After the revelation of this incident, Mr.
Adam's reputation reached new heights, and those he had helped went to church to send flowers to express their gratitude to him.I really can't understand how such a good person could end up like this.Old Chick wiped his tears and looked at Julian through gritted teeth: Please catch this murderer and let him pay for Mr.
Adam's life!
Julian did not promise, only said that he would try his best to find out the truth and let the guilty be punished.Old Loftus-Cheek didn't hear the difference, and thanked Julian with tears in his eyes.Seeing off old Cheek, Julian was in a heavy mood, and he had a hunch that this case might not be simple.How's it going on your end?
Owen sat down next to Julian and asked with a slight frown.There was no clue about the murder, but there was something wrong with the Adam priest.Oh?
What's wrong?
Owen was stunned for a moment, and information about Pastor Adam quickly flashed through his mind.According to that information, Adam was a very good priest, and had a great reputation in the small town of Kentia, where he had worked for fifteen years, and had thoroughly integrated into the town, treating the townspeople as if they were his own family, and even the Archbishop of Sloan was full of praise for his performance, and tried to dig people into the cathedral.Unfortunately, the Adam priest refused the invitation of the archbishop because he was reluctant to accept the townspeople, and the matter was later rumored to be a good talk by many people, and some even claimed that the Adam priest was an example for all pastors.Julian thought for a while and muttered: Do you believe that there are people in this world who will think about others wholeheartedly, do not seek fame or profit, have no relatives and no reason, but are willing to lack food and clothing for the sake of others' better lives?
Owen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then sneered: I am afraid that such a saint only exists in mythology.Julian said meaningfully: I think so too.Owen couldn't help frowning: This Adam pastor is rated so highly here?
Quite high.Julian said: It stands to reason that no one is perfect, and no matter how perfect a person is, he cannot have any shortcomings.But in Old Chick's description, this Adam priest is simply an angel, elegant and loving, and any flaw you can see in ordinary people, you can't find it in him.This is not normal.Owen said flatly.No matter what, he didn't believe that anyone could really be perfect to such an extent, or if this person was really so perfect, he would have been brought to the Holy City by the church as a model a long time ago, how could he have stayed in such a small town for more than ten years.On the other hand, if all these things of his are faked, then it can make a person disguise himself as a saint for decades, and the hidden interests behind this Julian has not finished speaking, and Owen has fully understood what he means.He rubbed his forehead with a headache, feeling that this matter was definitely a big trouble.Tsk, I might as well let Evans handle it.Is there a difference?
Julian shrugged his shoulders: with his shrewdness, he will definitely find a problem, and when the time comes, he will not report it to you, the knight chief?
Owen: Can that be the same!
By the time Evans finds out that he can't handle it, at least in a few days, when your vacation is over, I don't need to worry about anything when I come back to work!
Alright, I'll send Evans a message and ask him to send another team to pick us up.Owen looked depressed, feeling like his chance to be alone with Julian just flapped his wings and flew away.Why did he send someone?
Julian was puzzled: There's nothing we can't handle, right?
Owen gave him a blank look: Of course it's to call someone to run errands, this matter is very troublesome at first glance, it must not be handled in a short time, your vacation is only a few days, if we run around separately to investigate, how can we have time to get along.Even though the people who came were a bunch of light bulbs, at least there was an errand runner.Julian: Okay, that's a strong reason, you won!
Owen turned his head and called Evans out of bed.He didn't have anything to hide from his henchmen, so he just told the situation.Evans was also clear-minded, and immediately understood that there was a big deal in this, and he had to deal with it carefully.By the way, Owen suddenly remembered that Sloan seemed to value this Adam very much, and specially reminded him: it is best to avoid the people on Sloan's side, and if you can, you can suppress this case for a few days.Evans was suddenly shocked, and said no?
Could it be that Archbishop Sloan is involved?
Owen glanced at him and said in a deep voice: Don't think about it, it's just a precaution.I see.Evans nodded, and after finishing the communication, he secretly mobilized a team of paladins and sent them to the town of Kentia.Owen's Diary: Tsk, God must have looked at me unpleasantly!
If it's not pleasing to the eye, why should you ruin my alone time with Julian!
