Chapter 10 Dispatch
Conquer the southern coast of the sea, Port Kankerdar.
In a hospital in the foreign residential area of Kankedal, in a comfortable and spacious ward with a balcony, plenty of light, Robert, wearing a hospital gown, was sitting on the bed, looking at the newspaper in his hand with a dull look on his face. The more he read, the deeper the concentration in his eyes became. At this moment, his eyes were fixed on the important news that broke out at Kankedal Station yesterday.
"Sudden incident! A bloody incident occurred during Sister Vanya's welcoming ceremony, resulting in multiple casualties.
"On the morning of the 20th, a sudden accident occurred during the welcoming ceremony that was scheduled to be held at Kankedar South Station to welcome the church's special envoy Sister Vanya Adus. During the welcoming ceremony, several gunmen suddenly appeared in Sister Vanya's group and opened fire on the welcoming VIP team, causing panic at the scene. The shooting and trampling caused a total of 14 casualties.
"Among them, there were four casualties caused by the shooting. They were Mayor Robert, Prince Mazar, a member of the exiled royal family of Adus, Mr. Jack, the director of Rift Valley Mining, and Miss Marianne, the daughter of the chairman of White Pearl Shipping... Among them, except for Prince Mazar who was unfortunately shot and injured, the other three survived due to timely rescue. They are currently recuperating in the hospital. Sister Vanya participated in the rescue.
"According to our understanding, there were two gunmen who attempted to attack the VIP team. One was the guard of the special envoys, and the other was a member of the train crew that the special envoys were riding. They had all been to Addis and had come into contact with the heretical revolutionary army there. When they opened fire, they shouted heretical slogans. From the information currently available, it can be seen that the two of them had no heretical behavior in the past. Therefore, many people speculate that they were corrupted by heretical ideas during their contact with the heretics in Addis, and were instructed by the heretics to do such a thing.
"According to Prince Maad, one of the exiled Baruch royal family members in Kankdar, the deceased Prince Mazar was the first in line to the Baruch dynasty. He was the highest legal representative of the Baruch dynasty after the disappearance of King Mehad. He was the key to the cohesion of the exiled Baruch royal family overseas. The loss of Prince Mazar would be a heavy blow to the entire exiled Baruch royal family.
"Prince Maad also said in the interview that Prince Mazar was usually modest, studious and inquisitive. He was a rare talent and an excellent crown prince. After the fall of Addis, Prince Maad became their leader. He actively united all Addis compatriots who were persecuted abroad by the brutal Shadi regime and gathered them around him. In the name of Baruch's only legitimate heir, he encouraged us not to give up because of the current predicament. He called on us to continue to fight against evil and wait for the day when we will win and liberate our motherland. He felt extremely sad about the death of Prince Mazar. When interviewing Prince Maad, he couldn't help crying several times when talking about the prince...
"According to several Baruch nobles in Kazakhstan, Prince Mazar holds an important position among them. He often helps exiles from Baruch and provides them with a stable place to live. Losing Prince Mazar is unacceptable to these exiles.
"It is understood that Prince Mazar played an irreplaceable and important role in the large number of exiles persecuted by the Shadi regime. Shadi has always regarded him as a thorn in his side. The death of Prince Mazar is undoubtedly a great good news for the Shadi regime, so the Shadi regime may have played a key role in this assassination. According to Hajeta, the captain of the city guard, they made important discoveries during the search of the Desert Front train, which can better link the relationship between the Shadi regime and this case.
"Captain Hajeta also said that based on the current clues, it is not impossible that the heretic Shadi infiltrated and corrupted Sister Vanya's special envoy group, which is widely circulated. Perhaps during the negotiation with Addis, the heretic Shadi used some despicable means to influence Vanya's entourage and planned this assassination under the cover of the entourage. As for whether Sister Vanya herself was influenced by him, it is not clear at present. Since the incident, Sister Vanya has not accepted any formal interviews, and her current views on the current situation are still unknown.
"Regarding Sister Vanya's attitude and the deeper truth of this assassination, our newspaper's commentator has written a professional analysis in Chapter 1. Please jump to Page 4..."
