Peter stood in front of the window, his face gloomy, and there was a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
Early in the morning, Peter received an encrypted report. The simple line in the report made Peter's mood become as depressing and dull as the sky outside the window.
"Last night, Nordic affairs chief Sørensen was assassinated in Maribo, on the Danish island of Lolland."
There was a knock on the door, and Maria quickly walked into Peter's study holding the folder. "Your Excellency, President, I have just received a detailed report from the Nordic Branch."
"Director Sorensen died in the living room of his residence in Maribo. The wound was in the throat and he was killed with a knife. However, no traces of a struggle were found at the scene, nor were any signs of doors and windows being pried open. According to the analysis of the scene, Nordic
The branch believes that the person who went to assassinate Director Sorensen should be a master." Maria opened the folder and read aloud.
Sorensen is a close confidant of Peter, and a leader that Peter has trained over the years. Since the Holy Cross successfully stole the Holy Grail, Sorensen quickly launched operations in the Nordic region, especially in Denmark. After Sorensen's
The secret operation helped Jacobson control half of Denmark in just a few months.
His beloved general was suddenly assassinated. Peter was hit hard and felt extremely heavy. Peter turned around slowly, sighed, and staggered to the desk.
Mary understood what Peter was feeling, and hurriedly comforted him softly. "Your Excellency, President, please show me your condolences and don't get angry."
Peter said nothing and his face became darker and darker.
"Your Excellency, President, there is another news about Ye Feng." Maria looked through the folder and continued. "Yesterday evening, an incident occurred near the Stowe Strait Bridge at the southern end of Zealand, Denmark.
There was a gun battle, and the bodies of more than twenty Swordfish commandos were left on the bridge."
"Oh." Peter rolled his eyelids, a glimmer of light flashing in his cloudy eyes.
"Last night around nine o'clock, a gunfight also occurred in the southern part of the German island of Fehmarn. The bodies of two Swordfish commandos were found at the scene. In addition, there were also the bodies of three killers from the Silver Hand organization." Maria.
said.
"So, Ye Feng has successfully escaped from Denmark and entered Germany." Peter frowned and said in confusion. "Strange, why Ye Feng chose to take the overland route."
"This morning, after receiving the news that Director Sorensen was assassinated, I had a phone call with Viscount Jacobson. The Viscount said that because Ye Feng killed General Jorgensen, the Swordfish Commando hated Ye Feng.
He is so obsessed with it that he wants to kill Ye Feng to avenge General Jorgensen." Maria thought for a moment and guessed. "Perhaps the Swordfish commando team was prepared in advance and blocked the routes to the airport and train station.
roads, forcing Ye Feng to choose to escape by land."
"Then did he mention Sorensen?" Peter interjected.
"Viscount Jacobson said that he had not seen Sorensen for many days. The Viscount also said that when he learned about Sorensen's assassination, he also sent someone to check the situation at the scene. Sorensen's throat
The wound on the wound was narrow and small, exactly the same as the wound on General Jorgensen's throat. Therefore, the Viscount concluded that the person who killed Sorensen was Ye Feng who escaped from Copenhagen."
Maria looked through the information in the folder and sorted out her thoughts. "Based on the information we got, we can roughly determine Ye Feng's escape route. He went all the way south from Copenhagen, passing through Falster Island and Lolland Island.
, Fehmarn Island, and then enter the German mainland. From this route, Maribo City, where Director Sorensen lives, is the only way Ye Feng must pass."
Peter nodded and said, "Mary, what do you think about this matter?"
"I think there are many doubts about Sorensen's assassination." Maria looked solemn and analyzed her thoughts one by one. "First of all, as the director of Nordic affairs, Sorensen's identity and residence are very secret.
, except for a few high-level officials in our Holy Cross Society, including Jacobson who has often dealt with him recently. If Ye Feng really assassinated Sorensen, how did Ye Feng know these secrets?
From what source did it get it?"
"Secondly, after Ye Feng escaped from Copenhagen, the Swordfish Commando has been following him. Ye Feng should not have time to assassinate Sorensen. Thirdly, the two gun battles that took place yesterday were at the southern tip of Zealand, Denmark.
One is on the German island of Fehmarn. There is also a big question here. From Zealand to Fehmarn, you have to pass through Falster Island and Lolland Island, both of which are located in southern Denmark.
, is also an area controlled by Jacobson. Why did the Swordfish Commandos choose the German island of Fehmarn for the next battle instead of Falster Island and Lolland Island? Finally
, the Swordfish Commando and the Silver Hand teamed up to encircle Ye Feng on Fehmarn Island. I was very puzzled about this matter. The Swordfish Commando is known as the elite of the Danish Army elites. How could they put down their identity, choice and killers?
How about organizing cooperation?”
