"Author? Are you talking about the author of this book? " Li Huailin took out the book "The 29th Magical Beast." After all, it was the only book that had been mentioned recently.
"Yes." Green nodded and said, "This book was released recently. What makes me feel strange is that this book is too familiar with the situation at the crime scene."
Li Huailin nodded. "The other crime scenes are the same as this one. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter, right?"
"Yes." Green nodded. "Because of this, there aren't many people who can understand the situation at every crime scene. Other than us investigators, the others …"
"It can only be the murderer, right?" Vergo understood. "This is indeed a little suspicious. Then the author of this book …"
"I've already investigated," Green said immediately. Green immediately said, "The original manuscript of the book was sent to the publishing house, or should I say, someone directly put it in the publishing house's mailbox, because we couldn't find the person who sent the letter. It seems that no one remembered sending such a letter on that day. Of course, the pen name 'Tusta' is definitely fake because I've already found the source of the pen name. "
"Oh? There's a source? "Vergo asked.
"Yes, the source is related to Kigerlen City. There's a river next to Kigerlen City called the Helanna River. Legend has it that there's a river god called Tusta in the Helanna River. This is something that only the locals know. So, the author might be a resident of the area near Kigerlen City. The people who were killed now are also related to Kigerlen City, "Green said.
"Oh, since we've already investigated to this point, the situation should be clear, right?" Li Huailin said. "It's obvious that the murderer is related to Kigerlen City. His target of revenge is also someone from Kigerlen City. Then why did you say that it's hard to verify?"
"This …" Green looked at Vergo. Vergo's expression was a little pale. Of course, now that it was Li Huailin who asked, he didn't dare to not answer. After some thought, he said, "Your Majesty, this matter … actually has something to do with our current Emperor … so it's not easy to investigate."
"Oh? Your Emperor? What's the relationship? "Li Huailin asked.
"If we're talking about nine years ago, that would be when His Majesty first set up the formation," Vergo said.
"Initial formation?" Li Huailin was slightly taken aback.
Realizing that Li Huailin didn't quite understand, Vergo explained it to Li Huailin. Yes, there was a tradition in the Xos Empire. It didn't matter if the male members of a noble family wanted to become a military officer or not, they had to go to the battlefield at least once. Of course, the royal family had to set an example. Therefore, the members of the royal family had to undergo the preliminary examination when they were 14 or 15 years old. They had to go. Otherwise, they would not be qualified to compete for the throne. If they did not go, not only would they be laughed at for the rest of their lives, but they might also be kicked out of the royal family. Yes, the emperor had more than one son. If you were so shameful that you did not even dare to go on the battlefield, the emperor would not like you.
The current emperor of the Xos Empire was Misard. Before that, it was the tenth prince. Yes, he was the emperor that Li Huailin had pushed to the throne. His father and seven brothers were all killed by Li Huailin before it was his turn to be the emperor. This Misard was not good material to be an emperor. He was timid and afraid of trouble. However, he had also undergone the preliminary examination. The location of the preliminary examination was near Kigeron City. It was a bandit extermination operation.
"You seem to have something else to say?" At this point, Vergo suddenly stopped. Li Huailin clearly felt that Vergo had not finished speaking. It was as if he was worried about something. "I advise you to speak properly. Answer my questions. Don't make me angry."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Vergo naturally knew what kind of person this person was. The emperor of a hundred million people had died in his hands. A large number of princes and members of the royal family had also been killed by him. The current emperor was also this person's puppet. How could he dare not speak the truth? Thus, he continued, "This bandit extermination operation might have some problems …"
"Problems?" Li Huailin asked. "I think I understand. In other words, he is a prince after all, so we have to give him some face. If we kill a dozen bandits in the preliminary examination, the royal family will lose face, right?"
