Chapter 282 Kevin’s Death!
When Gervis stood up and walked towards the door, two servants immediately wanted to come forward to support Gervis, but were pushed away by Gervis. It felt weird for a young man like him to be supported by two male servants. Alice was really something. He was a man after all. Why didn't she send two maids to support him? It would be better to let these male servants clean up the corpses in the vestibule.
After rejecting the servant's kindness, Gervis's wandering thoughts were immediately interrupted by his stomach.
Coo~coo~
"Oh my god, I don't think I've eaten for most of the day!"
Gervis had only taken a few steps in the corridor when he awkwardly heard his stomach growl.
It was not until this moment that Gervis realized that he had not had dinner since noon. The only thing he had eaten at the banquet was a few bites of barbecue, but it was poisoned by that damn Roll with wind chime flowers, and he finally vomited it all out.
Touching his rumbling stomach, Gervis felt a little helpless. Originally, Gervis, who was covered in injuries, didn't want to go to the banquet hall. After all, there were many bruises on his face, which damaged his tall image.
But now I can only go to the banquet hall to fill my stomach, otherwise I will be very hungry, and by the way, see how Alice will deal with Kevin's matter.
Because Gervis refused the butler's attire, he could only walk slowly while enduring the pain.
When Gervis finally arrived at the banquet hall, he found that all the guests were gathered together watching the show. This relieved Gervis's pressure a lot, and he walked in with his head slightly lowered.
"Don't come over here! Alice, what happened tonight is none of my business. I didn't know those people would use purple fairy bugs to attack Rose Castle!"
When Gervis walked closer and took a look, he saw an incredible scene: Kevin was holding Caroline hostage with a table knife!
"What's going on here?"
Gervis was full of greetings. Didn't Kevin always follow Caroline's lead? Why did he hold Caroline hostage now?
Gervis was very interested in this kind of drama, so he quickly took a few pieces of cake from the table nearby, and then squeezed to the front of the crowd, ready to watch the show.
"Kevin, please release Caroline. I told you that I only want to find out more about the man in the linen robe. As for whether you are guilty or not, I will hand you over to the Noble Council for a decision."
Alice was standing not far away, and at this moment Kevin was surrounded by Gandalf and others.
In this world, the nobility has a high status. Generally, there are only two ways to judge a noble. The first is for the feudal lord to whom the noble is loyal to judge. This is usually used when there is a dispute between two vassals under the feudal lord.
As for the other one, it is the Noble Council, which is composed of people sent by the eight major families of the Principality of Zeon. The president of the council is the king. Alice cannot directly punish the earl's son like Kevin, so she can only submit him to the Noble Council for trial.
Although some exchanges of interests occurred in the Council of Nobles, they still had to save face. If there was real guilt and the evidence was conclusive, the law would be enforced. However, for some powerful nobles, the severity of the sentence would be slightly changed when sentencing.
Just like what Kevin did tonight, bringing an unidentified person with ulterior motives into Rose Castle, and causing such serious consequences, he could normally be sentenced to death by hanging. However, if Kevin's family is willing to make arrangements and make corresponding compensation to Alice, then deprivation of the noble title might be an acceptable punishment.
It was impossible for Kevin to avoid paying a price this time. After all, the castle was the fortress of the nobles and its status was particularly important. Someone actually sent the enemy into the nobles' castle to do evil things, and no one dared to allow such a thing to happen.
"Alice, I told you, this is none of my business. I don't know them. I just took the money and brought those four people into the castle. I don't know anything else!"
"Alice, let me go. As long as you promise to let me go, I will let Caroline go."
Originally Kevin would not have gone this far, but when Alice came to the banquet hall with Gandalf and others to question Kevin and told him the results of the investigation, Kevin knew he could no longer hide it.
When Kevin heard from Alice about the casualties in Rose Castle tonight, he was terrified, especially because a mid-level silver knight had died.
Kevin, who was speechless, saw that Alice was about to take him away, so he asked Caroline for help, hoping that Caroline could say something good about him.
But Caroline found out that Kevin had just lied to her and was extremely disappointed. Instead of pleading for Kevin, she said that she would inform the Crown Prince of Kevin's actions after returning to the capital, and even stated that from that moment on, Kevin had been kicked out of the Crown Prince's team.
For a moment, Kevin was scared and angry, and he put the knife on the table against Caroline's neck.
The most surprising thing is that Kevin can actually use his fighting spirit. It turns out that Kevin didn't eat any food at the banquet tonight.
Kevin knew that the guys he brought into the castle could not have simply planned to steal, so he was cautious and did not dare to eat any food. This allowed Kevin to still use his fighting spirit to hold Caroline hostage under the noses of Gandalf and others.
Things have come to this point, how can Kevin give in? What he wants to do most now is to return to the Larkin family and ask his loving mother to help him find a solution.
At this moment, Kevin couldn't believe the death of Alice, a mid-level silver knight. Kevin was worried that he would not be able to leave Rose Castle. Even if Alice really handed him over to the Council of Nobles, that was something Kevin didn't want to see.
Because he was handed over to the House of Nobles, not only would the Larkin family have to pay a greater price to rescue him, but his title would also most likely be lost. In that case, it would be better to kill him.
"Kevin, if you hurt Caroline, not even the Larkin family can protect you!"
Alice frowned. She really didn't expect that Kevin still had a fighting spirit and even went so far as to hold Caroline hostage. When they were in the royal school, Caroline had invested a lot in Kevin in order to help the eldest prince win the hearts of the people.
