Telosi is dead.
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After reformulating the battle plan, Arthur ordered a team of soldiers of the first army to turn back and go to camp 6 to escort telosi and several important prisoners to Lingfeng castle for detention.
All this was going well. The seventh team of the first army led by Bree safely escorted telosi and others to the castle in only two days.
However, only three days later, telosi suddenly died and died in the dungeon of Lingfeng castle!
On the corridor outside the dungeon, Arthur looked at the bachelor who was examining the body and asked, "when did you find her dead?"
"Lord Hui, it was just a quarter of an hour ago." the guard in charge immediately said, "this morning, the servant who came to deliver the food found her lying motionless on the bed, and the food last night was in place. He called several times. Seeing that there was no movement, he immediately informed both of us. When we opened the prison door for inspection, the body was stiff."
Glancing at telosi, who was still wrapped in a quilt and curled up on the board, Arthur looked sideways at the other four guards: "were you in charge of guarding last night?"
"Yes, sir," replied one of the guards, "we were on duty in turn last night. We didn''t notice anything unusual or hear any strange noise."
"My Lord," said Mr. Boye, who had finished examining the body, and stood up.
"How?"
Facing Arthur''s eyes, the bachelor shook his head: "there was no trauma, and there was no trace of struggle when she died. It seems that she could only die of poisoning. But I checked her skin, tongue and pupils, and couldn''t find out what kind of poison she died of. She looked like sleeping, and there was no pain on her face."
"Are you sure it''s poisoning?" Arthur frowned. The guards around were also shocked.
"Yes," confirmed the bachelor, "this is the only possibility."
"Sir, is it possible that she was frozen to death?" said a guard in charge of the night watch. "I heard that people who were frozen to death would like to fall asleep and even have a smile on their face. Moreover, she is a woman, and a woman''s body is weak."
"No," Arthur and the bachelor denied at the same time.
"Although the dungeon is cold, she can''t be frozen to death." looking at several guards, Mr. Boye explained slowly and firmly, "there are clear records in the books of Xuecheng that people who are frozen to death will take off their clothes, hats or boots, or even all their clothes, their exposed skin will show bright red spots, and several sensitive parts will shrink obviously. She doesn''t have these characteristics."
"And," Arthur added, "most of the people who were frozen to death were naked beggars, or drunkards. Taylor was conscious. If she was too cold to bear, she would shout."
The dungeons of Lingfeng castle were indeed cold, but Arthur was not stingy with a quilt or blanket for these valuable prisoners. And telosi even has a wooden bed.
Although there was some doubt about the persuasion of "freezing to death and stripping", under the determined tone of the bachelor and Arthur, the people closed their mouths one after another. They know that this is not the time to be curious.
Aware of the seriousness of the problem, Thorne immediately said, "Sir, do you need to check all the servants in the castle? If it is poisoning, those servants in charge of food are most likely."
Before Arthur''s order, the night guard in charge of one side had made a noise and asked people to catch the two servants who delivered dinner last night.
Mr. Boye also suggested: "Sir, this must not be taken lightly. First, regardless of the impact of Taylor''s death, the personnel in the castle must check carefully, especially those who have had contact with the dead. This is related to your safety."
"Wait a minute!" Arthur frowned, calling some guards who were in charge of the night watch last night. "Don''t hurry to catch people. It''s not that simple. The servants, send someone to watch them first to see what''s wrong with them."
"As for this corpse," Arthur glanced at telosi on the board. "Save it with ice first. Don''t let her rot. as for this matter, it''s as if she was frozen to death. Everyone is forbidden to talk about it!"
"Yes!"
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In the study.
Looking at the hot food on the table, Thorne immediately told Leah: "Leah, take all these food down and send some fruit."
"But, but adults haven''t had breakfast yet." Leah looked at him with a serious face.
Thorne looked Arthur''s explanation: "someone poisoned a prisoner in the dungeon in the castle."
"Ah!" Leah was shocked and said immediately, "well, I''ll prepare the fruit right away. I''ll go myself!"
"Wait." Arthur, who was seated, stopped Leah. "You can go later. This matter is still being verified. Don''t disclose it. The daily food is still delivered as usual, and then quietly find a horse to feed."
"OK, OK." Leah nodded and stood back next to Arthur.
Looking at the bachelor Boye opposite, Arthur confirmed again: "are you sure she died of poisoning? Is it possible that it was some kind of disease?"
"I''m sure. The death of any disease is accompanied by pain. Unless it''s an unknown disease."
"That''s strange..." Arthur coagulated.
Thorne said: "Sir, the person who poisoned is not in the castle, and the time is not necessarily last night. I think we should send someone to ask Brianna boy first. Who has contacted telosi along the way, or ask the Bachelor in camp 6."
"Sir Thorne said yes. There are many poisons that will not work immediately. The inventory scope should include camp 6."
Arthur tapped his fingers on the handrail, which was his usual habit of thinking.
"First, let''s send a letter to master funk to pay attention to the civilians in the camp. The poisoned people can''t be the guards in the castle or the soldiers of the first army. I believe them."
Arthur first ruled out the worst.
"In addition, it is unlikely to be the God of light or prime minister Flavi."
Castle guards and most of the first army soldiers knew the secret of Arthur''s ghost faced eagle. If there are traitors, Kiel green and others will be on guard. But facts have proved that the other party is not aware of the existence of the ghost faced eagle.
Arthur originally wanted to exclude the servants in the castle - since the other party could poison tiresi, why not directly poison him?
But to be cautious, he decided to let the guards observe secretly for a period of time.
After a long pause, Arthur couldn''t think of the identity and position of the poisoner. He asked and replied, "do you have any clue? About the identity of the poisoner."
Mr. Boye shook his head and gave a suggestion: "Sir, it''s a strange thing. Instead of thinking about the poisoner here, we''d better consider how to deal with telosi''s death. The Barrett family will not easily accept such news. As for the poisoner, whoever profits from it is most likely."
Who can profit from his hostility to the Barrett family?
Arthur''s forefinger struck the handrail and his head was in a mess.
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