Chapter 577: Is it really there?

"Alright."

After hearing Leon's refusal, Jie Rui couldn't help but sigh, then scratched the back of his head and said in a difficult manner:

"Since you have things to take care of at home, then go back first. After the Director wakes up, I'll help you ask for leave from her..."

"No! No need!"

Hurriedly putting away the photos on the table, Leon carefully sized up the woman who had come to report the case. While pondering what relationship she had with Anna, he spoke up:

"Things over at my place... actually aren't that urgent. How about I ask about the situation with you, Senior, and then go back."

"That works too..."

Seeing Leon suddenly change his mind, Jie Rui first raised his eyebrows in surprise. Once he noticed Leon staring at the woman without blinking, the corners of his mouth immediately curled into a "I understand" smile.

"Don't even think about it!"

Reaching into his pocket and rubbing an anomalous object capable of soul transmission, Jie Rui secretly nudged Leon with his elbow.

"She's already married. When she came to report the case this morning, she filled out a registration form, and her marital status is listed as married!"

"..."

I really didn't mean it like that... And married? Then wouldn't Anna be...

Harboring the worry that his younger sister might be a hidden "Cao Thief," Leon, whose brain was still throbbing with pain, invited the two into his office and sat them on the guest sofa.

Placing the shopping bag containing the Hearing Hearing Heishanyang at his feet and taking out a small notebook he carried with him, Leon gripped a homemade charcoal pencil and spoke politely:

"This Miss, I need to understand some basic information first. Could you tell me your name again?"

"Veronica."

Looking at Leon opposite her, whose expression was gentle but revealed a faint sense of detachment, the Princess couldn't help but sigh inwardly. She didn't immediately reveal the relationship between herself and Leon, but instead cooperated by answering a few questions.

"Alright."

Through the Hearing Hearing Heishanyang's soul vision, confirming that she wasn't lying and that everything said so far was the truth, Leon secretly gave Jie Rui an 'OK' gesture to the side, then continued to ask:

"May I ask what kind of anomalous situation you encountered? And how did you know about our Cleanup Bureau?"

"As for the anomalous situation... starting from noon yesterday, I was forgotten by everyone. As for why I know about your Cleanup Bureau... I have always known of your existence."

Looking at the man before her who was still her Prince just yesterday, Princess Veronica's expression was somewhat complex as she said:

"You might find it hard to believe, but before noon yesterday, I was still the Princess of this kingdom."

Princess?

Hearing this, Jie Rui couldn't help but frown, then cast a probing gaze toward Leon beside him.

That's not right, is it? I remember the King should only have one son, right? Where did this Princess come from? Is she lying?

No, she isn't lying. At the very least, she truly believes it to be so.

Gently shaking his head and giving Senior Jie Rui a negative answer, Leon, whose brain was somewhat chaotic, rubbed his brow and continued to ask:

"Then... from the time you discovered the anomaly until now, a whole night should have passed. Did you contact your relatives or close friends, people you are quite familiar with, last night? Can't their memories be restored?"

"I suppose I contacted some of them."

Princess Veronica sighed and said:

"But everyone forgot me, including the lady-in-waiting who has always been by my side. No matter how many things from the past I could recount, she didn't believe I was the Princess, and even wanted to call people to arrest me. I knocked her out before I could escape.

As for my family, I can't get into the Wang Gong now, so naturally, I can't reach them, and I haven't had the chance to try and see if I can awaken their memories."

"I see..."

The conditions still weren't sufficient; there was no way to judge the true situation.

After hearing the Princess's words, Jie Rui immediately gave Leon a look, signaling that he could ask more sharply to see if this woman had delusions or if she had truly been affected by an anomalous object.

Returning an 'I understand' look, Leon sat up straight, stared into Princess Veronica's eyes, and said: "Sorry, my next question might be a bit offensive, but please try your best to answer... Have you ever considered such a possibility: that you actually aren't a Princess, but have experienced some kind of hallucination?"

"That's impossible."

Having thought about this question all night and made sufficient preparations, the Princess shook her head, her expression very determined as she said:

"I am very certain that I am indeed the Princess of this kingdom, and I should have a way to prove it."

When she said this, she looked at Leon, who was reeking of alcohol, clearly exhausted, and had half a lipstick mark on his collar. She couldn't help but frown slightly, then continued:

"You two, may I ask if you know about the Laien family's succession ceremony yesterday?"

The Laien family's succession ceremony?

Hearing Princess Veronica's words, Leon and Jie Rui looked at each other in surprise, then nodded one after another.

"I've heard a little about it."

"Not only do I know about it, but I was at the scene yesterday."

After answering the question of the woman opposite him who called herself "Princess," Leon's brain suddenly felt dizzy, as if something was about to jump out of his memory.

But when he started trying to grasp this part, it was as if there was a layer of invisible thick glass; no matter how he reached out, he could only touch a cold, hard, thick barrier.

"I was there yesterday too."

Looking at Leon, whose eyes were somewhat chaotic and who had begun to rub his brow unconsciously, Princess Veronica felt a glimmer of hope rise in her heart. She then clenched her fists and said earnestly:

"Although it might seem strange to you, the King actually doesn't just have one son; he also has an eldest daughter, and that daughter is me.

Yesterday, I went to the Laien Manor privately, wanting to observe the Laien family's succession ceremony, but as soon as I entered the hall, I heard someone preparing to propose to me using the entire Laien family as a dowry."

"Wait!"

Hearing this, Leon, whose brain was becoming increasingly chaotic, couldn't help but raise his hand, his brow furrowed as he reminded her:

"Let's assume there is such a Princess as you, but are you really sure someone used the entire Laien family as a dowry to propose to you?"

"I am sure."

"But in my impression, no such thing happened."

Leon rubbed his brow and said:

"The only person qualified to use the entire Laien family as a dowry should be one person. You might not have seen me, but I am actually..."

"You are actually the new Lionheart Duke."

After preemptively stating Leon's identity, looking at the surprised Leon, Princess Veronica gazed into his eyes and said word by word:

"The person who proposed to me yesterday was you!"

"???"

"And I agreed."

"!!!"

Amidst Senior Jie Rui's surprised look of "You kid actually did this kind of thing," Leon, somewhat stunned, waved his hands repeatedly:

"Impossible. If you really are the Princess and agreed to my proposal, then..."

Then I should have a corresponding badge, and it would have to be at least Silver rank, maybe even Gold... Holy crap, it really is there!

Casually opening the system interface and looking at the 【Traveler Prince】 flashing with dazzling golden light in the slot, Leon's brain felt like it had been hit by a heavy hammer, buzzing and completely thrown into chaos.

Did I really propose to her yesterday? Then is she really the Princess?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 578 =====