"Sir, this is a Jonin from Konoha..."
After the three of them hurriedly arrived at the daimyo's bedroom, the captain of the guards immediately whispered about Hanyu's identity and origin to the leader of the crowd present.
After hearing the words of the captain of the guard, the "adult" raised his eyebrows calmly, then immediately put on a wry smile and walked towards Hanyu, then introduced himself.
"Master Hanyu, I am Nikubo... I never expected that Your Excellency would see such a scene."
In any case, for the nobles of the Land of Fire, the appearance of a Konoha Jonin at this time was the best thing that could happen.
Before Hanyu came to Daimyo Castle this time, he had already briefly understood the composition of the daimyo's relatives. This "Lord Nikubo" was the top priority because he was the uncle of the deceased daimyo.
And just from the two sentences Nikubo said, it can be heard that he has begun to hint to Hanyu that the death of the daimyo has nothing to do with him.
Hanyu is not just a jonin now, but because of the special timing of his appearance, it can even be said that his temporary role is similar to that of the Hokage... He represents Konoha's attitude.
Lord Nikubo still felt somewhat guilty, because rather than suspecting that the people of Konoha had killed the daimyo, he was more worried that the people of Konoha would think that he had killed the daimyo.
After all, whoever benefits the most and whoever has the greatest motive to commit the crime...the things that the daimyo does in private must naturally be kept secret from others, so no one will know about Konoha's disgust towards the daimyo.
"Lord Nikubo, did you gather all the people in this room? Are they...reliable?"
"Yes, after all, the matter is too serious... We are all relatives of the daimyo and the pillars of the Land of Fire, so there won't be any problems."
Anyone who believes this is a fool. Just from the first impression, Hanyu can tell that a considerable number of people in this room are lazy and greedy Fire Nation parasites.
Hanyu looked at Nikubo deeply, and then everything was said without words.
Anyway, there are too many people in this room. The daimyo's death is a bit dishonorable. If you want to protect the daimyo's reputation, then the fewer people present, the better. But now, there are too many people and there are too many mouths. Besides, keeping secrets is meaningless...
But that's how power struggles work, and Nikubo has no need to protect the reputation of the dead daimyo.
You know, Nikubo's brother is a daimyo, and his nephew is also a daimyo, but as for him, even though they share the same blood and are equally noble, just because he was born a little later, he can only be an ordinary noble... It should have been like this, but now the opportunity has come.
Nikubo looks to be only in his thirties, the dead daimyo is even younger, and the daimyo has no children. What else is there to say?
"I...will check on the Daimyo's situation first."
Hanyu said this, and after Nikubo nodded, he walked towards the bed and pretended to start the examination.
"The time of death should be around 2 a.m. The daimyo was stabbed in the throat without any hesitation. The man next to him also had his neck broken at the same time. Neither of them struggled. This shows that the murderer had a clear goal and did it deliberately... It should have been done by a ninja."
The murderer himself was the coroner, so of course he would include some personal opinions in the autopsy report. It was obvious that the time of death of the dead ninja and the daimyo was only three to five minutes apart, but Hanyu said that they died at the same time.
What does it mean to die at the same time? Doesn't it just confirm that they died in bed at the same time?
"The murderer was very cautious and did not leave any useful clues. We can't even rule out the possibility that it was someone we know. What is the identity of this person next to the daimyo?"
After a simple check, Hanyu stood up. He came to some confusing "conclusions"... It is rare to find someone as bold as Hanyu. Not only did he return to the crime scene openly, he even brought the murder weapon with him.
If someone checked his weapon and compared it with the daimyo's wound, it would definitely arouse suspicion. However... no one would do that to him. Hanyu is a ninja, so it is reasonable for him to carry a sword.
More importantly, Lord Nikubo is a very sensible person. As a ninja, Hanyu's judgment of the daimyo's death is very authoritative. More importantly, this conclusion is in Nikubo's favor, so he continued:
"Master Hanyu, the other victim was a ninja that the Daimyo 'favored'... and we also think that the person who did it was a ninja, because no one noticed anything unusual that night, and it was not until dawn the next day that someone noticed what was happening here."
