The Shepherds Are Dense – Chapter 392

Chapter 392
The Strongest Detective Is the Prophet

The Minister of Camelot sighed deeply.
—He had finally said it.
Perhaps it was due to staying in Star Antimony for too long, but Griffith had forgotten… there were many things that could not be spoken of in Avalon.

Minister Griffith had been reprimanded sternly by Queen Isabel today and was clearly holding a grudge but dared not vent it. Now, he could finally not help but speak out in this private gathering.

His malice dared not point towards Isabel, so it directly targeted Eivass, who had advised her: “If you ask me, we should abolish this Minister of Affairs first. The reason is obvious—suspected collusion with Star Antimony spies.”

“Miss Alistair was certified as innocent by the Grand Guardian.”
Someone reminded him softly, “Do you want to abolish the Grand Guardian as well?”

“People can change, but their stance will not.”
Minister Griffith said without hesitation, “Someone who is fine today, who can say they will be fine tomorrow? Moreover, he is ultimately a Moriarty, and he is also a high-ranking member of the Lloyd Society! Even if he isn’t swayed by the Star Antimony people, won’t he be swayed by those merchants?”

“As long as he doesn’t appear, there will be no flaws. Because he says nothing and has no attitude. If you attack him, others will pull you in to attack him together.”
The Minister of Education explained calmly, “Can you not allow people to take leave? What reason would you use to abolish him?”

However, the attitude of this new Trade Minister was very firm: “Reasons can always be found. Wasn’t his brother Edward unable to inherit the family due to his identity as Chief Inspector and the principle of avoidance? Then he has the identity of Minister of Affairs, and can also handle the disciplinary issues of the Knight family, so he should not be allowed to inherit the Moriarty Family.
“Let him either give up his position as Minister of Affairs, or hand over the family headship to his sister—isn’t that also reasonable? If his sister inherits the family headship, she can also attend the Round Table Hall meetings.
“He might be a fox, but what about his sister? His sister seems to have never met anyone, right?
“Moreover, I have another piece of information—his sister was suspected to be a Phantom Demon Egg, but was healed or suppressed by special means. If this is verified, then Old Moriarty’s concealment, or even bringing her into the Silver and Tin Hall, would be a serious crime!”

Griffith’s aggression today was very strong…
Looking at the loquacious Trade Minister, the Minister of Camelot narrowed his eyes slightly.
This old fox vaguely sensed something was wrong.
—Isabel had only attacked him verbally, and Eivass had not even met him.
Where did he get such strong hostility towards Eivass?
Their previous topic was not even discussing Eivass; Minister Griffith had steered it that way himself. They were discussing preparations for war and the issue of Star Antimony, and then it suddenly turned into an denunciation of Eivass.

Although the Minister of Camelot had also been suppressed to some extent… objectively speaking, the Minister of Camelot felt that Eivass had done nothing wrong.
Isabel’s personality was certainly not enough for her to transform instantly, meaning she must have had close advisors behind her strategizing. This was normal; which monarch did not have their own confidantes and favorites?
It did not harm their interests, nor did it harm the country’s interests. In fact, as far as could be seen, the effect was positive.
Under such circumstances, attacking Eivass at the risk of angering Queen Isabel… was not only completely unnecessary but could also bring disaster.
This was not a rational course of action. Not to mention that Minister Griffith came from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; he could not possibly not understand such common sense.
It was like a clown suddenly shouting loudly.
What was he trying to hide? Or what was he trying to mislead?
The Minister of Camelot narrowed his eyes.
It seemed he had to write a letter to the Queen to report this matter.
Because he did not know how many people would realize something was wrong and write a letter.
If no one wrote, then there would be no problem. But if someone wrote and he didn’t… it would mean either his ability was questionable, or his stance was questionable.
It was like a prisoner who would say, “Reporting an accomplice will reduce the sentence.”
—And he would definitely be among the first to report.
Of course…
Perhaps the first person to see this letter would not be Her Majesty the Queen. But rather that Minister Moriarty.

As the Minister of Camelot had predicted.
In the evening, the Minister of Camelot visited the Silver and Tin Hall. But before he could enter the main hall, he was stopped by the Palace Staff and turned away. He could only hand the secret letter to Master Janis. He specifically instructed her to deliver it to Her Majesty personally.
Janis, in turn, handed the letter to Eivass.
At this moment, Eivass was in the study, helping Isabel sign documents. Most of them did not need to be shown to her, so Eivass handled them directly. Those that required her to take a look, Eivass organized them. He would give them to Isabel to handle when she woke up.
It was the national mourning week, and there was no entertainment anyway. Eivass decided not to go home and stayed at the Silver and Tin Hall to help Isabel.
Once Mycroft took office as Minister of the Royal Seal, this task could be handed over to him—usually, Isabel could move that stack of documents from the “unprocessed” side directly to “please hand over to the Minister of the Royal Seal” every day, without even looking at them. After all, if there were any urgent matters, Mycroft would definitely come to inform Isabel.
The characteristic of the Twilight Path was avoiding trouble.
And he was an intelligent person. The characteristic of an intelligent person avoiding trouble was not wanting to take the blame—although he was certainly not happy to do this work, no one could do it better than him.
On the other hand, while Eivass was helping Isabel sign documents, he could also take the opportunity to find the information he was concerned about.
Opportunities like this were not available to ordinary people.
However, he was the Minister of Affairs—and with the Minister of the Royal Seal not yet in office, temporarily acting as Minister of the Royal Seal fell within his normal scope of authority. It could not be considered an overstepping of bounds.

