Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Because of this incident, Evan didn't sleep well that night, and the hideous expression on Fold's face before he left made him restless.

Now it seems that Ferd is like a lunatic, with unstable emotions and erratic behavior. In order to appear innocent, he completely entrusted this matter to Duke Wilson. He is really worried. Whether things will go as he wants this time.

The next morning, Evan got up very early. He dressed himself and arranged everything. He didn't say hello to Mrs. Haydn who was making breakfast, and left the pastor's cabin alone.

He walked towards the church, and the review meeting at noon made him a little uneasy. At this time, religion was still very effective in soothing him.

Evan knelt in front of the altar. His long career as a pastor made him more and more comfortable with praying, and at the same time he was not as repulsive of religion as before.

After reading the Bible silently for a long time, Evan's uneasy heart gradually calmed down. He looked straight at the statue of Jesus, thinking that after so many years of serving, if there is a god in this world, he should help him this time. up.

Evan has been staying at the DeLanille Church, and Mrs. Sanders came soon after. She also knew about this review meeting. Obviously, the supernatural Ferd had already notified all the dignitaries in the town. characters.

She looked at Evan worriedly, and said softly, "Mr. Pastor, is it all right this time?"

Evan nodded calmly: "Madam, the clean is cleared. I have always believed in the power of justice."

Mrs. Sanders was a little speechless about Evan's non-human attitude, but she couldn't help thinking that fortunately, there was the Duke as a backup, so she felt relieved.

Evan worked in the church very calmly this day. Even though the people around him looked at him with sympathy or inquiry, Evan's expression did not change from the beginning to the end, and he still dealt with it calmly and calmly. church thing.

At noon, all the members of the church looked at Evan. Evan felt a little awkward in his heart. He was watched by so many people, and he still looked at him with a look that made him shudder. No matter how strong he was, he still couldn't hold it. Now that the time had finally come, he was relieved.

Evan stood up, nodded to the people around him, and said softly: "Let's stop here for today's business, you don't need to come here in the afternoon."

These people all knew what was going to happen in the afternoon, so they didn't bother to ask any annoying questions, and they all nodded in response.

After all the officials had left, Evan walked towards the central square.

On the way he went, he also met many townspeople who were also rushing there. Their pointing and searching eyes made Evan feel irritable. Out of the sea of ​​suffering, the life of the past few days has really given him enough.

When Evan arrived at the central square, a row of tables had already been set up there, and Ferd had already arrived, and was sitting behind the table, with a few well-known local gentry sitting beside him, and when they saw Evan coming, their faces The expression on the face is a little embarrassed.

On the contrary, Evan, at this time, also suppressed his inner restlessness, and the whole person calmed down. He knew that this kind of review was bound to be witnessed by the squires, but Ford could pull it all at once. Many people are really capable, but what Evan noticed was that the seat in the middle was still vacant. If Evan guessed correctly, it might be the seat reserved for Duke Wilson.

"Mr. Fold, gentlemen, good afternoon." Evan greeted everyone very politely like a real gentleman.

Although these squires were witnesses this time, they all had a good sense of Evan. Seeing that Evan was still so calm at this time, they looked at him a little higher and nodded to him.

Only Ferd, who has completely torn his face from Evan at this time, so he doesn't care about these formalities, just sits coldly behind the table and looks at Evan.

Evan pretended not to see Fuld's rudeness, and stood there very calmly, without saying a word.

Whether it's Evan standing, the squires sitting, or the surrounding townspeople, they are all waiting, waiting for the biggest leader of this town, Duke Wilson.

They didn't wait for long. Less than a quarter of an hour later, the sound of horseshoes hitting the bluestone road came from a distance. Evan looked over there subconsciously, and it was Duke Wilson's carriage coming. .

In a blink of an eye, the carriage came in front of everyone, the door of the carriage was pushed open, and Duke Wilson stepped out of the carriage.

Today's Duke is wearing a four-piece black suit and a coat, which makes his slender figure even more straight. He took off the hat on his head, and his black hair looks very elegant in the sunlight. He Glancing at Evan who was standing aside, his black eyes flickered a bit, but when he glanced at Ferd, there was a bit of sarcasm in his eyes.

"Mr. Fold." The Duke's tone was very cold: "What earth-shattering thing do you want to do this time, to invite so many people to watch?"

Folde pretended not to hear the sarcasm in his tone, and still smiled and said: "My lord, thank you for your kindness. This time, the matter is about the reputation of the Church of Delaneria. According to the orders of the bishop, I have to make that decision."

