Legend of Eudemons

"Did you bring it?" Rococo shrank back a bit, as if he was afraid that the poison/medicine would spill out.

"I can't just find a place to throw it away." Shiratori said indifferently, "The carapace of the earth dragon tortoise is burned for a certain period of time at 1000 degrees to form green carbon. It has no smell, and it can be inhaled by breathing droplets. It can kill you. This thing was packaged as a gift and sent to the little prince, so no one was on guard. But I won’t make excuses, I didn’t check whether every gift is safe, it was indeed my negligence.”

Seeing him admitting his responsibility so generously, the Seattle Fourteenth was very upset. He took the cloth bag and walked back fiercely to hand it to Corbin III.

Shiratori reminded: "Don't open it without protective measures."

"...The white cloth used to wrap it is your haori?" Corban III said, "The feather fibers of the white bird can prevent fire and isolate poison, which is really useful."

"Don't look like you want to pluck my hair! I won't let you pluck it."

Kenna imagined the situation of the white bird's feathers being plucked, and couldn't help laughing.Speaking of Shiratori's animal form, he has only seen it at the selection meeting, and it is very beautiful.However, for phantom beasts, exposing their beast-like real bodies in front of people is like running naked on the street for humans, so even if Kena wanted to see it again, he would not have the cheek to make such a request.

"I've checked all the other gifts. This is the only problem. I brought it here, hoping you can find out something." He glanced back at Delloni: "But when I was about to go out, I heard that His Highness Delloni was attacked, and he thought that the severity of the matter was higher than I expected at first." He turned to Delloni: "How did His Highness Delloni get attacked?"

"Well, that's it~" Delloni still had a relaxed expression. "I fell asleep last night. You know~ I drank a few more glasses at the banquet, so I slept relatively deeply~ The assassin sneaked in in the middle of the night, and we were all asleep at that time, who would pay attention? Then, I woke up after being stabbed." He pointed to his shoulder, "First there was a knife here, and then Huiyue fought with him. In the confusion, I hit the table and broke my elbow. Because I was in a daze So I didn’t avoid it—I promise I won’t drink in the future.”

"Wait a minute, your shoulder was stabbed when you woke up?" Shiratori asked with raised eyebrows.

"Yes. Huiyue was already fighting with him when I woke up." He looked at Shiratori, smiled and said, "You think it's a little strange, right? If you want to take my life, you can kill me while I'm asleep in the neck or in the heart. But it’s just the shoulder, and it’s not very deep. I broke a bone later and it’s more serious.”

"However, assassinating a prince is not an ordinary matter. Maybe the assassin was too nervous at the time and hesitated for a while...so he missed the assassination." Antonio said.His usually oily forehead was even more oily today from sweat.

Luo Keke immediately retorted: "Would you send such an unprofessional assassin to assassinate the prince? He must be a guy who treats human life like nothing and kills like hemp!"

"Not necessarily!" Antonio argued, "In many assassinations in history, the assassins were not professional killers! There are also many examples of failed assassinations!"

Rococo argued with him for a few words, but there was no conclusion, so he turned to Daloni: "Didn't you see the appearance of the assassin? Speaking of which, where did Huiyue go?"

Derony's face was gloomy for a moment, but he smiled gracefully again immediately: "He was injured—he was heavier than me. It seems that the assassin used all his energy to kill me on him. His current The condition is very bad, and I cannot accept summons." He paused, and then said: "As for the appearance of the assassin, his whole body was covered with a black cloth, even his hair was wrapped up, so I don't know. I was not very sober at the time, I also didn't pay attention to his features at all. Huiyue may have some impressions, but he is not in a state of being able to speak now."

"Not in the state of being able to speak?" Shiratori frowned: "How bad is he hurt?"

"It's heavy. He's still in a coma. But the doctor said he won't die." Delloni smiled reassuringly. "Phantom beasts have stronger bodies than humans."

