C138 Alliance of Benefits

"First of all, to express my sincerity, there is one thing I must say!" Dewey turned his head to look at Lee Xiang, and a bright light flashed across his eyes.

Shaun was slightly stunned. Obviously, although he had an agreement with Dewey, he still did not expect Dewey to hide something from him.

"Please speak!" Lee Xiang's expression turned serious, and he nodded his head.

"There are actually other details regarding the attack on Sir from the Imperial Capital!" Dewey did not hesitate at all. He looked at Shaun and went straight to the point.

Shaun immediately showed a look of caution. Obviously, he had heard about the incident of Shaun's age, but he was not sure about the details.

"According to the information we got, although your uncle Smith was involved in this, the person behind it was someone else!"

Lee Xiang was once again shocked by Dewey's words.

"Why didn't Cardinal Lyman tell me before?" Lee Xiang asked in a deep voice.

"That's because this matter is very important. Without my permission, he has no right to tell you! And most importantly, this also involves our Church! "

"What?" Shaun asked in shock. "You mean your church also participated in the murder of Lee Xiang?"

Dewey helplessly nodded, turned to Shaun and said, "Your majesty, you also know that our church is divided into several branches. I think you know as much about the inside story as I do!"

Shaun nodded and asked. "So, the reason you delayed your arrival in Silo Province is related to this matter?"

"That's right!" Dewey's face darkened and his eyes flashed. "If it wasn't for Paul stopping me and deliberately sending Holy Maiden to replace me, why would I wait until today?"

Lee Xiang was secretly shocked. The Paul Dewey mentioned just now was clearly calling the Pope by his name. From this, it seemed that the relationship between Dewey and the Pope was not good. And he actually dared to go against Paul secretly. It was obvious that he had some weight in the Church.

"The bishop just said that the person who assassinated me on the way was planned by the other branches of your church and my uncle Smith?" Lee Xiang's face suddenly darkened as he asked.

Dewey nodded. "I am sure about this, and it was personally ordered by Pope Paul. As for the reason, I still don't know? "

"Will such a thing happen in the future?" Shaun was obviously very concerned about Lee Xiang's comfort.

"So far, I am sure that Ronton has expressed his concern for this matter to Paul through Royal Father of His Highness. So for the time being, it should not happen. However, once the Lower Race riot is over, I can't guarantee that it will still happen. "

Dewey's words instantly made Lee Xiang's heart sink to the bottom of the valley.

"But why would my grandfather and my uncle have different opinions?" Lee Xiang was a little puzzled. He had been thinking about this question all along, but he had never found a conclusion.

"This matter is very easy to understand!" Dewey smiled. "Smith is different from Ronton. The former is short-sighted. But the latter is a very far-sighted person in the entire empire. He also has Lindman by his side. I have analyzed the whole story of this matter. Smith's objective is very simple, he just doesn't want the current situation in Silo Province to change. In other words, he wanted to maintain the current situation. From this point of view, This Smith lacked foresight because he didn't have foresight. That's why he was used by Paul's lobbyist. . . "

" What is Paul's purpose? " Lee Xiang asked. He really could not understand why the Pope would be interested in an insignificant person like him.

"His goal is not you, but me!" Dewey sighed slightly.

Lee Xiang was a little surprised. He did not understand what he said. At the same time, he turned to look at Shaun with a questioning look.

Shaun also felt helpless. He smiled bitterly and explained, "I think this is related to the internal power struggle in the church, right?" "Even the internal power struggle in the church. It has nothing to do with me!" Lee Xiang felt wronged and couldn't help but complain. He actually became the victim of the internal conflict of the Church for no reason. Anyone else would feel uncomfortable. Not only was it awkward, but it was also awkward. They even felt panicked.

Dewey and Shaun laughed at the same time. It was obvious that Lee Xiang's expression had made them feel very amused.

"The problem is your identity and the timing of your arrival. It has decided that your role is irreplaceable by others!" Dewey emphasized. "Our Church is divided into many branches. You know this just now. But the strength of these branches are big and small. The two most powerful sects are the one led by me and the one led by Paul. As for the other factions, they are respectively attached to our two factions!"

Lee Xiang nodded. He somewhat understood the twists and turns in this matter.

"That year, when the former Pope Immortal went, Paul and I were both candidates for the next Pope, and the competition was fierce. But it ended in my failure. . . "Dewey's expression was normal, but his words showed a deep unwillingness. "After Paul ascended the throne, The most obvious sign was that the people from my faction were sent to this Silo Province, which has not been conquered by the Church for hundreds of years, to take over the people from the other factions. Then, in the name of our faction spreading the religion of the goddess, we sent people to take over the other factions. They continued to reduce our influence. . . "

Lee Xiang nodded. He understood what he meant when he said that. Who asked you to have such a strong influence? It would be strange if they didn't suppress you. Only by suppressing you would your position become more stable. Even a fool would understand this logic.

