Chapter 62: Crimson Roses Are Everywhere
The city of Apulia has now become panicked, and the corpses of the black 'spirits' in the pool of 10,000 people are just a prelude.
The original focus of the conflict... The plan to elect a new 'female' king will naturally be put on hold indefinitely, because under such a critical situation, only the old king, who has been in power for 150 years, can hope to lead the people out of the predicament as soon as possible.
Many of the deceased were of different ages and identities, some were old, some were young, some were rich, some were poor, and all kinds of things were different, showing that the murderer had almost no criteria for choosing the target of the crime.
The two envoys sent by Emperor Dilliot, as well as Albert, Benedict, and others also participated in the investigation. Because most of the dead showed no signs of bleeding or external injuries, the old man Benedict put a big question mark in his heart from the initial stage. He tried to express his opinion several times, but he could not muster up the courage every time. On the one hand, he held the mentality that more things are better than less, and on the other hand, he also felt that this matter was too strange and too coincidental, and he did not dare to draw conclusions.
The 'lost' man who had attempted to assassinate the emperor in the Imperial Arena belonged to a killer organization called Crimson Rose.Albert's poison of 100 days of drunkenness in the Brown Bear Tavern to help the 'woman' and 'waiter' Cosette also came from that organization.Benedict was away for many years to 'make waves' for the cause of liberal arts. Crimson Rose has a standard procedure for assassination, they will kill their hapless targets as bloodless as they can, and their most amazing weapon is a lasso for suffocating people, and in the hands of specially trained assassins, it is extremely efficient, and it can kill its victims in a very short time.
The thug who attempted to assassinate the Emperor was accompanied by Benedict to the Forest of Danse to seek to see his mother again, but unfortunately he did not succeed in the end. Benedict entrusted the two Praetorian Guards sent by the Emperor to escort him back to the imperial capital in order to complete the task of Pope Dammasus' substitution.
The current series of murders reminded Benedict of the Crimson Rose, who had no 'dealing' with anyone in his own private affairs, not even his own son, Albert, who had been restless for two days, constantly weighing the pros and cons.
As a citizen of the Tamborance Empire, he is of course obliged to help the Emperor eradicate the scourge, and if these murders in the city of Aprilia are indeed the work of the organization, then it will become even more urgent to unite the spirits and the female kings to act together. But the bald old man thought of something deeper, and that was how to save his son's precarious position. The words of the great military master Tarun kept ringing in his ears, and although Albert would be safe when he went to Hope Country, all honor and status would be wiped out in an instant.
The thing Benedict regrets most in his life is not being able to be by Tonya's side and hug him when he was born.
When he saw Albert's frowning and hesitant appearance, he felt infinite pity in his heart. If Tonya had married an ordinary family, then maybe he would not have had this kind of trouble.
He thought about it and thought about it again and again, and finally decided to seize this golden opportunity, so that his son could not only keep his life without worry, but also not have to abandon his reputation and status.
Benedict earnestly consulted with Taron Crawford about his ideas, and although there were big differences between the two, they were both trying to think about Albert's future and destiny.
"You're saying that this 'wave' serial murder case that appeared in the 'Jing' Spirit City is likely to be committed by Crimson Rose." Xiao A's military advisor is obviously not as well-informed as Ben at this point." It's that they want to assassinate the emperor in the Imperial Capital Arena."
"Yes, this organization has been around for many years, isn't there always a rumor that the killing of the previous emperor may have something to do with them?"
"You're going to use this as a bargaining chip to stop Deliot from attacking Duke Albert's idea."
"Yes, this is an opportunity, the emperor is the one who will repay the baht, the act of assassination will inevitably make him gnash his teeth, and if we can grasp some key information here at the 'spirit', we will be able to take the lead."
"Not good, not good." Tarun waved his hand repeatedly. This is tantamount to blackmailing. An emperor like Deliot who is extremely '' and 'lustful' will not be willing to be controlled by others, and the more you want to do this, the more he will resort to ruthless means. I don't think this is a rational choice."
