This was the first time Tails had seen King Nunn with a dark golden crown on his head, dressed in a golden-red garment that was both solemn and imposing, and walked down the steps surrounded by his subordinates with the dignity of a strong king, and walked to the long table in the center of the council chamber, where he sat on the throne that belonged to the co-king. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In his eyes, this nearly seventy-year-old man no longer had the gloom and obscurity of the first meeting, but was replaced by an unprecedented majesty, like a silent and terrifying lion in a lion pack.

I saw Nunn Walton VII, with a tall torso and an upright waist, holding his arms, and his eyes shooting into the hall with blazing eyes. The four Grand Dukes turned their heads or looked away unnaturally in the midst of the king's undisguised scrutiny and gaze.

Mielke, the officer, stood behind the king with a serious expression, dozens of fierce white-bladed guards guarded every corner of the council chamber, vigilantly pressing the white hilt, and more faces that Tails had never seen before, dressed in the clothes that should belong to nobles, stood on either side of the king with different expressions, exchanging glances unabashedly.

This is also the first time that Tails has seen King Nunn's close ministers in full, belonging to the court of Longxiao City.

Compared with the orderly and rule-based court of the stars, Exeter's kings and courtiers were filled with a ferocity and roughness, heaviness and wildness emanating from their bones, whether in their positions, postures, movements, and expressions, which seemed casual and rude, which unsettled the hearts of those who saw this scene for the first time - it felt like standing in a group of dangerous predators ready to open their mouths to devour people.

Tails couldn't help but glance at Putile, who nodded slightly at him.

"Wait?"

In the council chamber, the long-haired Grand Duke Ronnie asked in his thunderous voice, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

No one answered him.

"Hey, Your Majesty," said Archduke Trudeda, glancing at the gray-haired or glaring-eyed ministers standing beside King Nunn, "I don't know what you want to do, but, from His Excellency Sorb, Chief Governor, to Count Silaire, who deals with foreign affairs, to ...... You've brought half of the Imperial Council to us?"

"Do you want to discuss it with us," he asked, half sarcastically and half accusatory, "why is the wine at the banquet so sour?"

The Grand Duke of Auretheus beside him also looked at the king unceremoniously.

Tails looked at the scene with concern: How is it going to end?

"It seems that Your Majesty's long-standing tolerance has spoiled you. ”

"Listen, Archduke of Exeter," a subordinate of King Nunn, who was over half a hundred years old, unceremoniously replied to the Archduke of the Rebuilding Tower: "The king you have sworn allegiance, the co-lord of the Northlanders who have sworn to follow, is ordering you to ......"

"Wait!"

The face of the half-hundred old minister was cold, and he reprimanded without giving face:

Archduke Trudida and Archduke Olesius suddenly turned cold, while Archduke Leco was thoughtful.

Only Archduke Ronnie sat on the left side of the long table with the same face as he had seen Tails for the first time.

"At the very least, tell us what this crappy trap is for, Your Majesty?" After a few seconds, Grand Duke Raiko, who was guarding the city, let out a long sigh and sat down slowly.

"Colluding with the little imps of the stars to play tricks on his Grand Dukes," Grand Duke Auretheus also sat down in his seat, and then said coldly: "I feel that my dignity has been greatly insulted. ”

At that moment, there was a burst of tapping in the hall.

"Knock...... Boom...... Knock ......"

The four Grand Dukes turned their heads in unison to look at the main seat at the end of the long table.

There, Nunn VII, with a stern-faced expression, was slowly tapping the table with her right hand.

"Knock...... Boom...... Knock ......"

Tails narrowed, and he noticed that King Nunn was wearing a ring with a peculiar shape on the little finger of his right hand, and a black gem set in the center of the silver-white metal ring.

The king was tapping the table with the gem, seemingly nonchalantly.

"Dignity doesn't give you the right to question the king, Rebien," King Nunn said slowly, his eyes fixed on the table, as if he was particularly interested in the piece he was knocking on, "there's only one thing you have to do, boys, like you did more than ten years ago,"

"Obey me. ”

King Nunn slowly raised his head, and from his eyes shot a stern glint that could not be ignored, and looked at the Grand Dukes:

"Just as a long time ago, your father obeyed my father and later obeyed me......"

