After the assassination incident, the officers and soldiers arrived belatedly.
In this era, the Frankish Kingdom had no agencies specifically in charge of public security and criminal cases, let alone police.
All public security incidents and criminal cases were handled by the garrison.
The mayor or city lord had all the power.
China had this as early as the Qin Dynasty.
An agency specifically responsible for public security and criminal cases was established, including police officers and government officials.
Earl Stephen appeared in the slave market on horseback with a large number of soldiers and horses.
When he saw Herodrut, he immediately jumped off his horse and came to her and saluted: "Your Highness, I didn't expect another assassination to happen.
These damn assassins are really I am so bold and have no regard for the majesty of His Majesty the King and the official kingdom.
This is a provocation to all our officers and soldiers in the city of Verdun.
I will never do it.
Leave this matter alone.
Fortunately, you were not injured.
God bless you.
However, there have been two assassinations of the eldest princess in my jurisdiction.
I have an unshirkable responsibility.
I will write an official document and send it to Aachen to report to the king.
Your Majesty apologizes, but before His Majesty the King's punishment, I will make every effort to track down the assassin and those behind the scenes, and ensure the safety of the two His Highnesses."
Herodrut glanced at Zhao Ziliang, who nodded slightly.
She turned to look at Count Stephen and said: "Count Stephen, I came to Verdun and encountered two assassinations in a row.
This made me appreciate your ability to govern the place.
And have deep doubts about the control of the entire city of Verdun.
Are the assassins now so rampant that they can ignore the authority of the ruling power?"
"Yes, yes, it's all because of your humble servant's poor management that the assassins were so rampant and openly assassinated two His Highnesses on the street.
I must capture all the escaped assassins and hand them over to Your Highness."
Zhao Ziliang said at this time: "Your Majesty, Earl Stephen, should you give Her Royal Highness the Princess and me a deadline?
If you cannot give Her Royal Highness the Princess and me a satisfactory explanation on this matter, I am afraid that His Majesty the King and the entire Frankish Kingdom will suffer.
Maybe you don’t care what the eldest princess thinks, because she is just a powerless princess; maybe you don’t care about me, the prince of the Western Qin Kingdom, because I am not the prince of the Frankish Kingdom. , but when I return to Aachen, I will personally meet His Majesty King Charles and ask him why I was assassinated several times in the Frankish Kingdom, but the official took no action at all and could not give me an explanation.
This is His Majesty the King.
Is the Frankish Kingdom under its rule a kingdom that allows assassins to run rampant and kill people?
Even I, the prince and envoy of the Western Qin Kingdom, will be assassinated at will.
One can imagine how miserable the fate of the people living in this kingdom is."
After Zhao Ziliang said these words, Earl Stephen suddenly broke out in cold sweat, and his body was shaking like a sieve.
He could imagine how embarrassed and embarrassed His Majesty the King must be when Zhao Ziliang returns to Aachen to question King Charles face to face. , You must know that a talented and strategic king like His Majesty the King values face more than anything else.
When the time comes, let alone an earl, I am afraid that even if he is his own son, he will kill him without mercy.
"Don't worry, your two highnesses, I will definitely give an explanation to your two highnesses, and there will be results within ten days at most."
After Stephen finished speaking, he immediately turned around and shouted loudly to the soldiers and generals, "Pass this count's order, from now on Martial law began throughout the city, and all city gates were quickly closed.
No one was allowed to leave the city without my order.
An hour later, the entire city was searched, and all suspicious persons found were arrested by this Earl and severely interrogated."
"Yes, Lord Earl" Earl Stephen said to Herodrut and Zhao Ziliang: "Your Highnesses, I strongly recommend that your two Highnesses live in the city hall.
In this way, our protection will be more thoughtful."
Zhao Ziliang and Herod Rudd looked at each other, and then said: "We'd better stay in the hotel.
It's too troublesome to move around, and we won't stay in Verdun for too long, so it won't be troublesome."
Your Majesty the Earl."
Stephen could only sigh: "Well, I'll escort the two highnesses back to the hotel.
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Next, I will strengthen the security of the hotel."
Facts have proved that once the official takes it seriously, all ghosts and ghosts will be unable to hide.
After Stephen declared martial law in the city and launched a city-wide manhunt, a large number of suspicious people were quickly arrested and imprisoned in cells.
For a time, the prisons in Verdun were overcrowded.
There must be many of these arrested people.
They are innocent people, but many people believe that among these people there must be assassins or people who know the assassins.
Stephen originally did not want to go into such a big fight, because closing the city gates and launching a city-wide manhunt and martial law would undoubtedly have a great impact on the economy of the city of Verdun.
As long as the martial law lasted for one day, a large amount of money and income would be lost, and many people would be under martial law.
