"That is to say...the temporary secret agreements we made before have become a piece of paper, right?"
There was a bit of silence in the huge hall following the old man's words. At the same time, the location of Duan Qing and others became a target of public criticism again. They stood in the middle of the line of sight and then moved their bodies closer to each other.
After a few minutes, the lowered voice confirmed again: "The emperor seems to already know everything."
"Everyone in the city is looking for us. It's strange that His Majesty the Emperor doesn't know." Duan Qing, who also covered his lips with his hands and leaned over, replied helplessly: "Although you can't notice it, it should be
This is the option arranged by the system for us."
"Options? What do you mean?"
"The nobles of the empire are people who live under the imperial emperor and the imperial noble system."
Turning back and quietly looking at the many figures swaying around in the hall, Duan Qing explained in a low voice: "Under the operation and pressure of many forces, what they said and what they did were already planned in advance.
Arranged decisions, but we are different, we are risk takers.”
"It's possible for us to do anything."
Abandoning the strategies that had been agreed upon before, he walked out of the discussion circle and then took a step forward. His eyes with determination then cast the gray-robed magician's gaze into the dim depths behind the palace.
At the center of the high platform: "Your Majesty."
"Is there anything you want to know?"
【Ding】
[Quest has been started: The Emperor’s Inquiry.]
【Successfully answered the emperor's question.】
A system prompt that only he could hear came to his ears. Duan Qing couldn't help but gather his energy, and then he slowly listened to the buzzing of comments coming from all around, as well as the majestic questioning voices coming from above.
He slowly brought it into his consciousness: "...I know your identity, so I will no longer pursue the issue of your identity."
"Did you ever accept a commission from Volavos at The Thebilis Castle and serve as his bodyguard? Is it true?"
"That's right."
In the scene where the buzzing around him quickly decreased, Duan Qing, who was standing at the front of the team, nodded slightly: "Although that fat man hasn't paid us wages yet... By the way, where is the fat man? Can you let him come out and repay us a little bit?
What about our debt?”
"Flavos' interrogation will be held at the end. It is not convenient for him to meet you now." The imperial noble who had been responsible for the accusation smiled disdainfully and replied: "You only need to pay tribute to him in this sacred hall.
The emperor just needs to answer the questions, of course...you have to think about it before you say anything."
"Objection! He is implying coercion and inducement."
"quiet!"
Thunderous shouts suddenly appeared on the side of the high platform, and echoed in this wide and huge space accompanied by the tall and straight posture of the old man in military uniform: "Why are you making such a fuss? You are already here."
We have been arguing for nearly an hour over these trivial matters! Hasn’t this consumed all your energy? Shut up and listen honestly!”
"Well, if you want more specific information, we were also forced to become Volavos' mercenaries."
Looking around at the atmosphere that had become quiet again, Duan Qing focused his gaze on the old man with a straight waist and a soldier-like appearance: "That night... I forgot the specific time. Anyway, we
The members of the adventure group couldn't find a place to stay, so they finally found the head of the Blooming Sword."
"Someone has launched an attack against Volavos. The empire's military should have received the news, right?" He nodded towards the old man in military uniform with a gray beard, who still looked back with a scrutinizing gaze.
This ordinary man wearing a gray magic robe said: "We were the adventurers who rescued Volavos at that time, so we gained the trust of the fat man."
"Flavos's trust is really cheap." Then the old soldier with his hands behind his hands sneered a few times: "Is it so simple to give you the legal status to stay in the Thebilis Castle?"
"The subsequent interrogations did allow us to use Mr. Volavos's name to block him several times, but so what?" Duan Qing looked back at the old man with indifferent eyes: "What's more, this is not the case.
The result we want to see is not that you guys from the military are not good at public security, but later you can’t find the murderer, so you have to ask us to help investigate..."
"What did you say?" The old man's white beard and hair seemed to be all stretched out: "Are you accusing our imperial military?"
"Calm down, Marshal Red." A casual and kind voice sounded next to him. At the same time, a middle-aged man stood up and patted the old man's shoulder: "He just
While describing what happened in the past, we can also discuss the issues involved later."
"Friedman." His eyes stayed on the middle-aged man for a long time. The white-haired old man who calmed down looked at the slightly stout middle-aged man next to him with a critical look: "It's still the turn here.
If I don’t speak to you, step back.”
"Of course it is my turn to speak here, because I am also one of the witnesses."
After letting go of his hand, Friedman raised his chest and saluted in the direction of the center of the high platform: "In the following period, I was entrusted by Volavos to participate in the investigation of the murderer.
I also met this adventurer named Linyuan Duanshui and his companions when we were in the castle."
"oh?"
A question full of interest then appeared in the center of the high platform, followed by another powerful question belonging to His Majesty the Emperor: "Have you already contacted them in advance?"
"I'm sorry that I haven't clarified this matter to His Majesty, but..." Friedman straightened up with a smile: "Based on my contact with them, their character should be pretty good."
"Since Mr. Friedman commented like this, we can have some changes in our impressions of these people." A person who looked like an imperial noble sitting next to the prime minister on the other side also stood up: "But
Since you had prior contact with those adventurers, your testimony has lost a certain amount of credibility, right?"
"Indeed." Understanding the meaning behind the other person's words, Friedman turned around with his hands behind his back and cast his gaze on Duan Qing below: "But..."
"I wouldn't have defended them from talking too much." The smile on his lips remained unchanged: "They should be able to do it themselves."
