Chapter 166

The two men were searching for the latest case information in the archives, so they just stopped not far from the door and did not go deep into the archives.

After all, the cases further inside had nothing to do with Elsa.

On the other side, Arthas finally got the answer he wanted in the office.

But this answer did not make him happy.

There was new progress in the previous case of Mudrick's demonization, and Elsa went to the cathedral because of this.

Then, Arthas went straight to the interrogation room.

But now the interrogation room was empty, and Lodi was no longer here.

Arthas looked at the interrogator on duty next to him, and then asked: "Did you interrogate a more important person today?"

"Your Highness?!" The interrogator was startled when he saw Arthas, and then nodded. "Yes, his name is Lodi."

"What did he confess?"

"..." The interrogator heard this and hesitated for a while, then spoke and told Arthas the content of the interrogation.

When he heard the name Giovanni, Arthas was stunned.

Before he could react, Orson's voice sounded behind him.

"Your Highness, did you get the result you wanted?"

Orson's voice was as calm as water, but to Arthas, it always felt like a hint of mockery.

"Orson... do you know what happened?"

"I don't know, but I came here this time to show you a file, Your Highness."

As he said this, Orson handed the file he had just borrowed from the archives management to Arthas.

This was a case eighteen years ago.

At that time, a large group of people were tried, among whom Lodi was sentenced to five years in prison for participating in leaking military intelligence to others.

And the case involving the person who leaked the intelligence was the case of internal collusion that was settled after the war with the orcs ended.

The group that directly colluded with the orcs at that time was sentenced to death, and the middlemen who were responsible for transmitting intelligence were all dismissed and sentenced to prison for reasons of poor confidentiality according to the circumstances.

In the end, for various reasons, Lodi did not really serve five years in prison. He was released on bail after only one year.

After being released on bail, Lodi immediately began to serve Giovanni, Duke of Napoli. It is conceivable who was behind what happened that year.

After reading this, Arthas was stunned.

"Why... why don't I know about this..."

"To be honest, I didn't know before, but I just happened to hear someone mention the name Lodi, and it sounded familiar, and then I happened to find this in the archives."

"Orson, you already knew about Lodi?" Arthas frowned and looked at Orson, with a hint of doubt and confusion in his eyes.

"Maybe." Orson did not comment, bowed to Arthas, and then looked up at him.

"I don't know why Her Highness the Princess doesn't want Her Highness Alsace to know about this, but in my opinion, if it were Your Highness, seeing this result, you would probably make the same decision, right?"

As he said this, Orson moved closer to Arthas.

"Sometimes, a heroic act of cutting off one's own arm and retreating to advance can actually have unexpected effects, isn't it, His Highness Arthas?"

"..." Arthas stared at Orson for a long time, and then he burst into laughter.

"The one who knows me best is none other than you, Master Orson!"

"Well said, Master Orson, what you said is simply too good. Indeed, if it were me, I would do the same thing. All those who endanger the stability of the empire must be eliminated without a single one."

He nodded as he said this.

"In that case, I'll go back first. Please let Elsa know for me." After saying this, he left with his people without looking back.

However, this time they went not to the outskirts of the city, but to the palace.

After all of Arthas's people had left, Afro found Orson again.

"Orson, what's going on? Don't you know that Giovanni is a supporter of His Highness Arthas?"

"Of course I know." Orson nodded. "So why don't you let His Royal Highness know about this?"

"You think that His Royal Highness Alsace will do his best to protect Giovanni, right?"

"What else?"

"You really should practice your astrology." Hearing this, Orson cast a pitiful look at Afro, which made the latter unhappy.

"If his goal is the throne, then he will not do anything that the emperor hates." Orson said so.

Let him choose, whether to cut off one arm in exchange for Odysseus' trust, or insist on keeping Giovanni, so that he will lose power and Elsa will be favored.

"After all, although the two people are fighting fiercely for power, the greatest power in the empire is still in the hands of His Majesty." Orson smiled, and then left here.

Tonight, Saint Laurent City is destined to be not peaceful.

...

On the other side, Orson returned to the dormitory.

After finishing today's work, it was already late at night. The lights downstairs were still on, but Lit was no longer here.

Maybe she left the door open for him because she thought he would come back at night.

When he came upstairs, he gently pushed open Li Te's door. As expected, the little girl was already asleep.

He came to Li Te's side quietly.

Looking at Leeteuk with a peaceful sleeping face, Orson had a smile on his lips.

"Li Te, everything I did is for you, and what happens next is up to you." Orson said softly.

Regardless of whether Leeteuk heard it in his sleep, maybe it was because she was asleep that Orson said this.

In the ensuing territorial disputes, on the frontal battlefield, Orson will not take action easily if it is not necessary. It depends on whether Lite's growth can meet Orson's expectations.

"I have laid a winning chess game for you. What will you do after you take over the chess game?"

