Chapter 30: Shadow Assassination
The young man's sharp eyes swept over everyone present one by one. Many of the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion heard the noise upstairs and ran down to watch, and even held wine glasses in their hands, and many people crowded around the periphery didn't understand what was going on.
"Young master, you can't talk nonsense, the people present have followed your father for many years, so it shouldn't be ......" The goblin suddenly stopped in the middle of his words, and he naturally understood the reason for arresting Richard this time and deliberately supporting several elders. It's just that all the suspects have been sent out, isn't it...... Thinking of this, the goblin's right hand quietly touched the dagger on his waist.
Frank paced slowly through the dungeon, "The guards on the second floor are not stunned, and the dungeon must go through the second floor to get to the exit. In other words, the murderer either passed by the second floor for a bright reason, or he still didn't leave on the third floor. ”
Everyone panicked for a while, the people around them had more or less carried out the mission together, if there were really traitors, it meant that they had to face the possibility of meeting each other.
"If he wants to take advantage of the chaos to escape, could it be that he deliberately created chaos?" Although the goblin has a bad mind, this goblin obviously deals with people a lot and has a very flexible brain.
"I can't rule it out, but there is one thing, the deceased obviously had just died, and his wounds were still bleeding outward. "Indeed, if you have been dead for a long time, the blood will run out, how can it still flow so obviously.
"The smell of blood was very fishy, and it was probably the smell of blood that made the effect of ecstasy worse, so it woke up the guard, and he didn't have time to leave. At this time, Wu Xian also spoke, he was also the first person to come to the dungeon just now, and he came before Frank. Frank's judgment was very correct, and Richard was still breathing very weakly, but in the end, the rescue failed. Wu Xian didn't seem to care at all about being the object of suspicion.
Wu Xian's research on drugs was an authority among all present, and ecstasy was scattered in the air, but easily disturbed by other pungent smells.
"How did you find out Richard was dead? The goblin asked the guard who had just run upstairs.
"It was the witch priest who woke me up and asked me to inform the young master. The guard said. All eyes were focused on the only priest present.
Wu Xian was not in a hurry when he was stared at by everyone, and said slowly: "If I want him to die, there is no need to bother so much." ”
Everyone understood what he meant, Wu Xian was not only a priest but also an alchemist in the Assassins' Guild, and a drop of colorless and odorless poison could kill Richard, and the cause of death could not be found.
"Don't doubt Uncle Wu, I believe him. Wu Xian nodded slightly at Frank, but he didn't seem to be grateful.
"Naturally, we believe in the Witch Priest, but why did you suddenly think to come to the dungeon? I don't doubt you, I just want to connect the whole thing. The goblin saw that Wu Xian's face turned a little dark, and quickly changed his statement.
"I smelled blood after treating Frank's friend's wound just now, and I thought it was his friend's body. But the taste was too strong, so I groped for it along with the taste. Although Wu Xian was a little dissatisfied, he still told a very credible reason.
"That means the assassin did it when we entered the infirmary, and then you went down, so the killer didn't have time to leave. Did you find anyone when you first arrived?"
Wu Xian thought about it and sighed slightly: "It's too dark to see clearly." "Sometimes people have to be old.
If the murderer had hidden in the shadows beforehand, and then blended into the crowd while there were many people, he would not have been able to find him at all, and the feeling of falling short swept over Frank in an instant. Suddenly, Frank glanced around the crowd and finally fixed his gaze on the newly awake guard.
"Someone, get him for me!" The guard looked shocked, and the people around Frank immediately showed the reaction speed of a high-level assassin after a moment's hesitation, and the two of them directly pressed the guard down on the table with one hand.
"Young master, why are you arresting me, I was wronged!" the guard shouted loudly, trying to get rid of the two men behind him, but the assassin of the same rank knew very well how to tie up an assassin and immediately tied him tightly with a rope soaked in sesame oil.
"Well, then I'll tell you why I'm suspicious of you. Frank came up to the guard and sat down in front of him.
"First of all, the murderer must be one of us, because it is not easy to infiltrate the Assassin Guild. Secondly, the operation to arrest Richard was a top-secret operation from the beginning, and only me and the two elders knew about it. And the two elders directly followed Richard's normal procedure, which means that they have never been in the dungeon at all, and Richard has no accident before being locked in the dungeon. If the elder did it, he could have killed him first, and then claimed that he wanted to escape and was forced to shoot him. Frank paused, taking a look at the guard's expression.
