"Oleg, did you go back and read the secret messages I sent you a few days ago?"
"Look, sir! I also went to investigate. A very important elder in my family was indeed involved in the matter of the Blood Skull. The evidence in the secret letter can be regarded as 'conclusive evidence'. But to that extent
Intervention can't control the Blood Skeleton Pirates, that greedy old guy just fell into a money trap set by others..."
"It seems that that person has already started planning today two years ago. He is really very scheming."
"Your Majesty, the supervision of my subordinates is not good, please punish me."
"Of course I trust you. Otherwise, I wouldn't let you take over the defense of the territory. However, in the next few days, the guy behind the scenes will probably expose this matter. You must be mentally prepared. When the time comes, you Gus
The Taft family will definitely undergo a big change, and I'm afraid you will have to hand over your position as Minister of Defense."
"Sir, my subordinates are not greedy for this power. But...if the defense rights of the territory fall into the hands of others, I am afraid we will fall into a very passive situation."
"Now that the matter has come to this, the Senate will definitely take the opportunity to put pressure. If we don't let go, the trouble will be even greater. That person has been planning for so long and will definitely not give up. There will definitely be more vicious plans to target the territory next..."
"Sir, are the people from the royal capital planning to take action?"
"These things must be fueled by the Tianlan royal family... However, the old nobles of the 'peace-seeking faction' may also be restless. After you leave office this time, who will benefit the most from the position of 'Minister of Defense'? Probably not
The mastermind is also inseparable."
"Then...do you want me to make some arrangements in advance?"
"Arrangements must be made. By the way, how is the construction progress of the 'Sea King Cannon'?"
"The technological level of that blueprint is too advanced, and it is very difficult for the craftsmen in our territory to forge it... There are only five doors that can be used now."
"Well, that's almost enough. The war is about to begin... In a few days, after you leave the field, clean up the inside of the family, and then go directly to the 'Secret Machine Column'."
"Yes, sir! Well... I dare to ask, sir, who actually came from this news. Is there any other conspiracy?"
"A person you can absolutely trust."
"knew."
...
Didn't wait a few days.
Early the next morning, Philip led an emergency parliament to convene.
A mysterious person who did not want to reveal his identity sent a secret letter to every senator in the parliament, breaking the shocking scandal.
All major forces in the territory received an emergency notification.
Defense Minister and Minister of War Oleg Gustav was suspected of secretly funding the pirate group "Blood Skull", which caused extremely bad influence. The Senate unanimously passed a resolution to remove him from office and thoroughly investigate the matter. His son Dunn
·Gustav was suspected of murdering his mentor Daru. The incident was exposed and he went into hiding. He was wanted on the wanted list.
At the same time, the territorial defense rights were temporarily transferred to the Rodney family.
On the other hand, a big event also happened in the civilian area.
Yesterday, a suspected "plague" infected person was discovered in Block 19, which led to martial law, curfew, and quarantine in the entire district.
All civilians behind the 15th District fell into panic, triggering wave after wave of protests.
In order to prevent "mobs" from attacking the aristocratic areas, the city defense forces temporarily disconnected the maritime railways and ships connecting the civilian neighborhoods in the 15th district.
In other words, the millions of civilians led by Philip were completely abandoned by the vote of those noble gentlemen.
Overnight, the Philip Territory fell into an unprecedented crisis, and the credibility of the territory's decision-makers also dropped to an extremely low level.
...
"There is already a commotion in the slums, and the Gustav family has handed over the position of Minister of Defense. The opportunity is just right, Mr. Meyer, why don't we take action?"
"The time has not come yet. Oleg has just stepped down. It will take some time to change defenses. Besides... I have to wait until a news from the headquarters comes over before I can be fully sure. This operation, if you don't move, it will be done. If you move, it will be inevitable."
We must completely destroy the Philip Territory! Is the... dragon egg in place?"
"The capture has been completed and is on its way to Phillip!"
"Hurry up and make arrangements before the news comes."
"Yes, sir!"
...
At the same time, the Territorial Public Security Department.
Raymond had no time to care about other major events in the territory, because he himself was in a huge trouble.
"Now I really wonder if time travel comes with the 'Halo of Conan'. People will die wherever I go, and I can't even hide..."
He really felt that he shouldn't be so meddlesome and so stupidly gave Aphra the letter.
