Chapter 98 The Assassinated Pope (Please subscribe!!!)
Author: Ke Xue's Caitou
Chapter 98 The Assassinated Pope (Please subscribe!!!)
In the evening, when Mavey dragged his tired body back to the Church of Truth, Yunia gave him a surprise.
"Dad, what do you think this is?"
Yunia took out the golden pocket watch hidden in her arms and held it in front of Ma Wei.
"Isn't this gentleman Sean's gold watch?"
Ma Wei recognized the owner of the gold watch at a glance. After all, it was difficult to recognize such a unique and symbolic thing.
How did such a valuable item fall into Yunia's hands?
Thinking about it
Ma Wei's suspicious eyes drifted to Levin, who was drinking boiled water.
"What are you doing? What are you looking at me doing?!"
Noticing his gaze, Levin jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on: "You suspect that I stole it?!"
"Yes." Ma Wei nodded without hesitation: "I think among everyone sitting here, you are the only one who can steal Mr. Sean's gold watch without anyone noticing."
"Damn it. I really don't know how to refute you."
Levin grinned, speechless.
He knew that Ma Wei was right. As the famous Rose Phantom Thief, stealing a pocket watch was indeed a piece of cake. On the other hand, among the people who went to Wexford City today, who would steal anything?
Ma Wei has been with him all the time, so of course there is no suspicion. After excluding Yunia, only Xiao Hei and Friday are left.
Use the elimination method to calculate.
But it’s him!
"Uncle Levin didn't steal it, Uncle Levin didn't steal it! Gentleman Sean gave it to Yunia willingly!"
Seeing that her father had misunderstood, Yunia quickly explained.
"For you?"
Ma Wei frowned, picked up the gold watch and looked at it.
Gentleman Sean's gold watch is much more expensive than his pocket watch. The two parties are not in the same price range at all, but in Ma Wei's opinion, a watch only needs to be able to tell time. If it weren't for his lack of money, he would buy one too!
"Yes, yes!" Yunia kept nodding: "Gentleman Sean is such a good man. He said that as long as Yunia answers a few questions, he will give me a gold watch!"
"What did he ask you?" Ma Wei raised an eyebrow.
Xiao Hei on the side responded first: "He first asked the goddess where her mother was, and then inquired about the Church of Truth. However, despite all his tricks, he couldn't believe that the goddess was so smart. He just fooled him and took a piece of gold.
I got the watch. I guess I’m regretting it right now, meow!”
After understanding the ins and outs, Ma Wei and Levin looked at each other in great surprise.
Yunia's intelligence is far beyond their imagination.
Not only did he successfully get a gold watch, but he also waited until the surrounding environment was safe before taking it out. You must know that ordinary children, even if they are smart, would not be able to endure it for such a long time.
But
Why can’t such a smart goddess even memorize the multiplication table?
After thinking about it, Ma Wei could only think of one conclusion:
Yunia has no intention at all!
No wonder she dozed off as soon as she was asked to recite the multiplication tables.
Definitely pretending to be stupid!
Really
smart.
Ma Wei, who realized that he had been fooled, instead of being angry, bent down to pick up Yunia, pinched her nose, and asked with a smile: "What reward do you want? Cake?"
"Don't eat! Don't eat!"
Yunia, who had just finished eating a piece of cake in the afternoon, shook her head wildly, feeling temporarily fed up with it.
"Then what do you want?"
"Yuniya doesn't want anything, as long as her father is happy!"
"Dad is indeed very happy, but if you can memorize the multiplication table, dad will be even happier."
"."
Yunia stared at him blankly, her mouth slightly opened, shocked by the sudden change.
"What? Yunia wants to go to the toilet."
"Go ahead."
Ma Wei put her down: "I posted a multiplication table on the bathroom door, remember to read it."
The stumbling steps paused suddenly, Yunia turned back, glanced at her father, and then
His mouth tightened, he cried out with a cry of "Wow", and ran upstairs as if he was running away.
"Boss, why force the goddess if she doesn't want to carry her?"
Levin couldn't stand it anymore: "She doesn't need to know this anyway."
"Who says it's not necessary?"
Ma Wei put away his smile, sat on the bench, and looked up at the tall statue in front of him: "She is a goddess. How long can a goddess live? How long can humans live?"
