Hassar immediately snapped back to reality and hurriedly said, "Reporting to Your Holiness, the Bright Hall's power has surged, and ordinary forces dare not oppose us. Therefore, in my subordinate's opinion, this incident was either committed by the Dark Association or by the Chinese forces!"
*Bang!*
At his words, the Pope's large hand slammed down on the table, his face instantly turning grim. He roared, "That's nonsense!"
The Pope was truly furious. Hassar's words seemed logical, but who didn't know that? Anyone could say it. Seeing the Pope's anger, Hassar quickly spoke up, "Your Holiness, I believe this matter is more likely the work of Chinese forces, after all, we just killed their Dragon Group leader..."
"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!"
The Pope's face grew even darker. Hassar's words were equally useless. While the relationship with the Dark Association was tense, the Bright Hall had already offered some compensation. With no war currently erupting, the Dark Association shouldn't have initiated a provocation. Thus, only the Chinese forces remained! Hassar's consecutive pointless statements truly displeased the Pope. "Damn it, you're getting more useless with age!"
Hearing this, Hassar shamefully lowered his head. He could find the mastermind, but the problem was he had a soul imprint set by Ye Cangtian, making him hesitant to even think of anything detrimental to Ye Cangtian. Therefore, at this moment, he could only play dumb.
On the other side, seeing Hassar's silence, the Pope let out a cold snort and said, "Useless. Send someone to contact Dames, have him investigate this matter!" In the Pope's view, Dames was more trustworthy; at least, he hadn't disappointed him so far.
"Yes!"
Hassar immediately responded upon hearing this, but secretly smiled. Having Dames investigate this matter was good. He would then notify Ye Cangtian, allowing Ye Cangtian to subtly reveal some flaws, which would then lead to confronting Dames. This way, he would not only assist Ye Cangtian in avenging himself but also clear his own rival, a win-win situation. Therefore, after leaving the grand hall, he immediately contacted Ye Cangtian and informed him of the matter. Ye Cangtian simply replied with "Understood" and hung up the phone.
At this very moment, in another corner of Bright City, at the residence of the Idi family. This was located amidst a pastoral landscape, featuring a colossal mansion and within it, a small castle. This was the Idi Castle, built by the Idi family themselves. The castle was three stories high, shaped like a U, and appeared extremely luxurious from the outside. Especially the two giant dragon statues of hope at the entrance, which served as a finishing touch, adding considerable dominance. Currently, in a room in the center of the third floor, the sounds of rocking had just ended, and two fair bodies lay nestled together on the bed. It was Pamela of the Idi family and Dames. To see if the person who bullied Pamela dared to show up, and to elevate Pamela's status within the family, Dames had been staying at the Idi residence for the past two days. It was also due to his presence that the Idi family had regained some of its status externally. Internally, because of him, Pamela's status had surpassed that of the patriarch, making her the most honored person in the family, enjoying immense prestige for a time.
"Huh? Why is that slut's video gone?" After finishing their exertions, Pamela, with nothing else to do, was about to check the video of her revenge on Lydia from last night. However, after searching for a long time, she found no video footage on her phone, not even any captured photos, which indeed surprised her.
"It's fine if it's gone!" Dames, lying beside her, smiled faintly and said mischievously, "As long as you serve me well, we can film those videos anytime, can't we?"
Hearing this, Pamela's face instantly blushed, like a blooming rose. "My lord, you're so wicked! You're restless again right after we finished, and I can't take it anymore..."
*Haha!*
Seeing Pamela's alluring look, Dames stopped playing any subtle games and directly flipped over, pressing himself onto Pamela. However, just as the storm was about to break, a ringtone echoed. Being disturbed at such a moment, Dames was immediately displeased, so he quickly answered the phone and angrily said, "Bastard! If you can't tell me what's going on, I'll crush your balls today!"
"Lord Dames, we just received news that last night, Tromo and fourteen other cardinals died in Martinburg..." The voice came through, and before it finished, Dames erupted in rage, shouting, "Who the hell are you, spewing such rubbish! I was with them last night, and if you dare to spread rumors again, I will kill you!"
Dames was extremely furious. When he left Martinburg yesterday, Tromo and the others were perfectly fine! Moreover, those were fourteen cardinals, with such immense combat power, who could possibly deal with them? Especially since this was Bright City! Therefore, upon hearing this news, Dames concluded that it was false information. And this false message had interrupted his good time, making him wish he could strangle the caller!
"Lord Dames, please calm your anger, what your subordinate said is absolutely true!" "And for this matter, His Holiness has specifically assigned you, Lord, to investigate everything..." Dames was about to say something else, but the moment he heard the mention of the Pope, he fell silent.
After hanging up the phone, Dames began to contact Tromo and others, but without exception, all calls went unanswered. While it was acceptable for one or two to go unanswered, for everyone to do so could only mean one thing: the news on the phone was true. What was going on? Dames's face turned grim. He truly couldn't understand who dared to kill people in Bright City, and moreover, to consecutively kill fourteen cardinals. This was simply audacious to the extreme! Most importantly, such a troublesome case had fallen upon him. After all, if fourteen cardinals were killed, then such an existence was clearly not easy to deal with. But this was the Pope's order, so he had to bite the bullet and carry it out. Fortunately, many people had been flattering him recently, and now they could be put to use. Thinking thus, Dames quickly summoned his guard team and contacted some other powerful individuals. Although he was investigating this matter, he also had to ensure his own safety. After doing all this, he apologetically looked at Pamela, who was waiting beside him, and said, "Darling, I have a mission here, I'm afraid I can't accompany you. You rest first, and tonight we'll have another three hundred rounds!"
"Alright, then I'll wait for you obediently here." Pamela nodded obediently, then got up and began to help Dames with his ablutions.
Almost at the same time, a high-end commercial vehicle stopped at the entrance of the Idi Castle. Four people, two men and two women, got out, and they were Ye Cangtian and his three companions. However, upon arriving at the entrance, they were intercepted by the castle guards.
"Who are you, and do you have an appointment?" a guard asked.
Ye Cangtian glanced at the guard and said faintly, "Lord Idi has invited us to meet here."
Hearing this, the guard's attitude immediately changed. Lord Idi had been residing here for the past two days, and he often invited friends to meet here. Therefore, the guard did not have any defenses against Ye Cangtian and his group and respectfully ushered them into the castle. After escorting Ye Cangtian and his companions to the hall on the first floor, the guard respectfully withdrew.
"Greetings, distinguished guests. I am Grace, the current patriarch of the Idi family." About two minutes later, a middle-aged woman around fifty years old, dressed in elegant and noble attire, slowly approached Ye Cangtian. She wore a gentle smile. Although she disapproved of Pamela usurping her position, she was very willing to forge connections with the people she brought. After all, those who were currying favor with Dames these days were all from the Bright Hall, and it was possible that some of them might rise to prominence. By getting along well now, they might be able to help them through family crises in the future. At the same time, the more connections she made, the more her family's reputation would increase.