Outside the 【Akelda Ma Monastery】, which was heavily sealed off by yellow warning tape.
In a cleared space, Karl sat side-by-side with Bishop Warren McCoy, who was dressed in a red priest's robe, on either side of a round table.
On the round table were a pot of black tea and two delicate teacups filled with tea.
Behind them, a 【Phase One Thunder Warrior】 and a clergyman in black clerical garb held up two huge parasols, shielding them from the scorching sun overhead.
"Mr. Mara, although angels often travel in the human world through the bodies of their agents, they never actively contact or communicate with the Vatican."
Bishop Warren McCoy said with a slightly embarrassed expression, "So, we don't actually know the whereabouts of other angel agents."
After saying that, Bishop Warren McCoy couldn't help but secretly size up Karl, who was sitting beside him.
For some reason, he felt an extremely strong sense of oppression from this young man.
Especially when his eyes were caught by the other party's gaze, he had the illusion that he was completely naked and all his secrets were gone.
"What about the angel agent who died?"
Karl picked up the black tea and took a sip. The rich tea fragrance lingered on his tongue, and the taste was surprisingly good.
"Ah, you're talking about Sister Grady..."
Bishop Warren McCoy thought for a moment and said truthfully, "Sister Grady was the main person in charge of the Vatican's mission to 【Akelda Ma Monastery】 to oversee the 【Thirty Silver Coins】."
"More than a decade ago, she accidentally received the blessing of a great angel and became an angel agent."
"Originally, after learning of this news, the Vatican wanted to recall her to 【Vatican City】 as soon as possible, but for some reason, Sister Grady resolutely refused the Vatican's order..."
"Who would have thought that such a tragedy would happen in the end... Alas!"
Bishop Warren McCoy sighed, with a deep look of regret on his face.
In fact, he didn't tell the whole story.
After being rejected, the Vatican still did not give up on the plan to recall Sister Grady to 【Vatican City】.
After all, this was the first time in the history of the Vatican that a clergyman had received the blessing of an angel, which had far-reaching religious significance!
If they could persuade Sister Grady to return successfully, then the influence of the 【Vatican】 in the hearts of Christians around the world would far surpass the other two major factions - 【Eastern Orthodox Church】 and 【Protestantism】.
So the Vatican secretly made various attempts and efforts.
Although they all ended in failure, Sister Grady also used her 【angelic power】 many times to help the Vatican resolve crises... and even successfully captured two sons of demons!!
Therefore, Sister Grady's death was a great loss to the entire Vatican.
They had to find out the real reason behind it.
"Hypocritical!"
Karl looked at Bishop Warren McCoy with a smile that was not a smile. Obviously, through his 【mental abilities】, he had found more real information about Sister Grady and the Vatican from the other party's mind.
For example, the truth about Sister Grady being sent by the Vatican to 【Akelda Ma Monastery】!
Don't look at how small the 【Vatican】 is, but the internal party struggles are extremely fierce and cruel.
Sister Grady, who had originally become a purple-robed bishop (one level lower than a cardinal), was targeted by the supporters of the new Pope of Warren McCoy's faction because she stood on the wrong side in the previous "Papal battle".
In the end, she was directly "assigned" to the 【Akelda Ma Monastery】!!
It's no wonder that after becoming an angel agent, she refused to return to the Vatican no matter what.
In addition, there are many other disgusting and shady secrets.
But what Karl was most interested in was that in the Vatican's secret prison, there was actually a pair of half-human, half-demon siblings with the blood of the demon king of hell - Daimon Hellstrom and Satana Hellstrom!!
"Son of 【Satan】? 【Hellstrom】... Wait a minute, are they two children of Marduk Kurios, one of the 【Hell Lords】?"
"Hehe, if that's the case, then this is a good unexpected gain!"
A sly arc gradually appeared at the corner of Karl's mouth. Obviously, he had already begun to think about how to use these two hellish sons to trick... no, he should say to fight against the powerful 【Hell Lord】 Marduk Kurios.
However, he, who had always been calm and composed, was not in a hurry.
After successfully retrieving the lost 【Thirty Silver Coins】, it would be completely possible to ask the Vatican for these two hellish sons.
Just then.
A clergyman responsible for outer security trotted to Bishop Warren McCoy's side, leaned over to his ear, and reported in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"Your Excellency, Bishop, the outer sentry just intercepted a car. The two middle-aged men in the car refused to get out of the car for security check, but they said they were employees of Mr. Karl Mara. What do you think..."
Bishop Warren McCoy quickly turned his head to look at Karl, but before he could speak, the latter nodded lightly, "That's right, they are my employees and the only ones who can solve the monastery's mystery!"
"Ah? You... Oh... Okay."
Bishop Warren McCoy suppressed the shock in his heart and quickly ordered his men to let them go.
A few minutes later.
A car slowly stopped on the road in front of 【Akelda Ma Monastery】, and then Frank and Logan Howlett got out of the car.
Although Logan Howlett still looked as sloppy and decadent as ever, there was obviously less gloom and more ease between his brows.
Before coming here with Frank, the two first sent Professor X to a private hospital under the 【Hyperspace Group】 for a comprehensive and systematic examination and treatment.
Frank also ordered the accompanying 【Thunder Warrior】 to stay there, specifically responsible for protecting Professor X's safety.
And for insurance purposes, Frank also specially gave his special badge that could resist mental attacks to Professor X to wear... to suppress the mental power in his body that could go berserk at any time.
