Chapter 326： survey

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Swan City stands on the bank of Swan Lake. The moat is connected to the lake. From a distance, this majestic city is like an island in the lake.

The blue-black city wall is reflected in the lake, and under the setting sun, reality and phantom, majestic and feminine, interweave into a beautiful landscape.

When Colin followed Viscount Thorin to the bottom of Swan City, he found that Earl Schultz was already waiting outside the city.

The Earl Schultz wore a light blue palace dress. He was tall and well-proportioned, with black hair and black eyes, and delicate features. There was no trace of time left on her body.

Colin stood up and got off his horse, bowing and saluting: "Your Excellency, Earl Schultz, I hope you will be beautiful and youthful forever."

"Dear guardian of the North, Lord Viscount Anglia, welcome to Swan City!"

Earl Schultz smiled sweetly, his tone was kind and gentle, and he didn't seem to be upset by Vera's refusal to come to Swan City.

The countess had a gentle and friendly temperament, and even if Colin had some opinions on the Schultz family, it was almost disappearing in the gentle and pleasant smile of Count Schultz.

"This is my husband, Lucien."

Count Schultz pointed to a rough-faced middle-aged man beside him and introduced.

Lucien pulled out a smile at the corner of his mouth, his attitude was not eager, and he didn't know if it was because he had an opinion on Colin, or he was so unsocial at first.

Colin didn't care, and smiled and nodded to Lucian.

As the strongest person on the bright side of the North, Lucien still has the right to be proud.

Afterwards, Earl Schultz introduced to Colin a circle of important people behind him. Colin smiled and said hello one by one, but actually did not remember a few names at all.

After some greetings, Earl Schultz led Colin into Swan City.

This time Colin came with only a dozen guards. Of course, this was the power on the surface, and there were more than a hundred blood slaves quietly hiding outside the city.

Swan City has always been known as the most beautiful city in the north. The buildings in the city are painted uniformly white with dyes. The pavement is paved with bluestone slabs. There is also a green belt in the middle of the road, planted with tall plane trees.

However, in Colin's view, the beauty of Swan City has a contrived feeling in it. It is not as natural as Silvermoon City. Of course, among the cities in the north, it is indeed outstanding. Compared with it, Winter City. More majestic, but less graceful.

Colin looked at the Neuschwanstein Castle not far away, and asked with a smile: "Master Earl, why don't we go directly to the Glory Church."

"Should you not have dinner first?"

"It's better to go and see the place where Bishop John disappeared, otherwise this doubt will linger in my heart, and I will have no intention of eating."

Earl Schultz stopped persuading him, smiled softly, and praised: "Well, your professional attitude is admirable."

Immediately, the convoy turned slowly, and it didn't take long before it came to the Glory Church.

Four priests in white robes welcomed Colin and his party into the prayer hall, and Earl Schultz introduced to Colin as he walked:

"According to several pastors in the church, everything went as usual on the night of the disappearance of Bishop John. After he presided over the last mass, he went back to his house and rested. Not in the room.

Afterwards, the pastors searched the church but found nothing, so they had to report the matter to me.

I also sent a city defense army to search the whole city, and even let Lucian lead a team to investigate the area near Swan City, but still did not find the trace of Bishop John. "

Colin nodded and said to the pastor who led the way: "Can you take us to Bishop John's room?"

"Of course you can, please here."

Several people walked through the corridor under the leadership of the priest and came to the inner court.

"Master Viscount, this is Bishop John's room. We have carefully investigated before, and there is no trace of fighting, nor any abnormality."

Colin walked around the room and suddenly asked with a smile, "Could it be that Bishop John went out on his own, and then forgot to tell you?"

Count Schultz also smiled and said, "It seems that this seems to be the most reasonable explanation."

Colin touched his nose, wondering if it was really a trick that the church directed and acted on itself?

Bishop John knew that Vera was going to pass by Swan City, and deliberately went missing, just to trick Vera into the city?

But what use is this?

Colin's gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the room, and he asked: "Did he come into contact with any strange person the night the bishop disappeared?"

"weirdo?"

"Well, or someone you don't know."

Several pastors thought for a while, and one of them suddenly said: "A strange knight came to the church and asked the bishop to confess."

"A strange knight?" Count Schultz was also interested. "Have no one of you recognized which family he is a knight?"

The priest shook his head and said: "This knight should have been injured. Most of his face was covered with white cloth. I did not recognize him. But Bishop John seemed to know him and accepted his request for confession."

Colin immediately said, "Can you take us to the confession room?"

The priest nodded, and then led the crowd out of the bishop's room and went to the confession room on the side of the prayer hall.

The confession room is very small and the decoration inside is very simple. Two seats are separated by a wooden windshield.

For the Glory Cultists, this is the closest place to the gods and the only place where they can open their hearts, tell their sins, and pray to the gods for repentance.

Count Schultz looked at it for a moment, and didn't seem to see anything. He asked, "Is there anything unusual about Bishop John's confession?"

The pastor thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It seems that there is nothing unusual. After that, he also presided over Mass, which is no different from his usual performance."

Count Schultz said to her husband: "Perhaps we should ask the city defense officer to see which of the injured knights has entered Swan City recently."

Lucian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask later."

Seeing that Colin remained silent, Earl Schultz asked, "Your Excellency, have you found anything?"

Colin froze for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "No."

Count Schultz took a deep look at Colin, and then invited him: "Then let's go back to Neuschwanstein for dinner."

"good."

Everyone immediately left the church and entered the Neuschwanstein Castle.

It was getting late, and a crystal candlestick chandelier rose in the corner of the banquet hall of Neuschwanstein Castle. The attentive servants had already prepared a table of delicacies to entertain the distinguished guests from afar.

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After the banquet, Colin was led by a young maid to the room that the earl had prepared for him.

After some washing, Colin did not fall asleep immediately, but quietly left Neuschwanstein Castle and returned to the Glory Church again.

In the prayer hall of the church, pastors were directing the choir to sing hymns. One of them greeted Colin immediately and asked:

"Master Viscount, is there anything I can do for you?"

Colin pointed in the direction of the side hall and said, "I want to go to the confession room again. There is no one in there, right?"

"No. Are you trying to confess?"

"No, I just need to see for myself, you don't care about me."

"OK."

After dismissing the pastor, Colin went to the confession room alone.

Closing the door, Colin sat down in his seat.

The confession room is very quiet, UU reading www.uukānshu. Com can hear the faint choir singing in the prayer hall next door.

Colin took a deep breath and smelled the **** smell again.

The smell is very weak, and you can see from the performance of Earl Schultz and the pastors that they didn't notice the **** smell at all.

If Colin hadn't been extremely sensitive to the smell of blood, I'm afraid he would have missed this important clue.

It was this smell that made him go and come back.

But just when Colin was about to check it more carefully, he suddenly felt something wrong.

Huh!

He stretched his hand to open the central curtain, and suddenly found that another person was sitting on the opposite seat!

Colin trembled in his heart, showing a stiff smile, and greeted:

"Good evening, Your Royal Highness!"