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

"I don't know, I would like to hear the details."

"The Orchid Tavern on Oak Street, have you heard of this name?"

When Arthas heard the name, his pupils widened instantly and he looked at Odysseus in surprise.

"Father, why are you bringing this up?"

"I don't mind you developing your own group. It's normal for you and Elsa to have some secrets."

"But!" Odysseus was so angry that he slammed the chess table, and his wives fell down one after another.

"Just before this incident happened, you used your personal assets to acquire so many tavern and casino businesses!"

"There is no time to go wrong, but at this sensitive time!"

Seeing Odysseus so angry, even Arthas, who was always in high spirits, had to kneel down and beg for his forgiveness.

"Father, I... that's not what I meant, and I didn't do it... It's just that the underground forces and dark web developed by others are too huge, so I warned them and they wisely gave these things to me."

"Of course I know it couldn't be you, but look at what stupid things you have done! If this gets out, what kind of public opinion storm will you be caught up in? Don't you think you are annoying enough to the nobles?" Odysseus said angrily.

He was not worried that Arthas would be considered the murderer because of this incident, but as his eldest son, the one who would inherit the throne of the empire in the future, it would not be enough to just have outstanding military achievements. If he had no political ideas at all, he would not be able to beat those old foxes.

"Fortunately, Elsa informed me directly, so I can help you suppress the matter." Odysseus said this, put on his coat, and walked out.

He also has to wrap up the matter of Alsace, and no member of the royal family must be involved in this case.

Arthas looked at Odysseus's leaving back and lowered his head in disappointment.

He began to regret why he had hit Orson in the first place.

and many more……

Orson, you didn't do this on purpose?

When Arthas thought of Orson's decisive action at that time, he became suspicious.

Not only was the decision to abandon the dark web made quickly, but the subsequent price offered to Arthas was also extremely low.

At first, Arthas thought that it was Orson who took the initiative to show goodwill, so he accepted the kindness.

The dark web did provide him with some help afterwards.

But if all this was planned by Orson, then isn't he a little too scary?

Thinking of this, Arthas shook his head.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. If Orson was so terrifying, there was no way I could control him. All this must be just a coincidence.

Chapter 75: Hint

Inside the palace hall.

At this moment, a group of nobles were confronting Odysseus.

"Your Majesty, could you please tell me why we other nobles are not allowed to use private detectives to investigate the assassination of Duke François?"

A robed noble said this and looked at Odysseus.

He was a count under the Duke of Orleans, and this speech was obviously made on behalf of Orleans.

"I'm sorry, this is a big matter, and Saint Laurent City is not very safe recently. If you hire a private detective, we cannot guarantee the detective's safety, nor can we guarantee that what you investigate is not a smokescreen deliberately left by the murderer." Odysseus explained.

After hearing the royal family’s explanation, the nobles had no choice but to give up.

"Your Majesty." At this moment, Henry, who had been silent on the side, suddenly spoke.

He was only fourteen years old and now only reached Odysseus' chest. He walked forward and looked up at Odysseus.

"Your Majesty, regarding the safety of private investigations, this can be guaranteed by the city's guards, right?"

"Instead of opening an investigation, does that mean that my father's death is related to the royal family, and the royal family is going to clear all clues first and then issue an insignificant announcement?"

As soon as these words were spoken, several nobles nearby could no longer sit still. They came to Henry and pulled him back.

Especially Henry's uncle Sean, now the regent of the Duke of Orleans, directly rebuked Henry:

"Henry, now is not the time to hold him accountable. His Majesty would never do such a thing. Let us trust the royal family first."

"But the victim is my father!" Henry shouted.

As this voice fell, the entire hall fell into silence.

"Duke Henry." Odysseus was silent for a while, then said: "We can understand your feelings. You have lost your loved ones, so you want to find the enemy quickly and avenge your father's murder."

"But please understand that the murderer was able to ignore the entire Duke's Guard and kill your father."

"The forces behind the murderer are definitely not weak, so it will take time to find him out."

"Is it difficult?" Henry raised his eyebrows and looked at Odysseus curiously.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, if we wipe out all the dark forces in the underground of Saint Laurent City, we will definitely be able to find some clues. But now a day has passed, why are you still just doing a superficial search from house to house?"

"Why don't you search for those mercenary groups and underworld strongholds? The people standing behind them are obviously the murderers who killed my father, right?"

After Henry said this, he sneered, not like a fourteen-year-old child at all.

"I am not putting pressure on the royal family. If the royal family cannot do something, as your Majesty's loyal vassal, I don't mind helping your Majesty solve the problem."

"By the way, Your Majesty, I saw the eldest son of the Duke of Antica and Her Royal Highness the Princess sitting in a carriage today. Our land is a contract that has been passed down from ancient times to this day, and we will not tolerate any changes to the contract."

After saying this, he left with his vassals.

"Who is this Henry? He is only fourteen years old, but why does he look like a forty-year-old man?"

Elsa and Orson stood together in the corner of the hall. She looked at Henry who was leaving and asked in a low voice.

It was no wonder that she was confused. Henry himself was not a very flamboyant person, and in his previous life, everyone just treated him as an ordinary nobleman.