Sitting on the hospital bed, Robert carefully read the headlines that occupied a large space in the newspaper in front of him from beginning to end. After reading it, he silently breathed a sigh of relief and put the newspaper aside. Then he picked up the teacup on the bedside cabinet, took two sips and put it back where it was. Then he silently turned his gaze to the side and looked at a tall figure in uniform who was standing respectfully beside his bed. He was the captain of the Kankedal City Guard, Hajeta.
"Sir... this is the media's report on yesterday's assassination. I picked out a representative article. The content reported in other newspapers is similar to this one. Do you think this report is okay?"
Looking at Robert who had finished reading the newspaper on the hospital bed, Harjeta spoke in a respectful tone. Robert did not respond immediately after listening to Harjeta's words. He picked up a cigar from the table, lit it, put it to his mouth and took two puffs. After exhaling a puff of thick smoke, he spoke slowly.
"Based on the current situation... the report is okay, but in fact, it could have been better. What exactly is the relationship between the little nun and the heretic Shadi? This report can only hint at it, without any confirmation. The responsibility for the death cannot be directly placed on her. Also, this article takes up so much space, but in the end only one person died in the entire shooting incident, and the casualties were not enough... The indignation that could be aroused would be much less... Especially the local upper class of Kankedar. If no one of them died, they would not be completely tied to the side of the Baruch exiles. At most, they would show support..."
Robert spoke slowly while smoking a cigar. Listening to Robert's words, Harjeta's face turned dark for a moment, and he looked nervous.
"Hajjeta, I remember that the effect we expected before was not like this. The current situation is quite different from our previous plan..." Staring at Harjeta, Robert said slowly. After listening to Robert's words, Harjeta paused, and then spoke with a hint of panic.
"I'm sorry, sir. The current situation is indeed very different from what we expected. I... there were indeed too many mistakes in our operation yesterday, so that the situation has evolved into what it is now. This is mainly because we all underestimated the little nun. Her performance yesterday was completely different from what we expected!
"We didn't expect that the little nun could not only break free from the control of the possession, but also create such a level of chaos. Our underestimation of her was the main reason why so many mistakes occurred in this operation. At the beginning, we all thought she was just a vase..."
Harjeta apologized to Robert with an apologetic look. After hearing Harjeta's words, Robert couldn't help but pause, then he let out a long sigh and spoke.
"You're right. The performance of the little nun yesterday morning was indeed unexpected. We all underestimated her. She was able to wake up from the possession and resist the control. She knew how to drive out the soul with poison. She also had that weird blood mist item... It seems that the self-defense measures arranged for her by the Church of Redemption are much stronger than we expected..."
Robert said this. Listening to Robert's words, Harjeta was slightly startled, and then continued to speak.
"Sir...you mean that the Redemptionists arranged a secret guard force for that little nun...was it because of this secret guard that what happened yesterday turned out like that?"
"This is the most likely explanation at the moment. Judging from yesterday's situation, the use of the exorcism talisman and the release of the blood mist were not accomplished by the little nun. This proves that there is a guard force around her that we are not aware of. Among our intelligence, there are only those who were transferred from the regular circulation to the guards around the little nun, but we don't know about this secret position... This is probably secretly assigned to the little nun by the Redemption Sect. I have underestimated the little nun's position in the hearts of the Redemption Sect..."
Thinking about what happened yesterday morning, Robert sighed and said, listening to Robert's words, Harjeta's expression became more serious, and then he spoke again.
"So... Mr. Robert, what should we do now? The completion rate of this plan is too low, and there are too many mistakes. I'm afraid it will have a bad impact on the overall situation..."
Hajeta said worriedly, while Robert took a puff of his cigarette and spoke slowly while exhaling the smoke.
"It will definitely have a huge impact on the overall situation. Fewer people died, and the little nun didn't kill anyone herself but saved someone. The hat of collusion with heresy won't be put on her head for a while... The effect we want will not appear in a short time.
"But fortunately, the most important person is dead, and the church has begun to doubt the little nun. As long as they intervene in the investigation, we can still control the general direction, although the process will be a little slower."
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