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

"I'm sorry, but according to my principles, it would be difficult if you saw my true face, you know?"

"Oh, never mind. It's my bad luck that you found out. Just tell me what you want."

"I don't need anything. I will keep this secret for you, but you have to go somewhere..."

The two people reached a secret deal in the alley, and then one of them returned to the Youlan Tavern, while the other disappeared.

……

The day after Odysseus met Arthas, the royal family began to seal off the Orchid Tavern. The seals were posted all over Oak Street, and the focus of everyone's investigation shifted here.

Almost at the same time, the emperor announced a compromise with the dukes and opened a joint investigation. Of course, only relevant personnel from the Dukedom of Orleans were allowed to participate.

However, being able to force the royal family to make such concessions has already met the dukes' psychological expectations.

Of course, Duke Henry of Orleans himself would not come to Saint Laurent again, but instead asked the nominal regent Sean to rush to Saint Laurent to demonstrate the importance of this matter.

If a result that satisfies everyone cannot be achieved, war will not break out, but the prestige of the royal family will definitely drop significantly.

But no matter what, during the investigation, the situation will be relatively calm for a period of time and will not be as tense as before.

……

The headquarters of the main Antican army.

"Master, is it really a good idea to leave the affairs of Saint Laurent City to Master Orson?" Albert, the butler who also served as the adjutant of the army, asked beside Lucius.

"When we fought the orcs before, I also gave full authority to Orson to carry out the war. As you can see, he is a very righteous boy. I trust him to do the job."

"Master, that's not what I meant..." Albert frowned as he said this. "I watched Master Orson grow up, and I know he's very smart, but you just gave the Dukedom to Master Leete, so it's inevitable that he'll feel a little unbalanced..."

"Are you afraid that Orson will betray Antica's interests?"

"That's right. After all, if he cannot inherit the title, it means that his future will have nothing to do with Antica. He is so capable, so he will definitely be in great demand..."

"Don't worry about that, Albert." Lucius shook his head. "I'm not that old and confused. The reason why Orson didn't choose to be the Duke of Antica is because I promised him greater benefits."

"Greater benefits?" Albert frowned.

"Is it possible..."

"Well, he is old, and it's time for him to go out and start a family on his own." Lucius said with a smile.

"But will His Majesty the Emperor agree?"

"Eighteen years ago, I quelled the orc crisis for the empire, and the emperor granted me land and a title. Why is it that now, he won't agree?"

"He completely eliminated the orc disaster. Just based on his military exploits, he is already one of the most dazzling generals in history, right? In addition, he is not my biological child. After he becomes independent, he can establish his own family, right?"

"So, before he divides it up, whether it's to repay the kindness of raising him or for his own benefit, he will do it wholeheartedly."

"I see." Albert nodded. "In that case, I'm relieved."

Chapter 87: How did you know?

Saint Laurent, Imperial Court.

"Is this the suspect you were talking about?" Seeing the nominal owner of the Orchid Tavern being dragged into the interrogation room, Sean, who was sitting as a juror, looked at the interrogator beside him with a puzzled look.

"Yes." The interrogator nodded. "They are one of the forces that can mobilize strong men above level eight in Saint Laurent City. Of course, they are suspects."

Hearing what the interrogator said, Sean curled his lips in disdain.

There are many forces in Saint Laurent City that can mobilize strong men above level eight. The other party singled out this one family, obviously to calm the situation and temporarily pull out the scapegoat with the least impact.

Otherwise, the Imperial Academy, the army, and even the security team controlled by the royal family would be highly suspected.

But it is impossible to bring up these three forces.

"Okay, let's see what you can find out from the interrogation." Sean said this and sat quietly aside watching the interrogation process.

……

On the other side, Oak Street.

Oak Street, which has been sealed off at this moment, has been guarded by a large number of guards, who are closely watching to prevent anyone without permission from coming here.

"Who is it? Who is there!" At this moment, a sharp-eyed guard suddenly spotted a dark shadow passing by in front of him. He hurriedly shouted out in alertness, and the soldiers around him also looked towards that place.

