Soul echo

Chapter 312 Notes
When Zhong Ye stepped onto the surface, the battle in the castle was over.

The cultists of the Raymond family were not strong, and could even be said to be very weak. After being dealt with by Zhong Ye, the remaining cultists were quickly wiped out.

A few clergymen found this staircase leading underground, but they did not enter rashly.

The sound that appeared just now should have come from below, but until now, there have been no more accidents, maybe Zhong Ye has already solved the problem below.

——When Zhong Ye visited the church yesterday, he revealed his identity.

Which church clergyman in Westland doesn't know about 'Zhong Ye'?That is the hero who has solved several abyss invasion incidents!
With the strength that Zhong Ye showed before, he should be able to solve the following problems...

Therefore, the priests did not go under the stairs, fearing that they would hinder Zhong Ye's actions.

After leaving the underground, Zhong Ye did not leave immediately, but waited with the priest for the church's support to arrive.

The cultists of the Raymond family have been wiped out, but as the local lord, there are still many servants in the castle, and businessmen and nobles who have frequent contacts with the Raymond family are also suspected and need to be checked.

While waiting, Zhong Ye asked the priest: "Your Excellency, have you investigated the burning of Viscount Barnes' mansion?"

The priest who was cleaning the weapons looked up at Zhong Ye and nodded, "The fire happened last night, based on the situation at the scene of the fire, it is speculated that the fire started not long after you left the church.

"We suspect that there are multiple fire points, otherwise, the burning speed could not be so fast - after hearing the news from you, we sent people to the mansion of Viscount Barnes to find out from him as soon as possible The news of the group of heretics, but when we arrived, the mansion of Viscount Barnes was already engulfed in flames.

"Later, we were the ones who put out the fire. After several hours, we finally put out all the flames, but everything inside was reduced to ashes."

a couple of hours?

Hearing this time, Zhong Ye raised his eyebrows.

If it was in the past, he might not feel that there was anything wrong with this time, but in Chartres, not long ago, he personally participated in a fire fighting operation.

Just that one warehouse, the fire burned for nearly a day.

Even though the walls of Viscount Barnes's house were bare and there were a lot of goods piled up in that warehouse, if the flames could really be extinguished so quickly, it would be impossible for the fire to spread to the entire mansion in a short period of time.

"Man-made arson." Zhong Ye said.

They had guessed before that the fire might have been set by Viscount Barnes himself in order to escape by feigning death, but now, there is another strong evidence to prove this point.

If it were not for arson, the fire could not have spread so fast, nor could it have been extinguished so quickly.

However, why did Viscount Barnes choose to feign death to escape?
Zhong Ye felt puzzled by this, and felt a bit of inexplicable meaning from it...

They didn't have to wait long, and the church's support came to Valensais Castle, and at the same time, they brought a notebook.

——The notes left by Viscount Barnes to Zhong Ye!
"This notebook was found under the bed when we searched Viscount Barnes' room."

When Zhong Ye and the others set out to eliminate the cult members of the Raymond family, the search of Viscount Barnes' mansion was also continuing.

According to the investigators, there was a secret compartment under the bed where the only corpse at the scene of the fire lay. Inside the secret compartment were a note and a note. The note said: This note must be handed over to Zhong. Ye, only he can open the note, if anyone else wants to open the note, the note will be destroyed.

According to the note, the notes contained the whereabouts of those cult members.

Therefore, the search personnel immediately sent the notes back to the church, and asked the team that set out to support the castle to bring the notes to Zhong Ye.

On the way, other people did try to open the notebook, but they couldn't open it no matter what. If they used brute force, they were afraid of destroying the notebook, so they brought it with them.

The note was handed over to Zhong Ye, Zhong Ye frowned slightly, and opened the note without much effort.

The clerics who watched subconsciously held their breath, as if the situation was really as written on the note, only Zhong Ye could open the note.

[Thank you for your kindness to me. Knowing that I might be transformed into a cultist, you are still willing to pay for my illness—although after that, you told the church what I told you, But I don't hate you for it. 】

Zhong Ye frowned, and continued to read: [There is one thing I need to tell you - I am not the real Viscount Barnes, the real Viscount Barnes is dead, he committed suicide after being rejected by those heretics , I'm just a 'liar' who accepted his kindness and chose to help him fulfill his last wish. As for my name... I won't mention it here, such humble things should not be used to stain your eyes. 】

[When you saw this note, I had already fled with the son of Viscount Barnes, please don't look for us, this is the most humble request of a powerless person, I just want to repay my favor so that the benefactor's child can Growing up, I don't want to do anything else, and I'm not a cultist, the Lord of Pleasure and the King of Conspiracy have invited me, but I have declined--if it is a cultist , I dare not say such 'blasphemy' words. 】

Seeing this, Zhong Ye raised his eyebrows.

If that person is really just a 'mortal' as stated in the notes, then how tough is a mortal who can refuse the invitation of the Lord of Pleasure and the King of Conspiracy?

[The reason why there are cultists in the Raymond family is because of my calculations. I know that Viscount Raymond is old, but he wants to live longer and enjoy more. In this case, the Lord of Pleasure should He is very welcome to join. The three paintings were sent over on purpose by me, and the other things used to pay off the debt are all gifts. 】

[If nothing else happens, these three 'most valuable' things will definitely be checked by him personally, as long as he has contact with those three paintings, then he will definitely be converted into a heretic—even I Almost didn't hold up. 】

[Although Viscount Barnes didn't tell me personally, according to the diaries he left behind, it is one of Viscount Barnes' last wishes to eliminate the Raymond family.Even though it will involve other people, I feel very sorry, but this is Viscount Barnes's last wish, and there is nothing I can do about it...]

[The corpse you saw at the scene of the fire was Viscount Barnes himself, and I hope you can properly dispose of his corpse. After all, he did nothing wrong... at least he didn't have time to do it. He is just a poor man with everything going wrong people. 】

[If you don’t believe me, you can check the corpse, such as the ring on the hand and the necklace around the neck, which are the memorials of him and his deceased wife. I hope you can bury them with Viscount Barnes after the inspection Together. 】

Seeing this, the doubts that perplexed Zhong Ye were finally resolved.

That's true!

The cultists of the Raymond family are not strong, it must be because they are not compatible enough with the belief of evil gods.

However, why can there be so many heretics even if the compatibility is not enough?
This was calculated by the unknown 'liar', who wanted to use those paintings to kill people with a knife—to use the church's knife to destroy the Raymond family.

Zhong Ye believed that even if he hadn't come to Valensais, this 'liar' would find an opportunity to pass the news to the Family Goddess Church.

He came to Valensais just to provide the 'liar' with a chance at just the right time!

Zhong Ye sighed and continued to read.

[As for those cultists, I can tell you where they are. 】

[——in Bourges! 】

(End of this chapter)