Chapter 161 (1/2)

The Dark King – Chapter 160

A few days later

A report was received about a murder in a remote street at the outskirts of the cohbor had found a rotten body inside a wooden barrel

The rotten smell the body eators froistrate had come to check the scene in haste A corpse was situated in sitting position inside the barrel It hands were clasped together as if praying There were two spikes nailed through its chest

The investigators fro on corpse forlance Impressively, the person as istrate

The news had an uproar effect in the judicial system

All divisions of the istrate within the entire commercial district were on alert after the identification of the body

The judicial systee and status was equal to nobility, military and the Holy Church The situation was the most serious trauma and provocation that the judicial systehest rank within the syste the justice

A day after deacon Huey’s body was found, the coachman who used to be his driver was found dead in a sewer outside thewhere deacon Huey used to work

Investigators sent by the istrate found the owner of the house He was a frivolous ht to

“At eight o’clock on the seventeenth, where were you?”

“At home I was accompanied by my family ”

“I heard your house was rented out Do you remember the appearance of the lessee?”

“I don’t re a hood I didn’t pay attention to his face but I do remember that his body was very thin”

“Did not you see his identity card when you signed the lease agreement?

“I asked him for it but he said that it wasn’t with hi to rent it for a week and give me ten silver coins So I just rented out the place”

“Well, the money opens many doors ”

There was extremely li The only certainty was that the perpetrator of the crime was male Moreover, it was a planned, premeditated assassination

However, the o of this easily as the crime concerned death of a deacon The corpse and the scene were closely protected Two senior knights of the istrate were transferred to this case for reconnaissance of infor the murder of the deacon

The first thing that caught their eyes were the two spikes that were pierced onto late deacon’s chest They were sent to the court for the exa before they found two kinds of bloodstains on the spikes One belonged to late deacon Huey The second blood wasn’t unknown

Although they couldn’t identify the h the blood but were able to deduce the source of the spikes They belonged to Thorn Flower Prison

In addition to steel spikes, there were few pieces of rose petals on the scene Ever since then all the flower shops and florists were closely interrogated

Yard Town Somewhere in commercial district

A carriage stopped in front of a hotel A pale youth holding handful of dark red roses went into the hotel

The door opened

“Dean?” Joseph was surprised to see Dudian come back: “You are finally back!”

Dudian saw that Joseph was alone in the spacious room : “Where is Barton and Kroen?”

“They went to collect information and shall return soon” Joseph replied

Dudian smiled as he poured a cup of hot tea Moments later he sensed Barton and Kroen’s s for both of them to return to hotel