As a queen who has lost her kingdom, I can see the comments section.

Bennett began to ponder.

After much thought, he concluded that Amelia's answer was indeed reasonable. If that was the case, then Amelia was simply an innocent girl who had been caught in the crossfire.

But if we can't get any useful information here, where should we start our investigation?

The police station hasn't caught Ron yet, but they have arrested another suspect, Polly Fister. Could that girl be the breakthrough?

After thinking for a moment, Bennett stood up from the sofa: "It seems I was overthinking it. Miss Lily, you're fine. I'll be leaving now."

Amelia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Oh, right,” Bennett said, as if he had just remembered something. “Although there are no problems now, there are still some things I’ll do as usual. Please forgive me.”

"A routine matter? What matter?" Amelia asked, puzzled.

Bennett explained with a smile, "I had someone purchase a special powder from the Waterland Empire called 'Revealing Dust,' which can remove a person's disguise. I bought quite a lot, and I plan to use it wherever I go in the future to prevent anyone from disguising themselves to approach me. I intend to make it a habit to protect myself."

As he spoke, Bennett had already taken a bottle out of his pocket.

"Wait, Brother Bennett!" Verna's expression changed, and she spoke subconsciously.

But it was too late.

Just as Verna opened her mouth, Bennett pressed a switch on the bottle, and the bottle opened automatically, spraying out a powder that quickly spread and filled the entire room.

Dust is invisible and has no effect on ordinary people, not even affecting their vision.

but……

Eileen felt a slight stinging in her eyes, and her light blue contact lenses slipped out, revealing her original ruby-like eyes.

In addition, her light blue hair quickly faded, revealing her silver-white hair, which cascaded down and danced in the wind.

Beside her, Amelia wasn't wearing colored contact lenses; her eyes were naturally light blue.

But at this moment, her long hair also began to fade rapidly, revealing a head of light golden, slightly wavy long hair that fell down from her shoulders.

Bennett, who witnessed this scene: "..."

Amelia: "..."

Eileen: "..."

Verna: "..."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet.

【Uh... what... what expression should I use?】

I was completely relaxed at first, but now... is something big coming?

[The revealing dust, this alchemical powder, can indeed quickly remove a person's disguise, but who would have thought Bennett would use it at this moment?]

[Hehe, I've been feeling the plot has been a bit bland lately, let's get this tense.]

[Amelia, my Amelia, please don't let anything happen to you.]

Amelia never expected things to develop this way. She thought she had gotten through this hurdle, but then Bennett used the so-called revealing dust. Judging from Bennett's words, he had only recently obtained the revealing dust and was just trying it out casually. As a result, this situation occurred.

Bennett instinctively took a step back.

With her extensive combat experience, Eileen could clearly see that Bennett was well-prepared for defense. No matter what happened, Bennett could react quickly, showing that he had a certain level of combat ability.

“Your Highness Bennett,” Amelia said slowly, twirling her light blonde hair with her fingers, “Don’t look so surprised. Actually, Lily Hicks was originally blonde. I just like blue, so I dyed it blue, and even had my maid dye it blue.”

“The Hicks family all have blue hair,” Bennett replied.

“But I am a distant relative of the Hicks family, and my bloodline has been altered somewhat, so it is perfectly reasonable for me to be blonde,” Amelia said earnestly.

"Is that so?"

Bennett wasn't entirely convinced; the situation seemed unusual no matter how you looked at it, so how could he possibly believe it?

He wasn't in a hurry to call his guards in, firstly because he was confident in his own abilities, and secondly because his men would be able to detect any significant disturbance here immediately.

“Verna, do you know about Miss Lily’s situation?” Bennett asked again at this moment.

This question stumped Verna. She looked at Amelia, then at Bennett.

Amelia was her partner, someone who would help her become the Grand Duchy of Luban, while Bennett was her rival, someone she even wanted to kill...

It's obvious who you're helping.

“I already knew that, there’s no problem with it, Brother Bennett,” Verna replied, blinking her eyes.

“Verna, you’re too naive. How could there be no problem? Of course, it’s not good for me to jump to conclusions, so let’s have the police investigate,” Bennett said calmly.

Clearly, he wouldn't choose to gloss over the situation that was unfolding before him.

This situation was causing some trouble for both Amelia and Verna.

Eileen moved closer to Amelia, bringing them within arm's reach, ready to strike at any moment.

What should I do?

A series of thoughts flashed through Amelia's mind, while a barrage of comments flew past her eyes. She quickly tried to catch the content, hoping to get some useful advice.

At this point, perhaps it's best to tell Bennett our true identity. After all, the Duchy of Luban isn't an enemy of the Kingdom of Steel, so telling him this won't hurt.

I really can't think of a good solution in a short time. If I hide my identity, I'll be arrested.

