Reincarnation Paradise Park

Chapter 1208: Chapter 23: Assassin from the Undead Clan

Things have developed to the point that they’re actually quite simple now. The deaths of the Little Princess, the Queen, and Commander Kalon are not that important; they are just the first link in the plan, at most counting as three relatively important chess pieces.

The content of the entire plan is as follows: First, a murder occurs in the Royal Palace, and the identity of the deceased must be sensitive to draw away the Iron Hand, the powerful combat force beside the Old King.

Once the Iron Hand is drawn away, the assassination plan formally begins. The detailed steps are still unclear because the assassination failed before it even started.

This task isn’t a detective case but rather a long-conceived royal assassination. Thinking this way, the whole matter becomes much clearer.

What Su Xiao thought of, the detective named Nonista Ford also deduced, and even deduced more thoroughly. But he dared not write it all down. Some things he must keep to himself lifelong unless he no longer wishes to live.

The fact that the Little Princess is pregnant isn’t much; it’s at most a matter of premarital pregnancy, a moral issue. But the Queen being pregnant is different; that’s equivalent to taking off the Iron Crown from the Old King’s head and replacing it with a green jade crown.

Some matters absolutely cannot be made public, such as the Queen being pregnant. The detective doesn’t want to die, so he only tacitly mentioned it in the investigation documents, appealing to Su Xiao for help. He helped Su Xiao deduce the whole matter to seek protection from Su Xiao, the infamous Iron Hand, so that he wouldn’t be killed.

Su Xiao will certainly protect this detective. This guy’s reasoning ability is top-notch in this world and will be useful in the future.

Currently, the first thing is to find where Kingdom Finance Officer, Rowen Harvey, is. His suspicion isn’t the greatest, but he could be a breakthrough in this matter.

Su Xiao had just walked out of the courtyard when a series of screams came from the nearby street. A Forbidden Guard, covered in blood, charged towards Su Xiao.

With a clang, the Forbidden Guard clad in black armor fell to the ground. There were at least dozens of slashes on him, and a small piece of his skull had been sliced off.

The Forbidden Guard collapsed in front of Su Xiao, raising one arm.

”Ma...Master, No...Nonista Ford...detective, dead...dead, the enemy is alone, the weapon is...”

For every few words, the Forbidden Guard spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, clearly not long for this world, his heart having been pierced.

”Understood, the information you provided is valuable.”

As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, the Forbidden Guard’s arm dropped to the ground, and he fell silent.

”Collect the corpse, give it a proper burial.”

Su Xiao glanced at the two Capital Guards standing dumbly at the entrance. These guys haven’t been on a battlefield, keeping Royal Capital’s order is fine, but asking them to kill enemies on the battlefield would be like sending a bunch of straw sacks. The Royal Capital doesn’t need their protection; they just need to maintain order.

”Yes, yes.”

Su Xiao entered the gradually gathering crowd. As he suspected, the enemy had already become restless. Killing the detective was clearly intended to delay Su Xiao’s investigation speed, but unfortunately, they acted too late.

The detective was the primary target, so the second target is...

Su Xiao walked briskly through the crowd. He was considering whether to find Kingdom Finance Officer, Rowen Harvey first or to prevent a potential silencing.

Rowen Harvey is only suspicious, but he might not be involved with the matter. However, those involved in the silencing are definitely tied to it.

If Su Xiao guessed correctly, the second potential silencing target is likely the Second Princess, who provided Su Xiao with the intelligence network of the Royal Capital.

At that moment, Su Xiao’s steps paused. He suddenly recalled a crucial point—a little mouse.

Before the clean-up began last night, Rowen Harvey had used a little mouse to contact Su Xiao. This type of contact wasn’t a first-time occurrence, so Su Xiao didn’t grow suspicious.

The content of Rowen Harvey’s contact with Su Xiao last night was very simple, just three words: ’Am I involved?’

