A small church outside London. In a comfortably decorated room, a tall middle-aged priest dressed in red clerical robes was giving orders to a younger priest: “Fred, go check on Pastor Hanks at Jason Retirement Home. Why haven’t they arrived yet? Did they run into some trouble? Be alert!”
“Yes, Bishop! I’ll go immediately. Any other instructions?” the young priest respectfully replied.
“Go!” The red-robed priest waved his hand at the young priest.
“Alright then! Let me tell you all that Pastor Hanks won’t be coming today. He entrusted me to come here on his behalf. Pope Lars, may I ask what orders you have for me? I’d be delighted to serve you!” A golden-haired young man wearing clerical robes, with a lazy smile on his face, strolled in casually.
“Young man, who are you? How do you know I’m Lars? And you say you were sent by Hanks, but why have I never seen you before?” Pope Lars feigned calmness while secretly signaling to Fred, the young priest, who quietly began moving toward the door.
“Alright, my Pope! No need to pretend to be clueless or signal Fred anymore. Let me tell you, today, without my permission, not even a fly can escape this place!” The newly arrived priest said casually to the Pope, showing no concern as Fred exited the room.
“You’re Daniel Mu!” The Pope hesitated as he spoke.
“Congratulations! Correct answer, my Pope!” Mu Lin sarcastically replied.
“So that means my first action team has already been eliminated by you!” The Pope hissed through clenched teeth.
“Oh no! How could you say that about me, Your Holiness? You know I’m a civilized person! How could I possibly eliminate your first action team? I always respect the elderly, and they’re still alive and well!” Mu Lin teased.
“Your Holiness, it’s terrible! Friedrich and all of them have fallen into a coma! The phone lines have all been cut by this man, and the electricity in the room has been cut off too. I don’t know what kind of sorcery he used, but I can’t get out to contact the outside world at all!” Fred rushed into the room in a panic, shouting loudly at the Pope due to his anxiety.
The Pope, who had gradually calmed down upon hearing Mu Lin say he hadn’t eliminated the first action team, grew increasingly grim as Fred shouted, his inner fear deepening. He never imagined that over twenty guards outside the room had been subdued silently. This man must have brought a large force with him. After a moment, he noticed Mu Lin still standing there and quickly resumed a calm expression.
“Alright Fred, how can you speak to our guest like that? You must know our guest is a gentleman, a civilized person. How could he possibly do the things you’re accusing him of?”
“Exactly! Fred, the Pope is right. I’m a civilized person. The phone lines? I accidentally stepped on them and pulled them out while walking. As for the electricity, I simply called the power company and told them there was a fault in the wiring here, so they shut off the power. How could you blame me for that?
And as for Friedrich and the others, I was just trying to visit the Pope and discuss some matters with him. I asked them to announce my arrival, but they all ran into my fists and knocked themselves unconscious. Fred, how could you blame me for that?
See, the Pope understands people. He knows I’m civilized. The Pope truly lives up to his title. His level is just higher, completely different from you little priests!” Mu Lin cheerfully said. As he spoke, Fred’s expression grew increasingly confused. He no longer had any idea what was going on. Finally, upon hearing Mu Lin praise the Pope, he couldn’t help but nod repeatedly.
“Alright, go rest now! There’s nothing more for you to do here!” The Pope, agitated by Mu Lin’s words and Fred’s reaction, began to lose emotional control.
After watching Fred leave, the Pope coldly addressed Mu Lin: “Speak! What business do you have here today? Finish quickly and leave!”
“Oh! Wasn’t it the Pope himself who invited me here? Why are you asking me about my business now?” Mu Lin replied just as coldly.
“Damn it, how could I possibly do that? And I certainly wouldn’t have time to invite a devil like you here! If you have no business, please leave immediately, or you will be hunted down by all members of our church!” The Pope said fiercely.
“Oh! Then those second action team members weren’t the Pope’s welcoming envoys? But those people were too rough. They started hitting me as soon as they saw me, so my men didn’t like them and eliminated them.
Since the Pope didn’t invite me, then I’ll leave right away! Sorry, Your Holiness! Perhaps it was one of your missionaries or researchers who invited me. I’ll go find them now. May the Lord bless you, my Pope! I hope you won’t call me a devil anymore!” With that, Mu Lin turned to leave.
At this moment, the Pope suddenly remembered that Mu Lin had a large force outside. If Mu Lin left immediately, his and his subordinates’ lives would be in grave danger. Moreover, from Mu Lin’s tone, he had already discovered the whereabouts of the missionaries and researchers. Next would be Mu Lin going after them. Once the missionaries and researchers were eliminated by Mu Lin, the underground forces of the church organization in country Y would be completely destroyed. He himself would become a sinner of the church. At the same time, he also wanted to know how Mu Lin had discovered the missionaries’ location and how many missionaries there were, completely failing to realize this was a ruse by Mu Lin. Thinking this, he quickly put on a smiling face and approached Mu Lin:
“I’m sorry, Mr. Daniel. All of this is my mistake. Just now I was momentarily confused, and I’ve been too busy lately to remember this matter! Indeed, you are a guest I sincerely invited!”
Mu Lin stopped in his tracks as he was walking out and turned around to stare coldly at the Pope: “Since the Pope sincerely invited me here, may I first ask Your Holiness a question: why did you send people to intercept me at sea?”
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