Chapter 260
North Tivian, Cathedral District, inside the Court of Inquisition.
Heretic Investigator Anrefos walked quickly on the stone corridor, wearing light armor and a lined priest robe. The helmet on his head had been taken off, revealing his neat and tidy face with a serious expression and a brown crew cut.
Anrefos walked forward along the corridor, and passers-by all bowed to greet him. Anrefos's eyes were fixed on the far end of the corridor, where a man wearing a medical gown and looking like a doctor was standing.
"Mr. Anrefos."
The man who looked like a doctor bowed respectfully and said yes when he saw Anrefos. Anrefos nodded and spoke in a deep voice.
"Have the results of the investigation by the Historical and Classical Affairs Bureau come out?"
"It's out. Based on various inspections, we confirmed that they were all infected with the poison related to "lamp" and "cup". Fortunately, the degree of infection is not serious. They only need a little treatment for a period of time and they will be back to normal."
The man who looked like a doctor responded to Anrefos, and he couldn't help but mutter after hearing it.
"All of them are wrong... Humph, the impact caused by the heretic villain is immeasurable. The report of this person is really correct."
After saying this, Anrefos looked at the doctor again and spoke.
"And what about the whistleblower nun? How did her examination go?"
"It's completely normal. The nun has not been affected by any poison and her mind is very clear." The doctor replied to Anrefos. After listening to his words, Anrefos was silent for a while and then spoke.
"I understand. You can go now. Arrange for the poison identification and treatment of the personnel in the History and Classics Department immediately."
"yes."
After a simple response, the man who looked like a doctor slowly retreated, and Anrefos continued to move forward, and finally came to an iron gate at the end of a corridor. On both sides of the iron gate stood two guards who were dressed similarly to Anrefos, but in simpler styles. They nodded slightly in greeting after seeing Anrefos.
Without saying anything more, Anrefos opened the iron door in front of him and entered a small, dim room. There was a small table. Behind the table sat Vanya, who looked nervous. On the other side of the table stood an old nun with a haggard face.
Anrefos closed the door behind him, then sat down in front of Vanya. After staring at her for a few seconds, he slowly spoke.
"Sister Vanya Chafillon, thank you for your report today. We have checked with the History and Economics Department. The telescope there has indeed been maliciously modified as you said. The members of the History and Economics Department have also been slightly contaminated by the drug. The work of the History and Economics Department has been suspended and the contaminated personnel have been sent for treatment."
Hearing what Anrefoss said, Vanya was slightly startled, then spoke with a sigh of relief.
"Huh... Has everyone been sent for treatment? That's great. God bless you, nothing bad has happened." Vanya said devoutly, while Anrefoss continued in a deep voice.
"There are actually some bad situations. The officer Ludo Coke, whom you reported, has disappeared. We have conducted a thorough search of the History and Classics Office and his residence, but we have not found him."
"What... Mr. Kirk is missing, how could it be... he was still there when I saw him..." Vanya said in surprise after hearing what Ann Refus said, while Ann Refus continued to speak seriously.
"According to the information we got from the History Department, Cork had left there ten minutes before we arrived and never came back. We think he might have heard some news and ran away in advance. He is probably not in the church area now. He seems to have taken a piece of literature belonging to the library with him, and now he is nowhere to be found."
Anrefos said in a deep voice, while Yuvaniya began to think in her heart.
"Master Kirk... I think she has become Dorothea-san's puppet... I hope she can follow the promise and come back after reading the church's sutras..."
Vanya was thinking this, when Alrefoss spoke again.
"Alright, Sister Vanya, think carefully about Cork's disappearance. Have you ever disclosed Cork's problematic information to anyone else?"
"Um... well, Inspector, after I discovered that there might be something wrong with Cork's execution, I was afraid and didn't dare to tell anyone. Until today, I saw Cork trying to use our joint letter to enter the library, which might cause bad things, so I made up my mind to report it. During this period, I didn't tell anyone else about the relevant situation."
Vanya said this. After listening to Vanya's words, Anrefos's expression became more serious. Since Vanya, as the informant, had not told anyone about Kirk's affair...then how did Kirk get the news in advance and escape?
Such questions lingered in Anrefos' mind. He thought there were three possibilities. One was that Cork's original plan was to escape after stealing the books from the library. Cork's disappearance was just him following his plan. The second possibility was that Cork had some extraordinary item that could sense the crisis, and he ran away relying on the item's warning. However, this possibility was not great. Such extraordinary items involving divination and foresight all involved "light" and "initiate", which were very precious and not something that a mid-level black-level executor like him could possess.
As for the third possibility, it is more serious. Cork may have escaped because he was tipped off by other people. However, according to Vanya's description, she only went to the court when she reported the case, which means that the news could only have come from the court.
If this is true, then this matter is extremely serious. Heresy has occurred in the Inquisition. If such a problem really occurs, it must be reported to the Holy Mountain, and a large number of people will be implicated when it is handled.
"It seems that an internal review will be necessary later..."
Anrefos murmured in his heart with a serious expression, then he looked at Vanya again with a more fierce look and continued speaking.
"Your report has helped the church eliminate the hidden dangers of heresy. This is your credit, Sister Vanya. But before I officially confirm your achievement, there are some things I need to confirm with you.
"All the staff in the History and Economics Department thought that the tampered instruments were slightly contaminated by the Identification Poison. Why were you the only one who was not affected? On the contrary, you noticed the existence of the Identification Poison and even realized Cork's weirdness... Can you explain these things?"
Alrefoss spoke seriously. Listening to his words, Vanya swallowed and then spoke with some embarrassment.
"Um... this may actually have something to do with my personal habits. When we are working in the History and Classics Department, we will pray after studying the Ton Biography for a period of time to eliminate the influence of the poison.
"As for me, I often feel a little tired when I study. I want to thank the Holy Spirit more than I study. So compared to other people, I sometimes spend more time praying and less time studying... So at the end of the day, I may be less affected by the poison recognition than other people..."
Scratching her head, Vanya seemed a little embarrassed and said with a smile. After hearing Vanya's words, Ann Refus raised his lips slightly and chuckled in his heart, knowing it.
'It's said so euphemistically, but what it actually means is that you are too lazy at work, and you are being lazy by praying more, so the impact of identifying the poison is much smaller, which is quite interesting.
'However, this nun prefers to pray rather than study the Bible, which is also a side proof of her piety.'
Anrefos was thinking this in his heart, while Vanya continued to speak.
"Because of my habit, I may have been exposed to less poison than others. When I was having dinner with my classmate in the cafeteria at night, we talked about the legends we studied at work. I felt that there was something wrong with her conversation, so I realized that she might have been contaminated by poison...
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