Located in the heart of York Harbour, the cathedral is divided into two main areas.

One of the areas is open to the general public.

The other area is restricted to the extraordinary.

After being ordained as a nun, Lily's "work" place was here.

The work is not complicated – praying, doing homework, going out with senior nuns to help the faithful, preaching, organizing meetings, and all sorts of other activities.

And, most importantly, cleaning.

Of course, it's not that the church doesn't have the money to hire helpers, but because cleaning is also part of their practice.

Overall, after a while, if she performs well, Lily will be sent to a church in another city instead of staying in the regional headquarters all the time.

But......

Pinching the fist inside the sleeve of the nun's robe, the girl had a hunch.

That is, it may be difficult for you to go through this normal process anymore.

"Excuse me, where's the Norman bishop?"

When she came to the vast and bright main church, she opened her mouth to ask the parishioners who were passing by.

"In the confessional."

The other party replied, gave her a cold look, and then turned to leave.

Lily then walked in the direction of the confessional.

Along the way, many people saw her, but basically no one greeted her, including even friends who came with her before participating in the assessment.

After learning about her identity as a thief, Lily began to distance herself from her former friends, fearing that one day it would affect them.

It's just that her behavior is mistaken for the second place in the assessment, and she is arrogant and unwilling to pay attention to those former friends.

So gradually, others were no longer willing to pay attention to her.

This fits the girl's mind, but although she can always look at it rationally, she still feels sad sometimes.

"But it's all worth it."

When she came to the confessional room, she thought to herself, holding the letter in her hand and staring at the partition in front of her, but she hesitated.

The confessional room here is a narrow space and is divided into two parts, one part for the believers who come in to confess their sins and express their repentance.

The other part is for the bishop or priest to listen and answer, and there is a wooden grid in the middle, making it difficult to see each other.

At this time, sitting on the opposite side of the grid was the gray-haired Norman bishop.

He is also the recipient of the letter in his hand.

This is the reason for the girl's hesitation.

This man succumbed to the butler's obscenity and expelled Andy.

Now, Andy called himself to come to him again......

Is he really trustworthy?

"No word here reaches the ears of a third man."

Apparently sensing the girl's hesitation, a low but kind voice came from the other side.

"Kid, what do you want to say?"

"What do you think of Andy?"

At this point, it was useless to hesitate, so Lily finally spoke, "Do you think you did the right thing in the first place?" ”

The other side was stunned.

Apparently unexpectedly, she actually brought up this matter.

In fact, during this time, the matter has not stopped.

And Norman, the bishop, is like being in a whirlpool of speech, constantly being talked about and pointed at in the dark.

The people who watched the examination were, in a sense, just like him, succumb to the steward, or to the deterrence of power, and then made the choice to ignore this injustice.

But they obviously don't think it's their own fault.

If it's not your fault, whose fault will it be?

Norman, of course, was the first bishop to give in.

If it weren't for his submission and not withstanding the pressure, how could Andy have ended up in that embarrassing situation?

If it weren't for his submission and failure to withstand the pressure, why would they, the audience, slap themselves in the face and make that embarrassing choice that hurts their self-esteem?

Even, some people think that if the bishop can argue with reason, maybe Andy, a rising star, will not fall into that situation.

Their initial praise and support will also be able to get a good feedback......

All in all, people did not dare to vent their grievances to the butler, but they were not so polite to Norman, the bishop.

He's like a bucket of gas, giving others room to vent their anger.

So during this time, what happened to the old bishop can be imagined.

Openly and secretly, there will be people who ridicule him.

When he gave a gift to the housekeeper, he was ridiculed in turn, laughing at him for being "unworthy".

If Father Matthew had been on the throne, nothing like that would have happened at all.

Even some people have spoken out of their mouths for such words.

Public opinion in the outside world is already like this, and the church is naturally more serious in the place where the incident occurred.

Considering that Norman is a bishop and a boss to everyone, everyone is afraid to say anything explicitly.

