"I really can't do anything here... They won't tell me the details, so I can only watch them renovate the house and go out to sea every day... So far, not a single body has been fished out..."
"Do you have a boat?" Hitzfeld asked suddenly.
"What do you want to do?" Jindu asked alertly.
"I'm planning to hire you. I mean, we might go to sea in the future."
"No way!" Jindu jumped up. "My ship...you can't drag me down with you!"
"Or you can introduce me to one." Hitzfeld took out a stack of bills and placed it on the stall, staring at Jindu with his one eye shining.
"If anyone asks, just say this is Esun Hitzfeld..."
Jindu's expression gradually changed.
It was a shock at first.
Then the eyes gradually began to flicker.
"Yes, that's me."
Hitzfeld is happy to see this change happening.
"I am coming."
“It can definitely be worked out.”
Chapter 12 Blue Knight
After paying a deposit for renting a boat, the group said goodbye to Jindu and hailed a carriage to the town center.
No one spoke on the road. The sad atmosphere in the small town was very contagious. They didn't intend to say anything to irritate the driver until they were sure they could solve the problem.
As for the boasts that Hitzfeld made before he left, relying on his fame, that kind of thing should not be taken seriously.
It’s like a patient is almost beyond saving, and some drugs and methods that you would never give to the patient under normal circumstances don’t matter at this time.
This is a strong medicine.
Whether it is effective or not is not something we can consider now. If people continue to lose their morale, there will soon be chaos here.
Hitzfeld was very pleased with this.
Xia Butan said that the other party could be said to be the person who understood him best, both mentally and physically...but Ms. Feti could also see this, and she couldn't help but look up to this man's wisdom.
She is an expert in literature and history, knows a lot of unpopular knowledge, and is also qualified to take math classes. She was not angry when Jin Du called her an old woman before...
From Xia’s description, she knows surveying and mapping in addition to mathematics?
Even in a capital city full of stars, this person can be considered as knowledgeable and virtuous. So she became more and more curious-why did Ms. Feti choose Blackwood City and the ordinary Muguo Public School?
Mugwort School is only considered a famous school in the area around Flo Street. The reason it has this honor is not because it is so good, but because other schools are so rubbish in comparison.
In today's society, if you are shameless, a small class opened by a solitary scholar can be named after a school, and the lower class people dare not refute anything. They may not understand that "knowledge is the stepping stone to class transition", but they at least understand that if they want to make money, they have to read and write first.
How can you make a lot of money if you can’t read or do accounting? They probably understand this principle, so any “teachers” who work at the bottom are doing well.
But Hitzfeld didn't ask any more questions.
After all, she and Ms. Feti were not familiar with each other - she was the one who picked up and dropped off Ashley most of the time before, but the person who talked to her at that time was Mr. Imo, the mathematics teacher, and she didn't know enough about the matter.
If she was involved in the case, she would not hesitate, but no, and in fact, Ms. Feti was hired by them for help.
So she didn't ask.
Maybe there will be a chance later.
"Here we are. A total of 15 becquerels." The carriage stopped and the driver whispered the price.
"Here you go." Hitzfeld didn't have such small change on him, so Xia Yibing counted out the coins of sufficient value and stuffed them into his hands.
"Thank you Miss, I wish you stay healthy."
"I want to know if the town hospital they are talking about is the spire?" Hitzfeld stopped the coachman before leaving.
"Yes, that's it." The driver counted the money and put it in his pocket. He didn't look up and confirmed it just by listening to the description.
"But I see a cross on top of the tower?"
"It used to be a chapel! But recently, more and more children have been in trouble... They decided to keep the problematic children together, but keeping them in the hospital would affect other patients and spread some negative emotions, so they converted it into a temporary hospital."
"I see... But how do people pray?"
"Why are you still praying at this time..." The driver was startled. He looked up and found that the one-eyed girl who spoke was the one-eyed girl who looked particularly weak. His tone couldn't help but slow down a little.
"I'm telling you from the bottom of my heart, Miss. If you want to go over there and take a look, then you must not mention these things to them."
"why."
