Lin Zhiming left Gandalf's Temple of Wisdom. After that, he led a team of people to leave the Papal Palace and headed somewhere in the Holy City.
Without any surprise, Lin Zhiming found the assassin who killed the Pope in a room.
The assassin was a white man who looked very ordinary. Where he found the man, he found many weapon parts and the man's own recorded plan to assassinate the Pope.
The assassin did not resist to a great extent. In fact, when he saw Lin Zhiming, he just wanted to run towards the window symbolically, and was suppressed by Lin Zhiming directly with dark energy.
Lin Zhiming took the man back to the Papal Palace, and then launched a surprise investigation on the man.
The man did not put up any resistance and quickly admitted that he was the pope he had assassinated. The reason was that he hoped to increase his popularity by assassinating the pope.
This reason sounds very stupid, but it is not uncommon for celebrities to be assassinated for such reasons.
After getting the man's confession, Lin Zhiming didn't ask any more questions, but went directly to the Pope with the confession.
"Want to increase your reputation?" Francis was stunned for a moment after seeing the confession, and then said, "I think this reason is a bit hasty."
"Although it seems a bit hasty, it is not uncommon in history to assassinate celebrities for such reasons." Lin Zhiming said.
"That's a very simple question. As an ordinary person, how did he evade heavy inspections and bring weapons into the Holy City? How did he live there under a false identity?" Francis asked with a frown.
"There are indeed some doubts about this. I will let people continue to dig deeper." Lin Zhiming said seriously.
At this moment, a templar warrior hurriedly walked up to Lin Zhiming.
"Palace Master, I just received news that the assassin committed suicide in prison." The Templar said excitedly.
"Suicide?" Lin Zhiming looked horrified and asked, "How did you commit suicide?"
"The assassin smashed the drinking glass and pierced his own aorta with the glass shards. When our people found out, the assassin was already dead," the Templar said.
"How do you take care of the prisoners, you bastards!" Lin Zhiming scolded angrily.
Francis on the side looked at Lin Zhiming with squinted eyes, and then said, "Don't be angry, after all, no one expected that the assassin would suddenly commit suicide."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty the Pope, even if the assassin dies, I will dig deep into him." Lin Zhiming said seriously.
"Since everyone is dead, let's leave this matter as it is. You go deal with the assassin first," Francis said.
"Okay!" Lin Zhiming nodded, said goodbye to the Pope, then turned and left.
After Lin Zhiming left, Francis's face showed an uncertain look.
At this moment, a believer walked up to Francis.
"His Majesty the Pope, we just received news that Archbishop Lin Zhiming went to the Temple of Wisdom to meet with Archbishop Gandalf early this morning," the believer said.
"Have you gone to meet Gandalf?" Francis was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said to himself, "Lin Zhiming, why did you help Gandalf hide it..."
On the other side, Lin Zhiming returned to the Temple of Judgment and saw the assassin who committed suicide in the prison.
The assassin no longer had any breath of life.
Daphne stood next to Lin Zhiming with her head lowered, and said with a nervous expression, "Palace Master, I didn't expect the assassin to commit suicide using a water cup. Now that the assassin is dead, I will take the lead and ask the Palace Master to punish him."
"Forget it, I didn't expect the assassin to die. Since he is dead, let him die. Anyway, the confession has been made and the case can be closed." Lin Zhiming said calmly.
"In this case, can my father leave the trial?" Daphne asked nervously.
"Whether he can leave the trial depends on His Majesty the Pope. Don't worry. I told His Majesty the Pope when I went to see him before. It was you who found the assassin first." Lin Zhiming said.
"Really?!" Daphne asked in surprise.
"Well... with such a merit, your father should not be tried again." Lin Zhiming said.
"Thank you, Palace Master." Daphne said excitedly.
"If you really want to thank me, then just pledge yourself to me." Lin Zhiming asked with an ambiguous expression.
Daphne blushed slightly and said, "Master, please stop joking with me."
Lin Zhiming smiled, then turned and left.
Looking at Lin Zhiming's leaving figure, Daphne's face showed a trace of confusion.
In her eyes, Lin Zhiming's image has become very tall at this moment, not only because of Lin Zhiming's fighting power that completely crushes the world, but also because of Lin Zhiming's kindness to her.
At this moment, a templar walked in front of Daphne.
"Warrior God, His Majesty the Pope asked you to go find him." The Templar Knight said.
"His Majesty the Pope is looking for me? Okay, I'll go." Daphne nodded, and then walked towards the Temple of Light.
