That's for the sake of other people.
For social stability.
If she were put in the same position, as if she were Villefort at the time, she would definitely not dare to trust Ferdinand, and would go to Principe for medicine in an attempt to make him tell the "truth."
This was what made her most sad - she felt like her emotions were being torn apart, and part of her was becoming a little unfamiliar.
"Does it hurt? That's right."
Villefort's words caused her to frown and raise her brows.
"Because this is proof that you are a human being." He looked straight into her eyes. "People are contradictory. They are always good and bad. The fact that you are sad just shows that you have retained the most precious quality of being a human being. Seeing you like this, I am really proud of Lilith."
"But the evil gods..." Hitzfeld narrowed his single eye, "Those bastards... take advantage of the contradictions in human nature and corrupt us when we lean towards one side."
Madam is like this.
The same is true for Ferdinand.
Now she was sure that Ferdinand was not cold-blooded at all.
The reason why he made such an outrageous trial, why he even spared his own daughter and refused to let anyone leave Feyton Castle, was not because he was insane, but because it was a necessary measure.
Just like the argument that just broke out in the room.
Secret keeper.
She estimated that the secret-keeper that Sixus mentioned was different from the secret-keeper that Nianlun mentioned.
Judging from the words of Sisyphus and Villefort, when this secret keeper needs to pay the price of "closing his emotions", Ferdinand must cut off his humanity and from that moment on only recognize absolute justice.
So why do they do this?
Combined with the sentence "targeting a single evil god".
Hitzfeld felt that this was to fight against that thing.
This evil god is very scary and powerful.
Grest couldn't beat it.
The wheel of fortune is helpless against it.
And it was in the sea... because she remembered Xia Yibing vaguely saying that the coast would be destroyed.
The only way to fight it is to create a keeper who is completely devoid of humanity and play something with it - the evil god game?
...That’s exactly what Sixus said.
11 years ago, Deepnes attacked Feyton Castle in order to release the evil god. Can it be understood here that Feyton Castle was built to suppress the evil god?
Let’s ignore that for now.
In short, they chose Ferdinand to be the secret keeper.
She didn't know if there was any hidden secret or not, she only confirmed this information now: Ferdinand cut off his humanity, and in the following Battle of Feytonburg, he crushed Deepnes' plan, the King of the Sun was forced to retreat, and the coast of Sara was saved.
What about the evil god?
As can be seen from the example of Kuroki City, these things are immortal.
It must still be there, but suppressed somewhere, or in something, quietly waiting for the next opportunity.
The Eclipse Church will certainly not give up.
There was no way Sarah would let them find it again.
She had previously doubted that the Eclipse Church would invest so much just to help Aglaia get revenge.
If the real purpose of the dead ticket case is to muddy the waters and make it easier for them to find the seal of the evil god... and get rid of Ferdinand, the only person who can restrain and target it, then everything makes sense.
Aglaia lurks beside Ferdinand, perhaps with the intention of finding out the seal of the evil god.
Seeing this clearly, Sixus's anger is indeed justified.
In Hitzfeld's opinion, the role of the secret keeper is indeed more suitable for Grace.
He was alone anyway.
He didn't lose his power either, right? Otherwise, why wouldn't Deepnes dare to invade the capital?
After all, the wooden people are not human beings, so it is really hard to judge how much help they will provide when the time comes.
If it was Grace who became the secret keeper, not only Ferdinand and Ogna... maybe also Aglaia, the tragedy of these people would not happen, and now they don't have to worry about any accidents happening to the secret keeper.
Because it is obvious that Ferdinand became a corrupted person, and this change was not caused by the evil god cursing him.
It was himself - just like Ethan assumed Xia's hidden danger - he had been immersed in long-term regret and guilt towards his wife and daughter, and his mind and beliefs collapsed.
He is willing to devote himself to the cause he believes in without hesitation and at all costs. At this time, his heart is as strong and hard as steel.
But when faced with the inevitable ending, his heart was more fragile than flowers.
After all, he could not completely cut off his humanity.
This backlash was determined by his love for them.
The deeper the love, the more corrupting it becomes.
But Gracet obviously doesn't need to worry about these things, and it is the best choice for him to be the secret keeper.
Hitzfeld didn't know what he was thinking at the time... She could only try her best to understand that it was necessary and he needed to hide to protect something.
This is because she is more mature and rational now - if it were earlier, she would definitely not be able to help but curse him like Sixus.
But these are just her guesses for now.
She was 99% sure, but it still needed confirmation.
So she asked Villefort: "Can you tell me about the Keeper and the Evil God Game?"
