Ember Gun

  Chapter 219 Civil War

Dark carriages came and went in the lower city, leaving ruts on the damp and muddy roads. They gathered beside a twisted building. The distinguished guests wore masks and walked into the dark, accompanied by waiters. In the door.

  The building opened its big and deep mouth, and there was a breath of desire coming from it, and they swarmed to them with great joy.

  Shrike was leaning against the seat, and from his angle, he could just see the whole casino as a whole, the coins crashed against each other and made a rattling sound.

  He likes this, and he also likes his work. Unless it is necessary, Shrike rarely appears on the front line. His main responsibility is to stabilize the peace in the lower city and secretly regulate everything.

  The room temperature is warm and soft, and people panting quickly, holding the chips tightly in their hands.

  A huge amount of wealth circulates here, and most of it will eventually be classified as a cleansing agency. After all, such a huge organization is very expensive.

  The waiter came from behind and filled the empty cup.

Shrike picked up the wine glass on the side. Although he has been operating the casino for so long, he has not caught the bad habit of gambling. As the boss behind the scenes, he knows the rules too well. Win, but the casino can.

  He lifted the wine glass and started drinking, but the familiar taste was no longer there. The entrance was a strange pungent sensation. Shrike immediately spit out the wine, and at the same time there was a ridicule.

   "If this is poison, you almost died."

  The man laughed and sat next to the Shrike. The Shrike did not look at him, and directly took out the silver revolver from his arms. At this distance, the caliber of the death knell can penetrate the enemy even through the steel plate.

  As the regulator of the Xiacheng District, Shrike was assassinated. He had been used and vigilant for a long time, but when the gun was pointed at that person, Shrike could see him clearly.

   "Can't you walk in openly?"

  Shrike looked at Lorenzo, he was wearing a waiter’s costume, which was the wine he poured for the shrike, but the shrike didn’t notice.

  This neuropathy especially likes to play like this after his acting is successful, sneaking in sneakily, presumably what he did when he worked for those noble ladies.

   "I'm testing your security, this will save your life in the future."

   Lorenzo explained, but rather than what he said, Shrike was more inclined to see him just want to make a fool of himself.

   "Speak, what are you doing?"

   "It's been a long time, come and see an old friend, what's wrong?"

  Shrike gave Lorenzo a blank look, "Do you think I can believe it?"

  Lorenzo will not come for no reason, just like a catastrophe who goes wherever he goes, Shrike avoids him.

   "Well, there are indeed some things, more complicated things."

  Lorenzo looked at the slightly noisy casino, then moved his eyes to the shrike and motioned, "You don’t want to talk about this here, do you?"

  Hearing what he said, Shrike's relaxed spirit tightened, and it seemed that this detective had a rare occasion to look for himself with serious matters.

"follow me."

   Shrike got up and led Lorenzo to the office deep underground.

  "It’s been a long time since I’ve been here, it’s a rare thing...rejoice!"

   Pushing open the door, Lorenzo was sitting on the sofa just as he was in his own home, and the shrike was separated from him by the large wooden table.

   "I think we should establish a stable connection between us." Lorenzo said first.

"connect?"

   "Yes, every time something happens, you clean up the agency actively looking for me, but I want to find you but there are many difficulties." Lorenzo said.

  Lorenzo still does not know where the mysterious broken dome is located. Every time he contacts, the person who cleans the organs takes the initiative to visit him. Although Joey is his stable contact, this contact has been mysteriously missing for a long time.

  Everything that cleans the organs is like a dream, and suddenly all traces are lost.

"Actually, you are also very powerful...or the power of the scavengers," Lorenzo exclaimed. "These large and powerful organizations have existed in Old Dunling for so long, but no one knows your existence. Maybe Someone knows, but it was handled perfectly by your scavengers."

  Shrike returned a slightly indifferent look, and he replied, "The scavenger unit is a very special existence. Of course, his efficiency is also terrifying. Thanks to them, we have been hiding in the shadows."

   "But you don't want to discuss something with me, clean up the history of the development of the organization, right?"

