The smell of gunpowder…. It emanated from the collar of Captain Lu. For someone who grew up in the arsenal, no one could be more sensitive to this kind of thing than him. However, the autopsy officer clearly said that Captain Lu died of suffocation, so why did he still smell of gunpowder
Kings Kemp glanced at the coroner and police officer subtly. There was no need for these two people to lie in this regard. Once the autopsy report came out, if it differed too far from what was said at the scene, there would be no room for explanation.
In other words, suffocation must be one of the causes of death of Captain Lu, but it is not necessarily a fatal injury.
"Your Highness?" Seeing that Lu Chen still didn't respond, the police officer reminded him again.
Lu Chen raised his head and glanced deeply at the distance, which was the location of his father's palace. He suddenly smiled, with a look on his face that others couldn't understand. It seems that he is talking to himself, and he seems to have thought it through thoroughly: "It's up to you."
After that, he turned around and walked directly out of the banquet hall without even looking at his uncle.
Look at the direction where he disappeared...
The second princess held the silk handkerchief tightly and her lips trembled slightly. Suddenly I had an ominous premonition...
The eldest princess looked at her indifferently, then frowned and stared at the two grand dukes not far away. In any case, she was marrying the emperor on behalf of her country. If the emperor's throne was not stable, why would she, the princess, be here? Will the country regain its footing? She is different from all the other women in the palace. She seems to have the most powerful background, but on the contrary, she is also the most dangerous. How can a useless princess from a neighboring country return to her motherland...
She lowered her eyes and glanced down at the eldest princess. After a long time, there was a hint of fatigue.
She originally thought that she had a major traffic accident and everything would start over again. Who would have thought that reality would never be as imagined. His daughter, who was once so smart, was still ruined by the scandal of that year. Now, she had just returned to the imperial capital, and she was stupid enough to be so close to the captain of the guard next to her father, and to have close contacts with the emperor's confidants. No matter where this kind of thing was put, her reputation would not be good. She closed her eyes and forced herself to suppress the anger rising in her heart!
In any case, the police were involved and it was too late to do anything about it now. She could only hope that her husband had some other skills at least. Otherwise, with Lu Chen's own efforts, even if he could find out the cause of death of Captain Lu, if the truth about the "violent death" of the fourth prince was true as the two princes said, Her position as the first princess has been taken to the end...
But, who is the pianist who appears and disappears mysteriously
Before she left, she suddenly looked back at Leng Yiyao, who was indifferent.
In the whole audience, she and the person behind her were probably the only ones who could clearly see each other's true appearance. After all, they seemed to be the only ones on the second floor at the time...
The eldest princess's eyes were dark, like an abyss with no end in sight. After a long time, he turned around and left...
"Everyone, in order to cooperate with the investigation, please do not leave the imperial capital at will in the near future. Police may come to take notes at any time in the near future. Please forgive me." The police officer tried his best to speak politely and tactfully. There is no other way. It is obviously unrealistic to bring these powerful and famous families to the police station one by one to make records. But there were too few clues left at the scene. Without the testimony of witnesses at the scene, there would be no direction. Even now, he still can't understand that according to the time of death, Guard Captain Lu's body was clearly moved under the dining table in front of everyone's eyes, but how on earth was this done
Everyone looked at each other. Although they didn't want to, they could only do this.
The two Grand Duke Lotuses had strange expressions on their faces. They were light and it was hard to tell what their mood was. But, in the end, tonight the dance that started with joy and ended with tragedy really came to an end.
"I'll take you back." Hemo suddenly said, passing his right hand in front of Leng Yiyao.
It was clear that he couldn't see his expression clearly through the mask, but Leng Yiyao felt that his expression looked like a smile but not a smile at the moment.
A royal feast, with endless accidents, can be regarded as a strange enough painting style.
She smiled and looked towards the direction where Lu Chen disappeared. After a moment of concentration, she finally reached out her hand to Hemo's palm. The two of them walked away slowly amid the inexplicable looks of the police and the subtle looks of everyone...
But no one expected that just after they left, when Lu Chen stepped into the emperor's palace, the expression of the imperial doctor who stayed inside was extremely solemn.
"Don't hide it from me, what's wrong with your father?" He walked to the bed and looked at the man with his eyes tightly closed, immersed in boundless darkness. He finally discovered, or maybe when he didn't notice, who his heroic and majestic father was. old. The slightly frowned brow seemed to be fighting against everything, completely forgetting where he was. The corners of his mouth were dry, and he seemed to be saying something intermittently, but as soon as the voice touched the air, there was no trace. Even when he fell into a coma, he maintained an unimaginable vigilance, even in his own bedroom...
Humer sighed and picked up the towel covering his father's head. After soaking it, he wringed out the water again and placed it on his head.
The warmth under his hand made his fingertips tremble slightly. The imperial doctor's voice rang in his ears at this time: "Your Majesty is probably having a nightmare. The most troublesome thing is that he has a high fever and his whole body is hot."
There was a deep pain in Lu Chen's eyes, as if he was in trance, and he just stared at his father struggling and turning around.
"When did your father's health start to get so bad?" He raised his head and looked at the keen-looking imperial doctor. His expression was frozen. There was no clear distinction between joy and anger in the past, and the whole room felt cold for no reason.
The doctor's back felt a slight chill. He really didn't want to. One day, the seemingly heartless His Highness would show such a look.
"I, when I went to D City to find you last time, His Majesty's health was not in good shape." He lowered his head and glanced at his hands carefully.
At that time, I dressed up in disguise, avoided many informants, and came to D City. I never thought that I would still be chased and intercepted on the way back. But at that time, everyone had the same idea. All assassinations and interceptions were aimed at His Highness. Now that I think about it...
