Xia Yibing couldn't help but respect her.
Although Feiti did not reveal... she knew that this person had been deliberately concealing her identity: this could be seen from the fact that she had always refused to reveal her last name.
That is definitely not an ordinary petty noble. Considering her husband's work, she is worthy of everyone's admiration for being able to have such awareness with such wealth and status.
"But what does this have to do with my teacher?"
Dai Lin stared at her with an unfriendly look.
"I am just stating the premise and telling you how I got to know him and that I do know him."
Feti said calmly.
"The next question is what Miss Hitzfeld asked before... I did hear that Mr. Lavos went to the southern coast for research when he was young."
"It's easy to check." She also looked at Dai Lin, "He has several papers on the 'Evolutionary History of Paleontology at Bartlett Beach'. They should all be included in the Scholars Association. It's not something that anyone can get away with with just a few words of explanation."
The red-haired female knight fell silent.
Now that she had evidence, everyone looked at her again, and the invisible pressure exerted on her became even greater.
"He did mention to me..."
Dai Lin hesitated.
"He mentioned that he had conducted research here... He even completed his gold trial here."
"He came here more than once." She looked up at Hitzfeld, "and found me the second time he came - that's why I was able to become his student. This is not just because I'm lucky, but also because this place is unusual for him."
"But he never mentioned what he did specifically here..."
She lowered her head.
"I don't know... He kept saying that this place is very important... I asked him why, and he just... just used that theory to educate me... Many of my ideas were also influenced by him..."
"But you're asking me if I came back to the beach of my own free will, my own personal will!"
At this point her tone suddenly became firm, and she faced everyone's scrutiny.
"I'm sure that this is what I really think! It's not the result of someone pushing it from behind!!"
"So you didn't know?" Hitzfeld asked.
"Yes!"
"Don't you know what role he played in this matter?"
"Correct!"
"Lixir, take her back to rest." Hitzfier let go of Lily and stood up.
"It's getting late, everyone should go back and rest... We can talk about anything tomorrow morning."
Bill looked puzzled, and so were the others, but most of them didn't show it on their faces and said goodbye politely and left.
When most people had left, Xia Yibing came back and stared at Hitzfeld without saying a word.
She is waiting.
Wait for Hitzfeld to give a true judgment.
"She's not right."
The girl did not disappoint her.
"Descas-Lavos played a major role in her return to the beach."
"…even though she may not realize it."
Chapter 42 Tracking
"Even if you say so, we can't do anything to this Knight Descartes." Xia Yibing shook his head, "There is too little evidence."
Every golden knight enjoys a high status within the cult. If it's someone like Carlo who has just become golden, it's easy to deal with. While he's weak and hasn't had time to form gangs, there's still a chance to target him. But Deca... the woman doesn't think they can touch him here.
The seniority alone was not enough to overcome the problem, not to mention that the other party was also a scholar. No matter from which angle, Descartes-Lavos was a true master. Although she believed that Hitzfeld would not lie, it was impossible to start an investigation into him based on just a piece of inscription - especially since no one else could confirm its existence.
Hitzfeld was not surprised by her reaction. She leaned weakly on the sofa and asked the woman to check the doors and windows. She then asked Lily to stand guard and patrol outside the door. Only then did she begin to confide the flashback scenes she had seen.
"So, this Bricher died because of Descartes?" Xia Yibing pondered for a while after hearing the description and said, "This information can be used, but it's probably too late."
It sounds like the middle-aged man named Bricher participated in the Golden Trial with the young Descartes.
Yes - Xia Yibing believed that the reason these two people appeared in that cave was because of the golden trial. As the director of security, she also knew some secrets of gold. Assuming that the golden trial was to force the knights to break out in desperate situations and test their character at the same time, then this was indeed very likely.
If this is the case, then take the name "Brichel" to the Order for verification. The Order will surely be able to give a corresponding answer, because the golden seeds are very precious, and they have internal records of every knight who is qualified to participate in the trial.
But as she said it takes time.
It might take half a week for the homing pigeon and the peregrine falcon to come and go. Given the caution and temperament currently shown by the "murderer", she didn't think that the other party would sit there and wait for death, and would definitely do something else during this period of time.
But they just don't know what he will do... This is what everyone is worried about.
"You haven't been granted the secret art of flesh and blood?" Hitzfeld teased her, leaning back on the sofa.
"Blood Spirit Technique requires tearing the skin, which is a bit disgusting." Xia Yibing frowned, "Originally, they would have given it to me, but a series of accidents happened and I didn't even have time to go back to Wayne, so this is actually your responsibility."
Isn't it? She didn't plan to go directly to Dragon Country at first, she stayed in Red Earth just to take care of Hitzfeld. After the great changes in Dragon Country, the higher-ups gave her a vacation. If this continues, some people will probably make sarcastic remarks and ask her to give up her position.
Oh, it's my responsibility again!
Hitzfeld widened his one eye, unable to believe what she said.
"Just kidding." Xia Yibing was quick-witted and quick-handed. She reached out her hand while she was stunned and pinched her soft and tender face and pulled it a few times.
She enjoyed every time she could make the legendary calm and wise female detective show this expression.
"Do you treat me as a human or a toy?" Hitzfeld was a little angry and turned his head away from her. "I'm tired. Give me some time to rest alone."
Xia Yibing then realized that the situation was not good. She wanted to remedy the situation, but it didn't work this time. She was pushed out of the door by Hitzfeld and the cabin door was slammed shut.
