The news that Liliana and her party were attacked in the royal capital quickly reached the ears of King Carion. The king's first reaction was that someone was joking with him.
Since the changes in the architectural layout of the royal capital seven years ago, the security system has also undergone many changes under the suggestions of all parties. What can be seen with the naked eye are the large and small patrol teams that can be seen everywhere on the streets.
Under their maintenance, coupled with the special cultural atmosphere of the royal capital, the order of the city is not only in good order, but at least vicious incidents rarely occur. No matter how big it is, it is just a safety incident caused by an accident, and it is handled appropriately and promptly afterwards.
To put it bluntly, in the impression of the old man in Wangdu, the last time his life safety was threatened by others seemed to have happened in his previous life.
But it would be a blessing if this didn't happen. If it did, it would be during such a sensitive period, and the person who encountered it would be the princess of the empire!
This was like a slap in the face to King Carion, and he had to worry about subsequent diplomatic issues with the empire.
After King Carion repeatedly confirmed the authenticity of the attack, the royal capital's police chief was investigated that night. The over-500-year-old king immediately went to visit Liliana in person.
When the fuss was over, King Carlion was rejected. He could not say anything but repeatedly promised to the dark-faced Leonhardt that he would find out the mastermind behind the scenes.
Leonhardt and the others did not disclose the details of the attack. However, Liliana's group of people stayed in Hutto's mansion overnight, which made King Carlion instantly think that Hutto's family might also be affected, and his face became more and more gloomy.
After comforting Hutto and Leonhart in every possible way, King Carlion returned and set up several more layers of defense outside the warning circle set up by the imperial guards.
He would not allow or dare to let something like this happen again.
Even if it was not his intention, the news of King Carion's overnight visit to Hutto's mansion was loud enough, and the aftermath of the attack was discovered by others the next day.
The nobles of the royal capital were frightened by the attack on the imperial princess, and the residents of the royal capital were even more angry that the Hutto family had been harmed. After discovering that the Finance Minister Ellens personally delivered the medicine to the Hutto mansion, these mixed emotions suddenly Rising to its peak.
King Kalion's final speech transformed all these emotions into the motivation to find the mastermind behind the scenes.
In an instant, the entrance and exit of the royal capital were closed, and the pressure from outsiders who were still in the royal capital doubled. The residents of the royal capital formed their own personnel, and after review, they participated in the investigation together with the security team led by the Willit family. The nobles and wealthy businessmen They were cautious and cooperated fully, for fear that they would be suspected if they were neglectful.
This was what happened in just two days, and such an unprecedented sight of unity astonished even King Caerleon himself.
On Liliana's side, everyone in the capital showed so much sincerity that her dissatisfaction and complaints dissipated a lot, and she turned more attention to An's injury.
"Aren't you awake yet?" Liliana, with tired eyes, opened the door and walked in.
During the two days when An passed out, she couldn't sleep well at all. Whenever she fell asleep, it would be the same scene as when An passed out, and then she would wake up with a fright.
Leonhardt, who was standing by the window, shook his head slightly and looked at An, who was lying unconscious on the bed with a bandage on his shoulder.
Miku was lying beside the bed, unconscious.
"She hasn't slept for three nights, right?" Liliana suddenly felt distressed.
Miku's constant care for An over the past few days has made Liliana's attitude toward her even more friendly.
Miku was awakened by her voice and shook his head: "I'm fine."
That was true, but her voice was hoarse and no longer as clear and moving as before.
Liliana understood her mood, and her words of persuasion were stuck in her throat.
"Where are Sister Meiko and the others, haven't they come back yet?" Miku looked around, and finally looked at Leonhardt.
Her eyes were slightly dazed, like a blind person, which made people doubt whether she could see clearly now. It is difficult for a healthy person to stay awake for three days and three nights, not to mention that Miku's condition three days ago was not good to begin with. She has been struggling these past few days.
