conan but winery

Chapter 828 Undercurrent
"Is this... a bullet?"

In the room, while chatting with Gin, Bai Hejing found two bullets that had rolled down in a corner under the table and had not been cleaned up.

"What happened? Did you find a clue?" Behind him, Gin was still leaning against the wall and asked.

The room the two of them are currently in is the former queen's dormitory.

At this time, it has been half a month since the former queen and the eldest prince were killed during a hunting activity. Since the former queen has not been buried yet, and there are people in the kingdom who have been questioning the truth of the "murder", this room has not yet been opened. It has not been touched by anyone so far, and it still looks like it did before the former queen was killed.

If Bai Hejing hadn't assumed Princess Mila's identity now, and had Count Chis' help, she probably wouldn't have been able to get in so easily.

"Two bullets were found that had been artificially disassembled and looked like they should be shotgun bullets."

Bai Hejing said this, as if he had thought of something, he stood up and opened all the drawers of the table.

Sure enough, in one of the drawers, she found at least dozens of bullets that had been artificially disassembled in small cloth bags, but only the shells could not be found.

【I see……】

Touching the little powder remaining on the corner of the table with his fingers and smelling the pungent smell of gunpowder, Bai Hejing instantly realized the truth about the hunting accident half a month ago.

【Are you really murdered...】

"It seems you have found the truth?" Behind him, Gin said again.

"Well, the death of the former queen and the eldest prince was not an accident, but a murder carefully planned by someone."

Bai Hejing said, turning to look at the wall.

On this wall of the room, there are many photo frames, most of which are photos of the former queen holding different trophies.

Coupled with the trophies from various shooting competitions in the room, this is enough to show that the former queen was an excellent shooter during her lifetime, and her strength was quite good.

With such a person's knowledge of guns, it was enough to explain the origin of the bullets she just discovered.

However, among those photos, there are also some photos of the former queen and her three children.

Among them, there are more pictures of the eldest prince, and most of them are taken at baseball games.

It seems that His Royal Highness the Prince must have loved baseball during his lifetime.

【……Um? 】

Looking at these photos, Bai Hejing suddenly frowned.

"What's wrong?" Gin asked.

"The late eldest prince, his highness, was left-handed." Bai Hejing replied.

She judged this from the various movements of the eldest prince holding a baseball bat in the photo.

"Isn't this the same as you?" Ginjiu replied, Bai Hejing was also good at using his left hand.

"During my previous investigation, I saw photos of His Royal Highness when he committed suicide."

"What's going on?"

"In the photo, he committed suicide with a gun in his right hand."

After saying this, Bai Hejing turned and left the room.

"Qin, I'm going to go to the palace's gun warehouse next to look for clues. You're going to lure the second prince away first. When I come back, I'll go directly to his room to search the list."

"it is good."

"..." "Qisi, I want to advance the enthronement ceremony of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

That afternoon, in another luxurious room in the palace, a rather majestic-looking middle-aged man leaned on the sofa and looked at Count Keith standing in front of him.

"Duke Kilard, is there any reason why you must do this?" Earl Chiss lowered his head slightly and asked, his attitude seemed quite respectful.

After all, the man in front of him at this time was Duke Kilard, the former queen's biological brother and a very powerful figure in the kingdom.

"I received news that my restless nephew Adams seems to be unable to wait to attack Her Royal Highness the Princess." Duke Kilard said.

The second prince, Adams, was a sick man in the palace and had been trying to seize the throne. He seemed to have cooperated with Duke Kilard in the murder of the former queen and the eldest prince.

However, in a life-and-death power struggle, there are no permanent friends. Although the two have cooperated, both sides have the idea of ​​​​killing each other at the same time.

At this point, both Kilard and Adams are like this, especially before. According to Bai Hejing's arrangement, Gin revealed to Duke Kilard that Adams quietly transported a batch of weapons to the palace yesterday in an attempt to launch an armed coup. After receiving this information, Duke Kilard couldn't sit still.

"I didn't expect that His Highness the Second Prince would have such an idea... So what are you going to do, Lord Duke?"

Even though he knew what kind of man the man in front of him was, Count Keith still had to continue to play the role he was supposed to be playing.

In his opinion, for the stability of the kingdom and for Princess Mira to successfully ascend the throne, both Kilard and Adams must be captured, but it is not the time yet because his allies are not yet fully in place.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess's enthronement ceremony must be brought forward, but before that... Keith, I have been hearing rumors recently that there are rumors in the kingdom that there is some conspiracy behind the murder of my sister and eldest nephew? Is that so?" Duke Kilard suddenly mentioned this matter.

"This... is indeed the case, but I guess it's just some good guys talking nonsense behind my back."

"Chisi, you can't say that."

As if he was dissatisfied with Count Chiss's answer, Duke Kilard deliberately kept a straight face and said in a serious tone:

"Since the people have doubts, we must answer their doubts. This is the duty of the royal family. How can you fool the people casually?"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke is right, I didn't think well enough." Earl Keith quickly admitted his mistake with a respectful attitude.

"It's good to know."

With a cold snort, Duke Kilard raised his hand and touched the beard on his lips, and continued:
"Regarding the murder of my sister, it is best to give the people an explanation before the princess ascends the throne to calm people's minds..."

"What does the Duke mean?"

"In fact, I have always had doubts about this matter. During this period of time, I also had people investigate carefully. It was only in the past two days that I finally found some evidence...

The people's speculations are not groundless. The deaths of my sister and eldest nephew are really related to my second nephew.

Of course, Qisi, please don't let the news leak out about this now. I think we can wait until one o'clock this evening... You arrange for people to call Her Royal Highness the Princess and the second prince to the Huxin Pavilion behind the palace. .

I will be there, in front of everyone, to expose the true face of my second nephew! "

[This evening...is it finally time for the final showdown? 】

Of course Count Chiss knew that Duke Kilard wanted to deal with more than just the second prince Adams. The so-called revelation of the truth was just a cover. He probably wanted to take this opportunity to deal with both the second prince and Princess Mira. Lose……

As long as he can become the final heir to the throne, the throne will naturally fall to him.

【How can I let you succeed? 】

"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away."

After bowing respectfully, Count Chiss turned and left the room.

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