Senar quickly walked to the bottom of the platform, bent down and bowed to it.
"His Majesty!"
"Uncle Daken, you don't have to be so polite~" Alvin finally showed some interest. "You came more than ten minutes earlier than I expected. How is it? Is there any good news from the cult?"
"As you command—"
"It's not my order," Erwin corrected him, "It's Count Hitzfeld. I leave this matter to her."
"Okay." Senar sighed, "Following Count Xieyang's advice, we conducted an internal investigation and found 183 people in the entire Wayne who were involved with the Light of Salvation, including two Golden Knights."
Gold...
He couldn't help feeling lost when he thought of this.
Gold has always been synonymous with loyalty, but since the incident with Dai Lin, the myth of gold has been shattered.
And now two more golden men have been involved in an incident that is comparable to a coup d'état. How should the Pope deal with this?
There is no doubt that he bears a great responsibility; these 183 people are no less than 183 slaps in the face.
He even gave a guarantee to the Queen before! He said there couldn't be any problems within the cult!
"You have indeed been slack, Senar." Nianlun whispered, "You should be thankful that Count Xiyang is on Sarah's side."
"But I can't figure it out." Senar shook his head. "I have personally met the two golds. They are both senior and loyal... I don't understand why they would question Your Majesty because of a lie without any basis. Obviously, the matter has not yet escalated, and there is not even a call for blood testing."
The worst case scenario would definitely be that group of people ignited public opinion and then used all their will to demand that the king verify the blood sample to prove his identity.
If it came to that, he could understand that gold could shake Senar, but he simply betrayed before that, and didn't even think he was wrong - he couldn't understand this situation.
Senar was also well-informed. After all, it was an emergency and all departments shared the Root Network, so information exchange was almost instant. He was also well aware that the Inquisition and Shadow Lions were also arresting people everywhere, and they had arrested more people than the Cult.
There are nearly 200 of them here, and there are at least 2000 over there... If you include the people from the Light of Savior, the number would probably be around 5000. Why would so many people board the other side's pirate ship?
Are they stupid?
This kind of thing is simply impossible, right?
"Oh, I also asked Count Xieyang this question at that time."
Alvin couldn't help but yawn again.
"She told me the answer is very simple... that is, it is likely because they found a king who is more legitimate than me, and she is willing to give up the interests that originally belonged to the king."
"what?"
When these words were spoken, Senar and Nian Lun were dumbfounded.
"and many more!"
Nian Lun seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but exclaimed: "...She came to the Tree People to borrow the files from that period. It turned out that she wanted to investigate that person?"
"Who?"
Senar glared, he was very anxious.
"Just tell me Ruth, don't make me guess!"
"That's right..." Nian Lun narrowed his eyes, "The late king once fell seriously ill, and at the same time, everyone in the White Shadow Palace, from the princes to the servants, and even the horses fell ill..."
"I did feel it was suspicious at the time, but since it didn't lead to any bad consequences, I couldn't find any clues no matter how hard I looked, so I didn't take it seriously."
"But in fact, a similar situation happened a second time later."
"It was caused by that prince..."
Senar still couldn't remember: "What highness? Which highness?"
"Earl Xiyang said 'the more legitimate king', and the gender address was 'she'."
The annual rings looked cold.
"Who else do you think it could be?"
"Who else can use his status advantage to quietly approach Prince Trierred and assassinate him in one fell swoop?"
How does this relate to Naris's death?
Senar was completely confused by her.
But after a while, he gradually sorted out his thoughts.
It’s very simple, just use the process of elimination.
The legitimate king... Since their claim is that the current king is illegitimate, that is to say, they unilaterally believe that Alwin is not a member of the Asfen family and is not eligible to inherit the throne without knowing the "Twin Tree Covenant". Then conversely, the king who can be considered legitimate by these people must have the surname Asfen.
But aren’t Asfen’s generation almost all dead?
Gaunt was eaten by the Death Tree.
Berentin resisted arrest and was shot dead.
Xilu was sentenced to death by the previous king.
Naris was assassinated in the Terred Territory.
Then only Tenize is left...but didn't Tenize go to Elsa with the child?
Could that be a girl?
Teni wants to use this child to come back and usurp the throne?
Pinching his forehead, Senar always felt that he had missed something.
"There's another person, Uncle Daken."
Alvin reminded him, giving him a wry smile.
"I have another sister..."
"She was just missing at the time."
"I didn't expect that we would meet again in this way..."
……
The figure in the darkness gradually became clearer and finally appeared. Everyone could see that it was a young woman wearing an elegant palace dress.
She had a fine figure and a beautiful face, black hair with golden highlights at the ends, and wore a golden crown inlaid with purple and blue sapphires.
As soon as they met, this person looked at Hitzfeld, and there seemed to be a divine light in his eyes.
"Good evening, Detective."
Everyone heard her say this.
"long time no see."
"Is the person I'm concerned about okay?"
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This chapter is quite special, so I'm a bit stuck. After thinking about it, I decided to post both chapters together so that I can read it more easily.
When I get up at night, I still have 4K.
Chapter 96: Asfen's Ghost
Princess Vona.
Even before the other person's face officially appeared from the shadows, Hitzfeld had already silently recited her name in his heart.
Yes - the real mastermind behind this wave of reform, the manipulator behind the "Light of Salvation", the culprit who caused so many ministers, nobles, and church members to rebel, and even caused the two golden knights to rebel, the real owner of the "Purple Sapphire Gold Crown" was Vona.
"You mean Vona-Asfen-Sala?"
Time goes back a few minutes ago. In the closed car compartment, Li Ang turned his head to look at the driver's seat, his eyes half confused and half surprised.
Vona Asfen Sara...