"At least then, we were fine. ”

"Got it?"

The Grand Dukes breathed in unison.

"As the kid said," said Archduke Leco after a few seconds, and was the first to speak, "You are testing our loyalty with lies, and the fact that we are far away from our own guards and retinue really makes me fear for my safety......

"If I really want your lives recklessly, old bald head," King Nunn suddenly raised his voice, causing Raiko to pause, "Do you think that with those miscellaneous soldiers around you, and with the axe hand of the Extreme Realm behind you, you can get out of Valhalla and even Longxiao City alive,"

"This is not your guarded city. ”

Several Grand Dukes frowned at the same time.

"At least tell us, what are you waiting for?" said Ronnie, brushing back his long hair.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has shown great kindness, please be uneasy, but if you know each other's identities and duties...... to the left of King Nunn, another vassal with a playful expression, replied with a smile and deep meaning, "Find your place and sit well." ”

No one spoke anymore.

There was silence in the hall for a moment, and there was no idea what the purpose of the waiting.

A few minutes.

At the end, Tails, who couldn't sit still, rolled his eyes curtly and looked around.

He attracted the attention of the bearded Grand Duke.

"After this is over, boy," Aletheus looked at Tails with a fierce expression, and for a moment the eyes of others followed, "I will dig out your heart—as the price of challenging our dignity." ”

Ronnie, Leco, and Trudida also cast different glances at him, some wary, some thoughtful, and some suspicious.

Tails closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

Damn it.

I thought it would be easy...... Find out who is behind the scenes, King Nunn waved his hand, and ten thousand arrows were fired together, revenge for injustice, revenge for revenge, patted his ass, and left.

But for now, at least from the performance of Alesio, the side effects and sequelae are very large.

"Save your strength, Your Excellency," Tails said listlessly, "don't always talk about things you can't do......"

He didn't want to justify anything anymore.

Auretheus gritted his teeth, but just as he was about to speak, a newcomer joined the chamber.

With the sound of chaotic footsteps, a brown-haired young man, wearing a heavy robe embroidered with blood-colored horseshoes, walked into the meeting hall full of people.

The Grand Duke of Beacon City, young Conkley Peverett, accompanied by his retinue, stood before the crowd.

Tails took a deep breath, then sighed heavily.

Finally......

"Good!"

Seeing Piffett's arrival, Grand Duke Trudeda's eyes lit up, and he looked around at the people in the hall and smiled.

Only Grand Duke Ronnie frowned tightly, while Grand Duke Leco showed a surprised expression.

"Now that we are all together, the five Grand Dukes who have been invited by Your Majesty are gathered together under the gaze of the White Blade Guard," the Grand Duke of the Rebuilding Tower raised his eyebrows: "Then the question is, what are you going to do? Do you want to use the ridiculous crime of gathering a crowd to conspire to kill us, or ......?"

Trudida's voice stopped abruptly.

The rest of the words were choked in his throat by himself.

It's like a crossbow arrow that breaks in an instant when it snaps a bracket.

The Grand Duke of the Rebuilding Tower stared blankly at the Pefit and his party who came over.

Their faces were unpale, their bodies were in disarray, their hands were empty, and one of the warriors on the side of Grand Duke Peverett himself, even with his support, covered his shoulders with a pale face, and blood oozed between his fingers.

Around them, there was a whole circle of white-bladed guards with their swords unsheathed, their blades shining with cold light, staring at them coldly.

Nicolais, the "Starfaller", was the last to walk in and salute the king.

Trudida reacted.

Piffett and his men, who were disarmed, were escorted in by the White-Bladed Guards.

The Grand Duke of Piffet himself stood expressionless, his body still tinged with cold, and snow dripping from his brown hair.

"Is it enough?" the young Grand Duke looked up at the people in the hall with a look of anger, "A noble Grand Duke should not be treated like a criminal in the king's palace and castle!"

