Three days later—
Holy Dew Star.
In the center of the capital, there is the holy White Pagoda.
This is the headquarters of the Phantom God Cult.
The Holy White Tower is called a tower, but it is more like a huge city, comparable in size to the capital of the empire, except that it looks like a tower from the outside.
—There is a huge court inside.
The snow-white metal formed a huge concave hemispherical venue, a hundred meters deep, which looked very much like the ancient Roman Colosseum recorded in the history of ancient Earth.
The ceiling was branded with complicated and strange symbols and characters, which spread in circles and finally gathered to outline a huge and strange statue. There were seats around it, and people in white robes sat on the seats around it, one circle after another, one layer after another, standing in a solemn circle.
The expressions on their faces varied, some were indifferent, some were angry, some were sinister, some were playful... but everyone's eyes were fixed on the altar at the very bottom center.
—He Zhun was kneeling there.
He stared straight ahead quietly, his expression quite calm, without a trace of panic or fear on his face.
About seven or eight meters away from He Zhun, there was a huge nutrient solution repair chamber, with half of Badhua's body soaked in it. Huo Xianfeng had broken all four of his limbs and blinded his last eye, so he now looked particularly terrifying.
The golden holy marks shuttled through his flesh and blood like dense tree roots, absorbing the last nutrients of this piece of rotten meat.
Badhua no longer looked like a human being. Rather, he looked like a specimen soaked in formalin. Only the occasional bubbles proved that the person inside was still alive.
He Zhun could hear the murmurs of discussion coming from all around him, but because this courtroom was so large and enclosed, the noises sounded more like the buzzing of a giant beehive, noisy and chaotic, and difficult to hear clearly.
"Factory... Workshop... Explosion..."
"Badhua... Huo Chao is not dead..."
"A-Class Loss of Assets... Felony..."
"Archbishop of Leinster... The Discipline Hall was punished..."
"… "
A newly promoted member of the church who didn't know much about the situation was asking quietly,
"This beta looks young, how can he have so much power in the factory and dare to modify the supply of nectar without authorization..."
But before he got the answer, he couldn't help but glance at the audience and made two "tsk tsk" sounds.
"But this pitiful little thing, tsk..."
He Zhun was still dressed like a researcher, in a long white coat, shirt and trousers, with a pair of silver-rimmed glasses on his nose. His skin was pale from living indoors all year round, and his facial features were not very delicate and outstanding, but when put together they were unusually attractive and handsome. The corners of his lips had a natural smile that made it easy for people to like him.
At first glance, one might think that this person is the most popular young professor at a top university; he is gentle, reserved and friendly.
However, at this moment, the handsome young man had his hands locked behind his back with electromagnetic handcuffs and was kneeling on the ground.
—But it is not a kneeling position of complete submission and obedience.
He had a cold expression, his back was slender but straight, his waist was tight and narrow, his knees were against the ground, his forefoot was flat, and his heels were almost at a 90-degree angle.
The kneeling posture made the lines of his thighs and waist look very beautiful, which made people unable to help but feel a sense of blasphemy and abuse.
"Ah… "
The companion next to him sneered.
"I advise you not to even think about it. They have already found a big tree to climb."
"It is said that this guy climbed into Lord Leinster's bed when he just came of age, and he played around with him and took advantage of him. Even Badwa had to give in to him. But he made such a big mistake today..."
Someone in the crowd sneered.
"It seems that our Archbishop of Leinster may have to find a new lover."
"… "
Even though He Zhun couldn't hear clearly, he could probably guess what these people were saying. However, what these people said was not important. What was important was the Pope's thoughts.
The young man raised his head and looked at the huge white throne that was very high and far away, but there was a layer of silver curtain in front of him, making it difficult to see what was going on inside.
He Zhun has been in the Phantom God Church for almost fourteen years. Even though he has been clinging to Archbishop Leinster, he has never seen the true face of His Holiness the Pope.
He Zhun only glanced for a second and then slightly turned his eyes away.
