At that moment, Benjamin and the king looked at each other with strange expressions.
This... which song is it singing again
"I'll be there right away." The king was silent for a while, then said, turning around and preparing to leave the room. And Benjamin's meeting with him that was going well just now came to an abrupt end.
Benjamin's heart skipped a beat.
Although he didn't understand what was going on, he suddenly had a premonition that the trust he had just gained from the king might soon be taken back.
Exhausted…
Sure enough, shouldn't he have gone through this muddy water
"Your Majesty, can I go and take a look?" Thinking of this, Benjamin took a deep breath and asked.
Now that everything is involved, he can't give up halfway. Moreover, he also wanted to know what kind of rhetoric the Master Freemasons would come up with.
The king turned his head, remained silent for a moment, and nodded.
So Benjamin followed the king and left the room. After the king changed his clothes again, they hurried to the council chamber. At this moment, there were no other officials in the chamber, only Aldrich.
—Of course, there is also a little girl in his arms.
Benjamin glanced at it from a distance and breathed a sigh of relief.
It was the little girl who knocked on his door looking for the cat. Her limbs were still intact, with no missing arms or legs. At this moment, she had her eyes closed, her breathing was rising and falling, and she seemed to be asleep. It seemed that no matter what the purpose of the person who kidnapped her was, at least he did not harm her.
Seeing this scene, the king also walked up anxiously and took the little girl from Aldrich's hands.
"She... wasn't injured, was she?"
Aldrich smiled and said, "She's fine. At least, when I found out, they didn't have time to do anything to her."
"Them?" The king frowned and put the girl into the arms of his servant, his expression returning to seriousness again, "By the way... Where is the assassin who kidnapped her? Has he been captured?"
Benjamin stood aside, and after hearing this, he observed Aldrich's expression more carefully.
"Your Majesty, they are now in prison. You can interrogate them personally." Aldrich said, suddenly sighing, and then said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This is all my negligence. I didn't To think that there is such a traitor in the Master Freemasonry."
The king's eyes changed slightly: "You mean..."
Aldrich nodded heavily and said, "The people who planned the assassination were members of our Freemasonry."
The king was silent.
Benjamin also felt a little confused when he heard this.
"He is a mage who has been a member for more than three years. He usually behaves normally. However, he started planning this assassination three months ago." Aldrich continued, "He even hired a lot of servants. Soldiers, but the origins of those mercenaries are very strange, most of them are from Carites."
"Carites..." The king nodded thoughtfully and said, "You mean, my brother planned all of this?"
"Not necessarily, it could also be a frame-up." Aldrich replied, "They don't want to say anything."
The king fell silent again, with a poker face, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
As for Benjamin, he was still quite doubtful about Aldrich's explanation.
Thinking of what he saw at the headquarters, the bald mage giving the lecture should be the rebel mage Aldrich mentioned. But... the bald mage took the mercenaries directly to the meeting. As the president, did Aldrich not notice it at all
Intuition told Benjamin that Aldrich should not be such a slow person.
Therefore, in his opinion, these remarks about rebelling against the mage are just an excuse to shirk responsibility. Aldrich just picked someone from his own society as a scapegoat, let others take the blame, and then acted like he had no knowledge and innocence. I'm afraid he was also involved in the assassination of the king.
To put it bluntly, Benjamin didn’t believe the old president.
But, he still couldn't figure it out.
If all this was just a play directed and acted by Aldrich, then he went to great lengths to kidnap the princess, only to send her back within a few hours. What was he trying to do
What do you have to do when you’re full
Benjamin couldn't understand the situation.
Reminiscent of the plot of a civet cat changing for a prince in some palace dramas and his own experiences, his heart moved and he couldn't help but cast his eyes on the little girl in the servant's arms again.
That's right, that's the little girl I saw before. She probably wasn't switched.
Then things get even weirder.
"Take the prisoners to the basement and I'm going to interrogate them." Before Benjamin could think clearly, the king made a decision and said to a guard next to him.
The guards took the order and left, and the king turned to look at Benjamin and Aldrich, nodding.
"Boy, I'm going to excuse you for a while."
When Benjamin heard this, more bad premonitions emerged in his heart.
To be honest, he also wanted to interrogate those prisoners in person. He would definitely be able to ask a lot of interesting things. However, judging from the king's attitude, it seems that he doesn't like outsiders intervening in the interrogation. And Aldrich is also nearby. If Benjamin shows too much concern, he may arouse his suspicion.
Therefore, he did not volunteer again.
In this way, the king left with his personal guards, and the servant also left with the sleeping princess in his arms. For a time, the entire chamber became empty, with only Benjamin and Aldrich left.
The candlelight on the crystal chandelier was projected on the ground, reflecting two somewhat silent shadows.
Suddenly, Aldrich turned his head, looked at Benjamin, and smiled.
"Master Benjamin, thank you so much for your hard work." He spoke first, breaking the silence. "You were just a guest, but you were disturbed by such a thing, and you helped protect His Majesty the King for so long. Thank you very much."
When Benjamin heard this, he felt strange in his heart.
Although the other party spoke sincerely and there was no irony in his tone, something didn't sound right to his ears.
Is he overly concerned? Aldrich shouldn't know about his whistle-blowing, right
"This is what I should do." No matter how strange he felt in his heart, he still developed the ability to act on occasion. "Your Majesty maintains the peace of this country. I only hope to contribute my own strength."
"No, I mean, it's really rare for mages to think like this." Aldrich sighed and said, "Most mages are busy with their own magic, and few care about the secular world. We have the ability to stand out. power, but we are obsessed with the power itself and do not think about the responsibilities this power gives us."
"Indeed." Benjamin nodded and agreed.
In his heart, he was already breaking into a cold sweat.
What's going on? The other party suddenly lamented to him. What does this mean
Benjamin was a little panicked.