Chapter 389

Chapter 321: Sudden Persuasion

“Hmph, that idiot thinks he can toy with the Black Dog and Adele just because he has the toy of the butcher, but not only did he trip himself up, he also dragged others down with him…”

Smith said angrily, seeming quite displeased with Alex’s unilateral decision to take action against Adele, which ultimately led to their downfall. After taking a few more puffs of smoke, he pondered for a moment before continuing.

“By the way, what about the nun you brought back?”

“After treating my injuries, she has been locked up in the dungeon,” Davik responded to Smith. Upon hearing this, Smith immediately spoke up.

“Since your injuries have stabilized, just to be safe, we should get rid of that nun. After all, she’s from the Church.”

Smith stated this, and upon hearing his words, Dorothy felt a jolt of surprise and promptly directed Davik.

“Mr. Smith, we actually can keep that nun. She has important value for us.”

“Important value? You’ve said that before… Now, clarify exactly what value she holds?”

Pointing his pipe at Davik, Smith spoke with a serious tone, and Dorothy had Davik slightly adjust his tone before answering solemnly.

“Mr. Smith, you may not know, but the Holy Mother faith that that nun named Vania worships is not the orthodox one of the Church…”

“Not orthodox? Are you saying…”

As he listened to Davik’s words, Smith’s eyes lit up with curiosity as he looked at him, while Davik continued with his response.

“When I was in the hospital, it was mainly Nun Vania who took care of me. Occasionally, when the Black Dog wasn’t around, I communicated with her, and I discovered that her faith in the Holy Mother has some issues… For instance, she often sees the Holy Mother as her true mother…”

With suggestive words, Davik spoke to Smith, who appeared slightly stunned and then seemed to think of something as he spoke.

“Treating the Holy Mother as a biological mother… For someone from the Church, that’s heresy. Could this nun have been affected by the Poison Recognition of the True Crimson Holy Mother? Does she have a connection to Kock?”

Smith said this, and Davik immediately confirmed.

“Yes! That’s right, Mr. Smith! I asked that nun, and she used to work in the Historical Records Office of the Church. She was once under Kock, but later was promoted to work in the hospital. However, after being transferred, she still maintained contact with Kock.

“According to her, the last time Kock attempted to corrupt his subordinates using Secret Transmission, she saw part of it when she went back to the Historical Records Office to reminisce, and as a result, she was successfully corrupted. But since she was no longer working in the Historical Records Office, Kock didn’t eliminate her during the Church’s purge of those who had been poisoned, so she has secretly been a heretic and a target for us to develop…”

Davik explained to Smith. Listening to Davik’s words, Smith paused, and then his eyes brightened as he spoke.

“Really, when I was pretending to sleep, that nun prayed beside me. I could tell there was something wrong with her prayer, and that made me wonder if she was connected to Kock. Afterward, during the time the Black Dog was absent, I tried to communicate with her, and sure enough, I discovered her secret…”

Under Dorothy’s manipulation, Davik continued to convince Smith. Seeing Smith’s reaction, Dorothy knew her ploy had worked.

Deacon Kock, Vania’s old superior, had tried to rely on Poison Recognition to corrupt his subordinates over a month ago to obtain a co-signed letter to steal Secret Transmissions from the Church’s archives. Under Dorothy’s manipulation, Vania reported him, and Kock was intercepted while trying to flee, while Vania was promoted to the Black Tier for her successful report.

In this incident, Kock had a supporting society outside the Church, and after obtaining the stolen Secret Transmissions, his plan was to send the transmissions to that society for research, and then retrieve them. When the incident was exposed, he was the first to flee the Church with the transmissions, seeking refuge with that society. The Secret Transmission Kock used to corrupt the Historical Records Office members likely came from that society.

At that time, Dorothy began to suspect what that society really was, as the Secret Transmission they provided seemed to distort the Holy Mother towards the Cup Mother, potentially related to the Amniotic Sac series. After Kock fled the Church, the location he intended to go to was the Western District. According to Adele’s intelligence, the Wolf bl**d Association’s main influence in Tivyán is in West Tivyán, and the previous location of Alex’s base was in the West District, which is also where Smith’s base is located in the suburbs, further complicated by the covert support from the Church’s Holy Mother Sect for Adele’s Scarlet Heart against the Wolf bl**d Association…

Thus, Dorothy had ample reason to believe that the society collaborating with Kock, the one supporting Kock… perhaps even corrupting Kock, was most likely the Wolf bl**d Association. What she had just said was a trial to gauge Smith, and the result confirmed her suspicions.

The Wolf bl**d Association was also trying to infiltrate the Church and wanted to acquire certain Secret Transmissions from the Church’s archives. After obtaining this information, Dorothy now had a way to persuade Smith.

“Didn’t expect… that guy Kock… still managed to retain some influence within the Church.”

Listening to Davik’s words, Smith muttered, nodding in agreement. Seeing his reaction, Dorothy immediately had Davik follow up.

“Mr. Smith, losing Kock is a significant loss for us, and now there’s an opportunity that can compensate for that loss right in front of us. I heard from that nun that the Church is currently worried about who will manage the Historical Records Office afterward. Since that nun worked there in the past and is now in the Black Tier, once the Historical Records Office returns to normal, she is very likely to take over Kock’s position and become the new head. If we can control that nun as we did Kock, then we might still be able to extract things from the Church’s archives!”

Davik said to Smith. After hearing this optimistic idea from Davik, Smith was silent for a long time. After smoking several puffs, he slightly nodded.

“Well… you do have a point. If that nun can really take Kock’s place, it would be excellent for us…

“However, the premise is that she has to be reliable. I need to personally check the extent of her corruption by Poison Recognition. If she is indeed affected by the True Crimson Holy Mother’s Poison Recognition as you said, I will report to higher-ups and continue the infiltration of the Tivyán Church, letting her see if she can extract the original documents of the True Crimson Holy Mother.”

…

Just then, while Smith and Davik, manipulated by Dorothy, were strategizing in the villa, at that moment in the distant urban night sky, a fierce wind was howling.

Amidst the storm, countless figures were rushing westward into the sky. Among them were hunters in black outfits, but there were also armored warriors and knights in white robes adorned with the sun insignia of the Radiant Church.

And in the distant sky above them, a crow was soaring, gazing down at the figures flying in the storm’s embrace.

Below the crow, on a certain path, a carriage was speeding westward, with Dorothy sitting inside, watching the distant figures flying from the perspective of the Crow Doll above.

“This time… not just the An Yin Bureau, but the Church has also been summoned? It seems this stronghold of the Wolf bl**d Association is not secure. However, I need to make sure I have everything in place before they arrive.”

In the carriage, Dorothy mused, taking in the entire situation.