Jane Diela left after introducing the situation. Before leaving, she looked back expectantly, as if praying that he could find innocence for his past friends so that she could atone for her sins.
Gongsun Ce felt that there was an extra responsibility on his shoulders, and even more anger. He understands why people think the way they do, and that's why he's angry. It was the same when I was in the Capital of the Sky. There were always people spreading rumors that the eldest brother was trying to please the authorities and that the eldest brother did all this to establish his high-pressure rule...
Fools always use their own prejudice and malice to speculate on those truly noble people! So when he was in Cangdu, he worked as an arrogant Taoist. The existence of Taoism would make those despicable people shut up. But in Superbia, the upright knights are helpless against slander, and even some of the knights themselves have such thoughts.
So fucking bad! Do good people deserve to be scolded? Should good people be held at gunpoint? !
"A bunch of rubbish!"
Gongsun Ce cursed angrily and was about to walk to the coffee shop when he accidentally saw a familiar touch of green hair. He rushed forward in two or two steps and shouted behind her: "Stop!"
Criqui threw back her head like an acrobat and blinked.
"Wow, you are so strong today. Are you so impatient this afternoon?"
"No kidding, I have something to ask you."
Krikki whistled: "Want to ask for information in vain? No way!"
·
Gongsun Ce paid a steak as the price for opening the other party's mouth. Krikki chewed the medium-rare beef, her lips and teeth were covered with blood. She swung the red wine glass and asked, "Wouldn't you like some?"
"No need, I'm really not used to eating raw food." Gongsun Ce curled his lips, "It makes me lose my appetite just looking at it."
"Don't be such an amateur, okay? Medium rare is different from raw meat." Krikki wiped her mouth and put down her knife and fork. "For the sake of your treat, sister, I will reluctantly have a chat with you. I want to ask What, little boy?"
Anyway, I won’t ask about your measurements.
"A few quick questions. First, is the old coot always late?"
"Are you asking a girl out alone just to talk about the old man's bad things..." Krikki covered her face, "Yes, he is often late. You know how bad the old man's temper is. He is the kind of person who expects you to be late if he is late. A man with double standards who deserves death. He was even late for a meeting with Her Majesty the Queen."
It is in line with my understanding of him. This is what Roninles can do.
"Then it was the same day when the Holy Fire Armor was damaged?"
Crikey scratched her face: "That's not true. The old man was late when repairing the armor a few times before, which made the Dawn Knight angry, so she said seriously that time, please be sure to arrive at the scene a few minutes early. You know The Dawn Knight was really scary, so it was rare for the old man to prepare to go there on time that morning."
"But he's still late? What's going on?"
"This... who knows..."
Criqui smiled and turned her head, her eyes wandering. Gongsun Ce slapped the table in a threatening manner: "Tell the truth!"
"I recruit, I recruit." Miss Apprentice raised her hands, "Actually, I was late when I sent him the documents that morning. I was completing the written procedures for him to enter the secret room."
"Okay, it's your boy!"
Gongsun Ce looked at the other party suspiciously, and Krikki across the table waved his hands repeatedly: "No! The entire train of apprentices was late that morning. You can't doubt me even if you doubt me."
Do you mage apprentices still clock in and clock in for work? It sounds so lifelike.
"Why?"
"It just so happened that the royal carriage was traveling to implement traffic control, and the main road was blocked." Criqui shrugged, "I jumped out of the window and ran to the museum in order to deliver documents, but in the end I was scolded by the old man. I was wronged. "
You were just a little late on foot on a journey that normally required driving to be punctual. You have enough energy. Sure enough, your true identity is a direct agent of the World Creation Envoy...
"The royal carriage trip... did it happen to be that morning..."
Gongsun Ce gradually came up with an idea, and he thought he had figured out the cause and effect of the matter. There is only one final confirmation left. If the guess is true, then there is really nothing the Dawn Knight can do.
"Does Mnemosyne record this thing have some kind of control center?"
Krikki glared alertly: "Why are you asking this? This confidential information will not be leaked. You can figure it out for yourself."
"But you have already involved so much and you still talk to me about secrets." Gongsun Ce shook his finger, "After all, this is a kingdom, and important things must be held in the palm of your hand to feel at ease. The core of the entire intelligence control system is inside the palace. That bell tower, right?”
Crikey crossed her index fingers and made an "x" in front of her lips.
"I have no opinion on this whimsical conjecture."
"It's done, it's none of your business." Gongsun Ce smiled proudly, "I'm going back."
"Hey, hey, don't leave in a hurry." Krikki pulled his sleeve, "Why are you asking about these things all of a sudden? Do you want to find out about the Holy Fire Armor?"
Gongsun Ce said angrily: "I can't stand her taking such a big blame!"
Crikey responded in a long voice: "So you want to help her...but frankly speaking, I don't think it makes sense."
I don't know if it was an illusion, but there was sympathy in Crikey's eyes.
"Don't deny it in a hurry. Do you think you are a small character like me? If life is a drama, we are the little people at the bottom of the cast list. And the big people are more powerful and wiser than us. They are all It’s a problem that can’t be solved even if you replace us.”
"You think there's nothing I can do?"
"I'm talking about the issue of meaning. Does she really need your help?" Criqui drew a question mark in the air, "Jane also said she wanted to help the Dawn Knight before, but then she stopped mentioning it without realizing it. This happened...because she gradually realized that the knight never needed her help."
"Unfortunately, Jane Diela and I are different. See you next time!"
Crikey stared at his back, slowly chewing a piece of bloody beef, with a faint smile on her lips.
"I hope so."
Gongsun Ce left with confidence. He walked back to the coffee shop along the same path. The Dawn Knight was still sitting there reading. He sat back at the table and asked impatiently: "Hey, Miss Alandia. Let me ask you a question... What did you see in the secret room on the day the Holy Fire Armor was damaged?"
Alandia was a little confused at first, but then she understood something. She closed the book and said seriously: "This is not a question you should explore, Mr. Gongsun."
"It's okay if you don't answer. Your attitude shows the truth." Gongsun Ce snapped his fingers, "I fully understand the ins and outs of this case!"
Gongsun Ce was beaming as he spoke, and was a little proud. He thought that there were some things that only he, the outsider, could say, but Airandia had to keep her mouth shut. It was this advantage that allowed him to defeat the Dawn Knight in one round...
He can always make a difference!
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At seven-thirty at night, Orianna's home. The four people gathered in the living room after dinner. Gongsun Ce stood by the fireplace and was telling the results of his investigation today.
"...The above is the general story of this episode. What do you think?"
The Dawn Knight said nothing. Orianna's face was covered with a haze, and Mo Yuankai was the first to speak: "I don't mean any harm, but it seems like it's all the work of the Dawn Knight..."
Orianna glared angrily, and he quickly said the second half of the sentence: "So this must be a premeditated frame-up!"
"We have discussed this many times." Orianna said sadly, "No Star Knight really thinks that this is Airandia's doing, but the problem is that if this is a frame-up, then the criminal's plan is It’s too unstable.”
Mo Yuankai asked confused: "Why is it unstable?"
"You think, people's actions at that time were full of coincidences. If there hadn't been that traffic jam, Lord Roninles would have arrived a few minutes earlier than Knight Alandia. And if they had entered the secret room together - or Your Majesty the Master entered the secret room first - the prisoner's plan completely failed."
"How can you see it?" Gongsun Ce asked.
"He must have faked the Dawn Knight's attack! And if the armor is damaged and everyone who rushes to the scene finds out that it is the mage who is at the scene, wouldn't this incident be a complete failure?" Orianna said, " After all, you don’t even have any swordsmanship.”
Gongsun Ce applauded loudly and praised: "Oh my god Orianna, you really surprise me. Your performance today far exceeds your usual IQ!"
"It's nothing good..." Orianna puffed up her chest proudly, and realized something was wrong halfway through her sentence, "What does my usual IQ mean?! What do you usually think of me?!"
Gongsun Ce hurriedly hid behind his elder brother: "Let's not talk about it for now. In short, Orianna pointed out a point that is worth paying attention to, which is the order in which the old fool and the Dawn Knight came to the scene. If the old fool was not late, this frame-up would have been framed The plan fell apart. Obviously the prisoner couldn't allow this to happen, so he deliberately caused an incident to delay Roninles' arrival at the scene..."
Gongsun Ce looked at the Dawn Knight as if confirming, but the silver-haired woman remained silent. He regarded this as acquiescence to his own reasoning, and felt even more confident: "Let us think downwards in chronological order. When the eucalyptus occurred, the Dawn Knight pushed the door open, and then took strange actions. She blocked it with the impermanence method. Headquarters, and asked Jane Diera to go find Roninlus. Please note that at this time, the knight Airandia had already noticed that something was wrong, but she did not tell her discovery... just as she still maintained at this time silence."
Mo Yuankai glanced at the silent Dawn Knight and asked, "Why, Ace?"
Gongsun Ce knocked on his hand: "Because the prisoner had just destroyed the armor and was escaping from the secret room by some means. The Dawn Knight sealed the headquarters immediately to prevent the prisoner from escaping, and she remained silent because she discovered the prisoner's The true identity. That identity was so shocking that Knight Airandia couldn’t say it out loud!”
Orianna said dizzily: "Who do you want to accuse?"
"Leave me alone for now~"
Mo Yuankai became more and more dizzy: "But no one found the prisoner? The headquarters has been sealed off. The Dawn Knight is standing at the door. Where did the prisoner escape from..."
"Think about where we are. This is Superbia, and there is another royal capital at our feet."
Gongsun Ce pointed to the ground with confidence: "The prisoner immediately sneaked into the Shadow Mist City after being discovered. The Dawn Knight went to follow after sealing off the scene. However, due to mental calculations and unintentional, she failed to catch up with the Realm Envoy who had already planned it. . In desperation, she returned to the secret room in a fighting state, and the scene Orianna saw happened."
"But...but..." Orianna stuttered, "We all saw the sword light! The armor was only..."
Gongsun Ce shook his finger: "You just saw the sword light and the damaged armor, didn't you? It's easy to achieve this effect."
He picked up an orange from the fruit bowl, peeled off a piece of peel with telekinesis, and then put the peel on top.
"The prisoner destroyed the armor in advance and then disguised it as intact. All he has to do is remove the disguise at the right time... Brother, come and shine."
Mo Yuankai rolled out something the size of a grain of rice. Gongsun Ce hid the "rice grains" in the orange peel, then lifted the peel, and the rice grains immediately exploded, emitting a ray of light.
"Of course, the methods used in the world creation method are definitely more sophisticated, but the principle should be similar to this: a simple trigger trap, and the effect of just being broken is completed!"
Orianna covered her mouth with one hand and said "Why didn't I think of that" written all over her face. Mo Yuankai nodded appreciatively. Gongsun Ce stood up and looked at the silver-haired woman who remained silent. His words were filled with contentment: "What do you think, Knight Alandia?"
Alandia spoke for the first time: "I agree with this inference about armor."
"Very good!"
"Then I want to know, do you have any guesses about the prisoner's identity?"
"Easy." Gongsun Ce tapped his forehead with his finger, "Think about the characteristics of this prisoner! He is well-informed and can grasp the progress of your maintenance work; his hands and eyes are very good. Not only can he easily cause a traffic jam, but he can also modify it. Mnemosyne records; he is a world-creating magician, and he also has the ability to enter secret chambers - when this information is gathered together, the identity of the prisoner is almost ready to be revealed!"
There are three keys to the secret room, which are kept in the hands of the leader, the mage and the queen respectively; the recording center is located inside the palace; the traffic jam is caused by the royal carriage... Are there any other answers?
Gongsun Ce snapped his fingers and said with a smile: "The prisoner is Her Majesty the Queen of the Morton Kingdom, Albion Anne Morton!"
Orianna stood up before the anticipation on her face dissipated. She angrily rebuked: "Mr. Gongsun, I ask you to withdraw this shameful slander immediately! How could Her Majesty the Queen do such a bizarre thing!"
Gongsun Ce spread his hands and said excitedly: "There are as many reasons as there are! Due to the great purge of the Dawn Knight four years ago, the royal family had already had a rift with her; when the parliamentary seats were changed, if there was a normal duel She is likely to become the new leader; the Liuli Disaster is coming soon, and the kingdom needs new fighting power.
At this time, a frame-up incident actually achieved three results with one stone. The Queen can take this opportunity to limit the power of the Dawn Knights, suppress the power of the Knights, and also logically ask her eldest brother to come to Superbia. She accomplished all her goals effortlessly! "
Orianna's face turned red with anger: "This... you are simply thinking about Her Majesty the Queen with despicable thoughts! I cannot admit your reasoning!"
"Don't worry, okay? I believe the Dawn Knight has more say than me... because she was the one who really witnessed the scene."
Everyone in the room looked at the Dawn Knight. Gongsun Ce swallowed, suppressed his nervousness, and asked: "Knight Arlandia, can you tell me what happened now? What exactly did you see in the secret room at that time?"
As a knight, Airandia could not blame the queen. As a detective, she cannot make such unfounded inferences. Therefore, this clumsy woman had to deal with the deliberate slander in silence.
But now, things are different. Gongsun Ce, who was not a member of the kingdom, could express his reasoning without any burden. As long as all the inferences are completed and she is confirmed as a witness, the matter will come to an end.
Hope this guess is correct.
I hope today's investigation was not in vain.
I hope that his efforts will allow the Knight of Dawn to tell the unspeakable secret...
He stared at the female knight nervously until her lips opened and closed.
"I see Her Majesty the Queen."
"——Great!
"
Gongsun Ce jumped up excitedly. He glanced at the shocked Orianna arrogantly, walked up to the Dawn Knight, and asked with satisfaction and pride: "Am I right, Miss Alandia?"
He expected the knight to smile at him, to praise his intelligence and the courage to express his speculations.
However, Airandia did not laugh.
She was still looking at him with her normal look, her gray eyes as deep as a lake, with a mechanical calmness.
Gongsun Zhi felt uneasy and repeated: "...Miss Alandia?"
"This does not mean that the prisoner is Her Majesty the Queen. It is precisely because I rejected this speculation that I did not tell the matter. At this stage, it will only cause unnecessary quarrels and will not help solve the incident."
...?
No benefit?
what are you talking about. The facts are before our eyes. You...what are you still doubting?
Gongsun Ce felt a little anxious: "No. Hey. I don't understand..."
Alandia's response took on a teaching tone: "As I have told you many times, Mr. Gongsun. We can make countless reasonable speculations, but we can only find one correct reasoning.
Your guess is very reasonable, but there are still some omissions. I would like to ask you to explain a question: If the prisoner is really Her Majesty, why did she wait for my arrival? "
"In order to... to ensure that the trap is activated at the best time! In this way, she can..."
The Dawn Knight began to ask: "What if she is discovered by others in advance? What if I catch up with her? If Lord Roninles comes in advance and enters the door with me, how will Her Majesty handle these accidents?"
Gongsun Ce couldn't answer. He realized that there was something wrong with the logic chain, and this method of operation was too risky. He couldn't think of any reason for the prisoner to stay alone in the secret room despite taking risks. Even if it meant making the Dawn Knight leave again, there should be a better way to solve the problem.
"Maybe she has some secret skills..." Gongsun Ce whispered, "Even you don't know the trump card..."
The Dawn Knight asked another question: "I think you should have investigated Her Majesty the Queen's information and know that her swordsmanship is ordinary. Then how did she fake my attack?"
"this……"
Gongsun Ce panicked because he did not conduct a detailed investigation. He hesitated and said: "Maybe she has been hiding her strength for so many years..."
"Once again, you made unfounded speculations. With this line of thinking, you can explain anyone as the murderer." Airandia said, "And the motive for committing the murder was too bold, even bizarre. The rulers did not hesitate to suppress their subordinates. The disparity between the risks and rewards of destroying a country's most important treasure is enough to deter any reasonable person."
Gongsun Ce tried to argue: "This way I can take this opportunity to call my elder brother..."
"Before Mr. Mo Yuankai arrived, no one could be sure that he had the power to repair the armor. You are using what will happen in the future as the basis for past events, which is very dangerous."
Gongsun Ce fell silent and sat back on the sofa in silence. Alandia is still pointing out the problem: "Finally, you made a basic mistake. If you verify the speculation, you will find that Her Majesty has a solid alibi-she was interviewed by the Prime Minister that morning. Knight McCullough’s audience, the whole palace can bear witness to them.”
Witness testimony was of no use.
