My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"The family crest that Raven got was a fake one. The real crest had been replaced by someone else a long time ago. The person who had the ability to do it happened to be the servant who was in charge of François' daily life."

"Your Highness, please allow me to investigate this person's information."

"Okay, go quickly."

Seeing this, Arthas also nodded.

Seeing that Sherlock had made a new discovery, he became a little impatient.

However, after asking the Duke of Orleans for information about the servants around François, Sherlock received bad information.

François did have a special servant who was responsible for his clothing design and appearance during his lifetime, but that person went south and boarded a ship for a long voyage long after François was assassinated and he himself was investigated.

When Sherlock looked up the ship's operating information, he learned that the ship had wrecked, and the most recent operation was when the servant was transported east.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was definitely a conspiracy, and Sherlock was no exception.

But in any case, it is difficult to connect this matter with Orson.

If the question is about the former owner of the place where the badge was found, then in addition to Orson, Arthas is also a major suspect.

In addition, after confirming that Mary's family emblem was authentic, Orson, or Antica, was cleared of suspicion.

If we continue to doubt and question, it would be the police station and the royal family who are being unreasonable.

In desperation, Sherlock had to find Orson again.

"Orson, I have good news for you."

Pushing open the door, Sherlock saw Orson sitting in a chair drinking coffee and spoke.

"Oh? What's the good news?"

"Your suspicion has been lifted for the time being. We went to Antica and found that the Toulouse family crest was still on Lady Mary's body."

"Then the question is, this is inconsistent with your previous guess, right?"

Orson took a sip of coffee, then looked up at Sherlock.

There was a hint of smile in his eyes.

"This was my oversight. I forgot the possibility that someone close to Duke François might have colluded with the assassin to commit the crime."

"Oh? Someone around you?"

Sherlock told Orson his reasoning again. Orson touched his chin and thought for a while, then asked:

"So, Miss Charlotte, what kind of person do you think can bribe the people around Francois? And, if you choose to believe Raven's confession, what do you think of Giovanni and his influence in this matter?"

"I have an idea about this matter. I wonder if Miss Charlotte would like to hear it."

"It's better not to do that."

Summer:

Locke shook his head.

"I know you're smart, Orson, but it's not appropriate for you to tell me your guess at this time. Not to mention that it will affect my judgment, if others hear it, they might think you're trying to distance yourself from the matter."

"But aren't the outcomes of all cases the same?" Orson asked puzzled.

"I am only giving my speculation. Can a speculation affect the established facts? Isn't the purpose of your case investigation to make the facts public?"

"Besides, Miss Charlotte, you have always been very firm and firmly believe in your own judgment, right?"

Orson said this and stood up.

"Or, while you were working here, you gradually merged with them and forgot your original intention?"

Sherlock raised his head and looked at Orson. She pursed her lips and then shook her head.

"Orson, you can leave now."

"OK then."

Seeing that Sherlock did not respond to his question directly, Orson sighed helplessly, then walked past Sherlock and walked out of the room.

Sherlock lowered his head and clenched his fists tightly.

……

No one else was informed of Orson's departure, as otherwise the news would have leaked out and caused a traffic jam.

In fact, even if this incident had not happened, Orson would have been released for a day on the day of the graduation ceremony, but the investigation was too quick, and Orson had been cleared of suspicion, so he was released like this.

After walking out of the police station, under the watchful eyes of two guards behind him, Orson stopped a carriage and headed towards the Imperial Academy.

"Oh, when will this day end?" In the dormitory, Litt sat in the living room, looking up at the chandelier on the ceiling, feeling bored.

"Orson isn't coming back either, Lena is preparing to go home again, and Lianka and Olivia are also preparing to go back."

The thought of Orson still being locked up made Litt furious.

"Really? Orson has made so many contributions to the empire, but they don't show any mercy. It's impossible to imagine that Orson would do something like assassinating the Duke, let alone assassinating the Emperor later."

At this moment, there was a sound of turning the doorknob.

"Who is it? Orson isn't home right now. Come back in a few days if you want to see him."

It seemed that Litt had gotten used to the frequent visits to Orson by his classmates in the past few days, and he was ready to chase them away without even looking up.

Then it suddenly occurred to her that those who wanted to see Orson would not just push the door open.

Then she raised her head.

Sure enough, Orson was standing at the door at this moment. He hung his coat on the hanger and then noticed Litt's gaze.

