"Honorary elder?" This term left Fairlie confused.
"In name, I am the elder of the Oseidon family. When facing outsiders, I am the elder of the Oseidon family. But once the Oseidon family develops stably, I will not be the elder of the family." Ruian still doesn't want to be tied up.
Died on the big tree of the Oseidon family.
"Brother Ryan." Fairly wanted to say something else, but was quickly interrupted by Ryan.
"Fairy, Gaudi, it's not that I don't want to help you. It's just that, after all, I am not a member of the Oseidon family. I can't stay in the Oseidon family all my life. Of course, I will try my best to help you maintain the Oseidon family.
, if I advance to level 7 swordsman, and I have enough strength, I will also avenge your father. But when the time is right, I will leave the Oseidon family."
For this reason, Fairly and Gaudy could no longer force themselves. In their opinion, Ryan was a very good person who was not related to them but helped them like this.
After dawn, the city lord came over in person and led a team of guards to investigate the assassination of Count Vic. Although the Oseidon family has declined, as the hereditary earl of the empire, the assassination of Count Vic is a very big deal.
, there is no reason for the city lord not to handle it personally.
As the elder of the family, Ryan and his brother and sister Feili received the city lord and described some characteristics of the assassin to the city lord. However, because the assassin was masked, Ryan could not provide any useful information, except that the assassin was a level 7 sword.
Master this information.
Finally, Ruian told the city lord about the families that bullied the Oseidon family the most. Although Ruian didn't know who was behind the scenes, this did not prevent him from telling the city lord who was the most suspicious. Of course, it would be difficult to investigate who was the most powerful.
The murderer, but Ruian's purpose is obvious, to put some pressure on these families through the city lord, so that these families will not dare to blatantly bully the Oseidon family in the following days in order to avoid suspicion.
When leaving, the city lord's face became very ugly. Originally, he just wanted to investigate casually, deal with the Oseidon family, and settle the case. Try not to offend other families, and then reduce the impact of the assassination of the hereditary earl to
The youngest. After all, the Oseidon family has declined. There is no need for him to fight for a
The declining family offended other people. However, Ruian gave him a difficult problem, as if he wanted to force him to investigate carefully, and seeing Ruian's attitude of not giving up until the murderer was caught, he simply couldn't deal with it. This is good, City Lord
I have to ask several families who have enmity with the Oseidon family. It is easy to offend these families by doing this.
In less than a day, the entire city of Farr had spread the news that Count Vic had been assassinated. However, those who were concerned about this matter were more concerned about when the Oseidon family would perish, especially those who were born with a deep understanding of the nobility.
Hateful civilians. As for who the murderer is, many people are concerned. But what these people care about is which family is so bold and what further actions they will take.
Next, some of Earl Vic's friends came to see Earl Vic for the last time and comforted the Fairly siblings. These friends of Earl Vic were all people without power or strength, and the one with the highest title among them was
. Just a baron, and the most powerful among them is a level 6 swordsman in his forties with no hope of advancement. Most of them are civilian friends. They expressed great anger at the death of Count Vic, but
There is nothing that can be done to track down the murderer.
Ruian has been accompanying Fairlie and her brother to receive these visitors. These people did not have much objection to Ruian, the elder who suddenly appeared and would lead the development of the Oseidon family in the future. They just sighed softly.
, seems not to be optimistic about Ruian, nor is he optimistic about the future of the Oseidon family.
In addition to some friends of Earl Vic, creditors also came to the door one after another, fearing that no one would pay back the money after Earl Vic died. Ryan was too lazy to pay attention to these people, and directly took out the gold coins to repay the money, and then asked Butler Aberdeen to evict them directly.
Fortunately, although the number of these creditors was large, reaching more than 20, the gold coins owed by Earl Vic were not many. The total amount was only more than 2,000 gold coins, otherwise Ryan's net worth would have been wiped out.
Surprisingly, only a few relatives of the Oseidon family came to visit. Although there are not many relatives of the Oseidon family now, there are still some, especially the two who left after failing to compete with Count Vic for the patriarch.
None of the cousins in the family came to the door. I don’t know if they hadn’t heard the news of Earl Vic’s death, or they didn’t want to come. Regarding this, the Fairly siblings didn’t mind at all, because they heard what their father said
However, their fight for the clan leader had already ended and they had lost contact for a long time.
Subsequently, with the help of several temple priests invited by Butler Anben, Earl Vic's funeral was quickly prepared. As for the burial place, the Oseidon family has a cemetery dedicated to burying clan members, which can bury all deceased clan members.
together.
