Chapter 148: The Moriarty Family
After Lily retrieved the wheelchair, she took Ivas and Yulia back to 14 Ronin Street, and poured tea for Ivas and Yulia.
Start telling them about what you just encountered...... and the "family secret" given by Oswald.
"Guardians of House Droos......"
Eivas whispered to himself, his fingers twitching involuntarily on the wheelchair. When he starts to think seriously, there will be such small movements.
- He's going to find a way to kill Chancellor Drost.
And his guardian is indeed a bit of a problem.
These elven guardians of Avalon were once papal guards. It can be said that everyone is the best of the best.
And the most troublesome part is that they are all good people, and they are all the face of the church...... At the same time, it is also a proof of the friendship between the church and Avalon, and the actual link between the friendship between the two countries.
This made Ivus reluctant to assassinate him by some vile and despicable means.
It's going to make a big deal out of it. He will even push the "death of Minister Drost" to the international level, so that the situation will become out of Ivas's control, and the future will be completely out of his experience and predictions.
That old fat man of Droost is better off dying quietly.
But the good thing is...... Listening to Lily's words, the old man seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with Minister Drost.
And after Lily left the Inspectorate, the old butler Oswald reminded Lily that she might be in danger.
He also explained to Lily in detail some of the rules held by these guardians sent by the Church and the nature of the Moriarty family.
To put it simply, they are not protecting the head of the family, not Avalon, not the queen or the descendants. It's not even a family, it's just a "continuation of the bloodline".
The only exception is the Moriartys – because they have been a child system from the beginning.
Of the twenty founding families, only the Moriarty family sought the adopted son of a genius from among the commoners to inherit the family business, and it did so from generation to generation. They represent the "possibility of change".
"According to Mr. Oswald, Mordred, the apostle who is at the origin of the Moriarty family, is himself the adopted son of someone else."
Lily said to Ivus and Yulia.
Mordred actually has a wife and children, and two children.
But Mordred also chose an adopted son to pass on his craft to him. After his ascension to the position of an apostle, this adopted son succeeded him.
"Later, Mordred's two biological sons came out against him. But they did something wrong...... That is, they colluded with the remnants of the giants. Later, his adopted son found them and personally beheaded them both. ”
Since then, the adopted son has changed his surname to Moriarty.
He was Constantine Moriarty, the first Moriarty of Avalon.
"He was a noble knight, and because he killed his adoptive father's two children with his own hands, he did not want his children to inherit Moriarty's family name and property, and he thought that in doing so he would be usurping his adoptive father's family property."
Lily repeated Oswald's statement: "From then on, the Moriarty family could only be passed on to adopted sons. ”
"That's ...... so"
Ivus muttered.
This may be the reason why there are no portraits of ancestors left in the family.
Because each generation of Moriarty looks different, they don't want their adopted son to know about it early and therefore see themselves as the legitimate heirs of the Moriarty family - in this way, there is no point in recruiting adopted sons.
And then Ivus realized something else: "Isn't this Lloyd's?" ”
The inheritance mechanism of the Moriarty family, except that it is not so bloody, is exactly the same as the inheritance mechanism of Lloyd's elders!
This should be a secret that can only be known to the next generation of family heads when there is a family inheritance relationship.
Oswald would now tell this secret to Lily, who was Evas's personal maid...... It is very likely that he was mentally prepared not to be able to get the professor back. In that case, the rightful heir to House Moriarty would be Ivas.
"Mr. Oswald probably wants me to negotiate with the Drost family in the name of the head of the Moriarty family and save you."
Ivus narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly, "If you think about it from this perspective...... I had a new possibility.
"That is, Minister Drost may not really want to kill you. That old thing, most likely, is just waiting for me to make peace with him and intercede for you. ”
"What?"
Lily was stunned for a moment.
Ivus opened his eyes and said gently, "Let's start from the beginning." First of all, clarify the logical base point...... That is, he confirmed that 'Mr. Gray' was from Lloyd's and was a disciple of Lady Gray-Green. In other words, the assassination commission he sent was real, but at the same time it was 'whimical'.
"Then the first possibility is that he wants to kill you as revenge for me. For the events that put Minister Drost in danger were related to me, and it was my reasoning that connected the assassinated secretary to the smuggling case. And he happened to be assassinated by the Iris Kingdom, and Minister Droester was also investigated by the Inspectorate for this. ”
That's why Diomedes is in the Inspectorate.
"But if we follow this outcome, there is another possibility. He just wants me to realize that he's sent someone to assassinate you, which means he doesn't care if Mr. Gray's assassination is successful, he just wants him to do it as soon as possible. There is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days...... So as long as I can't get hold of the detailed evidence that he commissioned the killing, then as long as he continues to invest money, you will always be in danger.
"He's waiting for me to intercede with him. Judging by his relationship with Lloyd's, he should have known that the professor was most likely dead. Then I am the next generation of Moriarty family heads. If I, as the chief attacker, were forced to side with him, there was a good chance that the crisis faced by the Drost family would be resolved.
"And if I don't succeed in saving you, then this can be a hysterical deterrent. Even though everyone knew that his days were numbered, no one dared to anger the dying beast for fear of him biting back. And in this way, he may also find a chance to catch his breath. ”
Ivas sighed: "This old thing is a bit of a manipulation. Thankfully, Mr. Oswald provided the key information so I wasn't caught in the pit. ”
Yulia had been mentioned by Ivas before that her adoptive father might be dead, so she didn't react much to it.
But she noticed another place: "That Minister Drost...... Is it my brother's enemy? ”
"It's our enemy."
"He's Lily's real father, but he hired a murderer to kill her mother. Now he wants to kill Lily. And his purpose should be to hit me through Lily. ”
Hearing this, Yulia's gaze suddenly became fierce.
But she's like a fried-haired kitten staring at people viciously, and she doesn't look scary at all.
But she did not hesitate to utter dangerous words: "Is that brother going to kill him?" ”
"yes," Ivus whispered, just touching Yulia's head as a comforting gesture, "so I'm thinking...... How to bypass Mr. Diomedes' interference and protection and kill Minister Drost.
"He himself should not be weak, as the main legal teacher can have at least the fourth level. But if the front stretches for too long, it could attract Diomedes. Even if Diomedes himself did not have a favorable opinion of Minister Drost, he would do his part to protect him. ”
Evas has the means to kill him quickly - Shadow Fiend is a good tool and an excuse.
Here's the problem...... How to separate them?
Chancellor Droester was afraid of death, and he took his elven butler with him almost everywhere he went. He wouldn't even go out unless he had to.
He obviously knew that he had offended more people. So he is very cautious in doing things, and basically only relies on his own secretary to negotiate with others.
Iwass couldn't think of a good solution to this question for a while.
However, he had to lay the groundwork for Shadow Fiend as soon as possible.
When will the Lloyd's assassins come?
Ivas couldn't wait.
The Flame Butterfly he just got is just right for Ivus's means of counterattack!
After that, he can go into suspended animation...... And then go on a killing spree.
At this moment, Ivus's phone rang suddenly.
Ivas picked up: "This is Ivus Moriarty. ”
"I called you six times...... Where have you been today? ”
On the other end of the line, he couldn't help but complain, it was none other than Lloyd's Yorke Hermes.
(End of chapter)