Chapter 281 Investigation Results!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just as Gervis was about to find some light-hearted topic, there was a gentle knock on the door.
"Come in!"
With Alice's permission, the door to the side hall was pushed open, and Lina walked in.
"Lina, how is it going?"
Seeing Lina come in, Alice, who was originally a little depressed, immediately recovered and asked in a serious tone.
"Sir, Karl was sent to a manor outside the city by Roll, but when the soldiers arrived there, Karl was already dead, and all the guards in the manor were killed, leaving no one alive."
Lina immediately replied respectfully.
Alice frowned. Carl's death made it impossible for her to get the details about the old earl's disappearance from Carl.
But this is not surprising. Since Luo Er is just a praying mantis, the mastermind behind the scenes must be eradicated. However, Luo Er never dreamed that the moment he got in touch with the church, his death was inevitable. Not only him, but also his family could not escape the fate of death.
"Then how did the orcs get into the castle tonight? Have you found out?"
"Sir, we have already investigated. There are many traces of orcs in the small courtyard behind the Rose Castle where food is stored. After the enemy sneaked into the Rose Castle, they opened the orc space there and released all the orcs."
"According to the information provided by Baron Gandalf and his men, there are over a thousand orcs in Rose Castle tonight, and there are also half-orcs. It can be estimated that the enemy has deployed at least 20 elves and one elf in Rose Castle."
"Are there any purple giant elves?"
Alice nodded. In addition to a bottle of spiritual essence, there were more than 20 elves and big elves, which showed that only the church, a behemoth, could mobilize such a large amount of resources tonight.
In fact, orcs who can practice cultivation like orcs generally do not appear in the space opened up by elves. Even if they appear occasionally, there will only be one. But the more than a dozen orcs tonight mean that the enemy has mobilized the big elves!
"In addition, I also checked the records of people entering and leaving the castle tonight. The soldier on duty at the castle gate said that there were more than a dozen guests who brought servants into the castle tonight, but only Viscount Kevin brought four servants in before the banquet began, and there were also two large boxes. Viscount Kevin explained that the boxes contained gifts prepared for you."
"Baron Kevin also took the initiative to open a box, which was the cage containing the Ice Crystal Silver Fox. As for the other box, the guards were worried about being rude, so they did not continue to check."
After Lina finished speaking, she waited silently for Alice's instructions.
As it is the Earl's castle, the inspection is of course very strict and not everyone can enter or leave at will.
It seemed easy for Gervis and others to enter and exit Rose Castle, but that was because they had an invitation from Rose Castle when they came, and later most of the soldiers knew his identity, so no one dared to ask Gervis more questions.
As for other nobles and their servants, they had to register and be questioned when entering and leaving Rose Castle. Especially for the servants, they had to be checked carefully and only allowed to pass after verification.
More than 20 purple elves appeared in the Rose Castle tonight. It would take some effort to bring this thing into the Rose Castle, and it would be impossible to do it without an insider.
"Gervis said he heard a conversation between two people in the corridor. Have you found out who they are and how they got into the inner castle?"
Alice did not immediately express her attitude towards Kevin's matter, but continued to ask questions.
There are two checkpoints in the castle. Entering the castle does not mean you can enter the inner castle. There are butlers and guards guarding the door of the inner castle. Unless they are noble masters, other unfamiliar servants will be stopped and asked about their identities and can only enter after being allowed.
"Sir, two murdered servants were found in the food storage room at the back of the castle. It is very likely that the two men changed their clothes and sneaked into the inner castle, and then went to the kitchen to poison the food."
"All servants and guards in the castle are currently being screened."
"Okay, Lina, then you go ahead and do your work. I'm going to the banquet hall."
"Sir, do you want to let the soldiers in?"
Lina asked carefully. She was really scared by Alice being held hostage tonight. Such a big thing happened in Rose Castle. In addition to Roll's responsibility, Lina was also derelict in her duty. After all, she was the castle's housekeeper.
"No need! Except for Baron Gandalf and his men, no one else in the banquet hall can use fighting spirit right now."
