You've Got the Wrong Man!
Upon hearing Chen Mo's suggestion to first conduct emotional tests and searches on the priesthood to eliminate internal threats, DuPont wholeheartedly agreed.
With the emergence of Brandt, a member of the Resistance Organization, the Jehovah Clerics, the Church's strongest military force, have become less reliable. A thorough investigation of all priests can eliminate this potential threat.
With the priests as our strongest backing, we can eliminate all the hidden dangers in the government and the military one by one.
Of course, DuPont believed that even if the Resistance Organization had developed its own personnel in the Church, government, and army, the number would not be too large. Among the priests, it was very likely that there was only Brandt. After all, the Church's various tests and surveillance were very strict, and it spared no effort in cracking down on emotional offenders. The priest organization was even stricter, and it was already very difficult to have an emotional offender Brandt.
No matter how powerful the Resistance Organization is, it is impossible for it to develop too many people in the Church, government, and army under the high-pressure rule and strict monitoring of the Church.
Therefore, DuPont was more worried that the Resistance Organization would use these insiders to cause too much damage and loss to Libya and the Church, just like Brandt framed Elo Patje. He admitted that he underestimated the Resistance Organization, but he was not worried that they would overthrow the Church's rule.
Faced with the powerful Church, the Resistance Organization merely escalated from a harmless mob into a potentially destructive force, but nothing more.
In any case, now that the threat of Resistance Organization has been discovered, action must be taken as soon as possible to eliminate this threat and minimize the damage.
Immediately, Chen Mo ordered emotional tests to be conducted on Brandt, Chen Mo, John Preston, and Elo Partger on the spot, and at the same time dispatched soldiers to conduct a thorough search of the residences of the other three, except for Elo Partger, who had just been searched.
All the priests' residences were located in the very center of Libya City, not far from the Church building. So, while the individuals were undergoing emotional tests, several search teams had already arrived at their residences and begun a thorough search.
As expected, Brandt was detected as having emotions by the emotion detector, while Chen Mo and the other two were all normal and passed the test smoothly.
DuPont, who witnessed the entire testing process firsthand, was not surprised by the result. If even High Priest were committing emotional crimes, their Church would have been finished long ago. How could they have maintained their rule over Libya for so many years?
Although he firmly believed that no more Jehovah Clerics would betray the Church, DuPont still couldn't help but feel a little nervous after Brandt was found to have emotions. He only breathed a sigh of relief after Chen Mo and the other two passed the test.
After the four men finished their surveillance, the search of their residence was also completed. When DuPont listened to the report from his subordinates and looked at Brandt again, his eyes were filled with cold killing intent.
Chen Mo and his group naturally had no problems, but a large number of contraband items were found in Brandt's house, as well as some confidential documents that only priests could access, including government organizational structures, personnel composition and detailed addresses of relevant personnel, army patrol routes, times, deployment maps, and so on.
Brandt tried to struggle on, loudly pointing out that Chen Mo was framing him, but DuPont was no longer willing to believe him. He ignored him and waved for the soldiers to drag him away.
"Send it directly to incineration!"
Upon hearing this, Brandt's expression changed drastically, and he shouted loudly without regard for anything else.
"I've been framed!"
"They are the ones who Resistance Organization!"
"This is a conspiracy!"
"You've arrested the wrong person!"
Despite Brandt's desperate struggles and shouts, two soldiers grabbed him on either side and dragged him out of DuPont's office.
As the two tall, heavy doors slowly closed, Brandt's voice was completely cut off, and the office fell into complete silence.
"You must immediately take men to search the homes of the remaining four High Priest and bring them to the Church for emotional testing!"
Only after clearing all High Priest of suspicion can they be safely used to eliminate rebellions in other departments.
The seven High Priest were powerful enough to suppress all the lower-ranking priests; ordinary soldiers would only be slaughtered in their presence.
"Yes, sir!"
Chen Mo and the other two readily accepted the order and left. DuPont then ordered all Church councilors to convene a Council meeting!
The Resistance Organization has infiltrated the Jehovah Clerics, and there must be some within the government and military as well. A thorough purge of the entire Church, government, and army is necessary, but such a large-scale operation must be approved by Council.
The Church Council, including DuPont, has twelve members and is the highest authority in Libya besides the Pope.
This is not the era depicted in the movie where DuPont comes to power after the Pope's death. Many important matters cannot be decided by DuPont alone. As the highest authority Church Libya, under the spiritual leader Pope, this large-scale purge involving the Church, government, and army must be approved by Council before it can be carried out.
Moreover, the twelve members of parliament are each responsible for matters related to the government, the military, and the Church, and their cooperation and assistance are needed for this purge.
After making the arrangements, DuPont did not rush to the Church Council hall, but sat in a chair thinking about the cleansing operation.
The twelve councilors each have their own departments and do not all work in the Church building. Moreover, it is estimated that most of them have already gone home by now, and although they are all in the city center, it will still take them some time to get here.
On the other side, Chen Mo and the other two watched as Brandt, who was being forcibly taken to the incinerator by two soldiers, struggled and roared as he went. They exchanged glances, their eyes unreadable and intriguing, but their faces remained expressionless.
At this moment, Brandt knew perfectly well that he had been set up by Chen Mo and Elo Partge. He was originally overjoyed, thinking that he had discovered Elo Partge's secret and could use this achievement to rise to the top and be promoted to High Priest. He never expected that he would fall into someone else's trap. However, he was also a criminal of emotions, and with the contraband that he didn't know how he put in his pocket and home, he was completely unable to defend himself.
However, judging from Chen Mo and the other two's previous actions, they were clearly in cahoots. Doesn't that mean they were the real members of the Resistance Organization, and that their elaborate scheme against him must have some ulterior motive?
Thinking of this, Brandt struggled even harder, but with his hands cuffed, he was unable to break free from the two soldiers' restraints.