Three or two figures then stood up from sitting facing the emperor. As Friedman's words fell, the same eyes fell on the gray-robed magician, and a silent silence followed.
Their gazes became more obvious, until His Majesty the Emperor in the middle suddenly asked the question again: "Next question."
"You have sneaked into a noble mansion before, right?"
"yes."
The voice hesitated for a moment, and then Duan Qing answered in the affirmative amidst the low warnings from Asahi Dongsheng and Gedman behind him: "In order to investigate the murderer."
"Investigating the murderer?"
The doubts in the powerful voice became a little thicker, and the outline of His Majesty the Emperor hidden in the darkness moved slightly: "Isn't it to investigate 'Loasong'?"
"It turns out that His Majesty the Emperor also knows this name." Looking in the direction of the marshal, Duan Qing lowered his head deeply: "But... we only discovered this name when we went to investigate, and we
I still don’t know the origin and meaning of this name.”
"No, you should know."
Deep words with a bit of sternness then appeared on a seat at the end of the right, and as the man in black imperial clothing stood up, he quickly penetrated into Duan Qing's face: "Will
Bring her up."
"yes."
The voice of response then sounded to his left and right, and along with the scene of two black shadows quickly leaving, they quickly extended towards the dark depths on one side of the hall. The figure belonging to the red-haired girl magician gradually appeared among many nobles.
Directly in front of the gathered eyes, the two slender arms that had been twisted were now deeply embedded in the hands of the two soldiers responsible for escorting: "Who is this?"
"Her name is Qian Zhihe, and she is a relatively famous magician adventurer who belongs to the Mage Council." Lowering his head deeply, the noble in black replied in a low voice: "We learned from her mouth
I learned a lot of important information, including some investigations about Luo Asong..."
"Members of the Mage Council are all protected by the Mage Council, Sussus." The questioning voice suddenly echoed beside the black-clothed nobleman. It was a fat nobleman with gorgeous clothes and a oily face who suddenly spoke out.
An angry voice: "Aren't you afraid of provoking their protests?"
"The Frey Empire isn't even afraid of the Restorers, so why does it need to be afraid of those guys." The man in black, known as Susas, let out a strange sneer: "And..."
"Our witness took the initiative to provide us with this information." He stretched out his arms in the direction of Qian Zhihe: "Okay, you can speak now."
"I met him at the Magisters' Council branch in Thebilis Castle. At that time, he claimed to be one of my Magisters' Council colleagues."
Her eyes rested on Duan Qing's frozen face, and the red-haired girl spoke softly: "He, he said a lot of half-truths and half- lies, and finally tried to invite me to join their team."
"and after?"
"At that time, he seemed to want to secretly get some information from me." There was a slight pause in the words, and the girl's voice became softer again when she answered the question: "One of them... once mentioned Luo Asong.
name……"
"What?" Duan Qing, whose eyebrows were squeezed together, made an inexplicable cry: "I already knew this name at that time? Why don't I remember it myself?"
"Miss Qianzhihe, do you still remember when this happened?" The nobleman who was standing under the high platform in charge of asking the question showed a delighted smile: "Was it before the invasion?"
"Well, well, I remember that it happened to be the day I entered the city." Qian Zhihe replied cautiously: "If that's the day you said the noble mansion was invaded, then it should be the same day."
"So before Linyuan Duanshui and his companions prepared to sneak into the mansion, they had already learned of the existence of Luo Asong." The imperial noble standing next to Duan Qing then raised his head high.
Voice: "They have most likely known the name of our lost ancient magic empire relic a long time ago, and they must have gone to it on purpose!"
"You are making wild guesses!" Duan Qing shouted hurriedly: "Besides, what if we are really going for that thing? We don't know what the use of that thing is!"
"This involves a deeper issue, and it is also the reason why His Majesty the Emperor wants to question you here." As the buzzing around him gradually started to sound again, a noble in black named Susas stood on the high platform with his hands behind his back.
He said: "Because this involves the identity of the mastermind behind you."
"Did the restorers instruct you to sneak into the castle?" He secretly glanced at the old marshal on the other side, and then asked word for word in a solemn voice: "Are you the restorers who infiltrated our empire?
An undercover agent?"
"Undercover, undercover?" Chao Ri Dongsheng, who was behind Duan Qing, sneered twice: "How is this possible? We"
"do not talk."
He stretched out his hand to stop the other party from blurting out his excuse. Duan Qing, who was looking back and forth among the people on the high platform, finally focused his attention back on Qianzhihe in front of him: "Miss Qianzhihe, we
But there is no injustice in the past and there is no hatred in the present. Why use such a method to put us in such a disadvantageous situation?"
"Don't try to threaten our witnesses in this way."
The plump body stood in front of Thousand-Zhihe Crane with twinkling eyes, and the imperial noble who asked the question raised his fat finger: "You are a vicious and vicious maniac!"
"Why did we become madmen?" Asahi Dongsheng, who was blocked by Duan Qing behind him, finally showed a fierce expression: "If you continue to talk like this, we might really be accused of treason by you.
It's a crime."
"Oh? Then you should continue to explain to His Majesty."
Feeling that countless malicious eyes were gathering at him, the obese middle-aged nobleman arrogantly crossed his arms and said, "The next charge is also the most serious charge."
"Is it true that you killed more than a dozen protesters on the streets of the Castle of Thebilis who were protesting against the atrocities committed by Volavos?"
This chapter has been completed!