On Sunday, if you are in other cities, it should be the day of worship at this time.
But in Clover City, a city without faith, the Holy Light Cathedral located in Dongcheng District was exceptionally deserted.
This disrepaired cathedral has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain, and it has been abandoned several times.
Pastors don't get the respect they deserve in this city, and they will even be slaughtered as fat sheep by the villains here. As time goes by, they don't want to come here.
However, recently, a young bishop from the Eastern Region came here, trying to bring the grace of the Lord of Radiance to this city known as "the most depraved city in the entire continent".
Of course, the bishop didn't really have the courage to sacrifice his life to feed the tiger, but because the city had been gradually controlled by the Brotherhood of Clover, it was also controlled by the Eastern Territory in disguise.
If you come here to preach, you will not be threatened personally.
However, it seems that it will take some time for the villains in this city to become devout believers of the Lord of Radiance.
In the empty prayer hall, only a few people were praying.
The gorgeously dressed young man at the head was the Lord Feiyin who was sent by the East to come to Clover City this time to secretly hand over the bond with the North Wind Chamber of Commerce.
This person has a handsome appearance and extraordinary temperament, and there is an undisguised arrogance between his brows, which is also the common characteristic of every person who occupies a high position at a young age.
After the service, Lord Feiyin chatted with the bishop for a few words, and then left the prayer hall.
Walking through the corridor alone, Lord Feiyin came to the garden behind the church.
"Sorry, Mr. Arnold, to keep you waiting."
"Master Viscount, you are too polite. It was a coincidence that I came when I interrupted your worship." The president of the North Wind Chamber of Commerce respectfully welcomed Lord Fei Yin into the gazebo, and poured wine for him personally. a cup of coffee.
Lord Feiyin sat down at the table, took a sip of coffee, and then said bluntly: "Mr. Arnold, I am very disappointed with this incident."
Arnold suddenly said bitterly: "Master Viscount, I really can't blame me for this! Wasn't the item stolen by members of the Clover Brotherhood? When Earl Evan chose the trading location in Clover City, he promised me The caravan is never in any danger here, but…”
"Mr. Arnold, it's obvious that you arrived earlier than the agreed time, and we are not ready yet!" Lord Fei Yin interrupted, with a bit of embarrassment on his face.
"Master Viscount, I was also worried about accidents on the road, so I set off early on purpose. Who knew that such a thing would happen in Clover City..."
Fei Yinjue opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything more.
He knew that this was technically an Eastland problem, but the messy members of the Clover Brotherhood were just too much to deal with.
"Mr. Arnold, then you shouldn't let two little thieves steal such an important thing? Are the guards of your caravan just for display?" Lord Feiyin asked again, but he still didn't want to bear the burden alone Liability for bond theft.
Arnold shook his head and said: "Master Viscount, you don't know, there were more than two little thieves who patronized our caravan that night."
"Oh? Who else?"
Arnold's eyes flickered, and he said seriously: "I don't know the real identity of the other party, but there were indeed a group of powerful masters who sneaked into our caravan that night. Let the two little thieves take advantage of the loophole."
Fei Yinjue frowned, obviously he didn't expect such a hidden story.
Seeing this, Arnold suggested again: "Master Viscount, you can ask Mr. Capone. After all, he has a deeper control over the underground forces in Clover City, and he may know what happened that night."
"Capone..." Lord Feiyin frowned even tighter, because there was no news from Capone after he left alone last night.
He doesn't know where the other party is or what he is doing now.
At this time, a thought suddenly appeared in Lord Feiyin's mind-could it be someone from the Capone faction on the night of the bond theft
Could it be that he was tricked
Seeing Lord Fei Yin's silence and changing expression, Arnold knew that his hint had successfully affected the other party, so he stopped talking.
It is not necessary to tell a lie completely and in detail. Sometimes, it is easier to succeed by letting the other party make up the "truth" by themselves.
After a long time, Lord Fei Yin said: "Mr. Arnold, you don't have to worry about the bond. I will help you find it. You should go back and wait for the news."
"yes."
After Arnold left, the more Lord Fei Yin thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with Capone, so he called his attendants to ask about Capone's news.
However, to his disappointment, there was still no news from Capone.
