At this moment, Gabriel looked extremely nervous, scared, and panicked.
"Saintess, you must see clearly—I really don't know anything!" Gabriel's speech clearly sped up, and even his body started trembling out of control, the whole person looking utterly terrified.
Michelle didn't speak immediately; instead, her gaze swept back and forth over Gabriel again and again.
After scanning Gabriel up and down twice, Michelle slowly opened her mouth and said, "Is that so?"
"Saintess, I absolutely have not deceived you. If there is even half a sentence of lie in what I said, then I am willing to fall into hell for eternity!" Gabriel said heavily.
Michelle pondered slightly for a moment, then slowly said, "Gabriel, if you're willing to tell the truth now, then I can let bygones be bygones. If you insist on stubbornly refusing to admit anything, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Michelle did not directly believe Gabriel's words. After all, a river has two banks and people have two faces, so she continued to press him.
"Thud!"
Just as Michelle's voice fell, Gabriel's legs suddenly gave way and he dropped to his knees on the ground. "Saintess, every word I've said is the truth. I'm willing to swear in the name of Jesus…"
Michelle once again swept her gaze back and forth over Gabriel's body. Her sharp and piercing eyes seemed as if they could see through a person's heart, as if they could see the secrets hidden deep inside you.
After sweeping over Gabriel a few more times, Michelle slowly rose from the sofa and walked to Gabriel's side. "Get up."
"Saintess…"
"I'll believe you—for now."
Gabriel immediately let out a long breath of relief, then moved as if to slowly rise from the floor.
But at the very instant Gabriel started to stand, a shadowy glint flashed deep in his eyes, and along with it came a thick surge of killing intent. The next second, a cold gleam suddenly appeared in the palm of his right hand, and he abruptly thrust it toward Michelle.
Yet at that moment, a sharp cold light pressed directly against Gabriel's neck. "If you dare move again, I'll kill you on the spot!"
The icy, murderous voice made Gabriel freeze on the spot, and a dense aura of death instantly coursed through his entire body.
Meanwhile, Michelle's face had completely turned ashen, because she had seen the blade in Gabriel's hand.
"Gabriel, you…"
"Michelle, you were far too careless!" Ye Xunhuan said calmly. "If I weren't here, you'd probably have fallen for his trick."
Even if Michelle didn't want to admit it, she had to. Ye Xunhuan was right. If it weren't for him, she really would have fallen into Gabriel's trap today, because she had absolutely no defenses up against Gabriel.
The next moment, Ye Xunhuan slowly turned in a circle and walked over to Gabriel's side. "Gabriel, what a surprise—you actually wanted to kill the Saintess."
As soon as Gabriel heard Ye Xunhuan's voice, he already understood his situation. Now he stared at Ye Xunhuan and said, "Marshal, I truly didn't expect you to be here!"
"If it weren't for you, I would have succeeded for sure!"
"That's right. If it weren't for me, there's a good eighty to ninety percent chance you would have succeeded." Ye Xunhuan nodded in acknowledgment. "And after you killed Michelle, you were probably planning to pin it on me, weren't you?"
"What's the point of talking about this now?" Gabriel didn't act particularly terrified; instead, he stared fixedly at Ye Xunhuan, his face full of deep unwillingness.
"There really isn't any meaning in talking about it now. I'm just curious—who gave you the courage to do this?" Ye Xunhuan said calmly. "And by doing this, what exactly were you supposed to gain?"
"Don't tell me it was the Pope's position!" Ye Xunhuan looked at Gabriel with clear disdain. "I may not know your Church that well, but I do know that even without Michelle, a Knight like you could never become Pope."
What Ye Xunhuan said was indeed true. Although Gabriel's status in the Church wasn't low, it still wasn't his turn when it came to that.
"Marshal, you really are very smart!"
"I'm very curious—why exactly did you do this, and who is supporting you from behind?" Ye Xunhuan asked lightly.
Gabriel glanced at Ye Xunhuan. "If I tell you, what do I get in return?"
"You simply want to live, while I want to know everything I need to know." Ye Xunhuan said evenly, "As long as you tell me, I'll let you live."
"Why should I believe you?"
"You don't have to. I can kill you right now." Ye Xunhuan's face went cold, and the sword at Gabriel's neck pressed in slightly. A cut immediately opened on Gabriel's neck, and blood slowly seeped out.
"I believe you!" Gabriel shouted hurriedly.
At this moment, he truly felt the signal of death, and he had no doubt that Ye Xunhuan really would kill him.
Hearing Gabriel's words, Ye Xunhuan shifted the sword in his hand slightly.
Seeing this, Gabriel instantly let out a long sigh of relief.
"My patience is limited, so whatever you have to say, you'd better say it quickly. Otherwise, I might not be able to control the sword in my hand."
"Marshal, I can talk, but how can you guarantee that the Saintess will also let me go?"
"I'll let you go," Michelle said immediately.
"Swear in the name of Jesus!"
Michelle didn't hesitate in the slightest and swore directly in the name of Jesus.
Seeing that Michelle had truly sworn, Gabriel finally relaxed. For people of the Church, swearing in the name of Jesus was the greatest oath. Almost no one would betray such an oath, let alone when the one swearing was the Church's Saintess!
"All right, it's your turn to talk now, isn't it?" Ye Xunhuan said evenly.
Gabriel pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "It was that Big Boss who killed the Pope!"
It wasn't that Gabriel wanted to talk, but that he simply had no choice. If he didn't talk, he would die right now. If he did talk, he might live—though the odds were slim, Gabriel was still willing to gamble.
After all, as long as there's a chance to live, no one wants to die. Gabriel was no exception.
The Big Boss!
When he heard those three words, a look of surprise flashed across Ye Xunhuan's face, while Michelle's expression turned extremely ugly. It was this very man who had killed Louis III, and now he was targeting the Church again!
What exactly did he want, and who was he?
"The Big Boss?"
"Yes!" Gabriel said heavily.
"I remember you never had any contact with him. I sent you away before that, didn't I?"