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ thanks to the little angel who voted for me during 2020-03-2513:11:09~2020-03-2522:51:40 ~ Thank you to the little angel who voted for the mine: did you do your homework 1; Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: 279112145 bottle; Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
The clue Evans chose a team of knights who first defected to Owen, they were depressed in the past, and finally got Owen's support, and there must be no problem in terms of loyalty, and they are all locals, they are very familiar with the environment around Casgar, and they are not easy to make mistakes when doing things.The team consisted of seven people, and by the time they arrived, it was almost dawn.As instructed, they found Owen in the church who had opened the door and was checking around, and the knight led by him stepped forward and saluted: Your Excellency the Knight.Well, thank you guys.Owen nodded.Seeing that the knight looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, he frowned and said, "Jason?
If you have something to say, you know I don't like to go around the bush.The knight named Jason suddenly looked stunned, and said in a deep voice: This matter may not be related to your matter, I just think I should talk to you.Say!
Jason organized the language: something happened in the city, a big nobleman died in a brothel, I heard that the Oiran did it, but then there were rumors that the Oiran who killed him was disguised, and the real Oiran was knocked unconscious and stuffed into the warehouse in the backyard.Owen's eyes sank: Who is the big nobleman who died?
Jason shook his head: I don't know, the news is very tightly blocked, but the information about the murderer is everywhere, and I suspect that someone deliberately released it.Owen tapped his finger on the table next to him, vaguely sensing that he had overlooked something.Julian came out of the backyard after checking and saw the two of them standing there, and asked curiously: What are you doing?
Owen came back to his senses, saw Jason's surprised expression, and realized that Jason never seemed to have met Julian, so he introduced them to them: This is my close friend Julian.After a pause, he added: You should have heard of him.Of course.Jason was extremely responsive.It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Julian.At that time, the knights who were just in time for Julian to invite him to dinner all said that His Excellency the Knight Chief had a very handsome friend, and the other party seemed to have become a disciple of the headmaster of Harlan Academy, and that was a legendary powerhouse, even if he was not a friend of his immediate boss, he was willing to befriend.Hello.Julian greeted with a smile.He's Jason, my henchman.Owen's introduction to Jason was fairly simple, and Jason had no problem with it, not even rejoicing before Owen called him a confidant.What was his first attempt to turn to Owen for?
It's not that I want to hug Owen's golden thighs, but now I get what I want, not to mention how happy I am.Julian is my closest friend, and in my absence, he is qualified to take charge in my place, and any orders he gives can be considered to have been given by me.Owen said to Jason very solemnly.Jason was stunned for a moment, then quickly came back to his senses and nodded cautiously.In his heart, he smacked his tongue for the status of this Julian in Owen's heart.How close are these Silen Julian and Owen?
Unexpectedly, His Excellency Owen even said such a thing as taking over the power on his behalf.Such a promise is not easy to make, and that means that no matter what Julian decides, Owen will have to bear the consequences.There is not enough trust in each other, and even brothers may not be willing to share such rights.Okay, without further ado, let's go out and go around town to see if this Adam pastor is perfect among all people.Jason was able to get into the position of squad leader in the cathedral of the imperial capital, and he was able to survive tenaciously after many suppressions, so he was naturally not stupid, and he understood as soon as he heard it, this knight chief of his family must be suspicious of Adam's reverend.Speaking of which, Kentia was so close to the imperial capital, and he had heard of this Adam Pastor before, and he was still laughing with the rest of the team, saying that this Adam Priest was good to everyone in the town, except for himself.He admired such a person, but he could never be such a person.Now listening to Owen's suspicions, he actually has a strange sense of relief, it turns out that he is not the only one who thinks that this person's perfection is a little false.Jason, who felt he had known the truth a long time ago, was content to look for clues, leaving Julian and Owen standing still.In power?
With no one around, Julian grabbed Owen from behind and bit his ear.You're too bold to be afraid that he'll report you?
