I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

"Oh no! Lord Ernest was assassinated in the mansion!!!"

An eunuch ran in from outside the hall in fear.

The guards who originally wanted to stop him stopped their actions after hearing what he shouted clearly.

They looked at their companions, trying to get confirmation from them that what they heard was just an illusion.

But unfortunately, the look in their companions' eyes showed the same disbelief and horror as their own.

"It's gotten out of hand!"

At this moment, these words emerged in their minds at the same time.

How could someone assassinate Minister Ernest, whose residence was in the imperial city...

Has Ye Xi's strength and arrogance expanded to this extent? !

They felt a little chilly.

At the same time, we are also worried about the turmoil that is likely to occur in the future.

After all, a powerful minister in the empire was assassinated in the imperial city. No matter how you think about it, the empire will never let the murderer behind the scenes go.

By then, there will inevitably be a war!

After all, the rebels' actions this time were so bad that they might completely anger the empire, a giant that is about to die...

No one would doubt that the assassination was done by someone else.

Because in the imperial capital, the only way to commit such a cruel thing is to attack at night!

Many people in this imperial capital have already established a new common sense with the dignitaries in the past few years...

But the war was actually very far away for them, because the first thing they needed to endure was whether the young emperor would be angry with them, the guards, because of the death of the minister...

Even if the little emperor didn't vent his anger on others, what about General Bud?

In the current situation, none of them is safe.

If you are not careful, it will become a tool for the emperor and high-ranking officials to vent their anger.

At this moment, they all began to pray...

The little emperor, who had already fallen asleep, was awakened by the eunuch's terrified shouting.

"What's the noise outside..."

On the huge dragon bed, the little emperor sat up, rubbing his eyes.

But no one could respond to his mumbling, as he was the only one in the room.

The next moment, his doubts were answered.

dong dong...

The door was knocked respectfully, but the person who knocked had lost his usual calmness.

"Enter."

The little emperor shouted in a childish voice.

"Your Majesty..." A close eunuch came in trembling, "Something bad has happened. The minister was assassinated in his own house!"

110 I hope you all take good care of your health.

"what?"

The little emperor was stunned.

"What did you say?"

He repeated it again.

"The...minister...he's...dead..." The eunuch lowered his head deeply, his body shaking constantly.

"What? The minister will die too..."

The little emperor waved his hand and said, "Let Bud handle it and try to find the murderer and avenge the minister."

"Well, you said I handled it right..."

The little emperor subconsciously looked up to his side, and then he realized that the minister who once responded to him with a smile was the current victim.

……

……

"Is the Minister dead?"

Another mansion in the imperial city.

General Bud looked at the shivering servant below with a frown on his face.

"What did he say, Your Majesty?"

"His Majesty said that this matter is entirely in your hands..."

"I see. I understand." Bud nodded and said to the guards beside him, "Give the order to seal off the imperial capital and the imperial city. No one is allowed to enter or leave."

"Send someone to take over Ernest's mansion. If there is any unusual movement... capture him first."

"Yes! General!"

The deputy general knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together and said yes, then he stood up sharply to mobilize the soldiers in the imperial city and convey the order to seal off the city.

"Go back and tell His Majesty that I will bring those criminals to justice as soon as possible!" Bud said to the people below.

"Yes, General."

Looking at the eunuch's hurriedly leaving back, Bud slowly stood up and walked towards Ernest's mansion.

Although the two of them had worked together for many years, Bud didn't have much affection for him.

However, that was not a reason for him to allow the minister to be assassinated in the imperial city.

"Night raid? Or a mask?"

"Forget it, let's go to his mansion and see if there are any clues."

Putting aside his suspicions for the moment, Bud quickened his pace and soon arrived at the sealed-off Ernest's mansion.

"How about it?"

He asked the adjutant who had arrived here first.

"Everyone in the mansion has been controlled. The royal doctor is examining the cause of Minister Ernest's death. The search team is currently investigating. I believe the search will be completed soon."

The adjutant said quickly.

Budd said with a straight face, "Take those people down for interrogation. If there are accomplices, make sure to force out the information!"

"Yes, General!"

The adjutant hurried over to give orders.

And Bud walked into the mansion in front of him.

His brows were furrowed as he looked around at everything in the mansion, like an eagle hunting in the sky, unwilling to miss any clues.

"What's the result?" Soon, Bud walked to the room where Ernest died.

Around Ernest's body, several imperial doctors were examining it with sweat on their foreheads.

"Your Excellency, the cause of Minister Ernest's death has been preliminarily diagnosed as poisoning."

"But if you want more detailed results, you must go to the Imperial Physician's Office for further examination..."

One of the royal doctors quickly stood up and answered Bud's question.

"Poisoned?"

Bud's expression suddenly changed.

"Send people to check the water sources in the Imperial City and the Imperial Capital!"

He quickly gave orders to the soldiers around him.

"Yes!"

The soldier also realized the seriousness of the matter and ran out quickly.

Then, Bud continued to ask the imperial physician: "Has the water source of this mansion been checked?"

"Someone has been sent." The imperial physician said hurriedly.

"Did the prisoner poison the food?"

"No toxicity has been detected in the food yet..."

Bud took a look at Ernest's body and said, "Take him to the imperial physician for examination. Let me know the result as soon as possible." Then he left without looking back.

"Yes, my lord."

The imperial physician responded quickly.

Afterwards, a group of royal doctors who had never done any heavy work struggled to move Ernest's body onto a stretcher.

boom!

They tried to lift the stretcher, but they overestimated their strength and Ernest's weight, and the stretcher fell to the ground.

Pfft!

Looking at the fat corpse trembling on the ground, the imperial doctors present looked at each other in bewilderment.

We didn't do it on purpose, but we really couldn't lift it...

Until the end, they had to rely on the help of a group of guards to transport Ernest's body back to the Imperial Physician's Office and start the next step of the autopsy...

Because Ernest's death was so complicated, Budd issued a gag order, prohibiting anyone from spreading the news!

Anyone who spreads rumors or causes trouble will be thrown into jail!

Thus, Ernest’s death was sealed within the imperial city.

It was not until the next morning that the imperial officials received the news at the court meeting.

……

……

"what happened?"

"Why hasn't the minister arrived yet?"

"Are you late?"

"I do not know."

"Could it be possible that something happened to him?"

"I heard that General Bud ordered the city to be sealed off last night..."

"Impossible. Look at His Majesty's face. He looks like nothing has happened."

I'm sorry, your Majesty has become corrupt under Ernest's teachings.

"General Bud is also still so calm. He must be fine."

Ok?

Can you expect that expressionless face to make any expression?

"makes sense……"

"Maybe something delayed him."

In the court, the factions under Ernest communicated silently with their eyes.

Asuna and Kayaba Akihiko nodded secretly in their hearts.

The poison was administered yesterday at noon, but Ernest did not attend the court meeting this morning.

Although the little emperor and Bud were very calm, judging from the lockdown of the city last night, the poison in Ernest's body should have taken effect.

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