Cosma Empire

Not long after, four policemen came to the cellar with a reporter. The reason why they brought a reporter was purely a subconscious act of self-protection.

If something happened, if it can be resolved, the reporter will become a scapegoat. If it cannot be resolved, then the reporter will become an important witness, and even produce some important physical evidence.

The cellar is very large, not smaller than the main structure of the manor on the ground, and may even be larger.

In the era when nobles ruled this society, every noble manor or castle could be regarded as a small military fortress, and a fully armed team of two to three hundred people could be pulled up anytime and anywhere to deal with emergencies.

The armor and weapons of these soldiers will be stored in the cellar, and sometimes a large amount of food and meat will be stored in case of emergency.

At the same time, the manor also needs some safe space to store some valuable or non-valuable items, including the special hobbies and enjoyment needs of the manor owner, which makes the cellar more like an underground floor.

After going around a lot in the underground building, he finally came to the outside of the wine cellar. The housekeeper knocked on the door, and the manor's bodyguard opened the door from the inside.

The two thorny police captains standing outside the door looked at each other, and they both saw excitement and a trace of stability in each other's eyes.

That's right, they hid people in the wine cellar, there is no doubt about that.

There were no other people in the few rooms I had seen before, except for the wine cellar, which had been occupied before they arrived.

This means that the people inside must have been doing something just now to cover up the fact that they hid people here.

From the cellar...the stairs from the basement to the first floor are watched by police officers. They have no way to leave here, so they can only hide the target.

The five of them entered together, and they were startled for a moment. They had never entered the manor of a real nobleman, let alone such a detailed search.

They had been shocked many times before, but this time they were still severely shocked.

The nobles' pursuit of quality of life and pleasure is much higher than that of other classes of people, but the essence of the nobles' "pursuit" of pleasure is not deliberate. This kind of high-quality and high-enjoyment life is their simplest daily life.

When people outside are still thinking about buying a decently priced alcoholic beverage to use with a meal,

The aristocrats did not hesitate to choose alcoholic beverages with the most suitable year, the most suitable atmosphere and the most suitable scene from those expensive famous products to enjoy.

This is definitely not an affectation deliberately showing their status, because their lives are like this, comfortable and happy.

The wine cells on the walls on both sides of the wine cellar are filled with various wine bottles with hanging labels. The air is also filled with a strong aroma of wine. There are many dragon blood wood barrels in the second half of the wine cellar. Sleeping inside is an alcoholic beverage that is even more precious than silver.

Since Du Lin's distillation method replaced the purification technology of dragon's blood wood, dragon's blood wood was quickly abandoned by the general market, but for those aristocratic circles who like alcoholic beverages and think they have a high grade and style , the new method will never be as good as the ancient method to show one's noble temperament, and the dragon's blood wood technology is the mainstream.

Therefore, in similar manors and wineries, there will always be some dragon blood wood barrels, which contain wine with dragon blood wood dregs. The price of each barrel is very astonishing, and it has become difficult for ordinary people to enjoy. thing.

It might be a wine cellar to the butler, to Holmes, to those who lived on the estate, but to the police and journalists it was a vault.

The reporter took two photos with the consent of the housekeeper, and the police have begun to search the entire wine cellar.

The butler always maintained a cold and serious expression. As long as this place is passed by, this matter will be over. He raised his eyebrows slightly, and glanced at the bodyguard beside him, wanting to get twice as much money from his face. Sure.

But the evasive gaze of the bodyguard made the butler think of Gordon. Gordon was a dog. One year he stumbled and fell from the highest room in the manor, and died with a bang.

His slightly narrowed eyes seemed to be able to speak, so that the bodyguard could feel that if the butler could speak at this time, he must be very angry and glared at himself, asking himself in a disturbing tone.

He couldn't answer the butler's question, so he could only look down at his toes. This time, it's over, it's really over.

Originally, when someone came to inform him, his plan was to hide the two girls, the two girls, and the three girls together in a wine barrel. There were some wine barrels in the back that were running out of wine, and he believed that both the housekeeper and the master would agree with his idea.

But what he didn't expect was that when he was just about to do it, the little girl named Melissa got a letter paper knife from somewhere, and then stabbed her neck.

