"What Mr. Evans said."
"It took less than 10 minutes," Evans said. "I had something to do at noon and was in a hurry to go out, so I kept looking at my watch. It should have been 7:. She walked me to the parking lot and then went back. When I turned around, I saw her walking towards Ms. Bailey."
"I didn't speak to her..." Ms. Bailey quickly continued, "Then I stood at the door and watched Mr. Evans drive away. I stayed there until Mr. Verlaine reminded me... He said, 'We are dismissed and can go.'"
"Where's Miss Bakinsa?"
"I don't know." Ms. Bailey looked confused.
"I thought she was still in there."
"How many doors are there in this place?" Hitzfeld looked at Verlaine.
"Four," Verlaine replied.
"But in that situation...she only had one back door to go out, and we were watching everywhere else."
"You didn't see her later?"
"Absolutely not."
"That means……"
Hitzfeld pondered for a moment, and under the gaze of everyone, he pulled Evans and simulated the process of accompanying him out and coming back, and directed others to stand in various passages backstage, so that their sight lines formed a network to block the escape route of "Miss Bakinsa".
"Maybe she's not gone."
In the end, she came to this conclusion, and the content made everyone change their expression.
"She let you guys think she was leaving with the others, but she might have been hiding in the dressing room until you guys dispersed."
Chapter 24: Strange Improvement
This is a very incredible conclusion, because given Ves-Bakinsa's identity and the class she belongs to, she has no motivation to do so.
But that was the only explanation Hitzfeld could come up with.
"Let me confirm again." She ignored the shocked expressions on the others' faces and confirmed with them, "Are you sure you were standing in this position at the time?"
The sight lines forming a network did not mean that the eyes of these people needed to meet, they just blocked the necessary passages in some passages, so Hitzfeld had to speak louder, as she could only see Bieber-Verlaine from her position.
"I am sure!"
"determine."
"I didn't move."
"I went to the bathroom later, but I came back the same way."
Several people made assurances that the situation was not much different from what she had guessed.
"So you can't see each other, and you're not sure who the other person is with or when they left, right?"
"I completely understand what you mean, Miss Hitzfeld." Verlaine couldn't stand her repeatedly confirming with him, so he tore open his collar and rushed in. "You're just saying that she's still in there... Get out of the way! I want to go in!"
He looked like an enraged baboon, and Hitzfeld did not try to stop him. Instead, he and the others followed him, and everyone came to the door of the dressing room.
Verlaine was the only one inside.
He was breathing heavily, with his sleeves rolled up, and rummaging around in the small room, trying to find a living person who was unlikely to be hiding in those cracks. No matter who tried to comfort him, he refused to listen.
"I don't understand." Mr. Evans complained to the girl at the door, "I still don't understand why she is like this..."
"Two hours ago, when Mr. Verlaine called me, I was shocked and thought the worst outcome was that someone was targeting Weiss, but now you tell me it's something worse..."
"Yes." Hitzfeld nodded in confirmation, "This is not a passive disappearance, but a carefully planned active escape."
"Can you tell me why she's like this?"
"Then we can only start with her identity." Hitzfeld took out a notebook and pen and began to record. "Let me ask, when did she join the troupe?"
"It was more than July last year," Evans said.
Hitzfeld looked up at him.
"July...you only trained her for less than two months and you let her be the lead actress?"
She still remembered what the driver told her, that the opportunity for Lianxianghua Troupe last year was scheduled for September.
"Her talents are beyond your imagination, Miss Hitzfeld."
"But just now you said that she couldn't let go and that her condition was flawed."
"Her talent enables her to be the lead singer even with this defect!"
The person who answered was Weilun. He came over panting, sat on the sofa at the door, and almost collapsed on it. He stared at the girl and said, "If a normal person can't let go, she won't even be qualified to be an actress! But she is different! Her appearance is too outstanding, and because of her appearance and temperament... this kind of inability to let go can even temporarily become a certain feature, a plus point! When she can overcome it, she will definitely become a superstar!"
But now the giant star had escaped on its own, and Verlaine's eyes turned red with anger.
He is not a complete utilitarian, otherwise he would not ask the girls under his command to keep themselves clean. He pays attention to the perfect balance between utilitarianism and life, and the best result is to gain both fame and fortune.
"We can ask the gatekeeper..." He suddenly stood up and tried to struggle one last time. "She's not here, which means she left later... We left at 7:50. We met that crazy guy at the door - we were delayed for a while because we met His Royal Highness, but not more than 55... After all, the next troupe will also use this place, so she can't stay here for too long..."
"When will the next troupe go backstage?" Hitzfeld turned around and asked the theater director. She hadn't spoken to this guy for a while, and his presence was close to zero.
"8 o'clock!" the person in charge said with a bit of panic, "There is a performance at 8:30, and they need to be fully prepared within a quarter of an hour!"
"So that means someone is always watching the main entrances and exits?"
"That's roughly it... They're all waiting to be used."
"Then she can't have escaped!" Verlaine shouted. "They came right after we left! She would be stuck in the passage, and they couldn't fail to recognize her!"
"Who are 'they'?" Hitzfeld asked him suddenly.
"The Shining Troupe."
“It’s a very special name.”
"There are a lot of them, a lot of them... The most famous is the chorus, which is considered the big troupe here in every sense of the word."
"A lot of people? How old are they?"
“分三个年龄层，8岁到12岁，14岁到16岁，18岁到19岁。”
"Are they all girls?"
