Knock knock!

In the dark room, Kovalev, who was sitting at the table eating bread, heard the knock on the door and shook his body, quietly pinched the gold ring in his hand, walked to the door, leaned against the wall, and asked in a loud voice: "Who?" ”

"Bakery next door! Didn't you order a pound of brown bread? ”

This is Ma Wei's contact code for the members of the Aurora Society, sometimes the situation is special, and he can't directly identify himself, so he uses code words to communicate, when the code word says black bread, it means that there is no danger, if the black bread is replaced with white bread, it means that the danger is coming.

Click

Kovalev opened the door, let the three of them in, looked into the corridor, closed the door, and whispered: "Father, why are you here?" ”

"There's an urgent task for you."

Mavi took the Siren's Tears from Levin and said to Kovalev: "Mosk has a problem and needs you to rush back by boat immediately, you have to pretend to be me, make a detour to the far north, and return to Mosk." ”

"Yes!" Kovalev agreed: "Am I going to take the Irina that will come to London next time?" ”

"No, Irina won't be back in London until next month, so I can't wait that long."

Mavi shook his head and said in a deep voice, "I will prepare a ship for you, and tomorrow at noon, you will go to the port of London, where a ship will meet you." ”

"Okay."

After explaining the task, Ma Wei left the apartment with Unia and Levine using mud shadow magic, and instead of returning to Flower Street, he went straight to the Eling district of West London.

As a well-known and wealthy area of London, unlike the narrow and dense East London, the buildings are mostly villas, and the roads are very wide enough to accommodate three horse-drawn carriages in parallel. ”

"Ask for help."

As he navigated through the darkness, Mavi replied: "Ships entering and leaving London are subject to close search, and it is difficult for Kovalev, who looks like me, to leave quietly on a boat, and I can only ask my old friends for help in order for him to return to Mosk safely." ”

"Old friends? Who? ”

"Toure Crowley!"

If there is one force that can enter and leave London by sea without being cross-examined, it must be the Church ships.

But if the requirements were lowered to allow access to London without being cross-examined, the Royal Navy could do the same.

Toure Crowley was a Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy, a man of absolute power, and it was only fitting that no one would go to inspect his ships and ask him for help.

The Crowley family's villa is located in the Eling district, Mavi has been to the house a few times, and when he was adopted by the Crowley family, he has been living in a country estate in the West Island, rarely coming to London, and his first meeting with Toure Crowley is in the villa in the Eling district.

After so many years, the surroundings have changed slightly, but Ma Wei can still find the specific location of the villa, which is not difficult for him at all, and it is much easier to find the direction than sailing on the sea.

At night, the villa is dimly lit and quiet, as the famous old duke, the Crowley family's villa in London has a huge garden, the guards lead the wolfhounds around, there is a church not far away, and the surrounding streets, police and night hunters pass by every 10 minutes.

The three of them passed through the crack in the iron gate, found the location of the villa in the labyrinthine garden, ignored the guards at the door, and quietly infiltrated it.

Over the years, the villa has not changed, Ma Wei is familiar with the structure of the villa, no one needs to guide the way, up to the second floor, in a study, I saw Toure Crowley sitting at the desk reading a book.

Just as Ma Wei was about to appear, the door of the study suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man with gray hair and a dignified face walked in.

"Father?"

Toure put down the book, snuffed out the cigarette in his hand, and quickly got up, greeting respectfully.

Old Duke Crowley sat down across from the desk, sat down with a blank face, and asked, "How are you thinking about it?" ”

“.”

"You're not an indecisive person." Old Duke Crowley said in a deep voice: "The church only wants you to have an attitude, not to punish your crimes, as long as you are willing to cooperate and sign the book of crimes of Mavi Enders, you will be officially promoted to general by the middle of the year at the latest, and you will be awarded the title of nobility and become a knight of the Garter." ”

"Father, are you really going to do this?" Toure raised his head and stared into the eyes of the old Duke of Crowley: "Mavi is your adopted child, you once said in person, he is the same as your own son, during the service, he saved me more than once, without him, there would be no me today!" ”

"You need to figure out the situation!"