Maria frowned slightly and said, "Although there is a lot of evidence to prove that Ye Feng assassinated Sorensen, I always feel that there is some unknown conspiracy hidden behind this matter."
Peter nodded thoughtfully and looked down at the cross badge ring on the little finger of his right hand. After a long time, Peter slowly raised his head and said, "Where is Gabriel, what has he been busy with recently."
"Elder Gabriel went to France three days ago. He said that Koscielny recently bought several pieces of art from the antique market and invited him to come and enjoy them together," Maria said.
Peter snorted softly, with a faint smile on his face. "He is quite good at choosing the right time."
The tone of Peter's words was extremely plain, but quite intriguing, as if he meant something.
Gabriel is a collector, but his taste is not very good, and he often buys fakes at high prices. This is an open secret among the senior leaders of the Holy Cross Society, and is often treated as a joke after dinner.
Maria pondered Peter's words carefully in her heart. However, Maria also understood that Gabriel was an elder of the Holy Cross Society and someone whom Peter trusted greatly. At this time, silence was golden, so it was better not to speak.
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Seeing Maria's silence, Peter stopped talking. He stood up, walked around the study a few times, then turned around, looked at Maria and said, "Maria, please notify CEIBS immediately.
As the director of affairs, let him temporarily take charge of Nordic affairs. Also, help me prepare some gifts. In two days, I plan to ask you to go to Milan and meet our old rival at the Cathedral of Holy Light."
Maria was taken aback, and then her fair and pretty face regained its calmness and said, "Your Excellency, President, do you want to negotiate with Cardinal Antonio so that you can enter the Cathedral of the Holy Light without any bloodshed?"
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"Yes, this is our top priority." Peter nodded approvingly, and a knowing smile burst out on his old face. "We hold the Holy Grail in our hands, and the balance of victory is already tilting towards us.
Inclined. However, we should also clearly realize that we can physically eliminate one person, or even thousands of people, which is not difficult for us. However, it is difficult to change the beliefs of these people.
It is a task that is hundreds of times more difficult than climbing to heaven."
"Take our Holy Cross Society for example. For hundreds of years, we have been brutally excluded and suppressed, but we still survive tenaciously. This is because we have beliefs, ideals, and are willing to fight for our own interests.
For the same reason, there are tens of millions of people who believe in the teachings of the Holy See of Milan. Even if we use violent means to suppress and exclude them like the Holy See of Milan has done for hundreds of years, the same
Their beliefs cannot be eradicated." Peter stretched out his right hand and looked at the cross badge ring on his little finger intently. "Historical experience has clearly told us that violent means cannot change people's beliefs. We should follow the trend. If
If you go against the current, you will only lead yourself into a dead end.”
"After you see Antonio, you tell him that as long as he can voluntarily abdicate and recognize the orthodox status of our Holy Cross Society, I can reserve a very distinguished position for him in the Cathedral of the Holy Light. In addition, the people he commands
I don’t regard the Holy See of Milan as heretics. They belong to the same orthodox school as our Holy Cross. However, when dealing with the affairs of the Holy Cross, we, the Holy Cross, must take the lead." Peter stretched out his hand and drew.
He made a cross and said calmly. "This condition is already very favorable. Looking back on the history of these hundreds of years, our approach can be regarded as the most benevolent and righteous."
Maria smiled and said, "President, please rest assured that I will try my best to convince Antonio and let him understand our good intentions."
Peter laughed heartily, his old face exuding a heroic aura of dominance and tyranny.
"Mary, you are the only member of the Holy Cross who has walked into the Cathedral of Holy Light in the past few hundred years. This alone is enough to make you a dazzling star in the history of our Holy Cross."
"Your Excellency, President, thank you for your love. I will definitely live up to your trust." Maria nodded and lowered her eyes and said respectfully.
"Whether Antonio accepts it or not, we must take this step firmly. Only in this way can we successfully enter the Cathedral of Holy Light and complete our historical mission." Peter said.
"Your Excellency, President, what should we do now about Ye Feng?" Maria said.
"Let them make trouble, we don't have time to care about these little things now." Peter shook his head and said lightly. "Those two guys, Sania and Jacobson, really have short memories. I have already warned them.
Ask them to be more cautious in their work. But they just don't listen and cause trouble everywhere. Now that they have provoked the former king of killers, it would be better to let Ye Feng teach them a lesson."
"Your Excellency, President, do you think that Sania and Jacobson were behind the assassination of Sorensen?" Maria said.
"These two incompetent guys are not that smart. There must be an expert's guidance behind this clever move of killing someone with a borrowed knife." Peter said with a disdainful smile on his face. "Inform all branches in Europe immediately and monitor us closely.
My partners in various European countries, I want to see what these guys with slowly growing wings are doing behind my back."
"Yes, Your Excellency, President."
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