Chapter 436: Framed
While passing Liszt, the carriage slowly slowed down, probably to rest in front.
Liszt glanced at the driver and couldn't help being very surprised.
The other party also saw him.
"Cable, I didn't expect to meet you here."
The stopped driver shouted to him from a distance, "Mr. Liszt, I didn't expect to meet you on the road."
Liszt rode his horse to the carriage.
"What's the matter, do you have something important to do? Are you in such a hurry?"
"I...well, my mother and I are planning to go to the Horn Bay Alliance to visit relatives. "
When Cable said this, his eyes wandered and there was panic on his face.
Lister, who had gone through countless business negotiations, could tell at a glance that he was lying.
But he didn't intend to reveal it, "Great, we happened to be on the way. So, your mother has returned home safely, congratulations."
"Yes, thank you. "
Cable then remembered his mother in the carriage. He opened the door and helped an elderly woman out.
"Mom, let's take a rest here first. Let me introduce to you, this is a friend I just met not long ago - Mr. Friedrich List, he is Aldo."
"Oh, Cable, you are really shaking my insides out. Hello, this gentleman from Aldo."
Liszt saluted the other party, "Hello "Madam, I'm glad to see you. Congratulations on clearing your grievances."
The old woman waved her hand: "Oh, what's the matter? I just escaped from the lion's bloody mouth and entered the hyena's den." Ah."
"Mom!" Cable shouted to stop him.
The old woman seemed to realize her gaffe and immediately fell silent.
"What happened, can you tell me?"
Although I didn't want to reveal that Cable was lying just now, after hearing what the old woman said, if he pretended not to have heard it, it would appear that he was dissatisfied with this new friend. I didn't care at all, so I asked anyway.
"Oh, how should I say this? I, I can't say it now, can I wait until the Corner Bay Alliance to talk about it?"
Liszt nodded, "Okay, Kai Bull, I won’t force my friends to do things they don’t want to do. However, although we haven’t known each other for a long time, if you have any difficulties, you can ask me and I will help you to the best of my ability.”
Cable said gratefully: "Thank you, my friend."
In this way, Lister, accompanied by Cable and his mother, headed for the Horn League.
…
Cable still remembered the cold, abhorrent look on the Sheriff's face.
The other person was sitting in front of a large desk, expressionless, and replied to him in a formula-like tone and vocabulary.
"Unfortunately, Mr. Cable, you have lost a good teacher, and His Majesty the King has lost a good minister. However, this does not change the fact."
Cable suppressed the anger in his heart, "What is the fact? I don't admit the so-called 'fact' at all. That is you..." He paused, "That is a shameful rumor fabricated by some people with ulterior motives. "
The Sheriff still had a poker face and didn't care about Cable's anger. He said calmly: "The fact is that your teacher - Viscount Degu Brar - is because of this. Died from a ruptured bladder."
"I don't accept that..." Cable interrupted the Sheriff.
"Do you want me to be more clear? He was suffocated to death!" The Sheriff suddenly raised his voice and took back the control of the conversation with an almost growling tone.
Cable retorted excitedly: "This is impossible, how could a living person suffocate to death! My teacher is a nobleman, His Majesty the King's royal astrologer. It is impossible for him to be like this An dishonorable death.”
"This is the fact. Even the royal family has accepted this statement."
The Sheriff seemed to be "helpless" and spread his hands. This move changed his poker face a little bit. "There must be a conspiracy in this!"
Cable pursued him. "Everyone knows that my teacher is an anti-war person. He has always used his words in front of His Majesty the King to Influence prevents the country from sliding into the abyss, so he is jealous of those high-ranking lunatics, and they cannot be ruled out..."
The Sheriff's eyelids jumped, and he pointed a finger at Cable. , said at a slightly faster speed:
"You can speak responsibly, what do you mean by superior lunatics? Don't blame me for not reminding you, Mr. Cable, please remember your identity, a commoner, a trainee astrologer who has not yet graduated. Do you think you are following this person?" After studying under a viscount for a few years, you can blend into the high-level circles of the kingdom and participate in big shot games? Can you talk about conspiracy and justice? However, in the eyes of some people, you are still a person. It’s an ant that can be stepped on at will.”
This seemed to be a wake-up call for Cable.
He stood there blankly, his facial expression fluctuating from fear to anger to shame and anger.
Finally, he took a deep breath.
“Nevertheless, I still insist on re-investigating the cause of my teacher’s death. I know several alchemists, and I would like to ask them to check whether the teacher’s body contains poisonous substances. Degu Brar The Viscount has no relatives, and as his only student, I think I have this power.”
The teacher's body was still in the city guard's morgue. Perhaps because of the huge doubts about the cause of the teacher's death, or perhaps because of the almost humiliating description of him by the sheriff, he made up his mind.
"Okay! I agree to your request."
The Sheriff sighed, "However, young man, don't blame me for not reminding you of temporary anger and immature impulses. It will destroy you."
Cable then went home to think carefully about the alchemist who would help him launch an independent investigation.
After he made up his mind, he was about to go out again, but he found a small note falling from the crack of the door.
There was only one short line on it, "Leave Collins immediately!" Still written in red ink.
A handful of words poured over him like a basin of cold water, and a huge sense of crisis enveloped his whole body.
In fact, after leaving the sheriff, he regretted his impulse a little.
There is an old mother who has just been released at home. Even if I don’t think about myself, I still have to think about her.
This time Cable didn't hesitate at all. He immediately packed up the necessary luggage and belongings, and with his mother's puzzled eyes, he took her in a carriage and rushed out of the city.
Then there was the scene of meeting Liszt on the road.
......
After a long and dusty journey, Lister and Cable finally arrived within the sphere of influence of the Horned Bay Alliance.
Liszt sent Cable visibly relieved.
“My friend, can you tell me now what happened?”
"Well, Mr. Lister, I confess to you."
Cable told this friend who had only known him for a short time what happened in Collins.
He felt a little ashamed, because before leaving Collins, he was really afraid that Liszt would immediately return to Collins after hearing his story and reveal his whereabouts to some people.
After all, we have only known each other for a few days, who knows if he will do this?
“That’s it, don’t be ashamed, my friend, if it were me, I would be so vigilant, even if it wasn’t for myself, it would be for the sake of my loved ones around me.”
Liszt comforted him like this. "Once again, I express my sympathy to your mentor."
After entering the area controlled by the Horn Alliance, the two hurriedly arrived at Nisburg.
With Liszt’s help, Cable and his mother temporarily settled down.
Within a few days, the adventurers and merchants heard the news from Collins.
Collins's court astrologer was murdered, and the murderer was his student. The reason was that the student coveted his mentor's stargazing records for many years and failed to obtain them, so he committed such a terrible crime.
(End of this chapter)