Age of Heroes, ten consecutive guarantees

The sky dimly lit up.

Not long after everyone woke up, they were woken up by a knock on the door.

The vampires have the genes and habits of being night owls to some extent. Getting up early is not a good habit for many nobles. They prefer to be active in the afternoon and early midnight.

Just with the arrival of one sentence, they all cheered up and had to face this call with serious expressions.

——Starting from now on, the truth will be announced.

There were about a dozen people in the living room.

There were members of the Blood Knights who were responsible for recording, as well as nobles who came to watch.

Because the innocence of these four aristocratic girls is at stake, the family behind them naturally cannot sit idly by and ignore it. They must at least go to the scene to support their daughters.

The head of a noble family held a cane and asked directly: "The Knights are so anxious to gather everyone here. Have they really found the assassin?"

Another older vampire snorted coldly: "Wasn't it almost certain that the murderer was a member of the Frankimir family before? Why did you change your story now? Can you give me an explanation?"

Mussel said: "This call was made by me, and I will naturally tell everyone here the truth."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Bai Yu. He walked down from the second floor and looked around: "I have been investigating this case for two days, and I will be responsible for revealing the truth."

"Who are you?" A vampire elder asked: "Isn't this person from the Knights?"

"I was invited by Miss Paige..." Bai Yu introduced himself: "A detective."

"I have never heard of a detective, but Peggy Frankimir is a serious suspect!" The nobleman said with bright red eyes: "I can't trust the person she invited."

"You don't need to believe me." Bai Yu said lightly, "You just need to believe the truth."

"you……"

"Please don't interrupt me again." Bai Yu reminded: "Don't talk about irrelevant topics about the case. I have no interest in getting entangled in meaningless things."

"Rampant!" The vampire noble pressed his cane angrily, and violent magic filled the entire hall.

In the whirlpool of magic power, Bai Yu turned his gaze sideways, and the soul pressure and the Wangqi force field acted at the same time. The magic power staying in the hall was pressed to the spot like dust dispersed by a pair of hands. Even the nobles who stood up were stunned. Immediately, his legs became weak and he sat back on the chair.

"I said that."

Bai Yu's eyes burst out with the scorching light of the scorching sun, almost turning into gold.

"Calm down!"

Using force to suppress others, he was suppressed on the seat in turn. The blood in the eyes of the vampire noble became richer, but his face became paler.

He was secretly shocked that he was a fourth-level person after all, but he actually felt difficulty breathing in front of this young man... What kind of monster was this detective!

Bai Yu withdrew the pressure and said calmly: "I don't like to show off force, and the same is true for relying on force and status, but... I don't like to do this, it doesn't mean that I don't have it, please maintain the most basic respect for me, Otherwise, I can only ask you to bow your head and respect me.”

No one answered.

This time the establishment of authority was very successful.

Establishing authority is to compete for the right to speak and prevent others from messing around.

"Very good, then I will start to analyze the truth."

Bai Yu said bluntly: "Before that, I want to state a major premise. The murderer is not Peggy Frankimir. The specific reasons why it cannot be her will be explained in detail later."

He took out the notes that Jeanne had taken.

"In any homicide, there are three kinds of mysteries."

"First, whodunit; second, whydunit; third, howdunit...that is, the murderer, motivation, and method."

"If you can see through the latter two, you can infer the former."

"It's just that in this era filled with a lot of magic, it's difficult to completely restore the murderer's killing methods."

He looked around.

"But fortunately..."

"In this case, both murders were committed by the same person, and both occurred in Opal Palace."

"People from outside can't get in, and people inside can't get out."

"In other words, the six people involved in the blind date at the scene are the direct candidates for suspicion, and the murderer... is also among the six of them."

"Excluding the dead Julia, one of the five people who are still alive must be the murderer."

Bai Yu looked at the others and asked, "At this point, do you have any questions? If so, you can ask directly."

"I have a question." Reina was the one who spoke. She raised her hand and said timidly: "For example, what if the other party is hiding in subspace? There are many subspaces in this palace, right?"

