Princess Margaret had never been to Tobesk before, and the last time she went to De La Rion was when she was sixteen years old when she followed the contemporary king. Therefore, the princess had a lot of fun talking this afternoon, which is also related to the fact that Mr. "Sherlock Holmes", who runs a winery in the New World, had just left Tobesk before coming to Carson Rico.
Xia Dele had to use this method to figure out the princess's temper, and Mr. Bernhardt also felt that this kind of private conversation could narrow the distance between himself and the royal family, so none of the three of them intended to actively end this conversation .
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the princess's maid also prepared afternoon tea and snacks for them. As for the bottle of red wine that had been opened, it was put away again. It seemed that the fair-haired princess really liked the "blood brew" provided by Shade.
At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Shade was talking with Princess Margaret about the steam pipeline renovation project in the city this year, when there was a knock on the door of the room. The maid who seemed to be a ring warlock quietly walked to the door, opened the door and heard the guard at the door say a few words, then returned to the princess and whispered:
"It's Count Saskia."
The voice was not too loud, just enough to be heard by Shad and Mr. Bernhardt. The two stood up very interestingly:
"Your Highness, let's leave first. I wish you a smooth trip to Tobesk."
"Maybe you can say this again at the farewell party. Viscount Bernhardt, you should have received the invitation letter?"
Princess Margaret said to the middle-aged vampire, who nodded slightly, and then left the room with Shad.
And waiting at the door was a chubby middle-aged man in a black formal suit and a monocle. His hairstyle is unique, parted in the middle and combed to the sides, which makes the whole person look a bit short.
Mr. Bernhardt obviously knew the count, and the two greeted each other before the count walked in.
Shad followed Mr. Bernhardt along the corridor to the stairs:
"Is that the local earl?"
"Yes, he is a traditional aristocrat in Huntington. His son was the last mayor of Huntington, and he has a seat in the upper house of parliament. It is said that he is seeking to cooperate with the Aurora family, the famous sailing family. He wants to get involved in the ore business in the New World. Although he looks amiable, he is actually a very ruthless person. There are many famous gangsters in the local area who are related to his family. Of course, they are just ordinary people... "
Mr. Bernhardt told the local secrets, and then brought Shad back to the restaurant on the first floor.
The two of them planned to finish their afternoon tea, and then Mr. Bernhardt would take Shade to the black market of ring warlocks in the city, but the two cups of hot drink mixed with goat milk had just been served, for Margaret One of the royal guards guarding the door of the princess hurried into the dining room, and under the surprised gazes of the surrounding people, he went straight to Xia De and the two:
"Gentlemen, Your Highness asks you to go up again."
This middle-aged man with freckles on his face, who looks to be in his thirties, has a determined expression, and his eyes seem a little flustered. Mr. Bernhardt stood up in surprise:
"what happened?"
He lowered his voice as much as possible, the uniformed guard wanted to speak, but closed his mouth again, and then moved closer to Mr. Bernhardt's ear:
"Someone died."
After finishing speaking, he stopped explaining, and then led Shad, who didn't understand what happened, to the restaurant door together with Mr. Bernhardt.
The third floor of the club was still very quiet, but the accompanying royal guards blocked the stairs of the three stairs in the left and right, and the manager of the Baiwang Club was wiping his sweat while publishing photos in newspapers. Talking to Mr. Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The doors of all the rooms on the third floor were tightly closed, and there were more royal guards standing in front of the princess' room than before. After confirming their identities, the guards actually wanted to search Shad and Mr. Bernhardt. Fortunately, the princess's maid opened the door in time to let them in.
As soon as they entered the door, the two were surprised to see the chubby Earl Saskia lying motionless on the carpet next to the sofa, with an overturned tea cup in his hand, and the tea wetted a large area of the carpet. The personal doctor accompanying the princess—not Miss Sylvia, the great witch, but another one was examining the corpse, and the captain of the royal guard was inspecting the supplies on the coffee table.
"What's the situation? Princess Margaret killed Earl Sakia, and then wanted to silence us who were witnesses?"
Xia De thought about the impossible answer, and lamented that there was a murder here:
"This princess has really bad luck."
