Chapter 248 "Speech" (ask for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month) Everyone looked at Hugues Artois. This elegant congressman with a big nose and graying temples had regained his composure and said with a smile: “It’s nothing to worry about. "If the attackers were able to break through the two layers of defense and attack me directly, there would be no need to assassinate Tybalt. This would be more like blackmail, a threat on paper." The four campaign team members present nodded at the same time, believing that there was nothing wrong with the congressman's speculation. Hugues Artois then looked at the red-haired lady: "Cassandra, I know a little bit about the world of occultism. I just heard that some Beyonders can learn the truth from the souls of corpses through 'spiritual communication'. Will Tybalt's spirit betray us?" Red-haired Cassandra shook her head slowly: "Under normal circumstances, we need to be concerned and have to take the risk of 'cleaning up', but in the attack just now, the assassin clearly spent a long time destroying Tybalt's spirit in order to cover up his own information, which was equivalent to helping us." Hugues Artois nodded slightly, glanced at the two secretaries who were still a little uneasy, and said with a smile: “Rhone, Margaret, don’t worry, time is on our side, the future is in our hands, a little setback will not affect the final result. "You must always believe that our actions represent justice." Rhone, who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and Margaret, who was delicate and gentle, were bewildered when they heard this. They couldn't believe that they could be associated with the word "justice".
Not only them, but also the red-haired Cassandra and the middle-aged and strong-bodied Bodoy looked at Hugues Artois with puzzled eyes, feeling that they had heard it wrong. Hugues Artois glanced cautiously outside the door, using this gesture to ask if there were any eavesdroppers. After the red-haired Cassandra nodded, he began his impromptu speech: “Ladies and gentlemen, although I am still unable to transfer letters and pray for blessings due to the contract, I already have enough understanding of this world. "You should know better than me that the starry sky above us represents the vast universe. There are countless planets in the universe, and each planet is equivalent to a world, many of which have their own civilizations. The world we live in is just one of countless planets, as small as dust. “The Seven Gods have imprisoned us in this world, preventing us from contacting the civilizations in the universe. They want to blind our eyes, plug our ears, and make us their slaves generation after generation. “They regard those great beings as evil gods, and they weave lies to tell us how dangerous it is to believe in evil gods. Their purpose is to prevent us from coming into contact with higher civilizations. "If believing in evil gods is really extremely dangerous, why can there be so many civilizations of different races in the universe? “They are afraid that if the great beings really descend upon this world, only they, the saints, angels, and some fanatics who follow them will be destroyed. For most people, it will just be a matter of changing their beliefs, and there will be no danger. “Belief in one of the Seven Gods is faith, but belief in a great being is not faith? “We cannot be kidnapped by the Seven Gods. We need to explore the future of mankind and the direction of civilization. Judging from the gifts you have received, the great beings are stronger than the Seven Gods and will also provide shelter and are willing to give strength. The grace of God is as vast as the sea. “In the future, when we can travel in space and look back at what has happened over the years, you will understand that our cause is just. "In this process, there will inevitably be some deaths, but they are all supposed to die, either because of old age, poor health, bad luck, or fate. Most of the responsibility is not ours. "Besides, these are only a minority after all. We cannot stop the majority from turning to a higher civilization and a better future just to keep a few alive. “Ladies and gentlemen, there will be sacrifices in any cause. As long as we firmly believe that what we do is just and keep persisting, the future will belong to us! "Ten years from now, humans will have a ticket to enter the cosmic civilization circle and will no longer be barbarians hiding in the corners of ignorance!" Red-haired Cassandra, secretary Rona and others were stunned after hearing this. Who are the followers of the evil god? They believed in different evil gods for different reasons. Deep down in their hearts, they knew that what they were doing was wrong, but they had already embarked on this path and had to move forward. So they either used faith as a fig leaf to change their cognition bit by bit, or simply degenerate completely and find motivation to drive themselves forward.
