Chapter 228

"Thank you very much for your trust in me." Orson said with a smile.

"But I think Mr. Orson should understand the current situation." Sherlock said. "We wouldn't have brought you here if the situation hadn't evolved."

"So the new development in the case is that I became a suspect?"

"Yeah." Sherlock nodded. "Now, please answer my next questions truthfully."

"good."

"Do you remember the day you and I first met?"

"Well, I know. You were collecting intelligence at the Orchid Tavern, and I participated in it. You left the deepest impression on me at that time."

"At that time, there was a fight upstairs. You chased him out, and then chased you all the way outside the city. Can you tell me what happened after that to make you unconscious? And whether the person you were chasing was a foreigner. crow?"

After hearing this, Orson raised his head and recalled for a while, and then said: "Well... I chased him out at that time. The strength of that man should not be underestimated. He was very fast, and there were no guards in the city to help me stop him on the way. Speed, so I could only chase him outside the city. Once outside the city, the opponent seemed to have no fear and launched an attack on me. I fought with him for a long time, but the opponent was too strong and I never fought. "

"After that, he probably considered that there were other people around, so he didn't kill me and ran away first."

"Okay, what about the second question?"

Sherlock silently recorded it, and then continued to ask.

"Second question, I think you would understand if you saw a raven, wouldn't you? Unless a raven can shrink its bones or transform, there would be no way there would be such a big difference in size."

"Then this is the suspicious point of the case." Sherlock said and raised his head.

"Since the person who returned to the scene is not a raven, it means that a third party is involved."

"So you suspect that this third-party force is mine?" Orson asked with a smile.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Sherlock frowned.

Orson's attitude struck her as strange and unpleasant.

This kind of calm attitude either means that he has long known that he has nothing to do with this matter, or he has an extremely strong psychological quality. Although he is involved in it, he is not afraid of being discovered at all.

In Orson's case, it is most likely the latter.

"Master Orson, no, I should call you Duke Orson now." Sherlock raised his head, looked at Orson, and then asked: "I still believe you, but please remember, here now , Our relationship is between the interrogator and the suspect, not friends. You keep talking to me with a smile like this, and I will not take it easy. "

"Of course I know." Orson said, and also suppressed his smile.

"So, can I ask you some questions?"

"Of course." Sherlock nodded.

"I would like to ask, what evidence do you have to prove what I have done? Or would you rather believe the one-sided story of Raven, the prisoner, than me, the loyal minister of the empire?"

Orson started to apply pressure.

"Miss Sherlock, although I don't want to mention it, please understand that a few months ago, you were just a detective, and I had not yet become a duke."

"But now, what do you rely on to be able to sit here and me to be able to sit here? It is my contribution to this case."

Sure enough, Sherlock was just a young man after all. Faced with the pressure from Orson's powerful aura, she was beginning to waver.

What Orson can rely on is that everything he does is perfect, and he knows that the people he is involved in are either dead or will never betray.

Even if Sherlock is really smart and knows something is wrong, in the final analysis it is just reasoning, and reasoning without evidence is untenable.

Sherlock lowered his head, as if he was about to say something, but in the end he couldn't.

"So, I hope you can give me an answer. If everything is your so-called conjecture, then I will give my questions." Orson continued to slowly break down Sherlock's inner defense.

"Miss Sherlock, you are certainly very smart, but at the same time, you also know that evidence is absolute. If you can't produce evidence, please give me enough respect."

"I've given you enough respect, Orson!" At this time, Sherlock seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. She raised her head and looked at Orson, with a few tears in her eyes.

"Ossen, you know, those who work in my line of work are exposed to a lot of things every day and learn about a lot of dark events. I won't think of you in dark ways, just because you are Aosen. ”

"Do you think I haven't solved those unsolved 'unsolved cases'? You rich and powerful people, even if you can rely on your own resources and make countless people work for you without betraying you, there will always be flaws. One day, my job is to wait for you to show your flaws and send you to face sanctions. "

"You have been telling me about the evidence. Yes, we only have oral testimony and reasoning now, and no witnesses or physical evidence, but this does not prevent me from continuing the investigation."

With that said, Sherlock stood up.

"Orson, I regard you as a friend, and I don't think you will use those shady methods."

Orson sighed after hearing this.

"Miss Charlotte." His title for Sherlock returned to a more familiar one.

"You are a very smart person. Since you are smart, you should already know the laws of this world."

"Before drastic changes occur in society, the so-called 'fairness' and 'justice' will always be only one-sided."

"Tell me, if a person attempts to subvert the country and murder the king, and the king learns about it and sends someone to assassinate that person, will anyone seek justice for him?"

"No." Orson said, smiling and shaking his head. "Because the entire country belongs to the king, the police station you are currently in, which is said to maintain justice, is only protecting the interests of the king and helping the common people solve their problems."

"So what? Isn't this kind of justice called justice?"

"Of course this kind of justice is justice, but what if there is a way to achieve greater justice?"

Hearing Orson's words, Sherlock was stunned.

"Are you trying to turn me against me?"