Old Duke Crowley scolded, "Do you think I'm willing to sign the guilty book? This is the opportunity that the church has given us! Your Majesty won it for us! If you had ordered the cannon fire in time to prove your innocence in the far north, you might not have the choice you have today! ”

"You know, if you refuse to sign, you will be charged with treason! To be court-martialed! ”

Old Duke Crowley's excited beard was trembling: "You are in dire straits, where is Mavi Enders?" He is his pope in the Romanov kingdom! Has he ever considered your situation? Have you ever considered the Crowley family, who see him as their own son? ”

"I did all the things I promised him! It was he who gave up glory and wealth! Gave up a great future and ran against the church! He has abandoned you! Abandoned the Crowley family! He's a traitor! ”

"Why are you so merciful to traitors?"

"He's not a traitor!" Toure roared, "He didn't betray the Crowleys!" ”

"But he's treasonous! And the Crowley family is the nobility inherited from the Kingdom of Windsor for hundreds of years! When he betrays the kingdom, he betrays the Crowley family! ”

As he spoke, the old Duke Crowley coughed violently, Toure hurriedly stepped forward to help him pat his back, and after a while, the old Duke of Crowley said with a pale face: "Sign the crime book, this is the judgment issued by the church to him, no one can change it, whether you sign it or not, the trial book will be announced to the world, this is just a crime book, and it will not have any impact on his status as pope."

"I don't sign it!"

Toure still refused to nod: "I've read the crime book, and most of the crimes on it are forgeries!" What kills civilians indiscriminately and loots property. He never did it at all! We are privateers on the orders of His Majesty, and when we plunder ships, we will never kill as long as our opponents surrender! Why did he frame him for a false crime? ”

"Why can't you figure it out!" Old Duke Crowley slapped the table angrily: "This is supposed to be pouring dirty water on him!" It's a means of public opinion! How can the church not know that most of these charges are framed? They know! But that's what you do! Being hostile to the church will do you no good! ”

Seeing that Toure didn't speak, the old Duke Crowley's tone softened slightly: "I only have one son of yours, this title will be yours sooner or later, whether the Crowley family can prosper depends on whether you can become a royal admiral, you have the ability and ambition, sooner or later you will be reused by the kingdom, the current world situation is chaotic, and sooner or later a big war will break out, and you may become a marshal at that time!" ”

"If it's the wealth you get by selling your friends, don't do it!"

"You have to think about the family!"

"I'm thinking about my family right now!" Toure said emotionally: "Father, just listen to me this time!" Since I was a child, I have lived according to your wishes, studying, joining the navy are all your ideas, you have never asked me if I want to do this! Now that I'm a vice admiral, can't I still make my own decisions? ”

"It's going to affect your career! You're going to lose everything! ”

"I don't care! Anyway, I've had enough of this lieutenant general! ”

"You"

Old Duke Crowley pointed at his son, his chest rose and fell violently, and he wanted to beat him, but Toure was no longer a teenager, he had to take care of the other party's face, not to mention that he was too old to make a big move.

"Don't go out these days, think about it!"

In the end, the old Duke Crowley decided to give his son a few days to think about it: "To the outside world, I will declare that you are unwell and recuperate at home." ”

"Your Majesty has asked me to lead the fleet on a cruise mission tomorrow!"

"Your Majesty, I'll go and say it!"

'Bang', the old Duke of Crowley slammed the door, obviously angry, hearing all this, the three of Ma Wei silently appeared from the darkness, looking at the figure that appeared coldly, Toure subconsciously wanted to open the drawer and pull out the gun, but fortunately, he saw it clearly in time and recognized Ma Wei.

"Did you hear all that?"

"I hear you."

Ma Wei nodded slowly: "What crime did the church plan for me?" ”

With a sigh, Toure took a piece of paper from the drawer and handed it over.

The first major sin is treason, and this charge is indeed confirmed, the Church of Truth founded by Ma Wei ran to help the enemy, what is this not treason?

