It's just like a rag that is thrown away after use.
With his mouth twitching, Hitzfeld had to take the initiative to change the topic.
"Well, ma'am. I want to ask if you know something about Prince Berentan and Princess Vona that is difficult for the outside world to obtain..."
"Does it also include Prince Tenize and Prince Gaunt?" Pusiangs interrupted her rudely.
"I think you shouldn't worry about this. Just focus on your case, Detective."
"But this is the case," the girl retorted, "...although it's a little too political."
"Just a little?" Priscilla retorted.
"Think it over carefully. Getting too involved might end up in pieces."
She stopped talking.
“I know something that others don’t know.”
Priscilla turned away and fiddled with the bottles and jars.
"But if I were the kind of person who would easily reveal secrets, do you think they would have allowed me to live until now?"
"I just want a little hint." Hitzfeld hasn't given up yet.
"Just a little!"
Pusance paused and turned around, seeing two sharp gazes coming from the shadow of the hood.
Hitzfeld stared straight into the shadow without wavering, not even swallowing his saliva.
"The Shadow of the Ancient God."
"The Relics of Sicinna."
"If you can find these two books..."
"Thank you so much!"
Hitzfeld jumped off his chair and bowed low to her.
"...You shouldn't ask me about this kind of thing." Pusiangsi shook her head. "Ruth-Annual Rings definitely knows more than me. She is much freer than me."
Hitzfeld smiled and didn't respond.
She couldn't just say... She didn't know which side the Tree People would lean towards, and she didn't dare to go directly to Annual Ring until she was completely sure of their position.
But for someone like Pusangs, she wouldn't give advice easily.
Now that it was mentioned, maybe she should take some time to go to the library.
Ok……
Let Mapus introduce her.
She bowed to the cloaked man again and considered going back to discuss the matter with Darent.
"Dang-dang-dang-dang——"
There was a noise from above.
Looking up, she saw a brass bell hanging from the ceiling. It was as big as a football and the sound was very dry and harsh.
It was connected to a row of blue-black tubes attached to the wall. These tubes converged together less than ten centimeters away from the table. The protruding round holes reminded her of an almost empty, squeezed toothpaste tube.
Rumbling--
The pipe is vibrating.
Hitzfeld opened his mouth in surprise and saw a bundled scroll flying out from the hole at the bottom.
Prisance caught it, opened it and took a look.
“You may not need to look for information.”
"What……?"
"See for yourself."
The scroll flew over and Hitzfeld hurriedly caught it.
Unfolding the parchment, she saw the following words written in beautiful cursive script:
[Effective immediately, all duties of Batty Villefort are revoked and terminated. Gunter Asfen Sala will temporarily serve as the Director of the Department of Homeland Security.
Hereby notified.
I salute you.]
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Chapter 72 Backstab
Coming out of the elevator and returning to the temporary lounge along the same route, Hitzfeld opened the door and saw a group of people from Team 17 sitting in a circle, each of them with a frown on their face.
It seems that they also know the news.
she thinks.
"Hitzfeld!" Maps-Dalent, who was arguing fiercely with Carlo and Torres while eating a meat pie, shouted immediately after hearing the door open, "What does that terrible woman want from you?"
"After all, she is 100% human. I don't think she is scary." Hitzfeld sneered at him lightly, secretly warning him not to be so jumpy.
Darent raised his eyebrows, "It seems like a good thing. She wants you to be a professor? How much does she pay you a week?"
Hitzfeld ignored him and looked at the others who were in deep thought. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the corridor behind him again.
Xia Yibing also heard it. She was immediately awakened from her thoughts. She looked up and saw the girl jump in and step aside.
Almost at the same time she did so, a group of black-clad policemen escorted a young man with long hair and a thin old man with gray-green hair to the door, and the latter coughed loudly.
Everyone woke up in shock and looked towards the door belatedly, until they heard Xia Yibing's words clearly: "Hurry up and salute His Highness!"
"No need." The long-haired young man, Gunter Asfen Sara, waved his hand, asking those who stood up to hold back their words.
"I know you must be very surprised about what happened... I was also surprised, but the fact is that Batty-Villefort let the serious criminal Ethan Doyle go. The evidence is irrefutable - he admitted it himself. If he is the leader who helped the Sunflowers to infiltrate the Shadow Lions, I can't imagine who among us can be trusted."
This is a new official taking office, and he’s about to start making things happen?
Hitzfeld stared at the prince in silence.
He is tall and handsome. If you ignore his figure and only look at his profile, you might mistake him for a woman at first glance, but when you turn your face, you won't think so. His eyebrows are very thick, which only gives him a handsome look.
Prince Tenetze is cynical, Prince Berentin is too old-fashioned, and Prince Gaunt... From his words, we can see that he is a man of rigorous character and meticulous in everything he does.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness," Zafira said, "I don't understand you."
"The meaning is very simple." Gaunt glanced at him. "Since Villefort may have planted a pawn like Ethan Doyle in the Security Bureau over the years, it is not impossible for him to plant other people. Before I completely take charge of this department, I want to make sure that they are all my true companions. So starting today, the Security Bureau will initiate an internal investigation, and Vesta will be directly responsible for this matter."
