"Sir João, you have been sitting by the bed all night. Mr. Naples asked me to tell you to go back and rest."
"Lifa, Your Highness was so seriously injured, I really can't feel relieved."
The young man wearing round glasses sighed and sat on the towering bedroom sofa with his fingers crossed. The black circles under his eyes highlighted his fatigue. He had not slept for more than thirty hours in a row.
"How many times has your highness been to the tavern since returning from the Elonian Sea?"
"At least seven times, no one knew how His Highness escaped from Rose Castle. His Highness was able to slip out even with heavy soldiers, so Leafa felt that someone should be helping His Highness."
"Have you found out the identity of that person?" Joao frowned.
"Arthur Huttis, Blake Quirrell, and a girl, Li Nuo, were accomplices in committing the crime, specializing in robbing a lonely noble young master. They have committed many crimes in Deniabe, but it has been difficult to convict. But in Denia,
The lowly poor people of Nyab."
"Why is it so difficult to judge?" Behind Joao's round lenses, a hint of danger flashed in his brown eyes.
"Li Nuo specializes in seducing noble young masters, and then uses drugged wine to stun them, and then seizes the money. It is a very old-fashioned method, but it is said that this Li Nuo is a rare pure-blood beauty of Dan Feng Bo Luo, so it is indeed
Many upper-class aristocratic young men would like to try their luck."
Leafa flipped through the white letter with scrawled fonts on it.
"Blake Quirrell has a background in the Star Moving Palace, or at least he has received basic training in the Star Moving Palace. With strong thinking and calculation capabilities, he can be regarded as the brain trust of this gang."
"Astrology Perpetual Palace..." Joao nodded and motioned for Leafa to continue.
"As for Arthur Hutis, this man has some connections with our Rose family."
Leafa paused and continued.
"Arthur Hutes, who is twelve years old this year, was born in the Queens District of Danfengboluo. He is a lower-class citizen and an orphan. He is the boss of this gang and has another identity."
"A trainee knight. A 12-year-old trainee knight. His recommender is Alex. I believe Lord Joao has heard of this name." Leafa emphasized her tone.
"Alex? The first knight under Lord Riche and the third knight of the Winged Knights of the Templar Order. He only suffered one defeat in his life. When he was young, he lost to the former Sword Master, Sventlana Lina.
Silk."
Joao's expression became serious. If it was that person, then there would be something fishy about this matter.
What Joao needs to consider now is whether this incident was an unintentional move by Arthur's gang, or was it instructed by the person behind him, Alex? If it was Alex, then that means the person behind this incident
The man was actually the Duke of Richeille, so why did the Duke of Richeille use the hands of others to kill his eldest son in this way?
It is true that Xavier is not a legitimate son, and theoretically he cannot even enter Deniabe's Rose Castle. But not only did he live in it, he was also supported and sponsored by the Duke of Richelie in many aspects, whether he was the youngest cardinal in the Council of Cardinals,
He is also the youngest secretary of the Four-Party Conference.
Joao knew that all this was because of the Duke of Richeille, the lord of Deniabe and the head of the four major Rose families. He hoped to promote Xavier instead of his legitimate son from the Stuart family.
On the political battlefield where power is intertwined, if you make one wrong move, you will lose the most basic initiative until you are eventually forced to death by others.
Joao was silent. As Xavier's personal secretary, he was also the only political resource Xavier could use now. Only he could play this game, and every decision he made would make a difference in Xavier's future.
matter.
What on earth was the Duke of Richelie thinking? The consequences of making a mistake once he tried to figure it out were beyond his ability to resist. It might make all the advantages that His Highness Xavier found come to naught.
Just like a person walking on a single-plank bridge, no matter how far you go, no matter how close the end of success is to you, once you take a wrong step, you will fall into the abyss. No one will care about how close you were to victory, they will only laugh at you.
your failure.
"Lord Joao, please rest for a while. You are already very tired. Your Highness still needs to drink medicine." Leafa carefully touched Joao who was in deep thought, interrupting his thoughts.
On the soft and huge bed, Xavier's breath became heavier and heavier, his face was pale, and the cold air emanating from him made Joao shiver beside him.
"I understand, please Leafa."
João walked into the study at the side and began to carefully read the cases and letters above. He put his hands on his head and slowly pondered.
Leafa gently blew the hot potion in the bowl to cool down, supported Xavier's body on pillows, and fed the potion into his mouth with a porcelain spoon.
Leafa's movements were very gentle and slow. After carefully letting Xavier drink a bowl of potion, she packed up the expensive tableware and just wanted to leave the young His Highness's bedroom.
"Shua"
The golden figure passed by the ten-meter-high floor-to-ceiling window, and the slender and tall girl was already sitting on Xavier's bed.
"Who! This is His Highness Qiangwei's bedroom..." Lyfa immediately looked nervously at the girl shrouded in the morning glow. She leaned lightly on the bedside, her body so close to His Highness...
Before Leafa finished speaking, she felt something hit her forehead, then her vision went dark and she lost consciousness.
"Xiao Xi... ahem, Your Highness Qiangwei, don't pretend to be asleep. Someone asked me to kidnap you. Come with me now!"
"..."
The girl looked at Xavier's slightly trembling eyelashes in a serious tone, and then poked his white porcelain face with dissatisfaction.
"Hey, hey, are you really unconscious? Then can I do anything?" The girl showed an evil smile, but the morning glow covered her body like holy light, and she looked more like a saint from a distance.
Lower your head slowly...
Their faces are getting closer and closer, and the tips of their noses are already touching...
"Ahem, Lord Knight Yekarena, stop playing."
"Peeping at this time is not the behavior of a gentleman, Joao."
Yekarena chuckled. She lay on the white quilt, gently raised her chin with her hand, and looked at Joao who came out of the study.
"When did you find me?"
"Lord Knight, I am not deaf."
"Pfft..." Yekarena suddenly laughed so hard that she couldn't stand up, and finally managed to stand up.
"Is this what you brought to His Highness?" Joao sharply saw an exquisite glass box placed on the wooden cabinet beside it. The precise mechanical wheel rotated slightly in it, which was completely in line with the noble and elegant temperament of this room.
different.
"Open it and take a look. I don't understand the meaning of what's inside. It's for little Xiwei." Yekarena's expression became serious, with such an invisible and noble aura that even Joao retreated.
João nodded. He rarely saw Ekarina with such a solemn expression, which meant that even this arrogant and arrogant female knight was unable to use the contents of this box.
"The Al** disk, the seventh and third are intertwined, and the fifth of the three and four axles is placed at the last position. The first pointer is transformed into a Boudaler digital transformation. The first thing to design this thing is a mathematical genius."
João frowned slightly, and his fingers jumped quickly in the roulette wheel, flying like butterflies.