Following Roland back to the office, Nightingale whispered, "I failed to protect you......"

"No, you're doing a good job," Roland shook his head, "Come to think of it, why did this assassin named Theo do it in the conference hall, because he knew that I had a witch around me, and that this witch was so powerful that I wouldn't have a chance if I didn't transfer her." The more the www.biquge.info pen "Fun" Pavilion was arranged, the more flaws there were, so in the end he could only attack with a small dagger. ”

But he almost succeeded. ”

"You can't succeed without killing me on the spot, and your presence limits that possibility. He smiled, "What would he have done without you?" Wait patiently for an opportunity to launch a deadly attack - as long as lurking in the castle, such an opportunity will always exist." So, you've protected me well, and in fact, the safer the territory, the safer I am. ”

This is not consolation...... Nightingale thought that His Highness really thought so, which made her feel a warm current surging from her heart, and the original uneasy self-reproach also dissipated most of it, "I understand...... But you can't let Lightning and Maisie go this time!"

"Uh, what's wrong with them?"

"In my absence, you should be on your side to watch out for potential enemies!" Nightingale said bluntly, "In today's case, as long as the lightning flies with you, the Assassin is unlikely to hurt you." ”

"She's just more lively—"

"No, if Wendy and Shujuan were here, they would definitely agree with me, and if they don't really feel that they were wrong, what if something really happens next time?"

"Hmm......" the prince touched his chin and thought for a while, "I understand, how about punishing them to stay in the house and not go out until they have completed three sets of comprehensive exercises in mathematics, physics and chemistry?"

The nightingale couldn't help but take a cool breath and practice comprehensively...... The math part is fine, elementary physics and chemistry are simply more terrifying than the basic principles of nature, and just looking at the previous page can make people drowsy, especially the weird formulas and diagrams, which are indistinguishable from the spells in the saga. If you were to change to yourself, I'm afraid you would never be able to get out. However, thinking that it was his own opinion, it was not easy to take it back at the moment, so he nodded ruthlessly, "In this way, they should realize their mistakes." ”

......

The afternoon meeting continued, with Nightingale standing behind Roland until dusk, and the general framework and initial selection of the secondary town hall were finally decided.

Perro Hermon was appointed chief executive of the district of Changge, and in addition to the town hall, he also served as the finance minister, and his father, Count Hermon, was the minister of construction, and was the biggest winner among the nobility of the fortress. Even the Nightingale sighed to herself that His Highness had not blamed the Honeysuckle family for the assassination—which was a very fair and benevolent expression among the lords.

The heads of other departments were held by some outstanding people among the minor nobles, who were originally barons or knights, and were not qualified to participate in high-level government affairs at all, and were very excited about the appointment and dismissal of His Highness, and expressed their willingness to serve His Highness for life.

While all this sounded true, Nightingale knew that if the tide turned and Tifeco and the Church overwhelmed the Westside, they would probably put their vows behind them.

Before the meeting ended, His Royal Highness repeatedly emphasized two principles of employment - the department can use family manpower, but the proportion should not exceed 30%, and at the same time, the file should be sent to the higher city hall for filing. Another point is that regardless of whether or not family personnel are used, the salary is paid by the town hall, and violators are punished as crimes.

Nightingale had no interest in any of these things, and yawned incessantly, until she saw Maisie fly into the castle of Long Song with Count Speer in tow.

After the dinner, the group followed Count Elk to Theo's quarters, a modest bungalow in the castle district, which was so clean that not a single piece of paper remained. Obviously, the other party had been prepared and had destroyed all the evidence before the operation.

"Theo needs to stay in the castle district during the day, so it's good to recreate what was going on at night," the prince instructed Asha, "I need to see everything he's done from contacting former patrol member Mance to today, right in this room, every fragment." ”

Count Speer summons a magical passage that connects Maisie and Asha.

Having temporarily gained plenty of magic, Asya began to retrace the details of each night, and Theo seemed to come back to life, sometimes sitting by the fireplace in contemplation, sometimes writing something on paper, all of which Zoroa remembered.

On the fourth day, he was sitting by the fireplace as usual, only this time with an extra emblem in his hand.

"Wait...... I seem to have seen this thing before," Roland's voice looked a little surprised, "draw it down and let me see it." ”

The emblem, which was quickly drawn onto paper by a magic pen, was about the size of a thumb and was a round gemstone polished into the shape of a button, with the standard tower spear emblem engraved on both sides—a typical royal insignia.

"Could it be that he's someone from Tifeko?" asked Nightingale.

Roland frowned and was silent, as if he was thinking about something, and after a long time he shook his head slightly, "No, this is a token of Wimbledon III." ”

"You mean...... Your father?" Wren was surprised.

"Isn't the king already the eldest prince Golon—" Perro was also surprised.

"When I was a child, I saw this emblem on Wimbledon III's desk, and I asked him what it was, and he said that each gem represented a warrior loyal to the royal family, and that the more gems there were, the more secure the throne of Wimbledon was. His Highness sighed, "In this way, Theo should be the secret chess piece that the king has placed next to Duke Ryan to monitor the movements of the entire Western Territory for him. ”

"Then why did he do it to you?" Wren wondered.

"Presumably, Tifeco found the list of gems and passed the assassination order down...... For them, the emblem means everything, no matter what the command is, it will be carried out. ”

"......I see," the nightingale looked at the assassin made of magical illusions - he stared at the emblem for a long time, and finally threw the gem into the fireplace, looking a little lost, but at the same time a little relieved, and probably in Theo's eyes, this command also meant relief.

However, Roland, who figured out the reason, did not show a relaxed look, but looked at the fireplace bursting with sparks with a solemn face, and did not look away for a long time.

......

Late at night, after Asha fell asleep, the nightingale sneaked into Roland's room.

She hadn't done it since she had been blamed by Wendy. But today's assassination had left her in turmoil, and the absence of Wendy and Anna's castle had made her less restrained.

Looking at the sleeping Roland Wimbleton, she broke out of the fog and crept over to the bed, leaning over and kissing him on the forehead.

I'm sorry, Your Highness, I can't restrain myself. (To be continued.) )