Over the next few days, Hestad filled out probably dozens of forms and underwent a very detailed set of physical exams. Afterwards, Chiba personally drove her to the AHgA reserve training base.
After Chiba stopped the car, he led Hesta towards the office building.
The reporting center is on the 4th floor of Building A of the main building. Everyone who comes in and out here is wearing formal clothes. Hesta smells some mixed smell of ink and perfume, which she doesn't hate. What surprised her was that almost everyone stopped to salute or say hello when they recognized Qianye. After a few greetings with Miss Chiba, most people cast curious glances at Hesta.
Chiba seems to be a very respected presence in this place.
"...Masaki?" A voice came from behind the two of them. Hesta turned around first and saw a brown-haired sister about the same age as Chiba standing there holding a few books, her face full of surprise.
She didn't just call her by her last name like others, but directly called Chiba's name. She seemed to be very familiar with Chiba.
Sure enough, after Chiba turned around, he shouted "Valenti" very happily, and the two hugged each other warmly.
"This is my old classmate Viking." Chiba said to Hesta. "I chat with him every day, but I haven't seen him for several years."
Hesta bowed slightly as before in the monastery, "Nice to meet you, Lady Viking."
"Nice to see you too," Valenti Viking glanced urgently at the document package in Chiba's hand, "Uh...Miss Hesta."
Chiba laughed and then introduced: "Valenti is the person in charge of the psychological assistance program for mercury needle reservists. If you encounter any problems in school, just contact her."
"Yes." Valenti extended her hand to Hesta - when dealing with children, especially eleven or twelve-year-olds like Hesta, Valenti pays great attention to etiquette. In terms of her work experience, she will Treating them like adults is sometimes the first step in opening their hearts.
Hesta was a little uncomfortable, but she still shook Valenti's hand lightly.
"Okay," Chiba smiled and handed the document package in his hand to Hesta. "You take these documents to the reporting center. After they have finished processing them for you, you can come to me with the receipt."
Hesta took his file, bowed again to Chiba and the lady named Valenti, and walked towards the office of the reporting center alone.
Valenti looked at Hesta's leaving figure with some curiosity, "Who is this little girl?"
"My guardian," Chiba narrowed her eyes and smiled, "I have to shoulder the responsibility as a guardian until she turns twenty."
Valenti was stunned for a moment, "...will you also take the initiative to be a guardian?"
"Then what is the fastest way to bring her here with the 'AHgA Reserve Custody Order'? Otherwise, I'm worried that the military police will use judicial means to snatch her away in the next two days... I can't until she actually joins the AHgAs." Relax."
Valenti suddenly reacted, "Ah, is this child... the one from St. Anne's Abbey some time ago -"
"Yes." Chiba smiled, "But I seem to have underestimated the level of procrastination on the part of the military police."
"It's amazing..." Valenti turned her head and looked in the direction Hesta left. She sighed sincerely, "I heard that when you found the chelate, it was already seriously injured?"
"Um."
"Did that kid do it?"
"I don't know." Qianye said softly, "But Jane's 'second awakening' hasn't come yet."
"you sure?"
"Sure."
Valenti was silent for a while, "...It's really bizarre."
The two of them were chatting by the window until there was a disturbing sound of footsteps that made all the mercury needles on this floor look at the stairs with some vigilance. Soon, two young men wearing military police uniforms appeared there. , they were led by the guard here and arrived here through various levels of access control. As soon as they saw Qianye, they immediately stepped forward.
"Madam." The soldier walking in front showed Chiba his ID and briefly introduced his identity. Then, they asked straight to the point, "Where is Jane Hestad now?"
"I'm her guardian. If you have anything, just talk to me."
"Ahem." The man took out another instruction, "That's it. Regarding the case at St. Anne's Monastery a few days ago, there is still some on-site evidence that needs to be identified by Miss Hesta. We have to take her back."
"Jane is only 11 years old this year and is not yet a minor. The tragedy of the past few days has deeply hurt her soul. I don't think it is appropriate to force her to see relevant evidence at this time." Chiba said calmly. Answer, "After we evaluate her mental condition, we will choose the right time to take her to the police station to cooperate with your official duties. Leave a phone number."
The two young soldiers looked at each other.
"This is a special summons from Class 5A, ma'am—"
"This is the base camp of AHgA, sir." Chiba slowly raised his hand, "I said you are newcomers..."
The hearts of the two young soldiers were slightly moved - indeed, they were newcomers at the same time, and today was their first day of work, and they encountered the 5A special order issued by the superiors.
With this certificate, they can even enter and exit some of the military's confidential areas to conduct searches and inquiries. However, for some unknown reason, several seniors in the department were not interested in responding to the call after learning the whole story, so the blame fell on them both.
Before they could read the profound meaning of Qianye's words, the two of them felt as if something was sweeping past their eyes, like the wind carrying dust - the next moment, Qianye changed her posture, with her hands on her hips, He frowned, "Wait, where is your special summons?"
Both of them were startled, and then they realized that the summons that was in one of their hands just now was gone.
"Without a summons, I can't give anyone to you." Qianye said coldly.
"Miss Chiba."
Chiba turned around, and Hesta was already standing not far behind her. The originally stuffed document bag in the girl's hand was now empty. In her hand was a piece of very hard white cardboard, with each piece of newly printed ink information stamped with a steel seal.
Chiba looked at the two military policemen in front of him again, "Although I admire your courage to come here alone, things still have to be handled according to rules and regulations. You can go back and make up for the procedures."
"I'll take you two out." Valenti Viking raised his hand politely and gestured for the two of them to go towards the elevator. The faces of the two soldiers were full of surprise, which soon turned into anger at being teased. However, Chiba has already led Hesta to the other side of the corridor, and all the disputes have nothing to do with them.
Chiba took Hesta's information card and quickly scanned the girl's information.
Underneath the photo, she saw Hesta's number: Res-03230042403.
Looking at the tail number 403, Chiba smiled slightly: "...We are really destined."
Currently known information:
Res is the abbreviation of Reserve, which will become a capital letter A after becoming a regular.
The meaning of the Res-4623030042403 number is: This member joined the AHgAs reserve in Region 3 in 4623 and is the 42403th anti-homogenization agent discovered so far.
And, Chiba’s number is: A- 4617140040392.
