Chapter 17: Destroying the Gate
Is there another homicide? Du Chen and Steve jumped out of the carriage and said in their hearts, "The law and order in St. John's City is not very good!"
It's a paradise for criminals like them.
The aristocratic district in the east of the city has a total of three longitudinal roads, more than a dozen horizontal paths, and the whole is a square, and now all the intersections are blocked, and hundreds of aristocratic families in the block are ordered to stay at home and not go out.
There was also a steady stream of soldiers arriving from other blocks, apparently the city guards had only gotten the news of the murder had just been discovered.
Du Chen asked the soldiers guarding the block, "I am the ...... of Francis of the St. Cain family!"
Before he finished his words, the soldier had already shouted: "The garrison of the Yanjing Shengbowen Legion, the commander of the corps, General Kirisek, orders the eastern district of the city to be sealed immediately, no one is allowed to enter or leave, Young Master Francis, please take a detour!"
As he spoke, the soldier glanced at Du Chen strangely, he said that he had heard from his colleagues in the city guard that the shame of the St. Cain family had become smarter, and now he really didn't look like an idiot.
The soldier's attitude was resolute, and he moved out of the corps commander, Du Chen had no choice but to shrug helplessly, "Okay, I can make a detour, but my house is inside, where can I go around?"
Steve stepped forward and said with a smile, "Dear Mr. Soldier, we are the sons of the deputy chief of the command, it seems that my father's official position is a little bigger than that of General Kirisek, right? No, look at this!" he took out a sign from his pocket, the size of a palm, fiery red, with a portrait of Sigru carved in battle.
The soldier immediately straightened his chest and gave a military salute!
"Can we go in now!?" Steve gently pushed the soldiers away and led Du Chen into the aristocratic quarters, but his carriage and coachman were stopped outside.
"Big brother, what is that brand for?" Du Chen watched curiously as Steve treasured the brand in his arms.
"This is a token of the eldest son of the family, and sometimes, I hold it to represent the entire St. Cain family, but, hehe, this thing is the best thing to use to intimidate rivals!" Steve smiled and looked around again, "It's weird, the entire city has been blocked, and it is estimated that something has happened to a big man!"
As the brothers spoke, a group of soldiers hurried past them, but instead of the dark blue armor of the city guards, they were dressed in red heavy armor, holding a red fire emblem shield and a red horse slashing sword.
"Wow, even the Verne guards have been dispatched!" Steve shouted exaggeratedly, pointing to the group of soldiers and explaining to Du Chen: "They are one of the most powerful soldiers in the Empire, the royal guards of the Palace of Verne!
Du Chen's heart sank, he had only heard about how powerful and glorious the Saint Cain family was, but today he knew that his family had a force that was not inferior to the Lanning royal family!
But so what? Du Chen had already decided to leave, but before that, he had to get a huge sum of money, otherwise, would he have to ask Old Fuye and Ariza to be thieves with him?
"Interesting, the Verne guards will not be dispatched easily!Dear brother, let's go, let's go and see the excitement!" Steve excitedly pulled Du Chen and followed behind the guards.
The Verne guards ran neatly outside a manor, and one of them broke into the door without saying hello, while the others erected heavy shields in front of the main gate of the manor, and actually put up a defensive formation during battle.
Du Chen asked Ariza to follow him to the front of the manor, and there was no statue in front of its door, indicating that there was no glorious title fighting god on the ancestor of this family!
Looking at the door number of the manor, Du Chen was stunned, this is the home of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that is, the home of Fries, who attacked him last night!
Could it be that there was an accident here, too?
"Steve, Francis, why are you here!?" At this time, Angels and several other nobles came to the Chancellor's estate, all of them had higher official positions than the Yenching Legion, so they were naturally not restricted by the ban.
Du Chen glanced at the 'father' coldly, and did not speak, Steve said: "Father, there have been some accidents in the Cathedral of St. John, but the godfather Ferdinand asks for secrecy, you ......" He looked at the other nobles who followed Angels, and the meaning was obvious, and the next words could only be known between their father and son.
The nobles departed with interest, and a few of them with very high official positions walked into the Chancellor's estate.
Steve said, "Father, Fries was killed, and the murderer didn't alarm anyone!"
Angels' face turned blue for a moment, "He was killed in St. John's Cathedral!?" he glanced at the Chancellor's Manor of the Exchequer that was being defended, "Fries is dead, and his whole family has been killed, could it be that their family has offended a powerful fighting god......"
Suddenly, among the ministers who had just walked into the manor, a few of them covered their mouths and ran out while vomiting, "God, God of Fighting, it's too cruel, Deputy Chief Anjies, the situation inside is not suitable for Wenchen to participate, or you soldiers will take over!"
Angels shouted, "You are the great ministers of the Empire, keep up your demeanor!"
"All died, except for slaves and servants, and all twenty-seven members of the Chancellor's family were killed, and...... And skinned!"
Du Chen chuckled in his heart, didn't care about the discord with Anjies, and said in a low voice: "Fries was also skinned!"
Gaba, Gaba, Anjie clenched his fists, his bones were crisp, although Du Chen hated him very much, but he had to admit that at this moment, the fierce momentum of the eighth-level Xuanwu Fighting God Anjie made people dare not face it.
"This is provoking the Empire, hmph, Steve, you take Francis home, don't come out without my orders!"
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When Du Chen returned home and reunited with Old Foye and Ariza, the alert order of the noble district of St. John's City was escalated, and no one was allowed to enter or leave the noble district unless he held an order signed by His Majesty Balgena and Holy Patriarch Ferdinand, and Du Chen, who knew about it, was warned not to divulge any news!
It's no wonder that the entire family of the Empire's Chancellor of Finance was wiped out, and one of them died in the largest church of the Dou Holy Church in the Einz continent, which is a provocation to the Empire and the Holy Religion at the same time!
In the evening, Angels returned to the manor, and there was no progress in solving the murder case, and his face was very unsightly.
late at night
A group of robed figures arrived at St. Cain's Manor, all with large hats covering their heads, as if they didn't want to be known.
"Stop!" the samurai of the Saint Cain family stepped forward to intercept him, but one of them handed him a sign and whispered, "Let Angels and Francis come to see me!"
The warrior glanced at the sign, his expression changed, and he said solemnly: "I understand, please enter the inner courtyard and wait!
After a while, Angels hurriedly led his family to the inner courtyard, and Du Chen was also called out.
Anjies walked quickly to the robed man, and at the same time raised the three ring fingers of his left hand and pressed it on his right chest, which was the etiquette between the fighting gods, indicating that he was an eighth-level Xuanwu fighting god. "Dear Godfather, thank you for visiting St. Cain's Manor, are you looking for Francis?"
The man in the robe took off his hat, it was Ferdinand, "Yes, while investigating the homicide, I found something very interesting, related to Francis!"
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