Somebody Stop the Pope – 226



Episode 226

3.

The means of transportation are multi-purpose.

Especially when it comes to logistics the sea and the air cannot be left out.

Shanghai which had been in a situation virtually isolated since the start of the civil war.

As the airport and port began to function the situation in Shanghai changed dramatically.

“Cargo ships departing from Incheon Port will soon arrive at Shanghai Port.”

“A US cargo plane is at Hongqiao Airport…”

“The restoration work at Pudong Airport may take some time!”

The Limen Church’s Shanghai sanctuary not only accommodated refugees but also served as the center of all military activities in Shanghai.

I let out a soft breath inside the military tent set up in front of the temple.

Before the civil war Shanghai had a population of over 26 million.

Although the civil war resulted in many deaths there were still many more survivors.

“Stabilization is the top priority. Brother Lin Tao please share generously.”

“Understood Your Majesty.”

“Archbishop Lapart will arrive here in one hour. Brother Lin Tao please follow Archbishop Lapart’s instructions.”

“Is Archbishop Laparte coming in person?”

“Yes I think we need a field commander here.”

Lin Tao.

The man who followed our demonstration around and almost died after being bitten by Baekseol.

But after spending a day with Archbishop Laparte he became a more ardent and fervent believer than anyone else.

I don’t know what technique Archbishop Laparte used but one thing is certain.

Lin Tao is a member of our church.

He is a person who has already proven his faith in Limen by silently carrying out missionary work in China which is like a barren land for religious people.

It doesn’t matter how he became a member of our church.

What matters is the path you have taken and the direction you are heading.

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I smiled happily as I watched Lin Tao move quickly.

And as soon as he went out another man immediately came into the tent.

“As Your Holiness has commanded inquisitors have been stationed throughout the city.”

It was none other than Eun-taek.

Eun-taek who recently received recognition from Leo and became the temporary leader of the Inquisitors.

He was also the one who achieved the most success through Belphegor’s incarnation while in Seoul.

Even during the days of the Awakened who used magic he had skills that easily surpassed A-class but now he was at a level where he could subdue even S-class hunters.

Ridiculous growth rate.

It was also evidence of how great his faith and mental strength were.

“I have given orders to report any remnants as soon as they are discovered. I have also relayed His Majesty’s orders not to undertake the cleanup operation alone.”

“Well done. The location of the Inquisitors must be known at all times.”

“I will always keep that in mind.”

After successfully establishing a foothold in Shanghai the first thing we need to do is nothing other than stabilization.

In order for us to use this city as a base for future expansion into various parts of mainland China we had to stabilize this city as quickly as possible.

That was also why the Inquisitors were placed throughout the city.

Because there was a high possibility that the Purifier’s remnants would remain inside the city and cause chaos.

America Korea China Japan.

All of the information assets of these four countries are concentrated in Shanghai.

We had to stabilize this place as quickly as possible and then move on to the next step.

So while I was taking care of various things inside the tent I was giving instructions.

“His Holiness the Pope himself has been requested to meet with a Chinese official claiming to be a Shanghai official.”

The paladin on guard duty in front of the tent cautiously called out to me.

As a Shanghai official…

Yeah I was wondering why politicians didn’t come.

I took a deep breath and nodded in response.

“Let me in.”

“yes.”

After a while a man in a suit walked into the tent.

Age: around 50

They say you shouldn’t judge a person by their appearance but he was a man who made me frown just by looking at him.

It wasn’t because of the appearance.

People have a certain vibe and I felt a shallow vibe from that man.

If you were to create a person with the word “arrogant” would that be the exact expression they would have?

He entered the tent with a very unpleasant expression on his face. Then he came up to me and held out his hand without warning and said

“Gao Jieyao Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee.”

“This is Kim Si-woo.”

We exchanged brief greetings.

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It wasn’t an atmosphere where good words could be exchanged.

He spoke to me as he looked around the inside of the tent.

“Thanks to the cooperation of the Limen Church we were able to reclaim Shanghai easily. Thank you.”

“I haven’t gotten it back yet. I’ve just taken the first step.”

“Now that the Awakened members of our party have broken through the defense line we have regained control. We will take care of the Purifier’s remaining forces.”

A blatant declaration of war to take away someone’s rice bowl.

It was clearly revealed where the Purifiers were aiming.

Intervention of politicians.

Those who originally had vested interests here are rising up.

I tried hard to hold back my swearing as I continued to speak.

“The conversation with Sun-ri has already ended. For the time being the Limen Sect will be in Shanghai…”

“Isn’t that what Sun-ri and Pope Kim Si-woo talked about? The real power holder here is clearly someone else. Shouldn’t we ask the Shanghai Party Secretary about matters in Shanghai?”

Only then did I understand what was happening.

The answer is obvious at first glance.

Factional fighting.

These damn rice bugs are still fighting over their rice bowls in the midst of all this.

I heard reports that Sun-li is in control of the party and it seems that wherever you go there are those who try to take advantage of the chaos to satisfy their own greed.

I put my hand to my forehead.

And he spoke to the other people who were analyzing the situation inside the tent.

“Everyone get out… No we have an honored guest and we can’t entertain him in such a shabby place Leo.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

“I’m going to the temple for a moment.”

“Have a nice trip.”

“Gao Zhe? Let’s go. I will take you to the temple.”

