Old businessmen from the South Coast often say that there are no secrets in the Emerald City, and all news has wings.

Some even have more than one pair.

It is said that on the day of the non-night banquet, Prince Thales, who was in charge of the Kongming Palace in the name of regent, strategized, dispatched troops and generals, cleverly laid traps, and stirred up trouble in the city in the near future-committing countless serial murders and leading Iris away.

Hua Jingtian's old grievances caused Duke Zhann to lose power overnight, and even turned the Emerald City upside down - the ultimate killer was forced to have nowhere to escape, and was trapped on the North Gate Bridge. Seeing that he was about to be captured, he could not escape with his wings.

As for the true identity of these unspeakable murderers and who was behind the scenes, neither the officials dispatched that night nor the official announcement to calm the people afterward were unclear, and there were divergent opinions for a while:

Some people say that he was annihilated by the old Duke because he was unwilling to accept the adaptation in the past. He is a remnant of the "fourth mercenary" outside the Emerald Legion. He came back many years later to take revenge on the Emerald City, intending to make the ungrateful Kevin Deere family pay the price.

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Some people also say that he was a terrible killer who was adopted by the Dukes of Iris since he was a child and trained with a lot of money. He hid overseas and returned as soon as he was ordered to do those scandalous things for the Kongming Palace, such as "closing the case" for the assassination of the old Duke.

, killing people and silencing them, even their shadows can be seen in the Year of Blood;

Some people say that he is a descendant of the old Gonghai City army. He was loyal to Viscount Sona Kelvindir. After his master died unjustly, he escaped from pursuit. He lay dormant for many years and accumulated strength. When the time came, he would report to the person responsible for the old case.

The participants took revenge and avenged their master;

Some people also say that he was a wandering knight who graduated from the Tower of the End and was full of chivalrous spirit. He met the "Scarlet Iris" Federico Cavendier overseas. After hearing what happened to him, he burst into tears and swore

Stand up for strangers and uphold justice, even if it means being an enemy of those in power, fighting against evil laws, and saying goodbye to life;

There are even foolish people who say that the murderer is the King of Water Ghouls who specializes in immortal evil. He once spread superstitions and bewitched the world, but was suppressed by the old Duke with the sacred righteousness given by the Sunset Goddess. It has been lurking underground in the Emerald City for many years.

, with hatred in his heart, cursed the Kevin Deere family day and night, and waited until Prince Thales came to visit, then launched his killings to accumulate blood sacrifices and resentful spirits, so as to break free from suppression and destroy the world;

Of course, the most convincing theory is that the person's identity is suspicious and he is a senior spy from Quintana, a mysterious agency of the Hamble Dynasty. He is also a disciple of the cunning and insidious Master Bai, who planned the old Duke's conspiracy in the past.

He died, blaming Viscount Sonar, with the intention of causing trouble in the South Bank, overthrowing the kingdom, and even today's death of the wealthy businessman, the disappearance of the defender, the murder of the vigilance officer, and the violent death of the inquisitor, with the intention of deceiving and bewitching brothers Zhan En and Federico, and instigating internal strife.

...Of course, his conspiracy was finally defeated by the loyal unknown guards of the kingdom's secret department in the most heroic way. Only then can the current situation of "the heroes of Xinghu Castle capture the evil, and the virtuous prince regent and change the sky" can be revealed.

Everyone knows a thing or two.

(As for the follow-up of the story, it is said that Prince Thales was furious after hearing the news. With a wave of his hand in Kongming Palace, he shut down the territorial sea trade on the south coast for thirty days and seized more than 300 Hamble ships in response.

All the civil servants in the city and the soldiers of the Emerald Legion were filled with righteous indignation. They wrote to donate money and voluntarily suspended their pay for three months in order to share the prince's worries and reduce the losses. However, His Highness just refused and instead issued a salary reward in advance, a piece of gold.

There were so many of them that the officers and soldiers in the city burst into tears of gratitude and became even more attentive to their duties.

The patriotic merchants were not to be outdone. Some shipowners among them took the initiative to stop selling Humble's goods and even dumped the goods into the sea. Others lit a huge fire on Ruhsan Street, burned goods in protest, and smashed Humble's goods.

