Because of this incident, Evan didn't sleep well that night, and the grim expression on Ferd's face before he left made him restless.
Now it seems that this person is like a lunatic, with unstable emotions and a little erratic in his actions. In order to appear innocent, he has completely pinned this matter on Duke Wilson. He is really worried. Whether the next thing can be as he wishes.
The next morning, Evan got up very early. He dressed and organized everything by himself. He did not say hello to Mrs. Haydn, who was making breakfast, and left the parsonage alone.
He walked towards the church. The review meeting at noon made him a little uneasy. At this time, religion was still very effective for him to appease him.
Evan knelt in front of the altar, and his long career as a priest has made him more and more comfortable with prayer, and at the same time, he is not as repulsive to religion as before.
After reading the Bible for a long time, Evan's uneasy heart gradually calmed down. He looked straight at the statue of Jesus, thinking that after so many years of service, if there is really a god in this world, he should help him this time. .
Evan has been staying at Delan Lier Church, and soon after Mrs. Sanders also came, she also knew about this review conference, it is obvious that the powerful Ferd has already notified all the leaders in the town. characters.
She looked at Evan with a worried look, and said warmly, "Mr. Pastor, this time, it doesn't matter, right?"
Evan nodded calmly: "Madam, the clearer is self-clearing, I have always believed in the power of justice."
Mrs. Sanders was a little speechless about Evan's inhumane attitude, but she couldn't do anything to think that fortunately, the Duke was backed up, which made her relieved a lot.
Evan worked very calmly in the church all day. Even though the people around him looked at him with sympathy or searching, Evan's expression did not change from beginning to end, and he still dealt with it calmly and plainly. church thing.
At noon, all the deans of the church looked at Evan. Evan was actually a little embarrassed. He was surrounded by so many people, and he still looked at him with a look that made him shudder. No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't hold it back. Now that the time had finally come, he was relieved.
Evan stood up, nodded to the people around him, and said warmly, "Let's stop here today, you don't have to come here in the afternoon."
These people all knew what was going to happen in the afternoon, so they didn't ask any questions, they all nodded.
After the deacon had all left, Evan walked towards the central square.
On the way he went, he also met many townspeople who were also rushing there. Their pointing and slightly searching eyes made Evan feel irritable. Getting out of the sea of misery, these few days of life really made him fed up.
When Evan arrived at the central square, there was already a row of tables there, and Ferd had arrived long ago, and was sitting behind the table, and there were a few very prestigious local squires sitting beside them. The expressions on it were a little embarrassing.
On the other hand, Evan, at this time, also suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and the whole person calmed down. He knew that this kind of review would inevitably have a squire to be there to witness, but Ferd can pull this in all at once. Many people are really capable, but what Evan noticed is that the seat in the middle is still vacant. If Evan guesses correctly, it is probably the seat reserved for Duke Wilson.
"Mr. Verde, gentlemen, good noon." Evan greeted everyone politely like a real gentleman.
Although these squires are the witnesses this time, they have a very good sense of Evan. Seeing that Evan is still so calm at this time, they look at him a little high, and greet him with a nod.
Only Ferd, who had completely torn away his face from Evan at this time, didn't care about these false courtesy, but just sat coldly behind the table and looked at Evan.
Ferde's rude Evan just pretended he didn't see it, and stood there quite calmly without saying a word.
Whether it was Evan standing, or a few squires sitting, or the townspeople around, they were all waiting, waiting for the town's biggest leader, Duke Wilson.
They didn't wait long. Less than a quarter of an hour later, the sound of horses' hooves hitting the bluestone road came from a distance. Evan looked over there subconsciously. It was Duke Wilson's carriage coming. .
In a blink of an eye, the carriage came to the front of the crowd, the door of the carriage was pushed open from the inside, and Duke Wilson stepped out of the carriage.
Today's Duke is wearing a four-piece black suit with a coat over it, which makes his slender figure even more erect. He takes off the hat on his head, and his black hair looks very elegant in the sunlight. Glancing at Evan who was standing aside, his black eyes flashed a little, but when he swept towards Ferd, there was a bit of ridicule in his eyes.
"Mr. Ford." The Duke's tone was very cold: "This time you want to do something earth-shattering, and you have invited so many people to watch it?"
Ferd pretended not to hear the sarcasm in his tone, and still said with a smile: "Sir Duke, thank you for your honor, this time is about the reputation of Derain Riel Church. According to the bishop's instructions, I have to make such a decision."
