"What?" Leo couldn't help but be surprised by the news: "Edgar is dead? ”

You know, at most, half an hour ago, Leo had a verbal argument with Edgar, and then he had a meal, and the person died?

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"That's right. His Majesty was furious at this, and ordered me and Lord Habs to find the murderer as soon as possible. The look on Duke Leo's face was very serious, and his eyes were fixed on Leo, as if he wanted to find some flaws in Leo's face. That's why we've brought you here, Master Leo. ”

As soon as these words came out, Leo immediately understood, and couldn't help frowning: "Do you suspect that I poisoned him?" ”

"Nope." The Marquis of Habs, who was on the side, suddenly spoke: "There are enough witnesses to prove that Lord Leo has stayed in the temple since you had a quarrel with Edgar, and you have not had any physical contact with the Edgards from beginning to end, so we don't think that you are the murderer of the Edgards." ”

"Oh." Leo nodded, in fact, not to mention that there was no time to commit the crime, Leo didn't even have the idea of killing Edgar in his head. Everyone quarrels and quarrels, and killing people if they disagree is not Leo's style.

As soon as he thought of this, Leo's mood suddenly became more relaxed, so he subconsciously adjusted his sitting posture to make himself sit more comfortable, and asked the two imperial ministers in front of him, "Then you came to me just to understand the conflict between me and him?" ”

"No," the Marquis of Habs shook his head in denial, and suddenly glanced at Leo very covertly, and said, "Many people in the hall witnessed the situation at that time, so I and the Duke are aware of the relevant situation. The situation is urgent, and every second of delay may give the killer more hope of escaping, so I won't repeat it again. ”

Leo keenly caught the slightly anxious look in the Marquis of Habs, and his heart was suddenly full of suspicion.

Judging from the expressions on the faces of the Marquis of Habs and the Duke of Lean, it seems that Edgar's killing has something to do with him? However, Leo couldn't figure out how he got involved in Edgar's death.

At this moment, Duke Lean suddenly spoke: "Lord Leo, do you have anything to do with the death of the Edgard?" ”

Leo shook his head resolutely and denied, "Edgar's death has nothing to do with me. ”

Leo is not lying, so what Leo said is quite categorical and clear.

However, to Leo's surprise, as soon as these words came out, the expressions on the faces of Duke Lean and Marquis Habs became strange at the same time. The difference was that the Marquis of Habs's face was faintly anxious, while the Duke of Leanne's face looked like - disdain?

"Mistress Leo, do you know how the Edgar died?" Duke Lean asked suddenly.

"I don't know." Leo shook his head, thinking that I didn't kill the man, and that I had to know how Edgar died.

Duke Lean said in a deep voice: "At the time of the incident, the Edgar people were on their way to meet His Majesty, he was guarded by four Blood Shadow Guard masters, and there were two Sanctuary powerhouses on the floor, but even this lineup still couldn't prevent the killer from killing Edgar with a single sword, and then fleeing!" ”

Leo's eyes widened when he heard this, and his heart was shocked again.

Those four Blood Shadow Guards Leo had all been in contact with them in the three-story hall, and they knew very well in their hearts that their strength belonged to the level of high-level cultivators. Since Edgar was not a cultivator but just an ordinary person's body, it was not difficult to kill Edgar by surprise under the escort of four high-level cultivators, but it was very difficult to escape after the killing.

You must know that it is the time to celebrate, at this moment, I don't know how many first-class important people in the Spany Empire and even the entire continent are here, and the entire defense force is even more powerful, from the description of Duke Lean, it is not difficult to know that there are two Sacred Domain powerhouses on the floor where Edgar was killed alone, and there are at least ten Sacred Domain powerhouses in the entire King's Palace.

Judging from this kind of defensive strength, I'm afraid that even ordinary Sacred Domain powerhouses want to sneak into the King's Palace.

However, such a seamless guard force still made this killer disappear calmly after killing someone!

It is no wonder that His Majesty the Emperor is so angry, in addition to the heartache that his favorite retainer lost his life, another more important reason is that Charles XVI, like Edgar, who has died, is an ordinary person who cannot cultivate fighting spirit or magic.

If the Assassin was able to kill Edgar in the heavily guarded King's Palace, wouldn't that mean that the same thing could happen again in the Emperor's body?

From ancient times to the present, those who have been emperors and emperors, in addition to the obsession with expanding the territory and the ** who control power, the most important thing is this matter of life and death.

In other words, emperors are afraid of death. This is also the reason why alchemists, who for some time preached that they could refine the elixir of immortality, were so popular among the courts of the major empires.

It is precisely because of this that how much Charles XVI is afraid of death in his heart at this moment, how strong the anger of His Majesty the Emperor is.

Therefore, in addition to the Marquis Habs, the Minister of Justice in charge of the trial, His Majesty the Emperor even asked the Duke of Leanne to join the investigation, and it is clear that Charles XVI hoped that the Duke of Leanne, an invincible general on the battlefield, would also be able to obtain a perfect result for himself in this matter.

This decision of His Majesty the Emperor turned out to be quite wise.

Duke Leo said, "According to the accounts of those present, the assassin was wearing the garb of a court guard when he assassinated the Edgard. ”

"Court guards? Yes, this is obviously a good way to get by. Leo nodded, and suddenly asked Duke Lean, "So what does this have to do with me?" ”

Duke Leanne continued: "You must know that this palace guard's costume could not have been conjured with him, so after some searching, our men found an unconscious palace guard stripped naked in the corner of a utility room. According to the sober palace guard, the man who knocked him unconscious looked alike—"

Speaking of this, Duke Lean suddenly glanced at Leo meaningfully: "A coachman who drives a carriage." ”

"Coachman?" Leo was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly shocked in his heart.

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