626 Detaining the Authorities (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
”How dare you suspect us? Is this a joke? Everyone here holds a high position, how can we possibly be someone from the Black Vatican? You're overestimating them!” said Li Yujian furiously.
”The people of the Black Vatican will react soon, looking for the Necromancer called Fang Gu in this city too, so we have to find him before they do. Otherwise, with the undead active both in the day and at night, we won't have any chance of locating the Ancient King's imperial tomb,” said the mysterious man.
”Let's not waste any time, I'll notify the Imperial Magicians now.” Han Ji chose to believe the mysterious man. The truth was, he had been wearing a poker face throughout the conversation, and he would at times exchange glances with the mysterious man.
If the Magic Association did nothing to stop the Black Vatican from acting freely, he was no longer worthy to be the president. He would also be ashamed to face the few millions of civilians of the Ancient Capital.
He had arranged for the mysterious man to show up here.
It was time to reveal the truth, to find the key to this huge conspiracy, and crush it all at once.
”It seems like my man has found him,” the mysterious man wore a smile.
”Mm, let's get our hands on the Water of Kun first,” Zhu Meng could not come up with a better suggestion.
”I'll go ahead and meet my man first. Please wait here,” said the mysterious man.
The crowd nodded and waited patiently for the man's return.
When the guy left, Councilman Zhu Meng, who had noticed something, asked Han Ji softly, ”One of your men?”
Han Ji slightly nodded without making it too obvious.
”The Enforcement Union?” asked Zhu Meng further.
Han Ji shook his head and said, ”The Enforcement Union is most likely being watched. I've appointed someone from the outside to do it. Someone noticed the conspiracy before, but we didn't expect it to be so sudden and troublesome to handle. The Black Vatican is going all out this time.”
”The city is suffering such a great disaster, and yet there is someone betraying us from the inside. We've let out guards down,” Zhu Meng sighed.
The two whispered while scanning the people surrounding them.
There were two elders from the Hunter Union, two Senior Hunters, three presidents of the Magic Associations, two Commanders, Chief Military Instructor Fei Jiao, and two experts from the Li Clan. Everyone here held great power in their hands. If the Black Vatican had already extended their influence to this level, it would be utterly terrifying!
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The rain kept on falling, tapping on the buildings of the city. Its chill passed through the concrete and penetrated human bones unbearably.
”We've found a corpse in the alleyway to the south of the Clock Tower. It resembles the mysterious man that was here just a moment ago,” an Imperial Magician dropped down from the sky and said to the people in the tower, his face drenched in the rain.