Chapter 172

Moreover, according to what his father said just now, Zenit should be dead by now.

When a man is about to die, he can also speak well. Let's take a look at what Zenit said to him.

With this thought, Donnie opened the envelope.

Read it carefully.

…

On the other side, the city of Saint Laurent.

No one witnessed the moment of the assassination that night. According to the testimony of the witness who first discovered the scene of the assassination, Francois was already dead when he arrived at the scene.

No one in Francois's escort survived.

It is conceivable that there should be no such thing as a mole in the escort team.

Then, it’s the external forces.

According to the information collected from the scene, several important things were missing from Francois's body.

The first is the family's emblem. As a symbol that can prove the noble status, the emblem was taken away, probably because the assassin wanted to prove his achievements to the client when making a report.

What disappears next is more interesting.

"We have examined the body of Duke Francois. Indeed, he suffered such fatal injuries, such exaggerated wounds appeared on his body, and his heart disappeared." Within the task force, a member of the task force reported that he had just been diagnosed by a doctor. Read the result again.

"I know." Elsa nodded, then looked at the others.

"Everyone, based on the current intelligence, do you have any ideas?"

Except for Orson, all the members of the task force are extremely professional people. Some are even famous detectives who have solved many major cases in the empire. However, when they heard this limited information, they still shook their heads. .

"I have a guess.

"At this time, Orson raised his hand.

"The heart can be said to be one of the most important organs of the human body. The other party only took away the heart of Duke Francois. Is it possible that he wanted to use the Duke's heart to perform some evil rituals?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole room was in an uproar.

"... To be honest, this is very possible. After all, the power of noble blood has always been a relatively mysterious existence. Maybe the nobles really have a special physique and are suitable to be sacrifices for evil sacrifices." A detective agreed with Orson's point. guess.

"Then, this incident is not just a political assassination of the Duke, it may also have a demonic background." Elsa said.

"After all, we haven't discovered the association that can transform living people into demons before."

"It turns out that these cases are connected in series?"

"Is that related to Naples?"

"But if we put the suspicion on Napoli at this time, will the family of the deceased think that we are deflecting the conflict?"

"In short, this is the only possibility now, right?"

"Report!" At this moment, a man broke into the conference room and said hurriedly: "We found... we... found the emblem of the Tulus family!"

"What!?" Everyone present was shocked, and then Elsa quickly stood up. "Where did you find it?"

"Now the breakthrough has been found."

"It is illegal to cast a family emblem privately, especially for the Duke family. It is very difficult to make, which means that this family emblem must be real..."

"I thought it was done by Naples, but I didn't expect that it was actually a local?"

"Don't make a conclusion so early. What if there is Napoli's background?"

"That's right..."

While everyone was discussing, Orson, who had just started the conversation, deliberately fell into silence, lowering his sense of presence.

It was at this time that the messenger took a break and said, "I found it at a casino owner."

He then revealed the address of the casino.

Elsa quickly took out the materials to check based on the address.

After discovering the person behind it, she was stunned.

The materials in his hands instantly fell to the table and scattered in all directions.

The detective next to him looked over and exclaimed.

"What? It's His Royal Highness?!"

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I went out to dinner with my classmates today (a party kind of thing), so I didn’t have time to update it. I will make up for it more tomorrow.

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"Don't make this matter public yet!" After Elsa recovered from the shock, she hurriedly ordered the people around her.

Then, she looked at the person who came to report the news.

"Tell the investigation team that the investigation continues, but no information can be announced to the outside world, otherwise you will be the only ones asking!"

"Yes! I understand!" With that said, the man nodded and quickly exited the conference room.

"Looking at the current situation, we cannot rule out the possibility of setting up the blame..." A detective defended Alsace at this moment.

"Well, that's true."

"But how to explain the crest of the Tullous family?"

The people present discussed the matter again.

In the final analysis, before there is enough evidence, the detective's only way to solve the case is to make conjectures and assumptions based on past experience.

Elsa couldn't care about this at the moment. She glanced around the crowd, and then she saw Orson who said nothing.

She walked up to Orson and asked in a low voice:

"Orson, what do you think about this?"

"My views are consistent with theirs. I think this is likely to be a frame-up incident, but why His Royal Highness was chosen, I don't know."

"Do you really think so?"

"Well, Your Highness Princess, don't think of me too smart." Orson said, smiling at Elsa.

"Don't expect too much from me, or you'll be disappointed."

Elsa stared at Orson for a moment before looking away.

Now he can no longer dwell on Orson. Instead, he needs to fix the trouble caused by his brother.

Although it is not a bad thing to have your own personal power, Alsace chose such a big one.