Afterwards, seeing no response from afar, a guard walked cautiously to the intersection and came to the place where the black shadow had just disappeared. It led to a dark alley. The guard was a little scared at the moment as he was alone.

"Rutte, did you see it wrong?" At this moment, a teammate behind him spoke up.

"Impossible, there is absolutely no way I could have seen it wrong. Someone definitely passed by here just now!" Rutte said firmly, without a trace of doubt in his tone.

"Then how about you take a few people to take a look? I will go back and report to the commander and ask him to send more people here."

"Okay." Lute nodded, then pulled several guards guarding the intersection into the alley.

At this time, the guards replaced the spears used to block the road with short swords that were more suitable for narrow terrain.

If there really were someone in the alley, a fierce battle would probably be inevitable.

At this moment, on the other side of Oak Street, Orson arrived here with the royal charter.

"Okay, the document is not forged. Then, please be careful inside and do not destroy the evidence at the scene." After checking the document, the guard returned it to Orson and signaled the soldiers behind him to let him pass.

"Well, thank you for your hard work. After these days, take a good vacation and relax." Orson nodded with a smile, then walked into Oak Street.

Arriving at the Orchid Tavern, the main location of the blockade, Orson stopped at the door and repeated the previous process before being allowed to enter the tavern.

He came here this time in the name of assisting in the investigation.

As the only representative of the Duke of Antica left in Saint Laurent, Odysseus did not refuse after Orson made this request.

After all, from the current perspective, Orson can be regarded as a member of his own faction, and is deeply trusted by Elsa. It must be right to let Orson participate in this investigation.

Sure enough, when Orson walked into the Orchid Tavern, there were already quite a few private detectives investigating inside.

These detectives all have their own unique skills to a greater or lesser extent. Some rely on magic to detect fluctuations in magical power to collect evidence, while others use more "ordinary" methods to sort out the logic from some detailed clues and analyze and reconstruct the criminals' movements.

What is being investigated in the Youlan Tavern at this moment is, of course, the criminal evidence of the connection between the Youlan Tavern and the assassin.

Everyone was busy with their own work at the moment, so no one cared about Orson anymore.

Orson glanced at everyone in the hall and then went straight to the third floor.

As expected, the office that originally belonged to the real owner of the pub was now empty, and a female detective was collecting information at the desk.

The detective was wearing a brown hat, had short gray hair and a pair of glasses on her nose. At the moment, she was concentrating on her own work.

"Did you find anything?" Orson walked up and asked politely.

The other party was startled by Orson's sudden intrusion, and then shook his head.

"Sorry, not yet. The other party seems to be very perceptive and has transferred a lot of information. However, from the placement of items and decorations here, it can be seen that this should be a place for business."

"If the assassin had negotiated a deal with the owner of the Orchid Tavern here, there should be strong magical fluctuations here. Even if a long time has passed, it shouldn't be so normal..."

"So, it's not here, is it?"

"Well, based on the evidence we have collected so far, it is unreasonable to convict this tavern, but we cannot rule out the possibility that the other party has negotiated a deal somewhere else. After all, this incident involves the assassination of the Duke. If the other party is really a criminal, if it were me, I would never negotiate business in such a conspicuous place where I could be easily caught."

"Very sharp." Orson praised the other party and then closed his eyes, which made the other party puzzled.

"Um... Your Excellency, where are you?"

"Shh." As the other party opened his mouth, Orson quickly made a shushing gesture.

Half a minute later, he opened his eyes again and went straight to the bookshelf behind the desk. The other party was startled by Orson and leaned against the bookshelf.

"Your strength is not that strong, right?" Orson said casually. "By the way, I haven't asked your name yet. I'm Orson."

"Well... I'm only at level five... but it's enough for solving cases... Also, my name is Sherlock, but you can call me Charlotte."

"If it's the majority of cases, you're definitely a detective, Miss Charlotte." Orson said. "You're already at level five at such a young age. You can live a good life even if you're not a detective."

Sherlock frowned when he heard Orson talking about things other than detective work.

"I'm sorry, I've said too much, but I just felt it and found something unusual."

As he said this, he pulled a book out from behind Sherlock's head and then placed it on the desk.

"Here." He pointed to the empty space on the bookshelf after taking out the book.