"What do you want to do by coercing me into coming to the council hall by force?"

"This is a challenge to our ancient Northland traditions, in defiance of Necajou's oath of co-governance!"

King Nunn's eyes narrowed.

The four Grand Dukes had different expressions.

Tails raised an eyebrow at an angle that no one could see:

Tonight, it's finally coming to an end.

"That's what you want us to wait for, Your Majesty, and use all kinds of means to gather all five of us here," Archduke Leco looked at the embarrassed Archduke Piffett, and said lightly in a helpless tone, "Can you tell us now the ins and outs of all this?"

"Is it true that the little imp said," said Auretheus angrily, "that we have to wait for Rumba to come with us?"

Trudida chuckled lowly.

Under everyone's gaze, the old king of Exeter paused for three seconds before he slowly spoke.

"Very well," King Nunn clasped his hands, his expression serious and his eyes sharp.

But his next sentence made almost everyone look surprised.

"Little Tails, my clever guest. ”

King Nunn slowly turned to the side, looking at the Star Prince standing at his side.

Tails, who was about to watch a good show, was stunned.

What the?

Little Tails?

Do I know you well?

"Come, tell the loyal dukes why they are here. ”

King Nunn's voice fell, and his eyes flashed.

"Tell them...... The so-called truth. ”

Everyone's eyes, with different emotions such as hesitation, surprise, and gloom, turned to the second prince of the stars in unison at that moment

Tails froze in place.

Damn it.

He reacted quickly and pulled out an ugly smile, raised his hands, and spread them out to the sides.

"I don't want to get involved in Exeter's infighting, Your Majesty," Tails smiled, "It's up to you to take care of the housekeeping, it's ......"

But he didn't finish.

"You're already involved, Tails. Nunn's deep and old voice, accompanied by the king's meaningful gaze, interrupted him, "You are already in it, and you can't extricate yourself, the future King of the Stars." ”

"And you promised to do it for me—your promise, didn't you. ”

Tails gritted his teeth.

Several Grand Dukes looked at him, and their doubts slowly turned into solemnity.

Tails swallowed and frowned.

Nunn, this damn old man.

Is it to show the Grand Dukes that the heir of the stars is with him?

Tails' brow tightened.

King Nunn's gaze grew sharper.

"Go on, what are you waiting for, little prince," continued Aletheus to look at him viciously, "after you deceived us all with ridiculous words—to be honest, I thought Rumba would come with you." ”

Tails ignored him.

Finally, under Putilai's whispered reminder, he exhaled helplessly.

All right.

Greeting the eyes of almost everyone in the hall, Tails stepped forward.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency," said Tails, facing the almost unkind gazes of the five Grand Dukes, "tonight, most of what I have said to you is false, and only one thing is true. ”

"Prince Moral was assassinated in the stars. Tails sighed, "One of the masterminds behind the scenes, is among you. ”

As soon as the words fell, the five Grand Dukes frowned in unison.

The king's close courtiers began to exchange words.

The second prince paid no attention to the murmur that began to rise in the hall.

"And His Majesty Nunn asked me to find out who was working with the Lomba to kill Prince Moral. Tails said with a blank face.

"Well, I knew ......" the bald Grand Duke Leco sighed, "We were invited not only to deal with this Prince of the Stars. ”

Archduke Trudida turned his head, shook his head disapprovingly, and said, "The black hand who conspired with the rumba? Ha, I understand. ”

"But it's not a good errand......" Tails turned to the five Grand Dukes and nodded, "You, almost all of the five Grand Dukes are suspicious. ”

The five Grand Dukes turned their heads unnaturally, avoiding the twin gazes of Tails and King Nunn.

"It turns out that you are indeed restless," Tails chuckled and continued, "To be honest, I really didn't expect that to draw all four of you over...... I thought one or two at most. ”

"My loyal Grand Dukes, co-rulers of Exeter," said King Nunn slowly, "they all seem to be ambitious. ”

Whispers rang out in the hall again.

