Chapter 226 Case File 3: The Mysterious Shadow at Rose Villa (2)

The crazy old maid spoke incoherently, swearing that she had not betrayed the "lady" and then condemning "Andre" for his infidelity. The green-eyed knight tried to argue for a long time, but the maid was immersed in her own memory world and ignored him.

Andre: “…” numb.

The old maid's emotions were too abundant, and Jiang You could smell a rich aroma from a long distance away, sour, sweet, spicy and greasy... well, it reminded her of the hot and sour pork skin soup she had drunk before.

She smacked her lips, quickly sidled up to Andrei, and poked the knight's sleek biceps. "Well, can I have a taste of her soul fire?"

Andre hesitated for a moment, then exchanged a glance with Winston, deciding this was a good idea. "You have the token of the [Kingdom Knights Special Investigator]. Of course, you can consume her emotional energy for our investigation."

Probably to justify Jiangyou's behavior, Andre deliberately spoke very loudly. Jiangyou also cooperated by taking out his small token and shaking it in front of everyone, then he drew a colorful soul fire from Mrs. Samantha's body and took a sip of it happily.

"Hmm, it really tastes like hot and sour pork skin soup," she chewed, "I can even taste the chewy and firm texture."

She crunched and chewed for a long time before finally tasting the strange soul fire that tasted like pig skin that had been fried and then boiled, yet was even harder to bite off than pig skin and would expand rapidly after absorbing the soup. It was the taste of regret.

A scroll of memory unfolded as she chewed. She was in a tower and saw a beautiful blonde woman in white silk pajamas sitting by the window, drawing a sketch with charcoal.

Her painting skills are very realistic, and you can clearly see that what is drawn on the paper is the underground cave harbor of the villa: in the dark bay, a ragged man is being supported by a woman and walking up the stairs from the sea.

His clothes were tattered, revealing large hunks of muscle. His wet, half-long black hair was messily stuck to his face and neck, half-covering his handsome face. He did look a bit like Andre.

But to be honest, Jiang You felt that this person's face was more rugged and fierce, with a bandit-like air. He didn't know if the princess had used some filters when drawing it, but his face and chin had such hard lines as if they were carved by a knife and an axe.

"Well, it's a big attack. The princess has quite good taste." Jiang You nodded and commented secretly, "But the momentum is too strong. I don't really like this type~"

She watched as the princess put down the charcoal pencil, picked up the oil paintbrush, dipped it in green paint, and added the finishing touches to the man's eyes. The character she was painting instantly came to life.

"Miss, this is..." Mrs. Samantha, who was about twenty years younger than she is now, wrapped in a white headscarf, walked into the tower carrying a basin of water. She looked at the painting, her eyes full of worry, "...that man?"

"Shh." Princess Deresi turned to look at her and playfully gestured to her to silence her. "Keep your voice down, nurse. Don't let my mother's people hear."

Jiang You, relying on his status as a lich that transcended time and space, boldly stepped into the tower and sat in front of the princess, examining her carefully. She was a very beautiful woman, but her face was pale and tired, and her lips were bloodless, so she did not look very healthy.

Her appearance struck Jiangyou as incredibly familiar and relatable. The Bone Lich scratched her head, pondering the situation, but couldn't figure out where this feeling came from. She pondered over it, and she concluded that the princess bore some resemblance to Winston. However, the two were gender-distinct. Their demeanors, one delicate and playful, the other resolute and steady, gave them strikingly different impressions.

If it weren't for the crazy Mrs. Samantha who insisted on calling Winston "Miss", Jiang You might not have noticed the similarity between the two.

Princess Theresi and Lady Samantha had a very close relationship. The princess waved her hand and asked the nanny to sit next to her. She took Samantha's hand and leaned on her shoulder, talking affectionately about her sweetheart.

Jiang You smelled different scents from the two people. The princess exuded a deep loneliness and a heavy longing. She seemed to be obsessed with gaining the approval of her loved ones, almost pathologically, revealing her inner tenderness like a moth to a flame. However, Lady Samantha smiled on the surface, but screamed in fear in her heart. She was afraid of the queen's methods and there was no way she could keep this shocking secret from the princess...

Takumi sighed deeply.

"...I like to go to the Dark Harbor after a storm. The undercurrents of the sea will sweep all sorts of objects into the caves. Sometimes it's a message in a bottle, sometimes abandoned items, and sometimes treasures carried out of a shipwreck by the current... This is the first time I've found a living person. Unfortunately, he hit his head on the rocks and lost his memory. He can't remember his name or explain his identity.

"He was very strong, with calluses on his hands. He must have been a martial artist skilled in swordsmanship. Although he couldn't recall his identity, it was clear his muscles still remembered his training. After I nursed him back to health, I took him to the pasture. He could ride a horse and shoot an arrow, and he shot down a wild goose with a single draw. I think he must be a very skilled hunter."

The princess' eyes sparkled, pure and clear yet with a hint of cunning. Vigorous vitality and love overflowed from her smile, which was so sweet that Jiang You felt like he was about to be choked, and quickly moved towards Mrs. Samantha, who exuded a sour and bitter smell.

"The princess's lover must have been King Maybury, who was shipwrecked and swept into Dark Harbor by an ocean current... Well, he must have been the Duke's son at the time. He had served in the military for many years, so naturally he possessed excellent archery skills. His messy black hair and captivating green eyes are probably inherited traits from the Huntington family," Takumi pondered. "Hmm... perhaps his beautiful, well-built muscles could also be considered."

Andre is from the Huntington branch, so naturally he has some similarities with the king. He is about the same age as His Majesty the King was back then, so it is no wonder that he was mistaken for the crazy Lady Samantha.

The princess had been locked up in the villa for too long. She was like a rose carefully cultivated in the villa, and the world she knew was limited to the Rose Villa and its surroundings.

Judging from her conversation and painting skills, Jiang You felt that the princess must have received an education, but the education work might have been done by puppet servants. Therefore, the princess seemed to be smart and knowledgeable, but there was a strange air of being ignorant of the world.