Hesta kept looking out the window.
Victoria's words reminded her of the time when she killed Fernand and Hoffman just over a month ago. Those days were indeed very torturous, and the long-delayed killing did not bring the expected happiness - the two people's unrepentant astonishment before dying was enough to stab Hestad in the heart again.
The existence of these people allowed Hesta to truly see an unbreakable order that transcended personal morality, likes and dislikes, and even transcended the simple worldly justice.
Within this order, all apparent rules will be distorted, and all evil deeds will become unworthy of mention.
"Who are you fighting?"
Hesta couldn't answer this question. When she cut off the heads of those hypocrites, she clearly felt that she was just cutting off the insignificant roots of a giant. However, before that, she had never even been aware of the existence of this "behemoth".
Perhaps it has been running alone for hundreds of thousands of years, entrenched in every corner of the world with its vigorous vitality... This imagination makes Hesta feel extremely painful.
Is this the "double-edged" edge that Victoria mentioned?
Hesta did not know it, but she truly understood that once she saw the scene behind the curtain, the old life would become unbearable, because "the world is full of villages like this, and we cannot turn a blind eye to them." ”…Even a moment of peace and joy feels like a survivor’s sin.
At this moment, Hesta suddenly felt an unprecedented loneliness. She longed to see Ava again, or to bury her face in the arms of the one she loved, just like the brief tenderness in last night's nightmare.
Hesta turned her head and looked out the window with a sigh of relief.
Ava, what am I fighting against?
Do you know the name of this enemy?
…
After completing all the formalities, Hesta looked at the time and saw that it was not yet ten o'clock in the morning.
Since she had already obtained a temporary driving certificate, it was her turn to drive the whole way back, while Victoria sat aside and checked the information.
"The investigation into the Severn Mountains Foreign Aid Organization has begun, did you know?"
"Yes, I know." Hesta nodded, "The prosecutor in the internal court told me that if everything I said is true, they can continue to pursue the responsibility even if Fernan is dead, and at least his property will be confiscated. Confiscation.”
"Delayed justice..." Victoria sighed softly and put the phone away, "I'll take a nap."
…
Hesta followed the address given by Victoria and drove directly to Tanglar's manor.
The size of this manor is comparable to that of Rishi's Clye Farm, but because it doesn't have as magnificent a building as the Golden Crow Palace, it really shows off a lot of the natural beauty of the wilderness.
When Victoria and Hesta entered the manor together, everyone was sitting in a corner of the garden. When Sophie saw Victoria, she raised her hand to greet her.
"What are you doing?" Victoria asked.
"I'm introducing the origin of Queen's Day to everyone!" Sophie's voice was full of energy, with the unique vitality of young people, "You are here just in time, come and sit down!"
"Ah, Eureka~" A strange yet familiar voice came from not far away. Hesta turned her head and saw Paran, whom she had just met last night, greeting her.
Next to the graceful Palan, Tangglar, who looked like a fat pig, had a red face. He always casts coveted glances at Paran from time to time, but Paran seems not to be aware of it. She smiled at Hestad, then gently patted the empty seat next to her, motioning for Hestad to sit next to her.
Hestad quickly searched the crowd for other seats.
Victoria had already walked straight to Alvira. The bench where the Duke and Duchess were sitting still had several empty seats. Alvira also looked towards Hesta at this time.
Hesta had a premonition that the gaze was about to fall on her, and she instinctively avoided it. At that moment, she saw Calvin sitting on the edge of the crowd - the seat next to him was also empty.
Hesta stepped forward and took a seat, the surface of the chair and stool was still warm.
Calvin laughed and said, "How did you go this morning?"
"It went very smoothly," Hesta replied, "all the necessary procedures were completed."
Not far away, Alvira tapped the glass with her silver spoon to signal everyone to quiet down.
She said warmly, "Now that everyone is here, let's leave the rest of the time to Sophie."
"Okay!" Victoria clapped loudly, and this exaggerated compliment aroused a burst of laughter.
Sophie's face was flushed with excitement. She had changed into a suit today and was holding a pipe in her hand with a serious look.
"I believe everyone has recently noticed that Tan Yi City is decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Everyone is celebrating the 'Queen's Day'. Today, I will tell you about the origin of 'Queen's Day' and introduce tonight's festival activities. I hope Everyone can actively participate!”
Si Lei raised his hand, "But wasn't Queen's Day celebrated yesterday?"
"Haha, this is a misunderstanding. In fact, Queen's Day has seven days in total. It started last night and lasted for a week." Sophie put her hands behind her back, stepped on the velvet grass in winter, and said with a smile, "The following is , I will share with you the origin of Queen's Day - the queen in our story also happens to have the same name as one of our guests today, she is also called 'Victoria'."
Victoria made an interesting "Huh?" and Endai laughed, "No wonder you are so supportive today!"
Sophie coughed lightly and said, "According to legend, Tan Yi was a small kingdom in the third area of the Black Iron Age. Different from the continuous wars in other places, the king and queen who ruled this land were very sympathetic to those displaced during the war. They work hard to govern, never invade other countries, and are always wary of covetousness from the outside world.
"But unfortunately, the war ignited on this land eventually spread to this place. One day, the king led his troops to go on an expedition, and the queen and the rest of her subjects garrisoned the city.
"News of good news kept coming from the front line, and everyone was waiting with great hope for the triumphant return of the king's army. But who would have expected that just three months later, there was suddenly no news about the king and his army. What's more, misfortune never comes singly, the enemy army has quietly arrived at the city. Their envoys came to persuade them to surrender.”
Sophie suddenly turned around, with a look of arrogance on her face: "'Dear Queen, your husband has died in the battle. For you and your subjects, please open the door and accept surrender.'"
Immediately afterwards, Sophie turned her back again, and she replied with a magnanimous smile: "'Oh, arrogant envoy, why don't you put away your arrogance and go back and tell your commander that his cavalry may be able to run over him. Thousands of mighty armies, but they cannot crush my will!'"
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