Although Albert Esther's strength has declined, he can't get out of the small building on Fifth Avenue, however, in the company, with the blessing of the magic circle, his strength is also deeply hidden, Johnny is just a one-star detective, and the difference in strength is too much, naturally, he doesn't dare to act rashly.

So, he can only go so far.

"Swan Castle?"

Fontaine fell into deep thought.

Swan Castle is a castle, fifty miles from Reims City, located in the southern foothills of the rolling Sun Mountain Range, is the territory of the Leslie family, once, this Swan Castle was a famous fortress in the south, if you want to capture Reims City, whether it is from the south to the north or from the east, you must first break through Swan Castle, only from the sea attack, you do not need to pass through here.

One or two thousand years ago, the city of Reims was just an ordinary small fishing port, and commerce was not developed, and the reason why it became the current city of Reims is that the Leslie family of Swan Castle played an important role.

After all, this is the hereditary fief of the Leslie family.

When the Franco-Empire was only the Franco-Francian Kingdom, the Leslie family of Swanstein Castle already existed, nominally, belonging to the Franco-kingdom, but in fact, it was equivalent to an autonomous union.

At that time, there was the famous Seven Words Alliance in the South, which could compete with the Northern Kingdom.

The so-called Seven Words Alliance is actually an alliance composed of seven famous southern families, each of which is a duke, has a huge fief, has a number of castles, has a direct city, and only pays a small amount of taxes to the kingdom symbolically, not only internal affairs, but also the rest of the diplomatic, political, war and other powers are all in their own hands.

The Leslie family is one of them.

Later, the Amurs crossed the sea and occupied most of the southern part of the empire, and the city of Reims also fell into the hands of the enemy, however, at that time, Swan Castle still did not fall, it was still resisting, the Amurs organized a large number of troops to attack, and also dispatched powerful transcendents, however, after more than ten years of fighting, they still failed to capture Swan Castle, which is not only a fortress, but also a huge magic circle.

After the establishment of the empire, time passed, the years changed, various waves came and went, most of the former Seven Words Alliance still withered, some families have even been ruined, lost their family names, and some have the name of dukes, but they have fallen like the rural aristocracy, and day after day are declining, and now, it has become a joke of other nobles.

Only the Leslie family of Swan Castle, always noble swans, has never had the slightest decline.

Ostensibly, the Leslies' hereditary domain had weakened to Swanstein Castle and the nearby countryside, and Reims had been spun off from the Leslies, becoming a direct city of the Empire.

In fact, Reims City is still in the hands of the Leslie family.

Most of the cities of the French Empire were three-powered.

In general, the position of mayor is directly dispatched by the central government of the empire, and in the north, this is the case in most cities, however, in the south, such direct dispatch from the central government is rare, and the mayors of most cities are directly elected by the local government, and then, report to the central government of the empire to obtain appointments.

The same is true of Reims, where the mayor is elected by the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The Senate and the House of Representatives are the legislature of Reims, and the Senate has more than a dozen members who must have a noble title, and in fact, these dozen or so members are not members of the Leslie family who were born into their vassal families, and the Senate has the upper hand in the House of Representatives, which is elected by various neighborhoods, and they can veto all kinds of proposals in the House.

Yes, the House of Representatives is the subject of all proposals for cities, and the Senate has veto power.

Only the judges, like most of the empire, most of the judges in Reims City have a relationship with the Templars, but on the surface, they are appointed by the central government of the empire, and in this regard, although the Leslie family has power, the proportion is not particularly large, and it is the weakest link in the family's rule.

"Who's behind Sean?"

After a moment's thought, Fontaine asked.

Johnny must have been prepared in advance, and without the slightest delay he gave the answer to the question.

"Viscount Rozier......"

Although Johnny is an outsider, he is from the south, and he came to Reims a few years earlier than Fontaine, and now he is not much different from the local people in Reims, he knows that Fontaine does not know much about the specific distribution of forces in Reims City, so he took the initiative to explain.

"Rozier is a member of the Senate of Reims, and the Rozier family is a vassal of the Swan family, and legend has it that his ancestor was the steward of the Leslie family, and later, he was made a noble ...... for some merits."

"Why?"

Lord Fontaine interrupted Johnny.

"Why would a senator, a high-ranking nobleman, buy a murderer against a teenager who lives in a slum?"

Johnny shook his head.

"Sir, the other party is very strict, and he hasn't missed any information. ”

He hesitated, then said.

"Ryan's origins are very simple, and the only secret is that his biological father is unknown...... It seems that it should be a certain aristocratic son who is incognito and messes with his mother, and then, perhaps because he is disgusted, he abandons the mother and son, regardless of it, there are countless such things...... If you say, the reason why Rozier took action against Ryan is mostly related to his unknown father!"

With that, the corners of Johnny's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled.

"It's nothing more than a bullshit thing like family inheritance!"

"You're right!"

Fontaine pondered for a moment and nodded.

"You go and find out, who is the child's biological father, and what is the relationship with Rozier?"

"Hmm. ”

Johnny nodded.

"The most important thing is ......"

Lord Fontaine stared at Johnny.

"What is the relationship between the wanted man and Rozier, the wanted man, and why did he appear at the scene of the murder? What side of the man was he? Who died at the hands of whom? Did he have anything to do with the child?"

With his hands clasped around his chest, Fontaine said in a deep voice.

"I hope you can figure out these questions soon!"

"I know!"

Johnny nodded.

"Sean made a deal to me on behalf of Rozier......"

Looking up at Fontaine, Johnny said.

"If I can make that kid disappear silently, he'll reciprocate, and he'll have a message about the wanted criminal that will satisfy you......"

"Ridiculous!"

Fontaine shouted.

"Hubris, what did he do with us irises?"

As he spoke, Lord Fontaine's figure gradually blurred, turning into a black mist, and in the black mist, a voice came.

"Now, take a closer look at the child......