Storm of Gods

Chapter 242 Fishing Law Enforcement
Travis, standing to the side, had clearly passed the investigation, but his expression wasn't good either. In the event of a special incident, the power of the tribunal was terrifying, and after such a serious incident, his life wasn't going to be easy either.

Li Xin was the first to be investigated.

Freyner looked at Li Xin quietly, feeling that he was even more approachable than the Metropolitan. He had none of the ruthless aura of the Inquisition, or even any bloodthirstiness. "Your 'Utopia Mountain Feud' is very good. Why did you think of writing this?"

Li Xin was taken aback, not expecting such an opening. "Lord Fresnel, please excuse my rudeness. I didn't expect you to like such a short story. On the one hand, Bird Society was in trouble at the time, and on the other hand, I also had a selfish motive of wanting to make money."

Fresnel nodded. "The story is very interesting. When will the new manuscript be published?"

"I submitted the manuscript yesterday. Under normal circumstances, it will be printed in this week's weekly issue, but the word count will be a bit low this time," Li Xin said truthfully.

Finnel sighed softly, "Everyone says that the Earth Mother Goddess Church is full of talented people, but I think the Moon Goddess Church is even better at cultivating the new generation."

"Are you saying that a journalist who can't write books isn't a good night watchman?" Li Xin said.

Finnel paused for a moment, then smiled. "I like interesting young people. His Highness Aklis values ​​you highly. Have you ever thought about staying in Heldan in the future?"

Li Xin thought for a moment, then helplessly spread his hands. "I don't know. I personally really like the city of Herdan. It's a great city."

Finnel nodded gently. “Don’t overthink it. This is just a sincere invitation. Heldan welcomes talents from all countries. I heard from Travis that you have a strong insight into the case, which is quite impressive. I hope you will continue to help me in the future. The Earth Church will not let its friends suffer losses.”

“Although my abilities are limited, I will do my best, Lord Fresnel,” Li Xin said, looking at this powerful figure in the tribunal.

“It’s alright, you can go out now. Let Simmons in,” Finnel said.

Li Xin got up and left. As he left the room, he raised an eyebrow. It seemed he had been living too comfortably lately. When he was talking to Frenier, there was something sticky behind him. He hated this passive situation, but in dealing with the internal organ demon, his actions were completely in line with the Earth Church, and with Aklis's endorsement, the possibility of being targeted was extremely low, so he endured it. He should avoid this situation in the future.

Upon closer examination, Aklis may not be entirely reliable either.

"How is it?" Frenier suddenly muttered to himself in the room.

"It had nothing to do with him, but he told a lie in the end." A blurry object appeared in the air.

Frenier nodded; he shared the same assessment. Li Xin was certainly a suspect, but now he seemed remarkably composed, and his affection for Heldan was genuine. He was a talented individual, a pity he was a Night Watchman. Of course, as a scribe, he wouldn't make subjective judgments. Soul Envoys could peer into souls, and the fear within a soul couldn't be hidden. The Holy See was quite concerned about the Hexbird Society, and any action they took would be investigated, including the appearance of Li Xin. Frenier, of course, had no interest in novels, but a novel that had garnered widespread attention was a different matter entirely. Judging from the content, it seemed to be set in the United Kingdom of Lilong.

He already knew the relevant details. This young man was very perceptive in investigating cases and could quickly find Isaac's suspicious points in the notes. In fact, the Vatican had also discovered this, but unfortunately it was too late. Isaac had achieved some goal with the help of the Vatican and then disappeared. The Vatican had been investigating and believed that this was a conspiracy against the Mother Goddess, but they had underestimated their strength.

Since they are His Highness Aklis's people, the Church doesn't want to cause trouble as long as there are no problems, after all, this is not the Fifth Age.

When Li Xin came out, Walner, Travis, and the others breathed a sigh of relief. They were worried that something might have happened to Li Xin. "Simmons, Lord Fresnel wants you to go in. Don't be afraid, Lord Fresnel is very easy to talk to," Li Xin said with a smile.

"Afraid? You're kidding! I'm a man like an eagle!"

