My Immoral Detective System

Odina ignored them all and continued to stare at the scroll for a long time. She didn't even look at Arnold who kept calling out to herself. Her eyes continuously stared at the scroll in her hand as if she was having trouble reading that thing. It almost seemed like she was reading again and again as if she couldn't understand what she just read. 

In the end, Arnold turned back to his wife and glared at her for the very first time. In his entire life, he never thought that he would ever be angry at what Carol was doing. Even when she had asked him to kidnap the children, he did so without any hesitation.

This time, he had asked her to stay in the underground chamber until he confessed. All he wanted was to save his wife from a dark pathway that would lead them all to death. His eyes teared up when he thought of this. He still continued to suppress emotions with bloodshot eyes. "What did you do? Didn't I tell you to wait for me?"

Evan Carol was angry at her husband. She stared at him for a while as veins pop on her forehead. "What do you think I was doing standing here? Do you think I would let you confess your crime? Do you think I would let you shoulder the blame of both our mistakes? You are dreaming!"

"What I was doing is the best for both of us." Arnold took a deep breath as if to suppress his anger and said in a gentle voice, "Carol, I have loved you for all of my life and didn't hesitate even a single bit when you told me to do those things. But this is the only request that I have from you. Please let me do this and go back."

"But-"

"Enough!" Odina finally spoke up and closed the scroll. She gripped it so tightly that it almost felt like she would crush it in her hands. But she pursed her lips and curbed her anger. Then she looked at the elf man standing in front of her and said, "What do you have to say? I will give you a chance, and if you fail to tell me the truth, your wife is going down. So think before you say anything."

Arnold was stunned. He stared at the elf Queen for a long time as if repeating the entire scene in his mind again and again. Did he just hear that she would kill Carol if he were to hide anything from her? He gulped nervously as he glanced back at his wife. And then he looked at the elf queen and took a deep breath.

It wasn't like she would know what was the truth anyway. Whatever she knew was from the scroll that was given by Carol. Arnold knew this was the only last chance for him to save his wife. So after determining this in his heart, he looked at the elf queen stubbornly and said, "You're majesty, perhaps you have guessed what I wanted to say, but I will still speak it out loud for you. I killed those children alone."

Carol's eyes widened as she stared at her husband. She knew that Arnold was determined to save her, but what about her own feelings? Did he not think that she didn't want to be saved? Did not think that she wanted to do the same thing? Anxiety reached her brain making her limbs tremble.

She instantly looked at her sister and said in a voice filled with anxiety, "Your majesty, my husband is wrong. He didn't kill even a single fly. It was I who did it, and I was ordering him to bring children. His only crime was to kidnap them using that silver mask. Please be lenient on him."

Both looked at Odina's expressionless faces as they grew nervous in their hearts.

What both of them didn't know was that after listening to Carol's words, Odina's hands tightened around the scroll. The attendants standing beside heard the voice of crack from the scroll, and their faces paled. Now they knew that the elf queen was terribly angry.

Indeed, Odina was feeling angry at this time. She even felt that she would lash out on the two of her family members instantly. She had never thought that her own family would do this to her. In the past, she had sacrificed so many things for her family members, but what did they give her in return? The only people she trusted the most stabbed her in the back. The pain she felt at this time was even more dreadful than death. It felt as if her chest was being choked up.

But, at the next moment, she took a deep breath and suppressed her emotions before glancing at the soldier nearby. Then she opened her mouth and said in a grave tone, "Take them to the prison, and let the dhampir girl go." She paused as if she thought of something and said, "Bring her to the guest room."

The soldiers were not shocked by this kind of development. They bowed respectfully to the queen and left the throne room. Then she called another servant and said, "Call the imperial doctor and send him to treat the dhampir girl."

After everyone was gone, she slumped back on her throne as if she had just dealt with something horrible. Her chest ached so much that she was having trouble breathing. It almost seemed like she was fighting back tears so that they couldn't drop from her eyes.

When she was finally able to suppress our emotions, she opened her eyes and looked around only to find a certain elf child standing at the door with a knife in hand. She frowned when she looked at him. Then she motioned him to come closer.

At this time, Zion was silent because he didn't know what else to do. Everything that was happening in this Kingdom seemed as if it were too easy to find the evidence. At least, it was easier than what he faced back in the Vanne Kingdom. When he thought of this his brows furrowed. He pursed his lips and looked at the queen again.

Why didn't the impostor come to this Kingdom to create havoc? Had originally thought that the black-cloaked man would follow them to another Kingdom, but that didn't happen, instead, that man disappeared somewhere. It almost felt like he didn't want to touch the elf Kingdom.

His brows furrowed even deeper at this realization.

But he would think of this after being alone. Right now the queen had asked him to come closer so he had to curb his queries and walk toward her.

The queen saw a small boy walking closer while still holding the knife in his hand. Her expressions softened upon seeing that helpless young child. This kid would have been dead tomorrow if it weren't for his bravery.

When he approached right in front of her, she raised her hand and caressed his head softly, and said, "Where do you live?"

Zion's body stiffened at this question. How could you answer this? This was a queen, who had the capability of doing anything she wanted. So if he were to lie that he was a beggar, she would just help him find a homely place and force him to stay there for all his life. And obviously, he couldn't tell her the truth.

So he bit his lips and said, "I am a traveler."

He didn't bother to explain where he came from; he knew that Odina would catch lies since she knew this Kingdom like the back of her hands. So he just stood there and pretended to be a good boy.

Ordina smiled and said, "Are you going to travel to another place after this?"

Zion loaded as if he were really a child.

The queen smiled and glanced at the attendant who had just entered the throne. "Bring a bag of gold coins."

The attendant went back and fetched what she asked for within a few seconds. Then the queen handed it over to the child and said in a soft and gentle voice, "Take this. It will help you on your journey. This is a small thanks from me, and if you encounter any problems, write back to me and stamp the letter with this." She also handed him a stamp and continued. "I will know it's you if you do this."

Zion felt complicated when he saw all of these things. He nodded and ran off in another direction. He wanted to get out of this place and change back into his original form before she could send anyone after him. Even though this queen was thankful to him, he didn't trust anyone at this place. He still felt like she would send a few men to follow him out of the city, which she eventually did.

After half an hour, when he was finally able to fend those people off, he changed back to his original form without being noticed. The first thing he heard was that the queen was going to make an announcement regarding the murders.

He realized that Odina was letting his master go. When he heard of this, his shoulders relaxed in an instant. Even though he still didn't like Lia, he was glad that she could come out alive. At least, he still had a teacher who could teach him how to fight.

After that, he followed all the citizens who murmured about the rumors that were still alive across the city. He ignored it all and walked toward the palace gates. When they all went there, he saw the elf Queen standing at her porch with her hands behind her back.. As everyone stood in front of her, she cleared her throat and said, "I want to tell you something about the new revelations about the murder case."