Lin Zhiming turned around and walked towards the Temple of Light.
He moved quickly, because the priest who came to inform him said that the Pope might take advantage of the Great Purge to kill Pine and Daphne together. The Great Purge has already begun, so he must dare to save Daphne before the Pope kills her.
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People were coming and going in the Papal Palace, and people were constantly being taken away from their residences...
Lin Zhiming did not expect that the great purge would be more serious than he expected. From this point, it can be seen that Francis is eager to clear all the obstacles in passing his throne to his descendants. Once all the obstacles are cleared, then
It is estimated that the descendant hidden by Francis will appear in the public eye in some capacity.
At this moment, Lin Zhiming realized more deeply that there is no so-called right or wrong in this world, everything is just a difference in stance.
Do you think Francis is wrong? He is right. He just wants to pass the throne to his descendants. A father wants to leave a legacy to his descendants. Why shouldn't he do this?
Do you think Gandalf was wrong? He is right. For the long-term development of the Holy See, he wanted to prevent Francis from inheriting his father's legacy. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is good for the Holy See.
The two people were not wrong, but because of their different positions, they caused a bloody storm in the Holy See and plunged the entire Holy See into turmoil. In the end, most of the unlucky ones were the innocent people at the bottom.
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Lin Zhiming soon returned to the Temple of Light and met Pope Francis again.
"Why are you back again?" Francis was surprised by Lin Zhiming's sudden return.
"Your Majesty the Pope, I want to take someone out of the Holy See." Lin Zhiming said.
"With the relationship between you and me, you can just take whoever you want to take, as long as it's not Gandalf." Francis smiled.
"I plan to take Daphne away." Lin Zhiming said.
"Daphne?" Francis' smile froze on his face. He looked at Lin Zhiming and said, "Why did you take her away?"
"I said before that I would let her sleep with me. I don't have time now, so why not take her out together?" Lin Zhiming said with a smile.
"There are many women like Daphne in the Holy See. If you want, I can find some for you," Francis said.
"That's no need. I only want Daphne. After all, she is my subordinate now." Lin Zhiming said.
"Daphne can't give it to you. He is Pine's daughter." Francis shook his head.
"Hasn't Pine already made amends? Daphne is still a Templar warrior, why can't I have her?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Do you really believe in the so-called making up for one's mistakes?" Francis asked expressionlessly.
"What do you mean?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Anyone who dares to take action against me will only die. If it were you, would you let someone like Paine almost kill you?" Francis asked, staring at Lin Zhiming.
"But that's Pine, not Daphne." Lin Zhiming said.
"Zhi Ming, you are not such a stupid person, why would you ask such a stupid question?" Francis asked dissatisfied.
"I just want to hear your answer." Lin Zhiming said.
"Daphne is the top expert of the Holy See. If I kill Pine, do you think Daphne will avenge Pine?" Francis asked.
"Yes." Lin Zhiming nodded.
"In that case, do you think I will keep her alive?" Francis asked.
"So you plan to kill her?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"It's not that I intend to kill her, but she is already dead." Francis said expressionlessly.
"Dead?!" Lin Zhiming's pupils shrank suddenly.
"She is dead, but the body has not been buried yet. If you want, you can take her body away," Francis said.
"Where is the body?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Are you really planning to take her body away?" Francis asked with a frown.
"I just want to see if she is dead or alive," Lin Zhiming said.
"Your behavior is very detrimental to our friendship. Whether it is Gandalf or Daphne, they are irrelevant to you. Our cooperation is the foundation of everything. You should not be affected by them.
Our cooperation," Francis said.
"I said, I just want to see if she is alive or dead." Lin Zhiming said expressionlessly.
"That's up to you." Francis shook his head, and then shouted, "Les."
"His Majesty the Pope, I'm here." Les walked in from outside the temple.
"Have someone deliver Daphne's body to Archbishop Lin Zhiming." Francis said.
"yes!"
Rice nodded, glanced at Lin Zhiming, then turned and walked out of the Temple of Light.
The Pope was sitting on the throne, his face not very pretty.
Lin Zhiming stood in the middle of the temple with no expression on his face.
About five minutes later, several people walked into the temple carrying a stretcher.
The stretcher was covered with a piece of white cloth, and the outline under the white cloth was the outline of a person.
The stretcher was placed in front of Lin Zhiming.
"The person you want is here. If you want to take it away, take it away." Francis said.
Lin Zhiming knelt down and lifted a corner of the white cloth.
Under the white cloth, Daphne's eyes were closed tightly, her face was pale with a hint of purple, and there were some blood stains under her nostrils. Her whole body was lifeless, and she was indeed dead as the Pope said.
Lin Zhiming looked at Daphne, and there was only deathly silence on this beautiful face.
