"I'm very sorry, Your Highness Princess, although I am willing to serve you, but ......" Franz looked at Caterina with a look of embarrassment, he really did not dare to agree to the request of the eldest princess to suddenly go to Karin Castle.

"If you can't make a decision, I'll go and talk to my mother, and she'll agree. Caterina frowned, Franz did not agree with her trip, the eldest princess was expected, after all, since Swain rejected Alexander's proposal, the emperor felt that he had been disgraced, and he was quite unkind to see Swain, especially in the relationship between Caterina and Swain, Alexander strictly forbade his daughter to continue to be involved in the matter of Thirteen Lessons.

Franz was dripping with sweat from his forehead, and he knew very well that if Caterina did go to see Swain, then whoever allowed her to be released from the palace of Tiamat in the end would definitely blame him, the head of the court, after all, the temper of the Supreme had been getting worse and worse lately.

"With all due respect, Your Highness, you really shouldn't have gone to Karin Castle. This is not because I say this at the behest of Your Majesty, but it is an exhortation to you from the position of Your Majesty. ”

Caterina looked at the new court governor in surprise, probably not expecting Franz, who had always been submissive, to say this, especially his serious look, which made Caterina have to face his words squarely.

"After all, you are a princess, a member of the royal family, and you always have to keep some distance from people outside the court, maybe this is not appropriate for me to say, but, the royal family, you must not put yourself in the same position as ordinary nobles, even if you are a big nobleman with a long family, even if you are a wealthy family with high power, you are no different from a commoner in front of you, only Giang is honorable. You can make friends with them and show affection in front of people, but you must know that you and them are different after all, and in the bottom of your heart, you must keep in mind this difference in status. ”

Caterina couldn't help but look at Franz several times, as if she had known each other for the first time.

"Is it the same with Metternich, nothing but scum in front of me?"

"Yes!" Franz said with a heavy nod.

Princess Celestia couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Well, Monsieur Metternich, don't delay me with these words, don't you just don't want me to go to Karin Castle? ”

Franz smiled bitterly and said with a little embarrassment: "I mean it, Your Highness the Princess." ”

"I know you're serious, because I'm serious too, Mr. Metternich!" Caterina straightened up suddenly, and her momentum suddenly rose, making Franz feel that she was looking down on the girl, "I need to go to Karin Castle, it's my decision, not your request, you just need to do it, you don't need to choose to accept or refuse." ”

Franz's face was ugly, but he really did not dare to disobey the will of the eldest princess, just as he did not dare to disobey Alexander. Because after the victory of the first battle of Dewei, Caterina returned to the imperial capital before Alexander, pacifying the panicked people, so the current princess is still quite prestigious, although the cabinet and the army finally voted to Alexander, but among the people, people still prefer the prestige of the princess Celestia rather than Alexander, who has not started to rebuild the damaged city after returning to the imperial capital.

"I see, Your Highness. Franz lowered his head, and he finally gave in to the eldest princess, "However, according to the rules, if you want to travel, no matter where you go, I need to inform the other party first, and I ask for your understanding." ”

Caterina nodded, not disagreeing with anything.

So, Caterina traveled to Karin Castle again, and quickly arranged it at Tiamat Palace.

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Artemis stared coldly at Sven's back, and when the other man turned around, she immediately lowered her head and hid her eyes.

"Is Herbert's autopsy out?" said Sven leaning against the window, the curtains being pulled down and the room darkened, even though it was midday, the sunniest time of the day.

"It's out. "There was nothing special to be found, it was indeed suffocation, and the bones and tissues of the larynx were still clearly squeezed. ”

"What about the investigation of the Alfonso district, and the identification of the bullet marks of Herbert's pistol, has it come out?"

Artemis still kept her head down, she felt more and more that something was wrong in her heart, Swain specially called her to Karin Castle today, but only asked about some things that could be seen in the report, which made her feel that this time Swain's summoning must have other intentions.

"In the surroundings of Herbert's residence, we found no new clues, the testimony of the surrounding residents is basically the same as the original, I also sent someone to conduct a magic examination, and did not find that they are contaminated with magic, should not have been affected by the murderer's charm and hypnotic magic, the testimony is credible. ”

"The results of the bullet mark identification showed that the pistol had indeed been fired, and all six bullets should have been fired, but we searched the building and did not find a single bullet, and in the vicinity of the building, we found some bullets sporadically, but after identification, none of them matched the pistol in Herbert's hand. ”

"Then all the evidence is the same as before, and it seems that there is no new discovery. Fingers tapped on the cane, and Swain squinted as if thinking about something.

Because Swain had his back to the light, Artemis couldn't see his face clearly, but even if he did, it probably wouldn't be of much use, after all, that face would hardly have any expression. Her attention was mostly on Swain's cane, or rather, the cane that belonged to her father, Count Hecate, but was now inseparable from Swain.

"Your Excellency, may I ask you for one thing?" said Artmis, staring at the staff.

"Huh?" Swain opened his eyes, a voice dragging a long tail note from his nose, "Do you want this?"

Swain lifted his staff, already noticing Atmis' gaze.

