Chapter 186: Waiting for an Audience

The news of Wang Hou Diana's assassination attempt at the entrance of Tobesk Station spread throughout the city this Wednesday, and then spread to the entire kingdom and even the entire world.

Even though the Wang Hou, as the victim, was not harmed, on this afternoon, the Drareon Kingdom still issued a stern diplomatic statement from Yodel Palace, condemning the despicable acts of the Karsenrik United Kingdom.

Although, both the royal family and MI6 believed that this was not done by the "Gray Gloves."

The station ribbon-cutting ceremony was of course immediately canceled, and the police force and the Royal Guard together escorted the Wang Hou, who had been severely frightened, back to Yodel Palace.

The culprit committed suicide, but everyone on a whole street had to undergo identity verification to confirm they were not his accomplices before they could leave. And the greatest contributor to this matter, Xia De, who ran two streets just to be shot for no reason, was also sent to Yodel Palace after waking up later, under the care of MI6, the police, the royal guards, and the personal servants left by the Wang Hou.

"What are you doing?"

Yodel Palace was not a palace, but a palace complex. Although compared with other real estate and properties owned by the royal family in Tobesk, the area here was not very large except for the good location, Yodel Palace was the residence of successive royal families.

Xia De, sitting in the waiting room, was playing with a few coins in his hand; these were won from playing Luo De cards with a lawyer tens of hours ago.

The person who asked the question was Miss Tifa Servet, the personal maid of Miss Miss Jia Lin Na. Xia De was currently "injured" and waiting for an audience with His Majesty the King. And in order to show importance to Xia De, this "lifesaver," Wang Hou Diana sent a maid to take care of the "injured" detective. The black-haired maid was arranged by Miss Miss Jia Lin Na to protect Xia De, so that he would not be involved in unnecessary political struggles.

This was very effective. The maid Tifa had been by Xia De's side since he "woke up," driving away many people with ulterior motives. After all, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na was a generation older than His Majesty the King in terms of seniority, and everyone here had to give her respect.

"I am contemplating the relationship between God, man, and fate... cough cough."

Pretending to cough, he clutched his chest, and the bandages inside could be vaguely seen from the collar:

"Before meeting the woman who lost her child this morning, what I was thinking about in my heart was to donate the half-pound of cash in my pocket to the Dawn Church. If it weren't for meeting that woman, I should have arrived at the Dawn Church at noon."

"Really? There is such a thing?"

Miss Servet asked curiously, which was also the first time she had heard of it. Other maids in the room also secretly looked at Xia De. Just as Miss Beiya said, the subtle changes in his appearance made Xia De's face more handsome, and coupled with what he did today, it was normal to win the favor of the ladies.

"So, today's events tell me that fate is absolutely fair."

He said another sentence without beginning or end, and then stuffed those small coins with a face value of 1 penny into his pocket. At this time, an exasperated voice came from the corridor outside:

"He was recruited by me personally! It was we who uncovered this conspiracy and protected the Wang Hou at the last moment!"

That voice should belong to Mr. Anluosi, the director of MI6.

"To be honest, I was indeed worried that MI6 would not admit my identity. In that case, these actions of mine might be very difficult to explain."

Pretending to turn his head with difficulty, he said to Miss Tifa Servet, who was standing aside. In fact, it was to act more realistically in front of the Wang Hou's maid. After all, the maid Tifa knew that Xia De had not suffered any injuries other than being frightened.

"Detective, Mr. Anluosi cannot not admit your identity. If he doesn't use your actions to cover up MI6's incompetence, he might really be transferred to the National Cemetery Management Association."

Even though there were other servants in the room, Miss Servet did not lower her voice. And the others who heard the conversation between the two pretended not to hear anything.

Being a servant here, everyone understood what should be heard and what should not be heard.

Xia De nodded, and then pretended to cough weakly again. Although he looked pretty good on the surface now, and had changed into new clothes, in fact, just a few hours ago, he was diagnosed by a doctor as "suffering from internal organ damage due to impact, with slight internal bleeding."

The above diagnosis was completely wrong, because Xia De did not even see that doctor. It was arranged by Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, who was present at the time, to cover up the strangeness of Xia De's body. And Mr. Anluosi of MI6 was already on good terms with Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, and even more needed Xia De's "injury" to show that MI6 had paid a price to protect the royal family, so he was very enthusiastic to help forge Xia De's injury.

"Mr. Dak Anluosi is really lucky. He now not only does not need to bear the responsibility for the Wang Hou's assassination attempt, but can even take the credit."

