Hitzfeld thanked him, closed the door and went straight in to take a shower.
She was too lazy to take the clothes. She and Xia were already in that kind of relationship anyway, so when the washing was almost done, she could just ask her to help take it.
After all, she is really tired now.
The others at least slept yesterday, but she worked at a high intensity for five whole days.
This included the fatigue from traveling, and after she relaxed, she just felt extremely tired.
After washing, there was another incident when taking clothes: Xia Yibing insisted on blocking the door and not letting Xixus see it, and what she took for Hitzfeld was actually her own clothes, a nightgown that was a little too long for her.
This skirt should be just right for Xia, but when Hitzfeld put it on, it turned directly into a nightgown. She had to tie the belt tightly to wrap the collar tightly, and secretly laughed at how women are really good at being jealous, even female doctors can be jealous.
The three of them finished their showers quickly. Hitzfeld got into bed first, while Cecil was wiping the tables and chairs with a rag and bucket. Xia Yibing sat on the edge of the bed, chatting with the girl while wiping her hair.
“I thought you would ask him more about the Oblivion Zone…” the woman said.
"He obviously doesn't understand." Hitzfeld's eyes were closed, only his mouth was moving. "I've asked all the questions I should have asked."
"So what do you think of it? Do you think Eugenie really..."
"Impossible." Hitzfeld said decisively.
"If they had caught him, they wouldn't have done that to us."
"I think so too." Xia Yibing showed an approving expression.
Judging from the reaction of the Necromancers, there is a greater chance that they failed to capture Eugenie.
After all, if they were caught, there would be no need for them to start causing trouble on the first day they arrived.
On the surface, Aisuen Hitzfeld came for the queen, and the queen was a puppet they supported. Ignoring the details, Hitzfeld was actually doing things for them.
So why bother with them?
Unreasonable.
It could just be that he wasn't caught.
And because Eugenie also had connections with Sarah, they kept an eye on everyone coming from Sarah - regardless of their identities, fearing that they were here to provide support.
"Let's rest first."
Hitzfeld was already very sleepy. She turned over and her voice came through the quilt.
"We'll talk about it tomorrow if there's anything."
"Okay." Xia Yibing nodded.
She turned her head to look at the doctor who was mumbling and touched her hair.
"Let's talk tomorrow."
Chapter 28: Night at the County Magistrate's Mansion Part 2
In the middle of the night, Xia Yibing was awakened by strange noises.
She was a light sleeper to begin with - sleeping with Hitzfeld in her arms did improve her sleep quality, but that depended on the situation and the time. It was impossible for her to fall asleep soundly in an unfamiliar environment.
So when she heard the noise in the corridor, she woke up immediately. She pricked up her ears and listened carefully, and made out that there were probably several people... several men... Only big men would have enough weight to make that creaking sound when stepping on the carpet.
Without disturbing Hitzfeld or waking up the snoring Sixus, Xia Yibing quietly got out of bed and took out a pistol and a dagger from under the pillow.
Fortunately, she was well prepared and wore casual clothes to sleep... She was dressed in long pants and a shirt, except for the windbreaker.
Walking barefoot on the carpet closer to the door, she bent over and aimed at the center keyhole.
It was pitch black outside, and there were noises and whispers, but I couldn't see what was going on outside.
"It's unbelievable. That wimp Niang actually dared to... What on earth does he want to do? Does he want to die?"
"Maybe... he fell in love with one of them. After all, you have seen the portraits, and they are indeed pretty good-looking."
"Oh stop talking nonsense, he has the status and money anyway, even if he can't say anything, there are plenty of women here who want to sleep with him... Why would he take such a risk for just a few women? This is totally wrong!"
"Didn't you find out that he was in contact with the Copperfields?"
“Yes, there is a connection.”
"It's just that it wasn't the younger one - it was the old Culberfield. The higher-ups found out that they had some contact when the Culberfield family came here, but that's all. He couldn't possibly want to do anything because of this."
"Ah? What makes you so sure?"
"Of course it's because they don't have a good relationship, you idiot! His father borrowed a large sum of money from them out of the favor of taking them in, and the money has not been repaid yet. If you were him, would you go to great lengths to hire a detective to find your creditor?"
"Oh! There is such a thing!"
"..." Xia Yibing felt a chill run down her spine when she heard this. She actually trusted Niang-Polis before, but she didn't expect that he had been lying all along?
The relationship between the Boris family and the Kopperfield family is not good? Maybe they even have a grudge against each other because of a debt?
Then why did he go to so much trouble to find them?
Damn it...she just said something was wrong with this damn place!
Suddenly, a flash of light came from the keyhole. She quickly lowered her head and squatted down - still sticking close to the door.
Looking up, there was an orange light coming out of the keyhole. It was as if someone had lit a candle outside the door and was holding it close to the keyhole to peer inside.
"What are they doing?"
"No movement, nothing, he should be asleep..."
"You really have nothing to do to watch this."
"What can I do? Doug insisted that they were important and that they were related to whether or not we could find Copperfield. I really don't know why he kept insisting on this..."
