Chapter 53

【"In three years, the Pope didn't find evidence to judge him?"】

【"No." Navia’s beautiful eyes narrowed: "In these three years, I haven't heard any problems about Marcel at all. He is still doing very well in Fontaine."】

【"Why?" Callas was slightly confused.】

【He didn't understand how, with Pope Su Bai’s methods, he couldn't find evidence to capture Marcel?】

【Could it be that everything was just his own guess, and the murderer of the serial missing girls case back then wasn't Marcel?】

【Thinking about it,】

【Callas sighed softly: "The Pope is not a god after all. For so many years, the Pope has worked hard enough. If even such missing person cases have to rely on him, the people of Fontaine have no excuse."】

【Navia, upon hearing this, immediately became spirited.】

【"Father is right. I remember the Pope wasn't originally from Fontaine, yet he made so many contributions to Fontaine."】

【"We, the people of Fontaine, cannot always rely on the Pope. Some things must be accomplished by ourselves."】

【It’s all the Hydro Archon’s fault for being inactive, sigh.】

【The Pope has really worked hard. I was even shouting at him earlier; now that I think about it, I’m really ashamed.】

Clorinde: "Strange, why didn't Mr. Su Bai capture Marcel?"

Neuvillette: "Without concrete evidence, it is indeed very difficult to determine the other party’s guilt."

Navia: "Marcel is indeed an old fox. Actually, if Lumine hadn't pointed out he was Vacher and mentioned hearing someone call Vacher’s name at the Fountain of Lucine, leading to Vacher’s beloved being dissolved and causing Vacher’s emotions to collapse, leading him to confess his crimes, the evidence in that trial wouldn't have been enough to convict Vacher."

Kaeya: "So Vacher confessed because you attacked his heart, not because of the evidence you held."

Aether: "All in all, Su Bai’s ability is still not enough. Sigh, my future brother-in-law, you’re not good enough."

Yae Miko: "Brother-in-law, whether Su Bai’s ability is good enough, you have to ask Lumine."

Aether: "What does this have to do with Lumine? If Su Bai can't investigate it, that’s his problem."

Su Bai: "Ahem, ahem, ahem..."

Lumine: "What are you coughing for? Do you want to drink Primordial Seawater, my dear?"

Paimon: "I have a new perspective. I think Su Bai knew what Marcel was doing; perhaps he was intentionally letting the other party be."

Navia: "What? What is the reason for Mr. Su Bai letting the other party be..."

Paimon: "Think about it. Su Bai heard about the prophecy of destruction from Rene. Back then, Rene and the others were always thinking about how to save Fontaine people, but they never thought about why Fontaine people would dissolve in Primordial Seawater. Su Bai might have gone the other way, wanting to solve the root of the matter."

Lisa: "You mean Mr. Su Bai wanted to know why Fontaine people could be dissolved. As long as the problem of Fontaine people being dissolved was solved, then even if the flood happened, he would have a way to save Fontaine."

Paimon: "Yes, Su Bai must have thought so. Marcel was researching this problem because his girlfriend was dissolved, so Su Bai turned a blind eye and didn't actively capture him."

Navia: "What! Then... then if you put it that way..."

Everyone was stunned.

If it were really as Paimon said, wouldn't Su Bai have sacrificed the lives of those girls?

Paimon: "Sigh, just as Uncle Callas said, Su Bai is not a god. I think his argument with Furina might have something to do with this. He needed the most important intelligence, but unfortunately, no one helped him."

Dottore: "Wanting to exchange hope for turning the situation around with minor sacrifices, it seems the sacrifice is necessary."

Dvalin: "Sigh, there’s actually an Archon even less reliable than Barbatos."

Furina: "....."

Chapter 55: Skirk: Tartaglia, How Old Are You?

The Pope of the Fontaine Church knew that Marcel was using girls for Primordial Seawater experiments,

yet he let it be.

