Father Mavie

Chapter 98 The Assassinated Pope (Please Subscribe!!!)

In the evening, when Ma Wei dragged his exhausted body back to the Church of Truth, Junia gave him a surprise.

"Dad, what do you think this is?"

Junia took out the golden pocket watch hidden in her bosom, and held it in front of Mavi.

"Isn't this Mr. Sean's gold watch?"

Ma Wei recognized the owner of the gold watch at a glance. After all, it was hard not to recognize such a unique symbolic thing.

How did such a valuable item fall into Junia's hands?

thinking about
Ma Wei's suspicious eyes drifted to Levin who was pouring boiled water.

"Why? What are you looking at me for?!"

Noticing his gaze, Levin jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "Do you suspect that I stole it?!"

"En." Ma Wei nodded without hesitation: "I think that among all the people sitting here, you are the only one who can steal Gentleman Sean's gold watch without anyone noticing."

"Damn it. I really don't know how to refute you."

Levin grinned, speechless.

He knew that Ma Wei was right. As the well-known rose thief, stealing a pocket watch was indeed a piece of cake. Looking at the few people who went to Wexford today, who would steal?

Ma Wei has been with him all the time, of course there is no suspicion, and if Junia is removed, only Xiao Hei and Friday's cats are left
Use the method of exclusion.
Isn't it him?
"It wasn't Uncle Levin who stole it, it wasn't Uncle Levin who stole it! Gentleman Sean willingly gave it to Junia!"

Seeing her father misunderstood, Junia quickly explained.

"For you?"

Ma Wei frowned, picked up the gold watch and looked at it.

Gentleman Sean's gold watch is much more expensive than his pocket watch, and the two sides are not at the same price, but in Ma Wei's view, a watch, as long as it can tell the time, if not because he has no money, he will buy one too!

"Yes, yes!" Junia kept nodding her head: "Mr. Sean is such a good man, he said that as long as Junia answered a few questions for him, he would give me the gold watch!"

"What did he ask you?" Ma Wei raised his eyebrows.

Xiao Hei on the side answered first: "He first asked where the goddess's mother was, and then asked about the Church of Truth, but he couldn't figure out that the goddess was so smart, so he just fooled him and took a piece of gold." I got the watch. I guess I'm regretting it now, meow!"

After understanding the ins and outs, Ma Wei and Levin looked at each other in surprise.

Junia's intelligence is far beyond their imagination.

Not only did he get a gold watch justifiably, but he also waited until the surrounding environment became safe before taking it out. You must know that even if ordinary children are smart, they cannot endure it for so long.

but
Why is such a smart goddess unable to memorize the ninety-nine multiplication table?

After thinking about it, Ma Wei could only think of one conclusion:
Junia didn't care at all!

No wonder she dozed off when she was asked to recite the ninety-nine multiplication table.
Absolutely playing stupid!

Really
smart.

Ma Wei, who realized that he had been fooled, instead of being angry, bent down and hugged Junia, pinched her nose, and asked with a smile, "What reward do you want? Cake?"

"Don't eat! Don't eat!"

Junia, who had just finished eating a piece of cake in the afternoon, shook her head frantically, feeling tired of eating for a while.

"Then what do you want?"

"Eunia wants nothing, as long as Papa is happy!"

"Dad is indeed very happy, but if you can memorize the ninety-nine multiplication table, Dad will be even happier."

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Junia stared at him blankly, with her small mouth slightly opened, startled by the sudden change.

"Then what. Junia wants to go to the toilet"

"Go."

Ma Wei put her down: "I posted a nine-nine multiplication table on the door of the toilet, remember to read it."

There was a sudden pause in her staggering steps, Junia turned her head, glanced at Papa, and then
With a deflated mouth, he let out a cry of 'wow' and ran upstairs as if fleeing.

"Boss, why did the goddess force her if she didn't want to recite it?"

Levin couldn't stand it anymore: "She doesn't need to know this anyway."

"Who said there is no need?"

Ma Wei put away his smile, sat on the bench, and looked up at the tall statue in front of him: "She is a goddess, how long can a goddess live? How long can a human being live?"