Goods, claiming that even if they starve to death, they won’t use Humble’s imported goods.

On the street, the Blood Bottle Gang and the Brotherhood, who were originally incompatible with each other, heard about this incident. They unexpectedly stopped fighting and surrendered to the prince with the same hatred of the enemy. Many criminals rushed to surrender, hoping to fight against the barren hillbillies of Hamble.

This is in line with the old saying: For every person who slaughters dogs for justice, most people who are patriotic are for the community.

The local nobles were even more indignant. It was said that Mrs. Tuolier of the Popon family donated all her money to the Kongming Palace, claiming that ordinary people would not hesitate to die in a battle and vowed to live and die with the stars.

When the news reached the Fuxing Palace, His Majesty the King paid no attention to it. Only the Black Prophet smiled slightly and mobilized three thousand elite secret agents to massacre 30,000 Quintana spies in one night - another said 300,000, it depends.

Did you listen to it on a rickshaw or during a banquet?

And Prime Minister Cullen, who wanted to marry his granddaughter to the prince, even gave an order with great courage. The 3,333 warships of the Extreme Sun Fleet - don't ask whether the Cullen family has so many ships. This is yours.

Should I ask? - They all sailed out of the seven ports in the East China Sea, crossed the Glorious Bay, patrolled the End Sea, and demonstrated to Humble for thirty days.

The Star Kingdom's determination and measures shocked countries all over the world. Under this combination of blows, the prices of the culprit Hanbul soared, resources were in short supply, complaints spread, people were in dire straits, all walks of life suffered heavy losses, internal conflicts broke out again, and rebels from the country emerged one after another!

Seeing that Humble's vitality was seriously damaged and would not recover for another thirty years, the freed up market share benefited the business groups who had come all day long, and the latter spent the extra money on the border game with the Hamble dynasty. It is said that Wisdom

Coexisting with beauty and having a good relationship with the stars, His Majesty the King of Yao wakes up laughing every night even from his dreams.

So overnight, the entire Humble Dynasty panicked!!!

Tianhui Talal was panic-stricken, Priest Bai regretted endlessly, the seven major surnames blamed each other, and Kadir Asaf, who could not even sit firmly in the throne, was so frightened that he sent his envoys twice - one of whom was his most precious

Son, and the other is a classmate and friend of Duke Jenn—please plead guilty and seek forgiveness!

This result is a powerful warning to those hostile forces who want to disrupt our kingdom: the stars will not tolerate them if they make small moves!

If there is a treacherous villain who wants to do harm to the kingdom again, he will have to murmur in his heart and weigh the weight of the following sentence:

If the stars are there, the empire will last forever!

How glorious the empire is, how long its history is, and all the conspiracies and tricks played by you barbarian hillbillies are all leftover from our ancestors!)

But among the many versions of rumors, one thing is unanimously recognized:

The mysterious murderer who was forced to Beimen Bridge was very powerful and his methods were terrible. He could be defeated by one enemy, a hundred people or a thousand troops. Even the top eight experts from this year's election all came out to surround and kill him with all their strength.

, he was not his only enemy - the Baibu Ranger, who behaved funny and was ridiculed by everyone for not doing his job properly, unfortunately died in his hands. Fortunately, the local philanthropist who cherished his hometown and the major shareholder of Brother Medicine Store, Lazanci Fisso, did not care.

The former suspect paid for the burial, and a monument was erected to commemorate the ranger Kong Geyou, in order to change people's view of him - not to mention that the man had countless treacherous minions hiding in the North Gate Bridge to help secretly and prevent His Highness the Prince's plan to capture the murderer.

However, no matter how powerful the murderer is and how many minions he has, how can he be the opponent of the unfathomable royal guards in the Fuxing Palace in the past and now the heroes of Star Lake Castle under Prince Thales?

Unfortunately, just as the murderer failed and was about to be captured, and the shocking Iris case was about to come to light, Miss Healey stood alone in the way.

Perhaps for the sake of Iris' reputation, perhaps for personal revenge, or perhaps for the sake of her brother who is in prison, the first lady of the Emerald City did not hesitate and turned against Prince Thales.