The second major sin was piracy, and the Church did not recognize the lawful plundering of St. Martiel's fleet, which was clearly an afterthought, and was pardoned as long as the other survivors were willing to sign, and this crime was entirely reserved for Mavi alone.

The third major crime is the indiscriminate killing of civilians, saying that ordinary fishing boats were involved in the Battle of Perea, Ma Wei has no impression, looking at the past is full of enemy warships, how can small fishing boats dare to sail in without their lives?

The fourth cardinal sin is heresy, which the church has set for him, making him the most terrible executioner in the world, more brutal and terrible than the devil.

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After reading the ten sins set by the church for himself, Ma Wei smiled, any one of the charges on the document was enough to send him to the gallows and a thousand cuts, but he was not afraid at all.

It is ridiculous to announce sanctions between countries, and if you just make up a few charges and say that you are guilty and deserve to die, do you really stretch your neck over and let people cut it off?

The Ten Sins are not thinking about sanctioning Ma Wei, but planning to use the pressure of public opinion to make it impossible for the Truth Church to develop outward and propagate its ideas, which are all old tricks used by politicians.

"In this way, I'm really full of evil, damn it."

"You can still laugh?" Toure was surprised: "The church is trying to frame you!" Aren't you afraid of unwitting civilians spitting on you? ”

"Don't be afraid."

Ma Wei said lightly: "There are many people who scold me, and there are many people who want to kill me, why should you be angry about trumped-up charges?" What doesn't is nothing. ”

"If everybody says you're guilty, even if you're not guilty, you're guilty!"

"The truth will come out, Toure." Ma Wei said with a smile: "The people are easily bewitched by public opinion, and conforming to the crowd has always been human nature, and their slander is not painful for me, and it will be good to clarify it in the future." ”

"You're so carefree."

Toure shook his head and sighed: "I'm a joke when I'm worried about you." ”

"Sign the guilty book, and keep your position as vice admiral more important than my innocence." Ma Wei said: "Anyway, the dirty water has been splashed on me, and I can't wash it in a short time, so it's better to do more with it. Is the church asking anyone else to sign it besides you? ”

“.”

Hesitating, Toure said: "The church asked the Crowley family to sign this document, besides us, there are other survivors of the fleet of St. Martiel, I don't know if anyone was pressured by the church to sign it. My father doesn't want to abandon you."

"Actually, your father is right." Ma Wei said in a calm tone, "I really can't live with you Crowley family, but this is our plan. Tell the others to get them to sign it. ”

"Okay."

Toure nodded, put away the papers, and asked, "It's so late, you have something to do with me?" ”

"Something happened to Mosk, I need to pick up a warship from the Royal Navy and send a subordinate who disguises himself as me back to the Romanov Kingdom through the Far North Sea, so I'm here to ask you for help."

"Hmm"

Toure thought for a moment and said, "Silva's warship is just going to the far north for a regular cruise, look for him." ”

"Silva?" Ma Wei's eyes widened: "Big-footed Silva? He's been promoted from deck tower to captain? ”

"Who's to say it isn't"

Toure also smiled: "It's not just him, but also the gunner Moretson, the crybaby Ryan, and others, and now the lowest rank is also a lieutenant." ”

The smile on his face slowly disappeared, and Toure said with a serious expression: "In addition to you and me, the 137 survivors of the St. Martiel's fleet have all become the mainstay of the Royal Navy, and three of the four fleets established by the kingdom have been controlled by us, although the South China Sea Fleet is not under our control, they have been sailing outside and rarely return to the kingdom, do you understand what I mean?" ”

"You're ready." Ma Wei said.

"Yes, the Royal Navy has our personnel at all levels, and more than half of the most important high-ranking officers of the West Sea Fleet are our people, as long as they give an order."

Smack!

Toure flicked his fingers, and the lighter placed on the table toppled over: "The Royal Navy can completely block the entire coastline of the Kingdom of Windsor in half a day, and lead the fleet along the Thames River to the west, directly into the heart of London, the army stationed outside the city can't react at all, if there is no church and magic to stop it, within a day, the overall situation can be decided!" ”

(End of chapter)