"Yeah, this cursed house. I really don't want to come here if it's not an order."
These people outside should be members of the Necromancer Party.
Xia Yibing thought as she checked the pistol.
This can't really be said to be a surprise. After all, Mackay Dougli had been humiliated in that way during the day. Given the nature of the Undead Party, there was no way he would let this debt last overnight.
And it was not difficult for her to sneak into the manor at night. This place was too big anyway, and the guards she saw during the day could not stop her.
She identified their number from their voices and the rhythm of their footsteps pressing against the carpet, and finally determined that there were five people outside, probably sent by Mackay Dougli to investigate the situation.
From this perspective, those people did not stop Reese during the day on purpose?
Do they think that our contact with Neon-Polis will cause some kind of reaction... and that this reaction will help them find Eugenie Copperfield?
Frowning in thought, Xia Yibing felt that this logic didn't make sense.
Boris owed the Copperfield family a large sum of money.
If this is true, they wouldn't be so stupid as to think they could use Polis as bait to lure Eugenie into their trap, right?
Xia Yibing didn't know much about Youzheni, but based on the girl's description of him, she was sure that he would not do such a stupid thing.
So it is...
The corners of her mouth twitched.
Instead, they became bait?
Yes - Boris owed Copperfield a large sum of money, and the money had not been repaid, which led to the deterioration of relations between the two families. So he must be planning to continue to default on his debt, there is no doubt about that.
From Boris's perspective, he certainly hopes that Eugenie can come to him now, because in this way Eugenie will definitely be caught by the undead party who are waiting for him, and his debt will be completely forgiven.
Reese might have lied too. There is no such thing as superficial joining the Necromancer. Boris is a member of the Necromancer, so his moral standards have to be questioned.
Then his asking them to come over could be a play between him and Mackay Douglas.
On the one hand, use Hitzfeld's ability to investigate cases to see if she has a way to find Eugenie directly.
On the other hand, if Eugenie had not been caught and was still hiding in Metz, would he have left the Sara people to fall into the wolf's den? Would he have ignored this hope?
It is conceivable that if Eugenie took this as a chance and tried to sneak in to contact them, he would be doomed.
After thinking about it, Xia Yibing felt that not many people knew about this plan.
At least the five people outside are not very clear.
They are all stupid. Even though the conditions for solving the puzzle have been laid out, they still don't understand the point of doing this.
Xia Yibing has no plans to go out for now.
She planned to wait for Hitzfeld to sleep a little longer, and then wake her up before dawn - when it would be darkest - and leave as soon as possible even if it meant abandoning most of her luggage.
Although this would completely offend the Undead Party and the royal forces supported by the Undead Party, but... she really didn't believe that the Three Dragon Guards family would allow the Undead Party to have absolute power in Metz.
They must also want the treasure in the Dragon God's Tomb. They may not have the strength to completely control Metz County like the Undead Party, but they must have sent people here.
As long as they find those people and seek refuge, she believes that the current focus of the Undead Party is still on capturing Eugenie, and they will not care too much about "little characters" like them.
If all else fails, there's still Russell.
That four-eyed idiot, if he had reacted quickly enough, he should have noticed it, right?
I waited all night for a reply but it didn't come. I hope he is preparing for the meeting...
"boom!"
Suddenly, there was a muffled sound outside, which sounded like a person falling on the carpet due to exhaustion.
Xia Yibing was stunned for a moment, listening to those people's nervous whispers.
"Corey is done!"
"who?"
"Monessen, what happened just now?"
"I have no idea!"
A trembling voice said, it should be Monison.
"Corey and I were just staring at the back, and I... I was a little distracted. I glanced at the mural, and then it seemed like a dark shadow passed by... and then Corey... just..."
Fear made it difficult for him to speak clearly, but at least he could make out what he meant.
"Did you see it clearly? It wasn't made in the room?"
"It can't be... I was staring at the keyhole the whole time. There was no fire, and it was so close that I couldn't have missed a gunshot."
indeed.
Xia Yibing nodded.
If it was a gunshot, there would be a loud bang, but she didn't hear anything before the noise came.
"Check the body!"
"Quick! Look how he died!"
There was a rustling noise.
Xia Yibing felt like Hitzfeld was clawing at her heart - she was eager to see what was happening outside.
Did they just confirm that Corey was dead?
Did they confirm he wasn't breathing?
I definitely didn't do it... The owner of the house is in cahoots with the Undead Gang, so who could have done the killing?
The brief silence was so unbearable that she was forced to remain motionless, fearing that she would miss any slight movement.
Then she suddenly had an idea and remembered that Boris had once warned them that he might sleepwalk at night.
His expression gradually became solemn.
Just sleepwalking.
If it was just sleepwalking...why would I have to warn them so carefully?
Oh, and he doesn’t just sleepwalk, he also knows “a secret code known only to Eugenie Culberfield.”
Thinking back to their previous doubts, they thought that such a powerful undead party had not yet caught anyone...
Xia Yibing vaguely felt that she seemed to have guessed the truth.
Chapter 29 Actors