"Because some parents have begun to be affected. Their children are probably in trouble, and prayers are useless. Their rationality has also been drained away. Now they will loudly blame the goddess for not saving them. That look is so scary!"
"But at least the chapel provided shelter, didn't it?" Hitzfeld frowned. "That's why there are so few evil spirits in this town. They can't erase all the achievements of the Goddess Cult, right?"
"Most people think so, but if the logic makes sense, there won't be those paranoid people!"
“Have those people been punished?”
“What…what are those people talking about…” The driver was confused.
"People who are disrespectful to the goddess."
"No, they were not punished!" The driver shook his head and said in a lower tone, "They... they are victims after all? I think they may have taken these into consideration. Anyway, no matter how much trouble they make, they can only gather outside the auditorium and shout."
After paying another silver Goli as a reward for questioning, Hitzfeld told his companions as they walked toward the chapel: "This place has its own backbone."
"How did you know that?" Feiti asked her curiously.
"We mentioned before that there are some of our...companions here, and the Security Bureau is indeed quite rough when dealing with such matters."
Hitzfeld was outspoken and didn't care about the woman next to him.
"If they were in charge of the town, those people would at least be arrested."
"But there isn't one. That means there is a local team, or maybe one person, who can calm people's hearts as long as he is there."
The place where they got off the bus was only half a street away from the chapel. They arrived there quickly and stood across the street to see a group of people surrounding the front door of the chapel. They were all very excited.
These were most likely the paranoids the coachman had mentioned. The existence and actions of these people were not surprising. What they were particularly concerned about was that there were quite a few armored knights and even nuns distributing water to these people.
"Your ability is not exaggerated." Feiti sighed sincerely at this time, "Maybe this kind of performance is difficult to interpret in a drama... They even said it was an understatement."
Waving his hand as a sign of humility, Hitzfeld looked around, found a guy standing nearby watching the group of people, and went over to talk to him.
The fact that this guy was squatting here watching the fun was enough to show that he had a lot of time... As expected, he knew a little more than the driver.
"Are you asking about the knights and nuns? Of course they all belong to the chapel. Even though there aren't many of them, law and order depend on them."
"Barry Chapel is the only church in the town, I think so... Don't underestimate its small size. In fact, this is due to problems with the early planning of the town... At that time, there were less than 6000 people here, and a chapel of this size would definitely be enough, but it was expanded later... The area around the chapel was blocked by residential buildings, so it was never moved to another location..."
This is an old man who is either drunk or not in a clear mind. He always veers off into other topics while talking.
Hitzfeld was there to gather intelligence, so of course she didn't care about this. She only reminded him when he went too far off topic and told him to get back to business.
"You ask who their leader is? Ha... Of course it's the kind and great Knight Blue!"
"Knight Blue?"
Hitzfeld and Xia Yibing looked at each other.
This was not mentioned in the intelligence provided by Old Crow.
Do you think the other person is not important?
"Knight Blue is very powerful!"
Perhaps the rising tone of his voice made the man misunderstand, and he began to talk nonstop, taking the initiative to introduce this local legend: "Don't look at her as a girl, but she graduated from the Knight Training Camp at the age of 14 - note that it was the Knight Training Camp, not the Knight Academy!... After that, because she was too young, she applied for the qualification to study in another place and go to university!"
His eyes sparkled: "We all thought she would never come back... Bartlett doesn't deserve such a person. She belongs to the whole Sarah, to a place like Wayne..."
"But she really didn't abandon us!"
"She still remembered the promise she made, and applied for transfer when she was 24 years old - with the noble status of a Golden Knight! She has been guarding the town for almost 8 years!"
Hitzfeld was finally moved when he heard this.
Twenty-four years old, a Golden Knight?
Isn't this faster than Carlo's upgrade? Why haven't I heard of such a record before? Isn't Carlo's the fastest?
"Maybe it's protection..." Xia Yibing reminded her in a voice that only she could hear.
"Graduating at the age of 14 with 24 gold, well... this is indeed not something that can be publicized..."
"It's there!"