"So it took less than half an hour from the time Richard arrived at the Assassins' Guild to the time he was killed. If someone from the outside did it, there was no time to organize the operation, let alone break through the guards to assassinate him, so the murderer must have been very close to Richard or the guards who personally guarded him. ”
"You're ready to assassinate Richard when he's in the dungeon, but you can't do it in front of him because there are two guards, so you'll have to act out a scene where you're both drugged at the same time. But what you didn't expect was that the smell of blood after killing Richard would attract the Witch Priest to you, and you weren't sure that you would abscond out of the Assassin's Guild after killing the Priest. So just take the opportunity to make a big deal out of it, and then blame others to remove your suspicion. You've been pretending to be unconscious, and that's because you have something in you that no one else has. ”
"What is it?" asked the guard, puzzled.
"Blood, Richard was cut in the throat with a sharp object, and the heart spurted blood out of the body in an instant, so you have a lot of blood on you. ”
"I stuck it when I fell there. ”
"You know my temper very well, and you know that when I see you still lying there sleeping when I see this kind of scene, I will lose my temper, and the best way to wake you up is to kick you. ”
"There's no evidence for all of this, it's just speculation. The guard looked unconvinced.
"That's right, but a couple of things prove my suspicions. The first point is that the blood on your body is not stuck near that at all, because if it is, it will definitely not be splattered like this, but just a bloodstain. Second, there is still blood left on your dagger, and if I'm correct, there should still be blood in the blood tank if I pull it out. And you have been guarding the dungeon for a long time, and you have not been sent out on a mission at all, how can there be blood if you don't kill people?" the guard was speechless.
"Lock him up for me, interrogate him overnight, and make sure to ask the mastermind behind the scenes. ”
Suddenly, the guard smiled eerily, "Looks like I've underestimated you." But you don't want anything from me......" Before the guard could finish his sentence, Frank stepped forward and opened his mouth. But it was too late, the poison hidden behind the teeth had been bitten apart, and black blood slowly flowed from the corners of the mouth. The person is no longer breathing.
Professional Assassins would always hide some poison when they went out on a mission, both to keep out the information of their employer and to make themselves suffer less, and there was no cure for this poison.
The last bit of evidence was broken, and Frank became enraged and kicked the stool away.
"Young master, don't make a noise about this beforehand, let's dispose of the corpse first. The goblins drove away those who were still watching, leaving only a few more reliable ones. Wu Xian, the two elders, and another guard who had gained trust because of this.
Frank took a few deep breaths and calmed down slightly, "What's your name?"
The guard suddenly reacted by calling himself "My name is Bruno, Bruno Jones." ”
"Okay, Bruno, you get rid of the corpse tonight, and start being my guard tomorrow. ”
"Yes, young master, I'll do it right away!" Finally able to get out of the gloomy dungeon, Bruno immediately began to clean up the body.
"Let's go out first. The goblin then beckoned everyone out of the dungeon.
The group went back to the second floor, where there was Frank's dedicated room, and the five of them were sitting around a table while Frank was walking back and forth.
The two elders who had been silent finally spoke, "Now that everyone knows about this matter, if the four of them know that the young master is investigating that matter, I'm afraid that the young master is in danger." Ivan and I have taken turns to protect the young master's safety these days. ”
"Yani, Ivan, it's been hard for both of you these days. The safety of the young master is more important than anything else. The goblin said casually.
"Frank, what do you want that guard to do? "The only one present who called Frank by his name was the Great Priest, and it was good that he didn't give him a strange nickname in front of so many people.
Frank paused, thought for a while, and said, "It's not that I don't want to use more powerful people, but I don't know how many people of the higher level are credible now." The murderer deliberately avoided Richard when he assassinated him, proving that at least he is reliable for now. I don't have much strength, but I can cultivate it. Frank smiled slightly, a little bitter, the Assassin Guild founded by his father was now reliable and still had to choose from among the newcomers. That's why he wanted to woo Bert and them to join, and the longer he was in the Assassins' Guild, the more likely he was to be an enemy.
"Uncles have their own jobs to do, and I can't let you keep watch over me all the time. We will not be able to make any progress in this way. In short, let's take one step at a time. ”
"People are old and sleepy, if there is nothing to do, I will go first. Wu Xian got up and took his leave, and everyone left together.
People will always do anything to accomplish their goals, and how to defend themselves against daggers that are ready to strike in dark corners?