Chapter 112: Force
In Kankedal, in the luxurious suite of the Dove Hotel, Vanya stood there in astonishment, looking at the translucent nun slowly floating in the room with a hint of surprise. Looking at the other party's unusual appearance, Vanya's heart was also full of confusion.
"When did this nun appear? How did she suddenly appear in my room? She looks like a ghost, but it doesn't feel right... What on earth is this..."
Vanya looked in astonishment at the translucent nun in front of her who was dressed similarly to herself. However, this Sister called Evey focused her gaze on Inquisitor Clifton at this time, looking directly at the burning anger in the other's eyes with an indifferent look.
"Mrs. Evi, you are obstructing me now. Can I take it that you are obstructing the business of the Court?"
"If your official duties seriously violate the rules... then it is..." Evie continued to respond to Clifton calmly, and Clifton responded sternly.
"I don't remember the Court of Salvation having supervisory authority over the Inquisitors."
"Of course I don't have supervisory power over the judges. What I am exercising is my power as the head of the Salvation Court to prevent and save large-scale humanitarian disasters that endanger the Holy Church. The assassination of Kankedar is related to the situation in Addus. One careless move could lead to an unnecessary large-scale war, which would not only affect the spread of the Holy Church in Addus, but also cause the deaths of a large number of innocent believers. In my opinion, this is a disaster that may happen. In order to prevent this disaster from happening, I have the power to supervise the investigation process of this case."
Facing Clifton's words, Sister Evie answered without giving in. Clifton's face became even uglier after hearing what Evie said. He continued to speak seriously.
"Sister Evi, I need to remind you that Shadi-Adus is a heretical country. Waging a holy war against it is definitely not a disaster for the saints!"
"Sadi has the right to decide whether Adus is a heretical country. The Council of Cardinals has not yet made a definition. I don't know where the Inquisitor gets the power to directly classify a country with a population of 20 million as a heresy on behalf of the Council of Cardinals. The investigation results of this case will have a great impact on the decision-making of the Council of Cardinals. I will record your investigation process here truthfully, and this record will appear in the Council of Cardinals later to provide a reference for other aspects for the cardinals."
Staring at Clifton, Evie continued to speak silently. Looking at Evie who refused to give in, Clifton continued in a cold voice.
"Humph, it seems that without us noticing, the scope of your jurisdiction has become larger and larger, and it has even extended to us."
"It's the same with you, Judge Clifton. You can't sentence a devout nun on trumped-up charges without any evidence..."
Squinting her eyes slightly, Evie directly pointed out Clifton's purpose of taking Vanya to his ship, but Clifton directly refuted it.
"As long as the suspicion is strong enough, we have the right to torture even without evidence!"
"So... you mean Sister Vanya is a big suspect?"
"Of course. After the assassination, we immediately notified the Tivian Church and asked them to lift the divination protection against Sister Vanya, and then used divination to confirm whether she had any connection with heresy. It turned out that after Sister Vanya lost the divination protection of the Holy Church, she was still shrouded in divination protection of unknown origin, which made our divination fail.
"In addition to Sister Vanya, this situation also occurred to other members of the Adust Mission and even the Desert Arrow crew. They were protected by an unknown anti-divination system outside the Holy Church. Isn't this suspicious?"
Facing Evie, Clifton directly told her some of the results of their preliminary investigation, and Evie responded calmly.
"Being protected by an anti-divination of unknown origin doesn't mean anything. This is most likely a means of framing someone. It's not difficult to include a person in the anti-divination. All you need to do is obtain some relatively simple information and subtle traces. It's possible that the real heretic murderer deliberately included Sister Vanya in his own anti-divination to frame her."
"That's just your guess!"
"Even if we don't talk about speculation, you can't arrest Sister Vanya just by talking about facts? Sister Vanya not only did not do anything to hurt people during the assassination, but she also subdued an assassin and saved two victims. Everything she did at the time was to obstruct the assassination. No matter how you look at it, she should not be the first suspect. Judge Clifton, when you came to Kankedar, you didn't ask other more suspicious people, but came straight here to arrest the hero who saved innocent lives during the assassination. This is a bit unreasonable, isn't it?"
Crossing her hands in front of her, Sister Evie calmly told Clifton. After hearing what Evie said, Clifton's eyes became more dangerous, and he continued.
"Sister Vanya's act of saving people may be to better hide herself. Although she stopped an assassin, another assassin still succeeded. Although she saved people, the most important thing is that Prince Mazar is still dead. She seemed to be stopping the assassination, but the ultimate goal of the assassination was still achieved. So Sister Vanya's act of stopping the assassination may be a play with her own people to get rid of suspicion. After all, she has a special status. It would be a pity for a heretic to be arrested directly there.
"So it was worth it for the heretics to put on a show and achieve the main goal while keeping Vanya safe. According to the detailed reports at the time of the assassination, Vanya stopped the first assassin, which focused everyone's attention on her and the first assassin. At this time, the second assassin suddenly took action, catching the guards at the scene off guard and causing a large number of casualties. It is hard not to think that Vanya's action of stopping the first assassin was rehearsed in advance, and the purpose was to cover the second assassin's action."
Staring at Vanya who looked terrified, Clifton made a direct statement, while Sister Evie smiled slightly and then spoke with a hint of irony.
"Acting? What a great idea, Judge Clifton. Your guess is much more tortuous and bold than mine... So my guess is meaningless, but your guess is meaningful?"
"you……"
Facing the translucent nun with a slight smile in front of him, Clifton's anger spread directly from his eyes to his face. He was obviously furious, and he clenched the sutra at his waist, then spoke to Evie.
"Mrs. Evi, it seems that you are determined to go against me this time? Do you think you have the ability to go against me?"
"Oppose? No, I am just fulfilling my duty, Judge Clifton. We are all loyal servants of the Three Saints. We all fulfill our duties in the Holy Church. How can this be called opposition? Let's cooperate with each other to handle this incident. Is that okay with you?"
Facing the furious Clifton, Evie continued to speak calmly. When she noticed that Clifton was clenching his sutras and that a dangerous aura was spreading around him, she narrowed her eyes slightly and continued to speak in a dangerous tone.
"By the way, if Judge Clifton feels that I am not enough to assist you in your work as a mere projection, then there is no need to worry. Although I am a projection here, I only have one relay device to communicate with me."
"There is only one relay..."
Hearing Evie's words, Clifton was stunned, then he stared at the translucent nun in front of him with wide eyes. The anger on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by a slight astonishment. After the astonishment disappeared, his expression immediately became stern, and then he continued to speak.
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