This feeling was wonderful and coincidental. Whenever he wanted to remove himself from the incident, the invisible hand would appear and grab him back.
Following Annie, the two soon arrived across the street from the Sheriff's Department.
A large number of investigators and police officers walked out happily, just when Joey wanted to ask how to get in.
Annie took out a set of clothes from somewhere and handed them to Joey.
"Put on"
Joey looked at the men's uniform in his hand and was a little dazed for a moment. He couldn't help but think to himself: Are you even ready for this?
Perhaps because of the urgency of the situation, the two easily sneaked into the Sheriff's Department.
Carefully proceed to the ammunition depot along the way.
However, what the two of them didn't know was that the staff who were hurriedly preparing to leave the Public Security Bureau suddenly fell silent with the arrival of one person.
. . .
At the same time, on the other side, Benny Hoyland stood in the corner of the church square, quietly watching the residents gradually gathering around him.
He turned his head and glanced at the subordinates beside him: "Why haven't we mobilized the manpower yet?"
"In this situation, an accident may occur at any time, and additional manpower must be deployed to maintain order."
"I don't know either, Director, I'll go hurry up now."
There were not many residents in the town. Benny made a visual inspection and found that more than half of the residents were probably gathered around the church.
While he was meditating, a huge light curtain suddenly appeared in the middle of the square.
With its appearance, the noisy environment suddenly became quiet.
People raised their heads one after another, looking at the people in the light curtain curiously and eagerly.
To them, that person is a good person to send money to.
Accompanied by a burst of "Jie Jie" strange laughter, the people in the light screen began to dance.
He looked very strange. He was spinning around in circles, his robes fluttering wildly. Gradually, someone noticed something was wrong. He seemed to be performing some kind of ritual magic.
After dancing, he bowed politely to the audience.
"Foolish people of Port Lia, you are really greedy."
He mercilessly taunted everyone present, which soon aroused dissatisfaction, and some people even threw things at the huge light screen above their heads.
Someone yelled.
They found that they seemed to have been tricked, and some people turned around and wanted to leave.
For a time, the scene was filled with commotion.
The man in the light curtain slowly took out a crystal ball from his arms.
The crystal ball in his hand flickered with bright and dark colors.
He said in a cold voice:
"I planted a bomb around the church that could destroy the entire church. As long as I gently press the crystal ball in my hand, the bomb can destroy the church in an instant."
After saying these words, the originally noisy square suddenly became quiet.
As a theocratic world, everyone present understood the importance of the church.
The man in black robes in the light curtain seemed to be satisfied with everyone's reaction and burst into hearty laughter.
"Very good, as long as everyone cooperates, I promise not to hurt anyone."
At this time, someone asked weakly:
"Why should we believe you? Are you the priest of the church? What do you want to do?"
The church has been preaching in Port Lia for only a dozen years, which is not enough time to cultivate a group of loyal believers. The common people have a bad impression of the Church of Light.
The person in the light curtain suddenly lifted the hood over his head and took off his mask, revealing an ordinary fat face.
He clasped his hands into fists and roared with a sonorous voice:
"Just because I am a member of Poseidon Church"
Only the older generation of residents know the weight of this statement.
In a world where the Alliance of Seven Gods has established order, organizations other than the Church of the Seven Gods will be killed if they reveal even the slightest hint of their presence, let alone the Church of the Seven Gods, let alone admit their identities in public.
In Port Lia, there is an unwritten rule against the Poseidon Church.
You can be, but you can't admit it.
How to put it? The general meaning is that if the people do not raise officials, they will not be held accountable.
Changing beliefs does not happen overnight, and the Holy Church also knows that forcing people to change may lead to riots. They adopt a gentle approach in order to gradually erode the people's faith on the island.
"My Lord is about to return, the light will eventually be destroyed, the light chasers get out of Port Leah"
Light Chasers is a collective name for believers in the Church of Light.
His words were extremely inflammatory, especially within the sphere of influence of the original Poseidon Church.
The police officer maintaining order at the scene was instantly overwhelmed by the roar.
A look of madness appeared on the faces of the residents gathered in the square.
