Chapter XXVIII

The Janissaries are usually in charge of guarding the palace, but it coincides with the day of the celebration, when the Griffon Legion, which was urgently drawn from the Eastern Defense Army, and was one of the two most elite armies in the Empire, along with the Frostwolf Legion led by Rhea.

The one in charge of managing the garrison was Strategist Vader, who was arranged by the deputy commander for such a chore, and Vader's mood was naturally not much better.

Especially the little man in front of him, he was obviously here to assist in the case, but his expression of looking left and right seemed to be the presence of the commander.

After two hours of grinding with him, Vader decided to send away this unreliable little man.

He coughed twice.

"Lord Oreo, is there anything else you need help with?"

"Hmmm......"

Oreo touched his chin in contemplation.

After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and said.

"Do you have dinner here?"

Vader suspected he had misheard, and he said in confusion.

"What did you say, Your Excellency?"

Oreo rubbed his head in embarrassment.

"That's it...... ...... you have here? Where is the cafeteria? ”

Vader's expression grew more and more strange.

"The cafeteria should open at least five o'clock in the afternoon."

"Well, that's going to take two hours."

Oreo nodded, and walked deeper into the storeroom.

But before he could take two steps, Vader spoke quickly.

"Your Excellency, it's a forbidden place in the palace, you can't go in."

Stopped, Oreo scratching his ears and cheeks in place.

"Can't get in? Didn't Redia tell me to investigate the truth about the theft in the warehouse, if I couldn't get in...... Then you can find a place for me to rest and rest, I just happen to be a little tired. ”

Radar's men are all mentally retarded.

Vader sneered inwardly, but remained silent on the surface.

"Your Excellency, we have collected all the clues together, do you want to take a look first?"

"Clues?"

Oreo opened his mouth wide with a look of surprise.

Vader nodded, and gestured to the exit.

"All the clues are stored in the next room, which is used as a temporary case, where I think you can rest."

Oreo pointed in that direction.

"If there are clues, why haven't the real culprit been caught yet?"

The question was obviously redundant, and Vader's face sank.

"Because the clues are not perfect enough, I think this is also the reason why His Highness Redia asked you to assist in the case."

"Oh...... I see. ”

Oreo snapped into his face, and then asked the stupid question again. "Then why can't I go into the storeroom?"

"It's the forbidden place of the Imperial Palace."

"And how did you gather clues?"

"On the day of the crime, we went in to cordon off the scene as soon as possible, and the clues were collected at that time."

Oreo nodded, his tone deliberately lengthened.

"But the clues are not perfect, I have to go to the scene again, I think this is why His Highness Redia called me here."

“......”

Vader was momentarily speechless, stumped by his own words.

After many years of observation in the palace, the chief treasurer, Lom, suspected that the two men were making a show for himself, so he whispered.

"You two, it's okay to go in and have a look, I'll make up the procedure afterwards."

With Lom speaking, Vader had to speak.

"Then take our Lord Oreo in and have a look, after all, he is the second prince's right-hand man, and I believe that his discovery will definitely bring decisive progress to the case."

It was sarcastic, but Oreo didn't hear it.

For after Lom's approval he had slipped through the door of the storeroom, and in a moment disappeared into the long hallway.

The chief storeroom was stunned.

"Vader, aren't you going to follow him?"

Vader glared back at him.

"Lom, it's your duty!"

The two looked at each other for a few moments before they heard Oreo shouting.

"Tutan is on top, Okasim Salute! 169 years! ”

“......”

Vader was furious at Lom's gaze, and he yelled at the door.

"Guards!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of neat footsteps rang out, and the eight soldiers walked in in unison, stopped in front of Vader, and saluted in unison.

"Lord Vader!"

Seeing the familiar soldier, Vader took a breath, and he reached out and patted the shoulder of the leading soldier, and explained.

"Listen to Lord Lom's instructions, if anyone dares to make trouble in the storeroom, everything will be done according to the rules!"

The soldiers put their boots in unison.

"Yes!"

With a few capable men, Lom walked towards the storeroom without stopping, and he was ready to correct the little man inside on the spot.

Within two steps of the cellar, Lom saw the little man.

He was holding a one-man tall wine barrel, presumably studying how to open it.

has guards and courage, even if it is a person from the second prince, he will not give him a good look.

Lom exclaimed.

"Put it down!"

Oreo had heard footsteps a long time ago, and he glanced over at Lom before continuing his hand movements.

Lom said angrily

"I said put it down!"

Hearing this, Oreo put down the barrel, he clapped his hands, and whispered.

"I suggest you turn it on,"

He tapped the barrel and added. "Of course, this is just advice."

Seeing too many high-ranking people, the momentum on Oreo's body suddenly calmed Rom, he was stunned, and his tone involuntarily slowed down.

"Are you...... What do you mean. ”

"The temperature in the cellar was very inadequate,"

Oreo put his hands behind his back and said to himself, "Too low a temperature will affect the ripening of the wine, too high a temperature will cause the red wine to volatilize and deteriorate, and the temperature in this cellar is obviously too high." ”

Lom explained.

"Your Excellency, this is just a temporary wine cellar, and the royal wine cellar is in Snow Mountain......"

"That's pretty much it."

Oreo patted the barrel again, making a crisp sound.

Being able to be the head of the treasury, Lom is naturally not an idle person, and he can hear the abnormality just from the voice.

He brushed aside the guards in front of him and walked briskly.

Oreo stepped out of the way and asked him to take a closer look at the cork on the cask closure.

This wine is intended for the royal family, and a special seal is affixed to the cork, and judging by the lines at the interface of the seal, it is clear that the cork has been opened.

"Oh my God."

Lom let out a low snort, cold sweat breaking out in his palms, "How did you find out?" ”

Seeing Lom's panic, Oreo spoke earnestly.

"It doesn't matter, Manager Lom, what matters is who opened it."

The treasury was broken into one after another, and Lom seemed to think of the tragic death of the former treasurer, and his words already had a trill.

"I don't know...... Every time you enter the warehouse, there will be someone to follow...... No one will ever enter the cellar...... Could it be that the gangsters did it before......"