This is what she said to the bodyguard—Durin is the father of my child. If I die, your master will be in big trouble, but you servants will all die. If you don’t believe me, we can try!

This sentence frightened the bodyguard, even though he should not be afraid as a bodyguard, but the name the girl said was inherently frightening.

Bodyguards, security guards, in fact, many times these people are exposed to the dark side of society more than ordinary people, because their jobs are like this, and some people are even gang members or people on the street who "change jobs".

Many people have heard of Du Lin's name and what happened to him. For the members of the underground world, their understanding of Du Lin is mainly limited to what he did to others, which is extremely terrifying.

No matter who his opponent is, he is still alive from the beginning to the end, but his opponent has disappeared, and some even include their family members.

Is it worthwhile to kill his family for the sake of the manor owner? The bodyguard made a decision after a simple choice. Although he felt ashamed of his job and salary, he soon became more at ease. At least he saved his family. and more people in the estate.

The butler suddenly turned his head to look at the policemen who had already entered the second half of the call, turned and left with a livid face, he must tell Holmes what happened here as soon as possible.

In less than half a minute after he left, some slight noises startled the policemen who were discussing how to open a wine barrel and have a look around it.

"Who's there?"

"Let us see your hands and come out slowly..."

Half an hour later, the entire public opinion circle in the imperial capital was boiling. The police station received a call from a well-meaning person, and found the woman who was suspected to be the well-meaning person when he called the police from Holmes' manor.

This is the statement in the official press release, but it does not mean that journalist friends cannot continue to fantasize about this statement and show readers what they think of.

The so-called draft is the official unified caliber, no matter how the reporter edits or writes, it must conform to the core idea of ​​the draft.

Because there is not a complete ending of the story between Holmes and Dooling, the content of the draft is relatively "ambiguous".

It did not say that this must be a kidnapping incident, nor did it mention any words related to the victim. It did not even use the qualitative word "rescue", but used the ambiguous "find".

Doing so will not directly "convict" Holmes, and there is a certain degree of operability in the matter. In fact, to put it bluntly, it has not yet been fully determined, but the tone is already there.

If Holmes backs down and admits that he has suffered a crushing defeat, then it is very likely that in the end this is a misunderstanding. In the end, Holmes, the police, the person who called the police, Paula, and Melissa's mother and daughter will all prove that this was an accident. Just an invitation to visit Holmes' estate.

If Holmes does not give in and insists on fighting Dulin to the end, it is very likely that the word "find" will soon become "rescue", and those "women" who do not have names will also have specific names.

No matter how it changes, the draft is from the official, and everyone trusts the cabinet and the state power. The reason why some misunderstandings occurred in some past events is purely the result of some people in the middle with ulterior motives, deceiving the upper and lower. .

The discovery of the two women put Holmes in a state of desperation. Not to mention, the investigation results from Woodland State made him very uncomfortable. So far, a mayor has been secretly arrested on suspicion of leaking state secrets. , is going through the program.

Once the mayors who supported him in Woodland State were pulled out like a nail being pulled out, then he would really lose everything and lose both ends!

He is not Du Lin. He can stabilize the local relations and situation in any place in a very short period of time. He needs more time to sort out, adjust, and conquer.

The cost of losing Woodland State was too great for him to do that.

After thinking about it for a long time, after making a few phone calls, he called Odegar, the content was very short, only a short sentence - "Tell Du Lin, I admit defeat!"

Soon Du Lin knew the result. Without a doubt, it was not beyond his expectation. This was the most normal and correct ending.

This time, the fight with Holmes broke out quickly and ended quickly, which is actually quite normal.

Now that he has more energy than before, it is difficult to have political struggles that last for weeks or even months.

At this point, it is all planned and then acted. After planning all the links, it will be done immediately, and the winner will be determined in a very short time.

This is the biggest difference between the struggle at the top and the struggle at the bottom. The few people in power in the township may fight for months, years, or even for a lifetime because of some small differences.

But at the top level, it will definitely not exceed one month, because if it is too long, it is very likely that a more terrifying spontaneous political movement will emerge.

Therefore, any high-level struggle will not last for too long. For example, when the royal family decides to kill him and mobilizes the prince who eats melons, it only takes one night to decide the outcome.