Auretheus and Leco's faces became embarrassed, Ronnie still had a cold look, Trudida was laughing loudly, and young Pefit was still gloomy.

King Nunn watched everything in silence, clasping his hands together.

"So, it's almost impossible to follow the rules to find the devil among you......" Tails sighed.

"I can only find another way out, give up starting with the suspect, and start from the truth of the matter, from how the murderer who knows the truth will react. Tails nodded at Putile, smiling, "Since you can't go back, why don't you go all out?"

"I see," said Grand Duke Ronnie of Qiyuan City, "what you say is false...... There's no secret discussion between Longxiao City and the Black Sand Collar at all, and there's no cooperation between Walton and Rumba, right?"

Tails shook his head: "Of course not, it's all my nonsense - Your Majesty will not ally with the enemy who kills blood relatives." ”

On the rectangular table, King Nunn's gaze flickered strangely.

"I see," Archduke Leco said inarticulately, "the key lies in Rumba, right? Because the so-called black hand who murdered Moral is conspiring with Rumba?"

"Hmph," Auretheus snorted coldly, "what a lame ploy - to convince us to convince that the black hand at the same time, that Rumba and His Majesty are cooperating?

"The sleeve is so straightforward," said Archduke Trudeda, leaning back, and laughing, "Is anyone really going to be fooled?"

Tails stared at the three of them, his gaze wandering back and forth for a few seconds.

Until the second prince smiled lightly.

"No," Tails shook his head decisively, "It's not that simple. ”

"Don't forget, what I told you, the words 'Rumba is not a murderer, but the secret department has identified him as a murderer,' perhaps the innocent Grand Dukes would believe it," Tails continued:

But only he, only the black hand, will not believe this -- as an accomplice of Rumba, only he knows that Rumba is indeed one of the real murderers! It is impossible for Rumba to clear himself of the suspicion of killing the prince, so it is impossible for Rumba to cooperate with His Majesty, and therefore it is impossible for Rumba to betray him. ”

"Only the Black Hand himself knows," Tails turned, looking around, inspecting the effect of his speech, "I am simply alarmist when I say that the so-called 'Walton-Rumba Covenant' is simply alarmist, and it is impossible for Rumba to seek an alliance with His Majesty. ”

"Then what do you mean by what you said at night?" The bald Grand Duke Leco's eyes lit up: "You said a lot of things that Your Majesty will abandon hatred and choose interests, but if you can't make the murderer believe at all, Rumba and Your Majesty are cooperating......"

"I'm not going to convince him of this, I just want to tell him," Tails said lightly, "Your Majesty suspects that Rumba is not the murderer, and is trying to contact Rumba." ”

On the throne of the long table, King Nunn gave a faint sneer.

"And, if Nicolas had picked me up, it would have been a long time since the two sides had been in contact. ”

Grand Duke Auretheus said impatiently: "You just said that Rumba is the murderer, he does not dare and will not cooperate with His Majesty, you can't dig up the name of that black hand from Rumba......"

"I'm not done yet!"

"His Majesty's investigation has also found a key point," Tails interrupted him coldly, leaving Auretheus stunned: "That black hand has done one more thing!"

"He also participated in the plot against me, the plot against the Prince of the Stars!"

The whispering in the council chamber stopped instantly.

"In the game between Broken Dragon Fortress and Rumba, he bribed a group called the 'Sword of Calamity' and used Rumba's magic gun unit to assassinate me, trying to frame Rumba for this," Tails took a deep breath and said word by word:

"That's what I want him to know!"

"I want that black hand to know: His Majesty Nun already knows that the black hand who plotted to kill the Moral prince is also the one who planted the rumba!"

Putile, behind Tails, sighed, and Marquis Slys, beside him, smiled.

