Chapter 811 The Deadline!
Chapter 811 Deadline!
Just when the whole world was looking for traces of Lin Chen, he had already arrived at the Vatican in the shortest possible time.
The Vatican is an inland city-state located in the highlands northwest of Rome, the capital of Italy.
In short, Vatican City is the capital of the Vatican, that is, the country.
It is one of the smallest and least populous countries in the world.
The pope of this generation himself lives in the Papal Palace north of Vatican City.
Lin Chen brought Mu Chen and Lan Miaoxin here as tourists without much effort.
Looking at the majestic and sacred Papal Palace, Lin Chen was thoughtful.
At this time, it was getting late, and the cold wind of late winter blew past her ears, making Lan Miaoxin shiver.
"Lin Chen, let's get down to business quickly! It's so cold here!"
Lan Miaoxin is a typical atheist, so she doesn't have much interest in this holy land.
Lin Chen kept looking like that for more than ten minutes, which puzzled Lan Miaoxin.
After thinking deeply, Mu Chen finally couldn't help but ask:
"Are you worried about something? I have met the Pope with you before, and I know that your personal relationship is not bad. I am also very puzzled about his previous behavior."
Lin Chen turned around and said solemnly: "The Pope is an amiable old man. Although I am an atheist, in front of him, I am just an ignorant child. Ten years ago, Sister Qing took care of him for the first time. I came to see him.
At that time, I had just escaped from Research Institute No. 10, and I was filled with a fierce aura of hostility. I don't like anything, and I think everyone is a bad person.
But after Sister Qing brought me here and saw the Pope, my heart suddenly calmed down.
I meditated here for a week, and the Pope also guided me in the spirit of fraternity, and finally got rid of the inner demons in my heart.
Otherwise, I would have turned into an emotionless killing machine ten years ago...
He is also my benefactor to me. I can't imagine how I would behave if he and I were on opposite sides.
I came here just to verify the doubts in my heart. Because I simply don’t believe that he would send Sally to deal with me! "
Lin Chen was talking eloquently, and both Mu Chen and Lan Miaoxin noticed the embarrassment in his tone.
Mu Chen thought for a while and said bluntly: "Boss, no matter whether the Pope's attitude towards you has changed or not, since he is here, let's go see him! Now that he is here, let's make peace with him!"
Lan Miaoxin also urged: "Yes, we are all here, what are you still hesitating about? Come in quickly!"
After Lin Chen pondered for a while, he finally decided: "You two stay here and don't act rashly. I'll go see the Pope alone! In addition, there are papal guards composed of Swiss volunteers around here. No matter you Don’t react too much to anything you see or hear! If you don’t obey me, I will be in trouble.”
Mu Chen and Lan Miaoxin looked at each other, then nodded.
Then, Lin Chen walked forward alone and waved to them without looking back...
The Papal Palace was built hundreds of years ago and has undergone numerous renovations and decorations. It is built in an extremely grand manner and is mainly built in the style of a medieval castle. From a distance, it looks like the most powerful warrior defending the Catholic people.
With an uneasy heart, Lin Chen bypassed some guards, and then quickly rushed towards the top of the Papal Palace...
At the top of the Papal Palace is a long and narrow corridor full of medieval atmosphere. At the end of the corridor is a spacious room... This is the residence of the current Pope.
Although Lin Chen had just recovered and was far from his peak state, it was not difficult for him to bypass the guards and academic staff in the Papal Palace.
After passing through the long antique corridor, Lin Chen stood in front of the Pope's room. In the room, the lights were bright and there were figures flickering.
Lin Chen stood at the door and was hesitating how to enter when he heard a deep voice coming from the room.
"Come in, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
There is an obvious Italian dialect accent in this sentence. Lin Chen could tell that this was the voice of the kind old man in his memory!
Lin Chen was a little happy, but also a little worried, but he still slowly opened the door and walked into this spacious and bright room.
The surroundings of the room are covered with oil paintings of past popes, and the entire room is decorated in a simple and plain manner. When ordinary people come here, they will not associate this room with the words "Pope's residence" at all.
Next to the only window in the room, stood an old man with white hair who looked old but had clear eyes.
Wearing the sacred papal attire, he stood quietly by the window, looking up at the dark night sky.
There were no stars in the night sky... An indescribable look appeared on the old man's face.
With complicated emotions, Lin Chen slowly walked behind the old man and said politely:
"Hello, Lord Pope. Long time no see."
The white-haired old man turned his head, and a deep smile appeared on his cheek with a typical European face.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, and you're finally here. I know you have a lot of questions to ask me, but before I answer your questions, I want to tell you one thing... I'm afraid my end is coming."
After hearing this shocking news, Lin Chen was obviously surprised.
He tried his best to control his emotions and couldn't help asking: "Why don't you go to the hospital?"
The white-haired old man smiled indifferently, and that smile implied many meanings beyond the world.
"The hospital is just a useless place for me to survive. Birth, aging, illness and death are things that everyone must experience. I want to take a good look at the sky, look at this place, and see the changes in the world, so I didn't go to the hospital."
Lin Chen felt a little sad and relieved.
However, he knew the real reason for coming here. So, he calmed down and said bluntly:
"Your Excellency the Pope, if that's the case, why do you have to wade into this muddy water? I believe that it was your love that took in Sally and the pagans. But you sent them to China to participate in that fight?
The purpose of your cooperation with Qiao Yejing is not to obtain China's national treasure?
Could it be that... the Pope who has engraved great love, benevolence, and universal love in my mind has become a selfish person?
For his own selfishness, he began to participate in secular struggles, and was extremely eager to obtain that secret to free himself from the shackles of birth, old age, sickness and death? He has completely become an ambitious person who will do anything to achieve his goals?"