Chapter 196

On this day, after cleaning each room as usual, the hotel cleaner suddenly smelled a smell at the door of the permanent resident.

Although the other party has rented this room for a long time and created a lot of revenue for the hotel, after all, it is a hotel room. If it cannot be used due to the other party's fault, the hotel will also suffer.

Ever since, the cleaner knocked on the door.

After getting no response, the cleaners and hotel staff began to take notice of what was going on in the room.

When they finally opened the room, they saw only a man hanging in the center of the room.

The female receptionist suddenly screamed, and the cleaner and store manager also turned pale.

They called the security guards

Soldier, after the guard reported the information, she instantly gained Sherlock's attention, and then she personally brought people to the scene.

After intelligence comparison and witness verification, it was confirmed that the deceased who hanged himself was Milton.

Milton's alias in the hotel was Alan, and the hotel room had been booked a long time ago, which is why he escaped the search of the imperial officials.

But this matter seems strange.

First of all, having someone who can bribe to kill the Duke is considered a very high-status existence even in the underground or in a heretical cult. Such people generally cherish their lives and will not commit suicide in fear of crime no matter what.

Taking a step back, even if the other party really commits suicide, he should not do it in a place where there is a large flow of people and is easy to be discovered.

The other party's death felt like it was arranged, and he couldn't wait to end this case.

Investigators from the public security station found several letters on his body, and the evidence from the letters ultimately pointed to one person. sixty-nine. four-nine-three. six-one-three-five

That was the Duke of Naples in the South.

Giovanni doesn't seem to know that Milton believes in a cult, and Milton seems to be just an ordinary person who sells information in Saint Laurent City. Therefore, he can have close contact with Giovanni, Mudrick and the like.

According to the compilation, in a recent letter, Giovanni sent Milton a letter stating that he would send his top troops to the city of Saint Laurent so that Milton could respond.

Obviously, the mastermind of this assassination was Giovanni, and Milton was an accomplice.

At this point in the case investigation, the case can actually be closed. Giovanni's death is already a certainty, regardless of whether he is charged with murder or not. If this is the case, then just make Giovanni, the most suspected, a criminal. .

This is the fastest way to close the case. Anyone with a higher political mindset would immediately ask his subordinates to close the case.

Therefore, when Shylock presented the investigative information to the chief of the police station and Emperor Odysseus, the answer he received was that he could announce the outcome of the case.

…

"Thank you for your hard work these days, Miss Charlotte."

In a restaurant somewhere in Saint Laurent City, Orson looked at Sherlock sitting in front of him and spoke with a smile.

"No, no, it's all the information you provided, Mr. Osen. I'm just responsible for following the clues you gave me."

Sherlock forced a smile.

"It seems that you are not very happy, Miss Charlotte?" Orson saw the expression on Sherlock's face and asked doubtfully.

"Through this incident, you have been promoted to a high-ranking official. From now on, your career will be smooth and you will have more opportunities to display your talents. Why do you look like this instead?"

"Mr. Orson, after all, I started out as a detective. For me, nothing makes me happier than knowing the truth."

"So... you are saying that the results of the case that have been announced now are not the truth?"

"Yeah." Sherlock nodded. "Obviously, he committed suicide in a hotel, and he happened to still have a letter on his body that communicated with the real mastermind. If it were you, do you think this would be possible?"

"..." Orson fell into silence after hearing this.

He thought for a long time, then shook his head.

"It's true as you said, there are still many strange things about this case, but..."

"but?"

"Well, Miss Charlotte, the royal family, the Duchy of Orleans, and all the people directly related to this case, what they need until now is not the truth, but the results."

"Perhaps at the beginning of the case, they needed the truth, but now, they just need a result that is beneficial to them." Orson said this, explaining complex political issues to Sherlock.

"Perhaps there is a larger and deeper force behind Milton, but now, he is linked to the Empire's common enemy, the Duke of Naples. As long as the criminal is identified as the Duke of Naples, a lot of trouble can be saved."

"The conflict between the Royal Family and the Duchy of Orleans will be transferred to the Duchy of Naples. At that time, the Royal Family will only need to get some compensation from the Duchy of Naples and give it to the Duchy of Orleans. The conflict will be resolved without getting into trouble with a new one. Enemies, this is a great thing for the royal family."

"But... the real criminal may still be at large. If they take action again then, it will be another blow to the majesty of the royal family."

Hearing Sherlock's concern, Orson just smiled softly.

"Miss Charlotte, do you think the royal family will admit all its mistakes?"

"When the time comes, the royal family will have many ways to deal with it, and their authority will never be damaged. Don't worry about that."

After hearing what Orson said, Sherlock shook his head helplessly.

She didn't care much about political struggles, and she didn't want to understand. After the investigation of the case in Saint Laurent City was over, she would resign.

Anyway, she had helped the emperor, and she had a suitable reason to retire.

At this time, Sherlock suddenly looked up at Orson.

Orson saw Sherlock's action and looked at her in confusion.

"Any more questions?"

"Mr. Orson, do you think of me as a pawn to help you investigate the case?"

When Orson heard Sherlock say this, his expression paused slightly, and then his expression immediately returned to normal.

"No, the reason I did this was just because when I met you that day, I felt that you were capable. After all, only you are different from other detectives."

Hearing this, Sherlock nodded, accepting this statement.

Being used as a pawn by others is not a good thing, and she is not willing to speculate about someone with the worst idea.

Chapter 112: He definitely didn't mean that

Sherlock had thought about the possibility that Orson used her as a tool to help him investigate the results he wanted, but all this was just a guess.

If Orson really thought so, then he had a purpose in approaching Sherlock from the beginning, and he was just acting in front of everyone when he got injured because of chasing him.

