Chapter 228 Case File 3: The Mysterious Shadow at Rose Villa (4)
Eating Mrs. Samantha's soul fire was also quite beneficial to Jiang You. Not only did she watch a good show and satisfy her burning gossip heart, but she also absorbed abundant soul energy from it. Her non-existent stomach felt warm and she burped for the first time.
She and Andre checked the information from both sides and pieced together the general picture.
The secret harbor in the underground cave is connected to the sea through a cave waterway hidden under the rocks of the cliff. When the tide is high, the sea water outside will flow into the waterway, and many drifting objects will be carried by the ocean currents on the seabed. When the tide is low, the sea water recedes little by little, and these drifting objects will remain in the underground cave.
The princess who was under house arrest in the villa had nowhere to go on weekdays. After discovering this place where the drift bottle would refresh from time to time, she would come to investigate whenever she had time. She happened to rescue Mabry Huntington who was shipwrecked on his way back from the Rusman Federation.
This unlucky yet fortunate future king was rescued by the princess of the time, only to lose his memory. A handsome man and a beautiful woman, alone together, in this mountain villa staffed only by puppet servants, they fell in love, a passionate passion. This was perfectly normal... Takumi could have imagined a romance novel of hundreds of thousands of words.
Takumi copied the image of the princess from his memory into the contact book. Andrei took a look and confirmed, "It is indeed the appearance of His Majesty the King when he was young."
Jiang You held the contact book, looked at the pictures, then looked up at Andrei and suddenly said, "You're probably more pleasing to the eye."
Andre was a little confused, but he couldn't help but straighten his chest - for some reason, he felt a little happy.
"The princess was simply attracted to Maybury's looks and couldn't stand the loneliness, so perhaps she really fell in love with him and decided to bear a child for him... We don't know what kind of relationship the two had. Anyway, one day, Maybury recovered his memory, contacted his people, returned to the territory, and became the Grand Duke of Huntington." Jiang You said.
Andrei continued, "The princess used this fleeting romance as a tool to challenge the royal authority and test her parents' affection for her... or was it a gamble? But she had no idea that both the king and queen were deeply mired in the superstitious legend of twins. They only had eyes for the crown prince, not her."
"The princess's breakdown wasn't caused by her lover's death. She was probably the only person in the Delman royal family who still had some semblance of normality. Even though she had never met them, she cared about the villagers in the valley. After learning that her temptations against the royal family had led to the deaths of these innocent people, the princess could no longer bear the guilt and fell ill."
"The same guilt also consumed Lady Samantha. She believed that it was her own betrayal that led to the deaths of these innocent people. This time, she did not dare to tell the queen the truth that the princess's lover was still alive, for fear of causing more trouble. These secrets, guilt, and the princess's condemnation almost crushed her fragile heart. She gradually became neurotic and insane, and her memory became confused. The queen became increasingly dissatisfied with her and gave her a severance pay, allowing her to return to the countryside to fend for herself."
The two of them, each speaking a sentence, completed most of the story. Jiang You sighed deeply, "Superstitious, cruel, extravagant... I'm not saying this, but a royal family like this deserves death. Perhaps a new king would be the best choice for this country."
Andre nodded silently. He has always been a loyal supporter of the king. Of course, there is also some blood relationship in this. As a collateral descendant of Huntington, his family can only prosper if the king's position is stable.
"However, this story still has many unsolved mysteries. For example, to whom did the princess give her child?... How did she, a weak woman imprisoned in a mountain villa, isolated from the outside world, get in touch with a certain earl and entrust her own child to him?"
The two men looked at each other and said in unison: "Your Majesty!"
"So, Maybury knew about the child's existence."
"He knows about the underground sewers and has connections. His Majesty the King calculated the date and sent the Earl to take the child away..."
"Everyone knows that Queen Isabella stays at the manor for a while every year. When the queen is away, all the puppet servants obey her orders. But if this child is still at the manor when the queen comes, he will definitely have no chance of survival."
"The princess also knew this, so when Maybury sent the earl as an envoy, she handed the child over to the earl to raise."
"After sending the child away, the princess was able to carry out her plan and test the royal family's attitude. Unfortunately, she lost the gamble. She almost fell ill and died from the impact of guilt."
"...So, the princess's desire for life suddenly rekindled after meeting the great magician Mebucha was because she recognized Mebucha as Mebuli's younger brother?"
"Perhaps, Mebucha also knew about my brother's brief romance with the princess, and he might even have brought her news of the child."
"That makes sense!" Jiang You became more and more excited as he gossiped. He lost all sleepiness, his pupils sparking with sparks as his imagination raced. "So, the inexplicable deaths of the Delman royal family, one after another, could this be the princess's revenge on the royal family? Look, didn't she learn potions from the potion master Mi Funa?"
Andre couldn't explain it clearly. Mi Funa, the legendary potion master, was also a person full of mysteries. Andre didn't know where to put her puzzle piece in the whole incident.
"The old case has been concluded, but this one remains unsolved." Andre sighed. "I was certain it was Valentine who killed Baron Chandler and Victor, but now that he's dead, the whole case is shrouded in mystery once again."
Jiang You pulled up the curtains and glanced out the dark window. It was still the middle of the night, but she was already wide awake. "I have a guess... How about going with me to the underground cave and taking a look?"
Andre stretched and stood up: "Okay."
So the two of them returned to the kitchen, woke up Leila who was on standby, and entered the underground cave again.
"Where did you put those bodies?" Jiangyou followed Leila with an oil lamp in his hand, while Andre was in charge of the rear.
"There's a natural ice cellar near the mountain. It's empty and the temperature is just right. There won't be any problems storing it for a while."
"Come on, take me to see it." Jiang You rubbed her bone claws excitedly. She had watched so many anime and novels in her previous life, and now she had a bold idea that needed to be verified on the spot.
Andre was full of curiosity, but he did not raise any questions. His trust in Little Bone had increased greatly, and he believed that Little Bone would give him a reasonable explanation.
However, when they were only halfway there, Jiang You pressed his spiritual wood and took a deep breath: "Hmm? There is a strange smell."
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