They waved their arms and roared at the top of their lungs.
"Get out, get out!"
. . .
Benny angrily asked his subordinates:
"What are you doing? Where are the backup people?"
The man's face was pale, the hat on his head was tilted to one side, and two buttons on his clothes were broken off at some point.
"Director, what did you say...?"
My ears were filled with so much noise that I couldn't hear each other clearly.
Benny stepped aside with a gloomy expression, looking at the rioting civilians, his brows furrowed together.
There were very few peace officers left on the scene and they were unable to control the situation.
Faintly, I always felt as if I had overlooked something, and I felt an inexplicable uneasiness in my heart.
While the light screen was playing the picture, the church bell suddenly rang, attracting everyone's attention.
There were two people standing outside the second floor of the church, a man and a woman.
The man is the person in the light curtain.
If Joey were here, he would be able to recognize them at a glance. They are the cook, Jami Henriquez, and the literary girl, Olivia.
They revealed the incriminating evidence of the Light Church that was hidden in the dark underground one by one.
From oppression, fraud, and kidnapping of women and children, the numerous crimes are listed one by one.
From the time the Church of Light took over Lia Port, the evidence of the crime was released in detail.
For a time, public dissatisfaction boiled, and there were even cases of besieging church clergy.
These people were captured and tied to a huge wooden stake, like a cross of atonement. The difference was that there was no crown of thorns on them.
At this time, even Benny would not dare to intervene rashly. A slight mistake might cause public outrage and riots.
Moreover, he gritted his teeth after seeing the incriminating evidence that was released.
I don't know how many times I have scolded those lunatics in the 'Mermaid Forest'.
Who would have thought that the seemingly peaceful Port of Leah is secretly a lawless place harboring filth and evil.
Such a small port, so remote that it cannot be found on the imperial map, has transported and trafficked tens of thousands of people in just a dozen years.
If this matter were made public, it is unimaginable how much of a sensation it would cause.
After a few more minutes, Benny finally couldn't hold it any longer, turned around and left with a cold face. He wanted to go to the Sheriff's Department in person to see what happened and why no one came to support him.
When he was rushing back, Joey and Annie, who had sneaked into the Sheriff's Department, were stopped outside an iron gate.
Annie frowned and said coldly: "Get out of the way!"
"What are you going to do?" His face was full of astonishment. He turned his head and saw Annie taking out two thumb-sized glass beads from her arms.
He recognized this thing. The explosion was as powerful as a small bomb. It was this thing that kept him in the hospital for three days last time.
Is this a violent explosion? He quickly waved his hand to stop him: "No, no, I have the secret key to open the door."
As she spoke, she took out the key and trotted over to open the door. Anne was afraid that she would be too slow to detonate it directly.
With the sound of steel squeaking, the door was slowly opened.
Even if it wasn't his first time coming in, he would still be speechless when he saw so many sophisticated equipments.
There are about ten rows of shelves filled with all kinds of weapons, no less than a small arsenal.
These things are enough to support a military team of seven to eight thousand people.
You know, the total number of personnel in the Public Security Department is only about a thousand.
Of course, these equipments are more for defense against pirates. Before the Church of Light settled in, Lia Port was often attacked by pirates.
Joey's parents died in a self-defense battle.
There are many families like them.
Looking at it from another perspective, ostensibly because of the settlement of the Holy Church, Port Lia has ushered in peace.
The real situation is that the harassment of pirates is gone, and the independent armed forces are gone.
The initiative is completely in the hands of others, food, clothing, housing and transportation, everything is tightly controlled.
Rather than ushering in peace, it is more like another form of plunder.
In Port Lia, there are three classes of people.
Church, Sheriff's Department, wealthy foreign businessmen.
The native people can only be ranked as Level 4, working in the lowest wages with the lowest wages on their own land.
This is why the Church of Poseidon, which calls itself the Church of Poseidon, will be echoed by everyone.
Because they have long had enough of living without the blessing of Poseidon.
Annie looked complicated and stared at Joey with suspicion:
"Why do you have the key to open the door?"
"Don't worry about it. I have my own ideas. Let's get to work quickly!"
