Unable to Defend Himself!

"He initially disregarded the need to avoid suspicion and wanted to personally participate in the search as a whistleblower."

Upon hearing this, DuPont realized that his initial decision to have Brandt lead the search was somewhat unwise. Fortunately, due to concerns about Brandt's capabilities, he later ordered Chen Mo and John Pushton to assist him.

"When Cleric Preston finished his search and found no contraband, Father Brandt's reaction was even stronger, and I could feel his anger."

"Then, during the search of him, I found this on him."

As Chen Mo spoke, he took a book out of his pocket, stepped forward, and placed it in front of DuPont.

DuPont glanced down at the book cover but didn't reach for it. Instead, he gave Brandt, who was being held by two soldiers, a deep look in his eyes that sent a chill down Brandt's spine.

Just as he was about to explain, DuPont averted his gaze, looked at Chen Mo, and asked in a deep voice.

"Pastor James, what's your opinion on this?"

Chen Mo banished the image of Lord Di from his mind before speaking slowly and coldly.

"I questioned the soldiers who went on the mission with Father Patje today, and according to them, Father Patje never left them alone today, and they did not find him in contact with any contraband."

"But Father Brandt was out of their sight for a period of time."

"You!..."

Brandt was about to argue when he was immediately interrupted by a stern look from DuPont.

"Priest James, please continue."

Chen Mo nodded and continued.

"Reverend Brandt reported that Reverend Partjay was in possession of contraband books, but the book was found on him. Considering his unusual behavior of wanting to participate in the search himself, I suspect that Reverend Brandt was deliberately framing Reverend Partjay, trying to plant the book in Reverend Partjay's home while he was leading the search, in order to frame him."

"What he didn't expect was that you, sir, also arranged for me and Cleric Preston to participate in the search, which prevented him from framing Father Patje."

Brandt, disregarding everything else, quickly retorted.

"Sir! He's lying! He's the one who put that book in my pocket! They're all in cahoots!"

This time, DuPont didn't stop Brandt from speaking. After he finished, he looked seriously at Chen Mo and John Preston beside him, clearly wanting to hear their explanation.

This time, Chen Mo remained silent, so John Pushston spoke up.

"Sir, we were all present when Father James searched us."

"He only took the book out with two fingers, with his palm and wrist sticking out. He didn't put the whole thing into his pocket, so there was no way he could use the Concealed Gun Technique to take the book out of his sleeve and put it into Brandt's pocket. Apart from myself and Father Patjee, all the soldiers present saw it and can testify to it."

DuPont nodded upon hearing this; he still believed John Beston's words.

DuPont himself was also proficient in Gun Fu, so he naturally knew that the Concealed Gun Technique could indeed hide a book in one's sleeve. However, in front of so many people, it was impossible to take it out silently without being discovered. Therefore, he took Brandt's words as a desperate denial on the verge of death.

Brandt was anxious when he saw that DuPont had obviously accepted John Peston's statement. But it was true that Chen Mo had no chance to pop the book out of his sleeve and put it in his pocket in front of everyone. But he was sure that his pocket was empty when Chen Mo first pressed it. He didn't know how Chen Mo had put the book in. Was it magic?

Will DuPont believe it?

Just as Brandt was at a loss for words, Chen Mo turned to him and said in a deep voice.

"Just now, Father Brandt said that we are all in the same group, and I agree with him."

Brandt was overjoyed. Was he going to admit it?

"That's right, we are all loyal priests of the Jehovah Church, devout believers of the Pope, but you, Brandt, are not on our side."

Chen Mo's voice

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be a core member of the Resistance Organization, right? Your purpose in doing this is to dismantle the clergy from within. What other schemes do you have up your sleeve?!"

DuPont's pupils contracted upon hearing this, while Brandt's expression changed drastically, and he shouted excitedly!

"You're making baseless accusations! I think you're the one who's part of the Resistance Organization!"

DuPont frowned slightly at Brandt's reaction. He didn't even need to use the emotion monitoring device to determine that Brandt was undoubtedly a sentimental criminal.

"Sir, it seems we have underestimated the strength of the Resistance Organization. We don't know the extent to which they have infiltrated the Church, the government, and the army."

Upon hearing this, DuPont's expression became even more serious.

"I request that all clergy undergo immediate emotional testing, and that their residences be thoroughly searched, to eliminate any potential threats within the clergy ranks in order to prepare for any unforeseen events that may occur at any time!"

"Let's start with just the few of us!"

Based on the observations just now, DuPont has been able to determine that Brandt is a victim of emotional abuse.

It is an indisputable fact that he wanted to frame Elo Patje.

DuPont himself doesn't believe that he did all this without some ulterior motive.

In his mind, he had already labeled Brandt as a member of the Resistance Organization, and he also strongly agreed with Chen Mo's deduction.

Judging from all the signs so far, this is clearly a conspiracy by the Resistance Organization. They want to use Brandt, the "mole," to dismantle the Church's strongest force against emotional prisoners and the Resistance Organization, the Jehovah Clerics. And behind this, there must be an even bigger conspiracy brewing.

Thinking about this, DuPont became restless.

Previously, they thought the Resistance Organization was just a rabble, nothing more than a minor nuisance to the powerful Church, and didn't take it too seriously. But the true strength of the Resistance Organization, as revealed by Brandt's exposure, made DuPont secretly alarmed.

They had actually infiltrated the Church's most important clergy department. If Chen Mo hadn't discovered it early, they might have framed and killed all the clergy one by one, or even carried out surprise attacks and assassinations during missions. Then, taking advantage of the vacuum created by the loss of the Church's highest military strength, they could have unleashed all their hidden forces to deliver a fatal blow to the Church.

DuPont didn't know the extent of their infiltration of the Church, government, and military, but just from Brandt's infiltration of the clergy, he knew that their strength was definitely not weak. Even if a sudden attack couldn't completely shake the Church's rule, it would still cause them a lot of trouble.