Chapter 131: Be Honest and Honest
That's all we have about the Church of Patience. Lilith placed a thick stack of papers in front of D'Artagion.
The latter didn't even move his fingers, and shook his head, "There are too many words, you know I've always been lazy, wife, you can tell me the result directly." β
"Pushkin and I had noticed them when the Church of Patience first started its activities, but they were relatively peaceful at the time, and we didn't know who their leader was, so we took a wait-and-see attitude, and we must admit that we were a little careless in this regard, but it was not without gains. β
Lilith pulled out a portrait from the document, "Viscount Jackson, we suspect he is the first patron of the Church of Endurance. β
D'Ardarion took the portrait and raised his eyebrows when he saw the middle-aged man with a majestic look on it.
Over the years, the Patience Church has a good reputation among the people, and it has put food everywhere for disaster relief, which is why several major forces have been able to tolerate them until today, but it also means that they are burdened with huge expenditures, and as far as we know, the Patience Church does not have any industry and operation, so there is only one possibility to maintain its operation.
"Do you mean that the Matthews family is supporting the Church of Patience with their accumulated wealth?"
Although Mei Jason is not a descendant of the Matthews family, his performance is obvious to all, and he still got to where he is today with almost no family support in the early stage, so the call for him to take over as the next head of the family is getting higher and higher.
"Have you investigated him, then?" asked D'Artagion.
"As early as two weeks ago, I submitted an application for a joint investigation to the Lionheart Empire, but Pushkin has not replied until now, I can understand his caution, the Matthews family is the largest nobleman in the empire, and the fief is a very important grain-producing area, Pushkin now has a request for them, worried that such an investigation will anger the Matthews family. β
"Well, Pushkin has the ability, but it's a pity that he lacks a little courage, if Lehart VII is still here, he will definitely not delay it for so long. Forget it, I'll go for it. D'Artaglion picked up his hat.
Lilith shook her head, "It's not in accordance with the rules, after all, Jefferson is an important person on the Lionheart Empire's side, if we don't say hello, we will take him away......"
"Who said we were going to take him, I just asked him to invite us to afternoon tea. The president of the Wizards' Guild snapped his hat to his head and whistled.
It is estimated that the only person who can ask others to ask himself to say it so confidently is D'Artagion.
But Majieson is worthy of being from an old aristocratic family, and he showed aristocratic courtesy to the d'Addarion couple who suddenly came to visit, and after hearing about D'Ardarion's intention, he actually let people move the table into the backyard.
The president of the Wizards' Guild looked at the surrounding green trees and flower beds, waited for the waiter to pour the black tea into the teacup, and praised it, "This tea is good, if only I could have some more baked cookies." β
"Does President D'Addarion want to eat cookies? It's easy, I'll ask the chef to bake it for you." Majie on the other side of the table smiled.
D'Addarion was overjoyed, "Is it easy, then add four more baked snails............" It's a pity that Lilith covered his mouth before he finished his words.
"I'm sorry to make you smile. The sorceress apologized.
"Where, such an interesting person as President D'Artagion can always bring joy to those around him, and the three masters of Tiste are really not simple. β
"Viscount Majorson, your ability to pat on the back is not simple. β
"Why should people be stingy with praise, as long as a simple sentence can make both parties happy, there is nothing more cost-effective in the world. In the face of someone's ridicule, Majerson still behaved mildly.
D'Addarion found that he was underestimating this guy a little, and nodded, "It seems that the rumors can't be believed, I have heard many people say that the viscount is an unsmiling and ruthless person, but I didn't expect to be unexpectedly easy to speak." β
"When we are in this position, the so-called appearance is made for others to see. Majson picked up his teaglass, "But in front of President D'Artagion, any disguise doesn't work, does it, why don't we talk openly and honestly?"
"Oh?" said DaddarΓ raised his eyebrows.
"I know why you've come to me because of the Church of Patience. β
D'Ardarion and Lilith glanced at each other, neither of them obviously expecting Majeson to take the initiative to bring up the matter.
"First of all, I must admit my mistake, because I did give some help to the Church of Patience, but it was my own personal act, not my family, and I didn't know at the time that those guys had other purposes. The Viscount's tone was sincere.
"I thought they were just an organization that was simply helping civilians, so I donated 20,000 catties of wheat and 10,000 catties of potatoes to them, and as far as I know, they did distribute this batch of food to the victims. But in any case, it was always my fault, and I went to the palace this morning because I learned about the tragedy that happened in the city of Kaiyan, and asked Prime Minister Pushkin to confess everything. β
Hearing this, D'Artagion almost wanted to slap the table and applaud, if he was only suspicious before, then now he is almost sure that Majelson has a ghost, because this guy's way of dealing with it is so perfect, it is obviously prepared in advance.
He did not deny that he had contact with the Church of Patience, but he downplayed this contact to an innocuous level, so that all the evidence pointing to him would be nullified, because no one could prove how deep his relationship with the Church of Patience was, and when the incident in Kaiyan City happened, he found Pushkin as soon as possible, showing a positive attitude of being willing to cooperate with the investigation, coupled with the Matthews family behind him, in this case, whether Pushkin or the Magicians Association wanted to move him, they had to weigh the bad effects that might be brought about.
Majson and D'Artagion's eyes met, and after a while, D'Ardarion grinned, "When will my cookies be baked?"
"I'll ask you to try the cake first, this honey cake tastes comparable to that of the palace. "If President D'Addarion has no other arrangements for the evening, please be sure to stay and have a meal together." β
"Thank you Viscount for your kindness, but there is still a lot of work to be done on the guild's side, so let's finish this cup of tea and leave. Lilith spoke.
(End of chapter)