Bai Yu nodded and said: "It is true that there is subspace in this Opal Palace, but it is almost impossible for the murderer to hide in it and come and go freely. If you want to say why, I have already tested this. Once you enter the subspace, , was locked up and couldn’t get out until the monsters in the room were killed.”

"And a little bit at the same time."

"If the other party is already safe hiding in the subspace, then there is no need for him to kill Julia."

"The body of Julia's familiar was found in the subspace, but she herself had not entered it."

"This proves that she may have discovered some clues, but does not really know who the murderer is. Otherwise, she could have reported it directly."

"Even so, the murderer killed her because these clues might reveal the murderer's identity."

Reina opened her mouth and put her hand down again.

Bai Yu continued: "I just mentioned that through the corpse of Julia's familiar, we found the weapon used by the murderer to cut off the prince's head...that is, this big sword."

Mussel opened the white cloth on the table, revealing the armor and sword.

"The name of the big sword is Frostbringer. This sword has a history of more than a thousand years. It has been kept in the treasure house, but I don't know how it was taken out." Mussel said: "There is also this set of armor. Too."

Bai Yu said: "I think these things should have been taken out by the prince himself. As a member of the royal family, he has the ability to open the treasure house. It seems that he has just become a prince and wants to check his treasures and choose a weapon and Playing with armor is not an exaggeration.”

Stella thoughtfully said: “But we didn’t seem to see it during the blind date.”

Mussel continued: "The blood stains on this sword blade have been tested and confirmed to be the prince's blood... There is no doubt that it was the one that cut off the prince's head - the murderer did not use magic, but used The weapon cut off the head."

"Unfortunately, we have not found where the prince's missing head went."

"And this sword was also found in the subspace room."

"The mirror that leads to the subspace can identify bloodlines, and vampires cannot enter it."

"The murderer tried to hide the murder weapon in this way."

"I have to say...she is really cunning."

The Blood Knight looked at the women at the scene and tried to put pressure, but she still didn't know who the murderer was. Even though there were plenty of clues, she couldn't get the answer.

"Wait a minute." Rebecca raised her hand and asked, "Since the vampires can't enter, how did you get it back?"

"The vampires can't enter. But humans can." Bai Yu answered proactively: "Similarly, familiars can too, so Julia's familiar died in the mirror. I speculate that she also witnessed Dora in the mirror. "Dulahan became so suspicious and panicked in the week before his death, because the prince also died of beheading, so Julia regarded Dullahan as the embodiment of resentment after the prince's death."

Reina showed a look of surprise, then lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Stella spoke again and urged: "After talking so much, why don't you get to the point quickly? Who is the real murderer?"

Bai Yu asked back: "So who does Ms. Stella think the real murderer is?"

"No matter who it is, it can't be me anyway." Stella said calmly.

"Indeed." Bai Yu accepted this sentence and said with great certainty: "It can't be you."

Stella, who was dressed as a witch, was a little surprised that Bai Yu recognized her innocence so quickly, but she still asked: "Are you trying to blame me?"

"No, I believe you are innocent." Bai Yu said.

"Thanks."

"But this is not enough." Bai Yu continued: "I want to further prove your innocence."

Stella became interested and asked: "How do you prove it? I don't have any alibi, and this is not convincing to vampires who know magic."

Bai Yu pointed to the gate: "Please leave Opal Palace."

"What?" Stella was stunned.

"Please leave Opal Palace." Bai Yu said bluntly: "In this way, your innocence will be self-evident."

The vampire dressed as a witch fell silent. She lowered the brim of her hat, and then smiled slightly: "Why should I do this?"

"You know what I mean." Bai Yu continued: "Ms. Stella, by walking out directly, you can save me the time to explain, and you can also get yourself innocent. This is a good thing, isn't it? Although It will reveal one of your secrets, but it will come out sooner or later."

Stella lowered her head and said nothing.

People around him didn't understand what the Riddler was talking about.

Until Stella let out a long sigh, stood up and walked outside the Opal Palace, followed by two blood knights.