Anne opened her mouth, but finally gave up asking. There were more important things to do now.
Soon, she had arranged all the explosives.
"It's all done" Joey asked.
Annie nodded and said: "Okay, let's go!"
The ammunition depot is on the underground floor, and leading to the ground is a long and narrow staircase that winds upward.
The pace of the two was not fast, and on the surface they were just patrolling guards.
Just leave one level and everything will be declared perfectly resolved.
After passing through the corridor and pushing open a brown door, Joey was stunned on the spot.
All the staff of the Public Security Department should be transferred out of the headquarters by Benny at this time.
However, the fact before us is.
Not only were there not a few people, but a large number of peace officers gathered together.
The aisles, halls, and offices were crowded with people.
The two of them were silent. The explosive device had been activated at this time. If it was not stopped, these people would die.
Anne's face turned pale in an instant.
She glared at Joey angrily, lowered her voice and asked, "What's going on?"
Joey's face was full of helplessness, and his expression was uglier than crying: I also want to know what happened?
He moved inconspicuously to block Annie from behind, and whispered: "We can't control that much now, we must stop the explosion time first."
At this point, Anne knew that she could only do this first.
She just wanted to expose the crime, not an executioner.
Whether it's a hospital, a shipyard, or a cooperative, they just blow up buildings and never want to cause bloodshed.
Although I don’t know what accident happened in the middle, what I have to do now is to stop the explosion quickly.
Before Annie could turn around, the two of them were stopped by a hearty voice:
"Joy, why are you here? I thought you followed the director out."
The deputy chief came over with a smile on his face and looked at the sheriff's uniform on Joey with a smile on his face.
His narrowed eyes looked behind Joey from time to time.
"Hey, why haven't you seen this before?"
Joey felt uncomfortable and felt guilty.
In fact, if you look closely, you will find that the name on Joey's uniform and nameplate is that of another person.
Annie was behind him, her head lowered, her face anxious, and her clenched palms were covered in cold sweat.
"Deputy Bureau, what is happening? There are so many people."
At times like this, Joey knew he couldn't be impatient.
"Oh" the deputy director smiled and patted his belly: "You said this, there is a big shot here."
As he spoke, he pulled Joey and walked out: "This is a good opportunity to show your face. I will take you to see it. Maybe you will be noticed by that adult and you will become rich."
It was also at this time that the crowd separated, and a group of people rushed over in a hurry. The leader shouted:
"Get out of the way, we are ordered to take over the weapons depot."
The uniforms on this group of people were red and white, and at first glance they were not the Sheriff of Port Leah.
Joey secretly thought something bad.
If you continue to be entangled by these people, the bomb will explode.
He and Anne looked at each other, and they could see a strange agitation in each other's eyes.
In this case, don't dare to act rashly, as one mistake will result in being beaten into pieces.
He couldn't care less, so he gritted his teeth, pretended to be unsteady, and bumped into someone next to him.
"Ouch!" With a sound, he and the man stumbled at the same time.
Several people were already close to each other.
When Joey did this, a row of people fell down.
The leader roared: "Get out of here!"
He kicked the person on top of him away without caring that he was his subordinate.
After standing up, he looked at Joey with a gloomy face and asked in a cold voice: "Which department are you from?"
As he spoke, he walked towards Joey and kicked Joey mercilessly in the lower back. His eyes were full of contempt: "He is really a country boy, he has no organizational discipline at all."
This kick was not light. Joey gritted his teeth and stood up. He didn't care how many people were there and just opened his clothes.
On the lower back, a black mark is clearly visible.
When had he ever been so angry? He couldn't help but cursed: "Who are you? You sound like a country boy."
"How dare you talk back? Huh?" The man had a cold face and a cruel smile on his lips.
At this time, the deputy director hurriedly came over, grabbed Joey, and said with a smile: "Shut up, this is an adult from Faerun."
Joey was stunned for a moment, and then he looked dumbfounded and said angrily, "People from Faerun are great. Can people from Faerun bully us Leans?"
"Don't those who come from Faerun recognize that our Leah is the land of the Lasvegard Empire? Every country boy is a citizen of the empire. Are you bullying people like this?"