After arranging everything properly, the two rushed here day and night!
And Logan Howlett silently watched all this, and his goodwill towards Frank and 【Hyperspace Group】 increased a bit imperceptibly.
"Boss, I've brought the people to you."
Frank stood up straight and reported to Karl in a sonorous and powerful tone.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Karl glanced at Logan Howlett opposite him, and without saying a word, directly pointed his chin at the 【Akelda Ma Monastery】 not far away and said:
"Go, use your sense of smell to see if you can find any clues inside!"
"Okay... okay."
The expression on Logan Howlett's face suddenly became a little stiff, and even the hair on his body stood on end in an instant.
Because his 【beast intuition】 was howling like a fire alarm the moment Karl cast his gaze on him.
But fortunately, the other party was not hostile.
If Logan Howlett had encountered this situation when he was "young", he would have rushed up to Karl with his claws without saying a word.
I don't care if you are hostile or not, I'll just do it first!!
Now...
After these years of bitter escape life, Logan Howlett has long been no longer the hot-tempered person who would explode at the slightest touch.
The cruel reality has not only smoothed out the edges and corners of his body, but also taught him how to be a human being, how to bow his head, and how to tolerate those various stupid customers in order to earn dozens of dollars more every day.
Even when facing the hooligans who wanted to rob his car, he could remain calm and reason with them first, and then start a massacre to the point of stopping after the other party fired first...
That's right.
He has changed!
He is no longer the 【Wolverine】 who made the enemy terrified and said, "Take life and death lightly, do it if you don't agree"!!
He is now more like a poor, struggling old man who is running around for survival all day long and still carrying a wanted loser!!!
"Huh..."
When Karl moved his gaze away, the shirt on Logan Howlett's back was already soaked with cold sweat... What a powerful sense of oppression, what a terrible guy!!
Even when facing the powerful enemy 【Magneto】 in the past, he had never had this creepy feeling.
With just this one meeting, Logan Howlett no longer doubted why a "tough guy" like Frank would swear allegiance to a "kid" who looked less than twenty years old!
"This..."
Bishop Warren McCoy looked at Logan Howlett opposite him, who had a sloppy beard and a lot of blood stains on the shirt on his chest and abdomen, and couldn't help but frown.
Is this the person Karl Mara said was the only one who could find clues?
Why does he look so unreliable?
If Logan Howlett tidied up his clothes and appearance, Bishop Warren McCoy might barely be able to recognize that he was the 【Wolverine】 who once made countless people terrified.
But now... he looks more like a homeless tramp!
But even if he had doubts in his heart, Bishop Warren McCoy still nodded slightly to a clergyman opposite him.
After all, all he wanted was results!
Immediately, led by a clergyman in black clerical garb, Frank and Logan Howlett broke the seals and locks on the periphery of the monastery and successfully entered the courtyard.
After bypassing a 【Church of the Living】 that had been burned beyond recognition by a fire.
The clergyman led the two to the basement of a clock tower that had also been on fire, and used the mechanism on the wall to open a secret passage leading to the underground.
The tunnel was about two meters high and one and a half meters wide, extending downwards at an angle of about 30 degrees to the horizontal plane for nearly 100 meters before reaching an extremely open underground space.
And on the walls along the way, there were many small tombs dug out in different periods - used to store the corpses of the devout monks who had guarded this place for generations.
Click, click——
Didi——
The clergyman used a special key and an 8-digit electronic password to successfully open a giant steel door on the outside that was at least one meter thick. A wide-open secret room inside was immediately displayed in front of Frank and Logan Howlett.
"WTF???"
Even though both of them were veterans who had been in many battles and killed countless people, they couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines when they saw the tragic scene of corpses, internal organs, and broken limbs piled all over the ground.
Because the Vatican had sent people to empty the air in the secret room before, the crime scene was still in almost the same state as it was originally.
The air was filled with a nauseatingly strong smell of blood and the foul smell of decaying corpses.
The accompanying clergyman simply said what items were previously stored here and the approximate time of the crime, and then immediately took out two masks with air purification functions and handed them to Frank and Logan Howlett respectively.
The former put on the mask without hesitation and took a deep breath of relief.
The latter refused the mask, slowly closed his eyes, and endured the constant impact of the pungent gas on his olfactory nerves.
He began to calm down and try to judge the entire process of the crime through the smell left here.
Although Logan Howlett was "forced" to join the 【Hyperspace Group】, he would definitely do his duty and complete the task since he had agreed to the other party's request.
Of course... provided he could do it!!
Soon.
Special smells that ordinary people... even the most sensitive police dogs could not distinguish carefully, began to gradually become clear and orderly from a chaotic and disorderly state under the screening of Logan Howlett's olfactory ability.
Those different smells were like strands of pheromones with special labels, summarizing a large amount of complex information into Logan Howlett's brain.
"Hmm?"
Logan Howlett frowned suddenly, as if he had discovered something unusual.
But soon a look of powerlessness appeared on his face, and finally he slowly opened his eyes and shook his head helplessly at Frank beside him.
A few minutes later.
The two returned to Karl's presence. Before the former could speak, Bishop Warren McCoy couldn't wait to ask first:
"How is it? Did you find any useful clues?"
"Sorry, Mr. Mara, although I smelled that a one-sided massacre had occurred in that secret room. Two intruders with strange smells killed the other 15 human guards..."
