Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 104: Lelouch Incident

Gall's Herbal Shop, 51 Henry Street.

Just as Odysseus had expected, Max came early in the morning to question him: "I just reminded you a few days ago to be more restrained, but I didn't expect you to run to the King's Avenue and set fire last night..."

Max was afraid that his voice was too loud and might be heard, so he looked out the window into the yard. After confirming that no one was outside, he lowered his voice and said, "Did you know that it's only a few kilometers away from Sodrak Palace? And he killed someone in front of so many people!"

He sighed and continued, "Captain Ikanser is very angry about this, and Archbishop Horamick Hayden is also disappointed..."

Odysseus sat on a chair, first filled his pipe with tobacco, then took out two large packs of cigarettes from the drawer: "These are your favorite Mustang brand cigarettes. These two packs are enough for you to smoke for a month."

"Don't interrupt!" Max's scolding momentum was interrupted, and he finally sighed and said, "You must report this matter."

"If I've reported it, will you let me do it?" Odysseus looked at Max and said, "Why didn't you get so angry when the 3N Party hurt innocent people in Backlund and dealt with those dirty things for the nobles?"

Max sat across from Odysseus, feeling somewhat helpless. "Actually, everyone deeply supports your actions last night, but such words certainly cannot be uttered by an official Beyonder."

"That's good. You can just curse at me in front of others," Odysseus said. "There's no need to get so angry now that it's just the two of us."

Max smiled. "You must have thought the Mechanical Heart would keep it a secret, so you took such a bold action, right?"

Without waiting for Odysseus to answer, Max said seriously, "You must report this in the future. If Archbishop Horamick has any opinion on you, your situation will change.

"And this is too dangerous! You're only a Sequence 8!"

"I know." Odysseus also knew that Max was indeed worried about his safety, so he said seriously: "I'm not some 'guardian of justice'. I only do this kind of public welfare work occasionally."

Max smiled and said, "Public welfare, these descriptions are quite appropriate."

He reached out and took the two large packs of cigarettes that Odysseus had bought him: "I won't take your cigarettes for nothing."

As he spoke, he pulled out a thin folder from his bag. "To avoid attracting other people's attention, I only found this basic information."

Odysseus opened the file and took a look. It was the member of MI9 that he had asked Max to investigate before.

When Odysseus was negotiating with Danesi before, he noticed that one of Danesi's subordinates looked at Odysseus with a strange look, as if filled with deep anger and hatred.

Although Odysseus didn't know him, in this kind of matter, he would only feel at ease after checking the other party's background.

Odysseus saw that the member of MI9 was called Clermond Donahue, the son of Earl Donahue, or to be more precise, the Earl's illegitimate son.

Many illegitimate sons of nobles serve in MI9 and the East Balam Army, and many "second sons" serve as officers there.

Relatively speaking, these departments are more arduous and dangerous, and nobles rarely arrange their heirs to work or gain experience in these places. They prefer to arrange their heirs to the Ministry of National Defense.

Audrey's brother Alfred is a good example. According to convention, the title of Earl of Hall must be inherited by the eldest son Hibbert in the future. In order to avoid suspicion and show that he has no idea about the title and property, Alfred went to the southern continent to serve.

Alfred's actions gained the support of his father and brother. Leveraging Earl Hall's influence, he had already made considerable progress within the East Balam Army, the largest colonial force in the Loen Kingdom.

The so-called "second son" is not necessarily the second son of a nobleman, but refers to a son who does not have legal inheritance rights.

Some of the more outstanding illegitimate children among the nobility could also receive similar treatment as Alfred.

Coreymond is such a case. He was arranged by his father to work in MI9. He is currently one of the captains of the operations team of the Operations Department, leading three operations teams.

Odysseus reviewed the information Max provided before saying, "I have never offended this guy, nor his father."

Max had already unpacked his cigarettes and took out one to smoke. "He has a younger brother with the same father and mother."

Odysseus glanced at the information. Coreymond's brother was called Berris Donahue. "I haven't offended his brother either."

"You didn't commit any crime against his brother." Max laughed, "But you killed him!"

Odysseus quickly understood after a moment's thought: "Among the Beyonders protecting Kapin, is there someone named Belis?"

He thought about it and realized that it was only at that time that Coreymond's brother was killed.

Max took a puff of his cigarette and nodded before saying, "I asked someone about Baylis's situation. Under Coreymond's care, he once worked as a field officer for MI9.

“Two years ago, he was fired due to a mistake at work, and was later hired by Kapin as a bodyguard.

"It's worth noting that no one knows what mistake led to his dismissal. It's said that Coreymond didn't plead for him, and this incident didn't affect Coreymond's career."

