"What, Emmanuel is dead?" Leo's surprise was definitely visceral: "Hell, didn't I just send Number One to remind him in the afternoon?" No matter how arrogant and stupid he is, he is always a little mentally prepared, right? ”

Leo didn't want Emmanuel to die at this time, in Leo's opinion, with Emmanuel, a guy who couldn't jump well, in front to attract firepower, he and the eldest princess would be more able to act quietly without being obtrusive. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Bela's shock was even worse than Leo's, you must know that Emmanuel was jealous for Bella and Julian for a while when Bella first arrived in Ridmar City, and during that time, Emmanuel appeared in front of Bella almost every day, for Bella, this cousin was a little annoying but also an acquaintance, but he didn't expect to die like this.

Daisy sat in front of Leo, and the news was brought by Daisy, only to hear the blonde say: "The situation is still unclear, but according to rumors, this Royal Highness the Grand Prince is said to have been poisoned in a dish by a new palace maid who has just entered the palace. ”

Leo's eyes widened: "What, this is too, is it true that the empire has raised so many people to eat dry food, and even casually let a female killer into the palace?" ”

Bella on the side suddenly interjected: "This is not necessarily the dereliction of duty of those people, there have been a few new palace maids in my residence recently. I heard them say that every time the palace maids are selected, many big families send the side school-age women in their own families into the palace, and the scrutiny of these women is usually not so strict. ”

Leo and Daisy glanced at each other, and at the same time suddenly realized: "That's right, even if the female killer was not sent to the palace in this way, her main messenger behind the scenes will definitely give her some kind of cover!" ”

"What's more," Leo thought about it a little deeper, and said, "The timing of this killer's choice to strike is very good, the entire city of Ridmar is a mess of muddy water right now, and all forces are holding each other back, and it may be difficult to find out the identity of the killer and the mastermind behind the killer in a single night." ”

Daisy obviously knew what Leo was trying to say, and said, "And after tomorrow's election meeting, it will no longer matter if you find out the identity of the killer and the main messenger behind her." ”

Bella couldn't help but be stunned: "Why?" This killer has killed an adult prince who has the power to inherit the throne! How can such a thing be said to be unimportant? ”

Leo smiled and said, "Dear Bella, don't you understand?" If the main messenger behind the killer succeeds in ascending the throne tomorrow, then this matter will naturally be over, and at most a random substitute for the dead ghost will be found; And if the main messenger behind the scenes does not succeed in ascending the throne, judging by the story of Charles XVI, I am afraid that the new emperor will not let the other heirs have any good end. ”

"At that time, whether or not this behind-the-scenes instigator instructed the killer to poison the eldest prince, in fact, he is a dead end. That's why I said that after the election meeting, the matter of Emmanuel will no longer matter. ”

That's when Bella understood.

In this Game of Thrones, the poisoned prince has been the first to go out.

And when he is out, the other players don't care if someone tricked him out or how he got out, they just celebrate the loss of a competitor and then can't wait to swallow all the chips that Emanuel has left on the table after he was just out.

This is the ruthlessness and cruelty of the political struggle of officialdom.

The winner takes all, and the loser seems to be still beautiful, but in fact he has lost everything and has nothing.

As an outsider and a bystander, Leo is not one of the players, because his identity is destined to make it impossible for him to perform on this stage that only royal blood can perform, but Leo still has to fight for a crucial chip for him in this gamble - Bella.

In order to marry his sweetheart openly, to successfully restore Bella with the help of the power of the Spany Empire, and to be able to take this opportunity to develop a force of his own, Leo must do everything in his power to ensure that he can stand on the side of the last laugh.

"I don't know if the eldest princess and the Marquis of Habs have learned the news," the impact of Emmanuel's death on Leo quickly disappeared, and because of the past grievances with Emmanuel, Leo couldn't even say which one was more joy or shock in his heart.

So Leo's brain began to work at full strength: "It stands to reason that Emmanuel is dead, and this is the best time to win over those hardcore supporters of him, with the cleverness of the eldest princess and the Marquis of Habs, they have already thought of this layer, maybe the lobbyists sent are already on the way-not good!" ”

Leo's shout startled both Bella and Daisy next to her, and she gave her a surprised look.

But Leo didn't have the heart to pay attention to this, but said to Daisy in a hurried tone: "Sister Daisy, I want you to immediately inform the Marquis of Habs and the eldest princess that you must not take any action tonight, and let our people do their best to protect themselves!" ”

Leo's idea is actually very simple, in this time of deceit, if he wants to persuade those supporters of Emmanuel to change their position, in addition to a sufficient amount of promises, the lobbyists sent must also have a status worthy of making a promise, and some people may even need the Marquis of Habs and Princess Bella to speak in person.

Can you leave your lodgings on such a night to persuade others to join you? This is an assassination opportunity that the Assassins can't ask for!

Daisy nodded, and immediately took the order, and it was a full hour before she returned the reply that Leo had hoped for—the Marquis of Habs and the eldest princess and his faction would be doing nothing tonight except for the Assassins who had already been dispatched.

Emmanuel's death seems to have ignited a trigger, and various assassinations and counter-killings began to take place throughout the city.

News of the assassinations of important figures in the empire continued to come one after another, and many of those targeted for assassination would never see the sun of tomorrow, while many more survived the assassinations by virtue of vigilance, protection, or negligence on the part of their opponents.

Even the small courtyard where Leo was located was visited by three waves of assassins in just two hours. Of course, the only end for these Assassins was to die at the hands of the First Judge, the Sanctuary Assassin, and they didn't even see Leo.

The assassinations that had already taken place did not surprise Leo, as they were all expected.

Since tomorrow will produce a new game-maker, the Emperor, tonight will be the last and only opportunity to unscrupulously ignore and break all rules to deal a fatal blow to the opponent, and no one will miss this opportunity.

But gradually, things started to get a little out of control.

As the assassination progressed, more revenge assassinations began to appear, most of which came from the families of the imperial ministers, generals, and nobles who lost their lives in the first round of assassinations.

It was these revenge-style assassinations that made the whole night completely reach **.

Soon, another piece of news came that might not be important enough to others, but that caught Leo's attention.

Leon is dead.