madnovel Chapter 163 Megos – Innocent
Chapter 163 Megos – Innocent
Chapter 163 Megos – Innocent
After listening to Evan's analysis, and considering the various unusual phenomena, Mr. A also felt that there was something behind the report against Laneus.
It's possible that the witch cult is behind this, but the most urgent task now is to confirm as soon as possible whether Triss has become a true follower of the Creator or not.
"You need to determine as quickly as possible whether Triss's becoming a believer in the Lord has been exposed."
If there's no possibility of a quick resolution, then you can devise a plan. We can kidnap a core member of a witch cult; I have plenty of ways to make him talk as soon as possible.
Evan knew that Mr. A now deeply suspected the Witch Cult, and he was secretly delighted. He quickly agreed:
"Yes, I will definitely find out about this as soon as possible!"
At the same time, regardless of whether the mastermind is the Witch Cult or not, I suggest that some action should be taken to disrupt their plans.
"What suggestions do you have?"
"Shall I propose contacting the Witch Cult again and offering to cooperate in assassinating Duke Negan?"
"Oh? Why? Explain your reasons!"
Mr. A was very interested in Evan's suggestion and gestured for Evan to continue.
"Mr. Z had Triss convey a request for cooperation to the Witch Cult to cover up the fact that Triss was rescued by Mr. Z in Tingen and that he had already become a believer in our Lord."
This made Triss's resume in Tingen more credible, preventing the witch cult from suspecting her, and it turned out to be the right move.
After the Witch Cult contacted us through the means he provided, they indeed stopped suspecting Triss.
Otherwise, Triss wouldn't have been arranged to infiltrate Edsac Augustus's inner circle.
However, the Witch Cult has not responded to our request for cooperation in assassinating Duke Negan. Now we can ask Triss to ask them for cooperation again, so I can see their reaction from the sidelines.
The person who contacted us before wasn't Triss, but now we're directly approaching Triss and requesting cooperation again, which means Triss has been right under our noses all along.
If the Witch Cult acts as if nothing is wrong and makes no move, it means they already know about Triss's faith in our Lord; otherwise, they wouldn't remain indifferent.
But if the witch cult reacts strongly to this, it means they are unaware that Triss believes in my Lord.
Mr. A smiled when he heard Evan's words. This was a "test the waters," a deliberate attempt to provoke the Witch Cult to see their reaction.
Regardless of whether the Witch Cult suspects Triss now, the fact that they previously sent her to Edsac Augustus's side indicates that they didn't suspect her before.
Furthermore, the fact that they had never allowed Triss to have any contact with the Aurora Society before shows that the Witch Cult values Triss highly.
However, if Triss, who is on a secret mission, is suddenly found by the Aurora Society and asked to have the Witch Cult deliver a message, the Witch Cult's reaction will reveal whether Triss has been suspected.
"However, there is a great risk in doing this. If Triss is not suspected by the Witch Cult, and she is currently undertaking an important mission, what we are doing may make the Witch Cult feel that Triss's mission is at risk of failure, and may even provoke them to kill her to eliminate the threat."
Seeing that Mr. A nodded in agreement with his probing plan, Evan pressed on to explain the risks involved, so that he wouldn't be blamed if any problems arose.
Mr. A pondered for a moment, finding Evan's words reasonable, and abandoned his idea of having someone else or Evan himself contact Triss. He decided to handle the matter personally, and thus said:
"I'll personally find out where Triss is now."
"Edsack Augustus was very fond of Triss and arranged for her to live in the 'Red Rose Estate' outside Queens, a famous royal estate with tight security."
Mr. A neither confirmed nor denied Evan's assessment of the tight security, and continued to ask:
"If this test shows that Triss is not suspected by the Witch Cult, what should we do? How can we continue to protect him after the matter of Lanius has been reported?"
Evan was already prepared and said without hesitation:
"I propose to continue the assassination of Duke Nigan. As I have said before, Duke Nigan has become the focal point of the conflicts in the Kingdom of Rune. As long as he dies, the political arena in the Kingdom of Rune will definitely be shaken to its core."
Regardless of whether the Witch Cult does it or not, we should do it. This way, we can create as much chaos as possible, reshuffle the political landscape of the Kingdom of Rune, and with all the big shots vying for power, naturally no one will pay attention to Lanluus.
At the same time, if the matter of Lanluus was indeed orchestrated by the Witch Cult, then this would be a case of reciprocity.
We can use this opportunity to frame them and disrupt their plans.
What we need to do now is to create as much chaos as possible. The more chaotic the situation, the safer Lannus will be, and the greater the chance of the Lord's arrival!
Mr. A was very satisfied with Evan's plan because Evan's vision was very accurate, and he directly found the fulcrum to change the situation. Although Duke Negan had the double protection of the Storm Church and MI9, it would be difficult for him to succeed in the assassination.
