Chapter 130: Wynn's Investigation
William was stunned upon hearing this.
"Is there any problem with this commission?" He asked immediately.
Flora looked a little hesitant.
She looked around uneasily, then lowered her voice: "My husband Wynn received a commission also rated as 'Dangerous' at that time, but it turned into 'Disaster' in the end."
William raised an eyebrow.
The Church issued four types of commissions in total, in order: Abnormality, Erosion, Dangerous, Disaster.
Among them, the first two levels were the types of commissions most academy students usually undertook.
And starting from the [Dangerous] rating, theoretically, a teacher was required to accompany and complete it.
Of course, considering that there were many guys with powerful backgrounds in the Exorcism Academy.
Therefore, as long as a priest had a "Bronze Cross" on their cuff, they could also undertake commissions of this level.
And the [Disaster] rating was often related to events such as sacrificial rituals and the descent of evil gods.
When encountering an event of this level, any clergy member must immediately stay away and report to the Vatican.
Then the latter would send a Cardinal or personnel from the Holy See to handle it carefully.
Once the situation escalated, it might even cause a large-scale evil invasion of the human world.
In the Middle Ages, Helhest (Hell Horse) descended on the human world, bringing famine and disease.
In the history recorded by the Church, that incident caused at least 25 million deaths.
"Do you mean that someone deliberately tampered with the content of the commission?" William narrowed his eyes.
Pain flashed in Flora's eyes, and she nodded.
"Don't go!" She spoke again.
"I'm very sorry about Teacher Wynn. But we still need to catch a flight." Silas didn't seem to take these words to heart.
This aroused William's curiosity.
"Flora, we agreed."
At this time, another voice sounded in the Commission House.
William looked in the direction and saw a middle-aged woman walking over.
Seeing this, panic clearly flashed across Flora's face.
"Go rest for a while; leave it to me." Jenny Wood patted Flora on the shoulder.
"O... okay." The latter obviously flinched, then left quickly.
"Sorry, students, for delaying your time." Jenny took the file from Silas.
"Ma'am, that teacher just said..." William probed.
"Someone tampered with the commission, and even deliberately sent the teacher away, letting the students complete the exorcism alone, in order to harm the teachers and students of the Exorcism Academy, right?" Jenny looked up and said.
She had short blond hair and wore a pair of round-rimmed glasses, looking very scholarly.
William raised an eyebrow.
"Everyone in the academy has heard this 'rumor'."
Bent explained.
"Since Teacher Wynn had an accident, Teacher Flora has suffered a huge blow, so she..."
Jenny also added at this time: "The content of the commission was not wrong; it was just that other forces intervened at that time, which led to the escalation of the event."
"Recently, the Church has found out the identity of one of them. It seems to be... let me think."
She showed a look of recollection.
"Right! Samael!"
Jenny's voice suddenly rose.
"May the Lord protect us. These heretics! Actually using a demon's name; it's really incomprehensible."
William said again: "There is another question I want to ask. I saw that the commission did not list evidence of discovering an 'Earthbound Spirit'."
Jenny looked up again upon hearing this: "How should I address you?"
"William."
"Okay, Father William." Jenny put down her pen. "You shouldn't be an academy student, and you just came to Dei Church recently?"
"That's right."
"I knew it." Jenny sighed.
"All issued commissions are rated by experienced exorcists."
"But you know, because evil events happen frequently, Church exorcists are far from enough. Of course, they can't go to the scene personally for every commission."
"However, we will still appoint clergy from the local church to conduct surveys and then hand them over to the Church for unified processing."
"Despite this, the rating of commissions has never been wrong; you can rest assured about this."
The three academy students nodded upon hearing this, expressing agreement with Jenny's words.
"Did she just plant a Flag like that..." William smiled on his face, but was very vigilant inside.
Someone suddenly popped up to give a warning, and then no one took it seriously.
This is simply... the standard opening of American horror.
"It seems that Ms. Flora might really be right." William thought to himself.
Jenny quickly processed the procedure and gave a token with a cross to Silas.
After getting the things, the group soon came out of the Commission House.
William used "bathroom break" as an excuse to get a chance to act alone.
He wandered around inside the Exorcism Academy for a while and soon came outside a small courtyard.
"Ms. Flora."
William's eyes lit up.
Hearing someone call her name, Flora trembled, and the clothes in her hands fell to the ground.
"Regarding what you mentioned just now, I think it makes a lot of sense and want to talk to you again." William bent down to pick up the clothes and handed them out with a smile.
"That... was just nonsense; I've been a little tired recently."
"Being able to say such things, I believe you are a good person. I am willing to provide help within my ability..."
Flora hesitated to speak, twisting the clothes in her hands vigorously.
"You... come in with me."
A moment later.
William looked solemn, holding a handbook left by Wynn before his death.
This priest mentioned—in the past year, the mortality rate of commissions at Dei Exorcism Academy has risen significantly, far higher than the overall Church level.
He had protested against this and given reasonable suggestions, but they were all rejected by the higher-ups for various reasons.
And by chance, Wynn discovered that someone might have done this deliberately.
Since then, he had been investigating privately, but the result shocked him greatly.
He found that many pieces of evidence pointed to Archbishop Hans Hermann.
The latter was the administrator of Dei Cathedral.
This gentleman had always been kind and benevolent, deeply loved by everyone.
Wynn didn't believe it at first either.
But with in-depth investigation, he found that this Archbishop was closely connected to a disabled asylum.
And among the child disappearance cases in Philadelphia, almost every one was related to this asylum.
"Before the accident, Wynn told me that he found a key clue. For this reason, he even brought a camera."
Flora's voice was a little choked.
"But later when handling the funeral, no one mentioned this matter."
William returned the handbook to Flora: "After the funeral, did anyone often approach you and talk about his relics under the pretext of 'remembering Wynn'?"
The latter looked surprised upon hearing this and nodded.
"These people are not trustworthy." William rubbed his chin.
"I understand."
"By the way, aren't you afraid that I am also one of them?" William suddenly looked at this nun.
"It's hard for strangers to gain my trust; they wouldn't be that stupid, and..."
Flora smiled helplessly.
"If your purpose was really impure, how could you return the handbook to me?"
Her eyes were clear at this moment, no longer as timid as before.
William raised an eyebrow: "But you still trusted me."
"Earlier in the Commission House, only you expressed doubt about this."
Flora's eyes dimmed.
"Besides, I have no one else to trust."
"Sister Flora, thank you for the information. I wonder what I can do for you." William's tone was serious.
The other party took a huge risk to trust him and provided very important information.
William would certainly keep his promise and provide help within his ability.
"I..."
Flora was speechless for a moment.
Originally she wanted to avenge her husband, but what could she and this priest do alone?
She didn't even know how to handle this handbook.
William saw her dilemma, so he stood up.
"If you trust me, you can give this handbook to me. I will give it to trustworthy people in the Church at the appropriate time."
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