After An fainted, everyone in the troupe felt the same way. This is the second time that the theater troupe has encountered danger. It is difficult for Mei Ke and others to trust others. When the residents spontaneously formed a patrol team, they wanted to join in the investigation.
Leonhardt was worried about their safety, but he also understood their mood, and finally assigned a part of the escort team to protect them.
Mei Ke, who encountered changes and was in a somewhat abnormal mood, initially disagreed and wanted Leonhardt to concentrate on protecting the safety of the mansion. In the end, it was Hutto who came forward to persuade him before agreeing.
This morning, apart from the members of the escort and the four people in An's room, only Hutto and Shaye were left in the entire mansion. The couple had been cooking for everyone in the past few days, and Shirley was always with Bai. Went out to investigate.
"Look, it's time to come back soon." Leonhardt looked at the sky and said in a somewhat stiff tone.
In the past few days after being attacked by unknown persons, he was still feeling angry. Compared to others, Leonhardt's anger was stronger. He believed that An was injured and poisoned because of his inadequate defense.
When interrogating the captured attacker, Leonhardt was ruthless for the first time, but the attacker remained silent even though his skin was torn apart, as if he was a deformed doll without the feeling of pain.
There is a black mask embedded in the assassin's face, and there are no clues from his appearance!
The huge feeling of powerlessness made Leonhardt furious. If protecting Ann and Liliana was not more important, he might have destroyed the royal capital to search for even a trace of possible clues.
Now, he can only place his hope on Xiaoyue.
Leonhardt would often call Shinozuki the almighty head maid just like Liliana, but it was slightly different from Liliana's idea of omnipotent housework. Leonhardt knew more.
Just as An was injured and fainted, Xiaoyue treated his wounds. At that time, Liliana knew that Xiaoyue was more proficient in pharmacological knowledge than she thought. The medicines sent by Ellens were prescribed by Xiaoyue. out the list.
Leonhardt has been in charge of the Imperial Capital Guards for five years. During this period, he has been exposed to everything in the Imperial Capital, big and small, inside and outside, and has a certain degree of understanding of what is going on behind the scenes. .
Everyone in the imperial capital knew about Xiaoyue's special feature. The mere privilege of returning home to visit relatives would make the palace servants envious. When Xiaoyue returned to her hometown one time, out of concern, he planned to secretly send a few people to protect her.
However, at that time, Leonhardt's control over the Imperial Guard was still slightly insufficient, and things like this, which were mostly for personal reasons, had to be arranged through the elders of the guard.
When he told his instructor about this matter, the instructor, who was always responsive, did not agree to this request.
Leonhart still remembers the words blurted out by his instructor who was sparring with him at that time: "She is not needed."
Although the instructor immediately gave a lot of explanations, this detail was always remembered by Leonhardt. From then on, he would never interfere with Xiaoyue's outing no matter what the occasion.
This is also the reason why Leonhardt did not object and even offered help when Xiaoyue suddenly proposed to take the prisoners away after interrogating the attackers to no avail.
For Xiao Yue, both Leonhardt and Liliana have unconditional trust.
But Leonhardt still has two more doubts:
While treating An's wound, Xiaoyue's face tensed up immediately after noticing the poisoned iron. Then she checked An's physical signs several times before standing up and saying not to worry too much, she just fainted.
And when she left with the captive, she repeatedly asked not to remove the bandage on her shoulder...
"Uh-huh."
The movement on An's side immediately attracted Leonhardt's attention.
"Are you awake?!" Liliana looked at An in surprise as she opened her eyes and tried to get up.
"An!" Miku's eyes were filled with tears. He avoided the bandaged area and hugged An's body tightly.
Just wake up, just wake up.
Leonhardt breathed a deep sigh of relief.
An gently stroked Miku's back with his right hand, and noticed the dark bags under her eyes and realized that Miku must have been by his side.
Guilt appeared in Ann's eyes.
He looked at Leonhardt, his voice hoarse as if he had just woken up from a long sleep: "How long have I been sleeping?"