But the good thing about Evan's suggestion is that even if the assassination fails, it will still sow the seeds of a huge hidden danger for the seemingly stable situation in Ruen. Everyone will look at their political enemies with suspicion, and once political trust is lost, it will be very difficult to rebuild.
"Besides, we don't necessarily have to do this. There are plenty of desperate people in this world. We can just pay them a high price to do it."
"You are indeed a believer who has received the Lord's favor as soon as you joined the Aurora Society. I believe your future is boundless."
Mr. A is growing to like Evan more and more, and when he plans to meet the Dark Saint next time, he suggests that Evan take over the position left by "Mr. Billion" so that he can better serve the Lord.
Having achieved his goal in meeting Mr. A, Evan then handed over the "Conspirator" and "Pleasure" recipes to him as a way to accumulate merit for himself, and asked Mr. A to keep an eye out for the ingredients in these two recipes and collect them for him.
Mr. A had no resistance to his excellent subordinate's desire for advancement and readily agreed.
After leaving Mr. A's villa, Evan glanced at the large dog with bloodshot eyes staring at the people around it and drooling. He chuckled smugly, then disappeared again and secretly returned to his villa to rest before attending the Tarot gathering in the afternoon. This gathering was a transitional plot in "Lord of Mysteries," so it wasn't discussed in depth, and he didn't know if it would be boring (there's not much to write about this Tarot gathering; I'll mention its content later).
On August 13, in Tingen, West District Police Chiefs Klein and Leonard completed the screening of all inmates, confirming that none of them would seek revenge on society upon release.
"So many big things have happened during this period, but they're all finally over."
Leonard made small talk, trying to elicit more secrets from Klein.
Because the old man on him had already told him that the plan to let the Lanius scam go unpunished, and to cause the mastermind's script to collapse or be exposed, had failed.
After Leonard told him this information, no matter how much he asked, the old man on his body wouldn't say anything, which made Leonard so anxious that he jumped up and down.
Since we can't get any useful information from the "old man," we can only try to probe Klein, who also has a secret.
Klein, his face grim, sipped his coffee and said dejectedly, "What kind of ending is this? We haven't achieved our goal at all, and instead, we've caused such turmoil in Tingen. In a way, we're accomplices too!"
Klein's words silenced Leonard again. His kind nature told him Klein was right, and he couldn't console himself with the idea that it was a "necessary sacrifice." He could only say:
"Then we should find the mastermind behind this and save Sierra Tingen, so that we can truly make up for the mistakes we've made."
Klein simply nodded in agreement with Leonard's words, but didn't respond at all, because he already had a plan in mind, but the plan was too dangerous, and he didn't want to drag Leonard into it.
Moreover, Klein's bad mood during this period was not only due to the chaos in Tingen, but also because his anger at learning the truth was not directed at the mastermind behind Tingen. In Klein's mind, that mastermind was no longer human, so he couldn't feel angry at him.
His anger was directed at the corrupt high-ranking officials involved in the Lanius case.
Klein already knew that the military leadership wanted to use Lanius's deception to cover up their debts, but he didn't stop them at the time because he wanted to disrupt the mastermind's plan.
To his surprise, King George III, the national symbol of the Kingdom of Rune, also saw this as a tool to be used.
His intervention actually allowed Lanius to escape! He only found out about this last week when he allowed Evan to write a report on the Gray Fog!
What left Klein speechless was that Lanius possessed the divinity of a true creator, and King George III, knowing this, did not make it public, forcing Evan to write a letter of denunciation.
This was quite mind-blowing for Klein, who had grown up under the red flag and walked in the spring breeze in his previous life and had a peculiar filter for high-ranking leaders. This led to an unusual anger, and the consequence of this anger was that he became more and more silent in his speech, but more and more "reckless" and proactive in his actions.
Just then, Klein noticed a commotion among the police officers at the police station, all heading towards one place.
Leonard stopped a police officer and learned that the Tingen Special Court had ruled that the family of Megos, the fiancée of the main perpetrator in the Tingen investment fraud case, Laneus, had been identified as victims and would not be treated as accomplices. The police department was currently processing their release.
This news surprised Leonard, while Klein remained calm, clearly already knowing.
The acquittal of the Megose family was partly due to the presence of a top lawyer from Backlund. Because the case was so typical, they felt that public opinion should not supersede the law and wanted to establish it as a model, so they brought in a high-caliber legal team to defend them.
Another reason is that during the last tarot reading, Evan expressed his sympathy for Megas's plight and offered to provide some help to Megas's family.
After the tarot meeting last week, Evan confessed to the Fool, admitting that he had acted too rashly and arrogantly, failing to fully anticipate the possible consequences, which led to the suffering of his hometown people.
He also stated that he would do everything possible to help Tingen recover as soon as possible, and mentioned that he would help some innocent people avoid being affected, including the Megose family.