"One day, we will leave her. At that time, if she doesn't understand anything, will she be deceived by others?"

"Life is full of accidents, and the only certainty is the uncertainty of life. I hope that when that day comes, she can live alone instead of being reduced to a puppet of other human beings."

"I took her to run around and meet all kinds of people, just to let her increase her knowledge and grow up as soon as possible."

"This is too scary"

Levin smiled helplessly: "If one day, you are gone, the goddess will be blackened, and she will grow up completely, who else in this world can stop her?"

"If even the goddess of truth is blackened, is there still a need for this world to exist?"

A rhetorical question made Levin stunned on the spot, speechless for a long time.

"Truth is a ray of light, the light of hope. Wherever it passes, darkness flees." Ma Wei said: "Perhaps the dragon representing truth will fall down one day, and its corpse will be divided up by maggots in the dark, but The truth will not, the maggots are afraid of it, afraid of it, dare not touch it, as long as there are people with the light of truth in their hearts, the goddess will never be blackened, she will always hold up the banner of truth, and lead the followers , blowing the horn of counterattack."

"well said."

There was applause at the door of the church. Mavi and Levin turned their heads and saw Dino the gray wolf standing on the stone steps at the door, still wearing the wolf fur jacket, but the convoy behind him was full of people, big and small. small suitcase.

"you are leaving?"

"Ah."

Gray Wolf Dino walked into the church, holding a brown suitcase in his hand: "Can you pour me a glass of wine?"

Mavi doesn't drink, so there's no booze in the Church of Truth, but .
Things have changed a little since Levine joined the church.

He would keep a case of bad brandy in his room.

Hearing Gray Wolf Dino's request, Levin turned and walked into the kitchen, brought two glasses, bit off the corks, and poured the clear wine into the glasses.

"thanks."

Gray Wolf Dino picked up the glass, took a sip, his originally flat brows furrowed instantly, looked at the wine bottle in Levin's hand suspiciously, and silently put down the glass.

"Why did you leave in such a hurry?" Ma Wei asked, "Didn't it take half a month? There are still two days left."

"The situation has changed. Just this morning, Pope Paul III of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate was assassinated. He was shot twice in the back while preaching, and his life was dying." Dino said in a serious tone: "It took half an hour for me too. I only learned of this news before, and now the capital has been completely sealed off and under martial law, and the city is full of people looking for assassins."

"The Pope was shot?!"

The pupils shrank, and Ma Wei's face changed slightly.

As the supreme leader of the church, the Pope's status has always been lofty. Although the monasteries and dioceses in various regions may not obey his orders, on the surface, everyone is still in harmony, at least they must recognize the Pope's religious status.

And when the gods descended, the pope's authority was bound to increase abruptly, reaching a level that had never been touched before, but he was assassinated just as he seized the authority.

If there is no conspiracy behind this.
Who believes?

"The news is absolutely reliable. Wait until tomorrow, and you will be able to read the news from the newspaper."

Dino took a deep breath: "If there is no accident, this incident may have something to do with the Romanov Kingdom. The Pope was assassinated, and others have a reason to launch a holy war."

"That's why you have to leave New Rose City at night." Mavi nodded.

If the news of the Pope's assassination spreads throughout the Kingdom of Windsor until tomorrow, it's unknown how big a disturbance it will cause.

Even cutting off ties with the Romanov Kingdom is not impossible.

At that time, it will be difficult for Dino to leave.

"Just in case, I must leave here as soon as possible and return to the Kingdom of Romanov by boat."

Dino said, "Before I leave, I still want to say goodbye to you."

"I see, just wait a moment."

Ma Wei stood up, walked up the stairs, and found a box under the bed in the bedroom.

There is not only an old-fashioned flintlock pistol in the box, but also many sundries. Among them is a small red box. After opening, there is a badge inside.

Royal badge of honor.

Taking out the badge, Ma Wei turned back to the church and handed it to Dino: "Take it and hide it."

"This is."

Dino is also a master of goods, so he naturally knows what Ma Wei brought out, he shook his head: "I can't accept it, this is the honor you fought for with your life."

"Honor is illusory, maybe it is very important in some people's eyes, but in my opinion"

Ma Wei smiled and shook his head: "There is no room for comparison between it and the life of a friend."