…

On the other side, in the palace.

The emperor tonight

The palace is not quiet.

Odysseus, Arthas, Elsa, Levi, and a number of military and political dignitaries all gathered together.

According to Lodi, he had always worked for Giovanni, and the previous bottle of potion from Mudrick was provided to him by Giovanni and asked to be handed over to Mudrick.

At first, everyone didn't believe it, but when Lodi accurately stated the details of everything Giovanni ordered him to do, everyone could no longer sit still.

"Is Giovanni going to rebel?!" General Scaloni, the representative of the army, said with a frown.

"A majestic Duke actually resorted to such despicable means!" Pope Levi was also very angry.

The war eighteen years ago brought huge losses to the human border areas at that time, especially the eastern border. Levi was still the archbishop at the time. He went to the front line in person and saw all the horrors on the front line.

And now, they know that the source of this tragedy is actually the Duke of the human side. How can this not make people angry?

"Is this information reliable?" Alsace suddenly asked at this time.

"If Lodi is really so important, why didn't Giovanni do anything after he was captured or disappeared?"

As Alsace finished speaking, the field immediately fell into silence.

"Of course, if Giovanni really made a mistake, then we can also take this opportunity to weaken the local forces headed by Giovanni." Seeing everyone looking at him with strange eyes, Alsace quickly stated his position .

"I don't think there is any room for doubt." Elsa said at this time.

"It can already be seen from Giovanni's previous attitude. When fighting the orcs, he contributed the least. In addition, his son had many conflicts with other noble heirs before."

"This kind of alien will only become a disaster if it stays in the empire."

"However, if we use force, it will definitely destroy the stability of the empire for thousands of years. At that time, other dukes may take the opportunity to attack..." A civilian official said worriedly.

"You don't have to worry about this." Elsa looked at the man and said:

"Just confine the war to the territory of Napoli, and when Pope Levi excommunicates Giovanni, we will be famous."

At this time, Odysseus, who was sitting in the middle, finally spoke.

"Contact Lucius."

This sentence basically means Odysseus' attitude.

Indeed, Giovanni did too many things that crossed the line.

"By the way, Arthas." Odysseus turned his attention to his son at this time.

"I heard that you have a very good relationship with that Giovanni?"

"It's nothing, father, these are all rumors." Alsace shook his head quickly. "Besides, even if I had a good relationship with him before, it was only on the premise that I didn't know he had done so many bad things."

"Now he is the scourge of the empire. Even if he is my close friend, let alone a good relationship, I will not show mercy."

"That's good." Odysseus nodded with satisfaction, and then sat up from the chair.

After telling everyone what to do, Odysseus looked at everyone again.

"It's getting late, you can go back and get ready. As for Elsa, you stay, my father has something to tell you."

"Yes." Elsa nodded after hearing this.

Arthas glanced at the two of them, opened his mouth, and was about to explain something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and just left with everyone silently.

It wasn't until everyone left that Odysseus turned his back. He looked at the bright moon in the sky and slowly said, "Elsa, I know you have someone to help you."

Elsa's pupils widened.

"But, Elsa."

"Sometimes, don't be too smart. If you treat others as pawns, why aren't others taking advantage of you?"

"Okay, that's all I'll say, you go back."

After saying this, Odysseus left here.

Chapter 69: They won’t sit idly by

In the next week, several major events happened in Saint Laurent City.

First, Odysseus invited Giovanni to come to Saint Laurent City, but Giovanni refused to come to Saint Laurent City on the excuse of being ill.

After receiving a reply from Giovanni, the Imperial Court in Saint Laurent held a trial in Giovanni's absence.

The content of the trial is Jova

A case of treason against the enemy.

From the first orc invasion eighteen years ago to the second orc invasion half a year ago.

At the same time, Giovanni was also sentenced to participate in a secret society and try to transform living people into demons, which was a case of Mudric's demonization.

As soon as the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar.

Afterwards, Pope Levi also announced that Giovanni was excommunicated, and Levi's rule became completely illegal.

Afterwards, Duke Lucius of Antica ordered the Antica army to immediately enter the Duchy of Naples.

In response to this situation, the Council and Student Union of the Imperial College also held a joint meeting.

"Last semester, due to various reasons, half of the teaching was delayed. Although this incident has a great impact, I don't think we should suspend classes directly." The representative of the Council stood up and expressed the Council's thoughts.

The representative of the Student Union was obviously Orson.

"I understand the Council's feelings, but in the current situation, it may be difficult to maintain fair and normal teaching." Orson said.

"After all, according to the student files we entered, 20% of the students are from Antica and Naples. The outbreak of this war involves the hometowns of these students."

"But what about the other 80%?" The representative of the Council asked back.

"The majority obeys the minority. We can't stop eating because of choking. Just because these students have something to do, we can't suspend all students' classes."