"Why should I instigate you? You are a smart man and naturally have your own thoughts. I just want to say that when the emperor's relatives can also be sent to the guillotine, justice will be truly realized, right?"

"Then what does all this have to do with this case?"

"It doesn't matter, just treat it as a communication between friends."

"Also, please believe me, I'm on your side."

Chapter 38: The aftermath of the arrest

"Huh, that's great. I can finally get out and move around."

On a grassy field outside the prison, a raven was wearing prison uniform and breathing the outside air wantonly.

Beside him, stood two eighth-level strong men, one was Prince Arthas and the other was Sheriff Owen.

"Don't forget why we let you out." Arthas frowned as he watched the raven's actions.

"I know, I know, it's just to make me more useful."

Raven said this and nodded nonchalantly.

"Anyway, I am already a dead person. If the crime of killing the Duke is placed on me, I will be torn into pieces." Raven said jokingly.

Arthas didn't say anything when he heard this.

Owen looked at the time and then

Finally, he signaled that there was not much time left.

"That's almost it. You only have half an hour to go out today."

"Alas, good times are always short."

When the raven heard this, he didn't stay much longer. He just sighed and then took the initiative to return to the prison.

It wasn't until Raven was locked in the cell that Arthas and Owen walked out together.

"Your Highness, I don't think you can trust this person too much."

"I know." Arthas nodded. "However, since he was not responsible for the murder of my father, we need to use him to catch the real mastermind."

"Do you think it's possible for him to do so many things at the same time just by himself?"

"It's really hard."

"So, we have to catch this one of the few insiders. At least we can't kill him until the case is completely solved and he has completely lost his use value."

"Okay." Owen heard this and could only nod. "By the way, Your Highness the Prince, Your Highness Elsa will be back in a few days. By then, she will still be taking over the affairs of the security station."

"I know, I will tell her, I believe she also hopes to find the murderer of my father."

"However, if the target is really Orson..."

"Believe me, if it is really Orson, no one can protect him."

…

A few more days passed, and the Imperial College team also returned to Saint Laurent City.

"Dean, this is what happened." In the dean's office, after Tris reported the entire training process to Luka, she also mentioned to Luka the arrest of Orson by the guards.

"I know that Orson has returned to Saint Laurent City a few days ago. The people at the police station informed me, and I asked them to release Orson back to attend a speech during the graduation ceremony. They Agreed."

"Is that all?" Tris frowned when she heard Luka say this.

"Of course, after all, the Imperial Academy bears the name of the empire. What the security officer said was personally ordered by His Majesty the Emperor. We have to give His Majesty the Emperor this face, right?"

"As for Orson, I believe that with his ability, he will be able to turn danger into disaster and turn danger into safety."

"...So Principal, haven't you done anything to help Orson?" Tris couldn't help but say.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, he's already a Duke." Luka sighed helplessly.

After hearing this, Tris stopped staying here any longer and turned around to leave the office.

…

On the other side, Elsa also found Owen.

"Chief Owen, I hope you can give me an explanation. Why did you arrest Orson?"

In the office of the Sheriff's Office, Elsa looked at Owen in front of her with an angry look on her face.

You know, she and Orson had experienced life and death in the snowy field not long ago. As a result, when she just returned to Saint Laurent City and took over her position, she encountered such a situation. It would be difficult for anyone else to accept it.

"Your Highness Elsa, we did not lock up Mr. Orson. We just arranged for him to temporarily live in the residence we protect and let him assist in our investigation."

"Okay." Elsa suppressed her anger and asked:

"So, do you have any evidence?"

"There is indirect evidence. The name of Lord Orson was on the list of partners of the Orchid Tavern."

"I have seen the list. In addition to Orson, there is also the name of my brother, right? Why didn't you arrest my brother?"

"This..." Owen was immediately in trouble when he heard Elsa ask this.

"Because I am here and can cooperate with their investigation at any time."

At this time, Arthas' voice sounded behind Elsa.

"Elsa, don't embarrass Owen. He is also acting on orders."

"Orders? Whose orders? I am the one in charge of criminal matters, my brother."

Elsa looked at Arthas who came in, and had no intention of giving in.

"Elsa, don't be willful. This is the will of the emperor. He wants to investigate this case thoroughly."

"Father? Okay, I'll go ask the emperor now."

After saying that, Elsa left in front of Arthas and Owen without looking back.

The two looked at each other and showed helpless expressions.

There was no way. The two had long expected Elsa's reaction when she found out about this situation after she came back,

but they didn't expect the reaction to be so big.

Similarly, Olivia, Lit, Lena, Lianka and others also showed worried expressions after hearing the news that Orson was invited to have tea.

At this moment, several people were gathering in the living room of Orson and Lit's dormitory to discuss countermeasures.

"Do you have any information?"

Lit made the decision this time. She sat in the main seat, looked at the people below, and asked.

"Her Highness Elsa said that it should be related to the turmoil in the imperial city before, but hasn't the murderer been caught?" Lianka said the information she knew at this time.

Olivia lowered her head and thought about something after hearing what Lianka said.

She knew a lot of information, but a lot of it could not be told to the people present, so she chose to remain silent.