Todd frowned as he looked at the woman, increasingly convinced that the headmistress's smile was exactly like the little fox from an animated film he'd lived in his past life. Suddenly, a possibility occurred to him. He leaned forward and whispered, "These people...could it be that you sent them...?"
Rachel pouted, putting on a wronged expression: "Godfather! I didn't do such a thing!"
At this moment, Karin chimed in, "I've been with Sister Rachel these past few days, and I can vouch for her that she absolutely did nothing wrong!"
Todd glanced at the latter, rolled his eyes, shook his head, and silently complained to himself.
"You silly girl, what kind of witness are you trying to prove? Even if you were sold to the market by human traffickers, you'd still help them bargain for a price."
“Instead of assuming someone else is doing something wrong, why don’t you look at what’s in front of you? Maybe you can find some new clues.” Watching Rachel tap the register with her smooth, delicate fingers, Todd did as she suggested and carefully examined the register. Upon closer inspection, he did indeed notice some strange things.
The sellers of the sacred relics were mostly relatively wealthy people, such as shop owners, vendors, and merchants; while the buyers were mostly poor people, such as fishermen, craftsmen, and artisans.
After a moment's thought, Todd understood the reason.
The merchants in Muxi Town had ample funds to purchase the sacred relics directly at the "tea party," but their excessive focus on wealth made them impatient with the delayed returns. Meanwhile, the producers and processors, lacking funds, had to discuss among themselves at the "tea party" to pool their resources to buy the relics, putting them at a disadvantage compared to the former. Now, those who valued faith far more than wealth were naturally willing to "take over" the relics when the former relinquished them.
Seeing Todd deep in thought, Rachel braced herself on the edge of the table, leaned closer to him, and whispered in his ear, her rosy lips catching the priest's eye: "Those who believe in me will have eternal life. Isn't that wonderful?"
Todd raised his head and struggled to shift his gaze from her ample breasts to her face.
There was only one thought in my mind.
This woman's smile really does resemble that of a little fox...
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