Chapter 59 The Betrayed Dmitry

With Ivan's relatively objective explanation, Annan finally figured out what happened at that time:

Rufu and Dmitry had a total of three bets.

The first two games ended in a draw.

And the third and last bet was originally the one where Dmitry had the greatest advantage——

It's a game like a variety show.

The rules are simple.

Dmitry himself chose one person as his "assistant". And Roof would ask them two questions at the same time—one about Dmitri and the other about his chosen assistant, both of which must be questions they know the answer to.

If the answers to these two questions are the same, and neither of them lied, it is a victory.

If the answer is different, it is a failure. In the event of failure, the "right person" has to pay the price, which is to bear the curse of [no heir], while the "wrong person" does not need to pay any price; and if the two people's answers are the same but both lied, Then the two of them have to bear the curse of [Heirless] together.

- Hearing this, Annan understood.

It's a heart-testing gamble.

If both of them are right, they will win; if both of them are wrong, they will lose; if one is right and the other wrong, the right one will lose.

This is not a gamble that simply tests "tacit understanding" and "understanding".

It's a test of "trust".

- Standard Prisoner's Dilemma.

In particular, assistants were appointed by Dmitry himself.

Even the best friends, once they know the price that they may have to pay if they are involved, I am afraid they will feel resentment in their hearts.

Rather, if the relationship is closer - for example, "relatives" such as Maria or Annan, then they will not be chosen as their assistants at all.

Not even a 1 in 10,000 chance. Dmitry cannot afford to fail.

Then on the other hand...

If selected as "assistant",

It is equivalent to telling the other party directly that you are a "friend who can be abandoned".

"……wrong."

Annan suddenly realized the crucial problem.

—So, why Bella?

It is not surprising that werewolves, especially those from the Hand of Winter, were selected as assistants in the ceremony. After all, the fundamental mission of the Hand of Winter was to protect the blood of the Winter Clan. Taking risks and accomplishing tasks is part of the job.

In any case, the Hand of Winter is unlikely to have descendants.

Because they have too many secrets.

When Winter's Hand retired, they were usually under surveillance in their daily lives.

Whether it is traveling, grocery shopping, or entertaining friends, as long as you have contact with other people, you will be investigated. Travel is something you don't even think about. When you want to leave the city, you must get the mayor's signature and be accompanied by the three hands of winter. And this is the group that is judged to be relatively safe and has made great achievements in the hands of Winter.

More hands of winter will not end well. Their last task is usually to guard the tombs of the Winter Clan to prevent the corpses with divine blood from being stolen - from this point on, they can't leave. The only good thing is that they can be buried with the people of the Winter family who they have guarded all their lives.

But it goes without saying that their families cannot worship them either.

Being able to become the new instructor of the Hand of Winter, and continuing to work in Frost Whisper Province until death, is already the best outcome.

Dying in the mission is the greatest luck.

At least that way, they will become [heroes] and be remembered.

As Michelangelo once mocked:

——【Hand of Winter】is a giant.

Because giants are a race that "has no vision in their youth" and "can't speak in old age".

They are not fighting for righteousness, nor are they required to obey the law.

They are first to protect the bloodline of the Winter Clan, secondly to follow the orders of the Winter Clan to arrest and kill the designated target, and then to punish the villains. Therefore, Winter's Hand is undoubtedly a "blind man".

The hand of winter should be the best choice.

But the premise of this is that both parties should have a more thorough knowledge and understanding of the other party. Otherwise, even if you don't take the initiative to betray, if you don't know the answer to the question, it's a failure.

"Because Bella and Dmitry...were a couple at one point. Even at the level of talking about marriage."

Ivan Winter has made shocking news.

Having said this, he glanced at Dmitri again.

Annan couldn't help widening his eyes.

brother?

Werewolf?

How is this BestMatch?

The eldest son of the noble eldest fell in love with a werewolf girl with a low status and no mother...

Annan felt that a story of at least 300,000 words emerged in his mind.

However, in order to take care of Dmitry's face, Ivan did not go too deep on this issue.

But Annan already knew the end of the story.

"...But in the end, Bella chose to betray?"

He didn't quite understand it.

What is this picture?

Now that two people decide to get married, if one of them lacks fertility, won't the final result be the same? They can only choose to tide over the difficulties together - and this is also a last-ditch battle with no answer.

"And Bella deliberately chose the wrong answer... As a result, Dmitry paid the price for his trust."

"and then?"

"Then Bella was investigated by the Hand of Winter. Although this is an unfortunate event, it is also a good thing..."

Ivan raised his head, glanced at Annan, and then at Dmitry, whose head was bowed.

"If it hadn't happened, we wouldn't have found out... Bella's teacher, Vladimir, the former Hand of Winter's 'Thumb', had already betrayed Winter."

"... Betrayal, Winter?"

Annan murmured and repeated.

- he remembered.

If you guessed correctly, this "Vladimir" is the "thumb" who recruited Bella into the hand of Winter in "Nightmare: Wolf Kiss".

No wonder he asked Bella, "Are you loyal to the Archduke?"

Loyalty without trial and training is meaningless and unworkable.

——Unless the answer he wanted was not "loyalty".

but "disloyalty".

"What did they do?"

Annan asked.

Ivan paused his cane.

Archduke Winter replied in a slow voice: "They used Bella to steal Dmitri's body fluids and used them to create spells that could control and tame frost beasts without the need for the 'Blood of Winter'."

Annan asked curiously: "So, where have they completed it?"

"Unfortunately, they have succeeded."

Ivan reached out and stroked the ravine on the scepter, and replied slowly.