Chapter 227

The training mission of Virgil's class was simpler than that of Orson's class, so he completed the mission early. Then when he returned to Saint Laurent City to wait for Orson, Virgil suddenly obtained information from the intelligence network of the original Orchid Tavern.

There are new developments in the assassination of the Duke of Orleans and the Emperor, and Orson is included in the list of suspects.

As a result, Virgil hurriedly prepared to contact Orson. Unexpectedly, the royal family moved very quickly and immediately blocked the border of Lucia, making it impossible for Virgil to pass.

In desperation, he had to find Chelinina. Chelinina happened to have a caravan that had been prepared in advance and was ready to go to the inn for renovation, so it was a matter of course that she brought the information in.

When Orson got up to have breakfast, a waiter handed a note with this message to Orson.

After that, Orson also took the initiative to separate from the large army of the college, crossed the blockade alone, and then met with Virgil at the agreed meeting place.

"So, what's the situation now?" Orson looked at Virgil and asked.

"You can't go back to Saint Laurent City. As for Naples, once you go back, the territory will probably be taken back or temporarily controlled by the royal family."

Virgil analyzed this.

"In other words, now I can only stay in a small city?"

"Shrinking is not an option. After all, if this is really the case, you will be considered as absconding in fear of crime, and everything about you will still be taken away."

After hearing this, Orson leaned back on his chair and nodded.

"Thanks to you this time, Virgil, otherwise I would have been escorted back in handcuffs."

"No, Miss Chelinina also helped a lot this time, as well as everyone from the Orchid Tavern." Virgil did not take credit for it.

"You think, should I go back and fight with them?" Orson suddenly raised his head, looked at Virgil, and showed a smile.

"Orson, what do you mean?"

"When something happened in Saint Laurent City, you were with Li Te. You probably don't know what happened at that time."

"To be honest, I don't want to know now. After all, they may find me at any time."

"Well, that's true." Orson nodded in approval. "However, I can guess how they transferred the suspicion to me."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"Since you can't hide, then come out publicly and remove the suspicion."

"But it's difficult, isn't it?"

Orson said this, stood up, walked to the window, opened the window, and looked at the bustling crowd on the street.

"As long as we create a perfect alibi, that's it, right?"

…

On the other side, inside the city of Saint Laurent.

"Father, news just came from Lucia. Orson is not in the convoy returning from Imperial College. He seems to have left alone." Alsace stood next to Odysseus and said.

"Alone?" Odysseus heard this and touched his chin.

"Originally, I didn't want to believe it was him. After all, this was just the one-sided statement of the criminal. But now the detective also said that Orson was suspicious, and what he did... Indeed, I have to doubt him."

He said this and sighed.

"Alsace, tell me, it would be great if such a talented person is really willing to be used by the royal family."

"But he doesn't have a heart for the royal family."

"Don't be so mean. How do you know he is not interested in the royal family?" Odysseus said, showing a meaningful smile.

Then, he continued: "In short, Orson must be found as soon as possible. I believe that whether he is suspected or not, he will not hide."

"As you command." Alsace said, bowed his hands, and then left.

Odysseus was left sitting alone in the great hall.

Looking at the empty hall, Odysseus felt sad in his heart.

Chapter 36: Under investigation

The order to arrest Orson was initially known to only a few people, including Odysseus, Alsace, Ren and the members responsible for the arrest.

The reason why the news is limited to a small number of people is because Oson's own influence is too high. If he rashly issues a wanted order, it will cause shock among the people. It is very likely that the people will not believe in the royal family but choose to believe in Oson. And if it turns out that there is nothing wrong with Orson, such a childish move will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the people.

On the other hand, because Orson has many "friends", if this matter is made known to everyone, it is very likely that Orson will know the news in advance.

As a result, it now appears that even though the scope of the intelligence has been narrowed, Orson still obtained the intelligence that the royal family wanted to arrest him in advance.

However, it is said that it is an arrest, but in fact it is taking Orson to be investigated. After all, the royal family still cannot use any special means against the duke appointed by itself or the hero with high reputation among the people.

During the interrogation of the criminal Raven, Raven truthfully revealed his movement trajectory. Then Sherlock, who was in charge of the criminal investigation, reviewed Raven's movement trajectory and compared it with the entire case. He found that there were many things in the case. Places appear out of thin air.

For example, in the so-called "murderer's return to the scene" incident at the Orchid Tavern, Raven had no motive for committing the crime at all. Coupled with some additional information he revealed, although it was countless, it gave the case another possibility. .

Ever since, in Sherlock's notes, Orson and the person in charge of the Orchid Tavern who never appeared became the second suspects in this case.

Since the Orchid Tavern was sealed last time, the relevant person in charge has not shown up yet, so we can only start with Orson.

Sherlock was sitting in the office of the police station, feeling very uncomfortable in her heart.

She was very conflicted about wanting to catch the benefactor who sent her here.

And it's still the same case involved.

