Chapter 12 Investigation
Paderson fully understood at the moment of his death.
Especially since he attended Lin Lei's father's worship, he realized that Lin Lei's father was dead.
It's ridiculous that he wanted to leave alive just now, but now he fully understands why Lin Lei did this. Paderson felt deeply unwilling to die like this. With his strength as a level seven warrior, it would not be difficult to live for two or three hundred years.
He will have a long life in the future.
"I'm dead, you can't think of it." When Paderson's soul was swallowed by the underworld, he felt only a kind of resentment, anger towards Clyde.
Witnessing Paderson's death, Lin Lei returned to his normal form.
"Clyde, the person behind it is Clyde." Lin Lei frowned deeply.
Clyde himself is a level nine strongman, Lin Lei is completely dragon-turned, and he is only at the first level eight. He is completely different from Clyde. Even if he attacks, Lin Lei cannot hurt a level nine strongman at all. The gap is too big.
And Clyde has a strong power.
How could there be few people under the command of the king of the Kingdom of Finlay? Moreover, over the years, Clyde, as the leader of the six kingdoms under the Holy Alliance, has had a very good relationship with the Holy Church of Light. His foundation is much deeper than himself.
No matter how strong or the talented he is, he can't compare to Clyde.
"Maybe, I just have the advantage of being in the dark now." Lin Lei kept thinking about how to deal with Clyde.
Delincowater emerged from the Panlong Ring and immediately urged Lin Lei: "Lin Lei, don't waste time. All you have to do now is to quickly eliminate all traces that may reveal your identity. You must return to your mansion as soon as possible. Otherwise, you will go back too late. If you check who killed Paderson in the future, you may doubt you."
Linley woke up immediately.
right!
My only advantage is that I am in the dark, and I cannot make Clyde alert to me no matter what.
"Do the corpse and the traces." Lin Lei immediately emitted dozens of flame balls instantly, and dozens of flame balls directly wrapped up Paderson's body. With Lin Lei's current mental power, the temperature of the flame ball formed was still extremely high.
Paderson's body was burned at a rapid speed, and a very unpleasant smell also spread. After a while, only a little bit of browned bones and crushed ashes were left.
The unique smell of the burning corpse made Lin Lei frown.
"Linley, and your clothes," Delinkowater reminded.
Lin Lei looked down and saw that after the "Dragon Transformation", his clothes were completely damaged. Lin Lei took his things, and then took off his coat and pants without hesitation, and immediately burned the clothes cleanly.
Lin Lei immediately turned on the mechanism.
"Gaga~~" The stone door opened again, Lin Lei walked out quickly and then immediately closed the mechanism.
In any case, the stone door is better to be closed. Otherwise, if it is open, the smell of burning corpses will probably attract people soon.
"There should be clothes in this small building." Lin Lei looked at his underwear, and the damaged underwear naturally could not be spread. This would definitely arouse others' suspicion. Lin Lei immediately walked into the room next to him and opened the closet.
A set of clothes was hanging in the closet.
Lin Lei chose a black set of clothes that were similar to those he wore when he came. After putting on the clothes, Lin Lei used wind magic again to disperse the faint smell of blood and the smell of burning corpses around his body.
"Go back early, don't be alert." Lin Lei jumped up quickly and jumped out of the yard of the small building. He arrived at the front yard almost a few seconds later.
At this moment, there were still a small number of noble guests talking and laughing at each other.
"Ah, Lord Lin Lei, you haven't left yet?" Earl Juno was also walking outside at this time. Seeing Lin Lei not far away, he hurriedly greeted him warmly.
Lin Lei smiled and said, "Well, I felt uncomfortable just now, so I went to the toilet."
Earl Juno immediately walked side by side with Lin Lei.
"Mr. Linley, I like your stone sculptures very much. I bought the three works you auctioned in the Prox Hall for the first time." Earl Juno said proudly to Linley. The thing that Earl Juno is most proud of is probably to buy the three works that Linley had exhibited for the first time.
Lin Lei’s three works are probably worth six or seven thousand gold coins just from the work itself.
But……
Lin Lei's identity is different now. He is a master carving 'Awakening'. In terms of identity, Hopkinson is not much different from Prox. How could the three works sold for such a character be low in the first exhibition?
According to estimates, it is because of the meaning of the work that each of the three works collected by Earl Juno must have at least 100,000 gold coins!
This is probably the most proudest collection of Count Juno. Count Juno also decided to keep these three works, and he believed... the higher Lin Lei's achievements in the future, the more valuable his three works will increase.
"Sir Lin Lei, walk slowly." The butler at the door of the Debs family mansion said respectfully to Lin Lei.
Lin Lei nodded, then said goodbye to Earl Juno and entered his carriage.
"Go back." Entering the carriage, Lin Lei ordered calmly.
"Yes, sir."
The seventh-level warrior from the Holy See of Light bowed and immediately drove the carriage towards Lin Lei's residence.
"It took almost fifteen minutes to be with Paderson." Lin Lei took out his pocket watch and took a look.
This pocket watch is one of the gifts given by many guests after Lin Lei was named Marquis. Because he liked the style of this pocket watch, Lin Lei carried it close to his body.