When I spoke in a polite voice Gao Zhe nodded with a satisfied smile.

“You are much more upright than I heard. But where is the woman named Luna Reventon? Rumor has it that she is so beautiful….”

“There are all sorts of things to say.”

“What did you just say…”

“Lord Luna Reventon happens to be at the temple. Let’s go.”

I don’t have time to waste with politicians like this.

So I just figured I’d figure out how to do it quickly and in my own way.

I led him straight to the temple. As soon as he left the tent his attendants followed him.

There are dozens of Awakened people who appear to be S-class Hunters or higher.

If those people had been mobilized for rescue operations more people could have been saved but there’s no way a punk like him could have thought of that.

“This is it.”

So I took Gao Jie and arrived at my office located in the temple.

The Shanghai shrine has the same structure as the one in Seoul.

In front of the office Luna was standing wearing white armor.

“Welcome Your Majesty.”

Perhaps because there were many eyes watching her Luna greeted her politely. Then Gao Zhe who was standing next to me looked over Luna’s entire body with greedy eyes.

“You are indeed as beautiful as rumored.”

“I don’t know who you are but it is rude to judge a knight’s appearance so carelessly.”

“Oh really? A knight… There is no religion in China so please forgive my rudeness.”

“Forgiving a sinner is not something a mere knight commander can do.”

Luna who was clearly showing her displeasure looked at me again and said.

“I will guard this place.”

Luna said looking at the Chinese security forces following us.

I nodded with a sly smile.

“Mr. Gao from here on out you cannot enter with weapons. You cannot bring bodyguards with you.”

Then Gao Zhe nodded.

“Okay.”

Perhaps because I had come out quite humbly Gao Jie gave orders to his subordinates to stand by without much suspicion.

Naive guy.

In that way I was able to successfully drag Gao Jie into my office.

Crunch.

Gao As soon as I sat down he laughed and locked the door to his office.

And then he spoke to Luna who was beyond the door.

“Don’t let anyone come in.”

“The use of force is prohibited within the temple. Is that okay?”

“I permit it.”

“exorcism.”

I also hired someone to watch over me.

Now all that remains is irresponsible pleasure.

I approached Gao Jie with a big smile. Then Gao Jie who still hadn’t come to his senses opened his eyes wide and asked.

“What are you… talking about now?”

“I thought you were really upset earlier so I thought I’d tell you what I told Sun-ri.”

First of all the opponent is not an Awakened One.

Unlike normal times I need to control my strength better… but I can’t see anything anyway.

There was no reason to care about these scumbags.

“You didn’t hear anything separately from Sun-ri did you?”

“…Why do we keep talking about natural law…”

“No way. The natural order would be for me to kill you. But do you think I would grant that wish? No way.”

I took off the gloves I was wearing and stuffed them into the guy’s mouth. Then I said with a smile.

“If you feel like you’re going to die tell me.”

“Ugh ugh ugh!”

“Oh you can’t speak because your mouth is blocked? It doesn’t matter right?”

4.

30 minutes later.

“Whose orders should you follow from now on?”

“According to the agreement between the Limen Church and China we must fully cooperate with Pope Kim Si-woo of the Limen Church!”

“Yes that’s it.”

This time again physical force has proven to be the best negotiating tool.

I nodded my head in satisfaction as I looked at Gao Jie who was in a very neat state.

“Gao Jie is a bit awkward so I call him Gaoli. Are you dissatisfied Gaoli?”

“I will change your name immediately!”

“Good loyalty Gaori.”

“yes!”

This is why divine power is so great.

No matter how much you lose no trace remains.

I spoke to Gao Li the Shanghai Party Secretary who had become cooperative with me.

“I don’t care if politicians fight for power. That’s a natural human desire. But you have to be careful about when it comes to timing. Can’t you see the citizens dying?”

“…sorry.”

“If you had anything to do with the Purifier… it wouldn’t have ended here. You would have been able to see the underground of our temple.”

There was quite a bit of information obtained during the 30-minute interrogation.

Starting with the current political landscape of China which is difficult to understand from the outside and how the factions are divided etc.

I got a lot of pretty important information.

Should I say that it was a bundle of information that appeared at an opportune time?

I took a sip of the Zero Coke I brought from Seoul and wiped my mouth lightly.

“So you’re saying you’re the center of the faction in this area?”

“Yes yes that’s right. Since the civil war broke out the central power has weakened. So we each have to find our own way to survive…”

“I understand. The more of you the better.”

“…yes?”

“There is something like that.”

This level of dissonance was already predicted.

If you try to remove a stone that has become lodged in a rock it is bound to be noisy.

Still the situation isn’t all that bad.

With a political big shot coming in and bowing to me I felt like if I did a good job I could stabilize this place without too much chaos.

Knock knock.

“His Holiness.”

While I was getting various information from Gaori Luna who was watching the net knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

Then Luna quickly entered the office and spoke to me with a serious expression.

“We have an urgent report. Some divine power users are currently approaching the temple.”

“It’s a Baekmyeong Church.”

“…yes.”

“Yeah I thought it was too quiet until now.”

From afar an alien divine power began to be detected.

A divine power that I have felt once before.

Baek Myeong-gyo.

They’re back again.

I shook my head and sighed deeply.

“All troops gather. Prepare to receive our guests.”

I heard that they sided with the Chinese government… What are they doing at a time like this?

Our Pope please stop this