Work Prophet
Chapter 216 - 64: Wait a Bit Longer

Chapter 216: Chapter 64: Wait a Bit Longer

As soon as David had left, Ireya’s smile disappeared from her face, and she said angrily, "Did you see that guy’s face just now? How can he be so shameless, claiming that using me as bait was for my protection!"

"If we’d really gone to meet Hels’ people, by now we might have been wiped out by him!"

Li Yu said, "This is how these nobles are, you must be extremely careful when dealing with them. In fact, you did the right thing by not acting rashly before I arrived."

Hearing this, Ireya fell into deep thought, then spoke after a moment.

"Are you actually praising me for being reliable, or are you saying I’m stupider than the other nobles... And, it’s not that I didn’t act rashly, it’s that I didn’t even notice Hels was secretly contacting me without you saying so.

"That aside, do you really think Hels is innocent? But didn’t he just have an argument with my father before my father passed away?"

"Having an argument doesn’t mean he has to murder someone," Li Yu said, "I don’t know what dispute Hels had with your father, and right now I can’t be certain whether he or David is the real murderer of your father. But judging from Gabriel’s death, David appears to be the far more likely suspect.

"But Hels and the Second Son Alliance are definitely no saints either. You’d better not fully trust what they say. Hels taking a risk to contact you must have his own motives. Perhaps he was using you tonight to test whether his own people had been exposed."

"Testing with the lives of his subordinates?" Miss Rabbit gasped, "Is he that ruthless?"

"This is a war between David and Hels, and whoever loses will face an abyss from which they will never return, so they will certainly be extra cruel and cautious in their actions," Li Yu said.

"If it weren’t for finding the murderer of my father, I couldn’t care less about the outcome between those two brothers."

The young woman, rubbing her forehead, said, "Now that Gabriel is dead, the only one who knows the truth must be Caroman. That’s not good, didn’t the murderer’s next target just become Caroman?!"

"It appears so."

"This is terrible! David sent a messenger to find Caroman, and it’s possible that the messenger might kill Caroman halfway there. If Caroman also dies, then there truly will be no witnesses left to testify," Miss Rabbit said with a headache.

Although she realized after tonight’s events that David might be problematic, it was difficult to rectify the situation at this point.

Two days had passed since David’s people left, and they were expected to arrive at Acorn Castle by early morning tomorrow at the earliest. Even if Ireya sent someone now, it would be impossible to catch up.

However, what happened next surprised everyone.

Sir Caroman had been missing for a full nine days. According to his family, on the day of the incident, he went hunting in the forest with an attendant, but they did not return even after the sun had set.

Afterwards, his family sent out a large number of people and guards who searched the entire forest, yet only found Sir Caroman’s warhorse and his helmet.

Some bloodstains were on the helmet, and nearby there were many wild boar tracks.

For these days, the Veer family almost turned their home upside down over this issue. Some believed Sir Caroman had met with an accident and that a new Family Head should be selected, while others firmly believed Caroman was still alive and continued to search for him and his attendant...

A Family Head missing without a trace would normally be a major incident, but too many important people had died in the West recently, and since the Veer family was but a minor noble family, even weaker than the Arias family, tucked away in a corner, the matter failed to spread.

It wasn’t until David’s envoy went to Acorn Castle that he understood the details.

Subsequently, the acting steward of the Figrola family convened the important figures of the city to discuss the subsequent solutions. Since Ireya was directly related to the matter, she was also invited to attend the meeting.

David first asked for everyone’s opinions as usual, pondered for a moment and, with an idea in mind, spoke up, "Sir Caroman, as an accomplice of Hels, must have received notice from Hels to slip away after their plot was exposed, or he might simply be hiding within the castle.

"We could consider dispatching troops to besiege Acorn Castle, forcing Hels to show himself. Even the most cold-hearted person would not ignore their own family."

"I object!" Miss Rabbit promptly replied.

David didn’t take offense and turned, asking, "May I inquire what Miss Ireya’s esteemed opinion might be?"

"Uh..." Although the young lady was suspicious of David, she had no solid evidence at hand and couldn’t directly accuse him of wanting to silence someone by murder. However, she quickly had a brainwave and found an excuse.

"We still can’t confirm the relationship between Sir Caroman and Hels; surrounding Acorn Castle like this seems a bit improper."

Romero, upon hearing this, was somewhat surprised. "I thought Miss Ireya would be the most active on this matter, considering the previous ’accident’ may not have been accidental, and Sir Caroman might have deliberately planned to murder your father."

"I indeed very much want to find the murderer, but I don’t want to wrong any good person," the Lady said with stern righteousness.

Romero praised her, "Miss Ireya truly possesses a high moral character and is indeed a role model for us all."

Unconcerned, David continued, "Then let’s not send the troops. Instead, let’s send an envoy to the Vil family to clarify the situation. Tell them if they find Sir Caroman, he should come to Rock Snow City to face investigation."

"Wait a second," the young lady cut in again.

Miss Rabbit suddenly remembered withdrawing strategically and reaching around obliquely were also among the Family Head of the Figrola family’s specialties. David had always been a firm advocate of Dragon Slayers, which was precisely why Ireya had never suspected him from the beginning to the end.

Besides, David’s use of her as bait to lure Hels was carried out in a similar fashion—acting one way to her face while having different intentions behind her back. Miss Rabbit now strongly suspected this man was employing the same tactics again, throwing out a suggestion and waiting for her opposition, but his true goal was to smoothly push the subsequent proposal.

If Sir Caroman truly was an ally of David’s, and David hadn’t been able to kill him immediately, he likely didn’t want to pressure him too heavily.

So should they indeed choose to besiege Acorn Castle?

As Miss Rabbit pondered changing her stance, she suddenly thought—what if Sir Caroman had already been killed by David? Someone like David would certainly not like to leave a loose end for himself. Sir Caroman had been missing for five days; it was very possible that David had already acted first.

Another siege would provide a "legitimate" reason for Sir Caroman’s death in battle.

Ireya was now feeling mentally exhausted, damn it... these schemers are far too crafty, it seems there’s a problem with any choice.

Eventually, the young lady simply gritted her teeth and decided, "Let’s just wait a bit longer."

"Wait, wait for what?"

"Wait for Prophet Merlin to locate Sir Caroman through divine revelation."