Although it seemed to be comforting words, it made people feel that Huiyue was seriously injured.It's like saying: Huiyue survived because the phantom beasts are stronger than humans, but if they were humans, they would have died long ago.

"Did Huiyue fail to tear off his face covering?" Maria Liya asked.

"He tried it. But that guy is so powerful that people have no energy to think about other things. It shouldn't be human. If humans and Eudemons fight, it's impossible to fight like that anyway. And that person looks crazy. I just got stabbed once, Huiyue didn't know if it was more than a dozen or dozens of knives, and the other party just stabbed violently."

Shiratori and Kaina exchanged puzzled looks: It sounds like killing Huiyue is more important than assassinating Delloni.Since the opponent seriously injured Huiyue, why didn't he assassinate Dai Luoni again?

"Is that so? I'm afraid that Huiyue will catch him and reveal his true colors, that's why he will be very desperate when dealing with Huiyue." Kaina speculated, speaking very uncertainly.

"That's right, Huiyue tried her best to catch him until the end, but in the end there was no way. I think he should have left some scars on the opponent's body, but I don't know the exact degree or what The location..." Daloni thought about it, "then he ran away. The whole thing felt a little weird. At the beginning, he didn't kill me, which can be explained by a moment of nervousness or hesitation, and then he seriously injured Hui Yue, although he was also injured, but it was only a minor injury, there is still a chance to kill me..."

Juliette, who had been listening and hadn't commented, narrowed her eyes and spoke quietly:

"Then this incident is more likely to be an intimidation incident. The essential purpose is not to kill you but to create panic or demonstrate to the royal family." She exhaled and continued: "Of course this way is too risky, but For aggressive criminals, the more risky and panic-inducing the method, the more valuable it is to try."

This speculation is relatively reasonable.For a while, everyone was lost in thought.

"However, I don't think it's helpful to speculate on the purpose of the prisoner to find the prisoner. It's useless to talk about different opinions here now." Juliette said lightly.

"It is because we have no way to start that we are discussing here. I hope to find out some clues." Delloni concluded easily. "Have you found anything over there, Little White Bird?"

Shiratori looked at him, rolled his eyelids, and looked at Corban III who was sitting directly in front: "Nothing was found. And from what you said just now, I began to think that the person who assassinated you and the person who poisoned Kaina were not the same They have at least two purposes. In Kaina’s case, the poison was obviously intended to kill him. If it’s the same gang, and the purpose is to kill the prince, it’s just like what they did to Kaina. Pack the poison/medicine as a gift and deliver it to you. Or find another opportunity to send it to you. It’s too stupid and risky to break into the dormitory in the middle of the night and assassinate with a sharp weapon. Conclusion It’s not effective at all. Maybe, as Her Royal Highness Juliette said, the actions against you are just a demonstration or panic.”

"So... isn't it that two groups of people are going to endanger the royal family? And the assassination against Kaina is real? Who would want to kill Kaina?" Antonio took out a handkerchief to wipe his brain sweat: "Kenna is young, so he shouldn't have offended anyone."

Shiratori pursed his mouth, and looked at Corban III, who nodded vaguely: What happened to Kaina in the Ascension Hall was a secret.In the final analysis, the existence of the "Sublimation Hall" should not be announced, let alone the matter of weapons. The power of rumors is terrifying, and once it starts, it will attract a large number of people to covet it.

In this way, the possibility of Kaina being poisoned by the head of the tomb robber has increased again.But just thinking about various "possibilities" is useless now. Juliette is right. There are different opinions here. clue.Thinking about their purpose is more like a kind of psychological comfort at this stage. It seems that things are progressing when they think about it.

"Sneaking into the dormitory at night without disturbing others, it should be a phantom beast that can move freely in the palace?" Kaina said suddenly. Kaina, but he himself talked about Delloni, "—the Eudemons assistant officer and so on."

