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Chapter 288 - 245

Chapter 288: Chapter 245

"Exploit the trial... for power and profit?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi was startled and couldn’t help but look at Hele, asking,

"Is this... true?"

"..." Hele maintained his stern face, silent, making it hard to discern his thoughts at the moment.

"Of course it’s true, I even sent someone to investigate it," the gentleman said still wearing his inscrutable smile, his eyes sparkling with interest, "Which means, this isn’t your first time using the name of the Evil God to conduct trials, leveraging people’s fear of the Evil God, you’ve amassed quite the fortune, as well as the power akin to that of a dictator, right?

That incident back then caused quite a stir, even the Pope was frightened, and because of it, you were punished and ended up in this small town, right? Only... I didn’t expect the Evil God to descend again, it’s almost as if... the Evil God was brought here by you."

The gentleman’s remark was now very clear.

Even Xiao Yi understood, he nodded thoughtfully and said,

"I see, so the so-called Evil God doesn’t actually exist? It’s just a means for this guy to profit... We’ve all been deceived."

If Xiao Yi understood this, it was clear to others as well.

The people Hele had brought displayed puzzled and questioning expressions on their faces, whispering among themselves, hesitant whether to continue following Hele’s orders.

"..." Seeing the situation turning against him, Hele couldn’t help but speak up: "Indeed, I have conducted similar trials in distant lands as well, what this person said is true. But there’s one thing you all should understand, I wasn’t assigned here, I came voluntarily!"

"So what?" the gentleman asked with keen interest, "What does that prove?"

"I indeed encountered the Evil God," Hele said with a resolute look, "That’s why I pursued it here, to completely eradicate the Evil God! And think about it, you all should know as well? The name of the Evil God was propagated by the Glor family, it existed before I took my position here, it isn’t something I fabricated."

"...!"

Hearing this, the people behind Hele finally showed an enlightened look.

"Moreover..." Hele continued, "The events happening now... those terrifying monsters, are clearly beyond the capabilities of ordinary humans, without a doubt! They are the doings of the Evil God! Whether you believe it or not is up to you to judge, but... I am determined to deal with the Evil God!"

These words reaffirmed the resolve of Hele’s subordinates.

"...Is that so?" However, the gentleman remained unmoved, continuing, "Well then, you should be careful with your words and actions, especially since it seems the upper echelons of the Church Court don’t trust you much, and if you act rashly, someone might just report you."

The gentleman’s implied threat was clear and... Hele understood that the man before him genuinely had the ability to make good on his words.

"...Troublesome fellow." Hele muttered softly, then continued, "Say whatever you want, but now that you are suspected of having connections with the Evil God’s followers, don’t think about acting recklessly anymore. Going forward, all your actions will be under our surveillance, and this place must also be sealed off and investigated."

"...Suit yourself," the gentleman said nonchalantly, spreading his hands, "Actually, if that proves our innocence, that would be even better."

Thus, the gentleman’s Club was sealed off, and Xiao Yi alongside the gentleman had to temporarily leave.

Though they were still worried about the mother and daughter hiding in the basement of that place, they had to leave for now.

And... sure enough, there were people following behind them, monitoring their every word and action.

It seemed they would not be able to approach that place for some time, nor would they be able to ascertain the situation of the mother and daughter, otherwise, they might be discovered.

They could only hope that the women could hold on during this time...

At that moment, noticing the concern in Xiao Yi’s eyes, the gentleman said,

"Don’t worry, they definitely won’t find the entrance to the basement; I can guarantee that. They really don’t have much to go on, they’ll naturally relax their surveillance there, and then we can send someone to fetch the mother and daughter.

The mother and daughter don’t need our concern for now, we should be more worried about ourselves, being suspected as followers of the Evil God, we need to be careful with everything we do... But it’s funny to think, I wouldn’t have guessed that one day I would be suspected of being a follower of the Evil God."

The gentleman seemed unconcerned, even enjoying the situation, whereas Xiao Yi couldn’t quite feel the same.

"...Does the Evil God really exist?" Xiao Yi muttered to himself.

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, the gentleman paused for a moment, then looked more solemn, and said to Xiao Yi,

"I’m not sure, but I’ve heard that indeed some sort of creatures appeared, perhaps they are not the Evil God but something formidable. However, I’d advise you not to get carried away with wild thoughts, to avoid triggering some bizarre hallucinations. Whether the Evil God exists is not something we can fully understand. What we need to do is to survive this nearly mad trial... If he pushes us too hard, I can still report him and let the higher-ups in the Church Court handle it.

But speaking of which... it’s amusing that the representatives of God’s faith in the Church Court actually do not believe in the Evil God, it’s so funny that I can’t help laughing!"