The funeral was carried out quickly and was very simple and low-key. With the consent of Fairley and her brother, no one else was invited except the friends who came to visit. After all, Earl Vic died under an assassination, so it was a bit cowardly to say it.
It would be better to keep the funeral low-key.
The city lord sent someone to attend, but this time he did not come in person. He seemed to be still worried about being tricked by Ruian before.
Then, in the middle of the funeral, an unexpected person suddenly arrived.
"Hahaha! I didn't expect that Brother Vic died so young. It's really sad and regrettable!" A fat man in his forties with a huge belly and short stature, accompanied by more than a dozen swordsmen,
Laughing, he approached the Oseidon family cemetery. Looking at his expression, there was no sadness at all. On the contrary, there was some smile.
Ruian couldn't help but frown. The man in front of him came to the door so arrogantly. He came just to make trouble. He just came to slap the face of the Oseidon family. Just imagine, at someone else's funeral, he came laughing, not here.
What else could be causing trouble?
However, Ruian still suppressed his anger and did not explode for a while. He already had some guesses about who was coming.
"Brother Ruian, this fat man is Count Ahan." Fairly said through gritted teeth.
Gaudi on the other side seemed to want to rush out, but he only took one step before he was grabbed by Ryan's shoulders. He looked back at Ryan, with endless anger in his eyes.
"Not now! Come back later when you are stronger!" Ruian shook his head and said softly.
After a while, Gaudi calmed down and agreed with Ryan's statement.
"You two don't talk, let me handle everything." Ryan whispered to Fairley and Gaudi, and then walked towards the oncoming Count Ahan.
Ryan had only regarded Count Ahan as the biggest suspect for instigating the assassination of Count Vic before. Now it is basically certain that it was Count Ahan who instigated the assassination. Because at the critical moment when the city lord was investigating, other families wanted to avoid suspicion.
He didn't dare to come to the door at this time. Only Count Ahan, who was known as the most arrogant and domineering man in Far City, did not put the Oseidon family in the eyes at all, and was not afraid of people treating him as a murderer, so he came to Vic without any scruples.
There was trouble at the count's funeral.
"Who are you, Your Excellency? Today is the funeral of the patriarch of our family, and we are not accepting guests." Ruian blocked Earl Ahan's path. Although his words were not rude, everyone could feel the coldness in them.
Count Ahan did not answer. After staring at Ruian for a moment, he sneered and said, "Who are you? When will it be your turn to take care of the Oseidon family's affairs?"
His words were quite domineering, which shows that Count Ahan's arrogance and domineering reputation are well-deserved.
"Since your Excellency won't tell you who you are, please leave. We are not a mess of people who can come in." Ruian showed no weakness. At this moment, he could not lose his momentum. Once Count Yahan suppressed his momentum,
If you answer the other party's question, you will be passive next time.
"How presumptuous! Why don't you salute quickly when you meet Count Ahan?" Count Ahan was stunned and did not speak, but a swordsman beside him shouted sharply.
Ruian turned his head to look at the swordsman and found that his sharp eyes were extremely sharp and somewhat familiar. Ruian couldn't help but wonder, was this swordsman the assassin who came to kill him that night?
However, Ruian ignored the swordsman's words and said sharply: "Count Yahan? Isn't he the suspect who ordered the murderer to assassinate our clan leader? Wasn't he arrested by the city lord for questioning? Why do you dare to wander around?
"After saying that, Ruian looked back at the official sent by the city lord, which immediately made the official extremely embarrassed.
Ruian's words were like a stone thrown into the lake, causing countless ripples. The people who came to attend the funeral all started making noises. When Earl Ahan just arrived, these people were very disgusted, but intimidated by Earl Ahan's power, they all
Do you dare to be angry?
Dare to speak. At this moment, stimulated by Ruian's words, people began to condemn and curse. However, these people only dared to curse when everyone scolded them together. If they were alone, they would not dare to curse.
Afraid of Earl Aham's revenge.
Earl Ahan was startled at first, and then became furious. He came to the funeral this time with the purpose of humiliating the Oseidon family and completely suppressing the Oseidon family. Unexpectedly, Ryan suddenly appeared more than a month ago.
, actually accused him of being a murderer with his head stunned.
It made him so embarrassed. However, Count Ahan did not dare to admit it. Once he admitted that he ordered someone to assassinate Count Vic, then he would be fine now and Ryan could not do anything to him, but in the future, the officials of the Kaouya Empire would definitely
Make trouble for him, very big trouble.
"You are talking nonsense! You are slandering me! That night, the elders of our family and I were attending the dance, and many people can prove that we did not leave at that time." Earl Ahan shouted angrily.