Things had become quite simple by this point, Little Princess. The deaths of the queen and Legion Commander Karen were actually unimportant. They were merely the first link in the plan—at most, three relatively important chess pieces.
The plan was as follows: First, a murder had to occur within the palace, and the victim's identity had to be sensitive. Only then could the powerful Iron Hand beside the old king be lured away.
Once the Iron Hand was lured away, the assassination plan would officially begin. The detailed steps were still unclear because the assassination had failed before it even began.
This mission was not a deduction-based mission at all, but a long-planned assassination of the royal family. Seen this way, everything became much clearer.
The detective named Nonista Ford had deduced everything Su Xiao had figured out, and in even greater detail. However, he did not dare write down all his deductions. Some things would have to remain buried in his stomach for the rest of his life—unless he no longer wanted to live.
The little princess being pregnant was not a major issue. At most, it was a case of having a child before marriage, a matter of morality. But the queen being pregnant was different. It was equivalent to removing the iron crown from the old king's head and replacing it with a bright green black-jade crown.
Some things absolutely could not be made public, such as the queen's pregnancy. The detective did not want to die, so he had only hinted at it in his investigation report. This was a plea for help to Su Xiao. By helping Su Xiao deduce the entire matter, he hoped that the infamous Iron Hand would not silence him.
Su Xiao would naturally protect the detective. The man's deductive ability