My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"Stop her! Don't let her enter the police station!"

At this time, Owen, who was at the door of the police station, also saw the movement from the crowd, and then he found Sherlock trapped in the crowd.

In response, he frowned, and then shouted loudly to the crowd:

"You guys, stop it! I respect your right to march, but I warn you not to interfere with the work of public officials, otherwise don't blame the public security for arresting you for obstructing public service!"

Owen's words not only failed to stop the crowd, but made the people more convinced that Sherlock was a public official, so several people directly tried to clamp Sherlock and wanted to catch her.

"What are you doing! Let me go!"

Hearing Sherlock's exclamation, Owen was even more furious at this moment.

"Asshole."

He cursed softly, then looked at the guards around him and gave instructions.

"Disperse the crowd, rescue the people, and arrest the people who are causing the trouble for disturbing public order and obstructing public affairs."

Then, the guards of the police station were ordered to disperse the citizens.

Sherlock heard screams and cries all around, and after a while, the people holding her arm also let go and ran away. The crowd that had gathered at the door of the police station was suddenly dispersed, and the heart that was hanging was gradually relaxed.

At this time, Owen also came to Sherlock.

"Miss Sherlock, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Sherlock breathed a sigh of relief, still in shock.

Fortunately, there was no stampede when the crowd evacuated just now, otherwise he would have been injured if not dead.

"Are they here to speak for Orson?"

"Well, I don't know who leaked the news, causing the entire Saint Laurent City and the surrounding cities to almost know the news of Orson's arrest. It is estimated that it will spread to Antica and Naples in a while."

Owen said this and sighed.

Everyone knows that Naples is now Orson's territory. After Orson took office, his policy of light taxation and decentralization instantly won the hearts of both the upper class and the lower class of Naples.

Not to mention Antica, Orson's influence in Antica may be even greater than Lucius.

If the case continues to make no progress, it will be considered a good thing to let Orson go. Owen and Sherlock may be pulled out as scapegoats.

Sherlock also understood the seriousness of the situation. She didn't say anything and walked straight into the police station.

...

Orson sat in the room arranged for him by the police station. The room was fully equipped with various facilities, no worse than the luxurious private room of the hotel. At this moment, he was leaning on the back of the chair with his legs crossed, carefully reading a military book of the empire in his hand.

Not long after, the door of the room was opened and Sherlock appeared at the door.

"Orson."

"What's wrong?"

"This morning, there were suddenly many citizens at the door of the police station, saying that they wanted to ask for an explanation for you."

Orson was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then sighed.

"This can't be helped. After all, you also understand that I am very important to many people. Therefore, once I disappear from their sight for too long, they will be suspicious. After a long period of suspicion, rumors will inevitably arise."

"Of course, we won't suspect that you arranged it, after all, you have been here these days." Sherlock said this and sat on the sofa.

"I want to talk to you about the progress of the case."

"Well, you say."

"There was a doubt before the case, that is, when the prince was first involved, the family emblem of the Toulouse family was found in a warehouse of an underground industry owned by the prince, right?"

"Well, I remember you went to investigate that place."

Orson said this, picked up the cup on the table, and gently sipped the tea in the cup.

"Yes, it is a genuine family crest, and it belongs to a direct descendant. It is impossible for someone to copy it. The investigation at that time showed that except for Duke Francois, the crests of all other members of the Toulouse family were still there, so it was determined to be Francois's crest."

"Well, then?"

"But after listing you as a suspect, I found a point after expanding the circle of people." Sherlock said this, staring at Orson.

"There is another direct member of the Toulouse family, who is in the Dukedom of Antica and has had a lot of contact with you."

"You mean my mother?" Orson also put down the book and turned back to look at Sherlock.

"Yes." Sherlock nodded.

"Did you know that Lady Mary had passed away before Duke Francois was assassinated?"

"So you had the means to take the Toulouse family crest from her and reuse it, right?"

"So, in your eyes, I am a person who would rather use the belongings of my deceased stepmother as a tool to frame others?"

"No, I'm just curious about where Lady Mary's crest went." Sherlock said this, looking at Orson.

"In Raven's confession, he gave Duke Francois's crest to Giovanni. Giovanni is dead and his house was burned down. We have no way to confirm the authenticity of this information."

"But we can reverse it. We now have a crest in our hands, which is the one found in Saint Laurent City before. So, if Lady Mary's crest is missing, can I think you are also a suspect of the crime?"

Orson narrowed his eyes and looked at Sherlock.

He didn't expect Sherlock to be so smart.

"So, Orson, can you tell me where Lady Mary's family emblem is now?"

"... It was buried with her body. This is the etiquette of the nobility. After death, they are buried with the family emblem of their original family to prove their identity during their lifetime."

Orson said.

"So, if you want to prove the truth of what you said, you must open Lady Mary's coffin yourself?"

