202: Dekan Dug Clay Into a Deep Hole
Although Dekan had doubts, he still replied first:
[What's wrong?]
Soon.
The Bishop of Falsehood replied almost instantly.
On Clay's Bishop's Token were several large characters:
[You're such an idiot...]
After receiving this message, the Bishop of Falsehood did not send any further messages.
"This deserves criticism?"
Dekan reluctantly put down Clay's Bishop's Token and sat on the edge of the bed, lost in thought.
He seems to have discovered something interesting.
That guy Clay... did he desert his post and run off to the Randir Kingdom on his own?
And it seems it disrupted some of the Bishop of Falsehood's plans?
This is too much freedom!
Dekan waited for about ten minutes, but the Bishop of Falsehood didn't reply to the message again.
Inside a church in the empire.
A figure dressed in clergy robes stood quietly on the pulpit.
He held a seal in his hand, bearing the mark of the Bishop of Falsehood.
Soon, a figure appeared silently behind the Bishop of Falsehood.
However, the Bishop of Falsehood showed no sign of panic.
This is the trusted confidant he just urgently ordered to gather intelligence.
"My lord, the Kingdom Association has detected four bishops gathered in the Randir Kingdom and has launched its highest-level response."
The trusted confidant reported respectfully.
Four? Are you sure?
The Bishop of Falsehood turned around, his expression one of undisguised surprise, and asked.
Apart from the Bishop of Corruption he sent.
Including their target— the Bishop of Pain Dekan.
And then there's the Bishop of Frenzy Clay who accidentally wandered in—there should only be three bishops, right?!
"It was intelligence that our informant in the Kingdom Association risked his life to bring us, and before reporting to you, my subordinates also verified it with intelligence personnel in the Randir Kingdom. There are indeed four."
The confidant answered with certainty.
This left the Bishop of Falsehood momentarily stunned.
After a few breaths, he came to his senses and spoke:
"You may leave now."
"Yes."
The confidant's figure disappeared into the church along with the sound.
Only the Bishop of Falsehood remained, standing silently on the pulpit.
He clutched the Bishop's Token tightly in his hands, which were clasped behind his back.
After thinking about it, he roughly figured out what was going on.
So he took the Bishop's Token and sent another message to Clay:
[Were there any other bishops who went with you?]
No.
The Bishop of Frenzy replied quickly.
Clay's reply sent an even chill down the spine of the Bishop of Falsehood.
The Bishop of Falsehood sent out:
[From now on, follow my instructions. Do not act on your own, and do not trust any other bishops. Beware of traitors within your ranks.]
Bishop of Frenzy's reply:
[A mole?]
The Bishop of Falsehood suppressed his anger and quickly typed into the Bishop's Token:
[Originally, I only arranged for Fahim to go to the Randir Kingdom to frame Dekan, but now I've heard that four bishops have arrived in the Randir Kingdom. Do you think there's another guy who went there on his own, besides you, Fahim, Dekan, who might be the mole we've been looking for?]
After sending the message, the Bishop of Falsehood seemed a little tired. He stepped down from the pulpit, sat on a bench, and covered his face.
Their original plan was to first fabricate a charge against Bishop of Pain Dekan, then have the Resurrection Church and the forces of the Northern Nations attack indiscriminately, killing anyone who stood in their way.
After executing Dekan under the banner of justice, even if there was a miscarriage of justice, the Northern Nations could completely shirk responsibility and say it was the Resurrection Church that did it.
If there were no injustice, the Northern Nations could gain the credit of killing a bishop and then turn around and bite the Norton Kingdom.
But.
Someone is secretly trying to help Dekan.
That means there was a traitorous bishop who secretly came to the Randir Kingdom!
The fact that the number of bishops in the Randir Kingdom reached three was enough to alarm the Kingdom Association, causing an unexpected change in the situation for the Resurrection Church and the Northern Nations!
This, to some extent, disrupted the conspiracy of the Resurrection Church and the Northern Kingdom.
This was originally part of the action plan.
To prevent internal spies, the Bishop of Falsehood was extremely careful not to leak the information to other unrelated bishops.
But no matter how much we planned, we didn't anticipate this.
Clay, true to his word, acted on his impulse to "speak his mind and keep his promises."
The Bishop of Falsehood did indeed remember that Clay had made some harsh remarks at the Bishop Council.
"If Dekan dares to leave the Norton Kingdom, even if it means risking being targeted by the Astrologer, I'll go and rip a hole in Dekan chest!"
That's all.
Clay became the final straw that broke the psychological defenses of the Bishop of Falsehood.
Because of Clay's free rein, the Randir Kingdom managed to gather four bishops.
The Kingdom Association has successfully activated its highest level of alert.
As a result, they were unable to follow the plan at all.
Not long after.
News of the Bishop of Falsehood has arrived again from the Bishop's Token of the Bishop of Frenzy:
[Isn't Minos the most suspicious?]
[I did have my suspicions about her, but I didn't want it to be her because she's too important to us. Besides, His Holiness the Pope reviewed her communications with Dekan and found nothing wrong. Although she may seem cynical, she is indeed a person with principles.]
The Bishop of Falsehood replied.
The Pope had actually returned, but deliberately did not disable Dekan's chat permission.
Because the Pope is using a sting operation to enforce the law.
However, according to the Pope's observation, during Dekan and Minos's pointless chatter, they occasionally only shared card-making techniques and never discussed intelligence about the Resurrection Church and the Kingdom Association.
This, on the contrary, makes it seem as if Minos is upright and has nothing to fear.
The Bishop of Frenzy sent another message:
[Does that mean I could also be the mole?]
The Bishop of Falsehood was speechless for a moment.
Whether you're an inside man or not, this fatal move of yours is practically the same as being an inside man.
Your stupidity doesn't seem feigned.
The Bishop of Falsehood replied.
He really wants to curse Clay right now.
He even wanted to beat Clay up to vent his anger.
But Clay doesn't seem like the mole.
This guy doesn't have the intelligence required to be a spy.
The most important thing now is not internal strife, but figuring out how to handle the problem.
Just as the Bishop of Falsehood was about to quell the anger in his heart...
He then saw a message from Clay:
[Lend me 5000 Gold Coin first, otherwise I won't listen to your orders.]
Upon seeing this message, the Bishop of Falsehood finally couldn't help but tremble.
He suppressed his simmering rage and typed:
[Give me your account information.]
After receiving the bank account information from Clay, the Bishop of Falsehood summoned his confidant and instructed him to transfer 5,000 Gold Coin to Clay.
Then.
The Bishop of Falsehood sat on a long bench, pressing his brow and muttering to himself as if chanting a mantra:
"Clay, after this is all over, I won't kill anyone, except you..."