"There are boys in the 8-year-old section, but we call them 'they' in this industry."
“Is there a lot of turnover of personnel?”
"Frequently... They have very high requirements. They perform frequently. Every year someone gets one year older, and that doesn't meet the requirements. Members who can't adapt to the subsequent age groups will be eliminated."
We then asked these people a few more questions, such as whether any other "strange things" had happened around them from last year to now, and whether they felt anything "wrong" or "abnormal". The answers we got were basically "no" or "never".
Hitzfeld closed the notebook and nodded to the person in charge.
She has basically collected all the information, and the appointed time is approaching, so it's time to give up the place.
"Wait, Miss Hitzfeld."
When she came out, Ms. Bailey suddenly called her.
"I suddenly remembered something... I don't know if this is considered abnormal."
Hitzfeld turned around, and everyone else's eyes were also focused on the "Meat Mountain".
The weather was indeed starting to get hot, and Ms. Bailey didn't look very well, and kept wiping the sweat off her face with a handkerchief.
"I...as you can see, my body management is not up to standard."
"I'm overweight and that's caused me to... the doctor told me that my bones are under a lot of pressure, 'not at my age.'"
"My legs hurt... I feel sore all over after climbing stairs for a while. I've been suffering from this for almost ten years, and I thought it would only get worse..."
"But..." She became more and more excited, "But since the middle of last year, this symptom has gradually improved!"
“My bones don’t hurt anymore!”
"I feel like my body is gradually returning to its youthful state. I no longer feel sore... I no longer feel sleepy... I have the energy to do anything!"
"I asked the doctor, and he said it was impossible - he said it was almost paranormal, and asked me if I had an equally obese twin sister who was specifically cooperating to play a trick on him."
"So I remember it now!"
Before Hitzfeld could express his opinion, Evans and Mrs. Corning spoke up.
According to their confession, Evans had suffered from severe pain in his waist for many years. He was woken up by the pain many times at night, but he could not find a cure.
"Fortunately, apart from the pain, there are no other symptoms. It will pass if you endure it," he said.
"But in the past two years, it has shown a clear trend of improvement. I haven't had any pain in the past week."
Mrs. Corning also said that she actually had severe arthritis and pollen allergy. She thought these diseases would accompany her to the coffin, and she never thought that they would "disappear" in the past two years.
"How strange."
Hitzfeld was somewhat emotional. She turned to Verlaine and asked, "Have you never had a similar experience?"
"I'm not sick!" Wilhelm said with a dark face, "I've always been in good health!"
"Captain, didn't you notice..."
Evans suddenly whispered.
"your hair……"
"It seems to have started growing again recently."
……
"That's about it."
At night, in the house on Iris Street, Hitzfeld and Xia Yibing sat face to face, eating and discussing today's discoveries.
"Do you suspect that Weiss-Bakinsa used the tools in the dressing room to change her look, mixed in with the members of the Shining Troupe, accompanied them on stage, and then walked out with them in the crowd after the performance?"
Xia Yibing stared, this guess was really bold.
But if it is true, then the courage of "Miss Bakinsa" herself is even more shocking.
"After I separated from them, I went to the hospital they mentioned and saw three different doctors..."
Hitzfeld threw the little notebook in front of her.
"They can prove these people are not lying."
"And their symptoms started to improve in July last year."
Chapter 25 Elimination Method
Xia Yibing admitted that the discovery was a bit creepy.
When Hitzfeld said this, she shivered for a moment and vaguely felt a cold wind swirling behind her, but when she turned around, she saw nothing.
It sounds like... Miss Vess-Bakinsa, who possesses a special, almost paranormal healing ability, and who specifically uses this ability to sneak into the Lianxianghua Theater just to have some sex with Tenet a few times.
"Bone and blood." The woman felt a chill down her spine as she uttered the word softly, "She might be pregnant with Poplar's bone and blood!"
At this stage of the investigation, the outline of the matter has become basically clear.
①: No one coerced Ves-Bakinsa, and she is fully responsible for what happened during this period.
②: Ves Bakinsa is suspected to be a supernatural being. She did not gain much fame and fortune after joining the Lianxianghua Theater, but her fate was entangled with that of Tenet.
"This idiot!"
With a bang, Xia Yibing slammed her fist on the table.
Isn't it infuriating? These people have sacrificed so much behind the scenes for the stability of the country, and this is how His Royal Highness the Prince repays them!
"No need to rush." Hitzfeld shook his head. "Even if it's true, and she's already escaped, it will take more than a decade for the children to grow up. By then, they may not be able to threaten us like they do today."
She knew why Xia Yibing was so angry. It was really the Dead Forest... The Death Tree case had fully demonstrated the hidden dangers of the outflow of royal blood.
Of course, the poplar tree cannot compare with the holy oak tree and the sunflower, and this bone and blood does not have any special abilities, but it is still a trouble after all. She is also very angry. Gastney is greedy for fun and enjoyment, but he can't even take the most basic contraceptive measures.
"That's really interesting...from your description I don't think she's a bad person?"
After getting angry, Xia Yibing continued to analyze the details of the case. She couldn't help but laugh at her own analysis.
Let's just assume that the other party was sent by the evildoers. She did not reveal any suspicious points during the infiltration process.
Although she had close contact with Teni and could have done something to him, she always behaved herself and even secretly helped people around her cure diseases before completing her goal.
