Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 49 049 Talking about Collapse
Toverson Zhao's expression turned sour. "Father Hollis and Officer Semm died at the hands of Yu Duan Hun. It was Yu Duan Hun who initiated the attack. There's no doubt about that. Even if you don't count Feng Xiuhu, there were quite a few people who witnessed it."

"Bad talk!"

Ma Binghe immediately retorted, "Yu Duanhun wanted to kill Feng Xiuhu. Hollis Wu intervened without reason, violating the resolution of the last negotiation. His death is solely his own fault."

Toverson Zhao shook his head and denied it. "The last resolution made it very clear. Feng Xiuhu's missionary work as a squad leader was part of his duty. His actions in the port area were too impulsive and radical, but they were personal actions. The church is not responsible."

"Yu Duanhun attempted to harm his deacon in front of a priest. This is not permitted. Moreover, the incident occurred in a factory area, which is the church's legal missionary area, not the temple's port area."

"So, morally and logically, Hollis Wu's intervention was correct, and it shouldn't be used as an excuse."

Ma Binghe was so angry that he laughed: "Such sophistry! How shameless!"

"They keep saying that Yu Duanhun killed Hollis Wu and Semu, but where is Yu Duanhun? I think it's possible that Hollis Wu and Semu worked together to kill Yu Duanhun!"

Feng Xiuhu suddenly interrupted: "That's not right. They can't beat Yu Duanhun. I saw it with my own eyes."

He had indeed seen it with his own eyes - when being invaded by the red fog, Yu Duanhun was the last one to die.

The atmosphere became tense, and everyone looked towards Feng Xiuhu.

Toverson Zhao forced the topic back, "Only your temple knows where Yu Duan Hun is. Your Excellency, the Great Master, you are the one making sophistry—we all know that even if Hollis Wu and Officer Thurm joined forces, they might not pose a threat to Duan Hun."

Ma Binghe opened his mouth. This was indeed the truth - if it was a fight of life and death, Hollis Wu would have to bring at least a whole squadron of Divine Guards to have any chance of taking down Yu Duanhun.

This brief hesitation gave Toverson Zhao an opportunity to press on. He stood up and saluted the "referee seat": "Your Excellency, the Great Duke, this is the fact."

"Both the church and the temple investigated the site and received the same answer."

"There were traces of fog and wind and rain spells at the scene, but no bodies or spirits were found, not even traces of their blood."

"Father Hollis has not yet reached the stage of runic enlightenment. He lacks the means to completely erase both his physical and spiritual bodies."

"But coincidentally, Chief Priest Yu Duanhun possesses this ability."

"As far as I know, although Yu Duanhun is still serving as the chief priest, he recently successfully broke through to the Divine Wandering Realm. There happens to be a spell in the Wind and Rain Goddess Temple system that uses rainwater to erase all traces."

Thorsen Zhao spoke confidently, "Your Excellency, the Great Duke, the answer is clear. We have reason to believe that Yu Duanhun, fearing his crime after murdering the church priest, absconded and fabricated the illusion that both of them had disappeared together."

The old man in the temple to the right of the Duke frowned slightly, as if he was dissatisfied.

Ma Binghe was furious. He stood up, pointed at Toverson Zhao and cursed: "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext!"

"From the very beginning, the temple has always been the one who suffered losses, and it has always been the temple that has been tolerant! Now you still want to continue to frame me! Do you really think that there is no one in my temple?!"

Feng Xiuhu was also confused: "Yeah, aren't you all very powerful? Why are you always cowering and not daring to fight back?"

Everyone looked over again.

Being watched by so many people, Feng Xiuhu was a little excited. "Yu Duanhun told me that as long as I follow him, I don't have to worry about the church at all. Even if Hollis Wu and Semu come at me together, he can crush them with just two fingers."

Toverson Zhao's eyes lit up: "Look! Yu Duanhun has had this motive for a long time!"

After that, he reported to the "referee": "According to the rigorous interrogation of Feng Xiuhu, he confessed everything. Yu Duanhun had secretly tried to win over Feng Xiuhu, and the reason Feng Xiuhu appeared in the factory area yesterday was to report this to Hollis Wu. That's why Yu Duanhun took the initiative to silence him."

This kind of secretly stealing someone else's girlfriend is somewhat despicable, and there is no reason for the temple to recognize it - this was purely Yu Duanhun's own idea.

Ma Binghe immediately objected: "This is Yu Duanhun's personal behavior. The temple does not need to bear responsibility for it, nor should it be used as an excuse for rebuttal."

Feng Xiuhu scratched his ears and felt like he had heard this before.

The old man in the referee's seat couldn't stand it any longer. As soon as he spoke, everyone who was arguing was silenced. "The temple will not accept such groundless accusations."

"The Western Church came to the Eastern Continent to spread its faith. This was the result of divine permission from both Eastern and Western gods."

"But this doesn't mean the church can continue to push its limits endlessly."

"From the beginning to the end, the Temple was the one who backed down, but they never expected the Church to see this as weakness. It was the Church's greedy ambition that pushed the situation to an irreversible point."

"The Temple has been forced into a corner by the Church. I think it's time for the Church to re-establish the correct understanding - the Temple is the only faith of Sailing City."

After saying that, the old man in the temple stood up.

The old man from the church on the other side changed color. He subconsciously stood up and put his hand on the old man from the temple's shoulder.

He had something to say, but the old man in the temple didn't give him a chance.

The old man from the temple casually brushed away the old man from the church's hand, his tone calm but firm.

"Within three days, church personnel must withdraw from the Lower Town and are permanently prohibited from preaching."

Everyone's face was grim, and you could hear a pin drop in the hall.

No one spoke, but Feng Xiuhu became anxious: "I object!"

"My home is in downtown! Why are you kicking me out?"

The old man in the temple glanced over and said: "Then you should hurry up and move."

After saying that, he turned away and left.

All the people in the temple also evacuated.

The only people left in the meeting room were the church members, the Duke of Daguo, and Feng Xiuhu.

Feng Xiuhu yelled at Konate Chen, "Old Chen! Are you speechless? Can you swallow this? I can't."

Konate Chen waved his hands irritably, and the Divine Guards pushed Feng Xiuhu away in a cage cart.

Before leaving, Feng Xiuhu vaguely heard the old man from the church communicating with the Duke of Daguo in the referee's seat.

"The church only wants missionary rights in the port area..."

"Did the temple really suffer any loss?"

"Their real goal is to restore their prestige... They want to proactively provoke war."

"We can't rule out the possibility that the President instructed us to do this... the incident at the mental hospital last time..."

"He's afraid. He's afraid that once the church becomes powerful, I will replace him."

"The church will always have your back, but this is a difficult battle for us to win."

"How many Divine Guards can the Church mobilize now? Quickly..."

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