But the old bishop himself didn't want to have any more prestige.

With the support of the butler behind him, his bishop position is very stable, and no matter what others say, he will not want to hurt his interests at all.

But......

"I repent every day, confess my sins."

The old man's deep voice sounded, and he responded to the girl's question sideways, "I also pray all day long, hoping that the child can live well." ”

"What about the actual action?"

Lily asked, "If there was an opportunity to atone for your choice by action instead of verbal repentance, would you be willing to do it?" ”

These words made the old bishop's eyelids jump, and he immediately understood what was going on.

It's no secret that Andy was hunted by the hyenas of the world after he left the church, and finally escaped in a desperate situation.

Of course he heard about it.

Therefore, the Norman bishop was well aware that there was a group of people in the country who were secretly working against the housekeepers and even the royal family.

Who are these people?

He didn't know that the butler was conducting a large-scale investigation, and there was a lot of commotion, but he didn't get any useful clues.

Except for one police chief.

But the director was obviously an outcast, and the information revealed during the torture was either wrong or invalid.

So the investigation came to a standstill.

This was a bit humiliating, and the butler issued a large bounty to collect evidence.

There are many people who are excited, and there are many people who provide clues, but the key points have never surfaced.

The Norman bishop was a spectator.

But he didn't want to, this key clue ran under his nose at this moment......

Looking at the hazy girl's face across the partition, the Norman bishop had mixed feelings.

He couldn't understand why the girl from the Kozia family let go of her bright future and went to the anti-thief camp like a gutter rat instead?

Could it be that the Kozia family to which she belongs is not simple?

"Get out of here, kid, I'll forget what you just said."

There was a wave in his heart, and on the surface, the attitude of the Norman bishop became cold.

However, after hearing this, Lily breathed a sigh of relief.

"Andy said that even if you don't choose to help us, you won't go to the housekeeper to report us, it seems that he is not wrong."

"Andy?"

The old bishop's expression moved when he heard this, the coldness that had just appeared on his face dissipated, and he couldn't help but ask, "How is the child now?" ”

To be honest, he admires Andy very much, he is intelligent and calm, and he has excellent talents, and if he can grow up smoothly, he will inevitably become the backbone of the evangelical church.

It's a pity that Andy's fate is really miserable, and it is not good to fall somewhere, but it falls here.

Even from the moment he appeared, the result of being suppressed was already doomed.

The old bishop tried his best to stop it, but to no avail, and in the end he had no choice but to compromise and stand on the opposite side of Andy.

But as he said before, these days, he has really been praying for the boy sincerely.

Hopefully, he has broken free and gone to another peaceful place, which will allow him to swim as freely as a fish in the sea.

"He is still hiding, and the housekeeper is strictly checked, and he doesn't dare to let him leave the country."

Lily replied, "He's already a semi-transcendent, and his life is not in danger for the time being." ”

"God forbid."

The old bishop was secretly relieved when he heard this, and then he was no longer willing to talk to the little thief in front of him.

So he waved his hand, "Go ahead, go on, don't come to me again, I'm just an old piece of waste, and I can't help you with anything." ”

"I'm not here to ask for help."

But the girl refused to give up, "but to help you." ”

"Help me?"

The bishop laughed, "What can I do to help?" It's been a rough time lately, but I'm at this age, what do I care about? ”

"You probably don't care what other people point fingers at."

The girl said, "But don't you care that you're being set aside?" ”

"As a bishop of a land, he should be in a high position, but what is the result? Your authority has been eroded by a few words from the butler. ”

"The people in the church are still following your orders, but do they listen to you, or do they listen to the butler behind you?"

"They don't respect you at all, and they don't really see you as a bishop, as their leader and as an elder."

"In their eyes, you're just a puppet, a puppet controlled by the butler!"

"There's nothing wrong with being a puppet."

But the bishop said, "At least I have a very high welfare package, and they can't compare with those people who look down on me in this regard." ”

"But when you were competing for the bishopric position, was it really just for the benefits?"