Apparently Daphne died of poisoning.
Lin Zhiming sighed, looking at Daphne's appearance, she must have been dead for more than an hour.
In other words, Daphne was already dead when Francis rang the bell of the God of Light.
After all, Pine was a step too late...
"When do you plan to kill Paine?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Pine? I'll have him killed after I leave here. I'm afraid the body has been buried now." Francis said calmly.
"Kill him when you leave here?" Lin Zhiming's pupils shrank.
I just received a request for help from Pine's priest a few minutes ago. How could it be possible that Pine was killed just after leaving here?
But there was absolutely no need for Francis to lie to him about this matter.
If that's the case, how could Pine send someone to ask for help? Moreover, at that time, Pine must have been closely followed by the Pope's men. How could they possibly let Pine send his own priests to ask for help?
From this point of view, that priest may not be someone sent by Paine!
Then the question arises, who pretended to be Pine and sent a priest to seek help from him?
Does that person know that Daphne is dead?
If you don't know, it's easy to tell. If you know, things will become complicated.
He knew clearly that Daphne was dead, why did he let himself come to save people?
Lin Zhiming looked at Francis, who looked gloomy, and already understood what he meant.
Perhaps, the other party just wants to cause a conflict between himself and Francis?
Lin Zhiming suddenly thought of the secret conversation he had with Gandalf this morning.
Maybe...Gandalf didn't even think about convincing himself today, right? Perhaps what he was thinking was the same as the person who sent the priest to find him now?
Lin Zhiming took a deep breath, raised his hand and gently placed it on Daphne's face.
"His Majesty the Pope." Lin Zhiming looked at Francis and said, "This is a templar warrior."
"Anyone who threatens me, I will never care about his status." Francis said with an arrogant look.
"Even if Pine is at fault, what's her fault?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Her fault is that she is Pine's daughter," said Frances.
"What's Pain's fault?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Have you forgotten that Pine and Gandalf conspired to kill me?" Francis asked.
"God of light, is it true that Pine conspired with Gandalf to assassinate you? With the power in Pine's hands, if he and Gandalf join forces, why would they find someone to kill you with modern weapons?" Lin Zhiming said.
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"Are you questioning what I said?" Francis asked with a dissatisfied look.
"Your Majesty the Pope, you should have known that Gandalf wanted to assassinate you long before I came to the Papal Palace, right?" Lin Zhiming said.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Francis shook his head.
"You have known about Gandalf's plan for a long time, but you have never shown anything, because you need an excuse to get rid of Gandalf naturally, and I came to the Papal Palace at this time, and you saw in me how to get rid of Gandalf.
As a result, you suggested that I be the archbishop and placed me in your residence. You let Pine and the others see the importance you attach to me and made them think that my arrival was to contain them.
, so that Pine will naturally stand up to oppose me being the Archbishop, and the best excuse that Pine can use to oppose me being the Archbishop is naturally my identity as a believer, so the debate on the Oracle Day in two days will naturally become
An opportunity to test my identity as a believer..."
"This is all your guess!" Francis interrupted Lin Zhiming.
"Indeed, these are just my guesses. Please let His Majesty the Pope listen to my guess." Lin Zhiming looked at Francis and continued, "Actually, you didn't even think that I would perform well during the debate, because you know
Gandalf will assassinate you on the Day of the Oracle, and as long as I am by your side, any assassination will be resolved by me. As long as I resolve the assassination, even if I fail in the debate, I can consider it as a life-saving grace for you.
The reason is that I became the archbishop, and you can use Gandalf's assassination to naturally anger Paine and capture him first."
"Then you handed the Temple of Judgment into my hands and asked me to track down the assassin. The entire Holy City was under martial law because of the assassination. It was only a matter of time before I caught the assassin. As long as I caught the assassin, then I might be able to succeed.
Just wait for that assassin to dig out Gandalf, and then you will be able to capture Gandalf naturally. At that time, although I, who helped you capture Gandalf, was able to be used in your favor, I also offended many people.
, after all, Gandalf’s weight in the Holy See of Light is too important, which can be seen from the current purge in the Papal Palace.”
"At that time, two of the three bishops have been captured by you, and because I have offended too many people in the Holy See, I can only rely on you. As for that guy Eldo, although he is a little clever, he can't stir up trouble.
If there is too much turmoil, eventually, the entire Holy See will be completely in your pocket, and by then it will naturally become extremely simple for you to let your descendants take over as the Pope."
"His Majesty the Pope, do you think these my guesses are correct?" Lin Zhiming asked with a smile.
"Absurd." Francis said with a cold face.
"I think it's ridiculous myself, but fortunately...I have a way to verify my guess." Lin Zhiming said.