Chapter 80：Counts suspicions (1/2)

Sam is laying on his bed and is looking at the night sky through the window. He is in a deep thought about how to proceed about dealing with Black pond. Because, he was thinking about what Count said after the ball.

{ Night of the Banquet. After the ball, inside a meeting room in Count mansion}

Sam and Count Falcon are the only people inside the room. This is a small meeting room which has a round table with six chairs around it.

Sam and Count are sitting across each other. Both of them aren't speaking at all. There is a jug with fruit juice and two glasses on the table.

After a long silence, Count Falcon finally spoke.

”Sam, do you know what I want to talk to you about?”

”Maybe about the spot for the inheritance of Murali?” Sam replied with a bit of uncertainty. He is really confused, why Count is being all mysterious.

”Actually, No. I am about to talk about something else.”

”Oh, please tell me what to do you want to talk about? I don't think we have much to discuss this privately other than the spot in inheritance.”

”It is about the incidents regarding the past few days.” Sam became tensed after hearing this. Incidents regarding the past few days are mainly the murders he and Jack carried out in eastern and western regions. But he didn't show it on his face and just looked at the Count with same calm expression. Seeing that Sam has no reaction, Count continued.

”Past few days, there are a lot of murders of Acolytes in Eastern and Western regions, do you have anything to say about that?” Count finally came to the point.

”Oh, what do you want to say Count Falcon? If you are only asking my opinion on this, I would say that it is a pity that there are so many lives lost, but I think you should look into the matter to find out the motives of other party.” Sam replied as he took a sip of fruit juice.

”That is why, I am asking you. What are the motives?” Sam immediately stopped his hand in the mid-air, which is holding the glass of fruit juice. He looked at the Count with a cold expression, there is no other change indicating his guilt. He slowly said.

”You must speak carefully, Count Falcon. As a leader of a city, you should choose your words wisely. Accusing me like that, would only bring further troubles.” When Count heard Sam's reply he took a sip from his glass of fruit juice, then Sam continued.

”May I ask, why Count Falcon is thinking that it was me?” Sam was curious. He didn't think that he left any clues behind. He doesn't have any bird type beasts around him normally, and they don't know that he has a storage that could keep the beasts, his Villa is also not close to the woods to hide the beasts, and most importantly, his moves are of surprise and sneaky. He is actually impressed that Count somehow related this to him.

But he has to make sure that the other party couldn't confirm whether it was him or not. At least until he was done with the things about Black pond here, Count shouldn't focus on him too much.

”Well, you are the only anomaly in the City right now Sam.”

”Why do you think so?” Sam raised an eyebrow as he asked.

”You are the only who came into contact with a figure who we are puzzled about.”

Sam went into a deep thought after hearing what other party said, then after a while he asked in a low voice.

”Vickers?”

Count smiled up on receiving the question and nodded while answering.

”Vickers is the only one who we are quite puzzled about. We don't know where he came from, he just came here a few days before you did. He came completely out of nowhere. He came to the city and opened a Shop, but we never saw anyone going to the shop and buy something.

But everyone knew about his shop. Whenever someone asks people in the city, about information regarding to buy something, everyone will recommend the Vickers' shop if they don't know about it surely.

For example, if you ask someone who doesn't know where wine is available, abut where to buy a wine, he will subconsciously reply that 'Everything can be bought in Vickers��� store.'

You are his first customer. Don't you think it is too much of a coincidence Sam. First, he came to the City, then a few days later you came here. The first thing you did after coming here is to go to his shop. Most important is the peculiar reaction of the people.

And a few days after you met him, a mass murder happens in the city. Even though I can't find any link between you two, I couldn't help but suspect you at all.”

When Count finished saying this, Sam heaved a sigh of relief. He thought that the other party found some clues through investigation, but now he understood, that the other party is suspecting him because, he only came into contact with a person, who is completely mysterious in Count's eyes.

”Maybe, you might think that way, but I went to Vickers' shop only for business. As for why I went there, you can ask a person named Elder Arlo, for a personal grudge against our City lord, he made things difficult for us by not arranging a proper accommodation.

Count Falcon, do you think that I will bear with it. I earn money to live comfortably. That is why I went to find a house and your citizens are the ones who led me to Vickers' shop. If you have some doubts regarding this, you can investigate yourselves.”

Sam is not that nervous now. Even though he has to be cautious from now on to avoid suspicion from the count, he has to get rid of any thoughts that he is related to Vickers.

The Count was also a bit surprised by what he heard. He immediately called an attendant inside and whispered something in his ear. After sometime, the attendant came back running and whispered it into Count's ear. The expression on his face then became dark and gloomy, which showed that what Sam said is true.

He is angry now. His subordinate is responsible for not only the abusing his authority to resolve his personal grudge, but he also took it out on the candidates which are completely unrelated to the grudge.