With Verna around, there shouldn't be any problem with their identification.

There were quite a few comments offering their thoughts on the current situation, but Amelia could tell at a glance that many of the suggestions were unreliable. The only suggestion that seemed reliable to her was to proactively reveal her true identity.

To be honest, Amelia wasn't prepared to reveal her true identity, but was there any other way?

If she had enough time, she might have been able to come up with a better way to deal with the situation, but there really wasn't enough time, and she couldn't think too much about it.

Just as Bennett was about to bring his guards in, Amelia spoke up: "Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore, Bennett."

"Oh? Is there anything else you want to say?" Bennett's eyes lit up: "Is the situation with the Red Moon Society related to you?"

"No, the situation of the Red Moon Society has nothing to do with me. I want to talk to you about other things."

"Anything else?"

"Yes, about my true identity. Now that you've seen my true face, I have no choice but to tell you my true identity."

Amelia looked serious.

After hearing what Amelia said, Verna thought about it and felt that it was a good idea.

But... but what impact will this have on my becoming a Grand Duchess?

Amelia no longer hid: "To be honest, my real name is Amelia Steele. This name should be enough for you to understand who I am, right?"

Bennett immediately narrowed his eyes.

The name was indeed enough for him to understand its meaning, but was the person in front of him really the missing queen?

After the queen of the fallen kingdom disappeared, if she chose to head north, she might indeed arrive in Beard City, but that alone would hardly earn his trust.

“Velna can testify to this, because when I studied at the Royal Academy of the Seinssol Empire, Verna was there too, and she saw me,” Amelia added.

"Is that really true?" Bennett immediately looked at Verna.

"Yes."

Verna nodded.

She still chose to cooperate with Amelia, after all, she was her helper and had signed a contract with her under the witness of God. Solving the other party's troubles would not do her any harm.

Bennett frowned. "You say you're Amelia Steele, but you're also appearing as Lily Hicks. What's going on? What's your purpose?"

"Please don't misunderstand, I have no ill intentions. I just need an identity to stay in the Principality of Luban. Your Principality of Luban requires every citizen to have identification, so I can only impersonate someone else."

"So you chose Lily Hicks? You killed the real Lily Hicks?"

"My choice depends on the options presented to me at that time. As for the real Lily Hicks, she was killed by the thieves, because all the information about Lily Hicks and the tokens that gave her the trust of the Hicks family were obtained from the thieves."

"Is that so?"

Bennett began to ponder.

For him, since Verna, who had met Amelia, confirmed Amelia's identity, then Amelia's identity was most likely not in question. However, this made him concerned about her purpose.

If a queen of a fallen kingdom came to Beard City and said she only wanted a peaceful life, no one would believe it.

So what is the other party's purpose?

Restoration of the kingdom?

Bennett's first thought was the goal of restoring the country, which was the most likely assessment.

If the other party wants to restore their kingdom, then staying in Beard City is most likely to obtain some assistance from Beard City that can help them restore their kingdom.

What force in Beard City could help a queen of a fallen kingdom restore her country? It could only be the Duchy of Luban itself, right?

Unfortunately, the Grand Duke of Luban is in poor health and about to abdicate. Therefore, the other party's partner must be the new Grand Duke, which means that the other party's real target is actually themselves.

It's likely a coincidence that the other party was able to make contact with Verna, but even without this coincidence, she would have created another one, since only Verna can prove her identity.

So she deliberately cultivated a good relationship with Verna, hoping to contact her through Verna for cooperation?

Before her identity was revealed, she continued to impersonate Lily Hicks because she felt the time wasn't right? Was Verna naive and trusted her too much, so she cooperated with her?

In a short period of time, Bennett filled in a lot of blanks in his mind and felt that his ideas were pretty close to the truth.

“I see.” Bennett looked enlightened. “If nothing unexpected happens, Amelia, you’ll probably be trying to contact me through Verna soon, right?”

He did not doubt that Verna herself coveted the Grand Duke's position, because Grand Duke Ogden had made it clear that the next Grand Duke would be a prince, not a princess.

Given that Verna's disguise was usually quite good, Bennett didn't think Verna was the kind of person who would covet the Grand Duke's position.

Amelia forced herself not to look strange.

While Bennett was having a wild daydream, the audience was watching the same scene unfold on Bennett's screen, hearing his inner thoughts and sending out a barrage of related comments.

In other words, Bennett knew exactly what she was thinking through the comments section.

Under these circumstances, Amelia immediately nodded: "It seems you've figured something out; that's indeed the answer. It's just that who could have imagined that some unexpected events would bring our meeting forward?"

Verna looked at the two of them, somewhat bewildered.

What are these two saying?

It was strange enough that Bennett suddenly seemed to understand something, but what was even stranger was that Amelia actually picked up on it, as if she understood exactly what Bennett had understood.