"Oleg, have you gone back to read some secret letters to you a few days ago?"

"Look, sir! I also went to investigate, and the matter of blood skeletons was indeed involved in a very important elder in my family. The evidence on the secret letter can be regarded as 'conclusive evidence'. However, that level of intervention can't control the Blood Skull Pirates, and that greedy old guy just fell into the money trap set by others..."

"It seems that that person has already started planning today two years ago, and his scheming is really not shallow."

"Lord Duke, the supervision of his subordinates is unfavorable, and I ask my lord to punish him."

"Of course, I can trust you. Otherwise, it won't give you full control over the defense of the territory. However, in the next few days, it is estimated that the guys behind the scenes will expose this matter, so you have to be mentally prepared. When the time comes, your Gustav family will inevitably suffer a great change, and you will probably have to hand over the position of Minister of Defense. ”

"My lord, my subordinates are not greedy for this bit of power. But... If the defense of the territory falls into the hands of others, I am afraid that we will fall into a very passive situation. ”

"At this point, the Senate will definitely take the opportunity to exert pressure, and it will be more troublesome if you don't let go. That man has been planning for so long, and he definitely won't give up, and there must be more vicious plans for the territory in the future..."

"My lord, are the people of the royal capital going to do it?"

"There must be the Tianlan royal family behind these things... However, the old aristocrats of the 'Peace-seeking faction' may not be at ease. After you go into the field this time, who has the most benefits in the position of 'Minister of Defense' is probably not the mastermind, and he is not far from ten. ”

"That's... Do your subordinates want to make some arrangements in advance? ”

"Arrangements are a must. By the way, how is the construction of the 'Sea King Cannon' progressing? ”

"The technological level of that drawing is too advanced, and it is very difficult for the craftsmen of our territory to forge it... There are only five doors that can be used now. ”

"Well, that's almost enough, the war is about to start ... After a few days, you can clean up the inside of the family after you go into the wilderness, and then go directly to the 'secret machine column'. ”

"Yes, sir! That one... Dare to ask your lordship, who is the author of this news, and will there be other conspiracies? ”

"A man who can be absolutely trusted."

"Got it."

......

It didn't take a few days.

Early the next morning, Philip led the emergency council to convene.

A mysterious person, who did not want to reveal his identity, sent a secret letter to each of the senators of the council, and this shocking scandal broke out.

The major powers in the territory have all received an urgent notice.

The Senate unanimously passed a resolution to remove the Minister of Defense and Minister of War Oleg Gustav from his post on suspicion of secretly financing the pirate group "Blood Skull", which had an extremely bad impact, and the Senate unanimously dismissed him from his post and thoroughly investigated the matter. His son, Dunn Gustaf, is suspected of murdering his mentor Daru, and the matter is revealed to be on the run, and he is listed as a wanted person.

At the same time, the defense of the territory was temporarily transferred to the Rodneys.

And on the other hand, there is also a big thing happening in the civilian area.

Yesterday, a suspected "plague" was found in the 19th block, leading to martial law, curfews, and quarantine throughout the district.

All civilians in the entire rear of the 15th Ward fell into a panic, triggering wave after wave of protests.

In order to prevent the "mob" from storming the aristocratic areas, the city defense forces temporarily disconnected the sea railways and ships connecting the civilian neighborhoods in the 15th district.

In other words, the millions of commoners in Philip's leadership were completely voted up by that group of noble lords.

Overnight, Philip fell into an unprecedented crisis, and the credibility of the territory's decision-makers fell to a very low level.

......

"Now there is a commotion in the ghetto, and the Gustavs have handed over the position of Minister of Defense. It's a good opportunity, Lord Meyer, aren't we going to launch it yet? ”

"The time has not yet come. Oleg has just stepped down, and it will take some time to change the defense. Let alone... I'll have to wait until a message comes from the headquarters to be completely sure. This operation, if you don't move, you will definitely destroy Philip's collar completely! That one... Are the dragon eggs in place? ”

"It's been captured, and it's on its way to Philip's collar!"

"Hurry up, we have to get it in place before that news comes."

"Yes, sir!"

......

At the same time, the General Department of Territorial Security.

Raymond had no time to care about other big things happening in the territory, because he himself was in a huge trouble.

"I really wonder if it's a 'Conan aura' attached to it, and you can't hide from dead people wherever you go..."