"But this doesn't seem to have anything to do with him wanting to kill me?" Lee Xiang still couldn't figure it out.

Dewey sighed and looked at Lee Xiang. He continued, "It does not matter, but the key is that I once said something in front of Paul. . . "

"What did you say?" Lee Xiang and Shaun asked at the same time.

"When you were sent here, I felt that this was an chance. So I asked Paul to cooperate with me and send Holy Maiden here to assist me. Then we will think of a way to pull you into the Church. This will create a more visible effect. How would I know that Paul would disregard the bigger picture? Why did he do this behind my back?" Dewey shook his head unwillingly. "Now it seems that Paul has completely given up on this place, and I even found out about it afterwards. The reason why we have gained nothing in the past few decades is because Ronton and Paul had a private agreement. This agreement was secretly agreed upon by the empire. The most hateful thing is that. . . After the matter, I wanted to come over to remedy it and Paul even tried to stop me. . . "At the end of his words, Dewey violently slammed the table. Clearly, he was extremely unwilling. However, there was nothing he could do about it.

Lee Xiang was silent for a while. He had always been clear about the intention of the Church to win him over. However, he had never thought that there would be so many twists and turns in this matter. There was also one more thing. . . Shaun knew that the empire had tacitly allowed Ronton to suppress the power of the church, but he still wanted to stand on Dewey's side. However, Lee Xiang was still annoyed by Paul's means. Whether he would be useful to Dewey or not was not certain yet, but he had already decided to kill him. It was simply detestable. No wonder that Ronton had been unable to do anything to the Vatican all these years. It turned out that this matter wasn't as simple as he had thought.

"In that case, my current situation seems to be very bad!" Lee Xiang slapped his forehead with a huge headache. He still had some lingering fear just now, but he immediately let go of it. There was no way he could avoid it, since he would come sooner or later. There was no need to be afraid, and the most terrible thing was that he suddenly realized that this matter had a tacit understanding between the Empire and the Pope. He was afraid that in the end, he would still be hiding with all his birds.

"It's not just bad!" Shaun sighed slightly, "It's like there are dangers everywhere. At first, I thought Ronton would easily trust you. He even seemed to be worried about you when he saw how important you were to the church. In fact, he was not worried at all, because he had already planned for it. Now, it seemed that. . . I'm afraid that even Lindman has been deceived by this brilliant Duke! "

Lee Xiang was silent for a while. It wasn't that Shaun's speculation was impossible, and it was very likely. It was just that he wasn't willing to believe it at the moment. However, no matter what, it was necessary to make a bold assumption. It was necessary to verify it carefully. Although they might be exaggerating this matter, he still chose to believe it.

"I'm very curious, why would the Empire choose to cooperate with the Pope to suppress you? This doesn't seem to be a wise choice!" Lee Xiang looked at Dewey and asked back. Because logically speaking, the Empire would want to see internal strife in the Church the most!

"That's a good question!" Dewey nodded his head in approval. "The empire does want to see problems happening within our empire, but do not forget that they do not want problems to happen in Bael City. I think you should know the geographical location of the Silo Province very well. . . There is one more thing that I believe you do not know. The reason why Wales III was able to stand out among the many princes and ascend to the throne was actually related to Paul. Paul's ascension to the position of Pope was also due to the assistance of Wales III, so they are actually mutually related! "

So that's how it is! Lee Xiang nodded in realization, turned his head and looked at Shaun, puzzled, and asked: "Then the opposite is that Your Highness's action has puzzled Lee Xiang. Isn't your action against Royal Father's will? "

This was a very important question. And it was also a merciless question. It was so direct that it was unbearable.

Shaun's face twitched, then he smiled bitterly. "If my father thinks I am his son. . . Even if it was just a little bit, I wouldn't have done that! But unfortunately. . . He didn't think of me as his son. Lee Xiang did not pursue the matter any further. After all, this involved the matter of the Emperor's family. It was common knowledge that since ancient times, the Emperor's family would inevitably have some things that ordinary people could not understand. Therefore, he could almost imagine what the problem was. The more he knew, the more unfavorable it would be for him.

Dewey clearly knew about this, but he didn't point it out. He laughed and looked at Lee Xiang as he changed the topic. "Alright, after saying so much, I think you should be able to feel our sincerity. You must know that these things are a huge secret no matter where they are!"

Lee Xiang sighed and nodded. "Bishop, you should just say it. I think we should have a topic that everyone is more interested in!"

Dewey and Shaun looked at each other and smiled at the same time. The former cleared his throat slightly and said in a deep voice, "It's very simple. The reason I came here personally today is to hope that the three of us can sign an alliance of interests today!"