At this point, Hitzfeld was 100% sure that the group of people he was talking about belonged to Nightingale.
Unlike the "secret police" like Shadow Lion who have to go out and fight people head-on from time to time, that is a real secret organization.
She even suspected that if those people had not "died", Russell would not know that they were colleagues. The only person who really knew the list of all the nightingales might be the king.
"They conducted a new round of interrogation on Bal-Glarant... Strictly speaking, they invited him to cooperate with the investigation. This behavior seemed very dangerous at the time because no one knew if he would suddenly go crazy. But maybe because you handled the case well, the only descendant of the Fire Dragon Family was unexpectedly easy to talk to."
"Did he cooperate?" Xia Yibing asked.
"It's not just ordinary cooperation." Russell nodded. "It can be seen that he has really changed... Different from the weird and irritable temper in the past, he has become more like a human being."
He really wants to be a good person.
The image of old Bal hugging Rose appeared in Hitzfeld's mind, and he felt a little uncomfortable.
"…I used to think so, but the results of this survey show that I was completely wrong."
"Hmm?" Hitzfeld came back to his senses. "What's the result?"
Russell said nothing, but scanned the room with his eyes.
"Originally you were not qualified to know these things, but since you were all involved..."
He acted very reluctant.
Eugenie was very upset and immediately pulled Jerry to swear by faith that they would not leak the secret.
Moore was stunned for a moment, then swore an oath somewhat awkwardly.
"Don't give me that...I don't believe this." Russell shook his head.
But his complexion was obviously much better, maybe he just wanted these people to make their attitude clear.
Otherwise he wouldn't have spoken in the first place.
"According to the files I saw, the test they conducted on him this time was very detailed and strict." He looked at Sixus, "You should be able to understand that there are several procedures required to treat those who may have mental defects."
"That's very troublesome..."
Seeing Hitzfeld looking at him, Sixus shook his head and sighed.
"We have dream weavers, and we have the ability to spy on patients' dreams to a certain extent, but it is still too difficult to judge whether a person is mentally healthy. This is inherently a question of subjectivity rather than objectivity."
"So the process is very cumbersome. In addition to various observations and physical therapy, the target person also needs to fill out a lot of questionnaires every day so that others can build a rough personality model of him from his answers."
"Thank you very much, Dr. Sixus." Russell nodded approvingly.
"The actual situation is just as she said. They used this cumbersome method to create a model of his personality."
Then he paused before continuing:
"From the feedback from the model, he is a human being."
The room was quiet for a while, and the only sound was the noise coming from outside the window.
Then Eugenie asked Russell in an incredible tone: "What do you mean?"
What does it mean that he is originally a human being?
He... The Copperfield family has been guarding this secret for many years, and they always thought that they were guarding a real evil dragon!
Now someone tells him that this is not the case, and that the thing you are guarding is actually a human being, but because of some weird factors it can transform into the appearance of a fire dragon?
How could he accept such a conclusion?
"Don't get excited, Mr. Culberfield." Russell ignored his fierce look.
"Of course, I know this conclusion is shocking... I was also shocked when I first learned about it, but this is the conclusion drawn from a rigorous analysis. At least what they did to him is something that the Copperfield family has never done in all these years."
Eugenie looked at him with gritted teeth, this was pure nonsense!
They always thought it was a monster!
Who would do that to a monster?
Nothing to do? Create a personality model for the monster? Care about its psychological problems?
It's crazy!
Chapter 45 Physical Therapy
"That is to say - Bar-Gallant was originally a human. He is the last heir of the Dragon Guard family, the Gralant. Due to unknown reasons, he lost the battle with the Three Dragon Guards many years ago and was forced to flee across the border to Sara. Some mysterious changes occurred in his body, causing him to transform into a fire dragon..."
In the end, it was Hitzfeld who broke the deadlock and diverted their attention elsewhere with just one sentence.
"This is the result of your investigation." She stared at Russell and no longer avoided mentioning his identity. "The so-called Fire Dragon Disaster is actually because that state is not stable... His memory as a human will be lost in the process of turning into a beast, resulting in him not being able to remember whether he is a human or a dragon in the end... Eugenie's ancestors also used this to restrict him, allowing him to remain safely in the human identity framework for so many years."
"..." Eugenie opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found that her speculation was reasonable and there was almost no flaw in it.
He was also an agent and had seen the so-called psychological tests in the Third Intelligence Bureau. To be honest, the level of trouble was enough to make his scalp numb just by looking at the catalog, and he would not argue that the test results obtained in this way were meaningless.
There is no need to do that. That is too unprofessional. The fact is that it is the most authoritative result. At least in this era, no other test is more authoritative.
"It's a bit unbelievable..." Jie Li, who was hugging him, suddenly whispered, "After all, you told me before... Dragon God is just a respectful title for people..."
This is true.
Xia Yibing raised her eyebrows.
The Dragon God is a human, and the Three Dragon Guards are also human. So how did the Fourth Dragon Guard, who was defeated by the Three Dragon Guards and escaped, gain the power to become a real dragon? What's going on?
"Wait." She paused suddenly, raised her head and stared at Russell, "Don't tell me, this time they are also--"
"You all have very smart brains." Russell nodded. "Of course, this is just our guess. Currently, Gralant has only confirmed that he was originally a human. He still has many, many memories from the past that he has not yet remembered."
The two were playing charades, but not on purpose, because they had some information that they would not casually reveal even in this situation.
But Hitzfeld could guess more or less.
