Under the dark sky, Ben Jie Ming flew all the way to the Kingdom of Hori.

He was still thinking about the report given to him by the Academy's dark department:

"Nine times out of ten, it's true that the Reese family was seized. Although Duke Claude was secretly executed, his body was seen with bruises on his neck and was finally sent to the church to be cremated. We also heard about it from a church handyman. ”

Even now, he was a little incredulous.

The last time he returned to the Kingdom of Hori, a few months ago, he even met Claude in Havenlight. Because of Grant's existence, he felt that there was no one in the Horry Kingdom who could threaten the Rieser family, and he felt relieved because of this.

But......

Benjamin shook his head, still wondering how it all happened.

The infighting in the church has spread to the Rieser family, and the nobles have begun to fight each other, and the academy can't give him a clear answer. So, Benjamin set out on his own.

- He wants to know the truth.

It was Claude who rescued him from the square where he was executed, he had just come into this world, and it was the Reeser family who gave him a place to stay. Maybe after all, he is just a traveler from another world who has crossed over, but he has also established a close connection with this world for a long time. He hoped that the members of the Reeser family, except for Mary, would at least have a stable life.

And at this moment, receiving the bad news and hurrying to the Kingdom of Hori, Benjamin's mood was extremely heavy.

If Claude is really dead, at least ...... At least to find out what is going on, to avenge him, to offer a bouquet of lilies in front of the tombstone.

At Benjamin's current flight speed, crossing Ikor isn't a big deal either. It took him a total of three days to fly over the mountains near the Cruzard Gate, into the Kingdom of Hori, and near Haywinlite.

"Tell me, how did the Reese family come to an end?"

Finding the Shadow Officers stationed here, Benjamin asked when he met him in a hotel room.

"Now there are many sayings in the kingdom of Horry. There was a lot of turmoil in the aristocratic circles, and they were all secretly discussing, and they couldn't figure out which one was true. The head of the dark stronghold replied.

"What are the rumors? You tell me all of them. ”

"A lot of people say that Grant Reese had a falling out with his family. The nobles speculated that Duke Claude had become pope because of his son, so he began to make all kinds of demands, which angered many people in the church. In order to stabilize the church, Grant had to sacrifice his family. ”

Benjamin shook his head and snorted.

"Surely it can't be this, is there anything else?"

The person in charge of the stronghold hesitated for a moment and said, "But...... Judging from the sources of the information, the most powerful news spread among the nobility was released by the church. They deliberately led the public to think so, and both the Pope and the other priests of the Church would have agreed with it. ”

Benjamin was stunned.

How so?

Claude's character, Benjamin also understands that even if he has a son of a pope, he will not be half arrogant - this middle-aged aristocrat is a fairly traditional person in his bones.

And Grant, he allowed this statement to circulate outside, and even secretly acquiesced...... Even if there is something inside, his attitude shouldn't be like this, right?

What's going on......

At that moment, Benjamin realized that the Reeser family might not be what they were when they left.

"Duke Claude...... He was secretly executed, wasn't he?I wonder who was there at the time, did you hear about it?" he asked, after a long thought.

The person in charge shook his head.

"There are different opinions about the secret execution. It is not known where it was executed, and no one knows exactly when it was executed. That is, on the afternoon of the second day after the coronation, the paladins surrounded the House of Riser and announced the order. ”

Suddenly, Benjamin frowned.

Do this...... What are you trying to hide?

The cause of the Rieser family's demise is certainly not the one that is rumored outside, but the real cause of Claude's death ...... Was he really executed by the church? Benjamin thought there was something suspicious about this.

At that moment, he was determined to get things straight.

Asking all the questions he could think of to the head of the intelligence stronghold, Benjamin turned around and hurried out of the place. Judging from what the person in charge investigated, the changes in the Reeser family are not only inside, but there are even people who are deliberately blocking this matter and trying to let it be quietly diluted.

Therefore, in order to know the truth of the matter, he must find some relevant people.

“...... The prison in the west of the city, the third and fourth cells on the left side of the basement floor. ”

A day later, walking in the outer city of Havenlight, Benjamin looked at the note in his hand and felt quite heavy.

The Reeser family was wiped out, his grandmother was missing, Claude was probably really dead, and Mary was said to have lived on a farm in the countryside for many years to recuperate, and was not in the royal capital at the time of the incident. As for the servants who served the Riser family, they were all implicated and imprisoned.

Benjamin wanted to know the truth, and he probably had to go to the prison to see it.

The prison was quite heavily guarded, and he couldn't find any other entrance to enter except the main entrance. He had some regrets, if Miles was there now, he probably could easily solve this problem.

But...... Benjamin wasn't out of the question.

Hiding in a deserted ruin nearby, he quickly opened the water elemental realm and directed the ice drill to start digging holes. It was originally on the basement level, and the two places were not too far apart, so Benjamin could dig directly into a specific cell.

- According to the information given to him by the person in charge, the former servants of the Rieser family are all locked up together, and they are far away from the cells of the other prisoners. As long as he digs a hole carefully, no one should notice.

About half an hour later.

"Wait, in the cell...... Something went wrong. ”

The system that had been in charge of guidance suddenly spoke, and said in a strange tone. Suddenly, Benjamin chuckled in his heart and leaned forward with the water elemental induction method.

The cell was close at hand, and the scene inside came to his mind.

The dim light, the wet walls, and in the two cells dedicated to them, familiar faces fell to the ground, seeming to ...... It's out of gas.

Benjamin was shocked, and quickly sped up, dug through the last bit of place, and entered the cell himself.

"Hmm...... They are supposed to have been poisoned by someone, and everyone's body can scan for similar toxic substances. The system suddenly sighed, "It seems that some people really want to keep the secret sealed forever." ”