But if the record is very vague... only a brief description of the process, without even mentioning the clear murderer...
Even if it involves file encryption, this level of blur is enough to explain a lot of problems.
"You may be looking down on your predecessors a little too much." Knight Red said calmly, "The criminal investigation technology back then was definitely cruder than it is now, but at the same time, the traces left by the seeds of the Death Tree...will only be more obvious than today."
"According to your description, even today it needs to burrow into the flesh and blood and lurk for a period of time in a parasitic way before it can absorb and gather life essence. Such an obvious flaw would not have been missed by the people at that time."
Pippen shook his head, realizing the flaw in his guess.
According to Hitzfeld's brief description just now, Sarah during the period from 1941 to 1943... seemed to have known in advance that this natural disaster would come.
So they took precautions. They sent special envoys to the three cities to supervise local officials in screening the citizens - you have to know that it was an screening, the most laborious and rigorous method. If the parasitic method of the Seed of Destruction was no different in essence from today or even worse, this screening would have already caught the problematic parasite.
Xia Yibing glanced at Ethan. Ever since Hitzfeld mentioned his biological mother, he had been nodding his head and frowning in thought.
"Aisun." So she reminded softly, "You just said that the girl was related to... Tell me in detail what happened?"
"Does the Security Agency still have a backup of Eric Heidegger's file?" Hitzfeld asked irrelevantly.
"I'm afraid not." Ethan said this himself, his voice sounded particularly hoarse, "Villefort destroyed all the information back then... in order to conceal my relationship with... Eric Heidegger."
"He wasn't the director at the time, was he?" Flesius showed an astonished expression. "This was a serious crime for him at the time... He was willing to do this for you. It seems that you have a good relationship."
"Ethan, it seems you still don't understand him." Xia Yibing shook her head and said, "He never does things to the end - he always leaves room for maneuver in everything."
"So he has some backup data?" Zafira understood what she meant, then turned to look at Hitzfeld, "What do you want this data for?"
"Find information about Ethan's biological mother." said the girl.
"I don't know about you guys...oh, you must not have paid attention to this side...I think Eric Heidegger joined the Security Bureau for the same reason as most agents, so you only knew that those people died, but didn't pay special attention to how they died or who they were."
This behavior is normal, and there is no problem for ordinary agents. But when it comes to the Death Tree, this is a major information loophole.
"Eric Heidegger believed that the Liga he met in Alphonse... was the girl at the end of the nightmare, the Tree of Life."
She mentioned the painting in case anyone had any doubt as to who she was talking about.
"He treated her differently because Lijia looked very much like his late wife, and even had a similar personality, almost like her when she was young."
"I think this was a deliberate arrangement," Hitzfeld said, glancing at Red again.
He was indifferent. So was Flesius.
That meant that everyone in the room was trustworthy, and there was no need for her to hide anything.
"Eric Heidegger was deliberately sent to Alphonse so that he would meet Liga there."
"Lijia showed the power of the seed on purpose. They wanted to destroy his heart and intensify the conflict in this way."
"Finally, the people broke through the secret police line... This is the most suspicious and ridiculous thing. You all know how ridiculous this is, so I won't say more."
"All of this can be considered that they are trying to create the scene in The Tree of Life."
"All the planning and preparation was for that scene - they wanted Lija to lie there half dead, and then Eric Heidegger would shoot her."
"You think the Death Tree was created by this shot."
Knight Red suddenly said.
"Lijia and Heidegger are both part of the Death Tree. At least the shot he fired at Lijia is part of it... The Death Tree exploded instantly, hmm..."
He didn't continue speaking, but some people obviously understood, and they looked at Ethan with a mixture of absurdity, disbelief and even fear.
This "scene" sounds familiar.
They had seen it with their own eyes not long ago.
If it weren't for Hitzfeld and Darent's last-minute efforts, would Ethan Doyle's contact with that thing have led to real destruction in an instant?
"Impossible!" Ethan looked up suddenly. "Even if you saw these and they are true...what does that have to do with me?"
"Lijia is his new friend. No matter how much they look alike, she has nothing to do with me! She has nothing to do with my mother either!"
"That was more than 1984 years ago! But now it's 85, and it's almost ! Now it's today! Today!!"
He didn't seem happy about the fact that Eric Heidegger was actually wrongly accused.
Because compared to his resentment towards his father, what occupies his greater obsession is actually revenge on the enemy who planned all this.
But Hitzfeld's statement also put him in that camp - even though he was unaware of it, hadn't he still become a pawn of the enemy?
How could he accept this situation?
This is absolutely false!
"Ethan, you...have never seen your mother."
Hitzfeld asked in a low voice.
It is known that Li Jia looks very similar to his biological mother.
But at the last moment, the thing formed into the appearance of Lijia, and when Ethan rushed forward, he had no reaction to that image at all.
"She hasn't existed as far as I can remember," Ethan replied.
"The final appearance of that thing was her," Hitzfeld said.
"You can think about it... since it can transform into that appearance over a period of more than 40 years, does the image of Lijia itself definitely belong to 'Lijia'?"
"Could it be just part of a chain of inheritance? In more ancient times, there was another 'Lijia', and this 'Lijia' happened to be...your mother?"
"..."
"..."
In the silence, Ethan's breathing became more rapid.
"Ethan." Xia Yibing suddenly reminded him, "Don't forget why you live."