The maid continued to speak, which was actually telling Xia De his current situation.

"But what does the King want to see me for? A reward?"

He clutched his chest and pretended to be in pain.

"At least this time it won't be a reward. The woman you and that captain caught has already confessed to the crime of abducting children in Tobesk."

The maid said.

"Is it indeed the child abduction case that occurred frequently in the past few months as reported in the newspaper?"

Xia De asked.

A gentle smile appeared on the black-haired maid's face:

"Yes, sir. You and your captain friend have made a great contribution this time. Now Ridgewich Yard is carrying out arrests and believes that this can be used as a clue to arrest most of the criminals, and it is even possible to find the children who were lost before. The credit for this matter plus the credit for protecting the Wang Hou is probably enough for you to get a medal. But the issuance of the Kingdom Medal requires a process, so the reward will not be today."

"Just a medal?"

Xia De was a little disappointed.

"This is a great honor."

The maid looked at him strangely:

"Many nobles may not be able to get one in their whole life. You are so young and have obtained such an honor, which is what many people dream of... You don't want pounds, do you?"

The last half of the sentence lowered her voice a little. She knew Xia De's situation, so she guessed Xia De's thoughts.

"Of course, I am very short of money now. You also know that my studies really need pounds."

Xia De did not think there was anything wrong with this idea.

"The Tobesk child disappearance case has a reward from Ridgewich Yard, and there is Wang Hou Diana, she will express something."

Miss Tifa Servet reminded softly. Xia De smiled, thinking of the series of events today, feeling quite like a big dream.

The time is now 6:30 in the evening. The daylight time in summer is long, but the night also comes particularly fast.

By the time the sun completely disappeared on the western horizon, and the streetlights on Silver Cross Avenue could be seen from the window of the waiting room, Xia De was still sitting there waiting.

This was not because he was not valued or forgotten, but because the King was really too busy, especially since he also issued a condemnation of Karsenrik today.

So, while waiting for an audience, different people came to visit Xia De. First, of course, was his nominal superior, Director Dak Anluosi.

After he entered the room, he signaled the servants to leave first. Seeing that the black-haired maid standing beside Xia De did not leave, he just raised his eyebrows and did not say anything more:

"Hamilton, you really did a great job this time! As expected of the outstanding talent we cultivated."

He deliberately used a very exaggerated volume, and when he sat on the single sofa on Xia De's left, he also pointed to the door, meaning that someone might be eavesdropping outside.

"Hamilton, really great this time."

Only then did he lower his voice and say to Xia De, this sentence was sincere:

"Remember, it was only this morning that you finally investigated that someone would attack the Wang Hou, but because you were suffering from no evidence and time was tight, you went to the station to stop it yourself, blocking the muzzle at the last moment. As for the investigation of the child disappearance case, the credit is also yours, but the rhetoric needs to be changed to prevent being discovered..."

He made a mouth shape, and Xia De also understood the general meaning. Before entering Yodel Palace, Mr. Anluosi had already explained this to Xia De once, and Xia De naturally agreed.

After all, in this way, no one would care about how he walked on foot for half an hour and accurately found the criminal of the child disappearance case.

"MI6 will not treat you badly, as long as this matter is muddled through..."

He rubbed his fingers calmly, and Xia De also nodded calmly. The two men, whose physical ages differed by nearly twenty years, both got satisfactory answers.

"But that assassin, which side does he belong to? Mr. Anluosi, it seems you don't think it's the Gray Gloves."

Xia De asked again.

Mr. Anluosi frowned, obviously this question also made him very troubled:

"The Gray Gloves wouldn't do things so roughly, and they have no reason to assassinate the Wang Hou of their own country. That group of people doesn't want to start a war either. Judging from Karsenrik's response today, it is indeed not them; it is someone who wants to frame them."

Mr. Anluosi wiped his chin with his thumb:

"As for the identity of the culprit, there are many possibilities. Radical organizations that popped up from nowhere, dissidents within the small duchies affiliated with Drareon, ambitious people in the New World, Pirate Kings, or even problems within the country..."

"Cough cough."

The maid coughed (Note), and Mr. Anluosi hurriedly closed his mouth. This kind of topic cannot be easily spoken out:

"Anyway, we will continue to investigate. Even if it is more hidden, there will always be clues. However, these have nothing to do with you, Mr. Hamilton. Rest well."

He let out a long breath, as if he had put down some burden. He rubbed his face with both hands, nodded to Xia De, stood up and wanted to leave. ===== CHAPTER 187 =====