At least in the reputation of the empire, Orson would never be such a person.

However, if Orson really deceived Sherlock, she would not forgive Orson either.

The relationship between the two did not deteriorate because of Sherlock's suspicious words, at least on the surface.

……

Duke of Orleans, Paris City.

"My Lord." Sean rushed back to the Duke of Orleans from Saint Laurent City in a hurry. He was so exhausted that he didn't take time to rest. He went directly to the Duke's mansion and told Charles, Duke of Orleans, all the results of the investigation of the Saint Laurent City case.

"So, what you mean is... all this is a conspiracy by the Duke of Naples to alienate the royal family and local nobles?" Henry listened to Sean's report, and combined with the intelligence he had compiled in the past few days between the present and the past, he began to think.

According to the variables, there are two main changes in the empire between the past and the present.

The first is the status of the Duke of Naples.

In the past, the scandal of Giovanni, the Duke of Naples, was exposed a long time later. When Lit succeeded in revenge on Giovanni, there was no news of Giovanni hiring a killer to kill. Maybe this information was no longer important at the time, or because of the hasty judgment of his father's death, others did not connect Giovanni with this matter.

The second is Orson.

To be honest, Orson is still alive, which is the biggest uncertainty in this world for Henry.

If everything develops as Henry expected, he only needs to provide enough help to Lit to make a potential ally.

Before Henry was poisoned in his previous life, Litt had become the only person in the empire who held two duke positions, and he was also a favorite of Princess Elsa, who had already determined the position of heir. In order to help Elsa ascend to the throne, Litt had a duel with Arthas, and finally Arthas had to give up the right of inheritance.

Henry himself knew that he had no extraordinary talents, and he only had a little understanding of the future direction of the world. However, even this ability to "predict the future" was eliminated by the appearance of Orson.

Although he could change his own destiny, he might not be able to influence the entire empire.

At least for the current situation in the central empire, he still dared not make any predictions.

Henry thought for a long time, and finally felt that Giovanni was most likely to do such a thing, so he chose to believe in the empire.

At least trusting the empire and cooperating with the empire, he could continue to be his Duke of Orleans.

And if he was still dissatisfied with the results of the investigation, it was equivalent to continuing to oppose the central empire, and he could not guarantee that other dukes would continue to support him.

As for whether Giovanni was the real murderer of his father, he would know when he caught him and asked him.

He would definitely be the one present at Giovanni's trial.

Thinking of this, Henry became more open-minded, and then said to Sean: "Uncle Sean, let's just trust the royal investigation. We will dispatch 20,000 people to help them, just to ease the relationship and strive for the power to judge Giovanni in the future."

"Okay, I'll pick someone right away." Sean nodded hurriedly after hearing this.

Before leaving, he suddenly thought of something, and then he asked:

"Duke, about what you said before, that Lit will be a key figure in the future empire..."

"What's wrong?" Henry looked at him puzzledly when he heard Sean ask this.

This is the only thing Henry is very sure of.

Although Lit does not seem to have the sensation of a blockbuster in his previous life, the overall upward trajectory is very smooth. From the first place when he entered the Imperial Academy to leading the army alone to win the victory in Florence, all of them show Lit's potential.

"Well... we contacted Mr. Lit before and expressed our willingness to help him. He accepted it, but he asked us to strengthen the security around Mr. Orson..."

"..."Hearing this, Henry frowned.

In the previous life, Orson and Litt could not be said to be enemies, but they could only be said to be incompatible.

At first, when Henry heard that Orson and Litt were friendly and respectful to each other, he thought it was just a disguise between the two people, and there was actually competition between the two.

But now it seems that Litt has really become Orson's little fan?

No!

Henry thought about it carefully, and then shook his head.

"Uncle Sean, Litt said so, are you really going to do this?"

"Well... of course you still have to come back and ask the Duke for instructions, but since this is your order, it should be okay, right?"

"Uncle Sean, although Master Litt and Master Orson seem to be very harmonious on the surface, it may not be what we see." Henry said this and explained in front of Sean.

"Think about it, the attack on Naples is such a big thing. Logically, the vanguard should be commanded by the most powerful person. If you were Duke Lucius, who would you give the vanguard to?"

"That must be Master Orson..." Sean said without hesitation.

The other party is a military genius who commanded hundreds of thousands of human coalition forces to exterminate the entire orc clan. There are only two possibilities for not using such a powerful weapon.

Either he thinks Orson is more useful in other places, or Orson is no longer favored.

Combined with the will that Lucius made in public before, it is obvious that Lucius is more partial to his own flesh and blood.

This war against Naples is to make military merits for Litt, so that Litt can step out from behind the scenes and establish his prestige.

"So... what Mr. Litt said about strengthening security... means..."

"Yeah." Henry saw that Sean finally understood and nodded calmly.

"It's just what you think, Uncle Sean. It's called secret protection, but it's actually surveillance."

"After all, Orson is in Saint Laurent City, and has the closest relationship with the royal family. He has lived in the palace before. Master Lit must be worried that Orson will take some action."

"I understand! You are worthy of being the Duke! I still can't compare with your experience in two lives." Sean's mind became clearer, and he quickly praised Henry.

Who knew that when Henry heard the second half of the sentence, his face changed and he hurriedly shushed.

"Uncle Sean, I said, don't let other people know about this. Don't mention it in the future. If others hear it, we will all be finished."

Sean hurriedly apologized.

"I'm sorry, Lord Duke, I neglected it!"

"Okay, Uncle Sean, you have helped do so many things, and you are busy every day. It's understandable that you occasionally forget these things. I will remind you later."

"Thank you, Lord Duke!"

After the two chatted for a few more words, Sean left with Henry's order.

Chapter 113: Drink it

Romulus City.