Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 534

Pearce was well aware of the fact that he had to let the mayor release Alexander. Otherwise, he had no idea what Matthew might do. But he wouldn't just let it go like this.

"Your Highness, I want to know who killed my son," Pearce said with a sullen expression on his face.

"Don't worry. I will definitely find out who the murderer is. After all, this person must be scheming against both you and me. I certainly understand how you're feeling. Even I don't feel happy about it. No matter who is behind all of this, I will find this person and demand an explanation," Matthew replied with a sharp look in his eyes.

"The reason that my father chose to settle in River City was that it was the right amount of distance from the imperial capital. It wasn't too far or too near. This would allow us to find out what happens in the capital quickly without being affected. But wherever we are, we are unable to escape the conspiracy," Pearce sighed.

"Your father was right. The only thing he forgot is that it's hard to stop others from plotting against your family. Though your family doesn't have the military power, you actually have a lot of money. Even the emperor is jealous because of that," Matthew said. He revealed the reason why Pearce and his family were included as targets of the plot.

People always said that winners took all, while losers got none. If anyone wanted to win, they both needed military power and money. Both of these two factors were indispensable because one should have money for training soldiers. It was a fact that one couldn't do anything without money.

Pearce became even more distressed. "Your Highness, if my family were about to suffer from a great tragedy—"

Before he could finish speaking, Matthew interrupted him, "Don't worry. I will make sure that won't happen. The more they want to take you and your family down, the more that I'm going to make it hard for them to even have a chance to do so. I want to see who is so capable and brave enough to dare touch you and your family. They knew that using your family would cause enormous trouble in the city." Matthew's words immediately relieved Pearce a little.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Later today, I will go to the government office and ask for clarification from the person in charge. The coroner who made the autopsy for my son is from the local government. So there's a chance that a spy is in the government office. Because of this, I'm afraid I need to go there myself to tell the officer in person. Even so, I'm afraid this may not work," Pearce said in a worried tone. He was well aware of the fact that the enemy was not easy to deal with. He might not even be able to let the mayor release Alexander. What was worse, the emperor had issued an imperial edict, demanding that the mayor shall not be biased to anyone so that this case must be dealt with fairness.

"Marquis Pearce, aside from me, you are the most powerful man in this city. Don't you remember that? You are not a scholar. You used to be a general. You don't need to reason with anymore. Besides, the evidence is irrefutable that Alexander is innocent," Matthew firmly reminded him with so much conviction in his eyes.

For a few seconds, Pierce was stunned, but eventually, he realized that Matthew was telling the truth. In River City, his family had a very strong influence. How could he forget that? When he found out that the mastermind behind the whole thing was from the imperial capital, Pearce was so enraged that he forgot the power that he had. Now that Matthew had reminded him, he knew that no matter how strong his enemy might be, he could hardly compete with his family's force in River City. It finally dawned on him that he had the upper hand.

"Thank you for your advice, Your Highness," Pearce gratefully said. He must admit that Matthew had as much capabilities and influence as him, especially because of the fact that he owned military power. It was because of this that the emperor had a love and hate relationship with him.

"Well, I have something else to do so I'm going to leave first."