"Viscount Angelet, are you in bed?"
Joyce looked at Colin who walked in, and joked with a smile.
Colin bowed first, and then said with a smile: "Sorry, Master Joyce, I didn't sleep well last night because of the noise from the thunder, and I did get up late today."
Joyce laughed for a while, then waved his hands, showing his generosity.
Adjani looked at Colin with scorching eyes, and suddenly smiled, "Viscount Angelet, so many big things happened last night, don't you know anything?"
Colin's face was immediately filled with sadness and regret, and he sighed and said, "I've heard about it just now, but I didn't expect that both Earl Uman and Cavalier Thomas would be in trouble. It's really... hey!"
Several old foxes present looked at Ke Lin who was pretending, and secretly cursed in their hearts.
Of course they knew about Uman's death, Colin was the most suspected, but there was no evidence to prove that he was the murderer of Earl Uman.
"Viscount Angelet." Adjani approached Colin with light steps, staring at him with deep blue eyes, and asked softly at the same time, "Have you heard of 'Winged Knight'?"
"I've heard of it." Colin didn't see anything strange on his face, "Back then in Silvermoon City, this guy killed the previous half-elf king. Why did you suddenly ask this?"
"Because, among the people who participated in the assassination of Earl Uman last night, there was this 'Winged Knight'!"
"Really?" Colin looked surprised, and then pointed to the dwarf corpse in the middle of the hall, "So this winged knight belongs to the dwarf force?"
Adjani stared at Ke Lin for a while, but saw nothing. She was a little disappointed for a while, and said lightly, "Maybe."
Although she speculated that the Wing Knight was most likely the secret weapon of the Angelet family, but she didn't have any substantial evidence, so her guess could only be guesswork.
Originally, Adjani wanted to continue to test Colin about the Winged Knight, but suddenly, the archbishop's face changed, and his eyes were full of unbelievable shock.
"Bishop Adjani, what's the matter with you?" Joyce asked hastily, seeing Adjani lose his composure for the first time.
At the same time, a strong jealousy burst out from the bottom of the little boy's heart.
The goddess in my heart lost her composure for another man!
Colin frowned, the gaze of the mysterious archbishop opposite him made him a little uncomfortable.
After a while, Adjani asked in surprise: "Have you been promoted to the fifth rank?"
Ke Lin shuddered slightly, obviously he didn't expect the other party's reaction to be so strong.
Under normal circumstances, if a professional does not enter the combat state, it is difficult to see his strength attribute and rank.
However, Ke Lin had just been promoted to the fifth level, and he couldn't control the power of the holy light in his body, so it dissipated a little bit, and he didn't expect to be noticed by Adjani.
It seems that this is not an archbishop who only relies on his pretty face to rise to power.
"Yes, I was promoted last night after being inspired by the mighty power of the Lord of Radiance." Colin didn't mean to hide his strength deliberately, and seeing that Adjani had seen it, he admitted it openly.
All of a sudden, the eyes of everyone in the conference hall looking at Ke Lin changed.
Tier 5 knight!
And such a young fifth-order knight!
Many people have even begun to recall in their minds the paladins in the history of the Glorious Empire. When they were at Colin's age, they might not necessarily have the fifth rank.
Adjani looked at Ke Lin fixedly, and there were waves of waves in her heart.
At this moment, she suddenly felt that she should modify her previous plan
"What happened to the fifth-order knight? In another ten years, I can become a fifth-order knight!"
Joyce's immature voice broke the silence of the conference hall.
The little boy obviously couldn't accept that Colin was the focus of everyone, and the acid in his stomach was almost overflowing.
Colin nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, Master Joyce, you will definitely become a great northern knight!"
Only then did Joyce nodded in satisfaction, and then began to try to guide the topic: "Then, let's continue to discuss, who killed Earl Uman?"
Everyone present exchanged glances with each other, but none of them spoke.
Even Archbishop Adjani remained silent, as if he suddenly lost interest in the topic of 'Winged Knight' just now.
Seeing this, Colin coughed lightly, pointed at the dwarf corpse, and said with a matter of course: "Isn't it a dwarf?"