Alice shook her head to indicate no.
"Yes, sir!"
After Lina walked out of the room, Alice turned her head and looked at Gervis, and said slowly: "I'm going to the banquet hall first, Gervis, you can go back to your room to recuperate!"
"Okay! Go ahead and get busy!"
Gervis nodded. He was indeed feeling uncomfortable. The wound had been bandaged, but the pain was still unbearable.
Seeing Gervis frowning, Alice knew that he was enduring the pain of the wound, so her eyes softened and she said, "Thank you, Gervis."
After saying that, before Gervis could react, Alice stood up and walked out of the room with graceful steps.
"It would be better to just give it a kiss or something!"
Gervis looked at Alice's back, feeling a little lost. The promise of repaying Alice's life-saving favor with her life was all a lie!
Patting the wooden box in his arms, Gervis stood up with satisfaction, then walked slowly towards the door.
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"Kevin, tell me honestly, is what happened tonight related to you?"
In a corner of the banquet hall, Caroline asked Kevin.
"Caroline, how could I possibly have anything to do with what happened tonight!"
Kevin denied Caroline's question without hesitation, but Kevin's face did not look very good at the moment, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes.
Someone used purple elf bugs to release orcs in Rose Castle. Everyone now knew about this and was terrified.
You know, everyone was poisoned by the bellflower. If Gervis hadn't used the unicorn to help more than a dozen silver knights detoxify, everyone would have died at the hands of the orcs tonight.
Kevin was thinking at this moment whether the person who released the elf bug and fell to the ground was the same guy who came looking for him in the afternoon.
This afternoon, Kevin drank heavily at Snowy Manor.
He gambled with Gervis twice, and not only lost his family shop and the royal blue elf, but also lost the slave soldiers prepared for him by the eldest prince. This made Kevin feel that his life had hit rock bottom.
Just when Kevin was returning to Rose Castle, someone came up to him. It was a man in a white linen robe. The man stopped Kevin. Kevin was originally prepared to teach this blind man a lesson.
But when the man in linen robe asked Kevin if he wanted to make a lot of money, thousands of gold coins, Kevin took the bait.
If Yamabaipao said it was dozens or hundreds of gold coins, Kevin would definitely not pay any attention.
But Kevin felt that if he got these thousands of gold coins, he could make up for some of the losses from the bet and also give an explanation to his family.
The linen-robed man's request was simple: to help them send four people and a small box into Rose Castle.
Kevin asked them what they wanted to do by sneaking into Rose Castle, and the explanation he got was that they wanted to steal something. Kevin was not allowed to ask any other questions, and as for whether they were willing to let Kevin give them a quick death.
Kevin did not hesitate at all when he saw the five hundred gold coins that the other party handed to him as a deposit.
Kevin didn't care what purpose these people had in entering Rose Castle. After all, there were only four of them, and even if they sneaked into the castle, they wouldn't cause any trouble. He had to get through this difficult time, otherwise he would be punished by the family, which was definitely not what Kevin wanted.
What Kevin didn't expect was that such a big thing happened in Rose Castle tonight. After the incident, Kevin immediately thought of the four people and a small box he brought in. Although he was reluctant to believe it, this should be the fact.
"I can't help it even if you deny it, but the four servants you brought into the castle this afternoon were all strangers. If Alice wants to track them down, it will be easy!"
It was because Caroline saw the scene when Kevin entered the castle in the afternoon that she called Kevin over alone and asked him in a low voice.
At first she was a little surprised as to why Kevin brought a servant she had never seen before, but when she thought about what happened in Rose Castle tonight, Caroline quickly thought of a possibility.
The reason why she was asking Kevin now was to confirm whether it was related to Kevin. If it was really related to Kevin, then she would need to explain to the eldest prince when she returned this time that Kevin might not be a good target to win over because he was too stupid.
When Caroline said that it would be easy to track down, Kevin's face suddenly turned pale. He actually knew this, but he still had some hope. Maybe all the guards on duty tonight were dead?
"The Earl has arrived!"
(End of this chapter)
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