The captain of the royal guard continued,
"At that time, there were not many people who had the opportunity to poison wine without arousing suspicion. I think the murderer was among them." If Duren's previous words were just rude, then his current statement is simply So audacious.
Because he almost pointed the finger directly at the people closest to Edward II at the time. This includes Garth who is currently sitting on the Bone Throne.
The latter's eyes when looking at Du Lun were not only cold, but also revealed a faint murderous intent. But the captain of the royal guard didn't seem to feel the threat in Gars's eyes. He paused and said,
“Two days ago I went to Lard Street and found a merchant selling poison.
"According to what he said, His Majesty was poisoned by a poison called Blood Feast. This poison came from a small sect called the Blood Moon Society. It first appeared in the Western Region and killed hundreds of nobles in one go. Several high priests of the Silver Moon Church.
"I believe many of the people present today have heard of this horrific incident, and the person who bought the poison is suspected to be from the Wendell family."
"You are slandering!" Earl Clyde blushed and shouted angrily,
"My family has always been loyal to the royal family. How could we do such a treasonous thing? If you keep talking nonsense, I will fight you!" Duren did not argue with Claude, but said calmly,
"Sir Clyde, you made a big bet on that Wing Clan contestant not long after the martial arts tournament started, right?" Count Clyde's heart skipped a beat. He wanted to deny it, but he did it voluntarily. I was very careful. When I placed the bet, I didn't go there myself, but found a middleman to buy it on my behalf.
But there is no airtight wall in this world, and it is still in Lionheart Castle. Since Duren dares to say this, he must have some evidence in his hands.
In the final analysis, he was too careless and greedy before, and he should not have been obsessed with money and caused extraneous problems, but now it is too late to regret it.
Count Clyde braced himself,
"I can swear on the honor of the Wendel family. I have never thought about and will not assassinate His Majesty. It was he who gave me this job as a swordsmanship teacher when I was in the most difficult time. I will always bear this kindness in my heart. .”
"I believe your oath." Contrary to everyone's expectations, the captain of the royal guard did not refute, but nodded and said,
"I believe you have never thought of assassinating His Majesty, but the people behind you probably don't think so."
"Priest Cornelia used magic four days ago to penetrate deep into your heart. He saw the secrets hidden in your heart and had a premonition of the tragedy that was about to happen.
"That's why she came to the arena early the next morning to warn His Majesty, but His Majesty didn't take the warning from the Cornelia priest this time out of trust in that person.
"Because Your Majesty would never have thought that his closest relatives and favorite son would collude with those from the Wing Tribe to murder his biological father." The captain of the royal guard finally said these words, and then raised his head again. Look towards the figure on the bone throne.
As the two people's eyes met, the hall fell into silence. No one spoke for a long time.
However, this time Garth was not as angry as before. He just looked coldly at the captain of the royal guard at the foot of the stone steps.
"You are crazy. Your current mental state is no longer suitable for you to continue investigating the death of the late emperor."
"I'm not crazy." Du Lun shook his head and said,
"And I've completed almost all the investigations."
"What investigation, I murdered my father?" A sneer appeared on the corner of Garth's mouth,
"I just listened to your nonsense from the beginning to the end. Ask the people here how many of them believe your absurd conjecture." After Gals finished speaking, Duren's eyes scanned the surroundings, and sure enough, no one agreed. .
Everyone he saw would either lower their heads or look away, even those imperial ministers who had high hopes for him.
Du Lun was not discouraged and continued,
"I have witnesses."
"who?"
"Priest Cornelia can confirm what I said. She is a priest of the Church of Life. Everyone in the capital knows it. As a priest, she will never lie." This time Du Lun's words could not be ignored. The few people were shaken, because as the captain of the Royal Guard said, the Cornelia priest had a huge reputation among the nobles and commoners of Lionheart Castle.
If she is willing to stand up and testify for Duren, then Garth can no longer treat Duren's words as nonsense.
This can also be seen from the slightly panicked look on Count Clyde's side. However, Garth didn't seem worried at all. He leaned forward slightly, held his chin and said,
"Really, then where is she?"
"I don't know." Du Lun took a deep breath.
"I made an appointment with her to come to King's Landing Tower to meet you, but I didn't see her this morning, which is why I was late.
"I have searched around the city and asked several of her followers, but no one can tell where she is. The priest of Cornelia disappeared since last night, and the guards guarding the city He also said that he had not seen her leaving the city.
"So I have reason to suspect that you sent people to arrest the Cornelia priest in advance because you were worried that your murder of His Majesty would be exposed."
"You are really very ill, Sir Duren." Garth said softly,
"As long as someone doesn't want to see you and believes in your crazy and funny imagination, you will think that I kidnapped him."
"Your Highness," the captain of the royal guard took another half step forward and said sincerely,
"The priest Cornelia has an extraordinary status. Even His Majesty respects her. Half of the people in the city are believers of the goddess of life. Please be sure not to hurt her, lest it cause a catastrophe."
"Forget it." Garth seemed to have suddenly lost all interest, waved his hand and said,
"I still have to continue the coronation ceremony, and I don't have time to argue with a madman. You can go. Since you have served the royal family for so many years, I won't embarrass you.
"Just do what you said, hand over your noble title, leave the royal capital, and never come back."
"But... the murderer of His Majesty has not yet received the punishment he deserves." The captain of the royal guard said after being silent for a while.
Garth seemed to be amused by this stubborn knight, he put away all the joking expression on his face and said with a serious expression.
"I gave you a chance. You asked for it. If I can prove that all your accusations against me are slander, you will also be whipped according to the laws of the empire." Du Lun nodded without hesitation.
"Okay." After saying this, he saw Gars and said to the attendant beside him,
"You, go and invite the Cornelia priest, now, immediately."
