Rufus' POV:

Crystal was obviously upset and she didn't conduct the questioning in an organized manner.

"Why don't you just confess?" Her eyes blazed with rage as she asked the servants loudly.

Crystal's bluff successfully caught the attention of most of them.

And when she combined her threats with inducements, their expressions changed dramatically.

However, it was still difficult to figure out if they were pretending or not.

I didn't interrupt her. I just stood to one side and observed the servants quietly.

While Crystal was still questioning them, I noticed a servant who didn't fit in with the others. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The panic and worry on the other servants' faces were real, but his expression seemed to be feigned. His reaction was slower than that of the people around him, and his eyes seemed to be blank.

I predicted, he constantly sent covert glances at Crystal and

The elder had isolated himself from the world,

wore his work

She stopped talking and turned

one finger at the groom, I said in an icy voice, "You, step forward.

you still have your work

something was amiss and

but he still revealed

nodded frostily. "Tell me why you're still in your work boots so late

me just now to clean the garden seating beside his room. I was busy working

took measured steps toward him, and said in a dangerous voice, "Firstly, the elder you

the mud on your

boots

around this palace. Thirdly, this black mud is unique. It is only found in the garden at the exit of the secret passage. When I ask someone to test

opened his mouth, wanting to talk his way out of trouble, but something seemed to occur to him and the

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