Theoretically, Owen's order itself violated the rules of the church, and Julian was not a member of the church at all, and he was not qualified to order those paladins.It's not a big deal, it's a test for him.Owen said with a chuckle.Owen was only halfway across, but Julian understood what he meant.He said that this matter is not a big deal, and even if it is reported, there will be no big punishment.On the other hand, this matter is about whether Jason can put Owen's orders above the orders of the church, and if Jason shows opposition at the time, Owen will not do anything to him, but will turn him from a close confidant into a decent subordinate.He didn't want to betray the church, but for an ambitious person like him, many times what he had to do was to play the side ball of the church, and at that time, who his subordinates were aiming for was very important.He can allow his subordinates to turn their hearts to the church, but he must not tolerate close henchmen doing the same, because the former he will only use reasonable subordinate relationships to use them, while the latter will require him to spend resources to cultivate.Jason's acquiescence to Owen's command was tantamount to making a choice.He chose to favor Owen over the rules of the church.Owen wasn't surprised by this result at all.From the first time they met, he could see that this Jason was an ambitious man, and he knew what kind of options were best for him.He is not afraid that his subordinates are ambitious, but he is afraid that his subordinates are incapable.He has this self-confidence to always occupy the highest position, and as long as he doesn't fall, someone like Jason will never betray him.The inspections at the church did not go well, and according to the elder Chick, Pastor Adam stayed in the church almost every day, except for the occasional outing.According to this incident, if there is any secret behind him, then the biggest possibility is that he is hiding in the church, but Julian and Owen almost searched the church, and the two rooms in the backyard were also thoroughly searched, but they didn't find anything.It doesn't make sense.Julian sat on the long church chair, fingertips tapping the back of the chair, and the sound of tapping helped him think.Let's revisit the clues.Owen repeated old Loftus-Cheek's statement, combined with what the coachman had said, and quickly identified what they had overlooked.Graffiti on the glass!
The two of them thought about it in unison.They were all so caught up in the murder of Adam that they forgot that it all started with graffiti on the glass.Unfortunately, the graffiti should have been cleaned up.As soon as Julian finished speaking, a flash of inspiration suddenly dawned: although the graffiti has been cleaned up, the people who see the graffiti will definitely remember it!
He hurriedly asked Owen to inform the paladins that while looking for clues, he would try to collect the graffiti footage from several times.By noon, the knights had done their job well, visiting almost all the inhabitants of the town and gathering all the information they could.Because people had seen the graffiti for several days on end, combined with their memories, a knight who was very good at drawing quickly sorted out the pattern.According to the townspeople, the graffiti is all the same, and at first glance it is a series of chaotic lines, but if you look closely, you will find that those crude lines form a figure that seems to tell a story.As for the dead townsman, he was the gravekeeper of the town, and he was a lonely old man with no relatives and no cause, and he was a strange and rude man, and he liked to drink heavily, and the townspeople did not like him very much, and the children would run away when they saw him from afar.It seems that only Pastor Adam has a good relationship with him, but everyone thinks that it is because Pastor Adam has a gentle personality and likes to take care of people, otherwise ordinary people will definitely not tolerate the old man's stinky temper.The purpose of living in a sparsely populated area was to make friends only with Adam, so that Adam had a good reason to travel to relatively remote places from time to time.Julian looked at the information and had some outlines in his heart.He got the graffiti again, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth fiercely.To tell the truth, he believed that the knight who painted really did his best, and it was already remarkable to paint to this extent based on other people's descriptions, but the problem was that something like this stickman, as long as it was slightly deformed, it was impossible to guess what it was, so now Julian could only sigh at the painting and really couldn't understand it!
Go to the cemetery first?
Owen asks Julian for his opinion.Julian thought for a moment: don't worry, I want to go to the confessional again, where the grave keeper died, and I always feel that there is something I have overlooked.Then you go to the confessional, and I go to the cemetery.Owen made the decision.Leave Jason to Julian to run errands, while he rushes to the cemetery with the remaining six knights.Owen mainly inspects the grave keeper's hut, and the paladins need to scrutinize the entire cemetery.The worst among them is also a fourth-level knight, and his perception is not weak, but it may not feel good to look at the corpses in those coffins through perception.Those who have become dried corpses are counted, and the ones that are most afraid are the ones that are half-rotted and crawling with maggots.I really didn't want to eat for three days.One by one, the paladins slowly advanced in the cemetery with their faces bitter and dejected, each of them was assigned a piece of land, and it was only over that they had to thoroughly investigate their own piece with their senses.Owen didn't find much in the grave keeper's hut, which didn't exceed his expectations, after all, although the grave keeper's location was remote, this hut was not hidden at all, and if he really wanted to hide something inside, it would be easy for others to find out.Lord Owen, there is a discovery!
The excited cries of paladins were heard outside the window, and Owen moved his eyes and pushed open the door and walked in the direction of the crowd.Owen's Diary: