This afternoon, Chief Biluen, the commander of the Guard of the Kingdom of Andrew, will hold a welcome banquet in his mansion to receive the detectives invited from all over Europe.
It is said that Chief Biluen is a minister that the current King Andrew relies on very much. When the king was seriously ill, he was ordered by the king to assist the king's younger brother in handling government affairs.
With the invitation letter in Mary's hand, Karasumaying and Mary entered the palace smoothly without encountering any obstacles.
It is said to be a royal palace, but in fact it is an area of noble villas built around a large castle. Except for the King's Castle located in the center, the surrounding houses are all in standard modern European architectural style and have no historical flavor at all.
No, not at all...
On the way to Governor Biluen's residence, Karasumaying saw an obelisk standing in the middle of the square when passing by the welcome square.
This obelisk is more than ten meters high. It is shaped like a square column with a pointed top. The overall width shrinks from bottom to top. The top of the obelisk seems to be wrapped in some kind of metal, reflecting dazzling light under the sunlight.
Karasuma Ying was a little curious. If she remembered correctly, this kind of obelisk should be one of the characteristic buildings of ancient Egyptian civilization after the pyramids, and represented the ancient Egyptians' sun worship.
Unexpectedly, she could see similar buildings in another country thousands of miles away from Egypt. It was really amazing.
"What's wrong? Miss Karasuma?"
Next to him, a foreign man wearing the military uniform of the Kingdom of Andrew asked in English.
His name is Hans, and he is a soldier of the Andrew Kingdom Guard. Because he is proficient in English, he is sent to serve as the guide and assistant of Mary and the two.
"How long ago was this obelisk built?" Karasumaying looked up at the obelisk in the distance and asked also in English.
When Mary heard this, she also stopped and looked along her line of sight.
"Sorry, Miss Karasuma, I don't know this either."
Hans heard this and replied apologetically.
"Because this obelisk was originally an ancient Egyptian building. It is said that it was built for sacrifice in a local temple..."
"Built in Egypt?" Karasumaying looked at him in surprise.
"Yes, it was brought back from Egypt as a trophy by the first king of the kingdom hundreds of years ago. It has been left in the kingdom since then, and today it has become one of the most famous attractions in the kingdom... …”
While explaining proudly, Hans smiled and suggested to the two of them:
"Miss Karasuma, Miss Mary, if you are interested, you can go over and take a photo. Don't worry, as the obelisk is one of the famous attractions in the kingdom, this kind of behavior is allowed."
"I don't need it." Karasuma Ying immediately lost interest and replied in a calm tone.
She originally thought it was this country's own cultural building, but was it also snatched from other countries?
Without discussing this topic again, Hans led the two of them and continued walking towards the commander's residence.
Along the way, he spontaneously introduced some situations in Andrew's Kingdom to the two of them.
The current king of Andrew is named Heningu, and he is called the Holy King by the citizens of the kingdom.
The reason for this name is said to be that ten years ago, King Heningu issued a series of political reforms and economic measures, which internally eliminated the kingdom's decadent nobles, and externally vigorously developed tourism and invested in foreign high-tech industries. .
These actions saved the economy of the Andrew Kingdom that was on the verge of bankruptcy at that time, greatly boosted the country's economic development, and brought today's wealthy life to its citizens.
However, due to his advanced age, King Heningu's health was getting worse and worse. Starting from half a year ago, he used illness as an excuse to gradually hand over the government affairs of the country to his younger brother Preben.
In addition, King Heningu himself had no children, and only had two adopted princesses as heirs to the kingdom.
The king is seriously ill, the heir is an adopted princess, and the person overseeing the country is the king's brother. It just sounds very problematic. It's almost like a standard script arrangement for fighting for royal power...
Karasumaying complained silently in her heart.
"Commander Biluen's residence is just ahead."
Following Hans and Mary, they came to a remote and quiet park in the palace. Surrounded by woods, there was a luxurious Western villa.
The annex is two stories high, mainly in red and white. The front of the first floor of the annex is equipped with many large round arched windows from left to right. Through these large windows, even from dozens of meters away, Both Mary and Mary could clearly see the interior of the first floor of the annex.
Although it is not yet time for the banquet to start, in addition to the soldiers and maids responsible for security and reception, there are already many men and women in different costumes gathered in the banquet hall on the first floor of the annex. It seems that they are also invited. Detectives.
Two hundred meters diagonally opposite this mansion annex, there is a castle surrounded by a river.
This castle is not high, nor is it large in area. It also looks very dilapidated. It neither looks like an open tourist attraction nor does it look like it is inhabited.
When the three of them happened to pass by the castle, Mary suddenly asked: "What is this castle used for?"
"Oh, it is the dungeon of the kingdom. It contains terrorists and criminals who have committed major crimes of rebellion in the kingdom." Hans explained, and also reminded the two of them:
"Miss Mary, Miss Karasuma, because the dungeon is not open to the public, and there are guards guarding it at all times, so in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I do not recommend that you go near there."
"Don't worry, we understand." Mary nodded and replied.
"Well, because in the past years there were always many tourists who wanted to sneak into the dungeon out of curiosity, and were accidentally injured by the guards, so I... In short, just remember not to get close to this place."
Listening to Hans's reminder, Karasumaying took a closer look at the dungeon castle and happened to see an old guard coming out of the gate.
The old guard had a serious face, and there was a scar diagonally across his left eye. He looked a bit ferocious and terrifying.
He seemed to be aware of Karasuma Ying's gaze. When Karasuma Ying looked over, his intact right eye also happened to look over.
After the two people's eyes met for a moment, the old guard looked away and left directly away from the annex.
Karasuma Ying also withdrew her gaze and followed Mary and Hans in front.
Since the banquet had not officially started yet, Hans took the two of them to take a look at the banquet hall on the first floor of the annex, and then took them to the second floor of the annex.
There were many rooms on the second floor of the annex. Hans led the two of them straight to a room and opened the door with the key.
"You two ladies, this is your room."
Chapter 2 is a little later (﹃)
(End of chapter)