"There is no direct evidence that Ethan Doyle is a pawn of Ni Rikui." Xia Yibing said, suppressing her anger, "He has been here for forty years! He has always been very hardworking!"
"You should have heard Miss Hitzfeld's analysis." The gray-haired old man next to him spoke, and it was the same feminine voice that he had heard during the interrogation. "He is related to the seeds. He may exist for this reason. Then can't he be called 'dormant' for having spent decades in peace? What evidence do you have to prove that he is innocent?"
"We're all in this together, agents." He didn't give them a chance to object, and continued, "This matter involves a Level 9 file, which can destroy an entire territory if you're not careful. When you went to Elnak Town, someone should have hinted to you that you had to catch the wrong person and not let him go. That's what you did to Phil Lawrence, so why did you hesitate when it came to Ethan Doyle's turn?"
Looking at the group of people's faces getting darker and darker with smugness, Vesta finally got rid of the anger he felt during the interrogation.
Prince Gaunt had just taken office, and he was the highest-ranking person in the bureau besides Villefort. In addition, he had a transcendent status in the political and legal circles, and he had been Gaunt's teacher, so it was normal for him to be immediately entrusted with an important task.
Hitzfeld frowned, a little unhappy.
You are standing on the moral high ground and urinating and defecating anywhere - that's fine, but why do you have to involve me as well?
You've just gained power, and you're already starting to divide the team?
"Fair Lawrence is different from Ethan." She broke the silence with a calm tone, forcing everyone to look over here. "When we made that decision, he had already shown obvious signs of madness. We decided to hunt him down to prevent things from getting worse, but Ethan is different."
"There is no clear evidence that he is any different from humans. I believe you have examined him and found no evidence that he is a monster. Even in the worst case scenario, if he wants to become a pawn of the Sunflower Reverse, he would need to directly touch the carrier of the Seed of Destruction. As long as he is not given such an opportunity, his more than 40 years of career as an agent have shown that he is harmless."
"Are you defending a criminal?" Vesta stared at her with a stern look on his face.
What he just said was indeed dividing this small team.
The forces in the room are too mixed... Team 17 belongs to the Security Bureau, Hitzfeld is a semi-free man, Darent works for the library, and the other three are from the Order.
He really didn't like this kind of team composition. Even if people from the cult came to intervene and help protect Hitzfeld, he thought it was an infringement of his power.
So they had to be separated, and Hitzfeld's words were meant to be a gesture of goodwill to her, and she should be able to understand what he meant.
But he didn't expect that she would refuse!
She wouldn't still have any hope of Barty's return, would she?
"You only need to answer three questions for me. First: Is there even the slightest possibility that Isendor could be corrupted? Second: Should we be extremely vigilant in this matter? Third: Do you agree with His Royal Highness's appointment of me?"
There was no point in playing tricks with Vesta, he could hit their weak spots with pinpoint accuracy and expand the slightest advantage infinitely.
No one in Team 17, including Xia Yibing, dared to say anything more at this time.
The other party has taken the prince as their authority, how dare they refute at this time?
If they said anything wrong, they would be accused of "disobeying the king's authority". With Vesta's style, he would probably order them to be arrested, and the situation would be even worse than it is now.
So it’s better to keep silent.
Be silent for now.
Then take one step...and then look another step.
Torres frowned and wanted to refute, but Cyber pulled him back.
No matter how you look at it, they are not part of this system, so there is no need to conflict with Vesta...
"Bati has always hoped that you could do activities together, and it does not rule out the possibility that there are people of his among you."
Vesta looked at a flock of quail with satisfaction.
"For safety reasons, I have decided to temporarily separate you."
"Team 17 will be disbanded and mixed into other teams to regroup and temporarily perform patrol missions."
"And you, Esun Hitzfeld..."
He cast a gloomy look at the girl.
"You will stay with Clenamesis."
"It just so happens that they have also studied the abilities of the Devourers. If they cooperate well, you can catch the thieves as soon as possible. This is the most important thing right now..."
"and many more."
Hitzfeld could hardly tolerate his arrogance anymore and was about to go all out to ridicule him, but she didn't expect someone to be quicker than her.
Ok?
She looked at the source of the voice in surprise, and she didn't expect it to be...Prince Gaunt.
"I think the arrangement of Team 17 is inappropriate."
"It's up to you to disband the other personnel, but Agent Xia Sha has performed well as captain for many years. I plan to temporarily promote her to acting deputy director."
"Besides, it's too weak for Kleinamis and his men to protect Hitzfeld alone. Since Captain Red has sent these people, I don't think they should be forcibly separated."
"Your Highness!" Vesta looked at the young man in shock, unable to believe that he would stab her in the back.
Hitzfeld's eyes lit up.
This was clearly intended to check Vesta's power.
Good news, it seems that Prince Gaunt is not a fool.
Chapter 73: Borrowing Rights
The definition that the Vista Group gives itself - or, to exaggerate a little, its "personality" - is, as Pippen once boasted, 100% loyalty to the monarchy.
This definition means that when a prince gives him an order, he must obey it unconditionally no matter how unacceptable the order is.
Everyone could see that he was very unwilling, but he could only bow his head: "Okay... everything is up to you."
After all, he was a teacher, so he has the right not to use honorifics.