People's livelihoods were affected, but Herodru was targeted twice in a row.
The impact of Te and Zhao Ziliang's assassination was too great.
If he didn't take some practical actions to give Zhao Ziliang an explanation, what was waiting for him would be the thunderous wrath of King Charles.
This would definitely be unbearable for him.
The best result is They were all dismissed from office and deprived of their titles, and in the most serious cases, they could be directly beheaded.
Only one day later, some of the arrested people could not bear the torture and confessed.
The hiding places of some assassins were exposed, and some assassins were among the arrested suspicious people.
These people were quickly confessed.
However, after three days of in-depth investigation, it was discovered that the person behind the scenes was pointed at a certain big shot in Aachen, and it was very likely that he had an unusual relationship with someone from the royal family or was a member of the royal family.
Earl Stephen couldn't calm down anymore.
If the instigator behind the scenes was a member of the royal family, then it would be equivalent to a fight between gods.
He, a little earl, could not bear the aftermath of the fight between gods.
If he got involved, he would probably be beaten to the ground.
Nothing left.
After careful weighing, Stephen decided to tell Herodrut and Zhao Ziliang the results of the investigation.
He could not follow up on what to do in the future.
Stephen immediately came to the Old Tree Root Hotel and saw Zhao Ziliang and Herod Rudd and said: "Your Highnesses, these two assassinations have basically come to light now.
The two assassinations are consecutive and both are They were all done by the same group of people.
The origins of the assassins are too complicated, so I won’t go into them one by one.
However, the employers or messengers behind these assassins are from Aachen, and they are most likely high-ranking officials in the kingdom, their two highnesses.
You can think about it carefully Is there a grudge against someone or other reasons?
Up to now, I can no longer investigate the two assassination cases.
It’s not that I can’t investigate, but I don’t dare to investigate.
All the criminals are now in prison.
If your two highnesses want to continue the investigation, you can go to the prison and interrogate yourself.
I don’t want to know who is behind the scenes, let alone get involved in this matter.
I also ask your two highnesses to understand my difficulties.
I will not offend both parties.
Get up" Zhao Ziliang looked at Herodrut, "Princess, what do you mean?"
Herodrut's face was very ugly.
She asked herself that she was indifferent to the world and had never offended anyone in the palace.
However, there were people who wanted to kill her again and again.
Even if she had a good temper, she was killed several times in a row.
The assassination made her furious, and she suppressed her anger and said: "Then we go to the prison, Prince Yunge, and you will interrogate us after we enter the prison, okay?"
"Of course, I am happy to serve Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Accompanied by Stephen, Zhao Ziliang and Herodrut soon arrived at the prison.
They were led into a dark and damp cell.
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Stephen pointed at a middle-aged man tied to a wooden frame and said: "This He is the leader of the assassins.
Judging from this man's temperament and behavior, he should be in the army."
Zhao Ziliang walked up to this man and asked, "Whose name did you say ordered you to kill me and the eldest princess?"
"Bah" the middle-aged man spat at Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang turned his head to avoid it, waved to a Dragon Guard soldier behind him, and ordered: "Give him a taste of the punishment of our Western Qin Kingdom."
"Yes, Your Highness" After the soldiers agreed, they immediately began to use their methods and used two or three torture methods in a row.
The middle-aged man couldn't bear it anymore.
You must know that the torture methods in the East are extremely cruel.
In theory, no living person can withstand it.
With limited loyalty, he recruited.
"I said it was Hydes" Zhao Ziliang had never heard of this name.
He looked at Herodrut and saw that her face was extremely ugly, so he asked: "Your Highness, who is Hydes?
Do you know him?"
"Let's talk about it when we get back," Herodrut said and turned around to leave.
Zhao Ziliang immediately caught up with him.
After returning to the hotel, Herodrut said to Zhao Ziliang: "Hades is Gisla's captain of the bodyguard."
Zhao Ziliang was surprised and asked: "Why did the third princess send people to kill us?"
Herodrut frowned and said, "I don't know either.
My relationship with Gisla is not a good one, but it's not to the point of sending someone to kill me."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "I heard that the relationship between the third princess and the poet Angelo Nelts is very unusual.
His Majesty the King hosted a banquet for me last time.
During the banquet, I once asked him to stumble.
Did he have a grudge?
In my heart, I slandered me in front of the third princess, and then the third princess took action against me."
Herodrut said: "I don't know.
Maybe only Gisla knows about this matter.
I decided to write a letter to report this matter to my father and see how he handles it."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "You must not do this kind of thing.
If you want to write it, I should write it.
I am an outsider, and what I say is more convincing."
Herodrut thought for a moment and understood Zhao Ziliang's intention, and agreed: "Okay, you write, I will send someone back to Aachen":