Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 516: Strange Flower Appears
The person who died was, somewhat surprisingly, the cavalry captain under Commann.

This man's name is Miguel. He is an old subordinate who has followed Koeman for many years. He was present when Koeman "killed his own relatives for the greater good". Today, he is naturally one of the guards brought into the inner field by Koeman.

Originally, Miguel just sat there with a blank expression, watching the performance absentmindedly while keeping watch on the surroundings for his lord.

But who would have known that just when the performance was about to end, Miguel suddenly fell forward from his seat, and rolled over into the "VIP area" not far in front of him.

Of course, the Koeman family was not hit by Miguel who fell down, because they were sitting in "special seats", so their seats were a certain distance away from the people around them, and only their seats were equipped with high backs.

After Miguel rolled down, he lay straight on the ground less than two meters behind the Coman family's seats.

At that time, the performance was at the climax of the aerial dance, and the audience's attention was attracted by the performers on the stage. The circus band also played music very loudly, so even the other guards near Miguel did not immediately notice that their captain was no longer in his seat.

However, Coman and Roy, the father and son... both noticed the unusual noise behind them at the first moment; they turned their heads almost at the same time, looked around the back of the chair, and caught a glimpse of Miguel on the ground.

Then, Roy looked at his father for instructions, and when Coman nodded, he quickly stood up, walked around to the back of the seat, called Miguel's name, and slowly leaned over to turn the latter over.

Just at this moment, Mrs. Venusa, whose reaction was several beats slower than the other two, turned around and happened to see Miguel's face with blood all over his face.

So, the next second, Mrs. Venusa, who was so frightened that her face turned pale, screamed at the top of her lungs.

Her shout immediately attracted the attention of many people around her, and then the audience also discovered Miguel's body.

Now, the whole scene was in an uproar. One of the lord's guards was dead. Who would have the leisure to watch the show?

Some people may think, is it time to just watch the fun from now on?

wrong.

Watching the excitement is based on the premise that the fire will not burn you; if there is a high possibility that you will lose your life while watching, then what is the point of watching?
At this moment, the common people of Onesti, who had normal brains, could make a calculation: "Whether this matter has anything to do with me or not, I will be affected if I continue to stay here. If I am unlucky and the lord does something like 'preferring to kill the wrong person rather than let him go', who can I complain to?"

Therefore, after a brief burst of cheers, the audience dispersed and began to rush out of the tent.

Some of them rushed towards the entrance, while others simply crawled under the stands and climbed out along the gaps at the bottom edge of the tent. The scene was truly chaotic.

For a moment, both inside and outside the tent, whether it was Comane's cavalry or the circus security, they were a little overwhelmed by the scattered crowd.

In this situation, there is no point in stopping them. Doing so would only result in unnecessary casualties. It would be better to let the crowd disperse.

Of course, the audience can run, but the circus people can't.

When Sun and Huang rushed out from the backstage and saw the situation, they thought it was bad... Coman would definitely have to ask them for an explanation for what happened today.

Who made this man die in the stands during your circus performance instead of earlier or later, or here or there?

"Hey! Sun, Huang, what should we do?" Old Feng walked quickly to Shuang Xie and said in a low voice, "Based on my understanding of these nobles, they might arrest all of our people next. No matter if this matter has anything to do with us or not, they will first arrest us and torture us severely."

Lao Feng’s understanding is obviously correct.

Even though Coman was relatively considered a more humane person among the nobles at the time, it could be seen from the reactions of the townspeople that he did not yet "love his people like his own children."

It is very likely that Coman will really adopt the method that Lao Feng said. At most, he will ask his men to try not to kill people when interrogating them.

"Don't panic!" But in Sun Yixie's heart, in the blink of an eye, he had already settled another account, "Don't forget, at this moment, we still have the majority..."

"Ah?" Old Feng was shocked when he heard that, but his face soon darkened, "Do you mean..." He immediately made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"Ah~ That's not necessary..." Sun Yixie waved his hand quickly, "We have a saying in Dazhen, which is to use courtesy before force."

"That is to say..." Huang Donglai took over Sun Yixie's words and continued, "Let's go over and negotiate with him first, and hint to him that 'we are still stronger at the moment', and then see if we can calm things down and resolve it peacefully. If that doesn't work...it won't be too late to take action later."

"Oh..." Old Feng nodded and felt that this made sense.

He thought for a few seconds and asked, "Then...why don't you two go?"

"It's not appropriate for us to go there directly. After all, you are the 'team leader'. You have to take us there, and then we can find a chance to talk to him further." Sun Yi said jokingly.

