"You might want to see this..."
letter?
Hitzfeld took it doubtfully.
As for letters, she has received quite a few during this period.
Zafira's, Ethan's, Frick's.
Even Ashley’s!
Many people... although they may be subject to information blockade and don't know where she is, with the help of Shadow Lion, they can still write to her and convey their concern.
It's a very warm feeling.
These letters also played an important role in helping Hitzfeld survive the boring outpost.
But she had indeed dismantled a lot of them, so she didn’t quite understand why Xia Yibing said she “wanted to see”.
Observe the envelope first.
There is no signature, just a long string of numbers.
This is a secret code, so it must have been sent by an "insider". People outside the system don't understand this.
When I opened the letter, the first line that caught my eye was [I really miss so much so much so much so much the fried pork chops made by my little angel Hitzfeld...]
what……
Hitzfeld knew why.
This is Darent's letter.
She had indeed been looking forward to this letter for a long time.
Chapter 15: White Rose and the Knights of Nightingale
Because it involved issues of faith, except for the strong-willed old fox like Smail, everyone else - including Frick and Hart - were transferred from the Plain Diocese one after another and returned to Wayne in batches to meet the Pope.
The reason for Darent's departure was simpler. His psychological problems were more serious than the above mentioned hidden dangers. So if the library didn't want another corrupter in the world, they would definitely transfer him to recuperation.
Counting the days, Hitzfeld hadn't seen him for almost half a year.
Among those who experienced the Red Earth Incident, she was probably the only one who knew what Darent had endured. Everyone else was fooled by his cheerful appearance.
So she was really worried about this partner, but unfortunately she never heard any news from him.
This letter will surely meet her needs.
In fact, it is true... Its content is very much in Darent's personal style: he started by talking about a lot of trivial things, which seemed to be nonsense, but Hitzfeld could understand that the wooden man was probably using this way to tell her "everything is fine here."
If it weren't good, I wouldn't have the leisure to talk nonsense. I can only say that this person is still so dishonest. His rich emotions are suppressed behind the mask of smile. It's really easy to be fooled by him.
[Of course... I know you won't be satisfied with just this. You will definitely ask me about my actual condition and how Jonah is doing now.]
[So please cheer up and listen to this good news: they have dispersed the Red Earth people to different towns - of course they won't be dispersed too much, there will still be a period of observation. Originally this was absolutely confidential information, but the boss knew my situation as well as you did, she found a way to get information about Jonah's residence, and personally sent someone to escort me to take a look.]
She is living a good life now.
[Originally, she had some mental illness, similar to "dissociation", and sometimes she didn't even know who she was. They also sent a physiotherapist and a dream weaver in disguise to help her, and her condition improved.]
[Although I still can’t completely let it go, I am really satisfied.]
[So my condition is definitely much better than yours and the boss's worries... I was confined to bed for two months, and I have already started rehabilitation when I wrote to you.]
[Give me some more time!]
[I estimate that it will take you a while to receive this letter. I promise that you can wait for at most one month, and next month you will be able to go on adventures with your partner again~]
"…but I may not still be in Sara next month." Hitzfeld said, unable to help but smile.
And who wants to go on an adventure with you.
She was a detective, not an explorer or bounty hunter. Whenever she went on a long journey, it was usually to investigate a case, and only a scoundrel like her would be happy to see things spiral into an "adventure".
After laughing, she suddenly realized that the messenger was still waiting beside her. She looked up quickly and found Xia Yibing staring at her with her arms folded, with a hint of mockery on her lips.
"I knew you would like to see this," she teased her, "so I sent it to you as soon as I got it."
“Without review…”
"No, you can see that I was very worried at first. I don't know what he wrote in it. If it's bad news, I might regret my actions today."
"But it's all good news." Hitzfeld handed her the letter.
"I see." Xia Yibing took it and glanced at her with a jealous look - she rarely got such a bright smile from a girl!
But Mapes could do it just by sending a letter.
Forget it. I won't bother with him because he's emotionally hurt.
"So..." Just as she had almost finished reading the letter, Hitzfeld reminded her, "Since the matter in Red Earth has been completely settled, shouldn't we..."
Should I find something to do?
She was still thinking about the request for help from Agent Tarignan that the other party had mentioned.
And Russell, the mechanic, also said that there was a big mess in the Fire Dragon Alliance, so she did fantasize about whether she would have the opportunity to go abroad this time.
"I don't want you to go..." Xia Yibing put down the letter and said bluntly, "Tarignan is not blessed by the Holy Stone Tablet, and the places other than Sarah are places where evil spirits are particularly rampant..."
She had always thought that Hitzfeld had bad luck.
Just like herself, before she met the girl, she had worked in the Shadow Lion system for many years, but most of the cases she encountered were ordinary cases like the "Ruby Case".
Of course, there are evil spirits, but most of them are in remote, unregulated rural areas. Cases involving evil gods are rare, let alone the opportunity to face such monsters directly.
But Hitzfeld…how long had she been in this system?
Apart from what happened in Blackwood City, she encountered corpse-dissolving monsters, the evil god of desire, the tree of death and the emperor worm in Sara. What would happen if such an unlucky person dared to go abroad?
The evil ones will swarm over and drown her.
