Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 232 Simple Version
Night.
Xilan Town, on the outskirts of Heiguang District.
A black armored vehicle came galloping over, as if it had merged into the black color, leaving only the bright headlights, like the pupils of a giant beast crawling in the darkness.
The bumpy road conditions caused the vehicle to shake a bit, and it finally stopped in front of a pub.
"Welcome."
A cheerful voice came from the tavern.
Chu Bai frowned slightly and got out of the car with Zhao Qingmian. The two looked at each other and exchanged glances.
Zhao Qingmian walked in front and lifted the door of the tavern. Warm yellow light was cast, lengthening the shadows of the two people at the door.
The pub was quite lively, with a dozen men and women sitting inside drinking, playing finger-guessing games, and gambling with dice on the table.
Chu Bai and Zhao Qingmian's attire was out of tune with the casual attire of the people around them.
Zhao Qingmian walked forward, but just as he took a step, he was stopped by Chu Bai.
Chu Bai looked around, his eyes slightly gloomy, and said: "In this small tavern, there are two two-state people gathered, which really respects people."
Zhao Qingmian was stunned.
Quiet.
In the originally noisy pub, all the noise disappeared in an instant, as if a switch had been pressed.
Those who were previously playing finger-guessing games and drinking were all staring at the two of them.
Zhao Qingmian's face changed slightly and looked a little ugly.
Is it a trap?
But the information came from Xiao Li... Damn it, he even betrayed me for saving his life!
Bang bang bang~!
Crisp applause rang out, and the owner of the pub stood up from behind the bar, like a brown bear, his tall and mighty body directly hitting the top of the wine cabinet behind the bar.
The incandescent cap-shaped lamps hanging over the tables and aisles were swaying slightly.
Mosquitoes fluttered under the lamp, approaching it like moths to a flame, but seemed to be burned by the temperature of the surface of the incandescent lamp, and bounced back suddenly, disappearing in the warm light.
"As expected of the former captain of the Xumi Bureau, his inspection ability is really strong." Shi Lei clapped his hands lightly with admiration on his face.
Chu Bai looked at him coldly, his eyes fell on the black cross mark on his wrist, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Black Light Cult? We have always kept our distance from you. Are you planning to cause some trouble while our Director Liu is away?"
"Haha..." Shi Lei couldn't help but laugh.
The other people at the table also smiled, but they were all fake.
"I'll give you two choices. Do you choose surrender to us, or... stay here overnight?" Shi Lei said with a smile.
Chu Bai's face was indifferent, and he said, "I had planned to talk to your Pope in person about cooperation after I succeeded to the position of director. I didn't expect that you were so ambitious. It's not too late to do it now. Do you want to be my friend, or the enemy of the Queen Ant?"
Shi Lei looked at him calmly, but his expression was a little strange.
Emperor Liu is really secretive in his work... Shi Lei secretly sighed, even the former captain of the bureau had no idea about Liu Jichuan's identity.
"You are very cautious."
Shi Lei looked at Chu Bai and smiled, "You are also very suspicious. This may be the reason why Emperor Liu did not take a fancy to you. You are suitable to be loyal to yourself, but not to be loyal to others."
Chu Bai frowned, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"Now that Emperor Liu is dead, it doesn't matter if I tell you." Shi Lei said softly: "Your Director Liu is our former Pope."
With a loud bang, Chu Bai and Zhao Qingmian both felt a buzzing in their heads, and were shocked to the point of going blank.
Director Liu is the Pope of the Black Light Cult?
Chu Bai was stunned for a moment, and suddenly countless thoughts emerged in his mind. He suddenly realized all the things that happened in the past. No wonder he always felt that Director Liu was a little weird...
The handling of those incidents in the past... I see.
Chu Bai suddenly realized and looked at Shi Lei in front of him: "So Director Liu died because of a rebellion within your sect? Otherwise, you wouldn't have attacked us so quickly, and you wouldn't have acted rashly against us."
Shi Lei was about to speak when an old voice came from the side: "Baofeng, you talk too much."
Chu Bai's pupils dilated slightly.
Then he saw Du Ming walking out of the shadows. The other two-state aura he had sensed before was the Du Ming in front of him.
"Long time no see." Du Ming looked at Chu Bai, who was in shock, with a calm expression, and said, "My advice to you is to join us. Our new pope has limited patience, and you don't have much time to consider. Please make a choice as soon as possible."
"Old Du..."
Zhao Qingmian next to him was also shocked. Combining with Shi Lei's words, he slowly came to his senses and realized that the two strongest forces in the Black Light District, the Black Light Sect and the Ruins Secret Bureau, were both in the hands of Director Liu.
Old Du was once fired, which was obviously the work of Director Liu.
