Chapter 230 The Knights of Rust
Melis called the watchman and took Crum away.
More and more police officers received the news and arrived. Police cars with flashing lights surrounded the courtyard of Secome's house. Soon the Imperial Military Police also sent people.
Because of his special status, Earl Secombe's death was a very influential event, but because it involved Princess Maelubelli, it became a conflict between the Snow Duke and the Rust Nobles.
Then the Rust Nobles established the Rust Knights, and the Ice and Snow Duke sent five hundred watchmen to Princess Maelubelli to command. It seems that both parties are making price bets step by step, making the situation increasingly tense. All the superiors in Covenant City are staring at these two forces and considering the future trend of the empire.
When the news that Princess Maelubelli led people to secretly investigate the Sicome family came out, it naturally attracted the attention of all parties.
The Rust Nobles also responded quickly. When they learned that the Secome family was under investigation, they immediately sent out the Rust Knights. Heavy trucks arrived carrying war machinery, and the Rust Knight drove these heavy armors to forcibly drive away the sheriffs who blocked the block, and surrounded the people who searched Secomb's house.
Two armed airships appeared in the night sky. The identification lights around the airbags and pods kept flashing, and high-power searchlights scanned the area below.
The loudspeaker on the airship shouted, asking those who invaded Secome's house to immediately put down all weapons and belongings and come out of the private area.
A large number of knights driving Centaur light war machines arrived, and the Rust Knights came out to protect the secrets of the Secombe family.
The Centaur light war machine has replaced the cavalry on the modern battlefield. Its shape is similar to that of a war horse, but without the neck and head. The Sagittarius' limbs are driven by a steam engine. After the knight wears armor, he is placed on the front end of the Sagittarius war machine. Because the whole body resembles a centaur, it is named Sagittarius.
The weapons of the Centaur light war machinery are lances and muskets, which can effectively supplement the shortcomings of the heavy war machinery. They moved quickly, forcing their way into the courtyard of Secombe's house and driving out the Sheriff and Imperial Military Police inside.
This kind of knights with heavy weapons is obviously not something that the peace officers can fight against. Even the Imperial Military Police can only retreat in the face of such oppression.
It didn’t take long for the Secombe family to be occupied by the Rust Knights.
The Sheriff and the Imperial Military Police who came to search were caught between the inside and outside of the Rust Knights.
Melis found Helot: "Kram has been sent away safely. Do you need me to call in all the guards?"
Helot looked up at the airship above his head, and then looked around with some fear. of peace officers.
Said to Melis: "No need, now is not the time to start a war with the Rust Nobles. There should be someone more anxious than us about searching the Sicombe family."
"Who ?”
“Why do you think the Imperial Military Police came so quickly?”
Melis said: "You mean the third prince wants to take the credit?"
Helot said: "The Imperial Gendarmerie has suffered so much from the deep prison, the third prince must be eager to take over the Imperial Gendarmerie. Make some political achievements. Now that Earl Secombe has been caught colluding in prison, the third prince will definitely not want the key evidence to be wiped out by the rust nobles.
Although we are rushing to the front, we cannot always be in the front and take them away. It’s already a big gain to get Cram, leave the rest to the Imperial Military Police, we can’t take all the credit.”
Although Melis was a little unwilling, she still said: “You are the team leader. , listen to you.”
As Helot expected, just as the Rust Knights drove out the Sheriff and the Imperial Military Police who entered Secombe’s house, three airships belonging to the Imperial Military Police flew over.
The hull of one of the airships was painted in the royal royal gold. It was inserted arrogantly between the two airships of the Rust Knights and stopped directly above the main building of the Secombe family.
Then a few ropes were thrown out of the pod of the royal airship, and a group of imperial military police slid down the ropes and then got into the main building. The arrogance of the Rust Knights was immediately suppressed.
At this time, an imperial gendarme wearing a palm-colored uniform came to Herot. He saluted to Herot and Melis: "His Royal Highness, the Third Prince, invites Clauren Mr. De and His Royal Highness Princess Maelubelli met."
Helot asked: "Who is coming from the Rust Nobility?"
"It's Count Garr."
Melis explained: "Count Garr is the newly elected Secretary-General of the Imperial Heavy Industry Committee."
Helot: "They are all big shots, we Let's meet together."
Meilis said to the Imperial Military Police: "Lead the way."
"Please follow me."
Helot and Melis entered Secome's house again, and the scene inside was completely different.
The airship in the sky illuminated the courtyard with searchlights as if it were daytime, and there were Sagittarius light war machines everywhere. A group of servants of the Secombe family were sitting on the grass. They were gathered here by the sheriffs who arrived first, and then were guarded by the Rust Knights who arrived later.
Around the main building, a group of Centaur light war machines lost their "horse heads" part. That was because the knights gave up their vehicles and entered the main building.
Helot entered the main building from the main entrance, where every Rust Knight was accompanied by an Imperial Military Police. Wherever the knight went, the Imperial Military Police followed him, holding a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other to record the knight's every move.
The Imperial Military Police leading Helot: "His Royal Highness Terenas is on the second floor..."
Arriving at a magnificent room on the second floor, the Imperial Military Police and the Rust Knights each occupied half.
The middle area has been rearranged, all redundant furnishings have been moved to the walls, and four single leather sofas have been placed. There was a young man sitting on one of the sofas. He had beautiful short blond hair and a very bold and energetic temperament.
Sitting on another sofa is an old man with long white hair wearing traditional aristocratic clothes, but he does not look old. He is tall and tall like a blacksmith. There is indeed a handstand next to him. A heavy hammer for blacksmithing.
The young man is the third prince Terenas. When he saw Herot and Melis coming in, he said enthusiastically: "Brother Herot and sister Maelubelli, please sit down. Today You have done great service to the Imperial Military Police in the evening. When things here are over, I will treat you to a supper."
Helot said with a smile: "Okay, I didn't expect to be busy so late. We are indeed hungry. ”
Helot and Melis sat down.
On the side, Count Garr kept staring at Herot, guessing his identity.
No one is qualified to be called "younger brother" by the third prince, and what is even more unexpected is that this young man should deal with the third prince as an equal.
And he was walking in front of Princess Maelubelli, looking like he was a little higher than the princess.
Who is he?
The third prince Terenas introduced at this time: "Count Gall, these two are the leaders and assistant officers of the 13th Investigation Team of our Imperial Military Police. This search of Earl Secombe's courtyard was because they discovered that West Evidence of Earl Comb’s collusion with the Deep Prison.
This matter has nothing to do with you, you can leave with the Rust Knights.”
(End of this chapter)
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