Maria Liya continued: "...Unfortunately, all the guests gathered yesterday, and there were hundreds of Phantom Beast assistants who came with the guests. activities, but at night, with the skills of phantom beasts, it is not difficult to sneak around in the palace."

"He should be someone who knows the structure of the palace well. You see, there are thousands of rooms in the palace. He can find the right room for Delony without disturbing anyone, and enter the room until he stabs him. So far, Daloni has not disturbed Daloni and Huiyue, that is to say, he went straight to Daloni's bed without bumping into anything. He must be familiar with the escape route after making such a big commotion and escaped smoothly , and he did not disturb others when he escaped. Immediately after Dyrony was stabbed, the whole palace was on high alert, but no suspicious person or thing was found. It can be seen that he either escaped perfectly or hid perfectly. If The Eudemons who come as guests outside will not be so familiar with the route within a day, right? The palace is very big, and I would get lost when I was young." Kaina said, "This is my idea—— Could it be that he is the phantom beast in our palace, and after he escaped, he pretended to be a normal person and continued to do what he should do, because he was originally from the palace, so no one would suspect that he was wandering around in the palace."

"...Well, what Kaina said is quite correct. It is impossible for the phantom beasts who came from outside to commit the crime with such precision." Juliette said, "I think it's true, the culprit must be the phantom beasts in the palace."

"Don't be so sure!" Rose interrupted suddenly, looking a little impatient, "Maybe the prisoner has studied the route in advance. There are also many clansmen and nobles in the palace who usually come to get together. If you take advantage of that opportunity—"

"Even if you walk around the palace every day, it will take a few months to get acquainted with it. It's impossible to be so accurate if you just come here occasionally. Besides, the clan and nobles who are guests will not come to the inner palace where the royal family lives. If there is such a The phantom beasts went to the place where the royal family lived and looked around, and they were found to be suspicious a long time ago." Kaina said very methodically.Juliette and Delloni also nodded in agreement.

Rose wanted to say something in rebuttal, but couldn't think of it for a while, and choked there.

In fact, she didn't have to react like this. Kaina just speculated that there were nearly a hundred phantom beasts in the palace.If it wasn't for Rose, she wouldn't be wronged.Maybe she just didn't want to be seen as a suspect.Because she has always been very proud of her status as assistant officer.

"Then the problem is not very simple, as long as we gather all the Eudemons to check, we will find them." Antonio said.

Dai Luoni nodded: "Huiyue left a scratch on his body. The wound is still new, and it is easy to distinguish. Although I don't know where it is. But if you take off your clothes and check it, it will be easy to see, right?"

Corban III agreed, and the matter on Delloni's side came to a conclusion.Keina's matter is still unclear, and the only thing that can be investigated is the source of the drug. Shiratori and Keina don't have much hope for this.Selling and peddling is an illegal business, mostly through some underground channels, and both parties will not disclose their identity information during the transaction.Besides, the person who poisoned him might have a high status, and there are many subordinates who can do this for him, and he doesn't need to come forward at all.

Shiratori no longer wants to speculate here and there.

"If Huiyue wakes up, let me know. I have something to ask him."

"Now everyone has something to ask him." Rococo said, "All the clues are tied to him."

Rose behind her still had a disdainful expression.Bai Niao knew that she had been very dissatisfied with Hui Yue since his accident at the selection meeting.But now that Huiyue was injured, although he tried his best to protect his master, Delloni was still injured.When he recovers, I'm afraid he will be held accountable.What a difficult future.

"Anyway, we can't draw any conclusions, so let's go back. Anyway, I've already told you about it." Shiratori looked at Corban III and said, turning around to leave.

Corban III's light eyebrows moved, but he remained calm: "What are you going to do?"

"No way. My job is to protect the prince's safety, and it's your business to investigate the assassin. Otherwise, I don't need to tell you. The poisoner should know the news of the failure of the poisoning soon. Since he I don't hesitate to send my wife to the palace, and I definitely won't let it go. I can only protect him with extra care~" Shiratori said lightly.