Let, it is said that the two sides were at war with each other for a time, and the tearful Miss Hilley even slapped the prince in public and put a dagger to His Highness's heart!

The heroes of Star Lake Castle were frightened and wanted to stop them at all costs, but His Highness Thales didn't care whether his robes were stained with blood or his dignity was humiliated. He issued a strict order not to allow them to hurt him even if he lost his life.

And every bit of the girl in front of me!

On the long street, in front of thousands of troops, the young man and woman who were forced to become enemies looked at each other in the moonlight with a dagger between them, silent.

A quarter of an hour passed, and countless resentments and lovesickness finally turned into a sad smile after the end of love.

So under the moonlight that night, the heartbroken Miss Hilley ran away with the blood-stained dagger.

The long street was filled with tears she shed.

His Royal Highness, who was covered in blood, smiled, turned around with difficulty, and let the beauty drift away.

Bear the accusation and infamy of sacrificing for love alone.

"What is all this mess?"

In the Duke's study, Thales was reading the newly sent information and public opinion booklet sent by Balta the Barber, banged the table, and shouted in disbelief:

"Who wrote the script?"

There was a cough in the study.

Thales spoke for a moment, then realized that the situation was wrong and the words he used were indecent. He had to restrain his expression, sit upright, and strategically took a sip of tea, but the smell of the tea made him grin.

He no longer looked at the bullshit public opinion records in the brochure, such as "All walks of life felt the prince's kindness and felt sorry for His Highness's sadness, so they worked hard to make progress without daring to make mistakes. All industries in the Emerald City are gradually getting on the right track." He raised his head again.

, looking at the two people on the left and right opposite the desk.

Two most special guests.

"Good morning, Jenn. And you, Federico - long time no see?"

The fallen Duke of Iris sat indifferently on the guest seat he was not used to, with a face as cold as ice and without saying a word.

Federico on the other side looked at his cousin with a half-smile, his eyes as gentle as water - water about to boil.

"It's not that long," Federico said quietly, "only eleven years."

Zhan En snorted coldly and didn't reply.

Very good - Thales's inner voice sneered - exactly the effect you want, Thales.

Thales ignored the tension between them, raised his teacup, and felt the aftertaste of the tea:

"Don't just sit there, could you please have some tea?"

The Duke of Nan'an looked at the teacup in his hand expressionlessly and made no move.

Feder observed the other party's reaction and remained calm.

Thales didn't take it seriously. He picked up the teaspoon and pressed the broken tea in the cup:

"This is yerba mate, a rare specialty that comes all the way from the Zante Islands. It is also the special tea used by Xinghu Castle to entertain distinguished guests - of course, it is unofficial."

His tone paused and became serious:

"After we finish drinking tea, we can talk about business."

After the words fell, the Kevin Dill brothers looked at each other almost at the same time!

The two pairs of eyes were full of vigilance, disgust, and even hatred.

The next second, the two people who were facing each other raised their teacups at the same time as if they had a tacit understanding. Even if they were drinking tea, their eyes would never leave each other's side.

But the confrontation ended quickly:

Federico frowned a few seconds after the tea went down his throat. He turned around and took away the cup without hesitation, spitting out the broken tea in his mouth. The bottom of the cup hit the table with an unusual sharp sound:

"What does this smell like?"

Zhan En couldn't hide the slight trembling of his fingers, but he resisted the bitterness and let the edge of the teacup stay under the bridge of his nose for a few seconds, then quietly spit out the tea, and then slowly put the teacup down, leaving his lips tightly pursed.

"Very strong, isn't it?"

Thales observed the two people who were losing their composure. He calmly pressed it with a teaspoon, pushed away the broken tea in the tea, and took a sip, his brows loosening and tightening:

"It's okay, you'll get used to it if you drink too much."

Both the Kevin Dill brothers were shocked, but the tense atmosphere also eased a lot.

"The Police Department will only allow prisoners in separate trials to meet each other when it is absolutely sure."

Zhan quickly adjusted himself, and the orthodox Duke of Iris finally spoke without looking at the cup of tea:

"And His Highness the Prince wants us to meet now...I guess you have taken control of the situation and resolved the crisis?"

Federico's eyes moved as he was still digesting the bitter taste.
To be continued...