Whispering Verse

Chapter 853 Murder Case

Princess Margaret had never been to Tobesk before, and the last time she went to Delrayon was when she was sixteen years old with the contemporary king. Therefore, the princess was very talkative this afternoon, which is also related to the fact that Mr. "Sherlock Holmes", who runs a winery in the New World, had just left Tobesk before coming to Kasenlik.

Chardler had to use this method to figure out the princess's temperament, and Mr. Bernhardt also felt that this kind of private conversation could bring him closer to the royal family, so none of the three had any intention of ending the conversation. .

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the princess's maid prepared afternoon tea and snacks for them. As for the bottle of red wine that had been opened, it was put away again. It seemed that the princess with light blond hair really liked the "blood wine" provided by Shade.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Shade was talking to Princess Margaret about the steam pipe renovation project being carried out in the city this year, when there was a knock on the door of the room. The maid who seemed to be a first-level warlock walked quietly to the door. After opening the door, she heard the guard at the door say a few words, then returned behind the princess and whispered:

"It's Count Sagia."

The voice was neither too loud nor too quiet, just enough to be heard by Mr. Shade and Mr. Bernhardt. The two stood up knowingly:

"Your Highness, let's leave first. I wish you a smooth trip to Tobesk."

"Maybe you can say this again at the farewell party. Viscount Bernhard, you should have received the invitation, right?"

Princess Margaret said to the middle-aged vampire, who nodded slightly, and then left the room with Shade.

Waiting at the door was a chubby middle-aged man wearing a black formal suit and a monocle. His hairstyle is very unique, parted in the middle and combed to the sides, which makes the whole person look a little short.

Mr. Bernhard obviously knew the count, and after the two greeted him, the count walked through the door.

Shade followed Mr. Bernhardt along the corridor toward the stairs:

"Is that the local earl?"

"Yes, he is considered a traditional aristocrat of Huntingdon City. His son is the previous mayor of Huntingdon City. He has a seat in the Upper House of Parliament. It is said that he is seeking to cooperate with the Aurora family, the famous sailing family. He wants to He wants to get involved in the ore business in the New World. Although he looks amiable, he is actually a very ruthless person. Many famous local gangsters are related to his family. Of course, they are just ordinary people."

Mr. Bernhardt told local secrets, and then took Shade back to the restaurant on the first floor.

The two of them had planned to finish their afternoon tea, and then Mr. Bernhardt would take Shad to the city's Ring Warlock Black Market, but the two cups of hot drinks mixed with goat's milk had just been served to Marguerite. One of the royal guards guarding the princess hurriedly entered the restaurant. Under the surprised gazes of the people around him, he directly found the two Shade:

"Two gentlemen, Your Highness, please go up again."

This middle-aged man with freckles on his face, who looks to be in his thirties, and has a resolute expression, seems a little panicked in his eyes. Mr. Bernhardt stood up in surprise:

"what happened?"

He lowered his voice as much as possible. The uniformed guard wanted to speak, but closed his mouth again, and then leaned close to Mr. Bernhardt's ear:

"Someone died."

After saying that, he stopped explaining, and then led Shade, who didn't understand what happened, to the door of the restaurant with Mr. Bernhardt.

The third floor of the club is still quiet, but the accompanying royal guards have blocked the stairwells of the three staircases on the left and right. The manager of the White King Club is wiping sweat while talking to the visiting delegation members whose photos have been published in newspapers. Talk to Mr. Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The doors of all the rooms on the third floor were closed, but there were even more royal guards standing in front of the princess's room door than before. After confirming their identities, the guards actually wanted to search Shade and Mr. Bernhardt. Fortunately, the princess's maid opened the door in time to let them in.

As soon as they entered the door, they were surprised to see the chubby Count Sakia lying motionless on the carpet next to the sofa. There was an overturned teacup in his hand, and the tea wetted the large carpet. The personal doctor accompanying the princess—not Miss Sylvia, the great witch, but another one—was checking the body, while the captain of the royal guard was checking the supplies on the coffee table.

There was an eerie silence in the room, everyone was busy doing their own thing. As for Princess Margaret, she was sitting at the desk on the other side of the room under the protection of a group of maids. A screen obtained from somewhere was blocked between the sofa and the desk, so that the princess did not have to see this scene directly. Tragic image.

"What's going on? Princess Margaret killed Count Sakia, and then she wanted to silence us who were witnesses?"

