Along the mottled stone steps, Colin followed Earl Schultz to the basement of Swan Castle.
The two attendants led the way ahead and lit the brazier inlaid on the stone wall in advance, illuminating the dark and gloomy corridor with the fire.
Due to inconvenient ventilation, the air in the basement was turbid. The smell of wine, vegetation, and a faint smell of rancidity mixed together, making people feel stuffy.
Soon, several people walked through the corridor and came to a spacious underground space.
Count Schultz pointed to the wooden doors in front of him and asked, "Viscount Angelet, there are seven rooms here, which one do you want to see first?"
Ke Lin glanced around among the wooden doors, pointed to the middle one seemingly casually, and said, "Is this a wine cellar?"
"Yes." Earl Schulz smiled gently, "And it contains the most precious wine of Schwanstein Castle."
"Then I need to see more."
Count Schulz nodded to the attendant calmly, motioning for him to open the door.
With a slightly harsh creaking sound, the wooden door slowly opened, and a tangy aroma of wine escaped.
Ke Lin's eyes lit up, as if attracted by the aroma of the wine, he strode in immediately.
Earl Schultz also walked in, and at the same time pointed to the rows of wine racks in the room and introduced:
"Viscount Angelet, these are all high-quality wines from the Winster Heights. The deeper the cellar, the older they are. If you like it, you can choose one to drink at the dinner later."
"I don't know much about wine, why don't you choose one for me." Colin casually looked around as he walked in, as if he was really attracted by the wine in this room.
But in fact, he already smelled the familiar faint smell of blood.
The disappearance of Bishop John is indeed inseparable from the Schultz family!
Moreover, the Schultz family may also be related to the Morrison family.
I just don't know why they wanted to take Bishop John away.
"Viscount Angelet, if I were you, I would choose the wine in that row." Earl Schultz pointed to a wine rack in the middle of the room and said with a smile.
Colin asked curiously, "Why?"
"First of all, the wine is not suitable for drinking immediately when it is just produced. It is best to store it for four to five years to eliminate its sourness.
The wines in this row are the works of Winster Manor four years ago. Moreover, the climate was hot and the precipitation was abundant that year, which made the quality of the grapes very good. I believe you will be able to taste the most wonderful flavor. "
After listening to Earl Schultz's explanation, Colin nodded half-understanding, and strode forward, planning to pick one at random and leave.
Anyway, the purpose of his trip has been achieved, confirming that the Schultz family is indeed, as he guessed, harboring evil intentions.
But just as he picked out a wine and was about to leave, the corner of his eye swept across the other side of the wine rack, and his whole body seemed to freeze for an instant.
"Viscount Angelet, have you chosen yet?" Earl Schultz looked at Colin who was motionless and asked suspiciously.
But Colin still stared blankly at the depths of the wine rack, as if he didn't hear Earl Schultz's question.
Earl Schulz and Lucien beside him looked at each other with doubts in their eyes, but they still strode forward.
Then, the couple also froze.
Because, a dead body was lying abruptly behind the row of wine racks.
The corpse seemed to have been drained of blood, its face was pale and haggard, but it was still vaguely recognizable that it was Bishop John who had been missing for many days!
Earl Schultz stared wide-eyed, and immediately looked at Lucien, as if he was asking him, what exactly did you do
Lucien frowned, his eyes were full of doubts and grievances, he really wanted to tell his wife that he had clearly reminded that guy to move to a nest first.
But how would he know that that guy actually left out the most important "thing"!
No!
Not an omission!
He did it on purpose!
Earl Schultz only felt a chill covering his whole body, and she already understood the sinister intentions of the "Duke of St. Hilde".
Seeing that Vera hadn't entered the city, the other party realized that his original plan might have been seen through, so he immediately changed his plan and sold Earl Schultz without hesitation!
Colin has found the body, what now
Earl Schultz only felt that his mind was a mess, and countless thoughts sprung up like mushrooms after rain, but none of them were reliable.
Colin was also stupid now.
He never expected that Bishop John's body was found in the basement of Schwanstein Castle.
When he offered to "visit" Schwanstein Castle before, he had no intention of actually finding Bishop John, but wanted to confirm whether the Schulz family had anything to do with Bishop John's disappearance.
The way to confirm it is through that special smell of blood.
But he never thought that this situation would appear.
He has already given the Schultz family so much time to "clean up the scene", who knows, the other party is really stupid to throw Bishop John's body in the basement...
It stands to reason that Colin should be happy that the disappearance case of Bishop John has been solved.
But at this moment, he couldn't be happy at all.
A substantive coercion surrounded Colin from behind, locking Colin completely.
He knew that Lucien had murderous intentions!
While his heart was racing, Colin slowly turned around, showing a stiff smile, and said:
"My lord, I didn't expect the murderer who murdered Bishop John to be so cunning and sinister!"
Count Schultz looked at Colin expressionlessly and asked, "Oh? Why do you say that?"
"Because he actually left the bishop's body in the basement of Schwanstein Castle. He clearly wanted to blame the Schulz family! Do you think he had sinister intentions?"
Earl Schultz was slightly taken aback, and immediately understood what Colin meant.
At this time, Earl Schultz was also very tangled, not knowing how to deal with Colin.
Bishop John's body actually appeared in the basement of Schwanstein Castle, which made it difficult for the Schulz family to explain to the church.
She really thought about simply killing the witness Colin to forcefully suppress this matter.
But he was worried that doing so would completely anger the St. Hilde family.
Now Colin's solution seems feasible, but she is still undecided.
She didn't know if such an excuse could fool the church, and would that damn "Duke of St. Hilde" have any tricks
Colin looked at Earl Schulz, who was silent and constantly changing, and carefully reminded: "Master Earl, don't make a wrong decision, let alone be fooled by the real murderer!"
Earl Schultz bit his red lips lightly, and said in a deep voice, "Viscount Angelet, Bishop John's death really has nothing to do with the Schultz family!"
"I believe you!" Colin said immediately, "If you knew that Bishop John died here, how could you take me down to choose wine?"
Earl Schulz nodded and let out a long breath. Then, she turned to look at Lucien, as if asking for his opinion.
But Lucien didn't relax, the terrifying power emanating from his whole body was like a big net, covering Colin in it, as if if something went wrong, a thunderous blow would land on his head.
Seeing this, Colin's heart sank, and he was about to explain again, but he heard the voice of the attendant coming from outside the wine cellar:
"My lord, the City Defense Army has sent a message that the Archbishop of the Northern Territory, Ajani, has just arrived in Swan City!"
"Ajani?"
The atmosphere in the wine cellar changed again.
(end of this chapter)