"One day, we will leave her. By then, if she doesn't understand anything, will she be deceived by others?"
"Life is full of surprises, and the only certainty is the uncertainty of life. I hope that when that day comes, she can live alone instead of becoming a puppet of other humans."
"I took her running around and meeting all kinds of people, just to let her increase her knowledge and grow up as quickly as possible."
“This is too scary”
Levin smiled helplessly: "If one day, you are no longer around, and the goddess turns black and completely grows up, who else in the world can stop her?"
"If even the goddess of truth turns dark, is there any need for this world to exist?"
The rhetorical question stunned Levin on the spot and was speechless for a long time.
"Truth is a beam of light, a light of hope. Wherever it passes, darkness escapes." Ma Wei said: "Perhaps the dragon representing truth will fall one day, and its body will be carved up by maggots in the darkness, but
The truth does not. Maggots are afraid of it, afraid of it, and dare not touch it. As long as people with the light of truth in their hearts exist, the goddess will never go dark. She will always raise the banner of truth and lead her followers.
, blowing the horn of counterattack."
"well said."
There was applause at the door of the church. Ma Wei and Levin turned around and saw the gray wolf Dino standing on the stone steps at the door, still wearing the wolf fur jacket, but the motorcade behind him was filled with large and small piles of people.
Small box.
"you are leaving?"
"Um."
Dino the Gray Wolf walked into the church, carrying a brown suitcase in his hand: "Can you pour me a glass of wine?"
Ma Wei doesn't drink, so there is no wine in the Church of Truth, but.
Things have changed a bit since Levine joined the church.
He would keep a case of bad brandy in his room.
Upon hearing Gray Wolf Dino's request, Levin turned and walked into the kitchen, brought two glasses, bit open the corks, and poured the clear wine into the glasses.
"Thanks."
Gray Wolf Dino picked up the cup and took a sip. His originally flat brows instantly wrinkled. He looked at the wine bottle in Levin's hand in confusion and silently put down the cup.
"Why are you leaving in such a hurry?" Ma Wei asked: "Didn't we agree on half a month? There are still two days left."
"The situation has changed. Just this morning, Pope Paul III of the Church of the Three Destinies was assassinated. He was shot twice in the back during his sermon and his life was in critical condition." Dino said in a serious tone: "Me too for half an hour.
I just learned the news a while ago, and now the royal capital has been completely sealed off, under martial law, and the city is looking for assassins."
“The Pope was shot?!”
His pupils shrank, and Ma Wei's expression changed slightly.
As the highest leader of the church, the pope's status has always been lofty. Although monasteries and dioceses in various regions may not obey his orders, on the surface, everyone is still in harmony and at least recognizes the religious status of the pope.
When the gods come, the pope's authority will suddenly increase, reaching a level that has never been touched before. However, he was assassinated just as he took hold of the authority.
If there is no conspiracy behind this.
Who believes it?
"The news is absolutely reliable. Wait until tomorrow and you will be able to read the news in the newspaper."
Dino took a deep breath: "If nothing else, this matter will probably be related to the Romanov Kingdom. If the Pope is assassinated, others will have a reason to launch a jihad."
"That's why you have to leave New Ross City at starry night." Ma Wei nodded.
If we wait until tomorrow and the news of the Pope's assassination spreads throughout the Kingdom of Windsor, we don't know how much of a ripple it will cause.
It is not impossible to cut off ties with the Romanov Kingdom.
By then, it will be difficult for Dino to leave.
"Just in case, I must leave here as soon as possible and return to the Romanov Kingdom by boat."
Dino said: "Before I leave, I still want to come and say goodbye to you."
"I understand, please wait a moment."
Ma Wei stood up, walked up the stairs, and dug out a box under the bed in the bedroom.
There was not only an old-fashioned flintlock pistol in the box, but also many miscellaneous items. Among them was a small red box. After opening, there was a badge inside.
Royal badge of honor.
After taking out the badge, Ma Wei turned back to the church and handed it to Dino with his own hands: "Take it and hide it."
"This is."
Dino was also a good judge of goods, so he naturally knew what Ma Wei was taking out. He shook his head: "I can't accept it. This is the honor you fought for with your life."