He emphasized the word "favor" very strongly, and the meaning of his words was self-evident... This person was silently working together with Hanyu to put the blame on Daimyo.
The daimyo was truly wronged, but the dead cannot speak for themselves.
And it can't be said that everything Nikubo said was false. If the daimyo didn't trust this ninja, would he let him guard the door of his bedroom? That ninja has a delicate face, isn't he more pleasing to the eye than those Konoha ninjas who put hideous masks on their faces all day long... It's just that this trust didn't reach the point of favoritism.
Then, Nikubo continued to explain, "Before, the Daimyo sent back Konoha's guardian ninja for unknown reasons, and then recruited many wandering ninjas. Now... the Daimyo has indeed paid the price for his credulity and mistrust.
After the death of the Daimyo, most of the ninjas he recruited fled, and the remaining few occupied the main palace of the palace and are now trying to negotiate with us."
Hanyu smiled bitterly, meaning "I'm so unlucky that such a bad thing happened to me."
He continued, "There was some unrest at the wedding of the Third Hokage, which caused the envoys of various countries to be stranded in Konoha . My team's mission was to monitor the departure of the envoys from Kumogakure, and the Third Hokage asked me to come to the Daimyo Castle on my way back to explain to the Daimyo that the envoy of the Daimyo had unfortunately died in Konoha and to protect the Twelve Ninjas...
Who would have thought that something like this would happen?"
Although Hanyu seemed to be complaining, he was actually calmly trying to eliminate the suspicion on himself and gave a reasonable explanation for his timely appearance.
"Those wandering ninjas...are they suspected of committing a crime?"
"I'm not sure, but the remaining ninjas seem to want to get the mission money agreed upon by the daimyo before leaving." Nikubo said.
He could put the blame on Daimyo, but Daimyo's death was a very serious matter after all, so he didn't dare to say anything about the murderer.
Anyway, it wasn't done by Nikubo, and it was even less likely to be done by the Konoha ninja, so that's it.
Hanyu frowned. Those stray ninjas who escaped were not very smart, but at least they had brains. However, those who stayed behind were really idiots. Don't they know how serious the death of the daimyo is? Will Konoha ignore it? If Konoha sends ninjas, what will they do?
"There are too few traces at the scene. I suspect the murderer didn't even stay in this dormitory for 30 seconds. So... there's no point in exposing the daimyo's body. Let's hide him away." Then, Hanyu leaned close to Nikubo's ear and said, "It's a bit too ugly. Let's cover up the daimyo's ugliness a little."
Nikubo nodded and said, "Master Hanyu is right. Everyone, those who are safe can leave for now. Send someone to collect the daimyo's body. We will investigate the case thoroughly."
Two people who have completely ruined the reputation of the daimyo are now pretending to protect the reputation of the daimyo. These two guys are really funny.
Nikubo seemed to have great prestige. After he finished speaking, no one objected and the nobles began to leave obediently .
It is conceivable that a large number of them cannot control their mouths, and the news of the daimyo's death will spread quickly. However, compared to "the daimyo was assassinated", the focus of public opinion will be on the bizarre point that "the daimyo died in bed with a man"... because the private lives of the nobles are always talked about, and the curiosity is something that no one can resist.
But such news would only be rumors. In order to deal with such rumors, the most likely official characterization of the daimyo's death would be the "sudden illness" that Hanyu had mentioned before. As for the investigation of the case, it would only be carried out secretly.
Moreover, Hanyu was doubting whether, based on the attitude just shown by Nikubo, he would have the leisure to investigate the cause of death of the previous daimyo after he succeeded to the throne?
It's tough, the Daimyo is just his nephew, not his biological father.
"Master Hanyu, what should we do next?"
When most of the people had retreated and the people in the palace began to tidy up the daimyo's appearance and collect the body, Nikubo asked Hanyu again.
"Anyway... let's deal with those ignorant wandering ninjas first."
Hanyu thought that he should catch the scapegoat first… the murderer would definitely not be found, but those wandering ninjas could barely give an explanation for the matter.
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