Xia Yibing acted decisively, immediately unzipping her windbreaker and stuffing her in. Then she protected her and turned her back to the street in the bushes, shaking it from time to time.
"No manners!"
An old woman with a child passed by and cursed under her breath.
“There’s a public toilet just two steps ahead!”
"Okay, Tris, let's not worry about this..."
The man next to her looked at Xia Yibing's height, and then saw her slightly sideways, with her face mostly hidden by her collar, as if she was about to turn to this side. He was so scared that he pulled the woman to quicken her pace, and soon she disappeared.
"Huh~" Xia Yibing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she loosened her collar and looked at the embarrassed gray-haired girl.
"Pay attention to the direction next time you swing."
"……sorry."
Hitzfeld's face was a little red, but it was hard to see clearly in the night.
Ignoring this matter, the two continued walking, discussing the purpose of tonight as they walked.
The weather was a little cold and there was a drizzle in the air.
The Misty Moon is named after the misty rain.
"I have to tell you something first." Hitzfeld whispered with all his courage.
"What."
"I might be an... inhuman monster."
Telling Xia Yibing her secret was a decision she made after careful consideration.
If no one else knew these secrets now, she might have hesitated a little longer.
But since Darente... Sixus... and so many people on the Wheel of Fortune already knew about it, why should Xia, who risked his life to save her, keep it a secret?
Hitzfeld felt that this was very unfair to Xia Yibing.
"so……"
After listening to the girl's description, Xia Yibing was silent for a while and nodded slowly.
It would be a lie to say she wasn't surprised, but to say how surprised she was... She has been in this business for a long time, and it seems that nothing should be able to shock her.
"Aren't you afraid?" Hitzfeld looked up at her, his one eye reflecting the bright moonlight.
"What's there to be afraid of?" Xia Yibing glanced at her.
"Humans who are cursed by evil spirits will become monsters. Humans who are devoured by nightmares will become monsters."
"Even if you are a superhuman, if you lose control of your emotions and are exploited by those evil spirits, you will become a terrifying monster that you can't imagine... Since everyone is the seed of a monster, why should I make a fuss?"
"Different in nature." Hitzfeld shook his head.
"You just have the potential to change. Now, in terms of physiological structure and objective cognition, you are 100% human."
"And I, my eyes have already-"
She even told about seeing tentacles growing from the eyes.
Because she was going to the library to seek help tonight, and she couldn't hide it from anyone, so she might as well tell them all at once.
“It makes no difference to me.”
Xia Yibing said, pulling the girl hard at the same time.
"There are quite a few puppets in the library, right? Non-humanity is not the standard for judging evil."
Hitzfeld staggered two steps as she pulled him, and the next moment he felt something brushing past him, only then did he realize that he had almost hit a lamppost.
"We've actually seen a lot of concerns like yours." Xia Yibing continued, "The birth of the extraordinary is to fight nightmares, and humans have always been fighting nightmares."
"They all have the potential to be corrupted and turned into monsters. The more power they borrow from nightmares, the faster they will be corrupted. That's why many people have such concerns and doubt the meaning of their own existence."
"My comment on this is... who knows how long you can live."
"Especially in a job like ours, where a single mission can mean the difference between life and death. Rather than wasting energy worrying about these things, I'd rather try my best to stay alive."
"Being alive is more important than anything else in my opinion."
What she said makes sense.
Hitzfeld knew that Xia Yibing was deliberately saying nice things to comfort her, but what could he say?
What she said makes sense -
She felt much better.
"As for your eye problem, it really needs to be solved." Xia Yibing glanced at her. "You found the problem and went to the library to ask for help overnight. This was the right thing to do!"
"It's not entirely about this." Hitzfeld shook his head, "There's also the case."
Grace is defending Ferdinand.
Combined with Ferdinand's statement that the code book originally belonged to him, Hitzfeld even suspected that the principal knew everything, but was protecting him for some unknown reason.
Therefore, continuing to investigate Ferdinand in this way may not necessarily lead to good results. It would be best to find a force that can check and balance Grace and contain him.