The expressions of the two people suddenly turned slightly cold...
Is it possible that someone has doubts about His Majesty the Emperor's physical condition...
Otherwise, how could the two princes dare to attack at the same time
I have tolerated it for so many years, so why did I just "reveal it" now
"I, I was wrong..." In my ears, the murmuring voice suddenly became heavier. The emperor's voice had regained its bellows-like tatters. Although he only spoke a few words, people could understand what he was saying. "When... back then... it was all... my, my fault..."
A harsh voice came out of his lips.
The imperial doctor suddenly stiffened, staggered, and fell to his knees.
At this moment, he wanted to block his ears and hear nothing.
If anyone outside hears His Majesty the Emperor's ravings at this moment, I am afraid that the story of "the sudden death of the fourth prince" will be confirmed immediately.
That is, the fourth prince is only eighteen years old.
He hung his head tremblingly, his head lying on the ground, and the cold marble tiles made him unconscious. Lu Chen, who was sitting in front of the bed, seemed to have no reaction and just looked down at his father. There was a depth in his eyes that no one could understand...
After a long time, he stood up suddenly, without even looking at the trembling imperial doctor: "I leave my father's illness to you. Remember, no one is allowed to stay in your majesty's palace except you and me. If anyone hears this, You shouldn't listen to words..." His fingertips suddenly stopped at the door, seemingly carelessly landing on the edge, and knocked. The voice was extremely clear, but the doctor's heart felt cold for no reason.
"My captain of the bodyguard will be guarding outside. When the time comes, he will know what to do." He said this calmly, turned around, and left...
The moment the palace door closed again, the imperial doctor collapsed to the ground in despair.
After all, he is a prince who grew up in the royal family. No matter how straight-forward, arrogant and arrogant he was in the past, he has the blood of the royal family flowing in his bones, and he is cold and calm...
He suddenly glanced at His Majesty the Emperor, who was in a coma on the bed, and felt bitter.
He shook his head, but didn't dare to think about it anymore. He walked over again, took off the towel on His Majesty's forehead and replaced it with a new one. This night, the darkness is long and far from the end...
The remaining members of the royal family finally returned to a state of silence.
Everyone seems to be waiting for an ending, but they dare not take the most critical step at this critical moment. If the emperor is not completely defeated for a day, who would dare to defect easily
Lu Chen walked on the long and silent corridor of the palace. For a long time, he only heard the sound of his own footsteps echoing in his ears, lonely and cold...
He stepped up to the observatory step by step.
It had been his favorite place of nostalgia as a child.
Once, when he was in a bad mood as a child, as long as he walked here, even if no one spoke, as long as he raised his head, the starry sky would quickly turn his anger into joy.
He was born into the royal family, but his maternal status was ordinary. His business background was never a respected one in this ancient family. He seemed careless and didn't care about anything. In fact, he didn't want his mother and concubine to get emotional and feel depressed.
According to royal tradition, a prince is not allowed to stay with his mother. He only has one wet nurse who is sincerely doing it for his own good regardless of any gain or loss. When you are sick, the other person will always stay at the bedside. He still remembered that one day when he had a high fever, the other party stayed up late and knelt next to him. His dark eyes were full of worry and helplessness, and what he was chanting in his mouth were all incantations that he could not understand.
Later, after finally recovering from her illness, I heard that she had left the palace to "fulfill her wish."
Some people chuckled and said that his wet nurse was just a superstitious little old woman, but he felt warm in his heart and gradually became less disgusted with the weird "secret techniques" that came out of her mouth from time to time.
After all, it's all for him.
Later, when the wet nurse got older and her hands and feet were not very convenient, he sent her to do some light work, which was regarded as a kind of honorary care.
He raised his head and looked at the starry sky. He didn't know why, but he remembered these old things tonight...
Looking up, the bright starlight came into view, but it did not make his depressed mood any better. This night was too long...
Leng Yiyao and Hemo left the palace in the same car, but she did not follow them back to the Marshal's Mansion.
Frey drove the car very slowly, his eyes falling on the movement behind him from time to time. After a long time, he was sure that no one was following him, and then he turned back and nodded to the marshal.
At this time, Zhai Mu's car, which had been following him, caught up and the two cars stopped at the same time.
Zhai Mu bowed respectfully to Hemo and was slightly startled when he saw Leng Yiyao getting out of the car.
However, Hemo didn't seem surprised and only warned: "Pay attention to your health and go to bed early."
His eyes followed her back, so slender but thin. In the past, I only thought that discovering her potential was an interesting thing, but now, I actually felt reluctant to let it go. He rubbed his forehead and could hardly remember how he felt when he personally sent her to the military academy for training...
She turned around under his incomprehensible look and waved her hand casually: "Don't worry."
For the rest, he didn't say a word.
Hemo took off the mask on his face, and his handsome and extraordinary face stared at her deeply in the car for a moment. For a long time, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he turned away slightly, and the car slid out in the night...
Leng Yiyao, however, was not in a hurry to let Zhai Mu drive. Instead, she sat on it and glanced indifferently into the distance.
Night, very quiet, very quiet...
After a long time, the jade finger fell a little further away under a flickering lighthouse. She said to him calmly: "Go over there."
Zhai Mu couldn't figure out what she was thinking, but he drove the car quickly as she asked.
When we arrived at the place, there was no one around, and even the guards had disappeared. He was about to take out his pistol, but Leng Yiyao glanced behind him flatly: "You're here..."
Lu Chen took a step forward, and his expressionless face flickered in and out of light...