Chapter 183

"Eh?" She turned around and looked at the group of guards.

"You are not dead?"

"Bah, who are you cursing to death?" A guard shouted loudly while enduring the pain.

At this time, the person in charge downstairs also hurriedly followed with people.

After counting the number of people and confirming that there were no casualties, he frowned.

"What does the other party mean? They dare to come to such a place and take risks, but they dare not kill people?"

"Is this a provocation or a gesture of goodwill?"

You know, being able to knock down this group of guards in a very short time means that the mysterious man has the ability to kill them, but the other party did not do so, and after seeing that someone else was following, he chose to escape at the first time.

This situation is very abnormal.

"Anyway." The person in charge said this and looked at Sherlock standing next to him.

"Miss Sherlock, I may have to trouble you to stay in the Imperial Court as a witness at the scene for a while in the next period of time."

"It's okay, it's okay." Sherlock shook his head quickly.

"But I'm more worried about Orson who has been chased out. Can you find him back?"

"As for Master Orson, there's no need to worry. There shouldn't be that many people in the empire who can pose a threat to him."

"Master Orson...?" Sherlock suddenly reacted at this time.

No wonder she felt a little familiar when Orson introduced himself. It turned out to be that Orson.

It was all her fault that she was too focused on solving the case at the time and didn't care about the other party's identity.

However, since it was Orson who was famous throughout Saint Laurent City, there shouldn't be any problems... right?

Chapter 89: Attack

A mysterious person suddenly broke into the scene of the investigation and attacked the guards responsible for the security of the scene. It can be said that this incident instantly attracted the attention of all forces in Saint Laurent City.

Whether it was the Duke of Orleans who was eager to get the real cause of Francois' death, or the royal family who tried to divert the conflict but found that the situation was beyond their expectations, they were all a little overwhelmed in an instant.

In the eyes of the royal family, the investigation of the Orchid Tavern only needs to convict the leader of the other party and kill a few typical representatives to appease the anger of the Duke of Orleans. However, the current situation is beyond the expectations of the royal family.

Could it be that the Orchid Tavern is really the real mastermind behind the incident?

In short, the royal family must be happy to see this happen, after all, this way the royal family's suspicion can be washed away.

After all, the mysterious man was not sent by the royal family. After catching the mysterious man, they can take the opportunity to put the crime on the other party and end the incident.

Therefore, the royal family almost sent more powerful people above the seventh level to search for the opponent in Saint Laurent City at the moment of receiving this information, and even prepared to borrow some powerful people from the Imperial Academy to help.

However, until dark, no trace of the mysterious man was found, but Orson, who was seriously injured, was found on the outskirts of the city.

The people sent by the royal family to track down the mysterious man found traces of the battle in a forest on the outskirts of the city. Following the traces, they saw Orson sitting next to a tree, holding his abdomen.

"Mr. Orson, are you okay?" A middle-aged man in the search team said this and hurried to Orson's side.

The royal family certainly knew that Orson had chased out, so in addition to finding the murderer, the search team also had a mission to bring Orson back. Otherwise, the eldest son of the Duke of Antica would also die in Saint Laurent City, and the royal family would have no allies at all. At that time, the empire would inevitably erupt in a bloody storm.

"It's okay..." Orson said this, and shook his head weakly. "I'm fine, you guys... go catch up with the murderer... I just had a fight with him, he's very powerful, I'm no match for him."

"But, Master Orson, you're bleeding now..." The man said this, looking at Orson's hand covering his abdomen, which was now stained with blood, and the dark red bloodstains could be clearly identified even at night.

"Catching him is important... I'm fine..."

Before Orson finished speaking, his eyes went dark and he fainted.

The other party had no time to chase him, and immediately took Orson back to Saint Laurent City and sent him directly to the palace for treatment.

After receiving the news, Odysseus also rushed to Orson's side.

Fortunately, the diagnosis given by the court doctor was just excessive physical exertion, the wound on the abdomen was not deep, it was just excessive bleeding, and there was no possibility of life-threatening.

Hearing this diagnosis, Odysseus's heart was finally at ease.

He was very optimistic about this young man and regarded Orson as the hope of the future empire. If the future of the empire died here, it would be more painful than losing ten generals.

