Chapter 174: The murderer is actually him
The speed of the fat nobleman is very slow, although he is already desperately trying to escape, and the fat all over his body is trembling because of the vigorous exercise, but in the face of Wayne, whose speed is at the peak level even among the witchers, everything is in vain.
Even if he was a hundred meters away, Wayne only took a short time to rush to the front of the fat nobleman, blocking his way, and looking at him with cold eyes.
With a fleshy face, a splendid dress, and obscene eyebrows, it didn't look like a good thing, and it was indeed one of the ministers who followed the king when he met him in the morning.
is also very consistent with the identity in the original book, and it seems that the murderer is him.
Seeing that there was no hope of escaping, the fat nobleman's face became very panicked, he looked at the demon hunter who had just killed in front of him, stood up, and while secretly thinking about how to escape, he shouted loudly:
"Witcher, you pariah, you monster, I'm the court minister, Baron Ostryt, what are you stopping me from, dare to offend the nobles, I will let the soldiers hang you."
Listening to the fat nobleman revealing his name, Wayne was even more convinced of the other party's identity, he was too lazy to talk more with such a mortal person, and no matter what he wanted to say, he directly bullied him forward, Bangbang punched him on the bridge of his nose a few times, stuffed all the foul words in his mouth back, and directly hit him with the bridge of his nose shattered, spit blood in his mouth, and his eyes were full of gold stars, and he fainted directly with dizziness.
Wayne shook off the blood on his hand, this is still half of his strength, otherwise these few punches, this guy will definitely be beaten to death by him.
Dragging Ostryt's body like a dead dog, Wayne walked towards the location of Virgin New Town, but it soon occurred to him that dragging this guy through the city like this, as his minister, was likely to attract interrogation by the guards, and although there was no major incident at that time, it would be quite troublesome.
After thinking about it, he took out the invisibility cloak from the magic bag with some disgust, covered it on the bloody face of Ostride, and then dragged the fat pig that had become transparent, and walked briskly towards the location of the palace of Vijma.
After walking for about ten minutes, he dragged the fat pig through several streets before dragging him to the door of the palace.
Because he had just come out of the palace in the morning, and the guards on duty at the gate knew him, Wayne did not suffer any hindrance, and saw Triss, who had been called out by the guards.
Although the sorceress was a little surprised that Wayne was gone, she walked quickly to Wayne's side and asked softly:
"My dear, why are you back in the palace again? What's the matter? ”
Wayne didn't explain much, just leaned into Triss's ear and explained softly:
"I have caught the murderer of the curse, take me to the parlor where we had the morning conversation, and then inform His Majesty the King and report the matter."
Triss was stunned when she heard this, because when she left in the morning, she had not heard Wayne talk about the agreement with Foltest, and she didn't even know that there were other murderers in this curse.
However, out of trust in her lover, Triss didn't say much, and after a few brief words with the soldiers guarding the palace gates, she entered the palace with Wayne.
As a royal advisor, she still has this right.
Walking on the way to the palace, Wayne whispered a few simple explanations to Triss, and when the two came to the door of the reception room, the sorceress sighed, glanced at the person who was dragged behind by Wayne in a strange posture, although she didn't know why the person was invisible, she couldn't help but ask:
"So who is the murderer? actually killed the queen and the princess at the same time, His Majesty the King will definitely not let him go, and his end must be very miserable. ”
Wayne thought for a moment, he couldn't remember Ostrith's name a little, but he still spoke:
"It's the same one we saw in the morning, the fat minister next to the king, who seems to be called ......, Ostret."
Triss opened her mouth in some surprise, but at last she didn't say anything, she pushed open the door to the living room, and said to Wayne:
"Go in and wait, I'll inform His Majesty, and he should be coming to you soon."
Wayne nodded, walked into the living room, found a chair to sit down, and waited quietly.
Less than five minutes later, in a rush of footsteps, King Foltest, dressed in a splendid king's robe, pushed open the wooden door and entered.
Seeing Wayne sitting in his chair, he stopped the witcher from wanting to salute, his eyes searched the living room, and then, in a tone of imminent thunder, asked:
"Where's the murderer, witcher?"
Wayne stood up and saluted slightly, then pulled open the invisibility cloak at his feet, revealing Ostrett's fat body inside.
Foltest didn't care about the surprise of the invisibility cloak, he took a few steps forward, stared fiercely at the unconscious Ostryt, did not make a radical move, but said in a tone of confusion and anger:
"Is that him? Ostrit, this guy has been my squire since he was very young, and then my minister of the inner court, for more than ten years. ”
Wayne's expression was calm, as if he was telling the truth, and he said in a calm tone:
"Your Majesty, before coming to the palace, he attacked me outside the city with a dozen mercenaries, and the evidence is conclusive."
"And I have already interrogated him, and it is precisely because he has followed you since he was very young, that he has been in love with Queen Yada since he was very young, and he has a grudge against you who married her, so that he has imposed this vicious curse because of love and hatred."
"Let the queen die on the same day as the princess."
"And his plot is not only that, the resurrection of the vampire bird is also because of his curse."
"He just wants the vampire bird to make more and more trouble, causing dissatisfaction among the commoners and nobles, and then fanning the flames, increasing the contradictions between the royal family and others, trying to overthrow your rule, take your throne, and take revenge on you."
Of course, these things Ostry never said, these facts are the truth that Wayne knew from the original book, but so what, in this world with magic, as long as it is the truth, even if you die, you can find out, and it is not something you can deny through quibble.
Moreover, Ostry is not a smart person, and he may not be able to find clues until he is suspected, but once the object of suspicion is placed on him, all the previous deeds of this guy appear in front of King Foltest's eyes.
The king was silent for more than ten seconds, panting in his chest, and his movements became bigger and bigger, until at last, his eyes seemed to erupt with angry fire, and he looked at Ostrat on the ground, and roared loudly:
"That's right, it's this guy, he used to have a lot of questionable behavior, but I regarded him as a friend, as a partner who grew up together, and I didn't doubt him."
"But this bastard dares to betray me like this and hurt my family, I will skin him and hang him on the city gate so that everyone can see what will happen to him."
Wayne didn't comment on this behavior, but said:
"Your Majesty, now that the murderer has been caught, I suggest that you let Advisor Triss interrogate him again, lest you think I'm lying, and perhaps you can find a list of nobles who have united against you."
"Probably tomorrow night, I'll officially start expelling the curse, and no one should stop this operation."
"If you insist on watching it, schedule your time."
"So, allow me to take my leave, Your Majesty, I still have some things to prepare in advance."
King Foltest was silent for more than ten seconds, then sat down on a wooden chair by the fireplace, looked at Wayne with both eyes, and said:
"Go, witcher, I trust your judgment, the traitor should be this guy."
"Also, deal with tomorrow's curse well, as long as you can save my daughter, I will definitely not forget my promise."
(End of chapter)