"Is there a problem with the church? I see. If that's the case, I will immediately order the construction of a new cathedral in Mon Carlo, and everyone will know that it was Sister Vanya who built this cathedral."
"Ah... this... actually I can't go to this extent..."
Faced with Edward's magnanimity, Vanya could only smile and speak for a while. After a while, Vanya and Edward had a simple exchange. After confirming some matters about the farewell party, Vanya said goodbye and left.
After Vanya and the others left, Lauran also breathed a sigh of relief, and then he spoke to Edward who was standing beside him.
"Father, Sister Vanya is quite easy to talk to. If they report according to what we just said, then there will be no problem with the church for the time being."
"Um……"
Listening to Lauran's words, Edward nodded silently. The riot that occurred in Mon Carlo last night would inevitably be known to the church. At this time, it was very important for Vanya and her group, as the parties involved, to report it as soon as possible. Their attitude would, in a sense, determine the church's attitude towards the incident in Mon Carlo last night. If there was anything that was inconsistent with Edward in their report, he would become very passive when dealing with church affairs in the future.
So, this is why Edward tried his best to win over Vanya's attitude during the negotiation just now, even to the point of trying to please her. Fortunately, this nun was as pious and naive as the rumors said, and she finally believed the story made up by Edward, which made Edward feel a little relieved.
However, this small relaxation could not alleviate the deep restlessness in Edward's heart. After a moment of silence, he said to Lauran beside him.
"You can get off first... I'll prepare for the farewell."
"Yes."
Following Edward's words, Lauran respectfully left the hall. After Lauran left, Edward reached into his clothes, fumbled for a while, and took out a small crystal bottle. He held it in his hand and looked at it carefully, looking at the crystal bottle.
After looking at it for a while, Edward exerted force with his hand and crushed the crystal bottle with a snap. The broken fragments cut his hand and made it bleed for a while.
“Damn it… cough cough cough…”
Sitting in his chair, Edward, who was filled with anger, wanted to say something, but the old man's body was a little breathless under the rage. He covered his chest and coughed violently for many times before he could barely catch his breath.
"Huh...Huh...I didn't expect...I was fooled so thoroughly this time...Is it true that I'm getting old? Am I starting to lose my composure in all aspects?"
Looking at the blood flowing from his hands, Edward gasped and said, at this moment he was trying his best to recover his restless heart, trying to calm himself down from the anger of the fountain of youth.
During this process, Edward also began to silently review what happened last night. At this time, he had already slightly realized that something was wrong. He had begun to notice that what happened last night seemed far from as simple as it seemed. Under the naked conflict and battle, there seemed to be an invisible hand hidden, manipulating everything in the dark.
'If that Moth Chaser... is really the culprit who swapped the Fountain of Youth, then why didn't he leave Mon Carlo immediately after the swap, like Jianlin did? I couldn't find him at all. There was a considerable amount of time between the time Jianlin stored the Fountain of Youth at the auction house and the time it was auctioned, which was enough for him to stay away. Why was he still on the island when I looked for him?
"Strange...Strange...Is there something else I don't know about this? Is that moth chaser really the criminal who stole my fountain? If it's not him...then how do you explain the signs of hypnosis on those guild members? If it's him, why didn't he run away at the first time? Is he confident in his ability to hide, confident that I can't find him? This is also an explanation.
"If there is a hidden story behind this, where is it? Is it from Jianlin's side? Was the so-called Fountain of Youth he gave to me a substitution from the beginning? Did he have no intention of trading with me at all? He simply wanted me to help him corrupt the nun? Or maybe the mastermind of this incident was not Jianlin or the Moth Chaser, but someone else..."
While wiping the blood off his hands, Edward was thinking quickly in his mind, and at this moment, there was a knock on the side door at the edge of the hall.
"Come in."
Edward spoke after hearing the voice, and then the side door of the hall opened, and Lauran walked out with an anxious look on his face.
"What's going on?"
Facing Lauran in front of him, Edward spoke, and Lauran did not dare to neglect to answer.
"Father, I just received an urgent letter from the post office on this island. The person signed on it is...Captain Bloodwave..."
"What..." Edward's eyes widened slightly after listening to Lauran's words. Captain Blood Wave was his title when he was in the Abyss Church. Now he knew that the person with this title was very young.
"show me."
With a solemn look, Edward spoke to Lauran, and Lauran immediately handed over an envelope and placed it in front of Edward.
Edward took the envelope and checked it with various conventional and extraordinary means. After confirming that there was no danger, he opened it, then pulled out a piece of letter paper and unfolded it in front of his eyes. What appeared in Edward's eyes were lines of standard fonts typed out on a typewriter. After Edward glanced at the contents of the letter, his expression froze.
…
"Respected Captain Bloodwave, the great Mon Carlo.
"Hello, Mr. Edward. I am a lowly thief who is planning to steal fifty hours of your time on the night of the 19th by some dishonorable means.
"If this letter appears in front of you, it proves that I have succeeded. However, these fifty years are not a necessity for me. But I think there is some room for negotiation between us..."
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