Chapter 345: The Old Mille-Feuille
Annan did not immediately return to Roseburg to find Bishop Daryl.
After all, when Annan was immediately finished, Don Juan's second brother, Mr. Eugene Gerante, had not yet set off to return to Noah.
Through Lin Yiyi's vision, Annan can see Eugene's attitude towards "Don Juan" who is temporarily absent from the fiefdom.
Because Eugene is not hiding himself at all, Annan can easily see that Eugene obviously knows that the lord here is not the real "Don Juan Geraine". Nor did he ever try to ask "where is the real Don Juan...... But he still remained polite to Lin Yiyi and them, and he was not humble at all.
And after Eugene came to Roseburg, even if he didn't see Annan, he was not in a hurry at all.
He didn't rush Lin Yiyi and asked where Annan went; But he did not return disappointed to Noah. Instead, he stayed in Roseburg very peacefully for three days, and then left a letter and went back leisurely.
- So Annan immediately realized what Eugene was doing here.
Eugene didn't come to his brother "Don Juan Geraint" at all.
He obviously knew where the real Don Juan was.
Fortunately, Annan was not in Roseburg at this time.
Otherwise, it will add embarrassment to both sides.
Eugene himself came here to pass on some erroneous information to mislead anyone in the royal capital.
The fact that he was able to stay in Roseburg for three days shows that the visit was very friendly; And if he returns to the royal capital safely and declares that he has seen Don Juan, then the others will believe that Don Juan really arrived safely in the North Sea Territory.
Annan can also see one thing from Eugene's behavior style......
Benjamin may have already placed Don Juan's soul in place.
The old crow was the one who handled the matter directly, and he already knew the truth.
Well, if Ferdinand hadn't been imprisoned...... I'm afraid he's been used as a tool by the old crow.
The crow family, obeying only the king.
Whoever the king is, he serves only the one on the throne.
Therefore, before His Majesty the King speaks, the old crow will never attack Prince Philip directly.
He would only use intrigue to disrupt Philip's plans.
Just think about it...... Don Juan as the old crow's favorite son. Ferdinand Geraint's belief in rotten husbands and the murder of his own brother are unlikely to be easily forgiven by the old crow.
The old crow had tried to throw Don Juan to the border just in case.
If there is really a big problem with the Crow family, at least Don Juan can escape into the Duchy of Winter and survive by relying on the noble blood of Don Juan's mother.
But because of Ferdinand's betrayal, almost all efforts were in vain. And as a believer in the rotten man, he is afraid that he will have to take action against the old crow himself and his other younger brother......
It wouldn't be surprising even if the old crow killed him directly - he couldn't do anything to Philip, but at least he could do it to his own son, right?
However, Annan has never heard such information as "Ferdinand's accidental death".
And now, Eugene clearly knows the truth.
Then consider that Klaus Cass is still alive and well.
Annan has gradually deduced in his heart the context of this matter. even vaguely saw the political situation in King Noah's capital.
- This is a typical, three-tiered lie.
The first layer is the "information that can be made public" that is packaged and known to most people.
That is, "Klaus safely sent Don Juan Geraint to Frozen Water Harbor, and after the unfortunate sudden death of Viscount Roseburg, the power transfer ceremony was officially completed in Roseburg, and the Grand Wizard Benjamin remained in Frozen Water Harbor to take care of Don Juan".
And the second layer, "In fact, Don Juan has been assassinated by Klaus, and the great wizard Benjamin is also dead." Now in Frozen Water Harbor is a black-haired, blue-eyed man who is pretending to be Don Juan's identity and whose real identity is unknown."
The third layer is "For some reason, neither Don Juan nor Benjamin died." And Benjamin also completed the rite of advancement and became the Pope of the New Gods."
But all three are lies.
Very few people reach the third floor...... For example, Prince Philip. He is probably the closest to the truth, but he has no evidence.
Klaus himself was on the second floor, and he thought the old crow was on the first floor.
— but in fact the old crow is on the fifth floor.
He was the only one who knew everything but Benjamin.
Eugene is at least on the third floor. And Ferdinand, as the eldest son of the old crow, is the only one in the crow's family who still stays on the first floor.
In this way, Annan can determine what the purpose of the old crow is:
He would send Eugene to "take a look", which, in Ferdinand's view, was his father's suspicion that "Don Juan is still alive".
But after Eugene returned to the royal capital, he said that he really saw Don Juan.
Then Ferdinand will think that Don Juan is really not dead.
He had to pass this information on to his master, Philip.
In this way, the three pieces of information that Philip received from his three sources, Klaus, Ferdinand, and the Viscount of Roseburg, were completely contradictory.
Philip would have thought that Klaus's mission had failed, apparently because he was more willing to trust someone else who had provided him with information than Klaus.
However, Philip did not punish Klaus, which shows that he was not very sure that the second information must be true...... Although it is indeed the closest to the truth.
From this, it can be seen that Philip was very suspicious. And he is not tyrannical and acts very cautiously.
And now, Ferdinand, who first defected to him, gave him a completely different third answer.
After that, the delicious wind goose will corroborate it to Klaus.
All three types of information are completely credible, but the content is completely opposite.
Philip must have been in utter confusion.
Philip won't do anything until he gets to the bottom of the story.
Other words......
The layout of the old crow is buying time.
If Annan was not mistaken, the Church of the Silver Lord had already informed the old crow.
And the Old Raven Society agrees to the plan proposed by the Silver Lord Church, and there can only be one answer.
“…… Has His Majesty the King, or the eldest princess, been convinced? ”
Holding up the envelope that Eugene had left for himself, Annan muttered in a low voice.
If you have the support of the higher-ups, this should all calm down quickly.
…… But why am I a little uneasy?
What exactly is being overlooked......
Annan thought and opened the envelope.
After a cursory glance, he realized that his previous assumption was completely correct. And Eugene also paid another piece of information:
“…… The Hermetic School? ”
Annan muttered.
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
- He remembered what he had overlooked.