There are only two such forces in Wayne Port.
Wheel of fortune.
Sara Royal Family.
She was not familiar with the latter, so naturally she had to look for the former.
She actually has a confusion here.
"Have you ever thought of asking the library for help?"
Hitzfeld asked the woman next to him.
She felt that the Wheel of Fortune organization had a very low presence.
In Shadow Lion, you can often see policemen in black walking around.
As for the Wheel of Fortune, apart from Darent, whose identity was clearly stated, and Kurumi, who she wasn't sure if she could be considered "one person", she had never seen any of the other official members.
They never seem to interfere with Shadow Lion's work.
The deadly ticket case had been going on for so long, but she had never heard of their involvement in any occasion or through any channel.
"how to say."
Xia Yibing paused.
"Wheel of Fortune is a very special organization."
"I heard they are older than the royal family..."
"That's the case. Even the royal family itself does not deny it."
"Then why-"
"Because they are not strictly speaking Sarah's power. They just exist here. No one can tell them what to do unless they are willing to do so."
"'they'?"
Hitzfeld frowned slightly.
This reminded her of the day when she received the letter transferring her inheritance, and Alfred had also called the Wheel of Fortune "they".
What do you mean?
Aren’t the people in this organization...human?
"Oh, if they were interested in your situation and willing to help, you would know."
"It sounds like they have powers far beyond those of the others."
Hitzfeld was amazed.
If they have such power, why do they still need to open a library?
The royal family...can't we take their place?
“They have no interest in power.”
"The previous king asked this question, and they answered that it was about 'holding on' and 'waiting'."
"Who are you waiting for?"
"no one knows."
Xia Yibing suddenly stopped and looked up.
Hitzfeld followed suit.
The two stood across the street, separated by a misty drizzle and the hazy night. A spooky shadow could be vaguely seen standing there.
"clang--"
"clang--"
"clang--"
The midnight bell rang again.
The light of the sun shines on the earth, illuminating the night sky and the shadow of the clock tower in the night sky.
Chapter 47 Revealed
Walking up the high steps of the Royal Library, Hitzfeld looked around and found no other guests besides them.
This is normal. Although the residents of Wayne Port do not need to worry about eternal night, almost no one would want to read at midnight on Sunday.
The library door was ajar.
Hitzfeld tried to push it forward but couldn't.
I pulled it out further, but it still didn't move.
She couldn't help but look up at the top of the four-meter-high door frame, and felt deeply impressed by the thickness of the door panel.
"squeak--"
The next moment, Xia Yibing reached out and pushed the door open.
Hitzfeld's eyes twitched a few times, but he didn't look back and walked in very calmly.
There was a dim light in the hall.
The brown-red all-wood decoration and the deep wood grain that can be seen from time to time on the walls and furniture continue to exude luxury.
Judging from the decoration alone, this place is definitely worthy of the word "royal".
Xia Yibing hasn't spoken since she approached here. It's not that she intends to throw the matter to Hitzfeld, but that she recalled an old event.
The library had been her nightmare for a long time.
That was when she had just arrived in Wayne and joined Shadow Lion as an agent on her first day. Her instructor did not teach her any knowledge about how to deal with evil spirits in the first lesson, and did not even mention it.
So what did he teach?
Taught her which people in this city should not be messed with.
Backed by the royal family, Shadow Lions enjoy extremely high privileges.
Shadow Lion can handle cases that the Gray Cop can't.
Those whom the gray police cannot catch, the shadow lion can catch.
Even if it is a great noble, as long as accurate evidence can be obtained, Shadow Lion has the right to complete the entire process from arrest to interrogation without the approval of the royal family. Only the final result needs to be submitted for signature.
But even so, the organization cannot do whatever it wants.
"The water in the capital is very deep."
These are the instructor’s exact words.
"Look inside the bureau, look at the underground secret passages that have been dug in all directions... You think we are the dark side of this city, we are punishers and guardians, we have the power of a lion but we hide in the shadows searching for something..."
"That's not the case, Xia Sha. The secrets here are buried deeper than you can see. I don't recommend you to cross any line in this regard."
