—Drost.
That surname belonged to Lily's biological father, the vigorous old Minister of Trade.
Old Knight Gordon instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, but his brows quickly knitted again.
Since this involved a minister with real power... it was most likely unrelated to the royal family, which was the greatest piece of good news at present. It also avoided the worst possibility.
On the other hand, the chief private secretary of the Minister of Trade was a major figure in his own right.
Secretary Raff was also an administrative official in the civil service. Aside from Minister Drost, the only person he had to answer to in the Ministry of Trade was the permanent undersecretary. Although he looked nearly fifty, he still had some chance of being promoted further.
And this actually broadened the range of suspects.
Knight families had sworn the Knight's Oath when they were invested with their armor, so they could not harm the royal family.
If the killer's original target had been Princess Isabel, then all members of knight families in the club could be ruled out directly.
But now...
"Has the cause of death been determined?"
Director Gordon spoke up with a question after thinking this far.
He had taken a rough look just now and knew that the victim had apparently fallen from beside the second-floor railing to the first floor.
That was probably a height of five or six meters. Falling from that height could indeed be fatal. But right beside him were high-ranking priests who could use Illumination Spells.
Unless he had landed exactly on the back of his head, injuries from a fall at that height could certainly have been treated in time.
The young inspector shook his head. "We can't determine whether he died from poisoning or a curse, but