"Your Excellency the Prime Minister has asked me to come and ask you a few questions. Karl said unhurriedly, "Excuse me, did Her Highness Caterina visit you the day before yesterday and stayed here for the night?" ”

Swain, who had been briefed by Franz last night, was not at all surprised by the question, because Karl's question was the same as Franz had used last night.

"Yes, it does. Sven nodded.

"Have you ever given a pistol to Her Highness Katarina?"

Swain was still not in a hurry, the possibility that this matter would be found out, Swain had already thought of it before, but Prime Minister Pitt sent someone to inquire about this matter so quickly, which was a bit unexpected to him.

"That's right. Sven narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Karl in front of him, "I still ask Prime Minister Pitt to present it to His Royal Highness Caterina on his behalf." ”

There was no reaction on Carl's face.

"Why did you give Her Highness the Princess such a thing?"

"It's just a gift, this gun was specially ordered by me to the Hobart company, the bullet was baptized by the Garons Chapel, it is a special exorcism, and I also gave my sister one. ”

Carl's cold gaze was fixed on Swain, but Sven didn't feel any pressure.

"I see. He nodded, then got up, "I'm done with my question, sorry to bother me so early." ”

"Where, I'm very welcome to come, the Phil family and the Jericho family have been friends for decades. Swain also stood up and held out his hand to shake Karl's hand, "If I have the chance, I will definitely visit your father, and hope that he will recover from the wounds caused by Mr. Herbert's death." ”

"Thank you for your concern. Karl replied briefly, and then took his leave.

Carl had not been in Karin Castle for a short time, and his conversation with Swain was short, with only a few words in total. It's also very much in line with his style, silent, short, not good at words, and hardly any polite nonsense.

So Swain was able to find out what Prime Minister Pitt wanted him to convey from Karl's question.

Like Franz, the prime minister has felt the storm omen from the Tiamat Palace, and the old man who has experienced decades of political career is very sensitive to the fact that this time the matter will evolve into an almost uncontrollable mess, although Karl did not directly tell Swain about the death of Queen Anna just now, but considering the position of the prime minister, Swain can also understand that at this time Prime Minister Pitt needs to be more cautious, so as not to leak unnecessary rumors and cause himself to be caught in the storm.

Karl didn't directly tell Swain what he meant about it, but from the pistol he specifically mentioned, even if Swain didn't learn the news of Queen Anna's death from Franz last night, he could sense a bad omen from this sentence, not to mention, Carl also asked "Why did you send Her Royal Highness the princess such a thing" Obviously, Prime Minister Pete, who helped Swain hand over the pistol to Katerina, could not have been unaware that it was a gift, and he deliberately asked Karl to ask this, implying that Swain could no longer be regarded as a gift.

Combined with the actions of Franz and Prime Minister Pitt, Swain probably had a bottom in his heart, and they were so panicked that they began to report to themselves to varying degrees, all because they already felt the danger. The news of Empress Anna's death has not yet been made public, which means that Alexander's side should not have fully figured out how to deal with this matter, dealing with Katerina and the people involved in this matter. And thinking of Franz's wording yesterday, he specifically said that the bullet that killed Queen Anna was fired from Caterina's gun, which provided Swain with two pieces of information: first, Queen Anna was killed by a bullet from Caterina's gun, not necessarily by Caterina, considering that Franz deliberately wanted to say this, without a more direct statement, it is obvious that he was implying that the murderer was someone else, and the court governor had to avoid it, the identity of this murderer was already very obvious; second, in this case, the murder weapon that killed Queen Anna became a key evidence, especially when it was involved in the death of a member of the royal familyCoincidentally, Prime Minister Pitt was the one who handed over the pistol to Caterina on his behalf, and Franz, as the head of the court, must have had contact with this gun, and they were so anxious to report to Swain, it is very likely that they already felt that this time the incident would implicate them, or that Alexander's attitude towards this matter made them feel that it would implicate themselves, so they hurriedly told Swain, the real biggest implicator in this case。

In this way, although Franz and Karl did not tell Swain the full extent of the matter, the general situation of the matter, and the current hidden under this matter, had already appeared in front of Sven, at least, he would not step into this huge vortex without knowing it.

"Did you tell me about this because you want me, the biggest implicator and suspect, to get nervous and help them solve this matter?" Swain stood at the door of the parlor, Karl had already disappeared, "Metternich, Pete, it's really an old politician family, there is a set." ”

Swain paced into the hallway.

"It's not for Katarina, it's not for Queen Anna, who died in vain, these people still support Alexander, but once Alexander doesn't follow the rules of the game, and their actions are unpredictable and uncontrollable, these guys can't sit still, and if the rules are broken, how can they stand?"

"So, these talents are easy to use. It is easier to deceive than Karin, and it is more suitable for abandonment, in order to deal with the approaching wolf in front of them, they do not hesitate to find a tiger to fight against, do they think that I am so easy to deal with?