In this way, there is really no need for Alandia to reveal the information.
The Queen is obviously not the real prisoner. Even if he claimed to have seen the Queen committing suicide, who would believe it? What purpose does it serve except muddying the water?
"..."
Well, that's all wrong.
So fucking self-righteous and like an idiot.
Everything you discovered has been thought of by the Dawn Knight for a long time.
Gongsun Ce tried to make a last-ditch effort to make himself look more respectable: "Okay, I guessed wrong. It seems I'm still not as smart as you..."
But Alandia was not going to end, and Alandia was still making her comment: "The root of the mistake is not ability, but attitude. Preconceived positions will hinder your judgment. This is worthy of vigilance."
Gongsun Ce wiped his face, put down his hands, and whispered as if begging for mercy: "I did this for your sake, do you understand?"
"And this is not helpful in finding the truth." Airandia pointed out.
The atmosphere in the room gradually became tense, as if there was a faint smell of gunpowder smoke floating in the air, with an uneasy smell. Mo Yuankai and Orianna both planned to say something to smooth things over, but the two people at the center of the argument did not intend to give up. The Knight of Dawn is still serious, and his quibbles seem awkward and anxious.
Disappointment and annoyance burned quietly, and before he knew it, Gongsun Ce began to sneer, and he said provocatively: "It seems that I shouldn't think you are innocent."
"When solving problems, yes." Airandia nodded, "If you really want to find the truth, the first thing you should do is to interrogate me, the biggest suspect, and dig out as many relevant cases as possible. Relevant intelligence. This is what I have been teaching you, observation, and calmness."
"Ah... really awesome. Great detective." Gongsun Ce crossed his legs and said with a gun and a stick, "I should really learn from you, shouldn't I? Tell everyone, what's earth-shattering about you? Let’s use reasoning to explain this piece of crap!”
“Keep calm, being angry for no reason makes you a mentally weak person.”
"I'm so angry, what's the matter?" Gongsun Ce growled, "Do you expect me to keep a straight face like you every day? I'm sorry, I'm a human, not a machine, I can't do it! Please teach me your reasoning, I have no idea. Just stop trying to teach me a lesson!"
Alandia put her hands on the armrests of the seat and said in her usual tone: "The prisoner is a creation law user whose identity is unknown. He or she can freely enter and exit the Shadow Mist City, and has extremely strong hallucinations and imitations. Ability, and advanced swordsmanship. He sneaked into the secret room during the previous regular inspection - or forged the key to the secret room - and then destroyed the armor in the way you speculated before.
The prisoner had remained indoors awaiting my arrival because his hallucinatory powers required a certain distance or medium to work. The prisoner needs to ensure that his trap can be hidden from my detection, so he has to put himself in danger. "
"A prisoner of the air that does not exist! An invisible figure that can never be found!" Gongsun Ce laughed loudly, "It's so convincing. He can be invisible and ignore all restrictions. His existence is completely independent of any event. Universal answer. Whenever something unexplainable happens in the future, we can use the existence of this person to explain it!"
Alandia crossed her fingers and said: "This is not reasoning, just my speculation, because I don't have any evidence to prove the existence of this person. I also think this speculation is too whimsical, so I only mention it to a few people. If If you have new ideas, you are welcome to discuss them with me."
He wanted to continue to refute, to laugh loudly, to say that the other party was vain, to say that she was extremely incompetent. But then he remembered that he originally wanted to help her clear her grievances, but he couldn't do anything to help her.
Discuss? What else is being discussed?
Everything he said was already thought of by the other party. He had a wishful thinking that he could do some great things, but actually he became angry because of his fault and made a fuss about innocent people.
Like a ridiculous clown.
"It makes sense." Gongsun Ce said.
The balloon held up by vanity was punctured by a needle. He suddenly felt tired and tired. I don’t have that much energy to keep up my face. He just didn't want to admit his mistake or admit that he was doing useless work. Don't want to admit reality.
"Maybe that's true. I have nothing to say... I'm a little sleepy, so I'm going to rest first."
He lowered his head and didn't look at everyone's expressions. He hurried upstairs as if running away.
He felt a little uncomfortable. Because the truth is just like what Crikey said, a small character like him can't really do anything.
The Dawn Knight never needed his help either.