Princess Margaret did not see them again, but Mr. Wood, the captain of the Royal Guard with the rank of Colonel Carsonrick, who was checking the situation around, informed them of their current situation. The matter was not complicated at all. After Shade and Mr. Bernhardt left here, Earl Saskia entered the room and discussed with Princess Margaret about the farewell dinner on Saturday.
The pot of black tea on the coffee table was not replaced at that time, the maid just brought a new cup to pour tea for the Earl. The earl suddenly fell to the ground and died shortly after drinking tea. Although no autopsy has been performed, the traces left on the surface of the corpse are undoubtedly signs of poisoning.
Therefore, that pot of black tea became the most suspected poisoning tool. And there were three people who drank black tea, that's why Shad and Mr. Bernhardt were invited up again.
"You want us to testify that there is no poison in the pot of black tea, and the count's death has nothing to do with the princess?"
The three stood by the coffee table in the room and talked. Mr. Bernhardt asked the question as cryptically as possible, and Mr. Wood nodded slowly:
"The two gentlemen don't need to be too nervous. The police from the local police station will arrive soon to investigate. However, the identity of the deceased is too special, and he died at His Highness's place, and he just drank the one prepared by His Highness's maid." Black tea... Viscount, don't worry, this won't implicate you, you just need to testify."
Mr. Bernhardt nodded immediately, he understood the other party's hint:
"It's unfortunate that this kind of thing happened, but it has nothing to do with His Highness. The Earl and I have been friends for many years. In the summer, we played Rhodes in Willandell... Are the police coming?"
Only then did he realize that something was wrong, and he took a careful look at Xia De, who also understood. Even if this matter has nothing to do with them, the police will not suspect them, but the matter involves the death of an earl with a seat in the House of Lords, and the identity of the foreigner "Sherlock Holmes" will definitely be investigated. Mr. Earnhardt's cover-up and his identity inevitably showed flaws.
Therefore, they absolutely cannot allow the police to come here, at least they cannot allow the police to have the opportunity to investigate Xia De's identity.
But fortunately, Xia De has dealt with similar situations more than once. He turned to look at the lying corpse on the ground. At this time, the old doctor with gray hair and a beige checkered suit carrying a medicine box had already stood up.
"Colonel, before the Earl came to this room, was he in another room on the third floor, or did he come from outside the club? Maybe you can investigate where he came before, maybe there is a source of poison there."
Xia De asked softly, and Colonel Wood agreed deeply:
"We thought so too. The Earl had been in the room on the other side of the third floor before. I sent someone to check that room just now, but there was no one in it. The Earl arrived at the club after lunch. According to the reaction of the waiter in the club, A total of three people had entered his room, and the three of them brought red wine, desserts and cigarettes. The kitchen of the club is also being checked, but nothing suspicious has been found so far."
Shad nodded and glanced at Mr. Bernhardt, who understood:
"Why don't we go and see the situation of those three people before the police arrive. If we can find out the truth before the police arrive, I think it will be of great benefit to Her Royal Highness's reputation."
After finishing speaking, he lowered his voice again:
"If the murderer is found before the police arrive, with my local status, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com can minimize the impact of this incident. Once the police arrive, those reporters who are like blood-sucking locusts will also hear the news. So it's best to tell the police not to go upstairs."
Mr. Bernhardt's proposal was quite valuable. Colonel Wood nodded, and went to the desk behind the screen to ask the princess for instructions. Princess Margaret also thought that Mr. Bernhardt's proposal was very good, so she made a special statement and informed the secretary accompanying the delegation to ask the local police to come back half an hour later.
After getting permission, Colonel Wood took Shad and Mr. Bernhardt to the next room. As important suspects in this case, after the dead Earl Sakiya arrived at the club after lunch, the three people who had secretly met with him were all found and brought there to wait for the arrival of the police.
At this time, the royal guards had put the entire third floor of the White King Club under martial law, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. The Viscount Lyon, who accompanied the visiting group and was in charge of crisis management, had already started to act.
Even in the age of steam, whether it is the Kingdom of Delarion or the Kingdom of Carsonrick, the power of the royal family still radiates to every corner of the country, so these actions will not be questioned. The royal family prepared various plans for Princess Margaret Anjou's visit to Tobesk, but they did not expect that the first accident had already happened before the visiting group even left the territory of Kasenrique.