For a moment, Nightingale felt that the whole world of black and white was shaking. ≠
After getting out of the fog, the scene in front of him all returned to color. The shady scene of the God Stone dissipated, and the heart that was about to jump out of his chest retreated again. The man who fell to the ground was not Roland, but a guard he had never seen before. He was wearing the standard clothes of the Honeysuckle family, and there was a dark red on his chest, like It's the wound that was shot.
"Why are you here?" A familiar voice sounded beside him.
She turned her head, and the speaker was Roland. He was surrounded by several guards in a corner of the hall, so that when he rushed into the room, he didn't notice him at all.
"I..." When she opened her mouth, Nightingale realized that her throat was so hoarse, her hands and feet were cold and numb, like the rest of her life, her body was so soft. At this time, the only thing she wants to do is to hug Roland tightly, but she knows she can't do that. There are other nobles here. If she wants to independently assume the security bureau and the strong shield of the territory, she can't be in the crowd. Too close to him.
Although he clearly told himself that he couldn't, his body involuntarily walked towards Roland, opened the fog, passed through the guards, and hugged him hard.
There was an exclamation of exclamation at the scene. Obviously, everyone did not understand why a witch suddenly appeared, and disappeared again without saying a word.
In the fog, her arms were tightly pressed against the prince's back, her head was buried in her chest, and she listened to the heartbeat of the other party, as if only in this way could she prove that everything was just a false alarm.
Roland also seemed to realize something, and clapped his hands to the nobles, "Let's go to the dining room for lunch first, don't leave the castle for the time being, the afternoon meeting will continue!"
When only the prince's guards, Peiro, Sylvie, and Lightning were left at the scene, he asked, "Is the murderer related to this assassination?"
Nightingale's mood gradually calmed down at this time, she took three steps back with some reluctance, showed her figure, pretended to have never approached the prince and said, "Exactly, when I found out that the messenger behind the criminal was Honeysuckle's bodyguard. , and rushed over immediately." She recounted her own confession and Mance's confession, "I didn't expect that the other party's real purpose was to lure us away, so as to find an opportunity to attack... Fortunately, you are safe and sound."
"To be able to plan this far, taking into account the timing of my visit and the witch," Roland sighed, "This person is a waste of being an assassin."
Pei Luo immediately knelt down to the prince and said, "His Royal Highness, I really don't know who he is."
"Get up, you've already said this, and I don't like imposing crimes," he interrupted, "but you're also at fault. There are flaws in the castle's personnel and peripheral security. This is your dereliction of duty."
"I..." Peiro opened his mouth and finally lowered his head, "I'm guilty."
"Find out his identity and origin, and I will know the result now."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
After the eldest son of Honeysuckle left, Nightingale asked the worry in her heart, "What was the situation at that time?"
"There was no danger," Roland smiled, "Thanks to Sylvie's warning... But then again, he was at a disadvantage by choosing to do it in the conference hall."
After listening to the prince's narration, she understood the assassination process, but in fact, it was not as easy as he said. Although no weapons were allowed to enter the hall, the enemy hid a short dagger in his clothes, and he was indeed a castle guard, so no one performed a body search and let him enter the hall directly.
If there was anything wrong with the assassin, he was carrying the Stone of God's Punishment. It is normal for the guards patrolling outside to wear the divine stone, but it is particularly conspicuous in the hall. In order not to interfere with Sylvie's observation, all the nobles in the meeting took off the divine stone ornaments as required, and the black hole that suddenly appeared caught Sylvie's attention at the first time. When he arrived at him, when he walked towards His Royal Highness, Sylvie immediately issued a warning.
In the next scene, although Roland said it very lightly, Nightingale still broke into a cold sweat. The hall was about twenty meters long and wide. It only took a few breaths from the time the enemy heard the warning and started running to approach the main seat of the long table. As soon as His Highness pulled out the revolver and flipped the insurance, the dagger had already stabbed him. The hit part was the lower back. Nightingale, who had undergone assassination training, naturally knew that compared to the subconsciously guarding chest and head, the waist was extremely difficult to defend. Once injured, the severe pain could immediately make the target lose the ability to resist, and the next step was probably to cut it off. blood vessels in the neck.
Fortunately, His Royal Highness Roland was wearing Soraya's special protective suit, and the dagger could not penetrate the coating and could not stop his next move. The gun was fired almost against the assassin's body. The huge roar made the scene chaos, and the 22mm caliber bullets took the enemy's life.
Nightingale knew how thrilling this process was. If His Highness didn't open the insurance in a panic, if the pistol failed to fire smoothly, the consequences would be unimaginable... She turned her head and glanced at the lightning, and Aunt Liang immediately lowered her head, a pair of The appearance of being honest.
"His Royal Highness, I have checked it out," Peiro walked into the hall again. "His name is Theo, not a native of the Western Territory. He used to be Duke Ryan's castle guard."
"Duke Ryan?" Roland frowned, "Why would you choose such a person as a guard?"
"He was just an ordinary guard, and every family lost a lot of manpower at that time, so I selected those who had little to do with the duke. This is what the fortress has always done..." Pei Luo said. Most likely this assassination was carried out to avenge the Duke."
He didn't lie, Nightingale thought, after a great noble fell, apart from those subordinates who had been entrusted with territories and titles, the remaining people were also resources that could be divided in the eyes of other nobles. For those who are divided, it is equivalent to changing the owner. Since Honeysuckle has taken refuge with His Royal Highness Roland very early, and the fortress has always been managed by Pei Luo, these people have not been examined.
"How many people with such backgrounds are there?" Roland asked, "Have you also used the people from Wild Rose, Maple Leaf, and Ben Lang's family?"
"There are only three or four outside the castle," Peiro nodded. "The servants, lords, and serfs of the other three families are all classified as Honeysuckle and Elk. I guarantee that they will not appear in the fortress."
"Okay, I don't care about those people, but in the castle area, even the outer guards must be selected from your family, understand? As for the guards in the castle, I will arrange it myself."
"As ordered, Your Highness."
"In addition, block off Theo's residence, and I will find out the real reason for his assassination." Roland looked at Lightning, "Notify Maisie and let her bring Earl Spell to Long Song."(.)8