"Then what are you going to do?" Benedict was obviously a little 'messy' when it came to his son.
"Coercion is destined to be counterproductive, it is better to take advantage of the situation, and use the reason for striking the crimson rose to put gold on your face, to ensure that the merit outweighs the fault, so that the emperor will at least not be able to attack the duke openly." Talen Crawford's position is clear.
"The crimson rose has been out of the gods for so many years, and we are in this unfamiliar 'spirit' spirit city, even if we really want to contribute, I'm afraid it will be difficult to exert our strength."
"Isn't Lord Valentine assisting that 'woman' in the investigation of Sheley, who is very resourceful, and there must be a way."
"Ah...... Benedict wanted to say that he was too young and too obstinate, but in the end he swallowed these hurtful complaints. Valentine, he's just too smart, and sometimes he seems too deviant. Shouldn't we be trying to be stable now?"
"If you want to be sure, then you should take a boat to Hope Country at once." After all, too many polite words are like slow 'sex' poison'.
Benedict was silent, and the two of them rushed to Shelly's 'woman' one after the other, hoping to find a good idea from Valentine's words.
It's a pity that the young man seems to have a bit of a game of life attitude, and at this juncture, he doesn't even know where he has run away. Shelly's 'woman' is still a good man, and he doesn't break it to his face.
Benedict secretly complained, and at the same time had to feel the great magic of love.
The eyewitness who provided first-hand information is now the undisputed protagonist.' In order to reward his devotion to the Danse Forest, the Lady King granted some of her most modest wishes. Eat and drink enough, take a bath for free, the conservative Christina and the powerful group's Beth 'woman' saw the change in the direction of the wind, hurriedly adjusted their strategies, forcibly endured the disgust in their hearts, and said good things to the sky.
In the last two days, the city defenses of Apulia have been watertight, but the murders have not stopped, and the number of murders has skyrocketed from the original number of days to the point where they are almost one in an hour, and the city patrols and rangers are so busy that everyone can almost only take a nap from time to time in place of a sweet sleep.
The Eternal City has fallen from the top of a giant tree to the bottom of Hell in a trance, and everyone is cursing the shamelessness of the 'lost'.
Benedict and Taron finally came together on the way here, and agreed that they should explain what they knew to the 'woman' king, so that they could continue to work in a targeted manner, and not be like ants on a hot pan without a clue.
Albert was no better than the other young man, Valentine, at this critical juncture.He spent his days revolving around the 'female' king.In order to escape the pressures of reality.He can forget that he is Duke Borot by the 'female' king.You can not think about whether to return to the imperial capital of Sissa, or to cross the Sea of Terror to the kingdom of Hope.
As the saying goes, as long as the wind in front of you is happy, no matter how much the flood is raging behind you, this is the wise saying of all losers and evaders, and Xiao Ah is almost in this quagmire.
When Benedict and Talen appeared in front of the 'female' king, Albert even had the urge to scold himself, because they had added infinite trouble to himself.
The 'Spirit' and 'Woman' King had heard of the Crimson Rose organization, but she apparently thought that Benedict was exaggerating. If a small group of Assassins could really be so powerful, then why would they be so mysterious? Even those vengeful and high-powered 'lost' people would not be able to pull out so many serial murders in a few days. What is this killer organization up to? Could it be that the Emperor has just been assassinated? and want to try her 'spirit' Such an illogical approach doesn't make sense.
In order to save Xiao A's face, the 'female' king could only pretend to nod his head in a humble manner, but in fact he was not ready to adopt it at all.
The young man, who had always been at ease, was now full of panic, and after finally clearing his breathing, the first thing he said was: "Your Majesty, you must be safe, that assassin is lurking among us."
It's incognito and endured for a short time, just to make a move.' If you want to know what's going on, listen to the next time.