"Is that you?" When Helliga knocked on the door of the private room and looked at the Harold couple who were already as anxious as ants on a hot pot in the room, and couldn't help but smile, Harold had recovered from the momentary surprise, "Sure enough, ......"

"yes...... I know what's going on. Heliga waved his hand and motioned for the Harolds to sit down first, and by this time the waiter had already begun to serve the food—although the three people present did not seem to have any intention of eating, "but because of the peculiarities of the matter...... I have to confirm something first......"

"So, that girl is indeed ......" The husband and wife looked at each other, and their emotions became excited.

"yes...... Unless the whole thing is a big joke made by the goddess, then this is the truth of the matter. Heliga nodded, "That kid...... It's what you thought was no longer alive...... Biological daughter, Ling. ”

"Where is she now?" Harold immediately stood up impatiently, very different from his usual mild-mannered manner, "What the hell is going on—"

"You calm down first. It will take a while before she gets here. Heliga grabbed Harold on the shoulder and pressed Harold back to his seat, "Truth be told, there were some misunderstandings that almost led to a big mistake...... Fortunately, under the protection of the goddess, these misunderstandings were revealed, and this meeting took place. Heiliga's tone became serious, calming Harold's impatient mind a little, "Until then...... First of all, let me introduce the cause and effect of the matter, the ins and outs, how about it? ”

"You're right...... It's me who is too impatient. Harold sat back in his chair, somehow a little disappointed, "That'...... What happened during this period? ”

"Let's start with you putting Ling in foster care with her friends in the Republic......" Haliga's tone slowed as the Hyvas listened attentively, "not long after you put Ling in that house...... Around the republics, empires and autonomous states, large-scale banditry arose at the same time. Their presence was eventually wiped out by the regular army that was dispatched...... And the republic is, after all, one of their strongholds. ”

"So...... Ling ......" Harold covered his mouth slightly, "Involved in these things?" ”

Harold had not heard of the evil done by the "Order" back then, and the joint extermination of Crossbell and many other parties. However, in terms of external publicity, many details of the existence of the "Order" itself have been vaguely brushed aside. For example, the existence of the Order, the inhumane human experiments, and their doctrine of denying the existence of the goddess - all of which are unknown to the general public. These things will have a bad impact on the operation and organization of the major departments, so their voice is highly unified in this matter, and they have maintained a strict tone until now, so Harold only knows a rough idea of this, but he does not know what happened.

"yes...... But fortunately, after Ling was kidnapped by them, before she could do anything, she was rescued by rescue troops from the Imperial side...... However, the internal contradictions of the empire at that time were still in a rather serious stage, and after a short period of mission, because of the overly strong class antagonism, the rescue team composed of the aristocratic forces and the commoner forces on the imperial side had almost zero execution...... Under these circumstances, the nobles of the "Four Great Families" and Prime Minister Osborne on the side of the government had no choice but to order the withdrawal of the army, leaving behind a mess...... Ling is because of this, no one cares...... However, as luck would have it, she met a noble man who helped her find a new home. As he spoke, Helriga pulled out a photograph of him asking Levi to take it at Master Yogurus, in order to concoct a white lie at this moment in front of him, to avoid the real experience of those Lings, "This is a well-known master of guidance and intelligence in the industry...... He saw Rei's talent and had been imparting it to her. ”

"Is that so......" Harold's heart almost jumped out of his chest after listening to Haliga's narration, and when he knew that Ling had suffered because she was left unattended in that large-scale encirclement and suppression, Harold's inner self-blame and guilt took over; And when he heard that his daughter was not only safe and sound now, but also had the help of nobles and was very happy, he felt a little comforted in addition to guilt.

"But......" Sophia said from the side, "this ...... Mr. Haliga? Sophia barely remembers the name of the teenager Harold once mentioned, "If this is the case...... How did it get involved with you? ”

"Because...... The self-introduction I said when I first met Mr. Harold was not fake. Helliga winked playfully, "I am indeed a nobleman from the Empire...... Because of the family's business, I always had a relationship with Ling's teacher, so I got to know Ling...... In fact, the doctor had known about Ling a long time ago, and by accident, Ling found out about the two of you in Crossbell, and she fell into a tangle again...... You know, in her heart, she always thought that you didn't want her anymore and abandoned her...... betrayed her. So I'm still very resistant to recognizing you......"

"We didn't ......," Harold tried to defend himself, but his wife grabbed him by the hem of his shirt and pushed him back into his chair, "how could it be...... That was a big misunderstanding...... We don't have that kind of idea at all......"

"It's a pity that when Ling first came to Crossbell, she happened to see the scene where you were holding your second child......" Heliga lamented, sometimes fate is so capricious, "for children...... What a misunderstanding, you should understand, right? ”

"......" The husband and wife were silent. They understood that at that time, because they had just lost a daughter and gained a son, they had added a lot of favor that ordinary people seemed to be a little too much to Colin—what would it be like to let Ling, who had just suffered a lot at that time, look at it?

"yes...... Looks like you get the idea. Heiliga's tone softened, "It's a good thing...... As I said, the doctor who had always been unable to let go of Rei's affairs took advantage of my visit to Crossbell and brought Rei with me...... I have done everything I can to make sure that you are not irresponsible parents who have abandoned your daughter, and I have well conveyed to her all your feelings—thoughts and guilt for your daughter—and now this "showdown everything" decision was also made by her personally. ”

"Ah......" Harold heard Haliga's voice, "......"

Helliga gently snapped the tabletop.

After that, the door, which had been just a blank one, was gently pushed open......