She didn't want Orson to be the mastermind in her heart, but due to procedures and her own professional ethics, she had to regard Orson as a suspect before the results came out.

When she heard yesterday that Orson had escaped capture and was now missing, she became even more suspicious that Orson had something to do with this matter.

Even if he is not the mastermind behind the scenes, he is still involved to some extent.

At this time, the door of the office

When there was a knock, Owen stood at the door and looked at Sherlock.

"I saw the door was open when I came in. Do you need me to close it and knock again?"

"No need." Sherlock shook his head, "What do you want from me?"

"Now we are discussing whether to issue arrest warrants in various places to arrest Orson. Let me ask your opinion?"

"My opinion?" Sherlock heard this, thought for a moment, and then raised his head to look at Owen again.

"I have no objection. If I have to say it, in terms of efficiency, I would like you to issue a wanted order, but you have a lot to consider, right?"

"That's true." Owen heard this and said with a wry smile.

"Then since you don't have any ideas, I'll go back first?"

"By the way, Mr. Owen."

Just when Owen turned around and was about to leave, Sherlock suddenly stopped him.

"What's wrong?"

"Are you doing what I asked you to do?"

"Don't worry, let me know when you need it, and I will send someone to give it to you."

"That's good." Sherlock nodded after hearing this.

…

Three days later, at the gate of Saint Laurent City, the guards checking in and out discovered a figure of Orson.

"Show your identity information." A guard stood in front of Orson and stretched out his palm towards him.

"Okay." Orson said, showing his clan emblem.

After establishing his own family, he could no longer use the original emblem of the Stranik family, but instead created his own family.

Now Orson's full name is Orson Umberto, and the family emblem is red, white and blue, with a book and a sword in the middle.

In view of the special nature of the Umberto family, there is currently only one person using this family emblem in the entire empire, and not many people know it.

"I've never seen this family emblem before. Which family are you from?" The guard looked at Orson's family emblem, frowned, and then asked.

"Umberto family, I am Orson Umberto." Orson said calmly.

"Orson? Are you Orson?"

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Uh...it's nothing. Your current situation is a bit special. If you don't mind, please wait here while I go find our commander." The guard said this, with a trace of sweat streaming down his forehead.

As early as a few days ago, the officer responsible for guarding the city gate told them that once they obtained information about Orson, they must report it immediately.

But the chief made another request, that is, he must not be violent when dealing with Orson.

First, these guards could not use force to deal with Orson, and secondly, the other party was a Duke-level figure, and if they were not handled well, it would easily lead to bigger problems.

When Orson saw this, he did not make things difficult for the guards, but stood aside silently, and then waited.

After a few minutes, the guard who had just left ran over with a man. After seeing Orson, the man walked up directly.

"Hello, Duke Orson, there are some things here that I would like to ask you to participate in the investigation. I wonder if you are free..."

Seeing that the other party was so polite, Orson nodded.

"certainly."

Then, the man took Orson towards the city. At a corner, they got on a carriage heading to the police station.

"Are you coming alone? If you don't bring more people, aren't you afraid that I will run away?" Orson said with a smile while sitting in the carriage, looking at the man sitting opposite.

"How could that be?" The man was also very smart and he made a joke. "As long as you want to leave, let alone calling more people, the entire empire's army will come, what can they do to you?"

"What you said makes me look like a monster."

The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became much more relaxed. It didn't look like he was bringing someone for interrogation, but rather like he was treating someone to a meal.

The carriage circled around and arrived at the door of the police station. At this moment, at the door of the police station, Sheriff Owen, Sherlock and Prince Alsace were all waiting there.

Orson got out of the car together with the guard captain. The latter bowed to the other people and then stood aside.

Arthas and Owen had serious faces, while Sherlock had a complicated expression.

Arthas walked up to Orson first.

"Duke Orson, because you are suspected of participating in the murder of Francois, Duke of Orleans and His Majesty the Emperor, I ask you to cooperate with the investigation in the following days."

"Yeah." Orson nodded, then opened his arms.

"

Is there a ritual like a body search required? I promise to cooperate with the investigation. "

Seeing how indifferent Orson was, several people present frowned.

Arthas then shook his head.

"No need."

At this time, Sherlock, who was standing behind, bit his lip and mustered up the courage to say:

"Then, next, please follow me to be interrogated, Duke Orson."

"Okay." Orson nodded, and was not angry because it was Sherlock who interrogated him.

However, it was this indifferent attitude that made Sherlock even more uncertain.

Fortunately, at this time, Arthas added a sentence on the side.

"Miss Sherlock, please rest assured that our royal family has always supported you."

"Ah...well, thank you, Your Highness." Sherlock forced a smile at the corner of his mouth, then glanced at Orson and motioned him to follow him.

Chapter 37: Please believe me

"I remember, I asked you before."

In the closed interrogation room, Orson and Sherlock sat opposite each other.

The latter was in a complicated mood, and simply ignored Orson's expression, but focused on the notebook in his hand.

"Well, I remember you asked me."

"Your answer was negative at the time, and I chose to believe you."