Count Hertha finished speaking. The sun had completely sunk below the horizon, and on some cold nights, only Helriga and Count Hertha, staring at each other, were silent.

Although the cold weather was enough time to alert the people around Count Hertha, he seemed to be unable to hold back all the details he could recall to Heliga, the stranger who had threatened to kill him the last time they met.

When he was excited, he would even choke up or cry. Heliga didn't rush him, and waited for him to adjust his mood and continue—in the end, after the whole story was told, it was already hours later, long beyond what Heliga and Count Hertha had said before. However, neither of them seemed to have any intention of mentioning this.

"That's what happened at the time...... After that, I went back to Balyahat, and everything changed. Amancia had already made an excuse to say that I had to temporarily hand over the family business to his peers for safekeeping due to some illness. My father and grandfather, in the process of expanding their family power, also offended many ancient families with a long history, and they knew what was going on behind the scenes of Count Amancia and me, but they deliberately acquiesced to all this happening—and when I reacted, he had already embezzled most of the property that originally belonged to the Hertha family. Thankfully, he kept his promise and didn't take the last part of it—so I could still keep my title as earl. ”

"I see...... If he directly annexes you completely, it will inevitably attract the attention of the Duke's family and even His Majesty the Emperor, and if they ask about it, I am afraid that it will cost him more if he wants to conceal it, and the risk of failure is also very high. ”

"That's right. I'm determined to do that...... In the years that followed, I negotiated with him several times to get something more. Count Hertha smiled bitterly, "Unfortunately, I'm also weak now." ”

“…… Oh, yes. What's going on with you now? Heiliga asked, confused. Just now Count Hertha mentioned that Count Ammancia used the medicine provided by "Paradise" to make Count Hertha step by step into the trap he had set, and when this plan developed to the climax, it was actually that on the one hand, he himself transferred Count Hertha away from the mountain, and on the other hand, let his powerful henchmen take the opportunity to draw salary - he wouldn't be reluctant to meet these people because of this, so he hid it, right?

“…… The pain that that medication caused me has basically not been alleviated over the years. Count Hertha was silent for a moment, and then said, "After that guy used the little girl in that hellish place to grab me, I actually had nothing to do with it at all - their so-called treatment was just to make me unconscious, and it was easier for them to do it, and it didn't change my previous addiction at all." It's just that after that, I stopped trying to find that kind of thing and relied on my own willpower to hold it on — it was really painful...... Later, all my money was basically used to buy the latest medical drugs from Remifilia for auxiliary treatment. Although it is much better now than it was at its worst, I still feel that way occasionally. ”

"I see." Heliga sighed - what Count Hertha said, so far there was no major flaw. At that time, "True Knowledge" should have been in the final stages of processing by Joachim, and the drug that Count Hertha drank may have been some kind of add-on product of this research process. As for the little girl whose name he didn't know at all, it was probably like Rei, who was brought by them from somewhere they didn't know where it was, and fed various hallucinogenic drugs, on the one hand, to provide experimental samples for the creation of Kia's personality, and on the other hand, to serve the perverted guests as a hina prostitute in exchange for money.

This is the truth that the Count of Hertha, who began to shut himself up one day a few years ago—although there may be a possibility that he does not want to see traitors and enemies in it, but above all, he has been fighting against what makes his heart extremely painful.

"I know...... This is a sin that cannot be forgiven. Count Hertha smiled bitterly, he opened the conversation completely, and Heiliga didn't expect him to ask so carefully for the first time, "Whether it's the child at that time, or my father and grandfather, and the goddess of emptiness...... Over the years, I have tried to repent of my sins, but I don't know what to do. I was under Amancia's constant surveillance, and it was impossible to make any big moves behind his back; The source of my funds was firmly controlled by him in the name of escrow, and my addiction to drugs prevented me from continuously appearing in public, and I was locked in my home, not to mention the photos in his possession that could have completely ruined me at any moment. ”

"Really...... It is because of this that your home is not at all ...... like an earl."

"Right...... Almost all my money is spent on the pharmaceutical factories in Remephilia. With the little money I had left, I found a trustworthy friend who was not very close to the Gongdu circle, and used it to resettle the children in the war-torn areas, especially in Northumbria, who had lost their hometown and relatives due to the war. When the Count of Hertha said this, he did not have the pride of doing good deeds at all, "All of this can be found in my imperial capital bank account - because it is my personal account number, although the money that Amasia regularly allocates to me is enough to live, but it is far from enough for me to stir up any troubles, so he probably has not bothered to care...... Or maybe I checked it once, but I couldn't get interested in it at all. ”

Heliga did not speak. The Earl of Hertha looked up at this moment—Heliga could see his pale face in the moonlight, "I don't know who you are...... I don't know what to call you or what your purpose is. I just want to ask one question...... Is it still possible for someone like me to be forgiven? ”

“…… I...... I don't know. I don't think I'm qualified to judge that. Heiliga hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to say what he really thought in his heart - it seems that the Count of Hertha is completely unaware, even the Count of Ammancia is recorded on the blacklist of "Paradise", "It's just that I don't think things have completely lost the chance to turn around." ”

"How?" Count Hertha smiled bitterly indifferently, "He is now the hottest business and social tycoon in the whole of Balliahhat, except for the people of the Duke's family, only a few people such as Count Goeti can have capital equal to him; He had my life firmly in his hands, and even now, the thought of the consequences of those things leaking out was enough to make me shudder. Not to mention, his relationship with the Duke's family is getting closer and closer—"

"The Duke's house?" Heliga asked curiously, as far as I know, doesn't he seem to have a very good relationship with the Duke of Elbariana? Because at the moment, the Duke of El Bare trusts Count Goti the most.

