That afternoon, Liz pushed Hesta back to the ward. Before leaving, she suddenly remembered something, "By the way, did Turan come here this afternoon?"
"No." Hesta shook her head, "Have you seen her here?"
"Yes... I met her in the underground elevator when I came over in the afternoon. She said she was here to see you."
Hesta thought for a while, "Maybe she didn't find the right ward?"
Liz's expression was surprised - not really.
"But she really didn't come to my place today," Hesta said. "Why don't you go to Rico and ask?"
"I was planning to go now," Liz smiled, "Rigo's condition has improved recently, maybe you two can be discharged from the hospital together."
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Under the gloomy sky, Chiba drove alone to the city hall of Tanyi City. When she looked up, she found that someone was already waiting for her in the distance - the deputy secretary-general of the Municipal Secretariat.
"Mr. Alang!" Qianye rolled down the window and greeted warmly, "Why don't you come to pick me up in person? It's such an honor."
The middle-aged man opposite was a little reserved. He had been nervously pinching the cufflinks on his wrists before.
After Chiba spoke, he coughed lightly and responded politely: "We didn't expect Miss Chiba to deliver the materials in person, otherwise we should send a car to pick you up."
"It's just a trip, there's no need to mobilize so many troops."
The car stalled and chirped twice. Chiba got out of the car holding a packet of documents and walked quickly to Alang.
Alang's eyes couldn't help but follow the document bag in Qianye's hand. He turned sideways and motioned to Qianye, "Go this way."
The two walked through the high and wide corridor of the city hall, and after passing a series of gray-white rock pillars, they entered the building.
The floor of the conference hall was old and dark, and Qianye and Alang's heels made a hard impact when they kicked on it.
"I heard that you went to District 5 not long ago?" Alan asked.
"Um."
"How's the situation over there? I heard there's another chelate wave..."
"Yes," Chiba replied nonchalantly, "but it will have no impact on the habitable areas of District 5. All existing chelates have been cleared, so you don't have to worry."
Both of their voices were soft, but they still evoked echoes in the dark and closed corridor.
Alan sighed, "How could I not be worried? But it may be that I am too concerned about the news... In recent months, chelitis seems to be on the rise in the wastelands of various districts."
Chiba smiled, "That's true."
The two stopped in front of a heavy and thick wooden door. Alang opened the door and found four people already sitting in the conference room. There was a giant oval round table in the center of the conference room, and a crystal chandelier hung from the middle of the ceiling. The four people sat side by side on the window side of the oval table.
Seeing Qianye, three of the four people stood up immediately.
Some of the four faces in front of him were recognized by Chiba, and some were not.
"Hello everyone." She said hello and walked straight to the seat opposite the four people and sat down.
After sitting down, the air was like solid ice, and no one spoke first.
"Let's get straight to the point," Chiba broke the silence first and threw the file bag in his hand directly on the table opposite. "This is Hesta's personal file. When the handover process will start, it only depends on when the city hall Send a transfer letter to the base. When the time comes, we will fully cooperate. In other words...congratulations everyone, you won."
Several people across from each other looked at each other, but felt a little restrained. The person sitting in the middle coughed: "We are very sorry that the situation has developed to this point. After all, it is necessary for Hesta to leave the Mercury Needle Organization and return to a livable place to live a stable life. The wishes of the citizens.”
Chiba clasped his hands and smiled, "Of course, everything depends on the will of the people. We also made concessions for the same reason and chose to let Hesta return to the citizens."
After hearing this, the people on the opposite side began to quickly open the document bag - there was a thick stack of documents inside, including Hestad's personal information, physical examination results and various procedures that he had gone through when he first entered the base.
The serious expressions of several officials suddenly softened. They quickly put the documents back into the paper bag and handed them to Alang, who was sitting next to him. "The night is long and the dream is long. You must send the transfer letter to the base this afternoon -"
"It's better not to be so anxious." Chiba said with a smile.
The man holding the document paused and looked at Chiba: "Are there any conditions at the base?"
"There are no conditions. It's just that Hesta is still recovering in the base hospital. If you handed over the documents today, we can't start preparing for the transfer immediately. Everything depends on Hesta's recovery."
"Injured?" Several officials were very surprised. "Why are you injured? Is it serious?"
"It's not serious. She had a conflict with another reservist at the base. She broke her bones after a disagreement, and she was also injured a little." Chiba said with a smile, "But it's not a big deal. How many children of this age can They all have a bit of a rebellious streak.”
"...How long will it take to recover?"
"Two or three days." Chiba answered casually.
"Then it's okay for us to send the documents over today," another official said to Chiba, "This will also give you more time to prepare."
Chiba shrugged, and the smile in her eyes deepened when she heard the flawless explanation from the other party: "That's okay, I warned you anyway."
So Alang took the documents and left the table.
The whole room became quiet again, and Chiba leaned back slightly, "Let's talk about more important things next. How do you decide to deal with the current situation?"
"Tomorrow, we will hold a press conference." The official on the far left replied, "The news of Hesta's return to a livable place will be announced in the third district through multiple channels - Miss Chiba must also know the matter. The riot has far exceeded our imagination. In the past two weeks, demonstrations broke out in more than half of the 47 livable areas in the Third District..."
At this point, the official paused, changed his tone, and looked at Chiba optimistically: "However, we believe that your concession this time will surely quell this unnecessary disaster."
"What about more practical measures? The follow-up impact of these parades has seriously affected the normal operation of the base. Now that you have arranged a press conference, I wonder if you can explain to us, right?" Chiba's fingers gently Tapping on the table, "Where's the process?"
The old man sitting opposite who had never spoken suddenly raised his head and said, "Of course, even if you don't ask, we will contact you as soon as possible."
Chiba looked at him: "Excuse me, who are you?"
The official next to the old man said quickly: "This is Mr. Robert, the secretary-general of the city hall, the highest official responsible for this incident——"
"Nice to meet you." Chiba bowed forward and extended his hand to the old man, "Chiba Masaki."
Robert took off his glasses at this moment. He lowered his eyes and wiped the lenses with the handkerchief he brought with him, thus perfectly avoiding Chiba's extended hand.
