I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree - Chapter 100

Early this morning, on an inconspicuous street in the lower district of Saint Roland City.

A young woman wearing a trench coat and a brown hat was walking on the street. She stopped in front of a tavern for a while, then took out a piece of paper from her pocket. After confirming it, she pushed open the door of the tavern.

At this moment, besides the drunk patrons slumped over the tables, there were only the service staff on duty in the morning.

Seeing the young woman enter, the service staff frowned.

“Apologies, Miss. Our business hours start at four in the afternoon. We are not open now. These customers are from last night…”

“I know. I am looking for someone,” Sherlock said this, walked up to the bar, and looked at the surprised service staff. She asked:

“Excuse me, did you know a person named Mudrick before?”

“Uh… why are you mentioning him? I remember he was a suspect in the demon case in Saint Roland City before, wasn’t he…”

“Mm. We received information that Mudrick liked to drink at your tavern the most while he was alive. That should be correct, right?”

The service staff heard this, thought for a moment, then nodded.

“If you say so, then yes. Mudrick and his Iron Wolf Mercenary Group were significant contributors to our tavern’s accounts. We did indeed lose quite a bit of income after something happened to them. However, this is also a good thing, because they used to cause trouble here and drove away quite a few customers. After they stopped coming, customers slowly started willing to return.”

“In that case, let me ask again. Do you know if Mudrick often chatted with people other than the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group here before the incident with the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group occurred?”

“This… Even I, an employee here, don’t know about this. How did you know, Miss?”

The service staff looked at Sherlock with surprise, then stared intently at her, hoping she would give him a reasonable explanation.

“Naturally, it’s because of this.”

Sherlock looked at the service staff’s expression, smiled, then took out a ring from her pocket.

“Mudrick had a habit of keeping exchanged letters. This is information we found in his storage ring. He often received letters from the same person. That person invited him to meet here.”

“So, do you understand the purpose of my visit?”

Saying this, Sherlock looked at the service staff seriously.

“I am here to investigate the previous cold case. This cold case is also connected to the assassination of His Majesty the Emperor and the Duke of Orleans. You should know how serious this is.”

Hearing Sherlock say this, the service staff immediately became flustered.

He had never seen such a big situation. The other party had even mentioned His Majesty the Emperor.

“I… I really don’t know… Although I have worked here for a long time and know many customers, I still know what I should and shouldn’t do. Every time Mudrick came alone, I didn’t dare to disturb him. It was because he was going to discuss business with someone. As for the person he was discussing business with… I truly don’t know who it was. I only know that every time the other party came, they would never tell me their name…”

“Then… what about appearance? Do you remember?”

“I don’t know…” The service staff shook his head.

The two people’s conversation seemed very noisy in the now quiet tavern. A few sleeping patrons groggily opened their eyes.

One of them, upon hearing the conversation between the two, as if still drunk, staggered forward on their own.

From a distance, Sherlock smelled a strong scent of alcohol. She pinched her nose, frowned, and then moved two steps to the side.

The person who came over was a drunkard, with a scruffy beard and messy hair. He looked about forty years old. This kind of middle-aged drunkard was likely someone who bought drinks here all day after losing their job.

“I just heard you talking about Mudrick?” The drunkard let out a burp. Another wave of alcohol scent wafted in front of the two, making both Sherlock and the service staff frown.

“Yes. Do you have information?”

Although Sherlock was very annoyed with the drunkard, seeing the other party’s reaction, he seemed to know something, so she didn’t just chase him away.

“Heh, hehe. Me, I’m nicknamed ‘Tavern’s Keen Ear.’ There’s nothing in this tavern that I don’t know about. The person you want to know about, the one who often talked with Mudrick alone, I’ve also heard a little about them. How about it? Do you want to buy some information from me?”

The drunkard said this, and made a gesture of money with his hand, indicating that Sherlock should buy the information with money.

Sherlock naturally knew what the other party was thinking, so she asked:

“How much money do you want?”

“Oh, money is so vulgar. Me, I value loyalty.” Then, he came to Sherlock’s side and said softly:

“You just need to tell me who sent you.”

“Is who sent me very important?” Sherlock heard this, raised an eyebrow, and then stated a faction.

“The Imperial Family.”

“The Imperial Family? Oh dear, then you, Miss, must have quite a background. Since you’ve said so, then… I’ll tell you… it doesn’t matter…”

“Burp~”

He burped again, then slowly revealed all the information he knew.

…

After obtaining the information she wanted, Sherlock immediately set off for the next location.

Lodi, who had handled matters for Duke Giovanni of Napoli before, was not the person who provided Mudrick with the demon potion. According to the drunkard’s description, the person who frequently interacted with Mudrick at that tavern was also not Lodi, but someone else.

“Sigh, being a detective is truly busy,” Sherlock sighed about her current situation on the way, then came to an underground casino.

This casino was recently acquired by Arthas from Orson at a low price. It had passed through the Hidden Orchid Tavern in the middle. In terms of personnel, besides a few core members being replaced, it was basically the same setup as before.

It was precisely because of this that others had room to manipulate things from within.

It was in this casino that the Orleans family crest was found, so there was definitely something wrong here.

Unfortunately, this time, it was not so easy for Sherlock to get in.

“Apologies. We are currently undergoing restructuring here and cannot enter at the moment.”

As soon as Sherlock arrived at the entrance, she was stopped by the doorman standing there.

“Even if I am here on official orders to search for evidence, it’s still not allowed?”

“No. Furthermore, Imperial commissioners have already come to search for evidence three times before. There is nothing left to search here.”

“Um… Thank you for your hard work during your shift. This money is my small gesture…”

“Apologies. Even if you offer money, you cannot enter,” the doorman righteously refused Sherlock’s bribe.

“…” Sherlock pursed her lips. Seeing that the other party was unmoved, she could only turn and leave.