"Okay, okay." Old Feng now obviously obeyed the orders of these two "wise generals".

The three of them did what they said, and after saying these words, they went to the "VIP seat" together.

Then, as expected, they were stopped by several guards.

At this moment, half of the cavalry that Comman had left outside the tent, as well as the ranger team members who were responsible for security outside the tent, also entered the tent; however, the latter were still talking on the stage, while the former had quickly restored order under Roy's command, and gathered around the Comman family to protect them.

"Let them come over." When Coman saw Lao Feng and Shuang Xie being blocked, he understood that these three wanted to say something, so he ordered the guards to let them pass.

After a few seconds, the three men finally succeeded in getting close to Coman, and pretended to be respectful and saluted Coman.

"Your Excellency, Lord, please allow me to say a few words..." Lao Feng put on an aggrieved face, wanting to see if it would work to play the victim and pretend to be innocent.

"You must be saying that the death of my subordinates has nothing to do with you, right?" Coman seemed relatively calm at this moment, and his tone was still condescending.

Old Feng also took the opportunity to say, "Oh! Wise Lord! You really have a keen eye... I'm sure you also know that our circus is new to your precious place and it's impossible for us to know this unfortunate soldier. In fact, I don't even know how he died..."

"He was poisoned." Coman said with certainty, because he had just briefly checked Miguel's body and did not find any obvious external injuries. He also knew that bleeding from all seven orifices was usually caused by more complicated poisons. "Does this remind you of anything?"

"This..." Old Feng was speechless for a moment after hearing this question.

Anyone who has been bullied knows that "open-ended questions" like these are usually traps. No matter how you answer, the other party will find a way to find fault with you.

"My lord, please allow me to answer this question." Fortunately, Huang Donglai interrupted and helped Lao Feng out of the predicament.

Since just now, Coman has been concerned about why the circus director brought two clowns with him. He wondered if these two clowns were the deputy directors of the circus?

At this moment, seeing that Huang Donglai dared to take the initiative to reply to his words, and his expression and tone were calm, he realized that this clown was indeed not simple, so he did not say anything about the other party's impolite behavior of interrupting, but just responded in a pretentious tone: "Who is talking to me?"

"I am... Huang Donglai, an expert in poisons and hidden weapons from the Eastern Dazhen Kingdom." Huang Donglai's answer was undoubtedly quite explosive.

Roy and many other guards standing next to Coman suddenly changed their expressions after hearing this.

Even Tyrael and other members of the Ranger Organization, who were standing in the distance and watching the excitement, broke out in cold sweats because of his words.

Is this kind of thing okay to talk about?
Is it possible to say it in this situation?
Well, it turns out that it is possible.

After a brief shock, Coman quickly regained his composure and asked in a deep voice, "Are you brave enough to reveal your identity at this time?"

"Nothing can gain your trust better than the truth, right?" Huang Donglai answered very tactfully.

It was obvious that the two of them had already settled the accounts in their minds at this moment.

From Huang Donglai's perspective, he understood that the reason he and Sun Yixie were able to get away with their clown makeup before was because they were some distance away from the audience during the performance and they were moving around all the time; but at this moment, they were very close to Coleman and were standing still while talking, so it was only a matter of time before their "different looks" were noticed; so instead of waiting to be seen through, it would be better to take the initiative, which would appear more credible.

From Koeman's perspective, he is actually a little bit weak...

As a man of good ability, he had of course long realized that the circus had more people than the guards he brought, and these people were not civilians without organization, training or weapons, but a "group" with certain combat power... If a fight really broke out later, his knights who were only wearing light armor might not be able to win.

To put it another way, even if they could win, the losses would not be small, and even their family of three might suffer casualties.

Therefore, when he saw Lao Feng coming with two people, he also hoped to stabilize the other party first.

As long as he can escape successfully tonight, and then return to the castle and bring a large group of fully armed men to attack us, we can settle the score however we want.

But he did not expect that a man like Huang Donglai, who claimed to be a visitor from Dazhen, would suddenly appear, which made the situation a little beyond his imagination.

"So, what do you want to tell me about the death of my men?" Coman thought for a moment and brought the subject back.

"If he was really poisoned to death, I can try to help you determine when he was poisoned and what kind of poison he was poisoned with. This should also help you in finding out the truth." Huang Donglai replied.

"Oh?" Coman raised his eyebrows. "How do we test it?"

"Just let me check the body." Huang Donglai replied.

Coman hesitated for a moment. "How should I know if you really know how to test it, or if you are just going to tinker with it and then make up a lie to fool me?" He paused. "Or, what if you are the murderer, or the murderer's accomplice, and you take this opportunity to destroy the evidence?"

