Quick Transmigration: The Villain Always Ends Up with the Male Lead

Chapter 138 The Two-Faced Saint is a Big Shot (24)

Seeing Him humiliated, Fran's mood improved, and he looked at Him with a hint of smugness, saying, "Why don't you leave first? I'll look after the Godfather here, after all, you just said those things..."

Badr narrowed his eyes dangerously: "I am in a partnership with your godfather, so of course I have to stay here. What right do you have to ask me to leave?" He emphasized the word "godfather" to show that he and Shi Qi were only godfather and godson, and there were some things he couldn't control.

Fran felt his defenses crumble, and just as he turned his gaze to Shi Qi, an announcement came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince requests an audience."

Upon hearing the sound, both the two people and the god instinctively looked towards the door, wondering why this person had come to the Holy See so early in the morning.

Fran turned his head again, only to find that Badr, who had been standing behind him, had disappeared. Shi Qi, who was standing a little further away, was not surprised at all and said towards the door, "Please ask him to wait in the waiting room first. I will be there shortly."

The believers who had come to announce the news left, and Shi Qi continued to put on his clothes. He didn't feel particularly tired at the moment; on the contrary, he could feel his body filled with the power of light, probably because Baldr was the God of Light.

Seeing that Shi Qi didn't avoid him, Fran felt a little happy, but he still consciously turned his face away: "Godfather...can I stop calling you Godfather?" He didn't ask why Badr had left, after all, it was not easy to explain two people with the same appearance appearing at the same time, not to mention that Fran's identity as the Holy Son was also very sensitive.

Shi Qi paused for a moment, then quickly resumed dressing, asking, "What's wrong?"

Fran said somewhat awkwardly, "That person can call you by your name directly... I also want to get closer to you..."

Shi Qi finished dressing, walked to his side, and said with a smile in her voice, "Isn't the title 'Godfather' intimate enough? Or... do you want to call me by my name too?"

Shi Qi practically whispered in Fran's ear, and upon hearing his words, Fran's face flushed red, and he stammered, "N-nothing..."

Still inside, Badr, seeing Fran's shy demeanor, finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Hey! I'm still here! Besides Godfather, what else do you want to call me?"

Upon hearing Badr's voice, Fran's previously shy expression immediately darkened. Shi Qi, however, completely ignored Badr's words and patted Fran's shoulder, saying, "Come with me."

Fran nodded and obediently followed Shi Qi to the reception room.

Frederick, dressed elegantly and tastefully, was sitting on the sofa, drinking the black tea meant for entertaining guests, when the door was opened from the outside. He stood up and saw the two people who entered.

Frederick first bowed to Shi Qi, saying, "Your Holiness the Pope." Then he nodded slightly to Fran behind Shi Qi.

Shi Dian nodded: "Your Highness, there's no need for such formalities. Please have a seat."

Although Shi Qi offered him a seat, Frederick waited for Shi Qi to sit first before sitting down on the sofa opposite him.

Shi Qi spoke first: "Why did you decide to come to the Vatican so early? Is there something you need to do?"

Frederick shook his head: "I didn't come here because I had something to attend to. I was just thinking that His Majesty might be feeling unwell after using so much light power yesterday, so I brought some tonics to visit him." As he spoke, the attendant behind him stepped forward and opened the box he was carrying. Inside lay several very precious medicinal herbs.

Frederick continued, "Although it's not particularly valuable to you, it's a small token of my appreciation, and I hope you'll accept it."

Upon hearing this, Shi Qi and Fran, who was standing obediently behind him, both frowned slightly. But Shi Qi still nodded and accepted the medicinal herbs. His frown stemmed from the fact that the tonic Frederick had given him wasn't as "inexpensive" as he had claimed. On the contrary, these herbs were extremely valuable; even royalty might not be able to gather just a few, yet Frederick had brought him so many...

Shi Qi's gaze towards Frederick held a hint of inquiry. He had previously suspected he had seen the Crown Prince elsewhere, and now, that suspicion had only intensified...

Fran frowned because of: 'My feelings'? Why would this Crown Prince send something to his Godfather in his own name? And why not before, but this time? He definitely has ulterior motives! Thinking this, he suddenly felt a sense of crisis and looked warily at Frederick sitting on the sofa in front of him.

Completely unaware that he was being watched by the two men, Frederick was quite pleased when Shi Qi accepted the tonic: "It's good that you accepted it. After all, you are a hero of the empire, and you can't let the contaminated land affect your health."

Shi Qi politely replied, "Actually, I should be the one visiting you... Is your injury from yesterday any better?"

Seeing that Shi Qi was worried about his injury, Frederick's smile deepened: "It's just a minor injury, I can barely feel it now, thank you for your concern."

Seeing that he was clearly happy, Fran and Bader, who were hiding in the shadows, were not so happy. Bader even spoke up directly: "Why be so polite to him? I think he's definitely up to no good."

Fran could also hear Badr's voice, and he nodded inwardly, agreeing with Badr's words for the first time.

Before he could say anything more, an urgent voice came from outside: "It's terrible! Your Majesty! Many believers have gone missing!"

"What?!" Shi Qi and Frederick stood up almost simultaneously. Without saying a word, Shi Qi quickly walked out, and the other two naturally followed behind him.

Shi Qi frowned deeply and asked the visitor, "How could they have disappeared?"

The man shook his head: "I don't know. They disappeared overnight, and I can't figure out why."

Shi Qi continued to press, "Exactly how many people are missing?"

The man replied, "There are a hundred people..." He pretended to think for a moment, then added, "By the way, the missing people are all believers who possess the power of light."

Upon hearing this, Shi Qi's brows furrowed even more deeply. At that moment, Frederick, standing behind him, asked, "How did you discover the person was missing?"

“None of these missing believers came to pray this morning. When we sent people to look for them, without exception, none of them could be found in their rooms. Moreover, our watchmen did not see any of them go out last night.”

Shi Qi: "Has the list of missing persons been compiled?"