Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 229 228 Morgan Guards who change their attitude according to the situation

He swaggered into the church.

The Divine Guards standing on both sides of the door were stunned when they saw Feng Xiuhu.

Fortunately, Guard Officer Morgan, who had returned to the temple earlier than Feng Xiuhu, came out of the church.

He shouted in a low voice: "Let him go!"

The two Divine Guards finally reacted and moved aside to make way.

Guard Officer Morgan came over quickly. His face was serious as he saluted Feng Xiuhu solemnly. "Greetings, Father—welcome home."

Feng Xiuhu was so amused by what he saw: "Good on you, Morgan. You've become so smart after not seeing you for a few days."

He patted Morgan's helmet on his shoulder, pointed to the top of his head and said, "I have a suggestion for you. Next time, remember to put up the banner to show more sincerity."

Officer Morgan nodded slightly with a stern face: "I will follow your instructions."

Feng Xiuhu walked inside, and Guard Officer Morgan quickly followed: "I'll escort you back to the study."

He seemed to have something to say, so Feng Xiuhu didn't refuse.

The two of them walked up the stairs. There were no outsiders around, and only Officer Morgan spoke.

He tried to strike a casual tone, speaking casually, "During your absence, Konate Chen took over the church. He has eleven priests under him, six of whom are here with us this time."

"They are Salutao, Millercao, Gamzhou, Saizili, Ebercui, and Levopan. Salutao and Millercao are the two priests that Konate Chen trusts the most and is closest to."

"These six priests have taken over most of the church's affairs. Even without Konate Chen in charge, the church can still operate stably."

Feng Xiuhu couldn't help but glance at Guard Officer Morgan.

It turned out that this guy was here to do him a favor with a shameless face, reminding him of the current situation in the temple.

Feng Xiuhu thought for a moment and asked, "Now that Konate Chen has fallen, who will be in charge of these priests?"

Guard Officer Morgan still had that upright expression on his face, but he said, "They'll listen to whoever succeeds Konate Chen."

Feng Xiuhu nodded silently: "What about the Divine Guard Army?"

Guard Officer Morgan replied, "To ensure Conat Chen's safety, Guard Captain Byrne has taken over the defense of the cathedral as the highest commander. Under normal circumstances, he will not interfere with church affairs and will only accept orders from Commander Doro."

"Commander Doro?"

Feng Xiuhu was familiar with the military positions of the Holy Guard. Guards, guard officers, captain of the guards, and commanders corresponded to the deacons, priests, bishops, and archbishops in the clergy system respectively. However, the promotion of the Holy Guard ended at the commander, because no matter whether it was a priest or a Holy Guard, the real power was ultimately in the hands of the cardinal elders.

But this was the first time Feng Xiuhu had heard the name "Duo Luo": "Why have I never seen this person before?"

This wasn't a secret, and Guard Officer Morgan readily answered Feng Xiuhu's question: "Because Commander Duo Luo isn't in the main hall, after exiting the city gate and crossing the drawbridge, continue north. There's a valley called Feiquan'ao, where Commander Duo Luo is stationed with his troops."

Feng Xiuhu was puzzled: "Gang?"

Guard Officer Morgan explained, "The Xuan Kingdom has issued a decree specifically targeting the Church of the Lord God. The main force of the Divine Guard, led by the commander, is not allowed to enter the city to station. In addition, the camp must be supervised by a clerk from the Great Xuan Army. The clerk will strictly record all major movements of the Divine Guard and regularly report to the capital."

Feng Xiuhu understood, stopped talking about the topic, and stopped walking.

To the study.

There were two guards guarding the door. When they saw Feng Xiuhu about to go in, they said, "Father Salu is handling church affairs."

They also saw Guard Officer Morgan, so they just reminded him instead of stopping him.

The guards meant that they should go in first to report.

Feng Xiuhu obviously didn't hear the implicit meaning: "Then let him move to another place." After that, he pushed the door open and walked in.

Salutao, who was sitting at his desk, obviously didn't expect someone to suddenly barge in. He subconsciously turned the book on the table over and looked towards the door angrily: "Who?"

When he saw Feng Xiuhu, Salutao was stunned for a moment - he was not familiar with Feng Xiuhu, so he did not recognize him at first sight.

Feng Xiuhu walked over and glanced at the table with his eyes slanted - it was an account book.

He grabbed the account book, turned to the latest page and glanced at it.

Well, no wonder they were doing it so secretly, it turns out they were taking kickbacks.

The Wrench Gang had just collected the offering silver not long ago, and now the bulk of it had been sent to the cathedral. However, thanks to the Wrench Gang's ruthlessness, the amount collected this time was far more than before, so Konate Chen deducted a large sum for himself and made a fortune. Salutao was helping him to cook the books.

Sarutao finally recognized him at this moment: "Feng Xiuhu!"

Feng Xiuhu slapped the account book in his face and asked confidently, "Where did you hide my money?"

"what?"

Sarutao's mind was in a mess. He didn't understand why Feng Xiuhu suddenly came back to life, nor did he understand what Feng Xiuhu was saying.

Guard Officer Morgan quietly reminded Feng Xiuhu, "The notice regarding Konate Chen hasn't been passed down yet. He probably doesn't know about it yet."

Feng Xiuhu suddenly understood and expressed understanding for Salutao's confusion: "Then you continue with your work. When you figure it out, remember to send the money to my house."

Sarutau looked at Guard Officer Morgan in disbelief: "What happened to Bishop Konate?"

Guard Officer Morgan replied with a stern face, "Conat Chen has committed multiple crimes and has been imprisoned in the dungeon by order of Elder Vadra, awaiting final judgment."

Salutao was devastated and slumped back into his chair. "God of Mist, how could this happen..."

Feng Xiuhu lifted him up from his chair and said, "Please get your butt off my chair."

Sarutao looked at Feng Xiuhu, then at Guard Officer Morgan, and quickly understood the situation. He lowered his head and walked out: "I'll go inform the other priests."

The study was quiet again.

Feng Xiuhu played with Konate Chen's valuable fountain pen and told Morgan, "Go get Mike."

Morgan thought for a moment and said, "I'll go look for him—I don't think I've seen him much these past few days."

……

Mike has been living in fear these days.

Feng Xiuhu disappeared after resting for a day at his house. He had no way to contact Feng Xiuhu on his own initiative, so he had no idea what the current situation was.

In addition, with Konate Chen taking over the temple, he was afraid that he would be noticed one day and then be liquidated, so he ran out whenever he had the chance and tried not to stay in the temple.

Same today.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Wrench Gang was preaching in the port area and needed a few deacons to help preach the doctrine, Mike actively took on the job.

On a temporary podium set up at the ferry head, a deacon was reading the doctrine aloud, praising the miracles of the God of Mist.

Mike and several other deacons moved among the crowd below the stage, distributing hymn books and dry bread to people.

The vast majority of these people did not come here voluntarily, but were dragged out of their homes by the Wrench Gang and pushed and kicked to get here.

At this time, the members of the Wrench Gang were guarding a circle on the periphery. If they saw anyone hesitate when taking something, or not reciting hymns with them, they would just walk over and slap them a few times.

(End of this chapter)