"Oh?" The Duke's eyes turned slightly: "The reputation of Delan Lier Church?" He looked at Evan: "And Pastor Bruce is here, how can you intervene in the affairs of Delan Lier Church." Duke Wilson asked knowingly.
Ferd frowned slightly, but now he can't understand the meaning of the duke. The matter about Evan has been abuzz in Delan Lier. The duke, as the owner of this town, doesn't he really understand? do you know
"Lord Duke, this matter is about Pastor Bruce, so Mr. Pastor cannot intervene. I follow the instructions of Lord Bishop to handle this matter." Although Ferd was puzzled, he still told the truth.
Duke Wilson couldn't help but sneered when he heard these words, he turned to look at Evan, his tone was much softer: "Pastor Bruce, is that like this?"
From the moment Duke Wilson came out, in fact, Evan's heart was in his throat. He was afraid that his plan would have a loophole, but looking at the situation at this time, at least Duke Wilson was still on his side.
"Yes, according to what Mr. Ferd said to me, that's true." Evan lowered his eyebrows and couldn't see his expression clearly.
Evan's ambiguity made Ferd grit his teeth. This man is really cunning. He has come to this point, and he justified himself.
"Duke Wilson." Ferde interrupted the communication between Evan and the Duke: "People have almost arrived, can this matter start?" Ferde smiled respectfully.
Duke Wilson looked at Ferd with a very cold expression. There was a deep chill in his eyes. If anyone saw it, he would be scared to death. Unfortunately, at this time, Ferd just turned his head and talked to a few squires. Did not notice the Duke's expression.
Duke Wilson left where Evan was standing and walked towards the table above. Several squires and Ferd all stood up, knowing that the Duke sat down in the middle seat, and they sat down.
"Ladies and gentlemen." After everyone sat down, Ferde was the first to speak: "In response to the rumors about Pastor Bruce in the town these days, the church attaches great importance to me, Ferde, according to the bishop. Lord's order, come to deal with this matter, the first is to investigate this rumor."
Speaking of this, Ferd glanced at Evan calmly, and the maliciousness contained in that glance made Evan shudder.
"According to my investigation in the past few days, this incident was reported by Tang De, the night watchman of the Derain Church."
As soon as this sentence was uttered, there was an uproar around. Everyone knew that Tang De was a homeless person before, and finally because of Evan's kindness, he became the night watchman of the Delan Lille Church. They did not expect that Tang De was actually Will also take revenge.
"Bring Tang De up." Ferde's expression of pointing at the people around him remained unchanged. These people condemned Tang De's hypocritical betrayal at this time, I am afraid that after a while, the hatred for Evan will be deeper.
As soon as Ferd's voice fell, a few strong young men came up with a thin middle-aged man. This middle-aged man looked a little rude and looked very indecent. He shrank his head. The young men pushed their backs to the front, and when he saw Evan, he couldn't help but cringe.
"Tang De, do you know why you were summoned here?" There was a hint of disdain in Ferd's tone. If it wasn't for the fact that he was new here and couldn't find anyone else, he wouldn't have found such a person who couldn't get on the stage. people.
"I... I know." Tang De said with some lack of confidence.
"It's good if you know." The more Ford looked at Tang De, the more annoying he felt, so he turned his head away from him and said impatiently, "Tang De, you spread the news about Pastor Bruce in the town, do you know that? Spreading rumours to slander a gentleman's reputation is a very serious offense!"
Tang De seemed to be frightened by Ferd's words, and the whole person was stunned: "I... I... Mr. Ferde, what I said was the truth, it was not a rumor, what I said was Everything is true." Tang De defended incoherently.
Ferd glanced at Evan calmly, and found that he still had no change in his face, and he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, and he showed even more impatience with Tang De: "You said that what you said was true, but there is What evidence?"
As long as the evidence is presented, he would like to see if Evan can maintain his calm appearance at this time.
"I... I..." Tang De gave Ferde a hesitant look: "This is what a lady told me, but I don't know where she is now."
These are the excuses that Ferd taught him. Although Tang De was very flustered at this time, he was the only one who could believe in Ferd.
"A lady?" Ferd looked at Tang De with some dissatisfaction: "Since you can't let that lady come out to prove your words, how can we dare to believe that what you said is true? Tang De, you You know, you are dealing with an honest pastor."
Tang De scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, which was also his most straightforward response, because Ford didn't tell her what would happen next.
But at this moment, a crisp voice suddenly came from the crowd: "I can prove it!"
Evan frowned, the voice felt familiar to him.