The passerby suddenly raised his hand and pointed across the street: "That's Knight Blue!"
They looked up and saw a crowd surrounding a female knight in heavy armor.
She has bright red hair and doesn't look old even though she is in her thirties. Her face is as young as that of a girl.
Those who were shouting, cursing, and complaining about the gods before changed their expressions when they saw her. They crowded and pushed, and one after another put their hands on her armor, cloak, and even hair, all with pious expressions, closing their eyes and muttering.
Like praying.
It's like a sacred ritual.
Chapter 13: Soul-Guiding Incense
Until thirty minutes later, when he saw the familiar mixed-haired loli in the crowded backyard of the chapel, Hitzfeld was still thinking about the scene he had just seen.
To be disrespectful to the goddess, she felt that the Blue Knight was more talented in rallying people than the Mechanical Yang Cult.
In a big city, that kind of treatment is probably only enjoyed by the district chief. Although it can be explained by the simplicity of people in small places, it also shows how much sacrifices and contributions Knight Blue has made over the years.
Another Carl?
"He's back to life!" A hand was waving in front of his face.
It was Sixus. The mixed-haired loli walked in with a tea tray. Seeing that the girl was distracted, she couldn't help but guess: "Let me think... With your personality, you will definitely do some sampling and investigation of the local situation in advance."
"Then you find that the people here are in a very bad state of depression, and you might tell them that you are the famous Aisun Hitzfeld and that everything will be fine with you here."
"Then you found Blue, the super genius. You must be disappointed, right? Because this place doesn't actually need you to be the savior. They already have one..."
"If you don't need us, why did you write to ask us to come?" Xia Yibing would not let her bully Hitzfeld like this. Before the girl could refute, she pushed back unceremoniously, "Old Crow originally meant for us to be mascots. If she can handle it alone, does she need to rely on Aisuen's fame? Who are you talking to?"
Sixus wanted to get angry, but after hearing her last question, he forced himself to suppress his emotions.
Only then did she remember that the people in front of her were her own people. After all, she was affiliated with the Shadow Lion system, and Xia Yibing was strictly speaking her immediate superior.
So there was nothing to argue about... These people were able to solve the problem, and as they were in the same camp, she should also get some credit. As for the Blue Knight, let him go to hell - she had plenty of time, but she really couldn't stand their "merciful behavior".
"Aisun~!"
Just then, Lu Hill, who was specially guiding Ms. Feti and taking her to arrange accommodation, pushed the door open and opened his arms as if to give Hitzfeld a big hug.
Xia Yibing was quick-witted and quick-handed, and pulled Xixus up from his sitting position and pushed him before he could succeed.
"Swish!" The red-haired nurse hugged her doctor tightly.
There was some cursing and fighting.
Hitzfeld looked at everything in front of him with a blank expression. She actually began to wonder why the higher-ups had to send Sixus to the beach in a row.
The agents were required to take a holiday after completing a mission. This was not because the internal system was so generous, but because they were afraid that they would become corrupted due to the accumulated pressure.
So continuous missions like Sixus's are rare... You know, she can't even be called a human being, aren't they afraid that she might have psychological problems?
It was obvious to the naked eye that the hairy girl was even more irritable than the last time they separated. She had spent a lot of energy on the investigation, but there was no result, and she couldn't even touch the troublemakers, which made her particularly depressed.
My guess was correct. The Security Bureau has no dominant power in the town, and the person who can really decide the direction of the action is Knight Blue.
"Hello--"
A pleasant female voice came from the door.
"I heard there's a new agent, he seems to be that famous detective... I wonder if he can..."
Looking up, I saw the bright red hair. Blue Knight was holding the door frame with one hand and the door with the other hand. His expression... was like a student who had done something wrong and was secretly looking at the teacher's office to see if anyone was there.
This was very different from the impression she had left when she appeared before, and it could even be said to be a complete tear. Neither Hitzfeld nor Xia Yibing reacted, and Sixus still let her in unhappily.
"Hehe~" Knight Blue scratched the back of his head and slipped in. His steel boots stepped on the ground, and the wooden floor made a series of painful groans.
