Original Vampire

"My lord Duke, it is a pity. Marquis Adam...has returned to the embrace of the Lord..."

As soon as Archbishop’s words fell, the atmosphere of the whole venue was immediately Down to freezing point.

Everyone couldn't even believe it for a while--

Just like this, the Marquis Adam died?

Duke Saint Hild's second son, the first heir to the Lord of the North, just died?

Also died at the banquet in my castle!

This is too ridiculous!

However, reality is often so absurd.

A group of nobles stared wide-eyed, covering their mouths, they didn't even dared to make a terrified exclamation, for fear that it would stimulate Duke Saint Hild.

At this time, the Duke was staring at the crystal magic chandelier on the ceiling in a daze, as if he had just been declared dead by Archbishop, not his son, but an unrelated passerby.

I don't know how long it has been.

Finally, a voice broke this suffocating silence.

"Archbishop, how did Adam die?"

This is the question of Queen Midella.

"His Royal Highness, I am still not completely sure of the cause of the death of the Marquis. A further autopsy is needed to draw a conclusion. But according to my experience, the Marquis should have died of poisoning."

The queen immediately turned her head and looked towards Knight behind her, and ordered: "All the attendants who prepared food tonight will be arrested, one after another interrogation!"

"Yes!"

After a slight disturbance, all the attendants present were arrested.

Even the old steward of the Saint Hild family is no exception.

The second son of the dignified duke was poisoned and died at a banquet in his castle. This is simply an extraordinary shame and humiliation!

Especially this second son is now the first heir to the Duke of the North.

Under such circumstances, even though Duke Saint Hild is still silent, everyone has already foreseen the coming landslide and tsunami.

No matter who the murderer is, the Duke will not give up!

Colin looked at Marquis Adam, who was lying on the ground with his face looks sinister bleeding, and at the Duke Saint Hild who was still looking up and admiring the crystal chandelier, and finally turned his gaze to Marquis Garcia, who was also silent. , My heart became heavier and heavier.

Yes, at this time Colin's first suspect was Marquis Garcia.

Because his motive for committing the crime is too great.

Charles has been deprived of his inheritance rights, and now Adam is dead again.

So, if the Duke’s youngest son, Joyce, encounters another misfortune, wouldn’t Vera become the first heir to the Duke of the North?

Is this Marquis Garcia's counterattack against his big brother's betrayal of his promise?

It's just...

Although it is reasonable to reason that General Marquis Garcia is most suspicious, Colin always feels that this is not like Marquis Garcia's handwriting.

Because from the previous process of getting along, Colin figured out the temperament of this marquis-he is not a person who likes crafty plots and machinations.

Colin thinks that Marquis Garcia should not be able to do it by poisoning.

He would rather believe that Marquis Garcia will lead the Black Cavalry to attack Winter City than that Marquis Garcia will poison his nephew.

Could it be...

Someone deliberately poisoned to death Adam Marquis, just to provoke the relationship between Duke Saint Hild and Marquis Garcia?

After all, when Adam died, Marquis Garcia was the most suspicious...

No!

Colin immediately realized that he was actually ignoring a key factor.

That is, Duke Saint Hild's promise to Marquis Garcia back then is a secret that few people know.

Moreover, the fact that Marquis Garcia is Vera's biological father is also a secret that few people know!

So, even if someone wants to provoke the relationship between the two brothers, unless he knows the two secrets at the same time, he will definitely not adopt this method.

At least, that Prince Ganben won't.

Colin doesn't believe that these two secrets can be learned by a troll of him, so he devises this poisonous scheme in a targeted manner.

even more how, even if he learned these two secrets, it would be extremely difficult to poison Marquis Adam.

Still poisoned at the banquet of Lion's Roar.

And it accurately poisoned the Marquis Adam.

Colin can't figure out how he did it.

And just when Colin was trying to learn from the Komou elementary school student to solve this murder case, Duke Saint Hild finally spoke.

His voice became extremely hoarse and low, but he was not too excited, even a little too calm.

However, everyone heard the duke’s forcibly suppressed fury!

"Prince Ganben, Prince Tupei, although you all want to marry Vera, Vera is also impossible to marry two people at the same time. Therefore, I can only pick one of you."

Duke Saint Hild didn't even mention the death of Marquis Adam again, as if it was not important anymore.

I saw him stand up from his seat and approached where Ganben and Tupei stood.

The body of the Marquis Adam is at his feet, but he didn't look down again.

"Prince Ganben, I want to know, if Vera did not marry you, would you still be willing to negotiate peace with the North?"

Prince Ganben sank in his heart, but said helplessly "Of course, Lord Duke! My yearning for peace will not change anyway."

In fact, he has no other choice.

Can the current troll empire have another battle with the North?

As long as the North Territory agrees to negotiate a peace, he can actually accept any conditions.

"Okay." Duke Saint Hild turned his head and greeted the crowd, "Nora, come here."

I saw a tall little beauty walking quickly to Duke Saint Hild Beside.

She is not as beautiful as Vera, but she is also pretty.

Duke Saint Hild took Nora’s little hand and pushed him in front of Prince Ganben, and said, "This is my niece Nora and a noble Saint Hild. Is it worthy of you, Ganben Prince?"

"Of course! It is my honor to marry Miss Nora!" Prince Ganben gave a salute to Nora, and then extended his right hand.

Nora is obviously still a little confused.

She didn't expect that she was betrothed to a troll by her uncle like this!

However, looking at Duke Saint Hild's expressionless face, Nora could not raise any thoughts of resistance.

So, she slowly put her hand in the hands of Prince Ganben.

At this point, Duke Saint Hild's face finally squeezed out a smile.

He then turned around and shouted to Vera again: "Vera, come here."

Vera, who was still saddened by the sudden death of his big brother, suddenly froze. Then, with incomprehension and hesitation, she walked slowly to the Duke's side.

The Duke took Vera's hand and looked towards the half-elf Prince in front of him: "Prince Tupei, tell me you will treat her well!"

Prince Tupei was stunned for a while, Obviously, he was completely shocked by this huge surprise that fell from the sky!

After a while, he took a step forward with a flushed face and loudly said excitedly: "My Lord Duke! I will swear that I will never lose Vera in this life, otherwise, I will go to hell after death, forever to bear. Endless torture!"

"Father, I..." Vera was also dumbfounded.

She didn't expect how she was married by her father like this.

I still married to another country, married to a stranger she had never met.

She just wanted to break free of the Duke’s hand, but she was stunned.

Because she saw the look cast by the Duke.

It was a look she had never seen before.

Exhaustion, disappointment, anger, even... fear!

At this moment, Vera suddenly discovered that the once omnipotent father, the duke who was born and killed in the northern realm, was also old at this time.

In a trance, she seemed to be back ten years ago, when the Duke wanted to send her to Ivil to study Arcane.

At that time, she tried to resist.

However, the Duke made her kneel one day one night in front of the twelve Paladin sculptures in the family, and finally told her--

You are a Saint Hild, enjoying this When the surname represents the glory, don’t forget the burden it needs to carry!

At this moment, facing a similar situation, the words of rejection just came to the lips, but Vera couldn't speak it anymore.

I had to watch the Duke holding his hand and walked slowly towards Prince Tupei.

But just when Vera's little hands were about to fall into Prince Tupei's hands.

A voice sounded abruptly:

"My Lord Duke, I am opposed to this marriage!"