"Ahh!" Lily circled around her, sticking out her tongue and wagging her tail, with a happy expression that said, "You were kicked out too."
...At least that's how Xia Yibing read it.
After raising her foot to drive Lily away, Xia Yibing simply found a bench and sat on the deck. While looking at the night sky that was visible through the edge of the tent above her head, she wondered what the flashback scene that Hitzfeld saw meant.
We can ignore Decas-Lavos for now, because even if it can be proved that he murdered Bricher, as he said in the scene... there are many people behind him, and he is even involved in the position of the current Pope of the Order. He is not a character that can be easily touched.
If one wants to intervene seriously in this matter, Queen Elwyn must be present in person.
So let’s ignore that for now and just look at the middle-aged man named Bricher.
Judging from the information collected so far, Descartes-Lavos is unlikely to be a suspect, as far as the strange case at Bartlett Beach is concerned.
It is possible that he killed someone, but his motives were clearly stated on the spot. Whether it was because he was afraid of death or he really decided to sacrifice his companions for the sake of justice, it was nothing more than these reasons.
But he had no motivation to do anything about this place, such as releasing ancient sea monsters... or opening ancient underwater ruins.
If there was such a discovery, he would definitely report it to the cult, so Xia Yibing thought that he might be a suspect, but he would not be the one who caused the disaster on the beach.
Instead, Bricher is the most suspicious.
They once had high hopes for their companions, but were betrayed at the critical moment... This kind of experience could instantly distort anyone's will.
If Bricher's obsession is strong enough, he will become corrupted as he falls into the abyss.
He did have a motive - to take revenge on Sarah for what happened that year. Assuming that this person was still alive and he was the one behind the plot, he might have used the beach as a "starting point".
If no one cared about him, maybe he would head towards Wayne after practicing here, with the ultimate goal of finding Desca Lavos and taking revenge.
"No...it's just a hypothesis..."
Shaking her head to get rid of all the messy thoughts, Xia Yibing stood up and decided to write a letter to Wayne immediately.
Although nothing can be done for the time being, the information Hitzfeld provided is undoubtedly crucial.
The divine eye came into play again, so she couldn't just be a decoration forever, she had to find a way to help.
The boat was too small and the only cabin was occupied by a young girl. Xia Yibing couldn't even find a second way to get from the bow to the stern, so she could only jump onto the beach to find Jin Du's boat - after all, she was not familiar with the others.
She rushed in amid Jin Du's curse, "We don't seem to be that familiar with each other, are we?" and asked for paper, pen, envelope and other items. The woman wrote furiously under the candlelight, and finally dipped her right index finger in the ink and made a fingerprint at the signature position.
That's enough, there is a way to identify her identity based on this.
After bidding farewell to Jindu and quietly leaving the night camp, she stood in a small grove and whistled.
Three long and one short, a unique rhythm… After a while, she heard the flapping of wings from above, and a swift black shadow swooped towards her.
He reached out and grabbed the uninvited guest, holding it in front of him, and could see clearly that it was a gray-headed falcon.
It is a very common small bird of prey, which even looks cute. It is hard to imagine that this silly and coquettish little bird can tear several tits apart on its own.
The gray-headed falcon seemed very happy to be close to the woman. After landing, it first called out and then rubbed its head against the woman's outstretched fingers.
Xia Yibing wasn't sure if it was hungry, so she pressed on its little belly to make sure it was bulging. Then her eyes softened as she looked at the little thing.
But this is no pet.
She folded the letter and stuffed it into the small barrel on the grey-headed falcon's leg. She stroked it twice and released the bird in the direction of Wayne.
The next step is to wait.
The efficiency is not very good, but it is better to do it now than never...
click-
The slight sound of leaves crackling.
Xia Yibing didn't seem to notice.
But when a similar noise was heard for the second time, she pounced out like a hungry tiger and pinned the stalker down.
"what!"
A familiar scream, sounding obviously frightened.
"Aisun?"
Xia Yibing was also stunned.
She never expected that the stalker would be Hitzfeld.
Oh, come to think of it, this isn't the first time she's done something like this...
Thinking back to the eternal night in Wayne when the two of them disguised themselves and went out to spy for clues, Xia Yibing suddenly realized that she was going to use the same trick again.
That’s right, that’s why I deliberately dismissed the others, and I was halfway through my words…
But he didn’t even give me a hint…!
With a bit of complaint and heartache, she continued to hold the girl down in the dark: "Don't move!"
Hitzfeld really didn't dare to move.
"Who are you going to check?"
"Of course it's Dai Lin!"
Hitzfeld said unhappily.
"With her cunningness, it's impossible for her to hold it in... If she did, then her outward behavior would most likely be fake. It's easy to eliminate one option. Why not do it?"
"But you are not..." Xia Yibing hesitated to speak.
She couldn't see the girl's face in the dark, so she could only get as close as possible, and her breath would spray on the girl's face when she spoke.
"You haven't recovered yet..."
"Yes!"
Hitzfeld was really embarrassed and angry. Her hands were blocked, so she simply took off her right shoe and raised her foot to press on the woman's face.
“Others think so too!”
“…You idiot!”
Chapter 43: The Old Knight
When they came out of the grove, both of them looked a little unnatural.
Director Xiasha-Imaer looked very proud and refreshed.
The gray-haired girl in a thick cloak standing next to her had a blushing face and was a little listless.