Now, the iron woman really wanted to confirm the situation according to the address on the letter, but the expected effect was not achieved, but Raymond heard the news of her death.
I originally wanted to discover some hidden missions in her and get a handle on the secrets of Sodros’ family history.
Now that he failed to steal the chicken, he was inexplicably involved in a murder case and became the number one suspect again.
early in the morning,
Before he woke up from his nap, Raymond was taken to the Territorial Public Security Bureau by officials from the Territorial Public Security Department.
Now he is the earl of the territory and has a real high-level noble status, so there is no unfair treatment. Otherwise, when the crime happened last night, he should have been brought in for interrogation overnight.
This time it was not in the interrogation room, but in the meeting hall of the Public Security Department.
The chief officer of the trial was an acquaintance, Judy's father, Earl Barton, the chief constable of the territory.
"You kid really can't stop calming down. Faerun's case has not been investigated yet, and you are causing such trouble again..."
When they first met, Barton teased Raymond somewhat dumbfounded.
He also felt a little emotional and amazed.
The last time we met, this little guy was still a lamb who could only be slaughtered in the interrogation room. In the blink of an eye, he was already a count who was as equal as himself.
This is probably the fastest promotion he has achieved in the past hundreds of years under Philip's leadership.
Raymond on the side was also helpless and sighed: "Master Barton, this murder case is really none of my business."
"hehe.."
Barton looked at Raymond's face. Although there was nothing unusual on his face, he felt a little sour in his heart.
What's so good about this kid?
My daughter knew about this murder case early in the morning from nowhere, and she acted coquettishly and made a fuss about vouching for this boy... Hearing that, as a father, he felt very uncomfortable. This guy must be the lord's prey.
Long is about to have a son-in-law, and this daughter of ours... I'm afraid it's destined to be fruitless.
Thinking of this, Barton pursed his lips.
"Even if I believe you, I have to look at the evidence."
He rubbed his brows and said: "Now many noble students at Philip Academy have accused you of having a conflict with the deceased Aphra in the academy the day before yesterday, and you were injured because of the sword fight. Now you have the motive, and the letter
It's the best evidence... With all this evidence in front of me, if it were anyone else, I really don't think this case would even need to be tried."
Raymond spread his hands and smiled bitterly, "I don't know how it happened by such a coincidence."
"Here is the murder case file. Take a look at it carefully. After all, it was Sodros's granddaughter who died... Her uncles and so on were making a lot of noise."
Barton said, handed Raymond a large case investigation file, and said: "The descendants of Soderos will come in a while, and you'd better think about how to deal with it. Now Mr. Philip and Gustave are due to the plague."
The family is already very busy with matters... Even if the lord wants to protect you, I'm afraid it will be difficult this time..."
"Why..."
Raymond sighed, took the dossier bag, opened the seal, and looked through it carefully.
For a long time, no one spoke.
Barton thought about it and decided to help his poor daughter earn some performance.
He thought about it and said, "Um... Count Raymond, your relationship with my daughter seems to be pretty good?"
"Well. She is Irene's friend, so naturally she is also my friend."
Raymond nodded, but kept his eyes on the file, without thinking about the profound meaning of Barton's words.
"Hey... no wonder... my daughter was yelling at me early in the morning to find a way for you to get away with it..."
Barton turned his eyes, and the patient Fang'er turned the topic to Judy and continued: "I called you in advance and asked you to read the file. It was not in line with the rules. Hey, who did I agree to that girl?
Well..."
"Thank you, sir..."
How could a fool like Raymond understand these roundabout words?
At this moment, his mind was completely immersed in the file, and he soon discovered the problem from those details.
Suddenly, he slapped his thigh in surprise and interrupted: "Sir, was Aphra poisoned to death?"
Barton originally wanted to say something on behalf of his daughter, but was suddenly interrupted.
He was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes. The autopsy results have come out, 'mixed iris and black-bellied sea snake toxins'."
Raymond had obviously heard of this toxin. He frowned and said, "If I remember correctly, this toxin is not an acute fatal toxin."
Barton raised his eyebrows and agreed: "Yes! This is also the most confusing point when I read the file before. Therefore, this is also one of the important bases for my plan to exonerate you later."
"Exoneration? No, this matter has nothing to do with me at all. And... I think I have some ideas about this case."
