Then he glanced around the room fiercely and said, "You just stay here and wait. Clenamis will be here soon to hand over the task to you."
He was the first to retreat, and the policemen in black also began to leave.
They did not all leave, for Prince Gaunt was still standing.
"Hitzfeld, come out with me." The long-haired young man said, "And Director Xia Sha, I have something to tell you."
After coming out, in the dark and narrow corridor, Xia Yibing said anxiously: "Your Highness... I hope I can still take care of her..."
"Don't worry, agent, don't worry." Prince Gunter raised a hand. "You should be able to see that I am not completely relying on him. There are too many things I am not familiar with in the Security Bureau. In the early stages of governance, stability is the main focus."
That's why he decided to promote this woman to interim deputy director, so that she would be equal to Vesta in job rank.
This was the most obvious means of decentralization. Gaunt knew how obvious his attitude was, and he was not afraid of being noticed and angry by Vesta. After all, the situation in the capital was quite tense now. It was certainly an exaggeration to say that everyone was in danger, but it was true that everyone had been suspected. Many great nobles had recently been investigated by the Flintstone Knights or the Security Bureau in their manors, and their relationship with the royal power began to become tense.
In this situation, not to mention offending Vesta, even if it meant losing his life, he still had to maintain stability in the bureau.
A stable secret police department is also important to maintain the situation.
The Flintstone Knights were indeed a stronger force than them, but just as there were priorities in various situations, they could not be deployed right away.
He is a calm, rational and pragmatic person, and his thinking and actions are very much like a soldier.
Every button was buttoned meticulously, his walking posture was rigid and rigorous, and he always pressed the left side of his waist out of habit... There should have been an officer's sword there.
The Security Bureau had some general information about the defense system, but she had never heard of a prince joining the army. This level of secrecy could only be maintained by the Ash Legion.
Neither the First Division nor the Third Division is near the royal capital.
That is the Second Division.
Maybe he had been guarding the outskirts of Ernak some time ago, ready to fire a cannon and blow himself to ashes at any time.
Hitzfeld made his judgement.
Xia Yibing said that the current King Sara has six children. She has met Prince Tenize, Prince Berentin, and Prince Gunter one after another. Princess Vona also met them in an alternative way. The only ones she has not met are the eldest prince Naris and the youngest princess Xilu.
As expected, the case involving the old royal party was very complicated, and characters that were rarely seen appeared one after another. Even Sarah VII was not confident enough to let Vesta take charge of the Security Bureau, and he actually sent a prince to parachute in...
She felt emotional. Although she had observed a lot of useful information, she did not show off like she did when facing Berentan or Vona.
The situation was different, and she reasoned that doing so would only incur Gaunt's disgust.
"…So if you don't want him to order you around, you have to take this position."
Over there, Gunter had finished giving Xia Yibing his instructions, "Do you understand? Director Xia Sha?"
"Yes, I understand." Xia Yibing nodded.
She knew very well that not only Hitzfeld, but also Zafira and the others needed her to hold on to this position to restrict Vesta, otherwise this cruel guy might find an excuse to judge them at any time.
But in this way, she was forced to separate from the girl.
Glancing to the side with some concern, she wasn't sure...if this was a good choice in this tense situation.
"Don't worry, I've got Asfen and Mapus to protect me." Hitzfeld said simply, still keeping his eyes on Prince Gaunt.
"What do you want to tell me? Please tell me."
"Huh?" Gaunt was stunned.
He didn't expect the girl to be so straightforward, and his impression of her improved a little bit.
When Hitzfeld saw his expression, he knew that he had made the right bet. He really liked simplicity and directness.
"I didn't stop Vesta from assigning you to his people. You may have complaints in your heart, but now we don't have time to wait for you to fully master that power."
"This means that..."
"The Book of Howling, and the fragments of the broken sword." Gaunt held up a finger. "I won't touch the people around you. Apart from taking her away to help you keep your balance, the others will still protect you as they should... but you must cooperate with Vesta's people to find these two things as soon as possible."
“Are they important?”
"Very important." Gaunt narrowed his eyes. "It's related to peace."
"Is it because of the old royal party?"
"You should be just a detective, Hitzfeld." The prince glanced at her. "If you don't want to be torn to pieces, it's best not to get involved too much."
This is the default.
Hitzfeld knew when to advance and when to retreat, so she didn't say anything else to avoid causing Gaunt's dissatisfaction.
"The dream weavers in the bureau will fully cooperate with you." Gunter continued, "Dr. Sixus and Ms. Pusiangsi will help. You should focus on this during this period of time. The sooner the results are out, the better!"
"Your Highness." Seeing him turn around and try to leave, Hitzfeld grabbed him and called out to him.
"how?"
"I want to ask you about Villefort..."
"Oh!" Gaunt showed a look of understanding.
"You two must have had a good relationship before, but Vesta's accusations against him are all true... I'm sorry, I can't help you with this matter."
"So he is here now?"
"Kevin Prison." Gunter sighed, "Whether I can get out depends on my fate."
"And one more thing."
"Speak directly."
"You should have already known my information." Hitzfeld clenched his hands nervously in his sleeves.
"My ability is... related to dreams. I can synchronize some nightmares and obtain information from them."
"Yes I know."
"Then you should know how important 'knowing more' is to this ability." She immediately added, "Only with enough information can I pile up more nightmares, and I can use this as a basis to pry open the truth."