So she didn't want the girl to go out not only out of personal considerations, but also because it was not a good choice for Hitzfeld. The protection alone could not be compared with that in the country.
After listening to her analysis, Hitzfeld said he understood it all.
Xia Yibing would not harm her, that was for sure. In fact, she could figure out a similar reasoning herself.
Eugenie can be active abroad because his identity is not prominent.
He may have some "abilities" inherited from the tree demon, but his involvement with evil spirits is much less than his own, so he will not be specifically targeted by the Reverse Sunflower.
To put it bluntly, he doesn't deserve it.
But it’s not necessarily the case for me.
Apart from anything else, there were many people among the remnants of the old royal party who wanted to buy her life. Even if they used the Apis Cube as a cover to divert most of the attention away from her, she was indeed under guard for a long time.
There will always be people who are curious about her and her secrets.
This is very dangerous.
"My original idea was to go back to Wayne, and preferably to live in Blackwood for a while." Hitzfeld spread out one hand, "But it's mainly Russell. I'm quite surprised by his attitude."
Russell's current identity is nothing more than "royal confidant".
He has pledged his allegiance... Killing his rebellious relatives with his own hands is a demonstration of loyalty on the one hand, but it will also make others suspicious and fearful of him on the other.
After all, a guy who can even stab his own relatives in the back might one day stab you in the back for similar reasons.
This is not to say that most people fantasize about their betrayal, it is just a psychological defense mechanism.
Then he deserves to be in a high position - no ruler would dislike a guy like this who is young, capable, and especially excluded by others.
That's what it looks like.
But Hitzfeld always felt that Russell's identity was different from that of ordinary royal confidants.
She felt that way about Javi, and she suspected they were part of another, more secretive organization.
"Do you mean he knows too much? Or do you mean he has the power to dare to directly say he wants to take you abroad?"
When she mentioned this, Xia Yibing found that she had a similar feeling.
"Ah!" She said, with a look of sudden realization. "In that case, I do know a secret organization."
"What organization."
"We Shadow Lions—" the woman pressed her chest, "Aren't we called the 'Red Rose and Lion Knights'?"
"The black-clad police who hide in the shadows but are often exposed are called 'lions' precisely because of this."
Hitzfeld nodded. She understood the woman's metaphor.
Even if it needs to hide in the shadows, the Lion will not be afraid of a head-on collision. That's why it got this nickname.
"But not all problems can be solved by 'collision'. We also need companions who can lurk more secretly and even infiltrate the enemy."
At this point, Xia Yibing's tone was almost like a whisper.
"I did hear that there is a secret organization of this nature..."
"They are called 'The Nightingale', 'The Knights of the White Rose and the Nightingale'."
White Rose...
nightingale……
Does it mean that though you are standing in the light, you are singing like a nightingale in the night?
This happens to correspond to the Shadow Lion.
Hitzfeld had already made up his mind.
But this is ultimately a matter of one's own life.
Whether to go or not, she had to have a good talk with Russell.
Chapter 16: Dragon God Tomb
Russell came straight to it.
He had no other job at the outpost, and to put it bluntly, he was also waiting for this formal meeting.
The meeting place was at Hitzfeld's new residence, a two-story building surrounded by the blockade of the outpost.
Hitzfeld first treated Russell to something to eat and paid special attention to asking him if he had any dietary restrictions.
"I don't eat seafood or river fish." Unexpectedly, there really is such a thing. The mechanic told her the precautions very seriously: "If possible, don't touch anything that swims in the water. Thank you very much."
"..." Hitzfeld wondered if he had lost his way as a mechanic - mechanical parts are afraid of water, so mechanics must hate aquatic products? What's the logic?
"It's not what you think." Russell pushed his glasses. "It's simply because I don't like the fishy smell."
Fish does smell fishy.
The Changxia world is different from the Earth. Although there are supernatural powers, the productivity has been exploded by countless streets. In many poor areas, even having enough food and clothing is a problem, so it is naturally impossible to eat as wastefully as modern people.
Like the way fish are eaten in some countries, they remove the head, tail, internal organs and bones, and then discard the parts with many bones as garbage, and only eat the fattiest part without any bones at all... They can't be so extravagant.
But that is for ordinary families.
Hitzfeld still looked at him strangely.
The Igor family has been the king of shipping for who knows how many years, and their wealth is said to be comparable to that of the royal family. If such a family cannot do this... Could it be that the great nobles of Sara all have the custom of frugality and prohibit this kind of practice internally?
"My right hand..."
Seeing that the girl was still unmoved, Russell finally gave in.
He took off his gloves again and showed his completely mechanical arm: "The reason I need this modification is because I fell into the sea when I was a child and was eaten alive by carnivorous fish."
"They pulled at my hands, and I couldn't get up. I could only see my blood oozing out from the cracks in the rock, and my mouth was filled with a fishy taste."
"Someone did tell me that's why I eat them, but every time I try it I feel like the smell is coming from me, like blood."
This was indeed a sufficient reason to get rid of him. Hitzfeld didn't ask any more questions and planned to join the kitchen to help Xia Yibing cook.
"Are you like this to everyone?" Russell called out to her.
"If you mean the curiosity to get to the bottom of things, then that's basically it." The girl turned around, "Any questions?
"Is this an occupational disease?" Russell frowned. "What happens if the other party doesn't tell you?"
