Chapter 401 The real murderer emerges
“Why are you back again? Didn’t you just go out for a few minutes?”
Four soldiers were sitting in the shade at the south gate of Novlan. Yu, when he raised his head, he saw that the four of them had returned the same way. He immediately showed an impatient expression, sat there and scolded lazily:
"You'd better tell me clearly what you are doing back and forth like this, otherwise you will go around other city gates and you will not be allowed in here."
However, the next moment, the four of them suddenly He bounced up and stood upright respectfully.
Because Lynch took out the badge of Knight Terry, which was a token given to them by the knight to facilitate their movement.
The guards were surprised to find that after only walking around for a few minutes, the four of them already had something in their hands, a strange sword, a strange stick with a handle, and an exquisite folding fan.
The positions of these people were unclear now, and Lynch did not dare to make excuses, so he asked Miss Diana to take out everyone's weapons.
According to his judgment, there is no need to worry about other people at this time. The identities of the four people in this city have been established. As long as they do not commit crimes on the street, some insignificant special performances, such as appearing out of thin air. Even if Terry Knight and the others were doubtful about some strange props, they would not question them too much.
Seeing the soldiers' reaction when they saw the badge, Lynch felt a lot more at ease. This instinctive expression meant that they obeyed the upper-class figures. Such people generally would not betray.
That would be safer.
Lin Qi thought for a while and whispered a few words in Miss Diana's ear. The countess smiled lightly, then walked up to the four guards in a dignified manner and said softly: "You have been here these past few days. Are you a guard here? ”
The eldest lady of the earl family has the aura of a superior person engraved in her instincts. Even her stance and tone of voice carry the oppressive force of a superior person. Although several soldiers could not understand it, they were completely overwhelmed by the aura of such a big shot. Standing there tremblingly, after listening to Judy's translation, the leading leather soldier immediately replied:
"Yes, we rotate every seven days. These days, we are guarding during the day, and only at night. Return to the fortress after the city gate is closed.”
“When will the city gate be closed?”
"The shadows of the trees are cast on the wall." The soldier pointed to a few small trees nearby. Lynch estimated that it was about six o'clock in the afternoon.
Miss Diana continued to ask: "It was also closed at this time yesterday?"
The four people's faces froze, their eyes wandered, and they were obviously reluctant to answer.
It seems like something happened here yesterday.
Lin Qi felt happy, knowing that this time he might have found another clue. Using a two-pronged approach, the possibility of solving the dilemma would be greatly increased. Suppressing the tension in her heart, she used her ability to control the volume and sent the voice into Miss Diana's ears, quickly telling the other party what she was thinking.
Miss Diana thought for a while, nodded confidently, then smiled gracefully at the four people, took out four silver beads and held them in her palm, and put Terry's badge on another On one hand, there is a condescending pressure in the smile:
"I want to know who came in yesterday, or find out what happened to you yesterday, tell me, the money is yours, and this is our common secret, I will keep it secret for you."< br>
This is several months’ income.
The four guards' breathing quickened as they looked at Yin Zhu, especially the leather-armored soldier who rubbed his hands and licked his lips. He discussed a few words with the three auxiliary soldiers, looked around and saw that no one was around, and then revealed With a flattering smile, he whispered: "It was actually too late to close the city gate last night. The red moon had already risen for a while, so we closed the city gate."
Lin Qi nodded secretly, that was around eight o'clock in the evening.
Miss Diana shook the silver bead in her palm: "Why the delay? Is someone going to come back late?"
Facing his own military pay for several months, the leather-armored soldier immediately did He made the right choice, "It's because we came back late yesterday, and we didn't close the city gate until we got back." Several people looked at each other, and they were all a little surprised. Could it be that we were overthinking, and the four of them were actually fine? They were off duty yesterday, so that's why they didn't see Leonard entering the city from the south gate?
No.
Lynch immediately realized, how did Leonard know that they would be off duty? Isn't he worried about being seen by the guards at the south gate, who take the initiative to escort him to the fortress? Then there is no way to go home and hide the murder weapon. Therefore, he probably chose the south gate because he knew that the guard would definitely be off duty.
Under Lynch's secret instruction, Miss Diana made a disappointed expression: "-So you didn't stand guard here at all yesterday? In other words, you didn't know who came in?"
"I didn't even know who came in?" I told you the truth, you can't go back on it." The leather-armored soldier stared at the silver bead in Miss Diana's hand.
"Don't worry, I have no intention of going back on my word. I'm just curious. Aren't you afraid that Knight Terry will find out and be punished if you leave your post without permission?"
"Miss, the south gate is very safe. We occasionally take the opportunity to do some things of our own. As long as no one reports it, the superior will not care." The soldier said nonchalantly, "And we didn't leave our posts without authorization yesterday. We were helping Luo Luo. Mr. Qi went to work, and the commander also knew about it. He agreed to Mr. Lodge's invitation and asked him to choose his own people, so the commander would not punish us even if he knew that we were not on guard. "
" Who is Mr. Lodge?" Miss Diana's eyes became sharp, and she asked in a deep voice while holding out the silver bead in her hand, "Being able to second the city lord's soldiers and directly negotiate with the city lord's knights, his identity must not be the same. Low."
"He? He is the steward of the city lord's mansion."
With that said, the soldier happily took the silver bead handed over by Miss Diana, and celebrated excitedly with the three auxiliary soldiers without noticing that the four strange inquirers had left the city gate at some point.
When we left, everyone looked gloomy.
Especially Lynch, he never expected to get such an answer.
The person who 'just happened' to mobilize the city gate guards so that Leonard could quietly enter the city to hide the murder weapon was actually the city lord's steward. Could it be that this housekeeper is the culprit who instigated Leonard's actions?
If the housekeeper is really the instigator, does it mean that the city lord, who has not shown up all day today, is the mastermind behind everything?
What was he trying to do? He was causing trouble in his own city, and in the end he was ruined.
Lynch really couldn't figure out the reason why he would do this, but if it was really him who took the lead, then everything would make sense.
He decided on the candidates for help, so he was able to select the two experimental subjects.
He didn't want what happened here to be known to the capital, so after sending two people, he instructed Leonard to attack Kemit.
Leonard had to obey his orders, so he attacked Kemet.
He has the greatest power in the entire city, so he can prepare for this human tragedy without anyone knowing.
The more they analyze, the more frightened they become. If the guess comes true and the city lord is indeed the planner of the ceremony, then what roles do Knight Terry and Dr. Swain play?
Is their performance today real, or is it just an act?
Walking in the city where people were coming and going, the four of them felt a chill in their hearts.
(End of this chapter)