"It's no secret that it escaped Jericho's eyes. ”

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When Swain returned to the room, the girls were chatting happily, and Victoria, who had seen her sister, was obviously very interested, especially when Swain was gone, she and Sophia were talking and laughing, and dancing from time to time. In the face of this lively sister, although Sophia is not very accustomed to the liveliness of the other party, she can still feel Victoria's sincere joy.

Ramrem had been standing behind Victoria, maintaining her duties as a maid, but looking at her expression, although slightly sarcastic, the slightly upturned corners of her mouth still revealed her smile.

When Swain walked into the room, Sophia immediately saw her brother, as if she had sensed it, and as soon as Sven's feet stepped on the floor of the room, Sophia immediately turned her head.

"Brother, sir!" Seeing Swain come back so soon, Sophia immediately showed an extremely bright smile, much brighter than the faint smile she had just given Victoria.

This also made Victoria, who was paying attention to Sophia's expression, a little disappointed.

"Lovely young ladies, are you still having a good time?" Swain walked up to Sophia and gently rubbed her head, although there was no expression on his face, his rare words still made Sophia happy.

Victoria pursed her lips, unaccustomed to Swain's words, and Ramrem frowned, knowing that Swain wasn't the kind of person to be oily.

"Victoria," Swain looked at his sister again, "can I borrow your maid?"

Victoria was stunned, while Sophia was slightly sideways.

"It's time for lunch. ”

"Ahh Victoria reacted a little slower, "Ramrem, then you're ......"

"I know, Miss Victoria. Before Victoria could finish speaking, Ramrem preemptively said, "I'll prepare your favorite vegetables for you." ”

Victoria's expression immediately became bitter.

After Swin and Ramrem left, Sophia looked at Victoria with strange eyes. "What's wrong?"

Victoria sighed, all the joy she had just gone. "I don't like vegetables, I don't like either. ”

Sophia nodded abruptly, although she didn't agree, but it was understandable.

On the other side, after Swain walked out of the room with Ramrem, he did not rush to the kitchen, but slowly moved his steps in the corridor with the maid.

"Why did Victoria come to me on a whim today, was it at the behest of Ernest?"

"It's not. Ramrem shook his head, "She's only here for Deniz's business, and she's serious about that, Victoria is indeed such a person." ”

"Really?" Swain was noncommittal, still without any expression on his face, "and what about Ernest, judging from the last encounter, he was not as badly injured as you reported. Manfred is not like me, he is more experienced, especially in combat, and his combat skills are so proficient that ordinary people can't catch up with in time. ”

"But didn't you defeat him anyway?" Ramrem looked at the painting on the wall, avoiding Swain's gaze, "He didn't spend much time in the mansion, and he has been recuperating in the army since he was injured, and he has recovered a lot since he came back. ”

"What was the outcome of his fight with Manfred?" Swain narrowed his eyes and stared at Ramrem tightly, "With his swordsmanship, he doesn't have much chance of winning against Manfred, and Manfred is not the kind of person who can win with swordsmanship alone. Although he was injured, Ernest was not so badly injured as expected, did he make any preparations before fighting Manfred, he should have seen a little Manfred's ability during the incident at the Ministry of the Interior, and it was impossible to engage unprepared. ”

Instead of answering Swain's question head-on, Ramrem asked something else that was unrelated. "Who came to visit you? I seem to have heard the last name Phil. ”

Sven didn't relax as he stared at Ramrem, he knew very well what Ramrem was capable of, since she had heard the surname, she must have heard even the name.

"Carl Noe Phil, he should be an acquaintance to you. ”

"No, he's not like Wood, he rarely comes out and about, even this one. Ramrem shook his head and said, "After the riot at the Home Office, this man once came to visit Ernest, which is rare, and he and Ernest don't have much friendship, with the personalities of the two of them, at most they are nodding friends." Moreover, Wood had already visited Ernest before that, and there was no need for him to go again. ”

"Carl Noe Fair......" Swain muttered the name, he really hadn't paid too much attention to Carl as a person, "that is, after the events of the Ministry of the Interior, before the Beria rebellion, during this time period, Karl Noe Phil and Ernest had unnatural contact. ”

Swain immediately thought of Herbert's death and Carl's indifference to his brother's death.

"You pay attention to whether this person has anything to do with Ernest. ”

Ramrem stared into Swain's eyes, his cold face as if he had a premonition of something, and his expression was full of interest.

"What, are you nervous?"

"Nervous?" Swain glanced at Ramrem, "the re-fight with Ernest is coming soon, and it's time for this feud to come to an end." ”

Ramrem was silent, if the feud really came to an end, then she would have to face a choice of what to do.

"Where's Victoria?"

Swain's eyes looked in the direction of his and Sophia's room, where his two younger sisters were still talking.

"Isn't taking her back to Midnight Castle one of the purposes of my visit to the Imperial Capital?"