Odysseus closed the information, lit the tobacco in his pipe, took a puff, and then smiled and said, "If we start from this direction, we will definitely find a lot of things.

"However, Archbishop Horamick's instructions are not to initiate an investigation. So when the opportunity is right, I can only have Coremond come to me and see if I can get further information."

If the other party is the captain of the action team and has three action teams under him, he should be a Sequence 6. Odysseus believes that he should wait until he reaches Sequence 7 before making any decisions.

Furthermore, Odysseus didn't really want any further investigation. With his "God's perspective," he knew this was related to the royal family's ongoing actions... Odysseus suddenly thought that he could use Klemond to offend the royal family, then seek the protection of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, using this as an excuse to leave Backlund.

However, this plan is very risky to implement. If pushed to the limit, the royal family will really kill people to silence them, even those who are from the church.

Moreover, if I don't handle it well, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery will send me to the Intis Republic, the church's headquarters for refuge. That would be very interesting.

You have to plan it carefully and find the right time to implement it.

Max saw that Odysseus was silent and thought he was thinking about how to use Coreymond to get clues, so Max said: "This matter is very dangerous, don't be anxious."

"I know." Odysseus took a puff of his pipe, raised the corners of his mouth, and revealed a faint smile.

After seeing Max off, Odysseus took out the manuscript of "Combat Outline" from the "Wilderness of Knowledge", read it briefly, and began to think about what channels to use to publish it?
Odysseus decided that since he had written it, he must publish it, and because it contained a summary of the battle with Chibman, the author's signature must be Lelouch.

This is the most difficult part. Now the "Manufactured Punisher" is looking for Lelouch everywhere. Publishing a book in Lelouch's name at this time is tantamount to walking into a trap.

After thinking for a long time, Odysseus decided to wait until the afternoon Tarot meeting to ask the professional Miss "Magician".

……

North District, Government Avenue.

Hugh Dilchar received a new commission to investigate where her husband had placed his mistress on behalf of an official's wife.

On Monday morning, Hugh took a stagecoach to Government Avenue to begin the day's tracking and surveillance.

In the carriage she heard the news published in the Daily Observer.

A middle-aged man holding a newspaper said, "These nobles are really going too far."

The man next to him echoed, "Yeah, I didn't expect there's such a fighting arena in Backlund."

Those who had read the newspaper began to discuss it. "There must be some scandal hidden there that the nobles really don't want people to know about. What's reported is definitely only a small part of it."

"Thanks to that man named Lelouch for letting us know this."

"My neighbor had a very beautiful daughter, but she suddenly disappeared last year. It must have been done by these hateful nobles."

“Why is it that only the Daily Observer has such a report?”

"Why else? The other newspapers must have been bought off by that noble, what cowards."

"..."

Some people hadn't read the newspaper yet, so they asked, and Xio probably understood what was going on.

Last night, a man named Lelouch delivered evidence of Viscount Vader's son, Bishop's crimes, to major newspapers and the Backlund Police Department.

But in the end, only the Daily Observer made the evidence public.

At first, Xio didn't take it too seriously, because such reports could not harm a nobleman at all.

When she started her work, she realized that today was different from the past.

Many government departments are located on Government Avenue, or rather, the original name of this avenue is no longer known, and people call it "Government Avenue."

Hugh found that the postman seemed to be particularly busy today, delivering a large sack of letters to the city hall, police station, etc. about every hour.

She didn't inquire proactively, but she learned from conversations between the postman and government officials that some of these letters were from City Hall, questioning why there was a fighting arena in Backlund.
Some asked why the police hadn't investigated Bishop before, or warned them not to mistreat the hero after arresting Lelouch.

The letters delivered in the morning were basically telegrams asking questions, but in the afternoon they became expedited letters. I believe that by tomorrow, more ordinary mail will be sent in overwhelming numbers.

It is said that the Parliament Building has also received many letters suggesting further restrictions on the power of the nobles, the establishment of an investigation team, and a serious investigation into Viscount Wade.

Major newspapers also received many letters. In addition to receiving many letters praising their truthful reporting, the Daily Observer also received many subscription orders.

Other newspapers received numerous letters of criticism and cancellation notices.

All this surprised Xio somewhat. The report seemed to have awakened something, causing the people to spontaneously attack the nobleman and the government departments.

Xio sighed: Backlund has changed, the people here have changed! First, there emerged the "Rogue," the "Leader," and heroes like Byron who dared to punish Kapin, and now there has emerged a hero who dared to expose the scandals of the nobility!

　Thanks to [Ten Years of Life and Death! ] for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)