"Take it with you. If you are in danger and caught by the soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor, take it out and it will save your life."

The Royal Badge of Honor is just a badge, but it means a lot.

What's more, this is a king's badge issued by King Rhodes IV himself. The royal emblem and the name of the issuer are engraved on the back. It is a symbol of status. The person who owns it must have made an indelible contribution to the kingdom.

"Be sure to hide it well." Ma Wei warned: "It can save your life at a critical moment, but it can also harm you."

If the royal badge of honor falls into the hands of soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor, then it is comparable to a gold medal for avoiding death, but if it falls into the hands of soldiers of the Kingdom of Romanov.
It instantly became the urging talisman of Hades.

How to use it, how to use it, he believed that Dino knew it well.

Staring at the badge for a long time, Dino laughed and nodded slightly: "Okay, then I'll accept it."

"Bon Voyage."

Ma Wei stretched out his hand and shook hands with him: "To survive is more important than anything else."

"I will remember."

When he reached the door, Dino suddenly stopped, and put the brown suitcase in his hand on the christening table beside him.

He looked up at the stars in the sky, and slowly closed his eyes: "Father, I think I know what the barrier between us is."

Without waiting for Ma Wei to answer, he continued: "Three years ago, when my business failed and I was destitute, you helped me and let me live in the church. During that month, you said that I was a trash waiting to die. Not too much."

"But in the end, you still gave me a sum of money, 100 gold pounds. I remember it very clearly. With that money, it only took me half a year to make a comeback and live a life of luxury, but whenever I face you Sometimes, I always feel a little awkward.”

"Later, I finally figured it out. I felt awkward because I always felt that I owed you something, maybe it was money, maybe it was a favor that was difficult to repay. Yes, I am a businessman, and a businessman seeks profit, and profit is the most important thing. I always say that, but you are different from other people who approach me for profit, you never ask for money, and you don't want to get anything from me."

"I really don't know how to respond."

"This incident is like a needle that has been stuck in my heart, and I can't pull it out. Friends, friends, what is a friend? When you need help, you don't count gains and losses, and you don't try to return it afterwards. A friend is a real friend. .”

Dino stroked the brown suitcase, opened his eyes, and sighed faintly: "I, Gray Wolf Dino, do business with the most honesty, never sell inferior goods, and always surrounded by a group of people, but I know, they It's for my money."

"The only one who really regards me as a friend is you."

"Father, do you remember what I promised when I left?"

Dino patted the brown suitcase with his palm, and Dino walked down the stairs. Before getting into the carriage, he turned to Ma Wei and said, "I have fulfilled my promise. Let's settle the matter. From now on, I can finally treat you as a true friend." gone."

The convoy full of suitcases gradually drifted away, bathed in the moonlight, and slowly disappeared at the end of the street.

Dino is gone.

On the eve of the war, he resolutely gave up his career and chose to return to his hometown.

"Boss, what did he promise you?"

Levin glanced at the box, eyes full of bewilderment.

"Can't you just open it and see?"

"Oh"

Levin put down the suitcase, unlocked it, and took a look.
Inside were stacks of brand new gold pound coupons bearing King Rhodes IV.

50 denominations, each with the Thames Bank's watermark and anti-counterfeiting logo, the ink on it has not even dissipated, and any bank can exchange it for any amount of coins, absolutely hard currency.

Such a box full of gold pound coupons is worth at least 20 gold pounds.

Levin's eyes widened, and he couldn't speak fluently: "Why did he give you so much money?!"

Mavi didn't answer, and was still looking at the direction the convoy was leaving.

"With so much money, we don't have to worry about the food expenses of the cats!" Levin said in surprise and joy: "It's no problem to keep them for 20 years!"

"The pattern of trouble is bigger."

Withdrawing his gaze, Ma Wei glanced at the suitcase full of gold coupons: "These money can be put to great use."

"Huh? Have you already figured out how to spend it?"

"of course."

Ma Wei took out a 50 denomination gold coupon, stuffed it into Levin's hand, lifted the box and said, "First advance your salary for the next three months, so that you can buy some good wine."

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(End of this chapter)