Working Prophet.

Chapter 62 Interrogation
Ilea's interrogation soon made significant progress.

Anyone who can prove that he has not been in that room during that time is required to stand on the left hand side of the girl, and the witnesses will be checked by a special person, and their witnesses will be repeatedly questioned. Others can leave the hall if they report and expose.

And the rest on the right are those who are unable to prove themselves for the time being.

It was mainly two maids, a nun, and a tax collector. One of the maids clearly admitted that she had entered the room and sent Ilea a plate of freshly picked raspberries.

The nanny also said that she had something to ask to see Ilea, but she knocked on the door and saw no one answered, then left again without entering the house.

As for the other maid, she insisted that she had never been near that house, but she couldn't tell where she was during that time, and no one had seen her during that time.

Of course, the more suspicious one is the tax officer. It's not time to collect taxes yet, so it stands to reason that he shouldn't be in the castle today.

The tax collector's face was very ugly, especially when he saw Alfred's eyes sinking, and the guards around him were eager to try and take him down at any time.

He opened his mouth and said with difficulty, "Miss Ilea, can I say a few words in private?"

"When things come to an end, do you still want to kill yourself?" Jude raised his eyebrows and tutted.

"No, no, it's mainly because there are some things that I don't want to say in front of so many people." The tax official was frightened and waved his hands again and again.

"What is it inconvenient to say in person?" The girl's face was frosty, "What kind of benefits did my stepmother promise you to betray me?"

"Gods, I can swear that I have never done anything to betray you." The tax official begged bitterly, "Give me a chance, if you are really worried, you can let Knight Alfred If he stays here, he can beat me five times with his skill, even if I really have evil intentions, I can't do anything with him on the scene."

"I don't believe you at all."

"I...I can testify that Freddy is with me!" A voice sounded.

Everyone was surprised to find that it was the maid who had no evidence to prove where she was during that time.

Jude looked at the gray-faced tax officer, then at the shy-faced maid, and suddenly understood something, showing a look of sudden realization, "Could it be possible for you two..."

"That's right." The maid readily admitted, "We were in the wine cellar when the incident happened."

"You said no one saw you, how can you prove it?"

"Because we heard the footsteps of the guards above, we were in a hurry when we came out. My silver bracelet was left there. By the way, that bracelet was also given to me by Freddy." The maid answered every question.

The tax officer named Freddy, with his eyes blank, collapsed on the ground and muttered, "It's over, it's over...my wife will find out about this matter, and her father still A brother will definitely not let me go."

Jude expressed sympathy for this, and Ilea called a guard to go around the cellar, and she found the silver bracelet behind a wine barrel.

In addition, the soldier also found some... traces left by the fierce battle on the ground, which can be regarded as completely clearing the suspicion on the two of them.

Just looking at the loveless expression of the tax officer, it seems that he would rather be arrested as a traitor and thrown into a dungeon than live a life so innocent.

Ilea turned her gaze to the remaining maid and the nun.

Especially the nanny, who had been very close to Vanessa in the castle before, and the girl has been cleaning up the unstable factors in the castle recently.

But you can't drive everyone away at once, otherwise you will face the embarrassing situation where no one is available, so you can only come in batches, starting with the most suspected ones.

Moreover, most of these people are old people in the castle, who have served the Arias family for more than ten years, or even hundreds of years, and they can't let them just pack up and leave.

It is still necessary to find a suitable excuse to send a large amount of pension money, so as not to be poked in the back, saying behind the back that the Arias family and the newly appointed lord are ruthless.

So don't blame Ilea for giving up on herself some time ago and being addicted to playing electronic pet eggs. If Li Yu didn't give her money, she wouldn't even be able to drive someone. Being a lord is really boring.

Ilea was planning to use this incident to send away another group of old people who were close to Vanessa, but unexpectedly the maid who delivered the raspberries spoke first.

She probably also wanted to clear herself of the suspicion, so she provided a very valuable clue.

According to her, she had noticed Ilea's aunt when she was leaving the house, and Alisa was walking this way, looking hesitant and struggling.

Ilea's body trembled when she heard these words, and she looked up at the lady sitting beside her.

The latter seemed to have expected such an incident long ago, and his lips moved, showing a smile that was uglier than crying.

"I did go into that room when you were out, and if I said that I was so distraught at the time that I didn't notice whether there was a note on the floor, I don't know if you would believe me?"

"Auntie..." The girl's chest was heaving violently, and she almost exhausted all her strength, but she could only squeeze these two words out between her teeth, and she couldn't continue.

In fact, Ilea had already prepared for the worst before calling people.

That is, someone in the family still maintains a close relationship with Vanessa. The girl has not forgotten that her uncle Torres, who was far away in the capital, suddenly changed his mind to join Blanco at the last minute.

She wouldn't be too surprised if someone betrayed her now.

But she still couldn't accept that that person would be her aunt Alisa who had the best relationship with her and had been speaking for her.

Even though Alisa has always been the most suspicious about Torres, Ilea has been consciously alienating Alisa after returning to the green field.

But deep down, the girl still wanted to trust her aunt.

Even if she heard her father sigh when she was young, after becoming a lord, she will find that there will be fewer and fewer people she can trust around her, and she will become more and more lonely.

Ilea has also felt this deeply these days, but in her heart, there is a list.

That is the person she feels she can completely trust and rely on at any time. Of course, the old knight Alfred is at the top of the list, followed by Li Yu, and then the third person... The girl wants to put the name of her aunt Fill it in.

But now that name was smeared out by her own hands.

Ilea felt a burst of heartache, it was the pain of being betrayed, unforgettable.

There was uncle Antonio in the front, and aunt Alisa in the back, not to mention a stepmother who only wanted to kill her. The girl was completely disappointed in her relatives.

She raised her face, took a few deep breaths before opening her eyes again, and then said, "Come here, take my aunt back to her room, and she is not allowed to leave the door without my order, and no one is allowed to talk to her." She touches..."

The guards hesitated for a while, then walked towards the noble lady at the side.

The latter's face was pale, but he still stood up from the seat, and instead of defending himself, he bowed to Ilea.

Then he turned around, bowed his head and walked out of the hall surrounded by two guards.

Li Yu noticed that Purple Sparrow and Golden Snake exchanged a look in an extremely concealed way, and an imperceptible joy flashed in their eyes.

(End of this chapter)