Li Yu sent Nicole and others home first, and then returned to Teacup Castle with Clara and Jordi. He felt a sense of tension before entering the door.
There were nearly twice as many guards guarding the gate as before he left, and they were all neatly dressed and armed with weapons. There were also people walking around and patrolling the city.
After seeing Jordi and Li Yu, they did not let them go immediately. Instead, they asked them a few questions and then someone went back to report.
After a while, Jude came out and took them inside.
Li Yu asked, "Why didn't you see Alfred?"
Knight Javier, who was originally responsible for the defense of the castle, gave up his responsibilities and went home to retire, so Alfred temporarily took on this part of the responsibility. The old knight could often be seen patrolling the city walls on weekdays.
Jude said, "Alfred rushed to Ilea's side as soon as possible after the incident, and has stayed with her since then to protect the stingy rabbit."
"Where's Fausto?"
"Director Fausto is quite suspicious. He is alone in his room at the moment."
Li Yu looked around again and found that the shop owner, the stableman, and some of the servants at the well had also disappeared.
But this time, before he could ask the question, Jude responded quickly, "Everyone else has been gathered in the hall on the second floor of the castle, and they are eliminating suspicions one by one. By the way, Ilea is also there."
Li Yu heard this and went up to the second floor without asking any more questions.
The originally spacious hall was now packed with people, and it was dark and filled with the smell of sweat, feet, and even horse manure.
Miss Rabbit sat with a straight face behind a long wooden table. An old knight wearing armor and holding a sword stood beside her, scanning the crowd in front of her with bright eyes. His retinue, a man named Thomas,
Stand on the other side of the girl.
The two of them guarded Miss Rabbit on the left and right in the middle, and there was also a team of guards maintaining order.
In fact, not only the servants and servants in the castle and those who were stranded here for various reasons, but also everyone from the Arias family and Ilea's blood relatives were also in the hall at this moment.
However, unlike civilians and servants, they still have chairs to sit on, but the expressions on many of their faces are not very pretty.
Especially Ilea's great-grandmother Ona, her face was even more livid.
Although the girl didn't say it clearly, she called them here together, making it clear that she didn't trust them, and then contacted Ilea about what happened after she regained Teacup Castle.
Although the girl respectfully welcomed them back to the castle that night, she later forced them to continue resting on the grounds that they were tired from the journey, which was tantamount to depriving them of their power in disguise.
After that, regardless of the stain of surrendering and betraying the master, he quickly promoted a group of knights such as Golden Snake and Purple Sparrow to fill the vacancies.
This move is chilling.
The aristocratic tradition of the Red Lion Empire has always put family first, because few relationships in the world are stronger than blood ties.
At a critical moment, your subordinates may betray you, your friends may abandon you, and your allies may abandon you. Only your family will never leave you and will always be your support.
Therefore, important positions in major families have always been held by their own family members, and what Ilea is doing now is almost a humiliation for them.
But now that an assassin has appeared in the castle, the girl has not forgotten her relatives and called them to be investigated together. This move is bound to make more people dissatisfied.
But no one expected that what would make them even more angry was what happened next.
Ilea's eyes lit up when she saw Li Yu, and her expression softened a lot. She seemed to be relieved, and waved to Li Yu, "Are you back? Hurry, sit here!"
As she spoke, the girl pointed to the empty seat next to her. Not far away was her uncle, a man with a somewhat plump figure who kept wiping his sweat. He couldn't help it and said, "Why? Why doesn't he accept it?"
Cross-examination?”
"Because Merlin was not in the castle when the incident happened, uncle." Miss Rabbit explained.
This reason is irrefutable.
However, everyone knows that this is not the main reason, otherwise Ilea would just let the foreigner in black clothes stand aside or continue to do his own things.
After realizing that an assassin might be lurking in the castle, Ilea first called the Guardian Knight to protect her, and then summoned the Purple Sparrow Knight from outside the castle, asking the latter to take people to find Li Yu and tell the Purple Sparrow Knight to protect her.
We must ensure Li Yu's safety.
None of her blood relatives can enjoy this treatment.
Except for the girl from my great-grandmother who sent someone to ask Zui if he was in any danger, the rest of the people were directly invited to the hall.
They say please, but in fact everyone knows that they have no right to refuse at all.
Ilea's great-grandmother Ona said coldly, "I have been in my room all afternoon and never came out. Why do you doubt me?"
"I don't doubt you, great-grandmother. Didn't I tell you early in the morning that as long as you stay in the house, I will take care of the rest?" the girl said innocently, "It's you who insists on coming here to take a look.
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"If I didn't come over and see you with my own eyes, I don't know what you would do to your family."
"I'm not that crazy person like Vanessa, so how could I hurt my own people?" Ilea said, "You don't have to worry at all. I just called you here to ask a few questions. After all, it's not me who infiltrated the castle.
A person is in danger, and I believe everyone, like me, hopes to catch the assassin as soon as possible."
The girl's last words were somewhat meaningful.
Every member of the Arias family heard the implication.
Lucio's face turned red, and this good old man who had always been kind-hearted rarely became angry. He raised his voice and said, "You are suspecting that we are working with Vanessa and Blanca and deliberately let the assassins in."
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"I didn't say that." Miss Rabbit curled her lips.
She also recalled what Li Yu had analyzed with her before. Many people in the family knew that she was destined to lose before the voting began.
So this time when an assassin appeared in the castle, her first reaction was to suspect that one of her relatives was colluding with Vanessa, intending to kill herself, the real lord, and bring Blanca back.
Of course, such words cannot be said openly, at least not until the evidence is solid.
Therefore, Ilea didn't say anything more after denying it. She looked at Li Yu again, but heard the latter say, "You go ahead, I'll just listen on the side."
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