"It belonged to my father, after all. Atmiss looked up and looked at Swain, "I think, with all reason, I have a reason to take it back." ”

Artemis stared at Swain awe-inspiringly, at this point, she was not too worried that Swain would deliberately make things difficult for her, as she said, she was qualified to take back the thing, and Swain was not one to care about this kind of thing.

Swain stroked his cane, the light in his eyes dimmed, making Atmis, who couldn't read his mind, even more unable to guess what he was thinking.

"You're right, Miss Hecate, this is your father's relic after all, and it's not appropriate for me to keep it all the time, not to mention," Swain looked at Artmis, and that indifferent look always made the girl nervous, "I still owe you a favor from the Hecate family, don't I?"

"Don't dare to be. Artemis hurriedly lowered his head, although Swain's tone was very gentle, but Artemis instinctively had a bad premonition, "Now you are my chief, Your Excellency." ”

"I really like this cane, and I can't live without it, since this leg was crippled, it's too hard to walk without a cane. ”

Swain walked slowly towards Atmis, and looking at Swain's steady steps, Attemis couldn't help but sneer in his heart, obviously walking well, what does it mean to be too hard?

"Give. Swain took his cane upside down and handed it to Artmis, "After all, it's your father's thing, maybe it's a little late to say it now, but I'm sorry about Count Hecate's business." ”

Artmis's face twitched, and his face suddenly became ugly. "My father must have had an accident in the Home Office building, and after that day, he disappeared and Jan and Manfred began to rebel. ”

"That's right. Sven nodded, "That's where I found this cane, I'll tell you." ”

"Yes. Artemis took a deep breath and tried to keep his mood calm, "I want to thank you for this, sincerely, if you hadn't told me about this, probably I wouldn't have known about my father's death, just as I couldn't even find his body." ”

"I can understand your feelings. Swain bowed his head slightly, as if to express his condolences to Count Hecate, "Although I wounded your father in the first place, it was purely an accident. I have to say that His Excellency Hecate's courage and kindness really make me admire, which is also sincere, and his way of doing things, I may not agree, but I really admire those who can do this. ”

Atmis's face became even more ugly, and although Swain was praising Count Heckat, to the ears of Artmis, the compliments were harsh, even if Swain said it was sincere.

"What do you mean?" Atmis, gripped the cane and tried to pull it away from Swain's hand, but found it moving, "Sometimes it's not a good thing to be complimented. ”

"He was always very tolerant. Swain stared into Attmis's eyes, his cane held by each of them, between Swin and Attmis, "Even those who have hurt him, even those who have betrayed him, he will generously choose to forgive each other." Rather than carrying the shame and grief that ordinary people can hardly understand and bear, he also maintains a gentlemanly demeanor as always, treats people and things so considerately, and he is the only one who tastes the pain silently in his heart, this kind of realm, most people can't do it, right?"

Artmis's hand gripped the staff tightly, and the whole staff shook from the exertion. "This is really harsh, and those who hurt him, those who betrayed him, should not be punished?

"Indeed, as you say, I do not agree with letting go of those who sit down and do the wrong thing. Swain nodded and looked at Artemis calmly, "But what about you?

"I am sorry for my father. Artemis stared coldly at Swain.

"Then let's kill Yang. ”

"What!" Atmiss was stunned, he didn't expect Swain to say that suddenly.

"According to what you said, those who betrayed your father and those who hurt your father should be punished, and in that case, shouldn't someone like Yang, who betrayed both His Excellency Hecate and His Excellency Hecate, be punished?"

Artemis looked at Swain blankly, she didn't expect Sven to end up with herself, Sven's description just now, the first thing she thought of was the man standing in front of her, even her infamous mother, Artemis thought of, after all, Swain's words always made people feel that they were hinting at the lady, but she really didn't expect Sven to refer to Yang - in her heart, after all, she didn't want to admit that Yang had something to do with killing her father.

Artemis was stunned, and the momentum just now was suddenly discharged, as if he was suddenly unconscious, and he didn't know how to reply.

"What do you think?"

Sven let go of his cane, and Atmis, still holding on to it, flew upside down and landed in the doorway, but by this time Artemis had no heart to pick up the cane.

"You—you can't do this...... "Artemis looked flustered, his eyes didn't dare to look at Swain, "I, we've agreed, you're going to let him go!"

"Yes, it doesn't matter if I let Yang go. Swain raised his head slightly and looked at Artemis condescendingly, "But what about you? Is it really appropriate to let go of his father's accomplice and throw his father's hatred aside?

"I, I'm ......" Atmis's whole body faltered, his body shaking, and he seemed to be about to cry.

"You can think about it, stay with me, think about it slowly, and I'll be waiting for your answer at any time. Swain walked to the door and picked up his cane, "My sister went to school, so you don't have to worry about her, whether it's the matter of Lesson 13 or our agreement, I am very patient." ”

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Swain happened to be at the door, and opened the door with his hand.

"Sir. The manservant behind the door bowed respectfully, "There has just been news from the Tiamat Palace that Her Royal Highness Caterina will be visiting. ”

Sven couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.