"If you must do this and don't care about the face of the dead, then please."

Orson said this, as if he didn't care that he would be exposed.

"Okay."

Sherlock stood up.

"I will ask the royal family for instructions. If they agree, I will send someone to investigate immediately."

"But next, there is one more thing I want to ask you for help."

"Go ahead, I will never refuse if I can help."

Orson said this, looking very polite.

"There have been a lot of discussions about you recently. The royal family wants you to come forward to resolve the public opinion issues, at least to calm the anger of the people and let the people know that the royal family has not treated you unfairly. This is the royal family's request."

"Then what should I say? Prepare a speech for me?"

Orson said with a smile.

"You invited me here and put me under house arrest without explanation. Although the conditions provided to me are good, I am sure that if I tell the truth, the people will be even more dissatisfied, right?"

"The royal family will send someone to deal with the speech. I am not responsible for this aspect." Sherlock sighed.

"Orson, I really don't want to be on the opposite side of you. I hope this investigation can completely clear your suspicion so that we can still be friends in the future. I still owe you a meal, and I don't want it to be prison food."

She said this, looking at Orson with a complicated expression.

"I admit that my attitude towards you may have been a bit too bad before. I don't expect you to forgive me, but please understand me. From an emotional point of view, I certainly don't want to identify you as a criminal, but in our line of work, we can never talk about feelings."

"I know." Orson nodded. "So I never blamed you. You are just doing your duty. I believe that after this incident, we will still be friends."

As he said this, he stretched out his hand to Sherlock.

"Miss Charlotte, I wish you a smooth investigation."

"Yeah."

Hearing this, Sherlock also forced a smile, shook hands with Orson, then said goodbye and left the room.

However, all this was seen by people in the distance.

(PS: The foreshadowing buried before will be slowly dug out)

Chapter 40: Explaining

"Owen, I said it, right? At this time, we can't suppress the people. Once we suppress the people, it seems that we are unreasonable."

In the police station, Arthas looked at Owen who was bowing his head in front of him and scolded.

Beside him, Elsa watched all this silently, without a sound.

Ever since Arthas got the privilege of investigating cases from Odysseus, he has basically been equal to Elsa in the police station.

Coupled with the suppression of his elder brother over the past year, Elsa has less say in the judicial field she was originally responsible for.

After all, this is still a society ruled by individuals, and the appointment and dismissal of personnel is often just a decision of the emperor.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, but it happened suddenly, and Miss Sherlock was surrounded by the crowd. If we don't help her, she might get into trouble."

"Isn't she a magician? Are you worried that she will get into trouble?"

"Because it happened suddenly, so..."

"Okay, okay, brother, now that things have come to this, let's think about how to settle public opinion first." Elsa came out to be a peacemaker at this time.

After seeing Elsa say this, Owen cast a grateful look at Elsa.

Arthas had to sigh.

"Elsa, what do you think we should do?"

"Of course, the person who tied the bell should be the one who untied it."

Elsa shrugged and said so.

"Royal brother, think about it, why are the citizens angry and gathered to surround the police station?"

"Because Orson was arrested?"

"Yes, so as long as we let Orson come forward and explain this matter to the people, it will be fine."

Elsa expressed her thoughts.

When Arthas heard it, he sneered.

"Elsa, do you think that Orson will forgive us after being under house arrest and suspected by us?"

"Put yourself in Orson's shoes, would you forgive a group of people who hurt him?"

"But there is no good way at the moment, right?"

At this time, Sherlock also finished the routine interrogation of Orson and came here to report.

"I have convinced Orson. He agreed to mediate the outside affairs. The specific details are left to you."

"Oh? You can actually convince Orson?" Upon hearing this, Arthas lost his anger and became interested in Sherlock's persuasion.

"Well, he still takes the overall situation into consideration. In addition, I also hope to apply to investigate the Dukedom of Antica."

"Investigate? What to investigate there?" Elsa was stunned for a moment when she heard Sherlock's words, and then immediately asked.

"Investigate another important member of the Toulouse family, Mary, the wife of Duke Lucius of Antica."

"But isn't Mary dead? What's there to investigate about a dead person?"

Alsace asked puzzledly.

If it was to investigate Lucius, it would be reasonable, but it turned out to be investigating Mary?

At this time, Elsa pondered for a while, and then suddenly looked up at Sherlock as if she suddenly remembered something.

"You are not going to start from the family emblem, are you?"

"Yes." Sherlock nodded.

After hearing what Elsa said, Alsace and Owen also reacted. They looked at Sherlock with shock in their eyes.

I didn't expect that Sherlock would start from this aspect.

But I think this is also a clue that is more likely to be solved at present, so Alsace agreed to ask Odysseus for instructions. As long as Odysseus gave the order, someone would go to Antica to investigate immediately.

...

Not long after, Elsa found Orson again.