Steampunk Era: Mad Abield
Chapter 973: Section 635: Some Promises (Three) _3

Chapter 973: Section 635: Some Promises (Three) _3

"What could anger you more than killing old Hagelberry? Besides, if I die, everyone would just shout long live the King." His Majesty Manheim said with a cold smile, glancing at old Hagelberry: "If it weren’t for Thomas this time, you’d be dead, old Hagelberry."

"Yes, without him, it would have been me, Your Majesty. Did you know, in the end, I owed my old friend a life." Old Hagelberry said, leaning against the bottom of the carriage, taking a cigarette case from Malin’s hand and lighting one for himself.

After a while, news came from Malin’s side that the guards hadn’t found the murderer, as if he had vanished. Only footprints above the dust on the bell tower and some wiped away dust proved someone had been on the top of the tower.

After considering, Malin and Manheim still didn’t call off the guards, just in case the murderer had moved to another shooting position, now waiting for them to relax their vigilance.

Thus, Malin finally used a spell formation to dig a deep trench for everyone, allowing them to leave the riverbank through it — the area was too open.

After they left, the assassin would not have enough angle of attack to support his second assassination attempt.

After evacuating the scene, Malin told them to return to the military camp — before the armored vehicles arrived, the tender noblemen shouldn’t risk their heads against the bullets.

"I will give Thomas’s family compensation, and I must catch the murderer." Old Hagelberry said.

"Exactly, we must make this murderer pay the price. I suspect the ones who tried to kill you this time are the same as those who killed Mendel last time." Malin felt that this time they must settle all old and new grudges at once.

Old Hagelberry frowned, then affirmed Malin’s view: "I feel the same, but why would they kill Mendel, and why would they want to provoke you? It’s really strange."

"To be honest, you and Mendel have nothing in common, old Hagelberry, except that he almost married one of your daughters." Malin was also very puzzled. If assassinating Mendel did not achieve the assassination’s goal, then was killing old Hagelberry really to make Malin angry?

As he was thinking, the captain of the royal guard returned with a peculiar expression; he had gone with Malin’s guards to the bell tower.

He brought back a small item.

It was a small badge, with gears, wheat, a book, and two tightly clasped hands on it.

"Despicable little tricks." Manheim took the badge and tossed it to old Hagelberry.

The old man caught it and smiled: "Why wasn’t a noble’s silver button left at the scene when Mendel was killed? Such poor acting skills, don’t you think so, Malin."

"Truly a disgusting performance, but at least we can understand what the assassin intends to do."

Malin finished speaking and took the badge old Hagelberry had tossed to him: "I will take it to ask the people of the Northern Doctrine; they say these badges have special marks, each is unique, I will investigate it thoroughly."

"I leave it to you, Malin." Old Hagelberry nodded: "Although we nobles and the Northern Doctrine are natural rivals, they are still human compared to chaos, aren’t they? I won’t believe all this is their doing."

Manheim simply handed his scepter to Malin: "You handle this matter, Malin, find the murderer, and hang them all, though I wouldn’t care about their life or death."

"I will." Malin nodded.

I will eagerly search for the murderer and then send him to the gallows.

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