CHAPTER 64

CHAPTER 64

— WHAT MAY I HELP YOU, Mr Evans? — Matheo Rossi asked, receiving the call from Greg.

— It's about the case of the boy who was sacrificed in that hospital — said the Detective, looking tired.

— Did you find any clues? — asked Professor Rossi hopefully.

— This is the question, professor, I honestly don't know.

— How do not you know? If you, who are the most prominent police officer in our country, don't know, who would know? Me, by any chance?

— This is precisely the reason!

— As well? — Matheo Rossi was surprised.

— I need you to tell me if I have a clue or not!

— Explain to me!

The policeman explained to him.

— FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, you're suspecting the traditional Saldini family of being involved in the boy's kidnapping. That's because the hijacker worked for them for some time; so he also believes that the coat of arms of this clan is related to the murdered boy...

— That's exactly it! — Answered the hopeful policeman.

Matheo Rossi leaned back in his chair, removed his glasses and, after a sigh, exclaimed:

— Greg, the way I see it, you need a vacation!

— You don't understand, Professor, there may be some connection between the serpent and the two-headed lion on the Saldini coat of arms.

— This is nonsense, Greg! You are letting yourself be carried away by the emotional aspect, you need to drop this case, you are seeing lessons where there are none. Heraldic symbols are historical representations of families and clans, some of them dating back to the High Medieval period... There is no serious historian who makes a connection between these two very different symbols.

— That's right! — agreed Gregory reluctantly — but if you say that there is no serious historian who links these symbols, then you are saying that there is something?

Matheo Rossi shook his head.

— Greg... As I told you, there is no historical study that proves this theory of yours; now... if you want to consider some beliefs from ancient medieval traditions, we can find something like this.

— Something like this? — The Detective was surprised.

— Yes. But it's like I told you, without any serious evidence, the result of an underground and marginal culture that has always existed in European esoteric circles!

— Esoteric circles?

— Yes, myths and obscure stories connected with ancient Masonic and Rosicrucian traditions, quietly handed down here and there, some by serious people; and others, not so much!

— Please continue...

— Well, according to these reports, the history of Europe, or even the West, after the Roman Empire, is directly linked to the Merovingian Dynasty founded by Meroveus, a mysterious figure whose existence is shrouded in obscure legends. One of them talks about his dual paternity, but let's leave that aside, let's stay focused on what interests you. For this esoteric tradition, also known as the Undercurrent, the origin of this dynasty started in 417 AD, is directly linked to the royal house of Israel.

— The royal house of Israel? — Asked the Detective in surprise — Are you telling me that the family that formed the Frankish kingdom and consequently of France itself has its origin in the ancient kings of Israel?

— No, Greg, as I said at the beginning of my narrative, these hypotheses do not have acceptable historical confirmation; I am, as you asked me, just reporting mystical fantasies transmitted through the ages by this mystical-esoteric current.

— Continue, please...

— Well, according to this underground current, when there was the sack of Jerusalem in 70 AD, with the destruction of the temple, there was a mass flight from Judea, with some Jews from the lineage of King David fleeing to Gaul.

— Today, the region of France.

— Exactly! There forming a Jewish community that, by blood ties, joined other communities giving rise to the Merovingian Dynasty.

— And what is the relationship between the serpent and the Merovingian Dynasty?

— Well, that's an even more nebulous subject. In 1653, when the tomb of the second king of the Merovingian Dynasty, Childeric I, was found, in its interior, in addition to treasures, a range of objects of pagan worship was discovered, such as talismans and Kabbalistic amulets, crystal balls, and there were also representations made of gold and silver of serpents and two-headed lions, as well as more than three hundred tiny images of bees made of gold!

— Hmm, this is quite interesting!

— I would say, curious — exclaimed Matheo Rossi.

— Why curious?

— If you have the opportunity to enter a Masonic website, you will see that some of these images, both the double-headed eagle and the hive with bees, are constant in their symbology!

— Are you saying that there is a relationship between Freemasonry and the Merovingian Dynasty?

— I'm not saying anything, I'm just stating the facts. Draw whatever conclusions you like from them.

— And how could a traditional Florentine family come to bear an apparently Merovingian symbol on its coat of arms?

— This is the simplest part: the origin of the Saldini dates back to a time when noble families, notably those of royal origin, intermarried in an attempt to preserve blood!