Eight hundred and twentieth chapters are in control
Lin Fan, who was sleeping on the bed, naturally heard the noise outside. With his current level of cultivation, any noise within a hundred meters would be immediately transmitted to his ears.
Thinking of the Pope's words to ignore the noise at night, Lin Fan originally wanted to continue resting, but after thinking about it, it felt wrong.
Because judging from the sound of footsteps, there were definitely not just one or two people outside, but hundreds of them.
Such a large number of people are no longer working staff busy with the succession ceremony, and even if they are, it is so late, they should have rested long ago.
Lin Fan felt very suspicious, so he got up from the bed and quietly left his room. His intuition told him that something must have happened.
Lin Fan did not wake up the fat man, but went to see the situation alone.
When I came to the door of the church, I saw that the troops who came from nowhere took control of the Guards and surrounded the place. It seemed that there were hundreds of people. Suddenly, a look of surprise appeared in my eyes.
You must know that St. Peter's Basilica is the residence and office of the Pope. This army who doesn't know where it came from surrounded this place. Is it the Pope?
Lin Fan's expression became a little solemn. In the past, he might have stood by and watched, but it was different now. After all, he was now the red-robed archbishop of the Holy See, so naturally he could not stand by and watch.
It's just that there is a team of several hundred people in front of him. It is undoubtedly a fantasy for him to deal with it alone.
It seems that the best way now is to tell the Pope about this matter quickly, hoping that he can find a way to deal with it.
Just when Lin Fan was about to leave temporarily to find the Pope, he heard another set of footsteps approaching, and there was no one there. This made Lin Fan suddenly curious, so he stopped and wanted to
Let’s take a look at the situation.
Soon Lin Fan saw a team of dozens of people appear, led by Ryder and Jacob.
Now, Lin Fan was not in a hurry to inform the Pope, but quietly hid aside and watched the show.
Getting back to the topic, Arnhem's expression suddenly changed when he saw Jacob and Ryder leading dozens of people over in person. He didn't know how they discovered the situation here.
"The Pope's guess was indeed correct. Joseph really couldn't wait any longer and started to rebel."
Jacob led the people to stop in front of Arnhem, and said to him with a cold face.
Hearing what Jacob said, Arnhem's expression changed again, staring at him coldly and wondering: "What do you mean? Did the Pope already know that we were going to do something tonight?"
Jacob shook his head and nodded: "The Pope only expected that you would take action before the succession ceremony, but he was not sure it would be tonight, so just in case, he had already secretly monitored the area around the church.
, so when you show up with your people, we already know the situation here."
Arnhem's face darkened when he heard this. It turned out that their actions had been under others' control for a long time. It was ridiculous that he thought his arrangement was flawless.
Thinking of this, Arnhem asked with a trembling tone: "So, the Pope has also set up a trap inside, and is just waiting for Lord Joseph and others to fall into the trap?"
At this time, Ryder curled his lips and said disdainfully: "It seems you are not stupid!"
"That's right, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. In fact, the Pope knew about Joseph's rebellious heart a few years ago. He knew that sooner or later he would rebel. The reason why he left it alone was to wait for Joseph to destroy himself."
"Impossible, how could the Pope know all this early on?"
Arnhem said in disbelief, if this is really the case, then the Pope is really terrible!
"Whether you believe it or not, everything you see in front of you has already stated the facts, so I advise you to surrender quickly and don't be buried with Joseph." Jacob took over and said.
Lin Fan, who had been hiding by the door and listening to these words, originally thought that the noise at night mentioned by the Pope was a noise, but then he realized that he was referring to Joseph's rebellion.
It seems that the Pope has been prepared for a long time. No wonder he ignores it. It seems that he is worrying too much.
Thinking of this, Lin Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Although he already knew that the Pope had been prepared, Lin Fan did not intend to leave just now, but quietly watched the progress of the matter.
After all, in terms of numbers, there is still a gap between Jacob and the others and it is hard to say who will win and who will lose.
If it doesn't work, he still has to take action.
"You want us to surrender, dream!"
"You're only a few dozen people, but I have hundreds of people here. You guys want us to surrender obediently. It's just a fool's errand!"
Arnhem laughed loudly, then stopped smiling and said to the soldiers he brought: "Kill them all, no one will be spared!"
After listening to Jacob's words, Arnhem did not give up at all, but ordered his army to prepare to kill the people in front of him directly.
Regardless of whether what Jacob and Ryder said was true or not, it was impossible for him to surrender directly like this.