Using the Xumi Bureau as a nest to train talents for the Black Light Cult?
And he remembered that when Lao Du made a mistake and was fired, it was just the beginning, but now...
Chu Bai was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "At this point, it seems I have no choice but to join."
"You are a smart man." Du Ming said.
"Can you take me to meet your new Pope?" Chu Bai seemed to have let down his guard and walked towards the two of them.
Du Ming smiled: "Of course..."
When the distance between them was close to a certain extent, Chu Bai suddenly exerted force, silver light flashed, he drew his sword and slashed towards Du Ming angrily, releasing his ability at the same time.
puff!
He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Du Ming in shock and anger.
"It seems you are not smart enough." Du Ming sighed.
Purple veins protruded from Chu Bai's skin, which were affected by Du Ming's poisonous mist ability.
This poisonous fog is colorless and odorless, and has extremely strong assassination capabilities. Even Chu Bai could not guard against it.
Zhao Qingmian, who was behind Chu Bai, had his throat grasped as if he was suffocating. Under the influence of the power of the second state, the first state had almost no ability to resist and was quickly pinned to the ground by the other people at the table.
"Come on, let me see how big the gap is between you two, both of you are captains."
Shi Lei's body swelled, his muscles bulged, and he became even bigger. He walked straight through the real bar and rushed towards Chu Bai.
As the only person with strong offensive abilities among the bishops, Shi Lei has extremely strong frontal combat capabilities. At this moment, the fur on his body has become darker, like he has transformed into a giant bear.
Bang.
A punch whizzed out, and the wind force it created made Chu Bai change color, and he hurriedly raised his sword to block it.
The fist and sword collided, and Chu Bai's body flew backwards.
A few minutes later.
Shi Lei held Chu Bai, who was like a dead dog, in his arms, shook his head, and sighed, "They both served as captains of the Xumi Bureau, but their combat capabilities differ so greatly. It's outrageous!"
Chu Bai was dying, his arms were twisted and broken, and his sword had fallen.
Hearing Shi Lei's words, his heart sank. No wonder he didn't see Xu Shen. Was he also attacked?
There’s a big gap in combat power…is it the gap between him and me, or is it the gap between him and me?
As thoughts flashed through his mind, Chu Bai was carried out of the tavern by Shi Lei.
The other people in the tavern also followed him out.
Not long.
The group came to the church in Xilan Town.
Pushing open the door, Shi Lei and Du Ming walked respectfully to the statue of the goddess of night in the church.
A figure was sitting quietly here, flipping through a thick religious book in his hands.
"Pope, we have brought the people here."
Shi Lei knelt down on one knee and pressed Chu Bai to his feet, lying on the ground.
Chu Bai reluctantly raised his head and saw a figure on a high-back chair. Through his eyes, he could clearly see through the back of the chair that it was a rather young figure.
This back figure... looks familiar.
"Is it going well?"
A calm voice sounded.
Chu Bai and Zhao Qingmian, who was being held down by a core member of the clergy department behind him, both widened their eyes and looked at the man in disbelief.
"It went more smoothly than we thought." Shi Lei replied immediately, secretly complaining in his heart, it's a good thing he's not as perverted as you, making us nervous for nothing.
No one knew how nervous those who were ambushing and waiting felt before Chu Bai and his friends stepped into the tavern.
"oh."
Xu Shen closed the scripture, stood up, turned around, and saw Chu Bai and Zhao Qingmian in a miserable state.
When they saw Xu Shen's face, their eyes almost popped out.
"It's you?!"
Chu Bai was furious. Even his calmness could not hide the disbelief in his tone at this moment: "You are their Pope? You...you framed Director Liu?!"
Xu Shen waved his hands, as if to dispel the noisy sound in front of him.
"Don't be so loud. When Director Liu dies, there will be a new director, but it can't be you."
Chu Bai stared with a chill in his heart. It was shocking enough that the young man in front of him became the captain in less than two years. But now, he has become the Pope of the Black Light Cult. Moreover, Du Ming and this guy with abnormal power beside him are so submissive to Xu Shen... Is he dreaming? !
Chu Bai was a little dazed as his head was continuously hit, but soon, his strong desire to survive made him react.
"Xu Shen, we are all from the Xumi Bureau. Tonight was all a misunderstanding. I never intended to be the director. If you want it, I'll give it to you in one word." Chu Bai said hurriedly.
Xu Shen's face was calm and indifferent.
Chu Bai immediately realized the current situation and it was no longer a question of whether he would give in or not .
He said quickly, "You are the director now. The Xumi Bureau still needs someone to serve as the captain to help deal with the chores of the Xumi Bureau. I am familiar with this kind of thing."