"Miss Charlotte, the thing you are looking for should be here, right?"

"..." Hearing Orson say this, Sherlock looked at him in surprise.

Rather than the button that looked like a secret room switch, she was more curious about how Orson knew what she was thinking.

Chapter 88: Should be okay, right?

"You...how did you know?" Sherlock said this, looking at Orson with surprise in his eyes.

"It's very simple logic. Detectives are used to searching for evidence from bottom to top, layer by layer, for fear of missing anything. When I first came in, you should still be in the initial stage of the search and hadn't found anything yet, right?" Orson said.

"And you were the only one searching the third floor. It's hard not to suspect that you found something unusual."

"When I came up to ask, you said you didn't find anything unusual. The detectives here are not all from the same camp. The reason you said that to me means that you want to investigate the results on your own and then take all the credit for yourself. Am I right, Miss Charlotte?"

Orson said this, walked a few steps away, and sat on the sofa, looking like he saw through everything.

"..." After hearing this, Sherlock was silent for a while, and then tried to argue: "What if I am different from other people and I like to investigate in this way?"

Orson looked at Charlotte with a smile but said nothing.

After a while, Charlotte, who was looking at Orson, finally couldn't stand the pressure and said, "Okay, I admit that I did have this idea. So, how did you know?"

"It's very simple, space." Orson said and pointed downstairs.

Looking up from downstairs, the space on the third floor is obviously very large, but now there is only one office. Miss Charlotte, you must have looked around the structure of the entire building first, and then chose to investigate the third floor, right?

After easily telling Sherlock's movements, Orson stood up again and walked to the bookshelf.

"Well, let's go in and see what's inside."

As he said this, Orson touched the button on the bookshelf, and immediately the floor tiles under the bookshelf moved, and the bookshelf immediately moved away, revealing a door that opened inward. Orson reached out and gently pushed the door open.

"here it is……"

Sherlock looked at the open entrance and couldn't help but widen his eyes at the scene inside.

As soon as Orson opened the door, the whole room was shining with golden light, which stunned Sherlock.

This is not a secret room at all, but a big vault, filled with gold coins. A lot of the gold coins have even been melted and cast into gold bars and placed on the shelves.

She had never seen so much money in her life.

"It seems like this place is really profitable. It's not easy to save so much money just by selling alcohol."

Orson said this and sighed.

"Ms. Charlotte, don't blame me for pouring cold water on you. Although there is a lot of money here, as detectives, we cannot touch anything here. The value of this place must be assessed by the authorities."

"Ahem, of course I know that. Don't underestimate me. I am a very capable detective!"

"I hope so." Orson nodded and turned away.

"I'm going to go down and report. What about you, Miss Charlotte?"

"Ahem... Can I... Can I go down with you too?" Charlotte certainly knew what Orson meant by this.

In a place like this, you can get rewards and credit if you find clues. Orson's words were obviously asking her whether she wanted to share the credit with him.

"Well, I don't really care about the so-called credit. Besides, if two people go to report the news, they can take care of each other, which is more convincing, isn't it?"

"In that case, then... I will respectfully obey your command." Sherlock nodded after hearing this, and then followed Orson down.

Sherlock no longer cared about Orson's deliberate teasing on her just now.

After all, it was Orson who discovered this secret room, and Sherlock didn't help at all in the process.

But after all, it was Sherlock who arrived at the third floor first. Seeing that the credit was taken away by Orson, he couldn't help feeling a little unbalanced. But if he forced himself to share the credit with Orson, it would be a bit too shameless.

Fortunately, Orson gave Sherlock a way out, which made Sherlock feel a little calmer.

After arriving on the first floor, Orson first found the official person in charge of this matter. After briefly explaining the abnormalities on the third floor to him, the official person in charge immediately went straight to the third floor with a team of guards.

When the other detectives present saw this scene, they immediately realized that someone had obtained the investigation results before them. This made them both annoyed and helpless, and they only hated their own lack of ability.

At this moment, there was a sound of fighting suddenly coming from upstairs. After hearing the sound, Orson hurried upstairs.

"Hey, where are you going?!" Sherlock saw Orson running up and followed him.