Volume 2 The Beginning of the Legend Chapter 77 Clues
Russell put his belongings back in his room and rushed to Bishop Vane's office.
Russell had been at the church headquarters for some time, and many of the clergy knew that a new young chief had been promoted to the Knights of the Apologists, so people living nearby knew almost everyone who lived nearby.
Along the way, many clergy greeted Russell who was passing by in a hurry, and Russell also smiled and nodded in response, but Russell's heart was not as calm as it seemed, and he seemed to be aware that an amazing conspiracy was brewing in Dinah City.
Although Bishop Vane had revealed some vague information earlier, Russell could still see the seriousness of the matter from Bishop Vane's sad brow.
Even Bishop Vane, who had been through all kinds of turmoil, felt that the situation was very tricky, and Russell would not be naΓ―ve enough to think that the bishop had called him over for a simple task.
It's just that Russell himself is already in the game, and his body has long been labeled as a church power, no matter what, Russell has to fulfill his due responsibility.
Russell kept thinking about the future, and before he knew it, he walked to Bishop Vane's door.
Russell walked straight into the bishop's room, and to Russell's surprise, Bishop Vane was the only one in the room sitting at the table staring ahead.
"Bishop Vane, I've followed your orders!"
Hearing this, Bishop Vane turned around, looked at Russell and smiled, "Knight Chief Russell, how are you learning this month's magic course?"
"Professor Jeff is a very good teacher, his teaching method is very unique, I have a first understanding of the chanting of divine arts, but I have not yet learned how to use divine magic. Russell replied at 1510.
Bishop Vane bowed his head and said: "You have already learned to this level in a month, your learning speed is much faster than I was back then, it really makes me unbelievable, maybe Russell, your qualifications are much higher than ordinary people." β
At this time, being reminded by Bishop Vane, Russell suddenly recalled the previous incident of being tested for divine qualifications in the church of Sierra Town.
At that time, Betty showed extraordinary qualifications, and the brilliance of the "Divine Favorite" shone on the entire temple, but when she tested her divine qualifications, the pure gem did not seem to have a special reaction, according to Sister Marlene, this was obviously proof that she had no qualifications.
Of course, Russell felt very strange in his heart, but after all, he did not fully grasp the method of casting divine arts, so it was not easy for Russell to judge his actual qualifications rashly.
The greetings between the two are over, and now it's time to get down to business.
Bishop Vane looked at Russell and smiled, "Knight Chief Russell, you must be very confused about what I have done in this month, right?"
Russell did not hide it at all, and replied directly: "That's true, according to common sense, after the church captured Francis, it should immediately start to act and find out the hidden ghost, but until now there has been no movement, this is really a bit abnormal, can it be that Bishop, you are preparing before acting?"
Bishop Vane immediately applauded and applauded, "Knight Russell, you really impress me, you always don't let me down when it comes to observing the details of things, if you could have joined the side of the church earlier, our current situation would not be so difficult." β
After exclaiming, the bishop continued: "Our luck is really bad, Francis has not woken up until today, he is still asleep in bed, I can't pry more information out of his mouth, I can't sit idly by and watch the inner demons do something inside us, so a more reasonable plan is a must." β
With that, Bishop Vane strode to his desk, picked up a piece of paper from it, handed it to Russell beside him, and said, "Read what is written on it carefully!"
Russell took the report full of text and read it carefully, his eyes widening inadvertently when he saw what was written on it.
At this time, a report of a mass death occurred in a slum!
At this moment the voice of Bishop Vane sounded in Russell's ears,
"You used to be on a mission in the slums a little over a month ago, right?
I don't know if you remember Eddard, the gang leader in the slums, who made a deal with the magician apprentices.
Ed is a ruthless character, even if he runs many illegal activities in the slums, but the Church of the Goddess of Cereals and the royal family cannot catch Ed carrying out these illegal activities.
Russell also felt that things were a little weird, and it was clear that Buna was helpless against Ed, but he and his men died in their own warehouse, according to the guards at the scene of the investigation at the time, it was a fratricidal battle between gangs for power.
The end result was that all the important members of the gang died in the fight.
Bishop Vane sneered, "Knight Commander Russell, you also think this is a very strange thing, do you? You also know that Buna has been dealing with Ed for a long time, and he is definitely not a reckless leader, but he happened to die with his own men?
When Russell heard this, he frowned and asked, "Could it be that Ed is a human being, who can do this?"
Bishop Vane slowly spoke his guess, "Ed is just a snake on the ground, how can he have such great ability not to reveal his flaws? Because Ed is only a subordinate of an unknown figure in the upper echelons of the royal family, so he can cover up his illegal crimes!"
Russell was stunned for a moment by Bishop Vane's words, and then replied solemnly: "I don't actually doubt your speculation at all, Bishop, but in order to confirm that the royal family sent someone to kill Ed's gang, there must be conclusive evidence. β
Bishop Vane opened the drawer of the table again, and took out a rag the size of a fingernail, with gold threads on it, and it did not look like an ordinary person could use it.
Bishop Vane then placed the cloth in front of Russell's eyes so that Russell could see it better, and the bishop explained: "This rag was made by Sarah's men in the brick cracks in the ground, it was only the size of a fingernail, and it was very clean, and there was no sign of age, and it must have been torn apart in the struggle."
The reason why I regard this as important evidence is that this cloth is only used by the royal guards, and the broken lines on it match the clothing of the guards!"
"Are you saying that the royal family took action to get rid of Eddard? Is it possible that someone deliberately disguised the Guards?"
Bishop Vane denied Russell's doubts,
"Disguising the Guards is a capital offense, and I have an inside line in the Guards, and a Guards squad was indeed drawn out that day. β