Chapter 47 The incident happened
Next, Paladin went to Kira's house and followed the same pattern. We returned to the church and quietly waited for the arrival of dawn. He had no intention of killing Doroner. If all three old men died, it would be suspicious. Only by letting one of them survive, and with the power of the fake suicide note, can Doroner die openly.
It's not that Paladin wants to kill them all, but that he feels that potential harm and instability should be completely eradicated. After all the businessmen headed by Nurba are clean, the remaining minions will be frightened. They have no righteousness or friendship. Just to be able to look up to others and make some money to settle down.
It is conceivable that after everyone in Nurba who dares to oppose him is dead, the most rational and only choice for other businessmen is to rely on him and rely on him! Then, Nurba’s iron ore mining industry is all in your own hands! He has become the real master of Nurba! But is one Nurba enough? Obviously not enough! Paladin wanted the position of bishop of the diocese. He is the person in charge of the entire parish.
In the Holy See hierarchy, there are three types: priests, priests, and bishops. Being a bishop is, without a doubt, a position of leadership. The lowest level among them is the bishop of the diocese. A large diocese has five or six parishes. Each diocese has a diocesan bishop. All dioceses within the entire archdiocese are subordinate to the archdiocesan bishop, who is commonly known as the archbishop.
And a country. For example, the Principality of Kasmi is a religious domain. There are about ten large dioceses in the diocesan domain. The archbishops of all archdioceses form the episcopal conference. jointly manage this domain. And elect one of the archbishops to be the head of the bishops' conference. Further up, there is the bishop of the holy city of Kasili.
Many priests and pastors hold various deputies, clerks, registrars, pastors, and the like. Their rank is not higher than that of the bishop, but they have relatively greater power when working in the Holy City. Among them, the thirteen bishops lead these people and manage all religious domains in a unified way. Also called the Thirteen Cardinals. Among them, the pope, the apostle of God, ranks first among the thirteen cardinals.
There was again a cardinal in charge of the Inquisition. There are three cardinals in charge of the three major knights. The remaining eight cardinals are responsible for more than thirty religious domains covering the entire human kingdom. These are formal, and there are also local militarized branches such as monasteries, monasteries, and knightly orders, which uniformly obey the orders of the Pope. And the numbers are huge.
The most interesting thing is that the influence of three monastic orders spread throughout the Holy See. Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites. They have no strict system and are very loose. However, the membership is very large, and almost all clergy are members of these three monastic orders.
Many of us wear black during meetings and Masses. They advocated the eradication of heresy, poverty and chastity. Therefore, most of the Inquisition and Knights are members of the Dominican order. The Franciscans wear gray and they advocate poverty and peace. They don't like fighting and don't eat meat. Most of the priests and priests joined the Franciscans. The Carmelites, on the other hand, wear white clothes and advocate begging for food and should not seek wealth. The poor should be helped. Daily torture to experience God’s mercy. Therefore, both ascetics and missionaries developed from the Carmelites.
From this point of view, there are many forces within the Holy See. Let’s not talk about the conflicts and factions among the cardinals. Just the conflicts between the three major monastic orders within the Holy See have frightened many people.
But these are not things that Paladin cares about yet. Now his pursuit is too small and his vision is too small. At this time, Paladin, who was full of expectation and joy, finally waited for the arrival of dawn. Strangely enough, Paladin spent less and less time sleeping these days, but he didn't feel much tired. I used to sleep eight hours a day, but now I feel full of energy after just two hours of sleep, without any sleepiness at all.
And just when the sky just dawned, the dark Nurba gradually became covered with a blue veil. There was an eager knock on the Paladin's door. Paladin calmly went up and opened the door, only to see Kalechi wearing armor and a dozen guards waiting for him anxiously. But I heard Kalechi say: "Something happened. Two businessmen, Nari and Qila, hanged themselves last night!"
When Paladin heard this, he immediately put on his robe and walked out with a look of shock and disbelief. He glanced at the guards around him and said with confusion on his face: "Why? Why do they do this?"
Kalechi sighed, and immediately took Paladin's arm and hurried to Nari's mansion, saying solemnly: "They all left suicide notes, which stated that they instigated Grandi because of shame and Afraid of committing suicide." "What! It's them!" Paladin looked surprised and said in disbelief with his eyes wide open. Kalechi turned his head away in displeasure. He didn't like the feeling of acting with this bastard at all.
The town is not big, and Paladin and his party soon arrived in front of Nari's villa. You could vaguely hear the choking sounds coming from the house. Fortunately, it was early in the morning and there were not many pedestrians on the road. However, there were already passers-by in twos and threes who noticed something was wrong and came over to take a closer look. As soon as these passers-by saw Kalec and Paladin arriving in a hurry, they immediately stepped forward respectfully and asked: "Father, Captain. What happened?"
Kalechi didn't want to pay attention to these people at all, and responded directly: "I don't know either." Then he said to the guard beside him: "Guard the door and don't let others go up. You, you, and you. Go to Qila's house. Let's go. The priest and I will go soon." Kalechi gave the order vigorously and resolutely. These companions and subordinates who had followed Kalechi for more than ten years immediately responded. One group of people guarded the door, and the other group He ran towards Kira's house.
Kalechi ignored Paladin's envious expression and directly took his arm and walked through the door and up the stairs. Seeing that there was no one around, Kalech immediately stared angrily and lowered his voice and asked, "Did you do this?" "Yes."
Paladin nodded heartlessly. But in exchange, Kalechi growled angrily: "You idiot, why are you in such a hurry! Yesterday Grandy was just put on the stake, and today you are looking for something to do at dawn. What if it reaches the ears of the earl? , then the two of us will be burned at the stake!" "Huh?"
Paladin suddenly stopped, his eyes flashed with cold mist, his right hand quickly clasped Kalech's neck, and said with displeasure: "It's not your turn to accuse me. Kalech, all you have to do is Just take care of the aftermath."
Kalechi, who has been a mercenary for more than 20 years and has even killed monsters, was shocked to find that his muscles and strength were unable to do anything against Paladin's white hands! And feel the strength in your hands, as if just a slight squeeze, your life will be completely handed over here. After realizing the huge strength gap between the two parties, Kalechi blushed and clapped his hands hard and said: "I know...I know! Let go!"
Paladin followed the instructions and let go of his hand, looked at Kalech and warned: "Don't make your own decisions when you get up. Everything depends on my behavior." After that, he ignored Kalech who felt discomfort on his neck and went about his own business. Went up to the second floor.