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The next day, Siegel's body was found by the Knights on morning patrol.

The news quickly spread throughout the upper town and caused an uproar.

After all, the Vatican City (upper area only) is known as the safest place in the entire Tiamat continent, and it is rare for a noble to die on the roadside.

A revenge killing? A murder of passion? Or a simple robbery?

The onlookers were talking about it excitedly.

However, contrary to everyone's expectations, the Vatican did not conduct a more detailed and in-depth investigation into the matter.

On the morning of the third day, the Knights Templar announced that Siegel had died in an accident of low probability.

Unfortunately, he slipped and fell while walking at night on a rainy day, hitting the back of his head. He died because he did not receive timely medical treatment.

Although it makes sense, it is still hard to accept no matter who hears it at first, but the Vatican accepted this statement.

Not only that, even Siegel's family acknowledged this ridiculous cause of death, and the funeral was held in a very hasty and simple manner.

The reason why they are so secretive is simple, because a large number of new drugs were found in the corpses.

Siegel's accident was most likely related to excessive drug use.

Although Siegel's family members were not directly involved in his drug business, they were all well aware of his private activities.

At this point, they were eager to cut off ties with Siegel and keep the matter as peaceful as possible.

The news of the nobles' deaths from poisoning was reported to the upper echelons of the Papal Palace that afternoon.

The bigwigs above felt that if the true situation was made public, it might have a negative impact, so they skipped the routine procedures and urged the Knights to close the case as soon as possible.

——The incident of Siegel’s death has come to an end.

"That's great, Anna... Siegel was judged by the Knights to be an accident!"

Irene, who was wearing a maid outfit, quickly scanned the words on the newspaper and said happily while wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Annabell, who was also wearing a maid outfit, stared at the newspaper and read the report over and over again. There was still a trace of disbelief in her pupils.

Irene thought she was still feeling guilty about Siegel's death, so she comforted her.

“Although it’s not nice to say this to the deceased Siegel, he really deserved to die!

The drug dealers really deserved to die. Even if there hadn't been that accident, they should have been punished by God... That's right! This must be God's punishment from the goddess!

If it wasn't the goddess's wrath, there's no way to explain why Siegel just fell and hit the back of his head and died suddenly...

So, Anna, you don't need to blame yourself! This accident was actually the goddess using you to eliminate the evil! You should be proud of it!"

"……is that so?"

Annabell bit her lip and finally nodded slightly: "...Yeah."

She was still in the abyss the night before and she could never have imagined that just twenty hours later, she would be cleared of suspicion of murder.

She knew very well that this was definitely not a punishment from the goddess, and that she was in no way protected by the goddess.

All of this depends on Ulysses.

The night before, Annabell's mind had lost basic thinking ability, and Irene was probably not much better.

But Ulysses was able to calmly and reasonably handle the situation, successfully turning Siegel's death into an accident that was difficult to investigate.

If I hadn't grabbed Ulysses' hand the night before and told him the truth...

She has probably surrendered herself to the Knights and is in jail awaiting trial.

My father's reputation would be affected, and my mother would be devastated...

Thinking of her parents, Annabelle's guilt eased a little.

Next to her, Irene was still angrily talking about how hateful drug dealers were.

Just then, an impatient shout was heard outside the kitchen.

"Isn't breakfast ready yet?"

Irene and Annabell looked at each other and quickly returned to their work as maids.

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After finishing the caramel pudding dessert, Yuli put the spoon back on the table and looked up.

During the entire breakfast process, he could feel himself being stared at by two pairs of eyes, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"...How do you like today's breakfast, Master?"

One of the two gazes, Irene, asked with a smile.

"its not bad, right."

Yuli took the napkin from her and wiped his lips.

This morning, Irene had been carefully observing everyone's words and expressions.

After Annabelle was cleared of suspicion, she finally felt relieved, but she couldn't help but think of a fleeting guess -

Was Siegel really dead when they arrived at the scene...?

Irene did not examine the body at the time, nor did Annabelle.

The only person who touched the body was Yuri - and he forbade us to go near it.

It is not impossible that Siegel was still alive at the time.

Irene remembered a scene from a novel she had read before.

A killed B with a blunt hammer and hid the body in a hurry. It turned out that B was not dead at all, but was killed by C who happened to pass by and the blame was put on A. This is a reverse suspense story.

The situation the night before last was very similar to this story.

When Annabell slammed the door and walked out of Yuli's house, her mood and other aspects were very bad, and she was almost on the verge of collapse.

At that time, she had already lost her usual calm judgment ability, and she felt that she was the most unlucky person in the world...

So is there a possibility:

After being pushed down by Annabelle, Siegel just had a concussion and passed out, but Annabelle panicked and mistakenly thought he was dead?

Erin had heard of what was called "suspended animation," where the heart stops beating but the person is not actually dead.

The most classic case of religious fraud is to use a state of fake death to demonstrate the miracle of "resurrection".

Even if it wasn't a fake death, Anna certainly didn't examine the body carefully at the time.

If I assume that my guess is true, then Annabelle didn't kill Siegel at all.

As a result, people still saw Siegel's body the next day.

"..."

If the assumption is true, then Siegel was killed by the lethal dose of drugs that Yuri poured into him, or...

Irene took a deep breath: when she and Annabell were far away, Yuri discovered that Siegel was still alive and secretly ended his life -

To prevent further trouble, or simply to lynch the drug dealers, or both.

After such a long period of contact, Irene felt that it would not be surprising even if Yuli really did such a thing, because he simply had such a cold and clear awareness.

Whatever the case, it is no longer verifiable.

Now only Ulysses knows the truth as to whether Siegel was still alive at that time.

Irene decided to take this question and this secret to her grave.

On the one hand, she really didn't have the courage to ask Yuli for the truth.

On the one hand, it was to repay Yuli for helping Anna.

Of course, the most important reason is that Irene has regarded Ulysses as her master and plans to follow him in the future.

"How long are you going to stare at me?" Yuli frowned and interrupted Irene's thoughts.

"Oh... sorry!" She stuck out her tongue mischievously.

Annabell walked up to Ulysses, half bent over, and spoke expressionlessly.

"Thank you, Master. I will never forget your kindness."

"That's it!?"

Before Yuli could say anything, Irene next to him shouted first.

She took Anna's arm and said angrily, "Anna, this thank you is too insincere, isn't it? The master has obviously helped you so much, I can't stand it!"

"Uh... then what should we do?"

Annabell asked with a serious expression.

She was grateful to Yuri for helping her despite the past grudges, and she also wanted to resolve the rift between them, but she didn't know how to express it.

After all, what I did and said in the past were really too much, so it is normal even if the other party is unwilling to forgive me.

She was mentally prepared to be despised by Ulysses for the rest of her life.

"This...this..."

Erin leaned close to Annabelle's ear and whispered softly behind her back, covering her mouth.

Listening to Irene's speech, Annabelle's fair face turned a bright red for some reason.

She showed a hesitant expression: "Wow...do we have to go to this extent?"

"That's right! That's what we have to do!"

Irene nodded, but Yuli said, "Anna, you don't have to care about what she says."

He said as he stood up from the dining table and walked towards his room.

"I'm going to school. Shouldn't you guys get ready for work?"

"Yes……"

"Yes."