Agents cannot work out of pure hatred, otherwise they are very likely to be corrupted at the moment of revenge success or failure.
All the dream weavers and therapists had said similar things, and she felt that Ethan knew this.
She was also willing to believe...in his professionalism.
"……you're right."
After taking a few deep breaths, Ethan seemed to have returned to normal.
When he was feeling most confused, he saw a fat man's disdainful face.
"Me? How could I let my personal emotions influence my judgment! Don't be silly, Ethan, that would look so unprofessional!"
When he looked up again, everyone could see his calm and deep eyes.
"So does Hitzfeld."
"Well, that does make sense."
Chapter 60 Return
The train made a slight clatter as it moved along the track.
This kind of sound is not pure noise. From a psychological point of view, it may be white noise, which is classified as ambient sound like rain, water and other sounds. It does not make people feel upset and sometimes it can even help people sleep.
Unfortunately, the sleep-inducing effect was not going to work for Hitzfeld in the short term. She could only lean on the pillow and listen quietly to the collision and the sharp whistling mixed in.
"It's snowing." A voice came from the side. Looking up, I saw Xia Yibing sitting up, rubbing her messy hair, with the hem of her top rolled up and tied under her chest.
She looked like she had just woken up, and didn't realize that her entire belly was exposed. Her well-toned abs made Hitzfeld blush, and she couldn't help but compare her belly in her mind, feeling a little dejected for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Xia Yibing read her mood changes keenly and tilted her head. "You escaped death... If the problem had not been solved at the root, according to our custom, we would have had a big meal over there to celebrate. Aren't you happy about this?"
She was in a good mood - she was definitely worried about Ethan's rough fate, but she also had to feel the joy of being alive.
Is there anything better than escaping death? The joy of being reborn is enough to dilute all the discomfort.
Just like what is mentioned in those stories, many life-and-death enemies are instantly resolved after experiencing a disaster, and there are even enemies who become lovers.
"I'm wondering how to solve the problem of the old royal party..." Hitzfeld muttered to himself, unconsciously writing and drawing on the notebook with a pen in hand.
This is already the way home.
She solved the disaster risk in Ernak Town and found important clues about the Death Tree. When Flesius and others left, they all praised her, and Knight Red even said that he would recommend her for credit if he had the chance.
But Hitzfeld was not too happy. She always felt that these people's promises could not be trusted, and she was very worried that there might be more trouble after returning to Wayne Port.
The town of El Nak is an experiment.
Now that the experiment has ended, has the Old Royal Party obtained the experimental report they wanted?
If not, will they open more testing sites?
If so, will they go a step further and deploy natural disasters directly in big cities?
"I think you think too highly of yourself, Aisuen." Xia Yibing found her dilemma interesting and leaned against the wall with her arms folded across her chest. "You have to understand... before you met us and really intervened to help with these things, the world was not destroyed... there were still cities, and the fire of civilization was still burning."
"You make it sound like you're saying that airship crashes are much less likely than cars to cause them, so airships are safer than cars."
"Don't you think so?"
"I don't think so." Hitzfeld shook his head. "I am more inclined to believe that... once that chance is encountered, the probability of death is infinitely close to 100%."
Xia Yibing frowned.
It is not difficult to understand what the girl meant by replacing the plane crash with an evil disaster. It simply means that we should never take it lightly.
No matter how nervous or cautious the passengers on the airship were, they could not change the outcome of the plane crash, but they were different.
They can change.
"You're right." She nodded. "So what? What are you going to do after you go back...?"
"Has my confinement order been lifted?"
"Definitely not - don't even think about it." Xia Yibing shook her head, "The ability you have shown is already worthy of attention... Even Devourers are rare these days, let alone Devourers who can truly control some of their abilities. You are very important."
"I also want to go see Ashley's." Hitzfeld said with some regret.
Xia Yibing was about to comfort her that Ashley would be fine, but she immediately heard her add, "No one is watching, she won't tear down Iris's house, will she?"
So you're not worried about Ashley, but about the house?
Is her thought pattern always so jumpy?
Xia Yibing was a little amused and jumped off the bed with bare legs, rushed to the bed opposite and hugged the gray-haired girl.
"...I'm not cold." Now it was Hitzfeld's turn to stiffen.
"I am cold."
"I can't see it."
"I'm very strong-willed, so I certainly can't let anyone see this."
Hitzfeld thought Xia Yibing was a scoundrel.
She forced her way into her quilt, hugged her waist, rested her head on her shoulder, and did nothing else but watch her write and draw quietly.
"Nice painting."
The girl was stunned for a moment, and then her consciousness returned to the paper. She was shocked to find that what she had drawn was... the exposed abs!
And it was seen by the person involved!
This!
After taking two breaths, she immediately held the notebook upright to cover her face and tried to lean her body to the other side.
"I am praising you seriously." Xia Yibing hugged her tightly, not letting her use her butt on him. "You said art is very serious... Have you forgotten it?"
After some kind words of persuasion, Hitzfeld finally managed to stop the embarrassment.
“But, I was really moved before.”
Then Xia Yibing came to cause trouble again.
She felt the hold getting stronger.
"At that time in the corridor, you rushed over without hesitation and stood in front of me..."
"I know this sounds weird, but I just..."
"I think Esun is very brave."
“It’s just a reasonable distribution.”
