At the end of the eighteenth century, it happened in Nolan's "Grand Event". So far, the king of the Cheslan Kingdom and the King of the Hampavo Kingdom have clear evidence to prove that they have come into contact with the mystery and made use of it. The former made his public appearance on the second day of the church's investigation, and unexpectedly announced that he had decided on an heir.
It was Friday morning in front of the city hall. The people attending the meeting came here in the morning smog and dew, and the reporters stood behind the cordon with the good citizens, waiting for the big shots to pass by. .
Salhi II, who appeared with Dolores, got out of the carriage and walked up the steps in front of the city hall under the guidance of his attendants, but turned around at the end of the steps and did not enter the gate.
He and his daughter stood on the carpet on the large steps of the city hall, while Queen Isabella and the proud Tarquin, who had arrived earlier, looked at this side from the window on the second floor of the city hall.
He coughed twice to make everyone quiet. The nobles and officials of the Hampawo Kingdom who participated in the talks received the news in advance and stood waiting under the steps.
In this way, Salhi II unexpectedly announced his heir candidate, which also means that Dolores will become the first queen of the Hampawa Kingdom.
Even the Nolan Daily, which never issued a supplement, urgently published a supplement for the day at ten o'clock in the morning, spreading the big news announced in the morning to all parts of the city. At the same time, people rushing to all over the world by train also spread the news to the whole world. This is the second major event that happened in Nolan after the truce between Fidetictli and Cheslan. No one expected that Salhi II would make such an abrupt decision.
But despite the abruptness, there were not many voices of opposition in Hampavo. Even the officials and nobles who accompanied them to Nolan, no one objected to the king's decision. Salhi II's prestige and iron-blooded methods are enough to suppress his country, and Dolores still has to learn a lot from her father.
Of course, these things have nothing to do with Jenkins for the time being. On this noisy morning, he received a letter from Papa and Calfax Field, and brought his three girls to Papa's antique shop.
The antique store in the early morning was probably the first time that there were so many people. Besides the girls and Dad, the three sheriffs with stars on their shoulders in Carfax Yard, the Mayor of Nolan, Mr. Sachs Ruto, Douglas Jay The Duke of Rhodes, the Duke of Rochester, the Duke of Madeleine and others were all waiting for Jenkins in the store.
Before reaching the entrance of the antique shop, Jenkins saw police officers in uniform and royal guards standing upright waiting at the entrance. After he took the girls in, he was even more surprised by the number of people inside.
He hesitated to greet those who could not be named and who could be named, and then under the sign of the old man, he saw the three dukes and the police officers of Carfax Field in the living room on the second floor. The lowest rank here is Detective Vivendi, who was the one who asked Jenkins about his whereabouts the night before, not long ago, at the antique shop after the death of the hapless Viktorm.
"Did this happen? You're not here to ask me about Viktor again?"
Dad closed the door from the outside, and the chairs in the room were enough for everyone to sit down. Jenkins and the girls made it to the couch, neither of them quite sure what was going on.
"Viscount, something terrible has indeed happened."
It was the Duchess Madeleine who spoke, the only duchess present. She is very old, and she did not appear at the dock to meet the Cheslan fleet and the night when the queen was poisoned, but she sat with Queen Isabella at the round table under the vine to drink tea at the Queen's Ball earlier .
This old lady is a very traditional aristocrat who respects the blood of the Middleton family. Although Ms. Windsor did not take the initiative to contact her, she is also a potential supporter of Jenkins.
"Since last week, six heirs of the royal family have been killed in a row, and it should be done by a group."
She explained slowly, telling the terrible truth. Seeing that Jenkins didn't interrupt, he paused and said:
"We have no other intentions, but every living heir is suspected, otherwise there is no way to explain this serial murder case. This matter is already very serious. After all, there are not many heirs to the royal family. According to Her Majesty's intention, We have a routine questioning of all living heirs. Sorry to interrupt you so early, but please take it easy, just need to answer some questions."
"That's right, that's fine."
Jenkins nodded, and then looked at Detective Vivendi. Sure enough, he came to question, but the middle-aged man seemed rather unwilling to do so.
"Then, Viscount, what were you doing four nights ago? Can anyone prove it?"
"Four days ago?"
Jenkins recalled that it was Monday, the day when the church ruthlessly destroyed the [Smell and Appreciation Committee].
"I was home that night, and as for the proof..."
He looked at the red-haired girl, Hathaway blushed and said nothing, so Detective Vivendi nodded and wrote down the content in his notebook.
"And what about the night three days ago?"
he asked again.
Jenkins fell back into flashbacks, the Tuesday of the Dark Metal Tower, the night he entered the Tower disguised as a follower of lies, but gained nothing. So he returned home worried and was comforted by Britney all night.
Then he looked at the blond girl, who also blushed, and Detective Vivendi understood again.
"What about two days ago?"
he continued.
Jenkins remembered what happened two days ago quite clearly. Sarhi II invited him to play chess all night, but he was not sure if it was appropriate to tell the story in front of so many people:
"I was with Princess Dolores Stuart that night... as her maid Miss Julia can attest."
Detective Vivendi opened his mouth slightly in surprise. He looked hesitantly at the big shots around him, trying to get instructions on whether to write this down. But no one looked at him, pretending not to hear what he said just now.
"Well... how about last night?"
The police detective asked with difficulty, lowering his head and staring at the blank page of his notebook, as if the letters Jenkins said would explode when he raised his head.
Jenkins also remembered very clearly what happened last night. He was waiting for the short lady to talk to Miss Bevanna in the Evergreen Forest.
"Last night I wasn't home, I was with Miss Alexia Miller... She is Princess Dolores' governess, we used to play together a lot. But she is not here, I just follow your request , and brought the girls at home who can prove my whereabouts."