Orson opened his eyes in a daze, looked at the unfamiliar ceiling, and looked around.

There was a familiar person beside him.

It should be late at night now. This seemed to be a bedroom in the palace. Elsa was sleeping on the table not far away.

Orson glanced at the quilt on the bed.

Well, pink.

So he was carried to Elsa's bedroom after he fainted?

"...Princess, this is not good." Orson said slowly.

Elsa's rhythmic breathing on the other side of the table suddenly paused.

"Okay, stop pretending. I know you are not asleep."

"How do you know." After hearing this, Elsa stopped pretending, sat up directly, and looked at Orson.

I just don't know why, but her face seems a little red.

"You haven't answered my question yet. Is it really okay for me to rest at your place?"

"For now, you can only rest here." Elsa shrugged helplessly. "You were already unconscious when you were found outside. The person who rescued you sent you directly to the palace. I was the only one in the palace at that time, so I sent you to me. Otherwise, outside now It's so dangerous, aren't you afraid that the murderer will take your life while you are weak?"

"Besides, you are my ally after all. I think it is better to settle you here with me than with the emperor's brother. This can be regarded as my selfish intention."

"Okay." When Orson heard this, he nodded helplessly.

"In short, now you need

Rest and rest early. If you want me to leave, I can leave this place to you. "

Elsa said so.

"Don't be in a hurry and leave now, Your Royal Highness, don't you have anything to ask me?"

"...Of course." Elsa was not surprised when Orson exposed her inner thoughts, but said calmly.

"I have many things to ask you. Why did you chase him out? How strong is that person? Why didn't he kill you directly..."

"A lot of things, but how many are you willing to tell me really now?"

"As long as your highness the princess asks, I will definitely tell you everything." Orson said.

"It's better to avoid such clichés." Elsa shook her head helplessly. "Anyway, if you recover well tomorrow, you can go out and live. However, my father said that two seventh-level bodyguards must be arranged around you, so I will inform you in advance."

"Well, I'm very grateful for His Majesty's kindness, but the high-end combat power currently on hand should not be used on me, but on catching that person, right?"

"But you are considered a powerful person after all. If you were killed in Saint Laurent City, it would be the responsibility of the royal family. A duke has already died. If there are more, not only the royal family, but the entire empire cannot bear the consequences..."

When Orson heard this, he said nothing.

There was an eerie silence between the two people.

"Right."

As if to break the awkward atmosphere between the two, Elsa changed the topic.

"Your fiancée came to see you when you were in a coma, and she was a little emotional. If you are okay now, I will send someone to report to her?"

"Okay." Orson nodded.

But at this moment, he was thinking about how to convince Odysseus to remove the security forces around him tomorrow.

After all, although these security guards can protect one's own safety, they can also be regarded as restricting one's freedom in disguise. Odysseus' doing this is not a good thing for himself.

But if you are too tough, it will make others doubt you.

"Your Highness Princess, I wonder if you can do me a favor?"

Orson thought hard for a long time and finally thought of a good way.

Chapter 90: Her request?

"Master Orson is awake, right?"

Late at night, in the palace, Odysseus looked at the guards who came to report the news, and his frown finally relaxed.

"Yes, but Her Royal Highness the Princess said that Mr. Osun still needs to recuperate for a while, and it is best to live in the palace."

"It's not impossible. There is indeed no safer place than the palace now." Odysseus nodded, "In this case, quickly arrange a place for Mr. Orson to live. After all, it's not safe to live in Elsa's room." Very good.”

"But... Her Highness the Princess said... she wants Mr. Osen to stay in her palace..."

"Did she really say that?" Odysseus looked in disbelief when he heard this.

Although it is indeed safe there, Orson and Elsa are of the opposite sex after all of the same age, and Orson himself is engaged...

Although Elsa's palace has more than one room, if two people live together, they will inevitably be gossiped about, which will not be beneficial to the relationship between the two families.

Of course, if this is what Elsa insists on asking, Odysseus will certainly agree.

"Yes." The guard replied, and then continued: "She wants to give Mr. Osen a relatively quiet environment during this period and not let him be disturbed by outsiders, so..."

