"I am not making subjective assumptions, and I will not doubt you based on subjective assumptions!"

"In other words, you have begun to doubt me?"

"Yes."

Seeing that the conversation between Manda and Xue became tense, in order to prevent it from affecting me, I sneaked to a seat farther away from them.

In this way, I can't hear what they are saying.

I have long seen that Xue seems to just regard Manda's questioning as amusement.

While she was looking back at Manda, she was still admiring the snowy scenery outside the window, picking up the wine glass and taking a sip from time to time.

At the same time, Manda turned the pen in her hand very fast.

Twenty minutes later, the quarrel-like conversation ended.

Manda stood up abruptly, her pen and notebook making a dull clanking sound on the table, and then she turned away without even looking at me - not forgetting to buy her own items before leaving.

Manda looked gloomy throughout the entire process.

I looked at Xue - she had no expression on her face.

When I sat back to my original seat, I found that Manda didn't seem to touch the glass of wine at all.

"...What did you do to her?"

"I just refuted her baseless statement."

"..."

I know Xue's poisonous tongue, and it's impossible for Manda to defeat her.

"Having said that, the questions that the trainee police officer asked were normal and were asked for the purpose of handling the case. In other words, no matter how easy it is to refute her questions, they are still worth learning from, even though you are not a good person."

Is she saying that I usually ask nonsensical questions...

"Okay...but don't bully her. That guy is emotionally unstable and will be in trouble if he starts crying."

"...You really understand justice. In other words, you are like a loyal dog that protects its owner."

"Uh..."

Xue's words were much uglier than usual, and her tone was cold. I saw some fire hidden in her cold eyes.

Sure enough, because I stood on Manda's side, she was a little angry...

Well, even Snow can’t have no emotions at all.

"Are you angry?"

"No."

"You must be angry for such a frank answer, right?"

"...I just didn't expect you to follow me."

"I'm just a spectator..."

"..."

Snow turned her head to the side.

Indeed, from Xue's point of view, it was really difficult to accept that her acquaintances were watching her being interrogated by the police officers, both emotionally and from a standpoint.

"Excuse me, do you need a refill?"

When the clerk saw that Xue's cup was empty, he came up to ask her.

Xue didn't speak, and waved her hand gently in the air to show her rejection - I always felt that this action was in line with her character.

"Okay, it's my fault... I followed you without thinking about it, I'm sorry."

"..."

"In addition, Manda is just someone who assists me. I am mainly responsible for the case, so this kind of thing will never happen again."

"..."

"That...I promise you."

"You... still owe me a question, right?"

"...Eh?"

The faint voice of snow reached my ears.

"Last time, I didn't ask you a question, didn't I?"

I remembered.

This was before Xue accepted the bounty mission and left the city.

"Ah... indeed, you still remember."

"Is it okay if I ask now?"

"Okay."

Xue's face turned back, her eyes were somewhat tentative, mixed with other emotions, and her slender eyebrows were slightly frowned.

Maybe it was my misunderstanding, but as the next words were spoken slowly, Xue's eyesight also lowered little by little.

That's... Even when His Majesty the Emperor came in person last time, under the suppression of the strongest bloodline, I couldn't imagine it - Xue's expression.

"Do you think I am the murderer?"

The question is very short, and the sound of snow is very soft, but also very clear.

"Well... I think, at least for me, well... no, definitely not."

"..."

Heaving a sigh of relief, I picked up the wine glass and drank it as if to lighten the mood.

"...That cup belongs to a trainee police officer."

"I know, but didn't she drink it? We can't waste it..."

"No...she just took a small sip and ended up drunk, so she walked away."

"Eh?"

It turns out that this is what Manda looked like just now...

......

At the end of this month, I received an invitation letter from the lord.

He invited me to attend his inauguration ceremony at his Earl's Palace, which will be at six o'clock next Monday evening.

Regarding the inauguration ceremony... it is usually a ceremony held by the lord of a certain place to announce that he has officially begun to exercise power one month after taking office.

This type of ceremony generally includes two parts - the lord's speech and the party.

The invitations to the inauguration ceremony are other nobles, representatives of the masses and a small proportion of common people selected in proportion. From this point of view, I should belong to the last category.

"It's really good~~ Detective, I haven't had such good luck..."

Ferrinold stared at my invitation with envy.

"Ah~~ Since there is a party, food and wine must be indispensable... I really want to go to the Earl's Palace to eat and drink~"

"Wouldn't it be nice not to go? Mr. Hammons doesn't have an invitation letter either. Even if you receive it, you can't go."

"That's right...that big manager is quite unlucky too~~ By the way, Mr. Detective, where is the one you're monitoring?"

"Mr. Bradley has an invitation letter, I have confirmed it."

“I’m so envious~~”

It was no longer just envy, Felinold's tone became full of complaints.

"The lord is so ignorant that he didn't invite me. After all, I have the blood of a knight..."

"...You are no longer a knight, okay? Don't leave the mistake to the lord."

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"Detective sir, you don't understand...the title of knight is gone, but the blood of knight is still flowing in my body."

"Are you saying this just to deceive yourself?"

"How could it be? Detective, it is a knight's habit to treat oneself correctly."

"Absolutely self-deception."

"Eh~~"

Recently, for some reason, my speech has become much sharper than before.

Well... However, if the other party is Ferrinold, it would be excusable.

"By the way, Mr. Detective."
To be continued...