At this time, Lord Fei Yin couldn't help but start to think wildly—Could it be Capone who ran away with the money
Not long after, the attendant came to report again: "My lord, Mr. Orlando is seeking to see you outside."
"Orlando?" Lord Fei Yin frowned, then nodded and said, "Bring him to see me."
Soon, Orlando walked into the church alone under the leadership of his attendants, and met Lord Fei Yin.
As soon as he saw Orlando, Lord Feiyin snorted coldly and said angrily: "Orlando, you dare to come to see me!"
Orlando bowed and saluted unhurriedly, and then said: "Master Viscount, I know you may have misunderstood me, but there are some important things that I must personally deliver to you."
Lord Fei Yin frowned, and asked, "What's important?"
Orlando immediately stepped forward, took out all the bonds hidden in his clothes, and placed them in front of Lord Fei Yin.
Lord Fei Yin's face changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward to check. After confirming the authenticity and amount of these bonds, he asked in a deep voice:
"Orlando, since these bonds are really in your hands, why didn't you take the initiative to hand them over?"
"Master Viscount, because I know the importance of these things, I don't want them to fall into the hands of malicious people."
"What's the meaning?"
Orlando took a deep breath and said with a sad face: "My lord, don't you understand? All this is a scene directed and acted by Capone himself! He just wants to take this bond for himself!"
"What?" Lord Fei Yin exclaimed.
Arnold's report just now made Sir Feiyin suspicious of Capone, and now Orlando is added.
Lord Fei Yin's thoughts changed sharply, but he still asked in a deep voice: "Do you have any evidence for what you say?"
Orlando nodded, and said solemnly: "My lord, at the beginning, my subordinates didn't know the existence of this bond at all, not only them, but even I didn't know.
When my men went to the caravan, they just wanted to make a small fortune, but they just ran into a group of people fighting with the caravan guards. In the chaos, they stole the bond by mistake.
But the two of them have little experience and don't know what it is, so they handed it to me.
I knew the matter was of great importance, so I didn't explain it to them, so when Capone tortured and interrogated them, they didn't even know that what they took away was what Capone wanted.
It wasn't until the end that Bruce couldn't bear the punishment and grabbed and bit at random that Capone suspected that the bond was in my hands.
I certainly wouldn't hand over the bonds to Capone...”
Lord Feiyin didn't know much about the specific circumstances of the original interrogation, so he didn't have any doubts about Orlando's narration. He didn't ask until the end, "Why didn't you want to hand over the bonds to Capone?"
"Because I suspect that the group of people who sneaked into the caravan at the beginning were Capone's men! Before you came, Capone restrained the members of the Clover Brotherhood and warned us not to attack the passing caravan, so we dare not attack North Korea. The Wind Chamber of Commerce will do it, and Harry and Blue only dare to steal.
Besides himself, who would dare to ignore Capone's warning at this time? "
Lord Fei Yin's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't speak.
Seeing this, Orlando continued to explain: "My lord, Capone came to me again last night, and he also said that as long as I hand over the bond, he can share it with me..."
"Are you sure?" Fei Yinjue stared and asked.
"Of course!" Orlando straightened his chest and said without fear, "If you don't believe me, you can find Capone, and I dare to confront him face to face!"
Lord Feiyin narrowed his eyes, and looked at Orlando carefully. The other party looked back fearlessly, with frank eyes.
With such a gesture, Lord Feiyin greatly reduced his doubts about Orlando.
He was silent for a moment, then asked again: "What happened last night, what happened next?"
"When I heard what Capone said, I immediately confirmed my previous suspicions, so I would not hand over the bonds to him. I pretended that I was going to get the bonds, but in fact I took the opportunity to escape.
After dawn, I will take the initiative to come to you, and I hope you will uphold justice for me! "
Lord Feiyin pondered for a while again before saying to Orlando: "Okay, I will verify what you said. However, if you can take the initiative to hand over these bonds, I will definitely report this credit to Earl Evan."
"Thank you Viscount!" Orlando bowed.
He was not afraid of Lord Fei Yin to verify, because Capone had disappeared now, which was enough to prove the other party's guilty conscience.
And after Capone disappeared, there must be someone to fill his vacancy.
As for this choice...
Orlando bowed his head respectfully, showing a smug smile.
(end of this chapter)