"Okay, I originally planned to send two personal guards to Orson, but now it seems that the extra guards can be sent directly to Elsa's palace." Odysseus nodded and agreed to Elsa's request.

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On the other side, the Imperial Business Conference.

Although the current situation in Saint Laurent City is somewhat turbulent, merchants still maintain their normal economic activities, and the business war between the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce and the Lissen Chamber of Commerce is still in full swing.

However, as the branches of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce in various places were generally suppressed by Lissen merchants, the fate of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce seemed to be gradually coming to an end.

When the business war became intense, the gap in business volume between the two companies immediately became apparent.

The advantages of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce mainly lie in personal connections, market share, and total assets. Due to the relationship between local lords and the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, many business routes have given the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce different degrees of tax preferential policies. This will allow the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce to products are more competitive.

However, as the Lison Chamber of Commerce grew and expanded, the original competitiveness of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce was no longer what it used to be.

The local lords who once had a good relationship with the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce might take repressive measures against the Lison Chamber of Commerce for a period of time due to personal feelings, but they would soon cancel it. The reason was that the Lison Chamber of Commerce had developed other businesses in addition to the general business of the Chamber of Commerce.

Take Lison Construction, which once built the new city area of ​​Antica City. After producing such excellent results, Lison Construction's reputation can be said to have spread throughout the empire.

By hiring a professional team to reduce the loss and cost of construction, improve construction efficiency, and provide better construction quality with a lower budget, it is much better than the previous way of hiring temporary workers.

All the lords who have some ideas for their own territory and want to build a large-scale project have placed orders with Lison Construction. While accepting the order and giving a preferential amount, Lison Construction also requires an additional condition, which is to provide the same tax benefits as the Lison Chamber of Commerce.

In addition, the Lison Chamber of Commerce has also established new businesses in security and logistics. Whether it is civilians or dignitaries, they can enjoy the benefits brought by the Lison Chamber of Commerce.

In this way, after expanding new markets through other businesses, the Lison Chamber of Commerce, whose commodity prices are already more advantageous than those of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, continues to squeeze and erode the market of the Lison Chamber of Commerce, and gradually comes to the throne of the first chamber of commerce in the empire.

In addition to allowing merchants to exchange information and conduct transactions, the greater role of the business conferences in previous years is to confirm a business representative.

In previous years, the business representative was the president of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, whether it was the former president or the current Louis.

But this year is different. Merchants are the most sensitive. Many people have a hunch that the rising star Chelinina will take over her father's banner and become the new representative of the empire's business community.

The huge hotel has been jointly funded and contracted by several chambers of commerce. On the first floor of the hotel, it has been arranged as a conference hall. For those sitting here, having a huge fortune can only be regarded as the basis for entry.

If the wealth of the people here is accumulated, it is not a joke to buy half of the empire.

At this moment, everyone's eyes are undoubtedly on the two most dazzling people at the conference.

One is the representative of the traditional business faction, Louis Bonaventura, the president of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, the largest chamber of commerce in the empire.

The other is Louis' daughter, a rising star in the empire's business community, who can directly counterattack the original owner with the basic base of the weakest branch of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce.

The two are now sitting at the same table, but they have not spoken to each other since they came in.

Louis is of course in a very bad mood. Seeing that his daughter has become better and better after deviating from the life track he had set for her, and even surpassing himself, the emotion he has in his heart is not the joy of a father's hope for his daughter to become a phoenix.

Instead, it is a kind of shame and annoyance. After all, in his traditional concept, the experience of the elders is valuable, and it is wrong for the younger generation not to listen to the elders.

But the reality is in front of Louis, as if Louis is wrong.

Obviously, if he hadn't provided her with education and work experience, she wouldn't have been able to stand in front of him like today.

"President Chelinina." The fact that these two people didn't talk didn't mean that others wouldn't bother them.

At this time, the president of a small chamber of commerce came to Chelinina.

"I'm the president of the chamber of commerce in the Duke of Lucia. Our Lucia region has always been bitterly cold, and warm clothing is the most in-demand material there. What do you think... should we discuss a deal now..."