Whispering Verse

Her Royal Highness the Princess asked Xiang Xia De:

"I wonder if what happened to the count in the southern country is related to the 'emotionless killer'?"

"Emotionless killer" is a rumor in the city. According to the increasingly outrageous rumors, the person who assassinated the count was a person who was trained by harsh methods and was like a dead soldier, specifically to provoke conflicts between the two countries and trigger a war. Shade can only say that it is better not to read too many knight novels.

The witch also smiled, and Shade shook his head:

"What does this have to do with me? I was at home last night. However, this is probably related to the handkerchief filled with perfume that I accidentally lost. The handkerchief was thrown away at the banquet last weekend, and it had a curse on it. I hope whoever picked it up will throw it away as soon as possible.”

Shade said nonchalantly. After being pulled by little Mia, he took a spoonful of applesauce and spread it on his high-end cat food. Shade once tasted this cat food secretly, and it actually tasted quite good.

Lesia decided to return to the Yodel Palace with Miss Carina, so she also ate breakfast at the table and chatted with Shade about her brothers and sisters' attention to the game. The princes and princesses of the Cavendish family also have their own followers or so-called "friends" participating in the competition, and they regard whether the person they like can win the competition as an intra-family competition.

In Shade's view, this was simply the king deliberately indulging the fighting among his children. It's okay for His Majesty the King to be in good health now. Once it really comes to the fight for the throne, Shade can't even imagine what will happen.

Not only the children of the royal family, but also the attention to this game has become the biggest thing in town 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 talking about the schedule and odds. Those who can buy tickets and go to watch the game can become the focus of social occasions.

"The legacy of Earl Franklin said in the club yesterday that she would like to spend a wonderful night with the winner of this competition."

Lesia said as she picked up the tea cup:

"The atmosphere in the city has become worse and worse in recent decades, and this kind of slut can actually be called a lady."

Miss Carina smiled very ladylikely:

"Everyone has their own way of life, as long as they don't mess with us. Besides, I don't think Shade is interested in that kind of woman. Although our knight is suave, we have to admit that he has really high standards. .”

Shade didn't know whether it was sarcastic or praising herself, so she simply kept her mouth shut and pretended not to hear.

Since the relationship between Shade and Miss Carina changed, Lesia's relationship with the witch has also improved. The atmosphere at breakfast was actually very leisurely. Lecia and Miss Carina talked about border and trade route negotiations again, which also let Shade know that while arranging negotiations, both countries were gathering troops in the Pantanal region to increase their bargaining chips.

And around 7:30, there was a knock on the door downstairs.

Shade frowned, closed his eyes and said:

"Three heartbeats, stranger."

"Who would come to see you so early?"

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

The visitor downstairs did not expect that the maid would open the door. Shade heard the voice, and then the maid returned to the second floor and said:

"Miss, Mr. Hamilton, here are Mr. Michelson Scott, Deputy Chief Constable of Riddwich Field Police, Mr. Malin, Senior Detective Inspector of Riddwich Field, and Mr. Roman, the Attendant of Yordle Palace. .”

"What do these people want from me?"

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

The three gentlemen quickly arrived on the second floor. When they saw Miss Carina sitting with Shade, they all stopped in panic and saluted respectfully:

"Your honor, Miss Carina."

The duchess had no intention of talking to them, and Shade did not get up from the table:

"Good morning, gentlemen, what can I do for you?"

he asked.

"Good morning, Mr. Hamilton."

The deputy director of Ridwich Field, whom Shade had only seen in the newspaper, greeted nervously:

"Well, there is something that requires your cooperation in the investigation. Something happened last night, but it has not 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."

He didn't hide anything:

"Mr. Enghor Seric, second son of the Duke of Ceric, was murdered last night outside the Arena of Edward III outside the city."

"Who is that?"

Shade blinked and then thought that that was the person who specifically provoked him because of his love for Lesia before the game yesterday morning. It's just that after Shade won the first place in the horse racing in the morning, the young Mr. Seric didn't come to see him again.

He noticed that both Tifa and Miss Carina glanced at him. They also knew about this, and then they both thought about the topic about the "accidentally lost handkerchief" at the dinner table.

But this time Shade really did nothing:

"That gentleman was killed?"

He said in surprise that at least ten people saw the "conflict" between Mr. Seric and Shade yesterday, and he was indeed somewhat suspicious. The reason why the king takes this matter seriously 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 eliminated, please tell me more details of the case."

"Of course you can."

Deputy Commissioner Mr. Michelson Scott nodded, and then turned to signal Senior Detective Mr. Marin to ask, but the latter was obviously reluctant to accept the job:

"Mr. Hamilton, what time did you leave the Edward III Arena last night?"

Shade recalled:

"About half past five, after the game, I left with my friend Miss Dorothy Louisa and the maids. Then I went to Miss Carina's manor for dinner, about seven o'clock Returned to the city from outside the city."

"Can you tell me more about your itinerary after returning to the city?"

"Of course, but there's nothing to say about it. When I got back to town, I dropped Miss Dorothy Louisa on Quill Street in the University District, where her apartment was, and then returned to No. 6 Saint Teresa Square. .After that, I didn’t go out.”

Shade said, and Mr. Marin confirmed cautiously:

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

"Yes, I confirm that."

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

The senior police detective asked, and then the Duchess, who had been silent until now, spoke:

"I can prove it."

She glanced at Shade and raised the corners of her lips into a smile:

"From eight o'clock last night to six o'clock this morning, I can guarantee that the knight has never left my sight. We have always been together."

The three people who came to visit all showed expressions of fear of being silenced:

"Since you are vouching for Mr. Hamilton, I think his suspicion can be eliminated."

Senior police detective Mr. Marin immediately assured, and 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 I will keep it simple about the cause of death. The time of death was between ten and eleven o'clock last night, where the body was found, in the Edward III Arena. On the edge of the market outside, he was in the gap between the buckets used by merchants to stack swill. Around four o'clock this morning, rural farmers collecting swill discovered him."

Mr. Scott flipped through his notebook:

"The condition of the corpse was quite tragic, well... 31 clear human bite marks were found on his body. But that was not the cause of death. He was strangled to death with his hands, and the cause of death was suffocation. In addition, we picked up the corpse on the way here. New news arrived, in his stomach..."

He looked worriedly at the three people at the table. Shade nodded:

"Keep talking."

"His own body tissue was found in his stomach that had not been digested. But the strange thing is that some of the bite marks on his body were definitely not accessible to his mouth... .At least I don’t know anyone who could bite him in the back.”

Because the body had just been discovered not long ago, including the time it took for it to be transported to the city and the police department to organize manpower to investigate, there was no time to obtain more clues. Shade pretended not to care on the surface, and after asking about other situations, sent away the three gentlemen who came to investigate.

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

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

"The news I got is that the relics are haunted within the city limits. Why did they appear in the Edward III Arena and kill people?"

Miss Carina also frowned slightly. Humanoid angel-level relics are also troublesome for twelfth-level witches:

"The body was discovered after four o'clock. The church should have received the news and launched an investigation by now. I don't think the humanoid relic is still around the arena, but I can't rule out the possibility that the other party really didn't leave."

She looked at Tifa standing next to Shade:

"Except during Shad's game today, you have to follow Shad at all times."

"Yes, miss."

"Shade, be careful yourself. Really, it's obviously a spring celebration, why did this happen again."

Although Miss Carina was worried, Shade's luck was actually not that bad.