Devil's Bible

Chapter 38 Hesitation
"Oh no, I've revealed my intentions after all." Isabella's heart tightened; she knew she had been too hasty.

This immediate act of checking the grid revealed his distrust of the old pastor.

This is something she wouldn't have done before.

If the old pastor really was the mastermind behind everything, then my distrust would become a point of suspicion for the old pastor.

Fortunately, the old pastor remained the same gentle old man as before, and asked Isabella to ring the bell hanging above the church.

The clanging and banging sounds attracted most of the villagers.

Church bells are not usually rung unless there is a funeral or a major announcement.

So the people spontaneously gathered towards the church.

As information spread that there might be witch doctors and whale-borne disease patients in the village, many villagers panicked.

However, as Nemes stepped forward and began to direct the village guards and some strong villagers to conduct an orderly search of the surrounding area, although they did not find anything, people's hearts were finally at ease.

Meanwhile, Isabella was also moving with the group, but she deliberately deviated from the group's direction and headed towards another agreed-upon location.

Then I met Jacques there.

They had already made an agreement that they would meet here during the day if there were any special circumstances.

"Why are there so many people searching around the village all of a sudden? What happened?" Jacques asked anxiously.

“Jacques, listen to me first, make sure you calm down,” Isabella urged Jacques to calm down.

After Jacques calmed down, he revealed his guesses and some clues.

"Impossible!" Upon hearing this, Jacques instantly flew into a rage.

The main reason he was able to make such a big decision to land and postpone his trip back to Baiwei Town was to take revenge on Nemus and wash away his shame.

However, he was now being told that Nemes was probably fine, but the problem was with the old pastor whom he had always respected.
However, after his outburst, Jacques quickly calmed down and began to consider the possibility of what Isabella had said.

"I still don't want to believe it. My family has some information about the old pastor. The old pastor used to have a good relationship with the Dartmanley family. When they learned that I was coming here, my family told me to listen to the old pastor's words."

"People like that wouldn't go..."

“This further increases the possibility that the old pastor has problems.” Isabella didn’t have any bias towards the Dartmenley family; just because the family says something is good doesn’t mean it is good.

"Don't forget, it was because Niall reported his family's illegal bloodline experiments that he was banished here!"

"The old pastor also exiled himself because of the bloodline experiment."

"Judging from the timeline, the Dartmenley family's bloodline experiments are very likely a continuation of the old priest's bloodline experiments..."

“Nair is most likely an experimental subject,” Isabella calmly concluded.

"Even during his decades here, the old pastor never gave up on the failure of the experiment and continued to quietly push forward its progress."

"This experiment is most likely still illegal, so the old pastor can't obtain resources openly, which is why he protected Op."

"Most of the profits that Aupu made from selling whale skin ore probably ended up as experimental materials in the hands of the old priest."

This is the only reasonable approach based on the current situation.

Nair, an exiled paladin, frankly doesn't need to resort to smuggling whalehide ore.

After all, paladins at most use some life-restoring potions, which cost money. Their consumption level is even lower than that of noblewomen and young ladies.

Those who need to sustain themselves through long-term illegal profits are either large organizations or experimental research. Jacques stood there, his face ashen, his brows furrowed, seemingly pondering the possibility of what Isabella had said.

If he could, he even wanted to cry.

His emotions told him that it was all a lie, that it was all Nemes's doing, and that all the problems here were caused by that traitor from Nemes's family.

But reason told him that all of this might be true.

As the filter was shattered, some more serious things also emerged from memory.

He realized that his status in the family had been different since childhood.

Although his parents died early, he was always taken care of by his family. When he had conflicts with other peers, his family would usually stand up for him.

This kind of goodness even makes some people jealous.

Jacques is often proud that this is the family tradition of his Dartmenti family.

However, looking back now without the filter, it becomes strange.

In addition, when he came to the village of Dorsal Fins this time, the head of the family summoned him specifically, looked him over for a long time before letting him come, and instructed him to obey the old priest's orders and not to disgrace the honor of the Dartmenley family.

Looking back now, it was more like a "shipment," putting out a finished product that had been under development for a long time and making it perform better.

The more Jacques thought about it, the more terrified he became.

"No, I have to go ask Nair! I need to find out exactly what these illegal bloodline experiments of the family are!!"

Jacques felt uneasy once again.

He originally thought that the reason why Nair betrayed the family was entirely because Nair was selfish.

Most families conduct some bloodline experiments, which is a very normal thing, just like discussing eugenics. Everyone wants their family's bloodline to become more excellent.

It's normal for there to be occasional violations.

That's why he believed that Neil was a traitor who criticized the cook after eating his fill.

However, upon reflection, I now realize the problem: if it was just a routine illegal bloodline experiment, then why was the Dartmenley family forced to move from their family center, Qiquan City, to Baiwei Town in recent years?
This doesn't seem like a minor violation.

For example, he is now in violation of the rules by delaying his return to Baiwei Town, but he is confident that he can avoid too much punishment by relying on the Dartmenley family.

"Don't be impulsive. If you go back now, it will only make us more passive, and all our arrangements will be lost in an instant," Isabella continued to persuade Jacques.

Although their enemy may no longer be Nems, the combination of overt and covert tactics is not in vain.

Fortunately, after being brutally beaten by Nemes, Jacques, though still impulsive, was no longer so impulsive as to disregard everything else.

At least after that, he was able to calm himself down and think things through.

"I'll make contact with Nair on your behalf. It seems he knows something."

“And Jacques, you have another mission.” Isabella paused slightly as she said this.

The situation here has far exceeded their initial understanding, and even Isabella is now hesitant.

Do they really want to get involved in this?

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(End of this chapter)