Chapter 374: Short Interrogation
After they entered the room and were ordered to stand facing Aldrian, who was already waiting for them, they watched as he slowly approached, his gaze sweeping over them one by one. His smiling face, paired with eyes that seemed to pierce into their very souls, made it feel as though he could see through any deception.
After a moment, Aldrian stopped and returned to his original position.
"I’m sorry to disturb your nightly activities, but allow me to introduce myself. You can call me Aldrian. I’m from the main church, here to investigate the traces of the traitor, Cardinal Carsius. I have a few questions for you, and I hope you will answer them truthfully," he said.
Their hearts tensed at his words, but they did their best to suppress any signs of unease. Instead, their expressions showed only a hint of relief, as if they had just heard something reassuring.
"Of course, my lord, we will help and answer to the best of our ability. I thought we had done something wrong, which is why we were called here. Please, ask anything," one of them, a guard, said with a slight bow.
"Me too, my lord," the other two echoed.
However, Aldrian only smiled at them, watching with amusement. Though they spoke with confidence, inside, their hearts were gripped with nervousness, a chill creeping through them like ice. They knew something was wrong. The fact that all three of them had been summoned at this hour could not be a coincidence. They knew each other, shared a connection to Cardinal Carsius—and to the devils.
If they had all been called together, then the church must have already uncovered something that pointed to them!
Aldrian didn’t know why, but he enjoyed moments like these—feigning ignorance only to strike with undeniable facts when his "victims" believed they were safe. His gaze shifted to the man standing furthest to the left. He was a middle-aged man dressed in a butler’s attire.
"Mister Moris."
"Yes, my lord."