Chapter 809

Ryan didn't reach out to pick it up.

The all-seeing eye sees through the envelope, which is just a piece of ordinary letter paper without any spells or other things attached to it, so it is very safe.

An invisible hand of thought power opened the letter in mid-air, and he read it quickly.

The handwriting is neat and the content is not too long.

This letter signed by Duberstein was written to Anse Wodos. It said that the Consul Gnaeus has been too close to Ren Augustus for the past two years. The choice was fully supported by the Modu faction, so it was met with suspicion.

Meanwhile, Gnaeus is determined to make a difference in his final term.

He has reached his fourth term, and there will be no next term, so in the last ten years, he must do some practical things for the empire. With the support of the Modu faction, he will carry out drastic reforms. Do what you say.

Unexpectedly, the wind leaked out.

More than a month ago, when Gnaeus went to the Floating City of Flanaiss, he was reprimanded by Duke Greyhawk face to face, and came back disheartened.

However, this not only failed to make Gnaeus change his mind, but decided to go all the way to the dark and completely surrender to the Modus faction.

When Ren saw this, he thought the time was right.

More than a month ago, when I invited Gnaeus to attend the unveiling ceremony, the other party hesitated for a few days, and finally accepted the invitation.

Only now do I know the reason.

The second half of the letter stated that Duke Greyhawk seemed to be aware of the consul's betrayal, and he never had any contact with Gnaeus after that.

Gnaeus and Duberstein speculated that the Duke might fully support Otiluk's campaign for the consulship, but they were not worried. As long as there was the support of Master Anxi's Modus faction, according to the empire's election procedures, the Duke would like to There is no way to stop it.

Unless something happened to the consul!

The two discussed this matter in private, and Gnaeus thought it was not the end of the matter, but Duberstein didn't think so, so he kept it.

The letter will be read soon.

Ren thought for a few seconds, glanced at Ashley, obviously she had already seen it, and asked, "Is this Duberstein's handwriting?"

"It's his." Ashley replied, "It's unmistakable."

It doesn't matter whether the handwriting is real or not. It is very simple to use spells to disguise the handwriting. Ren asked again: "How authentic do you think the contents of the letter are?"

Ashley shook her head: "I don't know."

The letter pointed directly at the Duke of Gray Eagle, and believed that the Duke of Gray Eagle was the culprit behind the assassination of the consul. This also meant that the Duke of Gray Eagle had colluded with the followers of Roxi!

Such an appalling secret involved the Big Three, and Ashleigh didn't dare to participate at all. She regretted that she couldn't help but read the contents of the letter curiously.

"You can just say it."

Ren stared at Ashleigh. As the finance minister and Gnaeus's confidant, she had been in the core power circle of the Dutch Palace for decades, so it was impossible for her to have heard nothing.

"Chairman Ren, I really don't know." Ashley gritted her teeth and insisted not to say.

"Can't you say it? Or dare not say it?"

Ashley hesitated for a while, then sighed: "What the letter said is true. In the past few months, the Consul has been under a lot of pressure from various aspects. The main reason behind it is that the Duke no longer trusts the Consul. human intentions."

The soul's eye confirmed that she was not lying.

Thirty years ago, Gnaeus was elected by Master Tim Kenan as the consul. All along, the upper echelons of the empire have regarded Gnaeus as a person of balance.

Master Tim Kennan would not be happy if Gnaeus switched to Modus.

Even get angry.

However, Ryan and Gnaeus have the same judgment. Master Tim Kenan will not attack the Consul because of this, because it is of little significance. The Supreme Council now has half of the votes held by the Modu faction, and it is difficult for the other two factions to join forces to introduce a new consul.

Even if it barely succeeds, it is more likely that the new consul is from the Nether faction.

The most important thing is that although Master Tim Kenan is an extremely strict person, he acts aboveboard and will never commit an assassination act.

What's more, he still betrayed the empire and the goddess, and secretly colluded with Luoxi believers.

Of course, those who have not been in contact with Master Tim Kenan may not understand his character, and others do not have the eyes of the soul to confirm whether his belief in the goddess has been shaken.

Ryan just met Master Tim Kenan today.

The belief of the other party has not changed, and he is still a shallow believer in the goddess of magic. His piety is not high, but there is no problem.

Ashley lowered her voice, "After the end of the Imperial Council in the evening, His Excellency the Duke went to the Herald Palace and summoned all the cabinet to talk. Duberstein also attended, and had a secret talk with the Duke after the meeting. He had a very ugly face when he came out. , committed suicide when he got home.”

