Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 44: Zhankong's Changing Face

"Something's wrong!"

It was still the same conference room, with several high-level officials sitting together. The arrested members of the Black Vatican had been detained in the prison of the Magic Association. There was no branch of the Inquisition in Bo City, and only the Magic Association had the qualifications and ability to detain the Black Vatican.

However, no one present felt relaxed at all, but instead had a sense of urgency as if a storm was about to come.

"Oh!"

Yang Zuohe and Deng Kai walked in with depressed faces and placed the interrogation results on the conference table.

"Damn it, there is definitely something wrong with the identities of these people."

"what is the problem?"

Principal Zhu took the interrogation report in front of him and opened it.

"So many common people! And not a single priest?"

"Yes."

Deng Kai sat in his seat, his tone solemn,
"Except for Bai Yang and Mu Yuang, the other members of the Black Church that we have today are just believers, and even half of them are trainee believers."

"Perhaps the only truly valuable ones are the few old mages captured by the Hunter Union and the Magic Association who have been lurking for more than five years."

The smoothness of the arrest operation did indeed make them feel incredible, because the preliminary investigation and the final personnel transfer were not completely traceless. Given the caution of the Black Church, they would have noticed it sooner or later. If the other party was deliberately hiding, how could they have had a chance?
But they were able to capture so many Black Church members so smoothly. This single capture was almost as much as the work of many city trials in half a year!

“There are definitely still big fish in Bo City, and more than one.”

After reading the interrogation results, Zhan Kong made his own inference.

"why?"

"The Black Church has a strict hierarchy, and all believers are developed from priests."

"but……"

Zhankong's face darkened.
"Whether it's Mu Yuang or Bai Yang, one of them is in the Mu family manor, and the other is in the military magician unit. Their range of action is strictly restricted, and they have no chance to develop their own followers."

"You mean there are other priests in Bo?"

"Absolutely, and there is more than one."

"I guess the Black Church member who was arrested this time must have been abandoned by them."

Everyone was shocked.
"With so many members, are you just going to give up like that?"

"Aren't they afraid that we might find something unfavorable to the Black Church from these people?"

"it's out of the question."

Suddenly, a clear female voice rang out in the conference room.

"Teacher Tangyue?"

Principal Zhu looked at the person who appeared in the conference room and stood up in shock.

Zhan Kong did not stand up. Instead, he nodded in Tang Yue's direction like a boss.
"Let me introduce you. This is Tang Yue, the judge of the Hangzhou Tribunal, who is responsible for tracking down the Black Church in Bo City."

"The judge?"

"I see. No wonder I felt that your strength was not that simple." Mu Zhuoyun looked at Tang Yue, and his previous doubts suddenly cleared up.

"Judge Tang, what's up, did you catch that Saran?"

Zhan Kong's lazy voice rang out in the conference room.

"Sarang!?"

The few people who were somewhat familiar with this name trembled violently.
"Is... is it Saran from the Black Church?"

In the whole world, the notoriety of the Black Church can stop children from crying at night, and in China, Saran’s notoriety can keep everyone awake at night.

It is the synonym of death, causing one city after another to be destroyed. People don't know who the god of death is, but they know that Saran is the synonym of death.

"I...are we being targeted by Saran?"

Hearing this name, the high-ranking officials who had originally put their lives at risk to fight against the Black Church instantly lost their temper.

"Hey! Everyone, what are you afraid of?" Zhan Kong didn't seem to care.
"The main force against the Black Church is the Inquisition. If the sky falls, won't there be someone tall enough to hold it up?"

"Zhankong, what do you mean by this?" Tang Yue was a little angry. Ever since the quarrel, Zhankong had been mocking her actions without any reservation, and his sarcastic tone made her want to hit him.

"Judge Tang, I don't mean anything." Zhan Kong said with a slightly rogue smile.
"Aren't you the Inquisition very capable? You didn't even tell us that we were infiltrated like this. Everything is aimed at Saran. Isn't Bo City the bait you use to attract Saran?"

“Kill the Air Commander! Let me explain to you one last time. Our Inquisition was not aware of the Black Church’s deployment in Bo City in advance. If we had known, we would not have sent only me here.”

"Besides, we are very short on manpower and simply cannot spare any personnel to come here and investigate in person."

Tang Yue was troubled. Why was Zhan Kong so stubborn? And the Black Church, how could they be willing to come here to stir up trouble in such a small place like Bo City? And they were actually succeeded by the people of the Black Church.

If Bocheng had not accidentally discovered the members of the Black Church being hunted by a pack of demonic wolves, perhaps everyone would have thought that this small town was peaceful.

And the people in power in Bo City are also stubborn. When the military, municipal government, hunters, mages and all the leaders of the noble families saw the Black Church, their first reaction was not to flee far away. They actually dared to actively track them down?
Aren’t you afraid of being killed by the Black Vatican?

This courage is even greater than that of many powerful wizards, he is simply the courage of a demon.

If the top management of Bo City knew what Tang Yue was thinking, they would probably just laugh it off.

Who made the Black Church have such a bad reputation? If the Black Church was just passing through Bo City and they discovered it by chance, in order to avoid unnecessary disaster, they might really just let it go.

But when the other side has shown signs of causing trouble in Bo City, it would be self-deception to bury your head in the sand.

Everyone knows that all living beings are equal in front of demons. Once Bo City is broken through by the demon tide, the entire Bo City will be doomed. They don't think they can be the lucky survivors.

Besides, what would it matter even if you survived?

If they left Bo City, where could they go? Their wealth, status and reputation would collapse overnight, and they would just be wanderers living under someone else's roof wherever they went.

Rather than losing everything in disgrace, it is better to be tough. Aren’t they just a few Black Church members?
Just give it a vote, just one wave!
If you win, you will remain rich and prosperous; if you lose, the whole family will sacrifice to the gods.

Seeing that Zhan Kong was about to quarrel with Tang Yue again, several senior executives hurriedly tried to stop the fight and smooth things over.

"I wonder if Judge Tang needs our assistance this time?"

Tang Yue shook her head.

"I just want to tell you that in view of the rampant Black Church in Bo City, the Inquisition has decided to send reinforcements to Bo City to eliminate the threat of the Black Church in Bo City."

"The reinforcements will arrive in about three days."

"Really?"

"Great!"

"I am so grateful to Judge Tang and the Tribunal."

"..."

Upon hearing the good news brought by Tang Yue, all the high-ranking officials were overjoyed. The Inquisition had come to Bocheng Town. Could it be that the Black Church was still planning to commit crimes in defiance of the law?
“Aiya! As expected, Zhan Kong was right about this guy. The Judgment Council is indeed reliable!”

"Thank you for the help of the Inquisition! We in Bo City are grateful!"

Tang Yue's mouth twitched as she looked at Zhan Kong, who had undergone a drastic change. Is this the legendary dog-faced person?
He was mocking me just now, but now as soon as I said reinforcements would be arriving, he immediately acted like he was extremely grateful. Doesn't this person have any dignity as a strong person?
Zhankong: Dignity? Is it worth two taels of rice?
……

"Master Deacon, there is news from the Hangzhou Tribunal."

"Oh? They can finally send people to Bo City?"

"Master Deacon is wise!"

“When will we arrive in Bo?”

"I'm not sure. They have kept the news strictly under wraps, but I guess it should be recently."

"Good! Very good!"

The butler's sinister smile echoed in the secret room.
"I guess they already think they have a sure win!"

"Let Bo City be destroyed under their noses. I'm sure Lord Saran will be pleased."

"Plan executed!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)