He really felt that he shouldn't have to do much, and gave Afra the letter.

Now, the iron woman really tried to confirm the situation according to the address on the letter, but the expected effect was not achieved, but Raymond heard the news of her death.

I wanted to dig a little hidden task in her, and set a few hands on the family heirloom of Sodros.

Now instead of stealing chickens, he was inexplicably involved in a murder case, and in a blink of an eye, he became the number one suspect.

Early in the morning,

Before Raymond could wake up, he was taken to the General Headquarters of the Territorial Sheriff's Office by officials from the Territorial Sheriff's Department.

Now he is the earl of the territory, a real high nobleman, so there is no injustice. Otherwise, when the crime happened last night, he should have been brought in for interrogation overnight.

This time it was not in the interrogation room, but in the chamber of the Sheriff's Office.

The presiding officer was an acquaintance, Judy's father, Earl Barton, the Domain's Governor.

"You kid shouldn't stop, Fei Lun's case hasn't been clarified now, and there is such a trouble..."

As soon as they met, Barton teased Raymond with some tears and laughter.

He was also a little emotional and amazed.

The last time we met, this little guy was still a lamb who could only be slaughtered in the interrogation room, and in the blink of an eye he was already an equal count like himself.

He is probably the fastest promotion record for Philip in the past few hundred years.

Raymond on the side was also helpless, and sighed: "Lord Barton, this murder is really none of my business." ”

"Huh.."

Barton looked at Raymond's face, although there was nothing unusual on his face, but there was something sour in his heart.

What's wrong with this kid?

My daughter didn't know where to know about this murder early in the morning, and she was coquettish and troublesome to vouch for this kid... It was very uncomfortable to hear him as a father. This guy must be the lord's son-in-law, our daughter... I'm afraid it's doomed to be fruitless.

Thinking of this, Barton pursed his mouth.

"Even if I believe you, it depends on the evidence."

He rubbed his eyebrows, and said, "Now many noble students of the Philip Academy have pointed out that you and the deceased Afra had a conflict in the academy the day before yesterday, and you were injured because of the sword. Now that you have the motive, the letter is the best proof... With this evidence in front of me, if you want to change it to someone else, I really don't think there is any need to try this case. ”

Raymond smiled bitterly, "I don't know how it could be so coincidental." ”

"Here is the murder file, take a closer look. After all, it was Sodros's own granddaughter who died... Her uncles are making a lot of noise. ”

Barton said, handing Raymond a large case investigation file, and said, "Those descendants of Sodros will come in a while, you better think about how to deal with it." Now Lord Philip is busy with the plague and the Gustav family... Even if the lord wants to protect you, I'm afraid it will be difficult this time..."

"Hey..."

Raymond let out a long sigh, took the file bag, opened the wire seal, and looked through it carefully.

For a long time, no one spoke.

Barton thought about it, but he still planned to help his hard-working daughter earn a living.

He thought about it and said, "That's... Count Raymond, you seem to have a good relationship with my daughter? ”

"Hmm. She's a friend of Erin, and of course a friend of mine. ”

Raymond nodded, but his eyes remained on the file, and he didn't think about the meaning of Barton's words.

"Hey... No wonder... My girl yelled early in the morning for me to find a way to get away with you..."

Barton's eyes rolled, and the patient Fang'er turned the topic to Judy, and continued: "I called you in advance and asked you to look at the file, which is not very beneficial. Hey, who did I promise that girl..."

"Thank you, sir..."

Raymond, a fool, where can he understand these roundabout words.

His mind was now completely immersed in the file, and he quickly found the problem in those details.

Suddenly, he patted his thigh in surprise and interrupted: "My lord, Afra was poisoned?" ”

Barton was about to say something for his daughter, but was suddenly interrupted.

He was stunned for a moment and nodded, "Yes." The autopsy results have come out, 'iris and black-bellied sea snake mixed toxin'. ”

Raymond had obviously heard of this toxin as well, frowned, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this toxin is not an acute and lethal toxin. ”

Barton raised his eyebrows and agreed, "Yes! This is also the point that I was most puzzled about when I read the dossier before. Therefore, this is also one of the important reasons for my intention to exonerate you later. ”

"Exoneration? No, it has nothing to do with me. And... I think I have some idea of what this case is. ”

Raymond suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his head, and many clues were connected together.

