between you and the church, if the trouble is too stiff, I think maybe there is no need for this church to exist!"

"Understood. Ashley Young sighed and said, "I still hope you stay in this position, after all, we have many years of friendship and tacit understanding. ”

"I hope so!"

Parting from Kyiv, Ashley Young turned around and prepared to leave.

The detective asked: "Mr. Mayor, that evil creature has footprints and a small amount of feces, but it disappeared out of thin air when it left the corridor!

I'm pretty sure, not to mention two days, but even two weeks, and we won't be able to reach a definitive conclusion, unless that evil creature does it again, and we can find new clues. ”

Ashley Yang muttered: "Continue to investigate, whether there are clues or not, you must always do enough, as for the conclusion, you don't have to think about it for the time being, I will personally report to the city lord, then there is nothing to do with you."

Of course, if you can find the truth, I thank you for your contribution on behalf of Mr. Charlie!"