Chronicle of the Temple of Light

Neither Haider nor Aldrich expected to see the mother again so soon.

At that time, a group of soldiers passed by the street, escorting a female prisoner. People on the street pointed and pointed, and some even wanted to go to see the female prisoner, but the soldiers drove them away impatiently.

If Haider and Aldrich hadn't seen the mother last night, and the female prisoner was wearing the same clothes as last night, they probably wouldn't have recognized her—the female prisoner was pushed forward with disheveled hair, It can be seen that her legs and feet are a little limp, and her messy hair covers most of her face, making it difficult for people to see her appearance clearly.She even had only one shoe on her foot, and she didn't know where the other one went.

Haider frowned, and asked the spectators nearby: "This person... what did he do?"

The man looked at the female prisoner with relish, without turning his face when he heard the words, and said, "I heard that the countess Edward was assassinated last night, and the countess's body was discovered by the servants of their mansion this morning!"

Haider looked at the mother's clothes, which were still plain and shabby, and said, "It's clear that this person is not from the same class as the countess, how could she touch her and then kill the countess? "

"Are you a stranger?" The man's tone suddenly became a little contemptuous, "This woman is a famous witch! I heard that she has a son, and she gave birth to the devil."

Heidel was a little angry when he opened his mouth as if to say something, but was pulled by Aldrich.Aldrich pointed in the direction of the Duke's mansion, shook his head, and indicated that they were guests now, and they didn't come with the large army of the Temple of Light, so it was better to keep a low profile.

Haider's face was ugly, but he still nodded and pulled Aldrich away.

"What a coincidence! We just met her last night!" Haider looked around in disgust at the civilians who were escorting the prisoner but fell into a frenzy for no reason, and lowered his voice.

Aldrich shook his head: "We didn't spend long with her last night, so we can't be sure."

"At least she never killed anyone when she saw us, otherwise we wouldn't be unaware." Haider said.

Aldrich nodded, unless the mother was a cruel and evil witch as passers-by said, otherwise normal people would have some unusual reactions after killing someone.

"It's nonsense to talk about the son of the devil." Haider became indignant again when Dawn was mentioned.

"Rumors are always getting more and more exaggerated," Aldridge said, "Why don't you ask Duke Percy? He should know the truth."

"That's the only way to go," Haider sighed and complained, "This kind of feeling of restraint is really bad."

"Do you know that person?" Duke Percy looked up in surprise, "She has a bad reputation in the city. Although she has an exclusive embroidery technique and is favored by some ladies and ladies because of this, she is quickly rejected because those ladies They all accused her of seducing her husband."

Haider frowned. Duke Percy's words did not have any subjective guesses, but because of this, he wondered if he had misjudged the person.

Aldrich had only met the mother once, so he didn't have any feelings. He just asked calmly, "When did the dead lady meet her?"

Hearing this, Haider also looked up at Duke Percy, wondering if the mother had killed anyone.

Duke Percy thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "My remit does not include these... If you want to ask, go to Karl, he should be asking at Earl Edward's mansion right now."

So the two asked about the location of the Earl's mansion, and went to find Karl.

The young man named Carl was struggling to deal with Earl Edward.

The count looked extremely distressed, blowing his nose exaggeratedly within a few words with Karl, and trying hard to wipe his dry eye sockets, so that his eye sockets looked red, as if just now The appearance of crying.

Seeing him like this, Haider curled his lips in disdain.

When Karl finally escaped from Earl Edward's repeated "You must help me find the murderer who killed my wife", he turned his head and saw Haider and Aldrich who were waiting for him.

He remembered that these two were Duke Percy's guests, so he ran over with small steps: "What can I do?"

"Let's ask when the lady was killed," Haider said, and seeing Karl's hesitation, he added, "Actually, we met the suspect last night."

"What?!" Carl was shocked, and then realized that his voice was so loud that people around him cast strange glances at him, so he lowered his voice and said, "Let's find a place to talk in detail."

Aldrich was about to agree, when Haider shook his head: "No, we just talked a few words, and we can't provide you with any more information except to tell you that at least she didn't kill anyone when she met us."

