My years as a menswear boss

A large living person spontaneously ignited in St. Peter's Square. On the big day of the pope's election, this incident, as expected, spread throughout Rome in a day, and there was a faint tendency to spread outward.

Residents of the entire Vatican City were discussing what happened yesterday. Everyone had a look of panic and excitement on their faces, mixing truth and rumors together to form various versions of the story.

"The reason why he wrapped himself up from head to toe must be because exposure to sunlight causes dizziness."

Jiqiu was excitedly talking to Dantès about her thoughts in the apartment, "By the way, has that person's identity been found out? I think this is a trap designed to interfere with the Pope's election."

Dantès put down the newspaper in his hand, and rubbed the center of his brows, "Simon, you've been talking non-stop all morning. This is not something children should care about."

"Aren't you curious?" Ji Qiu sat down next to Dantès, she said her reasoning seriously, "I think everyone is now linking this incident with wizards, they have always been This group of people is both fearful and repressive."

"Yes, you are such a smart kid." Dantès praised his cub helplessly, looking into the boy's bright eyes, "Jacob should be back soon."

As soon as the man finished speaking, the door was pushed open, and Jacob walked in proudly like a big rooster, "I live up to expectations, I have heard a lot of first-hand information, it is absolutely true and reliable."

"Then tell me." Jiqiu put his hands on the armrest of the sofa and looked at him with his head tilted.

"The man who died yesterday was called Johannes Graziano. He was not an ordinary civilian. This man was a cardinal in charge of the Florence area.

At the same time, he is also one of the candidates for the pope this time. He has a high reputation among believers and is the most likely candidate to be the pope, but he disappeared the night before the election.Didn't find him until yesterday, only to be back in God's arms a few minutes later. "Jacob moved his mouth quickly, for fear that the information in his brain would be forgotten by him.

"Wow, is there any more?" Jiqiu listened with gusto, urging him to finish quickly.

"People from the guard are investigating this matter thoroughly. They have determined that this is a conspiracy against the future pope. Many people believe that this is revenge for the witch hunt that happened more than 100 years ago. The witches are making a comeback. Playing with fire has always been a trick of witches. , they can always escape from the flames," Jacob said.

"It seems that they also feel guilty about the sins committed by their predecessors." Jiqiu said casually, and she glanced in the direction of the church coldly, "Wizards are not the only ones who can control the flames, you ignored the acrobatics of the circus actor."

She preferred the candlewick effect to explain the spontaneous combustion of the human body, but Jiqiu couldn't see the corpse.

In other words, the available useful information would be greatly reduced. At least Dantès would not be able to let Jacob inquire about the integrity of the corpse. At most, he would be able to bribe some down-and-out knights to obtain real information.

Jacob thought about it, and felt that what his little master said seemed to make sense. He watched those acrobatic performances, and he didn't pay attention to how to swallow the flames without getting hurt.

"Now you know what the investigation revealed, don't do dangerous things sneakily like a greedy mouse." Dantès gave Jiqiu a warning look.

Jacob looked at the father and son who were making a fuss again, and just about to withdraw, a message that he hadn't explained immediately flashed in his mind, "By the way, this morning, another archbishop in red went missing, and his address can't be found. He himself, the students don't know where he went."

"Huh?" Jiqiu stopped playing around with Dantès, she frowned and thought, "The people behind the scenes are targeting the pope candidate? Doesn't that mean that there may be candidates who have eliminated their competitors and sent people to kill them?" the rest."

Jacob didn't think as fast as Jiqiu, he just stood there and shrugged his shoulders, "Anyway, all the cardinals are arranged in the same place now, and two-thirds of the guards are used to protect them. Go down to investigate the truth. On the way, I saw that they have already begun to investigate the city residents."

"Will we be affected?" Jiqiu thought about the date of her arrival, which happened to be the day of Johannes Graziano's death. She didn't want to deal with a group of fanatics.

Dantès' expression became serious. In fact, he had thought of it a long time ago, but he was not too worried, "I have had contacts with Pope candidate Barutem Cappellari, and they won't embarrass us too much. .”

After all, the candidate for the Pope has not yet appeared, and the Pope's guards don't want to offend a friend who might become the Pope.

"How do you know him?" Ji Qiu asked.

"Cappellari has not only made achievements in managing religious affairs, he is also keen on establishing a bank and devotes all his energy to improving the economic situation of the church. I am the customer with the highest value stored in the bank he established."