On both sides of the white throne, there were two rows of black seats, the left for the Presbyterian Church and the right for the Archbishop. However, on the right, in the three seats belonging to the three archbishops, there was only one woman sitting in the center.
The three archbishops of the Phantom God Church: Leinster has not yet recovered from the punishment he received in the Discipline Hall for the incident on Tiandong Star. Cruzi is just a temporary scapegoat. As for this woman, she is the third archbishop.
—Cecilia.
She is an omega.
In a place where almost 90% of the population is alpha, a bata is already quite rare, let alone a female OEMga.
She looks very petite and fragile, with soft and beautiful facial features and a blood-red teardrop mole at the end of her eye. If she were put in a TV show or film on Star Network, she would probably be a typical template for a pretty girl.
But the opposite is true—
He Zhun had heard rumors about her. This was a legendary woman who, despite being an omega, did not hesitate to remove her glands, and used the most ruthless and cruel methods to kill all her competitors and then firmly sit on the throne of Archbishop.
Very, very dangerous.
At this time, an old man with a skeletal face in the elders' seat suddenly raised his hand slightly, and the whispers in the entire courtroom suddenly fell silent. The judge in charge of the trial stood up, looking down from above. His gray face made him look like a judge entering the underworld.
"He Zhun—"
The majestic and cold voice resounded throughout the entire courtroom.
The handsome young man lowered his head to hide the expression on his face.
"yes."
"Why did you increase the supply of Zhimei flower nectar to the factory without authorization?"
"Experimental improvements needed,"
He Zhun's voice was neither humble nor arrogant, but calm and even.
"I have written the detailed professional reasons in the appeal and submitted it in court."
At this moment, the repair cabin next to it shook violently, and then a mechanical electronic sound came from inside.
“He’s lying!!!”
Badwa has no way of speaking and can only transcribe his brain waves into language data, and then express it through electronically synthesized sound.
"This guy has been protecting Jiang Jinsheng's son from beginning to end!"
"That was thirteen years ago! He was the one who let Jiang Ci go and deliberately exposed us to Zhou Jiuya. If it weren't for that idiot Leinster, I would have killed him then!!!"
"And there's a factory! In the factory! If he hadn't stopped me at that time, I would have completely marked that omega, and the Forbidden Abyss Core should have been taken back by now!!!"
The electronic synthesized voice sounded mechanical and dull, but these few words still made people feel extremely unwilling and resentful. During the few days in the repair cabin, Badhua's mind was not the pain of his broken body, but he thought about everything about He Zhun over and over again without stopping for a second.
From the first time we met thirteen years ago to now.
He thought about every detail.
Why was it that even though everything was planned perfectly, they would fail as long as Jiang Ci was involved and He Zhun was around
He finally figured it out now.
—He finally figured it out!!!
Whether it was the failed kidnapping that year, when Zhou Jiuya blinded one of his eyes, or Leinster's mission to Tiandong Star to recapture the Forbidden Abyss, or this time, the tragic loss of the factory and the loss of Class A assets...
The root cause of all their failures was He Zhun's obstruction!!!
"He was also the reason why the Leinsster mission failed. He deliberately leaked the information about Zhimeihua to Tiandong Star! He aroused Ye Shu's vigilance! Moreover, he had long known that there was someone who looked like Huo Chao around Jiang Ci, but he deliberately concealed it. Otherwise, how could Tiandong Star fail that time?!!"
"Catch him! He should be locked up in the Discipline Hall!!! Interrogate him with the most severe punishment... Maybe he is the backup plan left by Jiang Jinsheng!!!"
"Or maybe just kill him! Kill him!!!"
Badhua had a lot of resentment and had no place to vent it. If his limbs were intact at this time, he might have killed He Zhun on the spot.
As soon as these words came out, it was like a stone that caused a thousand waves, and there was an uproar all around. Even the elders were discussing for a long time, as if they were arguing about something.
"kill him!"
"It's time to kill him!!!"
"Traitors... Huo Chao and Jiang Jinsheng were also... "
"No, no, no, we can't just kill him. Badhua is right. We should send him to the Discipline Hall..."
