Chapter 435 Murder

The banquet at the Earl's Mansion lasted until late at night.

Liszt was lucky enough to join the small circle of Viscount de Brar.

A group of men were holding pipes, smoking fine tobacco, and chatting in the swirling smoke.

Men always talk about military and politics, so I don't know when they started discussing the recent situation in Corner Bay.

"It's getting harder and harder to do business along the coast."

A gentleman wearing a bowler hat filled the pipe with elegant movements, put the pipe to the candle and lit it carefully, sighing helplessly.

"Oh, Aubuli, do you still have a way? My trading company has been expelled by the coastal people long ago."

"I'm just trying to survive. I don't know how long I can survive."

"Hmph!" Viscount Brar snorted coldly. "It's all to blame some careerists who are adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes in an attempt to push our country into the abyss of war."

He picked up a glass of bright red wine, raised his neck and drank it in one gulp.

"I will never let our country fall into a disaster."

This sentence just made Liszt feel that Viscount Brar's tone was really loud.

Cable, who was sitting next to him, whispered to him: "Although my teacher is just a viscount, his status as a court astrologer makes His Majesty the King attach great importance to his opinion. Our King... well, he is a bit superstitious. "

A little superstitious? Liszt's head was full of questions. It was really strange to hear this coming from an astrologer. Don't you yourself believe what you say?

The gentleman in front said again: "But many of us here are looking forward to war with the coastal people. Listen to what they say over there!"

Liszt listened carefully, and heard a burst of unpleasant curses accompanied by laughter.

One guest shrugged, "They think that although the coastal people dominate the sea, they are just a group of lambs on land. As long as our warriors rush to the other party's door, they can easily enter and take away money, silk, and porcelain." ,spices."

Viscount Brar commented with great disdain: "They are all a group of idiots who have only learned to play military chess and then talk about war."

The gentleman in front asked him with a smile: "Speaking of Degu, you are so unequivocally opposed to war, aren't you afraid of offending others?"

Viscount Brar shrugged his shoulders and said very freely: "Anyway, I have offended a lot of people in the past, so I won't have to worry if I owe more debts."

After all, this was an internal conflict among the Jiaowan people, and Liszt wisely chose to listen. As the banquet came to an end, he decided to leave after almost drinking. The owner of the mansion warmly invited him to stay in his home, and after some evasion, he followed the waiter.

…

Bang! Bang! Bang!

There was a rapid knock on the door, awakening Liszt from his deep sleep.

What happened? He quickly put on his clothes and hurriedly got out of bed and opened the door to the room.

Standing outside the door was the waiter who sent him here yesterday. The waiter looked panicked and panting, as if he had run all the way here.

He said: "Sir, please go to the front hall quickly, something happened. I have to inform others, please go there by yourself."

Then the waiter ran away.

With an uneasy mood and enduring the dizziness caused by a hangover, Liszt came to the front hall, which was the hall where the banquet was held last night.

There were already many people standing inside, and the most eye-catching one was a group of knights in armor. Although there were many people, the joyful atmosphere at yesterday's banquet was no longer found here, but was replaced by a heavy and solemn atmosphere.

The owner of the mansion, Earl Bridges, was talking to one of the knights.

When the count saw Liszt coming, he said with an indescribable expression on his face: "What a pity, Mr. Liszt, that this happened."

"Unfortunately? What exactly is...?"

Bridges said very seriously: "Viscount de Gublard, he...he was called by the Lord. It's really terrible. A good-looking person who was talking and laughing at my banquet yesterday has changed today." Became a corpse..."

Degu Brar? Liszt remembered that it was the astrologer at yesterday's banquet, Cable's mentor.

"It's so unfortunate..."

He followed suit and mourned silently in his heart. At the same time, he hoped that the Viscount's departure would not affect Cable's mother's rehabilitation.

"That's right, Mr. Lister."

The man dressed as a knight spoke, "We are from the city police, and we are here to inform you of some things. Viscount Brar's death was too sudden. He was not very old, and he was in good health. He had nothing to do on weekdays. Bad habits, so we suspect he did not die of natural causes.”

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"Murder?" Liszt blurted out with his eyes wide open.

"It's not sure yet." The man dressed as a knight kept staring into his eyes. "It needs to be determined after the coroner's examination, but since you were the person who had direct contact with him yesterday, I hope you can Don’t move around so we can ask some questions at any time.”

What more can be said? Liszt could only nod: "I will cooperate with you."

It's really unlucky to encounter something like this.

Then came several guests who had stayed overnight at the earl's palace, and they were informed in the same way.

"I'm sorry, guests." Earl Bridges said to everyone with full apology, "But Viscount Brar is a man of the court, and is the king's royal astrologer. His death is a very serious matter. Even I can't leave the city casually these two days."

After informing the guards of his accommodation location, Lister had been prepared to wait for several days, but he didn't expect that things would progress the next day.

He was notified that Viscount Degu Brar did not die of murder, the case was closed, and the relevant people could move freely.

Fortunately, he breathed a sigh of relief, and Lister began to investigate Collins's business situation according to the original plan.

After lingering for a week, he packed his luggage and left the city. In order to save time, he bought a horse to ride, and also considered that the road was unstable and he could escape in an emergency.

There was a token given by Earl Bridges in his luggage, which might be useful when he met Le Que halfway and couldn't escape.

Fortunately, he was not blackmailed like last time, but he met an unexpected person on the way.

He was riding slowly on his horse when he heard a bumpy sound coming from far away. He couldn't help but look back and saw a carriage rushing towards him, as if there was a beast or bandit chasing behind, although there was actually no one behind the vehicle.