Dantès briefly talked about the relationship between the two, ordinary business friends.

"Then if he is elected pope, won't it be beneficial to us?" Jiqiu Xiaofly rubbed her hands, her eyes lit up.

"Oh, my naive son, then he has to survive the election." Dantès said unscrupulously, he was just an investment for the money, if Cappellari died.

Then, as the largest store of value, he can take down the bank in a fair manner. If Cappellari survives to become the pope, then the bank will attract a steady stream of believers to deposit money, and he doesn't have to worry about the bank failing. to the interest case.

In the evening of that day, there was a knock on the door of the room. Jacob stepped forward to open the door, and the knight commander he met yesterday stood outside the door.

"Routine inspection." The knight in armor said bluntly. He looked around the luxuriously decorated room and hesitated for a while.

"Our master is a friend of Cardinal Cappellari." Jacob took out the hand letter given to him by Dantès, and the envelope contained Cappellari's exclusive sealant.

The knight commander took the letter. He frowned, opened the letter, checked the authenticity of the letter, and randomly asked a few personal questions about Cappellari.

Dantès answered one by one, his face was reserved, and his whole body revealed aristocratic temperament, "I have established a good friendship with Mr. Cappellari, and he invited me to visit the Vatican several times. You can ask him personally. "

"Of course, I asked Mr. Cappellari about this matter. Excuse me." The knight commander put away his sword, and the knights behind him made uniform steps and left the apartment.

"It's almost yesterday's hour." Jiqiu glanced at the clock in the living room, she read softly.

In the evening, Pauline wrung out the clothes washed in the Tiber River and put them in the tub. She straightened up and wiped the sweat from her forehead, "Phew~ I can finally go home."

She beat her sore back, and suddenly saw an empty boat floating upriver, she looked curiously at the empty sailboat, 'Who was so careless to tie the boat tightly? '

The boat floated up to Pauline's eyes little by little, and she saw a dark object in the boat, which vaguely revealed the shape of a human being. She lifted the black cloth curiously, revealing a swollen face underneath.

"what--"

Harsh screams resounded throughout the river.

"Did you find the dead body?!" Jiqiu cheered up and threw away the knife and fork in her hand. She looked excitedly at Jacob at the door.

"Simon." Dantès' face was displeased, and his voice was reprimanded.

"I'm sorry." Jiqiu returned to the chair, picked up the knife and fork, and finished off the remaining pasta on the plate.

After Dantès finished eating slowly, she said anxiously, "Jacob, don't hesitate, speak quickly!"

Jacob glanced at his master's face and made sure that he had no intention of stopping him, before he spoke the latest news, "The missing Cardinal Cosimo Migliorati was found in the Tiber River , he was drowned.

But he was wearing a black robe, lying in a small boat, and floated in front of a woman who was washing clothes.That poor woman may never dare to wash clothes by the river in her life. "

"Black robe again?" Jiqiu lightly tapped her temples, her heart itching unbearably, but it was impossible for Dantès to let her touch the case, so she could only simulate it in her mind.

She took out a map of Rome and looked at the place where the Tiber River passed, "The boat should start from Castel Sant'Angelo, because this river is basically a bustling area, and a sparsely populated prison will not cause trouble. Notice.

Moreover, if he went further, he would not have been found in the place where the lady was washing clothes, but had been found earlier. "

"Simon." Dantès took the map from her hand and coaxed patiently, "You haven't drawn for a few days, have you forgotten the purpose of your travel?"

"However, I can't calm down to paint. Before this matter is resolved, I don't have the mood to paint." Jiqiu shook his head stubbornly.

Dantès watched the little tiger turn into a little donkey, and he ruffled the boy's curly brown hair to vent his anger, "Then you should stay at home."

"I want to watch the pope election!" Jiqiu protested dissatisfied.

"What's so interesting, no matter who becomes the pope, it won't have a slight impact on our lives."

Dantès has no plans to further develop with Capelari, he just wants to be a partner.

"I just want to see, how rare it is to see, only the death of this pope can see the next election." Jiqiu said.

"Not necessarily. Do you know how many people who are running for Pope this year need someone to help them walk?"

Dantès waved his hand, implying that the post of pope may change in a few years, and she can look forward to many pope elections. "You're not a Catholic."

"I'm doing this for art exchange." Jiqiu said with certainty, her expression firm.