I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree
Chapter 87 - How Did He Know?

Saint Roland City, Imperial Court.

“Is this the suspect you mentioned?” Looking at the nominal owner of the Hidden Orchid Tavern being brought into the interrogation room, Sean, sitting as part of the jury on the side, looked at the interrogator beside him with a confused expression.

“Mm.” The interrogator nodded, “In Saint Roland City there are forces capable of mobilizing experts above Tier 8, they are one of them, naturally they are suspects.”

Hearing the interrogator say this, Sean instead curled his lip in disdain.

There are quite a few forces in Saint Roland City capable of mobilizing experts above Tier 8. The other party picking out this one alone is clearly to appease the situation, a temporary scapegoat with the least impact.

Otherwise, the Imperial Academy, the army, and even the security force controlled by the Imperial Family all have considerable suspicion.

But these three factions are all impossible to be brought up for discussion.

“Alright then, let’s see what you can interrogate out.” Sean said this, sitting silently on the side, observing the interrogation process.

...

On the other side, Oak Street.

Oak Street, which had already been sealed off at this moment, had a large number of guards stationed there all along, strictly watching for anyone without permission coming here.

“Who is it? Who is there!” Just at this moment, a sharp-eyed guard suddenly discovered a dark figure passing in front of him. He quickly and alertly shouted out loudly, and the soldiers around him also followed, looking towards that place.

Subsequently, seeing no response from the distance, a guard cautiously walked to the intersection, arriving at the place where the dark figure had just disappeared. That place led to a completely dark alley. The guard himself at this moment also felt a little uneasy.

“Rute, did you see wrongly?” Just at this moment, a teammate behind him spoke.

“Impossible, I absolutely couldn’t have seen wrongly. Someone definitely passed through here just now!” Rute said resolutely, his tone allowing no hint of doubt.

“In that case, why don’t you take a few people to check? I’ll go back and report to the officer first, and have him send more personnel here.”

“Alright,” Rute nodded, then pulled the few guards stationed at the intersection and walked into the alley.

At this moment, the long spears the guards had used to block the road in their hands were also replaced with short swords that were more suitable for narrow terrain.

If there truly was someone in the alley, then a fierce battle would likely be unavoidable.

And just at this moment, on the other side of Oak Street, Orson arrived here with a special permit from the Imperial Family.

“Alright, the document is not forged. Then, please be careful inside and do not damage the evidence at the scene.” After the guard checked the document, he returned the document to Orson, then gestured to the soldiers behind him to let him through.

“Mm, you’ve worked hard. After these days are over, take a good leave and relax.” Orson smiled and nodded, then walked into Oak Street.

Arriving in front of the Hidden Orchid Tavern, the main location of this lockdown, Orson stopped at the entrance. Only after repeating the process from earlier was he allowed to enter the tavern.

He came here this time in the name of assisting the investigation.

As the sole representative of the Duke of Antica remaining in Saint Roland City, after Orson made this request, Odysseus did not refuse.

After all, from the current perspective, Orson could also be considered a member of his faction, and was deeply trusted by Elsa. Letting Orson participate in this investigation was definitely the right decision.

As expected, when Orson walked into the Hidden Orchid Tavern, there were already quite a few private detectives investigating inside.

These detectives all more or less had their own special skills. Some relied on magic, detecting magic power fluctuations to collect evidence. Others used more “ordinary” methods, clarifying logic from subtle clues and analyzing and reconstructing the criminal’s movements.

And what was being investigated in the Hidden Orchid Tavern at this moment was, of course, the criminal evidence of the Hidden Orchid Tavern’s contact with the assassins.

Everyone was busy with their own work at this moment, so no one bothered with Orson anymore.

And Orson glanced at everyone in the hall, then went straight to the third floor.

As expected, the office that originally belonged to the true owner of this tavern was also empty at this moment. A female detective was collecting information at the desk.

The detective was wearing a brown hat, had gray ear-length short hair, and spectacles resting on her nose. At this moment, she was fully focused on her work.

“Have you found anything?” Orson walked up and asked politely.

The other party was startled by Orson suddenly walking in, then shook her head.

“Apologies, not yet. The other party seems to be very sharp and has moved quite a bit of information. However, from the arrangement of items and the decoration display here, it can be seen that this should be the place where business was discussed.”

“If the assassins had finalized the deal with the owner of the Hidden Orchid Tavern here, then there should be strong magic power fluctuations here. Even if a long time has passed, it shouldn’t be this ordinary...”

“So, it wasn’t here, was it?”

“Mm, based solely on the information currently collected, it makes no sense to convict this tavern. However, it is not ruled out that the other party finalized the deal elsewhere. After all, this incident is the assassination of a Duke. If the other party is truly a criminal, if it were me, I would absolutely not discuss business in such a conspicuous place, a place so easily caught by others.”

“Very sharp,” Orson praised the other party, then closed his eyes. This made the other party confused.

“Um... Your Excellency, are you...?”

“Shush.” As soon as the other party began to speak, Orson quickly made a shushing gesture.

Half a minute later, he opened his eyes again. He went directly to the bookshelf behind the desk. The other party was startled by Orson and leaned against the bookshelf.

“Your strength shouldn’t be strong, right?” Orson said, seemingly casually. “By the way, I haven’t asked for your name yet. I am Orson.”

“Mm... I am only Tier 5... but it is sufficient for investigating cases... Also, my name is Sherlock. You can call me Sharlot too.”

“For the vast majority of cases, you are definitely a brilliant detective, Miss Sharlot,” Orson said this. “Having Tier 5 strength at such a young age, you could live very well even if you weren’t a detective, couldn’t you?”

Hearing Orson talking about things other than investigating cases, Sherlock frowned.

“Apologies, I spoke a bit too much. However, I just sensed something and discovered a hint of something unusual.”

Saying this, he pulled out a book from behind Sherlock’s head, and then placed it on the desk.

“Here,” he pointed to the empty space on the bookshelf after pulling out the book.

“Miss Sharlot, what you are looking for should be here, right?”

“...” Hearing Orson say this, Sherlock looked at him in surprise.

Compared to something like a hidden room switch button, she was more curious about how Orson actually knew what she was thinking.

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