"Oh?" The Duke's eyes turned slightly: "The reputation of the DeLandle Church?" He looked at Evan and said, "With Pastor Bruce here, how can you interfere with the affairs of the DeLandle Church?" Duke Wilson asked knowingly.

Fold frowned slightly, but now he couldn't understand the Duke's meaning. The matter about Evan was already buzzing in Delane Lille. As the owner of this small town, could the Duke really not do you know?

"My lord, this matter is related to Pastor Bruce, so Mr. Pastor can't intervene. I will handle this matter according to the bishop's instructions." Although Fuld was puzzled in his heart, he still told the truth.

Duke Wilson couldn't help but sneered when he heard these words, he turned to look at Evan, his tone softened a lot: "Pastor Bruce, is it like this?"

From the moment Duke Wilson came out, Evan's heart was already in his throat. He was afraid that his plan would go wrong, but looking at the situation at this time, at least Duke Wilson was still on his side.

"Yes, according to what Mr. Fold told me, that's indeed the case." Evan lowered his brows and eyes, unable to see his expression clearly.

Evan's ambiguity made Ferd gnash his teeth. This person is really cunning, even to this point, he even excused himself.

"Duke Wilson." Ferd interrupted the communication between Evan and the Duke: "The people have almost arrived, can this matter start?" Ferd smiled very respectfully.

Duke Wilson looked at Folde with a very cold expression, and there was a deep chill in his eyes. If someone saw it, he might be scared out of his wits. Unfortunately, Folde only turned his head to talk to a few squires at this time. Didn't notice the Duke's expression.

Duke Wilson left where Evan was standing and walked towards the table above. Several squires and Fold stood up, knowing that the Duke was sitting in the middle seat, so they sat down.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Fuld was the first to speak after everyone was seated: "The church attaches great importance to the rumors about Pastor Bruce in the town these days. I, Fuld, according to the Bishop My lord's order, to come to deal with this matter, first of all, to investigate this rumor."

When talking about this, Fuld glanced at Evan calmly, and the malice contained in that glance made Evan shiver uncontrollably.

"According to my investigations in the past few days, this incident was reported by Tang De, the night watchman of the DeLanle Church."

As soon as this sentence was uttered, there was an uproar around. Everyone knew that Tang De was a homeless man before, but because of Evan's kindness, he finally became the night watchman of the Church of Delaneria. They did not expect that Tang De would Will also repay kindness and revenge.

"Bring Tang De up." Fuld's expression remained unchanged for the pointing of the people around him. At this moment, these people condemned Tang De for his hypocritical betrayal, and they were afraid that their hatred for Evan would grow deeper after a while.

As soon as Ferd finished speaking, a few strong young men walked up with a thin middle-aged man. The young men pressed their backs and pushed to the front. When he saw Evan, he couldn't help but shrink back.

"Tang De, do you know why you were summoned here?" There was a trace of imperceptible disdain in Fuld's tone. If he hadn't just arrived, he couldn't find anyone else, and he wouldn't have found such a person who couldn't get on the stage. people.

"I...I know." Tang De said with a little confidence.

"It's good that you know." The more Fuld looked at Tang De, the more he found it annoying, so he simply turned his head away from him and said impatiently: "Tang De, you are spreading news about Pastor Bruce in the town, do you know It is a serious offense to spread rumors to defame a gentleman's name!"

Tang De seemed to be terrified by Fuld's words, and he froze all of a sudden: "I... I...Mr. What you said is true." Tang De argued incoherently.

Fuld glanced at Evan calmly, and found that his face was still unchanged, and he felt a little dissatisfied in his heart, showing even more impatience with Tang De: "You said what you said is true, but there are Any evidence?"

As long as the evidence is presented, he wants to see if Evan can still maintain his calm appearance at this time.

"I...I..." Tang De looked at Fuld with some hesitation: "A lady told me this, but I don't know where she is now."

These are all the justifications that Ferd taught him. Although Tang De was very flustered at this time, the only person he could believe was Ferd.

"A lady?" Fuld looked at Tang De with some dissatisfaction: "Since you can't let that lady come out to prove your words, how can we dare to believe that what you said is true? Tang De, you You know, you're dealing with an upright pastor."

Tang De scratched his head anxiously, which was also his most straightforward reaction, because Ferd didn't tell her what would happen next.

But at this moment, a crisp voice suddenly came from the crowd: "I can prove it!"

Evan frowned, the voice seemed familiar to him.