The real Jailer is the illegitimate son of a member of the Rebain family.
Considering that the person behind the scenes was targeting the most noble regent in the entire empire, bloodline and family background were obviously not enough to save the jailer from death. Then it is more likely that the Rebain family participated in the assassination plan! It is conservatively estimated that he is also Rebain who has a direct blood relationship with the jailer!
Erlan's expressions and revealing clues conveyed his point of view, and Ann's train of thought tended to do the same.
But in this way, Minister Alvin's position became awkward. He was already one of the most suspects, and the clues provided by Erlan undoubtedly deepened An's suspicion of him.
Even though Alvin may be innocent, if the Rebain family is involved, he, as the head of the family, will definitely escape responsibility. Under this pressure, no one can tell whether he will choose to conceal his traces or even be complicit...
"No wonder you need someone to cooperate." An said.
Facing Rebain, the oldest and currently most powerful noble family in the empire, no matter how powerful Erlan is, it is impossible to compare with the intelligence and connections developed in the past ten years. Moreover, he used to have the identity of a prince from another kingdom. If the other party caught him during the investigation and turned out that he intended to rebel, everyone would only side with the Rebain family.
As for the escort, although the two sides have a harmonious relationship and have cooperated in investigating the mastermind behind the scenes, this relationship cannot be exposed to the public, otherwise the position of the escort will be doubted, unless someone can guarantee the protection The team will not rebel.
In other words, if Lecco is here, even if he stays in the palace and does nothing, even if the guards turn the imperial capital upside down, the people in the imperial capital will only think that it is Lecco's will. This move has an unknown deep meaning.
What Erlan needs is not a mascot staying in the palace. Now when every second counts, if he wants to save time, he must have someone in charge of the escort team and cooperate with him in the investigation.
Leonhardt meets this condition, but unfortunately he is still a little immature in terms of intelligence. More importantly, Erlan needs unconditional trust. Leonhardt was not familiar with Elland and it was impossible to do it.
Under many restrictions, only Lecco would be this candidate.
The arrow has been cocked, and if Ann wants to find out who is behind the scenes, she must do everything Leko can do.
As far as the current contact is concerned, Ann is optimistic about Erlan's character and there is no big problem in terms of trust. It's hard to say in terms of resourcefulness. After all, Erlan has made great achievements. No one can guarantee how much effort it will take to keep up with such a person. He can only do his best.
Erlan asked: "What do you think?"
Just as An's subsequent plans need to be based on the clues in Erlan's hands, Erlan also needs to know his ideas before they can cooperate.
Ann thought quickly.
The progress of the investigation in the imperial capital was deepened through the clues provided by Erlan, and the arrow pointed to the Rebain family. However, this was not conclusive evidence and could only be regarded as the direction of investigation.
Before the suspicion of the Rebain family is confirmed, we cannot rule out the possibility that the jailer's survival was deliberately done by the mastermind behind the scenes to frame the case.
Similarly, until the Rebain family's innocence is proven, Alvin must not be a partner, and the verification process must be kept hidden from the other party.
Fortunately, An Zai had made psychological preparations before coming to the imperial capital. He did not intend to trust anyone except his companions and escorts, including Ion, whom he had a good impression of.
The situation in Erlan is a bit more complicated.
An inferred from the information and the conversation with the other party that Leko and Erlan were sworn friends. Maybe Leko himself would completely believe Erlan, but he had no choice.
Ann didn't lie to Erlan. During the conversation, he could feel Erlan's sincerity, and he did intend to trust the other party, but he had to retain that last layer of defense.
——Because I can’t afford to lose!
If he believes in the wrong person, not only An himself, but everyone he cares about will fall to hell!
So even if Erlan asked for cooperation on the premise of completely trusting him, An would not confess his true identity.
Beyond that, An will entrust Erlan with as much trust as possible.
The doubts on the clues obtained so far did not require An Lai to waste any time. What Erlan wanted to know was his plan.
Before making a plan, An needs to confirm a few questions:
“How much attention did the auction attract?”
Whether Erlan's investigation of the jailer, including his visit to the prison, was discovered, we can make a rough guess based on whether the auction attracted the other party's attention.
An had no way of knowing the information about the auction guests. Only Erlan, as the organizer, could find out in advance what their purpose was.
Erlan understood it and said: "Basically, all the famous businessmen, nobles, and officials with some wealth are here. If you put it in other places, it would be a miracle. More than 80% of the people who came today actually donated money sincerely. . The remaining 20% is partly to gain a good reputation, and partly because it is driven by this trend and has no choice but to come.”
"Those with high positions, not many come in person, they just send their subordinates to serve as microphones."
Unless people with high social status remain anonymous, they will generally cause a stir wherever they go. People who have the ability to target Leko must also be in this group.
It is a tense time in the imperial capital now, so these people naturally want to avoid being exposed as much as possible. But if the mastermind behind the scenes hears the news and comes to test, even if he doesn't come in person, he will at least send a capable confidant.
Erlan only referred to the person who came today as a microphone, which meant that there was nothing to doubt.
After saying that, Erlan added lightly: "Don't look down on me."
Although An's words were meant to ask for details, they sounded like he was questioning Erlan's ability.
"How could that happen?" An shook his head.
Erlan has thoroughly investigated all the information about the guests who came today, which means that he has indeed done everything possible.
The similarity in thinking made Ann a little happy.
"In this case, the escort team can still be used. It just so happens that they are secretly protecting the fake jailer. They took this opportunity to bring the matter of investigating the jailer to the surface."
Due to the lack of information, everyone in the imperial capital only knew the jailer as an "excessive supporter of the regent." Subsequent major events such as Liliana's mission to the kingdom and her assassination resulted in the investigation of the jailer basically being at a standstill. .
Although the imperial capital is still busy at the moment, as long as "Leko" opens his mouth, this matter can proceed smoothly.
No one thinks it's strange to investigate the jailer, it's just a matter of course. According to normal procedures, even if he is destined to stay in prison for the rest of his life, he must first be checked inside and out.
"You want to touch Rebain?" Erlan said in surprise.
The investigation into the jailer is bound to involve the Rebain family. Regardless of whether it is the actions of the "assassination prisoner" or the identity of the illegitimate child, once exposed, Rebain's face will be tarnished.
Now that the situation is so tense, openly provoking a huge family doesn't seem like a wise choice?
An smiled, and he picked up the chess pieces that fell on the ground and placed them on the table one by one without any rules.
He said: "I won't move Rebain, I will drag them into the water."