Raymond suddenly felt an idea flash in his mind, and many clues were connected together.
When he saw the case file, he felt very strange.
Although poison like Aphra can cause death, it is not a strong poison. Instead, it will prolong the entire death process. Even poison masters can control the dose to accurately control the target death time.
the goal of.
If the murderer's purpose was just to poison Aphra and blame others, he would obviously not choose this delayed poison.
So,
This is unnecessary,
The murderer must have an ulterior motive!
...
Not long after, the descendants of Sodros gathered at the security office.
They all had cold expressions and stared at Raymond fiercely, as if they wanted to eat him alive.
In addition to these people, several old nobles in the territory also came together.
"The elders of the parliament have all been invited to move. The energy is huge..."
Barton looked at this battle and felt a little bad. He whispered to Raymond: "It seems that these guys are afraid that I will sidetrack you, so they specially brought some helpers. With those old guys here, I will want to favor you for a while, I'm afraid."
It’s difficult…”
Barton is one of the mainstays of the "hardliners", and everyone knows that the chief of security is from the lord faction. The descendants of Soderos have naturally heard about the reason why Raymond was not investigated in the last case of Feren
, in addition to the Lord's guarantee, the Earl of Barton also contributed a lot.
Hearing this, Raymond shook his head and said with a relaxed smile: "I didn't kill him in the first place."
Barton glanced at him strangely, as if he had guessed something, and smiled: "Since you already have a countermeasure, I don't need to worry too much."
...
Raymond knew most of the people who came. Except for the three Gibbons whom he met yesterday, almost all the survivors of the Soderos family came.
However, the blind old man was not among the crowd.
The earl is a high-ranking nobleman. Before he is convicted, Raymond enjoys all the immunity of a nobleman. Even though he is the biggest suspect in this murder case, he is still sitting leisurely on the soft sofa at the moment, drinking hot tea, without any trace of guilt.
Treatment of suspects.
This angered the descendants of Sodros.
As expected, the inquiry session was aggressive from the very beginning.
Aphra's uncle Hudson asked directly: "Your Excellency Count Raymond, why did you murder my niece Aphra!"
His wife, Mara, also gestured to the senators who were listening and testified: "Yesterday we saw with our own eyes that Count Raymond gave Afrana a letter, so that she would go to that place and be plotted to murder. My lords,
, please make the decision for us and bring this murderer to justice!"
"Yes, he is the murderer!"
"Get him!"
"He killed Aphra!"
All the descendants of Sodros were in great excitement. If there were not guards present, they would probably have killed Raymond with their own hands.
At this time, an old nobleman who followed also spoke: "Earl Barton, the impact of this murder is extremely bad. It is not only a bad incident of a student being suspected of murdering an assistant teacher, but also destroying the friendship between the Soderos family and our Philip leader.
.On behalf of the parliament, we are here to supervise this joint trial. We hope that the president will enforce the law impartially!"
"allow."
Barton nodded expressionlessly. He still couldn't hear the threats from these old guys. The Parliament is the highest authority in the territory. With these old guys present, he, the chief of security, was considered to have been sidelined and completely lost his ability to make decisions.
right.
He looked at Raymond who looked calm beside him, and asked: "Count Raymond, you already know the general facts of the case, so please answer whether the accusation made by the gentleman just now is true..."
Raymond responded calmly: "I didn't kill Aphra. I slept at home all night last night."
Mara immediately retorted: "If it weren't for your letter to Aphra, she wouldn't have gone to that place at all. You had already planned it!"
"I guess you already know the cause of death of Senior Daru..."
Raymond further explained: "Then it should be understandable that I gave Aphra the letter out of good intentions, hoping that she would recognize Dunn's true face. You also went to see that place, so you should know what I am talking about.
What's the meaning..."
Hudson was much calmer than Mara. He said: "The matter of Dunn's murder and Aphra's murder are two different things! This excuse cannot clear your name."
Barton also said at the right time: "Earl Raymond, you also have the right to raise objections to the entire case, and we will handle it as appropriate..."
Raymond shrugged. He had no intention of saving someone so easily.
"I read the case file carefully just now... If I remember correctly, Aphra was not dead when you found her. Then, I have a doubt..."
He squinted at Mara and asked in a deep voice: "I want to ask this Mrs. Mara, what did Aphra say to you before she died!"