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Chapter 1055 Chapter 286. Interrogation of Babatod
"Your Majesty, the banquet is about to begin."

In the king's bedroom, the chief councilor stood beside the bed, waking the sleeping king.

"Master Olme is... oh, it's him." Clo remembered the name and forced himself to sit up. "It's time to meet him."

The servant came over to help Clo get dressed, and the chairman of the council stood outside the curtain and narrated what had happened in the past few days.

When it comes to Barbatod being locked up in the Kingdom Dungeon, a peaceful snoring sound can be heard from behind the curtain.

He fell asleep again.

The servants stepped back and said in embarrassment, "Your Majesty's sleepiness is getting worse."

"Let him sleep. Let me know when His Majesty wakes up."

The chairman of the parliament said nothing, nor did he show any disappointment. He turned and left the palace.

Night fell, the banquet began, but the king still did not wake up.

However, another protagonist of this banquet, Master Olme, was standing in the center of everyone's attention.

Compared with their previous contempt and hostility, this time the nobles looked at Master Olme with flattery and fear.

Anyone could see that the Speaker seemed to be preparing to train him as his successor.

Some elderly nobles even thought about the councillor’s youth... How similar are they to now?

Annan? Successor?

Renato and some ministers who knew the inside story felt very uncomfortable.

History seems to be heading towards "Annan takes over as Speaker of Parliament and controls the kingdom without bloodshed"...but Annan may not be able to wait that long.

Annan's attention was not on this. His mind was full of what the little bat said about Grand Duke Babatod being very rich...

We have to find a way to get Babatod's wealth.

In the midst of this, the Councillor Speaker came to the banquet.

Amid the silence of the nobles, the Speaker of the House said that the king was still resting, and he rewarded Annan on behalf of Clo: promoting his title.

In less than a month, Annan went from being a commoner with no status to a viscount. It was hard not to think too much about this speed of promotion.

However, for Annan, what excites him most is the opportunity he has waited for.

"Baba Todd has refused to reveal how he is connected to the Rat Man. I will leave the interrogation to you. Search his manor and find clues." said the Councillor.

"Guarantee to complete the mission!" Annan said excitedly.

The councillor smiled and said, "Enjoy the party."

It was unlikely that he would enjoy the banquet. Annan was not interested in the flattering faces of the nobles and the shy ladies. As soon as the banquet was over, he said hello to Renato and took Maria straight into the dungeon of the palace.

As the most heavily guarded prison in the kingdom, the palace dungeon does not hold any dangerous beings... Who would bury a danger that could blow the palace up to the sky under their feet?
The reason for the strictness is that the dungeon holds high-ranking princes and ministers - Princess Saleth was once imprisoned here in the old royal capital.

Annan walked through the corridor, seeing the neatly dressed people in the cells, none of whom he recognized, humming a nursery rhyme as he came straight to Babatod's cell.

"Young Master Olmer was running around looking for buried treasure~ He found a rich noble, and the treasure disappeared~"

"Grand Duke Barbatod, we meet again."

He was in good condition, holding a book, but he became unwell after seeing his enemy.

"Master Olme... How dare you appear before me!" Babatod, who had been reduced from a noble duke to a prisoner, whispered bitterly, "We will not let you go..."

"The one who arrested you is the chairman of the council. What does it have to do with me, Young Master Olme?"

Babatod didn't care. Even though he was in prison, he still didn't dare to hate the chairman of the council.

He can only hate Master Olme, and he must be Master Olme. "I admire your ability to bully the weak and fear the strong, but I don't know if you will still be so tough when you torture people."

"How dare you! I am the Grand Duke of the Kingdom!"

"If you don't want to use torture, it's very simple. Just tell us everything you know."

"Cough—spit!"

The filthy hidden weapon attacked, but Maria blocked it with a dagger.

"I won't say anything!"

Annan looked at the dagger stained with Babatod's spit with disgust, stopped Maria from putting it away, and took it and threw it away.

"We don't want this one. I'll buy you another one."

Babatod's eyes spurted fire when he heard this. What made him even angrier was yet to come. After Annan threw away the dagger, he became angrier and angrier.

"Cough-bah!"

Annan spat back, hitting Babatod right on the collar.

“You…Ughhhhhhhhh!!!”

Barbatod, who had never been humiliated like this, was furious.

Annan looked expressionlessly at Babatod who was frantically rubbing his collar with a handkerchief: "Isn't it clear yet? You are just a prisoner now. Even a jailer can step on your face."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Barbatode seemed to have mysophobia and was still wiping his collar, growling like a painful beast.

"I've done some research, and I found out that you and Princess Sayles have a pretty good relationship. It seems like you were childhood playmates, right? Why did you choose her?"

Annan continued, his eyes scanning the cell.

The cell had a bed and table, a toilet, and bookshelves to while away the time. Apart from the lack of sunlight, it was pretty good.

"When Princess Sayles was rescued, she was almost as thin as a skeleton. Her arms were covered with blood-drawing wounds, and her feet were covered with rat bites. There was a bloody torture instrument next to her. Compared to her, you are not miserable at all."

Barbatode's movements slowed down.

Annan said to himself, "I guess the reason is that she has been away from the capital for more than ten years. She has no power of her own, and not many people are willing to stand up for her, so you chose her, right?"

"In fact, the second prince should be the most suitable candidate. He is Clo's younger brother, one of the people with the purest royal bloodline, and he is in the dungeon, so he is ready-made... But you are not sure how much Clo hates the second prince, and whether he can live until the ratmen attack the capital, so you found Princess Saiers as a substitute..."

Babatod opened his mouth, this time not to spit, but to ask solemnly: "Who are you?"

Barbatod is not a fool to have been able to hide in the upper echelons of the kingdom for so long. Olme's current performance clearly shows that he knows too much...

The chairman of the House of Representatives told him? Then why didn't the chairman of the House of Representatives come and ask in person?
Want to train a successor? Such words can only fool the fools outside... The chairman of the parliament is a legend. He can easily live for hundreds of years. Most of the political affairs of the kingdom are also controlled by him. Grand Duke Barbatod tried many methods and even begged Clo to insert him into the key departments...

Would such a guy who is full of control train a successor for himself in his prime?
Babatod suddenly remembered something:

When the Councillor was confronting Kyle, he contacted the Ratman through a secret line, and Young Master Olme was the key. But for some reason, the Ratman had a fight in the New Capital, but did not bother Young Master Olme...

At least now, he was standing in front of him safe and sound.

There were only Annan, Maria and Babatod in front of the cell.

Annan chuckled and said, "Because I am working with the rat people just like you."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)