"Fifteen minutes. Earl Juno and the others were almost the last group of guests to leave. If they didn't investigate carefully, no one would doubt me." Lin Lei thought to himself, "There is another question. Paderson said that his housekeeper knew he wanted to meet people, but he didn't know who he saw."
Lin Lei frowned: "But you can't believe all of this. Perhaps Paderson's housekeeper knew that Paderson was seeing me. Paderson might have reassured me at that time, so he said that on purpose."
Lin Lei also thought of this possibility.
Paderson's housekeeper!
It's indeed a loophole.
Also... If you investigate carefully, others may find out where Lin Lei went in the last fifteen minutes? But the nobles chatted casually and left one after another in a mess. It might be difficult to find out a certain person in that situation at that time.
"At least no one saw me and Paderson meet with his own eyes. The waiter he met had been killed by Paderson." Lin Lei's heart was secretly settled.
At most, others doubt themselves, but there is no evidence to attack them.
"Boss, what are you thinking?" Beibei lay on Lin Lei's thigh, raised his little head and looked at Lin Lei.
"Nothing." Lin Lei touched Beibei's head and calmed down completely.
"Sir, here."
Lin Lei lifted the curtain of the car door and looked up to see the endless night sky. At this moment, the night sky was covered with stars. Lin Lei couldn't help but feel relieved, and his heart to kill Clyde became more and more determined: "Paderson is dead today, and it's Clyde's turn next."
On the first and second day of Paderson's disappearance, no one except Paderson's housekeeper realized that there was something wrong.
In the living room of the Debs family, there are only Bernard and a middle-aged man with green hair.
"Bernard, did the Duke leave you on the night of Kalan's engagement?" asked the middle-aged man in Bifa. The middle-aged man in Bifa was the housekeeper of Prince Paderson's Mansion.
Bernard was filled with depression.
Your Duke is gone, ask me?
Bernard knew that Duke Paderson didn't even tell him who saw him that night, and he didn't say anything when he left. How could Bernard know?
"The Duke has left, there is no Duke in my mansion." Bernard replied directly.
On the second day of the engagement ceremony, Bernard sent someone to deal with the waiter's body, and his men did not find any trace of Duke Paderson in the small building.
"Oh." Lody frowned and then looked at Bernard, "Bernard, if you find the trace of my adult family, you must tell me. This matter can be light or heavy, and even the smuggling of your Debs family may be exposed."
Bernard's face changed.
"Okay, I'll go back first." Lodi left with great worries.
Looking at Lody's departure, Bernard felt a little uneasy and immediately decided to go to the small building that Paderson had been to.
In the secret building of the Debs family mansion.
Bernard stepped into it alone. The body of the waiter who had died at the entrance of the living room of the small building had been dealt with by Bernard. Bernard looked at the small building and frowned: "Duke Paderson said he wanted to meet a guest here, but he did not go back later. Could it be..."
Bernard thought of a possibility.
Not many people in the Debs family knew about the secret room of this small building. Naturally, the subordinates who packed the bodies would not know about it, nor would they go in to investigate.
In this secret room, Bernard told Duke Paderson, and he also told Duke Paderson that no one could eavesdrop on the discussion in the secret room.
"Impossible, that kind of thing could not have happened." Bernard quickly walked into the living room, then immediately walked to the secret room office and opened the office.
“Gaga~~”
The "stone gate" that seemed to be a wall slowly opened again, and a bloody smell and a foul smell of burning the corpse came to the nose.
Bernard's face couldn't help but look ugly.
As I walked quickly into the secret room, there were several cracks on the marble ground, and there were blood stains. Next to it was a pile of burnt and scorched human bones and crushed ashes.
"Someone died." Bernard knew very well.
However, the man was burned to ashes, and Bernard could not tell who it was.
"Ring!" Bernard suddenly saw a silver-gray dirty ring in the ashes. Bernard looked at the style of the ring very similar to the ring that Duke Paderson often wore.
Bernard's face suddenly disappeared.
"Paderson, I'm afraid he's dead." Bernard's mind suddenly became confused.
This time, the Debs family spent more than half of the family's funds and a large number of people, and worked with Duke Paderson to start the business of smuggling water jade ore. This business is still very important to the Debs family. But once this business is made public...
That is not a loss of money. I am afraid that the Debs family will be directly searched by the angry Clyde!
The entire Debs family may be completely ruined.
"No, it's impossible to die. Duke Paderson is a level seven warrior. How could he die so easily? With his cautious personality, he would never meet someone who is stronger than him in secret." Bernard could not accept this result.
Indeed, Duke Paderson was very cautious, but unfortunately Paderson did not accurately calculate Lin Lei's real strength.
The entire city of Finlay was still calm, and Lin Lei was still practicing quietly in his mansion. However, after Duke Paderson disappeared for half a month, King Clyde, who had been in silence, finally gave an order. First, he directly arrested the housekeeper of the Duke's mansion, "Lodi", and then investigated the matter on a large scale.
In the living room of Lin Lei Mansion.
"Mr. Lin Lei, Your Majesty has an order to ask Lord Lin Lei to go to the palace."
Looking at the orders brought by the court waiter in front of him, Lin Lei felt a little confused. What exactly did His Majesty Clyde call him to do?
Chapter completed!