Everyone was silent.
To be honest, this kind of framing is a bit rough...
Joyce frowned, and was about to speak when he heard a voice from outside the hall:
"Who else but those dirty and vile dwarves?"
Everyone looked towards the hall door upon hearing the reputation, and saw Viscount Valla striding in.
He saluted Joyce first, and at the same time explained: "Sorry, Master Joyce, the reason why I came late is because I was discussing with the family knights about avenging my father!"
Joyce was slightly startled, and quickly comforted him: "Viscount Valla, I can understand your feelings, but it is still unclear who killed Earl Uman. I hope you will not be impulsive!"
"Master Joyce, I think you may have overcomplicated things." Colin said loudly,
"The dwarf's body was found next to Earl Uman's head, and there was indeed a dwarf warrior who fought against the Chester knight last night. What's more, the dwarf army is approaching Winter City. They probably want to assassinate me before the battle begins. An important person on the other side disturbs the morale of our army.
Therefore, there is evidence of the body and the motive for the assassination. Under such circumstances, can't the murderer of Earl Uman be confirmed? "
Butler Delinden raised his eyelids, and retorted coldly: "Viscount Angelet, there were three assassins last night, and only one of them was a dwarf. Why do you think that the dwarf forces are behind this assassination?" Woolen cloth
What's more, the dwarf body found under the ruins of the warehouse is too obvious to be planted.
On the contrary, I feel that the chief messenger who conspired to kill Earl Uman this time was not a dwarf at all! "
Colin chuckled, stepped forward a few steps, approached Steward Drinden, and asked in a deep voice: "Then, who do you think is the main messenger?"
The coercion of the fifth-order knight gradually spread, and the air suddenly became stagnant.
Butler Drinden felt as if he was being watched by an extremely dangerous beast. His whole body tensed up instantly, and his heartbeat immediately accelerated to the extreme, as if he was about to pop out of his chest in the next second.
But he still gritted his teeth and didn't take a step back.
Steward de Linden understood that Colin was deliberately exerting pressure on himself, but he definitely didn't dare to do it.
However, in the face of the real threat of death, Steward Drinden was still terrified.
He didn't dare to express the guess in his heart, so he lowered his head under Ke Lin's fierce gaze, and said in a muffled voice:
"This... needs further investigation..."
Colin didn't intend to let Durinden go so easily, and asked sharply:
"Mr. Steward! With such solid evidence in front of you, you defend the dwarves everywhere. What are you trying to do?"
"I..." Butler Drinden just wanted to defend himself.
But Ke Lin didn't give him this chance, and immediately interrupted: "Now I suspect more and more that you are the inner response of the dwarves!"
Butler Delinden's expression changed immediately, and he said angrily, "Viscount Angelet, how can you do it for no reason..."
At this time, Viscount Valla also suddenly asked: "Yes, Mr. Steward! Why are you always defending the dwarves
They are clearly rebel forces!
It's the enemy! "
Butler Delinden really panicked this time, not because he was wrongly framed by Colin, but because Walla Uman was speaking for Colin!
Colin's attitude was within his expectations, but Valla...
As Earl Uman's just-recognized son and first heir, Valla actually helped Colin accuse "one of his own people". Ni, Louis and others looked sideways.
They are also aware of the seriousness of the matter. If the Uman family falls to Vera's side, then...
Just as various thoughts flashed through everyone's minds, Colin acted directly.
He rushed forward suddenly, and the knight sword in his hand came out of the sheath, drawing a silver light in the air.
Swish!
Blood splattered everywhere.
When everyone came back to their senses, Colin had already held the head of Butler Drinden in his hands!
"Ke... Colin! You, you... what are you doing!" Joyce was so frightened that he stepped back again and again, screaming in shock.
Colin smiled faintly, put the knight sword under his feet, bowed slightly and said:
"Master Joyce, I'm just helping you get rid of a traitor from the St. Hilde family."
"Traitor? You, what nonsense are you talking about! How could the old butler be a traitor!"
Colin said calmly:
"Since I dare to kill him, I have evidence."
(end of this chapter)