When he saw the case file, he thought it was strange.

Although poisoning Afra is a toxin, it is not a strong poison, but it will make the whole process of death very long. Even the poison master can control the dosage to precisely control the time of death.

If the murderer's purpose was only to poison Afra and blame others, it was obvious that he would not choose this kind of prolonged poison.

so

Bring sand to the beach

The murderer must have another purpose!

......

After a while, the descendants of Sodros gathered at the police office.

They all stared at Raymond with cold expressions, as if they were going to eat him alive.

In addition to these people, several veteran nobles in the territory also came hand in hand.

"The council elders are all invited, the energy is big enough..."

Barton looked at this battle, felt a little bad, and whispered to Raymond: "It seems that these guys are afraid that I will pull the shelf, so they have specially brought some helpers." With those old guys here, I'll want to favor you for a while, I'm afraid it's hard..."

Patton was one of the mainstays of the "hardliners", and everyone knew that the sheriff was a member of the lord's faction. The descendants of Sodros naturally heard that the reason why Raymond was not investigated in the last Feren case was that in addition to the guarantee of the lord, the Earl of Barton also made a great effort.

Hearing this, Raymond shook his head and smiled lightly: "I didn't kill the person in the first place." ”

Barton glanced at him strangely, seemed to have guessed something, and smiled, "Now that you have a plan to deal with it, I don't have to worry about it." ”

......

Most of the people who came, Raymond knew, except for the three Yoshimoto who they saw yesterday, almost all the survivors of the Sodros family came.

However, the blind old man was not in the crowd.

The Count was a high nobleman, and until he was convicted, Raymond enjoyed all the noble immunity of the nobles. Even as the biggest suspect in this murder, he is still sitting leisurely on the soft sofa at the moment, drinking hot tea, without the slightest treatment of a suspect.

This angered the descendants of Sodros.

Sure enough, the inquiry was aggressive as soon as it began.

Afra's uncle, Hudson, asked directly, "Your Excellency Count Raymond, why did you murder my niece Avla!" ”

His wife, Mara, also gestured to the senators who were listening, and testified: "Yesterday we saw with our own eyes that this Count of Raymond gave Avrana a letter, and she went to that place to be murdered by a man. Ladies and gentlemen, please take the lead for us and bring this murderer to justice! ”

"Yes, he's the murderer!"

"Arrest him!"

"He killed Afra!"

The descendants of Sodros were so excited that if it weren't for the presence of the guards, they would probably have personally slashed Raymond with a thousand knives.

At this time, an old nobleman who came with him also spoke: "Earl Barton, the impact of this murder is extremely bad, not only is it a bad incident in which a student is suspected of murdering a teaching assistant, but it also destroys the friendship between the Sodros family and our Philip Collar. On behalf of the Parliament, we have come to supervise this trial, and we hope that the Governor will enforce the law impartially! ”

"Exactly."

Barton nodded expressionlessly, he couldn't hear the threat of these old guys. The council is the highest authority in the territory, and with these old guys present, he, the chief of justice, can be regarded as hollowed out, and has completely lost his decision-making power.

He looked at Raymond, who was calm on the side, and asked, "Count Raymond, you already know the general facts of the case, so please answer whether the accusation that the gentleman made against you just now is true..."

Raymond replied lightly: "I didn't kill Afra, I slept at home all night last night." ”

Mara immediately retorted, "If it weren't for your letter to Afra, she wouldn't have gone to that kind of place at all, you had a premeditated plan!" ”

"I think you already know the cause of Daru's predecessor's death..."

Raymond explained, "Then it should be understandable that I sent Afra that letter with good intentions, hoping that she would recognize Dunn's true colors. You've also gone to see that place, and you should know what I mean..."

Hudson was much calmer than Mara, and said, "Dunn's murder and Afra's murder are two different things!" This excuse does not clear your name. ”

Patton also said at the right time: "Count Raymond, you also have the right to raise objections to the whole case, and we will deal with it at our discretion..."

Raymond shrugged, he hadn't intended to save so easily and convincingly.

"I just took a closer look at the case file... If I'm not mistaken, Afra was not dead when you found him. Well, I have a doubt..."

He squinted at Mara and asked in a deep voice, "I want to ask, this Lady Mara, Afra before she died... What the hell did I say to you! ”