"That's right...... However, the Duke of El Bare is also approaching the age of fifty, and it will not be long before he reaches the age of retirement. Count Hertha nodded, "By that time, it will be His Excellency Lufas who will succeed him as Duke - I know that you have an unusual relationship with Master Jusses, but it's a pity ......"

"Lufas Elbarea is recognized by the four great families as the best of the new generation of nobles, even Jusis himself will admit this, don't be sorry when you say that." Heliga named this - the words of the Count of Hertha were unknown to Heliga himself, and I am afraid that even Jusses was kept in the dark.

"He has a good relationship with Lufas El Barea?" Heiliga continued to ask, "Do you know the specifics?" ”

"It seems to have met after my affair. Young Master Lufas was very interested in his "merger" of my estate, and I was unable to defend myself myself because of the evidence, so what he said was entirely up to him. In short, the result is that after that, people know that he has a good relationship with Young Master Lufas, and when Young Master Lufas is usually away, he also relies on his help to govern the territory. Correspondingly, although the Duke of Helmut disliked him very much, His Excellency the Duke trusted and doted on his eldest son unusually, so for the sake of his son's so-called stability in the territory in the future, even if he was confronted several times in person, he did not give Count Ammancia anything. ”

"I see...... He's ventilating the news. Heiliga thought to herself, no wonder this guy seemed to know everything about himself - Lufas was one of the three permanent directors of Tolz, and he had a high level of authority and position over the entire Class VII and special internships, and it was normal for him to inform this ally of some of these things.

However, this means a bit of a possible risk - since Lufas has specifically mentioned himself, then he must also see that he may be a certain threat to him. Therefore, it is not impossible to send a message to your ally in advance, asking him to be alert to the dangers that his actions may bring.

But...... How much does he know? Heliga thought to herself. Even if he is a nobleman and does not have the excellent intelligence support of the Imperial Army Intelligence Bureau, there is no doubt that he must have his own intelligence network - and Cross Bell is a place where it can be said that there are intelligence spies and undercover agents of the Imperial and Republican factions hidden everywhere, even if he deliberately refused all public appearances and honors in order to weaken his sense of existence at that time, it is inevitable that there will be some leaks. If Luvas really learned that he might have a lot of information in his hands, especially about "Paradise"-

Although it is unlikely...... Heliga thought, but it wasn't necessarily zero.

How ruthless and ruthless are these things done to Count Hertha, Count Amancia? He did not hesitate to completely destroy an innocent nobleman for the sake of profit, so what would he do when his own edifice of power was threatened?

He had better actually seen how he treated the beasts in Our Lady Park. Heliga thought to himself that if not, Lufas would have better tell him.

Although he actually wants to make a profit from it now that can support Oliebar and himself in the future, if the situation is not right, he will not hesitate to destroy all traces and walk away - after all, safety comes first.

......Thinking of this, Heiliga decided to test the Count of Hertha a little more—he had been in despair all along, and in addition to the fear of the evidence in the hands of the Count of Ammancia, there was also a sense of powerlessness that he could not cope with. If deep down in his heart, he still longs for the hope of a peaceful life, then after hearing this, he may be willing to rekindle hope and help himself.

"What?"

"Speaking of which, the Paradise organization itself — how much do you know?"

“…… Now that it's all over, why bother...... Okay, okay, I'll tell you anyway. Looking at Heiliga's serious eyes, the Count of Hertha, who originally wanted to prevaricate the past, hurriedly changed his words, "According to what Amancia revealed sporadically, as well as some of my own investigations...... It seems to be part of an organization associated with some ancient religious group, using children bought from invisible sources everywhere to conduct human experiments, and at the same time using the ...... provided there service, attracting the powerful everywhere, thus holding their handle. ”

"You're right...... Paradise was wiped out by another mysterious organization after you went there—but you don't know, do you? Even the Count of Ammancia used the so-called "service" there—"

"You know?" Count Hertha's voice was an octave higher, and he looked at Hyliga almost with some horror.

"yes...... I know. Heliga wondered, "Why, didn't he tell you?" He took drugs in Paradise that temporarily boosted his physical abilities, and he unleashed his desires on the children to his heart's content—don't you know? ”

"I know...... Of course I do! Count Hertha hurriedly said, and Heliga could see that he seemed to be upset because he had deliberately concealed this information, and was afraid of losing Heliga's trust, "He has shown it off to me more than once!" When he said this, it made me feel very sick to my stomach, but I couldn't do anything...... Originally, I thought that he would not hype up this matter......"

"Indeed, he didn't—he just did it in front of you, who are also insiders." Helliga laughed sarcastically, "He thought he had indulged himself by joining forces with Paradise and betraying you to keep him from getting into trouble, but he didn't expect Paradise to be the contractor-minded organization he had imagined. On the contrary, they are a criminal syndicate, and they are an important source of funding for this huge criminal syndicate – how could they possibly let go of such a large piece of fat, you say? ”

"Do you mean ......," muttered the Count of Hertha.

"Congratulations, you guessed it." With a smile, Heiliga took out another document and handed it to Count Hertha, "Take a good look at this." ”

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: Someone pointed out the time bug before, but I checked it because I remembered it wrong...... Paradise was destroyed in 1197, so the year 1199 is wrong...... The previous chapters have been modified, but they do not affect the plot itself

2: These counts are all original characters, and the principle of the change between the appearance and the original work is also because of the protagonist's actions, and if you are interested, you can sort it out yourself, and there should be enough clues in the previous description

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