Just when she left the palace, there was a sudden earthquake outside the door. Amidst the violent vibrations and high dust, two sharp battle axes were intertwined and intercepted at the main entrance, blocking the entrance. Stella’s way forward is blocked.

And what blocks this road...

It's an ancient gargoyle!

Everyone looked at this scene in stunned silence, and then Stella turned back and sat down gloomily: "Are you satisfied now?"

"Thank you for your cooperation." Bai Yu expressed his gratitude: "This saves a lot of explanation time."

He paused and then said: "When I came to Opal Palace before, I saw the ancient gargoyles outside. Their function is to act as security guards."

"There are two main situations of defense."

"First, there are dangerous people invading from the outside. This does not include vampires or humans, but only powerful ancient bloodlines."

"Second, to prevent wealth from being taken away. If a thief passes through, the ancient gargoyle will be activated."

Bai Yu asked the blood knights.

"I remember that the property in Opal Palace is the private property of the royal family. If the property is taken away without the permission of the royal family, it will inevitably be cursed."

A nobleman said with certainty: "This is the case."

The head of the family behind Stella asked: "What do you mean, you mean that my Stella stole the treasures in Opal Palace?"

His face became anxious. If he stole wealth, wouldn't it be possible to kill someone in passion?

This is a major matter involving genocide!

Bai Yu shook his head: "Old gentleman, please calm down, I said... I want to prove Ms. Stella's innocence, not accuse her of theft."

"In fact, Stella was not cursed because she stole the treasure."

"The reason why the ancient gargoyle was triggered is because she herself has been regarded as part of the property of Opal Palace."

Others looked at Stella.

Will living people be treated as wealth?

What kind of operation is this?

Being stared at by everyone, Stella had to sigh, and then began to confess.

"That's the fact. This is related to a transaction that happened many years ago. In short...this blind date is actually just a formality."

"No matter who the others are, the one chosen in the end will definitely be me."

"I was originally raised as the prince's concubine. This is a contract and a curse... Because I am a member of the royal family, so I am also regarded as the private property of the royal family. I cannot leave here before completing the engagement."

"Even after the prince died, whenever I tried to leave, I would be stopped."

"So that's it." Mussel realized afterward: "Is this why you could have left under the guarantee of others, but you still stayed?"

"If I try to leave, I'll trigger the gargoyles, and I'll have to explain myself then."

"Why don't you explain it clearly?"

"Because I don't want to be a widow for the rest of my life!" Stella held her cheek and said angrily: "The prince is dead, so I think it's better to keep the secret. Otherwise, who would dare to take action against me, the future princess? "

It's a pretty strong reason.

Bai Yu asked strangely: "Isn't there anyone in the vampire clan who likes to be a wife?"

In such a huge Romania, no one can inherit Cao Cao’s ambition?

As soon as he asked the question, it immediately aroused public outrage.

More than a dozen pairs of bright red eyes looked over, looking sulky.

This question seems to be the ultimate insult to the pure love warriors.

You can question everything about the vampires, but you can't question their XP.

"Well, the topic has gone astray." Mussel corrected the atmosphere: "At this point, Miss Stella's suspicion has been eliminated. She must abide by the contract and cannot take action against the royal family."

"So who is the real murderer?" Once again, someone asked, curiosity scratching his heart like a cat's claws.

Bai Yu said directly: "Miss Reina."

Swish, swish, a dozen pairs of eyes looked at the youngest seventeen-year-old girl at the same time.

The latter shrank his head like a frightened deer and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, it's not me."

She was so anxious that she almost cried.

Bai Yu slowly added the second half of the sentence.

"The real murderer..."

"Not her either."

"Next, I will prove her innocence."

The crowd looked away, and the nobleman behind Reina breathed a sigh of relief. He was also worried about being eliminated by the nine tribes.

At this time, several people at the scene had already figured out what Bai Yu's reasoning was.

Jeanne and Lumina were already aware of his tactics.

It is the simplest one, and its name is...

Exclusion.