The Hitzfeld Mysteries
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“The library… what can be contributed to the library is ‘knowledge’?”
“I can’t say.” Simon still shook his head.
“In addition, the most important thing is that you must abide by the library’s rules.”
Although Simon said that it would consider its answers, in fact, it evaded most of the questions asked by Hitzfeld by saying “I can’t say”.
Hitzfeld was a little depressed, but it wasn’t completely fruitless.
There is a skill to asking questions.
Sometimes, “not being able to say” can convey a lot of information.
“last question.”
Xia Yibing interrupted, “You just said that from midnight to 12 a.m., we can’t go out. But the eternal night is an exception, so we have to stay an extra day.”
“That’s right.” Simon gave her a displeased look.
“But tonight shouldn’t be an eternal night.” Xia Yibing narrowed her eyes slightly, “We came here on Friday, Saturday plus Sunday… doesn’t that mean we have to stay two more days?”
“Who told you it was Friday?”
Simon flapped his wings and flew.
“Today is Saturday!”
“It’s Saturday!”
Chapter 27: Troublemaker
Time: October 1984, 10, Sunday, 6:1 a.m., eternal night.
Location: Sarah, South Sinze, 16 Southbridge Plaza, The Wicker Bar, second floor corridor.
Casimir, wearing a slightly loose coat, leaned against the railing at the entrance of the corridor, smoking and watching Xiaomila-Karl pacing back and forth in front of him with interest.
“Can you please pinch it off?” Carl couldn’t stand his smoking so much that he couldn’t help but growl at him.
“No problem.” Casimir put out his cigarette with a smile and skillfully put the remaining part into his pocket.
“I just wanted to test whether you smoke or not, but I didn’t expect you to endure it until now for my sake… I was kidding!”
Seeing Carl looking at him fiercely, he quickly raised his hand and explained loudly.
“Hmph!” Carl shook his head in annoyance and continued walking back and forth within the two meters.
“It’s useless to worry, I tell you.” Casimir spread his hands, “Before Lu Xier comes out, all we can do is to stay alert and be ready to go in and rescue people at any time.”
Karl looked gloomy and said nothing.
Although he was unhappy with Casimir in his heart, he knew that what the other party said was right.
At this moment, the door of Room 2 opened. A beautiful girl wearing a white coat and a white nurse’s hat with scarlet hair overflowing from the outside of the hat came out, shaking her head and complaining, “…This is just nonsense!”
“What’s the situation?” Carl rushed over immediately.
“Not very good.” Lu Xier rolled his eyes. “The awakening failed. Neither the scent method nor the injection method worked. For the time being, we gave them intravenous drips to supplement their nutrition, but it’s hard to say when they will wake up.”
She was transferred from the peaceful and harmonious capital to the equally peaceful and harmonious Nanxinze. It seemed that there was not much difference, and the climate in the south was even more pleasant, but Lu Xier knew that every time she was sent abroad, she was going to put out fires.
Well…who made her the only assistant that Dr. Sixus trusted?
Lu Xier comforted herself in this way and originally planned to spend this trip as an alternative vacation. But she didn’t expect that something would happen just after she arrived, and she was directly picked up by the parish convoy in a hurry.
And the patients were familiar faces – Aisun Hitzfeld, who had met twice before, and Agent Xiasha, who often “made a big noise”. For some reason, these two people slept all day on Saturday.
“I have to criticize you for this, Mr. Captain.” Lu Xier looked up at the tall knight in front of him, “These two people came here to help you on your behalf. It is amazing that someone could tamper with the Xinze Diocese right under our noses. You are such an incompetent protector.”
“It’s indeed my fault.” Carl apologized straightforwardly, “Because they have only been here for a short time, and after all, there are differences between men and women… When Cole reported to me, I thought they had other plans, but I didn’t expect it to turn out like this.”
This was indeed the truth. Although it was somewhat contradictory to the two of them, he would not do such a despicable thing as transferring the guards away.
Joe Cole is also responsible for this matter. He guessed that the two were resting in the room, which affected his judgment to a certain extent.
And the most important thing is… Nan Xinze’s abnormality has lasted for so long, and has never involved normal people.
Those who got into trouble were all “problematic novelists” who had been registered long ago. Even in the case of Bella Haytham’s death, subsequent investigation showed that it was Robert who did it. According to the evidence provided by Casimir, Robert should have copied Haytham’s writing style under a pseudonym. Judging from the quality of those articles, he could also be classified into this group. The conflicts and contradictions between the two did not affect outsiders.
So everyone relaxed their vigilance to a certain extent. When they realized something was wrong, Hitzfeld and Xia Yibing had been lying in bed unconscious for more than 18 hours.
It has been more than 20 hours now, no wonder Lu Hill is so angry.