"Oh! This is beyond the scope!"
Villefort's answer was just what she had expected.
He even touched her head twice, treating her like a child.
"There are too many secrets involved. It's not that I don't trust you, Hitzfeld, but it's not good for you to know too much."
"I don't know what Grace is thinking... but you have gained a lot today. There are many things that even a Level 5 agent is not qualified to know. If it weren't for Lilith—"
"Forget it." He swallowed his words again and stroked her gray hair.
"Go get your hat at the door and go back to have a good sleep."
Hitzfeld didn't argue.
She knew it was meaningless, and after politely thanking Villefort, she took her hat at the door, turned around, and saw the man retreating back into the corridor.
The footsteps were getting farther and farther away, but it was obvious that they had not yet gone up the stairs.
Hitzfeld quickly took off both boots and stepped on the ground wearing only white stockings.
Then she pushed the door open, dropped her boots onto the lawn, and yanked the door shut again.
"boom!"
The footsteps paused, and then they ran up the stairs at a faster speed, and there was no sound after a while.
Hitzfeld curled up his toes and followed silently.
She had not been in the room for long, but based on her observation, the code book was most likely not there.
and so……
Detective Hitzfeld.
Now it's your turn to show your magic -
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ps2: The great detective Hitzfeld, her unique skill is that she has a mysterious left eye, which can help her enter dreams in critical moments and see key clues that others cannot perceive...
In short, when you encounter difficulties, take a deep sleep.
I slept too much.
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Chapter 59 Bait
It's not like Hitzfeld had walked barefoot before, but this time it felt particularly bad.
She guessed that neither Sixus nor Grace had changed their shoes when they came up, and if there was someone else who had come up to do something before - such as helping Sixus build the stand, that would explain why the corridor and stairs were so dirty.
No matter what the result is, these socks are definitely not worth keeping.
Coupled with the stench of the corpse, she had the illusion that she had touched something indescribable.
Going upstairs, she happened to see a small gap in Ferdinand's room, and faint voices of conversation could be heard coming from inside.
"Is she gone?"
"gone."
"You watched her leave?"
"Of course... I think you care a little too much about her, Grest."
"From what I know about this young lady, she is not someone who can endure her temper. She is probably even worse than Lilith was back then."
"Grest...I don't want to hear you talk about this name."
"why?"
"laugh!"
This is the voice of the mixed-haired loli.
"Of course, they are blaming you for not taking action during that period. Maybe you really didn't react to the golem's curse the first time. Oh, by the way, you were guarding the north gate at that time... But the second time, when there were signs that they wanted to awaken the evil god again, you still didn't move, which directly led to the sacrifice of so many agents, and the death of Isaac Rhodes, who had the hope of becoming Pope... Believe me, Bartholdi Villefort is not the only one who has a problem with you in this regard."
"Really? Is that what you think, Barty?"
"…I believe you have your considerations."
"It seems that they were right to choose you as the director. Look...Kanna, this is why you lost to him."
"I didn't intend to be a bureau chief!"
"Grest..." Villefort spoke again, "I trust you...but I...can you tell me a little bit about what you think?"
"What do you mean?"
"Aglaia - at least six hours have passed since Hitzfeld discovered the problem. Why do you want me to stay put? I don't understand..."
"Oh, then I guess you still don't understand why I can repeatedly get the support of the royal family, and why Charuni allowed his children to do those things."
"That's it……"
"That's not all!" Sixus interrupted the chant again: "I still don't understand why you continue to let Nosa be the dean!"
"Don't you know that it's hard for him just to restrain himself? He has recruited so many teaching assistants over the years... It's always like this... He is sad, and the other professors are unhappy too because they have to worry about him turning into a monster and hurting children!"
"He has already paid so much, hasn't he? You know much more of the truth than we do, so you should let him have a good rest!"
They quarreled too violently.
It was so intense that Hitzfeld forgot the main purpose of her coming back and kept hiding outside the door and eavesdropping carefully.
"You really need to give everyone an explanation, Grest."
came Villefort's voice.
"Even if it's not just for Nosa, not just for Ouniya and the others, just looking at this ticket case, when the truth comes out, do you think the Thorn Birds Alliance will let you go?"
"Six great nobles... and one of them is a count. Do you know what this means? One Aglaia is not enough to get the job done. They don't care about grudges or hatred. This happened at your expense, and you had no intention of interfering at all. They will only remember these things."
"You are basically...putting your future and your life in the hands of Charuni."
"If he ignores you and intends to use you to appease the anger of the nobles, then——"