However, in such a short period of time after François' death, the vassals of the Duchy of Orleans had already taken Henry as their core. Even the regent Sean seemed unable to suppress Henry. I am afraid that after returning, Sean would only be the regent in name, and the actual power of the Duchy would still fall into the hands of this fourteen-year-old child.

"This kid might be a little like me." Orson said, shaking his head.

The two men then came to Odysseus.

"You're here..." Odysseus looked at Elsa and Orson, and although he had just experienced some unpleasant things, he still forced a smile.

"Well, Father, regarding the subsequent investigation, my idea is somewhat similar to that of Duke Henry. We'd better thoroughly investigate the underground forces buried in the imperial city."

"Well, that's a feasible approach." Odysseus nodded. There was absolutely no problem with that.

"However, we still need to discuss how to investigate and where to start." After saying this, Odysseus looked at Orson who was standing beside him. "Has Master Orson also joined the investigation team?"

"Well, it was Her Royal Highness the Princess who invited me."

"So, Mr. Orson, how much do you know about the underground forces in Saint Laurent City?"

"Have heard a little bit."

"So, in your opinion, is it possible that one of those underground forces planned the assassination of Duke Francois?"

"Probably not." Orson said, shaking his head. "If they can successfully assassinate the Duke, it proves that they can also pose a threat to the safety of the royal family. I think that with your wisdom, Your Majesty will not allow such an uncontrolled underground force to exist in Saint Laurent City."

"As expected of you, Prince Orson. You are very smart." Odysseus couldn't help but praise him.

From the outset, it was unlikely that this incident was planned by local underground forces in Saint Laurent City.

It is very likely that a master from outside the area sneaked into the city of Saint Laurent and assassinated François.

……

The city of Romulus.

Duke's residence.

A man in black placed a wooden box on Giovanni's desk. Giovanni took the box, opened it and took a look.

"White irises on a blue background, looks like a member of the Toulouse family." Giovanni said with satisfaction. "Francois?"

The man in black nodded calmly.

"At that time, his guards were the weakest and I was the most confident, so..."

"I know." Giovanni nodded. "Otherwise, what you want to take is William's head, right?"

The man in black nodded again.

"Did you take his heart?" Giovanni asked, stroking the coat of arms of the Toulouse family with his fingers.

"Yeah, but... not good enough."

"I know, there's nothing I can do, but this is the Duke's heart after all." Giovanni smiled.

"Okay, you can take a break now. I'll assign you a task later."

"I see."

The man in black said this, walked to the corner, and then disappeared into the shadows.

"Alas, if you raise a dog, it will only continue to recognize you as its master if you keep feeding it." Giovanni sighed.

Chapter 76: Exposed

"Mr. Zenit, recently... the situation on the front line has been getting worse." In the basement, Donnie looked at the blond man in front of him with a look full of worry.

"Are all the cities north of Florence about to fall?" Zenit looked at the battle report in his hand and sighed.

"Master Donnie, I'm not saying this, but judging from the current situation, there is no possibility of us turning the tables."

"So that's the only way, right?" Donnie said hesitantly.

"Well, that's the only solution for now."

"..." Tang Ni was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

"I know. I'll do it."

"Well, Master Donnie, those who want to achieve great things must know how to give up. Only when you know that giving up something can allow you to gain something better, can you succeed."

Donnie said nothing, turned around and left silently.

Zenit looked at Donny's back and gave a meaningful smile.

A few minutes later, the door of the room rang again. Zenit thought that Donny had forgotten something, and just as he walked to the door, the door panel was shaken open.

The entire basement was instantly filled with dust, obscuring the view.

Zenit himself was hit directly in the chest by the flying door panel, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.

"Tsk..." At this moment, he didn't care about the pain in his body and raised his head to look forward.

A dark shadow was standing at the door, wrapped in black cloth, with only a pair of eyes showing.

And those bright red eyes staring at him looked at him as if he were a dead person.

As expected, I was discovered after all?

Zenit managed to support himself from the wall.

"Sir, there is no grudge between us, why do you treat me like this?"

"You... lied to Tony. The Duke wants me to kill you." He uttered the words hoarsely. The voice did not sound like it could be made by a human.

"Haha, we've been discovered after all." Zenit actually smiled when he heard that.

"In that case, you can take my life. I'm here anyway and I can't escape, right?"

"..." After hearing what Zenit said, the other party didn't waste any more words and rushed forward directly...

At this moment, Tony had just got on the carriage to go home.

After returning home, Donny took out the poison that Zenit gave him.

He went to the kitchen, poured a cup of coffee into the cup, and then just looked at his face reflected in the cup.

At this moment, Donny, reflected in the cup, had a nervous look on his face, with beads of sweat on his forehead, and his hand holding the poison bottle was trembling slightly.

"No, all of this is necessary. My father did something so wrong, and I am ridding the people of this evil."

Donnie's body was shaking. He whispered to himself to cheer himself up. When he finished speaking, all the poison in his hand had spilled into the coffee.

Fortunately, the dosage of the poison itself was not large. After sniffing it and making sure that the smell of the poison could not be detected, Donny brought the coffee to Giovanni's office.

"Father, you must be tired. This is the coffee I just poured for you downstairs." Donny suppressed his inner fear, made himself look as normal as possible, and said with a smile.