A piece of gray production.

It would have been fine in normal times, but by chance Francois was assassinated. At this time, all nobles closely involved with Gray Estate would be investigated.

But for Elsa, this is not a bad thing.

Originally, Alsace was considered to be on the same side as the old aristocrats, and he also deliberately created his character in that direction. However, if Alsace might have assassinated Francois, the matter If word spreads among the nobles, his approval rating will probably drop a lot.

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"Father, I know I was wrong!" The young Downey knelt in front of Giovanni, lowered his head and apologized seriously.

"Wrong? Where did you go wrong?!"

"I...I shouldn't let my servants beat others up..."

"Is this where you made the mistake?" Giovanni frowned upon hearing this.

"It's...isn't it?" Donnie asked with sobs.

"The only mistake you made was letting others find out!" Giovanni taught.

"Think about it, that person offended you and you don't like him, right?" With that said, Giovanni began to seduce Donnie.

"Yeah." Danny nodded.

"Then, wouldn't it be better than teaching him a lesson and never seeing him again?"

When young Donnie heard this, his eyes widened in surprise, filled with disbelief.

"Your servant beat him up, and he can still complain to others. Then you will still be discovered, right?"

"So, once you find someone who offends you, someone you don't want to meet, either don't take action and let others think you have a good relationship with him, or just kill him directly so that he can never make you feel disgusted again. "After saying this, Giovanni smiled.

"How about it? Is it a good idea?"

"That's what father taught you."

"So, I give you one year. After one year, I don't want to hear any news about the count's son." Giovanni said.

This matter itself was a matter between two children. It was nothing for Downey to teach the earl's son, but the earl was also a tough guy, and he actually had to come to him to find an explanation. Qiao After all, Varney is a Duke and needs to maintain a good image, so he symbolically punishes Downey.

After seeing Downey being punished, the count saved his face and left with satisfaction.

However, a year later, his son disappeared during a hunting trip. The earl became mad because of the loss of his beloved son, and eventually the territory was inherited by a branch of the family.

This was the first time that Downey had followed Giovanni's instructions. When he saw that he could actually control the fate of others, Downey gradually began to indulge in this feeling.

Downey's character became distorted as he vented all the pressure he had received from his father on others.

However, in front of Giovanni, Downey still habitually acted as an incompetent son. Only in this way could Giovanni be able to safely treat him as a child.

After reading Zenit's letter to him, Downey recalled his childhood and laughed blankly.

"Mr. Zenit, you are really my mentor." As he said this, Downey's eyes narrowed and he looked at a painting hanging in his room.

Indeed, it is impossible for me to break away from Giovanni's control now. Having lost my trust, I can only follow Giovanni's pace again.

Just like the sentence in the letter.

If you want to break through the life that has been arranged by others, you can only first accept the power and obey the current situation. I believe that Mr. Tangni, you have endured it for nearly twenty years, and you will not be unable to endure it in these few months.

"Mr. Zenit, what you said is so right." He said softly.

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Duchy of Orleans.

After the examination of Francois' body was completed, it was quickly transported back to the Duke of Orleans for burial.

At this funeral, because of the special cause of Francois' death, only members of the Tullous family attended.

After handling Francois's funeral, the Duchy of Orleans resumed normal operations.

However, sitting in the Duke's office is not the current Regent Sean, Duke of Orleans, but Henry, Duke of Orleans himself, who is only fourteen years old.

"Uncle Sean, thank you for your help, I can secure this position." Henry sat in his father's seat, looked at Sean in front of him, and thanked him.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter."

Sean said this and showed a flattering smile.

"If everything is as you said, then our Duchy of Orleans' hegemony will be just around the corner."

"Don't worry, Uncle Sean, I will lead us to victory with the knowledge I brought." Henry said this, and he smiled with an ambiguous smile.

Yes, Henry is a reincarnated person.

In his previous life, after his father was assassinated, Sean's management ability was not good, and he gradually lost power. He even lost the position of regent before Henry could rule the country. Later, Henry was also sidelined by the new regent.

In the second half of his life, Henry lived under the shadow of the regent as a puppet duke. Finally, one time he refuted the regent at a banquet, scolding him as a thief and robber, which made the regent lose face.

Although he was outside and the regent could not do anything to him, Henry finally received a glass of poisoned wine that night after returning to the duke's mansion.

After drinking the poisoned wine, Henry did not usher in his own death, but returned to his youth.

When he saw the time, he was also stunned.

It was exactly when his father was assassinated.

He knew that he couldn't save his father by any means, so he simply turned his attention to others.

His first target was to find his regent Sean in his previous life.