Simmons patted his chest, he had a clear conscience and was not afraid of any investigation, mainly because he was completely clueless about what had happened.

Simmons and Celia's investigation didn't take long either; none of them had any problems, and they even felt that Lord Fresnel's investigation was a bit... perfunctory.

Fresnel and the court staff had other work to do and didn't have time to deal with them.

"Father, who exactly is Number Two? Even the Vatican's experts couldn't stop him?" Celia asked curiously.

Metropolitan Walner didn't answer but looked at Li Xin. "What do you think of this?" Li Xin was stunned. What did he think? He didn't want to think about it. He wanted to go home and write. Writing was great. He could earn some money and have fun. Why was he getting involved in this contest between two powerful groups? And there was this ghostly thing crawling around on his back.

"I don't understand. I feel like this level of competition is beyond our reach." Li Xin smiled wryly. "I'm so sorry I couldn't help. By the way, how's Didia doing?"

Celia explained their proposed strategy. Volner and Travis exchanged a glance. It was a good idea, but it was somewhat dangerous for Didia. Fighting against clandestine forces wasn't about individual skill, but about being quick-witted.

“We don’t know yet. Didiah told us not to contact him proactively. He’ll send a messenger to us if there’s any news,” Simmons said.

The two had a huge argument in the church, but then met up privately the next day. This was clearly not right; Didia was genuinely interested in the case.

“Captain Travis, I’d like to go back and review the files to see if there’s anything I can do to help Didia,” Li Xin said.

Travis looked at the Metropolitan, who nodded. It was never a good thing for something like this to happen in his cathedral, and he would certainly have to keep an eye on what happened next.

The group departed for the Undertaker's base, with Travis in one carriage and Li Xin, Simmons, and Celia in another.

"Brother Li, what's going on? Have you figured anything out?" Simmons asked.

Li Xin leaned against the carriage and said, "Experiment number two is about to succeed, and we urgently need Isaac's notes, otherwise we wouldn't have taken such a risk."

Simmons and Celia exchanged bewildered glances. "You can even tell that?"

“It’s a guess, and it could be wrong,” Li Xin said.

"Then why didn't you tell him when the priest asked?" Celia said.

“Because the Vatican deliberately allowed that person to take Isaac’s notes.” Li Xin spread his hands. Damn it, he didn’t want to get involved in this mess anymore. Not to mention a bunch of old fogies, there were all sorts of hidden forces that were hard to guard against. “The Vatican must already be tracking the notes.”

Simmons and Celia then realized that the Vatican wanted to take everything down, and also use this incident to see who the second-in-command was.

"How did you figure that out?" Simmons had always thought that although he wasn't very strong, he was very smart, but lately he felt that his brain wasn't working so well.

"Just a guess." Li Xin smiled. "The matter of Number Two is the Vatican's own decision. We shouldn't interfere. If we mess things up, it might ruin the Vatican's plans and cause even more trouble. We should focus on finding Number One."

Compared to the Dark Cuisine Association, the Earth Mother Goddess Church's main focus is definitely on Number Two. As for why they have such thoughts, the Metropolitan and Frenier are too calm. Either the notes are fake, or this is their plan. He feels that the notes should be real, so the latter is more likely.

And even if he guesses wrong, what does it have to do with him? It's Number One who's to blame.

“Should we remind Didia to be careful?” Celia suddenly said.

"Huh?" Simmons looked at Celia, wondering why she had suddenly jumped to this place again.

“We’ve overlooked something: Number One is a force that even Number Two should be wary of. Are we going to let Didia risk going in? Could that be harmful to him?” Celia said with a wry smile.

Li Xin and Simmons' expressions also changed slightly. Because it involved the Dark Cuisine Association, they didn't feel much of a deterrent force. They always felt that they were the murderers and that they were on the side of justice. But Number One was even more powerful than Number Two. If Number Two was so fierce, then Number One was even more powerful.
"Shall we go find him?"

“No, send a messenger,” Simmons said. “Didia should already be under surveillance. Let Captain Travis handle it; ours is too obvious.”

(End of this chapter)