Ryder and Jacob guessed early on that Arnhem would not be so ready to be captured, so their expressions did not change and they shouted the word "kill", and the men from both sides immediately fought together.
At this time, Lin Fan, who had been in the dark, felt that an opportunity had come, and naturally he would not miss this good opportunity, so he immediately came out and killed the person controlling the Guards.
The Guards regained their freedom and immediately picked up their weapons on the ground and launched a counterattack against the Arnhem people.
"What?"
Hearing the sound behind him, Arnhem turned his head and saw the Guards attacking behind them, and his expression changed.
Aren't these people already controlled by their own people? Why did they suddenly regain their freedom?
This was really beyond Arnhem's expectations, and it could be said that it caught him off guard.
Arnhem had no time to think too much, let alone see who had rescued these people. At this moment, his face was full of panic, and he quickly calmed down the soldiers' emotions to prevent them from being affected. But even so, the soldiers
My mood was still affected, and I panicked instantly.
This panic could not be calmed down immediately by one or two people, and the army was suddenly defeated. Those in Arnhem were either killed in panic or fled in all directions.
Seeing this scene, Anam knew it was over and there was nothing he could do about it.
So he quickly ran away alone, but Lin Fan had already noticed him, so before he could escape, he was kicked to the ground by Lin Fan and was firmly controlled by Lin Fan's feet.
"why you?"
When he saw Lin Fan's appearance clearly, Arnhem was immediately surprised. He immediately recognized that the man in front of him was the one he and Archbishop Joseph saw at the top of Hua Mountain in China. He had defeated Miyamoto Zang, the number one master in the East.
man.
But what makes him wonder is, how could this guy appear here?
When Lin Fan heard Anam's question, he immediately looked at Anam at his feet with a surprised look on his face and said, "Do you know me?"
Lin Fan searched all his memories and was 100% sure that he did not know this person.
"So what? Why are you here?"
"That's because he is a distinguished guest invited by our Pope and the new Cardinal Archbishop of our Holy See." At this time, Jacob suddenly came over and said.
"What!"
Arnhem was shocked and looked incredulous.
Regarding Lin Fan's identity as the fourteenth red archbishop, the Pope has not announced it to other people in the Holy See after his return. Therefore, except for a few people brought by the Pope, no one knows Lin Fan's identity.
And this time when Lin Fan came, it was only Ryder who greeted him personally. It was even more impossible for Arnhem to know that Lin Fan had come to the Vatican and was arranged to live in St. Peter's Basilica by the Pope.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Duan, I didn't expect to disturb you. I'm so sorry!" Jacob turned to look at Lin Fan and apologized.
Although Lin Fan was just a red archbishop, Jacob would not regard him as just a red archbishop. He understood very well the Pope's purpose of pulling Lin Fan into the Holy See.
Therefore, he was extremely respectful towards Lin Fan, completely unlike the attitude of a future pope towards his subordinates.
Lin Fan quickly waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter! But since you are about to become the new pope, it's better not to call me Mr. Duan one by one, just call me by my name."
"Okay, but I still have to thank you for helping to rescue the Guards just now, otherwise we would not have been able to put down these rebels so quickly." Jacob said with a grateful face.
"This is what I should do. After all, I am your red archbishop now. Well, hurry up and see how the Pope is doing!"
Lin Fan didn't say much to him. Although the rebels led by Arnhem had been put down, Joseph had not been captured yet, and he didn't know what kind of dragnet the Pope had laid inside.
Lin Fan looked anxious, but Jacob and Ryder looked relaxed. They looked at each other immediately, and Jacob said: "Duan, you don't have to worry about the Pope, because the Pope has already prepared, and Joseph and the others will turn over."
Can't afford the storm."
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It is said that Joseph led seven cardinals into the cathedral and did not find the Pope in the bedroom, but found him in the Pope's office room.
When they rushed in, they originally expected to see the Pope shouting in panic and reprimanding them, but there was no such thing. The Pope just sat behind his desk calmly and looked at them indifferently.
"You're here, Joseph. I originally thought you would wait a few more days, but I didn't expect you to be so impatient!"
As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked. So you looked at me and I looked at you. For a moment, they didn’t know what to do!
"What do you mean, you already knew that I would rebel?" Joseph looked at the Pope with an ugly face and said.
The Pope looked at him indifferently and said: "Of course, you want to hide it from me? Don't think that I don't know what you have been doing secretly for so many years!"