"Honour is elusive. Maybe it is important in some people's eyes, but in my opinion"
Ma Wei smiled and shook his head: "There is no room for comparison between it and the life of a friend."
"Take it with you. If you are in danger and are caught by the soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor, take it out and it will save your life."
The Royal Badge of Honor is just a badge, but the meaning behind it is extraordinary.
What's more, this is a king's badge issued by King Rhodes IV himself, with the royal emblem and the issuer's name engraved on the back. It is a symbol of status. The person who owns it must have made an indelible contribution to the kingdom.
"Be sure to hide it." Ma Wei warned: "It can save your life at critical moments, but it can also harm you."
If the Royal Badge of Honor fell into the hands of soldiers from the Kingdom of Windsor, it would be comparable to a gold medal for immunity from death, but if it fell into the hands of soldiers from the Kingdom of Romanov.
It instantly became the talisman of the King of Hell.
How to use it, how to use it, he believed that Dino knew it in his heart.
After staring at the badge for a long time, Dino laughed and nodded lightly: "Okay, then I'll accept it."
"Bon Voyage."
Ma Wei stretched out his hand and shook it with him: "Staying alive is more important than anything else."
"I will remember."
When he reached the door, Dino suddenly stopped and put the brown suitcase in his hand on the baptistery nearby.
He looked up at the stars in the sky and slowly closed his eyes: "Father, I think I know what the barrier between us is."
Without waiting for Ma Wei to answer, he added: "Three years ago, when my business failed and I was in poverty, you helped me and let me live in the church. During that month, you said that I was a waste waiting to die.
It’s not an exaggeration.”
"But in the end, you still gave me a sum of money, 100 gold pounds. I remember it very clearly. With that money, it only took me half a year to make a comeback and live a life of luxury and luxury. But every time I face you
Sometimes, I always feel a little awkward."
"Later, I finally figured it out. I felt awkward because I always felt that I owed you something. Maybe it was money, maybe it was a favor that was difficult to repay. Yes, I am a businessman. Businessmen pursue profit, and profit is the most important thing.
I always say this, but you are different from other people who approach me for profit, you never ask for money, and you don’t want to get anything from me."
"I really don't know how to repay you."
"This thing is like a needle that has been stuck in my heart and I can't pull it out. What is a friend? When you need help, you don't care about gains and losses, and you don't want to repay afterwards. You are called a friend. A true friend
.”
Dino stroked the brown suitcase, opened his eyes, and sighed faintly: "I, the gray wolf Dino, am the most honest in business. I never sell inferior goods. I am always surrounded by a group of people, but I know that they
It’s for my money.”
"The only one who truly regards me as a friend is you."
"Father, do you still remember what I promised when I left?"
Patting the brown suitcase with his palm, Dino walked down the stairs, stepped in front of the carriage, turned to Ma Wei and said: "I have fulfilled my promise, and we are clear. From now on, I can finally treat you as a true friend."
Already."
The motorcade filled with suitcases moved further and further away, slowly disappearing at the end of the street in the moonlight.
Dino is gone.
On the eve of the war, he resolutely gave up his career and chose to return to his hometown.
"Boss, what did he promise you?"
Levin glanced at the box, his eyes filled with confusion.
"Would you know if you open it and take a look?"
"oh"
Levin put down the suitcase, unlocked it, and opened it to take a look.
Inside were stacks of brand new gold pound coupons stamped with King Rhodes IV.
50 denomination, each one has the watermark and anti-counterfeiting mark of Thames Bank, and the ink on it has not even dissipated. Any bank can exchange it for any amount of coins, which is absolutely hard currency.
A box full of gold pound coupons like this is worth at least 200,000 gold pounds.
Levin's eyes widened and he was speechless: "Why did he give you so much money?!"
Ma Wei didn't answer and was still looking at the direction the convoy was leaving.
"With so much money, we don't have to worry about food expenses for the cats!" Levin said with surprise and joy, "We can raise them for twenty years without any problem!"
"The trouble is bigger."
Looking back, Ma Wei glanced at the suitcase filled with gold pound coupons: "This money can be put to great use."
"Hmm? Have you already figured out how to spend it?"
"certainly."
Mawei pulled out a 50 gold pound coupon, put it into Levin's hand, lifted the box and said, "First advance your salary for the next three months, so that you can buy some good wine."