"Hey, Leeteuk, I'm back."

Litt didn't say anything. She put down the book in her hand, stood up silently, and slowly approached Orson.

Then, when he was less than five meters away from Orson, he used a brutal charge.

"Pfft, hey! Leeteuk, I know you've missed me these days, but there's no need to do this."

However, Litt didn't care about all this. She hugged Orson tightly, as if she wanted to weld herself and Orson together.

Then, Orson felt that Litt's body in his arms was trembling slightly.

"Leet?"

Orson asked doubtfully.

I just haven't been back for a while, why do I feel that Li Te's behavior at this moment is especially like...

puppy?

The kind of puppy that will excitedly run towards its owner, wagging its tail, when the owner comes home from work.

“That’s great… That’s great.”

Lit repeated these three words.

"What's so good?"

"Orson, they let you go, didn't they?"

"Ah."

"Does that mean you're not a bad person? They really wronged you."

"...So be it."

Orson nodded and replied.

Unexpectedly, after saying this, Li Te buried his head in his chest again.

Seeing this, Orson patted Litt's back helplessly.

It seems that she is the one who least wants to become a bad person.

"Okay, okay, I'm fine, Leeteuk, they framed me, how could I do something like that?"

He comforted Litt softly.

It also seemed like he was comforting others.

Chapter 44

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"Arthas, I told you."

In the palace, Odysseus looked at Arthas in front of him. Today, he was rarely angry with his son.

At this moment, he was holding a list in his hand.

"If you can't control your own men, then disband them all. The only thing they do in this world is to make food more expensive!"

Arthas lowered his head and remained silent.

The results of the investigation during this period were very unsatisfactory, and there was even a possibility that the boomerang would hit Arthas.

He has given the police station his utmost support, even at the cost of destroying the relationship between him and Lucius.

But the result is that still nothing was found.

Orson was cleared of suspicion, but the other breakthroughs and suspects in the case were either missing or dead, making it impossible to investigate.

Continuing the investigation, they could only hastily pin the blame on Giovanni and Raven.

This is not the reason why Odysseus rebuked Arthas.

Based on his investigation of François's missing servant, Odysseus discovered that Arthas's men had come into contact with the servant just a few months ago.

"Arthas, tell the truth."

Odysseus looked at Arthas, his eyes no longer had the usual kindness, but were filled with confusion and questioning.

"In your heart, is the throne so important that it's worth you framing your sister for it?"

"Father, why do you say that?"

When Arthas heard this, he seemed to be in a sore spot and suddenly raised his head to look at his father.

"Do you think I don't know what you did behind my back? Arthas, your father is still an emperor after all."

"You wanted to intensify the conflict and frame Elsa. You put a forged bill in her servant's house. The bill was for the Orchid Tavern, right?"

"The background check of the man who tried to assassinate me turned out to be your old subordinate in the army, right?!"

"Father...you are..."

"You think Erza is that stupid!?"

"Arthas, I am extremely disappointed in you. I will give you a month to sort out the affairs in the army. Starting next month, you will only be responsible for the affairs of the Knights. Leave the rest to your sister."

Odysseus' words hit Arthas in the chest like a bolt from the blue. He looked at his father in disbelief, his lips trembling.

After a long while, he mustered up his courage and said, "Father, I know you look down on me and think that I am just a warrior and that my methods are biased."

"But if I don't do this, will you give up the throne to me?!"

Arthas questioned.

"Before Francois was assassinated! I was the heir to the empire, and Elsa was still in school and had no real power. Everyone knew that I would definitely be the next emperor of the empire."

"But why? You clearly know that the matter of the family emblem was clearly framed on me, but why do you still think it is my fault? Someone is clearly secretly framing me and trying to support Elsa to the position. Can't you see it?"

"Then go find the person who framed you!"

Odysseus shouted angrily as well.

"Didn't I give you a chance to prove your innocence? You arrested Orson and dug up Madam Lucius's grave. Aren't these opportunities enough? What did you come up with?"

Upon hearing this, Arthas clenched his fists, and then his eyes gradually became full of ferocity as he looked at Lucius.

"Father, you are not on Elsa's side, are you?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Think about it carefully. You seem to be really partial to Elsa. After all, she hasn't even graduated from the academy yet, and you've given her so much power. This is totally against the rules of the past generations."

"Because I have seen through you. You are an absolute waste. If you sit on the throne of the empire, it will only make the empire more chaotic."