She did not treat her child with the intention of abusing him, but believed from the bottom of her heart that she was doing him good.
and--
Hitzfeld looked at her hands.
They did not entangle with each other like they did at the beginning, but instead hugged each other, leaving several bright bloody marks on the outside of their arms.
This sadistic desire did not spare her own heart...
"Does Brody like candy?" Hitzfeld asked her suddenly.
Mrs. Xinlai looked up, her face full of tears and her expression very confused.
Daisy couldn't help but repeat the question for the girl, and she nodded: "Like... He likes it very much..."
"Do you often buy candy for him?"
"I..." The woman paused, "If he makes progress in his studies, I will never be stingy..."
Darent couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Ethan was sighing.
Even Hitzfeld stroked Lily's dog head with more force.
[Let your people inform the entire Enling Road.]
She took out her little notebook and began to write.
[Anyone who passes through the Street of the Dead should immediately get some candy for the children.]
He tore off the note and handed it to Daisy. Daisy took a look at it, then glanced at Mrs. Sinlai, who was unaware of anything, and looked at the girl with gratitude in her eyes.
After asking some more details, such as Brody's usual hobbies, activities, and what she did at church today, Hitzfeld decided not to stay long.
She asked Darent to take Lily to the front yard and watch the body with the dissecters. Then she went to the opposite side, the Ponson's house, to continue collecting information on the case.
"I just heard from Bill."
She was greeted with a warm welcome from the hostess.
"Come in, Miss Hitzfeld... I just baked some apple pie, would you like to try it?"
Ethan thought she would refuse.
Everyone, including Daisy, thought she would refuse.
Unexpectedly, she said, "Okay! Thank you for your help!"
The virtuous and beautiful Mrs. Ponson went to the kitchen happily.
?
Ethan frowned again.
Then with a quick raise of his eyebrows - he gave up.
Hitzfeld must have a smarter brain than I do, so why should I bother trying to guess what she wants to do?
Maybe she was just hungry. He remembered that she didn't seem to eat much on the airship.
Hitzfeld certainly looked hungry.
She was holding a plate in one hand and biting an apple pie in the other, and this was the posture she used to inquire about the Ponson family.
In the living room, four children sit in a row.
From tall to short, they are the boy in the plaid shirt, the girl who is as tall as his shoulders, the little fat boy clinging to the railing, and the petite girl whose eyes are covered by the plaid boy.
The plaid boy is Bieber Ponson, 16 years old, the eldest son in the family.
The girl next to him is Lina Ponson, 14 years old. The mother of the brother and sister is Katrina Ponson, the ex-wife of the male owner.
Then the remaining identity is obvious.
The fat boy is Coakley-Ponson, 8 years old.
The petite girl is Ini Ponson, who is 6 years old.
Judging from their ages, there should be a generation gap between the two groups of children, but in fact they get along really well.
Bieber didn't hang out with Lina. When the accident happened, he was careful to cover Innie's eyes, obviously not wanting her to see the bloody scene on the roof opposite.
The same was true of Lena, who was impressed by the image of her and the fat boy Coakley putting up railings together.
"Tell me about your dreams."
Hitzfeld looked at the four children.
"The dream with the candy-dispensing monster."
The children went to see their parents in unison.
"Ms. Hitzfeld is an expert in this area." Ponson winked at them, looking as if he hated their incompetence.
"What are you looking at me for...just say it!"
"It's just... a very ordinary dream."
Bieber spoke first.
He was obviously very suspicious of Hitzfeld's appearance and age, but he didn't dare to disobey his father's orders.
"I was walking aimlessly in my dream... all around me was a street..."
“And then I saw him.”
"He was wearing a formal dress, tall and thin. When he saw me, he bowed to me, then took off his top hat and took out a handful of candy from it and tried to stuff it into my hand."
"Is it the same for you?" Hitzfeld asked the other three children.
Three little heads nodded frantically.
"Did you get any candy?"
"No!" Bieber said.
"why?"
"Because Dad said not to..."
"Because the candy he gave wasn't from Candy Dream Factory!"
Fatty Coakley suddenly interrupted, indignant.
"They are all packaged separately! There is no recently launched one... that one..."
“There is no bunny version of Earl Candy’s stuffed animal.”
Ethan reflexively connected it to him.
"Ah yes!"