  Lorenzo shook his head, "Of course not, just experienced something and became more curious about this city."

  Old Dunling is not just what you see on the surface, it is also a vertical city, extending from the ground to the depths of the underground, and the dark corner is filled with things that Lorenzo never knew.

  Lorenzo then fell silent. He seemed to be thinking about the angle of the problem. After a short pause, he asked.

  "Have you found out the whereabouts of "Revelation"?"

  Shrike became serious. "Apocalypse" is extremely important. Those who possess it can create that strange and terrible secret blood. After Lawrence's death, they have been searching for its whereabouts.

   "No, it's weird. Actually, Lorenzo did not notice one thing?" Shrike said, "Since Lawrence first appeared in our sight, he has been acting alone."

"At present, the decontamination agency has invested a lot of effort to search for the possibility related to it, but nothing has been achieved. Some people have suggested that maybe Lawrence is really a lone man? He hid the "Revelation" before the battle, so he died. After that, no one can find that forbidden treasure."

   "This is a possibility..." Lorenzo thought for a while and whispered.

   "Then do you know about Fei Lengcui? Those people have to deal with the cleaning agency." Lorenzo said.

  "You should ask Arthur, this is a matter of diplomacy, I don't know." Shrike replied.

  This is a transaction between two behemoths, they are just a piece of gear in the machine.

   "However, for this mission's visit this time, the cleaning agency will also join the security force."

"Why?"

   "Because "Revelation" is very likely to be in the land of Inervig." Shrike said solemnly.

  Lorenzo looked a little surprised, "Are you aware of this too?"

"Don't think everyone is a fool, Lorenzo, what can you think of, is it possible that we can't think of it?" Shrike continued, "After several discussions within the cleansing agency, combined with the information you gave before, the Demon Hunter The regiment has a mysterious thing called the Temple of Silence, right?"

"To be precise, it is the resident of the Demon Hunter's Order, located deep underground in the Cathedral of Saint Nalo." Lorenzo recalled the strange and quiet temple where the Demon Hunters were trained and planted. Into the secret blood.

"You said that if the Secret Blood of the Demon Hunter awakens too much, the Silent Temple will be aware of your position, and the internal cleansing mechanism suspects that you and Lawrence triggered this mechanism. Maybe they just want to come. Trading alliance...

  Their purpose may also be "Revelation." "

  Lorenzo did not expect that the cleansing agency looked so clear. It may be that the cooperation has been for a long time. Shrike is very clear about what Lorenzo wants to say, he said first.

  "The decontamination agency was established in the shadow of the hunting sect. At that time, your hunting sect was much more terrifying than the monsters. Regarding the gospel church, we may be the most vigilant."

The Gospel Church monopolizes the power against demons. In order to break away from this control and the secret establishment and development of the cleansing organs, if the existence of the cleansing organs was discovered by the gospel church at that time, according to the process that Lorenzo is familiar with, the demon hunters infiltrated Britain. Elvig, uprooted it with extraordinary power.

  "So, do you know the stowaways from Feilengcui? I have been tracking a group of stowaways from Feilencui recently. I suspect they have a problem."

   "Lorenzo, there are too many stowaways, too many, too many, even if you increase your strength and investigation, there will still be some slips in the net after all."

  Shrike said, "And if the Fei Lengcui side really has the power to sneak in secretly, it must be possible that we can't find it with their power."

  Those who can be caught are all illegal immigrants.

  "Are you admitting your flaws?"

"It's just that you really can't stop these interested people. After all, if you climb along the sewer, you can climb into the old Dunling. Think about yourself, Lorenzo. You were all hurt like that at the beginning. Old Dunling, let alone those who are well prepared."

Shrike reluctantly said that this is one of the defects that the old Dunling can hardly conceal. They can stop most of the people, but the small group of elite power is hard to stop after all. At this time, the atrium snake system is required to come on stage. It is complicated. The railway is densely covering the whole city, and they are fully capable of putting elites into the battlefield quickly.