Although Hugues Artois was not a believer of anyone, had not received any gifts, and had not experienced sufficient assimilation, he was able to speak such shocking and infectious words from the heart. The four campaign team members present all felt that what Hugues Artois said made a lot of sense, and it made them re-examine the significance of their previous actions. After several seconds, the red-haired Cassandra slowly exhaled, looked at Hugues Artois, and praised sincerely: "Excellent speech, Mr. Congressman. When you choose a faith in the future, I can recommend someone to you." "Hmm?" Hugues Artois asked back in a nasal voice. Cassandra smiled and explained: "One of His gifts is called 'Speaker'." Hugues Artois nodded and smiled to the four team members in a relaxed manner: "Don't be frightened by Tybalt's death. Let's proceed as planned." Cassandra, Rhone, Margaret and Baudois answered in unison: "Yes, Senator." ………… Underground Trier. Lumian took a detour back to the quarry cave he had been in before, quickly took off his clothes and shoes, and removed his wig and beard. After he changed into his original hobo outfit and put on a dark blue baseball cap, half-illusory crimson fire crows condensed around him. The fire crows flew out with a roar and landed on surfaces such as canes, shirts, bow ties, wigs, etc., igniting them with slight explosions. Lumian had already turned around and walked towards the exit of the underground Trier. Behind him, red flames rose up, burning all items related to the previous attack and illuminating the dark underground cave. ………… Near midnight, in the "Eternal Sun" Inquisition located under St. Robert's Cathedral. Angouleme de François, who was flipping through the investigation records, heard a knock on the door. His brown coat with two rows of gold buttons was hanging on the coat rack near the door. He was only wearing a light gold shirt with the holy emblem of the sun on it and dark brown trousers. "Come in." Angouleme said calmly. It was Valentine who came in, with powdered hair and made-up face. He had always been brooding over what happened in Cordu, and after learning that some survivors had appeared in the Trier area, he took the initiative to apply and was transferred here. His wife and children had longed to live in the prosperous Trier, so they followed him in without any further persuasion from him. He and several teammates were on night duty tonight and happened to encounter the murder of a congressman's assistant secretary. Valentine, wearing a blue tweed coat and a gold brooch, sat down opposite Angouleme and said bluntly: "Deacon, why don't you investigate Hugues Artois? "Although most of the people in the Aurora Society are crazy, they seem to have an unusual ability to sense the followers of the evil god. We can't say that 100% of the people they killed believed in the evil god, but at least 70% did. "Combined with the intelligence we have obtained, we can determine that Tibalt Jacques, who died tonight, was a follower of the evil god and possessed the power of 'decay', and he was Hugues Artois's assistant secretary. "We cannot allow a person who is highly suspicious to continue to serve as a member of Congress. Investigating him is a responsibility to all the people in the market area and to G. Artois. If the investigation shows that he is indeed innocent, it will be a good opportunity to help him clean up the evil god believers around him." Angouleme didn't expect that the newly transferred team leader was more pious and fanatical than himself, and he couldn't help but raise his hand and pinch his brows. He smiled bitterly: “You probably don’t know that every member of Congress has signed a contract with the two major churches, a contract notarized by God.
"In the contract, they pledged their own beliefs, demonstrated their abilities and corresponding sources, and the two major churches promised that without sufficient and strong evidence, they would not restrict the personal freedom of any member of Congress and his key staff, and would not influence them with extraordinary abilities. “This is a protection of Congressional power. "From the contract, it can be seen that Hugues Artois believes in the great 'Eternal Blazing Sun' and is not an Beyonder. "So, you can ask him and the key staff around him, but you can only ask." Valentine could not hide his disappointment: "Why is there such a contract?" "This is a byproduct of the coup d'état, and it is also a change in line with the trend of the times," Angouleme explained simply. Valentine exhaled, stood up, and opened his arms: "Praise the sun!" "Praise the sun!" Angoulême stood up and returned the greeting, watching his subordinate walk out of his office. ………… Holy Palace Hospital, Noor District. Jenna was sitting on a low round stool, lying next to her mother Elodie's bed, sleeping lightly. After seeing Franca off, she asked her brother Julian to go home because he had to go to the factory at dawn and the Old Dove Cage Theater had not yet resumed actor training - the Police Headquarters had originally planned to auction the Old Dove Cage and the Golden Rooster Hotel in the next two days, but encountered the explosion at the Goodville Chemical Plant, so it had to be postponed for a while. Suddenly, Elodie made some movements. Jenna woke up with a start and saw her mother slowly opening her eyes. After seeing her daughter's face in her eyes, Elodie smiled and said: "I thought I was going to meet your father." Without waiting for Janna's response, she asked weakly: "How's my injury?" Jana, who was delighted that her mother had woken up from her coma, smiled sincerely and said: "It's not serious. You see, no surgery is needed." Elodie breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slowly. She had just emerged from a coma and her physical and mental state were not very good. After a brief chat, she fell asleep again. Jana held her mother's hand, and in the light coming in from the window, she happily looked at the face that now had many wrinkles and some white hair, as if she had found it again. After looking for a while, she raised her head and found that the morning light was gradually appearing on the horizon. PS: Ask for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month~ (End of this chapter)