Her reaction was no slower than Xia Yibing's. She had also thought of it when the other party started speaking - the power that allowed Old Bal to transform into a fire dragon might have come from the fourth floor of the Dragon God's Tomb.
This is a very simple reverse inference...Since common sense cannot explain why all this happened, we have to look for factors outside of common sense.
Among these external factors, the Dragon God Tomb and the Dragon God Treasure were like torches that could not be ignored. She felt that normal people would link the incident to the Dragon God Tomb and speculate whether a civil war had broken out around the Dragon God Tomb at that time.
There is a mysterious magical power in the Dragon God's Tomb. This power can change the basic structure of living things, reverse the laws of physics, and allow mortals to transform into powerful dragons.
This is what the Longwei family is fighting for.
If this assumption is made, then the Granat family may not necessarily be the loser of the civil war.
On the contrary, they should have succeeded. The result of Bar-Glarant was proof—proof that they had taken the power from the other Dragon Guard families, and that they relied on this power to transform.
Why then did they flee from Talignan?
It is not an exaggeration to say that such power is the true inheritance of the Dragon God. Perhaps the Dragon God in history also had such ability, so his story is close to mythology, blurring the line between ordinary and extraordinary.
The Granate family has obtained such an inheritance and such a treasure, and they already have enough reputation and strength to compete for the throne.
They could have stayed to revive the Dragon Kingdom, so why did they flee to Sara, and why was old Bal the only one left to die?
There were too many questions. Until night fell, Xia Yibing squeezed into the bed with a newspaper, and Hitzfeld was still frowning and thinking about these things.
She also asked Russell privately, but Russell said he didn't know either.
He just confessed: his main mission in coming to Talignan this time was to temporarily accept Alwyn's appointment, asking him to "make sure to find out the truth about the decline of the Gralant family" and "once it is confirmed that the power of dragon transformation really exists, either bring it back to Sara or destroy it directly."
It was cruel, but Hitzfeld could understand Alwyn's approach.
The current human civilization remains united with Sara as the absolute center. This is not to say that the people of Tarinian are not trusted, but no one can guarantee that the next person who obtains that power will not stir up civil unrest.
Rather than gambling that the power will eventually fall into the hands of the "good guys" and that everyone can unite to resist the gray fog with greater force, it is better to maintain the status quo.
She felt an itch on her arm, but it turned out that the woman was already lying in the bed, and she deliberately lowered her head and rubbed her arm with her hair.
How grown up is he but still acts like a child.
His thoughts were interrupted, and Hitzfeld turned his left arm around the woman's neck, exerting force as if to strangle her to death.
"I'm dying."
Xia Yibing immediately began to speak in a dry tone.
"I want to write a suicide note to point out that the person who killed me was Aisuen Hitzfeld. She must take full responsibility for my life."
"I haven't settled the score with you for the day yet."
Hitzfeld immediately let go of her, moved to the right with disgust, and reached out to take the newspaper next to him.
"You're not really mad, are you?"
The woman, who had long passed the stage of being shy about intimacy, immediately moved in and pressed close to her, wrapping her arms around the girl's waist and resting half of her face on her thighs.
Hitzfeld ignored her and began to read the newspaper.
"I'm serious, Esoon."
A buzzing sound came from under the quilt.
"You have beautiful feet. It's a pity not to wear high heels."
Still indifferent.
Xia Yibing reached out and lifted the quilt a little, and through the cover of the newspaper, she could vaguely see the girl's chin.
Already famous.
It seems that there is some effect.
"Also, I was serious, I can really give you a massage..."
"Hoohoo!"
Hitzfeld put down the newspaper with a red face, and it was unclear whether he was angry or embarrassed.
She really couldn't understand it - they were working on a case now!
Such a big secret, the Dragon God's Tomb! The magic of transforming into a dragon!
This involves the extraordinary secrets of ancient times! If you think about it in depth, it may even be related to the Lord God!
There are also the Undead Party and the Shapeshifters... She is now certain that these things are also seeking the secret art of transforming into a dragon, especially the Shapeshifters - who knows if their parasitic objects can only be humans.
With so many things in front of her, instead of thinking, she chose to continue teasing herself with the same rhythm as during the day.
What do you want to do?
"I'm just trying to help you relax."
Xia Yibing finally realized that she was starting to get angry, so she let go of her slightly and began to explain carefully.
"Don't you think you've been too nervous all this time?"
"I just - what they talked about mental health during the day reminded me... It reminded me that Mapus was usually with you when you went out before, and he was able to regulate his companions' emotions to some extent..."
"So you decided to learn from him?" Hitzfeld asked her with a fierce face.
"I don't want to learn from him," the woman denied.
"I just... um..."
"I want to comfort you in my own way."
Her eyes were honest, without any trace of desire in them.
Is it really that I am thinking wrong?
Hitzfeld was slightly shaken, and his attitude gradually began to soften.
"Then... let's do it."
After thinking about it, she adjusted her sitting posture, curled up her legs and moved them to the left, crossed her feet and poked them into the woman's arms.
"I'll continue watching, and you can just give me a massage."
She didn't say it, but you have to know that she came to Senling City on foot with the team.
Physical strength can be restored unscientifically, but soreness and fatigue in the limbs will still exist. It would be nice if there was a massage service.
Xia Yibing was a little stunned at first.
She didn't say anything, but just sat up slowly, reached her hands into the quilt below, touched the girl's feet, grabbed one and began to caress it.
"..."The body behind the newspaper shook visibly.
Hitzfeld realized she had made another big mistake.