The girl was not discouraged, "The welfare package is high, can it be exchanged for the respect of others?" In exchange for the smooth running of everything in your diocese? Can it be exchanged for weak people who are no longer bullied? ”

"You may not care about that, but you must care about your family, what does your family think of you after Andy's incident?"

"It is said that you have a granddaughter, and she used to respect you very much."

"And now?"

Right now?

When the old bishop heard this, he felt a little helpless.

The children were fine, very understanding of the matter, and very angry at the bad talk outside.

Can be granddaughter.

His little granddaughter is not very old, but she doesn't agree with what adult compromise is.

She could only see that her reputation as a grandfather was very stinky, because she had done something disgusting that did not fit her identity.

Although this did not affect the relationship between the grandparents and grandchildren, the granddaughter also claimed to be able to understand.

But the slightest strangeness in her eyes, and even her sensible attitude of deliberately avoiding certain topics, still pierced the Norman bishop's heart like a thorn, making him feel more and more bitter.

That's right, he doesn't care much about outsiders' opinions, but he cares about his family, and what the younger generations he has taught for many years think of him!

I care a lot!

It wasn't me, I was the only one who stood up to help Andy, even among all the people present.

But why did I end up like this?

He could understand the question, but he didn't want to accept it.

It's just that if you don't want to return to it, you should accept it, but you still have to accept it.

is older, and it is not that I have not endured similar grievances.

In the end, what else can you do except become an injustice that you can think of from time to time in your mind and scold in private?

……

Seeing that the old bishop remained silent, and there was not much loosening in his expression, the girl on the other side of the confessional couldn't help but be a little discouraged.

Yesterday morning, Andy said that after finding the target, he didn't need to say anything else, just handed over the letter.

She didn't believe that this would make the Norman bishop immediately decide, so she used the words she had been thinking about for a long time last night to stimulate the old man in front of her.

It turned out that this person was so oily and salty. No matter what she says, her attitude will not loosen!

"Andy said that you are one of the few people here who has the heart to resist and can put it into action."

Lily decided not to talk any more, lest it be counterproductive.

"This letter was written by Andy, the content is very important, I hope you can take a look at it, if you don't agree, please don't report us afterwards."

With that, she ignored the other party's reaction and turned to leave the confessional room.

Seems to trust the Norman bishop, but of course this is pretending.

She was skeptical of the character of the Norman bishop.

Andy, however, seems to have a lot of trust in him, and says that just give the letter to the old bishop, and he will be more positive than you.

But the other party's attitude just now, no matter how you look at it, you can't see that it will be very positive?

Like a turtle, it shrinks its neck when it touches it......

If it doesn't work, go find someone else.

She thought to herself instead.

The Norman bishop is the best recipient, but not the only one who can choose to do so.

In the wooden house by the sea, Andy made several lists.

But they were all strangers and hadn't even spoken a word to Andy, and Lily was skeptical that they would be able to do it.

So she still hoped that the Norman bishop, who was relatively familiar with her, could change her attitude and change her position after reading the letter.

But will this really happen?

Can Andy's method be effective?

She couldn't be sure.

Even though she has already put it into action, the first time she did something big still made her a rookie.

However, it didn't worry her for long.

The answer was quietly born an hour later.

"The fifth utility room from the left in the east side of the church, I'll be waiting for you there."

After a mass, the old bishop was the first to leave, and when he passed by her, a word quietly came!

The anxious girl's mind moved, and she immediately understood what was going on, and then felt very surprised.

But on the surface, she was silent.

After the crowd had dispersed with the rest of the parishioners, she pretended to pass by, came to her destination and ran in.

Then the girl met her face and saw the Norman bishop staring at her, with a serious expression and yet a little excited.

"How did he know?"

"What?" Lily was a little confused by the question.

"Those people!"

The old bishop couldn't wait to ask, "How did he know the names of those people!?" ”