"So you think His Excellency the Duke forced him to commit suicide?" Ren asked.

"I didn't say that." Ashley quickly denied.

She denied it, but she obviously thought so in her heart.

Du Bostein is just a high-level ranger, not even a legend. It is easier for a holy soul wizard to kill him than to crush an ant. It is faked as suicide, but it is just a deception.

Ryan didn't think so.

But it's useless if only he thinks so, the key is how others see it.

"Where is the servant who gave you this letter?" Ren asked.

"Dead." Ashley replied with doubts on her face: "He is Duberstein's dead man. If it weren't for today's incident, I would not have known that Duberstein had been spying on me. That person handed the letter to Give it to me, I took poison and committed suicide on the spot.”

"Where's the body?"

Ashley took out a male corpse from the dimensional space.

He was dressed in a servant's clothes, with an ordinary appearance. He was in his thirties, and the black blood was clotted from the corner of his mouth.

An ordinary person takes highly poisonous poison, which takes effect extremely quickly, and there is almost no possibility of being saved.

Dead in less than half a minute.

Ren used his all-seeing eyes to see through the inside of the corpse. The soul had long since dissipated, and he did not find any useful clues.

He looked away, "Why did Duberstein leave the letter to you?"

"I don't know. He and I are just colleagues, and we don't have a deep personal relationship." Ashleigh's face was blank, and she guessed: "This person is very suspicious, and he is very careful in his work. I guess he should not only write a letter, but also send a letter to him." Give it to many people, maybe the Duke also got the letter in his hand."

"Um……"

Ren nodded, "Is there anything else?"

Ashley immediately pleaded: "Chairman Ren, can you openly visit my house? It's best to let the Rick Guards outside see it."

Ren glanced at her. The sorceress still thought that Master Tim Kennan had killed the consul, so she received Duberstein's letter and did not dare to hand it over to Tim Kennan, but handed it to herself. hand.

"I'm showing up at your house, aren't you afraid of being known by the Duke?" Ren asked.

If other people also received the letter and handed it to Duke Greyhawk, then as soon as he heard that he had appeared at Ashley's house, he would know that she had also received the letter. Even if the Duke of Greyhawk had no objection to her before, he would still be dissatisfied, and she, the chancellor of the exchequer, would not want to continue working.

"I'm afraid..."

Ashleigh looked pitiful, but her eyes revealed determination, "The Consul is dead, and I don't want to be the Minister of Finance anymore. Anyway, I will leave sooner or later."

There was still a word left unsaid.

She knew that Rennes was going to run for the consul, and handing the letter to Rennes was considered a nomination certificate, and she made good friends with Rennes in advance.

Ren saw through her mind at a glance.

Leaving aside the strength of the sorceress, she has strong financial capabilities and profound qualifications, otherwise Gnaeus would not have let her be the finance minister for so many years.

If he becomes the consul himself, he will not be able to find a better candidate for the position of chancellor of the exchequer for a while.

"good."

Ren opened a portal and threw the letter in.

A few minutes later, a mirror image appeared at Ashleigh's home. The two Rick Guards recognized him and did not dare to stop him. The mirror image sat for a while and then left.

Meanwhile, Ryan returned to Wedzeland and handed the letter to the teacher.

After reading the contents of the letter, Anse Wodos suddenly changed his color, "Where did this letter come from?" He immediately shook his head after hearing what Ren said about the source: "Grey Eagle will indeed be dissatisfied with Gnaeus, but he will not Kill Gnaeus in this way, absolutely not."

"I think so too." Ryan said calmly: "This letter may have been written by Duberstein, but it may not have been written by him voluntarily."

"Who would that be?" Anse Woldas wondered.

"The purpose of this letter is to make us and Master Kenan suspicious of each other, and even cause internal strife in the Supreme Council." Ren thought about it before coming, "But as long as you are a member of the Supreme Council, you will know, This approach doesn't work."

"You mean to exclude Kelstone?" Anse Woldas asked back.

"Yes."

Ren nodded, "This conspiracy must have come from someone other than the Supreme Council. They don't know much about the holy soul wizards, and they may even be biased."

"A follower of Roxi?" Anse Wodos guessed.

"possible."

Ryan thought further. He had previously felt that Gnaeus' death was not simple, and some places were inconsistent and logically unreasonable.