The little fat boy pumped his fist hard and nodded vigorously.
Then he was stunned for a moment, tilted his head and stared at the "strange uncle" next to him.
"how do you know?"
“……” Ethan was numb.
He wished he could go back to five minutes ago and replace Darent outside.
"Well..."
Hitzfeld tried hard to keep a serious expression.
"If I were an expert in interpreting dreams."
"What about this uncle..."
"He is the most professional candy expert..."
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Chapter 17: Intricacies
Hitzfeld didn't observe Ethan's expression at this time, but she felt that the other person's eyes must be extremely resentful when he looked at her.
She knew this was going to happen, but she couldn't help it... because it was so much fun, and she didn't want to pass up the opportunity.
The effect was naturally excellent. In the children's minds, Ethan immediately went from being a "weird uncle" to being a "normal uncle" and "kind uncle" and became a "funny uncle".
"Do you know what the Earl's special offer was during last year's Ramadan?" the fat boy asked Ethan loudly, with uncontrollable excitement and anticipation on his face.
"I..." Ethan opened his mouth, wanting to say that he didn't really understand this and that Miss Aisuen Hitzfeld was talking nonsense.
But he glanced to the side and saw Innie, Lina... and even the little adult Bieber were staring at him with shining eyes.
"A hat." He wiped his face and was forced to give the answer. "A hat that sprays ribbons from the top when you wear it. Only the luckiest people and the most loyal customers of the Count can get it."
"So you got it?" asked the little girl Ini.
"……Yes."
The children suddenly cheered, and then began to clap and whistle at the same time, looking at Ethan as if he were a hero.
Ethan just felt too embarrassed to face anyone.
Now, let alone Hitzfeld, he didn't even dare to meet the gazes of the child's parents.
"This...Mr. Doyle really deserves the title of candy expert..." Pang Sen was amazed. He looked at Ethan who was pretending to be calm, and then looked at the children who were looking at Ethan with admiration, and a little envy appeared in his eyes.
"What is the Earl's special supply?" Hitzfeld hadn't figured out the situation yet and turned to look at Mrs. Ponson who was also clapping her hands gently.
The book introducing Candy Dream Factory did not mention this term.
"Hidden gifts." Mrs. Ponson whispered to her, "Candy gift packs that cost more than 11 Goli have gifts. The permanent gifts are cards, but they will change during Ramadan, and there will be an extra hidden gift."
After the explanation, Hitzfeld finally knew what it was.
Buy a candy gift pack and receive a mysterious card. Collect the complete set and you can become an honorary member of DreamWorks.
As long as you become an honorary member, DreamWorks will mail you a holiday gift package every Ramadan even if you don't spend any money.
This gift pack is special. Each card in the pack is inlaid with gold edges. They are called "gold-edged cards" in the market and are very valuable.
And only one out of every 110 special gift packs will have an extra gift, and this gift is called "Earl's Special".
The special editions of the Earl issued during Ramadan every year are very rare and never repeated, and have extremely high collection value among relevant enthusiasts.
After hearing this, Hitzfeld looked at Ethan with an even weirder look.
She thought she already knew Ethan's professionalism in this area, but it seemed... he was much more professional than she thought.
"I just think... we always need some people to make sacrifices to understand areas that we don't usually pay much attention to." Ethan said to her dryly, "Otherwise, if a case occurs in this field and we lack relevant experts... do you understand what I mean?"
Hitzfeld nodded vigorously.
"Good." Ethan breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the girl's next whisper almost made him gasp: "I understand, it just so happens that this need coincides with Ethan's interests and hobbies. These are two good things coming together."
"Okay, calm down."
After adjusting the atmosphere, Hitzfeld didn't look at Ethan again. She calmed down the noise of the children and continued to interrogate them: "Tell me what you usually do."
"Bieber." She looked at the oldest boy first, "You go first."
"I...I usually go to the public school in New Lunso to study."
"Nurenso?"
"It's the New Lunso District... The North City District is the New Lunso District. The North City Garden, Enling Road, including the New Lunso Church and Huishi Orchard are all included in it." Pang Sen couldn't wait to help and added.
"I see." Hitzfeld nodded and continued to ask: "So how are your grades usually?"
"It's OK..." Bieber seemed unconfident when he said this, "I can probably rank in the top 20 in the class..."
"puff--"