Initially, Su Xiao thought Rowen Harvey was showing self-preservation instinct, which surprised him greatly. Rowen Harvey was one of the four people the Old King trusted most, yet he began to fear for his safety?

Su Xiao now faced a choice: Should he go to Rowen Harvey, or head over to the Second Princess’s side to confront potential assassins?

After a moment’s consideration, Su Xiao made a decision. The Second Princess being assassinated doesn’t necessarily mean death; sending a warning beforehand would suffice. But if Rowen Harvey is involved, he would undoubtedly become very cautious, and under the current situation, he might even flee the Royal Capital.

If Su Xiao’s guess is correct, Rowen Harvey is definitely a big catch.

Su Xiao leapt across the rooftops of the residential houses. Finding Rowen Harvey in this vast Royal Capital wouldn’t be easy. Fortunately, he had the Royal Capital’s intelligence channels.

Soon, Su Xiao arrived in front of a three-story building. It was a Gold Melting Kiln under the Second Princess’s name. The guards at the entrance saw Su Xiao and immediately pushed open the door to welcome him inside.

”Master Bai Ye, your visit this time is for?”

A woman of around forty approached, her gaze ambiguous.

”Where is Rowen Harvey.”

Upon hearing the name Rowen Harvey, the woman’s body quivered.

”Master, this...”

The woman knew who Su Xiao was, and she knew who Rowen Harvey was.

”Check immediately.”

Su Xiao stared directly at the woman, and she retreated a few steps.

”Yes, yes.”

Despite her words, the woman first contacted the Second Princess through secret channels. The Second Princess’s reply was simple: check immediately but try to do so secretly.

This world has no communication devices, so even though the Second Princess’s intelligence network is extensive, locating Kingdom Finance Officer Rowen Harvey would take some time.

Half an hour later, the woman hurriedly returned, her face somewhat ashen.

”Lord Rowen Harvey, no, Rowen Harvey secretly left the Royal Capital at noon.”

The woman had already guessed that something big was about to happen.

”That cunning old fox fled fast.”

Su Xiao guessed Rowen Harvey wasn’t right, but the other party had already escaped the Royal Capital.

Things are lively now; Kingdom Finance Officer, Rowen Harvey fleeing is significant, knowing that the Kingdom’s fiscal power was previously in his grasp. This guy was hidden very deep, very deep, and now he’s retired to enjoy ’exotic’ pleasures.

Rowen Harvey belongs to the enemy, and this fact is already nailed down. For the Royal Family, this is a horrifying matter—to have placed Rowen Harvey in the position of Kingdom Finance Officer, how many years of managing and scheming did that require? Several years? No, it involved decades of planning.

Currently, the Kingdom’s finances are like a time bomb waiting to explode, who knows when, and once fiscal issues arise, those affected the most would be the front lines.

On the Xiya Continent, the only one capable of such means that Su Xiao could think of is the Undead Clan.

It seems the Undead Clan not only aggressively attacks the Wall of God on the front lines but also dismantles the Royal Family’s power structure from within the Human Race, planting spies, and more, proving they are not a simple-minded race. Their intelligence is on par with humans.

The Undead Clan plotted for decades, and now they’re executing their plan at this critical juncture, clearly aiming at this power struggle.

”Master, we...”

The woman just began to speak when a line of blood appeared on her neck, her head rolling off, spraying blood onto the ceiling.

”Kaba Kona (Undead Language: Niner-ninth).”

A figure cloaked in a red cape and wearing a red hood perched on the ceiling’s chandelier. It had a slender build, a white mask on its face, which was stained with blood.

”Ukula Seven-seven (Undead Language: You’re the hundredth).”

This slender, red-cloaked Undead member stared at Su Xiao, its emerald green eyes shining.

”So the target was not the Second Princess, but me, what a surprising catch.”

Su Xiao cracked his bones, Dragon Slash appearing in his hand. From the newcomer’s aura, he could feel that their strength was not weak, and this time he needed to capture a living one, or else the entire hidden side quest wouldn’t have a clear breakthrough.