"Besides, I'm a little worried about her son, where is he now?"

Karl replied truthfully: "The Countess met her before dinner. I heard from the Countess' maid that the Countess ordered an embroidered handkerchief from her. Afterwards, Earl Edward returned home. When she met her husband, she immediately drove her away from the side door. As for the whereabouts of the little boy, there is nothing I can do."

Aldrich and Haider looked at each other, and both of them understood the strangeness of the case.Aldridge said briefly: "We left after dinner, and only saw her in the west of the city afterwards, so..."

"So she probably didn't kill someone." Carl quickly answered.

He thought for a while and asked, "May I ask why you know her? I don't suspect you of false testimony, it's just..."

"Understood," Haider said bluntly, "I went to the west of the city specifically to look for her son. Before, Dawn, oh, it was her son. That child saved my life by chance."

Carl was shocked. He really couldn't figure out how a little boy who grew up in a slum in the west of the city would save Duke Percy's distinguished guest by chance.

Haider seemed to remember something again, and took out a handbag, which was given to him by the mother last night. He said, "Can this be used as evidence? She gave it to me last night."

Carl took the handbag carefully, and said: "Okay, now I'm going to discuss with my colleagues about other people who may have killed the Countess, forgive me. Regarding the little boy, if there is any news, I will send someone to the Duke From the house."

"Thank you." Haider nodded.

After Karl left, they wandered the streets for a while, and Haider couldn't help asking: "Do you think this is a deliberate frame-up? It's not a secret that the lady went to see the Countess, at least the Earl's Palace Everyone above should know."

Aldridge pondered: "I have a guess... but there is no evidence."

"what?"

"You saw that Earl Edward, although he pretended to be very similar, but in fact he didn't feel sad for his wife's death at all." Aldridge said.

"Are you guessing that the count killed his wife?" Haider reminded, "It's not a strange thing, most nobles will have lovers, and most of their marriages with legal partners are based on interests. "

"I know, but don't you think it's strange?" Aldridge said, "Since the murderer was able to enter his mansion and kill his wife, it means that the murderer was also capable of killing him, but he didn't look afraid at all."

"Probably determined that the murderer is the mother?" Haider guessed.

Aldrich said: "That should be a bit of a look of fear... Wait, Karl said that the countess drove the suspect away after hearing that her husband had returned. If the count saw the countess later, no, at least close to him. The maid will know that the countess was safe and sound before the suspect left."

The two looked at each other.

"I don't believe that Karl and his colleagues couldn't think of such a simple thing," Haider broke the silence, "unless the cause of the countess' death was not trauma, but poisoning, and the poison happened to be on that handkerchief. "

Aldrich rubbed his eyebrows: "So our previous conjectures are not valid. But if the suspect knows that his handkerchief killed someone, and he is still so calm when he meets us, it is really a devil."

"I'm even more surprised that Karl went to his colleagues to discuss the selection of suspects for our testimony?" Haider wondered, "He didn't remind us that the Countess died of poisoning or something."

Aldrich looked at him and said, "I'm a little worried about that handbag as evidence..."

Haider was silent for a while, smashing the can: "If he dares to hide the handbag, at worst, I will find it with divine power."

Aldridge agrees: "Maybe we've put ourselves into human identities so much that I've forgotten one thing."

Haider looked at him suspiciously, and Aldrich held his shoulder and whispered four words in his ear: "The oracle of fate."

Haider's eyes widened suddenly, and after a while he said in a bad mood: "So we are wasting our efforts. Whether it is the truth of the murder or the whereabouts of Donne, you, the god of fate, will know."

Aldrich touched his nose and said, "It's really convenient, but it's not too challenging. And—"

"And what?"

Aldridge said with a wry smile: "The oracle of fate cannot be used as evidence to appear in front of human beings grandly."

Haider is very open-minded: "It will be much easier to find evidence after knowing the truth."

"I hope so." Aldridge said.Afterwards, the two found a place where no one was around. Haider cast a barrier so that humans could not see them. Aldrich raised his hand and called out the oracle of fate, and looked at the astrology of the stars of fate seriously.