"Yes." If Li Huailin understood, then it would be easier to explain. "The person who accompanied His Majesty to exterminate the bandits was the castellan of Kigeron City, Chomu. The castellan's guards and the royal guards totaled 1,500 people and killed more than 900 bandits …"
"F * ck, this is too fake …" Li Huailin facepalmed. "With such a small number of people, do you think they can surround others? These bandits are really daring. The royal guards are here, but they still fought them head-on. Do they really want to kill the royal guards and attract more soldiers to encircle them? "
Yes, in the face of the royal guards' encirclement, the bandits would have long run away. Why did they still fight the royal guards? If they lost, they would be annihilated. The enemy was here to collect military merits. Would they want captives? What they wanted was a headcount. And if they won? If they attacked the royal guards, they would be hunted down to death. Therefore, this battle was too fake. Li Huailin immediately knew that there was a problem.
"So, the battle was changed to a rebellion, and the bandits were said to be rebels …" Vergo said.
"I see, the rebels' words are more believable." Li Huailin nodded. "But they are actually bandits, right? The headcount is fake?"
"It's not fake … There are … all headcounts …" Vergo said.
"Then … they killed innocent people and took credit?" Li Huailin said immediately.
"Should … should be …" Vergo was really stressed. This was really slandering their emperor. Yes, the tenth prince, Misad, was a cowardly emperor. He had never been on the battlefield, and this was the only battle he could boast about in his life. Moreover, he killed innocent people and took credit. To be honest, all the nobles could guess this. Misad was not the only one who killed innocent people and took credit. Which family didn't have a cowardly son? What could they do? These were all unspoken rules, and it was really not strange.
Li Huailin looked at Green, who was beside him. Sure enough, it was because of this that Green did not announce the results of his investigation. After all, it involved the Emperor's dark history. It was only because he saw that Li Huailin was here that he revealed these things.
Seeing Li Huailin looking at him, Green immediately said, "I have also investigated the remaining people on the list. Some of them have served in the army and may have participated in the war at that time. Some of them are also related to Kigerlen City, such as these merchants … Of course, there are some people that I really can't investigate. Although this is only my speculation, I feel that this matter is related to the war that happened in Kigerlen City at that time."
"So, according to your speculation, the murderers this time are the victims of your emperor killing innocent people and taking credit nine years ago, or people related to them," Li Huailin said. "But why did he wait until now to take revenge?"
"Because His Majesty has ascended the throne," Green said. Green said, "His Majesty used to be a prince, but recently he became the Emperor. As one of the few outstanding military achievements, the incident at that time has been brought up again and again. Maybe it was because of this that the murderer was attracted."
"I see." What Green said was very reasonable. The timing was really right, because Li Huailin had supported this guy to become the emperor during this period of time. You killed innocent people and took credit, and you kept bragging about it. People must be unhappy with you, and of course, they came to take revenge. This was very logical.
"If we can find the author, we may be able to find the murderer," Green said.
"I don't think we can find him." Li Huailin immediately said, "But it doesn't matter. Anyway, we know where to find him."
"Their target is the Emperor of this empire, right?" Bryant also understood what was going on.
"Yes, Nemoya's disguise is actually not perfect." Li Huailin said, "It is said that people with a higher level can see that something is wrong when they see them. I also have subordinates who can see that something is wrong with them. Although I can't see it, there should be people in the palace who can see it. So, at the beginning, that person also felt that he couldn't take revenge by himself. Maybe because of this, he left a mark, and then spread the impact of this matter, in order to gather companions to help."
"In other words, they should be making a move on the emperor now, right? Let's go and wait for them …"
"We don't have time to wait for them." Li Huailin said, "I can only move for half a day, so let's go and find them. They should have already sneaked into the palace. I said before that people with a higher level should be able to find them. Although I don't know the reason, your level is so high, you should be able to find them."
"Hmm …" Bryant nodded. "Okay, let's go to the palace and look for them now."
So, Li Huailin and the others quickly went to the palace. Li Huailin didn't let Vergo report the emperor's current situation. Yes, the emperor was really dead, and it had nothing to do with him. He could just find someone else. If it was not worth it to alert the enemy, what else could Vergo do? He could only listen to Li Huailin.
In the end, after walking around the palace for a while, Bryant didn't find anything strange. Just as Li Huailin was about to ask, the palace gate suddenly opened. Li Huailin turned his head and saw the palace guards starting to set up.
"Is there any activity today?" Li Huailin turned his head and asked Vergo.
"This … seems to say that there is a diplomatic group coming to the city …" Vergo thought for a while and replied.
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