Whispering Poems

Chapter 1565 The Dead of the Event

Her Royal Highness asked Xia De:

"I don't know if what happened to the earl in the southern country is related to that 'emotionless killer'?"

"The killer without emotion" is a rumor in the city. According to more and more outrageous rumors, the person who assassinated the earl was trained by harsh methods to resemble a dead soldier, specifically to provoke conflicts between the two countries and trigger a war.Xia De can only say that it is better not to read too many knight novels.

The witch also smiled, and Xia De shook his head:
"What does it have to do with me? I was at home all last night. However, it probably has something to do with the accidental loss of my perfumed handkerchief. It was lost at a banquet last weekend, and it had a curse attached to it. I hope whoever finds it throws it away as soon as possible."

Xia De said nonchalantly, and being pulled by Mia, he scooped up a spoonful of applesauce and smeared it on its high-end cat food.Xia De once secretly tasted this kind of cat food, and it actually tastes quite good.

Rezia decided to return to the yordle house with Miss Galina, so she also had breakfast at the table and chatted with Shad about her siblings' interest in the game.The princes and princesses of the Cavendish family also have their own followers or so-called "friends" to participate in the competition, and they regard whether the person they fancy can win the competition as a kind of competition within the family.

In Xia De's view, this is simply the king deliberately indulging the struggle of his children.Now that His Majesty the King is in good health, it doesn't matter. Once the battle for the throne is really involved, Xia De can't even imagine what will happen.

Not only the children of the royal family, but the attention to this game has become the biggest thing in the city recently. Even the time, place and arrangement of the negotiations between the two countries have been reduced to the second page of the newspaper.There are people everywhere holding newspapers to discuss the schedule and odds. People who can buy tickets to watch the game can become the focus of social occasions.

"The widow of Earl Franklin said at the club yesterday that she would like to spend a wonderful evening with the winner of this competition."

Rezia picked up the teacup and said:
"In recent decades, the atmosphere in the city has become worse and worse, and this kind of slut can be called a noble lady."

Miss Galina smiled very ladylikely:

"Everyone has their own way of life, as long as they don't provoke us. Besides, I don't think Xia De is interested in that kind of woman. Although our knight is suave, we have to admit that his vision is really high .”

Xia De didn't know whether she was mocking him or praising herself, so she just kept her mouth shut and pretended not to hear.

Since the relationship between Xia De and Miss Galina has changed, the relationship between Rezia and the witch has also improved, and the atmosphere at breakfast is actually very leisurely.Rezia talked with Miss Galina about border and trade route negotiations, which also let Xia De know that while arranging the negotiations, both countries are gathering troops to the Pantanal region to increase their bargaining chips.

At around 07:30, there was a knock on the door downstairs.

Xia De frowned, closed his eyes and said:
"Three heartbeats, stranger."

"Who will come to you so early?"

The witch asked lazily, signaling her maid to go downstairs to take a look.At the same time, Rezia wiped her mouth methodically with a napkin, then got up and went to the bedroom temporarily.Her cutlery wasn't put away, Tifa just sat there.

The visitor downstairs did not expect that it would be a maid who opened the door. Xia De heard the voice, and then the maid returned to the second floor and said:

"Miss, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Michelson Scott, Deputy Chief Constable of Ridwich Field, Mr. Malin, Senior Detective of Ridwich Field, and Mr. Roman, the servant of Yordle Palace, are visiting. .”

"What are these people looking for me for?"

Xia De didn't quite understand, but still asked the maid to invite the three of them up.

The three gentlemen quickly came to the second floor. When they saw Miss Galina who was sitting with Xia De, they all stopped in panic and saluted respectfully:

"Your Ann, Miss Galina."

The Duchess didn't mean to talk to them, and Shad didn't get up from the table:
"Good morning, gentlemen, what can I do?"

he asked.

"Good morning, Mr. Hamilton."

The deputy director of Ridwich Field, whom Shad had only seen in newspapers, greeted him nervously:

"It's like this. There is something that requires your cooperation in the investigation. Something happened last night, but it hasn't been reported yet. His Majesty is very concerned about this matter, so he sent Mr. Roman to visit the suspect with us. I mean, people involved in this matter."

He didn't hide the possibility of things:

"The Duke of Serich's second son, Mr. Enhor Seridge, was killed last night outside the Edward III Circus outside the city."

