After exiting the train station, you have to transfer to a horse-drawn carriage to reach Schönbrunn Palace on the western outskirts of the city.

The breeze blows through the ends of your hair, making you feel that the summer air is not always so hot.

Black horse-drawn carriages run between the church and the theater.

Unlike Florence, a city decorated with flowers and paintings, or a laid-back atmosphere like Venice, Vienna's streets reverberate with music.

The blue sky, the white clouds, reflected in the clear Danube.

The beautiful weather seemed to make the driver's mood much happier.

He hummed a popular local folk tune in German, and his hands maneuvered the horses rhythmically.

Following the stone-paved road, passing through fountain squares and passing by bronze statues, you finally saw the gates of Schönbrunn Palace.

As soon as the Carlos sisters and Elena stepped out of the carriage, they saw Mr. Holder Lorraine Habsburg standing politely in front of the palace gates.

"It is a great honor for three beautiful ladies to be here at the Humble House. Please allow me to do my landlord's friendship." Holder bowed politely.

The three ladies also gracefully returned the curtsy salute.

"Farewell to Venice, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon, Miss Medici." Holder smiled and said, "Is this the fate of the will?"

Like this reunion was expected.

"Oh, look at you, mission accomplished?" Elena said.

"Is Miss Medici concerned about me?"

"Huh~, don't be sentimental." Elena rolled her eyes, "After all, it has something to do with me, it's just curious."

"Don't worry." Holder replied, "It's been recovered, it's just ......."

"But what?"

"Wait a minute, let's go in and talk again."

With that, Holder led the way, and several people walked into Schönbrunn Palace together.

The grand palace and the ornate doorway show the wealth of the Habsburgs.

The overall architectural structure is mainly Baroque, but the interior decoration is in the Rococo style, which is a wonderful combination that is unique in Austria.

"That night," said Mr. Holder, "I did chase back the Balus. And, so to speak, effortlessly. — because when I arrived at the scene, Mr. Clifford was dead."

"Dead ...... Dead?" Elena looked at him in surprise, as if to make sure he wasn't joking.

"Yes." Holder nodded earnestly.

"It's still there?" Bella asked.

"That's right." Holder replied, "It's on his desk."

"It's hard to believe." Bella frowned, "What was the cause of death?"

"The wound is in the throat, it should be a shot."

"Throat?" Both young ladies widened in astonishment, unable to believe their ears.

"Yes." Holder nodded affirmatively again, "I think the other guy probably stuck the barrel of the gun into his mouth and 'bang'!"

Holder said, sticking his right index finger into his mouth and making a shooting motion.

"It's unbelievable." Elena said.

"I think it's incredible, too, but there's no other wound to be found on him."

"No sign of resistance?" Bella asked.

"I think he was so scared that he couldn't move." "There are still traces of fear on the faces of the deceased," Holder said.

"Suicide ruled out?"

"No murder weapon was found at the scene."

Ordinary people who commit suicide by swallowing guns have no spare energy to deal with the scene.

"In that case, it's very likely that he was killed."

"I think so, too." Holder nodded.

"But, you just mentioned, 'Barus' is still sitting on the table?"

"That's right, that's the weirdest part. If it is a murderous killing, it is likely that it was done by an accomplice, and the target should be this shipment. However, it is strange that the other party did not take the things."

"What does Mr. Melson think?" Bella remembered that the governor's assistant had chased him out with Mr. Holder.

"He arrived at the scene with me about the same time. He was also very surprised, and couldn't think of any reasonable explanation." Holder replied.

"Then why did you rush back overnight?" Elena asked.

"Because I found a letter from Vienna on his desk." Holder said, pulling out a piece of paper from his bosom, "I've seen it, and it means, in a nutshell, 'Everything is ready for the edelweiss to bloom.'" 」

"What does that mean?" Elena was puzzled.

"I don't really understand. It is not clear above. However, I was worried that this matter had something to do with the upper echelons of the Empire, so I immediately rushed back to report it to the Queen Mother."

"I see."

Holder believes that the matter is not over yet, and that there may be a huge conspiracy hidden behind it.

After all, Austria and France have just reached an alliance, and the relationship is still fragile, and if any accident occurs at this time, I am afraid that the efforts of the past three years will be undone.

Although Mr. Holder did not like politics, he could not bear to put innocent citizens in danger in the face of the catastrophe that war could bring.

"But then again, to be able to invite the Medici and Carlos families at the same time, Schönbrunn Palace is really splendid." Holder said with a smile.

"Oh, we're not here for you." "I heard that Vienna's opera is famous, so I came to see it."

"In that case, the three of you have come from afar, and you are tired of traveling, so please take a rest first. In the evening, I'll invite the three of you to the banquet." Holder said goodbye to the three ladies and got up to leave.

Bella was about to pack her bags, and Elena couldn't wait to stand up.

"Let's go."

"Huh? Where are you going?" Bella looked at the energetic Elena, and couldn't help frowning, "You're not going to be-"

"When you think of Vienna, you think of music. Then the big theater in the city center is a must-see. I've heard that the opera here is famous! There's a different show every day." Elena seems to have made some preparations before she set off.

"But, says Mr. Holder, there is a banquet in the evening."

"Don't worry." Elena said lightly, "You see it's still early. It's rare to come here, and if you don't go out for a walk, you're always bored in the house!"

Are you always stuffy in the house? But Bella thinks they're just here.

"This ......" Bella doesn't care, Elena's fiery personality, she is used to it, "Anna, are you tired?"

"Me?" Anna blinked her big watery eyes, "As long as there's something delicious!"

Well, it's a waste of time to ask for an opinion on this item.

So the three ladies left Schönbrunn Palace and headed for the opera house in the city center.