Xia De thought about the impossible answer, and sighed that a murder actually happened here:

"This princess has really bad luck."

Princess Margaret did not see them again, but was informed of the current situation by Mr. Wood, the captain of the Royal Guards with the rank of Colonel Carsonrick, who was looking around to check the situation. Things are not complicated at all. After Shade and Mr. Bernhardt left here just now, Count Sakia entered the room to discuss Saturday's farewell dinner with Princess Margaret.

The pot of black tea on the coffee table had not been replaced at that time. The maid only brought a new cup to pour tea for the earl. Shortly after drinking tea, the earl suddenly fell to the ground and died. Although an autopsy has not yet been conducted, the traces remaining on the surface of the body are undoubtedly signs of poisoning.

Therefore, the pot of black tea became the most suspected poisoning tool. There were three people who had drank black tea, so Mr. Shade and Mr. Bernhardt were invited back.

"You want us to testify that there is no poison in the pot of black tea, and the earl's death has nothing to do with the princess, right?"

The three of them stood at the coffee table in the room talking. Mr. Bernhardt asked the question as vaguely as possible. Mr. Wood nodded slowly:

"Two gentlemen, don't be too nervous. The police from the local police department will arrive soon to investigate. However, the identity of the deceased is too special, and he died at His Highness's place, and he happened to drink the wine prepared by His Highness's maid. Viscount Black Tea, don’t worry, this won’t implicate you, you just need to testify.”

Mr. Bernhardt nodded immediately, understanding what the other party was implying:

"It's unfortunate that this happened, but it has nothing to do with His Highness. The Earl and I have been friends for many years, and we played Rhodes in Willondale in the summer. Are the police coming?"

Only then did he realize that something was wrong, and looked at Sha De carefully, and Sha De also understood. Even if this matter has nothing to do with them, the police will not put suspicion on them, but the matter involves the death of an earl with a seat in the House of Lords, and the identity of the foreigner "Holmes" will definitely be investigated. Due to Mr. Earnhardt's cover-up, there will inevitably be holes in his identity.

Therefore, they absolutely cannot let the police come here, at least they cannot give the police a chance to investigate Shade's identity.

But fortunately, Shade had dealt with similar situations more than once. He turned around and looked at the body lying on the ground. At this time, the gray-haired old doctor carrying a medicine box and wearing a beige checkered formal suit had stood up.

"Colonel, before he came to this room, was the count in another room on the third floor, or did he come from outside the club? Maybe we can investigate the place where he came before, and there might be a poisonous source there."

Shade asked softly, and Colonel Wood was convinced:

"We think so too. The count has been in the room on the other side of the third floor. I have just sent someone to check that room, and there is no one in it. The count arrived at the club after lunch. According to the reaction of the club's waiter, A total of three people had entered his room, and each of them brought red wine, desserts and cigarettes. The club's kitchen was also checked, but nothing suspicious has been found so far."

Shade nodded and glanced at Mr. Bernhardt, who understood:

"Why don't we go check on the situation of those three people before the police arrive. If we can find out the truth before the police arrive, I think it will be of great benefit to the reputation of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

After speaking, he lowered his voice:

"If the murderer is found before the police arrive, my local status can minimize the impact of this matter. Once the police arrive, those reporters who are like blood-sucking locusts will also hear about it. So, it is best to let the police Don’t go upstairs yet.”

Mr. Bernhardt's proposal was quite valuable. Colonel Wood nodded and went to the desk behind the screen to ask the princess for instructions. Princess Margaret also thought Mr. Bernhardt's proposal was very good, so she made a special request to notify the secretary accompanying the delegation and ask the local police to come back in half an hour.

After receiving permission, Colonel Wood took Shade and Mr. Bernhardt to the next room. As important suspects in this case, after the dead Count Sachia arrived at the club after lunch, the three people who had a secret meeting with him were now found and brought there to await the arrival of the police.

At this time, the royal guards had already secured the entire third floor of the White King Club and no one was allowed to enter or exit. Viscount Lyon, who was accompanying the visiting delegation and was responsible for crisis management, had also begun to take action.

Even in the age of steam, whether it is the Kingdom of Delarion or the Kingdom of Kasenric, the royal family's rights still radiate to every corner of the country, so these actions will not be questioned. The royal family had prepared various plans for Princess Margaret of Anjou to visit Tobesk, but they did not expect that the first accident would happen before the visiting delegation even left the territory of Kasenlik.