"So, at the end of the day, I talked so much nonsense to you at night, but I just want to tell you two things," Tails shrugged: "One, Your Majesty is contacting Rumba, and two, Your Majesty knows that the black hand who murdered Prince Moral is also calculating Rumba." ”

In everyone's puzzled gaze, Tails nodded slowly:

"In this case, it doesn't matter whether Your Majesty can reach a cooperation with Lomba, what matters is - when Your Majesty contacted Lomba, in order to confirm the truth about Moral's murder, would he also inform Lomba of this matter?"

Several Grand Dukes were shocked!

They've figured out what happened.

"And it's possible!After all, according to me, His Majesty Nunn had been in contact with the Black Sand Collar through Nicolas for several days......"

"That black hand, who murdered His Majesty's son and betrayed Rumba, must be apprehensive in the face of such a possibility...... Your Majesty will tell Rumba in order to win his trust that the person who framed Rumba is also the one who plotted to kill Moral?"

"And Rumba happens to be the one who knows the truth about the murder of Prince Moral and knows the identity of that black hand!"

"So the key is not His Majesty, but Lombard himself," Tails looked at everyone's reactions and sighed deeply: "If the answer is 'no,' then it is his luck, but will this luck continue forever?

"If the answer is 'yes', then Archduke Chaman Rumba will know that it was his long-time collaborator who planted a traitor in the army of the Black Sand Leader and framed him under the Broken Dragon Fortress!"

"This is betrayal!"

"At that point, if I were a rumba, the first thing I would do would be to inform Your Majesty of the identity of the Black Hand at once," Tails' eyes flashed with certainty, and he said categorically:

"With the hands of the Dragon Lance Family, let this collaborator who dares to betray, betray, and frame him pay the heaviest price in Longxiao City!"

Hearing this, King Nunn suddenly took his seat and threw up his head and laughed.

The laughter grew louder and louder.

But the others in the council chamber did not say a word, but watched the king's smile in silence.

Until King Nunn put away his laughter and set his eyes on the five Grand Dukes, one of them.

"Go on," King Nunn's gaze was extremely sharp at this time, and he looked at the archduke who was speechless, and his old voice was full of murderous intent at this time, "We are all looking forward to him." ”

Tails turned his head and nodded to the old king.

He exhaled from his nose and looked up:

"Once this happens, the identity of that black hand and the things he has done will be invisible in the eyes of Rumba and His Majesty!"

"Once you think about it, his identity and crimes will be leaked to His Majesty Nunn by the Grand Duke of Rumba in correspondence at any time......"

"Once you think about it, every minute he stays in Longxiao City, the possibility of being exposed is a little greater......"

"Once you think about it, there is nowhere to vent Your Majesty's vengeful anger......"

Tails paced to the center of the field, let out a long sigh, looked at the unusual Grand Duke, and said slowly:

"How can you sit still, eat well, and sleep soundly, and how can you not hurry back to your territory, and hold behind the high walls, in order to protect yourself?"

The five Grand Dukes had different expressions.

But four of them all had their eyes set on the Grand Duke, who had been very different from the moment of their arrival.

"That's right......

Tails spoke slowly, and he turned his gaze to the man.

The man who met for the first time in the chamber, gentle, fair, and warm-hearted, but who did not say a word tonight, was silent.

The youngest of all, the Grand Duke with a bloody hoof embroidered on his clothes.

"Your Majesty, I, and the common adversaries of the Rumba: the black hand who murdered the Prince of Moral, the assassin of my enemy, the collaborator and the betrayer of the Rumba......" Tails smiled kindly.

"Can you tell me why, at four o'clock in the morning, before dawn, when the feast is in full swing, and when the palace and the gates are open for the first time, at a time when I have made such powerful news and proposals, and look forward to your meeting......

"You can't even say goodbye in time, so you have to leave Valhalla in a hurry, board the carriage, drive to the city gate, and leave Longxiao City regardless of it?"

Tails shook his head and pronounced his name with mixed feelings:

"Honorable Grand Duke of Beacon City, Your Excellency Conkley Peverett?"

At this point, the audience was silent.

Until the brown-haired young man with a prominent status, who was covered in cold air and snow, slowly raised his head and looked at the prince of the stars.

There was numbness in his eyes. (To be continued.) )