“From now on, I’m moving in with them,” Lu Xier announced directly, “and get me a room across the street – and don’t charge me anything!”
Lu Xier was arranged to live directly opposite, and two nuns were sent to help. Karl went downstairs and came to the street, staring at the night in a daze.
“Hey~”
A hand suddenly rested on my shoulder.
“Look what you’ve done, buddy. What are you going to do next? Go in and rescue them yourself?”
“Impossible.” Carl slapped the hand away, “Stay away from me!”
Although it has been confirmed from the Wheel of Fortune’s base that De Casimir is indeed a genuine level eight agent, he still feels particularly annoyed with this person.
It might be because Casimir looked too chaotic, which naturally conflicted with an ascetic like him.
“Oh, this happened in your area. And you just ignored it? You are so heartless, aren’t you?”
Casimir laughed out loud, “I heard from the nurse that you have conflicts with them? I suspect you are retaliating.”
“They are not the only ones who need to be protected. I am responsible for the safety of the parish.”
“This kind of thing only applies to small cases, right?” Casimir snorted.
“The nurse is just the first batch of reinforcements. They have realized how serious the situation is here, and they will definitely send more people over later… Then this case is directly related to everything you want to protect. Even so, you don’t plan to go?”
“…Rules are rules.”
Carl frowned.
“Unless there is a disaster that threatens the parish cathedral, the Flintstone Knights must guard the parish. I cannot break the rules for something like this.”
“A duplicitous guy.”
Casimir looked at it for a long time and suddenly sneered.
Carl stared at him sternly.
“Forget it, I won’t tease you anymore.”
Casimir waved his hand.
“Just assume that you are abiding by the rules… But I have a new discovery here that does not require entering a dream. Do you want to come with me to take a look?”
“What a discovery.”
“Oh, I’ve been checking Robert before. I asked his colleagues and subordinates, and they told me that Robert has been frantically collecting all kinds of books and periodicals recently.”
“Books?”
“Yes.”
“What does he need books for?” Carl wondered.
“He told them he was ‘going to enrich himself’… but from the articles he was secretly submitting under a pseudonym, it was clear he was imitating Haytham, and the books and magazines didn’t help.”
“Is he lying?”
“Hmm~”
“Why did he lie?” Carl was slightly interested. “Then why did he collect books and periodicals?”
“Old books and periodicals can only have three values. One is to sell them as waste paper, one is to burn them as firewood, and one is to donate them to various libraries.” Casimir shook his finger, “The first two can basically be ruled out.”
“Do you suspect that he was instructed by someone? Was his death caused by someone trying to silence him?”
Carl grinned: “You think too much! It’s not like Cole hasn’t checked him out. All his acquaintances say he never goes to the library!”
“What you see with your eyes is not necessarily the truth.” Casimir shook his head.
“You looked for me everywhere during the day but couldn’t find me. Guess what I was doing.”
“I don’t want to guess.”
Carl didn’t even want to look at him.
“I went to 33 Rue d’Anmey to give Mrs. Robert a dose of the powerful echoing agent.”
“You—” Carl turned his head sharply, “That’s a controlled drug… You’re committing a crime!”
“But the effect is very good.” Casimir smiled, “Mrs. Robert successfully recalled with my help… During this period, Robert basically got up at 2 o’clock every night and didn’t come back until around 2:35.”
“Maybe he went to the bathroom.”
“Oh, I don’t believe anyone can time their poop so precisely.”
“……” Karl took a deep breath and kept silent.
“I guess he went out. He must have gone to a place and brought the books and periodicals he collected with him.”
Casimir continued, pulling a folded map from his pocket and unfolding it in mid-air.
“look here.”
He pointed to a location on the map.
Carl looked over unconsciously.
“This is his home.”
“2点到2点35,间隔35分钟,抽5分钟出来算他进出穿脱衣服,再把30分钟对等分算作来回……”
He drew a circle around the house with his hand.
“This range… 15 minutes! I think that place is within this circle.”
“You want me to go with you to find it?”
Carl pouted.
The area of Casimir has been circled, and it must have been searched during the day.
Apparently he didn’t find it. So he guessed that the place would only appear at a certain time.
And it’s almost 2 o’clock now.
He happened to come by car.
The other person’s thoughts are written all over his face.
“Generally speaking, I don’t like to create encumbrances for myself.”
Carl frowned.
“But this case seems to be quite special. You are considered a strong one among the Golden Knights…”
The brows are relaxed.
“So, Mr. Captain~”
A face that deserves a punch came towards me.
“drive.”
“hurry up.”
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Chapter 28 Holy Fruit Meeting
Driving on the dark night road, the street lights occasionally illuminated Carl’s face.
“Xiao Mila, where are you from?” A frivolous voice came from behind.
“Call me Carl.” He frowned slightly. I’m not that familiar with you.