Chapter 234 Case File 3: The Mysterious Shadow at Rose Villa (10)
The wounded were taken away, and the battlefield was cleared. Vivian smiled sweetly and pointed the axe at Valentine. "Hey, do you know what happens if you covet someone I like?"
Valentine stood up, threw away the broken sword in his hand, and took out a long sword from the space ring on his hand. He gave Vivian a wicked smile and threw her a wink: "I don't know~"
The wet pink shells were ejected again. Every swing of the giant axe was like a demolition blast. Amidst the loud "bang bang bang bang" sounds, smoke, dust and stones flew everywhere.
Valentine's harsh words flowed freely and effortlessly, but when it came time to deal with Vivian's fierce attack, he chose to flee with his tail between his legs. Their speed was equally matched, and just as Valentine shifted his stance, Vivian followed with an axe.
He turned his head to avoid the flying stones, which brushed past his cheek, leaving a trail of blood.
The fight in the backyard was in full swing. Inside the mansion, Jiangyou watched with fascination from the window. Is hurried over with a medicine box in hand. Together with Andre, they busied themselves cutting open Winston's clothes, cleaning his wounds, stopping the bleeding, applying medicine, and bandaging them. Jiangyou turned around and couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "Ah, isn't there magic that can heal all wounds by just chanting a spell?"
"That kind of magic works by consuming a large amount of the victim's vitality to promote physical repair," Andre said. "It has mixed benefits. It can easily leave hidden injuries and shorten lifespan. It's generally not used unless it's an emergency. Even if it must be used, it's best performed by a professional doctor."
"Oh oh!" It's really a magical era that unexpectedly emphasizes science!
Jiang You turned his attention back to the window: "Is it really necessary to help Vivian?"
"No need." Andrei had great confidence in Vivian's fighting ability. "To be honest, her individual combat power ranks first among us. However, she's not so good in team combat, and she easily inflicts heavy blows on her teammates."
——I don’t know how many times he has been beaten up by Vivian, it seems that he has a deep psychological trauma.
One of them escaped without hesitation, while the other was concentrating on chasing. They soon disappeared from Jiangyou's sight. Not long after, there was a huge noise from the cliff, and the sound of something collapsing and falling into the water... After a while, Vivian, who was soaked all over, pushed the door open and came in, dragging a huge axe. Jiangyou obediently handed her a dry and clean white towel in time.
"Is Brother Winston okay?" Vivian threw away the giant axe and asked bluntly.
"I'm fine." Winston's chest and abdomen were wrapped in thick bandages, and his lips were completely bloodless, but his spirits had at least recovered a little. "The bleeding has stopped, and the hypothermia has improved a lot... Where's Valentine?"
"He fell off a cliff," Vivian said. "That height, and falling against the rocks... I don't know if he's dead or not, but he must have fallen into the water. I heard the sound of him falling."
"Oh, then they probably won't die." Jiang You said, "There's a rule in my hometown. No matter if they are the protagonist or the villain...oh, the good guys or the bad guys, they will definitely not die if they jump off a cliff into the water."
"We'll talk about this later," Winston said. "Is, use the contact book to contact His Majesty the King and tell him everything that happened here. Have him send someone to deal with it... Too many people have died." He turned to Andre and said, "The historian and the magician are dead too. I wonder if anything happened to the others who negotiated with Madame Butterfly as well."
"That Madame Butterfly was played by Valentine in disguise," Andre said. "We found Yadra, the actress who played Madame Butterfly, knocked unconscious and imprisoned in an underground cave."
Yadra stood up and nodded vigorously, hastily distancing herself from the situation. "I was only hired. I have no idea what Valentine is up to! His evil deeds have nothing to do with me!"
After they exchanged the information at hand, Jiang You curiously asked Wei Wei'an, "How did you appear so timely?"
"Hey, this is all thanks to the contact book you made!" Vivian said, "I was sleeping soundly when I was woken up by Winston's message for help! Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise Winston would have been ripped open by that guy. But..." She wondered, "Why did Valentine do this?"
When Winston told everyone what had just happened, everyone fell silent. After a long while, Jiang You said, "He's a pervert..."
Everyone agreed.
Since the criminal was a psychopath, there was nothing much to say. Winston was taken back to his room by Iss to recuperate, while Vivian took a hot bath in the backyard hot springs. Andre was the busiest person, collecting bodies and examining evidence in the mansion. He also discovered Mrs. Samantha's strangled body. He gathered the remaining survivors and had them gather in the banquet hall to sleep for the night.
The next morning, the sky finally cleared up.
With the contact book in hand, Iss wasted no time in reporting the tragic events at Rose Manor to the King. His Majesty's response was swift. After everyone finished their breakfast, they discovered that the Kingdom Knights, sent by His Majesty, had already surrounded the manor.
The one who led the troops was Andre's father, General Alexander de Huntington.
The father and son met unexpectedly, but clearly showed no sign of reconciliation. They snorted, crossed their arms, turned their heads, and held their breath, their movements so consistent they looked like they'd been cast from the same mold. Takumi, huddled in a corner near the door, secretly observed them for a long moment with a look of wonder on his face, secretly amazed.
Valentine had already confessed his guilt to Winston, so there was no need to re-examine these cases. The bodies of the deceased were examined and collected one by one, and then prepared to be transported back to their respective hometowns and returned to their relatives.
The knights also sent people to the underground sewers and searched the sea below the cliffs in a small boat, but they did not find Valentine's body. Perhaps it was true, as Little Bone said, that the wicked never died so easily.
Yadra, the housekeeper and her sailors were all detained by General Alexander. Even if they [Samsara Troupe] did not directly participate in the murder, they more or less facilitated the implementation of Valentine's plan.
After squeezing out every last bit of their worth, General Alexander would bring them back for a thorough interrogation. In short, for a long time to come, the Samsara Troupe and their fleet would likely be unable to enter the Principality of Huntington to do business.
Jiang You was probably the only beneficiary of this incident. She received all her commissions. Not only that, General Alexander also brought her a gift from the king - a thank you for the invention of the communication book.
The reward was generous: fifty gold coins, and a sign inscribed by the king himself. Inscribed on it in bold and flamboyant handwriting were the words "The No. 1 Delicious Food in the Duchy of Huntington!" His Majesty's signature was also signed at the back.
Jiangyou held the money and the sign, smiling with his teeth showing.
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