Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 285 [The Unlucky One]

"Their latest target has shifted. After leaving the slums, Trafford visited a well-known expert on cold weapons in the city."

Anya sipped her coffee as she recounted the results of her surveillance that day.

"Cold weapons?"

Ethan was taken aback; he really hadn't expected the other party to investigate in this direction.

Then, he suddenly realized something and took out the silver rapier.

After drinking blood again today, the sword became somewhat restless.

It seems that the remnants of the true name of the God of War, which were originally hidden in the sword, have a tendency to revive.

Therefore, they were misled.

This is truly a twist of fate.

Wait a moment.

Isn't this a point that can be exploited?

The silver rapier, the cold weapon—whom would this lead them to suspect?
Old-school aristocracy.

Only those old nobles who came from the Old World since the founding of the kingdom and have a distinguished family reputation in the Old World would use such a rapier.

In this day and age, let alone rapiers, even soldiers' longswords have disappeared; now it's the age of firearms.

Automatic firearms are the mainstream.

So, the scope is actually quite small.

Old-school nobles, and they had to be non-royalists.

Will they be led in that direction?

"Keep an eye on their movements, and once they have a clear target of suspicion, make a note of it."

Ethan still needs to think about how to turn the game around.

However, the current situation is completely different; he is in the shadows while those others are in the open.

The night passed quickly.

In fact, time is running out for Trafford.

If he fails to capture West and Johnny Blackbird soon, his plan to return to the Kingdom Guard will be completely ruined.

He might still be able to work under Michelle, but he would definitely no longer be in his original role.

Perhaps he will never have a chance to get promoted in his entire life.

So he had to find those two people.

After listening to Trevor's words yesterday, they found a new breakthrough: the rapier.

After consulting with Calaf, the most professional cold weapon expert in the city, and possibly one of the best in the entire kingdom, they finally got a clue.

The scope has been greatly reduced.

Currently, the entire kingdom still uses rapiers, and the number of people in the capital can be counted on one hand.

Some of these families are members of the Wang faction, so they can be excluded for now.

That leaves only two companies.

It belongs to the Yusen family, one of the top ten surnames, and the Jacard family.

The Yusen family is a neutral family; they have always been loyal only to the king, making them the family closest to the royal family.

The Yusen family of this generation was also deeply favored by the king, and such a family would not possibly be involved in this matter.

So……

Only Jakkad.

The Jacards were once considered a top-tier noble family, a great noble family in the Principality of Crisen during the Old World period, and they made numerous contributions in the wars that established the kingdom.

In the past, many members of the Kingdom's army were from the Jacard family, making them quite influential.

However, as cold weapons were phased out, this family gradually declined.

In this generation, even more scoundrels like Earl Jacquard, the playboy, emerged.

This guy has absolutely no resemblance to his ancestors' heroic bearing. He's most famous for his rapier, but his rapier isn't meant for the battlefield, and there's no use for rapiers on the battlefield anymore.

So he switched to performing with a rapier, which initially won the hearts of many noblewomen and young ladies. Now that his reputation has declined, people want to run away at the mere mention of his rapier performance, because everyone knows that after that, he'll have to perform something else.

This guy……

"Could he be a hidden master?"

Trafford expressed his doubts.

This Earl Jaccard, who is said to be not even a true name user, how could he possibly kill one of Trevor's bodies?

Were we going in the wrong direction?

But on the other hand, if he really is that person, then his usual unrestrained behavior seems more like a disguise, which makes him even more suspicious.

We must find out the truth no matter what.

So he directly monitored Count Jaccard's mansion, sent people to follow Count Jaccard, and incidentally began to investigate his whereabouts over the past month.

His men also infiltrated Count Jaccard's mansion to investigate clues.

The people in the Kingdom Protection Bureau are really efficient.

Soon, he began to see some progress on what he wanted.

The mansion was searched thoroughly, but no clues were found. However, some of the rapiers in the mansion clearly showed signs of having been used over the years.

And Count Jacquard had attended that auction.

So he's a very strong suspect.

Finally, there's his recent whereabouts.

Most of the time it was about his life of debauchery, but these past two days his whereabouts have become very unclear, and he has been frequently nowhere to be seen.

Even more suspicious.

"Prepare to arrest him."

After much deliberation, Trafford decided to strike directly.

Even if something goes wrong, it's okay.

Compared to others, Count Jaccard was nothing special; he was already considered a fallen nobleman.

Anya witnessed all of his actions.

She relayed the message to Ethan.

Upon hearing the name Count Jacquard, Ethan had an idea.

Just as Trafford felt that others were more troublesome than Jacard, Ethan felt the same way.

He'll be faster than Trafford.

at the same time.

Count Jacquard had no idea that he was about to become a scapegoat for no reason.

He's currently indulging in the latest vintage wines from the North at an underground party.

He's been feeling rather good lately because Ethan's gotten into trouble.

He had held a grudge against Ethan ever since Ethan snatched his Einbetz shoes from him at the auction.

Fortunately, Ethan's retribution came soon enough; he was driven out of the capital like a stray dog.

This made him feel so good that he wanted to drink every day.

However, with the prohibition of alcohol, good wine is hard to find.

Fortunately, a mysterious northern merchant has arrived in the capital these days. He is said to be in the frozen soil business, but secretly, this guy is able to get his hands on a lot of good wine.

In the world of moonshine, it is indeed widely acknowledged that the moonshine from the northern part of the kingdom, especially from Winston, is the best.

Originally, that guy only invited some influential and powerful people; he would never have sent an invitation to a fallen nobleman like him with a bad reputation.

However, since Count Jacquard had extensive connections, he managed to get an invitation by leveraging his family's connections and slip into the underground gathering.

Today, another batch of good goods arrived. He was drinking himself into a stupor when someone suddenly called him.

“Your Excellency Earl Jacquard, our master greatly admires you and would like to invite you to the VIP room for a chat.”

Hearing the waiter's words, Count Jacques felt a little smug and immediately followed.

(End of this chapter)