If this matter were exposed, it would inevitably cause a huge uproar in the Court of Fontaine.

Fontaine is a nation that focuses on trials; in their hearts, justice is the top priority.

Plus the incorruptible Iudex, Neuvillette.

If the matter were exposed, even if Su Bai were the Pope, he would likely suffer a huge impact as well.

Su Bai’s home.

Furina, who had been silent for a long time, finally had a medical miracle.

She asked with a slightly trembling voice: "I~ understand."

"After Navia learned the truth, she attributed Su Bai’s failure to capture Marcel to insufficient evidence."

"Plus the guilt of her previous rude attitude, as well as the hatred for Marcel framing her father."

"With Navia’s personality, she would definitely find a way to judge Marcel, just like in this life."

"If something were revealed at that time, Su Bai..."

Furina glanced at Su Bai with her small eyes, and suddenly, she felt a bit embarrassed.

Her performance in the past life was actually no different from this life; she must have been acting as an Archon.

But because Su Bai was always helping to clean up her mess in the past life, she avoided many forced, awkward situations.

Not only was her face not affected, but she was even applauded by the citizens.

In all of Fontaine, the only person who worked hard but got no thanks seemed to be the high-status Pope.

All of Fontaine went to the Opera House daily, only the Pope worked hard from hundreds of years ago to figure out how to change the prophecy.

Even Neuvillette, who saw Su Bai kill Rene and Jakob, didn't seem to take Rene and the others’ words to heart.

Perhaps he just thought they were a group of research fanatics, using outlandish crazy talk to cover up their crazy, restless desire for scientific knowledge.

"How is that possible."

Paimon shook her head, her small hand pointing, as if lecturing.

"Who is Su Bai? That is His Holiness the Pope of the Court of Fontaine."

"Even if he really let Marcel experiment, he was just expecting the other party to provide him with useful experimental intelligence."

"I guess Su Bai must have been observing Marcel’s every move."

"Once the other party had a major research discovery, he would definitely arrest him immediately."

"Even if Marcel were caught, this matter couldn't be linked to Su Bai."

Lumine was also suddenly enlightened.

She looked at Su Bai with eyes full of heartache.

"You must have been unable to bear those girls being persecuted, but you had no way."

"Furina in the past life was lying to you, you had no one around you who could help you, and you weren't willing to be like Jakob, willing to hurt Fontaine citizens to do experiments."

"After struggling for a hundred years, you finally met Marcel, so you hoped the other party could give it a try and help you."

Su Bai was stunned.

Holy crap! This brain-filling is a bit too much.

If the system gave him a level 8 beauty filter, Lumine’s would definitely be level 10.

"Sigh."

"If I could have guessed that Furina wasn't the real Hydro Archon, I shouldn't have wiped out Rene and Jakob. Maybe I could have discussed it with them properly."

"Changing their thinking might have had a better effect."

"However, there’s no way. Compared to my suffering, Furina’s persistence for five hundred years is the most painful."

Su Bai’s words fell.

Furina’s heart suddenly accelerated.

A warmth spread rapidly through her body.

Although the people in the live broadcast room still didn't have a high opinion of her, with Su Bai’s words, she didn't seem as embarrassed as she had imagined.

"Hmph, hmph, hmph..."

Lumine and Paimon snorted coldly at the same time.

"You kid are something. The past life hasn't ended yet, and you’ve already started warming up to Furina."

Paimon revealed a mischievous smile.

"It’s over, Lumine..."

"You’re going to fall out of favor."

"You, you, you..." Furina was flustered and helpless, clenching her pink fists in protest: "You little flying thing, don't talk nonsense."

"Eh?" Paimon was stunned on the spot.

It was always her giving others nicknames, and no one had ever given her a nickname before she could give them one.

"It’s so annoying. I’m going to think of an ugly nickname for you, Furina..."

Paimon was so angry she stomped her feet in the air.