I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree - Chapter 111

Milton is dead.

When the guards of Saint Roland City broke into his temporary residence, Milton had hanged himself in the room.

All of this was thanks to a cleaner.

The place where Milton died was a hotel. He had rented a room in this hotel earlier, but had not moved in until after the incident in Saint Roland City, when he secretly took up residence in this hotel.

And on this day, the hotel cleaner, after cleaning every room as usual, suddenly smelled a foul odor at the door of this regular resident’s room.

Although the other party had rented this room for a long time and had generated considerable income for the hotel, it was, after all, a hotel room. If it were to become unusable due to the other party’s actions, it would be the hotel that suffered the loss.

And so, the cleaner knocked on the door.

After receiving no response, the cleaner and the hotel staff began to take seriously what was happening in the room.

Ultimately, when they opened the room, they only saw a person hanging dead in the center of the room.

The female receptionist immediately screamed, and the cleaner and the manager also turned pale.

They called the guards from the security office. After the guards reported the information, it immediately received Sherlock’s attention. Subsequently, she personally led a team to the scene.

After comparing information and verifying the identity with witnesses, it was confirmed that the person who had hanged himself was Milton.

Milton’s alias at the hotel was Alan, and the hotel room had been booked a long time prior. It was precisely because of this that he had evaded the Imperial authorities’ search.

However, this matter seemed suspicious no matter how you looked at it.

Firstly, someone capable of hiring a person to kill a Duke, even in the underground or within heretical cult organizations, was considered a high-ranking figure. Such people were generally very protective of their lives. No matter what, they wouldn’t commit suicide out of fear of punishment.

Furthermore, even if the other party did commit suicide, they shouldn’t have chosen a place with high foot traffic that was easily discovered.

The other party’s death felt as if it had been arranged, as if they were eager to end this case.

The search personnel from the security office found several letters on him. The evidence in these letters all pointed to one person.

That person was the Duke of Napoli in the south.

Giovanni apparently did not know that Milton was a cultist, and Milton seemed to be just an ordinary person who traded information in Saint Roland City. It was because of this that he could be closely connected with people like Giovanni and Mudrick.

According to the compiled information, in the most recent letter, Giovanni’s letter to Milton stated that he would send his top-tier combat force to Saint Roland City and have Milton prepare to receive them.

Clearly, in this assassination case, the mastermind was Giovanni, and Milton was an accomplice.

The case investigation could actually be concluded here. Giovanni’s death was already a certainty, regardless of whether the charge of murder was added or not. Since that was the case, it was better to simply designate the most suspicious person, Giovanni, as the culprit.

This was the quickest way to close the case. Any person with a bit more political acumen would immediately have their subordinates close the case.

And so, when Sherlock submitted the investigation findings to the Chief of the Security Office and Emperor Odysseus, the reply she received was that the case results could be announced.

…

“You’ve worked hard these past few days, Miss Sharlot.”

In a restaurant in Saint Roland City, Orson looked at Sherlock, who was sitting before him, and said with a smile.

“Not at all. It was all thanks to the information you provided, Young Master Orson. I was just responsible for following the clues you gave and continuing the investigation.”

Sherlock forced a smile.

“It seems you are not very happy, Miss Sharlot?” Orson looked at the expression on Sherlock’s face and asked in confusion.

“Through this incident, you have been promoted to a high official. From now on, your career is wide open, and you will have more opportunities to display your talents. Why do you have such an expression?”

“Young Master Orson, I am a detective by profession. For me, there is nothing that makes me happier than knowing the truth.”

“So… you mean that the result announced for the case is not the truth?”

“Mm,” Sherlock nodded. “It is quite clear, isn’t it? Committing suicide in a hotel, and ‘coincidentally’ having letters on him that connect him to the real mastermind behind the scenes. If it were you, do you think it would be like this?”

“…” Orson heard this and fell silent.

He thought for a long time, then shook his head.

“Indeed, as you said, there are still many suspicious points in this case, but…”

“But?”

“Mm, Miss Sharlot, the Imperial Family, the Orleans Duchy, all the people directly involved in this case, up to this point, what they need is not the truth, but a result.”

“Perhaps at the very beginning of the case, they needed the truth, but now, they just need a result that is beneficial to them,” Orson said this, explaining the complex political issues to Sherlock.

“Perhaps there is a larger, deeper power behind Milton, but now, he is linked to the common enemy of the Empire, the Duke of Napoli. As long as the culprit is identified as being from the Napoli Duchy, many things can be avoided.”

“The conflict between the Imperial Family and the Orleans Duchy will be shifted to the Napoli Duchy. At that time, the Imperial Family only needs to take some compensation from the Napoli Duchy and give it to the Orleans Duchy, and the conflict can be resolved, without needing to provoke new enemies. This is a thoroughly good thing for the Imperial Family.”

“But… the real culprit may still be at large. If they were to act again, wouldn’t it be another blow to the Imperial Family’s authority?”

Hearing Sherlock’s concern, Orson just smiled gently.

“Miss Sharlot, do you think the Imperial Family will admit all their mistakes?”

“At that time, the Imperial Family will have many ways to deal with it. They will definitely not let their authority be harmed. You can rest assured about this.”

After Orson finished speaking, Sherlock shook her head helplessly.

She didn’t pay much attention to political struggles and didn’t want to understand them. After the investigation of the Saint Roland City case concluded this time, she was going to resign.

Anyway, she had helped the Emperor with the matter, and it was also a fitting reason for her to withdraw successfully.

At this moment, Sherlock suddenly looked up at Orson.

Orson saw Sherlock’s action and looked at her in confusion.

“Is there anything else?”

“Young Master Orson, did you treat me as a pawn to help you investigate the case?”

Orson heard Sherlock say this, his expression paused subtly for a moment, then his expression immediately returned to normal.

“That’s not the case. The reason I did this is simply because when I met you that day, I felt you were capable. After all, you were the only one different from the other detectives.”

Sherlock heard this and nodded, accepting this explanation.

Being used as a pawn was certainly not a good thing. She also didn’t want to speculate about someone with the worst intentions.