Anko stammered, but the general meaning was clear. The old man listened patiently from the sidelines, not urging, but occasionally interrupting him and asking carefully.

The old man asked a little more or two, and seeing that Anke really didn't know anything, he stopped insisting and instructed the warden: "Not only him, but the others are all released." ”

When Anke heard this, he was overjoyed, he cried with tears on his face, and whimpered and thanked: "My lord, you are really kind-hearted, and I will repay you for your life in the next life." If it weren't for the fact that he was still tied up now, he would have liked to kneel directly on the ground and kowtow seventy or eighty times in a row, and seeing the initial posture, he would have no hope of getting out of this prison alive.

"In the next life, live this life well. The old man waved his hand and turned to leave.

"This ...... My lord, it's not like I didn't ask anything, but if the head of the department asks, how can I explain it to the chief? The prison warden was anxious, and this answer can be said to have shaken the entire Hawley district, and the new director of the police department gave a strict order to catch all the prisoners within a limited time.

The prison warden can imagine that if he reports to the director of the department with a series of "I don't know", his position as the prison director will come to an end.

He didn't dare to question the old man's decision, but seeing that this oil and water errand was about to be lost, he couldn't care about that little bit of awe.

"It doesn't matter. The old man seemed to see something, "I will report this matter to Your Majesty, and your police department, don't interfere." ”

The warden, who had received the old man's assurance, respectfully escorted the old man outside the prison, where a carriage with the Holy Cross was already waiting.

The carriage moved smoothly on the road, and the black cloth around the carriage cut off the outside world, as well as the conversation inside the carriage.

A middle-aged priest sitting opposite the old man said with an angry face: "These moths are really damned, we want to accompany you in, and it is really unforgivable that they dare to push back." ”

If Al had the privilege of being part of this conversation, he would have felt very close to him, for it was the priest who had arrested him and escorted him to the north.

The old man shook his head: "I heard that a few days ago, Emperor Grievous personally opened his mouth and sheltered the Western Territory Trading House, which is proof that the royal family is courting the Edward family. It seems that he has now turned his main attention to us, and it is normal for the National Police Agency to have some scruples. ”

The priest still snorted coldly, and just as he was about to say something, the old man shook his head and said, "Father God has taught us justice to punish evil, and has also given us a tolerant and charitable heart. ”

The priest looked grim and bowed his head.

"So, Judge Chief, did the prisoners arrested by the National Police Agency provide any clues?", and then he said with some eagerness.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry. ", the old man said thoughtfully.

"But ......"

"I know that you have been entrusted with this case. ”

"This is Your Majesty's trust in me, and I will do my best, and I will not hesitate to break my bones. ", said the priest in a resolute tone.

"That's all there is to it. ", the old man thought for a while, and suddenly said.

"What!" the priest looked up suddenly, and the old man's order was like thunder to him.

"Why did you stop it?", "Is it because you don't trust me?", "Or is there some hidden secret in this big case?", a thousand words and questions swirled in the priest's heart.

But he looked at the old man with his eyes closed, as if he was resting, and these questions were not spoken after all.

After all, in the eyes of the priest, the old man's orders were as valid and unquestionable as His Majesty the Pope.

If the Pope's dictation is the will of the gods, then the old man's dictation is a declaration of justice.

Because he was the chief judge of the Holy Inquisition, the executor of justice for a long time.

......

Still in the Cathedral of the Divine Radiance, still in the small, inconspicuous prayer room, His Majesty the Pope and the Presiding Judge also continued their conversation without meeting each other.

"I heard you stopped investigating that case?"

"That case is not simple, there are many behind the scenes, and a rash investigation may lift the table, Your Majesty, are you ready to lift the table now?"

"Hmph, for the first time since the founding of the Holy Sect, a prisoner has escaped from the inquisition, and the mastermind behind all this naturally has an extraordinary background. The Pope snorted coldly, this case also made him lose face, and his words were full of anger.

"I've heard that you're going to interrogate the captured prisoner yourself, so let's talk about it. ”

The chief magistrate recounted the confession he had heard from prison that day.

"It's to be expected that these little minions don't know anything, that tunnel has been dug under the black prison of the inquisition, and it can be said that ninety-nine and a half steps, only half a step away. Why didn't they just rescue Lévi Victor, but went to great lengths and went all the way to commission some thugs to do it?", the Pope asked directly.

"I don't know, that's the hardest point to explain. Now the most obvious clue is: such a long, deep tunnel, to dig out the manpower and material resources are not trivial. The referee said.

"That's right, if they can use such manpower, why don't they just rescue people?", the Pope repeated the question, he stared at the idol in front of him, as if hoping that the almighty god would descend and break the darkness in front of him.

"What do you think of that middle-aged man?", the Pope then asked.

"The voice can't believe that there are many strange people in this world who can change their voices. I think his voice is too easy to recognize, and all the prisoners, without exception, think that he is a middle-aged man, which is a bit deliberate. ”

But it could also be true. ”

"But it can also be fake. ”

"Sound can deceive, but eyes can't. ”

"Yes, a pair of ruthless eyes that have no warmth and look at people like animals. Who do you think would have such a look? What a cold-blooded and ruthless executioner?", the Pope asked.

"I've been thinking about this for the past two days, a killer, or an executioner, they may show this kind of look when they kill someone, but the people involved in this case are not dead, on the contrary, they are all alive and well. ”

"In that case, why does this middle-aged man look at people like this?", the referee asked rhetorically.

"Because that's how he sees people in his daily life. ”

"Because this man is high, and has always treated people as animals. ”

"Of all the people I know, there is only one person who is so arrogant and ruthless. ”

The Pope and the Presiding Inquisition said in unison: "Nobles." ”