  It seems that the cleaning agency has no time to deal with this.

   "But Fei Lengcui has another news recently, you may be interested." Shrike seemed to have thought of something.

"what news."

  "Do you know Cardinal Miguel?"

  There are some familiar names, and Lorenzo flashed countless faces in his mind, vaguely remembering the identity and deeds of this person.

  "One of the cardinals of the Gospel Church, what's wrong."

  Bishops in red, cardinals with power, they are noble existences second only to the pope, and such an existence Lorenzo just killed one not long ago.

"The news from within Fei Lengcui, the new pope took office in a hurry, and the power was controlled by the cardinals. Their original intention was to vacate the new pope and make him a puppet of power, but who would have thought that the new pope would be here? Secretly accumulated strength, and directly used force to purge all opponents overnight."

  Just from telling, you can hear the **** smell.

"Cardinal Miguel was one of the opponents of the new pope. He did not die in the purge, but fled with most of the cardinals who were also opponents. They fleeed and also took away. Less assets, this is a heavy blow to the evangelical church, but at the same time the new pope also holds all the power of the evangelical church in his hands, and his status has reached the highest."

  Shrike also had to admire the new pope’s methods. They were quick and deadly. There was no fair reason, but extremely violent suppression. Although bloody, it was effective. Now there is only one voice left in the church, his voice.

  "The new pope’s methods are too tough and daunting, but some people believe that his methods may cause the first church civil war in history."

   "Church Civil War?"

  Lorenzo almost laughed when he heard it.

   "What did they fight with? Have they been blessed with iron swords?"

  The Gospel Church has not been able to keep up with the pace of the times. Compared with Inverweg, its technology is far behind.

   "So this may also be another purpose of the mission to buy arms. After all, we are regarded as the largest arms exporter."

   "Is it so serious?" Lorenzo did not expect this to happen.

"This is the difference between you and Arthur, Lorenzo, you are a single-handed lone wolf. There is no difference between killing you by one person and killing you by a thousand people. Anyway, you can only die once, but Arthur and we are different. , The decontamination agency is responsible to the entire Inervig, and so is the new pope."

   Shrike explained seriously.

“We no longer represent individuals, but groups called organizations and even nations. Although cruel, that’s the case. Think about what the evangelical church fears most? Compared to the backwardness of technology and the decline in status, they fear the most. Instead, it’s the destruction of faith."

   "Cardinal Miguel flees with most of the cardinals. They represent faith. Once they declare rebellion..."

  "This was heresy hundreds of years ago, and of course it is now." Lorenzo, who came from the church, realized the seriousness of the problem.

   "There will be Michael Demon Hunters who will execute them personally. Of course, the Demon Hunters are almost dead."

   "Yes, that's it. The situation is getting more and more complicated. If Cardinal Migle finds a force willing to help, it may be the first church civil war in history... and even the split of faith."

   Shrike frowned, "Of course, none of this has happened yet, and it is full of variables. This is also one of the reasons why we are under a lot of pressure. No one knows what the mission will do."

  Lorenzo also felt a headache, but then he thought of someone, although he had been forgotten for a long time.

He didn’t have much contact with the Cardinal. After all, the duty of the Medanzo Demon Hunter was to guard the Cathedral of San Nalo. The only time he had contact with them was to serve as bodyguards for them. Although it sounds a little outrageous, it does. In this way, of course guarding the Cathedral of San Nalo can also be understood as a guard standing guard.

  Anyway, throwing away those mysterious religious colors, the church is essentially just a roaring machine.

  Lorenzo once protected Cardinal Lorenzo. It may sound a bit convoluted, but it is Lorenzo Medici. It seems better to call him Cardinal Medici.

  That was an interesting old man, at least among the cardinals Lorenzo had contacted, he was the person who made Lorenzo feel the most peaceful.

   "Then get rid of these, I have one more thing to ask."

  Focused by the words of Shrike, Lorenzo suddenly remembered his intention to come here.

   "Shrike, do you know the Rat King?"

  (End of this chapter)