Chapter 176: Peace in Front, Hate in Back (5)
The Duke Visconti stared at me for a moment before continuing.
“Let’s put that aside for now. So, why did you go to the Papal States? Was it really because of that Archbishop Urban?”
The story about me being extorted for 20,000 gold coins in a thank-offering (extortion) from Archbishop Urban had only been shared with Erica, Chloe, and Kris.
I had told the rest of my small group of retainers that I had voluntarily made a donation to the Church.
So how did he find out?
Those three wouldn’t have leaked the secret.
As I pondered, the Duke chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.
“The Florence defense force sent word to me that Archbishop Urban came here. I had them follow him, and it seems he stopped by your place.”
At his level, it’s likely the Duke has his own people in the higher ranks of the defense force.
So it wouldn’t have been hard for him to use the defense force like his own hands and feet to monitor things.
The world of power is truly astonishing the more you understand it.
I wonder if I’ll ever be able to pull off something like that.