The Countess Poisoning Case

On a cold, damp morning, November 26, 741 of the Continental Calendar, the police station in the Tifisa district of the Montela Empire received a report. The person making the report was one of the local elite, Count Yawen Del Dan Huo Litegeer. The count stated that when he returned home early that morning, he found his wife, Countess Weiruidi Kuruo Dan Huo Litegeer, dead in their bedroom. The police’s preliminary investigation found that the countess had died of poisoning. Everything at the scene pointed to suicide, except for one thing: no matter how they searched, they could not find the container that had held the poison. Further investigation made Count Huo Litegeer, who planned to strengthen his position by marrying into the family of the local tycoon and banker, Nikolai Weizhi Opulin, the prime suspect. On December 7, the Tifisa district prosecutor ordered the arrest of Count Yawen Del Dan Huo Litegeer and filed charges against him in the noble court. On December 10, the day of the trial, the count was found dead in his cell. Some said that his conscience had finally caught up with him and he had died of guilt; others believed the wronged spirit of the countess had come to claim his life. In any case, everyone thought the count had got what he deserved. All of the above is already known to the public. What I intend to tell here, however, are the events in this story that no one knows about. Whether you believe them is up to you, dear readers. Theme: