The silence in the study lasted for a long time.

After a while, Zhan finally recovered from his heavy emotions and sighed loudly:

"The killer, the man named Boerwin, the so-called killer who killed my father, was greatly favored by Uncle Sona, and voluntarily took the charge of assassinating the Duke - of course, his uncle let him die happily and did not suffer any pain.

Torture.”

Federico shuddered and came to his senses:

"The real killer..."

Zhan En shook his head tiredly:

"We only know that the man's later nickname was Anti-Machete, or it was barely traced out from the circumstantial evidence that was passed through unknown hands. The reliability is not high - six people died in Kongming Palace that night.

A bodyguard, of whom Ashford and my mother had only a passing glance."

Thales' expression moved slightly.

"The Scimitar...he...who sent him here?" Fede said blankly.

Zhan fell silent.

He slowly raised his head, revealing strange eyes and a pale smile.

"But you know, Feder, as smart as you are, you have always known it," he looked at Federico with a chilling look, "it's just that you didn't want to admit it."

Federico's eyes widened.

"Or can't admit it."

Zhan said softly:

"I dare not admit it even more."

Federico trembled all over!

Thales figured something out and couldn't hide his shock.

"Just like me, no matter how angry, unfair, hypocritical and vicious I am, I still have to give orders without conscience and let the blood bottle help do the dirty work and clean up all the clues that may lead to the old cases.

Clean at all costs.”

The smile on Zhan En's face was equally divided by desolation and resentment:

"Because I absolutely cannot, cannot reveal to the outside world the real culprit behind my father's assassination - even if it's just for the sake of the Emerald City."

Federico said no more.

Thales could no longer help but question:

"Zhan, wait, you mean I was the one responsible for the death of the old Duke..."

This time, Zhan suddenly turned his head, his attitude changed drastically, and he roared with a kind of resentment and hatred that Thales had never seen before:

"I said it, Thales! Shut up! Shut up!"

Zhan was so excited that he stood up and pointed directly at Thales:

"When I'm talking to my cousin, when Iris and I are talking about private matters, you're not allowed to interrupt a word!"

Thales was shocked and froze on the spot:

"I……"

"No penetration!" Zhan roared, his eyes red.

In the blink of an eye, the Duke of Nan'an's respect and restraint for the prince disappeared.

Thales hesitated for a while and finally fell silent.

Perhaps they were used to the occasional loud shouting in the study. As long as it was not Tails himself who made the noise, the Star Lake guards outside the door remained silent and did not knock on the door again to inquire.

"Jane." Federico said feebly, seeming to be a reminder and a request.

Zhan took a deep breath and sat down slowly.

It can be seen that he is adjusting his emotions, but with little effect.

"Because of you, Thales Bright Star, you are unlucky, damned, cursed by the setting sun," the Duke of South Bank tried his best to look away from Thales, and spoke with pain and restraint, "but you are lucky again.

, unfair, the shameless bastard who was destined to wear the crown from birth..."

Zhan clenched his fists, trembling all over, and gritted his teeth:

"You have no idea that you want me to let you go, let your enemy's son speak, move, and even breathe freely in the Emerald City and Kongming Palace... and let a fool named Canxing live in the Emerald City and Kongming Palace.

In my father's and uncle's place, I could come and go freely, and I was mainly a guest...

"... endured your shameless proposal to marry the daughter of the Kevin Deer family, endured you laughing and talking about love with my sister... endured your condescending and rude remarks to me, and even made irresponsible remarks about the misfortune of my father and uncle,

Instigate my blood relatives to become my enemies..."

Thales was stunned.

He looked at Zhan, who couldn't control himself, and looked at the other person's expression and eyes with mixed emotions.

It was something unprecedented, or rather, something that had been hidden for a long time but could not be expressed...

Deep, naked hatred.

Unforgettable.

Zhan's words were trembling and his breathing was not smooth. He had to take multiple breaths midway to keep his words flowing:

"Tiles, you have no idea how broad-minded, how great, and how profound it takes for me to do this."

He finally had the courage to raise his head and look at Thales resentfully, or at what was behind Thales:

"you do not know."

Zhan trembled and said:

"You don't know a damn thing."

In such an atmosphere, Thales could only lower his head and passively and without reaction bear the hatred that perhaps he should not bear.

"Because you are Thales, the fucking great saint of the kingdom, and the shining star."

Zhan hissed:

"You belong to that team that will never be stigmatized, will always have an outstanding image, will always be praised by everyone, will never be hated, and deserves to be cursed..."

Zhan gritted his teeth and spoke every word, obviously extremely disgusted:

"Dirty, dirty, blood, pulse."

The study became quiet again.

There was only the faint sound of Federico's tea cup and Zhan's rapid breathing that gradually subsided.

Thales closed his eyes deeply.

He suddenly remembered what he had experienced in the past few days.

Thinking of those Emerald City officials who pretended not to know anything in front of him and cooperated with the show.

And what Zhan just said:

[If I were you, Feder, I should show my wisdom as an official in the Emerald City. Even if I find something fishy, ​​I would pretend not to know anything about it, cooperate with us and accept the conditions with gratitude. ]

[Why do you have to expose it and embarrass everyone? 】

Seeing Zhan's appearance of not letting strangers approach him, Thales felt complicated and uncomfortable.

"Why."

Finally, Federico spoke with difficulty and broke the silence. He looked at his cousin lifelessly:

"Why my father? Why Sona Kevindir?"

Zhan En sneered and took a sip.

"Then who can the Emerald City count on? The other ineffective uncles in the family who have assimilated with the old aristocrats and only know how to eat, drink, have fun and act arrogantly? Or the ungrateful twin tower swords and four-winged giant lizards?"

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Federico did not speak.

After a few seconds, Zhan En took a deep breath, lowered his head and stroked his forehead.

Seemingly realizing that he had not answered the question correctly, he calmly added:

"Because, because uncle, he doesn't want to become the enemy's pawn and make a fatal move for our family."

Federico's eyes were filled with grief.

"Because if he doesn't die, if he doesn't die before the messenger of royal accountability arrives, if he doesn't die before the kingdom's secret department takes him to the capital for detailed interrogation, and beats him to the real murderer, and if he doesn't die before the supreme king's decree comes down, then there will be civil strife in the Emerald City.

It will not only be limited to civil strife, but will completely become the Colosseum of the entire Kingdom of Stars and the betting slip for the Fuxing Palace."

Zhan En snorted coldly:

"Just like back then, the one-winged crow in the Western Wilderness - do you know what happened to the previous generation of Earl of Wing Castle?"

Thales' thoughts moved.
To be continued...