"Just tell me what you want."
"I want your Highness's autograph." Hitzfeld's true intentions were revealed.
"I'm going to go to the library, and I need your signature to retrieve some...relevant books."
It's true that Priscilla didn't directly suggest that she use this trick, but that didn't mean she couldn't hear the hint.
Normal people are not qualified to retrieve information from the upper floors of that building. Even if Hitzfeld is an honorary member, the corresponding authority level of the information she retrieves cannot exceed her member/agent level.
Not to mention that the two books mentioned by Pusance sounded extraordinary just by the names. She doubted that she could find them at all. Why not miss the opportunity to borrow help?
“Just a book?”
After a moment's silence, Gant nodded.
"I will give you a letter granting you temporary eligibility to second files below level nine."
"Below level nine..."
"Don't be disgusted. I only have this level of authority."
It seems that only a handful of people in the entire Wayne Port have the highest level ten authority.
Looking at his back, Hitzfeld thought silently.
Even the prince is only level nine, so level ten should correspond to people at the level of Sarah VII, Annual Rings, and the Pope of the Order.
"Aisun."
A call came from the side.
Before Hitzfeld could react, he felt his body being hugged tightly.
The other person hugged her too tightly and she felt a little suffocated. She suspected that Xia Yibing wanted to rub her into his body.
“Thanks for asking that question for me.”
It was more than a minute before the woman let her go.
She meant Villefort.
Actually, she should have asked that question, but as someone who originally belonged to Villefort's faction, and when Prince Gaunt was not originally planning to use her and promoted her only to check and balance Vesta, it was not a wise move to directly ask her former boss who had already fallen from power...
Hitzfeld undoubtedly saw her dilemma, so she asked directly for her.
Of course, this wasn't the only reason why I hugged him so tightly and for so long.
"I know everything."
Hitzfeld sighed silently in his heart, knowing that her actions were due to her reluctance to leave him.
After accepting the new position, the two had to separate for a period of time.
“This is also a new experience, isn’t it?”
She also hugged the woman's waist tightly.
"rest assured."
"I will also pay attention to safety myself."
Chapter 74 Progress
The Security Bureau's power mobilization is extremely efficient.
The appointment was made in the morning and everyone received specific orders at noon.
Zafira went to the training camp to be an instructor.
Grimm was sent out on patrol duty.
In addition, Ethan's accident and Xia Yibing's promotion, the entire Team 17 completely fell apart for a while, and only Pippen was left guarding the girl.
The fact that he received such treatment obviously had nothing to do with his ability. It was simply because he was originally a Vesta man, and no one could be transferred except him.
Fortunately, the three members of the cult were not expelled, and Torres, Cybertron, and Carlo were still able to stay. Together with the "official partner" Darent and Asfin who secretly protected him, Hitzfeld still retained a lot of sense of security.
But Vesta won't let them have it easy.
Klenamis' team moved in quickly, and he replaced Xia Yibing and became the captain of this temporary team.
"Scissors."
"Mirror angle."
"Warm saline rinse, prepare to close the abdomen."
On the third day after his appointment and transfer, Hitzfeld came to the Pollution Inspection Department accompanied by others. Before he even entered the door, he heard a series of cold orders.
When I went in, I saw several plainclothes officers huddled in the hall. Not far away - half of the hall was empty, there was a stretcher on a flatbed, and Sixus, a loli with purple highlights and hair, was standing on a footstool, directing a group of doctors to perform emergency surgery.
She winked at Darent, and the wooden man immediately used his instincts to approach the plainclothes officers. After a while, he came back and said, "They were all injured in the battle, similar to your situation that day."
He was referring to an incident in which Hitzfeld had been attacked by a thug on a street near the museum.
"Why are there so many evil followers in Wayne Port?" Cybert said with a grin, "This is the sixth case in three days..."
It may not seem like a lot, but you have to know that only three days have passed since they accepted the mission and moved into the Security Bureau.
There may be more ahead, but this is too abnormal.
"Nothing unusual." Torres snorted, "These bastards are obviously targeting the capital, so where are they now?"
He even suspected that the evil followers who came in so brazenly were just a cover to attract the attention of the secret police. Maybe at the last moment, the cult would have to make the final decision.
The cult system is more noble than other systems... He never concealed this recognition.
Hitzfeld didn't disturb them and just stood aside and waited.
It was not until the operation was finished and she saw them bow deeply to Sixus and push the stretcher away that she led the four people up and said, "It's easy to get infected if we do it directly in the hall."
"You also know this?" The red-haired nurse, Lu Xi'er, was helping to pack up the equipment. She looked up at her in surprise when she heard this.
"I know a little bit." Hitzfeld was not modest at all.
They were all acquaintances, so there was no need for her to act ridiculous. After all, she knew very well that her perception was indeed correct.
Sarah's medical system may be more advanced than that of Earth in the same year, as can be seen from the hemostatic methods and warm saline, which can greatly improve the patient's stability during surgery.
However, there was no concept of a sterile operating room here. Surgery would cut open the skin, the most important protective organ of the human body, and expose the delicate internal tissue directly to the air, posing an extremely high risk of infection.
"We have an operating room, but we don't need to think too much when the situation is urgent." Sixus jumped down from the stool. "Are you here for physical therapy? Stop talking nonsense and hurry up."
She didn't take Hitzfeld's advice seriously.
