At four o'clock that afternoon, inside the Iron Hand mansion.
People came out of the courtyard one after another. Su Xiao was sitting behind a desk with dozens of parchments in front of her.
"In other words, you are the last person to see the little princess?"
Su Xiao dropped the parchment in her hand and looked up at a maid kneeling on the ground in front of her.
"Yes, my lord."
The maid was very nervous, breathing rapidly, and her heart rate soared to more than 140 beats per minute. She was deliberately hiding something.
"Here comes someone."
Su Xiao opened his mouth, and two guards walked into the room. He waved his hands. The two guards were a little confused, and the maid kneeling on the ground was also confused.
"Sir, what exactly do you want to do..."
One of the guards spoke in a low voice, choosing his words very carefully.
"Kill it."
"Huh."
The two guards were stunned, while the maid knelt on the ground.
"I...I just stole the princess's tiara. I, there is no need for me to die, ugh..."
It was obvious that the maid was trying her best to hide this big deal.
"Get it away."
Su Xiao rubbed his forehead gently, he had already obtained many similar useless clues.
"Then Sir, you want to make her..."
One of the guards put his palms in front of his neck, making a throat-cutting gesture.
"Confinement."
Su Xiao leaned on the seat. This was the most troublesome mission he had ever encountered. So far, he had not found any clues. The little princess seemed to have been killed by a 'ghost', and nothing was left at the scene.
Clues.
Just when Su Xiao had a headache, a guard pushed open the door.
"Sir, we have a clue."
A Imperial Guard handed a wooden barrel as thick as an arm to Su Xiao. It had the symbol of the royal family on it, which showed how confidential this thing was.
Su Xiao opened the barrel and a roll of parchment slipped out. After seeing the contents, Su Xiao's doubts suddenly became clear.
After investigation by the detective named 'Nonista Ford', it was found that the person who killed the little princess was not someone else, but the commander of the Cullen Corps.
Su Xiao had also suspected the commander of the Karen Army before, but there was a big difference between the height and weapons of the commander and the murderer.
Su Xiao still has an impression of Commander Karen's gaze before his death. It was a very helpless and angry gaze.
After the detective's written description, Su Xiao understood what happened. At the time of the incident, the commander of the Karen Army stood behind the little princess and stabbed the little princess in the chest with a makeshift weapon.
As for why the little princess didn't scream, the reason was that she covered her mouth and tried her best to endure the pain.
When Su Xiao saw the description of 'the little princess covered her mouth', his idea was to get the detective over and give him a chance to reorganize his language and let him say it again in front of him.
But after seeing the detective's description, Su Xiao gave up this idea. This is a master of detective reasoning.
The subsequent description that Su Xiao saw was that the 13-year-old princess was actually pregnant! What was even more outrageous was that her mother was also pregnant. You must know that the old king was already 65 years old, and the hardware basically did not allow it.
A pregnant mother and daughter, who are their lovers? Normally, it is unlikely that they are the same person, but with the openness of the world, this possibility is not ruled out...
"I see."
The thoughts in Su Xiao's mind suddenly became clear. This was not a murder at all, but a good show written and directed by someone.
The little princess and the queen died on purpose in the back garden. The little princess's death was to attract Su Xiao, and the queen's drinking of poison was to delay time. They were both pawns, and the commander of the Karen Army who died together was a victim. He
He was forced to do this. Afterwards, the bodies of his family members were found in a smelly ditch. The whole family died neatly.
A mother and daughter performed this good show with their lives. There are two most critical points. One is the place where this good play takes place (the palace), and the second is the time of this good play (the old king entertains all the officials at a banquet,
Rich businessman, princess, prince, etc.).
At this time, if a member of the royal family is killed in the back garden of the palace, Su Xiao, as the Iron Hand, will definitely be there immediately, which can lead him away from the old king.
The main purpose of the opponent is already obvious, which is to assassinate the old king and all the officials, wealthy businessmen, princes, princesses, etc. in the banquet hall.
If these people die at the same time, the power system of the Saint Sodin Kingdom will be instantly paralyzed, and the kingdom may even be destroyed due to this incident.
The moment he learned that the little princess had been killed, the old king immediately issued an order for the commander of the kingdom's army, Heslett, to rush to the front line immediately. This was because the old king had a vague sense that something was wrong.
Heslett had followed the old king for many years, and he immediately understood what the old king said. Therefore, after he left the banquet hall, he did not go straight to the front line immediately. Instead, he used the secret order the old king quietly gave him to summon all the guards.
The five imperial guards waiting for Su Xiao at the entrance of the banquet hall were a small part of them.
After sending Heslett, the old king's next move killed the attacker's plan in the womb, that is, he sent Joe Valentine to blockade the royal capital, and left a secret instruction. If he was unfortunately killed today,
The eldest prince will temporarily ascend the throne.
Joe Valentine is not going to blockade the royal capital at all. He manages all officials and knows their functions clearly. He is going to prevent the collapse of the power system.
The old king's final act was a bit of a "gaffe", and he poured out a glass of poisonous wine in his hand. For this glass of poisonous wine, the assassins had carefully arranged for two years, and the king's assassination plan completely failed.
It has to be said that Jiang is still very old. The old king did not sit at the front of the banquet hall, which surprised the assassins. When sitting near Su Xiao and others, the old king would only drink Su Xiao and Heshlett.
The two of them had drank from the wine flask, because the old king knew that both of them were strong men with terrifying insights into toxins, and his cup was the one Heslett had used before.
The old king's series of on-the-spot responses gave the assassins no chance to take action. They did not dare to attack the palace openly, otherwise they would not 'sacrifice' the mother and daughter to attract Su Xiao's attention.
Lead Su Xiao away.
Their chance only lasted a few minutes, but within these few minutes, the banquet hall was surrounded by hundreds of guardsmen.
Although the old king who has ruled the kingdom for more than 40 years is just an ordinary person, he is not easy to kill. He is an old lion, an old lion that even Su Xiao is a little afraid of.
The person who arranged this matter is definitely very thoughtful. Such people are usually very proud, so they may not be able to accept such a complete failure.
"This... old lion."
Su Xiao rested her elbows on the wooden table and clasped her hands in front of her.
At this moment, Su Xiao stood up with a roar. He thought of a very crucial point, that is, when the old king said that the little princess had been killed, the first person to speak was not Heslett or the consul Joe.
Valentine, but Rowan Harvey, the treasurer of the kingdom.
Before the old king gave the order, Rowan Harvey whispered a few words in the old king's ear, and then the old king asked Rowan Harvey to leave to deal with the follow-up matters of confiscating the house.
Su Xiao now wants to know what Rowan Harvey said at that time. Although it was important to search the house and the murder of the little princess might cause riots in the royal capital, which would affect the collection of Hervé Anthony's wealth, he was the first to propose leaving.
Rowan Harvey in the Ballroom is suspicious.
It felt like I was looking for a legitimate excuse to leave the banquet hall.
Although the little princess died at the hands of Commander Karen, the real culprit was not Commander Karen, but the mastermind behind the scenes. Su Xiao's mission goal is to find out the mastermind behind the scenes.