I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree

Chapter 74 - Lingering Fear

Orson followed Elsa to the Imperial Court.

Here, Elsa had now led the formation of a special investigation team responsible for investigating the cause of Francois’s death.

The personnel within it, besides Elsa’s confidante Aphro, also included several people Orson did not recognize. However, they all seemed to be professionals in criminal investigation.

At their suggestion, the entire Saint Roland City had been put under lockdown since the early morning. The guards in charge of security began

Just then, a guard walked in, whispered a few words in Odysseus’s ear, and then glanced at Arthas.

Arthas immediately felt uneasy.

Indeed, the chess piece Odysseus had just picked up was put down again. He looked up at Arthas.

“Arthas, do you know what he just told me?”

“Your son does not know. I am eager to hear.”

“The Hidden Orchid Tavern on Oak Street, have you heard that name?”

Arthas’s pupils widened instantly upon hearing this name. He looked at Odysseus in surprise.

“Father, why are you mentioning this?”

“I don’t mind you developing your own factions. Whether it’s you or Elsa, it’s normal to have some secrets.”

“But!” Odysseus hit the chess table in anger. The chess pieces scattered.

“Not long before this incident occurred, you just used your personal assets to acquire the businesses of so many taverns and casinos!”

“When else could you have done this? It just had to be during this sensitive period!”

Seeing Odysseus erupt in anger, Arthas, who was usually so spirited outside, had no choice but to kneel down and beg for his forgiveness at this moment.

“Father, your son... your son didn’t mean that. This matter wasn’t done by your son... It’s just because the underground forces and dark web developed by others were too large. Your son warned the other party, and the other party wisely transferred these things to me.”

“I know it couldn’t have been you who did it, but look at what foolish things you have done! If this were exposed, what kind of public outcry would you face? Do you still think you are not disliked enough by the nobles?” Odysseus said angrily.

He wasn’t worried that Arthas would be considered the murderer because of this matter. But as his eldest son, the future heir to the Imperial throne, achieving only military achievements was not enough. If he had no political understanding, he wouldn’t be able to outmaneuver those old foxes.

“Fortunately, Elsa informed me directly. I can still help you suppress this matter,” Odysseus said this, put on his jacket, and walked out.

He still had to clean up Arthas’s mess. Imperial Family members absolutely could not be involved in this case.

Arthas looked at Odysseus’s retreating figure and hung his head in disappointment.

He began to regret why he had warned Orson in the first place.

Wait a minute...

Orson, could he have done it on purpose?

Arthas became suspicious, thinking of Orson’s decisive actions at that time.

Not only the speed in making the decision to abandon the dark web, but also the extremely low subsequent price offered to Arthas.

At first, Arthas thought Orson was proactively showing goodwill, and therefore accepted the gesture.

The dark web did indeed provide him with some help afterward.

However, if all of this was orchestrated by Orson, wouldn’t he be a little too terrifying?

Thinking this, Arthas shook his head.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. If Orson were that terrifying, he would absolutely not be able to control him. All of this should just be a coincidence.