The old man had actually come in person. Catherine took a deep breath and quickly walked to the seat next to the Godfather. She was waiting for the old man to finish talking with the gods.
The Godfather saw her, but he continued to eat slowly until he swallowed the last mouthful of food. Then he put his hands together devoutly and prayed to the sky, "Amen..."
His deep voice still made Catherine feel very uncomfortable. It felt like someone had placed a trembling speaker in her ear.
Catherine did not interrupt immediately. Instead, she opened the notebook again, found the horrifying surveillance video that she had been watching, and handed it over.
The old man narrowed his eyes and carefully analyzed every detail in the video.
"You saw it too. Someone is slaughtering the people." While the godfather was watching the video attentively, Catherine could not help but voice her opinion.
"Calm down, child," the godfather only said lightly in response to Catherine's anger.
After the godfather finished watching the video, he suddenly asked Catherine, "Do you remember when I first invited you to join the sect?"
Catherine lowered her head. The anger was still churning in her mind and refused to die down. Many lives were taken nonchalantly by this group of people.
However, she suppressed her anger and raised her head again. "Of course. When I was five years old, you gave me an exquisite scepter."
"As a leader, you need to have enough grace, and as the leader of an organization, you need to be patient. Abandon the senseless emotions in your heart and use your reason to comb through this matter again. You must know that your actions hold the lives of countless people. If you fail, you will fall from grace."
"That's exactly why we need to find who these people are as soon as we can instead of sitting here and doing nothing!"
The more Catherine spoke, the more excited she became. She pointed to the door in the kitchen that led to the front hall and said, "The day when your enemies come in through that door, you can sit at the dining table and pray and meditate. Then, you'll fall from grace."
The Godfather's eyes were indifferent, but he quietly waited for Catherine to finish speaking. It was as if he wanted to listen to Catherine's speech, which was like a declaration of war.
After Catherine finished speaking, the godfather spoke again. Slowly, he said, "Did you know that every Godmother was personally selected by the previous Godfather, and they were all rebels? This is fate. Since you were five years old, the tarot cards had never been inaccurate about you. This was why you could become a Godmother, but not Spider or other people. Of course, every person the Coven recruits is talented, but there's a world of difference between a talent and a genius. You are a genius chosen by fate itself. Don't throw that away."
The Godfather's call seemed to acknowledge Catherine, but it also seemed to be a roundabout way of reminding her to pay attention to her identity at all times and to have the self-awareness of a Godmother.
"I respect your opinion, but I still want to find the murderers. Even if it doesn't prove anything, I want them to know that impersonating the Coven has consequences."
While saying this, Catherine had been clenching her teeth. Her resolute attitude had changed the attitude of the Godfather.
"I knew you would say that." The old man said with a mysterious smile.
"What do you mean?" Catherine questioned him.
"Think carefully about the origin of the carnival at the religious ceremony. Think about the respected 'Duke' and why he did what he did."
After saying this, the old man stood up and pushed Catherine, who was about to stand up as well, back into her seat while patting her shoulders. He said earnestly, "Patience is the only thing that you need now. Waiting for the moment when the enemy gives themselves away before attacking is the right move."
The godfather took his cane from Madam Spider and left the kitchen unhurriedly with her support, disappearing into the bustling crowd.
"Waiting for an opportunity... I can't do it. What I can do now is to strike decisively and shatter the enemy's conspiracy!" Obviously, Catherine did not listen to the Godfather's words.
Catherine did not want these nuggets of wisdom or words of warning, but the means and strength that could truly revitalize the sect – and of course, the conscience to protect the innocent people.