"Kevin, if you do this, my father and the eldest prince will not let you go. Even your father can't save you!"
Caroline, who was held hostage by Kevin, had no expression of fear on her face, but only resentment.
Once upon a time Kevin was just her follower, and she also took good care of Kevin and others. But today Kevin actually held a knife to her neck. This was not only a humiliation to her, but it was also likely that the eldest prince would look down on her because of it.
Caroline is also a high-level bronze knight, but because of the poison of the bellflower, she is now powerless to resist and can only be held hostage by Kevin in public.
"I have no choice. You guys forced me to do this. I just want to earn some gold coins. Gervis! If it weren't for Gervis, I wouldn't be in this situation!"
Kevin's voice became hoarse, and his hand holding the dinner knife was shaking due to nervousness.
Suddenly Kevin saw Gervis squeezing out of the crowd. Seeing Gervis eating a piece of cake while watching the show, Kevin's eyes turned red. His current situation was caused by the person in front of him. Now he had nowhere to go, but this pretty boy was eating without any effort.
"Lord Kevin, why do you say that? Our bet was made in public. You must admit defeat and you can't slander me."
"As a noble, you should be magnanimous. Look at Boris. He lost a lot of gold coins and a purple elf, but he's still eating and drinking well!"
Gervis was in high spirits, not worrying at all that his words would anger Kevin, because in his opinion, Caroline was not a good person either. She had actually helped Kevin to bribe him so that he would not hinder Kevin from pursuing Alice.
Gervais doesn't look kindly upon those who want to put on colorful hats for themselves.
More importantly, because of Kevin, so many innocent soldiers died in Rose Castle tonight, including more than a dozen of its own slave soldiers who were seriously injured, and Alice even lost a mid-level silver knight.
Gervis was hoping that Kevin would take action right now. As long as Kevin hurt Caroline in front of everyone, he would definitely be in trouble, and even the Larkin family would not be able to save him.
"Grevith!"
When Gervis finished speaking, Alice came to Gervis and shook her head at him, obviously worried that Kevin would really hurt Caroline.
Although Caroline and Alice have always been at odds, Caroline is the granddaughter of the Lord of the North. If anything happens in Rose Castle, Alice will feel guilty!
"Grevith, I will make you live a life worse than death one day!"
Kevin was furious at Gervis' words, but at the moment he knew that the most important thing was to get out of Rose Castle, so he looked at Gervis resentfully, said a harsh word, and then ignored Gervis.
When Gervis heard Kevin's harsh words, his eyes flashed with coldness. This time was different from the past. Gervis could feel that Kevin really wanted to kill him.
"Alice, if you don't let me go, I won't be able to survive, and neither will Caroline!"
Kevin was like a trapped beast, his emotions gradually losing control, he increased the strength in his hands unconsciously, the sharp edge of the knife had already cut the skin on Caroline's snow-white neck because of Kevin's increased strength, bright red blood had already flowed out along the skin.
"Gandalf, Bernie, get out of the way and let Kevin go!"
Seeing this, Alice finally gave in. Gervis might not care about Caroline's life or death, but as a count, Alice could not ignore it.
Gandalf and Bernie held their swords in their hands, and after hearing what Alice said, they could only step aside helplessly.
They hated Kevin to the core and blamed Kevin for most of Viscount Palant's death.
Seeing that Alice had given in and a passage had been cleared in the banquet hall, Kevin carried Caroline without hesitation and moved cautiously towards the door, while the knife in his hand never left Caroline's neck.
When everyone was staring at Kevin's every move, Gervis suddenly closed his eyes.
Kevin faced everyone and came to the door of the banquet hall holding Caroline hostage. At this time, Gervis opened his eyes again and walked straight towards Kevin.
Seeing that the crowd was not approaching, Kevin felt a little relieved after walking out of the banquet hall door. As long as he continued to hold Caroline hostage and rode away from Rose Castle on horseback, he could leave Jones County without stopping.
"You are not allowed to come out. Once I leave the castle, I will let Caroline go!"
Kevin yelled and glanced towards the hall. Suddenly he saw Gervis again. Gervis was actually looking at him with a smile. Kevin glared at Gervis fiercely and prepared to walk towards the exit along the corridor.
At this moment, Kevin suddenly felt as if there was a dark shadow beside him. Kevin looked up without any confusion, but saw an ugly pig-headed man standing beside him, with his wide nostrils almost touching his face.
"ah!"
Kevin was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the pig-headed man and was frightened. The knife in his hand subconsciously left Caroline's neck and stabbed the pig-headed man's head.
In the perception of everyone in this world, orcs are bloody and cruel. They will kill humans as soon as they see them without any negotiation.
Although Kevin was very confused, he had just looked around and saw no other figures except a few servants standing in the distance. How could a pig-headed man suddenly appear?
However, instinct still prompted Kevin to attack the pig-headed man.
Kevin's knife hit the air as expected. Just when Kevin was confused, he heard a loud bang in his ears.
Bang!
With the explosion, a huge bloody hole appeared on Kevin's neck.
Hehehe~
Kevin loosened the knife in his hand and covered his neck. At this moment, everything in front of him returned to normal. There was no pig-headed man in the hall. There was only slowly drifting white smoke and Gervis's hateful smile.
Kevin wanted to say something, but the huge wound on his throat made him only make weak sounds, like a leaky bellows.
After holding on for five seconds, Kevin's whole body went limp and he died!
Thanks to the book friend "Garfield" for the reward!!!
(End of this chapter)
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