“Has Isabel not woken up yet?”
Eivass asked casually while opening the letter.

“Little Isha is not that she hasn’t woken up, she just fell asleep.”
Janis also clearly felt a little pained, “She’s been so busy today. She worked all night yesterday, and had to attend a meeting this morning. After a nap at noon, she had to get up, put on makeup, and accept interviews from reporters. In the evening, she had to accompany the Bishop to send Sophia’s coffin to St. Genevieve’s Chapel, and she just returned. She lay down without even eating.”

“Not eating won’t do,” Eivass thought for a moment, “I’ll wake her up for dinner later. I’ll also use Illuminate Spell to warm Isabel’s body… to slightly prevent illness from busyness.”

“Indeed. Also, remember to call her ‘Your Majesty’ in front of outsiders.”
Janis reminded him.

Eivass smiled, “I know. It’s just us here.”
Saying that, he lowered his head to look at the secret letter from the Privy Council Minister. Janis stood behind Eivass, her hands on his shoulders, lowering her head slightly to look at the letter with him.
As they read, Eivass and Janis raised their eyebrows almost in unison.
Seeing that the letter mentioned Yulia, Eivass narrowed his eyes slightly and curved his lips into a smile that did not reach his eyes.

“What do you think, Eivass?”
Janis asked.

Eivass pondered for a moment, then replied with a question instead of an answer, “Is Isabel supposed to tour Avalon tomorrow?”

“Yes.”
Janis replied, “She has to tour all the major cities of Avalon within five days. She can rest for half a day upon her return, and then hold Sophia’s funeral the next day.”

“So, Isabel won’t be able to attend the Round Table Hall meetings this week…”
Eivass murmured softly.
Rather than thinking, he seemed to be recalling something.
This made Janis a little curious.

“I remember Minister Griffith used to be an ambassador to Star Antimony, right?”
Eivass asked Janis.

Janis looked at him strangely, “How would I know?”

“Never mind, I remember… it’s him.”
Then, Eivass snapped his fingers, “Excellent, I have a plan.”

“What?” Janis asked with great interest.
She was not nervous at all.
Or rather… after Sophia’s death, she was already about to leave Avalon.
Once Isabel stabilized a bit, she would move on to the next stage of her life. Therefore, these troubles in Avalon had little to do with her.

“Have Isabel write a reply letter. Say that I have received ‘your’ letter and read it carefully. Although the details are slightly off, I have understood your intentions.”

“… ‘Your’?”
Janis repeated, “But you only received one letter.”

“Write it like that.”
Eivass shook his head slightly, then narrowed his eyes, “Then…
“Lily, do me a favor.”
Silently, Lily appeared in the shadows of the room.

“What is it?”
She asked.

“A small matter, act as the ‘Minister of Transportation’.”
Eivass replied, “Take the Shadow Demon to the Trade Minister’s house, and I’ll go to accept an interview with a reporter later.”

“Kill him?”
Lily asked without hesitation, “Or kill them all?”

“…Oh, there’s no need to kill.”
Eivass felt a little awkward.
Perhaps it was the influence of the Path of Love, but compared to last month, Lily’s killing intent had become somewhat more apparent.

He reminded her, “Just have the Shadow Demon break something casually, be careful not to get caught.”

Eivass said, adding, “Of course, you can kill him if you want. He’s not important anyway.
“… He’s just a pawn, after all.”
Eivass narrowed his eyes and said softly.

Janis’s eyes widened.
She clearly realized that Eivass had guessed who the mastermind behind this incident was.
This made her very interested.
Because they had received the same information at the same time, but now Janis hadn’t even sorted things out, and Eivass had instantly guessed the truth.

“I really want to dig open your brain and see what’s inside…”
Janis couldn’t help but say, “What did you guess? Can you tell me your reasoning process?”

Eivass said helplessly, “This is not reasoning, it’s just a guess… think of me as a prophet.”

“I don’t believe it. Even a Fifth Tier prophet couldn’t possibly see through the future and the truth so easily, right?”
Janis leaned closer, “Tell me, how did you deduce it?”

Eivass just shook his head repeatedly.
He couldn’t explain it either.
Because Eivass indeed had no evidence, and he still didn’t know Minister Griffith’s purpose.
But for a true “prophet,” such things were not actually necessary.
His judgment was based on a simple premise.
Because that “Ambassador Griffith” entered this place less than a year after the fall of the kingdom of Avalon.
As a loyal follower of Count Leipzig, and as a Child of the Moon.
And Count Leipzig was the main culprit behind spreading the false identity of “Miss Alistair.”
Eivass remembered clearly.
—Ambassador Griffith’s drop list included the torso part of the “Sasha Set.”
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