"… "
Cecilia did not take part in the heated debate. She just sat lazily in the archbishop's seat and watched the show. Her beautiful willow-shaped eyebrows were slightly raised, and a look of interest appeared on her soft face.
After all, if it is true as Badhua said, then this beta named He Zhun is really extremely intelligent.
—A malleable talent.
He looks good too.
The most important thing is that this little guy can actually fool Leinster.
It really makes people happy.
Cecilia tapped the armrest intermittently, her eyes lingering slowly on the young man, as if she was thinking seriously about something.
Ah...what should I do
She kind of wants it.
Tsk, that guy Leinster is a bit troublesome. If he refuses to let her go, she will have to go through the trouble to rob him.
For a moment, everyone had their own ulterior motives.
But unexpectedly, He Zhun, the person involved, did not stop Badhua from saying anything from beginning to end. He did not argue or show any fear. He just lowered his head and remained silent. The reflective lenses obscured the young man's eyes at the moment, making it difficult to see what was in them.
"… "
It was not until half an hour later that the entire courtroom gradually calmed down.
The officer's majestic voice sounded again—
"He Zhun, do you have any objection?"
"have."
The young man raised his head, and his eyes briefly met Cecilia on the podium.
In this extremely brief moment, He Zhun suddenly found a new leverage point. He raised the corners of his lips silently and said,
"Everything Badwa said..."
That clear voice spoke each word.
"—that's pure nonsense."
boom!!!
There was a loud bang in the repair cabin next to it!
"He Zhun... you!!!"
It was clearly an electronic sound without any emotional ups and downs, but it made people feel like an animal in a cage, raging helplessly.
"Excuse me, could you please turn his voice down for a moment?"
The young man's voice sounded slightly distressed.
"I just asked him to talk for so long and he listened obediently. Now, it's time for me to argue."
He Zhun raised his head, smiled past the officer, and then looked at Cecilia who was sitting higher up.
"—It's time to tell him to shut up."
"… "
The officer hesitated for a moment, and before he could say anything, he heard a soft and pleasant female voice behind him.
"Well, tell him to shut up. He's giving me a headache."
The officer was stunned and turned back.
"…Lady Cecilia?"
boom!
But at this moment, several senior believers quickly landed on the stage and directly shut down Badhua's voice system.
Finally, the entire courtroom fell silent.
He Zhun took the initiative.
He spoke calmly, clearly and logically.
"The roses on Tiandong Star are fake. They are just a trick I used to lure Jiang Ci. As for the person who looks like Huo Chao, I don't know anything about him. Leinsert's failure is purely due to his incompetence."
At this point, He Zhun smiled sarcastically.
"As for the factory incident, Badhua injected Jiang Ci with the Lomil agent at that time,"
He stared at Cecilia, the only female omega in the church, and said,
"Trying to use thorough marking and physiological control to retrieve the Forbidden Abyss Core..."
"—in a rather foolish way!"
"… "
The woman's eyes darkened.
He Zhun knew that he was walking on the most dangerous tightrope, but his expression remained calm.
"Because that would definitely completely infuriate Zhou Jiuya and Pei Changyun, and start a war when we are not ready. So I saved Jiang Ci and regained his trust."
"at last-"
At this time, He Zhun glanced at the audience, and then a low-level believer came up tremblingly holding a box.
"I brought back the Forbidden Abyss Core."
The believers followed his words and opened the metal box, and a dark silver metal ball slowly floated up.
In an instant, voices of surprise were heard from people around.
"Forbidden Abyss Core—?!"
"No mistake! No mistake!!! That is..."
"How could it be? Even Leinster couldn't do it..."
"… "
But this is not the end—
He Zhun looked up, moving his eyes away from Cecilia's face and looking down at the highest point.
"And, I have confirmed—"
"The alpha next to Jiang Ci, the boy who destroyed the entire factory and took away the A-level assets."
He said in a loud voice,
"—It's Huo Chao!"
"He is the traitor who betrayed the Phantom God Cult three hundred years ago!"
(End of this chapter)