The appearance of this letter further proves this point.

Now it seems that there is a high probability that Kelstone was involved, but he was not the mastermind, or he was just one of the masterminds. He obtained some information in advance and used it to take advantage of the trend, trying to fall into the trap.

"Roxie!"

Anse Woldas suddenly called out the fraudster's real name.

"What?" Ren didn't respond for a while.

Anxi Wo Daosi explained with a sneer: "Luoxi likes to manipulate conspiracies and cause disputes. The situation in the empire was chaotic back then. The emperor and the holy soul wizard fought endlessly, from nobles to civilians. There were countless casualties. Behind it was Luoxi's conspiracy. At that time, he was just a mortal, and he took the opportunity to become a god."

"However, after he became a god, he suddenly went crazy, and his mind was abnormal. Although he was powerful, he was never able to plan a decent conspiracy."

"I was still skeptical before."

Anse Woldas became more and more certain, "I will understand as soon as I read this letter."

"This kind of conspiracy looks complicated and unpredictable, and it reveals a clumsy taste everywhere. Don't think too much about it. It must be the followers of Luoxi who are manipulating it behind the scenes, and it may even come from Luoxi himself."

Ren was taken aback: "Roxi's conspiracy?"

There is no doubt about the strength of the Deceiver, otherwise He has made many enemies, including several of the most powerful good gods of Allenus.

Being targeted by a god, or an evil god, no mortal can remain calm.

"Roxi's target is me?"

"It should be just incidental, you are not worthy." Anxi Wodas shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Only gods are qualified to be the opponents of gods. The target of the fraudsters is the entire Orianth Empire and the people behind the empire." goddess."

Ren breathed a sigh of relief.

I don't want to face the gods right now, even if it's just an incarnation of a saint, it's a great threat to me.

But having said that, it is also related to Luo Xi who made such a conspiracy.

The statue of the Goddess of Magic in Gotham City made too much noise, attracting the attention of countless mortals, even the gods.

If Gotham City is allowed to develop and open up new continents, the divine power of the goddess of magic will increase accordingly.

When the enemy becomes stronger, you become weaker.

The arch-rival of Roxi the Deceiver definitely couldn't tolerate it, and immediately stabbed the heart of the empire, and then made a conspiracy to kill himself and strangle the most powerful missionary of the goddess of magic in the mortal world.

Probably not just Roxi.

The other enemies of the goddess of magic should also regard themselves as a thorn in the side.

Ren couldn't help shrinking his neck.

"I suggest that you don't go to Bambe City, and wait another ten years." Anxi Wodas said seriously, "Anyway, you are not short of these ten years."

"Since we already know that it is Roxi's conspiracy, will the empire still send troops to Bambe City?" Ren asked back.

"There is no going back in this matter."

Anse Wodos sighed: "The resolution formed by the Supreme Council must be implemented. Moreover, Gray Eagle has also announced that public opinion in the empire is fermenting. The people need a target to vent their anger. It is impossible to avenge Gnaeus. Change."

In fact, Ren also understands that there is no turning back when you open the bow.

He suddenly figured out one thing.

Why the trick master Lokerleon insisted on going to Bambe City, one is that the headquarters of "Shadow Blade" may be located, and the other is related to King Vikramaditya II.

King Vikramati II probably took refuge in the Black Emperor Banlkor. This "king of tyrants" and Roxi are also endless enemies. The hatred between the two is even deeper than the hostility between Luoxi and the goddess of magic. Some, resulting in countless murders and wars on the subcontinent.

In recent years, the Gupta Kingdom has expanded its territory, and its sword aims to conquer the entire subcontinent, making everyone on the subcontinent surrender at the feet of the Black Emperor.

The subcontinent is the main source of Roxi's followers, so of course the Black Emperor cannot be allowed to succeed.

He led the imperial army to the city of Bambe in order to bring disaster to the east and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Ren felt that the fog in front of him had lifted!

He immediately told the teacher about these things. Anse Wodoss's face became serious, and he was about to speak when he received a magical message, got up and said: "Grey Eagle also got a letter, and he wants to talk to me, it should be Call the holy soul wizards for a meeting."

"Teacher, don't reveal Roxi's conspiracy in the Supreme Council, and be careful of Kelstone's secrets." Ren reminded.

Anse Woldas nodded solemnly, "I understand."

After speaking, he walked into the projection room.