"Evidence? Do you still need evidence to eliminate the evil shadow of Chaos?" the knight commander asked with a stern expression.
"The mission of our church from beginning to end is to monitor and eliminate the evil shadows of chaos and filthy bodies in this world, and to guard the candlelight of civilization and order."
"Are we going to let public opinion control even this kind of thing?" he asked again.
"Once the evil shadow of chaos is left unchecked, it will contaminate more innocent people and cause huge damage. This is something that cannot be compromised."
The knight commander's sharp shout temporarily suppressed the voices in the venue, and the whole place was silent. However, the pair of eyes under the firelight did not lower their gaze.
"so what....."
"Can you massacre the entire church without evidence?" a low priest asked slowly.
"Is this the style of the Knights of the Holy Lance? It's so majestic." His voice was full of ridicule.
"You!" The Qianqi Commander looked furious and wanted to catch this man hiding in the crowd, but at this moment he was stopped by Otis.
"Everyone is right, but this time it is also because the situation is critical and the emergency authority has not been announced in detail. Later, our group will sort out the incident and make it public in detail, and the remaining evidence and the like will also be displayed one by one."
Otis was not stupid, he quickly realized that this was a trap for him, and this time he also adopted the same strategy as Sibes, which was to delay for a while, wait for the heat to pass, and then start again when he was fully prepared.
Respond instead of resisting in unfavorable situations.
However, the development of things is not over yet.
Soon many people came forward and told about the misdeeds of Otis and the Knights of the Holy Lance over the years, embezzling part of the church's public property, occupying land, beating and bullying weak priests, etc.
They all seem to have particularly good memories. They can clearly remember many small things that happened 3-5 years ago, and they named them as the ones committed by several Qianqi Commanders present.
"We know that Lord Otis has a strict and fair style, but there are some people in the Knights of the Paladin who have done a lot of bad things behind your back. This is not your fault. It's just that everyone is afraid to speak publicly because of their power."
"So I implore you to make the decision for everyone this time and let these people accept the review and judgment of the Ten Swords Palace."
"Oh, how do you accept it?" Otis laughed angrily.
"Then he will be temporarily detained in the Ten Swords Palace and accept everyone's accusations. If he is found guilty, he will be punished according to the law. If he is not unjustly accused, I believe that the judging priests of the Ten Swords Palace will also clear his name." Then.
A low priest said this.
"What a joke! What qualifications does your Ten Swords Palace have to detain members of our Knights just based on these open-mouthed rumors?"
Otis's words caused a commotion in the crowd, and various whispers were also spread.
"Didn't he say before that he wanted us to believe in the Ten Swords Palace and the Church? Why now that it's his own turn, he denied it outright."
"nausea."
"He's just a despicable person who is bluffing."
Naturally, these faint whispers were heard by Otis, which made him furious.
On a mountainside opposite the Ten Swords Palace, two figures in robes stood side by side. Compared to the brightly lit and crowded scene opposite, it was much quieter here. There were a lot of insects buzzing around, and occasionally you could hear them.
The sound of wind blowing through leaves.
"Otis has lost his mind a little, ugh..." A woman's clear voice sounded.
"It's no wonder that this is the case, but looking back at this moment, tonight's incident may have been arranged by Sibis in advance." A girl's ethereal voice came from another figure.
"That should be the case. Some of the faces are familiar to me, and they have been acquainted with Sibis for a long time." The woman responded again.
"What kind of person is the Archbishop Sibis?" As a breeze blew by, the silver hair of the girl under the hood was revealed.
"When I was in church school and before I graduated, Sibbes was what everyone said was an outstanding genius."
"He was in his early 30s at that time. Because of his hard work and dedication in the past, many people admired him and he was also a role model for many people. Many teachers and classmates would tell his story, and within a few years, he also became a certain person in the south of the mainland.
Bishop of the great city.”
"By the time I took office after graduation, he was already the archbishop of a certain diocese. Although he was relatively junior, his reputation was growing."
"Over the next 20 years, Sibbes' image of hard work and devotion slowly faded away, his body gradually gained weight, and he slowly settled into pleasure. However, his faction and interest network also grew larger and larger in the church.
"
"You are definitely wrong to say that he was like this from the beginning. The former Sibyss was indeed a role model and very ideal. Although I did not witness him with my own eyes at that time, I heard from many people who had personal experience.
I've heard of it." The woman said slowly, recalling the past years and how the faces in her memory evaluated Sibys.
"That boy who was born in poverty is very grateful for everything the church has given him. Although his body is a little tanned, he always has a sun-like smile on his face, which makes people feel comfortable and cheerful. If you have any sad things with him,
He said he would always try his best to help and rarely asked for anything in return."
"It's a blessing to be able to help everyone. I don't need anything in return. I believe angels and gods will witness all this."
"He does good deeds from the bottom of his heart because he is so pious and believes that this is a beautiful world and that all efforts and efforts will be rewarded."
"Although he occasionally makes small mistakes out of impulsiveness and loyalty, it is really hard to make people angry with such a person. As long as he is warned, he will remember it and will not repeat it next time."
"Many elders and priests in the church are optimistic about this child. He not only has outstanding talents, but also has a kind heart."
"The archbishop wanted to send him to an important parish for training and growth, but he volunteered to go to remote areas because the residents and children there needed more pastoral guidance and medical care."
"Unable to overcome his strong will, the archbishop arranged for him to move to a remote mountainous area."
"The people there were barbaric and uncivilized. It took Sibes many years and a lot of hardships to slowly gain the trust of the locals, and then built a long-lasting church there, which is also the church's branch stronghold."
"At that time, he didn't care about other things in the outside world and was very happy and energetic."
"In this way, after seven years, he was finally transferred back to the headquarters. This time, the archbishop ignored his ideas and sent him to a wealthy diocese. Perhaps in order to stimulate his motivation, he was specially sent to his classmate Lai
An’s men.”
"At that time, Ryan was already Angel Sequence 7 and became the bishop of the local county capital, while Sibis was still an ordinary priest. His extraordinary strength was also due to the lack of resources in recent years, and his busy affairs took up a lot of work.
Time, while staying at Angel Sequence 5.”
"The huge gap between identity and strength made him feel intensely disappointed and confused."