"Miss Lenise."
Grey called out softly beside Lenise. Her right hand under the cloak was ready for battle. As long as Lenise gave the order, Yarde would turn into a death scythe and fall into her hand.
"No, Grey."
Lainice stopped her and smiled bitterly. She whispered, "If you help us, we might be able to escape. But if we do that, Ermero will be forced into a dead end. This is more important than my life."
On the surface, the ruler of Ermero's faction was King Ermero II.
But as mentioned before, Ermero II was in a state similar to a puppet. The one who truly controlled Ermero's family was his adopted sister, Lenise Ermero Azizolti. Lenise was the current head of Ermero's family.
It was said that even the position of monarch of the second king was given to him by Lainice and she helped him to it.
And Lenise was a first-rate magician.
A first-rate magician valued the family's future more than her own life.
And now, Balon and Aozaki Orange were clearly targeting Ermero's faction. Their goal was to rob the remaining power of Ermero's family.
Even though the death of the previous monarch, Elmero, had caused the power of Elmero's faction to fall to the bottom of the twelve monarch families, they still possessed great power and were excellent nourishment for the Izeluma family.
In the Clock Tower, there were mainly three factions. There were serious conflicts between them, and there were constant power struggles.
The first faction was centered around Barthamelo, the head of the three great nobles, and formed the Aristocratic Faction.
The second faction was centered around Terbello and Baruyereta, two of the three great nobles, and formed the Democratic Faction.
The third faction was led by Mel Astrea, the Neutral Faction.
The main conflict that gave rise to the three factions was a dispute over ideology. To be specific, it was about whether the Clock Tower should be handed over to those with more outstanding noble bloodlines to manage, or more talented young people with less outstanding bloodlines.
Bartholomew believed that the bloodline of nobles was the foundation of the Clock Tower, so he did not recognize the value of the younger generation. On the other hand, Trabellio and Baruyereta followed the times and planned to support the younger generation.
The Baruyereta Family was one of the representatives of democracy. As a branch family, the Izeluma Family naturally stood on the same side.
As for Ermero, although his style was closer to democracy, he was actually a member of the aristocracy. This was the policy set by the previous Ermero.
In other words, the meaning of this scene was no longer limited to Huang Jinji's death. More importantly, it was the power struggle between the factions. Huang Jinji's death was only a fuse.
As a member of the aristocracy, Lenise was now in a state of being besieged on all sides.
As a member of the Democratic Party, Balon was clearly making things difficult for Elmero, attempting to swallow Elmero's power.
In this matter, Balon was undoubtedly the instigator, while Aoqi Orange had either let nature take its course, or she had reached some kind of agreement with Balon.
"No matter what, I can't let you leave so casually."
Balon took a step forward in the blood-stained room. "Diana's death requires a more detailed investigation."
"Yes, I also think so."
Lenise did not refute Balon's words. Instead, she nodded in agreement. Then she changed the topic. "So I hope you can provide a more heartwarming breakfast. My stomach can't accept anything other than black tea and scones. Otherwise, my rare intention to help will be wasted."
"Help?"
Lenise's words caused Balon and Aoqi Orange to be stunned.
"That's right. With the reputation of the Ermero Family at stake, I will definitely find the real murderer!"
Lenise purposely used a humorous tone to make a solemn vow to the two.
"… Alright."
Balon pondered for a moment, but still agreed to Lenise's request.
Although he really wanted to put the murder charge on Lenise's head, this way, it would be easy for him to swallow Elmero's assets. However, if he convicted her without a second word and did not even give her a chance to explain herself, it would obviously not be able to convince the public. At that time, it might even backfire.
"But since you are one of the suspects, I can't let you go freely."
Balon paused for a moment before speaking again.
"Since that's the case, how about letting me monitor them?"
Along with these words, a series of footsteps came from the other side.
A woman in her seventies with silver hair as noble as a wolf's walked up the stairs to the door with a casual smile on her face. She said to Balon: "If it's me, you should be able to rest assured, right?"
Monarch Baruyereta.
"Of course, Madam Inole."
Balon's expression immediately tensed up. He did not dare to show any expression in front of the old woman. He hurriedly said respectfully: "I believe no one dares to doubt your authority. I'll leave Elmero's little princess to you to monitor."
In this situation, she did not have the right to choose. She could only hope that Monarch Baruyereta would not deliberately target them because of Elmero's status as a branch family.
"Very well, then you're dismissed!"
The old woman clapped her hands and swept her gaze across everyone present. "Next, it's the detective's turn!"
"Be careful, I'm not suited to helping out under the sun."
Ryuga did not intend to help. The rising sun outside the tower gave him a good excuse.
After he said so, Grey naturally nodded considerately. Of course, Lenise also had no intention of letting him stay to help.
"Grey, do you have a mobile phone on you?"
When Ryuga left, he clearly heard the conversation between Lenise and Grey behind him.
"Hurry up and call that brother of mine. Tell him to put down all his work and come here right now. His cute little sister is in trouble!"
"Ah … Yes …"
Grey let out a small but helpless sigh. She was probably worried about her master's stomach which was about to be in severe pain.
… …
After Huang Jinji's death, any guest who stayed in the tower was suspected of murder. Therefore, they had to stay in the Twin Tower until the suspicion was cleared before they could leave.
This gave Ryuga a very good reason. He originally intended to stay here and find a chance to fight with Aoqi Orange. Huang Jinji's death was really coincidental. No, it was hard to say whether the person who died was Huang Jinji or not.
After leaving the Moon Pagoda, Liu Xia looked for Aoqi Orange's figure, but she had already decided to avoid fighting. After leaving the Moon Pagoda, she disappeared.
In addition, the sun had already emerged from the plains in the east. Ryuga could not stay under the sun for too long. He finally returned to the guest room of the Sun Tower and waited for the arrival of night.
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