The other side.
Lin Zhiming walked out of the prison alone.
The sunshine outside the prison was very bright, but Lin Zhiming clearly felt the gloom behind this brightness.
The complexity of the entire Holy See far exceeded his imagination. The secret fight between the Pope and the archbishops made him feel a little pained. Logically speaking, he was naturally a staunch supporter of the Pope. After all, he had in-depth cooperation with the Pope, but aside from
Not to mention these, the Pope's desire to turn the Holy See of Light into his own private property is still a bit unreasonable, so he can still understand Gandalf's behavior. This is one reason why he let Gandalf go, and why that
The reason why assassins commit suicide in the dungeons of the Temple of Judgment.
As long as this assassin dies, Gandalf will not be involved in the assassination of the Pope.
Lin Zhiming gave the assassin a chance to commit suicide, and the assassin took advantage of this opportunity.
This is a relatively perfect ending in Lin Zhiming's opinion. After all, if the assassin is allowed to live, there is always the possibility of exposing Gandalf.
Lin Zhiming didn't want Gandalf to be exposed. After all, what this man was doing was for the good of the Holy See, and Gandalf was indeed old. How many years could an old man over a hundred years old have to live? Why let him live in these few years?
He was charged with assassinating the pope.
And to say the least, if there is a figure like Gandalf, there will be power within the Holy See to restrain the Pope.
Lin Zhiming has a very good relationship with the Pope now, but who can guarantee that the relationship between them will always be so good in the future? Keeping Gandalf is equivalent to having a sharp blade to deal with the Pope, which may be useful for certain things in the future.
"It's true that wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes!" Lin Zhiming shook his head with emotion, and then called Dong Jian and asked him to arrange a plane for him to leave the Holy City.
In his opinion, his trip to the Holy City has come to an end. As for these messy matters in the Holy See, let them leave them to the Holy See's own people to handle.
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At the same time, another place in the Papal Palace.
This is the court of justice, a place dedicated to condemning people.
Pine was imprisoned here.
As a former archbishop, Pine still received some care and was kept alone in a cell with a good environment.
The archbishop's robes had been removed from Payne's body, and he was only wearing ordinary clothes.
At this time, Pine was sitting cross-legged on the ground, mumbling words. If you listened carefully, it was not difficult to tell that he was praying.
At this moment, the cell door was opened, and then someone approached the cell.
Pine opened his eyes.
When he saw the person in front of him, his eyes widened suddenly, and then he quickly knelt down and shouted, "His Majesty the Pope."
Pope Francis stood in front of Pine and said calmly, "Get up."
"Your Majesty the Pope, I have seriously neglected my duties. I really don't have the dignity to stand up." Pine lowered his head and said.
"If I tell you to stand up, stand up." Francis said.
Pine hesitated and stood up.
"The assassin has been caught," Francis said.
"Really?!" Pine asked in surprise.
"Yes, and judging from the report from Lin Zhiming, the assassin was caught by your daughter Daphne." Francis said.
"Daphne caught him? How could this happen?" Pine showed a shocked expression. Logically speaking, he had repeatedly made things difficult for Lin Zhiming. Even if it was his daughter who caught the assassin, Lin Zhiming would not have allowed his daughter to capture such an assassin.
What a great contribution!
"I checked the situation at that time, and it was Lin Zhiming who found the assassin, but it was Daphne who was reported in the end. It seems that Lin Zhiming was quite good to your daughter." Francis said with a smile.
"This..." Pine frowned, extremely confused in his heart.
"I also met Daphne just now. I asked Daphne what reward she wanted. She said she didn't want any reward. She just hoped that I could release you. You are really a good boy." Francis said.
"Your Majesty the Pope, I have committed an unforgivable sin and I only want death." Pine said.
"Pine, you and I have been working together for more than twenty years. You should know the emotions between us. How could I possibly execute you for such a thing." Francis smiled and shook his head.
"His Majesty the Pope..." Pine looked at Francis with emotion.
"I am coming to you now just to take you out of here in person." Francis said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Pope." Pine said excitedly.
"However, before I leave here, I need you to do one thing for me." Francis said.
"His Majesty the Pope, no matter what you ask, I will do my best no matter what!" Pine said.
"I need you to identify someone as the culprit in this assassination," Francis said.
"Tell someone to be the culprit of the assassination? Didn't the assassin get caught?" Pine asked doubtfully.
"The assassin is just a person doing business. The culprit of this assassination is someone else," Francis said.