"Haha..." This question hit the mark of Huang Donglai's heart, "It's actually very simple to prove that his death had nothing to do with me."

"What do you mean?" Coman continued.

"Please wait a moment." Huang Donglai said, then turned around and shouted from the stands to the crowd at the stage in the distance, "Tyrael! Can you hold up the candlestick next to you?"

Tyrael was stunned for a second when he heard the shout, then looked to his side and casually raised a candlestick on the table: "Is this it?"

puff--

The next second, a burning candle on the candlestick went out.

And it was cut off silently.

What broke the candle was just a small piece of wood from the guardrail of the stand.

"Okay, it's okay." Huang Donglai shouted, then turned around and said to the shocked Coman and others, "As you can see, if I want to kill your subordinate, I have a more direct and easy way... and I won't let his death happen during the performance... For example, if I hide in the dark and quietly make a hole in someone's head or neck with a small stone when you are walking at night, who can stop or discover me?"

If the "blindfolded throwing knives" in the previous circus performance was considered amazing in Coleman's eyes, then what Huang Donglai was showing at this moment was already in the category of "Eastern witchcraft" in Coleman's eyes.

But no matter what, Huang Donglai's move did temporarily dispel Coleman's suspicion of him based on the underlying logic of the murder.

"Hmm..." Coman adjusted his expression and continued, "It seems that your title of 'poison and hidden weapon expert' is well-deserved." He even spoke in a polite manner, "Well... since you can test it, go and help me check it out."

"Yes, my lord." Huang Donglai was pretending to be polite to the other party at this time, just to save face for Coman in front of his men.

After saying that, Huang Donglai nudged Sun Yixie twice with his elbow, instructing him to follow him.

Then the two of them came to Miguel's body, squatted down and pretended to check it, and whispered to each other.

"Hey, you can really perform an autopsy?" Sun Yixie whispered.

"What the hell, is there any need to test it? Even an amateur can tell that he died of poisoning." Huang Donglai said.

"So what are you going to say to Coman later?" Sun Yi asked jokingly.

"I just said that he ate something poisonous a few hours ago, and the poison just happened to take effect, right?" Huang Donglai said, "Then let them go back to the castle to find the traitor. It has nothing to do with us now."

"Hmm... makes sense." Sun Yixie thought for a moment, "Unless he hasn't eaten or drunk anything the entire day, and there's someone around to testify for him, they won't be able to disprove your statement."

As the two men discussed the matter, they fiddled with Miguel's body in a serious manner, intending to put on a show and then leave.

Unexpectedly...

"Eh? Shit!"

It's fine if I don't fiddle with it, but once I fiddle with it, something's wrong!
At this moment, Sun Yixie's little eyes almost instinctively glanced at Miguel's slightly unbuttoned collar, and then he unexpectedly discovered... there was a strange color on the other's heart.

Then he opened the dead person's clothes to check, and he saw: a bright rose had bloomed on the dead person's left chest, near the heart.

Only the bud of the flower was blooming outside, and the part below the flower stem was all buried under the skin of the dead person. At this moment, through the skin of the dead person, one could see thick purple-black blood vessels spreading in a spider web-like manner under the skin with the bud as the center.

"Damn, it's broken..." Huang Donglai sighed after seeing this scene, "This really is 'something we are responsible for'."

"Hmph..." Sun Yixie snorted coldly, "I told you to test it, and you found something wrong, right? What are you going to say now? The murderer is Bulbasaur?"

He was just complaining when there was a sudden exclamation from the side.

It turned out that it was Mrs. Venusa, who had been sitting a few meters away and fanning herself to calm herself. She had finally recovered her breath, so she wanted to get up and go over to say a few words to Coman. However, after she took two steps, she caught a glimpse of the flower buds exposed on the corpse and was frightened again.

When Coman and Roy heard the scream, they came over to see.

"How is it possible... When I checked on him not long ago, he didn't have any chest injuries..." Coman almost blurted out this sentence when he saw this.

"I know a possibility." At this time, it was Old Feng, who had not spoken for a long time, who took over his words, "If I remember correctly, I have seen a similar record in a diary. This poison called 'Red Kiss' is said to have been invented by an alchemist during the Battle of Mohaci more than a hundred years ago... It is a cursed formula."

At this moment, Old Feng no longer pretended to be servile, but instead put on his usual calm demeanor.

Hearing this, Coman turned around and stared at Lao Feng, then looked at Sun Huang who remained calm in the face of this situation. Then he frowned and asked, "Who... are you?"