The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 160 There is only one truth

For the next two days, Lynn, Geralt, Regis, and Maximus all stayed in the palace.

They were treated like royalty.

After enjoying a decadent and corrupt life for two consecutive days, Lin En couldn't help but sigh. No wonder so many people would fight for their lives and step on others to climb up.

The enjoyment and privileges obtained by this superior person are truly intoxicating.

In fact, when it comes to food and drink alone, even though the productivity and development potential of this magical world have actually surpassed that of the European Middle Ages in the hometown world, it is still not as good as ordinary citizens in the 21st century.

But the cool thing about this is the privilege, which comes from power.

You know there is always someone outside the house on call just to serve you better;

You can always keep a group of loyal subordinates;

As long as you say a word, they will be happy to serve you and help you resolve all obstacles.

If you had a little more power, you could even...

However, although he was quite happy in the palace, he did not forget to use the voice box to tell Triss to intercept Palmerin, Milton, Reynard and his group who had already gone to Novigrad.

Now that Duchess Carloberta has been saved, the knights-errant no longer need to taint their hands and damage their honor.

As for Duchess Carloberta, she still showed no signs of waking up.

But his body was already improving visibly.

Lynn was not in a hurry to take the Holy Grail back to find the Lady of the Lake.

Anyway, when he leaves Toussaint, he will pass by Lake Seravi.

You can wait until that time and return the Holy Grail on the way.

Compared to that, Lin En was more curious about who planned the assassination of the Duchess.

So he found Maximus.

Ask again for details about the Duchess's assassination.

"I've already told you that we found Her Highness the Duchess and her maid in the collection room. When we arrived, the assassin had already disappeared."

Lin En supported his right elbow with his left hand, clenched his right fist with his five fingers, and tapped his cheek lightly with the fist as if he was in deep thought.

"Is the collection room on the surface or underground? Is there another exit?"

Maximus replied: "It's underground, and there's only one exit."

"Is it possible that the assassin entered or exited through the ventilation duct?"

"There's no ventilation duct that big. Only a few mice can get in at most."

"The guards outside the collection room didn't hear any noise before or after this incident? Did they also not see any suspicious people around?"

Maximus thought about it carefully and finally shook his head.

It seems that the only option is to go to the collection room for an on-site inspection.

I asked Maximus about the location of the collection room.

The Knight Ranger realized that things were not simple and wanted to go along, but Lin En asked him to have a good rest.

He went alone.

Then he was stopped by the guard at the door leading to the collection room.

Just when he was about to tell her why he came...

At this moment, a voice sounded behind him.

"The demon hunters received my instructions to investigate the scene of the assassination of Her Highness the Duchess."

"Ms. Fringilla," the guard immediately stood up straight and said with embarrassment, "but even someone as noble as you cannot enter without the order of the regent."

The short-haired sorceress Fringilla walked up to Lynn's side, staring at the guard with one hand on her hip.

"Before, when Her Highness the Duchess had the final say in Toussaint, I could come and go as I pleased. But now I need the Regent's approval?"

The guard shuddered involuntarily.

But I had no choice but to bite the bullet and say it.

"I'm sorry, this is an order from the Regent himself. Please forgive me."

Fringilla waved her hand.

Seems very magnanimous.

"It's alright. It's your duty after all. However, the news has been circulating around the palace for the past few days. I'm sure you've heard about it, right?"

"Although Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glory has not yet regained consciousness, she is already improving. Just give her some more time and she will slowly recover."

"Her Highness the Duchess was saved by the Holy Grail that the witcher had painstakingly found, overcoming all difficulties. Before that, it was my uncle and I who had been keeping Her Highness the Duchess alive."

"When Her Royal Highness the Duchess wakes up, perhaps I will casually mention this to her. What do you think she will think then?"

The guard immediately broke out in a sweat.

Quickly move aside.

"My apologies, Ms. Fringilla, Master Witcher, please come in."

The sorceress then revealed a satisfied smile and nodded towards Lin En, saying, "Please come in, respected Master Lin En."

……

On the wall of the passage extending downward, there is a burning torch at regular intervals.

The witcher and the sorceress walked up the stone stairs, their footsteps echoing in the dim passage.

Lynn glanced at Fringilla and said, "I thought you were going to use magic to solve the problem."

The short-haired sorceress smiled.

"Magic isn't omnipotent, and sometimes, the effects achieved without magic are better than with it."

"Let me make a wild guess. You could have asked Earl Raymond for the passcode, but you didn't. Could it be that you suspected Earl Raymond?"

Lynn smacked her lips.

"Without knowing the truth, Count Raymond is indeed a serious suspect."

"Before and after the Duchess's assassination, the guards outside the collection room didn't notice anything unusual. The assassins who harmed the Duchess and her maid seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth. No one even noticed how they left."

"From a conspiracy theory perspective, the only explanation is that someone disengaged the guards and created an environment that allowed the assassin to come and go freely."

"And judging by the outcome, the biggest beneficiary is Count Raymond. If the Duchess dies, and her two daughters are still young, the power of Toussaint will fall completely into the hands of Count Raymond."

"At least until the two princes come of age, Earl Raymond will completely control government affairs, crack down on dissidents, and cultivate his own confidants."

"You can also arrange marriage for your son—I remember his name was Raymond—to any of His Highnesses, making him the Prince of Toussaint."

"In this way, Earl Raymond's family's position in Toussaint will be as unshakable as Mount Gorgon."

Fringilla applauded.

"That's a brilliant inference. Yes, I thought so too."

Lin En shook his head. "Unfortunately, this is purely a case of following the cause from the effect, and is bound to be completely different from the truth."

The beautiful short-haired sorceress seemed to be choked by her own saliva and looked at the witcher in surprise.

"Is not it?"

"Of course not."

(End of this chapter)