"Who is that?"

Xia De blinked his eyes, and then thought of it, that was the person who deliberately provoked him because of his admiration for Rezia before the match yesterday morning.It's just that after Xia De won the No.1 horse race in the morning, the young Mr. Serich didn't come to him again.

He noticed that Tifa and Miss Galina both looked at him, they knew about it, and they thought about the "accidentally lost handkerchief" at the dinner table.

But this time Shad really did nothing:

"The gentleman was killed?"

He said in surprise that at least ten people saw the "conflict" between Mr. Serich and Shad yesterday, and he was indeed suspicious.The reason why the Kings attach importance to this matter is because this is the first player to die during the game this year.This gentleman, unfortunately consumed the only death indicator this year:
"No problem, please ask me. However, if my suspicion is ruled out, please tell me more details about the case."

"Of course it can."

Deputy Director Mr. Michelson Scott nodded, and then turned his head to signal Senior Detective Mr. Marin to ask questions, and the latter was obviously not willing to accept the job:
"Mr. Hamilton, may I ask what time did you leave the King Edward III Arena last night?"

Shad recalled:
"About 05:30, after the game, I left with my friend Miss Dorothy Louisa and the maids. Then I went to Miss Galina's manor for dinner, about seven o'clock Returned to the city from outside the city."

"Is it convenient for you to talk about your itinerary after you return to the city?"

"Of course, but there is nothing to say. After returning to the city, I sent Miss Dorothy Louisa to Quill Street in the University District-her apartment is there, and then returned to No. [-], Place Saint Teresa .After that, I didn't go out."

Xia De said, Mr. Marin confirmed cautiously:

"That is to say, you were in this house between eight o'clock last night and one o'clock in the morning?"

"Yes, I'm sure of that."

"So, is there anyone who can prove your whereabouts?"

The senior detective asked, and the duchess, who had been silent all this time, said:
"I can attest."

She glanced at Xia De, and the corners of her lips curled into a smile:

"From eight o'clock last night to six o'clock this morning, I can guarantee that the Cavaliers have never left my sight, and we have been together."

The three people who came to visit all showed expressions of fear of being silenced:
"Since you are the one to vouch for Mr. Hamilton, I think his suspicion can be ruled out."

Senior police detective Mr. Marin immediately assured, and the deputy director, Mr. Michelson Scott, also gave clues about the case as agreed:

"Duke, Mr. Hamilton, I don't want to disturb your appetite for breakfast, so let's talk briefly about the cause of death. The time of death was between ten o'clock and eleven o'clock last night. The location where the body was found was in the Edward III Arena On the edge of the market outside, in the cracks between the barrels that merchants used to pile up swill. Around four o’clock this morning, rural farmers collecting swill found him.”

Mr. Scott flipped through his notebook:

"The condition of the corpse is quite tragic. Well, 31 clear human bite marks were found on him. But the cause of death was not this. stomach"

He looked worriedly at the three people at the table, Xia De nodded:
"Go on."

"Undigested body tissue was found in his stomach. But the strange thing is that some of the bite marks on his body are definitely not accessible to his own mouth. At least I don't know. Who can take a bite out of their own back."

Because the body had just been discovered not long ago, including the time it took to transport it to the city and the time it took for the police department to organize manpower to investigate, it was too late to get more clues.Xia De pretended not to care on the surface, and after inquiring about other situations, he sent away the three gentlemen who came to investigate.

When he returned to the second floor, Rezia had already come out of the room:

"Xia De, I thought it was you again just now, but I didn't expect it to be that angel-level humanoid relic [Faceless Man]."

"The news I got is that the relics are haunting the urban area, why did they appear in the Edward III Arena and kill people?"

Miss Galina also frowned slightly, the human-shaped angel-level relic is also troublesome for a twelfth-level witch:
"The body was discovered after four o'clock. Now the church should have received the news and launched an investigation. I don't think that the humanoid relic is still around the arena, but the possibility that the other party really did not leave cannot be ruled out."

She looked at Tifa standing beside Shad:
"Except for Xia De's match today, you have to follow Xia De all the time."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Xia De, you should be careful yourself. Really, it's obviously a spring celebration, why did you encounter this kind of thing again?"

Although Miss Galina was worried, Xia De's luck was not that bad.

(End of this chapter)