I seem to have heard of this name... No, I have indeed heard of this name, but compared to Prince Naris, Prince Gaunt and others, this name is too weak. The only impression she left in my mind seems to be -
"A complicated and unclear emotional relationship." Xia Yibing turned the steering wheel, and the car drifted hard at the intersection.
This meant that her mind was extremely unsettled... She couldn't help but recall how shocked she was when Hitzfeld told her this guess.
"Vona? You mean... Vona? The Princess Vona? The Vona who once wanted to woo you?"
"It should be 'I once wanted to pursue you', right? When I was invited to Berentin's party, I could tell from the first meeting that she was determined to win you over."
"Uh... Aisuen, I don't think there's any need to dwell on these details..."
"I'm not angry. In fact, I'm quite happy... because this proves that the person I like is also a treasure in the eyes of others. It also proves how lucky I am. I believe there must be many people who have the same idea as Vona, but I am still the final winner."
"…This should actually be my line, Aisuen."
"I won't go on about this any more, but it's true that all of this is very strange. I've thought about it a lot, and only by putting Vona in that position can everything seem reasonable."
"for example?"
"For example, what kind of bargaining chip can make Rose Dodge risk everything for a revolution..."
"Richard Barish's will? You guessed that she probably got some of Richard's belongings, like a diary or something, in which he described his mental journey in detail and also explained why he wanted to make the reform."
"Please listen to me first... Xia, I know there is the factor of relics involved, but that's not enough. Let's assume that Rose Dodge respects Richard very much and really wants to follow his path. But don't forget that she is also a smart person. When she was still here, Barish was in a much better situation than it is now. Once she's gone, Lu Lun won't be able to support the family. Do you think she would be so reckless? Don't forget that even Richard didn't dare to take this path!"
"Richard doesn't leave because he doesn't have time, right? ...Charuni is not Alvin, and his changes have always been noticed by that guy."
"But he is someone who has come into contact with the 'Crown'. I would rather believe that he will leave a detailed plan for his heir, and this plan definitely does not include jumping out and seeking death at this time."
"So you think there must be a reason... a reason that made Rose Dodge and some of the others so crazy that they would succeed if they jumped out now, and that reason was Vona?"
"Exactly."
Coming out of her memories, Xia Yibing turned her head to the right and found that Li Ang was staring at her eagerly, like a confused student who encountered a question he couldn't understand and could only wait for the teacher to explain.
Well, she refined what she had just recalled and described it to him again, then added: "The Death Tree case involves too many people. Vona was missing at the time, and we couldn't find her even after searching Wayne. Everyone, including the late king, believed that she died in the chaos at the time. They only declared her missing because they couldn't find her body."
If it was a commoner or a noble, they would have died in such a big incident. But because she was Asfen, a member of the royal family, Vona's fate has never been truly confirmed.
The main reason was that Sharcones was dead.
Shadow Lion found the secret letter between him and Eclipse. They did plan to capture Vona and take her away from the dock at the last minute, but something seemed to have gone wrong in the middle. The end of the letter emphasized that "the person is out of control."
Although there was still no explanation as to where Vona had gone, and Sharcons was beaten to death so there was no way to prove it, but it was always a good thing that the body was not found, so the record simply wrote that she was missing, and she had been missing for almost two years.
"But she didn't die?" Li Ang gradually came to his senses and found the problem: "Wait... I remember they took her to eat in the end, right?"
Otherwise, why do people say that Vona has a low sense of presence... This princess, who can be described as willful and unruly, has only three biggest hobbies, namely perfume, food and same-sex love.
Not to mention Prince Naris and Prince Gaunt who had already gone to the Ash Legion for training at that time, even Tenize could make money by betting on football.
...You can say that he was wasting his time on pleasure and not doing his job properly, or you can say that the main credit for the Victory Bonds should be attributed to Charuni, but it is also a fact that his brand of "God of Gamblers" did bring considerable profits to the royal family and was considered a living advertisement for Victory Bonds in the upper circles.
What about Princess Vona? Perfume is easy to say, but food certainly doesn't count, and as for the last one... that's something that can't even be served on the table.
She is a princess and, by rights, one of the heirs to the throne. This country is under the invasion of gray fog and there are manpower vacancies everywhere. Even the king and the pope have to stand up from time to time to face the society and tell them to have more children. And yet you are playing with same-sex love?
If Charuni dared to show any favor to Vona, or dared to let the news spread more widely, it would be considered "dereliction of duty" and he would be out of his mind.
"Yes." Xia Yibing nodded, "I remember that she is very interested in food."
"Then she must have already eaten the three-fresh bean soup at that time?" Li Ang stared.
This was no joke. After all, he had participated in the Elsa God War—although he was only a witness, he also knew that eating that thing would mean becoming Sina's clone, right?
But wasn't Sheena dead?
She died completely, burning all her soul just to activate that big sun... So even if Vona survived the Death Tree case, she would still have to die at the end of Elsa's War of Gods, right?
Could it be that Xina's corruption of her was not thorough, and she regained her freedom because of it?
"There is something wrong with this prince." Xia Yibing shook her head. "In fact, in theory, Elwin should be able to answer your doubts. After all, she and Xina were squeezed into the same body for so long... But when Aisuen asked about this, Elwin's answer was 'she had never heard Xina mention such a puppet.'"
"See? This means that from the beginning to the end, Sheena herself did not know that Vona existed."
"……How can this be?"
Li Ang was stunned.
He couldn't imagine that there were people in the world with stronger "magic resistance" than the Southwestites.
Didn’t she eat the bean soup at that time?
She was just lost by those evil people. She thought the country might be doomed so she hid herself. It was not until a few months later when she heard the news that "Princess Xilu" ascended the throne that she realized all the truth?
